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Arc [Major of Lust] Completed

Jo came back to report something, something that didn't fit the facts.

"My gentlemen are back!" Said Jo slightly lowered.

Hearing a familiar voice, Volancy reflexes facing the source of the sound. "Oh, Jo ... How, are they coming?" Ask Volancy expectantly.

Jo regretfully shook his head as a symbol of his incompetence. The wife, Foulan, was the first to react.

"Why don't they want to? Are they uncomfortable? We need them badly?" Foulan said half-screaming, until the baby in his carrier was a little distracted.

"Calm down baby! You're freaking our kid out!?" Volancy said gently trying to calm the wife. "So, why don't they come?" Volancy looked at Jo seriously.

Instead of answering a question, Jo handed him an object. Volancy received the object and looked at it strangely, not understanding why Jo gave it.

"What does this mean?"

"That arrow I found from there—the place of immigrants!? You know ... The arrow was coated with a very deadly poison!"

"So ...?" Volancy's gaze grew serious.

Before answering the question, Jo looked around a few times and glanced slightly at Foulan. Volancy understood his point, and he shifted a few feet away from his wife.

"It looks like they're carrying out a murder plot, sir!?" Brisper Jo.

Right at that moment ...

Shutt ...

An arrow misses the careless Volancy. No one knew about it but his wife.

"DADDY!"

Foulan ran and pushed the body of the husband.

Jamb ...

Volancy just looked at his beloved wife's body stuck by something and slowly collapsed. But, Foulan is still trying to keep the baby in his carrier unharmed.

"M-m-sorry ...!" Rintih Foulan who collapsed in the arms of her husband.

"Oek .. oek .. oek ..."

The cry of a baby instantly broke the festive excitement. While Volancy himself has not been able to digest the situation just see the body of Fulan in his arms with their child.

"EVERYTHING ... SOMEONE ATTACKED MR. VOLANCY, QUICKLY FIND THE CULPRIT!" Shouted Jo instructed every soldier who stood guard at some point to look for the culprit.

Then a crowd of people began to swarm Volancy and Foulan. All those who feel they have expertise in the field of healing are trying to save the life of Fulan.

"No-no, the poison is deadly! Healing can't even get rid of it!?"

All efforts were made .. but, no one was able to overcome the rapid spread of the poison.

And it's too late, no one can save Foulan.

"Foulan b-berta-hanlah! Please hold on, I will definitely save you! So, don't sleep ...! Our children are still .. I don't want to lose you, Fulan! To-long hold on, to-long don't leave us" Tears dripped profusely wet Volancy's face. "THIS ...!? CAN NO ONE TRY TO SAVE HIM?"

Everyone was silent, they regretfully shook their heads and said. "Sorry, Master!?"

"UNUSEFUL!" Volancy with tears.

Surprisingly Foulan who had previously fainted regained consciousness. But, it seemed that it was the final pronunciation of words. Fulan fought hard against the poison in his body just to say a few words.

"S-sa-yang, ja-ngan scold them! They've been fighting!" Foulan said weakly looking into the eyes of the husband then his hand trying to reach Volancy's cheek.

Volancy grabbed the hand and pressed it against her own cheek.

"It's finally ..uhuk .. uhuk .. uhuk ..." Foulan spewed blood. Weakly, Foulan tried to wipe away the tears on Volancy's cheek.

"I-excuse you, m-m-sorry I can't keep a promise ... to be .. once beside you, pass it on .. Our children, our children, me-nua. Sorry, yes ... s-sam-pai anytime .. I will .. always ... love you ..." Foulan also shed her tears.

His words were cut off and along with that, his limp hands slipped off Volancy's cheeks followed by his eyes closed.

"A ..."

"Yes ..."

"Nrt ..."

Volancy wanted to scream out loud, but somehow he couldn't do it. Volancy smothered Foulan as hard as he did not want to let go. Furthermore, he continued to squeeze the tears in his eyes until they were exhausted, if accommodated maybe the volume was already close to one dipper.

The atmosphere of joy in an instant turned into mourning.

"DELIVER ... OEC ...OEK ...!"

The baby who felt like his mother was going to cry loudly broke the silence.

Her cries grew louder with time, but Volancy seemed indifferent .. she still continued to smother the body of the Foulan which turned increasingly cold and the skin began to pale.

"Mr Volancy we caught the culprit!?"

There came a group of soldiers carrying someone suspected of being the perpetrator. Suddenly it made everyone there surprised, even more so Volancy.

"Get him in place!" Flat Volancy spree.

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A few days after the death of Foulan.

