Al, who told me to throw it away, stares at me as he distorts that red iris. The abomination, the colour of hatred, which is not hidden, is visible in its eyes.
I got Al Kunās gaze. I was about to exhale deeply. But donāt disturb the rhythm of breathing, donāt forget to calm down.
Then there was someone more responsive than me. That was Ufi.
āDear Algardā¦ā¦!
ā⦠you too, Uphilia. Really abominable, all aligned.ā
Yufi stares at Al-Kun with a harsh look. Al, who returns his gaze to Ufi like that, his eyes are just as full of hate colors as he sees me.
I try to stay calm and grasp the situation. A different colour of iris than before Al Kun, and a demonic stone embedded in his chest.
(⦠I see.)
Keeping Al on guard, he rushes under Ilia quickly. On his knees and peeking into Raini in Iliaās arms, his chest was wide open and he was in a terrible condition peeking inside.
Still breathing, Raini repeatedly breathing shallow. And my eyes wander through the void out of focus.
āSorryā¦ā¦ noā¦ā¦ princessā¦ā¦!
He bows his head deeply and drips as Ilia tells him to apologize for biting the cry to death.
I donāt know the details until how. But enough was enough to convince me that Rainiās demon stone had been taken.
Even Ilia is never weak. But they were bad. Anyway, Al is royal. I canāt help it if they take the lead if they surprise me like that. I guess Rainiās demon stone was taken away by Al Kun because it actually happened.
ā⦠Raini, can you hear me?
ā⦠anis, fia⦠princessā¦?
React to my voice and Raini gazes at me. Tears zero out of his eyes and wet his cheeks.
The expression is distorted in agony and still shakes his throat desperately trying to spin the word.
ā⦠Already, Shiso⦠Yes, Maā¦ā
āI donāt care about the apology. Iāll only ask you one thing, if you stay like this, youāll die.ā
Raini has no time left. I have more to ask than apologize.
āDo you still want to live?
Raini remains blurred in my inquiry. However, I still donāt get out of sight.
āBecause I help. If you want to live, tell them to help you.ā
Yes, help. I wonāt let you die, never.
Raini is still struggling to live because she was awakening her demonic stone. Vampires are āresistant to deathā magic. So if Raini still doesnāt give up, the road can connect. Sheās already given that wisdom.
Raini shivers her lips at the inquiry I tried to prompt her to respond. I closed my eyes tightly and found myself putting my strength into my body.
ā⦠I want to. Ma⦠not yetā¦ā
Raini overlaps words as she gasps and spits blood as she coughs. Ilia firmly supports Rainiās body, which swings without force, to a slightly easier posture.
Enough with that word. So Iāll give you more reason to live. Whatever I can give you.
āRaini. Then I command you. Live, even if youāre no longer a man. Iāll accept you.
ā⦠anis, fia⦠princessā¦ā
āNever give up until the end. You wanted to live. I ordered him to live. Then I wonāt allow you to defy me.ā
Take my word for it. Raini blinks a few times and grins like trouble. Then I pulled my lips together and closed my eyes. I get up, making sure Rainiās exhale turns into something bitter.
Yufi had set up an arcane shell to alert Alkun. Al didnāt make it slight, he just stared at us quietly.
āUfi, heal Raini. Ilaria, now itās time for both of you.ā
ā⦠princessā¦. Yes, I did acceptā
Illia, who got my word, also opened her eyes to hold her breath for a moment, but immediately stopped crying and wiped her tears. And respond with a more resolute look than usual.
On the other hand, Uffi turns his gaze as if confused by my instructions.
āDear Anis, in this injuryā¦ā
āI know. But I can just buy you some time. If Raini could be a complete vampire, he could survive.ā
āBut no more demon stonesā¦!
āIf that was created in Raini from the beginning, you just have to do the same thing again. If thatās not possible, Iāll get it back from Al. Either way, I need time. I said I would help. Then do your best for it. Can you do that, Yufi?ā
ā⦠okā
When Yufi nodded to me, he immediately knelt beside Raini and prayed to the Spirit to begin exercising his magic. The Spirit sheds light in response to Uffiās prayer and gathers under Uffi.
If it werenāt for this situation, I would have observed it was a fantastic sight. I look sideways and then I turn my gaze to Al Kun.
Al didnāt move a step from the spot. Iām just staring at this one with dark eyes.
