Chapter: 507
Why is this brat worried about me?
Hasn’t she realized that I’m related to the Evil God?
No way.
Just moments ago, I was loaded with a ton of that evil energy. I was practically drenched in it.
There’s no way Yuden, who’s earned the title of Sword Saint, wouldn’t pick up on that vibe.
She knows everything now and is still worried about me.
About me.
Me.
She still considers me her friend.
“Ugh. Damn it.”
With a hollow laugh, Luka cursed and glared at Yuden with bloodshot eyes.
“Yuden. No, Sword Saint.”
“…Huh?”
“Do I look that ridiculous to you? Even though I’m guilty enough to be wiped out from the continent, you’re still worried about me?!”
She’s always been like this.
It’s as if she sees me as her underling, never paying attention to what I do.
Instead, she’d crush me with her cowardly tactics and ask if I was okay afterward.
“Luka, that’s…”
“Stop talking nonsense. When did you start pretending to be a saint?”
Luka had spent quite a lot of time as Yuden’s comrade.
So, he has a rough idea of what kind of person Yuden is.
Before becoming the Sword Saint, Yuden was a reckless adventurer.
She moved as she pleased and got furious when someone provoked her, smashing anyone who crossed her path.
If someone struck her from behind, she wouldn’t just get even; she’d take that rivalry to the next level.
So why is she worried about me?
I’ve betrayed her expectations, and I have constantly struck her from behind; why is Yuden worrying about me?!
“Ha. That’s how it is. To someone like you, I must seem like a pet rock—just a little dog barking desperately without any real threat, right?”
“No, that’s not—”
“What do you mean it’s not! Then why are you still worried about me?!”
Luka, having tossed aside the mask he was wearing, raised his voice to express his emotions.
“What have I ever done for you?! Don’t tell me you still think I helped elevate your status in any way?!”
Back in the day, Yuden was always thanking Luka.
She would say she wouldn’t have made it this far without him.
Each time, Luka could feel his insides rotting, but he forced a smile on the outside.
It was because his true nature was too ugly to show.
“If you’re thinking that stupid thing, just drop it! I’ve always hoped you’d crash and burn! I wished for your death! I wanted the star shining above me to fall!”
Feeling the end was nearing, Luka threw off the mask he’d hidden behind for so long and revealed his true self.
He confessed the sins he had committed to paint Yuden’s worried eyes with horror.
However, reality didn’t change as Luka expected. Instead of being shocked by his confession, Yuden merely smiled awkwardly.
“What’s with that expression? Why are you making that face?”
“I’ve known for quite a while.”
“…What?”
“Luka, it’s been years since we parted ways. I became the Sword Saint. I learned about politics while being dragged around by the former Sword Saint. I figured out what you were really doing.”
Those years were enough time to turn Yuden from a beast into a person.
While being led around by the former Sword Saint, meeting countless people, she began to realize what Luka’s actions meant for her.
Including the feelings he held onto.
“But that’s all in the past now. All those things you did ultimately helped me.”
“Stop talking crap. You, you would never forgive those who opposed you!”
“For the most part, that’s true. But you’re different.”
“Stop with the pretenses…”
“Don’t you remember? When we first met? You were the one who saved me when I was on the brink of death.”
With the single-minded desire to confront Sir Benedict, Yuden continued to throw herself into danger, ignoring the screams from her own body.
And she ended up facing an irreversible situation.
Yuden still remembers that moment.
The tail of the wyvern coming down on her.
Standing in front of unavoidable death, lamenting and then resigning herself.
And Luka’s sword that cut through the wyvern’s neck.
“Not to mention, there are many other things to be thankful for. You were the one who taught me to have some formality instead of recklessly leading with my head. You were the one who showed me how not to get scammed at all those sword schools. You were the one who stayed by my side while I was madly charging ahead, all alone.”
Although they were both commoners, the gap in knowledge between Yuden and Luka was like heaven and earth.
Even now, Yuden is certain that without Luka, she would’ve met her miserable end in the streets. The help from Luka meant everything to her.
“…No. That’s… you only thought of me that way because you considered me beneath you.”
“In any case, the fact remains that you helped me. Without you, I wouldn’t be here. Luka.”
“…”
“So I can overlook your petty tantrums.”
