Building Harem And Dungeon With Monster Girls-Chapter 169 - 170: Halia Attacking

"MONSTER!"

Halia burst from her throne and whipped out her blessed sword. Her golden armor flashed in the light as she charged at Fuegin. Her black hair streamed behind her. I gaped in shock as she raised her sword to attack him.

"Halia!" I gasped in shock.

Fuegin held out his hand, "Howl and rage, let the winds of Lord Anu gust!"

His spell sent a blast of air from him that slammed into Halia and threw her back on the ground. She hit with a clattering impact. She coughed for a moment, her limbs spasming. She began to stand, rage screaming from her lips.

"Halia!" I bellowed, gaining my feet, shocked by my paladin's actions.

"Your vassal seems to be angry," Fuegin said with a flippant attitude. "Out of respect, I chose not to incinerate her, but... She came perilously close to violating your word."

"Bastard!" Halia spat as she gained her feet, her hand gripping her sword. She raised it, her legs tensing.

"Halia, what the fuck are you doing?" I roared, marching off my throne and seizing her arm as she lunged forward again. I almost lost my grip on her.

She whirled about to face me, a strand of her black hair spilling down her fiery cheeks. Her blue eyes smoldered with rage. This close, the hum from her blessed blade vibrated the bone in my ear and made my cheek twitch.

"He's a monster! That's Fuegin the Inferno! The Black Flame of Nyias. The Razer of Kelias. He's a foul and loathsome dungeon builder. One of the worst!"

I flicked my eyes to Fuegin. He stood there impassively. He had power. That spell felt strong like it was a level of magic over mine. I glanced around the room. I had him outnumbered with all my monster girls and he didn't seem perturbed. And if he was as powerful as Halia feared...

"That's not it," I said, gripping her arm. "There's fury in you. Real rage. What is it?"

"He murdered my father!" She threw a look over her shoulder and leveled her blade. "Do you remember this sword! Huh? Villain! You slew the last owner of it. You roasted him in his armor, orphaned his daughter, and widowed his wife!"

Fuegin's eyes glanced down then up at her. "Ah, Anguin." Fuegin nodded. "A worthy opponent. He nearly gutted me. Killed Amante. His party pillaged my domain. Only one escaped. The rogue. Too much bother to kill since I was fighting to stay alive. Pity that the sword is blessed. I would have loved to have that blade on my wall."

Halia roared and pulled at my grip. It took all my strength to hold her back.

I jerked her around. "Halia. He's a guest. I promised him safe passage. That my monster girls and you wouldn't attack him."

"He deserves to die for his crimes! The western lands suffer under his rule."

"Suffer." Fuegin arched an eyebrow. "They prosper. No more wars. No more bandits or roving bands of monsters. I have brought my lands peace!"

"You have enslaved its people and made them your chattel!" spat Halia.

"I did what I had to do to survive," Fuegin said. "The moment I came to this world, lost, confused, I was attacked. Adventurers sought to kill me and loot my domain. I had to protect myself. My darling Amante. I fought and fought. I showed the world what I would do if they kept attacking me. It took them two object lessons, but now they do not harm me. They do not put those I swore to protect in danger. I'm not different than Leo."

"He would never burn cities to the ground!" Halia snarled, her arm shaking. "He would never condemn thousands to death."

"I made... mistakes." Fuegin looked down. "But they have wrought more peace. No different than what the Americans did to Japan. I slaughtered to stop worse bloodshed. I shoved peace down this world's throat. I'm sorry you choked on it."

Halia shrieked and nearly jerked out of my grip.

"And my father?" demanded Halia. "His sword demands your blood!"

"I have killed a lot of adventurers," Fuegin said, weariness falling over his bronze face. "What choice did I have? They came to kill me. Your father slaughtered the monster girls I loved, hacked through my home, and sought to murder me. I defended myself. I will not apologize for wanting to live. For my only crime being my existence."

I swallowed. I knew what he meant. I only wanted peace, too, but despite what I did for Astovin, they feared me. Thought me a tyrant. Adventurers were still hunting me down. Lord Shorvin had put out a bounty on me.

"Halia," I whispered. I turned her face to mine with a free hand. "He's a version of me that didn't have your support. That was thrown into this world and was forced into darkness. But he has come offering friendship. I can't reject that. Not when we're so precariously positioned."

"You can't possibly want to be friends with him," she snarled. "He admitted it. He burned those cities." freēwēbnovel.com

I glanced at Fuegin. He could have burned Halia to cinder for what she had done. Instead, he used a spell to knock her back. He could raze my entire dungeon. I could feel the power bleeding off of him. I needed allies.

"How long ago did he burn those cities?"

"Fifty years," she said. "People don't attack him much. My father was the last."

"I am sorry," I said. "I truly am, but where will it stop? This violence. You want to kill him for defending himself against your father. Fine, you kill him. But what if there's someone who loves him? What if he has a son or daughter that hunts you down to avenge him? And on and on and on. This has to stop. Dungeon builders and the people of this world need to find a way to coexist or this suffering is never-ending. That's what I want more than anything. I thought that's what you wanted.

"But if it's vengeance..." I shook my head. "What good will that do the world?"

"It will rid it of one monster," she hissed.

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