Chapter 10: Volume 1 - CH 6

“Become strong. Stronger than anybody else.”

Her father’s teachings were always brief. Naturally, such a teaching would immediately drive an innocent child’s heart towards the unorthodox road. At least that’s what Millicent Bluenight felt like.

The Bluenight family was a family of politicians. They managed to gain trust inside the imperial court through trickery and finesse. Without making it sound like a metaphor, they always had the habit of devouring weaker families. That’s why the teachings of Millicent’s father held so much value.

As a matter of fact, Millicent’s father directly influenced her education, hammering magic and traditional performing arts into her. And that was still the comfortable part, as it didn’t hurt. He trained Millicent in battle, and forced her into special lessons—or simpler said, through hell in order for her to hone her senses. The first time she met that man was when she was eleven.

“You will eventually become the next Empress. You know what’s necessary for that, right?”

Her father called Millicent to the royal court, and asked these words.

“Strength, I think.”

“Exactly. I knew you would understand it.”

A smile escaped Millicent’s lips. She felt happy being praised by her father.

“You need to become strong. If you don’t get stronger, you won’t become the next Empress.”

“Yes.”

“However, I’m not talking about normal strength. Those who become Emperors all hold a special strength. That’s why, you have to find your own.”

“What should I do?”

“Sensei will teach you.”

That’s when Millicent realized another man stood next to her father. If nobody told her, Millicent might have never caught on to his presence. That’s how far away he seemed from the world of the living. He possessed black hair and crimson eyes. He wore a green kimono, and although his facial features seemed relaxed, his eyes had a sharp glare to them.

“He’s Amatsu-sensei, who came from the Heavenly Paradise. He’ll be the one teaching you from today on. Please treat him with respect.”

The man wearing eastern clothes offered a handshake.

“Amatsu Kakumei. Nice to meet you.”

Millicent was baffled. It wasn’t uncertainty in the face of a new teacher, but rather because this was the first time she met someone from a race other than her own. This person is going to be her new teacher—Millicent felt a bit excited, and went to respond to the handshake, when her entire world turned around.

“…Eh?”

She felt a sharp pain at her arm being twisted, and only seconds later realized that her back was slammed on the ground. What just happened? It hurt. She couldn’t breathe. She looked up at the man, Amatsu-sensei, who suddenly took out a pole from somewhere, and stabbed it right into her flank. This time, she couldn’t hold back a shriek. Amatsu gave a close glance at Millicent, and spoke up.

“Way too defenseless. You won’t become a Seven Crimson Deva, let alone an Empress if you show weakness like that. Bluenight-dono, it will take some time to raise her.”

“I’ll pay as much as you need, so raise her as you see fit.”

“Hm, then I might as well put some effort into it.” Amatsu showed a snicker.

Millicent felt a shiver run down her spine. There was not an ounce of warmth, kindness, or sympathy in his words. And thus, hellish training started, which resulted in this growing wickedness inside of Millicent’s heart.

—Millicent, was it? From here on out, I will teach you how to cultivate your heart. To become strong, your heart needs to be unmovable.

Right after classes, private combat lesions started. Amatsu-sensei used the so-called ‘Comet’s Persistence’, which is the name of the pole he used. Millicent was allowed to use whatever she wanted, ranging from weapons to magic. However, her attacks never reached Amatsu. Even as she used her <Magic Bullets> she had been praised for at school, she could not land a hit. Rather, it wore down her endurance, which made her open for a counterattack.

This continued every single day. If she ran out of gas midway, her father would let out a raging roar.

“Pull yourself together.”

“You are the successor of the Bluenight Family.”

“Don’t increase Amatsu-sensei’s workload.”

Millicent felt like crying whenever she heard words like these. But, she couldn’t fight against her father, so she continued to live through this hell. What hurt the most was the use of Amatsu’s ‘Comet’s Persistence’. It looked like an average pole, but it apparently was a heavenly tool or something like that, which could nullify the effects of the magic nucleus, meaning that the damage Millicent received was 10x as bad, because her wounds wouldn’t heal.

