Chapter 196 – 16. Waiting (11)

I had no intention of going too far. The way to get to the Grand Mage Robert’s dungeon was the same as before. I erased the magic circle I wrote before. The reason why they were in the capital was to leave no evidence behind, and the ones in the dungeon were engraved outside anyway.

At that time, it was Irena who drew her her magic circle, but Vilma also learned how to draw from her her. She was scheduled to move to a new location in the dungeon. Anyway, Valdes also knew how to draw a magic circle and how to activate it, so he could draw it himself in the capital.

Serenia and Beatrice did not elaborate on this vacation.

It’s not yet at the stage that can be called pregnancy, but I didn’t want to worry too much about the mother-to-be. In particular, it was all the more so because Serenia had absolutely nothing to do with revenge or betrayal, even if it was Beatrice.

Valdes arrived at the dungeon with the bright blue light he hadn’t seen in a long time.

“Hmm. Can’t you see Vilma?”

She looked around the bedroom-cum-study room, but Vilma was nowhere to be seen. She widened her senses and looked around the other rooms, but again, she couldn’t feel anything.

Valdez thought he must have gone down to the secret laboratory underground, so he headed down the stairs. It was only the second dungeon to come, but the structure hadn’t changed compared to before, so there was no problem finding the way.

As he reached deeper underground, there was a presence that caught his senses of him.

Familiar yet unfamiliar. And it feels like a very long time ago.

‘Robert.’

His fists his clenched at the thought of meeting that goddamn archmage, Nabe, soon.

He thought he had gotten used to it to some extent through Beatrice and Marc, but it was still hard to control his emotions when he had enemies right in front of him. Still better than before. He didn’t feel like jumping right in and punching him in the face.

“… It might be okay to postpone meeting with you.”

Turning around, Valdes visited Vilma, who felt he was a little further away.

The place where she was was the monster lab.

“Kyahaha!! Wow, this is really great. Oh, it’s fun.”

“…”

Vilma was immersed in her studies of her, letting out a frivolous laugh, unaware that he had come. Valdez couldn’t help but be taken aback by seeing this runaway princess for the first time. It was a different sight, completely different from the stupid and brawny ones I had seen so far.

‘May I take you with me….’

It was a moment of hesitation.

Originally, he planned to take Vilma with him when the Vatican announced the recruitment of a warrior party. That’s what ethylene is all about. If it was these two, it was considered that passing was a given.

In the first place, when seeking a hero’s companion, he did not support a person who would be too strong, and even if he did volunteer, he did not accept it. That would be too strong compared to the hero, because the hero’s performance would decrease, and then the Holy See would hate it.

In his case, taking into account the peculiarity that the front line was being pushed back during the war, older heroes also joined, and even though he had just risen to the position, the tower master also intervened. So the case itself was completely different.

In particular, the future was guaranteed as long as they did not die if they became a warrior’s companion, so they accepted a lot of young people in particular. Even Vilma and Ethylene are top-tier among their peers. There was no way I would fall unless I was really lucky.

‘I want to take Mercy with me, but she can’t because she’s a princess. She’s running away from Bill Maya, so I’m just going to do something about her hair color so she won’t be found out.’

No matter how strong and competent he was, his opponent was a group of warriors chosen by the goddess.

A subordinate or colleague to help him with his work his was essential.

Traditionally, a party of warriors consisted of six to eight people.

Among them, there is one person to be recruited by the Goddess Church as the twin hero. There were already three of them. We had to consider not only the number of people, but also the balance of the party. I didn’t know anything about the twin warriors, but if they’re both in the front ranks, the Holy See’s clergy are in the rear ranks. When the positions of the warriors were divided, the cleric was more likely to be a paladin.

And since Valdez is a knight who wields a sword, he is a avant-garde. There were only three avant-gardes already. If the role of the frontline was sufficient, ethylene might fall, so if possible, a rearguard, especially a wizard subordinate, was also needed. Vilma was a perfect fit here.

‘It’s best to pass all three. Still, in case you don’t know. If that happens, a maximum of three out of eight will become spies.’

