Raised the Villainous Daughter and Ran Away

158. Synchronization

The day the war between the empire and the kingdom broke out.

Swaaah.

That day, heavy rain was falling.

“…Transcendent Wizard.”

As I led the royal army to the front lines, I was greeted by the Transcendent Wizard and the elite knights of the Empire. Their purpose was obvious even without having to guess.

“Kill, Jean Barenberg.”

“I guess you’re just trying to buy time.”

Even if there is a transcendent wizard, my duties will not change. As the first prince, as someone with power, I will only fulfill my duties and responsibilities.

Sreung… As I pulled out my sword, an ominous sound of the blade echoed through the battlefield filled with the sound of rain.

“Let’s clean up quickly.”

“Kilkil, that won’t work.”

Bam! The Transcendent Wizard snapped his fingers and countless magic circles appeared in the air. Does he intend to strike them all regardless of their attributes?

The imperial commander shouted.

“As you all know, we will die here! But our names will be remembered forever, and we will live on in their memories!”

A shout that raised morale. The commander’s voice resonated with aura.

─Wow!!!

The battle cry filled with deceit. Plated boots clacked against the ground, and armor and helmets rang out fiercely.

The kingdom’s army cowered before their grandeur. I raised my sword high and shouted with aura in my voice.

“Fear not, Kingdom forces! You have the First Prince, Jean Barenberg, with you!”

─Wow!!!

All it took was the name of Jean Barenberg to restore the morale of the Kingdom’s troops, who had been pushed back by the momentum.

“Everyone, charge!!!”

With the shouts of the Imperial Army commander, the war began.

“For the kingdom!”

“For His Highness the Prince!”

“Protect your family!”

Doo doo doo doo─!

The ground shakes as the soldiers of the Empire and the Kingdom move simultaneously. It is a battle where not only one’s life, but also the survival of one’s family and country is at stake.

The soldiers on the battlefield raised their swords and spears, shouting their fighting spirit.

The war has begun.

* * *

Swaaah.

It rained.

The war took countless lives.

Swaaah.

The sky shed tears as if in mourning.

Swaaah.

Broken swords and spears were stuck in the ground. No one was moving anymore. The banners that were set up everywhere were burning and spewing out acrid smoke.

When I inhaled, the smell of blood rose up. When I turned my head, it was as if a bloody mist was floating around, and everything I saw was red.

Now, in the middle of a barren battlefield, only two people remain.

The first to arrive were the imperial troops.

“Kilkil, I guess it’s over.”

As the greatest power in the kingdom, I was caught by the transcendent wizard, so my territory fell first, and as planned, Barenberg lost the war.

“… … .”

A subject has a duty to follow his monarch, and a lord has a responsibility to protect his people. But I have failed to protect my country, my subjects, or my family.

“Jean Barenberg, surrender!”

The Imperial Army said that if they were captured quietly, the remaining Barenberg citizens would be spared. They would be guaranteed a minimum standard of living and incorporated into the local powers.

I accepted.

Because there was nothing left for me to protect.

“Good idea.”

Five thick steel handcuffs bound my arms. The remaining citizens and subjects of Barenberg, including myself, were taken to the Empire in bondage.

“Jean Barenberg. Does he look very handsome?”

The Crown Prince of the Empire, Rezef Fedelian. He has harbored hostility toward me since the past. I don’t know why. I don’t care.

“Tsk, even like this, your eyes are still the same.”

Rezef Fedelian enslaved me. I could have escaped, but I did not resist because it was not just my life that was at stake.

“Kilkil, it’s going to hurt a little.”

The Transcendent Wizard, as commanded, engraved a slave mark on my soul.

Even if I had the aura of annihilation that could erase all existence, it would be impossible to erase the imprint engraved on the soul.

“Your Majesty, the engraving has been successfully completed. What should we do with this person?”

When the Knight Commander asked, Rezef nodded with a calm expression.

“What should I do? I should auction it off like a slave. All the proceeds will be donated to charity, so please get the highest price possible.”

Chuck. The Knight Commander saluted sharply. There was nothing superfluous in his movements.

“I will do as you command.”

That’s how I became the top bidder at the Schwarz auction house.

* * *

─Let’s start the auction!

The Greatest Sword of the Continent, the Calamity of the Kingdom, Jin Barenberg. As befitting its famous name, its price has skyrocketed to astronomical levels.

The amount given to me was 500 million. It was enough money for even a person of lowly blood to purchase a title and land in the empire, and it was money I could spend lavishly and still have some left over.

“Here, the slave restraints!”

“Okay. Okay, follow me.”

“…yes.”

The person who bought me was Frances Descartes, the youngest daughter of the Descartes family. I wondered if she bought me because she wanted a toy.

Her purpose was different.

“I have only one command for you.”

“What is it?”

“You will always be on my side, wherever you are.”

Frances Descartes commanded calmly.

“That’s all there is to it.”

What a stupid woman. For a mere reason, she would burn 500 million won and bring in a dangerous person who could threaten her life. If this isn’t a woman with a head full of flowers, then what is she?

But my thoughts were completely shattered.

“What a piece of trash.”

“I told you not to make eye contact!”

“You are a disgrace to your family.”

“Why not just kill yourself?”

“Don’t walk around with your head up. It’s disgusting.”

Even though she was the only daughter of a noble family, she was completely rejected.

“This is the black tea that Your Majesty likes~”

“Your Majesty, is there something strange about the food?”

“You like rotten potatoes, right? Eat some!”

