"Lord Achilles — no, Lord Achilles has become a completely different person. He has the strength, yes, but that overbearing, insolent behavior… his face has turned cruel. Where on earth did the young master we once knew go…"
The servants of the Silver Castle family lamented.
Every beautiful maid had been taken advantage of by him in the blink of an eye.
He looked down on everyone and flipped the dining table whenever the food didn't suit him.
When he went out into town, he kicked orphans aside and consorted with the worst sort of people.
Whenever he saw a beautiful woman—whether a young girl or a married one—he made his move.
At brothels, he refused to pay.
Those who defied him were all killed as a public example.
Even the head of the Silver Castle family, composed as he was, admonished Achilles, telling him this had gone too far.
But Achilles, who possessed a mysterious confidence and strength, merely laughed it off and refused to listen.
The head of the family secretly had his skills appraised.
Given how utterly different he had become, perhaps there would be some clue.
Previously, his skill had been the unreadable [Reverse].
Now, however, a staggering skill was displayed.
It read: [Hero].
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"Hey—hand over the throne. Right now. I'm the one who belongs on that seat."
The young man burst into the king's chamber.
King Salvann gazed at the fool who had appeared after so long, his eyes filled with pity.
He'd gotten a slightly stronger skill and let it go to his head.
But the assassination guild that was supposed to have the job of pre-emptively eliminating fools like this had already collapsed and ceased to exist.
No replacement organization had been set up yet.
Achilles had swaggered into the royal chamber, having crushed the royal guards who tried to block his path with one hand.
The torturer had been caught in the crossfire along the way, but with corpses strewn everywhere, nobody cared.
"You are a fool, you know. You don't even realize you're about to die."
The moment King Salvann said that, a spear of light pierced the back of Achilles' skull.
"Hm? What the hell is this? You think something like this'll work? Here—catch."
Achilles grabbed the light spear, which had barely pierced the surface, and hurled it back in the direction it came from.
In the distance, a choked grunt sounded, followed by a soldier's cry: "His Highness Pielto has been killed in battle!"
"A Royal Skill that doesn't work, you say...?"
"I heard it was a skill only royals could use, but it's weak as hell. My [Hero] is way stronger! How long are you gonna sit there on that throne looking down on me?!"
"[Hero]...? Don't tell me—the awakening of a dud skill?!"
"Why should I have to live hiding in the shadows? From now on, I'm the one standing in the spotlight. You—get lost."
Achilles stomped up to King Salvann, who was lolling on the throne, grabbed him by the collar, and hurled him straight out of the castle.
The thrown king smashed through the ceiling, soared high into the sky, and plummeted to his death.
And so the Kingdom of Gloria fell, and the Kingdom of Achilles was born.
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Torturer @ Chapter 70
[Royal Hood]
Prince Pierrot's Royal Skill.
Attacks with generated arrows of light never miss their target.
At power up to Mithril Rank, the strength is lethal.
Skill: [Reverse], [Divine Eye], [Sword God], [Phantom Thief Gentleman], [Dark Magic], [Iron Rock Magic], [Holy Magic], [Spacetime Magic], [Blazing Magic], [Freezing Ice Magic], [Magic Hand], [Temptation], [Pain Dulling], [Complete Status Abnormality Resistance], [Flame Spirit's Protection], [Phantom Demon], [Swift as Gale and Thunder], [Dark Spirit's Protection], [Monstrous Strength and Divine Skill], [Thunder God Sword], [Great Luck], [Clear Breeze Magic], [Humility], [Heaven's Gate], [Ninja Master], [Eloquence], [Truth Seeker], [Whispers of the Abyss], [Super Intuition], [Spear God], [Fist God].
Rank: Orichalcum.
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