Albert himself had told Jung-in’s soul to follow him to the tower. Therefore, it was also his own fault that her soul had disappeared.
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Though human beings were predisposed to stupidity, how could he be such a fool to this degree. Why did he not think of the real dangers that could affect her soul when he decided to ask her to come here?
He should have thought through every single possibility.
‘Even if you came to my side a little late, I just had to make sure that you wouldn’t get hurt and would stay safe.’
Regrets always came late.
He couldn’t bear to leave her alone, so he told her to follow him to the tower.
Jung-in would have trusted him no matter what, but it was his choice that led to her death.
Jung-in had disappeared.
‘You don’t exist in my life anymore.’
His vision became blurry.
‘If you don’t exist in this world, how can I go on?’
…How would I be able to live in such a world.
In the time that he had spent with Jung-in, he had never once considered a life without her.
He had acquiesced for her to be away from him for one month only because it was clear that they would spend the rest of their lives together.
But everything had shattered.
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Albert turned and looked at the magic circle where Rosé was.
His mind was blank. Only the desire to kill that woman remained.
‘I have to kill her.’
She was the person who erased the one and only reason for his existence.
Was there any other choice other than to kill that person?
He stepped forward and went closer to Rosé.
No. It would be too easy to kill her. She needed to suffer more. It was imperative to keep Rosé Artius alive just so she could suffer more.
It would do nothing to alleviate the anguish that he was feeling, but at the very least, he was compelled to inflict such terrible suffering onto that woman.
Other matters could be left for later.
This shouldn’t take too long.
Because he had to follow Jung-in.
He could not allow her to feel lonely, all alone on the other side.
In a single instant, Albert crossed the distance between him and Rosé, then he roughly lifted her chin. She was smiling.
With a ferocious grip upon her neck, her entire body was lifted. However, Rosé never stopped smiling.
“Are you aware of what you’ve just done.”
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Albert’s tone was as cold as the winter wind.
Magical power crackled at the tips of his fingers, and it looked like he would take Rosé’s life at any given moment.
Throbbing veins sprang up on the hands that were choking the woman’s neck and clasping her chin.
“Y-Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Please calm down!” Mercy cried out.
The mage rushed to Albert’s side, but without blinking an eye, he replied.
“The one who should calm down is you, Mercy. Do you think I will kill Artius that easily? Death is too much of a benevolent end for the likes of her.”
He then used his other hand to strangle Rosé further. She had been smirking until just now, but her face was soon being tainted with a purple hue.
“This is only the beginning.”
Now completely expressionless, Albert exuded eeriness.
Of course, Rosé didn’t accept it meekly. With a twisted grimace, she chanted all the spells she knew.
Because of the spell she had cast just now, she couldn’t use black magic that would drain her life force, but she was still a powerful mage in her own right.
Nevertheless, Rosé’s abilities were meaningless when compared to Albert’s.
Especially as he was engulfed by rage, Albert’s power was utterly overwhelming.
Still with an unfeeling expression, Albert whispered.
“Instead of life, I shall bestow upon you a longer life. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt such an urge to kill someone other than Rosteratu.”
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“……”
“I will make you realize what it truly feels to be helpless.”
“I al…ready… know what it feels.”
The woman’s confidence despite it all naturally struck a nerve.
Albert’s eyes glinted dangerously.
“You’re quite good at talking because your mouth still functions, hm? Allow me to rectify that, starting with your airways.”
He went on to shut her up for a while.
Albert blocked Rosé’s mouth and blocked any oxygen that she might have inhaled. She tried to struggle out of his grasp, but in the end, she lost consciousness.
He threw the unconscious Rosé to the ground.
And it was only then did he realize that Rosé’s magic circle was still glowing.
It was the magic circle that was created for the purpose of extinguishing Jung-in’s existence, but it was still there.
Albert narrowed his eyes.
‘…The spell should have been completed, but it didn’t disappear?’
If the spell had already fulfilled its purpose and was successfully applied, the magic circle should have already disappeared.
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However, the blood-red magic circle was still on the floor, clear for him to see.
The darkness clouding his mind was broken through by a faint light. It was a glimmer of hope.
‘She’s still alive.’
Although she was gone from this place, Jung-in and Blanc were still alive. This magic circle was evidence enough.
The fact that the magic circle set to make Jung-in cease to exist had yet to disappear meant that the spell had not been completed.
Albert took in a deep, long breath.
Although it was just the smallest glimmer of hope, Albert readily seized it.
His eyes slowly regained focus.
“Mercy.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Mercy had been on edge next to Albert all this time, trying to gauge his mood. She answered him immediately.
“Take Artius to the dungeon. Make sure that she doesn’t get a single sip of water. Use magic to replenish very little water to her body. Just enough that she wouldn’t die.”
He was talking about a place wherein mages would not be able to use their power at all. Despite how Rosé Artius was a dark mage, it would be almost impossible to escape from there.
“Use chains to restrict her movement and prevent her from harming herself. Remember that her body must be maintained in pristine condition, but her mind must undergo agony. Do not hurt that woman’s body.”
Change of plans. There would be no benefit in tearing into Rosé Artius’s flesh until she would die. Her physical body must be left in perfect form.
Once he’s reunited with Jung-in, she would need a body to use as a vessel for her soul.
