Chapter 31. Slaughter

"..."

Pin drop silence.

It was not out of fear but of surprise. A normal man killed a noble in public. Bluesphere Empire, the nation where nobles are extremely superior-ist, the death of a noble at the hands of a lowly demon hunter is unbelievable.

But it happened.

And the people around shouted in shock and rage.

"H-He killed a noble!"

The guards looked at me and rushed towards me with their swords, but I am experienced enough to deal with them without any magic.

Don't forget that I am blessed by the heavens when it comes to martial arts.

And now I even have a perfect weapon. Flaring my sword, I also rushed towards and dodged the incoming attack and countered it, slashing their heads off in one strike after another.

The heads of the guards were sliced off like tofu, one by one were falling down and the splattered blood came around like a rain.

In a matter of seconds, all the guards were massacred, and I was standing in the midst of it with my bright mana saber.

Well, it's made up of mana, so no maintenance.

"Kurt…"

I heard a soft voice calling me, and I turned around to find Miria looking at me with a tearful face.

"Didn't I tell you? Everything will be alright."

"But…"

"Sshh."

I stopped her putting my finger on her lips.

"Aren't you my wife? Then believe me and follow me from behind. Understand?"

I helped her. Took care of her parents and worked as a partner. Even stayed with her during tough times.

And now, I have even killed a noble, which is the same as declaring my own death sentence in this nation for her.

If this doesn't sway her, then I don't know what could.

As I finally heard the golden words, I was waiting from the moment I came to this rotten place.

"Umm. I understand, my husband."

With tears in her eyes, she smiled beautifully and nodded her head. All the sadness magically disappeared, and all left was the romantic atmosphere.

And I knew, that this is the moment I finally acquired Miria, the former right hand of the main antagonist as my own wife.

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"But what should we do now, husband?"

Husband… It sounds quite good to my ears. But now is not the time to indulge in my pleasure.

I just want to scream and shout at the main antagonist with my all heart - Take that, fucker!

But be patient, Kurt. Patient. The problem hasn't been solved yet.

'Yes. I have acquired her. I still have plenty of time to enjoy it later on. For now, I have to think of a way to wrap up this incident.'

I have killed a noble and on top of it, I even killed the guards.

'My sword…'

Even my mana saber was disappearing. Shit! I really have to find a way to increase my mana capacity.

The biggest flaw of my weapon is its requirement. A person with high mana reserves with high mana control can wield this mana saber to its highest potential.

I have control, but I can't do the power one. 

'It's good that I kept a spare sword.'

Knowing beforehand, I kept an iron sword in the storage in case the mana saber runs out. My cautiousness paid off.

'So, how to solve it?'

It's simple. All I have to do is kill all of them. And then escape.

"I have a plan. But before that… let's bury them."

I looked back at the dead bodies, and Miria's happy face saddened remembering the tragedy of her life.

"Miria…"

"I am alright. Even though I am sad, I am happy as well."

Sadness that comes from the death of her parents and happiness that comes from a new partner.

Seeing her smile, I even started to feel a bit guilty.

'How could I even tell her that she is my concubine!'

Cecily and Maria are my official wives. And Miria would become my mistress, a concubine. Let that aside, I haven't even told her that I am a noble.

'Just her family was killed by a noble and if it comes out that I am also one, then…'

Shit! I can't let my secret be exposed. At least, not now!

Maintaining a brilliant poker face, I grabbed the bodies alongside her and were ready to depart.

But we were blocked. Not by guards, but by the gathered people who witnessed the slaughter.

"You dare to kill a noble!"

'What the fuck is he talking about?'

Yes, I killed a noble, but what is the problem with you?

I couldn't understand it at first, but soon the following shouts made me aware.

"How could you do this? What if his family comes and kills all of us?"

"We are ruined!"

All of them are afraid. Afraid that my actions would come as a punishment not only at me but also at them.

Cries anr Curses. All came from upfront. The people were scolding, lamenting, and coercing me with words to surrender.

"Go, and beg for forgiveness or else we will be slaughtered by them!"

'Oh… So, this is the famous mob lynching.'

Looking at them forcing me to surrender, basically to give myself to death for them, I only showed one emotion.

"Why are you waiting? Do you want us to die!"

"Disgusting. It's so disgusting."

And my words made all of them become silent.

"D-Disgusting? How dare you say that! We are going to die because of you!"

The man flipped and shouted out with angry eyes, thinking it would scare me.

"So? What does it have to do with me?"

Now I could feel the same feeling as the main antagonist. They didn't save Miria's parents. And in addition they commented over Miria, making her lose her mind.

Making her certain that it was her fault that led to her parents' death.

'If I wasn't here, then I am sure that Miria would be taken by that noble.'

And next? The main antagonist must have saved her, and she followed him after that, becoming his most powerful ally.

Ruining one's life for their own life. One for all. That sounds good when you yourself are that one.

"Listen. I don't care about your lives."

What if the noble comes and kills them all? Let them die.

"Didn't you watch when the noble killed her parents?"

They aren't even human.

"I will do the same. Make sure to resist as hard as you can. And yes…"

I poured the last amount of mana to keep the sword bright and showed it to them.

"If you come after me and her… I will kill you."

All of them backed off, and me and Miria took the corpses and went on leaving the place forever.

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