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Kiel was awakened by the sound of a key turning.
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The iron-barred door was opened, and a single figure stood in front of it.
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“Who is it?”
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“It’s me.”
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It was Errant.
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“Kiel, this is my last request. Will you help me? We will save this island together.”
Errant’s face was pale, and only his bloodshot eyes shone in the dimly lit prison.
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“I told you, I can’t listen to your requests.”
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Kiel, despite the eerie atmosphere of Errant, stared back defiantly as she backed away.
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However, as Errant approached her like a creeping shadow, he grabbed Kiel’s chin.
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“Kiel Kiel Kiel Kiel, I’m saying this for your sake. I’m sad that you don’t understand me even though I’m telling you so much.”
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“Wh. . .what are you. . .”
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“Listen, this island needs a leader. Otherwise, we will be exploited by the demons and humans. I’m the only one who can prevent that. And to make that a certainty, I need your bloodline. You can cooperate for the sake of the island, right?”
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“D, Don’t mess with me!”
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Kiel threw off Errant with all her strength.
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“You’re always like that! You say it’s for me, but it’s all about you! I can’t follow such a nature! . . .What is that?”
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Kiel’s face changed as she saw the knife that Errant had dropped from his pocket when she had thrown him off.
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It was because the blade of the knife was covered with dried blood.
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“You. . .don’t tell me. . .”
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“Kiel Kiel Kiel, I told you we have no other choice.”
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As Errant casually picked up the knife that had fallen on the roadside, he approached Kiel again.
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He tackled the fleeing Kiel and pinned her to the ground.
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“L, Let go of me!”
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“I really didn’t want to use this method, but there’s no other way if you won’t cooperate. The plan has already started. We have to start everything today.”
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As Errant straddled the struggling Kiel and held her down, he took a bottle of slave medicine from his pocket and uncorked it.
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“It’s okay, once you drink this, you’ll forget everything about the island and the divine beast and only see me. The innocent child you were will come back.”
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“Don’t mess with me, who would. . .nnn!”
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Kiel’s resistance was futile as her nose was forcibly blocked.
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A thick brown liquid dripped into her mouth, which had opened in search of air.
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“It’s okay, you just have to leave everything to me. You just have to be my bride while dreaming. . .guhaa!”
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Errant’s body was blown away by a sudden wind magic attack.
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The bottle containing the slave medicine shattered against the prison wall.
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“Kiel!”
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It was Luke who had fired the magic from his left hand.
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Alma tore off the door made of iron bars and threw it away.
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“Kiel-neechan!”
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Tyra hugged Kiel.
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“L, Luke and Alma. . .why are you here. . .?”
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“Tyra called us.”
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“Tyra. . .”
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“Kiel-neechan! Are you okay?! I didn’t know anyone else who could help. . . so I called Luke-san and the others.”
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Tyra looks up at Kiel with tears in his eyes.
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“Ah, I’m fine as you can see. Thanks, Tyra. And also Luke and Alma. This time it was really a close call.”
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Kiel stands up while stroking Tyra’s head.
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Her face is still pale, but the light of determination has returned to her eyes.
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“I won’t forgive that Errant guy. . . Where’s Errant?”
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The figure of Errant, who was supposed to have been blown against the wall, has disappeared.
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“. . .Could it be?!”
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Kiel’s face turns pale as she hurriedly touches her neck.
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“That guy. . . No way. . . That’s impossible!”
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Kiel jumps out of the prison with a frustrated shout.
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Luke and the others hurriedly follow her.
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“Kiel, what happened?”
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“That Errant guy, he stole the divine tool passed down to the shrine maiden! He’s planning to forcibly awaken the divine beast!”
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“What Errant stole is a divine bead necklace, a divine tool necessary to calm the divine beast.”
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Kiel continues to explain as she runs up the mountain path.
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“But it’s not just for calming, it can also be used to awaken the divine beast. Errant had a blood-stained knife. I think he probably stole another divine tool, the divine bell, which the chief holds. With these two, you can awaken the divine beast.”
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“Is it possible even if you’re not a shrine maiden?”
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“It’s possible to awaken it, yes. The blood of the shrine maiden is necessary when calming it. But no one knows what will happen once it awakens. We have to stop Errant quickly! I have a bad feeling about this.”
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Luke agreed with that.
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He didn’t want a repeat of last year’s battle with Behemoth.
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They managed to handle it then because they had the ancient temple, but if they had to face it unarmed, even Luke wasn’t sure if he could stop it.
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“There it is!”
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What Kiel pointed to was the cave she had shown them before.
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The cloth that had been hung to seal the entrance was cruelly torn off.
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“Were we too late. . . He’s already inside!”
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Luke and the others hurried into the cave.
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The inside of the cave was dimly lit by the light emitted by the magic stones.
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At the end of the descent was a huge underground lake.
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And Errant was standing on a stone altar set up on the lakeshore.
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He was chanting with the divine bead around his neck and the divine bell in his hand, hitting it single-mindedly.
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The divine bead emitted light in response to the sound of the divine bell Errant rang, and with it, the magical power in the cave increased.
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“Errant, stop this foolishness right now!”
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“It’s useless.”
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Errant turned around slowly.
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His eyes were no longer sane.
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“The ceremony of divine awakening is already over! No one can stop it now!”
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