The Legendary Spearman Returns

Side Story Chapter 150

-Are you going to kill your own son, Joshua Sanders?

Evergrant pointed out that Kireua had been bleeding out of the hole Joshua’s spear had made in him. The bleeding had stopped for some reason, but Kireua was completely unconscious and his head hung limply.

“I already knew this, but it has to be said: you really have no dignity,” Joshua retorted through Lilith’s mouth.

Evergrant chuckled quietly.

-Are you angry?

“Do I look angry?”

-Good, that’s what I was hoping for.

“I really can’t congratulate you for fulfilling your dream of becoming a Ninth Circle mage,” Joshua said.

-That’s a shame. I wanted to receive congratulations from the man who’s considered the best in the current generation, even if it’s just for politeness’s sake. Hehehe.

In contrast to Joshua, who was serene as a lake, Lilith was so infuriated that she nearly burst a vein.

‘Can I please punch that lich?’ she asked. However, a beautiful dark elf with chocolate skin walked out of the shadows before Lilith could start swinging.

“Evergrant con Aswald, don’t cross the line,” Aisha warned the lich.

-...Who do you think you are to interrupt our conversation?

“One of the basic terms in an undead’s contract is that the undead can never inflict harm on the master, isn’t it?” Aisha snapped.

The master in this contract was, of course, Joshua because he was the undead's source of demonic power, the only thing enabling their continued existence. If Joshua so wished, he could instantly turn Evergrant into a handful of dust. However, this man was too soft-hearted and didn’t seem to have the slightest thought of doing so—that was why Aisha stepped in. She was going to tie up Evergrant’s limbs using the terms of his contract and she would kill him herself if he continued to run amok.

“Aisha...” Joshua trailed off.

“Don’t delude yourself. You’re an atrociously indecisive man, but I’m not doing this for you,” Aisha coldly replied.

In truth, the sense of betrayal that Aisha had felt after finding out that Joshua wasn’t a dragon was beyond anyone’s imagination. Was it because she had been deceived and used? No, that wasn’t the reason, since Aisha was the one who had jumped to conclusions. As a matter of fact, she had received a lot of help and had not really suffered a loss at all.

That aside, Aisha had believed that Joshua was her friend, but Joshua hadn’t reciprocated. Elves valued promises and truth by nature, so although their first encounter might not have been genuine, Joshua could have at least given Aisha a heads-up. However, he hadn’t told Aisha the truth even now. She’d found out Joshua’s son, not Joshua himself. While teaching Kireua her stealth and other techniques, Aisha had noticed that Kireua was a pure human, not a half-dragon.

“I’m just doing this for Kireua, my student,” Aisha flatly stated, her eyes cold.

“...Thank you.”

“There is no need to thank me...!”

“He’s your student, but he’s also my son. As his father, how can I not feel grateful to you?” Joshua smiled faintly.

“Forget it.” A sigh slipped out of Aisha’s frowning lips. “Evergrant con Aswald, put Kireua back in his original state. If not, I’m going to use my full power to annihilate you.”

Aisha released murderous energy vastly more powerful than anything that had been used so far. It was Killing Intent, the murderous energy of murderous energy.

-You’re quite arrogant. Do you think you can hurt me?

“If your master activates your forbidden seal for failing to uphold the contract, why not?”

Evergrant visibly recoiled, but Aisha looked at Joshua.

“Enough of your indecisiveness. Evergrant con Aswald will continue to stand in your way now that he has what he wanted. It would be best to take care of him here right now.”

Joshua was silent for some reason, much to Lilith’s frustration.

‘What are you doing?!’

-...Would Evergrant even bat an eye if I annihilated him right now?

‘What are you talking about?’

-I don’t think he will.

After saying that, Joshua took a step forward. “That isn’t his real revenge.”

“What?”

“Evergrant is already triumphant. He has what he wanted, just like you said, so will anything change even if I threaten to erase him?”

Aisha's eyes widened. Evergrant burst into laughter as if he had been waiting to hear that.

-You’re smart indeed. I see that the best martial artist on the continent is also a strategist.

“Enough of the sarcasm. That doesn’t mean that you won, Evergrant,” Joshua snapped.

-Is it time for you to console yourself now? Hehehe.