The bruises stayed for days, and so did the pain. Millicent became scared of fighting, as she started to avoid the attacks, which led to her father scolding her again. As a result, she became even more scared, mustered up her courage, and tried her best, only to suffer more wounds. What meaning even is there in this—A doubt grew inside her heart, and she asked Amatsu.

“Your father wants you to awaken to a special power.”

“Special power…”

“It’s called <Nucleus Liberation>. You should know a little bit about it.”

She had no idea. According to Amatsu, Nucleus Liberation is a special strength, completely removed from this world’s laws. You can gain temporary strength that could allow you to dig out the size of a small star from the earth. However, as a result, it puts a great strain on the user’s body, and it acts as the opposite of the magic nucleus’ ‘unlimited regeneration’, as this Nucleus Liberation is usually locked away by the magic nucleus’ magical power. In order to activate it, you apparently needed to cut your connection to the magic nucleus, or something along those lines.

“There is an exceptionally low chance for a human to possess this skill at birth. However, by going through rigorous training, you can acquire it as well. This is the truth that we arrived at.” Amatsu said with a confident grin.

“What is this rigorous training?” Millicent asked.

“Train your heart so it can withstand any adversity. Apparently, Nucleus Liberation is connected to something deep inside your heart—And, the fastest way to train your heart is to ‘Have your life threatened’. When you continue to suffer wounds that won’t heal, be it on the outside or inside, your heart will be cultivated.”

Millicent thought it was ridiculous. But, Amatsu was too serious.

“I get it. You hate the time you spend with me. But, if you can push aside these feelings, and face me properly, you will be thankful one day. And then, your father will accept you. That’s why, let’s both try out best.”

The tip of the pole was flung at Millicent without a warning. It hit her right on the chest, creating another wound.

—Listen carefully, Millicent. Nucleus Liberation is a possibility. The first person who achieved freedom through that truly felt that he was ‘alive’. Once you manage to activate Nucleus Liberation, your father will praise you, okay? You must be happy about that.

“Why can’t you activate Nucleus Liberation!” Millicent’s father let out a roar of anger, and she herself had no words. “It’s been a month now. Are your efforts lacking? Just to let you know, Amatsu-sensei was one of the Five Sword Emperors over in the Heavenly Paradise, okay. You’re clearly the one at fault!”

“………”

“Also, I saw your grades at the academy. You dropped to second place overall, right? Are you even aware that you are a member of the Bluenight Family?”

Millicent thought that this was something to be expected. Whenever she got home, she had special training, so there’s no time to study.

“D-Dear Father…”

“Don’t talk back!” He slammed his hand on the desk, and turned around.

He let out an annoyed sigh, and muttered the following.

“At this rate, the Gandezblood Family will laugh at us. To think my successor would be this useless…Why couldn’t I have gotten that girl instead…”

Gandezblood. It was another political family rivalling the Bluenight Family. Millicent’s father always complained about them. But, the girl was too shocked to care about that. Her father’s words were too cruel for her to handle. That’s why, she just ran away as she shed tears. She didn’t listen to her father’s screams.

She had worked this hard. She had suffered through all of that. And yet, her father won’t praise her efforts. Is she still lacking in something? Does she still need more wounds? Is her heart really that weak? Millicent threw her wound-riddled body on the bed, and hid herself beneath the blanket, when she heard faint footsteps approaching.

“Petro, you’re here to cheer me up…Thanks.”

It was the corgi Millicent received on her tenth birthday. On days where Amatsu hurt her, and her father scolded her, he would always come to cheer Millicent. Only with him around, she could relax.

“I have to work harder…Yeah, I’m fine.” She gently rubbed the back of Petro, and found new determination.

No matter how tough it may be, how much she was hurt, how much she felt like crying, she wanted to work hard to be praised by her father. She had to achieve this Nucleus Liberation at any costs.

—The Nucleus Liberation is a wonderful thing. However, as long as you are connected to the magic nucleus, you cannot activate it. It feels like it obstructs with the principles of a human being. How troublesome, don’t you think?

