Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Royal Library

After which, Theresa slowly pushed her sword towards her throat. He fought back desperately, but it was clear he would not be able to last long.

"Lieutenant Two Theresa!"

"It looks like you don't have time to catch me. See it? If you're not in a hurry, he'll kill himself."

Amelia said sadistically. If Felixus chooses to capture Amelia, then Theresa will definitely die. And in fact, he had no choice.

"Damn!"

"That's right, that's right. That's the face I want to see from you - May we meet on another battlefield someday."

Amelia waved at Felixus behind her, and ordered his men to retreat.

Felixus rushes off, and manages to reach Theresa's side in the blink of an eye.

"Y-Your Majesty ......"

"I'll save you."

Felixus tries to snatch the sword from Theresa. But he had a firm grip, as if it had melted into his hand. Afraid of smashing his hand, Felixus did not dare to use any more power.

"I'm sorry. 'cause it gets in your way."

Theresa had a sad expression. Felixus hugged her gently, stroked her blonde hair and said:

"I'm sorry, but I have to take you down. You can scold me later if you want to."

"Fufu.. even in times like this. I. I'm fine..."

Theresa tried her best to smile, and calmly closed her eyes. Felixus quickly hit her on the neck, and carried the limp Theresa afterwards.

Amelia's been gone a long time.

"- Amelia Stolast's. I'll reply someday."

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In the past when the existence of Odic powers was common knowledge, there was a minority race called the "Klan Abyss". They have strong Odic powers, and have eyes that are darker than black.

Back then, a group of strangers known as the "Dragon Fang Tribe" came from another continent by ship. In order to break the deadlock in their war against the "Dragon Taring Tribe" (Dragon Fang Tribe), the king directed his gaze to the Abyss Clan who possessed extraordinary physical abilities.

『When we win this war, I will give the Abyss Clan fame and fortune that will last for generations.』

The Abyss Clan trusted the King's words, and joined the battle against the Dragon Fang Tribe with the spear and sword in hand.

a few years later.

The Abyss Clan's fantastic performance turned the tables against the Dragon Fang Tribe. And finally, in the battle where both sides exerted all their strength, the Dragon Fang Tribe was defeated, and retreated from the continent. The long war was finally over, and the light of peace returned to the Continent of Dodedirica.

The Abyss Clan lost many clan members in the war, but the thought of their bright future filled them with excitement.

but, the King retracted his words.

Two months after the Dragon Fang Tribe retreated from the Dapedirica Continent, the peaceful capital was suddenly caught in a commotion.

『Klan Abyss sneaks into King's room and tries to kill King.』

Of course, it doesn't make any sense. The king summoned the members of the Abyss Clan in secret, got him drunk and killed him. He was then framed for attempted murder. This shocked the Abyss Clan. They asked for an opportunity to explain, but were denied.

In the end, the prowess of the Abyss Clan frightened the King, and he was worried that his throne was falling into the hands of the Abyss Clan.

And so, the heroes who saved the Dapedirica Continent became disgusting traitors.

The king even hired the only group of assassins who could fight on equal footing with the Abyss Clan, "Asura", and personally led an army of 100,000 to attack the home of the Abyss Clan.

The Abyss Clan might be extremely powerful individuals, but they were only a small clan consisting of 300. As they were attacked surgingly day and night, the members of the Abyss Clan fell one after another.

So, at dawn the seventh day of battle—

“-What happened at the dawn of the seventh day?”

The owner of the tavern, Abel poured wine into a man's cup and urged him to continue. The man smiled bitterly, finished the wine in his cup and asked:

“Jeez, how about your reaction. Aren't you just asking this in passing?”

After hesitating for a moment, the man told this story slowly all along.

“Don't mind that. Your story sounds very real, and it seems very convincing."

"I get it…"

The man smiled bitterly again.

"So, was the Abyss Clan annihilated?"

"True, no one survived. The story ends here."

The man shook his empty glass, and his tone looked somewhat lonely. He looks like he himself experienced the events in the fairy tale, but Abel is more disappointed with the sudden ending.

“What's the problem with that? A story usually has one survivor who takes revenge on the king to make things interesting. The Abyss Clan would be extremely miserable if you end it like that."

"I'm sorry for not meeting your expectations."

The man shrugged excessively, took out a few copper coins and placed them on the table before standing up.

“What, you want to go?”

"Yes." Yeah."

“Stay longer and tell more stories. Drink for me. It's boring here, in the countryside, so a story like that would be great material to attract customers."

"I'm sorry, but my partner is here to pick me up."

The man said as he looked towards the entrance of the bar. Even before Abel realized it, a woman carrying a baby of about 6 months old had appeared at the door. The shop was noisy because of the mercenaries inside, but the baby was sleeping soundly.

"Honey, it's almost time ..."

The woman sounded a little anxious, and the man nodded gently.

"Yes, I'm coming."

Abel immediately stopped him when he heard that:

“Did you find a place to stay?”

“No, we will leave the city..”.

“You are leaving town..Where do you want to go in the middle of the night with a baby? I'll keep the lecture, spend the night at my place. I'll make it cheap in exchange for your story."

Abel took the key from the wall and offered it to the man. She's not trying to get more business, she's just worried about her baby.

But the man rejected it by shaking his head:

"Thank you for your kind offer, but we can't linger."

"But why?"

“……”

"Some kind of trouble?"

Abel observed the man's clothes in detail, and saw the scaly armor under his robe. The woman who came to pick him up might wear the same clothes. Obviously they're not on a tourist trip, and they have a baby who's still breastfeeding.

As for the man, he was scratching the back of his head with a troubled face.

“Have it, I won't force you to say it. If you leave town, be careful of the bandits. The weather was getting warmer, the thugs were attacking all day and all night."

"-Thank you for the warning."

The man smiled gently, and left the tavern with his arms wrapped around the woman's shoulders. Abel kept the glass at the cashier's desk and thought about the woman's face.

“By the way, she is indeed beautiful. And I've never seen a dark eye like hers before. Haha, no way,” Mumbles Abel drowned by the noise in the bar.

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...To Be Continue's...