Silva bound Lena with tendrils, secure enough that she could not move at all, and then he threw her into the carriage.
But all these things that had been happening had drawn the attention of the town. Why wouldn’t it? So when people came out and saw Silva doing something questionable, they all gathered around.
Silva turned to look at them, his eyes gleamed, his rage was not yet settled, and that caused his bloodlust to leak out. The small amount of bloodlust that leaked froze everyone there, even the strong, bulky men that stood nearby.
Then someone pushed through the crowd to the front. He looked stronger and was able to fight against the bloodlust.
‘This must be the A-ranked adventurer if I’m not wrong,’ Silva thought. He knew that Lena had lied to them, but the best way to lie was by adding truth and mixing it in.
So he knew that aspects like the adventurers’ presence were actually true and not fabricated.
But he didn’t have the time for some weak adventurer who thought he was strong. He was already on his last leg, and anything more would really piss him off.
Yet the man still walked toward Silva. But Silva looked at him, and the man froze, his body trembling violently as if it was about to shatter.
Silva got to the front of the carriage, climbed on, and rode it out of there, not caring about the people. It was not until he had gotten far away that they finally returned to normal.
He rode the carriage into the main street and then into the street where he had left the others. After he left, they all stayed there, even his clone. He didn’t know why.
When he pulled up with the carriage, he didn’t say anything and waited for them to enter. He unsummoned his clone, and the party entered the carriage.
Inside the carriage was deathly quiet as everyone stared down at the unconscious Lena, but no one uttered a single word about it.
Silva started their journey, riding as fast as he could through the town. He wanted to head to the capital today and immediately leave from there.
To get to the capital, it would take about half a day if they kept the pace, and that was what Silva planned. He was tired of wasting time trying to create some false adventurer persona.
After seeing the advancement of the demon blood in him these past few days, he wanted to head to the empire as fast as possible.
The journey to the capital started smoothly but was very, very quiet. No one uttered a word. How could they? After what they did, the only person who could actually talk was Amber, but she could only talk to Silva, and he was the one riding.
Silva could tell that the quiet was because of what happened. He didn’t know if they were feeling bad or if they hated him for it, but he was not over it yet, and he would not let it slide.
“Today was an experience I’ll never forget,” Silva said from the front, making sure all of them heard. Their hearts froze when he said that. It sounded like a normal sentence, but to them, the context was far more different.
“Silva…”
“I’m a Demon King candidate,” Silva cut Lia short before she could continue speaking. “I’m a dragon. I am prideful and careful.
I take my steps after checking the ground, I say my words after thinking them through. But for you guys, I allowed myself to be open. For you all, I allowed myself to actually have emotions and care, but it led to a plot from you,” Silva said.
His words stung their hearts. Aaron took a deep breath and spoke. “She manipulated us, Silva. We didn’t want any of this,” he said.
“For a being of your level, you are really stupid to believe I’d take that crap, Aaron. She amplified your feelings, made you do what you had been too scared to do.
She gave you the courage to finally do that thing that you always wanted.
Have you ever stopped to wonder what would have happened if Michael had possibly gone alive? He would have gone straight to the king and reported everything.
They might not be able to touch me, but what about you guys? It would have been death, brought by the same person you’re enraged I killed.
A hypocritical bastard, that is what you are, Aaron. Our first war was kicked off for your sake,” Silva said.
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“I never asked for it,” Aaron responded.
“You never stopped me!” Silva yelled back at him. “You didn’t tell me that you had forgiven them, yet you took a blade against them as well. You fought against them with me. Now tell me, are you not a hypocrite?” Silva asked.
“I… I…” Aaron tried to speak, but he couldn’t find the words.
“Leave it be, Aaron. Don’t stress yourself out. I don’t hate any of you—just disappointed. I actually had all my trust placed in you all. There was never a doubt that you actually followed me, so it’s disappointing,” Silva said.
“Silva, please,” Lia tried to talk.
“Lia, fourteen years. We have known each other for fourteen years and counting, and you and I have been close—from siblings to friends, even now.
If there was someone I believed would be there for me, it would be you. Out of everyone, you are the one I believed would stand behind me regardless.
I don’t know what it was that made you stand against me, but all I can say is that it wasn’t reason enough.
But you know what? I’m sorry,” Silva said.
His words immediately shocked all of them. Did Silva just apologize?
“I’m sorry for not trying to find out what you all had in your minds, the things that made you all have hidden stands against me. So now, whatever it is, tell me. I’ll listen to them all,” he said.