༺ Beyond the Unknown ༻
“Cough, cough…”
“Puhehe… pfft…”
Glare quietly raised her head while lying on the floor, wounded all over.
– Tak…!
– Crash!!
She snapped her fingers, and a light sound of something breaking resounded within the room.
“Hm-hm…”
The reflection magic that the Demon King had cast on herself had broken.
“So, how long are you going to do this?”
The Demon King asked Glare with a sour expression.
“I’m getting bored already.”
Only a small part of the reflection magic protecting her front had broken.
“……..”
Glare stood up while blankly staring at that, swaying as she did so.
– Thud, thud…
She struggled to make her way toward the entrance.
“Have you finally given up?”
“………”
“It’s your defeat, my dear.”
Glare, heading for the exit, suddenly stopped.
“And that applies to the Hero as well.”
Ruby continued watching Glare from behind.
“Should I tell you what comes after everything is over?”
Ruby’s eyes were filled with thrill, excitement, and anticipation.
“First, the Hero—”
“I don’t need that.”
Glare firmly interrupted her.
“Once everything is over, only one thing will happen.”
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})Glare was severely battered, but she didn’t stop clutching her ring; it didn’t stop shining. She whispered in a low voice.
“I will have a child with the Hero, and we will lead a happy life in a peaceful world. That’s all there is.”
Glare tried to open the door and exit, but the doorknob wouldn’t budge for some reason.
“No, it’s not…”
With a smirk, the Demon King, still behind Glare, whispered.
“Once everything is over, he will stay beneath me.”
Glare gripped the doorknob tightly. Slightly cupping her lower abdomen, the Demon King approached Glare with a smug smile.
“Days, months, and even years… He will stay beneath me. My color will mar him, and all he would be able to do is cry in pain.”
“………”
“And once he is fully marred by my color, his seeds will grow inside me.”
The Demon King looked down at Glare with superior eyes.
“Imagine there’s life growing within me, and to witness it with lifeless eyes… doesn’t it excite you just thinking about it?”
“…Disgusting.”
“What’s so repulsive about it? Taking over from the defeated male is my rightful privilege, right?”
The Demon King brought her hand close to Glare, who had a terrible expression, and whispered.
“If the one you despise the most forcibly carries your seed within them, creating a life from equal parts of you both inside them… how would you feel?”
“Get lost…”
“An irreversible reality has been established. He will forever remain beneath me, listening to the sound of life. Perhaps he will even experience a sense of parental affection. Or maybe his mind will completely shatter.”
“I said go away…”
“I’m already looking forward to it. I wonder what kind of reaction he’ll have.”
“Stay away from me!!”
With a serious expression, Glare shouted so, and the barrier between her shoulder and Ruby’s hand shattered.
“I see… Brat, you got angry because I threatened your puppy love.”
Staring down at Glare with a pitiful look, the Demon King slowly stretched down her hand.
“But you’re still just a brat.”
“Ugh…”
“You’re… too young to bear the seed inside here.”
As Ruby tapped Glare’s lower abdomen, the defense barrier reformed.
– Wooong…
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})However, the faint vibration caused by this was transmitted fully. Thanks to that, Glare, who had taken a step back, glared coldly at the Demon King.
“If you become my subordinate, I can quickly mature you enough to bear the seed. And when everything is over, I will also allow the Hero’s seed to be planted inside your belly.”
The Demon King, licking her lips, asked in a smooth voice.
“Isn’t that your wish after all?”
A momentary silence fell in the area.
– Tak!
In the quiet room, the light sound of a finger-snapping echoed again.
– Crash…!!!
As a result, the door that wouldn’t open shattered in an instant.
“As expected… you are troublesome.”
The Demon King had placed the strongest locking method and counterspells on the door. So, when she looked at the now-shattered door, she could only mutter in a despondent voice.
“What kind of ability is this? Not magic, sword aura, aura, or any martial art. No magical or divine power and I didn’t even detect mana.”
Glare’s ability was beyond the scope of the Demon King’s understanding.
It wasn’t so much about ability as it was about authority. No, it was something that couldn’t even be labeled as authority.
“Perhaps the one didn’t know about it either…”
Recalling the conversation with the Demon God in her dream, the Demon King squinted at Glare, clenching her teeth.
“Listen well.”
“Hm?”
Holding the door, unlocked by the explosive wind she had released, Glare spoke as she tilted her head.
“I’m a-already… an adult. Hero’s… seed? I don’t know what that means, but I’m pretty sure I can carry it without your help.”
Gently pressing her lower abdomen, Glare’s face reddened slightly, but her gaze remained resolute.
“And… don’t casually judge others’ wishes.”
Glare’s expression, while still youthful, was confident and unyielding.
“My wish isn’t just to receive the Hero’s love; it’s to repay my true debt to him with interest.”
“Ohhh.”
“I’ll just pay that interest with my person.”
Leaving the hospital room, Glare added in a low voice.
“Be prepared. We’ll see each other again during the 2nd year. I’ll do whatever it takes to stop you.”
“Is that a declaration of war? Come to think of it, the Hero said something similar…”
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})Upon hearing those words, she stifled her breath as she laughed.
“…You’ll regret it, my dear.”
She spoke while staring at Glare’s back with a strange expression. She hadn’t displayed such a countenance before.
“I’ll do you a favor by raping your ‘Hero’ right in front of your eyes as soon as possible. Of course, that’s if you ever find the Hero.”
“………”
“Even if you can’t find him soon, I’ll still rape him.”
“Sigh.”
“Also, who knows, perhaps I’ve already absorbed the Hero after he lost to me and died. How can you be sure he’s alive?”
The terrifying expression was gone as Ruby smiled and whispered.
