I Am The Villainess With A Maxed-Out Luck Stat - Chapter 181



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181. The Final Battle (2)

The two people started running without hesitation.

The sword was still in Cayenne’s hand.

Cayenne, who went ahead first, aimed for the monster’s heart.

“Haaaah!”

He swung his sword with a shout.

“Keeeeeek―!”

The dragon’s painful screams echoed.

Cayenne’s black dragon’s scales dug deep into the dragon’s thick hide, but it was not enough to completely penetrate it.

Thud, boom.

Every time his tail hit the ground, the earth rumbled and the research building shook.

“Coolook… … .”

Black blood flowed from Cayenne’s mouth. Her magical power had already been drawn out to its limit.

“Just a little more… … !”

Roselia placed her hand over his.

Deeper, just a little deeper.

The blade dug deeper and deeper into the flesh.

Suddenly, the ribs that were as strong as pillars began to crack little by little.

“More, more… … !”

The sword’s handle dug deep into the dragon’s body.

The black fluid of the evil dragon splashed onto Roselia’s body.

My brows furrowed involuntarily at the strong smell.

It was the moment when the sensation of something being torn apart in the dragon’s intestines was transmitted to my fingertips.

“Kuaaaahh …

The evil dragon on the brink of death twisted its body.

The evil dragon slowly lost his balance and staggered.

A huge shadow fell over the people’s heads.

“Everyone get out of here!”

Kuung―

The evil dragon fell with a vibration that shook the building.

“Oh, Lord, are you dead?”

When the evil dragon died, the demonic spirits that had been continuously flowing out stopped coming out.

Even the knights who were swinging their swords madly stopped their arms.

Everyone held their breath.

The knights did not let their guard down in case the evil dragon came back to life, but for a long time, the evil dragon did not move at all.

Soon, the evil dragon’s corpse crumbled into dust and scattered into the air.

Only then did sighs of relief burst out here and there.

“… … .”

“Okay, it’s over.”

“I survived… … .”

As the chaos passed, peace came as if by magic.

Chaenggang.

The sword in Cayenne’s hand fell to the floor without any strength.

“Gasp, huh.”

He sat down on the floor, out of breath to the tip of his chin.

It was the end.

Memories of the past that followed me like a nightmare, revenge that was like chains, everything… … .

“Ugh.”

Then Roselia covered my mouth.

Suddenly, a dark red lump rose up from my intestines.

“Master, are you okay?”

“Your Majesty!”

Cayenne and Brecht ran over and helped Roselia up.

“Master, my arm… … .”

Cayenne’s hands were trembling.

Her arms were blackened by the dragon’s fluid.

The side effects of excessive physical strengthening and the dragon’s venom were creating a terrible synergy.

“Uh, uh… … .”

When I was in the middle of a battle, I felt a pain that I had never felt before.

Roselia shed tears incessantly in pain that felt like her skin was melting away.

“Scroll! No healing magic scroll?”

“eww…….”

Roselia hurriedly searched through her bag at Cayenne’s nagging.

As soon as the healing magic scroll came out of the bag, Cayenne snatched it up and tore it from Roselia’s arm.

Paat-

Bright light enveloped her wound, but the wound did not heal easily.

“Your Majesty, your injuries are serious. You must go to the hospital immediately.”

It was at that time that Brecht ordered his knights to prepare the carriage.

“Oh, oh …

Philip, who discovered Roselia and her group, shouted urgently.

Then Ikart and the duke’s knights came running.

Dead and injured people were lying here and there in front of the ruined building.

Even in the midst of the chaos, Ikart quickly discovered Roselia.

“Roselia!”

“Brother… … you.”

Suddenly, Roselia vomited blood.

“―!”

Sensing that his sister’s condition was not good, he picked up Roselia.

“Move Roselia to a safe place quickly!”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

Roselia watched the whole scene with blurry vision.

‘……thank god.’

In Ikart’s swaying arms, she felt a familiar sense of relief.

‘I can trust and leave it to Ikart.’

Thinking like that, Roselia fainted.

* * *

A few days later.

The news that Brecht had visited Cayenne also reached Perwin.

“what?”

Perwin jumped up from his seat.

It was an impossible order from the beginning.

The reason Brecht was ordered to bring in the criminal was purely to create an excuse to get rid of him.

But you actually found Cayenne.

But there was something even more surprising.

“The Homunculus Experiment? Does something like that really exist?”

“Yes, it is said that Marquis Balton has been secretly pursuing it for many years. The laboratory discovered in Garrett’s estate also seems to be related to the experiments.”

“… … .”

Perwin was shocked when he heard the whole story.

As Brecht pursued Cayenne, many facts came to the surface.

Marquis Balton has been leading the homunculus experiments for over a decade, and Cayenne has also been involved in the experiments.

Even the fact that Marquis Balton destroyed himself while trying to cover up his past sins.

“It seems that there were quite a few casualties in this incident. The casualties alone exceeded a hundred, including Archmage Octavius, Marquis Balton, and his children… … .”

But the secretary’s words did not reach Perwin’s ears.

Perwin asked.

“A dozen years ago, Marquis Balton was severely punished and demoted from Duke to Marquis. Is that related to this incident?”

“Probably so.”

The secretary nodded.