Evergrant chuckled ominously.

However, the corner of Joshua’s mouth rose. “No, it’s reality, not consolation. You’re just the first stepping stone for my son to get stronger.”

-What?

“What are you going to do if Kireua opens his eyes right now?” Joshua asked.

-...Hahahahahahahahahahaa!

Evergrant’s laughter was so lively that it seemed as if he’d forgotten he was undead.

-Are you out of your mind? The famous Dark God is in your son’s body. Aden von Agnus.

Joshua nodded. “I’m well aware of that.”

-You’re “well aware of that”? Hah! Then you’ll also know that he’s so tenacious that he fooled the Britten Family for decades to get revenge. It needn't be said how physically powerful he is.

Evergrant didn’t need to remind Joshua. If anyone would know, it was Joshua.

-That person finally found a body after years of wandering the world. Do you really think a twenty-year-old boy can beat him and regain control of his body?

“We’ll see,” Joshua casually responded.

-You nutjob. Ahahaha!

Once again, Lilith flew into a rage.

‘Why in the world do you let him spew his shit?! Destroy him. You’re his master!’

-Do you remember what I said?

‘What you said? What do you mean?’

-Revenge is meaningless.

‘Are you kidding me right now? With everything that is going on, you’re saying what?’ A vein bulged out of Lilith’s forehead again. ‘Revenge is meaningless?’The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novelenglish.net . Fire(.)nᴇt

-I’m not saying I won’t take revenge at all.

‘Then what?’

-It’s best to avoid it if I can, but if I decide to do it, I should do it right. I will crush him so he’ll never be able to think about raising his head in front of me again.

Lilith was taken aback.

-The best revenge right now is for Kireua to overcome the trial on his own.

‘Y-You have a point, but why do you think Evergrant is that confident? It’s because overcoming that is difficult...’

-Look over there.

Joshua turned her head for her, forcing her to see what he saw. Her lip trembled.

“Ki-Kireua?” Lilith said aloud. She clapped her hand over her mouth. Her voice was quiet but clear, so everyone around her looked in the same direction.

-What?

Evergrant realized that white smoke was rising from Kireua’s body like he was a chunk of ice dropped into a fire.

Kireua was sweating buckets, but the sweat vaporized instantly, meaning that something was happening inside him.

-This... can’t be possible.

Evergrant quickly drew up his demonic power.

-Aden von Agnus! Why can’t you take care of one boy—

“You shouldn’t interrupt him,” Joshua said.

-...Ugh!

Joshua finally took action and made Evergrant strangle himself. Although he was currently in Lilith’s body, the contract between Joshua and Evergrant was made on their souls. In other words, Joshua had no problem in exerting his influence.

-Joshua Sanders... You bastard...!

“It’s ‘master’ to you, not bastard,” Joshua sneered.

-Y-You don’t care if something bad happens to your son?

“I already told you that Kireua isn’t weak enough to succumb to this tribulation. I look forward to seeing you fall deeper into despair.”

-Gakh! He, hehehehe. You dream big.

Evergrant didn’t stop laughing in spite of his splitting headache. It seemed Kireua was putting up some sort of fight, but his fate was already sealed. The combined efforts of the infamous Dark God and Evergrant himself had put Kireua into that state, so how could Evergrant lose?

-You... will beg me to save your son. You’ll cry for forgiveness underneath my feet.

“Right back at you.”

-...What?

“You said it just now: you’ll beg to be saved and cry for forgiveness under my feet.”

Evergrant loosed his demonic power, but it quickly subsided.

-Ahh! Arggghhhhhhh!

The forbidden seal was automatically activated by Evergrant’s attempt to hurt his master, so Joshua didn’t need to do anything.

-Joshua Sanders! I curse you! I hate you! I loathe and despise you!

“It’s interesting that we’re on the same page with this one. I feel the same when I look at you.” Joshua shrugged.

-We... will see... how long you will be... able to stay relaxed—!

Evergrant abruptly stopped speaking and moving.

“Ki-Kireua?” Aisha noticed that something was changing with Kireua. The smoke around him had vanished, and the air had stilled like the calm before the storm.

And then Kireua opened his eyes.

His eyes glowed with a lurid red light.