Book 4: Chapter 78: Gathering

Book 4: Chapter 78: Gathering

The Arctic

Cynthia walks through the Gate in a hurry after changing out her magi-tech armor in an instant and leaving behind her terminal and other modern technology as her mind goes wild considering every last possible even that couldve happened to Scarlet. But she doesnt get long to think about it before the group of people close to Scarlet including herself are all enveloped by a large sphere of blood. And just seconds later, the sphere of blood vanishes, revealing a large castle courtyard around them.This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.

Unlike the rest of them, Amelia doesnt gape at the castle or the incredibly powerful demons around them. She simply begins flying through the air while dragging everyone else including Cynthia with her before passing through a balcony window and entering a bedroom where they all find Scarlet lying unconscious on a bed surrounded by two men. Both of whom are blood lycans.

Cynthia barely wastes a second identifying them before she rushes to the bed, uncaring of the results despite the chill that runs down her spine at the sight of them. Because she has more important problems right now than the identity of the two in front of her. And the others are all the same as they rush up to the bed.

What happened? Amelia immediately asks as Cynthia kneels down next to the bed, her gaze not leaving her adopted daughter who looks incredibly tense despite lying on a bed fit for royalty.

After a second, the Demon King, whose gaze hasnt left Scarlet since they came in, answers, A Noble who had lost himself to his Sin attacked her, ripped apart her reality to a recoverable extent, and was punished. But not before Scarlet partially lost herself to her own Sin and tried to forcefully turn her body into blood. And the entire time he speaks, Cynthia can feel the anger behind his words despite them lacking any form of emotion while also feeling distant. Like hes not addressing them or even considering them as people but merely objects he needed to bring here on his granddaughters behalf.

Cynthia doesnt care about that though. She just reaches for and puts a hand on Scarlets waist, unconsciously staying away from her hand due to the Demon King holding it.

Your Majesty, you are needed to intervene in a dispute between dukes, the maid declares, staying bowed down for a second before she stands up straight again. We understand your need to stay with the Princess, and therefore I would like to stay behind with her as added protection while you are away should you choose to leave.

Cynthia feels surprised at the sight of the maid trying to tell the Demon King offhandedly what to do, even if she isnt directly stating it. And whats even more surprising is that the Demon King actually vanishes from the room for an instant, following which a scream echoes from somewhere else in the castle and he reappears again at the bed, saying, Its been dealt with.

The maid blinks, showing a vague amount of surprise before she bows again and walks to the side of the room where she goes silent.

Cynthia turns to glance at Allen, but her husband doesnt show any interest in what had just happened. Instead Cynthia finds him in a glaring match with Leonidas with the two seemingly fighting over holding Scarlets hand and eventually settling on one holding her hand and the other her forearm.

How long have they been doing that?

She pauses at that thought for a second before looking at the others and finding Scarlets friends having fallen asleep at some point with the exception of Belle and Arthur, the kids lying on the ground. At least, until the maid takes it upon herself to pick them up with clouds filled with red and blue energy, says, I will be showing them to a guest bedroom, and leaves the room in an instant with them before anyone can say anything.

Silence once again fills the room, only to shatter when the Demon King slowly says, speaking to Cynthia, Amelia, and everyone else who had come including the ones who fell asleep, This is a one time event. Should you choose to come to Tartarus again in the future, I will not be so accommodating. You will be captured and held as a forceful guest in a palace far away in the Bloody Duchy to keep you out of the war.

He turns to look at Amelia, seemingly not believing anyone else in the room to be any sort of power capable of representing their group as he finishes, Is that clear?

Amelia nods without complain and everyone returns their attention to Scarlet.

Please get better soon