Chapter 56
Chapter 56
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: Gospel to the Snobby Bitch (9)
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‘…Where the hell is this?’
Her mind had gone completely blank, like a fuse had blown in her consciousness.
She couldn’t even remember when she’d lost it or regained it.
‘Surely… something happened…’
The only hazy memory that surfaced was Yuseong kicking her.
She was pretty sure she’d said something, but…
‘Nothing’s coming back to me.’
…Throb!!
“Guhhh!!”
Alicia clutched at her ribs, where agony swirled like a storm, letting out a pained groan.
Thankfully, it hadn’t pierced her lungs or organs, and her magic was slowly mending them. But her overall condition was the worst!
‘How badly did he beat me?’
It wasn’t just her ribs that hurt. Agony raged across her entire body.
Every inch of her felt intoxicated by a drug called violence.
“U-Undine…”
Calling out to her spirit companion, bound to her soul, Alicia pleaded for help.
The water spirit’s healing powers should be able to fix her up.
But…
…Undine?
Her dear friend didn’t appear.
What the hell…?
“……Hm? No way… this is…?”
Alicia stared at the unnatural bracelet clamped around her wrist.
It looked like a cheap thousand-won toy bracelet you’d never willingly wear.
Though it was surprisingly sturdy for a toy—tough enough that a normal person couldn’t break it barehanded.
But Alicia wasn’t focused on its price.
“…Mana freeze?”
Reading the flow of embedded magic and tracing its origin, Alicia gaped at the bracelet in disbelief.
It was undoubtedly inscribed with a mana-freeze magic circle, used only on sinners—specifically, S-rank criminals who wielded magic.
But this circle had a fatal flaw: the enchanter needed overwhelmingly more mana than the target.
If that condition wasn’t met, the enchanter might as well flush their mana down the drain.
‘My mana’s been suppressed?’
Alicia was confident in one thing: her mana reserves.
She was a high elf who’d lived for thousands of years, after all.
In terms of mana capacity, humans were like tiny saucers compared to the elves’ vast bowls.
No human could control an elf in terms of raw magic power.
And yet…
“Why won’t it budge an inch?! How in the world?!”
No matter how hard she struggled or poured her strength into it, the bracelet showed no sign of loosening.
The more she pushed her mana, the more exhausted she got, her circuits on the verge of damage!
Only when her face drained of all color did Alicia finally stop her frantic efforts.
“W-What the hell is this thing?!”
Instead, she tried smashing the bracelet with brute force.
No matter how much she grunted and thrashed, it wouldn’t yield.
Desperate, she slammed it against the floor—but instead…
Bam!
“Kyaaah!”
A fierce backlash hit her square in the solar plexus, flipping her onto her back.
It was a pathetic, laughable sight—one utterly unbelievable for anyone who knew her usual self.
Of course enchanted items had defenses, and she hadn’t even detected that…
“Don’t go around saying you were in the Hero Party. It’s embarrassing.”
“…!!”
A voice rang out. He was there before she knew it!
Yuseong sneered as he continued.
“What a waste of experience. Such a shame.”
“…You bastard!!”
“You must’ve shoved all that experience up your ass, huh? How else do you pull off such moronic shit? What kind of ultimate idiot are you? Those snobby bitches who trusted and followed you must’ve died feeling so damn sorry. Right?”
“!!?”
“That’s why you only get used. Oh, wait. Aren’t all high elves just this stupid…? Yeah, that explains why the World Tree won’t contract with you losers. Now I get why even the Sword Sage ignores your kind.”
“You son of a—!!”
Alicia spat her boiling rage and lunged at Yuseong.
A vague sense of déjà vu flashed through her mind, but before she could process it…
Thwack!
“Guh!”
She took a punch to the face and tumbled across the floor.
Her nasal bone shattered, blood gushing from her nose as she clutched her face and glared at him.
“You really have zero learning capacity, huh? After getting beat that bad yesterday, any normal person would back off…”
“……Yesterday?”
“Doesn’t ring a bell?”
