I Only Tried to Seduce the Villainess Sister Who Was Supposed to Kill Me - Chapter 74

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74.

We were spending busy days specifically discussing the breeding and distribution of Demorga, while also preparing for the final purification of the plague and future disasters.

Pandeum took responsibility for making the Empress’s scheme to poison the Emperor fail.

Since others couldn’t see him, the Empress, who couldn’t know that Pandeum was the cause of the failure, reportedly flew into a rage asking if the Emperor wasn’t even drinking water.

Perioze’s Sister raised her voice, saying that the Empress, who was desperately trying to put her son on the throne even to the point of attempting to poison the current Emperor, had to be pulled down from her position.

“It won’t be easy. There are quite a few nobles who are part of the Empress’s faction.”

Crown Prince Lloyd, who had survived countless brushes with death due to the Empress’s forces, knew exactly which nobles were in league with the Empress and Oslo.

We had already refused to give Demorga to nobles who had joined hands with the Empress.

Because of this, the resentment of nobles who couldn’t receive Demorga from Theor reached sky-high levels, but it also made some wonder if staying with the Empress’s faction was really the right choice.

“The Empress has already set foot on a path she shouldn’t have taken, so she’ll collapse one way or another.”

Perioze’s Sister said that the gods wouldn’t overlook her atrocities of summoning not only dark sorcerers but even the Demon God to this land and trying to harm the Emperor.

I told Perioze’s Sister that using Oslo would be the easiest way to bring down the Empress.

Just like in the original story, the only thing important in the Empress’s life was her son.

But it wasn’t because she loved her son.

It was about her son, whom she bore, ascending to the highest position.

And herself shining because of it.

She was trying to make Oslo emperor solely out of that desire.

So if we exposed just a few of the corruptions Oslo was currently committing, the Empress would surely step forward to clean up the mess for herself, not for Oslo.

“The more urgent she becomes, the more flaws will show in hiding her tracks. So targeting that moment would be good too.”

Everyone nodded at my words and said we should start gathering evidence that could prove the Empress’s atrocities.

Thus, we each worked from our positions to keep the Demon God, dark sorcerers, and Empress in check while minimizing damage to the Empire.

And a few days later.

A bolt from the blue came to find me early in the morning.

“The, the Imperial Shrine was destroyed?!”

―That’s right. The Demon God destroyed the Imperial Shrine and the fake sacred relic, and killed the current High Priest and his divine beast.

I urgently asked Greim, who was frantically explaining the situation through the communication sphere.

“What about the divine beasts! Our divine beasts!”

―Shin and Su sensed the Demon God’s appearance and took shelter outside the Imperial Shrine, so they’re safe.

At those words, I, who had been so tense I could barely breathe, let out a great sigh of relief and asked about the damage.

―The Imperial Shrine has completely collapsed. Many priests met their deaths, and it seems the Demon God absorbed those priests’ souls.

“…!”

They caught us off guard.

Thinking they would maximize dark magic power by devouring souls through plague and disasters, we tried our best to prevent the Empire’s citizens from being harmed, but who would have thought they’d target the Imperial Shrine.

Since they were close to the gods, they obviously had divine power, even if slight, and could draw several times stronger power than killing ordinary people.

“I was complacent. Since it’s magic that uses human souls as sacrifices, the priests of the Imperial Shrine would certainly have made good offerings, but I overlooked that.”

―It’s not Elinea’s fault.

“At least I, who knew the reason they were causing plagues and disasters, should have thought about the danger to the Imperial Shrine too. I’m sorry, Greim. Because I didn’t think that far….”

―As I said before, it’s not Elinea’s fault. They, the dark sorcerers and Demon God, invaded the gods’ domain and killed the gods’ servants. They will surely receive divine punishment.

“Since the dark sorcerer’s power has grown stronger, the Demon God’s sealed power will be released too. Of course, not all of it will be released, but it would be good to prepare thoroughly. Especially you, Greim, you need to be careful.”

―Me?

“Yes. Greim, who hears the voice of the gods, would be the best sacrifice for them.”

I thought there wasn’t much to worry about since Greim had wind attributes and also earth attributes received from Elim.