Albert himself had told Jung-in’s soul to follow him to the tower. Therefore, it was also his own fault that her soul had disappeared.
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Though human beings were predisposed to stupidity, how could he be such a fool to this degree. Why did he not think of the real dangers that could affect her soul when he decided to ask her to come here?
He should have thought through every single possibility.
‘Even if you came to my side a little late, I just had to make sure that you wouldn’t get hurt and would stay safe.’
Regrets always came late.
He couldn’t bear to leave her alone, so he told her to follow him to the tower.
Jung-in would have trusted him no matter what, but it was his choice that led to her death.
Jung-in had disappeared.
‘You don’t exist in my life anymore.’
His vision became blurry.
‘If you don’t exist in this world, how can I go on?’
…How would I be able to live in such a world.
In the time that he had spent with Jung-in, he had never once considered a life without her.
He had acquiesced for her to be away from him for one month only because it was clear that they would spend the rest of their lives together.
But everything had shattered.
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Albert turned and looked at the magic circle where Rosé was.
His mind was blank. Only the desire to kill that woman remained.
‘I have to kill her.’
She was the person who erased the one and only reason for his existence.
Was there any other choice other than to kill that person?
He stepped forward and went closer to Rosé.
No. It would be too easy to kill her. She needed to suffer more. It was imperative to keep Rosé Artius alive just so she could suffer more.
It would do nothing to alleviate the anguish that he was feeling, but at the very least, he was compelled to inflict such terrible suffering onto that woman.
Other matters could be left for later.
This shouldn’t take too long.
Because he had to follow Jung-in.
He could not allow her to feel lonely, all alone on the other side.
In a single instant, Albert crossed the distance between him and Rosé, then he roughly lifted her chin. She was smiling.
With a ferocious grip upon her neck, her entire body was lifted. However, Rosé never stopped smiling.
“Are you aware of what you’ve just done.”
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Albert’s tone was as cold as the winter wind.
Magical power crackled at the tips of his fingers, and it looked like he would take Rosé’s life at any given moment.
Throbbing veins sprang up on the hands that were choking the woman’s neck and clasping her chin.
“Y-Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Please calm down!” Mercy cried out.
The mage rushed to Albert’s side, but without blinking an eye, he replied.
“The one who should calm down is you, Mercy. Do you think I will kill Artius that easily? Death is too much of a benevolent end for the likes of her.”
He then used his other hand to strangle Rosé further. She had been smirking until just now, but her face was soon being tainted with a purple hue.
“This is only the beginning.”
Now completely expressionless, Albert exuded eeriness.
Of course, Rosé didn’t accept it meekly. With a twisted grimace, she chanted all the spells she knew.
Because of the spell she had cast just now, she couldn’t use black magic that would drain her life force, but she was still a powerful mage in her own right.
Nevertheless, Rosé’s abilities were meaningless when compared to Albert’s.
Especially as he was engulfed by rage, Albert’s power was utterly overwhelming.
Still with an unfeeling expression, Albert whispered.
“Instead of life, I shall bestow upon you a longer life. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt such an urge to kill someone other than Rosteratu.”
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“……”
“I will make you realize what it truly feels to be helpless.”
“I al…ready… know what it feels.”
The woman’s confidence despite it all naturally struck a nerve.
Albert’s eyes glinted dangerously.
“You’re quite good at talking because your mouth still functions, hm? Allow me to rectify that, starting with your airways.”
He went on to shut her up for a while.
Albert blocked Rosé’s mouth and blocked any oxygen that she might have inhaled. She tried to struggle out of his grasp, but in the end, she lost consciousness.
He threw the unconscious Rosé to the ground.
And it was only then did he realize that Rosé’s magic circle was still glowing.
It was the magic circle that was created for the purpose of extinguishing Jung-in’s existence, but it was still there.
Albert narrowed his eyes.
‘…The spell should have been completed, but it didn’t disappear?’
If the spell had already fulfilled its purpose and was successfully applied, the magic circle should have already disappeared.
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However, the blood-red magic circle was still on the floor, clear for him to see.
The darkness clouding his mind was broken through by a faint light. It was a glimmer of hope.
‘She’s still alive.’
Although she was gone from this place, Jung-in and Blanc were still alive. This magic circle was evidence enough.
The fact that the magic circle set to make Jung-in cease to exist had yet to disappear meant that the spell had not been completed.
Albert took in a deep, long breath.
Although it was just the smallest glimmer of hope, Albert readily seized it.
His eyes slowly regained focus.
“Mercy.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Mercy had been on edge next to Albert all this time, trying to gauge his mood. She answered him immediately.
“Take Artius to the dungeon. Make sure that she doesn’t get a single sip of water. Use magic to replenish very little water to her body. Just enough that she wouldn’t die.”
He was talking about a place wherein mages would not be able to use their power at all. Despite how Rosé Artius was a dark mage, it would be almost impossible to escape from there.
“Use chains to restrict her movement and prevent her from harming herself. Remember that her body must be maintained in pristine condition, but her mind must undergo agony. Do not hurt that woman’s body.”
Change of plans. There would be no benefit in tearing into Rosé Artius’s flesh until she would die. Her physical body must be left in perfect form.
Once he’s reunited with Jung-in, she would need a body to use as a vessel for her soul.
