Chapter 194: I Beat People With Depression (5)

Perseus POV

I just gave them a smirk while Roxa was standing behind Amethyst and signaling me to stop.

"Must be really fun living everyday being known as one of the7 original roses and yet not getting the respect you deserve, huh?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Amethyst retorted

"I mean, you aren't even strong enough to be a general yourself, you have to occupy the spot with Roxa in order to even be considered a general, and the title, isn't even yours, I heard the white rose got the title while his lord is the right-hand man, same status and same authority, but-"

"That's because I don't desire the official title you little-"

"Am I getting under your skin?" I interrupted her

I know that one day, Roxa and I will become enemies, and Amethyst will also be my enemy when that happens. Roxa is loyal to the demon lord; if I have to kill the demon lord, they will be in my way. Their confidence is something that I will need them to question by today.

And so that, when the time comes, every time I talk during our fight, their confidence will be shaken, and that wavering in confidence would weaken them enough for me to have a higher chance of winning.

"The purple rose...the rose which was once on par with the red rose, only for you to be overtaken." I then laughed as her face is starting to get redder "You must feel very angry, your parents are no longer around to even comfort you, and your siblings all separated into different paths where you'll even have to face some in the future...

"This must be hell to you, loneliness and with no one to soothe your soul, no one who can understand how you feel, and I bet you started indulging in hedonistic ways, something to release your pent-up stress and to hide your frustrations, but even after you learned that pleasure wasn't the way, you had nothing else to do, no one who can understand you.

"Being reborn every time your champion dies, finding new spouses each time, all of it are just temporary solutions, and it won't be long till it no longer works, and you will find yourself lonely again, 'should I turn to my siblings? The only ones who have lived long enough and can somewhat understand my loneliness?'.

"Your job is to help the world maintain balance until you're no longer needed, but the longer you live, the more you realize that you're not really needed, magic has advanced to the point where it is no longer strange for a kingdom to possess a 10-star mage, and with several of them in one kingdom, they have already more than enough power to no longer need you...

"But you're scared, aren't you? When you turn mortal and you die, where will you go? Do you have a soul like a human or a demon? Will you go to heaven or hell? Will you have a chance at reincarnation? It's why you always picked a lord on the demons' side, well at first you sided with the humans since they have many close encounters of almost winning, but now...especially ones who are extremely loyal to the demon lord, the endless cycle of summoning heroes, and the endless clash between the demon lord and the heroes....you-"

"I've had enough of your lies!" Amethyst screamed

I assumed she already heard rumors of me always accurately knowing how to tell between lies and truth, and with my smirk, I guess, no matter what she was accusing me of, she already knows that I know the answer, which just infuriates her even more. Lilith was particularly enjoying her rage.

"It's quite alright, death is very scary, I get it too."

"Of course, you would know that, because-" she then shut herself once she remembered her oath

Lilith already knows of it, but her identity as a goddess is still unknown to her own sister, heck, unknown to all the roses, she was apparently always mostly alone as a child, away from everyone else to avoid her bullying, family gatherings, she would always stay away, so it made sense.

Roxa was there with a confused expression because it seems Amethyst knows something, but their oath is what's keep her mouth shut. My biggest secret, the secret that I'm a reincarnate, but she can't really say it unless I say it aloud.

"What? You know something?" Roxa asked

"I swore an oath with my siblings and I will keep it." Amethyst took a deep breath while being visibly shaken "I already broke a rule by confirming the fact that the last rose is active again when it first happened, earlier than when Lilith here spread it."

"Oh, I was pissed at first, but I sort of already knew that my secret was gonna go out anyway, so might as well, the last rose was there waiting for just some guy to come along."

"Well, we already got what we're here for, let's leave." Roxa suggested to Amethyst who just nodded and left without saying a word.

The rest of the day was pretty exciting for me, the news of the spring god's cathedral is a piece of news being spread around a lot. I whispered to those guys about the task so that my family wouldn't know what I was planning, but I'm sure that they already have some suspicions even if they don't voice it out.

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3rd Person POV

*On the other side*

Keith Hughes wore his coat and properly his hands to be ready for his operation, Cain was overlooking the entire operation as well, and one of his men then came to him and report to him a piece of important news.

"Sir, Rolan Urgess has sent us a letter from the other side with the device you gave him." the person reported

"Hmm, it only has very few uses after centuries of charging, it must be important." Cain commented and took the letter "The mana that sun goddess is spreading around mixed with the technology of our world, it meshes but very long time just to charge for one use."

His eyes however then widened once her read the first sentence.

'Sir, a person by the name of Perseus Silver on this side is believed to possess the power of Lucifer, the extinction-level threat...'