Chapter 178:
At the same time, I heard the story of what happened here from the Elijah Family’s soldiers. And as expected,
“Suddenly, Eileen disappeared…”
Shane frowned and said with a troubled expression. Hearing the explanation, I sighed deeply in my mind.
‘Phew…’
I expected it, but as expected.
‘Hmm… I only interfered with the Cult, though.’
In a way, it’s natural for this place to be the same as the original story. But,
‘First of all, let’s check Eileen’s current condition.’
I didn’t think she would be affected by the witch, but still, you never know. I used the map to search the surroundings thoroughly. Then,
-Phew… It’s annoying.Soon, I found Eileen, who was trapped in a pitfall. Fortunately, she hadn’t lost her mind to the witch yet.
‘… But she seems more relaxed than I thought?’
To be honest, I thought she would be in a huge crisis. That’s because, in the original story, she quickly lost her mind to the witch, didn’t she?
‘There, the protagonist educated the traitor and saved her…’
However, contrary to my expectations, Eileen seemed quite composed. As I wondered what made her so calm,
“Ah…”
A strong flash of light crossed my mind.
‘That’s right. I forgot that the Eileen here is different from the original Eileen.’
In the original story, Eileen awakens her at this moment. But, on the contrary,
‘She’s freely using her Sword Aura…’
She had become much stronger than the original story. So, it seemed she was resisting the witch’s mental magic. Not only that,
-Kaine is half-castrated, so he wouldn’t do such a thing!
The illusion in front of me was also different from the original story.
‘No. But why am I half-castrated…’
I felt a bit wronged, but more than that, I was curious about what kind of illusion she was seeing for her to say such a thing.
‘Well, she seems quite relaxed.’
I didn’t need to worry about her too much.
‘Then, as planned, let’s educate the traitor first.’
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At that moment,
Elijah von Gilt was deep in thought with a serious expression.
‘Why did those guys come here?’
The sudden appearance of three people, and each of them was not ordinary. First of all, let’s talk about the most manageable one.
‘David von Kaine.’
Until last year, he was known as a wastrel and an incompetent noble. He was also engaged to his sister, Eileen. However, according to what I heard recently, Ṟ𝘢ɴöβĘS̈
‘He has become incredibly different, haven’t you heard?’
Until last year, he was called a wastrel. But now, due to some unknown reason, he has become quite capable among the nobles.
‘Well, he’s not someone we need to worry about.’
The second one who is annoying.
‘That red-haired girl…’
I don’t know her exact strength, but according to the information from the Elijah Family, she is none other than the Saintess of the Goddess of Battle. In reality, even though she’s a Saintess who hasn’t fully awakened yet, it would be foolish to underestimate her.
‘In a way, she’s the only one here who is completely immune to mental magic.’
Not only that, her strength as a Saintess is exceptional. Even if she hasn’t fully grown yet,
‘Then, finally, the last one.’
Winton von Skaya. In a way, she’s the most dangerous person here. The head of the Elijah Family, Shane, is also dangerous, but due to the mental magic used by the witch she made a deal with, he can’t fully demonstrate his strength. However,
‘That girl is an exception.’
That’s right.
Even though Eileen and Shane are also suffering from the mental magic, unlike the two of them, she has reached the pinnacle of magic, so the mental magic doesn’t affect her at all. That’s the problem.
‘Not only is she immune to mental magic, but her strength is also overwhelming.’
Simply in terms of strength, she’s not much weaker than Eileen. In a way, she’s the most dangerous person among everyone here.
‘Phew…’
First of all, I need to contact the witch. As I thought this, I contacted the witch who has lived since ancient times.
“Witch?”
“What is it? I’m busy.”
At my call, the witch answered in an irritated voice. For a moment, I felt anger rising, but I didn’t have time for that.
“A variable has appeared.”
“Huh? A variable?”
“Yes. Three unexpected people have appeared.”
At my words, the witch, who was seducing Eileen in a separate room, frowned deeply.
“Isn’t it different from what we talked about? Didn’t we agree that you would deliver Eileen, the woman, to me, and in return, you would prevent any intruders from coming here? Also, I would make you the head of your family.”
“Tsk… I didn’t know either. How did they find out and come here suddenly?”
“Hmm…”
At my question, the witch fell into deep thought. Then,
“But how is Eileen doing now? Didn’t you say you would take her mind?”
