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◈ The Romance Fantasy’s Pushover Crown Prince Is No More ◈
Chapter 47: Lumynix (2)
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“Lumynix, I couldn’t save you this time either.”
“....”
It was a terrible curse.
A curse capable of changing someone’s very race.
Normally, it should have killed her.
But Lumynix, who had once been called the Fairy King, possessed the power to reject death.
Instead, she could no longer live as a Fairy.
It was a troll’s curse that forced the body to grow of its own accord.
It grotesquely distorted the body until it eventually turned its victim into a troll.
A troll that lived deep in the mountains.
A troll that smelled of forests and swamps.
Then a monster that went one step further, doing nothing but growing endlessly.
It turned its victim into a troll in its primordial form.
With her original body gone and only her mind remaining, she would be trapped in that transformed body and condemned to suffer from hunger for the rest of her life.
“I’m sorry.”
“....”
Its unique regenerative ability made it nearly immortal.
She would have to spend eternity in a body beyond her control, with only her mind intact.
Even death was impossible.
The blood of a Primordial Troll did not permit death.
No matter what form it took, the body would always return to its original state.
Even if her mind could no longer function, her body would continue its vital functions.
“To think it couldn’t be purified even by building up Divine Power myself, borrowing another person’s Divine Power, or using the Saintess’s power.”
The Crown Prince had done everything he could to lift this curse.
He had tried every method available to him.
There had even been a time when he did his utmost to kill Lumynix.
Yet every attempt led to the same conclusion.
“If not this time, then next time... I’ll succeed next time. Without fail.”
Lumynix, who had endured for countless years by trusting only the Great Prophet’s words, came into the Crown Prince’s sight.
She was pitiful.
By now, she had spent more years in a body cursed as a troll than she had as a Fairy.
He wanted to free her from that suffering, but he had found no proper solution.
The Crown Prince knew exactly how this curse would end if it continued.
‘Can’t I stop it this time either?’
If not next time, then the time after that.
If that failed too, then the next time.
And if that failed, then again and again.
‘I will never let things be ruined the way you want.’
The Crown Prince made that vow.
In his final vision, Lumynix’s steadily growing body filled his sight.
Because he had failed to keep the Covenant, the Empire would walk the path to ruin.
“I won’t give up.”
The Crown Prince made that vow as he drew his sword.
“So that’s why I couldn’t look through these memories so easily.”
That vow had become a memory, one I could now see in full.
I had a rough grasp of the situation.
I couldn’t be completely certain, but a conclusion close to certainty settled in my mind.
‘But even if I purified her in the end, I would’ve seen this happen.’
The rage of a Fairy who had failed to overcome the troll’s curse.
Regardless of what happened to her body, it had become a calamity that recklessly unleashed Mystery everywhere.
For now, its range was thankfully limited to where I was.
Yet in the Crown Prince’s remaining memories, Lumynix’s Mystery spread throughout the Empire.
‘How am I supposed to stop a Fairy who keeps spreading curses no matter what happens to her body?’
She would not die even if killed.
She could only die if the curse was lifted, yet no one could lift it.
Then the only option was to abandon the Empire.
A tree of curses, perhaps.
How could anyone stop a Fairy who began spreading curses within the Empire, even inside the Imperial Palace itself?
‘One Executioner really destroys the Empire.’
Muttering that to myself, I did not draw my sword.
There was no reason to use it if I could not kill her.
“Ru, run... You need to run....”
“You can still speak?”
“Y-Your Highness... M-my body is moving on its own... You must flee... Leave me... somewhere....”
“The Empire must protect its Executioners too. How could I abandon you?”
I understood how Lumynix felt.
This situation had been forced on her from the start.
Hoo.
After letting out a short breath, I lightly kicked off the ground and rose until I was level with Lumynix’s eyes.
Tap.
Just moments ago, she had looked about as large as a container standing upright.
Before I knew it, she had grown to the size of two containers stacked vertically.
‘Arveda, Theo. Put up a barrier around this area and make sure no one nearby can see.’
