The Villainess Whom I Had Served for 13 Years Has Fallen - Chapter 342



342 – The Master of the Demon Sword -4-

[In addition to the ‘Blessing of Caliburn,’ more than ten powerful blessings are temporarily applied.]

[The ‘Blessing of Blood’ is applied.]

[The ‘Blessing of Destruction’ is applied.]

[The ‘Blessing of Darkness’ is applied.]

[The ‘Blessing of Regeneration’ is applied.]

[The ‘Blessing of Absorption’ is applied.]

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[Magic power increases explosively.]

[Strength increases explosively.]

[Regeneration ability increases explosively.]

[All attacks are imbued with the ‘dark’ attribute.]

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‘Wow…’

I let out a small exclamation at the explosive power of the cursed sword. I didn’t expect it to be this strong.

‘What kind of blessings are this fierce….’

While the holy sword focuses on protecting the wielder with numerous blessings, Caliburn’s abilities were centered on personal power and destructiveness.

Especially the ability called ‘Blessing of Caliburn’ was incomparably stronger than Tyrfing.

[The Blessing of the Progenitor of Blood ‘Caliburn’]

◈Can cut through ‘magic.’

◈Compresses a certain amount of the severed magic power into the cursed sword ‘Caliburn.’

◈When the compressed magic power exceeds a certain amount, the ‘Sword of Destruction’ can be used.

◈All abilities increase dramatically.

A smile crept up at the appearance of the demonic sword that sufficiently filled the void left by Tyrfing. Although I had seen something unpleasant, I had gained much more in the process.

-Hmph.

Lightly swinging the sword, I let out a small exclamation and nodded. With this level of strength, I felt I could defeat Rowen without using the limit break.

‘A masterpiece sword.’

Though it was a demonic sword.

From the well-forged blade to the grip that fit perfectly in my hand, it was an overwhelming sword that the term “masterpiece” couldn’t fully describe.

‘And it’s even stylish…’

-…yo

Perhaps I was a bit excited about obtaining the masterpiece sword. I didn’t notice the strange voice in my ear and frowned at the faint tinnitus.

-…scared.

Someone’s voice was heard.

-…scared.

‘Hmm…?’

-Sob… scared.

Frowning at the voice of a fragile girl, I looked around. Wondering where the voice was coming from.

‘Strange…’

I was the only one in this space, so why was I hearing a girl’s voice? Mikhail and Shuen were upstairs.

But the girl’s voice in my ear didn’t seem to diminish and timidly muttered to herself.

-I’m scared… I can’t speak.

In a trembling voice.

I closed my eyes and focused on the sound.

Worried that a lost child might have unfortunately ended up here, I sharpened my senses.

-That woman is scary…

Finding the source of the sound, I let out a hollow laugh.

-The other women are scary too…

The owner of the muttering voice in my ear was neither a lost child nor a remnant of a heretic.

-This man is scary too…

It was the voice coming from the demonic sword.

With an awkward smile, I carefully thought while looking at the demonic sword in my hand. It seemed like a troublesome situation had arisen.

‘Does it have an ego?’

Personally, I didn’t like swords with egos very much. Swords with self-awareness were all noisy. It was bothersome to wield them freely, and it felt like my privacy would be restricted. They were not my preferred type.

Most of the legendary weapons had ‘egos’ imbued in them, but still, it was a matter of personal taste.

-I’m scared…

Moreover, an ‘ego’ that seemed like it would shrink back in a gloomy dress was even more bothersome to wield.

The demonic sword, emitting a timid voice, whispered softly in my ear with a sullen tone.

-Those women are scary.

It spoke in a voice that was completely shriveled.

‘Huh…’

-They’re not even monsters… They just barged into someone else’s trial… cornered me and beat me up…

-The new master is even scarier. What is that past… It’s the first person I’ve met in hundreds of years… My head almost exploded…

-I thought I was the most unfortunate in the world… but they’re so pitiful.

‘Hmm?’

-I want to hide.

What should I say? This demonic sword.

I forced myself to ignore the demonic sword’s soliloquy, which had many complex issues to be called a demonic sword.

I thought about talking to it, but seeing the current state of the demonic sword, it didn’t seem like it wanted to converse.

‘I’ll ask later.’

If it was interested in having a body.

No matter what, wielding a sword with self-awareness felt a bit off. I recalled an alternative solution I had seen in a novel and nodded while looking up at the sky.

-Commoner…! What are you doing standing there! Come up quickly!

-Ricardo…!

After organizing my thoughts, I slowly put strength into my ankles and lightly jumped towards the ground. It wasn’t polite to keep them waiting. They must have been scared because of the apostle’s presence, so I had to soothe them for their mental stability.

