Chapter: 507
Why is this girl worrying about me?
Did she not notice that I’m related to the Evil God?
No way.
Until just a moment ago, I was covered in the Evil God’s Energy. I had so much energy that my sanity was evaporating.
There’s no way Yuden, who even gained the title of Sword Saint, couldn’t recognize that energy.
She knows everything now and is still worried about me.
About me.
About me.
She still considers me her friend.
“Ugh. Damn.”
With a snicker and a curse, Luca looked at Yuden with bloodshot eyes, veins bulging.
“Yuden. No. Sword Saint.”
“…Huh?”
“Do I really look that pathetic? Even though I’m guilty of sins to be eradicated from the continent, you’re worried about me?!”
She’s been like this for a long time.
Whether she sees me as her subordinate or not, she never cared about what I did at all.
Instead, she’d smash my cowardly tricks and ask if I was okay like now.
“Luca. What’s with that?”
“Stop talking nonsense. When did you become a saintly person to pretend to be nice?”
Luca had been companions with Yuden for quite some time.
So he roughly knew what kind of person Yuden was.
Before she became a Sword Saint, Yuden was the epitome of a reckless adventurer.
She acted on her whims.
She’d get riled up until her opponents were smashed when someone picked a fight.
And if someone blindsided her, she wouldn’t stop until she paid them back in kind.
So why is she worried about me?
Not only did I betray her expectations, but why is Yuden worried about me, the one who’s blindsided her countless times!?
“Ha. Guess so. To a star like you, a rock like me is probably just a pet. A puppy that barks desperately without any threat at all.”
“No, that’s not it.”
“What do you mean ‘no’? Then why are you still worried about me?!”
Throwing off the mask that had barely rested on his face, Luca raised his voice, filled with emotion.
“What have I ever done for you!? Do you still think I helped elevate your status!?”
In the past, Yuden always trailed behind Luca with gratitude.
If it weren’t for Luca, she wouldn’t have come this far, or so she said.
Each time, Luca felt his insides rot away, but outwardly he smiled.
His true nature was too ugly to be shown in front of others.
“If you’re thinking that stupid crap, then shove it! I’ve always hoped you’d crash and burn! I wanted you to die! I wished for the star shining above me to fall!”
Feeling the end approaching, Luca threw away the mask he had worn for a lifetime and revealed his true self.
He confessed his sins to shock Yuden, whose eyes were filled with worry.
However, reality didn’t change as Luca thought it would. Instead of being shocked by Luca’s confession, Yuden merely showed an awkward smile.
“What’s with that? Why are you making that face? Why?”
“I’ve known for quite a while.”
“…What?”
“Luca. It’s been a few years since I parted from you. I became a Sword Saint. I learned politics while being dragged along by the predecessor Sword Saint, and I came to understand the things you did.”
Those few years were enough to transform Yuden from a mere beast into a person.
Being guided by the predecessor Sword Saint, traveling to numerous places, and meeting countless people, Yuden realized what Luca had done to her.
Including the feelings he carried.
“But it’s all in the past. Everything you did ultimately helped me.”
“Stop talking nonsense. You’ve never forgiven those who opposed you!”
“Most of the time, yes. But you’re different.”
“Stop being fake…”
“Don’t you remember? When you and I first met? You were the one who saved me when I was on the brink of death.”
With the singular goal of facing Benedict, Yuden had repeatedly engaged in forced marches, ignoring the screams coming from her body as she stepped into danger again.
And faced an unavoidable situation.
Yuden still remembers that moment.
The wyvern’s tail coming down toward her.
Her lamentations while resigning herself in the face of unavoidable death.
And Luca’s sword that sliced the wyvern’s neck.
“There were many other things to be thankful for. You were the one who taught me structure when I was recklessly diving in headfirst. You also showed me how not to be fooled after getting swindled in every swordsmanship dojo. And you were the one who stayed by my side while I was rushing alone like a madwoman.”
Though they had the same status of being commoner adventurers, the gap in knowledge between Yuden and Luca was like heaven and earth.
Even now, Yuden was certain that without Luca, she would have met her end on the streets. The help Luca provided was immense for her.
“…No. That’s because you thought of me as beneath you.”
“Regardless, it’s a fact I received help. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be here. Luca.”
