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Chapter 67 《Bastard》 – (4)
(I)
“Julius! No! Varius is here right now!”
“Father is old and can’t hear well, so don’t worry.”
“Ugh…!!”
After confirming their true feelings for each other, Julius and Lilianel whispered their love to each other every day like unleashed dogs.
Whether it rained or snowed.
Morning or night.
Even when Varius was home or not.
‘I’m so happy….’
Though it was an inappropriate relationship with her stepson, Lilianel’s happiness was indescribable. It felt like she was being compensated for all the emotions she had never received from Varius over the decades.
Moreover, Julius’s appearance was even more striking than Varius’s in his youth, and Lilianel’s feelings for him only grew deeper.
To the point where even his once-hated gray hair became endearing.
……However, there was one thing that bothered her.
‘…Julius is human.’
Unlike her, an immortal elf, Julius was a human—a race that would eventually grow old and return to the earth.
Even if they shared such passionate love now, he would inevitably age and, one day, die.
‘I can’t let him go.’
He was her true love, and she didn’t want to part with him so meaninglessly just because of their racial differences.
She wanted to spend her entire life with him, loving each other until the end of the world.
‘That’s right….’
As she searched for a way to grant him immortality, she suddenly remembered something Varius had said years ago.
‘The Soul Transfer Spell from Tenma.’
A spell that transfers a person’s soul to another object—the Soul Transfer Spell.
If she used the Soul Transfer Spell developed by Tenma to transfer his soul into a homunculus created by the Avilia Kingdom, he could theoretically live an immortal life.
It was the only immortality technology humanity could achieve with its current capabilities.
And with that, she could surely gift Julius eternal life.
…Lilianel immediately went to find Varius.
“Varius! Varius!”
“What is it…?”
Varius, now closer to a hunched old man, answered Lilianel with clear annoyance.
But Lilianel ignored his reaction and quickly explained her request.
“The Soul Transfer Spell from Tenma you mentioned before—what happened to it? Did they decide to commercialize it?”
“The Soul Transfer Spell…?”
Perhaps due to his frequent forgetfulness lately, Varius closed his eyes and pondered for a long time. After a while, he clapped his hands as if he had remembered something.
“I remember now. That immortality spell.”
“Yes, yes, that’s it. What happened to it? Are they still developing it further?”
“…It was scrapped.”
“Huh…?”
At Varius’s firm answer, Lilianel’s expression froze. The old hero yawned lazily and continued.
“Serion argued that immortality goes against the will of the Celestial Deity Astira, and Jacks insisted that humans shouldn’t defy the laws of nature. I also had no interest in immortality, so…”
“Huh…?”
Serion, Tenma, and Avilia.
Varius explained that the leaders of the three allied nations had unanimously decided to scrap the Soul Transfer Spell. Shocked by the news, Lilianel began to ramble, grasping at straws.
“N-no, but wouldn’t immortality be good for humans? It would give individuals more time to achieve something! The Avilia Kingdom would surely develop proportionally!”
“…The kingdom’s progress is the role of future generations.”
“T-that’s not true! At least let’s give immortality to our Julius. He’s the child who will one day succeed you as the hero!”
“….”
“And most importantly, he’s our son. You don’t want our son to die, do you?”
“Sigh….”
Seeing Lilianel’s tantrum, Varius let out a deep sigh. He answered firmly once more.
“I don’t know why you’ve been so attentive to Julius lately, but even he can’t defy the laws of nature. Immortality is nothing but false hope.”
“What…?”
There would be no exceptions for Julius.
…At Varius’s words that even his own son would one day have to die, Lilianel momentarily lost her composure.
“How can you say that? How can you say it’s okay for our Julius to die?! Do you want to see your son die that badly?”
“….”
“And what? False hope? That’s a term that applies to you, not me!”
…Lilianel screamed, hitting Varius’s most sensitive and wounded spot.
“Even if you lived forever, the seal on Elzerba you’ve been longing for wouldn’t break, would it? Rather than longing for that crazy woman day after day, you’d rather die quickly, right? That’s your own twisted thinking!”
“You damn bitch….”
Elzerba.
At the mention of the name most sensitive to him, Varius slapped Lilianel with all his might.
Slap!
The sharp sound of flesh hitting flesh echoed through the room.
“…You monster.”
Lilianel clutched her red, swollen cheek and glared fiercely at Varius. Her heart had already left the man who had only brought her pain.
Seeing the genuine hatred in her eyes, Varius clicked his tongue, put on his coat, and left to go out.
“…Thoughtless woman.”
…Spitting out words filled with equally genuine hatred.
***
(II)
“Haah, haah….”
“Li-Lilianel, you’re too rough. Please slow down a bit….”
That night, Lilianel mixed her body even more fiercely with Julius, if only to calm the anger Varius had caused.