‘Yes!’
‘Yup! I, Theo, shall carry out your command!’
The first thing I had to do was make sure no one else saw this.
If I managed that, the situation would not grow worse.
Because...
“You shouldn’t look down on your master.”
I would end this myself.
Boom!
I grabbed the skin of Lumynix’s forehead and slammed her straight into the ground.
I had already waved Rowena to safety.
No one would be hurt even if Lumynix rampaged now.
A huge cloud of dust rose, and I saw the back of Lumynix’s head buried in the ground.
Her scalp was so horribly festering that there was no better way to describe it.
It looked as though grotesque organs were writhing beneath her skin.
She had endured such pain in the hope that the Covenant would be fulfilled.
Yet it had failed at the very last moment.
I could understand why she was furious.
“Even if I understand, you can’t destroy the Empire.”
The reason for the Empire’s destruction was very simple.
Its people had all died.
Once the land became dead ground, who could live there and continue their daily lives?
‘Would the surviving imperial citizens go to... Macelin? Surely not?’
Was that how it led into the next part?
It was a truly horrifying way to consume the Empire.
‘A transmigrator who knows the original novel must know all this. And they still make this choice?’
And yet they would stand by and let the Empire fall.
Now that I was on the receiving end, irritation rose within me.
“Rowena, continue the Purification. I’m fine, so don’t worry about me.”
The message said that the target of Lumynix’s rage was limited to me.
That meant the Purification had to continue.
The method was not particularly difficult either.
Lumynix would not die anyway, so I would use the full power of Sol Velos to suppress her.
During that time, Rowena would completely purify Lumynix’s curse.
“Your Highness! I shall aid Your Highness...!”
“Don’t come!”
I would not accept reinforcements.
Pavan, Arveda, and even the two people whose names I had not yet been told.
None of them could interfere in this situation.
‘If they get cursed, things will become even more complicated.’
The reason I could withstand Lumynix’s curse right now was Rowena’s Divine Power.
Her Divine Power had seeped into me, allowing me to endure the Fairy’s rage.
Rowena and I were unaffected by the curse, but the others would not be.
‘That would create too many variables.’
That was why I refused their support.
Rumble, rumble, rumble.
I could feel Lumynix struggling to break free from my strength.
Grrrrrr.
The moment Lumynix touched the ground, it began to rot with an ominous sound.
This was the greatest cause of the Empire’s destruction.
Turning the land she stepped on into dead ground.
No one could live on land that had died.
“Kieeeugh.”
A phlegmy sound leaked from Lumynix’s mouth.
She struggled desperately to escape.
“Khrrgh!”
But it was useless, so all she could do was make those sounds.
Swoosh.
Still, she had not given up.
While pressed into the ground, Lumynix unleashed Mystery.
The bright sky suddenly darkened for a time.
An aurora spread beneath it like silk.
Saaaaaaah!
Starlight fell from the aurora like rain, plunging rapidly toward the ground.
Mystery itself became spears and poured down entirely upon me.
Once she realized that the complicated ways of inflicting curses could not harm me, she chose to drive me back through a simple contest of power.
And that was the method I welcomed most.
“Thank you.”
Power against power.
Crude and violent.
A contest of nothing but who had greater firepower.
That was my specialty.
Fwoosh.
Even if Lumynix could temporarily turn the world into night, Velos’s power could turn the world into bright midday.
The sun rose.
A sun that would burn away every curse.
A sun that would melt even rage and bring the world beneath its dominion swallowed the night Lumynix had created.
Sizzle!
“Kwaaaaaaah!”
Lumynix screamed.
It sounded like someone screaming into a pillow.
The smell of burning flesh slipped into my nose between those cries.
There was not a single difficulty in subduing Lumynix.
Though Lumynix had been forcibly driven into a rampage, aside from that, it had been far too easy to endure.
‘But for this to be easy, I need to fully recruit the Saintess to the Empire’s side.’
Ordinary Divine Power would not be enough.
