Otome Game Mob Villain

Chapter 486

'......, you're talking about that again.'

"Oh, yes. But the situation is somewhat different from earlier."

As his brow furrows and his disgust is revealed, Elba lightly squeezes the neck of Diana, who is holding on with her left arm, and puts pressure on her right foot, which is stomping on Ovelia.

I can hear their inarticulate grunts leaking out.

"If you insist on following me, I'll spare the life of this woman and the little girl at your feet. And the little children who are lying here and there, and the knights who are waiting behind them. A I'll take care of them as much as I can. I'm kind to my men, you know."

"No. ......, Master Rid."

Elba's words were answered without a pause by Diana, who, in spite of her anguish, did not lose the sharpness of her eyes.

"You must not be taken in by this man's mouthpiece. If you give in, Bardia is done for."

......That's right. People like this use people as much as they use them, and when they are no longer worth anything, they simply cut them off. There is no point ...... in surviving by doing the bidding of such people.

Following her, Ovelia looked up and said, "Oh, ......," and Elba nodded.

I'm surprised you can still afford to talk down to me. Maybe I've been too nice."

He said this and put more force into his arms that grabbed Diana and his foot that stomped on Ovelia.

Diana moans in agony, and Ovelia's voice echoes across the battlefield as she writhes in agony and is unable to speak.

I desperately try to stand up, but my whole body is screaming and I cannot stand up.

I try to invoke magic, but I don't have enough magic power.

No, stop!

"Don't ......? You're in no position to talk to me like that. ...... Think about it. And it's not just these two. I also have Christy the elf on my hands. In addition, I've arranged for a "separate team" to be left in Bardia by now, Nanalee. And Fara, the dark elf princess, right? We are moving to capture them".

"......⁉"

I blinked at him, and then I was horrified because I knew it was him.

From Elba's nature, it was easy to imagine the possibility of a separate Fox tribe unit targeting my mother, Farah, and the rest of the group.

That is why I had instructed Fara and my mother to evacuate to the Kingdom of Renalute and asked King Elias for reinforcements.

As long as there is no word from them, I assume they are safe.

Even so, I was deeply disgusted and angered by Elba's behavior and words, as he carried out these despicable measures with impunity and even spoke with such ease.

"Judging from the way things were going, I guess you expected another unit. But it is only natural that they would target the weakest point . If you won't ...... be my subordinate, I'll start by crushing this cheeky little rabbit girl."

"......⁉If you do that, I will never forgive you!"

I desperately tried to get him to stop, but he just laughed happily.

I'm sorry to hear that. If you had been born ten years earlier, you could have had a good match with me. But it seems that fate was on my side. If you're going to hate me, blame God, not me."

I desperately crawled on the ground and reached out to save Ovelia, but there was nothing I could do.

Why am I helpless?

Wasn't it to gain the power to protect everyone that I had acquired the memories of my previous life?

Tears streamed down my cheeks in frustration, when Ovelia looked at me and smiled, showing her white teeth.

Master Rid, don't ever give in to a man like this.

She looked up into Elba's face and glared at him.

"I ...... will never beg for my life. I will resist to the very end!"

As soon as Ovelia said this, she bit his leg as hard as she could.

"Well, ...... that's a good resolution. Then I'll have to answer for it."

Soon after Elba smiled wryly, the earth cracked and her plaintive voice echoed across the battlefield.

'O...... Ovelia.......'

Diana called out desperately, but she could not reply and continued to scream in grief.

'Come on, cry, scream. And let your demise be heard!"

"Stop it!"

Immediately after she screamed, a bright red light approached Elba at blinding speed and unleashed a sharp slash.

" ......⁉"

Elba's body staggered as he was caught by surprise.

Looking at him, you can see a sword line forming from his left shoulder to his right side, and blood gushing out.

In the meantime, this time a black shadow moved a short distance away from Elba, carrying Deanna, Ovelia, and me with it.

Rid-sama. I apologize for the delay in rescuing you."

The one who bowed was Capella, whose body was shimmering with black magic.

Diana is coughing, but it doesn't seem to matter.

Ovelia is fainted, but she is still breathing.

I patted my chest at their condition and turned my attention to him.

'Thanks, Capella. But that red light earlier was ......."

When I looked up and looked in front of me, I saw that standing in front of Elba was a shimmering cross, clad in raging flames.

He looked up and saw the red light standing in front of him.

I gulped at the sight of him.

If I activate the body attribute enhancement and intense fire, my whole body will be clothed in fiery magic power.

The magical power he wears is different from that of when I and my father invoked the intense fire.

I wonder how much magic power he is using.

Rid-sama. Please drink this with Diana and Ovelia. It is the last medicine to restore magic power.

Capella took out a medicine to restore magic power.

"Thank you . But is there enough for the two of them ......?'

"No problem. We've already taken it."

He smiled with narrowed eyes and gave the magic restorative to Diana and Ovelia, then gave me the last of it to drink.

"I will protect you all. Please rest a little."

Capella held a weapon in the direction where Elba was standing, his black magic flickering in the air.

I managed to stand up on the spot and looked at Cross and Capella, who were facing Elba.

"...... that appearance. And now the blow reminded me."

Elba rubbed the cuts on his upper body, and then he was horrified at Cross.

You. You are the adventurer who was much talked about a few years ago. You're Cross of the Red Lotus, aren't you?

"Yes. There was a time when I was called that.

Elba sniffs as he affirms.

