The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 3: Trap (End)

“aaa”

Calia roared as she threw the crystal ball as hard as she could. The crystal ball shattered as she hit the wall.

How should I express this anger? How the hell am I supposed to handle it?

Calia couldn’t see anything right now. She just wanted to destroy everything.

I had to relieve this boiling anger somehow.

Geeeing!!!

As she tried to run amok like this, her magic tower wizards in her meeting room activated her magic to subdue her.

“Let go! Now, who dares do this to anyone… !”

Calia resisted fiercely, but she couldn’t stand the restraint magic created by two magic tower lords.

“aaa!!!!”

However, Calia’s wrath grew, and her bondage magic was in danger of being broken.

“Damn it! Hold on longer!”

The mage tower owners are at a loss. The chief priests hurriedly rose from their seats and tried to evacuate with her saintess.

“Calia Barus! Calm down!”

At that moment, the saintess screamed. Rarely did she raise her voice, so the commotion around her was at once quieted.

Calia, who was emitting light, also stopped as if time had stopped.

“I can understand why you are so angry. But the more you do, the more you need to be alert! Being so angry right now won’t change anything.”

“But… What do I have left? I am completely done.”

“There is no guarantee that Edmund would have sent this message to the princess or anyone else yet.”

“Does that make sense? If you wanted to hit me, you would have sent me first!”

“Even so, there is still a chance to be saved. The Empire still needs you.”

“Is it because I am still a hero?”

“Yes, look. You still have the holy sword, right? The Goddess has yet to entrust you with one mission. It’s an assignment for Edmund to kill.”

“But, Her Highness the Princess will come to catch me. They will definitely try to lock me up and put me to death!”

Thump thump.

At the same time. There was a loud knock on the conference room door.

As soon as the door opened, Count Raoul Perry burst in with the Royal Guard.

“I have come to arrest Duke Calia Barus. It is the name of Her Highness, the princess.”

Calia is about to switch on her anger again. Her saintess rebuked her like that.

“I will speak well to the princess. So don’t worry.”

***

“Duke Calia Barus. A report came in that you were plotting a treason. Is it true?”

As expected, the princess asked about what she had plotted against her.

“… Yes, that’s true. Sorry.”

And Calia, following her saintess’s advice, decided to admit as much as possible.

Leaving behind her servile feelings, she fell on her floor and apologized.

At this, the saintess who was watching from her side spoke.

“Even though Calia made a big mistake, we have more urgent matters to deal with right now.”

“Saintess, get lost! It is not a matter for the saintess to intervene.”

“No, you still don’t know? Yes, Calia is a criminal who tried to kill the princess. But look. Her holy sword is still with her. Even after the Demon King is defeated.”

“That’s a common thing if you look at the examples of past warriors. Even that will disappear soon.”

“The important thing is that Calia still has the holy sword. She is still under the protection of the Goddess. What could this mean? It means that Calia still has a mission to do. It is to kill Edmund.”

“… ….”

Perhaps it was because her saintess persuaded her with her holy power, even the angry princess listened to her saintess’ story in silence.

“I don’t care what to do with this guy after this mission is over. He may be stripped of his ducal title, or may be put to death.”

“Oh, no….”

“The important thing is that the Empire needs Calia now. I hope she will make a wise decision.”

After the story of her saintess was over, her princess looked at her intently and was lost in her thoughts.

Calia gave up halfway, but the saintess continued to stare at her princess until the end.

“… Duke Calia Varus.”

Eventually, when the princess called her Calia’s name, Calia raised her head.

Her body was shaking.

“Considering your misdeeds, it wouldn’t be strange if I killed you right away. However, it is urgent to kill Edmund right now, so until then, I will preserve your life.”

Her unexpected words relieved her tension, causing Calia to let out a sigh of relief.

“However, it does not mean that there will be no punishment. From this time on, I will strip you of your dukeship and confiscate all your property, including your lands. Only one. I’ll keep you in command.”

However, Calia’s mouth fell open at the princess’s words.

“Also, to show your loyalty, make a contract with the wizard here. And the price for breaking the contract will be your life.”

Calia’s actions were restricted by forcibly signing a contract here. When her princess called, a sorceress with black hair appeared from Calia’s shadow.

“Wow, so many different things. At first, he approached a young boy, but now….”

“Mina, stop chatting. Make a contract with Calia now.”

“I will follow your orders. Well then, our warrior. Let’s get started.”

Mina signed a contract with Calia according to the princess’ instructions. The contents of the contract were as follows.

First. From now on, Calia must swear absolute obedience to her princess. She could not utter a single word to slander her, nor should she reject her princess’s instructions.

Every time she breaks it, she gets a minute of burning pain. However, this causal pain is not life threatening.

Second. Calia cannot attack her princess. She must not touch her princess’s fingertips, and she cannot indirectly incite her to kill her.

If she breaks her teeth, Calia will immediately lose her life.

Third. After this battle, Calia must return to her empire within 5 days.

If she does not return to the Empire after 5 days, Calia immediately loses her life, leaving her mark at the place of her death.

