I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 27

Chapter 27

“Right? Maybe that pig bastard sent you as a spy, or maybe he sent you to trap me. Why should I trust you?”

I silently waited for Aurora to finish speaking. My only role here is to wait patiently until she eventually says she’ll prove it herself.

Because she wants to believe me. She wants to believe me and escape this hellish life.

That’s why she wants the player’s words to be true more than anyone else.

In the game, it wasn’t described at all what the lord’s daughter had been through, so I just accepted it, but now that Aurora is saying it, I can really feel her heartfelt emotions.

That’s Aurora’s own plea. She’s desperately pleading that she can’t believe me right now, so please prove yourself so that I can believe you.

It was definitely the truth since she said it herself. Well, it was the original NPC, not the current Aurora, who said it.

“So, prove it. How can I believe you?”

Aurora came right up to me.

Her long, black hair, extending down the back of her neck, swayed, contrasting with her faintly glowing white skin, and her golden eyes shone firmly.

But I didn’t miss the fact that those golden eyes, which seemed so strong at first glance, were trembling slightly.

“Yes. How can I prove it to you? If I reveal the entire plan of how I can kill the lord, would you believe me?”

Even in the game, this option was the most stable. Sharing the method of killing the lord.

There was an option to appeal to emotions, but that requires a lot of preparation, so I can’t use it now.

“…I’ll listen for now. If it’s a plausible plan, I’ll accept it.”

Naturally, my eyes, looking up from below, met Aurora’s, looking down from above.

Aurora seemed to have only then realized that she was wearing a very revealing outfit. She flinched and blushed, then sat down next to me with her legs modestly together.

But it didn’t help much because of the nature of the outfit.

“When we first met earlier, that bastard left the reception room holding something in his arms, remember?”

“I remember. He probably traded it for my body.”

“Do you have any idea what it might be?”

“Not at all. It must be something quite valuable since he traded it for my body, but it’s impossible to guess beyond that. So, what is it?”

“It’s a book possessed by a demon.”

“…What?”

“It’s a book possessed by a demon.”

“Shut up, I wasn’t asking you to repeat yourself.”

As soon as she heard those words, Aurora’s expression turned serious. Then, she fidgeted, glanced around, and whispered in a hushed voice.

“Are you crazy? According to imperial law, even being associated with a demonㅡ”

“Yes, it’s an automatic death sentence.”

And a very painful and cruel one at that.

The real reason I had the absolute upper hand in the deal with the lord was right here.

If she reported me, I would definitely be arrested and executed, but in turn, the lord himself wouldn’t be able to retrieve the book. The Emperor would personally wield the holy sword and purify it.

It must have been an absolute no-no for him, who had been consumed by the desire to possess it and had gone mad with the thought of using the demon’s power to seduce women.

“Then whyㅡ”

“Don’t worry. Only that one person will be involved with the demon. No one here will die, no property in the mansion will be damaged, and no place in the city will be destroyed. We’re safe.”

“Are you sure? The Emperor never lets anyone involved with demons live. If we slip up, you and I are both finished. Are you telling me to risk my life?”

“You don’t have to risk your life. It means you can just sit back and prepare to inherit the position of head of the family.”

I answered confidently.

“…Seeing you so confident, it seems you have something in mind?”

Aurora’s voice was skeptical.

“Of course. I only ‘happened’ to find that book and delivered it to the lord.”

“You only, happened to find, that…?”

“Yes. I subjugated a monster and found that book. It was obviously ominous, so to prevent chaos, I secretly discussed countermeasures only with the lord, but he took it, saying he would handle it himself, and then couldn’t control his greed and tried to make a contract with the demon.”

In this case, I would be completely innocent.

I subjugated a monster and found an obviously ominous book, so I brought it to discuss how to deal with it, but the lord sent me back and secretly tried to make a contract with the demon, only to fail and get eaten by it himself.

The party that should argue that it’s a lie has been purified after becoming a demon, so all we have to do is coordinate our stories and cover up the truth.

If they wanted to force a connection, they could. But the Emperor I know wasn’t like that. She would rather treat the lord as a good-for-nothing idiot and end it herself.

That’s actually how the incident ends in the game.

“…It’s not a completely absurd plan. I’m a little concerned about having to deceive the Emperor, but she won’t deliberately investigate a guy who died trying to summon a demon, so there’s no risk of getting caught.”

“This is the only way for Aurora-nim to safely inherit the position of head of the family. And the die has already been cast. We’ll definitely carry out the plan tonight.”

After hearing my explanation, Aurora let out a dumbfounded laugh.

“I’ve thought about selling my soul to the devil if it meant I could kill that pig bastard, but I never thought I’d actually be involved with a demon. Is this what they mean when they say life is unpredictable?”

“Aren’t you too young to be saying life is unpredictable?”

“It’s okay because the stress has aged my mind much faster than my body.”

She said it casually, but it didn’t sound like a joke at all. Her golden eyes stared blankly at the ceiling. After some time, those eyes turned back to me.

