Chapter 206
Becoming The Villain’s Family
Damn it. He couldnât help it.
âI thought itâs a ploy to incite the common people and win public sentiment somehow, but itâs useless.â
Because those savage dogs and pigs wonât raise the hand of sinners.
The Duke pretended not to lose his composure yet, and he tried to speak calmly.
âAs the Grand Duke knows best, the evidence of Valentineâs involvement in the treason is so clear that it is meaningless to explain it.â
Then, the officials who joined the Dukeâs forces, in other words, the officials who did not want to go crazy again, actively stepped forward.
âYes. First of all, Grand Duchess Valentine over there, is a siren.â
âThe fact that His Majesty lost his mind before he passed away, and the other nobles became mad. It has already been proven that the Siren did it.â
âAnd the massacres, human sacrifices, natural disasters, and epidemics that occurred throughout the empire, as well as the other ominous misfortunes that followed.â
âWell, wasnât that already over?â
Aria asked.
âThe Angelo family must have already sufficiently proven that Garcia was the one who instigated the incident, right?â
âAnd Saint Veronica proved that she was an agent of God, she confirmed that those claims were false.â
Aria smiled and said.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThe news is very late. Did you know that Saint Veronica is actually the devilâs contractor?â
Duke Battenberg was speechless for a moment. It was because he didnât expect that Aria knew that far.
But he soon calmed down. It wouldnât change anything if Aria knew the truth.
âWhat nonsense are you talking about! Youâre insulting the most holy person, do you have any proof!â
Duke Battenbergâs blood rushed to his neck, his face reddened with blood.
Like really angry. Full-on smoking.
Believing that there was absolutely no way she could prove the truth at this point, he became more brazen.
âIf there is evidence, there is where it probably is.â
But Aria brought out some unexpected words.
âWh, where?â
âThere, your neck.â
Itâs repulsive, so I donât really want to see it. As Aria was muttering with a trembling expression. Lloyd covered Ariaâs eyes and flicked his fingers in the air for a moment with the other hand.
Just like that.
The Dukeâs clothes, except for his underwear, suddenly split into pieces and fell to the floor.
âUWAA!â
He screamed and tried to cover himself, but to no avail. His bare body has already been exposed to the whole world.
Except for Aria, whose eyes were covered by Lloyd.
âUhhâ¦â¦.â
When Natalie crumpled her face like a piece of paper and tried to look away. She caught something in her view.
The Dukeâs neck Aria spoke of.
There was a black pattern in a place that would not be visible at all because it was hidden by the collar.
âWhat is that?â
Natalie expressed her doubts by squinting her eyes.
âItâs the devilâs mark.â
Winter, who had blended in among the crowd, broke through and appeared among them. Naturally stepping into the court, he opened an ancient book from 3,000 years ago and held it out.
âIt is the pattern of Mammon, the devil of greed, to be exact. It is also proof that Duke Battenberg is the âdevilâs subordinateâ whom he wanted to judge.â
Even though it was a book of thousands of years, the book had restoration magic on it.
Thanks to this, many people were able to see that the pattern in the book and the pattern engraved on the Dukeâs neck were perfectly identical.
Aria thought, seeing that Gabriel hadnât noticed the pattern on the back of his own neck at all.
âI wonder if Duke Battenberg has the devilâs pattern engraved on him as well.â
He was more reckless than imagined, as if he had been brainwashed.
She asked the devil himself, and the devil said yes.
âNo! Since when is this on my body⦠Anyway, itâs unfair! Itâs not like I made a contract with the devil!â
That would be unfair. He didnât know he was brainwashed.
However, the public, who were already watching the trial with interest, were greatly agitated.
Because the evidence was clear.
âSo, he was the one who actually made a contract with the devil, but accused Valentineâs side of being the devil?â
âValentine has been infamous for being the devilâs contractor since long ago. Theyâre the easiest opponent to frame.â
How mean. So sly. Countless spectators flocked to surround the courthouse, whispering.
âThen, it was not Grand Duchess Valentine, who made a pact with the devil and brought chaos to the world?â
âMy village was ruined because of that rotten fellow! Everyone went mad and died!â
âOur village has been burned down!â
âOur village was hit by an earthquakeâ¦â
Public opinion was not good. Somehow, the Duke became a place to blame for everything Garcia and Veronica had done.
He cried desperately.
âIâm putting everything on the line that I really didnât make a pact with the devil!â
âThen how would you describe the pattern?â
To clarify right now, he needs to bring in Veronica.
There was no way the saint would commit such a terrible act alone, so it was inevitable that Garciaâs involvement in it would soon be revealed.
But when that happens, the Duke would end up falling with Garcia too.
The Duke, caught in a dilemma, decided to turn the arrow in the opposite direction.
âYou must have done that!â
As always.
âDidnât you make the walls and ceiling transparent, didnât you tear all my clothes! And without a spell!â
Duke Battenberg shouted without giving up even while hiding behind the seat and desperately covering his body.
âHe set a trap. To bring me down! Itâs clear that he used that devilish trick. It must be magic or something!â
He must not even know what he was talking about.
Lloyd and Aria stared at each other in silence for a moment.
âDo I have to keep dealing with that?â
If it hadnât been for Aria, Lloyd would have blown up this court a long time ago.
Then, Aria, who seemed lost in thought for a moment, grinned like a mischievous child and took his hand.
Godâs goodwill and Godâs malice in Lloydâs body.
And the last remaining Godâs goodwill in Ariaâs body. âGodâs conscienceâ.
When the two of them were together, they could unleash the full power of God.
âThere is nothing to be afraid of with a heart that wishes for happiness.â
Aria closed her eyes and started singing.
The Song of Salvation.
It was the song she sang to Lloyd when he lost his reason and nearly caused the Valentineâs Incident.
âIâll tell you that you shine more than any god in the world.
I would say that you are the most beautiful of the golden stars.â
Although at that time, her vocal cords were torn and the blow was so great that she lost consciousness. Now that she is singing, Aria is convinced.
âThose who seek love and virtue, who are courageous and valiant, fear no destruction.â
If the Sirenâs power, which is only a small piece, becomes one with Lloyd, there is nothing that cannot be achieved in this world.
âEven if we fall, we do not die. We will have eternal glory, victory and honor.â
Is this a monsterâs song?
âNo way.â
No one will dare to refute the sound of this song. Rather, they will realize.
The sirenâs song is the voice of God, leading this fallen and crumbling world to glory and victory.
A calm voice pounded peopleâs hearts like a storm. They couldnât even think of rejecting it, and they accepted it helplessly and were swept away.
It was then. A strange phenomenon happened.
The devilâs mark on the back of the Dukeâs neck suddenly disappeared without a trace.
âWhat? What is it?â
âWhat happened?â
What happened? The contract between Veronica and the devil was completely broken.
âItâs over now.â
Lloyd squeezed Ariaâs hand tighter and said.
It was the sign of a promise made with the devil. The moment Aria sings her song, the contract with Veronica is terminated once and for all.
âYes. Completely.â
Although there are still things to be sorted out. Now it was just the little things.
âNow is the time.â
In Tristanâs eyes, tired of boredom, an interesting light shone vivid for the first time in a long time.
Now is the time.
A new era where he can run amok without any restrictions in the world.
The future for Valentine is finally wide open.
âWhy, I am alive.â
Veronica felt the devilâs malice draining from her body.
If so, she should have died.
Her body completely collapsedâ¦â¦.
âHow much time has passed?â
Her sense of time has long since been lost. She was just being swept to and fro in the blinding darkness.
She doesnât even know whatâs going on.