Chapter 58: Rose Cyclamen (Part 1)

This dungeon is definitely different from other dungeons

Unlike the other dungeons so far, where only magical beasts appeared, no magical beasts were seen in this dungeon,

and it seemed that demons were filling the void instead of magical beasts.

I think I’ve walked about half of the dungeon, but I haven’t killed a single magical beast so far, so it’s natural to think so.

“Cough…!”

Thud.

A demon, I don’t know how many times, fell powerlessly to the floor.

“Phew.”

I wiped the purple blood on my cheek with the back of my hand and took a moment to catch my breath.

Immediately after the surprise attack by the three demons failed, unlike I thought that the demons hiding in the

dungeon would hide themselves for a while, the demons did not hide their presence.

They rather started to rush in all at once, as if it was meaningless to hide since they had already been discovered.

They’re risking their lives, I guess.

Perhaps judging that they couldn’t win alone, there was no shame or hesitation in their actions.

Only the will and murderous intent to kill the opponent.

Only the hunting dogs of the demons remained in this dungeon, and there was not a single dungeon here that fought

with its own pride.

It’s definitely a place far from pride or honor.

If you die, no one will know.

If you die, that’s the end.

Both demons and humans are helpless in the face of death, and there is no death as miserable as dying in war.

I looked down at the corpse of the demon who died with his stomach pierced, his eyes not even closed, and silently

turned my gaze away.

Some say.

Isn’t the life of a hero brilliant and happy?

Of course, there are such heroes.

There are certainly heroes who live happily until they die.

But how many such heroes are there?

Heroes are mostly born from war.

A hero who doesn’t have blood on both hands only exists in legends created by humans.

Well, that’s what I think a hero is.

So when I was in the Hero’s party….

“Charlotte? Charlotte!”

“Uh. U, Uh? Leticia?”

“Are you really okay? Why are you acting unlike yourself? You know very well that it’s dangerous to be spaced out in a dungeon.”

Leticia said in a firm tone, “I can’t always protect you.” I know very well that it’s dangerous.

In the special environment of a dungeon, demons who hide their presence and ambush, and magical beasts that may

appear at any time.

Spacing out even for a moment in an environment where you don’t know when you might lose your life was like

shouting to kill me.

I shook my head from side to side and came to my senses.

It’s only me who’s unfair if I lose my life because of unnecessary thoughts.

I smiled at Leticia, who was looking at me with concern, raising the corners of my mouth.

“I’m sorry, I’m fine now.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry about. If you’re tired, tell me, I can make time for you to rest.”

“…I can’t be a nuisance in the middle of a dungeon. I can’t stand the sight of you fighting alone while I’m resting.”

“The level of the guys that have appeared so far is enough for me alone.”

“Leticia.”

It’s enough alone.

I worked hard with the mindset that even if it wasn’t Damian Radius, it wouldn’t matter if I started over from the

beginning, so I wouldn’t hear this.

But it’s enough alone.

What about me, who has been trying not to burden you?

I quietly called Leticia.

“I know you’re strong enough to be compared to the current me itself is rude. But I have no intention of being

protected. I’ll become stronger than I was when I was Damian Radius.”

I don’t want to be protected.

I can’t be a nuisance to my colleagues.

Starting with this dungeon, it’s clear that this game will move on to the main story.

Although I haven’t told Leticia yet, the biological mother of this character, Charlotte Cyclamen, is an executive of the

enemy organization, so she’s bound to be involved in the story.

And that woman is strong.

A woman who single-handedly annihilated everyone belonging to the Cyclamen family.

And yet, the mysterious woman who ended up sealing the aftermath, Charlotte Cyclamen.

It’s also true that I don’t want to be protected by my lover, but I couldn’t stop here if I wanted to defeat that woman.

In the first place, the system wants me to become stronger.

I won’t stop just because I’m a little tired….

Grumble.

“Pfft.”

“……Ugh. Why… Yes. I’m a little hungry.”

Why this of all things…!

“Pfft, we didn’t eat anything, did we?”

“…It’s a physiological phenomenon. I can’t help it.”

“Haha. Yes, it’s a physiological phenomenon. But I didn’t say anything, so why are you getting smaller and smaller as

you go back?”

“….”

I tried to cover my face, which was red like a tomato with shame, with my hand, but it was already too late.

