I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 25

Chapter 25

The Knight Commanders pressed me about what that task was, but I just laughed and vaguely brushed it off. It was a silent indication that I had no intention of answering.

Actually, I could have told them if I wanted to.

It’s a bit sudden and completely unbelievable, but who would object to being able to kill the guy who’s been dragging them down and picking fights with them without any repercussions?

Even Iris, who’s so strict about principles, would at least passively agree.

However, the reason I’m deliberately hiding what I’m about to do is because the lord might be eavesdropping on conversations within the castle.

Although players can’t directly use it, there’s definitely a magic in the game that allows continuous surveillance and eavesdropping on a specific area. And the NPC who uses it is the Arcana Tower Master.

That’s why the Arcana Tower Master, who you face as a boss if you take the human hostility route, is notorious for being a pain in the a*s in many ways.

She uses surveillance and eavesdropping magic that’s spread throughout the tower and the grand library to monitor the player while she’s holed up in the boss room, blasting magic.

In other words, from the moment you enter the tower and the grand library until the moment you reach the boss room and take down the Arcana Tower Master, the entire field is essentially a boss fight.

‘The NPC who cast the magic that restores everything in this castle to its original state is definitely the same one. So, I can’t be sure that she didn’t also install detection magic at the lord’s request.’

In the first place, it’s hard for me to be certain about this part because the magic cast on the castle is different from the game.

In the game, of course, surveillance magic wasn’t installed. But there, the lord and the Knight Commanders were all men, and now one side is a woman, and the other side wants to make those women into sex slaves.
It wouldn’t be strange at all if that crazy pervert was eavesdropping.

So, while I might be able to get away with saying that I’m badmouthing the lord together with the Knight Commanders to avoid any potential suspicion, I had to keep my mouth shut about dealing with the lord.

If I get caught, I won’t be able to fix it even if I say it was a joke.

“What? Why are you here again?”

“I’ve come to report the monster subjugation to the lord.”

I used the ability check orb to focus my stats on Divine Power, asked Iris for a favor, and headed to the mansion. The knight at the main gate was still incredibly rude.

It was quite a sight to see him acting like that, not knowing what his fate would be.

When I entered the mansion with the horse head and looked for the lord, the servants frowned and grumbled loud enough for me to hear, then disappeared somewhere with the horse head.

It was a given that they would curse at me as they left, as if to make sure I heard them.

Once again, a maid guided me to the empty reception room, and I waited there for a long time. I thought he had become a bit more polite when making the offer, but as soon as he felt he had the upper hand, he went right back to this.

“You’ve arrived.”

“Yes, my lord.”

The lord, once again, took a long time and only waddled in with his heavy body after the reception room table was filled with refreshments. It was a physique that amazed me every time I saw it.
“I’ve seen what you brought as proof of subjugation. You caught the monster that Claudia, that b*tch, reported she failed to subdue, all by yourself.”

“It was nothing.”

“Yes, yes. Kuhuhu. I have a good eye for people.”

‘A good eye for people?’

I barely managed to suppress the laughter that threatened to burst out at those words.

If he really had a good eye for people, shouldn’t he have figured out that the human sitting right in front of him was trying to get rid of him?

“Let’s cut the small talk. Why did you call me? You wouldn’t have requested to meet me just to report something like that. Don’t you have work to do now?”

The lord leaned back on the sofa with an arrogant look on his face. It was the kind of expression that made you want to punch him in the face.

Since I had to do what I had to do, I put on a serious expression and met the lord’s eyes.

“From now on, can you promise to keep what I say an absolute secret?”

“Yes, I promise. Tell me.”

“You have to swear seriously. You’ll keep this matter a secret no matter what.”

Seeing me being so stubborn, the lord seemed to realize that this wasn’t an ordinary matter, and the smile disappeared from his face. The words “I understand” came out of his mouth.

I pulled out the demon-possessed book from the pouch at my waist. The moment the lord saw it, his eyes nearly popped out of his head. Greed slowly filled his eyes.

“That is…”

“I’m sure you can guess what this is, my lord.”

A book that exudes an ominous aura at first glance, something that feels unusual. The lord stared blankly at it, then hurriedly approached the window, rolled up his sleeves himself, drew the curtains, and returned.

“Tell me right now. Where did you get that?”

“It appeared after I killed that monster. It seems like it was related to a demon.”

“A demon…”

I lied without batting an eye. The key to this conversation was to make the lord interested in this book by any means necessary. The process wasn’t important.

It was the same in the game. No matter what nonsensical choices you made here, as long as you made the lord take this book in the end, it was a clear victory.

Common sense dictates that you wouldn’t tell anyone what was said during a deal related to a demon. If that gets out, no matter how much power or connections you have, you’re dead.

“And, do you recognize the symbol on the cover?”

“Hmm, no. I don’t know it at all.”

When I pointed at the bumpy letters on the cover, the lord shook his head. I didn’t know the letters either, but that wasn’t the point right now. It was time to lie again.

“I’ve overheard some knowledge like this before. If I may dare to guess, this seems to be related to the Demon of Lust.”

“The Demon of Lust? What’s that?”

“It’s a demon that promises men unlimited stamina and turns women into beings with endless sexual desire and the ability to reach climax just by brushing against a man’s clothes.”

Of course, this is all a lie. There’s no such erotic or porn-game-like demon in Brightest Darkness 4.
In the first place, all the demons here are just monsters obsessed with slaughter. They don’t kill men and rape women, they kill men and kill women.
But the lord didn’t know these details, so I could clearly see the desire that was slowly building up in his eyes being pulled in. My job was done. The book would take care of the rest.

