Symphony for the Insect Princess

When all this was finally penetrated, Saenris finally landed on the ground, and the large amount of rubble that fell with him was bounced away by the magic power he released.

“Here…tsk…”

This is the deepest and most secret place in the entire City Lord's Mansion. Theoretically, only Saenris and the butler Pierscore know about this place.

More than twenty cylindrical culture chambers made of crystal are neatly arranged against the wall, filled with tubes and engraved with various inscriptions.

Inside each one, there is an "Asia".

"It's a really nostalgic place, isn't it, my 'father', Sarnris?"

Chapter 86: Bugs Out

More than twenty cylindrical culture chambers made of crystal are neatly arranged against the wall, filled with tubes and engraved with various inscriptions.

Inside each one was an "Aishia," but seven were empty.

Wait, seven?

At this time-

"It's a really nostalgic place, isn't it, my 'father', Sarnris?"

Aisia passed through the cylindrical culture chambers.

She has a graceful gait and elegant manners, and her demeanor as a young lady is impeccable.

But that's what makes it scary.

"Elsa...when did you...find out?"

"When? Probably around the time I started learning alchemy."

"Alchemy... Because you learned alchemy, you realized your own abnormality?"

"Not really. Should I say I'm a sage's creation? My body is biologically no different from a human's. After all, androids are still humans."

"then you……"

"Who knows? Perhaps it's the result of a long-standing feeling of discomfort, or perhaps it's just my instinctive distrust of you. While going to the dungeon to get the experimental samples, I took the opportunity to explore a bit and quickly found this place."

"..."

Found out soon?

The Sage of All Skills created several human bodies, but in the end, only the Aisia in front of him was successful. This underground facility was specially built to store Aisia's "failures" that he was reluctant to destroy - or the body of his deceased wife. It was made of the best materials and was protected by a strict barrier. Not to mention that all the people involved in the construction were killed by him personally to silence them.

How did she find out?

"I see... is it hatred? You think I'm treating you as a substitute for my dear wife, so you hate me? You think you're just a replica of a dead person, so you hate me? You think you're not human but a monster, so you hate—"

"You are mistaken."

boom! ! !

Aisia suddenly fired again, but the bullet was immediately deflected by the magic armor.

"Did you misunderstand something?" She tilted her head and looked at him as if he was trash.

"Why should I hate you? You stole my things? Injured me? Damaged any of my practical interests? No, no, no, on the contrary, you gave me a place to live, endless money, and a group of servants to do my bidding. Thanks to you, I live a comfortable life. Although you have always had bad thoughts about me, you have never actually put them into action. So, I have no reason to hate you... Well, that's how it was originally."

boom! ! ! !

The bullet that was fired just now and bounced off the magic armor suddenly exploded, and liquid fire elements splashed onto the ground. The ground under Saenris's feet instantly turned into red magma.

"But it's different now. You really hurt me, Nairis, Nairis, my lovely Nairis, my beautiful Nairis. You snatched her away from me, and you refused to tell me where you took her. Isn't this reason enough to kill you?"

"I don't know what you're talking about! That maid—"

bang bang bang! ! !

The continuous fire from the Uzi submachine gun was also blocked by the magic armor. Although the bullets were engraved with spells to break magical defenses, they were still far from enough to penetrate the magic armor of the great war spirit.

"Tell me... Tell me! Where did you transfer Nairis?"

"In the dungeon! I had her taken there and gave no other instructions!"

"Lie! She wasn't even there!"

Aisia shouted and took out a new weapon from the armory. At first glance, it looked similar to an assault rifle, but the muzzle was much thicker and there was a drum-like revolver in the middle.

mgl-140 grenade launcher!

"You unfilial girl—"

A grenade was fired, leaving a trail of white smoke and flying towards Saenris, but the latter's figure suddenly disappeared. It was an ultra-high-speed movement that was too fast to be discerned by the naked eye!

"—Do you really think that you can rival a great war spirit with just this little toy?"

Just a shock of magic knocked the gun out of Aisia's hand. Saenris lifted Aisia with one hand, his eyes like a beast.

"Your talent is beyond my imagination, Elsa. Perhaps you can easily defeat a magician or a war spirit with a little trickery, but in the face of absolute strength difference, you are nothing!"

"Oh? Is that true?"

Elsa suddenly smiled. She stroked her thumb across the space ring and a pistol appeared in her hand. It was a Chinese-made Type 54, a classic gun type.

But not at Sarnris.