After that, Millicent worked harder. All so that her father would praise her. She had to become stronger, become a Seven Crimson Deva, and sit on the throne of the Empress—more than anything, so that her family would receive glory and fame.

As of late, she started being able to evade Amatsu’s attacks. ‘At this rate, you might be able to awaken it soon’, is what he said, which made Millicent really happy. The training was still as tough as ever, but it felt like she saw a ray of hope. However, that soon was destroyed as well.

“I heard that the girl in that other class can use some amazing magic.”

This happened at the academy. Millicent fought against the sleepiness, when she heard a conversation close-by.

“I know about that, the teacher mentioned it. It’s some magic that normal people can’t use.”

“So you mean high-tier magic?”

“No no, something different.”

“Then what is it?”

“What was it…Nucleus…Liberation?”

“—Hey, could you tell me more about that?”

Millicent approached her classmates. According to them, a girl from a neighbouring class managed to achieve this so-called Nucleus Liberation. The skill Millicent had longed for—This set forth a burst of panic and jealousy.

Millicent immediately went to meet the girl. Oddly enough, she sat in the corner of the classroom, reading a book. Her first expression could easily be summed up in the word ‘plain’. She is the supposed one who held the power for a Nucleus Liberation? Impossible.

“Hey, is it true that you can use this Nucleus Liberation?”

The girl lifted her head. Her face looked like she was terrified.

“That’s not true, right. You shouldn’t be able use that without going through harsh training like I do.”

“…It’s true. Sensei told me.”

You could tell that she was not too comfortable. Millicent stole the book from her hand, and glared down at her.

“Then, show me.”

“B-But…”

“Not like it’ll cost you anything.”

The girl apparently felt threatened by Millicent’s attitude, and could only nod. However, she felt hesitant to use it in the classroom, and said ‘Please come with me to an empty location if you want to see it’. Then, Millicent and her came to the back of the school building.

“I don’t really want to show it off…”

“Just hurry up and do it.”

The girl let out a sigh, and beckoned Millicent over, with words she would have never expected to hear.

“Suck it.”

“Huh?”

“Suck my blood. My Nucleus Liberation allows me to see the future of those who have sucked from my blood. It’s called <Pandora Poison>. It has a 100% chance of telling me your future for today.”

There exists no magic that can predict the future. If what this girl said was true, her Nucleus Liberation was something that defied logic and common sense. Millicent grew highly interested, so she bit down on the girl’s index finger. She tasted her blood, sucked up into her fangs. And then, the change happened. The girl’s eyes turned crimson red. Millicent heard about this from Amatsu. It’s a sign that the Nucleus Liberation began.

“I saw it.” However, the girl seemed hesitant to continue. “But…”

“What is it? I don’t know what you saw, but tell me.”

“Yes…Well, you really are an unfortunate person…”

For a second, Millicent was at a loss. But, after she understood the girl’s words, her head was filled with rage. She couldn’t stand the fact that a girl like her showed sympathy. Something snapped inside Millicent’s head. A rush of anger built up inside her. She gathered magical power in her palm, firing a <Magic Bullet>. At a close distance like that, there’s no way she would miss.

However, the girl easily evaded it, almost like she knew that it would come.

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. That’s not what I meant. I’m sorry…”

“W-Wait!”

The girl ran away as if she had been chased by the devil. No matter how many <Magic Bullets> Millicent fired, none of them hit.

Only later did Millicent think—If even one of her magic spells had hit that girl that day, she would have died, seeing that her connection to the magic nucleus had been severed.

—Loathe those with talent? Interesting, really. Go ahead and hate this Villhaze girl all you want. But, you still can’t kill her. Because the magic nucleus exists.

This girl became the archnemesis of Milicent, whose heart she so easily managed to threaten just by existing. The girl had been born in a lower-class district of the imperial capital. Normally, she would be living a life far away from Millicent. However, since the Imperial Academy allows for a general entrance exam as long as you possess top-grades, even people from different classes were allowed to attend the academy. As if that wasn’t enough, this girl had been the one to steal the top rank from Millicent. Worse however was the fact that she could use Nucleus Liberation.

