Chapter 63

The villain's ending is only death 63

A chilling aura emanated from the Crown Prince.

‘It seems that the title of war hero isn’t just a name after all.’

He darted out as swiftly as when he dispatched monsters, ready to sweep away the group in black in one go.

I knew he was crazy, but he seemed even more dangerous and formidable than I thought.

With a somewhat complicated gaze, I quietly observed his actions.

“You’ll be the one to get sliced up!”

At that moment, the man in black, for some inexplicable reason, sneered viciously.

“Kee kee, look behind you!”

Squish.

As the man pointed, a sickening sound echoed.

“What, what is that…!”

Someone screamed in shock.

At the sound, everyone in the hall turned their gaze to where the man in black was pointing.

Squish. The monster, which had been split from the eyes to the head, was now tearing itself apart.

Squish, squish-squish.

After a while, the monster, which had a sticky body, finally separated completely.

“Coo!”

“Coo, coo!”

Two monsters had been created.

“Isn’t it wonderful, this beautiful life force bestowed by the gods!”

The man in black chuckled, looking at the shocked people.

“No matter how many times you cut, it’s useless! They will just keep multiplying!”

“Screeech!”

“I’ve never seen such monsters in my life…!”

People who had been relieved when the Crown Prince dispatched the monster now screamed and panicked again.

People crowded the only entrance.

However, no one could escape outside.

As if blocked by an invisible barrier, people who tried to rush out of the entrance were continuously bounced back.

Moreover, the dense hedge walls surrounding the garden on all sides were tall and slippery, making it extremely rare for anyone to climb over them.

In the meantime, the two monsters began to chase the fleeing people.

“Coo, coo!”

“Coo coo!”

“Screeech!”

The giant chicken feet trampled the soft lawn again and ran.

I saw Leonard running over, his neck veins bulging, shouting at me as he chased the monster.

Behind him, Derek and Calisto, who had been dealing with the monsters, turned to look at me with pale faces.

All of this passed by in slow motion, slowly unfolding.

At that moment, the scene before me suddenly brightened.

〈SYSTEM〉 ~Main Quest: Become the Queen of the Hunt~

[First. Save the people around you from danger] Do you want to proceed with this quest?

(Reward: +5% Affection from all male protagonists, +50 Reputation.)

[Accept / Decline]

The quest window that I had declined once before appeared again.

“Huh.”

I burst out laughing, feeling utterly ridiculous.

‘In the end, it had to come to this.’

Just as I thought cynically, new text appeared.

〈SYSTEM〉 As this is a main quest, it will be automatically accepted in 5 seconds.

〈SYSTEM〉 5

〈SYSTEM〉 4

Even when playing the game, the main quests had a bit of强制性 to advance the episode.

But to experience this in reality made me feel indescribably dirty.

If this were just a game and I were playing it from behind the screen, accepting the quest would have ended with a simple notification: ‘All monsters have been eliminated!’

The simulation game, which progressed through illustrated scenes and dialogue choices, had limitations in implementing such intense movements.

However, this was not a game screen but reality. Reality.

“Coo-!”

I had no other choice.

The monster was right in front of me, and all the reward targets were watching me.

[Accept]

I barely accepted the quest just before the monster trampled me.

And at the same time, my body moved on its own.

My right hand pulled the crossbow from behind my back at an incredible speed.

After bracing the tiller with my left hand, I immediately pulled the trigger.

Click, twang!

“Coo-!”

There was a sound of something hitting the hard, ridged sole, and the monster that was about to step on me fell backward, convulsing.

“Coo…”

Soon, the monster lay limp.

Moreover, its opaque, rubbery body began to melt like ice cream.

“What, what is this! What is that!”

The group in black was shaken by the sight of the fallen monster.

Not only them, but everyone, including the male leads, seemed to forget the urgent situation and stared at me in confusion.

‘W-What is this?’

Of course, I was the most shocked.

In the midst of the chaos, I had completely forgotten that I was carrying a crossbow.

“E… Ecarte Lady… killed the monster…”

As shock slowly spread among everyone, my body moved again. It was definitely not by my will.

Whish. I turned my body sharply, knelt on one knee, and aimed the crossbow again. Then,

Click, bang! Bang, bang! Twang!

How long did I shoot the crossbow like a madman?

With the last two monsters that were charging at me, I eliminated all the monsters.

It seemed they hadn’t multiplied as much as I thought.

Moreover, each one was large, making it easier to hit them.

“Huff, huff….”

Breathing heavily, I lowered the crossbow I was holding.

My arms were trembling uncontrollably.

‘I couldn’t even hold it properly when practicing at home…’

Holding it for such a long time felt like I was about to die.

‘Is this a quest? It’s torture.’

I swallowed the tears that were welling up and looked around.

The hall was now enveloped in a chilling silence.

Everyone was staring at me with dazed expressions, even the remnants of the Divine Kingdom who had committed all these atrocities.

‘Haha. I’ve become the superstar chimpanzee again this year.’

I laughed in resignation. The sound of my forced laughter made people shudder. Then,

Clap.

The sound of someone clapping echoed from somewhere.

Clap, clap, clap… Led by that, thunderous applause broke out.

“Oh my, Lady Ecarte saved us!”

“Oh, my gods! Without Lady, what would have become of us…!”

“Truly, thank you, Lady! You are our savior!”

The cheers left me speechless. At that moment,

〈SYSTEM〉 ~Main Quest: Become the Queen of the Hunt~

[First. Save the people around you from danger] Quest successful!

〈SYSTEM〉 You have received the rewards: [All male protagonists’ affection +5%], [Reputation +50].

(Reputation total: 80)

My reputation, which I didn’t really need, skyrocketed.

‘Oh. It would be nice if they gave affection like this.’

However, the reward of [5% affection from all male leads] wasn’t bad for all the hard work I had put in.

Especially since the Crown Prince, who was in the most danger, was now much farther from death.

Although I was exhausted from being controlled by the system, this was quite generous.

Even among the crowd of people who had gathered around me, praising me profusely, the white text floating above the male leads’ heads was clearly visible.

[Affection 27%]

Starting with Leonard, who had run the closest.

[Affection 30%], [Affection 9%]

Derek and Calisto.

[Affection 20%]

Bunter as well.

Unlike the extras who were thanking me profusely, the male leads just stared at me blankly, hesitant to approach.

‘…If the female lead had done this in normal mode, their eyes would have turned into hearts and they would have run straight over.’

Thinking about it, not only the nominal brothers but none of the male leads had tried to protect me.

But I didn’t feel particularly hurt or discouraged.

‘I don’t need it.’

[Affection 60%]

I already had a male lead who was determined to be my all-in.