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Chapter 91 : What a demon
“Well, actually... there is something.” Aesphyra suddenly shifted tone, speaking with deep implication.
“Hmm? What is it?” Winnie looked at Aesphyra, puzzled.
“Winnie, you seem pretty free right now,” Aesphyra smiled mysteriously.
“Of course I'm free, it's a day off today, isn't it? Can't I just relax?” Winnie shot Aesphyra a glance.
For some reason, he felt something strange about Aesphyra' tone and expression, instinctively, it felt odd.
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“Well then, Winnie, let's play a game.”
“? You're in quite the mood. What kind of game?” Winnie asked, confused.
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“The rules are simple. It's called 'Guess the Ghost Card.'” Saying that, Aesphyra pulled out a deck of magic-patterned cards from her pocket and laid them flat on the table. (1)
“Oh? How do we play?” Winnie became interested, perhaps due to his inherent curiosity, he always enjoyed card-related games.
“Very simple. Among these cards, one is the ghost card. Guess which one it is, and you win.” Aesphyra rested her cheek on one hand, smiling slightly.
“Oh? Looks like you came prepared. Any hints?” Winnie asked, noting Aesphyra still holding the cards.
Е̂n̆u ma
“None at all. Winnie, you'll have to judge on your own,” Aesphyra said with a cheerful smile.
“Judge on my own? How am I supposed to guess that? I don't have X-ray vision.” Winnie pouted and picked a card from the corner.
“Then, I'll pick this one.” Winnie flipped the card, on it was a drawing of a farmer. Not the ghost.
“You're wrong, Winnie,” Aesphyra gently shook her head.
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“Tch, with so many cards, you expect me to guess the ghost without any hints? How hard is that?!” Winnie pursed his lips and picked another card. “This one, I'm betting this is the ghost card.”
He flipped it open, it showed a carriage driver. Not the ghost card.
Ŵ_е b̊ n o̊ v̊е l̃ Е.n̂_ú m а̀
“Tch, I guess it really isn't that easy,” Winnie raised an eyebrow, then flipped another magic-patterned card. Still not the ghost, this time, it was an old fishing man.
Winnie tossed the fisherman card aside and continued drawing. Aesphyra watched from the side, silent and smiling.
“Ah, not this one either?” Winnie frowned, looking at the three cards he'd just drawn, none were the ghost. “Did you even put the ghost card in here? I can't seem to draw it at all?!”
“There's nothing I can do, it might just be fate,” Aesphyra smiled.
“Fate? What fate? There's no way I'm giving up!” Winnie declared, continuing to draw cards.
Yet strangely, no matter how many times he drew, he never saw the ghost card.
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“Tch!” Looking at the remaining cards, Winnie simply flipped them all over, finally, he found the ghost card.
“See? Does this count as me winning?” Winnie proudly showed Aesphyra the ghost card he'd revealed. “Don't tell me how many times I flipped or how many cards I drew, just say whether I found it or not!”
Aesphyra gently clapped her hands. “That's so like you, Winnie.”
“Hmph.”
But before Winnie could say anything more, Aesphyra spoke again.
“This kind of 'achieve your goal no matter what' attitude, really suits you, Winnie~” Aesphyra' face was full of teasing.
Е̌ ñ u̇ mӓ
“What do you mean 'achieve your goal no matter what'? What are you talking about?” Winnie blinked, his hesitant gaze landed on Aesphyra, whose eyes carried deep, meaningful intent.
“Exactly what it sounds like.”
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“Wait, what's wrong with you today, you silver-haired nutball? Say what you mean! You're acting really strange, you know that?!” Winnie frowned.
“Oh? Doesn't Winnie know? Or do I need to remind you?” Aesphyra tilted her head.
“What are you even talking about?” Winnie grew more confused.
“Oh my~ Winnie, you really have a bad memory. Looks like I'll have to remind you after all.” Aesphyra gathered all the cards scattered on the table, except the ghost card, and stood up.
