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Chapter 62




The villain's ending is only death Chapter 62
“W-What...!”
I was so flustered that I almost shouted out loud, but quickly shut my mouth.
‘Who was it that came over and bothered someone who was just minding their own business like a basket! ’
Derrick immediately turned his head toward me after hearing the Crown Prince's response.
His icy blue eyes were now fixed on me.
Suddenly, something seemed to sparkle above his head.
‘Goodwill -1%’
[Goodwill 25%]
Feeling aggrieved by the dropping goodwill, I desperately shook my head and said with a strong gaze,
‘N-No! I didn't do anything! ’
The warning, ‘It won’t end with just being imprisoned,’ echoed vividly in my ears.
Derrick glared sharply at me, shaking his head, and then let out a faint sigh that only I could hear, turning away.
“My sister has only recently recovered from her illness and is not yet in a stable state of mind, Your Highness.”
“...”
“I don’t know what kind of rudeness she may have committed, but please show her mercy...”
“The princess deceived me.”
“Deceived...?”
I opened my mouth wide. Their mouths were spewing stories about me that I didn’t even know.
“Kyaahh-!”
A loud roar and a piercing scream suddenly echoed.
Everyone, including me, turned their gaze in that direction.
“What, what is that...”
In one corner of the banquet, a giant balloon had risen. It was easily larger than a two-story building.
I was reminded of the giant rubber duck I had seen near a lake in my previous life.
“Quu, Quu-!”
At that moment, the balloon let out a loud cry.
I finally realized.
‘Wow.’
That it was the rare animal someone from the foreign women’s group had brought out, which had grown to such a massive size.
Suddenly, the balloon monster roared and began to move clumsily.
“Quu, Quu-!”
“Aaaah, it’s a monster! Get away-!”
People around it screamed and scattered to avoid the monstrous feet that resembled large chicken claws.
The cute appearance and cries that I had found adorable now felt eerie.
“Kyaahh! Save me!”
At that moment, one of the young ladies trying to escape the suddenly appearing monster stumbled and fell.
“Quu-!”
“Kyaahh!”
Just as the shadow of the balloon monster’s chicken-claw-like foot was about to land on her.
“Damn.”
Derrick, who was standing next to me, muttered a curse and sprang forward.
Drawing the sword from his waist as he ran, he reached the monster in an instant.
He plunged the sword into the bottom of the giant chicken-claw foot that was about to stomp on the woman.
“Quu-.”
The monster’s foot stopped just before it could stomp down.
The sword bent precariously, as if it were about to break.
But it was enough for Derrick to grab the woman’s arm and pull her out.
The young lady, who had apparently fainted, was limp in his arms.
Shortly after they escaped, there was a ‘crack’ and Derrick’s sword was completely crushed under the monster’s foot.
“Guards! Call the guards!”
“Quu, Quu!”
The monster became even more frenzied. The once peaceful outdoor ball had turned into a chaotic scene.
“The Crown Prince is over there!”
Amidst the chaos, someone shouted loudly, and I heard it clearly.
I widened my eyes and looked in that direction.
“Kill him!”
The group of women in black who had first brought out the monster were pointing at the Crown Prince and chanting something.
Then, the rampaging monster suddenly changed direction as if by magic.
‘Crazy.’
Toward where the Crown Prince and I were standing side by side.
‘This isn’t the kind of game I signed up for! Why is there suddenly a monster in a dating simulation? ’
I was so stunned by this absurd turn of events that I just stood there, frozen in shock.
“Quu, Quu-!”
Meanwhile, the monster, having received new orders, stomped its feet.
It was as if it was about to charge like a bull.
“If I were you, I wouldn’t have left you alone with someone who almost killed your sister, especially in such a dangerous situation.”
“...”
“What were you planning to do if I ran away using you as bait because of our conversation just now?”
I froze at his words.
If he really did that, I would be trampled to death by the monster without a doubt.
Unable to respond, I just stood there, frozen. The Crown Prince smiled slyly.
“Relax, Princess. I wouldn’t do something like that in front of everyone.”
“That...”
“I sowed the seed, so I must reap it.”
Just as I was about to retort, ‘Is this the time for jokes? ’
He drew his sword like Derrick had and dashed forward.
“Quu, Quu!”
At that moment, the monster also stopped stomping and began to charge.
The ground shook.
The Crown Prince, who had run at an incredible speed, leaped high into the air just before colliding with the monster.
He then plunged his raised sword directly into the monster’s large eye.
“Quuuh-!”
The monster let out a painful roar and thrashed wildly.
The Crown Prince’s body dangled in the air like a piece of paper.
‘He’s going to fall...!’
But my worry was short-lived.
He managed to regain his balance, holding onto the sword, and then.
Swish-! He plunged down with the sword still embedded.
When his feet finally touched the ground, the monster’s movements stopped. And then.
“Quu...”
The massive creature collapsed.
Its head was barely hanging on, split into two pieces.
The sight of the balloon monster oozing and collapsing on the ground was truly like a chewed and spat-out piece of bubble gum.
‘Uh...’
I blinked in a daze.
Everything happened in an instant.
The Crown Prince, who had single-handedly defeated the monster in just a few minutes, looked at something with his bright red eyes.
“Strange.”
The group in black who had been controlling the monster had already gathered in a circle, each holding a glowing crystal ball and guarding the area.
To prevent armed nobles from approaching.
It seemed to be an effective method, as even Derrick, who had been standing nearby with a broken sword, couldn’t approach them recklessly.
The woman he had saved and held in his arms had already disappeared.
“You’re mistaken if you think this is over, Calisto Regulus!”
At that moment, one of the women in black shouted hoarsely.
I had thought it was a woman because of the small stature, but it wasn’t.
“You will never leave here alive today!”
“You’re the remnants of the Raila Divine Kingdom. And to think you even used women disguised as Sethina to carry out your plans.”
Sethina was a small desert country far from the Inca Empire.
The Crown Prince had identified their true identities.
His words seemed to be true, as the group in black hesitated. They appeared to be from one of the defeated countries.
“It wasn’t easy to get through the inspection. Who helped you?”
“A monster like you must never become emperor!”
In response to the question, the Crown Prince tilted his head.
“Why?”
He really seemed to not understand why he shouldn’t become emperor.
The group in black, apparently enraged by this, jumped up and down.
“Because of you, tens of thousands of lives have been lost and blood has been shed! Don’t you fear the heavens, you despicable creature!”
“Hmm. It doesn’t seem like you, who used humans as food and test subjects for your monster experiments, have the right to say that.”
“Shut up!”
“Moreover, you’ve even been kidnapping and abusing children with magical powers recently, haven’t you?”
“That, that’s all by the command of the great goddess of Raila. Only when the filthy races that defy the gods are eliminated will the true emperor...”
The words caught my attention because I had heard them from Bauter before.
- There are groups who claim that the true emperor chosen by the gods will only be born once all the mages are eliminated.
‘So the group Bauter mentioned was these people?’
While I was carefully observing the group in black, the Crown Prince asked with a mocking tone.
“Then, what do you think about the Ger clan, who thanked me for destroying your unauthorized encampment?”
“H-How dare those insignificant creatures...”
“I’ve heard enough.”
Suddenly, the one who had asked the question raised his hand to stop the conversation without waiting for an answer.
“Anyway, you will all be slaughtered by my hand today, just like the monster you brought.”
Swish-.
With a chilling statement, he brandished a large broadsword, his blood-red eyes gleaming.