The incident happened when I was about to go back after buying Alex's gift.
A falcon flying in search of Kali.
It was a messenger falcon raised by the Cerberus mercenaries, and had a note tied to its ankle.
One short line.
Kali became a thinker.
[Emergency. Three heads.]
Kali said the expression was the Cerberus' slang for an emergency situation.
We ran back home in the carriage as fast as we could, and met two mercenaries guarding the front of the mansion.
It was Jack and Rudy.
“Captain! A demon has appeared in the western forest!”
...What?
"It's a special beast. Judging by its appearance, it appears to be 'Ratan,' a being wanted across the continent."
“What? Ratan? Why Ratan...?”
Even Kali, who rarely panicked, was shocked.
At that time...
My mind is already blank.
“You could have subdued it by yourself?”
"Yes, for now. Mr. Revan's weapon has high attack power. And Ratan's movements are erratic. He'd come out of the forest and then suddenly rush in, and he'd freeze and stop just as he was about to attack."
...is in conflict with Merchen’s ego.
“Personnel deployment!”
Kali quickly put on the subjugation tools Jack had provided and checked the situation at the same time.
“Once we escape the first subjugation zone, we’ll be waiting in groups of two at each of the two entrances to the mansion so we can block them in turn.”
“The rest are facing off against Ratan?”
"Yes. The rest are subduing Ratan, but subduing them will likely be difficult. We need to request external assistance immediately."
“No. Leave it. We can handle it.”
Ryan looked at me and shook his head firmly at Rudy's report.
‘Why all of a sudden...’
My mind went blank in the unexpected situation, but I had to stay calm.
'It's okay. It's actually a good thing.'
To tame Ratan, you have to hit it once.
We started running straight towards the forest.
As we got closer to the forest, the demon's voice began to leak out little by little.
As soon as I saw Ratan, I immediately tied his feet.
The Eyes of the Mirror - The Shackles of Bondage
As we got closer, the situation began to take on a more detailed appearance.
The giant demon was protecting its head with both arms, and blood was pouring out from all over its body.
The iron-clad skin of Ratan is known to be difficult to penetrate, but the mercenaries are carrying improved versions of Revan's guns.
Wrapped around the arms and legs are wires that control Ratan's movements.
That is also not an ordinary wire, but one that Revan has modified with a magic stone.
'That's ridiculous.'
I couldn't help but be surprised.
The fact that Revan's weapons boast unparalleled killing power. And the skills of the mercenary Cerberus...
I knew it, though.
'This is stopping it.'
Only those with special abilities can deal with a special type of demon. Ordinary people should have been killed long ago...
It was surprising that Merchen's ego was suppressing Ratan to some extent.
“The dead!”
“No, sir!”
However, a few injured people were rolling on the floor, bleeding.
"Then, everyone, cease attacking and fall back! There's no need to subdue them anymore! Quickly, take care of the wounded!"
I had already given her a heads-up on the way here, so Kali quickly sorted out the situation.
“Kali, everyone, even if it hurts, please hold on just a little longer.”
“Yes, Miss.”
“And everyone cover your ears!!!”
I shouted.
Then, I approached Ratan, who was looking puzzled while his body was bound.
'Let's calm down.'
There is no need to turn back time as long as there are no deaths.
'No. It's not that there's no need to turn back time. I absolutely must not turn back time.'
I had once subdued Ratan when Mario came to visit. But the "intelligent" demon didn't come to its senses and went on a rampage again.
Why would that be?
The situation at that time was because I turned back time and made it all 'never happen'.
The memory of being hit by me has been erased from Ratan's mind.
'At least once, I have to train Ratan without wasting time.'
So, it was a situation where we were perfectly prepared.
Unlike the previous disaster in the big city, Belzer is now deserted.
The only witnesses around were my family and the trusted Cerberus mercenaries.
“We met again?”
- What?
"From now on, I'm going to make you suffer a pain that would be better than death. If you hold back your screams, I'll stop then."
- What are you saying...?
The Eye of the Mirror - The Fountain of Purification
- Kkaaa ...
As I placed my hand on Ratan's leg and poured strength into it like before, the demon's scream rang out.
The dense forest did a good job of keeping the screams from escaping.
'You must have come here on purpose.'
I don't know why Ratan came out, but even in the midst of all that, the Prince went into the forest alone to minimize the damage.
My heart ached when I thought of Merchen.
- Ugh, ugh!
Ratan must have remembered my words, 'If you hold back your screams, I'll stop it,' because he bit his tongue and chewed it with his teeth.
