Chapter 240: A Desire for Happiness.

Chapter 240: A Desire for Happiness.

Max level of Jobs [Whip Fighter], [Acrobat], [Warrior] has been reached

Individual [Human, Ellaine Fiero Helvas] has switched her Main Job to [Whipsword Fighter]

Main Job benefits have been updated due to Job change

Whipsword Fighter Level: 0/15

Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Fluid Cast Lv. 2] [Sword Mastery Lv. 5] [Whip Technique Lv. 6] [Whip Mastery Lv. 4] [Accuracy Correction Lv. 7] [Enhanced Enemy Sense Lv. 9] [Enhanced Auditory Sense Lv. 5] [Terrain Maneuvering Lv. 2] [Holy Resistance Lv. 6] [Water Resistance Lv. 8] [Wind Resistance Lv. 7] [Health Recovery Lv. 4] [Mana Recovery Lv. 6] [Stamina Recovery Lv. 4] [Enhanced Health Capacity Lv. 2] [Enhanced Strength Growth Lv. 3] [Enhanced Strength Enforcement Lv. 2] [Enhanced Vitality Growth Lv. 3] [Enhanced Vitality Enforcement Lv. 2] [Enhanced Wisdom Growth Lv. 3] [Enhanced Agility Growth Lv. 3] [Enhanced Agility Enforcement Lv. 2] [Enhanced Stamina Growth Lv. 3] [Enhanced Stamina Enforcement Lv. 2] [Artificer Lv. 5] [Terror Aura Lv. 2] gained

Proficiency requirement fulfilled. [Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 1] evolved into [Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 2]

Elle! ain! Wake!

[Ellaine, wake up!]

Hmrm? Urck! Guuu Ark, pffrah!

A headache, the worst headache Ive ever had. Like needles piercing my mind the moment I woke up, and it got even worse when I finally realized how much my face began to ache. My nose, my teeth, my forehead; the pain was beyond excruciating and my mouth was filled with the taste of iron.

When I spat it out reflexively, a glassful of blood stained the cold floor in red, accompanied by pieces of skin from my mouth and a few white shards. Touching my teeth with my fingers, I felt a sharp sensation like glass fragments along the skin of my fingers instead of the firm touch of immaculate teeth.

As I continued touching them in disbelief, some sort of warm liquid began dripping onto my hand. When I followed the stream up my face, I ended up at where my nose had to be, but it felt crooked. Broken. Pain coursed through my face at the touch, once again reminding me that this was reality, only for [Absolute Pain Tolerance] to activate, allowing me to suppress my urge to scream.

My fingers grabbed onto my nose, and in one swift movement, I realigned it.

Eiuk!

A loud crack echoed through the room, making me flinch as I felt my own nose shift into place. Once it was over, I began taking in quick breaths as more warm liquid escaped through my nose, my body was expelling it like a burst dam.

Ellaine! Are you okay, now? a young mans voice entered my ears from the left.

When I turned around, I discovered that my vision was blurred, making me see the person thrice. I tried rubbing my eyes, ignoring the liquid dripping down from them, blinking as often as I could to regain my sight. But I couldnt. It was still hard to see.

Here, drink it. Dammit, they really injured you this badly Regret, anger, and disappointment in himself?

B-Brother? Is that you?

I couldnt see him properly. My eyesight was so terrible that it was impossible for me to make out any details. Thankfully, my ears were still working properly. I would never forget the sound of my brothers voice after having spent 15 years of my life as his sister.

Ellaine! Yes, its me! Are you not able to recognize me? Jonathan cried out ecstatically. Oh! Your eyes! They were damaged when you were brought here. Here, drink this. A medium health potion and some of the drink you had in your satchel.

Drink? Oh, Hestias dragorade. But that only regenerates mana and body nutrients after training.

Regardless, I didnt have the privilege to decline his offer. My throat was parched and my body aching I needed to drink something.

Chugging the potion and dragorade down, I began to feel my body rejuvenating as the drinks worked their magic. The aching inside my head and my face mostly disappeared, although I could still feel some stinging in my mouth.