ā⦠all of it, I wonder if you turned your hand. The exhibition, Mauritz?
āI donāt know. If youāre a smart sister, donāt you know everything?
āIām not a god or a spirit. I donāt even know what Iāve never seen.ā
This situation is too much, and Al doesnāt seem to have anything to hide. Mauritz opened the exhibition to attract me, too, so as to keep me away from Raini.
No matter how much you shut your mouth, you canāt keep rumors. Al-Kun found out that I protected Raini and made this plan. I donāt know who the hell told or asked Al, but thatās the fact that weāre here now.
ā⦠this demon stone? I just took the woman there hostage.ā
Look at Ilia as al-kun points with his jaw. Ilia is taking out Mana Blade as she bites her teeth in remorse and takes her stand.
⦠to the point of becoming. Did you disable yourself for aiming for Ilia rather than for Raini himself? It was a small number of people who became enemies.
Make sure you feel the heel youāre wearing as you circle your thoughts. Yeah, I guess there doesnāt seem to be a problem.
ā⦠Werenāt you fascinated by Raini?
āWas.ā So I was just trying to put it aside. Because of you, the plan went crazy, so I had to change it. ā
ā⦠did you know about the vampire?
From Mauritz.
Thatās him again. I wonder if it would have been painful to gather the materials if he had been the son of the Secretary of the Ministry of Magic. Is that why you got to Rainiās identity?
I care there, but itās not important now. The problem is that Al is trying to secure Raini to become a vampire, and more precisely, to gain the power of a vampire.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Magic often snorted at this plan. I donāt know how far Al and the others are talking. All I can say is, this is totally hostile to me.
ā⦠so? To be a vampire?
āIt wasnāt until I had Raini in my hand that I was going to be. Or I didnāt mean to if I didnāt have to. But since you put Ufiria and Raini in your hands, you just decided you had to go hard.ā
āItās rust coming out of you. If you wanted Raini so badly, you could have welcomed him to your concubine.ā
āRainiās charm did not make sense to Ufilia. Hence, I was in the way. So I was going to eliminate it and give Raini power by officially welcoming him. My father and even my mother had a math attached to them that they couldnāt resist Rainiās charm.ā
āItās a big plan. Were you going to take over the country?
āSooner or later, itāll be mine, so itāll just get a little quicker.ā
As I had a conversation with Al, I took a big sigh of zero. I feel signs of something staring at the bottom of my belly.
āEverything went crazy because of your intrusion. Raini was suppressed, and in the meantime you held Uphilia and Raini in your hand.ā
āWill you stop saying that like I put it in a cage? Tell me you protected him.ā
āEither is good. The only thing that matters is that my sister is in my way.ā
ā⦠Huh? It doesnātā blow āmuch. Al, is the power of vampires that tame?
Only for a moment to my question, Alās eyebrows jumped. I was wondering if the vampireās demon stone wanted time to get used to the conversation for a long time, but it looks like you havenāt removed it.
Thatās natural. Embedding demonic stones is like transplanting someone elseās organs. Raini was born naturally in his body, so heās familiar with it, and if Al tries to take it in, it wonāt be that easy to say how many vampire demon stones have affinity with him.
āYou took the Demon Stone from Raini because Raini didnāt obey al-kun?
āDo we have to talk that far? You know everything, donāt you? Donāt you have a head that can make guesses even if youāre not looking directly at it?
āYou think itās about people, Alā¦ā
āA monster.ā
My lips trembled at the answer returned without getting my hair in. Words that tried to spit out aggressively, but nothing cools them down but thoughts.
ā⦠donāt say itās clearā
āI have to cross you. I needed strength to get over it. Something more than my sister. But I didnāt. Magic talent, politics, schooling, theyāre allā what people can do āā¦!
Alkun screams as he grips his fist into all the blood. I guess I look terribly cold in those bloody eyes. The temperature difference would be completely different between Al, who screams, and me, who exhales.
This is my sister and brother who split the blood. Oh, what can I sayā¦ā¦
āSo you want to do something I canāt even do? Why donāt you kill someone and get the power of the monster?
āCountry. I need a country. āCause thatās what I get, not what you get. I am the King Prince, then I must be the King Prince. Become the next king and stand at the top of the country. Then this power is the power I should have!
