7-3 Part 1
Deliver Divine Punishment In the Name
of the Evil Dragon Zirant
- Betrayal -
Translator : PolterGlast
"Now, fire!"
I feel like I've said this before, but villains prefer
preemptive strikes. The moment I cast my eyes down at the book and stopped
moving, the traitor who dares to draw his bow against the Imperial Family
ordered the crossbowmen to fire a volley.
"What are you doing! I said shoot him quickly, do
it!!"
"Stop, Father!"
However, the soldiers were visibly hesitating. After all,
killing royalty won't end well. Obeying the orders of someone who isn't even
the current head could incur the wrath of the Imperial Family and lead to the
guillotine.
"Impressive leadership. Why don't you just retire
already?"
"Fire! If you don't fire, I'll have your heads! Do you
understand, you lot?! Fire immediately!!"
At this point, the authority of the Imperial Family is
terrifying. But finally, the former head's anger reached its peak, and
foolishly, to make an example, he cut down the soldier standing directly in
front of him from behind.
"W-What are you doing?!!"
"Silence, brat! Now, do it if you don't want to be cut
down!!"
Die now, or die later. Cornered in an unreasonable
situation, the soldiers finally yielded and pulled the crossbow triggers one
after another. But they didn't hit. The extraordinary agility built with Zirant,
AGI 88—8.8 times the agility of a normal person—made evasion a reality.
Deflecting the arrows fired one after another with the tip
of my shovel, and confirming that all bolts were spent due to the foolish volley
order, I charged toward the vanguard.
"Hawaa, Firefly-shan, you dodged all the
arrows!"
"Ashley-sama, I beg of you! Please stop my
foolish father!"
"W-W-W-W-What are you?!!"
It's late, but I remembered his name. I believe it's Abraham.
That cowardly fool was terrified by my charge and pressed his back against the
tower wall like a gecko.
But there is no one guarding directly in front of him.
Naturally. Who would maintain such loyalty to a guy who cuts his subordinates
in the back? I knocked away the swarming vanguard and destroyed their swords
one after another. In an open field maybe, but inside the tower, I fear no one.
"Protect me! Why aren't you guarding the front?! He's
coming!"
The crossbow unit had already finished reloading. But it's
narrow here. Hesitating to shoot for fear of hitting their own, they only
pointed their arrowheads at me.
"Shoot! Shoot quickly, kill him!"
"N-No, but Abraham-sama, if we shoot now, our comrades will—"
"That is a necessary sacrifice! It's an order! If you
don't want me to cut you down, shoot!!"
"Abraham-sama,
that's—! We aren't disposable pawns!"
This man has grown old and can no longer see anything. The
vanguard who were struggling ceased combat and turned their broken swords
toward the crossbow unit as shields.
It's pitiful, but I can't help them. Driven by the
commander's madness, the crossbows' aim was also wildly off. They fired a
volley, but not a single one hit me. This time, not with AGI, but with DEX
108 dexterity, I deflected everything without moving from the spot.
"Eek?! Th-this is... this is just too cruel..."
I told you so; the result is friendly fire. Those pierced by
their comrades' crossbows screamed in agony, and the archers who shot their
colleagues were shaken by the nightmare before their eyes.
"How far will you go... Please, Ashley-sama! I don't want to see this
anymore, please stop Father!"
"Of course. ...As Ashley, the seventh son of the
Emperor, I order you: Do not move!!"
To minimize casualties, I borrowed the Emperor's authority.
The fierce roar stopped the movements of former head Abraham's guards,
giving me a chance to suppress the villain.
"Do not obey! He is a cursed child! As proof, his eyes
are the devil's—far from human!"
"Firefly-shan
is a good Firefly-shan!!"
Dulin's defense
interrupted his words. As a result, the Shovel Man charged into the
wide-open gap, poked the evil belly with the steel tip, and punched that
arrogant face just enough not to kill him.
"Ah, agu... Y-You hit me... You hit me
with such a filthy thing...!!"
