Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 276

Episode 276. As a Brother (2)

“You, Yulian!”

Deep in the drain. Looking down at the glass falling down, Herand shouted.

Meanwhile, Ariam, the younger sister who came with the Royal Knights Aihan, put the mirror in her bosom and ran towards the drain.

She stopped at the edge, aimed down, and pulled back the bowstring. Herand was startled and grabbed Ariam's shoulder.

“What, what are you trying to do!”

Phishing──!

When he released the taut bowstring, Herand grabbed his shoulder and the arrow flew in a strange direction.

Ariam glanced at the direction of the arrow, her face reddening with anger. She quickly turned her head and met Herand’s gaze, and her eyes seemed to sparkle.

“What, what is it?”

Phew──!

“Ugh!”

While he was panicking, Ariam's kick struck Herand's stomach. Herand almost lost consciousness due to the incredible strength that could not be described as a woman's, but he barely managed to maintain consciousness.

However, that turned out to be a problem. Ariam became furious and started kicking his chest.

Herand was left breathless with shock.

“Do it in moderation.”

Ariam opened her mouth to face Herand, who was crawling on the floor and trembling violently.

“If the Third Prince had not been friendly with the Cryphat family, you would have died long ago.”

Herand groaned in pain. Ariam grabbed his neck and spoke in a low, threatening voice.

“I’m already so annoyed that I had to come to the system because of that damn brother, so don’t make a fuss about it.”

Her words were laced with murder.

Whether it was the four great families of the Empire, an acquaintance of the 'Third Prince', or a request from his blood relative, Aihan.

I even felt like he was determined to kill me if I interfered any further.

“You’re so weak, you’re falling for it.”

Ariam, who had been spitting out poisonous words, glanced at the drain once and then walked in the opposite direction.

“Coolook……Coolook!”

Only then did Herand begin to gasp. A handful of blood spurted out of his mouth, leaving a pungent metallic taste on his tongue.

“Yurien……!”

Even in the midst of all this, the image of Yurian lingered in Herand’s mind.

Why did Aihan, a member of the Royal Knights, attack Yurian? And how was Yurian able to respond as if he had expected it?

There was some reason for this. Herand couldn't help but think so.

'That's not the problem now!'

The bottom of that deep culvert. That path leading to the drainage ditch is a place where, if an ordinary person were to fall in, there would be no hope of survival.

“Coolook, coolook!”

Still, Herand had a feeling that Yurian might be alive. The problem was the mirror that the woman named 'Ariam' he had seen earlier was holding.

As the image appeared in the mirror, Yurian began to be hit helplessly, unable to offer any resistance.

'It's definitely… It's definitely a magic tool.'

No matter how healthy Yurian was, it was clear that he would be helpless if he went down with the mirror.

'I, I… … .'

It doesn't help. That's what the thought occurred to me.

Obviously, since he hadn't trained properly, he would be helpless against Aihan or Ariam.

'……that is.'

Is there any reason to go back here?

Herand thought so and got up from his seat.

'Do you still regret ignoring Yurian at Milena's funeral?'

It doesn't matter what the circumstances are between the Third Prince and Yurian. He protects his family and upholds his duty as an older brother.

'Even if I die.'

Protects blood relatives.

To do such an obvious thing, Herand took a step forward.

***

The sound of the wind hitting my ears was like large, rough waves crashing.

That sound was short-lived, and a breathtaking shock from the collision with the ground engulfed my entire body.

'Eeeeeeek… …!'

My body was engulfed in extreme pain. Each nerve sent a violent signal to my brain, and the world began to turn bright red with pain.

The sound of beeping kept ringing in my ears. I tried to somehow pull myself together, but the gray bricks of the culvert and the damp water streams felt like they were swirling before my eyes.

'I have to get up… …'

Where I come from.

As I began to remember how I had ended up like this, I sat up, trying my best to come to my senses.

'Ugh, euaaaaaaah… … !'

However, no matter how much strength I put into it, it was impossible to give strength to my creaking body.

'Look at the situation now.'

I bit my lips hard as I looked at the water on the floor, trying to force myself to get up.

'Those are the clothes you cherished, kid!'

Not much.

A cobalt blue coat that was influenced by 'me' rather than 'Yurien'. As I saw it starting to stain, a strength that I didn't have before started to surge forth.

“Ugh……!”

I barely got up from my seat and looked straight up.

The place where it fell was at the very bottom of the culvert. As it was a place built with the help of the 'Imperial Family', its scale was enormous, and no matter how strong one was, there was no guarantee of life or death if they fell.

'Still alive.'

My knees were shaking like a newborn deer, my mind was so hazy that I could almost pass out, but I was still alive.

The reason was simple. When he fell here, he placed Aihan, who had fallen with him, underneath him to cushion the impact.

I didn't forget to wrap 'Angelica' around my body.

'Because of that, Angelica is in a weak state.'

After touching the 'Mirror of Ishaq', Angelica's strength was already depleted. In such a situation, it seems impossible for her to use it in this battle as it also absorbs shock.

