I Possessed the Villain in the Lily Novel

128 – Immortality (9)

“But… Don’t you have anything else to say?”

We returned to our lodgings. Wiz asked as she laid Stella on the bed. The sleep magic worked so well that there was hardly any sign of waking up.

Lilia went out early in the morning, so she was nowhere to be seen. She must have gone to the hotel to catch me.

It was a pity. I won’t be there anymore Anyway, I’ll just have breakfast with Innis and come back.

“Huh?”

I put a blanket over Stella and answered roughly.

I can’t say more… After thinking about it, I came up with one.

“Ah… That’s right.”

I didn’t say the most obvious thing.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“…!”

I swallowed a deep sigh and let it out at will.

“Honestly, I think I underestimated it a little because it was a dream. I didn’t know… That it would be this hard. I’m sorry that I left you to suffer all this while…”

“…..”

“Anyway, thanks for trying to save him and me.”

I stroked Stella’s hair lightly and lifted her head. Wiz’s lips trembled. She took a few breaths to calm her quivering chest. Still, she couldn’t hide her wiggling fingers and red ears.

“Uh… Really… Thank you…”

“?”

“Not that…”

What else? Wasn’t this what you wanted? Acknowledgement and gratitude for all the hard work you’ve done so far, isn’t it something you should have heard?

“You said… A good plan…”

“Ah… Ah! That, that’s it…”

Damn it. You made a strong mistake. She seemed to be blushing not only her but also her ears.

Still, it was originally something I should have said. The timing wasn’t right, but it didn’t matter because it was delivered in the end.

“Hmm! That… Not such a big idea…”

After clearing my throat once, I recited my plan.

“It’s impossible to defeat the demon of death once. You know that, right?”

“…Of course not.”

Actually, most of the regression was used to defeat it. Of course, he had taken action to stop him before that, but he saved his magic for this purpose or acted only in Ilios.

In order to defeat it, I flew half of the regression pointlessly. She mobilized all kinds of struggles and connections, but failed. Wiz, who must have known this well, nodded her head heavily.

“So, of course, I plan to focus on preventing Hyeon-hyeon from stopping him.”

This was so obvious that Wiz didn’t even express his intention to agree.

“The most annoying thing is the three demons.”

I held up three fingers.

“These madmen are treated as sacrifices even if they are killed, sealed, or moved. They are not fully manifested demons and are easy to deal with… But they are a problem because they are so easy to deal with.”

After repeating the regression until this point, I remembered the original work. The three demons of extortion, retention, and growth, and the devil worshipers who tried to sacrifice them. A demon worshiper who was active here before the immortal demon worshiper appeared.

One of the minor roles sacrificed to boost the final boss of the episode, the Immortal Demon Worshiper.

The volume and proportion were very small, so only the name of the devil remained in my memory, but after hitting the body with pain through crazy regression, the memory came up. This is why they use torture when digging up information. Even faint memories come to mind when you are really desperate.

“The worshiper was properly decided … I used to use the devil as a symbol for death. Exconsation, growth, and staying … When each of them is only one of the devils, the three are gathered together has changed.”

“Meaning? Symbol…?”

“The three demons aren’t just sacrifices made for dragons to offer something great. They’ve come together to symbolize a definite concept.”

None other than that.

“Life. Beings who have to steal other lives for the rest of their lives, grow from the things they steal, and stay on this earth until they die. These three demons will symbolize life.”

“Oh…”

Wiz looked at me with her eyes shining, probably because it was a perspective she had never thought of before. It’s burdensome… But this is not my idea. It’s just a recitation of what I read in the book, let alone reasoning.

It’s because it’s been a while since I parted ways with books compared to Stella. If a few more years had passed, I would have forgotten this scrap of knowledge.

“The act of removing these three is to deny life. In other words, it symbolizes death.”

The fear of death is the opposite of the fear of death.

“That’s why even if you kill three demons, seal them, or move them from the altar, death is resurrected. No matter what you do, the moment you remove them from the altar, life seems to be denied.”

“…What the f*ck is this…”

This is speculation, but it’s probably for sure. If not, it makes no sense. Wiz, like me when I first realized this, exclaimed exclamation, as if he was greatly impressed by the generous conditions.

“I want to stop this demon from exiting.”

“How…? You said earlier… The moment you clean up no matter what you do…”

“It’s okay if you don’t get rid of the demons.”

“…?”

Wiz tilted her head as if she didn’t understand.

“So…”

I lowered my voice and whispered in her ear as if I was telling a secret story.

“Use my body.”

That’s how I conveyed part of this grand plan into her ears.

While hearing my plan, Wiz’s expression changed moment by moment. From her dubious expression of slight interest, she gradually changed to a look of admiration.

As she neared the end of her words, she shook her head, not hiding her admiration.

“Ohhh…!”

A sense of superiority floated around my lips that I had succeeded in wringing out the wisdom that even long-time regressors couldn’t produce. Now, you will no longer be able to take off your dignity as if you had a philosophical view of everything in the world.

“I couldn’t have thought of it… Yes… It’s a very creative idea…”

Even at times like this, I want to praise myself for taking action to satisfy my sense of inferiority. Truly human.

“…This… Might be worth doing…”

“Isn’t it?”

I smiled and nodded her head.

**

After passing her instructions to Wiz, I went back to the roadside. There was someone else to see. Not for any particular reason, but for my peace of mind. I won’t be able to see you for a long time, but I want to look around once in a while.

By the way…

“What are you doing!”

“What is it? Kidnapping.”

“Have you realized the true nature of the devil…? What kind of violence…!”

“That sucks.”

Now I have to convince this friend.