Ӗn̂ u̇m̀а̀..і d̂
“All these cards, aside from the ghost, were, just like before, tossed into the trash in one go by Winnie, weren't they?” As she spoke, Aesphyra dramatically acted out the scene with the cards.
She held the cards representing various common laborers between her smooth fingers, like a puppet master controlling marionettes in a solo performance, guiding them to mimic walking motions, then, with a “whoosh,” she burned them all.
“What the hell is wrong with you today?!” Seeing the cards burn into ash scattered across the floor, Winnie couldn't take it anymore. “If you're crazy, don't take it out on me!”
“Oh? Why are you so upset, Winnie?” Aesphyra didn't get angry, instead, she looked at Winnie with a playful, mocking expression. “I was only hinting around. Did I make you recall something you'd rather forget?”
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“Aesphyra, did you take the wrong medicine today? You're babbling nonsense!” Winnie's frown deepened.
“Winnie, you're just the same as always.”
Е̂ nu mа̀
“What are you trying to say?!”
“What do you think? Seeing this pile of ashes burned by crimson flames, does nothing come to mind?” Aesphyra leaned close to Winnie, whispering.
“What am I supposed to remember? What do you even want to say?!”
“Fire. Screaming people. A sword covered in veins and blood thorns.” Aesphyra continued. “Winnie, with these keywords, what do you think of?”
“What am I supposed to think of?! Aesphyra, you're really off today, spouting nonsense! If you don't want to speak clearly, just leave!”
“Oh my, it's impressive that Winnie can still act like nothing ever happened. Could it be, you truly have the potential to become a demon?” Aesphyra ignored Winnie's reaction and stepped closer with a smiling face.
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It was the same expression, yet Winnie felt that Aesphyra seemed completely unfamiliar at this moment.
“D-demon?!”
“Otherwise? What better word should I use to describe you? Calling you a 'bad seed' would already be high praise for you, wouldn't it?” Aesphyra sneered.
“So I don't understand a word you're saying. Aesphyra, if you don't like me, don't waste your time with me.” Winnie clenched his fists.
“Waste time? Oh Winnie, how delightful you think that way. You don't actually believe that after committing such grave sins, you'd face no punishment and just continue living freely, do you?!” Aesphyra' smile lost its warmth, turning into cold, unyielding mockery.
“Ready to pay for your crimes, Mr. Demon?” Aesphyra now holding a holy sword in her hand, her voice growing colder by the second.
W̊еb̊ nо̆v̂е̄ l Е̌ n̊ ŭ m_а̊
“Pay the price for your unredeemed sins.” As she spoke, crimson lotus flames ignited at her fingertips. Instantly, the room's temperature soared, and an overwhelming pressure crashed down.
“Aesphyra??” Winnie looked at Aesphyra with complex, disbelieving eyes. “W-what are you doing?”
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“Pfft, why do you look so surprised? Did you really think I'd go easy on you?” Aesphyra mocked. “Dreaming in broad daylight? I've never had any mercy for demons like you.”
“It was true before. It's true now. It's always been true. The only reason I'm dealing with you today is to see the look on your face when I killed you, this very expression of disbelief. Yes, exactly this one.”
With that, a sea of blazing fire instantly engulfed Winnie before he could react.
When Winnie opened his eyes again, he found himself waking up once more on his own bed, pushing himself up.
Еn u m̀ а̄. i̊d̊
Wait, again?
Was everything that just happened also a dream??
Winnie looked around his room at the familiar furnishings, bewildered.
What... is going on?
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Could it be that he had a dream within a dream?
But the events from just now still lingered vividly in his mind, so real, as if they'd truly happened.
Е̊ n̈ūm а .і̂ d
Winnie touched his head, he felt a dull, throbbing pain, as if a dark fog had obscured some part of his cognition.
“Dell, Dell?” Winnie dressed again and called out.
After two previous experiences, Winnie had become cautious, both times, Shikondell was missing from the room.
What was happening to him? Why these nightmares?
Or... was he trapped in some kind of loop??
But if he'd already had a dream within a dream, surely there couldn't be a dream within a dream within a dream??