Gilt narrowed his eyes and asked the witch through the communication crystal. The next moment,
“Phew… Yes. That’s why I’m annoyed. Isn’t it different from what you said?”
The witch sighed deeply and asked with an annoyed expression.
“Hmm… What do you mean?”
At Gilt’s question, the witch answered in an irritated voice.
“The woman named Eileen, she’s much stronger than you said.”
“Huh?”
“She’s stronger than I thought?”
I know better than anyone how strong Eileen is.
Until last year, I witnessed her strength with my own eyes. Gilt frowned, not understanding.
“How strong is she to make you say that?”
“Hmm… About twice as strong as you said.”
“Huh?!”
Gilt’s eyes widened at her words. Then, he asked again.
“Is that true?”
“Yes. She’s using Sword Aura to break my illusions.”
“Damn it…”
I didn’t expect her to use Sword Aura. In just one year, Eileen has become much stronger than I expected.
Does she have a talent that’s on a different level than mine? Hearing that she’s using Sword Aura, an ugly feeling of jealousy surges up.
“So… You can’t take her body?”
“Phew… That’s not the case. I’m slowly getting a grasp on it. But only if those people you mentioned don’t interfere.”
“Hmm…”
The people she mentioned were none other than the three who appeared earlier.
‘David von Kaine is one of them, but…’
The problem is the other two. The Saintess, Lisana, and Winton von Skaya are quite annoying. Fortunately, Lisana has only recently awakened as a Saintess. But,
‘If the Duke’s daughter had a similar strength to Eileen…’
It would be impossible to subdue her with force. If we consider what the witch said, Eileen’s strength is already on par with Shane.
‘Mental magic won’t work on her, so expecting the witch to help is out of the question.’
Gilt frowned and sighed deeply.
‘Phew… It seems the best option is to stall for time.’
Or, like Eileen, trap them in a pitfall.
Gilt asked the witch with a sharp gaze.
“How much time do you need?”
“An hour is enough.”
“Hmm… Alright. I’ll try to stall for time until then.”
With those words, Gilt put the communication crystal into his spatial ring.
‘This is annoying.’
The situation didn’t go as planned. Even without that, it’s annoying that his soldiers are getting injured.
‘And now, those intruders have appeared…’
On top of that, Eileen’s strength is much stronger than he expected.
‘Well, if the witch takes her body, it’s a different story.’
The deal he made with the witch was simple. He would offer a talented body as a sacrifice, and in return, she would make him the head of the family.
If either party breaks the deal, they will die. So, when the witch takes Eileen’s body,
‘I will become the head of the family.’
In reality, Shane might think of Eileen as the head, but if she persistently refuses, Gilt will become the head. After all, the witch will support him once she takes Eileen’s body.
Therefore,
‘If this plan succeeds, I will become the head of the family.’
So, I have to make sure this plan doesn’t fail.
‘If it fails, my life is over.’
As he thought this, Gilt headed towards the tent set up by the Elijah Family.
-Thud. Thud.
The next moment, the elite soldiers glanced at him.
‘Hmm…?’
Something seemed strange. It’s understandable for the elite soldiers to look at him. After all, Gilt is a member of the Elijah Family.
But,
‘Why are they looking at me like that?’
Yes.
Their eyes seemed to be asking, “Why are you here?”
‘What happened while I was gone?’
He approached his faction’s elite soldier with a puzzled look. Then, he asked,
“Did something happen?”
“Hmm… How can you be so shameless, Gilt-nim?”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, he was being accused.
‘What? Is this guy crazy?’
For a moment, he thought Gilt, but the reactions around him seemed to say otherwise. Right now, the soldiers were looking at him with eyes full of distrust.
‘What happened while I was gone?’
Gilt asked with a puzzled expression.
“What are you talking about? Betrayal? How can I do such a thing?”
“Hmm… I can’t believe I trusted someone like you.”
“Huh?”
At Gilt’s words, the soldier laughed bitterly and made a disappointed face. Not only him, but all the elite soldiers around had the same expression. As Gilt couldn’t understand the situation,
“Haa… Haa…”
Kaine appeared, breathing heavily with a battered body. Then,
“That guy made me like this and trapped Eileen in a pitfall!”
Huh? Me?