2nd Round Villain

16 – 『Eden Academy’s Reading Club』

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Jeobuck, Jeobuck-.

I walked the road without a word. The steps were light, but heavy.

The responsibility of carrying the saintess on my back became a burden and put pressure on me.

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Jeobuck, Jeobuck-.

“… .”

“… .”

The saintess continued to let out breath that seemed to stop at any moment. I braced her ass and moved on.

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Jeobuck, Jeobuck-.

Some cried when they saw us, and some threw stones at us. Some pounced, others cast contemptuous glances.

Kwaaang-!!

There was the sound of a bomb exploding in a corner of the plaza. A cry of ‘Let’s rescue the saintess!’ is heard.

Of course, those voices were mercilessly suppressed by the demon king’s army in less than twenty minutes. The corpses of the rioters who couldn’t even climb to the guillotine are piled up on one side of the plaza.

When I passed by the elves, I felt their eyes burning even more. Asteria, the queen of the elves, was glaring at us as if she were going to kill us with bloody tears in her eyes.

The elves wept at the saintess and cursed at me. I giggled in a voice that could only be heard by the saintess at close range.

The road to the guillotine was really not smooth, perhaps because he had the biggest woman on the continent on his back. The thorny field road is to the point where I wonder if there is no such thorny field road.

Humans’ ‘anti-death penalty protest’ broke out in the middle, the dwarves’ ‘tunnel rescue operation’ aimed at the saintess, and the dragons who lost their captain to me flew ‘breath bombing’.

Of course, all were easily suppressed by winged angels and demons. Now that the demon king had become a god among gods, the angel serving the god was the devil.

It was an eventful and winding road, but the saintess and I were at peace. As if there were only the two of us in this world. Like walking the only road in the world, just the two of us.

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Jeobuck, Jeobuck-.

I reached the stairs before I knew it. Looking up, I saw a guillotine.

“Go in.”

“Come in… .”

Fortunately or unfortunately, the stairs weren’t that long.

I’d like to give a favorable review for saving the effort, but I’ll give it a harsh review for accelerating the time to die.

Trude-.

At the end of the stairs, there were a couple of guillotines lined up side by side.

There were also four soldiers standing with long rifles, and two giants, one for each guillotine, to lay the guillotine ropes.

“Saintess, won’t you be able to walk alone?”

“It seems that my energy has returned to some extent… I think I can walk that far.”

“it’s okay. I’ll take you. I should die in peace.”

I walked with unwavering steps and laid the saintess on the guillotine first.

After inserting her neck into the round hole, she restrained the saintess’ arms and legs with the ropes provided by the soldiers.

Oddly enough, the giants and soldiers just stared at me like that. He was helping out by handing over a rope.

the pups are gone

“Saintess, are you sick?”

“it’s okay.”

“Tell me if it hurts. I’ll tie you tighter.”

“It really doesn’t hurt. To the point where I’m worried that you tied it too loosely.”

“You have no intention of running away anyway.”

“That’s right.”

After the process of placing the saintess on the guillotine was over, I myself lay down on the guillotine next to her. Then he used his telekinesis to bind my limbs tightly.

When I looked up, I saw a crowd that was buzzing. Below, an endless sea of crowds.

Every time they murmured, the plaza rippled. Anyway, it’s a huge crowd.

Among them, the absolute strongest of the continent were also mixed.

Successful Julius kneeling in despair.

The horse, Theseus, looks at us expressionlessly.

Lilith, Duke of the West, restless and pale-faced.

Elaine, the priestess, shedding bloody tears from her bloodshot eyes.

Besides that, many transcendents and strong people were focusing their eyes on us.

The Demon King and the Hero were nowhere to be seen. Are they going to stop coming to see their friend when they die? Did you have a fight over that?

The demon king wasn’t originally like that, but after pursuing power and honor, the taste went away. slowing down the speed

When I raised my head all the way, the sharp-purple blade with the blade standing in an oblique line narrowly fell into the edge of my field of vision. It is a blade that will be painted with red paint that will soon spurt out from me.

“Kick-kick.”

This time I turned my head to the side. What I saw was a saintess standing on the guillotine in the same posture as me with her eyes closed.

