My mouth was parched.
“……What does it mean?”
I knew, of course, that the gargoyle’s curse was not entirely lifted.
If I were to lose Denesor now, I would immediately be caught in the curse again.
But Denesor’s words did not simply sound like that.
“I don’t know where it came from, but it wasn’t a common curse.”
Denesor’s tone was half admiring.
“Even if I can stop it…… your remaining life span will be about 3 years at most. If not, 1 year.”
“…….”
It was the moment when Denesor pronounced my death sentence.
I swallowed my dry spit.
Yes, it’s better than thinking I would die in ten days.
But surviving all that hardship only to find out that my remaining life is only 3 years at most.
Isn’t that too much?
“I don’t know now, but your body will collapse in half a year. You might beg to be killed, looking worse than a corpse.”
“A holy sword you say.”
My head buzzed.
“Why can’t you stop it? You should stop it, it’s normal.”
“Sorry.”
Denesor exuded a white light.
“It’s really beyond my ability.”
“…….”
“But it’s not entirely without a way.”
This must be the main point.
I tried hard to gather my senses.
Denesor might still be lying.
“What you need is the devil’s eye.”
“……What?”
I almost bit my tongue for a moment.
The ‘Devil’s Eye’ has never appeared or been mentioned in Leodel.
How could a game character know and mention an item given by the game company?
I glanced at Denesor, pretending to hear this story for the first time.
“You can easily get a demon’s eye, can’t you?”
“You’re quite foolish.”
Denesor openly laughed at me.
“The Devil’s Eye is just a name, and it’s actually a treasure carefully guarded by the Demon King. With its power, the gargoyle’s curse will melt like snow.”
I bit my lip.
“So, I have to defeat the Demon King.”
“Exactly.”
Denesor’s voice was very pleased.
“So you have to join me. Do you understand now, human?”
To cut to the chase, I didn’t fall for Denesor’s twist.
I couldn’t.
I’ve seen several times what happens to those who fall for his trick.
But Denesor’s words gave me something to think about.
‘Why didn’t I think of that before? Killing the final boss, the Demon King, will automatically clear the game. It may be the only way to get out of here.’
The only way to return to my real home, my real body, not as Saint Angelica.
All this time, I focused only on surviving in this world.
That’s why I complied with the ridiculous demand to act as a duke.
I had no choice but to do that if I wanted to survive right now.
But now, there’s a way to get back home.
‘……Obviously, I can’t defeat the Demon King by myself. I have no intention of relying on Denesor’s power either.’
Fortunately, there was one way.
And it’s a very orthodox way.
Join the protagonist, Leto, and his companions when they arrive at the Duke’s Castle, and leave with them.
‘Only a few months left.’
I can’t tell exactly when, but Leto arrives at the Duke’s Castle on a blizzardy night.
It’s autumn now, and winter will be soon.
I just have to stick to Donovan Duke’s Castle until then, and then follow them.
They’re talented people, so they’ll surely defeat the demons targeting Denesor.
Of course, I had no intention of relying solely on them, not knowing when they will come.
‘I need to be thoroughly prepared.’
The situation now is entirely different from when I played Leodel several times before.
Leto took in Angelica out of sympathy.
A pitiable saint with nowhere to go.
But now I am different.
After all, I was receiving the most gracious treatment as the chief steward of Duke Donovan.
‘I must show that I can be of help.’
It would be best not to mention magic, and practicing swordsmanship would be useless since Leto himself is an outstanding swordsman.
‘……Ah!’
I opened my eyes wide.
I thought of just one method.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“Wow, I never looked, but you really…….”
Bang!
“It’s strange.”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
I struck the wall with all my might with Denesor.
Of course, the stone wall did not budge at all.
“You’re not trying to break me, are you? Wake up from your dream.”
I lifted Denesor into the air and gathered all my strength.
The sword imbued with will glowed white.
Clang!
With a sharp noise, a gap just big enough for a person to barely escape appeared in the wall.
I spoke to Denesor triumphantly.
“You’d better be careful when speaking to your master next time.”
“What master.”
Denesor grumbled, but could not hide its voice of awe.
“You’ve disguised plaster as a stone wall. How did you know?”
“I know all the tricks.”
I replied casually and squeezed myself into the gap.
‘……As expected.’
The exact same scene as I saw in the game unfolded before my eyes.
Various gold and silver treasures, famous swords, and armors… it would have been nice if there were such treasure rooms, but there’s no way they haven’t been discovered so far.
All I actually saw were spider nests, squirming rats, and hissing snakes.
“What! I want to get out! Let me out now!”
Denesor screamed in a highpitched voice.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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