As she rocked her hips on top of him, she poured out her frustration.
“Varius is truly insane. How can he treat his own son like that? That bastard still only has eyes for Elzerba.”
“…You’re right. That makes me a little angry too.”
Struggling to endure the stimulation on his lower body, Julius agreed with Lilianel’s words.
“There’s no fatherly consideration in him. Thinking about it, I can’t even remember what he’s done for me as a father.”
Julius clicked his tongue.
Thinking about it, he couldn’t recall Varius doing anything fatherly beyond telling him stories of his heroic deeds.
“But more than that, I’m really angry that he slapped you, Lilianel.”
“Julius….”
“Let me take revenge for you someday.”
“…Thank you. You’re the only one I can count on. I love you.”
Lilianel felt a strong psychological stimulation from Julius’s reliable words. That psychological stimulation gradually turned into physical pleasure, and the speed of her hips increased even more.
“Li-Lilianel, ngh…!!”
At the same time, the stimulation on Julius’s lower body intensified, and the two prepared to reach their climax together.
If only a few more seconds had passed, they would have experienced one of the greatest pleasures of their lives, basking in a euphoric mood.
“…What are you two doing?”
…If Varius hadn’t suddenly opened the door and walked in.
“Kyaa, kyaaaaah!!”
At the appearance of Varius, who had returned from his outing, Lilianel screamed and hurriedly covered her naked body with a blanket.
“F-Father….”
And Julius, unable to hide his flustered expression.
Varius drew his sword and pointed it at the two, who were in a relationship that defied all ethics.
“Disgusting creatures.”
Swoosh.
The sharp blade left its sheath, its tip aimed at Julius and Lilianel. Varius’s eyes burned with anger as he spoke to them.
“Jacks said that the only reason you, Lilianel, suddenly wanted to give Julius immortality was because of an inappropriate relationship. It seems he was right.”
“Varius! This is, well….”
“Shut up! You beasts worse than animals.”
Varius swung his sword, threatening them. Julius raised his hands and slowly tried to calm his father.
“…Father, please calm down.”
“What? Calm down?”
“Please, put your sword away for now and listen to our expla—ugh…?!”
“You like explanations, huh? You unfilial bastard!”
As Vellius Varius swung his sword in fury, Vellius Julius’s arm was slashed, and crimson blood splattered into the air.
“J-Julius! Varius, you vile man, how dare you…!!”
Seeing this, Lilianel Greenfield’s expression twisted with rage, and she charged at Varius, completely unclothed.
However, no matter how much time had passed, Varius was still a hero.
With a simple swing of his hand, he effortlessly sent the attacking Lilianel flying into the corner of the room.
“Kyaaah!”
“You wretched whore. How dare you act so shamelessly right now.”
Varius, enraged by Lilianel openly siding with Julius, pointed his sword at her throat as she lay on the ground.
“Did you think you’d live forever just because you’re an elf? I’ll fix that arrogance of yours today.”
Varius raised his sword high, ready to truly sever her neck.
At that sight, Julius’s body instinctively moved on its own, startled beyond reason.
“Lilianel!!”
Julius grabbed the chair from his desk and smashed it against the back of Varius’s head while the latter had his back turned.
“Kuagh…!”
Regardless of everything, Julius was still Varius’s son.
He carried the blood of a hero and, being much younger than Varius, possessed strength several times greater than his father’s.
…And with that powerful blow, Julius struck a fatal point on Varius, causing him to collapse with a pained scream.
Driven by the terror of almost losing the one he loved, Julius lost all sense of reason.
He continued smashing Varius’s head with the edge of the chair without stopping.
“How dare you! Who do you think you’re pointing your sword at?!”
“Julius! S-stop!”
“You damn old bastard! Where the hell do you get off!!”
“Stop it! He’s already dead!!”
“Huff, huff….”
Varius, the first hero, lay dead with his head crushed by Julius.
A disgraceful end, unbefitting of someone with the title of the First Hero.
Confirming that Varius was dead, Julius hurriedly embraced Lilianel with the utmost care.
“Lilianel, it’s okay now. You don’t have to live under his control anymore. Stay with me from now on.”
“Julius….”
…Though it had happened in a way they hadn’t expected, the only obstacle standing in the way of their love was now gone.
Tears streamed down Lilianel’s face as she rejoiced.
“…From now on, don’t worry.”
“….”
“I am the next-generation hero, inheritor of the hero’s blood. From now on, the world will be ours.”
“Yes, you’re right….”
The world will be ours.
There’s no need to cower anymore.
The time has come for us to reach out and seize the world with confidence.
“I love you, Julius.”
“…I love you too.”
…Once again, the two shared a kiss.
***
(III)
Everything that followed unfolded swiftly.
The first thing Julius and Lilianel did was bribe a mage to restore Varius’s corpse and forge his cause of death as natural causes due to old age.