Just as she did now, the Saintess had to belong fully to the Empire.
‘Was this impossible before? Because Mirne would always have become the only Saintess?’
Would the Crown Prince have tried something like this?
Many questions came to mind, but I decided not to think too deeply about them.
If another memory naturally returned like this, I could find out then.
‘Is the Emperor like that as well?’
How long had I been pressing Lumynix down like that?
Sssss.
At last, a meaningful change appeared in Lumynix’s body.
As if she were molting.
Lumynix’s old, festering skin turned pure white and peeled away.
“Kwaaaaaaaah!!!”
Smooth, pale skin began to show beneath it.
Her body was also steadily shrinking.
She had been so huge that my hand obviously could not cover the back of her neck.
Yet every time I blinked, more of her neck fit into my hand.
Lumynix was shrinking at an incredible rate in real time.
At the same time, messages began appearing.
[ Lumynix’s curse has been completely purified. ]
[ Fate changes. ]
[ The worldline changes. ]
[ This is a great achievement that has never been accomplished before. ]
[ You have been awarded 3 points to use on the ‘Convenient Empire Status Window.’ ]
[ The existing Status Window evolves and is integrated into the Convenient Empire Status Window. ]
[ The Fairy Realm is displayed on the ‘Empire Map.’ You will be able to visit the Fairy Realm later. ]
[ You have been awarded ‘Fairy Tale’ as a reward. ]
Messages announcing that the situation had been perfectly resolved appeared one after another.
But checking on Lumynix, who had shrunk so much, took priority over paying attention to them.
“Lumynix, are you all right?”
“....”
Lumynix, who had been as large as two containers stacked upright, was now the size of my palm.
“Do you not even have the strength to speak?”
Lumynix closed her eyes, barely letting out wheezing breaths.
It would be too much to wake her up and speak to her right away.
For the time being, Rowena would likely have to stay close and take care of her.
[ One of the five Covenants has been resolved. ]
[ The possibility of destruction decreases by 10%. ]
[ Current possibility of the Empire’s destruction: 40% ]
[ The Empire might not be destroyed within five years. ]
“Hah.”
More messages followed, saying that the possibility of destruction had fallen.
It had finally dropped below fifty percent, and I felt relieved for some reason.
‘But is it ten percent for each Executioner?’
Come to think of it, calling it ten percent was questionable.
Should I say it was potentially one hundred percent?
Lumynix alone could turn the entire Empire into dead ground if she truly went all out.
I did not think the other Executioners would be any less dangerous.
‘At least that takes a weight off my mind.’
At first, I had not known how to deal with the Covenants.
But after resolving one, I had gotten some sense of how to handle them.
‘I’ll take care of the rest quickly too.’
Now that I had dealt with Lumynix, the next thing I needed to do was...
‘Find the dragon’s name?’
It was Arveda’s turn.
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Time passed quickly, and a week went by after Lumynix’s curse was resolved.
Nothing major happened during that time.
Lumynix was still asleep.
The Empire continued laying railroads even at this very moment.
‘I need to speak to the Executioner who looks like a Dwarf too, but there’s too much to deal with.’
Still, things had finally begun to ease up.
Just as I was thinking I should properly meet them soon.
[ The ‘Northern Great Warrior’ has been identified. ]
[ He has come into contact with Mirne. ]
[ He immediately developed feelings for Mirne. ]
“Hah.”
A message that delighted me appeared.
Mirne had finished her imprisonment in the Empire about five days ago.
I thought she would return straight to Macelin and quietly stay there.
Yet she had immediately taken an interest in the Empire’s north again.
In the past, I would have had no idea how to deal with this.
But now, I had some sense of what to do even with this.
Because...
“Theo.”
“Yes! Your Highness! Theo, Your Highness’s Staff No. 1, is fully prepared to carry out your command!”
“Rest at ease.”
“Thank you!”
I already had an excellent example right before my eyes.
I’ll put your male lead to work as one of my fine subjects.
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