Whereas Millicent was coughing up blood in an attempt to somehow awaken this special power, the girl achieved this with no effort whatsoever. Millicent couldn’t accept that. Because she couldn’t, she thought of trapping her in a different situation. It should be simple. The Bluenight Family was one of the most prestigious families in the Empire. She spoke up with an annoyed voice with lots of people around.

“That Villhaze girl sure is annoying, right.”

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That alone was enough for the girl, born in the lower-class, to become an enemy of the academy. There were those that felt Millicent was in the wrong, but she just had them keep quiet with her influence.

At first, they just ignored her. Following that, they badmouthed her behind her back, and moved to insulting her face-to-face, which ended up in raw violence—The bullying escalated more and more. Since Millicent could not hope to compete against her and her Nucleus Liberation, she made sure that her blood would not reach anybody’s mouths, and always worked in groups against her.

Villhaze showed no opposition. She never had the constitution that would allow her to do so. The best she could do was cry and try to bear with it. But, that felt all unbearably comfortable for Millicent. She could feel her wounds inflicted by ‘Comet’s Persistence’ slowly heal. Thus, Millicent started treading down the wrong path.

—Now that is some good look in your eyes. I’ll admit it, you have become much stronger. You even started to grow numb in receiving wounds. See, you don’t need the magic nucleus after all. It’s just obstructing your growth.

After the end-of-term examination, Millicent was the top rank in her student year. At the same time, Villhaze had fallen down to 31. Of course, this happened solely because she was bullied at school, and could not focus on her studies. Millicent was truly delighted. Although she still did not succeed at activating Nucleus Liberation just yet, she regained her previous position at school, so her father would surely treat her more kindly now.

“Kyahaha! Hey, Villhaze. You’re on rank 31 now. How does it feel?”

Be it kicking, hitting, or trampling on her, Villhaze just cowered on the floor, showing no resistance. How could someone as weak as her acquire the Nucleus Liberation with no effort? That thought only fuelled the rage inside Millicent.

“Stand up. You’re actually strong, right? You hold the Nucleus Liberation, so you could easily kill us. Why not fight back a bit!”

But, Villhaze never said anything. She accepted all violence with no complaints. It’s probably because she relied on the regenerative ability of the magic nucleus. Now, what would happen if she lost this ability? Millicent thought, as she felt the wounds inflicted by Amatsu all over her body.

“Hey, Milly. This one’s done for. She’s going to break.”

“Right. Getting no reaction whatsoever is boring.”

Even Millicent’s followers started to grow tired of her. They weren’t wrong. Millicent thought about it for a second, and came up with something.

“Guess we can kill her then.”

Her followers liked the idea. But, the same couldn’t be said about Villhaze, as her face distorted with fear. Of course, thanks to the magic nucleus, she could not fully die, but that doesn’t allow the very act of killing. Then again, nobody would believe that girl anyway, so Millicent showed no restraint. She used her beginner-tier light attack magic-type <Magic Bullet>, which could erase Villhaze’s life with a single shot to the brain.

“Sto…p…” Villhaze pleaded for her life.

That’s it. That was the face Millicent wanted to see. She deserved this, for gaining that ability without putting any effort into it. She could not be forgiven for stealing her position at school. Someone like her should just die—is what Millicent thought, as her mouth formed a smile. The roots of evil started to bloom inside of her.

“—Stop.”

Suddenly, her right arm was grabbed, and she saw a flash of light. The person who stopped Millicent’s near-rampage was a girl with blonde hair and crimson red eyes. She tried to act tough as her entire body was shaking, but her eyes did not waver. She was Terakomari Gandezblood. She later became the greatest opposition in Millicent’s later life.

—I see. You really have talent. I will tell your father that it won’t be long until you awaken your Nucleus Liberation.

Millicent was unsure of bullying at first. However, since it was a vampire of fellow standing, not to mention from a rival family, she stopped caring. She felt comfortable with it. Although she couldn’t kill Villhaze, she got to see a new terrified expression of hers. And, because her father would be happy that she managed to get the top rank of the student year. That’s why she decided not to care about Terakomari for now—But…

“…Top rank of the student year? That’s to be expected of you!”

