Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 180

Episode 180. Finger Breaking (4)

A sinking feeling.

Cold, heavy, and dark.

A pitch-black space where you can't see even an inch ahead.

In a situation where I didn't know if my eyes were open or closed… I felt something faint.

Black, slimy… … .

The feeling of alienation was so distinct and deep a darkness that nothing else could be associated with it.

The more I felt it, the more my spirit seemed to be being chipped away.

Pain spread widely throughout the body.

At the same time, a disgusting feeling as if my brain was being crushed.

The moment that discomfort covered my entire body, I instinctively realized what this 'darkness' was.

'Drinking Barbatos.'

The root of all evil in <Ji·Ma·Juk>.

The Demon God, who had died and was left with only remnants of his thoughts, came to see 'Yurien', who had the trait of the 'Vessel of the Demon King'.

To check the safety of the vessel that can become the 'Demon King'?

'no.'

The 'residual thoughts' of the demon that I feel before my eyes are not just there to check my condition.

Thud──!

What protruded from the black sphere was a pale, heteromorphic hand.

It was like something from a 'demon', it grabbed my neck and started to exert force.

With the intention that I would die.

'Ugh, ugh, ugh… …!'

You fu*king son of a bitch.

When fighting Claude, the system was so disruptive.

Why are they trying to kill Yurian, the “Vessel of the Demon King,” like this?

'Am I scared?'

Maybe so.

The current me is someone who borrowed the body of 'Yurien'.

I don't know if Masin is aware of my existence or not, but he and I can communicate with each other.

'He probably knows that too.'

'Lee Si-hoo' refers to the existence of 'the unknown'.

A being with the unusual property of being able to break other 'vessels' while being its own 'vessel'.

I thought about it sometimes.

Why did I come into <Ji·Ma·Juk> and why am I possessed by Yuri and causing this chaos?

And what about the systems that sometimes appear of their own accord?

The drunk Barbatos.

'Yes, that could be it… … No, it's something created by the remnants of the demon's thoughts… … .'

In the battle with Claude, it was he who interfered at that crucial moment.

'I'm afraid I'll break all your dishes.'

… … Is that why?

This kid is scared.

I'm afraid that all the 'vessels' will break and a situation will come where I won't be able to be resurrected.

'Don't worry.'

Whatever you think.

'I'm going to destroy everything.'

The remnants of the evil spirit Barbatos that was strangling me.

As if reading my thoughts, the color of 'fear' began to appear above what I thought was my head.

From that, it seems certain.

Why is this guy so hellbent on killing me?

Claude also has the “Demon King’s Vessel” trait.

If two 'plates' collide, one is bound to break, so we want to take action before that happens.

'Ugh, ugh… … .'

By the way, did I make a mistake?

I guess I was too provocative.

The purple light continued to ripple, but the hand of the 'demon' strangling him began to gain strength.

Okay, wait a minute!

After thinking about it again, I think I'll just break half of it, not all of it…

Dismissal──!

At that time, cracks began to appear in Masin's 'hand'.

Shaaaa …

The small golden light gradually grows larger and approaches Sanyeom.

The moment the light touched me, the hand that had been strangling my neck began to fall apart.

'what?'

A different sense of alienation from 'The Hand of the Demon God'.

However, I felt a somewhat familiar vibe.

'… … Milena?'

Yurian's mother.

Her energy, which I had previously felt from relics and memories, was felt in that 'golden' light.

And then, as if they had finished what they had to do, they soon began to disperse.

Huh? I think I hear something.

– 'I'm sorry, Yurian. This was the only way you could survive.'

===

⇒ The trait “Demon King’s Vessel” has disappeared.

⇒ You have obtained a new trait, “Master of the Vessel.”

===

I almost answered 'I'm not Yulian' to that hazy voice.

My vision flickered and a dark landscape of the island appeared before my eyes.

Swaaa …

It's raining.

The cold rain began to touch my body, and at the same time I felt my body temperature drop rapidly.

“Huh, huh huh huh…… Ugh.”

It wasn't because of the rain that I felt that way.

It feels like all the blood has drained from my body.

He was feeling cold because his body was dying from excessive bleeding.

Like X… … !

I started muttering to myself, trying to recall each and every memory that flashed through my mind.

***

“Let's talk again.

A fierce anger began to form in Kalina's eyes.

Claude clicked his tongue inwardly when he saw that.

'You're young. No, is this befitting of the youngest knight commander?'

The youngest ever captain of the 'Knights of the Brand', a group of knights comprised of only problem children among the knights.

