The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 285

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Part 2, Chapter 83

Whoosh—

Death flames boiling like lava engulf the village. Judging by how it activated, this wasn’t a trap like the Killing Field.

Rien was moving directly.

Sure enough, from between the blazing flame grips, the one-armed man slowly walked in.

“I’m grateful for that outstanding initiative, newcomer… To personally visit my stronghold. Thanks to you, I was spared the trouble of searching. Hmm?”

The Sword Master immediately took a defensive stance.

‘…A stronghold.’

However, my gaze lingered not on Rien, but on the Dunain stone statue he carried on his back.

Rien’s sister’s hometown where she died.

The women gathered in that hometown, calling themselves sacrifices.

“Ominous bitch. Not even knowing that becoming God’s sacrifice is the family’s glory.”

“Run away, Rien. Never return to your hometown again…”

And Rien, who resolved on revenge.

“I will definitely return and bring divine punishment to this hell.”

If the divine punishment of hell he brought to his hometown was the Wall of Fire…

So this place really was the main base after all.

I pulled the woman standing behind me, restraining both her hands while taking a threatening posture.

“Ah!”

I wanted to whisper that I had no intention of actually hurting her, so don’t worry. But Rien’s hearing would be as excellent as mine, so there was no need to make such a foolish mistake.

Rien, who had been watching my actions, threw back his head and burst into laughter.

“Ha, hahaha! What a cute judgment, befitting a newcomer. Puhehe… Why. After stealing my memories, did I seem like such an idiot that I’d lose my reason and charge in to protect those women?”

Slowly combing back his fallen bangs, Rien glared at me with cold eyes.

“Ahh… How about that matter. Did you ask Kalerpa? Why she has no interest in your life or death… why she wouldn’t shed a single tear even if I stole your heart…”

It was a leisurely attitude.

But I didn’t miss it. The moments when his breathing became even slightly disturbed.

‘No doubt about it. He’s definitely nervous despite pretending otherwise.’

Since this wasn’t the Southern Land, Rien’s balance would always be tilted to one side. No matter how powerful Rien was, he had no choice but to be cautious to prevent the scales of balance from tilting further.

Heavy silence settled in.

Rather than peaceful, the air felt sharp like thorns, filled with extreme tension.

A faint killing intent emanated from Rien’s eyes as he observed my every move. If the opponent was serious, I could use that seriousness against him.

‘But ultimately, my goal is to induce Rien to use the power of enlightenment.’

If I instead became his prey and fled…

At that moment.

Screeeeeech—

An unpleasant mechanical sound that struck the mind spread in all directions.

The source of the noise was the Sword Master, or more precisely, the strange glowing gemstone fragment he held in his hand. That thing…

‘The insignia carried by the Emperor’s Guard?’

The gemstone, trembling as it resonated with something, suddenly shot up into the sky.

Crackle, crackle—

Dark clouds that had gathered in the clear sky brought thunder and lightning. It was magical energy so massive that you couldn’t help but notice it, on the level of Lu’s appearance.

Just as that unknown light and storm rushed inside the Wall of Fire.

Crash!

A massive lightning bolt fell from the sky.

“…”

Where the lightning struck. Through the billowing gray smoke, a knight in silver armor slowly walked out.

Rien’s face, upon seeing the knight, hardened and turned pale.

“…Dunain.”

Dunain? What an absurd title. Was this saying that an avatar of the stone statue protecting this village had descended?

But suddenly, a scene flashed through my mind.

“It’s a daughter.”

“…Dunain. That’s the name of the most powerful Knight King who protected Deus. How cool.”

‘Ah.’

Could it be that child from back then…

Shing—

Following the knight Dunain’s heavy movements, a sharp greatsword hidden in its sheath revealed itself.

As if it had been waiting for this moment alone, each weighty movement contained humble conviction.

The Emperor’s Guard.

God’s children who follow Spolia and receive his favor.

Dunain appeared through Spolia’s magic used by the Sword Master. If the being called Dunain was Spolia’s means to keep Rien in check…

‘Damn it. What kind of plan has that perverted bastard Spolia cooked up this time?’

The sword was raised to the sky.

But even in that moment, Rien’s gaze was simply fixed on Dunain. Various complex emotions that were difficult to read were tangled together on his pale face.

Rien’s face looked as if he would readily offer his neck even if Dunain brought down the sword. Toward that face, Dunain…

‘Ah.’

Suddenly, a chilling sensation gripped my heart tightly and released it.

I instinctively reached out and grabbed the waist of the woman standing beside me, pulling her back.

“Aah!”

A small scream scattered into the air. Soon, in the spot where we two had been standing.

Thud!

A merciless greatsword was embedded.

‘…That bastard.’

Dunain, who had walked over, lightly pulled out the sword embedded in the ground.

I couldn’t help but sigh at that sight. This was a completely unexpected situation.

To think the target was me, not Rien.

Dunain, who had drawn the sword blade long, turned his head to stare at the Sword Master.

[Sword Master.]

It was a voice that was very realistic but strangely alien when listened to carefully.

‘It seems real but isn’t real.’

This feeling… Yes, it’s the same sensation I felt from Natasha’s dummy.

That Dunain is a dummy. And that dummy apparently…

[Why are you just watching?]

Seems to be targeting me, right?

What a fucking awful situation, really.

[The fact that your attitude is uncooperative has already been reported to Black Mask. If you don’t want to be branded a traitor, step forward with sincerity.]

Even the Sword Master was planning to join in. Could such an absurd situation really exist?

‘Spolia… What are you thinking? When did you demand Rien’s elimination, and now you’re stabbing me in the back like this?’

Haha.

Hahaha.

Yes, now I understand.

Now I understand why Rien and Lu evaluated Spolia as a sinister bastard XX, XX to tear apart, XXX to beat the XXX out of.

Yes… He climbed to that position by using others like this, using them, and using them again.

I positioned myself while looking at the Sword Master, not Dunain.

“Too bad, young man.”

“…”

The other party remained silent.

Even though our first impression was unpleasant, I thought we were gradually getting along.

[Sword Master.]

At the continued call, the Sword Master’s gaze slowly fell.

“Sincerity. Sincerity… I don’t understand what the sincerity you speak of means.”

[You know.]

Dunain’s greatsword pointed precisely at my waist.

[You must explain why you abandoned your sword.]

“…Right.”

With a sneer, the Sword Master’s right hand rose into the air.

“This is how it’s done, right?”

The moment his fingertips touched his earlobe.

Sizzle-

So very.

A pearl-colored sword, so very familiar to my eyes, revealed its elegant form.

My breath stopped.

The Pearl Sword.

The magical sword that Lu had given me as a gift, the only one of its kind in the world.

And the sword that I thought had disappeared forever after I entrusted it to the young boy four years ago, why was it….

I murmured as if enchanted.

“Young Boy.”

Then the sword flew toward me.

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