CH 186

The truth about Wolfanea.

“You are safe, Lord!”

When the door was opened, Jess flew out of the room.

“Guha!?”

He bumped into me with great force. I couldn't avoid it because it was so sudden.

“I told you not to call me like that… I’m fine. I’m sorry for causing you to worry.”

His Majesty, Judas-sama, Shushu-san, and Leon-san were there. Judas-san looks somewhat off? That is troubling.

“Rosarin, I’m sorry… I took advantage of your kindness and did something so terrible…”

“Either of us wasn’t aware that it had its own will. I am safe and sound too, so there’s really no problem.”

“... Sorry.”

I flicked Judas-sama’s forehead. Judas-sama did not make the slightest movement.

“Apologies are prohibited. I’m accepting words of gratitude, though.”

“... Thank you.”

Judas-sama seemed troubled, but sure enough, he smiled softly. When the mood in the place had eased, the Ojiisama began to speak.

“Now, what I would like you to hear, Saintess-sama, is about the role of those of us who are here. We have received a certain mission from the Salvation Saintess and have been carrying it out it all along.”

To summarize, the Salvation Saintess sealed the Evil in this land, but she did not destroy it. She sealed a portion of the Evil within the blood of the Silver Wolf Clan, who are less susceptible to magical power interference, and arranged for the Magic Panther Clan (Ojiisama’s clan) to be capable of controlling the Evil in case of emergency, and made the Golden Lion Clan (Shushu-san and Leon-san’s clan) who innately have the holy attribute, to be the Lords of the four cardinal directions. She also placed the Magic Leopard Clan in the north and the Silver Wolf Clan in the south because of the high mountains in the north and the valleys in the south. So it was a formation to prevent the spread of demons to other countries.

However, there was a miscalculation here. As a result of repeated endogamy marriages, the number of children decreased, and perhaps instinctively to thin out the blood, the number of mates outside the clan increased.

In fact, Judas-sama is a mixed-race of the Silver Wolf and a Dragon, while Leon-san is also a mixed-race of the Golden Lion and ordinary Lion Beastman.

As the blood diluted over the years, a part of the Evil manifested within Judas-sama. Neither Ojiisama, nor Shushu-san and Leon-san were able to suppress it.

“Moreover, I got possessed when I was attempting to suppress it.”

Leon-san said with a sorrowful expression.

“I had an inferiority complex from being compared to Shushulina-sama that got dominated by the Evil. But the fact that I hurt Shushulina-sama and was taken advantage of by the Evil is no excuse. I feel really apologetic. Moreover, I… I concealed the fact that I was possessed by the Evil… I’m the worst Beastman!”

Leon-san burst into tears. Well… yeah… what you did to Shushu-san was unforgivable, but…

“You still suppressed it, didn’t you, Leon-san?”

“Huh?”

“Since Michuu-san is safe and sound, you kept the Evil from possessing anyone else, no?”

“... Yes.”

“There were no other victims, and frankly, there's no point in dwelling on the past as it doesn't change things.”

“Fufu, indeed. I also agree. What was in the past, stays in the past, Leon-dono.”

Shushu-san smiled softly.

“Well, I understand you couldn’t bring yourself to ask for help after hurting Shushu-san. I understand that you couldn’t say it because of your pride. You better ask for help the next time, though! That’s all!”

“Umu, you better pay more attention, Leon-dono. I will also be careful.”

Leon-san was stunned. He nodded with teary eyes. Shushu-san and I smiled at each other.

“Umu. It’s no use looking back on the past.”

His Majesty nodded.

“That’s right. And so, Judas-sama, about the future… Judas-sama…”

Huh? When I tried to grab Judas-sama’s hand, he ran away. When I tried again, he avoided me.

“S, sorry… my body did that on its own…”

It seems that it wasn’t Judas-sama’s intention to avoid me. In other words, I’m being disliked by the Evil.

“Oh, that’s the face you make when you are having sinister thoughts…”

Dirk pointed out. I laughed complacently.

“Ei.”

I tried to hug him, but Judas-sama avoided.

“Ahahahahahahahaha.”

“M, my body is moving on its own!?”

I chased and Judas-sama kept running away.

“Ahahahahahahahaha.”

“S, so tight… geho!?”

I chased. Judas-sama choked when he tried to escape.

“Ahahahahahaha.”

“Uaaaaaan! I don’t know what's going on anymore!”

I chased. Judas-sama screamed and shouted… ah no, it was the Evil. Fuahahaha, I won’t let you escape!!

“Ahahahahahaha.”

“Scary, scary, scary, scary, scary! Don’t come at me while making that faceeee!!”

In fact, I didn't laugh at all and just kept saying “Ahahaha” with a straight face. The others froze as we ran around the room. In the meantime, Judas-sama's Evil was finally cornered in the corner of the room.

“Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi.”

“Hah?”

“Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi.”

I imitated the Kabaddi’s movements Rin saw on the television in the past. Moreover, I kept chanting Kabaddi without breathing. The Evil was completely frightened by my expressionlessly regrettable and incomprehensibly agile movements, and the spellbound-like chanting of Kabaddi.

“Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi.”

“N, nooooooo!”

And so, Judas-sama collapsed while screaming. He immediately got up with… a troubled expression.

“... It has apparently withdrawn. I cannot feel its existence whatsoever.”

The place was wrapped in silence.

“Mhm, all according to plan!”

I puffed my non-existent chest proudly. Yeah, I got carried away midway, but in general, it went according to plan!

“... Rosarin, what did you do?”

