Chapter 101 – Revenge Begins

“Harmoniere will completely belong to the warrior, and the warrior will become the leader of Elora, and eternal peace will remain in this land.”

Iril trembles dangerously as she reads the prophecy out loud.
I was equally surprised.

“I’m going to be the leader?”

I never dreamed that something like this would exist.
The goddess had predicted me to be the leader of the elves.

Iril was even more shocked than me and was completely lost.

“Nonsense…”

“Iril, are you okay?”

“Oh, no. I don’t think it’s okay…”

Was it that shocking to hear that I would become a leader?
Those doubts were over for a moment, and I soon realized why Iril was so surprised.

“Dake. In your past life… Did you kill me? By ordering Agnes to do it.”

“That’s right. Why is that… Huh?!”

At that moment, a thought passed through my head.

My becoming leader means that Nermedia will have to step down from her position as queen.
But as soon as the demon king died, the queen killed the hero?

“I don’t want to lose the queen’s place, so I…”

This time, a question she had been harboring for a while came to mind.

Five years ago, the Queen used Agnes to kill me.
They say humans are the race that summoned the Demon King, so no one should remain in this land.

However, when I returned to the castle as a reincarnation, the queen tried to kick me out of her kingdom instead of killing me.
After that, it just felt uncomfortable for a while, and there was no attempt to kill it.

So I wondered if there was a reason why the queen couldn’t kill me now…

‘It’s not that she couldn’t kill me now, but that she had a reason why she had to kill me in my past life.’

If so, the front and back fit together.

The warrior Alvin killed her to protect her queen’s position, and Dayke, who had nothing to do with the prophecy, only thought of kicking her out rather than killing her.

‘That bitch…’ .’

I thought it was simple misanthropy, but I never thought it was hiding a more sinister purpose.
As I was trying to suppress my rising anger, Iril spoke.

“Now I understand why Eomamama tried to hide the prophetic book. If this information becomes known… Eomamama will be finished.”

“What?”

“For us elves, the Goddess’ words are absolute. The reason we joined forces with you five years ago to defeat the Demon King was to protect this land, but we followed it because it was the Goddess’ prophecy in the first place.”

“…”

“Breaking the prophecy is a serious crime that warrants her banishment. The queen is in a position to lead her sisters by spreading the words of the goddess contained in her book of prophecy. “I killed the warrior with…”

Even though Iril could not speak, it was enough for her to understand how seriously the Queen had sinned.
It would be a major incident that would literally turn the country upside down.

The darkness on Ilil’s face would not go away, and after a moment of despair, she called me in a trembling voice.

“Dake, are you going to use this prophecy to avenge Eomamama…?”

“…I guess it has to be that way.”

“Please. I can do whatever I want, so please don’t let Momma get deported… I’m praying like this.”

“Iril!”

As she was about to get down on her knees, he helped her up again.

In the first place, I just wanted the Queen to realize her karma and regret it to the core, and I wasn’t particularly interested in her banishment.
Especially if Iril doesn’t want it.

“Don’t worry, I won’t get you deported. I promise.”

“…Thank you.”

My voice is weak, as if I haven’t calmed down yet.
I’m sorry to say this, but I couldn’t remain in despair forever.

“Is there anything else?”

“Well, the prophecy was different from what we knew…”

“What?”

“It is said that the magicians of the royal castle sacrifice their lives to revive the forests and lands that were burned in the war against the Demon King…”

“Life?”

I once heard from Kiella that wizards restored Elora, which had been devastated by the aftermath of the war.

But it was the first time anyone had heard of her sacrificing her life.

‘No, after hearing and seeing it, it’s worth it.’

Until now, I have believed this without much doubt, but as far as I know, the number of active wizards is less than ten.

No matter how excellent the magicians are, it is unrealistic for such a small number of people to revive this large land.

However, if they had all sacrificed their lives according to the goddess’s prophecy, it would have been somewhat understandable.

“When the Royal Wizards disappeared, you made it public. You clearly said they left to research magic…”

“It was probably a lie to prevent a possible rebellion. It was meant as a warning that the wizards would come back if they touched him.”

“That can’t be possible…”

Iril didn’t seem to want to believe it, but the queen’s lie actually worked.
Because of the presence of powerful wizards who didn’t even exist, I had to act several times more cautiously.

Still, knowing the truth allowed me to use more drastic measures, so I quickly made a plan for what to do next.

“Iril, when we get back from here…”

She struggles to control her sad feelings and listens to my instructions.
When the story was over, she looked at me and slowly nodded.

“Oh, okay.”

“You must do as I say. Please do me a favor.”

“Yes. I definitely will.”

“Okay, I’ll believe it.”

The child who answered that way, Lil’s eyes were no longer shaking as if she had made up her mind.

—

A few hours later, it was dark outside.

