The Noble Lady of Lust

Chapter 251: Repentance

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It all happened in an instant. I was basically the last trump card for the escape.

After using a teleport spell and reaching the lair, I stayed hidden and assimilated into the shadows while taking the things Number Two had left behind.

I was a final insurance , created in case everything went wrong. Though my purpose would be something like self-destructing by causing an explosion.

Whether it was to buy more time or even to get my original self out of danger at the cost of serious injury, I would only act when all my plans went down the drain; that’s why I was the last card, I had to be patient and find the right moment to act.

And I thought that my purpose would be fulfilled by blocking the attack of that old man who appeared out of nowhere, But it all became useless when Vey appeared.

It was of no use, and I didn’t think I could hurt her much, even with my self-destruction.

So, we quickly thought, and a plan was formed that, honestly, even for me was low, but it was necessary.

At that point I stopped assimilating with the shadows and asked her for one last single-target concealment spell through resonance.

It was hard to be specific, with only emotions and intentions, but the girls understood me.

Everything started to move. The instant I dropped the glove, Vey didn’t notice it; but it didn’t fall to the ground: it disappeared before it fell and appeared in my hands in the form of a dagger.

Even as a doppelgänger, I could also use the legacy weapon, which can appear anywhere while this me is, as it is inseparable, and I noticed that, with Qetesh’s help, regardless of the distance, my doppelgängers can summon it.

We coordinated. I got ready in a moment, transforming into Eryon. And I activated the third teleportation scroll.

I had the last teleportation scroll that Number Two had kept in case of emergencies in its storage.

I activated it and, in the following seconds, I acted by cutting my main self’s hand and pushing him into the teleportation portal that was created at the exact moment, giving him the dimensional stone, and everything Number Two had.

I knew Vey was fast and that her perception of time would be monstrously superior to mine.

She could react immediately to anything I did, in the time I did one, she could do do dozens.

There was no escape, so I played on her feelings, which at that moment I knew she had for Eryon, appearing abruptly in front of her and stealing all her attention.

At least enough to push my main self out. That was the priority.

The kiss was to make sure Vey didn’t chase me through the portal in case she understood the situation; after all, she was also a user of the doppelgänger ability and could come faster than anyone else to the conclusion of what I did, so I kissed her to confuse her even more.

..

’Haaa~ her lips also taste like lavender...’

Afterwards, when I finally knew that I was safe on the other side and had destroyed any connection including the portal to prevent them from following me, I broke away from Vey’s kiss.

It was our first kiss... and possibly our last.

”....”

”....”

Well, this is awkward now. Honestly, I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t think about what would happen after I sent my main self and I had complicated thoughts towards Vey.

A bit of dread was creeping over me as I faced her now.

’I mean... now what do I do, do I self-destruct or something?’

”Hey, Vey, shall we kiss again to break the tension?”

”...”

Yeah, sometimes I say stupid things when I’m nervous. Good thing she didn’t seem to hear me. It seemed the kiss was a better distractor than I thought.

Since I had nothing better to do, I focused on my real body situation and how the girls panicked about my injuries.

I saw Selene tearing up, Elena freezing,I wonder why, and Alice losing a bit of control as she cast healing spells on me.

I appreciated her intentions, but it would be better to remove that wooden stake first. Luckily, before I could speak, Eira brought order.

With an angry tone, she started giving orders to Alice to remove the stake, while asking the rest to start chanting powerful healing spells, which I was grateful for, because I was running out of strength even to speak.

Luckily, I always made sure that even Elena, who was purely a warrior, learned healing spells or anything that could save her life.

Now that they were in order, I was getting first aid, along with Alice, who was pulling that damn stake out of my chest.

’aghh!, that must have hurt...’

But leaving that aside, it looks like I’ll definitely live. Luckily, I had also acquired Akihara’s regeneration Skill on our last night.

’Let’s see what I do now...umm, well, I don’t lose anything. ’

”Hum.., Vey, by the way... I don’t know if I can even say anything, but if it’s possible, can you release the human hostages, you know, I used them and all... it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.”

”...”

I had nothing else to say, so I mentioned what was bothering me a bit. But Vey didn’t even seem to understand anything yet.

”Come to think of it who was that old man you killed, how did he get through my barrereas you know....now that I think about it, didn’t you do friendly fire there?”

”...”

’Yeah it didn’t look like she was going to answer me.’

Just when I thought I’d better go and undo the doppelgänger by burning my mana or spending it somehow, I saw the black fire in the distance.

’Ugh, shit, it’s moving.’

Honestly, I didn’t want to talk to Akihara, and it wasn’t because I had complicated feelings or any attachment to her.

She probably wants to claim me for the bed I stole... but I’m not giving it back.

That and everything else I did to her, including that last session I sneakily stuck my Legacy weapon in her to get the ’berserk’ skill it was lucky she loaded the copy function in time, which I didn’t expect.

’Time to run away, burn fast dammit why do I have so much mana?’

