Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival-Chapter 222.1

Aligning Ideas

A demon appeared in the royal capital, and people learned its terror.

The number of casualties exceeded a thousand, and among the dead were young nobles, which gave the nobles’ faction a reason to attack the royal family. However, the attack by the nobles died down when several noble families and people testified that the person who defeated the demon was Crown Prince Ervan accompanied by the Saint. Due to various people’s intentions, the name of Count Lester was never made public.

“——“

Nathaniel, who could no longer speak, let out a raspy wheeze like a draft and looked up at the girl who had come to visit him with eyes that were starting to become cloudy.

His health, which had been bad for some time, had worsened in the past few days. His skin, which was once full of vitality at just thirteen years old, had dried up and become dry, his glossy brunette hair had faded, and Nathaniel was already so weak that he could not stand up.

Of course, the Holy Church did not just sit by and watch these unknown symptoms. However, even the healing magic of his grandfather, the head of the temple, was ineffective, and even if he temporarily recovered, the same thing would happen the next day. The head of the temple could not use the healing powers that were meant to be used on the people only on those involved, so he gave up on further treatment and entrusted Nathaniel to Saint Licia, whom he admired.

“Nathaniel… please do your best.”

Saint Licia, accompanied by a white maid, smiled gently at Nathaniel’s pleading eyes.

There was no way healing magic could cure him. Nathaniel was not injured, sick, or cursed, but his “soul” was gradually being chipped away.

Nathaniel was exhausted by the fear of his soul being gently licked away, like wiping a baby’s body with a dirty cloth.

And all of this was because the girl, his new contractor, had commanded him to do so. She offered up his soul to fulfill her wish.

“I love you…Nathaniel”

Saint Licia brushes back Nathaniel’s hair with one hand and touches his cracked lips with her own.

He must live a little longer. His love and despair are the price of his wish.

“—-“

“Don’t worry…I’ll be happy.”

Licia gently holds back Nathaniel’s trembling hand, which he tries to reach out to her, and a twisted smile appears in Nathaniel’s moist eyes.

***

“Welcome back, Aria”

After I returned from the countryside, Elena, who looked a little tired, greeted me with a look of relief.

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First, I stopped by in my adventurer’s uniform to show my face that I had returned safely, but when I tried to change clothes to report that I had returned safely, she asked me to join in the conversation as long as I was still in my clothes.

“…So there was a demon there after all.”

“It’s the bone demon that appeared at the school. It caused quite a few casualties.”

Elena suspected the Holy Church and the Saintess’ faction. As expected, the demon was there, but no physical evidence was found.

“That’s… I don’t want to say it can’t be helped, but from what I’ve heard, if we had left it alone, the town could have been wiped out. And something terrible happened in the royal capital…”

“…I’ve heard a bit about it.”

A demon also appeared in the royal capital. I heard that it was the Crown Prince who defeated it, but Elena believes that it was Carla who actually defeated the demon.

The deceitful demon disguised himself as the Crown Prince and set a trap for Carla. Because it was Carla, they probably thought she was a very dangerous person. But Carla jumped into the trap herself. She was thought of as a madman by those around her, but Carla had never been in a situation where she was disadvantaged.