The Villainess Whom I Had Served for 13 Years Has Fallen - Chapter 341



341 – The Master of the Demon Sword -3-

With the cold voice of the status window, the space of trials began to shake.

– Get lost. You smell…

-(…)

– Huh…? You want to be my butler? Know your place. How dare a commoner without a title try to make a name in Desmond.

-(…)

The space wavered and the trials began to move quickly. Like fast-forwarding a video, the trials moved rapidly, and I couldn’t keep my eyes steady or my mind clear.

– Just get lost!!! Why do you keep following me and bothering me?

-(…)

– Are you laughing? What’s so funny?

-(…)

– Don’t laugh. It’s annoying.

I didn’t know what was going on.

The situation was changing rapidly. I saw myself forcing a smile and talking to a lady who had lost her memory.

– …Why are you crying alone?

-(…)

– Ah… You want to get close to me?

-(…)

– I’m sorry. I have a prior engagement.

I saw my pathetic back as I reached out to Yuria, who had lost her memory.

To Mikhail as well.

– Who are you?

-(…)

– Huh…? You want to learn the sword from me? I’m sorry, but I don’t teach the sword to strangers.

-(…)

– I’m sorry. I don’t go to cafes with people I just met…

-(…)

– What? Who are you? How did you know I was from the slums…?

-(…)

– Are you threatening me? Leave before I report you. You’re making me uncomfortable.

To Shuen.

– “Hey?”

– (…)

– “Hmm… I don’t know.”

To Shaltier.

– “Do not lay a hand on the princess’s body!!”

– (Flinch…)

The pitiful figure that failed to approach quickly passed by. Surprised by the incomprehensible situation, I sighed in relief and nodded. I didn’t know what was going on, but if I had seen that scene as it was, the light would have surely gone out.

[Whoosh…]

I sighed in relief as I watched the small flame flicker like a candle.

‘I somehow endured…’

It seems I can finally catch my breath.

The relentless trials left me mentally exhausted. If it were just simple hallucinations, it wouldn’t have been this hard, but being in hallucinations that perfectly mimicked emotions made it inevitable for the emotions to be contagious.

If the process had been shown a little more slowly and in detail, the light would have surely gone out.

‘Hoo…’

Standing alone in the space where the trial ended with the appearance of the status window, I stretched and refreshed my mood.

‘I almost died.’

For now, focusing on recovery was the priority. I couldn’t be sure if the trial was completely over. I had to keep in mind the possibility that the trial might start again if the status window’s intervention ended.

Refreshing my mood and calming my mind was the only preparation I could do at the moment.

‘…Hmm.’

Sitting down on the floor with a thud, I looked at the small flickering light and quietly voiced a question. I didn’t know why the status window helped me.

I always thought it maintained neutrality, but I didn’t expect to be favored in this way.

[‘Caliburn’ warns the ‘Unknown Entity’ not to interfere with the ‘Trial’.]

[‘Unknown Entity’ threatens the origin of ‘Caliburn’.]

[‘Caliburn’ and ‘Unknown Entity’ are in conflict.]

[Caliburn… and. Sizzle…]

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[The trial is temporarily suspended.]

‘Interruption…’

What I needed to prepare for now was the attitude to accept the ordeal. More important than the meaning of the ordeal in front of me was my attitude in accepting it.

I thought it would be more problematic if I recklessly challenged the ordeal and fell into depression. I had to think about what would happen after passing the ordeal. I had to stay calm and composed.

‘Hoo’

But I couldn’t take this ordeal lightly either.

If I thought it wouldn’t happen, my mind would be at ease. The ointment called ‘avoidance’ was a potent medicine.

But.

No, perhaps the memories I saw through the ordeal were also an opportunity to avoid the worst choices. I thought that I had to overcome this ordeal to see a happy ending.

Honestly, I wanted to avoid a sad ending.

I looked sad in the ordeal.

I looked gloomy and depressed, like a clown hiding sadness with a smile.

I asked myself.

‘If it were me now, could I avoid choosing black magic to protect everyone?’

The answer to the question I asked myself did not come easily. If I could protect everyone at the cost of my existence, I would gladly make that choice.

So.

The point is.

‘I must be weak.’

The strength I thought was enough seemed insufficient for the ordeal that was about to come.

‘…Then I must get the magic sword.’

Because in the ordeal, I was holding Tyrfing. The desire to overcome this adversity for greater strength was growing stronger.

‘Let’s do it.’

My breath stabilizes.

The flickering lamp also regained stability and began to kindle the flame of hope.

I slowly nodded and composed myself. Don’t pretend to be weak, be strong.

