Chapter 100 : Chapter 100

Chapter 100 - You, Who Are Like a Curse

The loudest party in the world.

The most chaotic party in the world.

One of its organizers, the Youngest Son, waited for the clown hired by the opposing organizer.

The clown would storm into this party venue, the capital's central square, and run wild.

Not only would it attract people's attention at once.

It would try to imprint its existence.

A magnificent carriage and coffin.

“His Majesty King Alion of the Krawl Kingdom, during his lifetime, made the capital prosperous and always strived for the people of the kingdom to sleep warmly. Also─”

In front of it, a person who appeared to be a minister did not stop gilding the deceased.

The hundreds of hungry people in front of them wiped away their tears little by little.

It wasn't exactly tears shed for the king.

It was tears shed for themselves, who would live an even more arduous life from now on.

On the other hand, one person, away from the gathering of sorrow, gestured with his eyes.

It was quiet.

Other than the sound of people sniffling, there was nothing to be heard.

The clown had definitely come here.

“Enad. You said you definitely detected Yin energy.”

[As if I would have lied. If you don’t believe me, demonize yourself too.]

“Then it’s not that you lied. And it’s not that I’m blind.”

I leaped from the gap between the buildings and climbed onto the roof.

My view became a little wider, but the clown was still nowhere to be seen.

Enad continued to update the clown’s location.

[It just passed by us. It passed between those humans. It’s still moving through the capital and is about to move away.]

“…It’s not flying, is it.”

Just in case, I looked up, but the sun was only shining brightly.

That was also strange.

“The moment a demon appears, the sky is supposed to be covered in dark clouds.”

This was even more so in the East, where Yin energy was naturally abundant.

Even in a heavily populated capital area, it was no different.

When natural Yin energy and a demon’s Yin energy met, the sun would quickly disappear.

Eclipse was a similar case.

[…But it’s strange.]

“What is.”

[The demon I just detected. No, I don’t even know if it’s right to call it a demon.]

“Is there something peculiar about it?”

[Should I call it peculiar? I can only think that it seems half-witted. It’s at a level where I feel sorry for comparing it to that Amon fellow.]

That was natural.

Amon was a Marquis of the demon world.

No matter how much of an elder he was, he couldn't have summoned a Marquis of the demon world on the spot.

“The difference in level would be natural.”

[Even so, something….]

Enad didn't finish his sentence.

Still, I had to keep chasing the clown's location.

If you came to a party, you had to attract attention, not be the quietest one there.

[Now I feel it near the royal castle.]

“For now, I’ll keep following.”

I changed my location as Enad said.

But the demon still didn't show a single hair.

Then suddenly.

Kwaaaang─!!

The sound of the ground collapsing could be heard through the thick wall of the royal castle.

A sound that would be hard to hear unless one had the physical abilities of a blood relative.

Nevertheless, it was a sound that had to be listened to carefully.

“It came from inside the royal castle.”

{[…Then don’t tell me.]

“Ha. It moved through the ground?”

Peolleok─!!

I bit my lip slightly and flew on the Griffin.

Most of the capital’s people were in the vast central square.

On the other hand, the royal castle had administrative underlings and the royal castle guards.

As it was a large castle, there were many people, but it was meaningless.

Because that was synonymous with a large lunchbox.

“It’s too late to go to the gate.”

[So you’re going to break through the castle’s outer wall?]

“It’s faster, isn’t it?”

[…….]

Instead of an answer, a sigh.

Instead of stopping me, he prepared himself mentally.

The time they had been together was short, but no one had ever stopped this guy.

Also.

Nothing had ever stopped this guy.

A gray wall, firmly built with processed stone.

[Activating skill 「Skeleton Armor」.]

[Activating skill 「Wings of Steel」.]

It was not something that could block the Youngest Son.

Kwaaaaaaaang─!!

The sharply folded red wings crushed the outer wall.

The shape that enveloped his body was a single giant bullet.

