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Chapter 144 - The Day a Heart Dwelled Within the Living Weapon

"Darius, how did it come to this?" Adrian asked.

When Darius explained the events so far, Adrian understood.

"Letting her go to the Magic Furnace is a bad idea. If Albert continues like this…" So this is what happens when you give a living weapon emotions. Adrian couldn’t hide his surprise.


"Darius cheated on me!" Ariel burst in, crying. When he heard the story, she was furious, insisting that the woman in the diary wasn’t her and demanding to know which of them he liked more. This time, no matter how he looked at it, Darius was not at fault.

Furthermore, Ariel had apparently sniffed out the existence of the video recording of her past punishment. No, she had forced it out of Darius.

Pressured to "hand it over," Adrian reluctantly retrieved the recording.

Ariel clung to Darius, staring intently at the video. Herself, poisoned and suffering endlessly. Herself, collapsing in tears as Darius spent time with another woman at a high society party. Ariel rewound and replayed the miserable scenes that no one would want to watch, over and over again.

"Hmm, why is this?" Adrian tilted his head. It was as if she were watching someone else’s punishment. She didn’t recognize that immense pain and suffering as her own.

Adrian and Darius exchanged a look. This was a "living weapon" that had gained emotions. A recreation of the same dangerous figure she had been when they first met.

"Who are you two afraid of? The me of today won’t lose to people like this. Where are they? I’ll kill them!"

"I took care of the magician Rainer. I’ve avenged you, so it’s all right now," Darius explained desperately.

"We’ve also confined the king and queen in a place where their magic is sealed, so they can never use mental interference again. There’s a major power aiming for this country. If the king dies, there will be a great many casualties," Adrian added, trying to persuade her. In her current state, Ariel was liable to kill the king and queen on impulse.

"So, you’ve already taken care of the three people in this video, then." The tension left Ariel’s shoulders.

"That’s right. I have so many regrets about hurting you. Yet I just assumed, ‘You’ll be fine.’ Even though you weren’t fine at all." All Darius could do was apologize as if confessing his sins.

"Why are you apologizing?" Ariel’s eyes burned with a fighting spirit.

"What?"

"You believed in me, Darius. You believed that I would never lose. I was the one who betrayed that trust. That’s why I won’t lose anymore. Never! I won’t allow you to leave me, Darius. I refuse to lose to the woman in this diary or this video!"

Then, Ariel looked straight at the two of them.

"I’m going to the Magic Furnace now. I’m going to challenge my brother to a duel. I will absolutely not lose. If you’re worried, you can follow me as you please."

From her fierce demeanor, both Adrian and Darius sensed a murderous intent.

"W, wait! A duel… you’re not going to kill him, are you?"

"I will kill him!"

"If you kill him, you won’t be able to be with Darius!" At Adrian’s shout, Ariel stopped dead in her tracks.

"Fine. I’ll half-kill him!"

No one could stop her now.