“If you don’t want your right horn to be destroyed too, keep that mouth shut.”
The hallway echoed with Glare’s high-pitched voice.
“Hm…”
Ruby frowned, remained silent momentarily, and then broke into a pleased smile. She waved her fingers and started restoring the hospital room.
“Well, next time…”
In front of her, the special ability she had activated a moment ago was unfolding.
“I’ll consider what kind of punishment to give that boy.”
Smiling with a chilling expression, she touched her left horn and said.
“…Ah.”
Instead of exhaling a rough breath, she immediately adopted a cold, composed expression.
“…First, let’s earn some points.”
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“Phew…”
Coming out of the room, Glare sighed as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.
“Ouch…”
– Swish, ssk…
Despite feeling a stinging sensation due to sweat and exhaustion, she maintained an indifferent expression and took a notebook from her pocket.
[Special abilities, all sorts of strange skills are written here.]
[The things confirmed visually, for now, are ‘Disguise Release,’ ‘Illusion,’ ‘Curse of Misfortune,’ and so on.]
[It is presumed to be used to inflict special damage on the Hero remotely, so special attention is required…]
She noted the contents of the system window in her pocket notebook as she walked down the hallway.
“I’m… no longer a kid… I’ll legally become an adult as soon as I enroll in Sunrise Academy.”
She blushed again and mumbled to herself.
“I-I can… drink alcohol… anyway, what adults do… those kinds of things too…”
Glare patted her belly and muttered as if she was dissatisfied with being called a kid.
“Ugh?”
Suddenly, something caught her leg, and Glare almost fell to the ground.
“Uwaaaa…”
She barely managed to grab the wall to stay balanced, then cautiously looked down.
“……….”
“Excuse me?”
Sitting on the ground with her back against the wall, Roswyn stared into the space with lifeless eyes.
Helper System
[Automatic Recording Complete – Frontline Battle Declaration]
She had just watched the scene in real-time through the automatically recorded footage due to what Glare had been up to until recently.
“You… I have a question…”
Roswyn, noticeably gaunt, threw a question at Glare.
“Why did you… go to such lengths to help the Hero like that?”
Glare realized she had seen Roswyn before and relaxed her guard, smiling as she answered.
“Hero saved me! If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be here!”
“Ah…”
“Last time, you poisoned the fake Hero, and now you almost got killed. You’re well aware, right? The fact… that girl is the wicked Demon King.”
“…Heikk.”
Roswyn, who had a blank expression, looked frightened upon hearing her. Glare patted her back to comfort her.
“But… don’t worry too much.”
With a cheerful voice, Glare whispered.
“To be honest, I… have been secretly helping the Hero!”
“………”
When Roswyn heard that, her eyes darkened with deep despair.
“My dream is to help the Hero and… marry him after everything is over!”
“Ah, aaaahh…”
“That’s my life’s sole goal… Huh?”
Glare, happily thinking she had found an ally, looked bewildered when Roswyn began to tear up.
“I’m so sorryyyy…!!!”
“Heikk!?”
Glare hugged Roswyn, who had started to shed tears.
“I, I ruined everything…! It’s all my fault… It’s all my fault…”
“E-excuse me?”
“I hate this now…! I want to turn back time… just once. Even if I could only turn back time, I would want to undo it by any means…”
“Why are you like this…?”
“P-please let me work under you… I don’t care if it’s an odd job, please……”
Seeing the girl with the same abilities and the same dream taking a different path, Roswyn deeply regretted everything.
‘Frey… Hero… I messed up… I want to see you again…’
Helper System
< The Probability of The Hero and The Allies Beating the Demon King (Current) >
[0%]
< The Probability of The Hero Winning After Successfully Awakening the Armament While Facing Death Together with the Demon King is [50%] (subject to real-time fluctuations). >
However, after seeing Glare’s system window, she could only feel regret.
Helper System
< The Probability of The Hero Achieving a Happy Ending… >
[None]
She believed Frey, whom she had abandoned and left to die, had no chance of a happy ending.
“Um… hey…”
Still bewildered, Glare watched Roswyn and soon muttered to herself.
‘She obviously had a panic attack due to the Demon King’s threat. She needs to be taken to a hospital quickly…’
“I’m sorry for ruining your wish… my wish too… I’m… I’m such trash…”
‘…Ah right, this place is a hospital.’
Glare grabbed and dragged Roswyn, who had begun burying her head in the ground, along with her.
“…Huh?”
But then, she suddenly stopped and stared into the air.
Helper System
[2nd-Year Episode – Prologue Unlocked]
The moonlight system window shone before her.
“Why all of a sudden…”
Confused by the sudden turn of events, Glare tilted her head. But then, her eyes widened, and she fixed her gaze on the air.
Helper System
< The Probability of The Hero Achieving a Happy Ending >
[??%]
A change had finally occurred in the value.
“……….”
Noting the miraculous sight, Glare did something for the first time.
“…Hehe.”
She smiled, overflowing with pure joy.
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Meanwhile, in the underground chamber of the Church.
“From now on, I’m going to enter an unknown world that even I’ve never experienced before…”
– What a shame… If only I could stay longer, I could have possessed the Demon God. It’s unfortunate to be interrupted at this moment.
Ferloche, in the underground chamber, exerted all her strength to release her divine power. She mumbled, keeping her eyes tightly shut to avoid eye contact with the eyes in front of her.
“So, make your way through the unknown with your light and move forward…”
Gugu hovered around her with wide-open eyes.
– By the way, the Star God is coming here.
Meanwhile, as it directly faced Ferloche’s immense divine power, the pupil only blinked a few times and soon murmured in an intrigued voice.
– It’s going to be interesting.
Simultaneously, the underground chamber began to shake once again.
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