But when villains are driven to the edge, they sometimes use methods no one could think of, so being careful wouldn’t hurt.

Watching Greim laugh it off telling me not to worry, I earnestly prayed that nothing would happen to him.

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Before we could even deal with the Demon God destroying the Imperial Shrine, disasters struck.

Just like I saw in the original story, landslides occurred simultaneously in Failun Village and Hombogal Village, and people evacuated.

The protective barriers we had set up in advance blocked the landslides so there were no casualties, but both villages were completely swept away and disappeared without a trace.

Fortunately, we had designated evacuation sites and stockpiled food there in advance, so the people who lost their villages could stay as safely as possible.

But unexpected problems began to emerge.

“All the people who had evacuated were found dead as if sleeping. Not only that, but Peboniel Village, which is next to Hombogal Village. People keep dying there.”

Perioze’s Sister quickly spread out the materials she brought and tapped the map with her index finger as she spoke.

Greim also continued with a serious expression.

“It’s not just Peboniel Village. All the villagers in the surrounding area are being mysteriously killed.”

“I went to see first, riding Demogal, but it wasn’t plague or anything like a landslide.”

“Do you know anything about this?”

Those who came to find me early in the morning began asking me about the mysterious deaths of the landslide-affected villagers and the continued deaths in the neighboring village.

Since nothing like this happened in the original story, I shook my head in confusion.

“It’s not plague, but they’re dying for no reason. There are no signs of being murdered or getting sick.”

“I visited the village with Countess Triaize, but we couldn’t find anything particularly strange.”

“I’ve never seen anything like this either, so I don’t know.”

I muttered as I read the materials about the villagers who died as if sleeping without any external injuries.

“Could it be dark magic?”

“If dark magic alone could kill this many people without external injuries, there would be no reason to cause landslides or plagues.”

“I think so too, but since we can’t find any other cause for this.”

I stared intently at the landslide site and Peboniel Village, which wasn’t far from it, while looking at the map Theor brought.

If it was due to the aftermath of the landslide, something of that magnitude should have spread to the village and there should have been external injuries too.

But they said the villagers died as if sleeping.

“Could it be the Demon God’s doing…?”

If the Demon God did such things to devour countless human souls, it would make sense that I didn’t know about it.

In the original story, the Demon God was resurrected through all these sacrifices.

“If that’s the case….”

Suddenly, one thing became clearly visible to me as I looked at the map.

The river.

Failun Village, Hombogal Village, and Peboniel Village were connected by a river.

“The river, the evacuation sites for people from Failun Village and Hombogal Village are near this river, right?”

When I asked Theor, he nodded and said yes.

“Then, the dark sorcerer might have done something to this river water while causing the landslides. They probably used a similar method to spreading plague to contaminate the river water.”

“Why do you think that?”

Crown Prince Lloyd asked me.

“The evacuated people were using the supplies we had separately prepared for their meals. But they would have drawn and drunk water directly from the river. And look at the description of Peboniel Village right below it. That village also has a large well connected to the river that all the villagers use.”

I pointed to the ancient book that described each village’s characteristics and continued.

“The only thing that applies equally to all of them is drinking water. So if they did something, it must be the drinking water.”

At my words, Greim and Caroline quickly stood up.

Crown Prince Lloyd and Perioze’s Sister also rose from their chairs.

“Greim and I will move to the village next to Peboniel to purify the drinking water. Your Highness, please move to the opposite side.”

“I will. We need to hurry so there’s no greater damage.”

Now it had become very natural for each of us to move in pairs.

I looked once at those quickly leaving the reception room and then lowered my gaze again to look at the map with a serious expression.

“What’s wrong, Elinea?”

Theor asked, seeing my expression.

“I have a bad feeling about something, Theor. I’m not sure if it’s something the dark sorcerer is doing independently or something being done by the Demon God, but I can tell they’re trying to do something.”

I took a deep breath to calm my anxiously stirring heart and looked at Theor.

I didn’t know why I was becoming so anxious, but I comforted my own anxiety by thinking that with our power, we could defeat the villains just like in the original story, or like in the future that another me had seen.

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