The size and destructive power were that of a cannonball, and the vibration that spread was that of a bomb.

Urururururu─

The castle trembled from the shock.

“I made it somehow.”

[Just like you, who are covered in dust, the situation here doesn’t look clean.]

The smell of blood seeped into the red-feathered Red Bone helmet.

The sun, shining through the large hole in the outer wall, illuminated the inside.

The inside was red and dark.

Red because of the blood, and dark because of that existence.

“…I see now why you said it was a sorry comparison to the Butler.”

I came face to face with the guy, the clown.

The ribcage, which looked like a mouth, opened and closed repeatedly.

Flesh that must have been the guards was mixed inside.

Chewed up and torn out, fragmented corpses were strewn about.

The things they must have tried to protect were being played with by the clown’s hands and head.

“Now that it’s got the scepter and even the crown. Should I really call it a king now?”

“Kkeureuk.”

Red gas shot out from the ribcage.

For a burp, the smell was atrocious.

“Seeing how you’ve thrown away all your manners, I can’t even call you a king as an empty compliment.”

I waved my hand near my nose.

Even so, my bloodshot eyes stared at the clown.

That thing’s name was, of course, not a clown.

It had a proper name, and I knew it.

‘…Why is the Main already here.’

Originally, that Main was supposed to appear in the East in Act 2 and spread across the continent.

The creature, which could be seen as a mixture of demon and human, was in a worse state than I knew.

‘Is this about a first-generation Main?’

Later, as generations passed, that monster would evolve.

But for now, it was just a monster.

Dominated by its desires in life, it was just a target for elimination that wielded violence.

“For now, it seems the First Prince’s desire holds control.”

The obsession with the desire for power and recognition, expressed through the scepter and crown.

When that obsession meets such artifacts, it causes a transformation and strengthens the Main.

“Oops.”

Kuuuung─!!

A hole appeared in one of the wings I used as a shield.

And still with remaining force, it created a ripple on the floor.

The royal family’s curse sorcery, ‘Krawl’.

“Its abilities have also been greatly enhanced.”

A piercing sorcery that concentrated power into a single point.

It had such great piercing power and a speed that made one not even think of dodging.

“It’s strong for a first generation.”

[…What first generation? Do you know that thing’s identity?]

“Yes. It seems my actions spurred Elder Kian to get some inspiration.”

I reached out my hand.

Chwaaaak─!!

The safety measure I had left just in case.

The blood of the blood relative did not rot and responded to the call.

The thing that was instantly pulled out from the Main’s body returned to its owner.

The information embedded in that blood was the components of the Main.

It was similar to a recipe.

The Youngest Son nodded his head.

“The elders are scary, as expected.”

My shoulders trembled slightly, but the corners of my mouth rose with them.

“It seems he planned to raise this to the level of a demon and challenge me to a Battle for Dominance.”

[…….]

He creates a fight that cannot be avoided.

The Main will die, but the creator will remain behind and kill the opponent, the Youngest Son.

And the reward of the Battle for Dominance.

He will obtain Eclipse.

No matter the process, the method was just.

It was also close to the only way to eat Eclipse without getting an upset stomach.

“Is it that he doesn’t care if it’s discovered by the family, as long as he can undo his past mistakes?”

It was a self-destructive choice, but Kian was capable of it.

But he was capable of it, which didn't mean he would do it.

“Or perhaps…”

Lost in thought, I took off the Griffin.

Instead, my left arm burst into flames.

Hwarurururuk─

The magic sword, covered in bloodflame, emerged and revealed its elegant form.

Its heat was fiercer than usual.

Perhaps my eyes were sullied from seeing something like a counterfeit demon.

[It’s disgusting. Get rid of it quickly.]

As that emotion was transmitted through the heat, even the Main flinched.

The Youngest Son smiled faintly.

“I agree that it’s disgusting, but the clown’s role isn’t over yet.”

Ta-ak─!

I kicked off the ground.

The blade within the bloodflame was already coated with magic, with blood.