Here, let me help. This will hurt, so forgive me, Ellaine. I nodded obediently and closed my eyes, opening my mouth for Jonathan to pull out the broken teeth inside my mouth.

As unpleasant as it was, this was the only way for you to regrow your teeth after they broke into shards. Healing magic and potions would help you regrow them, but you had to remove the old ones beforehand. Father instructed me to do so if it ever happened, so Jonathan must have learned to do this from him as well.

Once they were out, I drank the last bits of the potion. I felt my new teeth growing with my tongue, but I could tell that it would take a while before they regrew completely. My eyesight had also returned and I could finally make out that Jonathan and I were inside a cold cell.

B-Brother, where are we? Where is Lady Amelia? I asked, my eyes widened in shock.

The last thing I remembered was that I was talking with Amelia, having made my reasons for staying with Aurora clear to her. I couldnt remember anything between then and just now, when I woke up with blood on my face and inside a cell.

Ill explain everything, but first well, you need to put on some clothes, sister. Ahem. I had only now realized that Jonathan had a blush, and it wasnt due to a fever, but the fact that I was only dressed in my undergarments.

Huh? W-Waaaaeekk!! I covered up my body with my arms reflexively. Keeping his eyes closed now that I had realized my embarrassing situation, he handed me the clothes I always put on under my armor. On top of the pile were my spell rings.

[Kinky~]

KleaHatma!

Jonathan turned around, but he showed no signs of leaving the cell to give me some privacy. I wasnt foolish enough to not understand what was going on with that gesture. Something serious happened, anything else wouldnt have made sense for why I was inside a cell right now and half-naked.

[Hope you can still remember how I saved your life not once, but thrice now, my dear. You really know how to lure in death, Ellaine.]

[What?]

KleaHatma did not reply to my astonishment, leaving me to silently put my clothes back on. When I told Jonathan I was finished, he came over with a sword and an amulet.

Things happened, Ellaine. I only realized the severity of the situation when both you and Lady Amelia were brought to Charleslyt by a mercenary unconscious. We need to hurry up, so you nee Huh?!

As Jonathan was about to hand me my whipsword back, I quickly recognized my vampiric undying amulet in his left hand and that it was missing from my neck. Ignoring my sword, I snatched my amulet out of his hand and rushed to put it back on, only now feeling safe again when I had it back on.

Jonathan stared at me with confusion but he snapped out of it when I took my sword back. When I asked him about where my armor was, he shook his head, saying it was too difficult to recover at the moment.

If my previous statement wasnt obvious enough, youre Actually, Im in trouble too, now that I have revealed my true colors.

What do you mean by that? Could you begin by explaining to me where we are?

In Charleslyts house, or more specifically, the house Charleslyt bought for his party members the four scoundrels calling themselves wyvern slayers. When I had to stick around, I used this house to sleep and prepare, Jonathan replied, but that information was different from what father told me.

Hold on, father and mother told me you were staying at Lord Charleslyts mansion! What do you mean youve been staying in another house?

Its a long story but esse Quiet!

Jonathan held his hand against my mouth and pulled out his sword, the surprise shutting me up more effectively than his actions. At the same time, I heard a door creaking itself open followed by the sounds of footsteps and voices.

Yeah, if we want Lord Charleslyt to help us out with our position, we need to do this. Dont think too much about it, nobody will find out about it, and shes just the daughter of a Greenveil magnoble. Who cares?

Huh? Are you sure? That Jonathan wont like it once he learns what Lord Charleslyt has planned for that girl. Dont you think he would rebel?

And? Who cares? Hes just a broken pup Lord Charleslyt picked up since he sympathized with the pups envy towards his little sister that became stronger than him. Hahaha! If you dont have the strength, you dont deserve to be the house leader. Just like with Lord Charleslyt and his elder brother Fillion.

What now? I recognize those voices. Arent they from the academy?

As the footsteps came closer and closer, Jonathan brought me over to hide behind a wall next to the cell bars, staying out of sight as two noblemen appeared in front of the cell, bewildered at the opened cell door.