Dirk asked with his head tilted puzzledly. My actions certainly must have looked incomprehensible from the sidelines, huh.

“Bullying.”

“I understand now!”

As expected of My Darling! He understood!

“I seem to be hated by the Evil, and it didn’t seem to want to be touched by me, so I made up my mind that I'm absolutely touching it! It seemed to be scared by the Kabaddi in the second half, so I tried my best to scare it away!”

“... As a result, the Evil hid in fear.”

Judas-sama couldn’t find the situation believable.

“What an insane lass… I’ve never heard of someone scaring the Evil away.”

Chita was shocked. It’s fine, everything worked out just fine, after all!

“And I have a spell for you, Judas-sama.”

“Kabaddi?”

“Not that.”

I thought so before, but Judas-sama is quite the natural airhead, isn’t he!? Kabaddi… well, it might work, though.

“What is it then?”

“Frankly, it’s ‘Happiness’.”

(Huh?)

Everyone except His Majesty went “Huh?” absentmindedly. Eh? Is it weird?

“The Evil is something that amplifies negative emotions, right?”

“Y… yeah.”

Ojiisama nodded.

“Then, you just have to be happy so that you don’t have any negative emotions! Autosuggestion is important! To be frank, if you look up, you will go up. If you look down, you will go down. You determine your own happiness!”

“Well… certainly.”

Judas-sama seemed a bit convinced. I still have more to tell you!

“Judas-sama is in perfectly good health. How do you feel?”

“... I’m happy about that.”

“Judas-sama can now control the Evil with his bracelet. You can now go anywhere. How do you feel?”

“I’m happy.”

“Judas-sama has a kindhearted little brother that always worries about you. How do you feel.”

“... Happy.”

“Unexpectedly, you have little pieces of happiness all around you. The meal is delicious, you made someone else happy… it’s you who determines whether you are happy or not! Therefore, you have to rethink for yourself just how blessed you are, Judas-sama! You will be even happier from now on!”

“... Yeah… I’m happy.”

Tears spilled out from Judas-sama’s eyes. For now, it will be possible to prevent the Evil from gaining any more power.

“As expected by the Saintess chosen by the roses.”

“Eh?”

“What, is Rosarin-chan perhaps the Rose Saintess!?”

“Finally, has our Lord finally appeared!?”

Shushu-san and Leon-san’s eyes started sparkling after hearing Ojiisama’s words. Only I couldn’t keep up with the development. No, Dirk too! I’m glad to have an ally!

“Eh?”

“Rosarin… as expected of my Lord! To think you were the Rose Saintess… no, it just means that my sight wasn’t wrong!”

Jess looked satisfied as well. Someone, please explain!

“Our Magic Panther Clan has one more thing to protect. And that is the very Roses of Light. The one chosen by the Roses of Light is our hope of defeating the Evil. To serve the Hero chosen by the Roses of Light is our other mission.”

“A, a Saintess event!?”

Ahhhh, I remember now! I ended up remembering it now!? I saw it! I saw the Roses of Light in the game! It was an abandoned mansion in the north of Wolfanea… it was a secret event unlocked only after the King route was started!

Did I stumble upon a garden? I thought. The plants before me were all withered so I thought to myself whether I could fix that with Greenery Magic, and when I casually used the spell, the withered plants turned into shining Roses of Light… however, I did not end up clearing the King route, so I don’t know how this secret event was related to the main story. However, because this opened up after starting the King’s route, I’m sure it is related somehow. I tried to save the spirit before finishing the route, but I failed.

In the end, all I know is that the Heroine was too late. The Roses of Light had been revived, but the spirit was already worn-out, and used its last powers to grant divine protection to the Heroine. Then, the secret attribute, the Holy attribute, was unlocked. Come to think of it, that spirit looked exactly the same as Chita. How did I forget about this!

When I went to the castle after this event, I was called the Rose Saintess for some reason… but that was it!?

“Secret event?”

Dirk tilted his head.

“No, I’m just talking to myself. Do you know anything about it, Chita?”

“Well, I had my hands full from just not letting the roses die… so I don’t remember much. There’s something important… that I was entrusted with, I think.”

“I see.”

However, there’s something that I’m curious about then. Just how did Judas-sama endure until the Heroine came with no bracelet?

“Shushu-san, please answer me truthfully.”

“... Yes.”

I asked Shushu-san, the type of person who can't tell lies the most.

“... The Golden Lions and the Magic Panthers have the ability to… exchange their lives to seal or kill the Evil, right?”

It was no longer a question, but a conviction. Shushu-san opened her eyes wide in surprise, but that confirmed it for me.

So that’s why they weren’t in the game. In exchange for their lives, Judas-sama got seven more years to live. In the worst case scenario, it wasn’t only their lives that were used. Just imagining it made me shudder.

I wonder what that sad, yet gentle and kind King was thinking at that time?

Everything matches. You won’t be able to start this route unless you have a strong New Game Heroine. You can’t save him otherwise. The relics of the Salvation Saintess were all modern weapons… everything played part in order to defeat the Evil.

“I will be your Lord! Under one condition, self-sacrifice is prohibited!! Let it be Evil or whatever, I will deal with it one way or another!!”

“Fufu, as expected of my Rosarin. I will help you too.”

“I will be relying on you, Dirk. We are going to get busy! The victory will be decided in these seven years!”

This is probably the biggest death flag for me as well.

I'm not going to be a Villainess! I'll never die, and I won't let anyone I care about die either! I was determined to give everyone instructions.