“……”
“Guess it does now.”
…She remembered.
Right. Yesterday, Alicia had charged at Luke just like this.
But—
—Thud!
—Keep coming at me, why don’t you? Why’re you just kissing the floor? Like the ground that much? Should I bury you in it?
—L-Luke, stop! You’ll kill Alicia!
—Let her die, then. She wants to, doesn’t she? Gotta grant that wish—
—But!
—Shut up.
—!!
—You’re just gonna stand there and watch anyway…! Who asked for your commentary?!
—……
—Thought you’d changed a bit… but you bitches are all the same. How can someone be such a consistent monster…?
—……
—If you’re gonna spectate, then fucking spectate properly. Don’t overstep. Isn’t that what you’re best at?
That mocking voice from Luke was the last thing Alicia heard before blacking out.
And now, opening her eyes, she found herself in this stark white room of cement and bricks.
“You… you dragged me here?”
“Tossed you in. So, memories back now?”
“……What’s your goal?”
Alicia glared at Yuseong as she demanded answers.
What was the point of locking her in this room?
Complete with a mana-sealing bracelet, no less!
Could it be…
“Planning to torture me?”
“Torture? Why would I bother?”
“……”
‘I’m not gonna do anything. Nothing at all.’
“……”
Why did that send chills down her spine…?
Only then could Alicia meet Yuseong’s eyes directly.
The gaze that met hers…
—Lacked any emotion whatsoever.
As if denying her very existence…
Yuseong left.
Alicia was alone again, realizing she’d been abandoned in this white void.
‘What? What’s the point?’
Unable to fathom it, she sank into thought.
Besides her initial charge, Yuseong hadn’t done a thing. He’d just left her there.
She couldn’t read any patterns from it—but that didn’t last!
“How dare he…!”
Hostility ignited within her.
This was the most humiliating thing she’d ever endured!
If she escaped this room, she swore she’d inflict every pain imaginable on Yuseong!
Without fail…!!
Undying flames of fury blazed in her venomous eyes.
Alicia decided to scour the room for an escape route and began searching.
………Five days passed.
She was still trapped inside.
……
……
On the first day, Alicia scanned the room with venom-filled eyes.
The walls were thick, seamless.
Even with an elf’s light frame, they were impossible to climb.
And even if she could, escape? Doubtful.
She questioned if oxygen even circulated properly, racking her brain in deliberation.
…Two days gone.
By now, insomnia gripped her. She hadn’t slept a wink.
This blinding white space and its harsh fluorescent ceiling light sabotaged any rest.
‘This is nothing. I’ve gone days without sleep before! It’s fine!’
Sleepless and unhealed, her venom sharpened to a viper’s edge.
The moment she saw his face, she’d tear his throat out with her teeth—that savage resolve fueled her hatred.
……Day three.
“……….”
—She was losing her mind.
How much time had passed…?
When would the door open…?
Why wasn’t anyone looking for her…?
Just three days—72 hours—and her sanity was crumbling into delirium.
“L-Luke…!”
But she clung to her hatred for him, refusing to forget.
No matter how broken she felt, she wouldn’t let this grudge fade!
She bit her lip hard enough to draw blood, snapping herself back.
But…
“……….”
By day four, incredibly, all ‘hatred’ had evaporated.
“------.”
She couldn’t hold onto sanity anymore.
And then…
—Lady Alicia.
“……Lutio?”
Hallucinations began.
Her loyal retainer, lifelong friend, and family.
Lutio was that kind of elf.
“Lutio…!”
—Lady Alicia…
A face she longed for.
Hallucination or not, reuniting with her friend—her family—what joy…!
—Why are you still alive?
“……Lutio?”
—My mother died. My siblings are dying. …All because of you.
“Y-You’re not Lutio! He’d never say that to me…!”
—Yes, exactly. I’m not the Lutio you know. But you know it’s true, don’t you?
“……”
—Not a single elf doesn’t resent you.
“……….”
Alicia’s mental barriers finally began to crumble.