I felt like my mana wasn’t burning fast enough, and Akihara, like a black sun, was already halfway there.

Though she wasn’t like Veyrith, who seemed to teleport.... she was fast and she was almost here. Just when I thought I only had five percent mana left, to flee....

”Stop.”

’Shit.’

A powerful suppression fell upon me, freezing my mana and my body.

A higher being was giving me a command and my body was obeying. If I could use my blessing, I could move.

And just as I thought to undo my morphogenesis, Akihara had already arrived in front of me, causing everything around me to stop, including the pursuers who had stood by since Veyrith arrived.

It was too late to flee, I could abandon the doopelganger, but my attempts told me it was dangerous, to do so I would not leave until I saw it destroyed.

For now, I had no choice but to defend myself. I thought about it, and considering what I saw before i escaped, I realized that, honestly, there needn’t have been a problem.

”It was a fair exchange.”

At least I could speak, so I stated in my defense. Honestly, there was no reason to antagonize Akihara.

”...”

”I took the bed, but you also benefited. I don’t know what your problem was, but it was solved, wasn’t it?”

”...”

”Your physique is fine now, you got rid of that thing that was binding you, didn’t you? And your true potential came out... you should thank me for that.”

Seeing her previous state, I realized that this last session had finished fixing whatever problems she had had, she was really lucky.

We both benefited: I got my little platinum ticket, which she didn’t seem to care much about, the skills and the bed; and she fixed her problem with her curse or whatever it was, getting stronger.

Everything should have gone well and I think she should have nothing to complain about, saying that I took unilateral advantage.

”Now there’s no need for future enmity, is there? All good, right? From now on, every man for himself, let’s end this cleanly.”

”....Veyrith, grab him and get ready. We have to return to my home, there’s no need to ignore the call of those elders anymore.”

”Haahh!!”

At Akihara’s command, Veyrith seemed to finally react. I’m really surprised that even with Akihara’s arrival, she only now reacted.

But now that wasn’t the important thing, Akihara ignored me and seemed determined to take me somewhere, honestly , I’m glad I escaped.

”...I’m so sorry, Mistress. I have failed you.”

When she heard Akihara’s orders, she immediately apologized, kneeling down. Yes, she should have understood what happened by now.

”What are you apologizing for? Veyrith just do as I asked.”

”Mistress, this is not Eryon-sama, he is a double. He has the same skill as me, he has already escaped with a special artifact.”

”...”

”ehem....Yeah, well... it’s a bit awkward and all that, so.... could you lift the suppression to destroy this doppelgänger? And like I said, no hard feelings, right? I didn’t even know you were here, I just came to rescue the kid. I have nothing against you.”

I was very calm, my main self was safe and the tension of the last few minutes was beginning to subside and the realization of not being an enemy of Akihara calmed me down even more.

Now honestly, I just wanted to get it over with and go back.

I also had to take care of the other doppelgänger, but that one would be easier. The humans thought that temporary break was like the plan so they definitely wouldn’t doubt me for a while....

Unfortunately for them, the situation is different and now they are left at the mercy of their fate, whatever happens.

”You are mine.”

”Wait, wait, let’s calm down, because suddenly this escalated in that direction.”

His voice was not a shout, not a threat. It was an absolute affirmation, as if the entire universe had already accepted his decree.

I don’t like the sound of that, I could no longer remain calm.

At that moment, I saw the black flames begin to surround her body as she seemed to grow larger in size, becoming redder and more intimidating.

The whites of her eyes turned black, and her pupils seemed to burst into flames. Yes, she definitely belonged to that race of demons... and that’s why she didn’t want there to be any hard feelings.

’I should have left the bed... it wasn’t a good idea. Maybe it was something important to her. Damn, it’s too late now.’

”Like I said, there don’t have to be hard feelings. You took advantage and I got what I was after. It’s true I used you, but in the end we all won, right? I even left compensation to Vey. Come on, don’t be like that, the way of peace is good... anger is bad for beauty.”

Those words made me shiver, and I wanted to correct any misunderstanding There was no response. Just the sound of the flames growing, hungry.

’Damn!!... I should have run away as soon as I could.’

But she continued , ignoring everything I said.

”I’ll find you.”

It wasn’t a warning. It was a sentence.

”Wait!!!, let’s calm down! We can talk things over calmly, Aki-aki let’s calm down. ”

”No matter where you run. No matter how much you hide. No matter how many lives I have to spend.”

”no!!!, I’ll apologize..., I’m really sorry, but let’s not take that road, that’s not a good route, that’s the road to ruin, we are rational beings we can.....”

”You are mine... and mine alone.”

”Akihara!!!, no!, hell!!! noooo...!!”

The last thing I saw before I was consumed by darkness was his face. It wasn’t one of fury, it wasn’t one of madness. It was one of certainty.

And worst of all...is that for an instant, I believed his words.

Deep down, I’m regretting the methods I used to find Kiel, I think I provoked something I shouldn’t have.