Millicent gleefully reported her success to her father, but he yet again screamed at her in rage.

“Rather than that, can you still not use your Nucleus Liberation?”

Millicent tried to hold back the tears as she spoke.

“Amatsu-sensei said that I should be able to use it soon.”

“Stop lying!” Her father roared as he spit everywhere. “Amatsu-sensei said that you’re a lost cause! If you had any talent in you, you would have awakened to your Nucleus Liberation by now! He even requested more money for future tutoring!”

Millicent felt like she had been hit in the face. Did Amatsu-sensei really say something like that…?

“…Really, why do you have to be so useless. A daughter of the Bluenight family is expected to at least have one or two types of Nucleus Liberation. At this rate, the Gandezbloods will laugh at me again…”

“Gandezblood…”

“That’s right. That bastard Alman chewed out my ear with stories about his daughter. Apparently, she holds some ‘special strength’ or whatever. She’s entirely different from you. You’re…you’re just useless waste!”

Thinking back on it, Millicent’s father might have been the unfortunate person. However, the Millicent from that time didn’t feel that way. She’s the one at fault. She loathed herself. She turned her back towards her father, and started running. Why won’t nothing work out? Why won’t her father praise her? Why does she not have any talent? She worked this hard, and yet her wishes were not answered. It’s like the world worked against her. And there, Millicent thought.

—I’m not the one at fault. It’s her. That Terakomari is.

Why did Millicent never realize. The reason she has to suffer like this, being compared all the time, it’s all Terakomari’s fault. If only she didn’t exist. If only she never existed. Millicent threw curses at the girl inside her head, when she spotted something black laying in front of a door.

“Petro…”

There was no mistaking it. It was Millicent’s only friend in her family. He must have felt the sadness of his owner, and came to cheer her up. Her mood improved drastically, as she ran over to the corgi.

“…Petro?”

However, Petro showed no signs of turning around. He was merely laying on the floor. Immediately after realizing this, Millicent felt a bad premonition creep up her back. She realized that her heart was racing, as she dashed over towards Petro, picking him up. The body was cold, and showed no signs of living.

“Eh…?”

“It seems that he died.”

Millicent felt a presence at her back, belonging to a man with eastern clothes. He showed a calm, almost cold expression, as he looked down at the animal.

“He must have been sick. What a shame.”

“H-How…!? He was still doing fine this morning!”

“Pets are not under the protection of the magic nucleus. These things happen.”

A wave of despair beached inside Millicent’s heart. It was too sudden, her thoughts couldn’t keep up. Tears came falling down from her eyes. Amatsu spoke with an indifferent tone.

“An ally of mine has the ability to turn back time. Of course, that’s a Nucleus Liberation ability. However, I can’t call them here right now. What a shame. If you had achieved your own type of ‘special power’, you might have been able to save him. What a shame, what a shame.”

“Ah…Ah…”

“It really is unfair. A magic nucleus really can’t save what’s precious to you. This time it’s a dog, and not a person. What value is there in being alive then? Is this really something that should be allowed to happen?”

Millicent had trouble understanding what Amatsu was talking about. Because of the shock after losing Petro, she couldn’t think about anything. With this, she had lost her final ally. Nobody would come cheer her up. Nobody would treat her kindly. All that awaited her was constant complaining, pain, and hell. What meaning is there in a life such as this? Despair filled the deepest parts of her heart, when a hand was put on her head.

Millicent looked up in shock, only to find Amatsu smiling down at her.

“Don’t cry like that. Once you forget about getting stronger, that’s where your limits will be.”

Amatsu’s words sunk deep into Millicent’s heart.

“You must hate the world for putting you through this situation, right? You want revenge, don’t you. You want to kill and go rampant…Leaving me out, of course. Anyway, if you keep this killing intent and rage inside of your heart, you can become stronger than anybody else. I will make you stronger, as I am your only ally.”

Millicent looked up at Amatsu. It’s been a long time since she heard such kind words from someone. She felt his warmth from his hand. In her eyes, Amatsu looked like a saint.

