Re:Zero - Jobless Reincarnation: Succubus Sword God? I don't recognize it!

Chapter 496: Changes in the Capital, Ariel's Final Self-rescue
It was the second month since Allen and others left the capital of Xillon.

In the distant capital of Asura, even an expedited letter from an adventurer would take two months to arrive. This is Ars in the early autumn of the 417th year of the Ankylosaur calendar.

A big thing happened:
The king was seriously ill, bedridden and unconscious. A few days ago, he was barely breathing.

Cause: Demon Stone Disease.

If it were just the magic stone disease itself, it would not be very harmful to the king.

Because the pathogen of Demon Stone Disease is only transmitted through the mouth, it is a pathogen that can be eliminated by the human immune mechanism in half a day. There is only one situation in which it can cause harm, that is, after a pregnant woman is infected, it is transmitted to the fetus in the body through the blood.

Then the fetus crystallizes and erodes the mother's body in reverse.

In the old Rudy line, Lokisi was designed to suffer from this disease by the god in the basement.

But unfortunately, the king was suffering from a variant of the magic stone disease - the tick magic disease.

The host changed from a mouse infected with the pathogen of the demon stone disease that produced antibodies to a type of tick that only exists on demons.

It enters the human body through tick bites and skin wounds. Similar to the magic stone disease, it itself is not very harmful and even the fetus can be immune.

But there is one exception.

——Elderly people who suffer from congenital immune diseases.

Because of their weak bodies and deteriorated immune systems, this group of people are unable to eradicate the pathogen in one go during the immune storm.

Pathogens will lie dormant in the human body, coexisting with the host, and then continue to invade the human organs with every cold or minor illness. When the pathogens accumulate to a certain number, they will begin to crystallize the human internal organs.

In other words, if elderly people with congenital immune diseases are infected, their health will gradually deteriorate over a period of several years.

During this process, the patient may not even be aware of the cause of the disease, but may feel that his physical energy is not as good as before, he is sleepy, and his face is yellow. By the time he coughs up crystal fragments in the later stages, he is often already terminally ill and incurable.

Actually, thinking about it now, there were signs of things already.

More than a year ago, after the king repeatedly refused to meet with his ministers on the grounds of poor health, his health began to deteriorate rapidly.

It wasn't until a week ago that the news that the king coughed out a magic stone crystal cluster spread like wildfire from the palace, and the news broke out.

The handwriting suddenly stopped here and the quill was gently put down.

Her golden hair was scattered on the table, and there were dark circles under her confident blue eyes. Ariel looked at a notebook full of words in front of her, and supported her face with her hands tiredly.

The chronicle is very thick, recording in detail all kinds of political intrigues and major events that took place in the royal capital.

It has been almost two years since I started writing.

But at this moment, Ariel suddenly lost the motivation to continue recording.

She felt that there was no point in recording this information.

Why write these things down in the form of a memo? Who is it for? Who can see it? Who can suddenly appear from the sky and help me unravel the various events in these days and find a way out for myself?
nobody.

She couldn't wait for her 'Prime Minister'.

The aroma of black tea floated in the air. The maid beside her saw Princess Ariel's appearance and thought of what had happened in the royal capital recently. There was a hint of fear on her face, but she lowered her head with a red face.

Finally, after hesitating for a moment, she gently put down the teacup that had been held up for ten minutes without anyone taking it, raised her hand, and tied her soft hair behind her head.

He knelt gently on the ground, crawled into the hole in the table in front of Ariel's legs, grabbed the hem of Ariel's pajamas, and was about to crawl in.

Suddenly, her hand was caught.

The maid's face froze, and she looked up, and saw Ariel looking tired, with her emerald green eyes narrowed, staring at her dangerously.

It seemed as if there was a flame burning in the pupils.

The maid felt as if she was being stabbed by the other person's gaze, so she quickly closed her eyes and shrank her head.

But the next moment, unlike the imagined attitude of grabbing her hair and taking action, His Highness just patted his face lightly, his voice a little hoarse.

"Change clothes. I'm going to Boreas House." "Okay."

Half an hour later, Ariel had finished cleaning up.

The delicate makeup was neatly applied on her face, and her clothes were still so meticulous.

But it was still difficult to hide the fatigue on Ariel's face. She dragged her feet to the door, slapped away the maid's move to open the door for her, took a deep breath, and put her hand on the door handle.

With a click, the door was pushed open.

Outside the house, the muscular Sword King leaning against the wall had a pair of erect ears trembling slightly. She opened her eyes, woke up from her doze, and looked at Ariel expressionlessly.

"Morning, Princess."

In our sight, Ariel tilted her head slightly with a warm smile on her face. Although she had some dark circles under her eyes, it still couldn't hide her tolerant demeanor.

She smiled brightly at Gilenu: "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Gilenu. I am very grateful that you have been my bodyguard for some time."

Gilenu's voice was as cold as the Pingzong sword on her waist.

"You're welcome. I'm just following orders. Where are you going?"

Ariel smiled, already used to Gilenu's character, "Boreas Mansion, today I want to visit Miss Sylphy, and then go with her to find Mr. Rudius and Dilic."

Gilenu nodded.

Ariel walked along the corridor towards the gate of the mansion, her steps faster than usual but still graceful, and Gileno followed closely behind her.

The wind blew across his sleeves, leaving the corridor lights behind him.

The two walked in silence, and Ariel suddenly said:

"Were there another assassin yesterday?"

The big cat shook its tail behind it, looked at the window beside it, and said nothing.

Ariel, who was walking in front of her, turned around and looked without her needing to remind her.

Sure enough, in the exquisite back garden, there were two freshly-excavated corpses, both of which had been beheaded with a single knife.

She paused slightly, then continued walking.

"The frequency is increasing. My brother disdains to attack me, but the nobles who want to flatter him always get worse. Thanks to Lord Philip for sending you, otherwise, I am afraid I would have died countless times."

Gileno remained noncommittal.

Ariel seemed to hesitate, but she did not stop.

"I am very grateful to Lord Philip and Gileno. If I still cannot see Lord Philip today, please give him a message."

She paused for a moment, then said word by word:
"My brother's succession to the crown prince competition is inevitable. A week ago, my invitation to visit our father fell on deaf ears.

But his brother has already moved into the throne room and no longer returns to live in the mansion.

Outside the palace were also his personal guards.

Today is my last attempt to be different.

If you fail, you won't have to try your best to protect a useless person like me under his pressure.

I, Ariel Anemoi Asra, have reached the end of my life. There is no point in continuing to support me, and it will not benefit Boreas either.

Taking advantage of Darius's departure from the capital and heading south, helping my brother at the last minute was the best option for Boreas. "

The big cat watched Ariel's steps without any confusion.

"I will pass your words on to the young master."

(End of this chapter)