Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 246

(EP-246.1) Caged #1

246 – A Caged Bird #1

The great malice, Demon King Solomon.

A Rank 10 Archmage so powerful that he could even break the rules of this world.

Solomon’s advance, thought to be unstoppable, was met with unexpected difficulties.

The entire world united as one force against a great enemy, and the Demon King’s schemes collapsed as it got thwarted.

The Demon Monk Vassago described the situation at that time as follows.

━But we didn’t consider it a big deal. After all, they were a disorganized rabble. They’d been fighting amongst each other for so long that an internal strife was due at any minute.

Vassago’s prediction was reasonable.

Although they temporarily managed to repel the black army with desperate measures, their hastily concocted plan was like a rickety shack, destined to fall even in the slightest of breeze.

However.

Contrary to the Demon King’s army’s expectations, the shack did not easily collapse. Four great pillars stood firm and supported the entire roof.

The four pillars.

In the distant future, people would come to praise them as great warriors or heroes.

Opal Von Bellhawk was one of them.

Opal the Free.

The fairy swordsman of the hero party that sought out the Demon King Solomon’s castle located North of the barrier. His sword’s edge cut through the enemies’ heads as gracefully as flowing water.

Professor Balan, who was a confidant of the Demon King at the time, evaluated him this way.

━Opal the Butcher. He was famous. His presence on the battlefield alone caused the morale of the Demon King’s army to rise and fall. I, too, almost died several times....

Balan shuddered as if the terror of that time still lingered.

━B-but, in the end, he died. And I am alive. So, isn’t it my victory, the victory of Balan de Sabrnak, who survived...?

... That barely made any sense.

But, it no longer held true.

“... Opal is alive.”

Hearing those words from Stella made my vision blur for a moment. Opening my closed eyes, I listened to her explaining the whole story in detail.

“Everyone knows that the ends of those called heroes weren’t all pleasant.”

“Were they?”

I think I’ve heard something like that before.

Most of the four heroes who tore Solomon to pieces met unfortunate ends in their later years, suffering from illness or accidents. Some called it a curse.

It was safe to say that the Demon King’s curse eventually swallowed the heroes, turning them into tragedies. Of course, I didn’t know if that was true or not.

“Opal was the same. Having overexerted himself in the war, his lifespan had reached its limit, which is unusual for a long-lived elf.... To extend his life, the family took drastic measures.”

“So, you got your hands on the Lion’s Scroll, the Demon King’s treasure.”

“Yes. Everything was conducted in secret. Because of that, the Bellhawk family had to neglect Angmar’s affairs. We had to avoid everyone’s eyes.”

‘Indeed.’

If the fact that they used the Demon King’s resurrection magic was known, it would have caused quite a stir. Especially the Draco family, who was sensitive to matters of life and death, wouldn’t have stayed still.