“At that time, Marquis Balton was caught practicing forbidden magic and was punished. He was able to avoid extreme punishment by claiming that it was a simple medical experiment, but in reality, it was probably a homunculus experiment.”

“Didn’t the royal family also provide financial support for that experiment?”

“Yes, I remember that His Majesty the Emperor spared no effort in providing full support to the Marquis.”

Perwin clutched his pounding head.

The report left behind by the Empress contained detailed accounts of the Emperor’s past corruption and various suspicions.

Personnel corruption, embezzlement, bribery… … .

Among them was a record of suspicious financial support given to the Marquis of Balton.

Did my father really hand over the money without knowing about the homunculus experiment?

‘If not, then even though I knew everything… … .’

Perwin wanted to trust his father until the end.

I wanted to believe that even though he was an incompetent and pitiful monarch, he was not so evil as to turn a blind eye to the forced labor of hundreds and thousands of innocent people in absurd biological experiments.

So I had to check.

He got up from his seat and headed towards the imperial palace.

As I knocked on the door of the Imperial Palace, an urgent voice was heard from inside.

“Okay, just wait a minute!”

“?”

As Perwin opened the door and entered, the Emperor was hastily adjusting his clothes.

There was a maid next to the emperor whom he had never seen before. She was also flustered and hurriedly adjusted her skirt.

“Who is that woman?”

“She’s the new maid. We’re short on staff to take care of your luggage.”

The emperor coughed awkwardly.

“Your Majesty, didn’t I tell you not to bring in any new people to the palace for the time being until the internal affairs are stabilized? Why on earth—”

Perwin, who had been nagging the emperor, frowned.

“for a moment.”

Looking closely, the new maid looked like someone.

A voluptuous figure, luscious blonde hair, and even a naughty mole under her eye.

She looked exactly like Lady Shiloh.

Looking closely, I saw that her maid’s uniform was in a mess.

“Have you found a replacement for that woman?”

“… … You go out now.”

The emperor sent the maid away, avoiding his son’s gaze.

“father!”

Perwin shouted in a loud voice.

“How long has it been since that woman died? How can a person, let alone a beast,… .”

“… … .”

“Father, no, Your Majesty. Please tell me the truth.”

Red, bloodshot eyes glared at the emperor.

I was afraid of facing the ugly truth. But it was doubly terrifying that I was the only one who didn’t know anything.

So I had to face it.

“Did your father know what the Marquis of Balton was doing?”

“Suddenly Marquis Balton? What are you talking about?”

Perwin spoke bluntly to the bewildered Emperor.

“The homunculus experiment. Did you know that he was sacrificing innocent people in the name of medical experiments?”

The emperor’s pupils trembled.

“I, I don’t know about this. It’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”

“father!”

“Prince, why are you suddenly like that? Huh? What have you been talking about since a while ago?”

The Emperor desperately denied it, but he could not hide the fact that his shoulders were trembling with fear.

Perwin grabbed his father’s shoulder.

“Father, listen carefully. Your illegitimate child was also one of the Marquis of Balton’s experimental subjects.”

“What, what did you say?”

“Marquis Balton committed suicide because he was afraid that the truth would be revealed. Are you still going to deny it and pretend you didn’t know?”

“Th, what is that… …!”

The emperor turned blue as if he was about to faint.

A dozen years ago.

At that time, the empire was constantly threatened by civil war and war both at home and abroad.

However, the emperor was blinded by lust and stayed away from state affairs.

National finances are at rock bottom, and the outflow of troops is becoming more serious by the day.

At a time when the safety of the people and the imperial power were shaken, Marquis Balton approached the emperor. He said he had a plan to mass-produce new troops.

“So that was a homunculus? An army made of homunculi? Did you believe that, Father?”

“I, I didn’t even know exactly what it was. I just thought it was some kind of groundbreaking way to use magic to supplement military power… … .”

“… … .”

It was all a vain delusion.

Creating life using black magic is a great fraud that has no chance of success and should never be attempted.

Perwin was horrified that his father was involved in such a fraud.

At the same time, I felt like I understood why Marquis Balton had been easily forgiven for his numerous mistakes.

That’s because the two were in the same group from the beginning.

The Emperor desperately clung to Perwin.

“Perwin, please ignore this!”

The emperor also felt it vaguely.

Without the Empress and Shiloh willingly standing as shields, my imperial power would be nothing more than a castle built on sand.

At that sight, Perwin could only smile bitterly.

“Father, it’s not something I can do if I pretend not to know.”

I’ve always believed that my father was not evil, but just incompetent, but now I know for sure.

Incompetence was a sin.

The greatest sin of all was my father’s cowardice in hiding behind a shield of incompetence and ignorance.

There were quite a few people involved in this incident.

Even if he keeps his mouth shut, the Emperor’s corruption will be exposed to the world.

“Please help me, Perwin. Please… … .”

“How can I help you?”

“We just have to get rid of them all. If we just shut the mouths of the people who saw and heard about this, we can somehow put it to rest.”

“father.”

Perwin looked down at the Emperor coldly.

I didn’t have the patience to listen to any more nonsense.

As Perwin was about to leave, the Emperor stopped him.

“Aren’t all those who rebel against me criminals? Any force that threatens my position should be eliminated immediately.”

The emperor muttered like a madman.

“Yeah, yeah. Everyone involved should be sentenced to death immediately.”

“… … !”