The Necromance of Love and Death: Defeated Early in the Game, I Reincarnated as a Tragic Villainous Noble and Rebel Against the Scenario with My Beloved Using My Modern and Game Knowledge - Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9: The Time of Purge

At that moment, a shadow covered us.

It was the arrival of Baltzarek.

Baltzarek landed in the garden without making a sound. Then he glared at my uncle and the other relatives.

“What!? Didn’t it fly away!?”

My uncle and the others were tense. That’s right. Even I, who knew I wouldn’t be attacked, was trembling at the anger radiating from Baltzarek. It’s a dragon’s true fury. There’s no way a mere human could pretend to be calm.

“Child of Alfred, are these the ones?”

“Yes, but not all of them.”

“Hmm. I ask you all, who planned to kill the son of Alfred?”

“What!?”

“What!?”

“!?”

Tension ran through the relatives again. But this time, their faces were divided into two expressions: pure shock and fear.

“Clovis! What are you doing? Why are you summoning the dragon to attack us?

“It’s not as bad as it sounds. Baltzarek is just asking a simple question. He said he would continue to lend his strength to the House of Barbastor even after Father’s death. Winning Baltzarek’s trust is the duty of the head of the house. Uncle, you want to become the head, don’t you? Answer me. 

I see. Of course, my uncle is stuttering. No one has planned such a foolish scheme. Such a plan never existed from the start! I don’t know what you’re suspecting, but—”

“That’s a lie.” Baltzarek can tell when someone is lying.

I didn’t know Baltzarek had such an ability, but if that’s the case, the culprit is the evidence itself. In that moment, I thought that it was a pretty good idea that suddenly came to mind.

“W-What are you talking about!? I am the man who will become your master! And you—”

“Talking to this man is already a pain. Go apologize to Alfred in hell.”

“Wh, what are you doing… Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah?!”

At that moment, my uncle was engulfed in black flames that seemed to condense darkness.  He is moving his arms and legs as though doing a pointless dance. Then he eventually disappears without a trace.

“Wha…”

“What…”

“No, it can’t be…”

Indeed, I had wished for my uncle’s death. I thought I would feel a little better if I killed him… But I didn’t feel right. As many stories say, perhaps revenge will only be in vain.

Even so, it would have been hard to forgive my uncle for living an easy life.

But to think that not even a bone would be left behind… I didn’t expect it to be this ruthless. I can almost feel Balzarek’s rage. However, this is where the real action of this event begins.

“Baltzarek.”

“I know. Now, let’s change the question. Who knew about and agreed with the plan to kill Alfred? Everyone has to answer this. If you run away or don’t answer, you will be considered to have confessed and will be burned to ashes.”

It’s checkmate.

As I watched the blazing black flames, I felt the end of my revenge.

“Well done, Baltzarek.”

There were only seven of us left at the scene, including myself . No one spoke, but simply stood there without a word.

Oban and the others who remained here were all innocent. But they stood without moving, trying not to offend Baltzarek.

Is the existence of dragons such a threat to humans?

Well, four people, including my uncle, disappeared right before our eyes.

Baltzarek had already demonstrated his ability to devour people in an instant. No one would want to anger such a being or attract his attention.

I knew from my past life’s game knowledge that my uncle was the mastermind behind my father’s murder plan, but I didn’t expect there were three others involved. It was lucky to expose them all out at once.

The surprising part was that among those who supported my uncle, there were people who didn’t participate in the plan… Well, if I win them over, there should be no problem, and the others, like Oban, who supported me from the beginning, seemed to be also very reliable.

I was able to avenge my father, mother, and Vio, and I also found trustworthy relatives. The results of this event were excellent.

I haven’t fully come to terms with my feelings yet, but this will be the first step to moving forward.

“Child of Alfred, Clovis, you have fulfilled your promise. I will keep the promise I made to you as well. Feel free to seek my assistance anytime.”

“Thank you, Baltzarek.”

I turned to face my relatives, who were still frozen.

“The filthy traitors are gone. Does anyone have any objections to me becoming the head of the house?”

“No! Of course not!”

The first to kneel as expected was Oban. He is indeed trustworthy.

The others also quickly kneeled down and pledged their loyalty to me as well. With this, I have become the head of the House of Barbastor.