The servants also ignored her. She couldn’t even eat a proper meal, so the only food she could eat comfortably was bitter black tea.

“Descartes would be perfect if that b*tch weren’t there.”

“That b*tch.”

“Is this why I got a knighthood?”

They were no different from knights. They ignored the lord they were supposed to serve as knights.

She seemed indifferent to all of this, as if she were familiar with it.

Eyes always filled with boredom. A voice that seems to be listless and listless, with no motivation or regret for life.

You can’t find any smile on his face. He’s a person who carries loneliness and solitude with him, with a face as cold as if frozen.

Her life was like tea without dessert. It was a bitter life.

Filled with doubt, I asked.

“You don’t care?”

“what?”

“Just… all of this.”

Frances Descartes looked out the window and said:

“If you don’t expect anything, you won’t be disappointed.”

“Is that so…?”

“Yeah. And now you’re here?”

I had no reason to betray her, and I couldn’t leave her side. She relied on me, the only one she could trust.

“…you’re right.”

The form of life we ​​have is different, but it is not different.

People who lost everything and people who had nothing.

Just as she, who had nothing, relied on me, I, who had lost everything, decided to rely on her.

* * *

Living as a slave and observing her all this time, she seemed indifferent and given up, but she was full of contradictions.

I thought I didn’t expect anything from anyone or hope for anything, but in fact, I wanted, hoped for, and longed for love and affection.

“I’m going to the Persian dukedom. This miserable life will finally end.”

One day she said that she had been planning to leave Descartes for a long time.

“Then you too will find a new owner. You’ve had a hard time.”

The first time I saw her smile while living as a slave.

A person like a rose that makes you feel like you’re in a flower garden just by looking at it. A person with thorns that make it impossible to approach.

A beautiful and fascinating person.

“Is that so… … .”

I had no choice but to accept the result, so I just nodded.

However, contrary to her expectations, the plan fell apart miserably.

“The curse of Descartes will be passed on to me.”

“Don’t call me by my name again.”

“A disgrace to the family. Wouldn’t it be better to just die?”

“There is no one who will cry over your death.”

Cassius Persia, who fell in love with the saint, mercilessly and cruelly tore out her heart.

“It’s all her fault… … .”

Frances, whose fiancée was stolen by the saint, became mentally unstable and completely consumed by evil.

Her actions were always filled with anger, and her words were filled with hatred. Everything that made her up was turning into resentment.

“The saint is so happy, so why am I the only one who is so unhappy and suffering? Why on earth!!!”

She screamed. Her tears of resentment flowed like rain and echoed like a howl.

All I could do as a mere slave was to watch from the sidelines.

“Just as everything about me was ruined, I will ruin everything about the Saintess…!”

Frances, who was filled with poison, would harass the saintess whenever she saw her at a party. She did not hesitate to use first-class mercenaries or dark guilds to ruin her life.

And yet the saint.

“There is nothing wrong with you, Princess, who is full of wounds. I understand and forgive you.”

He forgave her, saying that he understood her actions. He let it go no matter what she did, and he stopped those who gathered around the saint from punishing her.

“You’re hilarious, you hypocrite b*tch…!”

Frances Descartes was indignant at the saint. Her anger, hatred, and resentment grew with each passing day.

at last.

“I will kill the saint.”

I decided to cross the line.

“If that’s the case, leave it to me.”

Having watched and understood her life from the side for a long time, I was ready to step forward.

Now that I had nothing left, she was everything to me. If there was anything I wanted from the shell that was Jean Barenberg, I would grant it.

but…….

“Okay. I will kill the saint with my own hands. You just need to stay on my side. I don’t want anything more or less.”

She stubbornly refused.

* * *

An abandoned forest located in the zodiac.

A party held at the Imperial Palace. I escaped with Frances Descartes, whose assassination plan had failed miserably.

“Order me! Kill all the authors! Permit me! Cut off the heads of the authors who have brought your life to ruin!”

I had no choice but to follow orders and beg. I put my hands together and begged.

“There is also a way to kill them all and run away! Anything is possible with the power I have!”

I knew now was the perfect opportunity.

If she died like this, I would be free and could run away to a place where no one could reach me. But I didn’t want to.

A person who is different from me, but not different from me. The sympathy created by the sense of kinship turned into understanding, and soon led to love.

I know it’s a crazy idea to be in love with the head of state, but human emotions are uncontrollable.

No matter how much of a transcendent being he is, he is still human. He must be honest about his own feelings.

To me, who had nothing left, she was everything.

“Get out of here.”

“That can’t be.”

“Jin, this is the final order.”

“No!”

Frances Descartes took out the slave restraints from her bosom.

“… I command you by stamping. Get out of here.”

Zing! A red light rose from the restraints, and the imprint engraved on my soul forcibly controlled me.

“No! The imprint of transcendence…!”

My legs moved even though I didn’t want to. I moved further and further away from her.

And when my steps stopped.

“… … .”

Even though I didn’t want to know, I could tell that my imprint had been cut off from my master.

“I have to go back…!”

I walked quickly back to her.

Of course, it was already too late.

She had been brutally murdered, with her entire body mangled and her eyes gouged out.

Knock knock knock.

It rained.

Just like that day when the war broke out and took everything away from me.

Shh …

It rained.

Thick drops of rain ran through her hair, soaking her shoulders and hiding the tears that were melting down her cheeks.

“… I will show everyone the life you have lived and the world you have had to see.”

I decided to take on the grudge of the woman I loved.

This would be the most selfish mourning for me, who is left alone.