Chapter 66: Whisper of the God of Love (Part Six)
“Evil god.”
In response to Muen’s inquiry, An slowly uttered these two words.
“Hehe, as expected?”
Muen’s face showed no surprise at all, resting his head on the stone and gazing at the monster.
Although it was his first encounter, Muen had at least read the original book.
So, after a brief moment of shock, he quickly reacted.
The Evil God.
The catalyst of corruption, the hand of destruction.
The greatest source of calamity in the original text.
In a certain sense, the threat posed by the Evil God surpasses even that of the demons currently engaged in warfare on the border with the empire.
For what drives the demons to invade human territory is land and hatred; they only incite war.
But the Evil God embodies chaos, disorder, and death itself. They infiltrate every crevice, corroding everything, wielding authority from on high, casting greedy eyes upon the mortal realm.
Throughout history, the three major catastrophes that nearly led humanity to extinction all had the shadow of the Evil God looming over them.
And the demon lord foretold to bring about the world’s destruction is also a member of the Evil God’s cohort.
Therefore, with its characteristic of unrelenting malevolence and its involvement in almost every affair, the Evil God has almost become the ultimate scapegoat in the original text.
“If something incomprehensible happens, it must be the work of the Evil God.jpg.”
“I didn’t expect it to be contaminated to this extent. What’s going on? Everything seemed normal before,” Muen frowned in puzzlement.
Hmm…
For a yandere, it’s normal to train their husband, isn’t it?
“But now is not the time to think about that.”
Muen sighed softly and then stood up. “We can’t let this thing develop like this. Luckily, we’re in the wilderness now. If it moves to other villages, it’ll be disastrous.”
“An, let’s hurry back to Belrand. There’s an organization there specifically dealing with the contamination of the evil god. The Church of Life won’t sit idly by either. They’re more professional than us. Let’s go, let’s find them.”
Muen reached out and grabbed An’s arm, intending to take her away.
…No response.
An sat there, arms wrapped around herself, eyes cast down, her expression unreadable.
But no matter how much Muen pulled, she didn’t budge.
“An?”
“I can’t go.”
“Why?”
“Because… I have to take responsibility.”
“Responsibility? What responsibility? This is the contamination of the evil god, what does it have to do with you? You’re not the evil god.”
“But… it does have to do with me.”
An lifted her head, looking into Muen’s eyes with the helpless confusion of a child who had done something wrong.
“Because of what I said, because of what I told Eluka, that’s why she got contaminated by the evil god.”
“Huh? What did you say… What do you mean?” Muen was bewildered.
“Two days ago, when I went to catch fish for the young master, I encountered Eluka…”
An clenched the hand that was holding her arm tightly, exerting force.
Her joints turned slightly pale, indicating the extent of the strength she was using.
However, she was completely oblivious.
The torment and self-blame from deep within had long made her unable to feel the physical pain.
Trembling, An softly recounted to Muen.
Two days ago, her first encounter with Eluka, the things she said to Eluka.
And then, not long ago, their reunion.
How she watched helplessly as Eluka gradually transformed into a monster, with no turning back.
And also the words Eluka said to her in the end.
“Master, are you telling me… what love is?”
“Ah, I see.”
After listening to An’s recount, Muen was also somewhat unsettled.
“So… Eluka heard your words, had a sudden realization, turned into a yandere, and then, in order to gain complete control over the person she loved, made a wish to the evil god, leading to her corruption and fall?”
“I don’t know what she did after we parted ways, but… probably.”
“So, you think this is your responsibility?”
“Right.”
An bit her lip and nodded.
This was partly her fault. If she hadn’t said those words, perhaps none of this would have happened.
So…
“An, snap out of it!”
Muen suddenly shouted sternly, interrupting An’s thoughts.
Then, pointing at the monstrous creature that resembled a small mountain, he said:
“Take a good look at that thing. Are you telling me it could transform like this in just two days? Even if the Evil God is terrifying, its corruption cannot happen overnight. There must have been a long-term accumulation of pollution before the outbreak!”
“Which means, it’s impossible that your words to Eluka were the sole reason she got involved with the Evil God. She must have had some connection to the Evil God long before.”
“But… at least I was the trigger for the outbreak of corruption, wasn’t I?”
“The outbreak was inevitable! No one undergoes fundamental changes just because of one or two words from someone else. Eluka becoming like this was because she already had a tendency towards it. Even without your words, she would have eventually ended up like this!”
“And besides, she’s beyond help now. Haven’t you realized? Eluka doesn’t even have her own body anymore!”
“What else can you do?”
Muen yelled at An.
He was panting heavily.
He suddenly felt angry.
Why was she so stubborn?
Why impose responsibility on herself that didn’t belong to her?
Just because the world might end a billionth of a second earlier due to taking an extra breath of oxygen, does that mean she should be responsible for the world’s destruction?
Don’t you know how terrifying it is to be tainted by the Evil God?
Don’t you cherish your own life?
Why insist on getting caught up in this meaningless dilemma?
Someone else will handle it; it’s not your responsibility!
“She called me master.”
“Mm?”
“That girl, she called me master.”
An lifted her face, looking at Muen.
With a trembling voice, she suddenly spoke.
“As a master, how could I possibly neglect my disciple?”
Crystal-clear tears, like broken beads, continuously fell from her delicate face.
Muen was momentarily stunned.
This was the first time he had seen An like this.
In Muen’s memory, An always appeared poised and graceful.
She would handle her duties as a personal maid perfectly, execute flawless bows and curtsies.
Even each step she took while walking seemed to be almost perfectly measured.
She was the epitome of a perfect maid. At least in Muen’s memory, she had never made any mistakes.
This version of An wouldn’t allow even the slightest hint of weakness to show.
But now.
The girl in front of Muen.
Curling up, hugging her arms tightly.
Disheveled hair sticking to her forehead, her delicate makeup long washed away by the water.
There were no longer the sharp glints in her eyes, but instead a panicked and helpless look, like a child who had done something wrong.
So disheveled.
So, heart-wrenching.
Yet deep in her eyes, there was still an unyielding stubbornness, like a sulking little girl, staring fiercely at Muen.
“I need to go, young master.”
…
“Damn it.”
Looking at An like this, a certain chord in Muen’s heart seemed to be gently struck.
And so, his anger suddenly subsided.
Then, almost involuntarily, he said:
“Alright, I’ll go with you.”
The mc is batshit naive and crazy
Sentimental Ann