Free Web NovelChapter 71: Debt 71 - Elven Justice: Revenge for the Fallen
Now that Ryan had that pair of holy knights subdued.
There was only one thing left to do while they remained in that basement.
’In my previous life, I never thought I would do something like this. Although it hasn’t been a long time that I’ve spent here, in some way I feel like I’ve changed... but, why do I have this strange feeling in my chest...’
Ryan thought while the girl from the holy knights rubbed her face against his hand.
Her tears streamed down her cheek.
"You damn heretic! Let go of her right now!"
Ryan pushed his thumb into the girl’s mouth, and she began to suck on it, making sounds with her mouth as she did so.
"Master..." Ryan and Beatrice turned to look at the girl.
Perhaps this scene was like a déjà vu for Beatrice; even so, she did not dare to say anything.
The girl began to run her tongue over Ryan’s hand repeatedly while looking at him with her tearful eyes.
"I... I don’t know much, truly, Master. But... I will tell you whatever I can."
’It’s strange. Until now, the debt skill didn’t have this kind of reaction. I mean, the physical behavior is what I expected, but... is it also taking control of her words?’
Ryan began to withdraw his finger from her mouth, and as he pulled it out, she took his hand and rested her face against it.
"W-we are from the sixth division. No captains came on the expedition; our captain is named Erika..." She looked at him without letting go of his hand.
"So Erika, and I assume she is only A-rank?"
"Yes... she is..."
"Shut up, don’t tell him anything!"
But she seemed to ignore the knight.
"My captain is a spearman, and my companion right here beside me is her younger brother."
"You idiot, shut up already!"
Beatrice squeezed the knight’s wound even harder, shutting him up instantly.
"Stop interrupting, will you?"
He looked at her with a countenance of utter contempt.
Then Ryan spoke again.
"And is she the one who sent you here? Or are these direct orders from the leader of that sect you call the church?"
"No... our Lord Keeper remains in his kingdom. But even if he doesn’t know we are here, these are actually orders he would have given us if he knew the situation with the beastmen."
’I figured as much. With those people, there’s no way to negotiate, and sooner or later we will have to fight. Because of that, I won’t stay at A-rank. I will break all the limits of my skills, and before Helen and Mirian return, I will already...’
Footsteps were heard.
Someone was running hard, heading down the basement stairs.
"Ryan!"
He turned around.
"Irina. I thought you would be in hiding."
She stepped closer.
She looked at Beatrice with a furrowed brow.
"Does it bother you that she’s a demon?"
She didn’t say anything.
She looked at him, and then at the floor. freewebnσvel.cøm
"What bothers me is that she’s a woman..." she murmured.
"What?"
The girl from the knights was still kneeling in front of Ryan just like an obedient puppy.
When Irina looked at the girl, her expression changed.
Then she looked at the other knight who was in front of Beatrice.
Irina approached him.
"That bastard..."
Without warning, she struck the holy knight.
"That bastard was the one who murdered my father!" A tear rolled down her cheek as she finished the sentence.
"And that woman, both of them mocked him while they tortured him..."
The knight began to laugh.
’Damn it... so the king died... why didn’t the elder tell me anything?’
"Beatrice."
When Ryan pronounced her name, she struck the knight’s jaw, silencing him.
Beatrice looked at Ryan. Then she watched as Irina clenched her fists, her arms trembling.
Ryan nodded his head; no words were necessary.
Beatrice took Irina’s right hand and handed her the axe.
"You can do whatever you want with him. Go ahead," Beatrice said upon handing her the weapon.
"What do you think you’re doing, you damn heretics? Your only chance of surviving was letting us live and making a deal with our captain."
"Hahaha. How absurd. Are you actually going to beg for your life now, after everything? How should I put it? Those of your kind are pure scum."
Ryan clenched his right fist.
"Ever since we began this conversation, I already knew that a negotiation with people like you wouldn’t work out."
Ryan turned toward Irina.
"You can finish him. Your father’s death will now be avenged by your own hands. Do not hesitate."
Then Irina gritted her teeth tightly.
Tears fell from her face; she raised the axe and let it fall upon the knight’s neck.
The knight groaned.
His blood began to spray.
She withdrew the axe and attacked again.
Once more and another until the knight stopped moving.
She was about to deliver a final blow, but Ryan stopped her hand.
She dropped the axe and fell to the floor.
She looked at Ryan with tears in her eyes and hugged him.
"Calm down, you did well... your father would be proud."
She clung to him tightly.
"For now, get out of here. Beatrice, accompany her outside."
Then both of them left the basement.
Now only Ryan remained in the place, along with the girl from the knights.
’This feeling is strange, I feel very angry...’
[Debt collection applied]
[Debt bonus: +50 Points]
[Debt bonus: +45000 XP]
The effect had ended, but that girl remained on her knees, acting like a puppy. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
Ryan crouched down in front of her.
"I don’t want to die..."
She said it while tears welled from her eyes.
"I wonder how many elves and beastmen said those exact words to you."
"Please, let me live... I will give you everything I have..." She pulled a ring off her index finger. And when she activated it, she pulled a bow from inside.
"A magic inventory?"
"Yes... that’s where I keep my weapon. I stored it away before being captured... you can keep it. It’s a rare bow, but it’s worth a lot of money."
Ryan pushed the bow aside.
"I’ll keep it, but you should know, my companions use epic weapons; this won’t be of any use. Unless you have something more valuable..."
"No... that’s everything I have. You can keep the bow, the inventory... even my body, but please let me go..."
Ryan took her face with his right hand.
He lifted it, forcing her to look him straight in the eyes.
"Tell me, I want to know how the church is organized. I want you to tell me what skills that guy named Keeper has. The skills of your captain. And how many people make up each unit."
The debt skill was no longer active, but that girl wanted to live.
And Ryan knew it; now, whether she spoke or not would depend solely on that.
But despite everything, she could not speak the secrets of her organization.
She only mentioned that it was typical for each unit to be in the charge of a captain.
And that the first six divisions had S-rank members.
But when she tried to go deeper, something prevented her from speaking. It was as if she had a void in her memories that blocked her from giving information about the kingdom or their hero named Keeper.
"Unfortunately for you, that information is not enough."
Ryan pulled out from his inventory one of the common weapons he had obtained in the dungeon. A short sword, rather simple.
She quickly backed away until she was pressed against the wall.
Ryan approached her, his gaze cold and devoid of emotion.
’Even if I thought about making her my prisoner, being one of those responsible for killing the King, the elves wouldn’t be happy if I allow her to live...’
"Please... no... don’t kill me... I promise you I will never pursue the elves or the beastmen. I will tell my captain that everyone was killed by Demon King Rigal, she won’t come here... please..."
’It will be better to give her a quick death.’
Slash.
The blade cut through her head in an instant.
Ryan looked at the lifeless body.
He extended his hand in front of him.
"So this is what it feels like to murder a human...?"
