Chapter 203: Ugly Person

“Wow! Look, look, that person is so ugly! Let’s not stay with her—what if we get infected too?!”

Listening to those peers of the Demon Race who whispered among themselves while moving away from her, Anna Medias, now a young girl, finally slowly lowered her raised hand and, with her head hung low, left the place.

‘Again? Why is it like this here too… It’s not like I wanted to be born with this face!’

Anna Medias, who had just become a young girl, thought dejectedly. Just as those young demons had said, her face was truly impossible to look at. Even among the Demon Race, which had all kinds of appearances, Anna Medias’s face could be considered one of the ugliest—and likely not just one of them.

Anna Medias was well aware of this herself, so she rarely showed her true face and always covered it.

She had once asked her parents why she was so ugly.

At first, they hypocritically comforted her with various words. But as she grew older and they saw her face continue to become uglier, they no longer even wanted to acknowledge her as their daughter in public.

Finally, one day they made a decision. They announced to almost everyone they knew that Anna Medias was not their biological daughter, but rather an abandoned child they had taken in out of kindness—someone someone had thrown into a trash bin.

This scene made Anna Medias deeply sad, because she clearly knew she was not an abandoned child; she was their real biological daughter. But no one aside from her needed that truth, and so she became exactly what they claimed—an abandoned child cast aside by her parents.

Whether fortunate or unfortunate, Anna Medias had considerable talent in magic. At such a young age, she had already learned several high-level spells, which earned her some renown among young demons.

But that fame wasn’t necessarily a good thing. The more famous she became, the more people wanted to see her true face. And every time, all Anna Medias got in return was a face of extreme disappointment. Some even came to hate her, believing that someone so ugly couldn’t possibly have such strong talent, and they suspected her magical achievements were fake.

At times like that, Anna Medias wished she could have a beautiful face, so she wouldn’t face so much doubt.

Unfortunately, no matter how many magic books she scoured, she never found a spell that could completely reshape her face without any side effects. Perhaps the great magicians had no interest in researching such magic. In the end, Anna Medias had to try to develop a new spell on her own.

But no matter how talented she was, she couldn’t single-handedly create a new magic at such a young age.

Just as she was about to give up, she suddenly thought of a way to achieve her wish—making a deal with a Demon.

The special powers Demons possessed were nearly limitless; even the Demon Race, which had good relations with Demons, didn’t know all of them. Surely a Demon could fulfill a simple request like making her face prettier, right?

And so, Anna Medias made a deal with a Demon. By stealing the appearances of others, she constructed a stunningly beautiful face for herself. After completing the Demon’s conditions, Anna Medias truly became the most beautiful person in the Demon Race—no, in the entire world!

Now, Anna Medias could no longer remember what she once looked like, and she had no desire to. After that, she continuously stole the faces of others to elevate her beauty further—until she met the Hero.

After being severely wounded by the Hero, Anna Medias went into hiding to recover. That hiding lasted over twenty years. She had never imagined the Hero’s sword would be so powerful; even after all this time, the wound on her face still ached.

Then, a few months ago, Brian found her. He promised to heal her injuries and then go out to rule over humans again.

Anna Medias had no interest in ruling humans, but she never doubted she could do it. After all, those twenty-plus years weren’t spent idly in a cave. Her magical prowess was far greater than before. Though her injuries limited how much she could use, she was confident she could manage.

Until an hour ago, that was what Anna Medias believed.

Feeling her face on the verge of collapse, Anna Medias was in disbelief and finally felt despair. She might really die here.

When she realized that, her despair twisted into extreme resentment.

‘Why?! I’m the most beautiful person in the world! Why do I have to die in this sunless cave?! It’s all that Holy Knight’s fault! And his companions! I only wanted to restore my beautiful face! What’s wrong with that?!’

Anna Medias’s cracked face contorted, but it didn’t last long before she laughed in a way completely unlike herself.

Good, very good! Since you want so badly to destroy my beautiful face, I’ll let you have your wish!

Anna Medias tore off her own face with her hands. A torrent of mana erupted from her head, now wreathed in black mist. The entire cave began to quake from the released mana.

Anna Medias knew she wouldn’t survive this, but that was fine. As long as she could take these people with her, she would be satisfied.

She didn’t have much mana left, but it was still the remaining mana of a Level 85 Magician! The explosion caused by the Magic Explosion would definitely blow them all up! Even if it didn’t kill them, the cave’s structure had already become extremely unstable after the Holy Knight’s earlier attack. With her mana explosion added on, collapse was the only possible outcome!

Even if they weren’t killed by the Magic Explosion, they would be buried with her under the rubble!!!

‘I don’t believe it! Can you, Holy Knight, possibly survive this Magic Explosion and cave-in?! Even if you do, what about your companions? They’ll definitely die here!

‘If that happens, that’s fine too. You’ll be alone, tormented by guilt for the rest of your life! Regret destroying the most beautiful face in the world!!!’

Having lost her skin and detonated all her mana, Anna Medias could no longer laugh aloud. But her arms spread wide and her face turned upward revealed the madness within. Even without a sound, Kolin and the others could hear her crazed laughter.

All of you who ruined my incomparably beautiful face—be buried here with me forever!!!