ā⦠to rule the country? To say thatās your power?
⦠Oh, really.
ā Youāre a bore, Algard.
I told him to throw up. Moment after moment, I feel my expression slip away.
My thoughts get cold. My emotions get cold. But I didnāt lose my fever. Take it to the back, take it to the back. Feeding the heat of emotion, thoughts flourish.
ā⦠really boring. Am I interrupting you?ā Iām sorry you were in such a way that you were interrupted. ā
Iāll tell you pale as to say itās not funny from the bottom of my heart, itās not funny.
āWhat do you think I was playing madness for? Isnāt it like nobodyās coming any closer? Couldnāt you have imagined that? Algardo.ā
Itās just that I canāt figure it out anymore. Anger, sadness, I donāt know at the earliest.
āCan only people do what they can? Isnāt it obvious, because youāre a person? Itās people who do that to the best of their ability. What do you mean, Iām a monster, so I have to be a monster myself? Who told you when to say that and when to do that? Oh, no. Did you make your own decision? Really? That must have bothered me a lot. You must have suffered. But, Algard, why didnāt you think about the fundamental?
Let your body sink just a little. Tilt your center of gravity forward at any time so you can run out.
The hand Mana Blade emits a magical light, forming a blade. Clear as a blue sky everywhere, itās a calm blade of magic. It was as if the undisturbed blade even showed my heart.
ā Thereās no way you can beat me on the same mound.
The ease with which I speak of todayās weather makes me say it all. Alās expression was severely distorted by my words like that.
āSisterā¦!
To Al, who distorts his face violently, I nevertheless continued my words to slash and throw away.
ā⦠that may have seemed expensive to you, but -!ā
ā- Itās not the kingās eyes, such as cloudy eyes, whose value is no longer visible.ā
Even Alās attempted spit objection smashes him in one breath.
āDonāt get me wrong, Algard. Whether someone else compares you to me, I am what you call a monster. I just wish youād let me stay a monster. Why did you go up to the same mound? Do you want to compete with me so much? That would be stupid.ā
I just let him shake his head left or right out of regret. I know my anomaly best.
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Thatās why I pulled myself back. Donāt disturb what was sought after for this country. Itās just that I would have been so glad to have been able to sneak up on my dream.
āDo you want the monster to rule the country so much?ā If no one heals, itās the people who will suffer. āYou didnāt even know that? Algardo.ā
I stare strongly at Al. If I could put all my strength into shattering my back teeth, the sound of a toothpick would reach my ears as well.
āShould we rule the country with the power of vampires? Because I canāt imagine what domination by power would produce? How could it be seen if other countries knew about it?
āThatās the power! Then swallow everything, rule everythingā¦ā¦! Yes, thatās why you should be a strong king! It is only by putting everything under control that you will be king!
āThatās a very biased idea. Did the educator do a good job? Or did you run into brainwashing? Speaking of which, you said Rainiās charm didnāt work even if it did. Was that assumption before you? Or did you say youād already been humiliated?
ā⦠donāt! Donāt look at me with those eyes! Donāt take the price!
āIt would be because I would do something cheap to get beat up. I was hoping you would be king and brace your collar around the monster⦠you were too high on boulders.ā
I laughed with my nose at this sight when it was boring.
āAt all, your father and mother will mourn. I didnāt know you couldnāt have all the children you were born with. You donāt know what happened to the future of the kingdom.ā
ā⦠whyā
āYes?ā
Unexpectedly, Al asked me in a different tone of voice than before.
āIf a good man is to be king, if he calls himself superior! I wish you had been king from the beginning!
Al-Kun shakes his arm off and screams. Those eyes wonāt let go of me.
āI am Prince Wang. It must be Prince Wang. But what is a king? What is a king no one can recognize? An unwanted king is a king for what! All I ever wanted was aā foil āfor Uphilia, who was recognized to lead the country!
Al Kunās cry was dark. Itās ugly enough to spit blood reflexes, like itās burning and rotting in flames.
āI have nothing! There was nothing! I only had what I could give! Thereās no such thing as me there! Itās just a king prince, just a king! Itās just me who canāt be anyone!!ā
ā⦠thatās what love comes from parentsā
āLove? Love!? That this is love!? That this is love!? No, can this be love!? It just makes me choose sacrifice to make a wedge called King!!ā
Run your eyes blood, bite them to the point where theyāre about to cut off your lips, and then Al barks.