‘… Kut.’

In fact, the purpose of this contract is to completely block the possibility of assassinating the princess and to prevent her escape.

Thus, if you really have to kill the princess, right before you agree to this contract, now is your only chance.

“Why are you thinking of assassinating Her Highness, the princess?”

However, Mina, the sorceress in front of her now, possessed one of the best fighting powers in her empire.

Of course, her magic won’t be able to damage Calia, her champion, but she can block her movements.

“Contract… I’ll do it.”

Therefore, I had no choice but to sign such a ridiculous contract. The seal of the contract appeared on Calia’s palm like a stigma and then disappeared.

“Please swear allegiance by kissing my hand one last time.”

She

Confirming that the contract was signed, the princess held out her hand and said.

This is a process to test the validity of the contract. Or lust.

You should never go there.

Because the moment you touch even the tip of the princess’s fingertips, you die. In response, Calia endured as it was.

She’d rather suffer than die. And don’t know again Because she is a hero, she might even be able to withstand the effects of this contract.

“Are you defying me?”

The princess felt Calia’s whole body burning with pain.

“aaa!!!”

Calia crying out in pain. Since she became a hero, she had no reason to feel any more pain, so she couldn’t stand Calia, who had no resistance.

“aaah!! Help me!!!”

She tried to call for help by grabbing anyone next to her, but Mina was already gone. Others, including the saintess, also took a step back from the cruel appearance.

Feeling miserable at this, Calia glared at the people around her with her murderous eyes, but as the pain intensified, she couldn’t even raise her head.

‘I’d rather die like this…’ .’

Calia thought to herself. Or he hoped that this pain would break her consciousness.

But unlike her and the wind, her consciousness was so clear.

Only then did Calia feel it.

If hell really exists, the punishment there would be something like this.

Then, after a minute that felt like eternity, the burning pain disappeared like a lie.

Calia, who struggled here and there, stretched out on her floor and exhaled heavily.

“You must now realize that the contract is valid. So I hope you behave well now.”

“… ….”

“Don’t you answer me?”

“I will keep that in mind.”

Calia closed her eyes tightly and surrendered to her princess. Tears of blood flowed from her eyes.

Even up to this point, it would have been the worst, but Calia’s ordeal did not end there.

“Calia.”

With her soul stolen, she was on her way out of the imperial palace.

Her Calia stopped as her familiar voice called her.

The prince was waiting for him.

In his eyes, I could feel the intense life that I couldn’t believe belonged to a 13-year-old boy.

To the point where even Calia shrank.

“I don’t want to have anything to do with you. As of today, our engagement is null and void. We have no relationship whatsoever.”

Calia laughed at his declaration.

I gladly accepted her engagement proposal. She uses the warrior’s halo and takes all her gains.

With this coming to pass, would you abandon her like her devoted partner?

“This little crab… Have you forgotten who made it possible for you to become a candidate for emperor?”

“Why, now you want to kill me too?”

“Lee Lee Ik… ….”

“Be patient. Getting angry here doesn’t change anything.”

I wanted to strangle the prince right away, but I managed to find my anger because the saintess dissuaded me.

“I hope I never see your face again.”

After the prince’s vitriol, Calia left the imperial palace.

She lost virtually everything. Status. Property. Honor. And freedom as a human being.

She collapsed so badly that I wondered if there was room for her to fall further.

“It’s too early to despair. There is still a way to ask the Goddess for forgiveness.”

She is the only one left by her side. And the title of warrior.

“Forget everything else. Think only of anger. And think only of that source, Edmund. If you kill Edmund, you will be saved.”

At the words of the saintess who healed her heart like that, Calia took control of her heart again.

As her saintess said, Calia only remembered Edmund.

That grumpy face. And for what he did, Calia bit her lip enough to make her bleed.

Now she had only one goal.

She’s taking Edmund before she dies.

***

– All of Calia’s titles and her property were confiscated. She made a pact so she wouldn’t disobey me.

– Of course, she’s still going to kill you. This is all the information I can give you.

Meanwhile, I received the message from the princess and smiled.

In addition to this, the princess used her magic to visualize her own memories and send them through her crystal ball.

Through him, Calia’s punishment process was also vividly seen.

‘Hey, I didn’t have to do this.’

I looked at Calia’s dazed expression and put on a satisfied expression.

Of course, it would have been better if I was there in person, but at this level, the princess was very considerate.

Certainly, it was not a lie to say that I was rooting for him as a human, Marceline Arue.

“Edmund. The summons I sent to Sordon at dawn have finally detected movement in the portal. As expected, the soldiers are gathering.”

At that time, Rafaela came and said. I nodded her head and put the crystal ball in.

Apart from Calia’s punishment, she was eventually forced to participate in this battle.

No complaints at all. Rather, the desired sea.

Because I wanted to finish Calia myself.

I put the crystal ball into the subspace and stood up.

Calia Barus acted as if she had the whole world despite being lucky enough to become a hero.

Then she collapsed overnight.

By now she must be thinking that nothing could be worse here.

She was wrong. My vengeance has just begun.