anwhile, the witch,
‘Wow. This girl is really stubborn.’
She frowned, seeing Eileen resisting her ntal magic.
Who is she?
She’s the witch who has lived since ancient tis, extending her lifespan through countless research. And the woman in front of her,
-Haa…
Is still resisting her ntal magic.
‘Damn it.’
According to Gilt, it wouldn’t be easy, but this is too much.
‘I may not be good at other things, but I’m an expert in ntal magic.’
Yet, she’s defending herself with aura, not magic.
‘But she does seem to be getting tired.’
No matter how great she is, her strength can’t be infinite. As expected,
-Phew… Phew…
Unlike earlier, Eileen’s expression doesn’t seem so relaxed.
‘It seems like I can take her mind with a little more effort.’
However, contrary to her expectations, even showing her boyfriend didn’t make her fall for the temptation.
‘From what I saw in her mind, she seems to care a lot about him.’
The witch, with a serious expression, pondered how to break through that wall. Then,
‘Hmm. This thod isn’t bad.’
A flash of lightning passed through her mind.
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.
.
Eileen fell into deep thought in the dark dungeon, thinking about how to escape.
‘Hmm. The problem is that if I break it, it will regenerate imdiately.’
As she thought this,
-Elijah.
A thin, delicate voice echoed in her mind. Hearing this, Eileen responded with a calm expression.
“It seems you’ve finally given up on taking my mind, since you’re not using ntal magic.”
-Hmm? No, that’s not it.
The witch imdiately denied her words. Then,
-How about making a deal with ?
“Hmm… A deal?”
Eileen tilted her head at the sudden proposal. The next mont,
-Yes. From what I saw in your mind, you seem to have feelings for David von Kaine.
“Hmm…”
At the ntion of her lover’s na, Eileen frowned unconsciously. Then, as she thought it wasn’t worth listening to, she tried to refuse, but,
-How about making a deal with ? If you do, I can help you monopolize the man you love, excluding your rivals.
“Hmm…”
The witch made an unexpected proposal.
‘Monopolize him…’
She didn’t know if the proposal was true or not, but she couldn’t ignore it. After all, she was one of the rivals in love.
‘I want to be the most loved by Kaine.’
Such thoughts ca to mind, but it would be foolish to believe the witch’s words at face value. Eileen asked with suspicious eyes,
“Hmm… What makes you think I’ll accept your proposal? It seems like you’ve been trying to take my mind since earlier.”
-Hmm… You’re quite perceptive, unlike your brother.
“Brother…?”
At the unexpected word from the witch, Eileen tilted her head. The witch answered her question,
-Hmm… Before making a deal, do you know why you’re trapped here?
“Hmm…”
Eileen hesitated to answer the witch’s question. Then, the witch continued,
-It’s because your brother trapped you.
“Hmm… You’re going too far.”
Eileen responded with a murderous aura and voice. However, the witch ignored her reaction and continued,
-Don’t you find it strange? He was unusually unaffected by ntal magic, and the monsters don’t attack him.
“Hmm…”
Indeed, as the witch said, Gilt was unusually unaffected by the ntal attack of the monsters when they entered the dungeon. Moreover, the monsters didn’t physically attack him. But, 𝑅𝘈𝐍ÓBĘṦ
“That doesn’t an my brother betrayed .”
-Yes. That’s right. But how was your brother before you were trapped here?
“Hmm…”
Co to think of it, just before she was trapped, Gilt asked her to talk alone and changed locations. Then,
‘I was trapped here.’
Eileen’s ntal state was slowly cracking due to her brother’s unexpected betrayal. The witch smirked and tempted her with a sweet voice,
-How about making a deal with ? If you do, you can monopolize the man you love, excluding your rivals.
As she said this, the witch showed Eileen an illusion. The illusion was none other than,
-Eileen… It’s okay.
Kaine hugging and comforting Eileen, who was crying after being betrayed by her brother. Moreover,
“Hmm…”
Eileen was shown monopolizing Kaine and kissing him. Of course, the scene in front of her eyes was an illusion. She knew that.
But,
-If you make a deal with , that will beco reality.
Even if she knew it was an illusion, how could she not be moved? Most people know where they lack, but they ignore it and rationalize it.