“I made the star that is you! I created a light I could never catch up to!?”
“Yeah.”
“Hahaha! HaHAhaha!”
Luka, who had been dazedly listening to the truth Yuden extended, suddenly burst into a laugh like a madman.
His laughter was so overwhelming that it drew attention, but it quickly stopped when he began to cough.
Holding his mouth, he coughed up blood onto his leather gloves and stumbled while rising to his feet.
Then he turned his gaze to Lucy, who stood behind him.
“Did you know?”
“Aren’t you overthinking yourself? ♡ Why would I concern myself with worthless trash like you? ♡”
Even as Lucy’s voice pierced his ears, Luka was too busy talking to himself.
“No, no, that can’t be. There’s no way you know something Yuden hasn’t said herself. Even if you’re blessed by the gods! Ah! That’s it! The almighty god must’ve given you a revelation! Did He tell you how to fight against me!? Right?! Am I correct?! That’s the only thing that makes sense!”
Lucy, watching Luka desperately try to verify his conclusion, wore a grin as she relished the scene.
“Do you want to know? ♡ Even though your stupid plan has utterly failed, do you want to keep the fact that you’ve been played with by a cute girl? ♡ Huhaha ♡ That’s just gross ♡ I can never catch up to a pervert’s line of thinking ♡”
“Just answer me! You!”
“You floundering around is just too pathetic for me to pass up, so I’ll give you a special answer ♡ You’re wrong ♡”
“…What?”
“Wrong ♡ From start to finish, it’s all wrong ♡ Your plans are pathetic ♡ Your deductions are pathetic ♡ Your instincts are pathetic ♡ Hehehe You’re just a total failure of a professor ♡ I mean, is that how you ended up dancing in the palm of a girl like me? ♡”
Without any intention of hiding her laughter, Lucy chuckled with glee, batting her eyelashes.
“Pathetic God didn’t share a thing with you ♡ I never even thought you’d be a problem ♡”
“No.”
“Everything you did left me with nothing ♡ You were just a little dog that followed my commands ♡”
“No.”
“You couldn’t even influence anyone else, either ♡”
“No, no.”
“It was I who elevated this old man’s reputation! I helped my friends grow! It was I who eliminated the Void’s followers using you! ♡”
“No! No! No!”
As Luka shook his head, denying her words, Lucy looked at him with sheer amusement.
“Hahaha Yeah~ I can understand why you want to believe otherwise ♡ But does that change reality? ♡”
“…”
“Does it change the fact that you’re just a total loser with no talent and not even an ounce of the ability to help others grow? ♡ Huh? ♡”
Luka, who lost his voice, threw himself forward, surrendering to his emotions, but his struggles were halted by the knights guarding Lucy’s side.
Count Alrn’s knight, Karl, easily subdued Luka and thrust him forward in front of Lucy.
“I’m kind, so ♡ I’ll give a final reward to my little dog who followed my orders so well ♡ Thank you? ♡ For struggling to die just like I wanted? ♡”
“Lucy! I…!”
Pffft! Lucy’s foot came flying, piercing through Luka’s anguished voice. With perfect precision, her kick struck his jaw, causing Luka to sway and then drop his face.
“Lady Alrn.”
From the back, Yuden watched the entire spectacle with a mix of emotions swirling within her.
“You’ll have to pay a hefty price for treating me as just some actor without saying a word.”
“I know, Mr. Pervert. Since I’ve done something for you, I’ll have this perverter of a noble saying nice things to good ol’ Papa. Papa doesn’t know what to do when it comes to my words, so he’s probably going to let it slide.”
As Lucy teased, Yuden mulled over her words, forcing herself to suppress her feelings before continuing.
“…And one more thing. I’d like you to tell me the full story. I want to know when I became your toy.”
“Now that, I’m curious about too. Lady Alrn.”
A voice cut through the atmosphere that had settled on the floor.
Everyone startled turned to the stairway of the clock tower. Queen Kavadi Soladin, perched atop the clock tower, regarded them with a calm smile before speaking up.
“Well, this is Soul Academy, so I believe I deserve the right to hear what transpired here. What do you think, Lady Alrn?”
“Maybe you should try threatening me instead, Queen Delusional?”
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