Thinking that it was the key to avoiding the worst, I slowly gathered my strength.

The noise gradually began to subside.

The noise that had been endless due to the intervention of the status window slowly began to subside, and signs of the ordeal starting again began to appear.

‘Hoo…’

-Crackling…

‘Let’s overcome it.’

[‘The trial’ changes.]

[‘An unknown entity’ intervenes in the trial.]

‘Huh…?’

With the words of the demon sword, the view changes once again.

A cold wind blows.

The familiar pure white door appears before my eyes once again.

I slowly rise from my seat and approach the door. Holding a lantern in my hand, I steadied my heart.

‘Let’s go.’

-Creak.

The wind blows.

Instead of a cool breeze, a warm wind brushes my hair and caresses my face.

*

-Snap.

‘This place is…’

I opened my eyes in a familiar place.

A familiar ceiling.

A familiar smell.

And a familiar bed.

‘Bed…?’

When I opened my eyes, I was lying on a bed.

It was the bed I had seen for 13 years.

As I quickly tried to get up in surprise, a warm hand touched my forehead and gently laid me back down. ‘Don’t move,’ it said kindly.

-Just lie down for a moment.

I rested my head on the soft thigh.

Unintentionally receiving a lap pillow, I squinted and looked at the owner of the thigh.

-…Hehe.

-Huh…?

-Surprised?

-Miss…?

It was the young lady.

The young lady looking down at me was smiling as she swept her hair aside. Dressed in revealing clothes that exposed her treasure pouch, she smiled…

– It’s me.

– …Huh?

– It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Really… it’s been a long time.

She was staring at me intently.

– What is this…?

The trial had taken a strange turn.

‘What is happening…?’

The lady who had lost her memory had vanished, and now the one in the sheer white lingerie gazed at me with a sultry look, brushing my hair back and smiling.

– Did you sleep well?

– …Well, I didn’t really sleep that well?

– Oh…? That’s too bad. You should have slept a little longer.

– Um… what’s going on here? This alluring lady seems a bit strange to me.

– What do you mean, what’s going on? It’s a good situation.

– Huh?

With a languid expression, she placed her hand on my forehead. Then, taking a calm breath, she began to utter incomprehensible words.

– I’ll tell you quickly before the others arrive.

– Huh?

– I’m excited to talk after such a long time, but there isn’t much time.

– What do you mean by that?

– Um, just listen.

The lady roughly tugged at my collar and closed her eyes. In that moment, something moist touched my lips, and I opened my eyes wide, while the lady in the trial smiled sweetly, licking her lips in a circular motion.

– I should have done this earlier.

– No… what?

– No… I just feel good.

[Bang bang…!]

– You crazy woman!!!!

– Open the door!

– Open the door right now. Before I cut you down.

The sound of heavy knocking echoed, as if the door would be smashed to pieces. The lady glanced at the imposing door, which resonated grandly, and with a beaming smile, she placed a finger to her lips, signaling for silence.

– I’m sorry.

– What are you sorry for… No, thank you for the kiss.

– …I. No.

The lady spoke with a sense of regret as she watched the door open.

– We are truly sorry.

[Crash!!]

– Now go.

The lady gently pushed my chest and waved her hand in a small gesture of farewell.

My vision darkens.

Into a deeper darkness.

No, it began to fade into the original time.

In the receding vision, the lady, with a sad expression, spoke in a small, inaudible voice.

– My prince.

– …

– This time, please, may you grasp your happy ending…

[The ‘trial’ of ‘Caliburn’ ends.]

*

– Flash.

“Hooah!!!”

Regaining my senses, I stood there blankly, touching the lips that had met in the trial.

It didn’t seem like a dream.

I stood there blankly for about three minutes, feeling the vivid kiss. A familiar voice was heard from above.

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– Ricardo!!!

“…I’m back.”

I returned.

To the original world.

I didn’t know how things were resolved, but for now, I sighed in relief at the fact that I had returned.

‘…It seems things were resolved well.’

My physical condition was perfectly normal.

It wasn’t tainted by black magic, and even though I was holding the cursed sword, the ominous energy didn’t seep into my body. Perhaps the magic flowing through me was purer than when I held Tyrfing, and I smiled, shaking off my complicated feelings.

Good things are good.

I felt like I could draw the cursed sword now. I wasn’t sure if I had passed the trial, but I felt that I was qualified enough to draw the cursed sword now.

“…”

Steeling my resolve, I slowly tightened my grip on the cursed sword, and as I saw the tip of the sword slowly being drawn out, a smile spread across my lips.

[The blessing of the cursed sword ‘Caliburn’ is bestowed upon you.]