Since Varius was already quite old, fortunately, not many questioned the claim of his natural passing.
The title of Hero naturally passed down to Julius, and the people celebrated the birth of a new hero.
In the Kingdom of Avilia, the title of Hero carried an honor and power that perhaps even exceeded that of the king.
A hero wielded immense political influence.
However, Julius used his youth as an excuse and handed all of that political authority to Lilianel.
Since Lilianel was publicly recognized as Julius’s mother, no one found this transfer of political power strange.
Regencies were a common enough occurrence, after all.
…And so, everything in the Kingdom of Avilia quickly fell into the hands of Julius and Lilianel.
It seemed like everything was progressing smoothly on an unshakable path.
However, an unexpected obstacle soon emerged.
It was none other than Jacks, the Warlord of Tenma and Varius’s close friend.
Jacks found it suspicious that a still-vigorous Varius had suddenly died.
He suspected foul play.
Naturally, his suspicions turned toward Julius and Lilianel.
After all, it was only the day after he had warned Varius that the two of them might be engaging in an improper relationship that Varius was found dead.
Jacks was an enormous thorn in their side.
If public opinion swayed in his favor, the power they had so carefully secured could collapse.
And so, they decided to kill Jacks as well.
A shaman from Tenma, no matter how skilled, was nothing compared to Julius and Lilianel, who now held control over Avilia’s entire military force.
Moreover, they needed to invade Tenma anyway to obtain the Soul Transfer Spell for Julius’s immortality.
They assassinated Jacks and spread the false rumor that Tenma had colluded with the demons, fabricating a justifiable reason for war.
Then, after thoroughly deciphering all the confidential documents, they finally secured the Soul Transfer Spell—the key to immortality.
…If knowledge of this spell spread to the general public, it would become a major issue.
Some would inevitably suspect that their invasion of Tenma was solely for acquiring this forbidden magic.
To prevent that, every shaman in Tenma who knew of the spell had to be eliminated.
The Avilia Kingdom spent years systematically hunting them all down.
Some of these shamans had been dispatched to ancient ruins to monitor the Sealing of Elzerba, which made them even easier to dispose of.
They simply released monsters into the ruins and sealed off all exits.
And that wasn’t the only reason they sealed the ruins.
…There was also Elzerba.
Lilianel wanted to erase Elzerba completely, removing her from history as if she had never existed.
She had tormented Lilianel even while sealed away.
So, they rewrote history.
With full control over the kingdom, altering records was a trivial task.
History was always written by the victors.
“Good….”
Lilianel erased every significant record of Elzerba, including the many contributions she had made to the Avilia Kingdom.
However, they couldn’t stop rumors from spreading.
As time passed, the tale of Elzerba became distorted and twisted.
Eventually, she was remembered not as a hero but as the Progenitor Vampire who had once threatened humanity.
“…Varius.”
Next, it was Varius’s turn to be erased.
Lilianel did not want future generations to know that Julius was Varius’s illegitimate child.
Nor could she allow that wretched Varius to be remembered as someone greater than her beloved Julius.
Thus, she erased Varius’s name and lineage from all records.
Only fragmented oral traditions remained.
Over time, he became known as nothing more than the First Hero who had sealed away the Progenitor Vampire.
It wasn’t until 500 years later that a single stone monument was erected in the royal palace at the request of a moved king.
“Julius….”
Now, the only thing left was granting Julius immortality.
He alone was special.
Keeping it a complete secret, Lilianel used the Soul Transfer Spell and Homunculi to ensure Julius’s soul would continue transferring into new bodies indefinitely.
Of course, she preserved his ashen hair and blue eyes—the features she loved so much.
…The masses were ignorant.
All it took was an official announcement from the kingdom stating, “The Hero always possesses the same appearance, and a chosen child is born somewhere each time.”
Just from that statement, no one ever considered the possibility that Julius was immortal.
Only one person, Marina Bergard, the Grand Saint of Serion, came to warn them that their actions defied the will of the gods.
But to them, love mattered more than divine will.
And finally, everything was complete.
Lilianel had erased her painful past from history.
She had granted her beloved Julius eternal life.
From the 2nd Hero, Vellius Julius to the 3rd Hero, Vellius Nimius.
From the 3rd Hero, Vellius Nimius to the 4th Hero, Vellius Astinius.
…From the 20th Hero, Vellius Selius to the 21st Hero, Vellius Grandius.
His name alone changed, yet no one knew he was the same man.
“Lilianel, I love you.”
“Yes, me too….”
Their love endured for a thousand years.
Now, they were one.
Lilianel was Julius, and Julius was Lilianel.
“We’ll stay together until the end of this world.”
“Yes. I swear it.”
…They vowed to walk this path forever, with only each other in their hearts.
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