บท 187: The Massacre of Nobles in the Palace

"How many people not involved in your revenge have died? If all the nobles die, chaos will ensue. Ultimately, it's the people who will suffer."

"Sir Eiji, I beg you from the bottom of my heart, will you stop your actions? This isn't for me or the nobles, but for the people's lives."

Henrietta felt relieved to have expressed her thoughts to the main perpetrator of this problem.

It was only a matter of time before issues arose. Without the presence of nobles managing the territories, various problems would emerge. For instance, ambitious people wanting to seize control of the territory, laws not being enforced, and so on.

"What do the lives of others have to do with me? Besides, I don't know them, why should I care?"

"You're so selfish!"

Eiji's nonchalant answer made Henrietta angry. It was the first time she had met someone so apathetic.

"Say what you want, I won't change my mind just because of your words." Eiji replied indifferently.

"God must be blind to give power to someone like you."

Failing to persuade him, Henrietta could only blame herself.

"You still haven't answered my earlier question. Are you really pregnant?" Eiji asked curiously.

Although he knew his actions would create a butterfly effect and alter the plot, he did not anticipate the plot to change so drastically.

In Lin Fan's memory, even up to the Zero no Tsukaima series, no heroine was pregnant. At most, the protagonist would marry the heroine, even though sometimes he would secretly have romantic moments with other heroines.

However, the protagonist and the main heroine had already died due to the impact of Domain Expansion: Null Void. Now Henrietta, who was a heroine, was pregnant before her plot arc even started. How could Eiji not want to know?

"Does it matter? The father of this child has already died at your hands."

Touching her flat but pregnant belly, Henrietta smiled bitterly.

Not only was she pregnant at a young age, but she was also a widow.

"I've killed too many people, I can't guess." Eiji said bluntly.

Ignoring the 300,000 Imperial Germania soldiers, just the number of nobles alone was more than two digits.

"You're a monster in human form..."

Hearing this, Henrietta looked at him in horror. She could be sure that the handsome man in front of her had killed more people in history, whether in the past, present, or future.

It's normal for many deaths to occur in wars. However, for an individual to kill hundreds of thousands of people alone was unnatural no matter how one looked at it.

"You still haven't answered my question." Eiji repeated, ignoring the other's insult.

"The man who impregnated me was Albert III." Henrietta said melancholically.

"Who is he?"

Even after checking Lin Fan's memory, Eiji did not know the man, which meant he was just a mob character who didn't even appear on screen.

"You really don't know?"

"If I knew, why would I ask?"

"That makes sense... Albert III was the Emperor of the Germania Empire. He died while leading the army on the Saxe-Gotha plains in an attempt to conquer you. From the start, we were engaged. But he said he would only send reinforcements if I agreed to sleep with him."

"I see."

Henrietta's explanation was brief and easy to understand. Eiji was slightly surprised that his revenge had caused the plot to change so drastically.

"Sir Eiji, since you are so strong, why don't you directly attack the nobles instead of creating a barrier that traps us in the capital? I don't understand why you're using such a roundabout method."

Feeling that the other party was easy to talk to, Henrietta's tension eased a little, and she tried to gather information that might be useful.

"All the nobles outside the capital have been exterminated by me. The ones left are gathered in the capital like turtles hiding in their shells. Rather than giving them a quick death, it's better to make them live in fear until they experience a mental breakdown. After that, they will meet their demise."

That was only half the truth.

In fact, the reason Eiji set up the barrier surrounding the capital was to restore his power to its peak levels.

Not only were the nobles terrified, but the common people in the capital who were also trapped felt the same way.

All the negative emotions in the capital were converted into Cursed Energy and absorbed by Eiji.

He had a large storage capacity. Thus, it took some time for his Cursed Energy to fully recover.

"Then why involve the people? They are not related to your revenge. At least let them leave the capital." Henrietta pleaded with a look of desperation.

"Rest assured, the barrier will disappear today."

"Really? Thank goodness..."

Just as she felt relieved, Henrietta realized the implication behind Eiji's words.

"As you guessed, playtime is over."

"Ah, the time has come. Please, give me a painless death."

Henrietta closed her eyes, waiting for the death that would come.

"..."

After waiting for a while, the pain she anticipated did not come. Opening her eyes, she saw him just standing there. Before she could ask, the other party already gave his answer.

"Consider yourself lucky, I am sparing your life."

No matter how cruel he was, Eiji couldn't bring himself to kill a pregnant woman. After that, his figure vanished in the blink of an eye.

"AHHH—"

"Spare me, AHHH..."

"Guards, protect me! KWAAAAGH!!!"

In the next moment, Henrietta heard the tragic screams of the nobles. Her body trembled, she covered her ears with her hands, but her actions didn't fully isolate the sound.

She could only curl up in a corner, listening to their desperate cries before death.

At first, the soldiers tried to stop Eiji. But after seeing their comrades killed so easily, most of their courage vanished, dropping their weapons to the ground, and turning to flee.

Eiji didn't bother chasing those who fled; he would only kill the soldiers if they tried to protect the nobles.

Ten minutes later, the screams gradually disappeared.

The smell of fresh blood iron lingered in the air carried by the breeze.

The maids and other palace workers felt nauseated inhaling the foul air. Many of them vomited on the spot or were too weak to stand.

As the massacre took place, they could only stand still, too afraid to run.

The barrier covering the capital disappeared, prompting joyous cheers from the people after being isolated from the outside world for a week.

On the other hand, Eiji appeared on the stone wall that served as the capital's defense.

"Siesta, I have avenged you. I hope you like it."

The wind blew his white hair, his expression looked nostalgic, remembering the short days he spent with Siesta.

"Let's move to the next world. This world has nothing I need. Staying here is just a waste of time."

After making a decision, Eiji raised his hand forward.

"Cursed Technique Lapse: Azure."

An energy ball condensed at his fingertip, launching a few meters ahead, then the energy ball distorted space forming a portal.

"Goodbye, world."

Seeing the joyful scene of the capital's citizens, Eiji stepped into the portal.

Shortly after, the portal vanished as if it had never existed.

Now, the Chaosbringer had disappeared from the world, but his deeds would be recorded in history and remembered by future generations as a human-shaped catastrophe.