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From dusty memories, her image surfaced.

Cory remembered the woman’s name.

“Jane?”

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While he looked at her in confusion, Jane spoke.

Cory had thought she was living well in Briol after being relocated there, so he couldn’t understand why she had suddenly appeared in this place.

Back during the Allied Army days, Jane, who had been captured by the Kurui tribe, had begged Yuri to kill all the captured orcs. atom After hearing her plea, overflowing with hatred, Yuri massacred the orcs.

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Jane looked at him coldly and continued.

Her voice was filled with contempt, an emotion Cory was very familiar with.

“You can’t hide your true nature, can you?”

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Though her voice was weak, as if her body were in poor condition, her tone was sharp as a knife.

Cory stood still, enduring her insults.

“I thought that, after being taken in by His Highness, you would have at least learned a little to behave like a human being, but it turns out you’re no different from those filthy, vulgar orc bastards. academy You betrayed your own kind and now grovel before the Empire? palette Damn half-orc…”

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Jane, struck on the cheek, fell to the ground.

Suddenly, Cory moved his hand.

Cory slowly raised his head. palette Jane kept moving her lips, spewing every kind of curse as if reciting a spell.

“With that repulsive face… your actions are no less disgusting. adjust I suppose His Highness actually trusted someone like you…”

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“I don’t know how the hell you ended up in the Empire, but… how… arrogant.”

“Shut… shut up!”

He no longer wore an awkward expression. anchor His face was twisted, and his words were fierce as he looked down on her.

Looking down at her, Cory shouted sharply.

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“Arrogant?”

Jane, despite the blow, did not shrink back.

Cory raised his hand again. accent Jane curled her lips.

“Do you even have the right to use that word? anxiety Filthy damn half-orc…”

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“Are you going to hit me? artist Go on, do it. amber You’re exactly what I expected. august Orc bastard…”

“Cory, when you saw what Laurent had become, did you feel satisfaction? silence Didn’t you?”

Cedric’s voice echoed in his memory.

Many thoughts passed through Cory’s mind, but they all came down to a single question.

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It was a genuine answer, without a shred of a lie.

Now he knew clearly what he had to do and how to treat this woman, just as he had nodded without hesitation at Cedric’s question.

That fact made him realize what kind of being he was. ability There was no longer room for doubt.

Cory answered yes in his heart.

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“Shut… shut up, damn—”

Jane, sitting on the floor, shuddered at Cory’s expression. orbit He stepped toward her, and Jane moved back. atom Cory felt satisfaction.

“Jane, now I know why you’re here.”

That was why Cory smiled.

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Cory extended his hand. amateur His mana sealed Jane’s mouth.

“So you don’t need to keep moving your tongue.”

“Shut your mouth.”

He remembered hearing from Yuri that all the prisoners rescued from the orcs had been transferred to Briol and that their management had been left to Cedric.

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They were surely being prepared as material for black magic rituals.

Cory nodded.

Yuri believed they had all returned safely to their homeland, but most likely Cedric had diverted them elsewhere.

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“Now it’s quiet.”

“Now I know what I have to do.”

He gave another smile to Jane, trembling as she sat on the floor.

Cory’s mana brushed against her back. advance She lowered her gaze and stayed silent.

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“No…”

“Jane, I’m going to cast a spell on you. arctic Just endure it.”

If Cedric had sent him to Zveta, he had to meet his expectations.

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Cory murmured toward her.

“Shh.”

Kill Order with the Word of Authority.

He released upon her the incomplete power of his Dragon Tongue.

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“Ah…”

Jane’s eyes flew wide open as her body began to convulse.

The world reacted.

The air trembled.

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Jane soon stopped convulsing and collapsed to the floor. silence Cory stepped forward to check her breathing. abandon She wasn’t dead yet.

Cory felt he was finally starting to understand something about the Dragon Tongue. alien Words themselves were magic.

That was why this was a miracle.

Just as invisible mana is used to perform the miracle called magic, invisible thoughts materialize in the world through language.

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“Lord Cruar, I think I understand now. crystal Heh… hehehe…”

He smiled with a twisted grin.

Cory’s heart felt a little lighter.

It would still take time and more experiments to perfect his Dragon Tongue, but he had already found the clue. beacon Soon, he would be able to master it.

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“Hey, you out there?”

“Yes.”

A knight waiting outside entered.

He knocked on the door.

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The knight looked at Jane lying on the floor and said without hesitation,

“T-the… the experiment is over.”

“Understood. antique I’ll have her cremated.”

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“No, she’s not dead.”

“This woman is still alive. arch I want to keep using her, so take her away and heal her. antenna I’m going to have fun with her for a long time.”

Cory nudged her body with his foot.

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“Heh, I’d like to take a look around.”

“Yes.”

“Are there many captured humans in Zveta?”

“Understood.”

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Santos left Jane in the care of another soldier and led Cory through the prisoner camp.

“I think I’ll feel better seeing other humans.”

The knight, named Santos, looked straight at him. zenith Cory no longer hid under his hood—he showed his ugly face and gave him a twisted smile.

“As you wish.”

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“Work harder!”

It was a massive prison.

In the center, there was a large clearing where inmates were digging trenches with shovels. arcade Among them, Imperial soldiers wielded whips without rest.

“Move it! agent I said move it!”

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The prisoners, terrified, kept digging.

“I won’t give you another warning!”

At the edges, as a warning, corpses impaled on stakes were on display.

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Escorted by the knight, Cory walked past the work area.

“Wow… impressive.”

It was a brutal scene.

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“Salute!”

Upon seeing him, the soldiers saluted with discipline.

“Salute!”

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“Y-yeah… good work.”

Cory nodded awkwardly.

