The underground stronghold of the Assassins' Guild.
Chession and the Knights struggled quite a bit, but they managed to deal with them all, leaving the last assassin.
The last assassin had terrible magical abilities. It was the ability to plunge the opponent into the most horrible memories and drive them crazy. Therefore, only Chession, who had some immunity to magic, faced the last assassin alone.
"Go away, everyone."
The knights hesitated, but they withdrew, trusting Chession's judgment. Luke, the last assassin, stretched out his black-tattooed arm to Chession.
Soon, the magic would fly. Chession sensed this and took cover.
"Damn, there are traps everywhere, so the sword can't reach it."
As the stronghold of the Assassins' Guild, there were all kinds of traps everywhere. Traps that explode when stepped on, traps that bind chains that pop out, and so on. Luke believed in the traps and attacked Chession as if he were playing with him.
'Then.'
Chession encircled his sword with magic. He then threw his sword at the location where the trap was triggered.
Bang! The bomb exploded. A loud echo spread as if an earthquake had occurred in the narrow basement.
'We can remove the traps one by one like this.'
Removing the trap required precision. This damn basement had air flowing through it that impeded the flow of magic.
Next is the chain trap. Chains popped out from all directions before he could step on any tile on the floor. Chession threw his sword once more, sending all the chains flying.
'Next is your head.'
When Chession was about to target Luke's head in earnest, Luke clicked his tongue and pointed somewhere on the wall.
At the same time, the structure of the basement changed like a maze, and the ground sank. Chession staggered to take center stage.
"What... you! Do you really want to be buried with me?"
Chession's panicked emotions were signaling the ring on his pinky finger. Though Cesion didn't realize it.
Luke chuckled.
"Why don't you become a mole and go crazy? I know the way out, but you're going to have a hard time."
The basement was instantly bathed in darkness. Luke disappeared into the maze of traps.
"Holy! Are you running away?"
Chession had a hunch. It would take several hours to get out of here safely. This made him completely miss Luke.
The first thing to do is to uncover this dark underground labyrinth. Chession took out a ball of light to light up the surroundings.
And Luke was hiding behind a corner, killing him.
'It's a waste to run away like this. Should we just swoop in here?'
At that time.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"!"
Luke heard a woman's voice behind him. Lake turned quickly and gathered the power in his hand. And the hand was broken with a bang by the woman.
"Ahh!!'
When Chession heard Luke's screams, Luke was already being trampled to death by Gremory
"Mo, Mori. When did you come?"
"Just now. You called me."
"Me?"
"Yes, you thought of me while wearing the ring I gave you. That's why I was able to come straight here."
"...!"
Chession was confused for a moment. Luke begged.
"Now, I am wrong! Wrong! I'll live as if I'm dead, so please let me live!"
"Your friend who was playing with dolls suddenly aimed at the back of my head."
"I'm not like Monica! I keep my promises!"
Chession raised his sword and stepped toward Luke.
"Mori, let's just deal with it quickly."
"Wait."
Gremory, who can see the darkness in his heart, discovers Luke's secret. Luke is a powerful man with a death curse. The moment he dies, he will have the worst nightmare of his killer. Even if the cause of death was indirectly provided.
'It's troublesome. How do I deal with this? I can't poison him.'
Gremory agonized quietly, and then Chession asked.
"What's wrong, Mori?"
"Do I have to kill this man?"
"He's dangerous in many ways, so we need to deal with him firmly. If you let him live, you might regret it."
"That's right."
Gremory stared at Chession's face. The face of the man who reminded her in a critical moment.
'It was a ring that I could know if you were in danger, but I didn't know that you would think of me at that moment.'
The moment when Chession was in danger. A signal came through the ring, and at the same time, she heard Chession's voice looking for her. The power of his voice was so powerful that she was able to come this far in no time.
Why? She was the one who came to mind at the moment when she felt his life was threatened. Not even the knights around him.
'Am I the most trustworthy person for you?'
Well, she's shown a lot of her abilities, so it's understandable. She guessed she was more trustworthy than the knights.
...It was a strange feeling. She had a place in someone's heart.
"What are you doing? If you want to kill me, kill me quickly."
Luke, venomous, glared at Chession and gnashed his teeth. It was the moment when the tongue-in-cheek Chesion aimed his sword.
Gremory took Chession's sword and stabbed Luke. At the same time, the curse was triggered, and purple energy engulfed Gremory.
Gremory's vision became more and more blurry. Beyond that, she could see Chession's surprised face.
'I can do this much for someone who believes in me. It's not a big deal.'
Gremory thought as she collapsed. If someone has to suffer from nightmares anyway, it's much better for the witch herself. No matter how strong human magic is, it will only have a slight effect on her, the superlative witch.
***
The Makal was no different from the human world than she thought. In general, there were witches who were a little worse than humans, and it was common for them to make friends, form groups, and hold festivals.
However, Gremory was not present at any of them. At the time, she thought it was natural.
Because she is a sacrifice. She thought that if she felt something. She would only regret it in her life, so she shouldn't feel anything.
"It was just a thorough brainwashing by my mother and the witches."
After meeting Lenia, her brainwashing slowly began to crack.
And only later did she feel resentment. After 10 years of being in solitary confinement and eating mice, it felt horrible now.
And since she was kidnapped by Chession and brought to the Grand Duke's residence, the gold had been splitting at a terrifying speed.
Now she felt warmth. The attention, laughter, and faith of the members of the Grand Duke's residence... Good.
It seemed that she finally had a home. Her place is soft and comfortable with people who welcome her.
Gremory didn't know it when she didn't have it, but once she got it, she felt that everything was precious. The emotions she felt among the crowd were so calm.
'What if you hadn't taken me out of the dirty hut that day?'
She would have continued to live as an emotionless witch there. She runs away from the witch chase alone, not knowing that such a fate is ugly and lonely.
Chession has saved her destiny. Thanks to him, the world that used to be dark and red shines brightly and beautifully. So much so that she was mesmerized.
'...But if this peace is broken.'
It will be one month until the "Demon God Worship Ceremony," where sacrifices must be made to the demon gods.
If she gets caught in it. If she becomes a prey to the demon gods like that, and the Grand Duke is harmed because of her.
Chession. He'll regret bringing her here. His faith in her will turn into resentment, and the smile he always gave her will be distorted miserably.
Gremory's heart sank. It was as if the world was turning black in an instant. She saw a vision of the members of the Grand Duke's family, who had died because of her and became evil spirits, venting their anger and writhing.
She couldn't breathe well. She had never felt so much fear in her life. After knowing it, the feeling of fear became clearer.
She knew what she was seeing was Luke's simple prank. Nevertheless, it was not easy to come to her senses. She felt like she had seen the worst possibility that she had been ignoring all this time.
When Gremory was drowning in a quagmire, she heard a voice.
"Mori, wake up! Mori!"
It was Chession's voice.
"Are you okay? What was it just about? Is it a curse of death?"
Gremory slowly opened her eyes. Gremory liked the warmth of this man as soon as she opened her eyes.
"Hug me."
"Huh?"
"I want you to hug me now."
Dark basement. Chession was speechless for a moment when he saw Gremory's eyes reddened slightly.
He hugged Gremory and soothed her. Until she was satisfied.
From that day on, Gremory rolled around under the blanket and lived like a roll cake. After Chession petted her for days, she returned to her original state.
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