Following her dinner appointment with Chiella, Nermedia returned to her own quarters after completing her queenly duties.

-Ha. I’m tired.

A look of exhaustion is conveyed in the self-talk following the sigh.

It may have been because the many tasks that followed today drained her energy, but it also seemed to be because her plan to chase away the human who was sitting on her castle failed.

-I should not think about anything else today and go to sleep right away.

She walks to wash away her tired body.
However, the sound of footsteps echoing in her room soon stopped.

Grumble.

-What, what?!

A bookshelf that begins to move with a sound like gears turning.
A hidden door was revealed in the place it had moved out of the way, and that door also began to open on its own, even without any manipulation.

And it was me, standing inside the secret door, that the Queen met her eyes.

“Da, you?!”

After sending Iril away, I stayed here alone and waited for the queen to return.

This was possible because the queen’s blood was not needed to open the closed door from the inside.

Upon meeting her unexpectedly, Ner Media looked as if he had seen her ghost.

“You seem very surprised.”

“Why are you there… No way, a book of prophecy!”

“Don’t worry. It’s in its right place.”

The invisibility pill only makes the user’s body and the clothes they were wearing at the time of taking it transparent.

It would have been nice if Iril could have carried it out during the day, but it was inevitable because it was obvious that the guards would get caught if the large book was floating in the air.

“But I read what was inside.”

“You read the contents? You, a human, read the ancient elf text?”

“I studied a little bit of this and that.”

I deliberately didn’t mention Iril.
The child, Lil, would be sad if her mother’s anger turned towards her daughter, so I suggested that we keep her help a secret.

“…How far did you read?”

“Everything, including the fact that the hero you killed was destined to become a leader.”

I had no intention of telling you that I was Alvin.
There will definitely be a more decisive moment than now.

“Now that I think about it, I heard that five years ago you ordered the knight commander to kill a hero. What would happen if other elves found out about this?”

“How could you… Kiella!”

The queen furrowed her brow in betrayal and raised her right hand.

“It seems like you are not the only one who needs to be kicked out of the castle. No, since I read the prophecy, kicking them out won’t be enough. You and Kiella will be executed as well.”

Perfect!

She snaps her fingers, her voice laced with anger.
But her room was filled with silence.

“…How did this happen?”

She snaps her fingers again, but again nothing happens.

She tried a few more times, and the Queen’s face was filled with embarrassment.

“Why isn’t the summoning magic being transmitted?”

“You just have to use some kind of magic to call the guards. Just go out and call them.”

“You don’t even know the subject and are overconfident. Do you think that just because you are a member of the Templars you can overpower the guards? A person who can’t even use magic? It will definitely make you regret it.”

The Queen, who had been walking backwards, stopped in her tracks, keeping an eye on me in case of a surprise attack.
Then she tapped the air with her heel or her hand and muttered in a trembling voice.

“Well, something is blocking it…”

As she said, the Queen was blocked by a transparent wall and could not reach her door.

The cause is the Ring of Eternal Isolation that I previously obtained from a goblin wizard.

When I heard the Queen come in, I used the magic of the ring to completely isolate a part of her room from the outside.
To put it simply, a sphere-shaped transparent barrier was created around the bed in the room.

“How on earth did this happen!”

“It’s no use. You can never get out of here. It’s impossible to summon the guards with magic.”

“What… What is the purpose?”

As soon as she realizes she can’t call for help, her spirit subsides.

Since she never goes to battle, the only magic she knows how to use is summon guard magic, and there was no way she could beat me with physical strength, so it was natural for her to do so.

“As a fellow human being, I just want to take revenge on behalf of the hero who died unjustly.”

“Are you trying to kill me?”

“It would be a waste to kill him. I will torture him very carefully.”

“Ha! It’s so stupid that I’m laughing out loud. You may not know it now, but when the sun rises, the servants will come to this room.”

Actually, what she said made sense.

To use the ring’s magic, she had to replenish her mana with corruption points from the app, but the cost was too high to fully recharge.

So the containment spell was scheduled to wear off by the time the sun rose in the morning.

Of course, I’m not so stupid that I don’t prepare for what happens next.
Iril, who left the room, would have followed my instructions faithfully, so all I had to do was not worry and focus on the present moment.

“You don’t believe you can touch the queen and get away with it, do you? Or do you just plan to live for today? That’s a poor decision.”

“I guess I still don’t understand the situation. If I pray now, maybe it will help me out a little.”

“Why should I ask for forgiveness from you, who is not even a hero? Of course, even if a hero comes back alive, a noble elf would never ask for forgiveness from a human.”

I didn’t even think about watching it in the first place, but I’m actually grateful that it stimulated me on its own.

“Okay, let’s see how long that lame attitude lasts.”

After saying something meaningful, I came out of the secret space and took out the phone in my pocket.