“What…should I do now?”

“Live freely. That is how we are supposed to live. If you think of something as lovable, love it. If you hate something, kill it. Is there someone you want to kill?”

A face appeared immediately inside of Millicent’s head. It belonged to the person who created this whole situation: Terakomari Gandezblood.

“Then, use whatever method you need, and kill her. I will give you the strength you need.” Amatsu directed a serious gaze at Millicent.

Thus, the girl had bent.

—To be perfectly honest, you possess no talent. You probably will never be able to use Nucleus Liberation. But, even if that proves impossible, you just have to hone your other talents. That’s why, don’t fret like this. You can become strong even without the Nucleus Liberation.

Amatsu prepared a funeral for Petro. He chanted an unfamiliar ritual prayer that belonged to an eastern country, and nodded.

“With this, Petro will be able to sleep in peace.”

After that, Millicent’s psyche changed. Her father’s teachings had been correct after all. Only the strong can survive in this world. If you’re weak, you will die. Amatsu-sensei stayed as strict as always. She received new wounds on a daily basis, and the pain continued. However, Millicent didn’t hate it any longer. Her only thought was to become stronger. But, that still would not allow her heart to calm down.

Villhaze, Terakomari Gandezblood, the existence of these ‘talented others’ plagued her. Especially Terakomari, she was a thorn in Millicente’s eye. She belonged to a family of equal if not higher standing, possessed a beautiful face, and a sense of duty that does not allow any bullying. And, she also harbored the potential to use her own Nucleus Liberation…Millicent was inferior in almost every regard, even though she had worked this hard. Because of her, Millicent’s father showed his own daughter no love.

—Kill her with whatever means necessary.

Millicent remembered Amatsu’s words. She felt no remorse, no hesitation. Because she had Amatsu’s permission. All left for her was to destroy the girl with any means possible. Just like she did with Villhaze, Millicent set up a plan to have the girl bullied. Although she was the daughter of a noble family, she had no faction like Millicent did, so it didn’t take long for her plan to bring results.

“Kyahaha! If you hate this so much, why not use your Nucleus Liberation to fight back!”

She had called Terakomari to the back of the school building, and attacked her. Millicent waited for her to use her Nucleus Liberation. She planned to use one of her followers as a shield, observe this skill, and kill her after. However, Terakomari didn’t even try to resist. She should hold sufficient strength, but she was only gritting her teeth.

But, she was different from Villhaze. She did not give in to Millicent. No matter how hard she was beaten, kicked, and insulted, the light from her eyes did not vanish, which led Millicent to feel guilty. It was too dazzling to watch, which only agitated Millicent further. And, what delivered the final blow was a faint voice coming from the girl.

“…Pitiful.”

Millicent doubted her ears. What is she talking about, she thought.

“Is there…something troubling you?”

—Are you stupid? This is all your fault. Because of you, my life has been plagued by misfortune. You don’t even know what I went through, so don’t look at me like I’m the weak one. I’m strong. I’m much stronger than you.

With thoughts like these, Millicent was baffled. To think the girl had this much freedom to speak these words in such a situation. There seemed to be a need to break down her psyche. Hence, Millicent looked through Terakomari’s personal history, and found a method that would definitely ‘work’.

“—Hey, won’t you lend me that pendant?”

The results were astonishing. Terakomari actually resisted against Millicent, which allowed for some good entertainment—but that’s only as far as her memories lasted.

*

It’s like there was a hole in her memories. Millicent only remembered the part after she woke up in a hospital bed. However, this hospital actually was a safe space to secure corpses. In other words, she had died. But, how? Did she die while playing with Terakomari too much? She sat on her bed in a daze, when a higher-up from the Imperial Army arrived.

“Millicent Bluenight. You have been found guilty after committing the crime of manslaughter, and will be exiled from this country.”

Millicent’s thoughts came to a stop. What did the man just say? According to him, on the day Millicent tried to steal Terakomari’s pendant, a killing spree occurred at the Imperial Academy. The death counter rose above the one hundred mark even. Millicent assumed that she had died in the midst of this, but that turned out to be wrong. After all, every newspaper article reported her to be the killer of that incident.