"It seems even your pain is dulled by anger. But calm
down and look closely; the match is already over. It's your loss."
I pressed the blade of the steel Shovel against the
war criminal's neck. However, it's strange. Is he seriously senile? He hasn't
lost his hostility and arrogance toward me.
"Do not be conceited, you abomination...! Did you think
I wouldn't seize your weakness? Fool!"
"Our weakness...? Can't think of one. If anything, it's
auntie's lectures—no, don't tell me, don't
tell me you..."
The greasy middle-aged face grinned broadly. That's right,
he has one last card to play.
But that card... once played, even for this man, he won't
get off lightly. It should be the worst card that destroys everything.
"Yes, you're sharp, abomination! It's an order to you
lot! Bring Atomina in front of this tower!"
To think he'd actually play that card, my jaw
dropped... Dulin, brother-in-law Jake, and even the soldiers
present were speechless.
However, the soldiers waiting outside the tower still
maintain their loyalty to this man. It will end up exactly as he demanded.
"No! Please don't do terrible things to Oneeshama!"
"Y-You bastard! Do you intend to take my wife hostage?!
Atomina is the Emperor's daughter! Do you truly understand the meaning of taking her hostage?!"
"Silence! We have High Priestess Du-Neil on our
side; there is nothing to fear!"
This development is bad. Suppressing the urge to unleash my
anger on the scum taking Atomina-aneue
hostage, I thought of a solution. No matter how strong I become, I cannot
protect both Aneue and Dulin at the same time.
"Stop! If you lay a hand on Atomina, I will kill
you, even if you are my father! Even if we haven't been blessed with a child
yet... Atomina is my wife! Soldiers! As the current head of the Duke Aion
family, I order you! If you have a conscience—obey me, not my father!!"
"Wha... Do you intend to defy me, Jake?! Eei,
soldiers! If you defect, you won't get off lightly!"
Brother-in-law Jake finally seems prepared to break
with his father. Half of the crossbows aimed at me turned toward the scum
groveling on the ground. The stalemate remains, but has the situation improved
slightly?
"You traitors!"
"Please, everyone! Father right now is not fit to be a
ruler; please lend me your strength! At this rate, we will be drawing bows
against His Majesty the Emperor!"
However, this is bad. We want to protect Aneue no
matter what. Then eventually, we will be forced to disarm.
"Duke Jake-Lizas is right. Atomina-aneue and I promise to report the
situation to His Majesty the Emperor. This man will fall from power. It is
obvious what will happen if word reaches Father that he took Atomina
hostage."
"Ha, hahahaha... What, didn't you know, abomination?
What can a bedridden Emperor do? That Emperor won't last much longer; for now,
yield to the powerful."
"He just fell a little ill."
"Wrong. The Emperor is suffering from a disease. That
is why he cannot suppress the other royals. Too bad, it means the end of your
life is also near, disgrace of the Imperial Family."
It might be a lie he just came up with on the spot. It might
be just a plausible rumor. But my heart was disturbed by the talk of Father. At
the same time Father was disappointed in me, I was also disappointed in Father.
But even so, I wanted Father to acknowledge me. I am not a
useless abomination. I am fulfilling my role as royalty in my own way now. I
might lose the chance to even make him acknowledge that.
"Ashley-sama,
I do not think so. You are a magnificent person, not a disgrace to the Imperial
Family."
"Dulin thinks so too! I will absolutely never
forget the debt of you saving me!"
From behind Duke Jake-Lizas, little Dulin also
asserted herself, which is rare. Yielding to this lowest of men like this is
annoying after all. Then should I punch the former Duke unconscious, take
control just this tower, and prepare for a long battle? Alright...
『Wait.
Listen closely, Ashley; it's outside!』
However, that plan was interrupted by Zirant's voice.
Obediently listening closely, it was somewhat noisy outside the tower. I could
hear the sound of iron clashing with iron and something like shouting.
"A-Abraham-sama, it is a disaster! Intruders have appeared in the mansion!"
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