“Coolook, coolook…….”

As I grasped the current situation, Aihan, who had also fallen, slowly got up from his seat.

“Phew……”

Aihan is gasping for breath with his body covered in blood. His chest is rising irregularly due to his breathing, perhaps because his ribs were broken during the fall.

'Did you use Aura?'

Otherwise, it doesn't make sense.

"ha."

Aihan and I met eyes. They both looked like they could lose consciousness at any moment.

However, I held on to my sanity strongly so as not to lose consciousness.

The one who loses consciousness first dies.

It was the only law engraved in this place.

'My Moon Sword.'

I reached out and felt my waist, but realized there was no scabbard in the sheath.

'When you fall, you throw it.'

I'm not sure where it is, but I can clearly see where the other sword is.

Aihan's sword.

It was stuck between me and the guy.

Pot──!

When I noticed it, I rushed there at full speed. Aihan also jumped in with his sword late.

'Me first… … .'

Understand──!

Something dull touched my foot.

'what!?'

I looked down. Then, my eyes caught sight of a sunken skull.

At the same time, a pattern can be seen on the chest. It belongs to the Donatien family.

'Aiden!?'

This fu*king dog!

Even after I die, you're still holding me back!?

Sling──!

While I was holding my ankle for a moment, right in front of me, Aihan drew his sword and rushed straight at me.

'fu*k!'

The guy kicked the ground once, then tried to slash down from above.

Slow and dull.

It's a sloppy performance that doesn't live up to the name 'Royal Knights'.

The problem was that my body had also become dull. My center of gravity was shifted forward, so my creaking knees didn't move easily.

Splash──!

Fortunately, I was able to throw myself. I felt the cool blade brush past my side.

"shit!"

My fortune began to change.

“It was my favorite piece of clothing! Will you take responsibility for it, Sir Aihan?”

“You crazy…… bastard!”

Aihan, who was swearing, swung his sword around once and took up his stance again. Just before the guy charged at me, I threw my dirty coat at him.

“Do you think this will work!?”

Sizzle──!

Despite the obstruction, Aihan's black sword pierced through the coat and headed straight for my chest.

Rather than aiming for the head, I aimed for a place where I could induce even a little bleeding.

It was a good decision. My body and Aihan's physical condition were in such a mess that even a little bit of bleeding would have caused us to lose consciousness.

'I knew it was a good decision.'

Having figured out the trajectory in advance, I barely managed to turn my body and avoid Aihan's attack.

After that, he grabbed the coat with both hands and tied Aihan's arms.

“What!?”

Leaving the bewildered Aihan behind, he grabbed the blade of the sword that had come out through the coat.

When I cut my hand, blood flowed down the blade.

'Mana blood is… … .'

The mana blood damaged by the 'Mirror of Ishak' was barely restored to a level where the 'Moonlight Sword' could be used.

“Wh, what are your intentions, Yurian?”

“It is lethal, sir, to use the holy relic and the weapon alone.”

“So, are you thinking of stealing it?”

In order not to have his sword taken away, Aihan put more strength into the grip. When I felt it, I just smiled.

“What, isn’t that Aihan’s?”

As he breathed 'Aura' into the sword he was holding, moonlight began to shine on Aihan's blood-stained blade.

“Moonlight Sword?”

As my aura began to illuminate the sword, Aihan became even more confused.

You'll be even more surprised by what happens next.

'The Moonlight Sword cannot withstand vibration and cutting power unless it is made of moonstone.'

As expected, cracks began to appear in Aihan's sword. The guy who felt it tried to pull his body away and retreat, but he couldn't retreat because his hands were tied up in his coat.

Pakang──!

Finally, the sword broke. The soft moonlight illuminated the dark drain once, and I reached out to the brightest shard.

“Yurien, you cowardly bird…!”

He shoved it straight into Aihan's neck.

When I stuck the blade into the neck, which had many blood vessels, blood gushed out like a stream.

“Ugh, ugh…….”

With a groan that was like a terminal groan, various emotions began to form in Aihan's eyes.

Hatred towards me.

Fear of death.

Soon, the eyes that slowly began to close were filled with sinful love.

Naturally, the last emotion was not directed at me.

“That’s why I said I didn’t come to the system.”

Before he knew it, his younger sister Ariam was standing behind him, having come down from above.

“So, were you on good terms with each other?”

Phew.

Barely catching her breath, Ariam nodded as she spoke.

The silent shaking of her head seemed so emotionless that it seemed almost businesslike, but soon, a searing anger began to fill her eyes.

“The sibling bond is strong. It may seem a bit excessive, but whatever.”

My condition was not good, I had difficulty breathing, and it even felt like oxygen was not reaching my brain.

Even in this situation, the spirit of not wanting to look down on others began to pathologically eat away at me.

“You will see each other soon. I will make sure that you do.”

Even as I spoke, I felt it deeply. This temperament that was now mine was truly like trash.