Blood dripped down.
“Is it so painful that you have to do that?”
Every time I see it, the power of blessing is amazing.
I took the fountain of purification. Ratan took a deep breath.
“Listen carefully.”
- You, huh, what are you...?
“I’ve asked you that question many times, but you probably don’t remember. This time, you’ll definitely remember.”
I patted Ratan's leg.
"My name is Vania Belzer. From today on, I will be your 'master.' Don't ever forget my name."
- What...
I put my hand on her leg. Ratan immediately shouted.
- I get it!!!
The effect is immediate.
But I don't like it.
The Eye of the Mirror - The Fountain of Purification
- Ugh! Ugh!!!
Even if it hurts so much it could kill you, you try not to scream. As expected of a smart beast, it's good at learning.
I gathered my strength and said.
“Don’t speak loudly and use formal language. If you speak informally, I’ll hurt you once in every sentence.”
- ...
"Answer."
-Ugh, yeah...
“Is that all?”
- ...Yes, master... Ha, master...
Ratan answered with a very humiliated expression, as if spitting out the answer.
"That's right. It was great when you lived off the poor man's body and caused mayhem. Now, it's time to pay the price."
- ...
"If the Prince gets hurt, what comes out is something you can't control. I'll let that slide. But if it does, you'll have to go back in immediately."
-...
“Aren’t you going to answer?”
-...Yes. Yes, master...
“For every human being who gets hurt because of you, whether it was your will or not, you will receive an hour of ‘education.’”
-? What...
“...?”
I just tilted my head, and Ratan remained silent. Then he spoke.
- Yes...
"Don't kill people, and don't eat them. Even if I'm not there when you come out, always remember this. After all, your host lives with me, so I know everything you do."
The Eye of the Mirror - The Fountain of Purification
- Ugh! Ugh! Ugh...!!
The demon's pupils rolled back.
He bit his tongue desperately to keep from screaming.
After watching Ratan in extreme pain for a while, I regained my strength.
“You understand?”
- Yes, yes. Please stop...
“Then, go in.”
When the restraints were released, Ratan hid as if he had been waiting.
I saw Merchen, who had collapsed, unconscious, as before. Kali quickly ran over and covered his body with her cloak.
A calm situation.
Our mercenaries standing everywhere were looking at me with their mouths wide open.
“Now let’s wipe the blood.”
The Eyes of the Mirror - Restoration of Light
Healed one of the mercenaries who was bleeding and collapsed closest to me.
Everyone was surprised once more.
But they were all quick-witted individuals, quick to grasp the situation. They quickly began to gather the wounded and gather them towards me.
'Wait. But...'
Where is Ryan?
I looked around while treating the wounded soldiers, wondering why he was so quiet.
Without difficulty, I was able to find Ryan from afar.
He was sitting bent over in front of someone.
Far inside the forest, behind where Ratan had been running wild...
“Ah, Alex!!!”
Why? Why is the kid there?
I was so shocked that my vision became blurred.
I ran towards Alex without looking back.
He was unconscious. It didn't seem like he'd been attacked by Ratan. His body was completely fine.
However... His head was bleeding heavily.
I placed my trembling hand directly on Alex's wound.
Hot blood.
An unpleasant sensation.
The Eyes of the Mirror - Restoration of Light
The wound healed instantly. Alex was quickly restored to health, his eyes closed with a calm expression.
"Ha."
My legs gave out, and I collapsed.
And then I looked at Ryan.
For some reason, he was speechless.
There wasn't any...
"Take care of it."
He reached out to me and said.
"What?"
"What..."
That moment.
I realized.
With a trembling hand, I touched the tip of Alex's nose. He wasn't breathing.
Come down and touch his chest.
It doesn't beat. Not even a heart.
"Ah..."
My mind went blank.
"If you keep looking at him, you'll just break down mentally. Hold my hand. Hold me, quickly."
Ryan urged, holding out his hand.
I just stared blankly at Alex.
"Why am I the only one who's incompetent? I feel so useless."
I was moved to tears.
"It doesn't have to be a special blessing like Father's. I want anything, too, Sister. Anything..."
I...
What should I do with you?
“Fuck, what are you doing here?! Wrap it! Wrap it, hurry up!!!”
Ryan shouted in fear, seeing me hesitate even though there was no reason to hesitate.
A head that tosses and turns dozens of times a second.
“Vania!!!”
With countless thoughts running through my mind, I stared into Ryan's excited, screaming eyes.