‘How much time has passed?’

It felt like more than 3 hours had passed. I had witnessed numerous scenes in the trial. I thought maybe even more time had passed.

The lady’s matter, Yuria’s matter.

And if I combined the trials I hadn’t seen until the end, like Mikhail’s story, even more time might have passed.

I hoped it hadn’t taken too much time…

On the ground, where I arrived with a worried heart, Mikhail and Shuen were waiting, looking at me with eyes full of concern.

I gave a small greeting to Mikhail and Shuen with an awkward smile.

“I’m back.”

“…”

“…”

“Haha…”

“Do you know how worried we were!”

“That’s right…! We were so shocked when you didn’t answer no matter how much we called…!”

“Haha… I’m sorry. I didn’t expect this to happen either.”

I looked at Mikhail gently and asked. I thought Shuen, who was sulking, wouldn’t answer me.

“Um, Mikhail… Was I holding the sword for a long time?”

“What?”

“It would be troublesome if too much time had passed.”

I needed to understand the situation with Elysia and restraint, and find Lowen to evacuate.

Mikhail wiped away his teary eyes and answered my question in a shy voice.

“It’s been about 5 minutes.”

“…What?”

“5 minutes.”

I thought it had been at least an hour, but in less than 5 minutes, I had experienced all sorts of emotions. I let out a hollow laugh and slowly nodded my head.

“It hasn’t been that long.”

After a short time, enough to confirm that there was nothing wrong with my body, Shuen, who had calmed down, slowly approached me and started talking about what had happened.

“Commoner!”

He puffed up his cheeks and spoke.

“Do you know what happened?”

“…Haha.”

“When you grabbed the cursed sword, a strange magic enveloped you. My heart sank ten times!”

“…I’m sorry.”

“Reflect on your actions! Do you know how worried we were?”

“I have no excuse.”

Shuen, who had been scolding me with a face full of mischief, let out a long sigh and shook his head.

“At least it’s a relief that you gave up the cursed sword, otherwise you would have been… Oh?”

“…”

“That sword.”

“Yes.”

“Is it a cursed sword?”

Shuen looked at the cursed sword in his hand and then spoke with a huge question mark floating above his head.

“Did you bring it?”

“Yes.”

“Yes?”

“Ah.”

I looked at the silent cursed sword once and said.

“I was lucky.”

“…”

“There is nothing wrong with my body. My mind is clear, and I don’t feel any dark magic aura.”

“…Hmm.”

“…”

“Hmmm.”

Feeling like I was going to get scolded more, I awkwardly changed the subject towards Shuen, who was looking at me with suspicious eyes.

“Oh, by the way, do you know that this cursed sword is called Caliburn?”

“…”

“I thought you might know since you’re so smart, Shuen.”

Shuen’s eyes widened as he spoke to me.

“Caliburn?”

Does he know something about it?

Hearing the name of the cursed sword that didn’t even appear in the novel, Shuen’s eyes widened as he ran over and stared intently at the cursed sword.

“I don’t know.”

“…What is that reaction?”

“Just, it’s fascinating.”

“…?”

Shuen smiled brightly as he spoke.

“I’ve heard the name Caliburn before.”

“…”

“A long time ago… so long that it was during the time when heroes existed, there was an incredibly powerful vampire named Caliburn, according to the book. I think it said he was the progenitor of vampires. That’s all I know.”

A vampire, huh.

I looked at the silent cursed sword with an awkward smile. I wondered what kind of story it held.

Like Shuen said, could it really be a sword that sealed a vampire? Or maybe it’s just a sword with the same name.

Caliburn, who knew the answer, kept silent, but it was clear that the sword had a complicated story.

“I don’t know.”

Anyway, I found the holy sword and unexpectedly got the cursed sword too. Isn’t that a good thing? Now, if I can just return safely…

It was then.

“Huh?”

The holy sword started to tremble.

With the great vibration of the holy sword, Mikhail’s brow began to furrow in confusion. He had a look that questioned why the holy sword was acting this way.

“Mikhail?”

“Uh… wait. Just a moment.”

Mikhail tried to answer that it was nothing with an awkward smile, but then he let out a long sigh and spoke quietly.

“Well.”

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“Yes.”

“The holy sword…”

“Yes.”

“Swears too much.”

“Swears too much… What? What did you say?”

Mikhail lowered his head deeply and said.

“It says to kill.”

“Oh…”

“It keeps shouting that the wicked must be eradicated…”

“Oh…”

-Brrrr.

-Brrrrrr.

As soon as Mikhail finished speaking, the cursed sword also began to tremble.

What.

Both swords seemed abnormal.

And then.

[Screeeeech.]

It seemed like their fight was coming to an end.