I've heard that rumor before.

Those who have no problem with skill, but lack morality.

The knightly order that brought these people together was the 'Knights of the Brand'.

The commander of the knights there is this young woman.

“It’s as I said. The guy died by my hand.”

“What the heck!”

Spitting out a curse, Kalina drew the sword from her waist.

The distance between them was… …at least 6 meters, but Kalina swung the sword she had drawn.

Click, click, click!

Sword blades extending out with a mechanical sound.

Her black snake-like fangs, long as a whip, flickered as she lunged at Claude.

'Is that a plainclothes sword!?'

Something annoying has appeared.

Claude clicked his tongue internally and swatted away the plainclothes sword that was rushing at him.

Kang──!

When the 'Amseongcheolgeom' bounced off the Sabokgeom, sparks flew into the air. At this rate, if I close the distance with Kalina, I know I'll have an advantageous position.

'They must be aware of those shortcomings too.'

Claude didn't rush at Kalina, who was showing an opening.

“I’m sorry, but I’m busy right now. I’ll stop you the next time we meet.”

Claude took a step back, clearly showing his disgust for the article.

Then, Dantes, who had been trembling right next to me, appeared.

“You little punk, are you running away!? Come on, man!”

“Follow me. The secret passage is safe.”

“Hey! Can’t you hear me!?”

Once again, just as Kalina was about to swing her saber, a thick-skinned raccoon with a metal shell ambushed her from behind.

“This, this yiik……!”

Kalina retrieves the sword she swung to attack Claude and avoids the fox's attack.

Claude, who was watching the scene, opened his mouth with an indifferent expression.

“Locust, clean up and follow me.”

“……Yes, boss.”

Parsasasak.

Claude left the place with Dantes, leaving Kalina behind, who was glaring at him with her lips quivering in anger.

The task at hand is to lead Dantes to the Allies.

At the same time, he is also paving the way for himself to seek asylum in the Allied countries.

There's no reason to get caught up here wasting time.

“Hey, here…… is?”

“A cemetery on the outskirts of the island. Consider yourself lucky, because if it weren’t for me, you might have been buried here.”

When it was a matter of life or death, there was no more respect.

Swaaa …

Dantes' face became wrinkled as the rain poured down like a waterfall, and he soon began to turn pale.

The thick darkness seemed to not welcome the two.

Because of that, Claude tried to lighten the mood by making a lame joke, but Dantes didn't respond at all and just quivered his lips.

Two eyes filled with fear.

I don't know why it happened, but there was no reason to ask.

“Go. Have you prepared a means of transportation to get to the Allied Forces?”

“I, south of the island… I have prepared a carriage there.”

“Then, I guess we can go there. I can get my reward for this job in that carriage, right?”

“Yeah, yeah. If you arrive safely…….”

Dantes set out into the rain with his exhausted horse, and Claude followed him.

As he was walking down the cemetery and through the slums heading south, Dantes' steps suddenly stopped.

“Why are you suddenly like that?”

“……Lazrot.”

Lazrot?

Claude looked puzzled as the unknown name came out of Dantes' mouth.

I heard it sounds like a person's name.

Looking closely, beyond the rain and under the streetlight, there was a boy who was not yet an adult.

As if trying to lure me.

“We can’t let that guy go like this!”

“……What does that mean?”

“Lazrot, that quick-witted fellow is here, so he must know what’s going on. If he reports to the Patriarch now……”

Patriarch? Is this about the Dawn Society?

That means, it seems like that boy is also a member of the Dawn Society.

“Run away!”

Along with Dantes' urgent voice, the boy named 'Lazlot' hid himself in the alley.

Gotta catch it!

With that shout, Dantes started running towards where Lazrot had run away to.

'… Tsk.'

Claude began to feel a strange sense of unease as the weather grew colder and the rain continued to pour down.

It was good that Yurian showed up and dealt with it.

Something kept going wrong.

It feels like the flow of the world has changed.

It feels like you're not supposed to be here.

Claude's mind began to become complicated as he felt as if he had defied a great destiny.

'What did I miss?'

Didn't miss it.

Knights whose insides and outsides are different.

The nobles who imposed that custom.

And the imperial family.

In any case, breaking it down is what I must do now.

'… … Like what happened in the imperial court, even if it means killing a child?'

The moment I was about to express the questions I had been holding in my head, all the distracting thoughts began to be swept away in an instant, as if they were being washed away by rain.

'What are you talking about now?'

Claude placed his hand on the scabbard at his waist and began to chase after Dantes and Lazlot.