Huh?! By the Light, how is the cell open?!

Did she wake up?! No, wait, we would have seen her if she had tried to escape. She must still be in the cell! Lets look!

Got it! She has to be Bhurak!

Jonathan charged forward the moment both of them entered the cell, half-swording to knock one of them out with the pommel of his sword. As the defeated noble crashed on the ground, the other managed to jump back out of the way as Jonathan slashed at him.

Narrowly blocking my brothers sword, the noble looked at Jonathan in rage, shouting, I knew you would betray us, you bastard! Streaks of blue began to show up on his face, shining brightly as he fended Jonathan off and began his counter assault.

Swords clashed as the two young men began to dodge and strike at each other. Jonathans swordsmanship was phenomenal as always, a boon he gained after training to become a knight for years. His opponent was no match against him in that department, but, for some reason, brother had an uneasy look on him.

Strength!

If the nobleman could parry Jonathans blades, he did so easily, as if he had far superior strength than Jonathan. It became even more noticeable when his sword strikes cracked the ground.

Hahahaha! So this is the holy power Lord Charleslyt can give you! You were a fool to decline it before betraying us, you rat! The Goddess and the true heir of Equevanna are on our side! Fall, Greenveil scum!

His behavior was widely antagonistic. By the Light, what was going on?!

Lord Charleslyt truly is the HUH?! What?!

Helvas Sword Technique: Flowing Stream!

The 2nd form of fathers sword style, developed after he trained with the Knights of the Lionheart during his travels with mother as adventurers. House Helvas had never been a martial-focused noble house until father took over. As somebody not talented in magic, he did everything he could to close the distance between his elder brother and himself in order to claim his title as the heir.

This was his gift to his son.

Jonathans sword sliced the air like a flowing river, showing no resistance as he effortlessly dodged a wild sword swing to slash open the noblemans left thigh. His first reflex was to shout in pain and try to cover the wound, which provided Jonathan the opening he needed to knock him unconscious with the broad side of his sword.

After the nobleman fell unconscious, Jonathan quickly cleaned his blade and sheathed it, before ripping his opponents shirt for a long strand of cloth, which he used to tend to the wound. Seeing from how profusely it was bleeding, if Jonathan hadnt tended him, he probably would have bled to death in a few minutes.

As he was preoccupied with that, he was too late to notice the other noble standing up, prepared to slash him down!

But that slash never connected as blade segments connected together with a mana thread caught his sword arm, pulling that person closer to me. Using this surprise attack, I vaulted over his shoulder and swung my whipsword over me, dragging him with it to slam him face-first onto the ground. Blood and fragments of teeth poured out of his mouth.

Sister, when did you gain such monstrous strength?

Huh? Brother, when did you learn how to fight properly?! This was a far cry from when we had our duel!

Each of us was clearly surprised by the others growth as a fighter. He didnt know that I had [Musclesmass] to power up my arm strength, while I had no idea when he learned how to use fathers sword style.

W-Whatever, here, help me a bit. We need to hide these people for now.The initial posting of this chapter occurred via Ñøv€l-B!n.

As instructed, I dumped both of the young noblemen in the corner of the cell. With the dim lighting, it should be hard to see them. After we left the cell, Jonathan had me follow him into a nearby wine room, where he gave me some water from a nearby barrel to clean myself up.

Charleslyt had to satisfy his mercenaries, and money wasnt enough, you see. So he added a wine cellar and bought them barrels full of good food and drink. When I first joined them, they told me explicitly to never, ever come into this room. They said the same to Charleslyts other followers, too, so we should be safe here, for now.

Once he made that clear, he began answering my questions and explained to me about the whole situation.

Essentially, Jonathan never really was Charleslyts loyal companion. What actually happened was that, during the academy festival, Jonathan accidentally heard Charleslyt trying to woo Amelia into marrying him, only to receive a rejection. When that happened, Jonathan noted how Charleslyt began to essentially beg, even mentioning shady facts to get Amelia to accept his request.

