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Ruler Vol 6 Chapter 42

Author: Anit666

Editor: Weasalopes

【Sherry’s POV】

“Mmmm,” with some unexpected difficulty, I finally opened my eyes, only to be met with a set of bars.

Wait, bars?

“The sleeping Dragon has finally woken up,” a disgustingly familiar voice resounded from my left.

That’s when the situation dawned on me, and I remembered what happened before I was knocked out.

All in all, I had been fooled and abducted.

And right now, I was hanging from a wall in some sort of decrepit dungeon cell with my arms and legs bound by chains to the wall behind me. There also seemed to be a collar around my neck, also attached to a chain.

Such… inhumane treatment.

“Before you bother, that is a Mana inhibiting collar. Until I unlock it using a key which, by the way, has been safely stored away somewhere, you will not be able to use even a single drop of Mana. The chains bounding you are the one we use to shackle ferocious Dragons, so don’t even think you can break away from them using brute force,” a repulsive smile arose on his face.

Hah.

Of course, I have been kidnapped by another maniac who, for some fucking reason, is obsessed with me.

If I had a nickel.

I got summoned into another world, became a Hero, fought life threatening battles and got stronger; I even passed the trial of the Gods, and even had the man who stands above those very Gods looking out for me, yet for some fucking reason I cannot elude the fate of being captured by men lusting after me.

Am I some type of ‘crazy psychopath magnet’? Or have I been struck with a curse by some God to make my life difficult?

Perhaps I should ask Lady Phiria to look into me when I get back. As the supposed Princess of the Gods, she should be more than capable of fixing me, right?

Ideally, though, I would have preferred Sam to look into me, but the current him is too unreliable, as evident by the fact that I’m here.

Anyway, back to the topic.

First of all, let’s check the validity of this mongrel’s claims.

So, I tried gathering mana to cast a small spell, to no avail; the Mana dispersed before I could shape it into a usable spell.

Then I tried exerting all my strength to break the chains, but it was in vain as well.

It would seem this vermin was right. Escaping would be difficult.

There were a few other things I could try, but given how thorough he was while kidnapping me, he probably prepared for them as well.

Let’s address the elephant in the room, then.

“…Fancy meeting you here, Count Vindalo,” I greeted the bastard who, by the way, was leisurely sitting on a chair.

He’s acting like he is sitting in a café; he’s treating me like an animal on exhibit.

The sheer audacity.

“You are… calm. I like that,” he disgusting smile inexplicably widened.

“May I ask the reason behind this treatment?”

I already know the answer, though.

“In words even a brute can understand; to avenge the humiliation of that day.”

See? It’s the classic pattern of men who cannot handle being rejected, which I’m unfortunately quite familiar with.

“However, was it not Sir Samael who… humiliated you? I believe I was rather civil during our discussion. So why have you captured me instead of him?”

If vengeance for humiliation was the only reason for this kidnapping, Sam would have been hanging here besides me, but he wasn’t.

Which means this mongrel wants to humiliate me just like I humiliated him. And what better way to do that then rob her of her dignity as a woman, right?

Fucking piece of shit.

“Samael is unfortunately too tough of an opponent to take on right now, so for the time being, I will have to settle with you.”

Hah.

So basically, I have been kidnapped with the intention of doing things to me that would ruin my life without even being the main target.

I’m just an appetizer who he has to settle with because he’s unable to get the main course.

He’s ready to ruin my life for such a stupid reason. Ridiculous.

He is right about Sam being too tough to deal with right now, though.

The original Sam… Ex-Sam might have considered… diplomacy, but I don’t think the new one will show even a shred of mercy to this trash.

As much as it pains me to say this, Sam has always been a psychopath.

Sam, back when he was just a normal human, brough fucking hitmen with him when Thor abducted me.

He stands above the Gods now.

Just imagining what he will do to this dumbass is almost enough to make me pity him.

…That’s assuming the new Sam cares for me enough to make a move.

Let’s just hope I’m not a part of some sick ploy that he concocted to amuse himself.

“Couldn’t we, you know, work out a deal that would benefit us both?”

Let’s deal with this fucker for now.

“Hoh? What kind of deal?” The Count’s eyes narrowed.

“A deal where I deliver Samael to you in exchange for my freedom.”

I doubt this guy is dumb enough to take this deal, but as Sam used to say, never underestimate a human’s ability to shoot himself in the foot.

Who knows, maybe he really is the type of idiot who’ll let his greed get the better of him and accept my proposal.

“Hmm, sounds tempting… but I must decline.”

A shame.

For him, that is.

“Why?” I asked.

“Like I said, Samael is too tough of an opponent to take on with such crude strategies.”

“Oh.”

This stupid idiot is smarter than I thought.

Though it would have been fun to work with Sam and deliver him to this idiot, then sit back and watch him raise all hell.

And Sam would never miss a chance to create chaos.

“For now, I’ll just have my fun with you while waiting for an opportunity to get to him,” the Count smirked. “I’ll show you what true humiliation feels like, Sherry, and I’ll enjoy every moment of it.”

Huh.

He’ll have his fun with me? This… insect? With me? Is he being serious?

His confidence confounds me- don’t tell me… this stupid asshole really believes he can stop me with just strong chains and a mana inhibiting collar?

Does this caveman really think that I, a Hero whose job is to fight the demons to protect this world, would not have prepared for the exact situation I am currently in?

I am being underestimated.

This dumb motherfucker. Hah

Well, well, well, this is going to be very interesting.

Fuck Sam, I’ll deal with him myself. And boy am I going to enjoy it.

“Don’t worry, however,” he said. “We’ll start later. There are a few things that I need to take care of. It would be boorish of me to not give my full attention to you, after all.”

Huh. Perhaps I should delay fucking this guy up for a bit. I think it would be more amusing that way.

But I can’t just hang on this wall while waiting for the perfect time to make my move. Maybe I should regain my freedom first.

“Well then, until later,” he said. “I’ll be back soon, however, so do not worry. And when I’m back… we’re going to have a lot of fun.”

Oh, that we are, Count Vindalo… that we are.