To the Depth of Abyss

Chapter 192: ONE MILLION

The Wrath Samurai and The Charity, Mother of Monster has been defeated. 

Those who were still able to walk evacuated the injured and moved to the North Coast Palace.

Skadi stayed to take care her last business.

"Vic..toria?"

Unheil had come back to the person he used to be.

"Siegfried."

Siegfried, Skadi's former leader of their past party. He woke up even though there is a large hole in his chest.

"Cough!"

He coughed up black blood.

As a high demon, being able to live even after their heart got pierced is normal. Of course, they had to have two Devil Seeds in order to do that.

That is why Skadi brings Askalon with her. 

"Ahaha! It's actually surprising. To see our Victoria became this strong."

Yesterday, he used to show off a maniac, cruel smile. But now, when he came back to his original self, he showed a laugh of a party leader who surprised by one of his party member change.

The evil in his body was gone. Changed into a fallen warrior.

"You recognize me yesterday, aren't you?" asked Skadi. 

Yesterday, when they first met as enemies, Siegfried actually recognized her. That was why he did not try to hurt Skadi's member and challenge her instead. 

"I don't want you to see me like this."

Siegfried recognizes her and actually not that maniac as he showed his performance yesterday. 

"The day Soul Saint caught us and killed the other, and you were the only one I could save, I knew things won't be easy if we run together. That was why I told you to run just by yourself. I fought Soul Saint's children to hold them. Thinking they'll just kill me. But turned I got caught and became a guinea pig instead."

That was when he became a demon. 

"Your decision to let me go so we can fight Echidna alone? Is it because of your kindness to me?"

"It was part of it. The other is, I hate that woman. She did many painful experiments on me in order to make me strong. But only to be defeated with a single stab by a Staff Saint's children."

Siegfried puts on a smile of annoyance at defeat.

Skadi did not know how to respond. She wouldn't understand a boy's way of thinking. 

"The same goes when we met Soul Saint's children. They are so strong with their Abyssal Blessing." "I won't be able to win no matter how hard I try."

They are so complicated. They knew their opponent is stronger than them. But they still challenge the difficulty, even though they know they will be defeated. 

"I can't win is it because I am not the chosen ones?"

"Yeah."

They are so stubborn. All they know is only fighting and how to get strong. Sometimes one will appear, the one that thinking they can do anything with just themselves. 

"Are you going to follow that guy from now?"

"Yes."

One that thought the world will not run without him. 

"In that case, I won't be able to see you again."

"Don't worry. All of us will meet again someday. In the promised place."

One that Skadi has to end his life. 

"I think we won't. I have turned into something this world doesn't accept. Because of that, please said hai to them for me." 

Skadi pointed Askalon right at Siegfried's right chest. Where his second Devil Seed is. 

"Don't worry. We will meet again. Not in this world, but on our original world."

That one last word gave Siegfried a shocked and relieved smile. 

Skadi thrust Askalon. Killed Siegfried instantly. 

"Goodbye. Old love."

~

Skadi confessed her feeling in the last moment of the old beloved one that time. 

She is now standing in front of the person's grave. A grave along besides the four former members of the party. 

"I finally could conquered this region. It's a shame that we are not gathered to celebrate it. But I will make sure, to bring our dream with me, until we meet again." 

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Abyssal Terra / Floor Two 

Northwest Region / North Coast Palace 

Mild Green Hill /

Two months passed after the grand battle in the northwest region took place.

The Greedy Dragon Family rapidly mobilized agricultural aspect on Mild Green Hill. They even built a town based on North Coast Palace soil to become North Coast Town. 

