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The Divine Punishment that Fell Upon
Lord Codwall
― Epilogue ―
Translator : PolterGlast
・The
Wife-Killing Villain
「H-Heehee,
heehyahyaha... This is a nightmare... Why, why did it turn out like this...」
My name is Codwall,
the one who was the treasurer for the Knight Order... My merchant company,
through strong connections with the Knight Order, was making steady profits,
and was supposed to be part of a system where investing money guaranteed a
corresponding return...
But that system has
collapsed... Thieves. Because the faceless great villains disturbing the world
ransacked my precious warehouse and plundered it completely, my company lost
80% of its operating funds...
Why didn't I
disperse my money. I have no money to allocate for this month's payments. There
is no way I can pay the tribute to the Knight Order. The loans raised by the
influential knights, including the Knight Commander Prince Yord, and
everything else, was all snatched away...
Why, at this timing,
did thieves attack my mansion... It's already beyond my control. There's
nothing I can do. Even with the remaining 20% of funds, rebuilding the company
is impossible...
I am ruined. No, not
yet. If I scrape together the little money left, abandon this Empire, and flee
somewhere, there is still at least a possibility of making a comeback...
「Master,
Yord-sama has arrived.」
「Hii...
Y-Yord... sama?!」
The useless servant
brought Yord behind my
back and came into my study. No no no, Yord-sama is the one person who
absolutely must not find out. Lately, since returning from his overseas trip,
there is something wrong with him. He was emitting an unapproachable presence.
「Codwall,
what are you so surprised about.」
「W-Welcome
to our house... We welcome you, Prince-sama.」
「Come a
little closer. Your complexion doesn't look good, are you alright?」
「Y-Yes...
It seems I am feeling a little unwell...」
Yord is high-strung—a difficult man who scatters
his irritation like a plague. However, I thought he was an easily
flattered, selfish, and easy-to-handle man.
「Yord-sama,
wh-what are you... p-please wait, this is my mansion, you know!? H-Hey wait,
you guys, where are you going!?」
Prince Yord
drew his sword. There are those who say he went crazy after getting his hands
on that sword. Despite the high wages I paid them, my servants were abandoning
me and fleeing. This makes it look
like I'm the one who blundered, you useless lot!
「It
seems the flow of money is stagnating around you, Codwall.」
「Th-That
is, a temporary thing...」
「Did
you think I was nothing more than a brainless boar of a warrior? Unfortunately,
I am a Prince. I am thoroughly used to dirty disputes... I'll have you return
my money immediately.」
「There's
no way I can return the investment funds immediately! Please wait three, no,
two days, Yord-sama!」
He found out! He
found out I lost the money! This is a debt collection. Yord came trying
to get back the money he invested in me, even if just for himself!
「Knowing
how distrustful you are of people, you've probably hoarded the money in this
mansion. Guide me.」
「U,
ah... That, is...」
It's gone. It's
gone. All the money that was here was stolen! Even if told to pay, there is no
money here! But, if I don't pay, I, I will be... by Yord-sama...
「Guide
me to the underground warehouse.」
「Please,
please, just a one day grace period... I am troubled if told so suddenly...」
「Hurry
up. I want to collect it before the others notice the bankruptcy. Take me
there.」
Prince Yord's
sword was swung towards a stone pillar. Unbelievable... Such a thick stone
pillar was cleaved clean in two with a sharp, echoing crack...
I have no choice but
to take him... But even if I take him, I'll be killed in the end. If so, if so,
already...
「Please,
go ahead... I have locks to take care of.」
I guided Yord
to the basement. I pretended to lock the key to the basement and glared at the
Prince's back. Even the soldiers guarding the mansion betrayed me... Even when
I secretly ordered them to kill Yord, not a single one obeyed.
Some even left this
mansion, throwing out words that perhaps the time for divine punishment had
finally come. Despite being mere mercenaries, how dare they speak to me so
haughtily, I won't forgive them anymore... Every single one of them!
Incompetents, incompetents, incompetents, incompetents!!
Die... You die here,
die die die, die Yord!! If only you hadn't noticed! If you hadn't
noticed, you wouldn't have been killed by me here! Die, die a miserable death Yord!!
「A...
AAAAAAAH!! A... re...」
Drawing my sword
quietly, aiming for Yord's defenseless back, I charged in, turning my
scream into courage. But Yord disappeared, appeared at my back, and cut
my back... I was cut, I was cut, it burns, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, no
way, the blood won't stop...!
「No,
way...」
「Empty,
you say...? What do you mean empty... You bastard, where did you put my money,
you incompetent!! Because of you, the coup d'état plan has been delayed! Damn
you, damn you, damn you, shit! Georg... If only Georg wasn't
here, things wouldn't be... You useless piece of trash!!」
With the magic sword
that cuts even pillars, Yord hacked me to pieces. So that I wouldn't die
immediately, he tortured me, spitting out every abusive word possible.
「H-Help...
help, AAAAAAH!!」
This is not me...
This is my wife. The boy I received from the Knight Order. It is absolutely not
me. For me, to die, there's no way... Aaah, aaaaaah... Yord, you too,
you especially, fall, to hell...
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『On this day, divine punishment fell upon the wife-killing man. In the basement, the cruelly chopped remains of Codwall were left behind. The people of the mansion were terrified of the blood-soaked Prince Yord and fled immediately. Afterward, it is said that a rotting lump of meat was discovered by debt collectors similar to Yord. Kukuku... Ashley, do not tell Carral Hez the details of how it all ended. He received fitting divine punishment. That single phrase is enough.』
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