“I just thought of this, but even if you have a plan, summoning a demon in the middle of the city is a bitㅡ”

“It’s fine.”

“…?”

I cut Aurora off. A question mark appeared above her head.

“I told you. No one will get hurt, nothing will be broken, and no place will be destroyed. Only one person will die.”

Well, he won’t even be human by the time he dies.

Late at night.

The lord carefully left the room after securing the book. He had deliberately said that he didn’t need to patrol tonight, and just in case, he had the maid put sleeping pills in the food of the servants and attendants.

He had ‘taken care of’ the maid after receiving the report that she had completed the task. This scene must never be seen by anyone.

The other two, that idiotic rookie knight and Aurora, would be busy entangled with each other in the annex of the mansion by now. Or they might have already enjoyed themselves to the fullest and fallen asleep.

His extremely cautious footsteps headed towards the basement of the mansion. Even so, due to his weight, it sounded like an ordinary person running.

“Kufufu.”

Uncontrollable laughter escaped his lips as he headed to the basement.

The demon of lust, which gives men unlimited stamina and makes women climax just by touching them. It was truly the perfect demon for him.

Of course, he was well aware of the dangers of this. He knew that if the Emperor heard that he was trying to make a contract with a demon, even his family wouldn’t be spared from annihilation.

But he had enough excuses. This was the outskirts of the empire, the backwoods. He could just stay here and not go out, and with her personality, she wouldn’t be the one to summon him to the Imperial Palace first.

If he could make those arrogant Knight Commanders his, it would be more than enough entertainment for the rest of his life. His lower body swelled just at the thought.

The lord hurriedly entered the basement and locked the door with several layers of locks. The basement was filled with all kinds of sexual torture devices.

Many women had died in this room, screaming in agony as they were crushed under the lord’s fat, greasy body, and soon that list would be endlessly updated.

Drool dripped from the corners of his mouth. As he took out the book he had carefully kept in his arms, the desire to open and read it instantly captivated his mind. The lord, with bloodshot eyes, untied the string that was wrapped around the book.

His fingers kept getting in the way, as if his body couldn’t keep up with his urgent mind. Especially this damn little finger.

“Ugh! Annoying!”

Crack, the lord grabbed his left little finger and broke it. He didn’t even feel the pain. He was only happy that he could see the book sooner.

Just seeing the cover with the string removed made him ecstatic. Drool dripped from his mouth, and a disgusting, kufufufu laughter escaped his lips.

With trembling hands, he opened the book. With great anticipation for the contents within.

And as soon as he opened the book, a black energy gushed out and enveloped the lord’s body.

“Huh?”

It was only after that that the lord came to his senses.

“Ugh, uwaaaaaaaaaaagh!”

The first emotion he felt in his clear mind was pain. An unbearable pain surged from his left little finger, which he had broken himself because it was annoying.

Why, why did I do that? What was the reason?

Meanwhile, the black energy continued to envelop his body. It seeped into his eyes, filled his ears, crawled into his nose, and filled his mouth. The lord retched at the horrible sensation.

“Gah, kheeeeek?! Keuk?!”

His body began to change.

A pair of horns sprouted from his head, and a pair of demonic wings covered in membranes emerged from his back. Hideous scales began to cover his entire body. His fingernails grew long.

“Oh, no! No!”

The lord desperately struggled, flailing his arms. His body fell backward with a thud, and the torture devices toppled over and shattered one after another, but he didn’t have time to care about such things.

“Kuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!!!!”

The lord screamed in terror as he felt his bones twist, his form change, his limbs warp, and his entire body transform into something inhuman. It was an excruciatingly terrible pain.

It hurt. It hurt so much. It hurt so much that he felt like he was going to die. He wanted to curse the god he didn’t even believe in, wondering how such pain could even exist.

But he gritted his teeth and endured it with the single-minded desire to live.

He didn’t want to die. He wanted to live no matter what. With the sole desire to survive, he desperately resisted, tears and snot streaming down his face.

His body was no longer his own. Something like wings sprouted from his back, horns grew from his head, and the feel of his hands and feet was strange. His skin was creepily bumpy.

His skin was insanely itchy. He scratched his skin frantically, and he could feel the sharp touch of his fingernails beyond the bumpy scales. The itchiness didn’t go away at all.

“Heugh… Heuuuuu… Huh?”

Creak.

As the lord struggled desperately, he heard the sound of the basement door opening.

It didn’t matter at all how they could have come in when he had clearly locked the door tightly. The only thing that mattered was that he now had someone he could ask for help.

“Help me! Help me! He, keuheuheuheuㅡ!!!!!!”

Blood gushed from his mouth. It was a color much closer to black than red. Even as he vomited blood, even as his limbs twisted, he crawled towards the voice, not wanting to die.

“Ugh, I never imagined it would be this hideous. Is this why you told me to prepare myself mentally?”

“Haha, it is a bit of an unsightly appearance, isn’t it?”

“A bit? Have you no conscience?”

The lord heard two voices conversing in a tone devoid of even a hint of tension.