“…”
“So I can overlook such malice with a smile.”
“I created the star that is you!? I created a light that I could never catch up to!?”
“Yes.”
“Hahahaha! Kuhahahaha!”
Luca, who had been listening to Yuden’s truth in a daze, suddenly burst into laughter like a madman.
The overwhelming craziness that no one could interrupt paused when Luca coughed after a hearty laugh.
Covering his mouth while coughing, Luca looked unsteadily at the blood smeared on his leather gloves.
And then turned his gaze to Lucy standing behind him.
“Did you know?”
“Aren’t you being a bit too self-conscious? ♡ Why would I waste my time on a shoddy piece of trash like you? ♡”
Despite hearing Lucy’s voice piercing through his ears, Luca was too busy talking to himself.
“No. No way. There’s no way you would know something that Yuden has never spoken about. No matter how much someone favored by the Lord Jushin you are! Ah! I get it! The great Lord Jushin gave you a revelation!? He told you how to oppose me, didn’t he?! Right?! Right?! It makes no sense otherwise!”
Listening to Luca’s frantic words as if validating his own conclusions, Lucy’s expression turned into a grin, nodding her head.
“Wanna know? ♡ Want to keep that little adorable plan of yours in the spotlight despite it all failing? ♡ Puhahaha ♡ You’re really disgusting ♡ The mindset of a pervert is just beyond comprehension ♡”
“Answer me! You!”
“Watching you flail around is just too pathetic, so I’ll answer you, especially ♡ You’re wrong ♡”
“…What?”
“Bzzzt ♡ From start to finish, all wrong ♡ Your plans are sloppy ♡ Your deductions are sloppy ♡ Your intuition is sloppy ♡ Khuhuh ♡ You’re just a real shoddy professor, aren’t you? ♡ No wonder you got played by a girl like this? ♡”
With no intention of hiding her sneers, Lucy started laughing while half-covering her grinning mouth.
“The Sloppy God told you nothing! ♡ A nobody like you never even crossed my mind! ♡”
“No.”
“Everything you did left nothing for me ♡ You were just a dog who followed my commands ♡”
“No.”
“You didn’t even have any influence over others ♡”
“No. No.”
“I’m the one who improved this guy’s perverted reputation! ♡ I’m the one who helped my friends grow too! ♡ I’m the one who used you to wipe out the Followers of the Void! ♡”
“No. No. No!”
As Luca denied the words piercing his ears while grabbing his face, Lucy looked at him with a sense of ridicule.
“Puhahaha ♡ So you wanna not believe it, huh? ♡ But does denying it change reality? ♡”
“…”
“Does it change the fact that you’re a shoddy piece who lacks talent and can’t grow others? ♡ Huh? ♡”
As Luca lost his voice and threw himself into his emotions, he tried to charge forward, but his movements were blocked by a knight standing next to Lucy.
Allen’s knight, Karl, easily subdued Luca and presented him before Lucy.
“I’m nice ♡ I’ll give you one last reward for following my words like a good little pup ♡ For thanks? ♡ Thanks for desperately fighting to die as I intended? ♡”
“Lucy! Allen! I—!”
Blergh! An anguished voice from Luca was pierced as Lucy’s kick landed squarely on his chin. He staggered, face slumping down.
“Lady Allen.”
Amidst all the chaos watching from behind, Yuden had a complicated expression mixed with various emotions.
“You’ll have to pay a hefty price for using me without saying a word.”
“I know. Mr. Pervert. Since I did something for you, I’ll make sure to tell that dumb Papa of yours nicely. He’s such a big idiot that he’ll likely take it well?”
In response to Lucy’s playful remarks, Yuden chewed on her lip, trying to suppress her emotions.
“…And one more thing. Please tell me everything about this situation. I want to know when I became your toy.”
“Now that I’m curious too. Lady Allen.”
A voice cut through the atmosphere that had descended onto the ground.
Startled, everyone’s gaze shifted toward the clock tower stairs. The First Queen, Kabati Soladin, stood, receiving the sight of all present with a calm smile.
“In other places, it might be different, but this happened in the Soul Academy. I believe I have the right to listen as well. What do you think, Lady Allen?”
“Why not just threaten me, hmm? Delusional Queen?”
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