Massively opened up jobs.

~~~

During that long time, Lian's wounds all healed completely.

"How it feels finally recover from a third stake wound, leader?" asked Bradley.

In front of the opened window, Lian doing stretching to relieve his body. 

"Since I haven't moved much during these two months, my whole body has gone stiff. I need a large portion of exercise to restore all my strength."

As a melee fighter, not moving much was enough to frustrate Lian. 

Taking high-level Arts attacks with just his body and a shield was really not a good idea. But all that was worth it because he could save all of his member. 

"By the way, where are Sara and Ling?"

There are only three of them in the room. The two girls of the party going out somewhere they don't know.

"I don't know. They left without saying nothing. Maybe hanging out with the Greedy Young Master's priest again."

The Greedy Young Master's Priest. The young girl who somehow being put on a coffin that they protected in the grand battle. 

Somehow the Priest's life connected directly to the Greedy Young Master that day. It turned she was using a high tier Arts only some people can. 

Knowing that of course made Sara and Ling excited to see her. Then they became best friend not long after they introducing each other. 

"Well, I'm not surprised they became so close with that young girl. She is so cute after all." 

"Can't argue with that."

Not even Lian can't deny the fact that the young priest is cute. 

"Oho. Are you not satisfy with just our Priest?"

After the grand battle, Sara always takes care of Lian. every day, she never gets tired to accompany and provide everything Lian needs. During that time, special feelings grew between the two of them.

"And then they f**k."

"Stop that!"

Well, there is only the three of them in the room. So it's okay to bring up a quite adult topic. 

"But, partner, huh? I want to get a partner too. Or a wife is even better."

The lone wolf brings up his loneliness to the topic. 

"But who should I choose? Hmm, Ling might be a good choice and she most likely will accept me. But she is a very talkative woman. Hmm, the Greedy Young Master's Priest, who is her name again?"

"Elizabeth."

"Yeah, that's her name. Elizabeth, huh? If she is not in the hands of that greedy guy, I would do whatever it takes to make her mine."

"You can take her."

"Nah, man. I would be dead if that greedy guy know-YOU ARE HERE!"

Without them realizing it, the Greedy Young Master, Ars, already sitting with them in the room.

Of course it gave them goosebumps until cold sweat came out.

It had been two months since they had seen the man again. They already live in his castle for free. Maybe he finally decided to meet them to ask for rented money.

"You can take her if you want." 

Ars still brings that topic. Lian is drenched in sweat because of that. Meanwhile Ars taking out a bottle of wine and four glass and pouring it for each of them. 

"C-can I?"

"Past my grave first."

"R-right."

Ars' arrival put heavy pressure on the room.

However, he doesn't look angry or have anything he save for them. Only a simple coming to gather around. 

Feeling uneasy, Bradley drew closer to Lian, then whispered:

"Isn't he going to charge us the rent?"

"I think he doesn't."

It can't be seen from the outside. But who knows what he thought in his head.

"I admit it," said Ars. 

That one simple sentence gave them a goosebump once more. 

"I was wrong about you."

That sentence delivered to Lian. Bradley could sigh a breath of relief. 

They can calm because at least Ars doesn't talk about the rented money.

"I am sorry, but, what do you mean by that?"

As the person being talked about, of course, Lian wondered. 

"I was wrong because a shounen-like character like you can be that useful and especially survive that battle. Or maybe it is because you are a shounen-like character, so the author didn't kill you?"

Ars bubbling himself about something they can't understand. 

"Well, most importantly, I'm proud that you can put up a good scene like that."

He said it again. They really don't understand what Ars is talking about.

"So, the point is." Bradley trying to understand Ars' words in a different perspective. "You're proud of Lian because he was able to protect us back then at his own expense."

"Yeah, that's it."

"Damn. What a difficult word to use to express."

Ars took out one card and throw it and fell right in front of Lian. 

"Search for an old man named Lee Wai and show that to him."

Ars gets up and walks out of the room. On the outside, he bumped into shocked Ling and Sara.

It looked his arrival is just to express his gratitude and gave them a gift, perhaps. 

"What's that card about?!"

"It's not a card. It's a piece of paper."

Lian opens a fold of paper that Ars gave them, which shocks the three of them.

"ONE MILLION?!"

The girls got shocked again after entering the room. 

"Wha-what's up with you guys?!"

"ONE MILLIOOOONN!"