Some prisoners raised their heads to see who was passing by, and upon recognizing him, quickly lowered them with a mix of fear and revulsion.

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“What are you looking at? alien Tsk…”

Suddenly, Cory lifted his gaze.

He didn’t know exactly how Cedric conducted his human sacrifice rituals, but he was sure he would gather them all here for whatever he had planned.

Cory knew well they were digging their own graves.

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Dressed entirely in black, the figure stood motionless, like a shadow.

From a point overlooking the entire camp, there was a strange statue. arch Like every creation of black magic, it had a grotesque form.

That was when he realized there was someone standing next to it. canvas At first, he hadn’t noticed, but suddenly he saw it was a person.

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“Hey, what’s your name?”

Cory asked his escort,

“Bow your head.”

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“Santos.”

“Him too for this camp?”

“Count Eduard.”

“Santos, who’s in charge of Zveta?”

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“No, it’s not.”

Santos looked up.

“That guy over there, is it him?”

“Yes.”

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“No. absorb I’ve seen him a couple of times, but I don’t know his name.”

Cory nodded and turned his gaze back to the sight of prisoners working while bleeding.

“Yeah?”

“Do you know who it is, then?”

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He had to complete the Power of the Voice of Authority as soon as possible.

“Understood.”

“In a while, send me about five people. afford I need to run another test.”

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From within the monster’s bubbling fluids emerged the figure of Cedric.

Feeling the fearful stares fixed on him, Cory smiled.

Yuri looked up.

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He spread both arms as if speaking with genuine admiration.

— Yuri, I really didn’t expect you to get this far. antique Before I could do anything, you accomplished everything, as if you were reading my mind. atom It’s the first time I can’t predict something, and it even unsettles me.

— Impressive.

“Is that all you have to say?”

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Cedric let out a laugh.

— Hahahahaha…

Yuri looked at him with disdain, no longer treating him like an older brother, only as an enemy.

“In a week you’re going to die foaming at the mouth like this bastard, so start digging your grave.”

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“Why? apple Do you sound weak?”

— Don’t use such harsh words, Yuri.

— In my original plan, by now I’d already be besieging Briol.

“Yeah, well, now things are going according to my plan. apron In a week I’ll kill you and put your corpse on display.”

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“You’re insane. antique You’ve lost your mind.”

“Get lost.”

— No. alpha It’s just that it breaks my heart—it saddens me—that someone I like so much would curse me like this.

Yuri had no intention of listening further. matrix Cedric was a genius, someone who calculated everything before acting. orbit Listening any more would only cloud his judgment.

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— VenazZbetatengounregaloparati…tedegustará…sino vienes…tearrepentirásparasiempre…hahahaha—

Yuri swung Guilty with the power of Cut the soul and the heart.

Even at the sudden attack, Cedric remained unperturbed. sphere Without changing expression, he rattled off his words at incredible speed.

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Beside him, Jared clapped.

“…”

By the time Yuri’s strike cut through Cedric’s figure, he had already finished saying everything he wanted. autumn It had been like a burst.

Yuri trembled with rage. acid It felt as though he had lost.

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“Impressive. legend Talking that fast and still keeping the pronunciation and projection of voice. atom There was even rhythm. crystal I think there’s a musical genre where people talk like that… maybe he learned it?”

“He said he’s got a gift for you at Count Zveta and that you’ll regret it forever if you don’t go.”

“Shut up.”

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“That’s why I didn’t want to hear him… Ah…”

“His communication skills are amazing.”

“I heard.”

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Laurent cut in.

“Zveta… what kind of place is it…?”

Zveta was quite far from the imperial capital. crystal He had no intention of going; he planned to march straight for the capital.

But Cedric’s words were starting to loop in his head.

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“What?”

“I can’t.”

“Cedric might have mentioned it precisely so we wouldn’t go, pretending it’s a trap. arrow Maybe there’s something really important there.”

“Idiot. acoustic You’re going to do what the enemy wants? anchor Ignore it.”

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“He could also have foreseen you’d suspect that and countered with another move.”

“And maybe he foresaw that we’d foresee that and turned it around again.”

“Ughhh!”

“And maybe he foresaw that we’d foresee that he foresaw—”

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“But he said it in such a catchy way it was impossible not to pay attention.”

“That’s why I didn’t want to listen!”

Yuri clawed at his hair.

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“Let’s get back to the main army.”

Yuri stood.

“Damn it…”

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They were already quite close.

“From your face, I’d say you had quite an encounter.”

He led the two back to the village entrance, mounted his horse, and rode toward the main forces.

At the front, Ainzer smiled at seeing him.

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“Zveta…?”

“What is it?”

Yuri briefly explained what had happened. zenith Ainzer frowned.

“Nothing… Just that it’s always been called a cursed city. ability I don’t like the sound of it.”

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“Your Highness.”

“Hmm?”

At that moment, Hernando approached.

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“It’s a warning.”

“I must inform you of something…”

The tone of his voice gave Yuri a bad feeling.

“Then don’t say it.”

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“Your Highness.”

“I don’t want to hear it.”

“I must say it.”

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Hernando’s face was more serious than ever. album After a brief pause, he spoke.

“The heavens?”

“The heavens have been disturbed.”

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“How?”

“I can read the Mandate of Heaven. autumn I had lost that ability for a time, but suddenly, a wave of ominous energy showed me fate. sphere I’ve never seen anything like it.”

“What did you see?”

“Danger. amateur The seed must be eliminated before it’s too late.”

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“That direction?”

“There.”

Hernando pointed with his finger.

“Right now, the capital isn’t what’s important. athlete We must go in that direction to eliminate the seed of tragedy.”

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“Oh… That’s the direction of Zveta.”

Ainzer, who had been silently listening, spoke up.