āIf this is love, what are you? Does that mean youāre not in love? Then why are you laughing so much, why are you so free? You are you, sister. Itās only on my sister. Always, everywhere, anytimeā¦ā¦!
ā⦠Algardoā
āIs that love, too! You say it would be nice if I were king too! He just wants to be king! Then you donāt need loveā¦! Iāll decide my own way, if you want, Iāll take it and put it in this hand! If you have to swallow everything, itās not even worth it, like being a person!!ā
⦠I wonder what I look like right now to Alās cry.
Thoughts remain crossed by emotions pushed into the back. There is no fever. Just keep going around. If you have to fulfill it, with one thought.
I was so sad that I couldnāt help it, I couldnāt help it. The spinning words are just pale and fruitful.
ā⦠yes. Then you have no choice. If yourā Wang Dao 'says so, I will have to speak withā Wang Dao āas well. A king is the foundation of his people, a wedge to exchange his kingdom, and he doesnāt need any there. Maintain peace, so that the contents of the country are not broken, so that they are not exhausted. Yes, I will not deny you that the king is a sacrifice.ā
āThatās right! You, Father, Mother, this country has pushed me! Thatās all I am!!ā
āIf you knew, you would have been happy. And if you donāt know, you wonāt stand as king. I canāt be happy with a king. Ever since I wanted to be individual, Iām sure it will be forever. Because the king only has the happiness of being a king.ā
I⦠Iām probably laughing like Iām in trouble. Thatās why Al-Kunās words strike so hard that he puts a punch in my chest.
I guess it hurt. It was so painful, maybe he wanted to cry out. Still not tolerated. Because we are royalty.
āYouāre not going to get the happiness you wanted from the bottom of your heart with all the alignment. We are.ā
āSisterā¦! No, Anisphere! Anisphere Win Palettia!!ā
āIf you say you canāt be the foundation of the country, if you mean to cross me, then let me step on the corpse. Repent yourself, cursed by fantasy that it will not come true forever. We were unhappy from the start. If you still canāt live without swallowing it ā finish it here. That is the mercy from me, who isā inhuman. āAlgardo Bona Palettiaā
Step in and step forward. At the same time, magic is released from Al Kunās hands.
The battle begins with my brother, who divided the blood. dwelling in the power and will of those who have to be men to one another.
ā I remember the warmth of that hand.
Failing that, there was no word of reprimand.
I was just laughing. He said be careful next time.
If successful, the voice of joy echoed.
I let my eyes shine, and that guy complimented me.
ā- Al!
It was like a day swinging around.
It was a day-to-day that seemed to change dramatically.
He was an ignorant child. So I felt happy to know.
What he doesnāt know, what he doesnāt know.
Repeatedly, we are moving forward. You donāt have to be aware of that.
I remember that dazzling light with all this presence.
āLetās go, Al! The next invention is amazing!
There is no such thing as a perfect existence. I wasnāt there.
It couldnāt be forever. So itās over.
The cut-off has escaped. Yes, I did. And being helpless.
ā-⦠Iām sorry, Alā
Distance from each other was far away. Everyone tells the shape of a world they donāt want to talk about.
Still must be protected. Because thatās what I was born for.
I have no choice. I have no choice. Thereās nothing I can do.
ā Huh, I looked up at the sky.
Thereās nobody to be held prisoner of, a vast and magnificent place ā he was there.
What crawls through the earth never reaches the sky. But he let it arrive.
Iām reminded that I canāt go anywhere, Iām just helpless.
Itās dark and buried everywhere. The name becomes just a symbol.
Without contents, as desired, unnoticed.
ā- Iām your sister, Algardo! Iāll call you Al!
I remember the warmth of that hand.
For your sake, etc. Thatās what you told me, I remember the fever that wasnāt deception.
I really wanted power. The power to reach that sky.
ā So Algardo Bona Palettia canāt be happy forever.
For the wingless cannot attain the happiness of dancing freely in the sky.
ā So Anisphere Win Palettia canāt be happy forever.
Because even if you try to have wings, you lose your freedom tied to the wedge of blood fate and country.
If thereās a difference. Those who danced in the sky could choose to put their feet on the earth.
And the wingless didnāt even deserve to dance in the sky. Thatās all weāre talking about.