I ignored Leticia, who was bursting into laughter, fanning her cheeks, which seemed to be feverish.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere was much lighter, but should I be happy that the atmosphere was lightened at the

expense of my shame?

While I was thinking about that, I hardened my face.

Something’s coming.

It’s not certain, but my intuition rings the alarm.

Leticia also felt something, grabbed the staff tightly, and prepared magic.

As a fierce flame rose from her staff, I met strange red eyes in the darkness.

Something’s coming.

Cold sweat flows.

Me?

I was scared without even fighting?

Even when I met Ryuryeon, I was nervous, but I didn’t sweat a single drop of cold sweat.

Because I had fought her several times already, she wasn’t an unknown enemy, so I thought I could buy some time.

But the case is different now.

Unknown enemy.

It’s the first time since the Demon King that I’ve felt fear from an unknown enemy.

I swallowed.

And it appeared in front of me the moment I met its eyes.

“…!”

“Charlotte!”

I couldn’t even scream, so I unknowingly exhaled to survive.

Something, something unknown, kicked my abdomen.

And my body floated in the air.

That was the only fact I could know.

“Gah, cough!”

I was shot like an arrow and crashed into the wall, and I exhaled the breath I had swallowed.

Because I couldn’t breathe, it was a breath I exhaled to live.

After coughing several times and widening my eyes to the limit, I grabbed my abdomen.

What?

What is it?

I was smashed into the wall with a simple kick?

Or a blunt weapon?

My mind was confused by the incomprehensible situation.

But one thing was certain.

I was smashed into the wall with a single blow.

Blood dripped from my forehead to my face as my head was smashed by the debris I hit.

Drip, drip. I stared blankly at the dark red blood falling on the floor.

“Charlotte, Charlotte! Damn it!”

“….”

“You f*cking demon, who do you think you’re touching!!”

I heard Leticia’s angry voice.

Ah, I have to go help too.

I saw the demon facing Leticia beyond my blurry vision.

It was a woman? No, a woman who looked like a woman, with short black hair, two sharp horns rising above her

head, fangs visible between her lips, and red eyes that shone ominously even in the dark.

And I felt a sense of incongruity when I saw the demon.

Incongruity.

Incongruity?

I felt a sense of incongruity with the demon I saw for the first time, and I looked at the demon fighting equally with

Leticia with a confused face.

It was clear that the demon fighting equally with Leticia in that they were both not at full power was not a demon that

the current me could deal with.

My whole body trembles.

I frowned at the feeling that dominated my mind, holding my hand back, which was damp with cold sweat.

My body isn’t trembling with fear.

Is this, anger?

Why am I feeling anger towards that demon?

It’s confusing, but I was unknowingly directing the feelings of anger and hatred that filled my mind towards that demon.

Why?

Why am I feeling anger and hatred towards that demon I’ve never seen before?

Wait, is this the feeling ‘I’m’ feeling?

Then, I suddenly made eye contact with the demon fighting Leticia.

Gasp. The moment I made eye contact, I gasped.

At the same time, a scene from my memory flashed through my mind.

Rose. She’s your daughter, so take care of her yourself. If you kill her, bring the corpse… Well, if you have even a

shred of compassion, you can seal her.

! Th, That is…?

It’s a reward. But, there won’t be a next time. Make sure to take care of it properly.

…I will obey the divine will.

This is the memory of the real Charlotte Cyclamen that I saw when I first possessed the body of Charlotte Cyclamen.

Why is this memory suddenly?

Why is the memory I saw in the prologue story suddenly popping up?

I looked at the demon’s face again with a bewildered expression.

And I realized that the demon fighting Leticia now and the woman remaining in Charlotte Cyclamen’s memory were

strangely similar.

……Similar?

No way….

I looked at the demon with a horrified face, and at that time, the demon and I made eye contact once again.

The expressionless face of the demon, who had been staring only at me even while fighting Leticia, changed.

It was a change that even Leticia, who was fighting, couldn’t notice, but I could.

It seems you’ve noticed.

I didn’t know the feelings in the woman’s eyes, who said that with her mouth shape.

The feeling ‘I’m’ feeling now was the feeling of the real Charlotte, who had been left as a remnant from the moment I

took over this body.

Charlotte hates that woman.

She wants to tear her to pieces, so I had a duty to fulfill that.

“Rose Cyclamen!!”

So I just shout the name of the hateful enemy as my memory and body tell me to.