“You will die at the same time.”

“That’s right.”

“I am still smiling. Do you like it?”

“Of course it is good to have a companion on the road.”

“Honestly, I like it too. If you mess around with the saintess, you won’t be lonely.”

“I was afraid that I would have to walk the long and dark road to the underworld alone, but I’m glad Joker is here.”

When I spoke in a sonorous tone, the saintess responded with a smile.

It was an innocent smile that could not be found at all as a shadow.

“The demon king who made us like this doesn’t even show his nose, isn’t he angry?”

“Isn’t the Demon King here right now?”

“Oh, I can’t see it. I hope you’re clear.”

“hahahaha… okay… That’s what happened… .”

The saintess let out a meaningful laugh and muttered something incomprehensible.

The moment you want to ask about her words that you don’t know why.

heartbeat-.

Rumble-!

In an instant, the whole body was twisted due to the seizure. Thanks to that, I couldn’t ask about the saintess’ muttered words.

The soldiers on the guillotine were quite taken aback, but I motioned them not to come closer. Seizures, as always, stop quickly.

… … .

Look, you’re fine.

As the seizures that had been with me all along left the last traces and faded away, I felt a bit regretful. Say goodbye to this terrible pain forever.

f*cked together, let’s never see each other again! hi! seizure!

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Jjaeng-.

The sun’s light was brutally warm. I slightly frowned.

I turned my sight to the saintess again. Because the two giants were slowly approaching.

Before I die, I want to put it in the eyes of the saint.

The saintess was also looking at me, as if she had the same thoughts as me. Even though my eyes were still closed.

Sunlight fell on the saintess. Light no longer radiated from the saintess, but in my eyes, the saintess was brighter than the sun.

“… It shines.”

“yes?”

“That’s right, it shines brightly today.”

“hahahaha, I’ll take that as a compliment.”

The giants grabbed the rope. And I untied the tied line. Not the rope that binds us, but the rope that holds the blade of the guillotine.

“They say that when a woman wears a wedding dress, she shines the most in her life.”

“Because that is the happiest moment.”

“But, the saintess always seems to shine.”

“is that so?”

“Yeah, there hasn’t been a single day in the last seven days where I haven’t been shining.”

“I just lived every day with a grateful and loving mindset.”

At my words, the saintess smiled brightly. Her appearance was beautiful, but her smile was even more beautiful.

“Saintess, I want to ask you something.”

“Please feel free to speak.”

“If I had made a different choice, would I have been able to shine like the saintess?”

“Yeah, of course… .”

“No, no. absolutely unreasonable I know. I could never have grown into a shining adult like you on my own.”

I cut off the saintess and just said what I had to say. Thinking that I would be miserably beheaded in a moment, my heart felt a little impatient. I feel like I’m going to die before I can finish talking.

“I don’t know what will happen after I die. You can go to hell, or you can be reincarnated. But no matter what kind of life I live, I will never be able to shine alone.”

It’s kind of like saying, it’s time to die, so I think I’ve done something called liberation.

It leaves behind some lingering regrets, so it can’t be called complete liberation.

“I am not talking about anything big. I want to have even a little bit of light. The love, tolerance, chivalry, wisdom, and courage that the saintess showed me… I want to have even the easiest love among them. Of course, in the current situation, it’s just a vain delusion.”

Like a dam burst, I couldn’t stop talking. The executioner was talking in the middle of the plaza, but I couldn’t hear it.

“I didn’t know love. I didn’t understand, and I didn’t even want to. I liked chaos and madness, the opposite concepts of love. But now I regret it a little bit. If I had met the saintess even a little earlier, my life would have been a little different-”

As if confessing in front of a priest, I confided my lingering feelings and regrets to the saintess. She listened silently with a serious expression on her face.

“under… … Have you ever seen a human like the saintess before?”

She didn’t open up until after I was questioned. After she dies soon, she will never open her mouth again, but she is a very patient woman.

“yes.”

“I wanted to make that human like me. A great hero with more righteous convictions than anyone else, the country tried to stain it with evil. After ten years of hard work, I finally succeeded.”

“If Joker-sama corrupted the hero… … Alas, I see.”