This friend who was forcibly awakened from sleep and then kidnapped to the roof of a building with a full view of the city.

“My nature has always been like this.”

I snorted at the prophet whose whole body was bound by his arms stretched out like vines.

Since my mind fluctuates so much, all of my appearances are my true nature. Originally, people are multifaceted. There are good sides and bad sides. It’s the devil’s nature with just this, only laughter comes out.

“What is your purpose? Revenge as well? A personal sanction for my rude behavior towards you?”

“Did you know I was rude?”

“It’s not by my standards, but since most people reacted like that, I just thought so. So, what’s the matter?”

The Prophet didn’t stop his mouth once it was open.

“Do you really want to foretell your destiny like the rest of the fools? I’m sorry, but that’s impossible.”

After guessing, he pushed me as if he misunderstood the prediction as an established theory.

“Didn’t I tell you before? I’m just a person with more knowledge than others. I’m not omniscient, let alone omnipotent. I’m just one who sees the world one day ahead of others. I’m free to see the future I want. It’s impossible to see through it.”

I know. Who asked This friend still thought I wanted a prophecy and babbled.

“So… I’m sorry, but please stop this foolish act of force. I can’t give you what you want.”

Still, the way he spoke was indifferent. It wasn’t intentional, it was just a lack of social skills, so I couldn’t help it. I wouldn’t expect a cripple to run around in the first place.

“…Sorry, I’m not doing this because of the prophecy?”

A prophecy, I must have kidnapped you just for that. No way. What I want from her is not her prophecy.

‘It’s something greater than that.’

Right after waking up and calming down to some extent.

Feeling that this was the biggest crisis in my life, I took out a letter without hesitation.

A letter with advice written to me from this friend’s teacher. He thought he was Zhuge Gongmyeong, but the letter he asked to open came when a crisis came. I was convinced that this was the crisis.

So I opened the letter with the advice written on it without hesitation.

The contents of the letter can be summarized as follows.

The method of asking for cooperation from one’s pupil was written in great detail. Her life, elven traditions, and what she values most. When she found out about her sisterhood, she was surprised. I thought that the world is really small that the relationship continues like this.

At the same time, I had to admit that this advice is quite useful.

It was written in detail, as if he had predicted what I was going to plan in advance, as if he knew what it would take for it.

As if I knew in advance what kind of favor I would ask of her.

I have to admit. He has the correct name of Zhuge Liang. At least it was for me. A very wise way to roast and boil this stubborn and ego-bloated prophet was written.

“All I want is you. You are yourself.”

But I’m not satisfied with mere cooperation. I smiled with my teeth exposed. I’m sorry Zhuge Gong Myung, but I’ll put your apprentice to good use.

“…Yes?”

“Prophecy, what. I want all of you.”

The Prophet looked up at me in dismay. I couldn’t see her face because of the hood, but I could guess that the cold and quiet pupils were trembling weakly.

“Revenge is right…”

“What are you talking about? You just did the best you could at that time. I’m not the kind of person to just give a damn about it now.”

“Then now that means…”

“Of course I mean it.”

“You mean you did such a stupid thing without any personal feelings?”

I nodded. The Prophet immediately snorted.

“As expected… You were just like everyone else. You were wrong in your judgment… With the stupid people who stretched out their hands just for my appearance. You didn’t show your face at that time.”

“It’s f*cking again…”

What’s up with her clique This friend of hers, this time I looked at her in dismay.

“What I want is not your body… No, if I had to say it, I would also use it. The most important thing is something else. Rights.”

“Right… No? Oh, no way…! Oh no, how do you…”

It seems that he read my intentions. It would be no fun and frustrating to delay any longer, so I immediately revealed it.

“The right to break into the World Tree.”

“…!”

“Do you have it? It’s because you carried it instead of your brother. Even if you’re a renegade who left the forest of elves, the right you’ve been given once won’t disappear unless you hand it over. Elves are fierce conservatives. After all, a nameless right, so far Rather than breaking the tradition and passing it on to others, he would choose to leave it unattended.”

Sorry Wiz, but I just didn’t explain all her plans to her. Only half of it is explained.

If I explained everything, I was sure to be opposed.

Just as she brought out lies to convince me, I did the same. No, it’s not a lie It’s just cutting out and conveying some of the facts.

If the plan goes as I thought, I will need to seclude myself for a while. And that too for quite some time, unnoticed by others.

In that respect, the elven forest, which is reluctant to outsiders, is the perfect place for it, and the inside of the World Tree is even more suited to my needs.

“…I don’t know where you got that information from.”

The Prophet spoke with a distinctly different coolness than before.

“Don’t bullsh*t. Do you think I’m going back to the forest?”

“Uh.”

I sat next to her and said calmly.

“Otherwise I will tell your brother the whole truth.”

A bird perched on my hand. It was a beautiful bird made of glass. It’s a magic that I learned in a hurry, but it’s fortunate that it was used well as I thought. There was a letter in the bird.

“…”

“Don’t get excited. And even if it’s not this threat, you’ll have to follow me, or your brother will die.”

The gaze inside the hood was fierce. Even if it’s me, it’s not that I’m not stabbed by my conscience. But what can I do? We all have to write this to live.

“You can only send the glass bird to people you know. If it’s not a special product like my glass bird, you can’t send it to someone you don’t know. So that threat won’t work…”

“Through.”

Sorry, but you can fly glass birds. By looking sideways at Lilia, she had already figured out the path and how to fly. The glass bird that flies after the thread of fate knows her direction well enough not to get lost.

“I thought you knew… But I’m sure you were right about what you don’t know is more than what you know.”

We’ve already kissed, but I can’t send a letter.

“Your sister, Lila, and I are already best friends.”