83. The script is mine to change
In the moment I intercepted Kephiel and watched Ludwig’s sword aimed at me, aside from the script that immediately emerged, a flurry of thoughts flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.
After all, I remember very clearly: I am a traveler. If I really end up dead like every villain in the script, would that mean I’m truly gone for good, or would I… return? Speaking of which, even if I did return, what would I do? What kind of time would I be back in, at the very moment I crossed over? And then would I just pretend nothing happened and continue living there?
I can’t make sense of it, and my memories are a bit hazy. More importantly: this isn’t the time for me to be lost in thought.
I felt as if I were enveloped in a warm glow. If this were some scene of a “goddess coming to take the dead me away,” that would be one thing, but my sight, hearing, and touch were all so clear!
I heard Kephir’s cries, felt her embrace, and saw… Ludwig’s stunned expression, as if time itself had reversed. But… no matter the situation, what I needed to do would never change.
As the “villain” of Euclid, my life could only survive under Kephir’s “protagonist halo,” preventing me from being killed off by some sudden death script. However, that was just my past resolve. Now, when Kephir is in danger, when what she possesses as the “protagonist” is threatened…
As long as I’m here, I won’t let anyone harm her, her script, or her future. When all the trials and tribulations of the protagonist turn into danger, if Kephir can’t change the script with her “protagonist halo,” then these scripts…
Will be erased by me!
In the blink of an eye, I seemed to see everything in the script, filled with dangerous scenarios like [Kephir’s power being taken by Ludwig]! Everything I saw was Kephir’s defeat!
I certainly can’t let these scripts happen. I absolutely… cannot let Kephir become like that in the script! If Kephir can’t change, then I will change it!
Like this particular script.
[Kephir’s power is taken by Ludwig.]
Ha! Take Kephir’s power? No way! I still want to be the pretty boy! So, with a slight modification…
[Kephir’s power is… fizz, cannot be taken by Ludwig.]
[Crack, crack, crack]
In my line of sight, Ludwig, who was thrusting a sword at me, suddenly showed a look of shock, and the great sword in her hand shattered into pieces! Along with her, she was sent flying by the tremendous impact!?
What is she doing? Ugh, never mind, I’m not done here yet.
The dangerous script is still there, and there’s more…
[Kephir lost to Ludwig.]
Lost? No, such an unpleasant word cannot appear in Kephir’s grand and over-the-top script. It should be rephrased: [Kephir ultimately defeated Ludwig.]
As my gaze fell, Ludwig, who had just gotten up, spat blood and fell down again.
So what is this elven swordmaster doing? Trying to provoke me?
“Cough… how, how is this possible… what is this? I’ll kill you first! Roar, roar, roar!”
【Ludwig has killed Kephir!】
Don’t even think about it! As long as I can see this script for even a moment, no one can harm Kephir in the slightest! A script like this should just disappear!
I must, strike it out!
Something sharp as a blade sliced through Ludwig’s body, piercing her monstrous form until blood gushed everywhere! Forced to kneel, she struggled to lift her head, but the expression she wore was one of utter shock.
“This… this feeling… could it be… a domain… how is this possible, why you… why is it you?”
“Ogier, she’s coming!”
It’s fine, just wait a little longer, Kephir, I haven’t finished dealing with all the dangerous scripts for you. I still need to replace all the scripts where Ludwig poses a threat to you…
Ludwig’s body swelled like an inflated slime, but soon there was an explosion at the tail end, the stench of blood mixed with the nauseating splatter of flesh.
It’s not over yet, there’s still more to strike out.
With wings spread wide, she seemed to transform into a true evil dragon, but soon her wings were drenched in blood, and before she could take flight, she crashed to the ground.
The last part, ah, once I resolve this final script, Kephir will definitely… definitely be out of danger. Ha, hahahaha, hahahaha~
【Those who wish to move against me, dream on.】
“Those who wish to move against me? Dream on!”
In the script, it seemed that there was no longer any danger to Kephir at this moment. I snapped back to reality as if waking from a dream, but everything before me felt so… strange.
It was hard to tell that Ludwig was even an “elf” anymore; her body lay crumpled in the distance as if run over by a steamroller, with only the rising and falling of her movements proving she was still alive. Did Kephir do this? Perhaps the protagonist’s halo erupted, comprehending some supreme skill, turning the tide and instantly obliterating Ludwig!
I… didn’t have the strength to ask. The moment Kephir embraced me, I lost that strength.
In the next moment, Ludwig crawled up like a caterpillar. Though I couldn’t help but be startled, I quickly realized: she seemed to pose no threat to Kephir anymore.
“Ha… hahahaha! You two, you two always manage to come up with something new… cough, new tricks! Indeed, with you two, I’ll never find it troublesome!”
“Winning a battle means using any means necessary, so… so I won’t say you cheated, Kephir. But you have to forgive me for breaking my promise just this once, okay? Even I don’t want to die in such a troublesome way… So… so I’ll take my leave for now. I’ll find a chance to make it up to you for this breach of trust, cough cough~”
With that, Ludwig opened her “portal” and slowly, with great difficulty, began to crawl inside.
Of course, I wanted to chase after her; no one understood the importance of “finishing off” better than I did. However, my body was completely immobilized, and Kephir had no intention of letting go of me.
“Kephir, she… she’s getting away.”
“I know… it doesn’t matter what she does… what’s important is you…”
For some reason, I felt as if Kephir looked at me for a moment, as if she were gazing at a stranger.
But perhaps that was just my illusion, because the next moment she had me firmly in her embrace. How embarrassing, really. I had come to save Kephir from her dangerous script, and yet it had turned into this “pretty boy” development…
Well, it didn’t matter; the boss wouldn’t mind. So let me… enjoy the comfortable afterglow of victory with a girl’s lap pillow for a moment.