Chapter 78 – Corruption Progression Guide

“Please, please! Please listen to Kiella’s request!”

“Where did you say that…!”

In fact, she had heard rumors about her from people in the castle who liked her, but Ilil answered falsely out of fear that it might spark a fire among them.

“I overheard Kiella and Momma talking outside.”

“Ha… Really.”

Her mother’s deep sigh was her answer, but her daughter didn’t seem to have any intention of giving up.

“Oh my god, please!”

“How can you bring a human into the castle?”

“There were no problems while Dake was there. He won’t have any problems even if he stays inside the castle.”

As confident as Iril’s words were, Nermedia’s answer also showed no hesitation.

“The fact that humans stay in castles is itself a problem.”

“Kiella has been with Dake for several months. Still, the fact that she recommended her as his secretary doesn’t mean that Dake is capable of her?”

“I don’t know. Is it because that person really has abilities, or is it because Kiella went crazy for a moment?”

“Oh my…”

“Humans are a race of people whose true feelings are unknown. How could it be that the devil appeared because of humans? If you don’t want to get in trouble, it’s best not to have him around at all. In the first place, even if he becomes the Supreme Court Justice’s secretary, what benefit will it be to you? “I can’t understand why you’re like this.”

Her mother’s voice and expression are both stern.
Nonetheless, her daughter’s position remained the same.

“My mother said that talented people should be given opportunities and treatment to show off their abilities. I just want Dake to be recognized and not looked down on for being human!”

“Ha…Let’s stop here. I can’t talk any more because my head hurts.”

“Oh my…”

Iril is speechless due to disappointment.

Even though she knew that she shouldn’t do this now that she was an adult, tears welled up at her upset heart.

“Ugh, huh…”

“Ah, baby…!”

“Really… That’s too much! I just want everyone to be treated equally regardless of race… Ugh…”

“Baby, don’t cry, just tell me-.”

“I don’t know! I’m not going to talk to Mama! Owaaan!”

The princess bursts into tears and leaves the office.

The queen, left alone, called to her servant with a heavy face.

“Did you call me, Queen?”

“…”

The Queen, who had been pondering her servant’s question for a while, sighed and said.

“Phew… Bring the child some nice refreshments. And tell her that you will listen to Kiella’s request.”

The saying that no parent can overcome a child was no exception in the elf kingdom.

—

“Huh… Huh…”

She lies on her bed and takes a deep breath.
By the end of the night, I had dealt with not two, but three elves at once, so I felt like I would run out of breath if I didn’t do that.

“Dake, are you okay?”

Agnes, who was catching her breath with me, came into my arms and hugged me.

He hugged her shoulders and told her not to worry.

Kiella, who was lying down next to her, watched us for a while and then asked.

“…Are you two really dating?”

“Yes why?”

“No… I thought you only knew how to be rough, but didn’t know how to be kind.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought that it would be natural for Kiella to feel that way if she was Kiella, who had suffered various things from me.

“And I’m a little cautious about asking this… From Dake’s perspective, isn’t Agnes also someone who needs revenge?”

“It was like that, but somehow it ended up like this.”

“Okay. It’s yours anyway, so I have nothing to say… Anyway, is your goal now to be queen? That’s why you asked me to recommend you as a secretary?”

I didn’t have to worry about Kiella hearing Rize, who didn’t yet know about my plan.
This is because I slept soundly thanks to the intense exercise I did all night.

“Secretary… Are you going to be Kiella’s secretary?”

She nodded her head to Agnes who asked in my arms.

“Yes. I’m going to go into the castle and look for an opportunity. But I haven’t been confirmed as secretary yet. If the queen refuses, I’ll have to find another way. But I won’t aim for the queen right away.”

“Then?”

Kiella’s question reminded me of a story Agnes once told me.

“Kiella, I heard from Agnes. There was a discussion in the castle about how to dispose of me in my past life, and the decision was passed on to Agnes. Who else was at that meeting besides you and the queen?”

Those who agreed with the queen’s opinion that no humans should be left in Ellora.
These were things they had to take care of first before the queen.

However, Kiella’s answer when she returned was unexpected.

“In fact, there were no discussions or meetings.”

“…What?”

“I was afraid that Agnes might hesitate when dealing with you, so I exaggerated the command a little. Killing Hero Alvin is the will of the kingdom.”

