The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 188

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Episode 188

Chapter 31. The Final Battle

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Meanwhile, Berry was alone with the Pope.

The young boy thought.

Even though he had jumped from the tower, he still hadn’t died.

“Is this fortunate, or unfortunate.”

If he died, the Pope would be dealt a blow.

But if he didn’t die, the Pope could live forever.

It felt as if what little unconsciousness remained was being shattered away.

Soon the Pope, who had begun assimilating with Berry’s soul, chuckled wickedly.

[Berry Jacquel, my precious servant.]

“I am not your servant or anything like that…”

[Do you think I would let you go so easily.]

Berry wanted to scream at his unconscious mind. But he couldn’t. His consciousness gradually grew hazy.

What took its place was an unstable heartbeat.

Seeing his heart beating wildly on its own, the Pope seemed to have settled near his heart.

[You cannot push me out.]

Unless you have the strongest motivation.

But no one possesses motivation strong enough to ‘drive out an evil spirit.’

The Pope chuckled repeatedly as if he already had Berry as his limbs.

In his eyes, Berry looked like metal precisely refined for his use.

[A useful fellow.]

The Pope spoke from inside Berry’s head, as if Berry’s abilities were quite useful.

[Your skills are quite outstanding, so we should start with conquering the Northern Region.]

Berry was gradually dominated and consumed by him.

In the space he had prepared, he silently carved away at himself using his distortion ability.

The Pope repeatedly brainwashed Berry.

[To kill off Declan Ortejo and the Ortejo clan first.]

Together with the Pope whispering in his unconscious.

[When the moon rises, let us go to ‘that place.’]

Under the moonlight, the young boy with the coldest heart in this world…

No, the time had come for the man to reveal himself to the world again.

It was an eerie face that seemed to have devoured everything.

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Meanwhile, Airi was making what she considered a resolute move to meet Berry, no, the Pope disguised as Berry…

“This really feels like stealing and reading someone’s diary, doesn’t it?”

“You are stealing and reading it.”

“…”

…It wasn’t resolute, but anyway, she was making a serious move.

Declan pressed his brow as if troubled.

His complexion was being stained by darkness moment by moment, but he was still trying hard to look at Airi.

“Jackvell Marquess, how is your son’s diary?”

“I see many things that don’t seem like my son.”

“Like what?”

“Moonlight. I’ve never seen our son look up at the sky.”

When Jackvell Marquess smiled wryly, Airi also slowly flipped through the diary.

Just as Jackvell Marquess said, there was one repeated word in the diary.

Moonlight.

And…

“There’s also ‘a burning sensation in the throat.'”

“…Our son would think ‘if your throat burns, just drink water.'”

Jackvell Marquess spoke in a puzzled tone.

Airi also agreed with those words.

It felt strange that he had written about the burning sensation in his throat several times.

After carefully checking all the contents of the diary, Airi answered.

“So, the moon is a keyword related to the Pope.”

“Yes, that’s right?”

“Then, where do you think would be the best place to see the moon?”

At Airi’s question, Jackvell Marquess said.

“…Are you going to meet Berry?”

“Yes, absolutely!”

Jackvell Marquess shook his head as if he would make one last attempt to dissuade her.

Declan, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, also fell briefly silent.

And…

At that moment, Airi very carefully recalled many people’s words.

“The Berry you meet again might not be the Berry you know.”

Thinking like that made her want to cry like a baby.

If the Berry she knew was no longer Berry.

She wanted to pass all the burdens on her shoulders to other people and hide away.

“But it’s okay. I can just turn him back.”

When Airi spoke cheerfully, Jackvell Marquess smiled broadly.

“Then we need to prepare for battle, right?”

“Battle preparations?”

“Yes. I heard you’ve prepared a sword… And you should wear armor too.”

At his whispered words, Airi tilted her head.

Then Jackvell Marquess smiled wryly.

“That Berry fellow has tremendous distortion abilities, but he’s our bloodline, you see.”

He gestured toward the table as if he had prepared everything step by step.

Come to think of it, next to the diary, there was a gift box that had been sitting there since earlier.

It seemed to be something Jackvell Marquess had brought.

Airi opened the gift box.

And…

“Armor?”

Inside the gift box was armor.

“That’s right. It will be helpful.”

Though he didn’t talk about the armor’s performance, Airi trusted Jackvell Marquess.

Airi, who had run her hand over the armor, nodded.

“Then now we have a plan.”

“What kind…”

“I’ll carry a sword, wear armor, and pretend to go find Berry ‘alone.'”

Declan frowned and answered quickly.

“…Alone? That’s dangerous, Airi.”

“Right, it’s dangerous.”

But Airi gripped the sword she always carried at her waist.

All of this seemed to show her destiny as a hero.

Having made her decision, Airi raised her sword.

“This time, it seems like a path where even adult allies can’t help.”

Airi and the Pope.

Hero and evil spirit.

And, good and evil.

From now on, it truly seemed like a battle between the two.

As Airi made that resolution, a small status window appeared above the gift box.

[Brave Hero Airi and the ‘Sorry’ Status Window!]

Somehow, as time passed, it seemed like the status window was also developing a ‘consciousness.’

Airi brought her hand to the status window—though it bounced off immediately since it was transparent—and said.

“You don’t need to be sorry. I was always grateful.”

Whether Jackvell Marquess and Declan, who couldn’t see the status window, looked puzzled or not, Airi composed her emotions again.

Then she carefully checked her armor before saying.

“Then…”

“Mm-hmm.”

Now everything was decided.

“In this world, where is the place where the moon can be seen best?”

They had to find a place to conclude their destiny.

And that place was…

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The place where the full moon appears brightest and most radiant.

A mountain in the northeast called the highest mountain in the Empire.

And this place was…

‘…Also the place where Berry’s mother went missing.’

While coming to this place, Airi gritted her teeth.

She would definitely eliminate the Pope at this location.

That was precisely the ‘destiny’ they possessed.

And…

When the pale moonlight shone softly.

Just when meteor showers began falling from the sky once again.

Airi climbed to the very top of the mountain.

And Berry was there.

Berry, a young man with blue hair and blue eyes.

“Berry.”

Exactly one hour before the moon would hang at its highest position.

Airi met Berry.

But the situation wasn’t turning out very favorably for Airi.

The Pope seemed to have already completely taken over Berry’s body.

“Berry.”

And…

If it were the original Berry, he would have approached Airi and offered her a warm blanket.

But the current Berry was different.

He only stared at Airi expressionlessly.

This place was where bitter cold and strong winds blew all year round.

Even wearing armor, Airi’s body trembled.

Airi looked at Berry while exhaling breath that scattered white.

She was gripping her sword like a lifeline.

Then, Berry spoke stiffly.

“You finally came.”

And…

During their standoff, how many breaths had they repeated?

Before long, the moonlight turned bright red.

At the same time, Berry took one step closer to Airi.

With eyes more empty than anyone else’s.

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