Instead, he pointed at his head.

"Hello--!?"

boom!

Without hesitation, the trigger was pulled and the gunshot rang out.

But there was no expected blood splatter.

The bullet stopped two centimeters away from Asia and was caught by Saenris's free hand, unable to move forward at all.

"Are you crazy..."

“…Ha, as expected.”

There was a hint of sarcasm mixed in with Asia's smile.

"I have won, my 'father' Sarnris."

"...won?" Saenris raised his eyebrows. "I don't see how you have the upper hand."

"No, no, I won. As someone who's experienced many battles, you know very well that if one of the two enemies is reluctant to kill the other, then the other one is guaranteed to win."

"..."

"You don't want me to die. I'm the only successful replica of your late wife. If I die, you'll never have another chance. You'll never be able to kill me."

"..."

"That's why I didn't take you seriously from the beginning. I didn't even want to use up too much of my reserves on you. What's the point of continuing a battle that's already been won before it even began?"

“…Extremely arrogant!”

Saenris roared angrily and threw Aisia to the ground. The moment she landed, she adjusted her posture like a cat and landed softly.

"Don't be silly, Elsa. You and I both know countless ways to subdue each other without killing or injuring them. The difference in strength is absolute! Threatening with death? Your life and death are in my hands. You have no say in it! Elsa, oh Elsa, from the moment you were born, your body, your soul, everything about you is destined to belong to me! Apologize to me, make amends to me, say sorry to me, then I can still -"

"What's the point of continuing a battle that's already won before it even begins?"

“…………Huh?”

"What's the point of continuing a battle that's already won before it even begins? I've already stressed this three times. Don't make me repeat myself."

"you--"

Before he opened his mouth to scold again, Saenris sensed a sense of disharmony.

Without warning,

It felt like being hit on the head with a blunt object.

My mind went blank for a moment

body.

so tired.

exhausted.

emptiness.

Consciousness too.

gradually……

He couldn't stand steadily and was half-kneeling on the ground.

Quickly manifest the golem—

No.

Can't do it.

Even the strength to manifest a golem is—

"You lost a long time ago, Saenris."

Asia's voice seemed to come from far away.

"I am a substitute for your deceased wife to you, but where is my poor stepmother Luna?"

...Luna?

"She's just a tool for maintaining appearances, an outlet for venting physical desires. That's what she is to you, right?"

Wait, could it be——

"She's also one of my experimental subjects. I've tried all sorts of things on her."

No way, no way, no way!

"Did you notice? Just do the math. How many times have you and her done this? Hundreds of times? Thousands of times?"

——!!!!!!

"Yes, all the interesting things I experimented with her will be transferred to each other through intimate physical contact. The more you do it with her, the more it will accumulate in your body. This time, I sent Luna to buy you time. The kiss she gave you wasn't poison, but a 'medicine trigger,' the spark that will ignite everything accumulated in your body."

Bastard! You—you—

"Just let yourself die here, my dear 'father', because you're not even worth killing with my own hands. Since you refused to reveal Nairis's whereabouts until the very end, I can only continue to search. I won't leave the City Lord's Mansion anyway."

No! Come back! Please! Please! My daughter, my wife! My—my—

"...Then, goodbye."

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aisia threw out two high-explosive grenades, and all the incubators and the "Asia" inside them were reduced to ashes in the flames. With the flames as the background, she slowly walked away and would never come back.

Only Sarnris's roar remained, echoing underground.

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What an eye-opener.

At this point, three of the four strongest men gathered in Kasol City have died, leaving only Sako still searching for the truth underground.

"Um……"

After finally adjusting my stockings, I sat up from the chair and stretched my body.

"Get ready for action, everyone."

Chapter 87 The Return of the Killer

"Huh...huh...huh..."

When Aisia came out from underground, there was still chaos outside. The guards were running around and the servants had already evacuated the city lord's mansion.

But where was Nairis? Shouldn't Saenris's death be so easy?

Aisia moved quietly, avoiding the guards, and leaned against the wall. The cold moonlight poured in from the nearby window, casting a dark blue hue over the blood-stained room.

She was panting. She was somewhat injured when she and Saenris crashed through several layers of the ground and fell to the bottom and deepest part. Although it was not visible on the outside, it could not be ignored.

He took out a needleless syringe from the space ring, filled it with medicine to heal internal injuries and injected it into his body. The discomfort in his body was immediately relieved.

"Really? It's better than I thought...eh!?"