Chapter 39: I Never Hold Grudges, Really

Yae first rushed back to the mansion at top speed to inform the soldiers of the 'Crimson Battlefront', then retraced her steps to search for Graham, who might still be alive.

By the way, the members of the 'Crimson Battlefront' were on standby in the village of Coffleton, and the mansion referred to was the village chief's residence.

It was where Priscilla had held her meeting earlier.

"It stinks so bad~ Could Lord Graham have been killed by the smell~~?"

Tiptoeing, Yae tried her best to avoid stepping on the liquid in the passageway.

It wasn't rainwater or groundwater, it was a blackish-purple, foul-smelling liquid formed from decomposing corpses...

Now, she had reached the deepest part of the abyss, following the path to search for any trace of someone.

But as she walked, she found no sign of Graham, only the scattered remains of zombies along the way.

"Did Lord Graham do all this? Could he really still be alive?"

With mixed emotions, Yae quickened her pace.

If Graham were dead, it would mean her mission could be completed, as Priscilla would also be doomed.

But that would also mean the Barielle territory would be overrun by zombies, which was not something she wanted to see.

That's why she had informed the 'Crimson Battlefront' and followed Priscilla's instructions to search for any possibility that Graham was still alive.

Suddenly hearing movement ahead, Yae sped up and finally found the person she was looking for.

"Wow~! Graham, you look pretty roughed up~"

The ground was littered with rotting limbs and severed body parts, while Graham, covered in mud, was fighting a group of zombies. His sword was unstoppable, every swing brought eternal rest to a group of zombies.

"It's you, Yae. Since you're here, tell me how the princess is doing."

Graham calmly kicked a zombie to the ground, finishing it off with a slash, all while asking about Priscilla's wellbeing.

"Well, it's not good. With you gone, we're at a disadvantage. My lady has likely been captured. That Edda seems to want to turn her into something like herself~"

Yae reported the situation while watching his battle with great interest.

"I see. That's indeed bad. We'll have to speed things up."

Seeing about a hundred more zombies charging relentlessly ahead, Graham's eyes narrowed, glowing with a dazzling deep-blue light.

The Eyes of 'Mystic Eyes of Death Perception' were activated at full power!

This was the first time he had used his mystic eyes to their full potential. The world seemed to stand still.

All around the zombies, lines and points of death intertwined, all converging around him.

"Rest in peace."

Graham murmured, raising his sword and gently tapping the air with the sharpest point of the blade...

The next moment, space collapsed, swallowing all the zombies...

A vast void appeared before Yae's eyes!

"What… is this?" She asked stuttering.

This scene completely surpassed her understanding.

Due to her profession, Yae had seen a lot, but the sight of space being shattered was utterly shocking.

"It's nothing. I just killed space." said Graham nonchalantly.

"Killed… 'space'?" Yae was dumbfounded.

Is something like that even possible?

The 'Mystic Eyes of Death Perception' are a conceptual causality-based ability. When the user desires to kill something, they can see its 'lines of death'... And just now, with his 'Mystic Eyes of Death Perception' at full power, Graham saw the 'point of death' of space!

That's right, he killed the 'space' around the zombies!

The world is self-repairing, so within seconds of the space being destroyed, it returned to normal.

"By the way, Yae, did you kick me while I was falling earlier?"

Graham suppressed the dizziness from using his 'Mystic Eyes of Death Perception' at full power and cast a dangerous gaze at the embarrassed maid.

"Uh, Lord Graham, sorry~ I'm not as strong as you. If I fell, I would definitely have died! And I was just protecting my lady, so please forgive me~"

Yae put on a cute act, trying to weasel her way out of trouble.

"Don't worry, Yae. I, Graham, never hold grudges." Graham placated her.

"Phew~ That's a relief. I knew Lord Graham wouldn't blame me! Alright, let's hurry and find my lady-"

"Hey! What are you doing…?"

Seeing Graham grab her arm and flip her over onto his lap, Yae was stunned.

*PAH!*

Graham mercilessly spanked her bottom!

"Ow~! Didn't you just say you don't hold grudges?"

Tears streamed down Yae's face as she looked at him pitifully.

If it weren't for the terrifying power she had just witnessed, making her feel she couldn't win, she would have revealed her true identity and fled!

Graham smiled and explained, "That's right. I never hold grudges because I settle them on the same day..."

With that, he gave her a few more hard smacks…

He had long suspected that this maid was not ordinary.

She was excellent at gathering information, had a sweet appearance, a good figure, and her combat skills were top-notch.

She even could do wonders with a kunai...

With such abilities, yet willingly serving as a maid here, there was only one conclusion...

Yae was an assassin hired by someone...

And her target, naturally, wasn't him, Graham, but… Priscilla, the Royal Candidate!

Yae gritted her teeth, enduring the punishment, tears filling her eyes.

She had never been treated like this before, but at the same time, she felt a strange emotion toward the man who was teaching her this lesson…