Everything changed drastically, let alone Volancy. Since that night he never left his residence even though he usually always walked to the city.

The townspeople who had not seen him in the past few days became anxious about his condition. So, some representatives came to visit Volancy, but the goodwill was destroyed.

"Emperor them! I don't want to accept anyone for now!" Volancy orders are flat without emotion.

"Good, Master!"

The soldier withdrew from Volancy's room.

Not so far out of the Mansion, Volancy also never came out of his room—terus locked himself out of the outside world.

I live in hell.

Volancy does not care about the circumstances surrounding him even to himself. In both hands clearly visible scars incisions sharp objects—he intends to end his life. The world is meaningless, I live in hell.

"A-why is the devil really capable of bringing the dead to life?" Volancy Gumam.

Such thoughts appeared in his mind, not without reason. The thought came about because he received a paper with the content stating that the devil could bring the dead to life or the devil could grant the request.

Volancy squeezed the paper so hard that it almost made it tear. Volancy's body trembled, some believing the writing, and others strongly resisting. After all, Volancy is a faithful follower of the teachings of Goddess Aria.

Volancy is in a severe dilemma ...

"Foulan ...!?"

Volancy cried when she mentioned the name of the wife she loved so much. Pieces of memory then shower him, Volancy becomes unsteady .. his love for Fulan more than anything. So ...

Volancy was incited with the writing on the paper in his hand that ...

"I have to perform the demon summoning ritual!"

If Volancy really did that .. then he was legally the one to be killed, if the Carialin holy church knew it.

It was at this point that the Volancy, once his wife was still alive, was lost, changing to the new Volancy. Everyone couldn't even recognize their current leader because it changed too much.

The dark days of Xely begin.

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Kiya PoV's

Everyone could not hide their surprise. The ruler they thought was the rottenest man in the world had such a dark past. Not a few people began to look at Duke Volancy with a look of pity.

Actually this is a little strange, the incident happened 20 years ago ... should the whole city of Xely know about it, right? But, they reacted as if they had never known about this.

"Duke ...!? She ...?!" Vlad and the others had not fully believed it.

"Well ..it is your right to forgive him!" I glanced at Volancy.

"It's not like that .. but, ah ...! I'm confused, why doesn't everyone in town know this?" Vlad held his head because he thought too hard.

"That's nothing to think about! Just gonna make a headache!? Important ... What is your decision?"

Vlad and the others looked at each other for a moment. I can assume this is normal. There are people who want to forgive people who have made their lives suffer for so long even since birth, for example Celia, Balta, and Syilta. They were born 3 years after Duke Volancy changed. The generation that suffered the most since birth.

I told Calsya to bring Duke closer. Then I began to heal every wound on his body.

"I can't justify every action, but he's a victim! Everything that happened to him was manipulated ... " I stared at them all for a moment.

"He's a very good person even too good, until he does not know that his subordinates have played behind because they are too trusting. If it is to be compared, no .. suffering cannot be compared! The Duke is suffering too!"

I think the most wrong side of this cuisine is Jo. Unbelievable .. when I had killed him while sipping into the Mansion.

«Don't be fooled! He must be alive!»

"I already know .. He's the mastermind of all this!"

I don't blame Asmodeus, because ...?

Well, demons are basically evil! Why blame an entity that has been evil since birth?

If the duke hadn't called him, Asmodeus wouldn't have broken out in the world either. That's ...

I've finished healing, though imperfect. He should be conscious soon.The influence of Asmodeus is gone, he will be his old self, he must start all this from the beginning.

I believe in his leadership .. definitely a city, not now a stand-alone country. The country will certainly thrive under his leadership.

"Mr Volancy, Mr. Volancy ...!? You okay?"

The Duke slowly opened his eyes. He was very surprised to see so many people swarming around.

"Kill me!" Said Volancy who had no spirit of life anymore.

"No... It's not time for you to die! There's still work to be done! This is a way to atone for all your sins" I told him.

He was shocked to death when he saw me. I really like his expression.

""Master Volancy ... with the generosity of Andra .. please lead us once again!""

"Eh? A-pa means?" The Duke's eyes began to twinkle seeing everyone bow their heads to him.

"The bottom line .. let's start everything from scratch!" I said throw a smile.

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Yeayyyy .. arc 1 finished, not expecting to be finished.

So, what do you think?

Too much drama?

Plot too slow?

MC is OP²?

Or what?

I want to hear your opinion.

Well ... this arc is the prefix to introduce the main antagonist, yes .. so, deliberately like this the conflict.

See you at Arc 2 ...