That was enough to corrupt the twin warriors and priests. If you can afford it and corrupt the rest, it is possible to literally move the warrior party at will. It’s also at the will of the demons.

After organizing his thoughts his, Valdes called Vilma, who was still engrossed in the monster with a smile.

“Vilma.”

“… And this… Uh? Uh uh?! Ba, Ba, Valdes-sama?!”

Vilma was genuinely frightened and blacked out in surprise. He was so embarrassed that he took a step backwards and fell from nothing and took his butt her.

“Why, why are you here… No, how can you not contact me already…”

At her words her, where even the word order was jumbled, Valdes smiled wryly.

Who would think of her as the daughter of the tyrannical iron-blooded emperor, seeing her foolish appearance of her? According to the investigation by the Demon King’s intelligence unit, none of the emperor’s children inherited his temperament from her, except for one, but it was unexpected.

“Wilhelmina.”

“… !! … You knew it….”

The first princess of the Empire, who called her real name her, trembled, then calmly nodded her head.

“Yeah, her hair her, but it’s weirder not knowing.”

“Haa, I hide it well outside too. It just suddenly appeared and I couldn’t hide it.”

“Who said what?”

“Eww…”

Vilma groaned with her embarrassing face and pulled herself up, brushing the dust off her buttocks.

“But why did you suddenly bring up my real name? Didn’t she come to see her?”

‘Is she that woman?’

It was an unexpected name.

It’s not the name Robert, or the engineering school that attaches the word nim, but she is that woman. I don’t know what happened while they were together, but it seemed that several changes had taken place in Vilma’s mind her. She was such a positive change for him, so Valdez chose not to point it out.

“There’s also that. I have something to talk about with you.”

“What, what is it?”

“Wilhelmina Dezac.”

“…”

“Now it’s time to choose.”

Vilma did not answer right away.

She said it out of the blue, but it wasn’t something she couldn’t understand. Now, Valdez was saying to clear the route. Of course, it wasn’t that she did her spy thing her or that she was a bat. She said it simply because she was the daughter of Valdez’s vendetta.

Vilma knew.

That he harbored ill feelings towards his father his, Emperor Dezac. To what extent, he did not think that perhaps he would escape the scope of revenge. That’s why I was able to fully understand what Valdes said.

But her answer was already decided.

“My father is.”

“… ?”

“I am the emperor.”

“…”

“The only empire on the continent. The only emperor. A monster with unrestricted power. Probably the most ambitious of all the emperors that have ever existed. That’s because he has a grand dream of unifying the continent.”

“It’s just like me.”

A laugh escaped Vilma’s mouth her.

Looking back, it really was. A rare continental unification, a great event that has only been successful in a couple of thousands of years of history. There were as many as two people aiming for it. One was the ruler who reigned over the greatest power on the continent, and the other was the demon prince who would be the strongest excluding God.

In a sense, it could be called the battle of the century. But, of course, it is Valdes who has the overwhelming score so far. Compared to the emperor, who had not yet grasped the identity of his enemy his, Valdes was slowly implementing his plan to conquer the continent.

“Since I was young, my father has been more of an emperor than a father. So I think it will be fun.”

Wilma, no, her 1st Princess Wilhelmina’s eyes twinkled.

“To destroy the father, the emperor, the empire.”

“… That’s not a bad answer.”

“Not a bad answer! And that’s too much! I was on Valdes-sama’s side from the beginning!”

Returning to his usual form of her, Vilma protested by shouting at Valdes. Although he felt a little awkward at the distinctly different appearance, Valdez didn’t pay much attention.

“What are you saying. You became a subordinate because you were forced to do so by me.”

“Still, I thought Valdez-sama had a pretty good chance of winning! To be honest, back then I thought it would be a success even if I swallowed half of the continent, but now I really think I can take it all! I ‘ll stick to the side that can win!”

“Is that all?”

Vilma’s reply was delayed at Valdez’s plaintive words of hers. And his expression as Vilma, which he had maintained until just now, was broken again. With her hardened, poorly managed face, she stuttered her words.

