"You lost, Atreus..."
Damn it.
Hearing that bastard Zeraxion conclude my defeat made furious.
If only the Black Star were still in my right palm, I would have unleashed all my dark magic to burn him to a crisp with my black flas, then struck him to death with my black lightning magic.
"At least you put up quite a fight, Atreus. You managed to summon the Great Wyvern and make things difficult for with its deadly poison...but just so you know...I will definitely survive this poison, even if it will take so ti..."
Zerasxion stood up, enduring the pain in his body.
He walked with unsteady steps toward , still kneeling in exhaustion.
I saw his hand reach for a small knife hidden under his coat, preparing to slit my throat with it.
"You are now just a re human, Atreus...a human with no mories of your life in Vermillion and the magical world. A human who will die if his neck is ripped open by this knife."
Zeraxion stood right in front of , his knife pointed directly in front of .
Damn it.
Is this the end?
Honestly, I was quite confused and didn’t understand why this strange dragon with a human body wanted to kill .
He said he wanted to kill because I was related to Vermillion.
Who was Vermillion?
What was Vermillion?
Was that magic?
Oh, damn it.
There seed to be a mont when I rembered Vermillion—sothing that changed my life in the midst of my devastation—but all my mories seed to have faded, making it impossible for to clearly guess what he ant by Vermillion.
I closed my eyes in the midst of my confusion and panic, and suddenly the image of a beautiful woman appeared in the darkness of the world I was seeing.
A woman with long brown hair and a very welcoming smile.
Beyond her ample breasts and tight thighs, her smile was so reassuring to my heart.
I rember having been in a relationship with this woman for quite so ti recently, but at the sa ti, the mory is gone.
Even though the mory is gone, I try my best to focus on reminding myself of that beautiful woman dressed as a maid.
A woman who was just a maid, but who had complete loyalty to .
The maid who believed in in my broken and desolate state.
The woman who gave hope when I felt my life was falling apart after being betrayed by my ex-wife, and even my own daughter.
The woman who believed in that I could change the kingdom Vermillion that almost crumbled.
Vermillion?
The word sounded familiar amidst my disturbed mory.
No.
I didn’t need to ask too many questions or think about whether Vermillion had anything to do with using logical thinking.
In this broken and desolate state, should I think logically?
My instincts kicked in, making move amidst my frail and weakened body.
I know Vermillion.
And I know that beautiful maid nad Leysha.
I know everything.
I don’t care if I’ve transmigrated into Atreus Vermillion, a completely different world from my past.
All I care is I want to change my fate, change my destroyed life, and bring victory to anyone who belittles and underestimates !
"You want to kill , Zeraxion?" I said, making the dragon-headed man fall silent.
He looked shocked when I said his na.
"H-How do you know my na...?! My illusion magic should have sealed all your mories of being Baron Atreus Vermillion...! You should have beco that weak and pathetic ’ordinary Atreus’...!"
Zeraxion stared at quizzically, still unable to accept that I was rembering Vermillion.
"Illusion magic? What are you? A stupid dragon-headed magician? Listen, Zeraxion... no matter if my mories have changed or not, my desire to defeat you hasn’t faded. I challenge you to a quick duel. Whoever strikes the fastest wins this battle...!" I challenged, still kneeling weakly.
"STUPID HUMAN...! DON’T THINK YOU CAN WIN EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN COUNTER THE EFFECTS OF MYSTRONGEST ILLUSION MAGIC...! I- COUGH...! COUGH...! COUGH...!"
Zeraxion stopped rambling, interrupted by his repeated coughing fits of blood until he vomited blood.
"What’s wrong, Zeraxion...? Are you sick...? Heheheh...," I said dismissively.
"B-bastard... the effects of the Great Wyvern’s poison...!"
Zeraxion wasn’t in good shape.
He was as exhausted and dying as I was now.
But his murderous gaze was still fixed on .
"You want to kill with a knife? I’ve been watching you sit in this library looking like a bookworm...so out of character..." I said, provoking his anger.
"SHUT UP, ATREUS...! COMPARED TO YOU, I STILL HAVE A WEAPON TO KILL YOU! YOU HAVE NOTHING LONGER...! YOU’RE JUST A REGULAR HUMAN WHO HAS LOST THE MORY OF USING HIS MAGIC...! YOU’RE JUST A FAILED HUMAN WHO THINK YOU CAN COLLABORATE WITH DRAGONS...! YOU’RE NAIVE IF YOU THINK LORD VERMILLION WILL COLLABORATE WITH DRAGONS AND GOLEMS TO DEFEAT KING VICTOR DRAGOMIR...! YOU USELESS HUMAN WILL DIE ON MY HAND AND I SWEAR FOR THE NA OF DRAGONS, I WILL KILL YOU...!"
Zeraxion snapped in anger, unable to hold his patience any longer.
He imdiately moved his knife to slash my neck.
Although his movents were slow, as I knew he wasn’t experienced with knives, I knew it could seriously injure and even kill on the spot.
But I wouldn’t let myself die a foolish death with that knife.
BANG!
BANG!
Two handgun shots struck Zeraxion’s right shoulder.
The rapid, sharp shots forced Zeraxion backward, reeling before the knife even reached my neck.
THUD!
Zeraxion staggered and fell in front of .
He couldn’t move, even moving his body was difficult.
This ti, I stood still, then brandished the handgun that had just fired the two bullets which had saved from Zeraxion’s knife attack.
"Y-YOU...! USE THAT HUMAN WEAPON...?!" GGGHHH...!"
Zeraxion was still groaning in pain as he held his bleeding right shoulder from my handgun shots.
"Before I entered Ulrich’s VVIP elevator, I took his handgun just in case. Well, no one expected this handgun to be effective in changing my fate against you, Zeraxion. Even though you said you’d welco warmly... I certainly don’t trust you arrogant and conceited dragons," I said, explaining his confusion.
"Bastard...! So... you have a secret weapon...!"
"...end this damn illusion magic before I put a third bullet in your head, Zeraxion. I’ll count to five."
"I-I’m not giving up...! I-"
"Five."
"Cough...! Cough...! This damn poison is preventing from getting up...!"
"Four."
"Damn it...! I-if only my body weren’t affected by the Great Wyvern’s poison...! I-I can still hold my own with human weapons that-"
"Two."
"H-hey...! Why two right away? C-Can’t you count and-"
"One."
"Wait...! I-"
BANG!
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