It was like a scabbard.

It hid the blade, turning the magic sword into a club.

The full force, transmitted from the lower body through the rotation of the waist, launched the body.

Kwaaaaaaaang─!!

Like a ball hit by a bat.

“Home run.”

The Main was flung out through the breached outer wall.

The body with numerous heads and numerous arms drew a parabola and fell.

“And if my thoughts are correct, by now.”

Ppudeudeuk─

Peo-eong─!!

The thing that was falling like a meteor split into more pieces than could be counted on one's fingers.

“Thank goodness. That Elder Kian is such a great master.”

To be able to split even though it's a first-generation Main.

It was a vile act characteristic of a Main when its life was in danger, but it was helpful now.

The split Main pounded the ground of the capital.

Each one of those was a crystal of Yin energy.

Ppudeudeudeuk─

From the floor of Krawl, demonic realm-transformed roots shot up higher than the buildings.

For the citizens, it was a real crisis situation.

And for the mercenary company, it was the signal they had been waiting for.

[The things you’ve prepared are moving.]

“Then I have to move too.”

From the royal castle, and from up here on the Griffin, it was clearly visible.

Anthia’s mercenaries moving in perfect order.

As much as they had prepared, they showed no signs of wavering in the chaotic square.

They held up a large flag and attracted attention with a voice even louder than that.

“Everyone, please calm down and stay where you are!”

The words were to calm down, but the momentum was ferocious.

Because it was a situation that was hard to understand with words.

Like a mouse before a snake.

Only after people were terrified by the fear right in front of them and their minds were distracted did they regain their stillness.

Now the mood was set.

The time had come to confirm the rumors.

“The first.”

A mercenary recited as if speaking.

“Ran from the wolf and sold out the second to save himself.”

Kung. Kung. Kung.

Twenty warriors beat their breastplates.

They stomped their feet heavily.

They added their own voices to the first voice.

─The third, who built a good house and protected his big brother.

─Was unjustly chased out, his house stolen by that first one.

The song that children had sung lightly without knowing its meaning.

Now descended upon the chaos with the weight of steel.

The third. The Third Prince. He is alive.

The war hero is not yet dead.

The eyes of the people, who had been tear-stained, gradually widened.

Something was visible in the distance.

Soldiers heading this way.

A flag raised above the soldiers as if to pierce the sky.

The soldiers of the frontmost boundary line on horseback cut down the remnants of the demonic realm transformation.

They advanced and advanced.

They were as distant as dots, but they drew closer in the blink of an eye.

Among them, there was a familiar face.

The man riding a horse at the forefront.

The war hero who had never once given up the wall of the boundary line.

The one who returned from death.

Third Prince William Reggie Krawl.

He returned home, to his hometown, after eight years.

“Older Brother. I have come.”

To see his foolish brother.

To find what was his.

Someone's fabricated hero drew his sword high into the sky and said.

“It is not too late to find the First Prince later. Think of protecting the people of the kingdom as the top priority.”

Yes─!!

The soldiers, who answered with a loud voice, scattered in perfect order.

The war hero, riding his horse as if flying, stood by the side of the kingdom’s people.

“I-it’s the Third Prince…!”

“R-really…?!”

“Third Prince…!!”

The screams that had burst out in fear turned into cheers.

As they did, the war hero moved smoothly as if dancing, fast as a bullet, and fired Krawl wildly.

The Mains, who had split and whose power had diminished, were no match for him.

But among them, there was a powerful one.

“Krrrr….”

“…Older Brother.”

His older brother, wearing the scepter and crown.

He opened his ribcage wide and bared his teeth at the younger brother he had killed.

“……”

Unlike his brother, the younger brother closed his mouth.

He aimed the tip of his sword in silence.

No longer.

“I will not put up with your tantrums, Older Brother.”

“──!!”

Two curses pierced each other.

You, who have followed me my whole life.

Praying for you, who are like a curse, to die a painful death.

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