“Hoo…”

The lord’s eyes were stained with greed. He reached for the book with a chuckle, so I pulled my arm back slightly. The lord’s hand fumbled in the air.

“No, my lord. Why are you acting like this when you know better?”

I smiled slyly. The lord glared at me for a moment, then seemed to realize that I had the upper hand in this deal, and leaned back on the sofa with a long sigh.

“Alright, what do you want?”

“Well, I think you know better than me what I want.”

I didn’t want anything other than his life, but in deals like this, you have to make the other side offer the conditions.

I kept a sly smile on my face, and the lord frowned deeply in thought. How much time passed as he groaned and agonized? Finally, his mouth opened cautiously.

His tone was much more polite than before.

“I think I understand what you want. I’ll give you a woman you can freely break and ruin. That woman will surely satisfy your sexual desires.”

‘…Is this guy crazy?’

When did I ever say that?
I struggled to suppress the urge to smack him in the head and managed my expression. Honestly, even if I hit him now, he wouldn’t give up the book, but the aftermath would be a problem.

“I’ll listen and decide. Who is it?”

“My daughter.”

For a moment, I was so surprised that I almost dropped the book. I barely managed to keep my grip and prevent such a disaster, but there’s no way he didn’t notice my reaction.

The lord smirked.

“You seem quite surprised.”

“Of course I’m surprised. Your daughter? Is it okay to give her to someone like me?”

“Of course it’s okay. I can always have another child, and I didn’t particularly care for her anyway. And, of course, the position of successor should be passed down to my son, right? I’ll give you my daughter, so whether you use her as a sex slave or make her a prostitute to earn money, it’s up to you. I can just pick another suitable woman and have another child.”

The lord chuckled to himself. His cheeks and belly jiggled simultaneously.

I was definitely wrong. Is this guy crazy? No, he was crazy. He was way more out of control than in the game.

“So, will you accept the deal?”

“I’ll ask just one more thing. Since she’s your daughter, her beauty is guaranteed, right?”

“Hmm? Khahahaha! That’s right, I forgot to mention that! I guarantee her looks! Of course she’s beautiful! I even considered deflowering her before she became an adult!”

‘…’

Tsk.

I just casually asked to avoid suspicion, as it seemed like a natural question to ask if I was in the position of receiving a woman, but I didn’t expect that kind of answer.

As someone obsessed with a certain card in another world said, it was a painful realization that there’s always a lower bottom. I never imagined that a person’s character could be so messed up.

“Alright. I accept. Please call your daughter here. But, what will you explain to your daughter?”

“Do I need a reason to handle my own child? Of course, she has to obey her father’s orders!”

The lord grinned broadly, seemingly delighted that the deal had been made.

‘Ugh, that crazy bastard.’

Anyway, the deal was done.
I put the book in my pocket so no one else could see it, and the lord ordered the maid to bring his daughter.

Soon, a girl entered the room with panting breaths. She had long, black hair that reached her waist, wore a dress, and had golden eyes.

She was panting to catch her breath, probably from running here at full speed, then quickly clasped her hands in front of her lower abdomen and bowed her head respectfully towards us.

Her attitude was more like she was facing someone of high status rather than her own father.

“You called, Father.”

“Say hello, Aurora. This man has decided to take you.”

“Pardon?”

The golden pupils of the girl named Aurora trembled slightly. It must have been like a bolt from the blue for her. Honestly, I didn’t expect the lord to be so blunt.
But apart from that, I felt a sense of satisfaction that things were going well. It’s not because I can use Aurora as a sex slave, of course, there’s another reason.

It’s because, in order to quickly clean up the mess after killing the lord without any chaos, I need to put this lord’s daughter in the empty position of the head of the family. That’s the only way the story will proceed without any problems.

The reason I was so surprised when I heard his offer to give me his daughter earlier was that I was worried about how to meet the lord’s daughter, but it was solved so easily.

“F-Father. What does that…”

“Don’t argue. It’s already been decided.”

Aurora asked in a trembling voice, but the lord firmly shut her down as if he wouldn’t accept any refusal. Her golden eyes filled with sadness and despair.

“Well, then…”

The lord smiled and reached out his hand, and I handed him the book, pocket and all. The lord smirked, shook my hand once, carefully tucked the pocket into his arms, and left the reception room.

‘Ugh, s*it.’

I rubbed my hands on the sofa to clean them.

Now, only I, wondering how to start the conversation, and Aurora, her head bowed in despair, were left in the room.

I couldn’t come up with any good ideas after thinking for a long time, so I was about to start the conversation with the most common greeting, “Um…” when,

“I apologize for coming here without any preparations to serve you, as this was a sudden decision.”

‘Huh?’

When Aurora bowed as she said that, I froze in the position I was about to open my mouth, wondering what was going on. Whether I did or not, Aurora continued speaking.

“If you wish to taste my body, I will gladly accept it. However, in this state, I don’t think I can serve you properly, so I think I need to prepare myself before that.”

“No, wait a minuteㅡ”

“Please wait for me on the top floor of the mansion’s annex.”

Before I could even stop her and tell her to wait, Aurora turned around and left without listening to me. Her back quickly disappeared from view.

Left alone, I stood blankly in the room.

‘…She’s not going to run away like that, is she?’

It’s a misunderstanding that can be cleared up, but I was worried about what might happen before that. If she buys time like this and then takes her own life out of despair, or just runs away, I’ll be in big trouble.

‘Please don’t do that.’