A falcon flying in search of Kali.
It was a messenger falcon raised by the Cerberus mercenaries, and had a note tied to its ankle.
One short line.
Kali became a thinker.
[Emergency. Three heads.]
Kali said the expression was the Cerberus' slang for an emergency situation.
We ran back home in the carriage as fast as we could, and met two mercenaries guarding the front of the mansion.
It was Jack and Rudy.
“Captain! A demon has appeared in the western forest!”
...What?
"It's a special beast. Judging by its appearance, it appears to be 'Ratan,' a being wanted across the continent."
“What? Ratan? Why Ratan...?”
Even Kali, who rarely panicked, was shocked.
At that time...
My mind is already blank.
“You could have subdued it by yourself?”
"Yes, for now. Mr. Revan's weapon has high attack power. And Ratan's movements are erratic. He'd come out of the forest and then suddenly rush in, and he'd freeze and stop just as he was about to attack."
...is in conflict with Merchen’s ego.
“Personnel deployment!”
Kali quickly put on the subjugation tools Jack had provided and checked the situation at the same time.
“Once we escape the first subjugation zone, we’ll be waiting in groups of two at each of the two entrances to the mansion so we can block them in turn.”
“The rest are facing off against Ratan?”
"Yes. The rest are subduing Ratan, but subduing them will likely be difficult. We need to request external assistance immediately."
“No. Leave it. We can handle it.”
Ryan looked at me and shook his head firmly at Rudy's report.
‘Why all of a sudden...’
My mind went blank in the unexpected situation, but I had to stay calm.
'It's okay. It's actually a good thing.'
To tame Ratan, you have to hit it once.
We started running straight towards the forest.
***
As we got closer to the forest, the demon's voice began to leak out little by little.
As soon as I saw Ratan, I immediately tied his feet.
The Eyes of the Mirror - The Shackles of Bondage
As we got closer, the situation began to take on a more detailed appearance.
The giant demon was protecting its head with both arms, and blood was pouring out from all over its body.
The iron-clad skin of Ratan is known to be difficult to penetrate, but the mercenaries are carrying improved versions of Revan's guns.
Wrapped around the arms and legs are wires that control Ratan's movements.
That is also not an ordinary wire, but one that Revan has modified with a magic stone.
'That's ridiculous.'
I couldn't help but be surprised.
The fact that Revan's weapons boast unparalleled killing power. And the skills of the mercenary Cerberus...
I knew it, though.
'This is stopping it.'
Only those with special abilities can deal with a special type of demon. Ordinary people should have been killed long ago...
It was surprising that Merchen's ego was suppressing Ratan to some extent.
“The dead!”
“No, sir!”
However, a few injured people were rolling on the floor, bleeding.
"Then, everyone, cease attacking and fall back! There's no need to subdue them anymore! Quickly, take care of the wounded!"
I had already given her a heads-up on the way here, so Kali quickly sorted out the situation.
“Kali, everyone, even if it hurts, please hold on just a little longer.”
“Yes, Miss.”
“And everyone cover your ears!!!”
I shouted.
Then, I approached Ratan, who was looking puzzled while his body was bound.
'Let's calm down.'
There is no need to turn back time as long as there are no deaths.
'No. It's not that there's no need to turn back time. I absolutely must not turn back time.'
I had once subdued Ratan when Mario came to visit. But the "intelligent" demon didn't come to its senses and went on a rampage again.
Why would that be?
The situation at that time was because I turned back time and made it all 'never happen'.
The memory of being hit by me has been erased from Ratan's mind.
So if it pops up again next time, to make sure it remembers how scary I am...
So, it was a situation where we were perfectly prepared.
Unlike the previous disaster in the big city, Belzer is now deserted.
The only witnesses around were my family and the trusted Cerberus mercenaries.
“We met again?”
- What?
"From now on, I'm going to make you suffer a pain that would be better than death. If you hold back your screams, I'll stop then."
- What are you saying...?
The Eye of the Mirror - The Fountain of Purification
- Kkaaa ...
As I placed my hand on Ratan's leg and poured strength into it like before, the demon's scream rang out.
The dense forest did a good job of keeping the screams from escaping.
'You must have come here on purpose.'
I don't know why Ratan came out, but even in the midst of all that, the Prince went into the forest alone to minimize the damage.
My heart ached when I thought of Merchen.
- Ugh, ugh!
Ratan must have remembered my words, 'If you hold back your screams, I'll stop it,' because he bit his tongue and chewed it with his teeth.
