Goblin Knight - Chapter 324



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EP.324 Once Upon a Time (4)

To that bold declaration.

The first thing that came to Blanc’s mind after a moment of being frozen was the obvious question, ‘Who is this?’

This girl, who had Annelie’s face, Annelie’s body, and even Annelie’s soul, had a personality unlike anyone Blanc knew.

Of course, that insolent attitude was due to Blanc recognizing that he was a goblin, but the intense ego in those cheeky eyes was telling me that that wasn’t the only reason.

just…….

Arrogant and presumptuous to the point of feeling immature.

These are eyes that truly believe that everything around them is inferior to them and that they should reign over and dominate.

It wasn’t clear whether it was because he didn’t yet know the vastness of the world well or because he was born that way. I think it was the former.

Anyway… one thing was certain.

‘Annelli… really, isn’t here… … .’

My eyes were dazzled because the face of the lover I had left behind in the past – no, in the future – kept overlapping with the arrogant girl in front of me.

I shook off my distracting thoughts by tightly closing my eyelids.

That’s not what I needed to think about now.

‘The problem that I thought would be the most difficult, how to meet Princess Nellyvia, was suddenly solved. It means that Annelly didn’t send me away without thinking. However… other problems arose again.’

Blanc slowly opened his eyes and carefully examined Nelivia’s appearance.

At the same time, voices began to ring out.

The first problem he got newly.

It was two conflicting voices that came from the nature of the monster, which simultaneously demanded to be dominated and to dominate.

“So, are you finally overwhelmed? Then first, get down on your knees and bow to me— no, you refused again?”

‘It’s… hard to hold on… …!’

Even though I am desperately trying to suppress the fact that the girl in front of me could be Annelie…

Just standing next to her and absorbing her magic was hard to keep my wits about me.

If I let my guard down even a little, I felt like I would either become a servant horse that only followed her words, or turn into a monster that only indulged in instinct.

‘Now… I think I understand. Why the Federation monsters didn’t receive more power from Mongma Razilli. It was just… because they couldn’t handle it… … !’

If you become a servant horse, you will not be able to use your original power and abilities well, and if you return to being a monster, your power may become stronger, but you will not be able to control it.

Either way, they decided that it wouldn’t be of much help in seeking revenge through war, so they decided to just receive power to the extent that they could maintain their sanity.

But if they had enough strength, they could have gotten away from Mongma Rajili.

Blanc was different.

‘Like it or not, I can’t leave Nellyvia!’

Unlike Annelie, Princess Nelivia at this point is a complete stranger who has no contact with Blanc.

Once they break up, there is no reason to see each other again, so that is the end. The relationship that was barely connected is cut off, and there is no reason for Princess Nellyvia to become Anneli.

We have to go together somehow.

At least until we figure out exactly what kind of person this girl is-

“What the hell are you? How can a lowly goblin escape my control!? Throw away your petty reasoning and just return to your true nature! Isn’t that the nature of a slacker who only indulges in wicked desires!!”

‘Just do whatever you want… Talking… … !’

Blanc gritted his teeth at the girl’s annoying voice that he couldn’t get used to at all.

The one who’s holding back right now is not you, but me. If I lose my sense of reason like you said and your inadequate control doesn’t work… … .

… … Even if I said something like that, it didn’t seem like he had the heart to listen. It wouldn’t leave a good impression on either of us.

Blanc barely managed to calm his mind with deep breathing that was almost a growl, and decided to move on to the second problem.

“I… As you said, there’s no way I can do it. No matter what you say, I’m still a greedy goblin… A monster can’t go back to being a monster.”

“What? That doesn’t make any sense… … .”

“Are you done with the questions? Then it’s my turn to ask.”

“Who gave you permission to ask questions!? Between you and me, only you have the right to speak-”

I looked around again, not caring what Nellyvia said.

The children who had been babbling a little while ago were now fast asleep, stretched out against the wall or on the floor. Perhaps she had made them dream… … .

… … Is it possible to force a human to sleep?

Feeling her doubts growing deeper, Blanc slammed her arm next to her face and said,

“Mongma Nellyvia. Why are you here?”

“This… this, this… … !”

“Answer me. To be honest, I still don’t quite understand this situation.”

Second problem.

She is no longer the powerless Annelie of the past who could not use any magic. She is the demon Nellyvia who even holds the grand title of the master of all monsters.

But why would such a great being be held captive and imprisoned by a mere human slave trader?

Couldn’t it be possible to take control of Blanc and put the kids to sleep in an instant?

If I had put my mind to it, I could have used magic or summoned monsters to get out of this situation.

“That… uh… .”

Nellyvia glared at him, pursed her lips as if she really didn’t like it.

But he opened his mouth hesitantly, as if he couldn’t think of a valid way to escape the mad monster in front of him without being threatened, over which he had no control.

“… … It was a game.”

“what?”

Nelivia spoke, not caring whether Blanc was flustered or not by her unexpected first words.

“The beings that would become my main prey… I wanted to see how humans lived. Being locked in the castle, without meeting new people or talking to them, and just learning things all the time, was boring!

But when I say that, my father, mother, the relatives, and even my younger brother who saw the world before me are all against it! They say that it is not worth looking at, that it is not the time yet, and that I should just focus on learning!

So I sneaked out of the castle.

To prevent the magic power from leaking out, he disguised himself as a human and escaped when the guards were lax, then flew south for several days without looking back.

I landed in an unknown land and experienced the culture of the human world with the money I brought for about ten days.

Since there wasn’t much to enjoy compared to what I had thought, I thought it would be time to go back and laid down on a hill with a nice night view to sleep…

When I woke up, this was what happened.”

Blanc thought blankly, his mouth open.

Is it real?

Is it true… … .

“I thought about killing them all because I was annoyed at how they dared to fill me with these annoying lumps of metal… But when I thought about it carefully, wasn’t this also a refreshing experience in its own way?

Anyway, I enjoyed the petty culture that the food guys had established. Sadly, my father and mother were right. Humans were not worth seeing.

Then I thought it would be better to see with my own eyes just how disgusting and barbaric these foolish things can become.

When you feed them later, it will help them dream of satisfying their base desires… … .

… … You ruined everything!”

Nellyvia said, pushing his chest hard with her slender arms.

“Because of your unnecessary intervention, I won’t be able to see what happens next! There was no point in tolerating these young preys’ annoying chatter by opening their mouths!”

“… …Why, did you take the gag off?”

“The taste of dreams deepens as you learn more about their stories. So, how can we not expect that these young prey with such diverse stories will have such good dreams when they are sold to their barbaric compatriots and meet a terrible fate?”

“… … .”

“But that’s no longer the case. Those bastards are finished off, so the nightmares the young prey would have caused during the atrocities are gone.”

Nellyvia said in a truly regretful voice.

“What a pity. After coming down to the world of prey, the only thing I felt valuable about them was the nightmares they created… … .”

“Enough!!”

“What- Huh!?”

Blanc, who could no longer bear it any longer, interrupted her with a loud voice and slammed his fist into the wall of the carriage.

The impact was so strong that not only was a hole made in the wall, but the pillars holding the ceiling up were also twisted by the impact, revealing the sky.

I couldn’t stand seeing Anneli’s face spewing out such ‘evil’ any longer.

If she was not Annelie’s true self but an evil person he encountered on the road, he would have beheaded her long ago.

but.

‘This monster… a nightmare that was probably evil from the moment it was born… could end up becoming Annelly… …!’