“… Yes, yes? What… Is that, you mean?”

“Aren’t you ignoring the demon king army too much? I’m investigating the imperial family and the magic tower. I wonder if they don’t know.”

“…..Haha….”

“The reason you ran away. The reason you want to be alone.”

“…”

“I know roughly.”

Vilma rolled her eyes and squeezed her hair desperately. But she was so perplexed that she couldn’t think of anything. Then, the moment her eyes met Valdez’s, she had a hunch. She said that it would be useless no matter what she said now.

“Haa… Really… You’re a terrible person.”

“Because I’m a demon.”

“Asmodians… Haha, that’s right. I made a contract with the evil demons.”

Vilma murmured softly and lowered her head. She let out her extended sigh from her mouth.

“Then… I don’t even need to explain.”

Vilma. Wilhelmina de Jacques was her 1st Princess.

The Emperor, who had many children by her, had dozens of other children by hers.

However, her only four children of her, including herself, were gifted with her magical talents to her. One of them was still very young, and the other one wasn’t very good and didn’t focus on magic. There were two children of the emperor who entered the Mage Tower as disciples.

1st Princess Wilhelmina and 4th Princess Theresia.

Wilhelmina, who was born five years ahead of her, was expected by the imperial family and the Mage Tower, and she showed particular talent for black magic. So she became a disciple of the 4 elders of the Mage Tower.

And Theresia. She showed great talent in all kinds of magic, and was nominated for Grand Mage next to Robert. Her teacher her was chosen as the current Mage Tower Master, a disciple of Robert.

Gentle and kind Wilhelmina said that her half-brother her was far superior to her, and that she became a disciple of the Mage Master, so she wasn’t jealous or anything. Rather, she congratulates her and guides her her magic math her. Looking at it this far, it must have been a heartwarming story of sisters, but the problem was that they were members of the royal family.

Those who had gathered around her after seeing Wilhelmina’s magical talent left her one by one. Of course, the place where they moved was next to Theresia. She had to watch as the numerous admirers who had praised and supported her and went to her brother.

As she grew older, Wilhelmina became jealous of her brother. She was and she was stressed out. Although she is also a genius herself, the wizards compare her to her younger brother her, who is gifted beyond her her. Her mother’s pressure on her why she was not as good as young Theresia. All of that was a burden to her.

So, Wilhelmina took her chance and left the imperial castle, the mage tower, the capital, and the empire.

This was the fact that Valdez learned as he continued his investigation. Of course, it was a combination of the intelligence unit’s findings and his own reasoning his, but most of them matched the truth.

“You can be honest, Vilma. How do you… Feel for her brother?”

“… My sister, Theresia… Is a good boy. I like him.”

“Yes. You’ll like it. But is that really all?”

“…… Valdes-sama. Please… Please stop.”

“I’m sorry, but that won’t work.”

In a watery voice, Valdez approached Wilhelmina, pleading with her. Every time he took a step closer, she trembled.

I was afraid.

I’m afraid that the heart I’ve been desperately hiding will be revealed.

“I’m a demon who signed a contract with you. A contract is a transaction. In a transaction, both sides must benefit. You decided to help me conquer the continent. So I have an obligation to help you.”

“…”

“It’s okay. You can talk to me. I’ll… Make you what you want.”

“I… Want… “

“Yeah. Don’t worry. I won’t kill you. Do you want to get along like before?”

“Amicably…”

“Don’t let others incite conflict and cause jealousy because of your talent. I’ll help you. In a way you know well.”

Demon tribe, devil’s whisper.

Wilhelmina unconsciously looked at Valdez’s groin, then lowered her head to her own lower abdomen.

The magic of the pink tongue, which means contract and subordination, hidden from view under loose clothing.

Vulva of submission.

Although this had yet to taste the pleasure of her giving her, she, being a warlock, was able to grasp what a great thing this vulva was. And, on rare occasions, I had heard him talking to women.

Most of them were Irena, but once it was Yueli.

All that she had heard then, she still remembered.

So I couldn’t help but ask.

“Really… Can you… ?”