Even if they know what’s right,
“Hmm…”
The situation was no different. The right answer was to refuse, but the sweet temptation in front of her eyes was too hard to resist. Eileen, with trembling eyes, remained silent, and the witch proposed again,
-What will you do? Elijah.
“Hmm…”
Eileen slowly closed her eyes. Then, she responded to the witch’s proposal.
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.
.
The reason I’m dealing with Gilt first, not Eileen, is because he’ll be quite annoying if left alone. In the original story, there are two routes at this point.
First, dealing with Gilt.
Or,
‘Rescuing Eileen first.’
In terms of difficulty, rescuing Eileen is much harder. In the original story, even if you go to rescue Eileen, she eventually falls for the witch’s ntal magic. Moreover,
‘Gilt is causing a lot of trouble.’
Dealing with Eileen is annoying enough, and now he’s stabbing in the back. So, I’ll deal with Gilt first, as it’s easier. Of course,
‘If Eileen was in danger, I would have gone to rescue her imdiately.’
Fortunately, she seed to have so leeway, so I dealt with Gilt first.
‘Even if Eileen’s mind is taken, there’s a way to rescue her.’
As I thought this,
“Ugh!”
Gilt, restrained by magic ropes, twisted his body.
‘He’s wriggling like a worm.’
As I had that thought, Shane, who was looking worried next to , asked ,
“What will you do? Since you caught the mastermind, the authority will be given to you.” “Hmm…”
I pretended to think about Shane’s proposal. In reality, I already knew what to do, but if I answered imdiately, he might suspect . So, I smiled kindly and answered,
“How about this? Gilt in front of us has fulfilled his duty as a noble, hasn’t he?”
“Yes.”
“Yes. But I heard that those who die doing evil will suffer in their souls.”
“Really? Is that so?”
No, of course, it’s a lie.
“But there’s a way to not suffer in the afterlife.”
“What is it?”
Shane, who was like a fish that bit the bait, asked . I smiled at him and answered,
“If you end your life with a holy water full of divinity, your soul will be purified and won’t suffer.” “Hmm?”
At my answer, Shane tilted his head. I turned to Lisana.
“Yes. There’s a Saintess here.”
“Huh? ?”
Lisana pointed at herself with wide eyes. I nodded at her question.
“Yes, prepare your divinity. I’ll bring the holy water.”
“Yes, yes. Okay.”
As Lisana nodded reluctantly,
-Woong!
I took out a huge barrel of holy water from the spatial ring. Then,
-Glug, glug, glug!
I poured the holy water into the barrel, which was big enough for a person to fit in. As the barrel filled with holy water higher than a person’s height, I called Lisana.
“Lisana.”
“Yes, honey.”
“Infuse your divinity into this.”
“Yes, of course.”
As Lisana infused her divinity into the barrel,
-Whoosh!
The divinity in the barrel beca so bright that it hurt the eyes. Then,
-Hmm?
Lisana tilted her head and asked ,
“Is this enough?”
“Yes. It’s enough. Skaya.”
“Wait a mont.”
As I called her, Skaya dragged Gilt, who was bound by magic ropes, into the barrel.
-Ugh!
Gilt, who was excited at the thought of being purified, twisted his body.
‘He’s so excited.’
I expected him to be happy, but not to this extent. I felt proud, seeing him so happy. As I recovered with the Holy Cross of Divinity, I picked up Gilt. The next mont,
-Splash!
I threw Gilt into the barrel. Gilt, who was hidden by the holy water,
-Ugh!
He seed to be excited. Since I couldn’t see him properly, I made the holy water even more flashy. Then,
-Whoosh!
The holy water, which was already bright, beca even brighter. The knights, who were watching with worried expressions,
-Drip.
They shed tears, as if they had t God for the first ti. Even Shane, who had been expressionless next to , was surprised.
“He’s being purified.”
I said with a kind voice, and the knights nodded.
It was a truly heartwarming scene. Although Gilt betrayed her sister, my punishnt allowed him to atone for his sins. Undoubtedly, Elijah von Gilt will be grateful to in the afterlife.
Just then,
-Whoosh!
The divinity in the barrel slowly disappeared, as if soone was controlling it. A while later,
-Ssss.
The divinity in the barrel completely disappeared. Then, I sighed in relief and muttered,
“The purification is complete.”
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