"Hmmm . But now you have been lukewarm in Bardia, and your sword has fallen. This is not even a wound for me."

He creates fire from his own hand and burns the wound.

Was it supposed to be a blood stopper? When Elba finished burning his own wounds and removed his hand, the cuts made by Cross had disappeared.

"......⁉"

I looked at him, but he only twitched his eyebrows.

"Magic is created from life force. If you are as good as me, you can use magic as your life force and heal your own wounds without any difficulty. The bottom line is that it's all in how you use it."

...... I see. Then the next step is to remove the head.

Cross quietly replies, then readies his sword again and launches a series of sword attacks at Elba.

The speed and power of his swordsmanship is an order of magnitude greater than before.

Where was that kind of power remaining?

Elba does not try to directly receive his sword attack, but responds with his battle axe.

In this battle, for the first time, Elba began to defend himself.

I knew Cross was strong, but I didn't know he was that great. ......

'...... yes. Truly, Master Cross is the strong one."

Capella nodded, for some reason looking ill-prepared.

As I tilted my head, Cross's slash wounded him again, and Elba dropped to one knee.

But if I look closely, I think the flames that Cross was wearing have weakened a little.

"Haa...... haa......."

Seeing Cross breathing on his shoulder, Elba slowly stood up and began to laugh out loud.

"I see. I see. You are going to burn your own life to protect your lord."

"Burning your own life?!"

Capella's expression, which seemed to be in a bad mood a few minutes ago, came back to my mind.

"Capella. What does ...... mean by burning your life?!"

It means exactly what it says on ....... The cross-sama has not taken any medicine to restore his magical power. In order to buy a little time and protect you all, we have no choice but to do this.

I don't want that. Who allowed it?!"

I approached Capella and questioned him.

He shook his head and said, "It's not ...... permission.

"It is not ...... permitted. As the Deputy Commander of the Knights of Bardia, to whom Master Rainer entrusted Master Rid and the knights, Master Cross intends to fulfill his role."

Oh, no. ......⁉"

As he fell to his knees in shock, Elba's laughter echoed through the battlefield once again.

"You make me laugh. What is the use of putting one's own life on the line for the sake of the weakou people are repulsive."

"Cross......"

He caught my glance and smiled, then turned his attention back to Elba and said, "I'm sorry, but I can't help it.

""Screw you, Elba."

"?""

"I am a knight in the loyal service of House Bardia. It is my duty to risk my life to protect the people living in my territory and my family."

Cross held his sword low and held it in the air.

At that moment, I felt a tremendous amount of magical power gathering and rising within him.

"Self-sacrifice? Don't use cheap words to talk about me like you know what you are talking about."

"Interesting. Then prove to me that those words are not just talk."

When Elba readied his battle-axe, Cross became a huge, bright red mass of flame and leapt at a furious pace.

In an instant, Cross was in his bosom, and with the momentum of his sword drawn, he unleashed a sharp slash.

The area rang with the violent metallic sound of iron clashing with iron, and a cloud of dust rose up from the impact of the two crashing into each other.

"What happened?"

As I stared, I saw two shadows shimmering in the smoke.

But when the shadows revealed themselves, I was astonished.

Elba was unharmed, holding a battle-axe in his right hand and holding it up to cover Cross' mouth with his left.

"......⁉"

He was holding his battle-axe in his right hand, and his left hand was holding it up to cover his mouth.

Elba turned to look at me.

"How's it looking? Rid Bardia. Are you ready to serve me this time?"

......⁉

What should I do?

How can I save Cross and get through this?

I'm desperately trying to think of an answer, but I can't come up with one.

" ......, he's a stubborn guy. Well, never mind. I'll prove to you first that I'm a man of my word."

"......⁉ No, no!"

"No,you can't keep anything just by saying it."

He sniffed and spat, and the cross was engulfed in black flames.

Elbaaaaaaaaaaaaaa⁉

"Come on, Cross. Crying, screaming. Let your screams echo and wake up Rid Vardia.

"......⁉"

The black flame enveloped Cross, without raising his voice at all, slowly grabbed Elba's arms with both of his arms.

"─ How ....... I'm impressed. The first person to be engulfed in this fire and not raise his voice is you. You are a ...... sickening son of a bitch!"

As Elba raised his voice, the crosses, engulfed in black flames, exploded without a trace.

"Oh ...... ah ...... ku, cross ......."

'Now, pledge your allegiance to me, Rid Bardia. Or you will lose everything you hold dear 'without a trace."

Elba's laugh can be heard somewhere in the distance.

Why? How could you do this?

What does he think human life is worth?

I can't allow it. ...... I will never, I will never allow it.

I will never, ever forgive this man, this man alone.

As my head fills with anger and frustration, a round object, charred but reflecting the sun's rays, falls from the sky and rolls in front of me.

It was a ...... pocket watch.

No doubt.

It's charred, but it's the one I gave Cross.

" Master Rid, please run away!"

"Yes, ......."

Capella's voice snapped me out of my slumber, and I looked up to see Elba looming in front of me.

He stood right in front of me as Capella punched him away and stomped down on my pocket watch.

At that moment, something snapped.

"What the hell are you doing, Rid Baldia?"

"......!"

"What? What? I can't hear you."

"]You ...... are the only one I'll never forgive!"

In response to my rage, magical power overflowed from the depths of my body and increased.

Waves of magic power were created around me, the wind, dyed black with magic power, raged wildly, the earth cracked and gouged, and the earth resounded with earthquakes.