“What…is going on…?”

“Ask that yourself. More importantly, you are no longer a vampire of Mulnight. If you don’t want to be locked up in the underground prison, leave right this instant.”

What is going on? Millicent was at a loss. The only thing she felt is fear. Something deep inside her brain forcefully made her remember. Crimson eyes, blood spraying everywhere, and a pinky drenched in red liquid—the second Millicent touched that pendant, something incomprehensible happened. And, her instincts told her exactly what—She had been killed by Terakomari.

“That’s ridiculous…”

At the very last, Terakomari used that trump card. Millicent was baffled. She had the confidence that she would be able to fight against Terakomari’s Nucleus Liberation if it came down to it. She had suffered through all that hellish training until now, holding certainity that she was the strongest person in the academy, easily able to defeat that girl—And yet, this is the result? Everything was twisted beyond belief.

“Ugh…!”

Tears came out because of the frustration. Was this the difference in talent between the two? But, that’s as long as she had time to regret. She was chased out of the country right away. Back then, she couldn’t comprehend the situation. After looking into it a few years later, she understood. She had been set up, and was made the mastermind.

Undoubtedly, Terakomari was the one who had committed that slaughter. However, her father was afraid of losing his daughter, and having this crime known. He had Millicent carry the blame, removed her from the country, and even defeated his political enemy, the Bluenight Family in the process. It sounded impossible at first.

However, knowing Komari’s father, Alman Gandezblood, he would use whatever dirty method needed to give himself an advantage. Millicent heard her father complain about this several times. And as if that wasn’t enough, Alman was the junior of the current Empress. If the Empress agreed with Alman’s plans, something like this might have been possible.

After this incident, Millicent had to live apart from her father and Amatsu. She cried, more than anything still because she had lost Petro. Her tears soon turned into fuel for self-hate, and she hated her weak self. At the same time, she hated this unreasonable world. And finally, she hated herself for not killing Terakomari right away. That’s right, Terakomari. She is the root of all evil.

Millicent felt a strong drive to one day get revenge against her. And then, she’ll definitely pay for what she has done, no matter if she can use that Nucleus Liberation. And then, as if he had heard these thoughts, Millicent’s devilish saint arrived in front of her.

“Millicent, you really have some great eyes.”

Black hair and crimson-red eyes greeted her, together with a loose kimono. No way could Millicent forget about that appearance. It was her master, Amatsu, flashing a fiendish smile.

“I never would have expected such a development, but I guess this kind of reunion isn’t as bad. If you’re okay with it, come with me, Millicent. I will introduce you to my allies of ‘Inverted Moon’.”

*

She fought a tough and long three years after that. She continued to live like her father taught her, meaningly to ‘Become strong’. But, she stopped wanting to become strong for her family. She wanted to be strong for her own sake. Then, she could kill Terakomari, and change her own life for the better. That’s why she worked, and trained with ‘Inverted Moon’. After these three years passed, she once again saw that name.

The birth of a new Seven Crimson Deva: “I will make this entire world into omurice.”

Millicent could only assume that this was some sort of bad joke. But, it still had enough of an impact to make her heart shake. Her body quivered. All the memories she tried to suppress came gushing back inside her head. A burning rage made her body burn up. They had brought news every day that Millicent was a blood-thirsty terrorist, and yet the one who deserved all this blame became a Seven Crimson Deva, loved by everyone. Millicent could not let such absurdity stand.

Hence, Millicent returned to her own country, and searched for information concerning Terakomari. As it turns out, she spotted her near the imperial palace working. She was smiling. She had an expression like she was enjoying her life, satisfied by her situation. Seeing this, Millicent was about to lose herself in rage. She bit her lip fiercely enough that blood came out.

She definitely—Definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely had to kill her. And, just killing her wasn’t enough. She had to destroy her psyche to a level where recovery was no longer possible. She had to let her taste true despair. Might as well kill Villhaze as well. After everything of that was done, Millicent could finally live a normal life again, surely.

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