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He opened the door, the living room was familiar, the layout unchanged. But this time, someone was finally working in the kitchen.
This gave Winnie a long-missed sense of familiarity.
So the previous events were just dreams. Now, he is back in reality.
Winnie looked toward Shikondell in the kitchen. She noticed him and jumped in fright.
“W-Winnie...? Y-you're awake?” Shikondell looked like a startled rabbit, timidly staring at Winnie.
“Yeah, I'm awake.” For some reason, Winnie instinctively felt something was off about the way Shikondell looked at him, her shyness and wariness were far more pronounced than usual. “Dell, what's wrong with you today? Is there something scary on my face?”
W̃ ĕ b̂n̆ о̊ vě l Е n̂ u̇ m̌а́
"N-no! Nothing like that!" Shikondell quickly shook her head, then picked up the plate from the stove. “W-Winnie... I made lunch for you. Please eat quickly.”
Shikondell carried the plate to the dining table outside the kitchen and stood beside it, watching Winnie nervously.
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“? Dell, what's wrong with you today? You're acting so weird.” Winnie hesitated.
Shikondell's personality was indeed the same, but something felt strange.
Her behavior towards him was as if she still held strong suspicion, like the early days when they first started living together.
Winnie felt uneasy. That oppressive fog still clouds his mind, blocking his cognition.
Е̄n ü m̂ а
Glancing at Shikondell, who stood with her head lowered and met his eyes, Winnie took a bite. An indescribable odd taste instantly flooded his palate.
No, this isn't right.
He knew this taste too well.
Wasn't this exactly how Shikondell's cooking tasted when she first started learning?
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But so much time had passed. Shikondell had been learning housework for so long, her cooking had improved beyond recognition. There was no way she could make food taste like this now.
Winnie spat out the food instantly. As he was about to act, a sharp pain stabbed his chest.
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He looked down in shock, Shikondell, who had been timidly keeping her distance just moments ago, had lunged forward and plunged a dagger into his chest.
“Tch, troublesome. Well, I guess I'll just do this dirty work myself.” Shikondell sneezed. “Scum like you, a mere lackey of evil gods, should just die already. Every second you live pollutes this world, pollutes the air.”
“??” Winnie's eyes broadened. He felt his strength rapidly draining. Then, with a thud, he collapsed helplessly onto the cold floor.
Without a single word in defense, Winnie fell.
Once again, he awoke, still lying in his dorm room. This time, his consciousness grew even more chaotic.
He repeated his previous actions, dressing, stepping out of the room, holding his head, desperately trying to make sense of what was happening, yet a powerful cognitive barrier obstructed his thoughts.
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W-who am I?
Shikondell was nowhere in the room. At that moment, the door was kicked open with tremendous force. A group of guards stormed in, surrounding Winnie and pointing their weapons at him, treating him like a direct threat.
“You?” Winnie barely lifted his head.
From behind the guards, someone slowly stepped forward.
A cold, proud girl with golden twin-tails exuded an aura that kept people at a distance, especially toward Winnie, that feeling was especially strong.
When her gaze fell upon the disheveled Winnie, her eyes showed no restraint in their disappointment. “Winnie.”
Е̌ǹu̇_ma
“You... really disappointed me.”
“As your childhood friend, I never expected you to sink so low.”
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“You will face a fair trial, otherwise, we cannot give justice to the families of the victims.” With that, Mirexia turned coldly away, not even sparing Winnie another glance as she left.
Then, Winnie was escorted to the execution grounds.
Afterward, Winnie awoke once more.
Good news: this time, he wasn't lying on his dorm bed.
Wѐb̆ ṅоvеl Èn̆úm̄а
Bad news: before him lay a campus filled with blood and fire, and standing before him was a dark-haired, purple-eyed beauty, with several golden spears floating behind her.
“Isatia?”
Winnie tried to move but couldn't, he found himself kneeling on the ground, covered in wounds.
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(1) Ghost Card also called Joker but here it is used Ghost Card because it fits. Or you can also call it a Losing Card.
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