Reincarnated Maid is About To Be Captured by All Players

Lily in my arms trembled slightly.

Was that really Duke Borgias himself? But I had never seen Duke Borgias before.

Chris… was not surprised by Duke Borgias’ arrival; we had known beforehand that Duke Borgias was on his way to the Aclin border. Although facing Duke Borgias directly was very unlucky, Chris was surprised by something else.

“The daughter of Montferrat…”

“…”

The shadowy old man slowly stepped forward, and upon seeing his figure, I was left speechless.

The Duke is the ruler of the Kingdom of Micael, second only to the king, and the nation’s highest military power. I knew Duke Borgias was old and no longer in his prime, but I never imagined…

He was a skeletal old man.

So frail it seemed a gust of wind might blow him over, with none of the aura of a strong man, more like a starving, long-unfed beggar.

He was not wearing armor; his thin and bony body probably couldn’t support the weight of armor.

Standing in front of us, he seemed not like a living person but a skeleton merely draped in skin.

Chris and I were both stunned.

“The last time I saw you, you were ten years old.”

“Ah…”

“I remember clearly, you were the same age as my third son. I thought then… the Montferrat girl is not bad, if possible, I hoped my son could be betrothed to you.”

It seemed Chris was unaware of this.

She and Duke Borgias… could they have possibly become family?

Duke Borgias fully emerged from the shadows.

His messy black hair was untidily spread, seemingly unattended for a long time; half of his face wore a mask, the other half’s eye socket sunken, cheeks shriveled, barely concealing the outline of the skull; lips cracked, clearly showing a significant 【Dehydration】.

His appearance, if compared, was like a refugee from a time of famine, not at all like a noble.

Although it was easy to feel a desire to care for him, I understood this man was Lily’s nightmare and my enemy.

His tone in speaking with Chris was unusually calm, but I knew he had created zombies in his territory and harmed Lily.

“You are Anastasia?”

“…Yes.”

I met Duke Borgias’ gaze.

His pale grey eyes were like dead water, stirring no ripples.

“I heard you protected Amaris… Being able to break out here means you are quite skilled. After all, you were escaping with a burden.”

A burden.

At these words, Lily hung her head.

Without her, you could have escaped.

That was what Duke Borgias insinuated, uncaring for Lily’s feelings.

“Duke Borgias, please take back what you just said.”

“…Ah, indeed, I shouldn’t have said that. A burden at least exists without sin, but Amaris is different, she shouldn’t even have the right to be a burden.”

Duke Borgias made an even more disdainful remark about Lily.

Lily hugged herself tighter but didn’t cover her ears.

“Anastasia, do you know what kind of thing the girl you are protecting is?”

“She is Amaris, Duke.”

“No longer using honorifics, huh… Hmph, seems I’ve lost your respect. Well, it doesn’t matter. Anastasia, regardless of whether you know Amaris’s identity or not, she is a sinner. That’s a fact etched in her soul, never to change. Her existence will only harm those around her.”

“Duke,” Chris couldn’t help but speak, “whether someone is guilty should not be so hastily concluded. You are always just and strict, why are you so relentless against a child?”

Chris didn’t know Lily might be the 【Child of the Demon】.

Lily looked at the Duke blankly, not understanding what he meant.

To me, Lily was no different from any other normal girl.

“You’re right. As the Duke ruling Obi, I must not act on impulse.”

“So then…”

“That’s why now, I will abandon the stance of a Duke.”

Duke Borgias drew the only weapon he carried suitable for battle: a sword belted at his waist.

The moment the blade was drawn, the horse retreated several steps. Chris, using her riding skills, calmed the horse, steadying its fear.

Ivaneh’s warhorse had accompanied him in many battles, its courage even surpassing that of Raphael’s mount, but it feared Duke Borgias’ weapon.

Legendary weapon: The Demon Sword, Cantarella.

Every noble of at least Duke rank must possess a legendary weapon, and Duke Borgias wielded a demon sword. It was said that Cantarella’s blade was made from the teeth of the Serpent King 【Yamengade】, the strongest poison on the Lemurian continent. Even the elves of Midgard believed that the Serpent King’s fangs could slay gods.

Thus Cantarella

was also known as the Sword of Poison. Fortunately, it did not have a backfire trait, allowing it to be used safely.

Duke Borgias flicked his wrist lightly, and Cantarella carved two purple-red winds, not targeting us, but the adventurers chasing us.

The two gusts of wind merged, igniting purple flames and forming a circle of fire.

“—Back off! Stay away from that thing!!!”

Gruman’s voice echoed from behind, but it was too late. The foremost adventurers had already crossed the fire circle.

“Ahhhhhhhh—”

Then came the shrill screams. Although adventurers had some degree of pain reduction, their bodies began to dissolve — not metaphorically, but literally as if they fell into a highly corrosive liquid. Their flesh and equipment disintegrated before their HP even hit zero. This wasn’t just a matter of equipment durability running out; the items were completely destroyed.

Gruman, a seasoned adventurer, understood Cantarella’s power, unlike the less fortunate new adventurers.

“As the ruler of Obi, the leader of the Borgias family, and the noble guarding the border, I can forgive Amaris. But I am also a father, a devout believer! Now, I am not acting as a ruler to punish Amaris, but as Valubilis Borgias in my personal capacity, vowing to eradicate impurities that should not exist in this world!”

Duke Borgias — Valubilis raised the demon sword, stepping towards Lily with determination and steadiness despite his frail frame.

“Heaven has no place for you. Amaris—”