“Then what happened…”

“That’s all the Queen told me, that I should kill you. At the time, I thought it would be advantageous for me to lose you, so I agreed.”

“…”

I can’t believe that the treatment of a warrior who sacrificed himself for the kingdom for several years was decided so easily and emotionally.

One side of my chest felt tight and I bit my lip.

“The other sisters probably didn’t think much of it, but she knew how much the Queen hates humans, so she would have inevitably agreed if the Queen had asked. So there was no need for a big meeting or discussion.”

“…In the end, the queen was the problem.”

“Dake…”

Agnes looks up with worried eyes.
I wanted to reply with a calm smile, but the stiff corners of my mouth would not go up.

At that time, Kiella, who was thinking about something, opened her mouth.

“But it’s strange.”

“…What?”

“Why did the queen kill you in your past life and keep you alive now? She is the same human being.”

“It’s because of the princess… Wait.”

The queen is afraid that if she kills me, the princess will be sad, so she can’t.

However, when she was reincarnated in this body and looked back on the first time she visited the royal castle, she noticed something strange.

A situation where I followed Agnes to the queen and begged her to let me live in her kingdom.

Since the princess had not yet appeared in her throne room, the queen could have killed me as much as she wanted.

But what did she do at that time?
If I think back to how he normally was, he would have let the guard’s spear pierce my neck without hesitation, but at that time, he was trying to send me away peacefully.

Even when I stood still, the guards only threatened me.

Then, the moment I ran out of patience, Iril appeared, so I couldn’t tell what she would do next, but the fact that she didn’t try to kill me right away when she first saw me in my reincarnation didn’t change.

As a human in my past life, I was the queen who killed her without hesitation as soon as the war ended.

“She’s the queen. If she kills you, is there any reason why she shouldn’t?”

I listened to Kiella’s words and thought about it, but in the end I couldn’t find an answer and only felt uncomfortable.

Agnes asked the moment the bed became quiet.

“Dake, are you planning to tell Rize about your plan?”

“I guess so, right? After gaining Rize’s trust more,”

You would be quite surprised to know that my true identity is Alvin, the hero of my past life, and that I am now plotting revenge on the queen.

So, it seemed better to talk to Rize when she was ready to accept the truth.

Right then.

Beep beep.

Something floated in the air in front of me, accompanied by a mechanical sound that did not suit the place.

It was the screen of the Elf Corruption app that I had been watching so many times.

“Uh?!”

“Dake, why are you doing this?”

“Huh? Oh, no. Nothing.”

Glancing at Agnes, it seems that only I can see the sound from just now and the current screen.
Kiella was also staring at her ceiling as if she felt nothing.

[60% corruption achieved]

Letters that appear slowly in the air.
That was the corruption progression that appeared last time as a reward.

This is an unfriendly function that does not tell you at all whose corruption is being referred to or what the % standard is.

Still, looking at the increase in % after dealing with three elves, I think it is an indicator of the level of corruption of the elves.

Then the text in front of me changed.

[Hologram interface function available as a reward. It can be used with awareness alone without operating the terminal.]

When I saw that it was called a hologram, it seemed to refer to this screen floating in front of me.

This was definitely a convenient feature.
In order to check my phone, I had to find a place where there were no elf eyes.

[Obtain additional rewards.]

‘Is there anything else?’

[Activation of Corruption Assist function. We provide a guide to achieving corruption progress.]

What do you mean by guide?

I would have been very grateful if you could tell me that, but to my shame, the text message disappeared.

“Is there something up there…?”

Agnes asks, tilting her head.

Kiella must have been holding back her drowsiness while talking, but before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.

I turned to Agnes and hugged her tightly.

“Why? Just because I only look at the ceiling, are you now jealous of the ceiling?”

“Well, that’s not it…!”

After playing a few more pranks on her, she begins to fall asleep.

Agnes seemed to do the same, as her eyes twitched, indicating that it was time to rest.

“Shall I sleep for now?”

“…Huh.”

Agnes was as calm as a puppy when I hugged her with both arms.
My eyes slowly close as I feel the coziness of my warm, soft body.

At that moment, letters appeared before her eyes.

[Corruption Progression Achievement Guide]

However, my eyelids were already so heavy that I fell asleep without being able to see what was going on.

[Fuck Princess Iril.]