Chapter 224
“Ray…”
The bond of consciousness connecting them snapped, and the blood-red orb left behind in the Blue Tower’s chamber murmured weakly.
The blue-clad figure, Arachne, remained silent, observing without a word.
Blood-Red Orb, Viscount Yuris, turned his head directly toward Arachne.
“It’s truly regrettable, Yuris.”
“……”
The last mercy I can show you is to let you escape this place alive.
“Do you intend to remain a standard-bearer of lies and shadows, obeying until the very end?”
“Do you wish to know why I remain loyal to the Shadow Lord?”
“……I have no particular desire to know.”
Viscount Yuris shook his head coldly.
“War will begin, and within that war, we will now be enemies.”
The blue-robed mage smiled sadly, while Marquis Yuris remained silent. For the first time, his shoulders trembled faintly.
“The Shadow Lord is correct.”
“What is it?”
“That I was nothing but a third-rate villain.”
As he spoke, the Crimson Prince began to laugh. He chuckled like a madman. After exaggerated gestures like a third-rate actor, the laughter abruptly vanished.
“And this petty villainy ends here.”
Bloodred spoke with a face devoid of even a trace of emotion.
“One last question. Will you betray the shadows and lies and fight alongside me?”
“Unfortunately, I cannot.”
Arachne said, and the Crimson Ball nodded. Simultaneously, characters of blood began to etch themselves into his flesh.
“Then, as your sovereign said, there’s no reason for us to retreat like third-rate villains and wait for a better time.”