It was then that the four wyvern slayer companions found him, literally threatening him when they asked if Jonathan had seen anything. In that stressful situation, Jonathan had to come up with an excuse, noticing how bloodthirsty they were.

And you told them you wanted to join them?! I presumed.

I had to. If I hadnt, I had this gut feeling that they would have attacked me, Ellaine. I had no choice, Jonathan added. It became even worse when Charleslyt and Lady Amelia noticed us. I had to play along, even praising that dastard Charleslyt while I was at it. Lady Amelia noticed the situation and tried to bail me out, but I had to decline her help.

Huh, why?

You hypocrite! You hypocrite! You hypocrite! You made my life hell! You made my social status even worse than it already was, and you think you can say all of this shit to me! Your mother deserved to be executed for helping that criminal Davison! Your father did everything to help his son, your half-brother, to get better, knowing full well the consequences! If there is somebody to blame for all of this, it is your overly-ambitious bitch of a mother! I screamed.

I screamed as loud as my voice could allow. I wanted to release everything. I didnt want to keep all of this bottled in just to attempt to diffuse this situation. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it so very much!

Hiehiehie! The twins laughed, before speaking in unison. And this is why we will make your life even more of a hell until you breathed your last, Ellaine! First this beautiful armor, then your family! We will make sure they suffer as much as we did before we have you killed!

You!

[Klea! Can I use multiple powers at the same time now?!]

[Jeez, calm down, d]

[Answer me!]

[ No, but you can if you gave me control over my powers for a bit. Ill help you. Like how I can conjure up my bone shield although you still dont have that power yet.]

[Do it!]

[ If I were any of the other demons, you would have just made the worst mistake in your life, Ellaine. A fate worse than death Unleash your lust for battle, Ellaine Fiero Helvas!]

That armor was present from Hestia, the person who saved me from the depths of my own despair. That armor was made by the person I have accepted as my master, the person who gave me a passion outside of my dreams of becoming a knight and a daughter my parents could be proud of.

It isnt just a piece of armor that could be replaced if it were lost. It was the symbol of my new life and new ambitions. My first step outside my shell, into a world where I felt free. My reminder that people could support me to walk forward, but I had to be the one to do the walking.

My spell rings shone, turning my mana into flesh and muscles. [Musclesmass] began to cover my body like armor, covering my white skin in dark red meat. Some on my left arm hardened, morphing the flesh into long claws, while tendrils grew out from my right, wrapping themselves on my whipsword.

But worse of all. They dared threaten my family.

W-What is this?!

By the Goddess, what is going with her?!

S-Sister?!

I didnt feel much more powerful than before, but, despite that, I still felt like I had the power to triumph against all of these people. In previous tests, I learned that it was more efficient on my mana to use one demonic power only, as using multiple at once would drain my mana too much.

However, in a situation where I had no armor, I had to use [Musclesmass] as armor, and I needed [Claw] and [Whiplash] for damage at the same time. In situations where I was outnumbered, there was no way for me to hold back.

Hahaha! What is that sort of power, Ellaine? It looks so much like ours, Francesca stated as more feathers began to sprout from her arms, turning them into wings, while spikes grew out from her back. She picked up the grimoire lying next to her.

But you are still no match for all of us! Everyone! Let us get rid of this scourge! Iracelas feathers also turned her arms into that of an arvisian, but unlike her sister, she did not sprout any spikes. Instead, her talons grew even longer and she was able to fly unlike her sister, shrieking like a feral beast.

No, Im not like the two of you at all.

KleaHatma was regulating my powers, making sure I wouldnt run out of mana too early into the fight But I was also aware that I was breaking my promise Hestias and Goddess Aurena.

Im such a failure of a person but Ill deal with that later.

I want to be happy with my decisions. I want my life to be more fun. I want my family and friends to continue smiling, even if I always cause them to worry about me.

That is my desire.

Amelia, Ill save you!

A note from AbyssRaven

So, just in case, reason why Ellaine's fight first because demon contractor vs. demonkin contractors. Also, I want to give Ellaine some more screen time.

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Bio: Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I'm just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.

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