Blood dripped down.
“Is it so painful that you have to do that?”
Every time I see it, the power of blessing is amazing.
I took the fountain of purification. Ratan took a deep breath.
“Listen carefully.”
- You, huh, what are you...?
“I’ve asked you that question many times, but you probably don’t remember. This time, you’ll definitely remember.”
I patted Ratan's leg.
"My name is Vania Belzer. From today on, I will be your 'master.' Don't ever forget my name."
- What...
I put my hand on her leg. Ratan immediately shouted.
- I get it!!!
The effect is immediate.
But I don't like it.
The Eye of the Mirror - The Fountain of Purification
- Ugh! Ugh!!!
Even if it hurts so much it could kill you, you try not to scream. As expected of a smart beast, it's good at learning.
I gathered my strength and said.
“Don’t speak loudly and use formal language. If you speak informally, I’ll hurt you once in every sentence.”
- ...
"Answer."
-Ugh, yeah...
“Is that all?”
- ...Yes, master... Ha, master...
Ratan answered with a very humiliated expression, as if spitting out the answer.
"That's right. It was great when you lived off the poor man's body and caused mayhem. Now, it's time to pay the price."
- ...
"If the Prince gets hurt, what comes out is something you can't control. I'll let that slide. But if it does, you'll have to go back in immediately."
-...
“Aren’t you going to answer?”
-...Yes. Yes, master...
“For every human being who gets hurt because of you, whether it was your will or not, you will receive an hour of ‘education.’”
-? What...
“...?”
I just tilted my head, and Ratan remained silent. Then he spoke.
- Yes...
"Don't kill people, and don't eat them. Even if I'm not there when you come out, always remember this. After all, your host lives with me, so I know everything you do."
The Eye of the Mirror - The Fountain of Purification
- Ugh! Ugh! Ugh...!!
The demon's pupils rolled back.
He bit his tongue desperately to keep from screaming.
After watching Ratan in extreme pain for a while, I regained my strength.
“You understand?”
- Yes, yes. Please stop...
“Then, go in.”
When the restraints were released, Ratan hid as if he had been waiting.
I saw Merchen, who had collapsed, unconscious, as before. Kali quickly ran over and covered his body with her cloak.
A calm situation.
Our mercenaries standing everywhere were looking at me with their mouths wide open.
“Now let’s wipe the blood.”
The Eyes of the Mirror - Restoration of Light
Healed one of the mercenaries who was bleeding and collapsed closest to me.
Everyone was surprised once more.
But they were all quick-witted individuals, quick to grasp the situation. They quickly began to gather the wounded and gather them towards me.
'Wait. But...'
Where is Ryan?
I looked around while treating the wounded soldiers, wondering why he was so quiet.
Without difficulty, I was able to find Ryan from afar.
He was sitting bent over in front of someone.
Far inside the forest, behind where Ratan had been running wild...
“Ah, Alex!!!”
Why? Why is the kid there?
I was so shocked that my vision became blurred.
I ran towards Alex without looking back.
He was unconscious. It didn't seem like he'd been attacked by Ratan. His body was completely fine.
However... His head was bleeding heavily.
I placed my trembling hand directly on Alex's wound.
Hot blood.
An unpleasant sensation.
The Eyes of the Mirror - Restoration of Light
The wound healed instantly. Alex was quickly restored to health, his eyes closed with a calm expression.
"Ha."
My legs gave out, and I collapsed.
And then I looked at Ryan.
For some reason, he was speechless.
There wasn't any...
"Take care of it."
He reached out to me and said.
"What?"
“Before we leave Belzer, take care of it.”
That moment.
I realized.
With a trembling hand, I touched the tip of Alex's nose. He wasn't breathing.
Come down and touch his chest.
It doesn't beat. Not even a heart.
"Ah..."
My mind went blank.
"If you keep looking at him, you'll just break down mentally. Hold my hand. Hold me, quickly."
Ryan urged, holding out his hand.
I just stared blankly at Alex.
"Why am I the only one who's incompetent? I feel so useless."
I was moved to tears.
"It doesn't have to be a special blessing like Father's. I want anything, too, Sister. Anything..."
I...
What should I do with you?
“Fuck, what are you doing here?! Wrap it! Wrap it, hurry up!!!”
Ryan shouted in fear, seeing me hesitate even though there was no reason to hesitate.
A head that tosses and turns dozens of times a second.
“Vania!!!”
With countless thoughts running through my mind, I stared into Ryan's excited, screaming eyes.
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