“Even the saintess must have heard of it. Because it’s a famous story. Besides that, many people… no, this world. I tried to corrupt this world. That was what I enjoyed most of all. however.”

A holy smile is contained in the lines on the saintess’ face. I, this filthy and cruel demon, have a smile that I will never be able to hold in my hands.

“After spending seven days and nights with the saintess, I wanted to try dyeing myself with the saintess.”

“hahahaha, good change. Regeneration is the most beautiful gift from the Great Mother.”

“No, mother, Lord, Nabal, and I need a saintess. I don’t know? It is said that the saintess is my lord. The one and only God who will guide me.”

I have no interest in gods that I have never seen before. If that’s the case, try stealing the face of a pretty saintess.

“Even at this moment when I am facing the saintess, two desires spring up. The evil desire to corrupt the saintess like a villain like me, and the greed overflowing with those who want to become a saint like the saintess. isn’t it funny If the time given to me had been a little longer, I would have been able to slowly dig into which side’s will was stronger.”

Long words flowed out in one breath. It wasn’t that I didn’t have time, it just felt like it had to be. The fact that the saintess listened silently also played a role.

The glow of the setting sun is shining on us before we know it. Even when I first arrived at the square, it was in the middle of the day, but anyway, time flies dirty once.

The saintess’ face and hair were dyed a twilight red. It was a spectacle like a masterpiece.

Mary, noble, noble and great sun saint.

She is a multi-talented woman. The hair is good, the face is pretty, the body is… Even though she is skinny now, when she gains weight, she will become the kind of woman who goes in and out.

A guy like me who denies it for a week and now admits it is really, really a great guy.

“Huh, Joker seems to like love.”

“I can’t deny it.”

“Me too. Even though I am a lowly and foolish soul, love bestows grace on me equally.”

“Kick-kick.”

“To think that the person who was the greatest villain on the continent is going through anguish in edification and corruption… … Fortunately, I now realize that my life has not been in vain.”

“Something hurts my stomach. Some have regrets under the guillotine, while others are enjoying satisfaction.”

Do you know how it feels? I feel like I’ve put down all my burdens.

I am just like that now. Until she was inside the convoy, her whole body was contorted with lingering attachment to the saintess, but now she feels at ease as if she were walking in the clouds.

Wheein-.

Maybe it’s because a cool breeze blows past the towering spiers just in time. Her hair fluttered vigorously.

『Joker.』

“… ? What is it, what’s wrong with your voice?”

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Just then, the saintess opened her mouth with a smile that was different from what she had seen before. The voice was different.

At the same time, the executioner waved his arms and let go of the ropes the two giants were holding.

『If you want, I will help you wholeheartedly.』

It was an incomprehensible word. How do you mean help?

The iron blade is rumbling obliquely, falling on our necks without mercy.

After a while, the severed heads of the saintess and I will be scattered in the square.

“Even if I risk everything, I will help. I swear by the name of the majestic Lord.”

What is the saintess talking about now? Are you trying to sell the name of the landlord before you die?

If so, it is a success. I started to feel a cold chill in my throat.

The blade came within an inch of the saintess’ neck as I was looking at it.

If you close your eyes for a moment and take them off, it’s a sight you won’t be able to see anymore.

『So, please do not forget and come in the year 701 of the Imperial calendar.』

In the red sunset light, the blade is wrapped in red.

It is a blade that has not been painted with red paint yet.

『To the reading club of Eden Academy.』

“… … … … !!”

Anger-!

As soon as the saintess’ words, which were completely incomprehensible from one to ten, were over, the world was instantly filled with pure white light.

No sound was heard.

There was no pain from cutting his throat, no gushing blood.

Neither the guillotine, nor the saint, nor the crowd of spectators saw anything but the white world.

My body twisted.

There were no ropes that held me back.

The bones became smaller, the body shrunk, and the skin peeled off.

Even in the middle of experiencing such a strange phenomenon, the words left by the saintess at the last moment floated around in my head as if they were imprinted.

In the year 701 of the Imperial calendar, come to the reading club at Eden Academy… ?

Now, it’s the 712th year of the Imperial calendar… … … … ?