chapter 100
100. Demon World War (10)
““… … .””
“Are you finally starting to understand the situation?”
The sword of light held in my palm.
The expression on the face of the wizard Kidult who saw it was filled with confusion.
Surely you would not have thought that a warrior, a symbol of purity and justice, would infiltrate here alone?
The kidult who had stopped walking asked me.
“Wow, what do you want?”
As expected of a federal official, he seemed quick-witted.
“The guy next to you.”
“… Will you go back if I give it to you?”
“okay.”
“Kidult Nari! Haha, you’re, you’re lying right now, right? You said you need my assimilation rate to control the Demon King!”
Kidult remains silent in response to Darius’ question.
He seemed to be thinking hard, but no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t come up with an answer, so he quietly reached out and spoke.
“I always keep my promises.”
“Yes, a warrior of justice keeps his promises.”
“These little b*stards…! Ugh?!”
Darius is unable to move due to the binding spell cast by Kidult.
Within, Kidult uses a double transport magic to levitate Darius into the air and hand him over to me.
‘If I kill this guy now, my father’s curse will be lifted!’
I finally spoke to Kidult.
“Hey, Federation Warmth.”
“What is it? You kept your promise, so come out of Glassk right away.”
“Okay. I’ll come out of Glassk as promised.”
I held tightly the holy sword made of light.
and.
“It will come out, but it won’t just come out!!”
I swung the holy sword with all my might, which had grown larger and sucked out life force.
Darius and Glassk floating in front of my eyes.
-Spot!
I just cut it down.
“100 million-!”
Darius was already dead when his torso was cut off in half.
Kwakwang! Kwakwakwakwang!
Tuqahak! Kugugugugu…!
A holy sword that emits black energy while cutting down to destroy this place with certainty.
Because of that, the entire facility began to break in half and collapse.
It was like cutting up a model house toy with a chainsaw.
-Cookies!
The facility was in a terrible state of collapse.
“This, this crazy…! How could a warrior do such a despicable thing!!”
“Yeah. I’ll be the first of all the warriors in history. Haha, I’ll be registered in the Guinness Book of World Records!”
“That b*stard is such a jerk!!”
The excited kidult pointed his wand at me and started firing magic.
A double magic circle. It was a simultaneous casting.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Shhh!
A huge fire pit and ice crystals. It was the 7th circle magic, Meteor and Ice Jack.
I reacted and cut them all down with my holy sword.
But then it happened.
… creepy!
““… … !””
I could feel an eerie and ominous magic permeating this crumbling facility.
Kidult must have felt it too, because he turned his head towards Glassk at the same time as me.
Woof woof… .
Of all the magic I’ve ever felt while possessing this world, this is the most ominous.
It was the magical energy spewed out by the Demon King, who was lying on the ground with his head buried in the broken glass.
“Krrrr… .”
Soon, the Demon King, who had been lying face down on the ground, began to slowly rise up, making a noise.
‘… Let’s retreat here!’
After making a quick decision, I jumped into the hole that was broken and had a clear view of the outside.
“Where are you running away to!”
The Kidults tried to distract me by shooting magic at me as I ran away, but I was able to dodge them all and land on the ground.
-Knock knock knock knock!
As soon as I landed, I ran at full speed to escape the demon world.
“Kuuu-!”
“What the hell!!”
-Tuqwaang! Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwa!
I heard strange sounds coming from behind me, but I ignored them and ran.
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After running for several hours, we escaped the edge of the demon world.
I was able to reach the entrance to the Ice Zone, Arenne.
The village was quiet and eerie.
Due to the Demon King’s descent and the surrounding areas becoming a demon world, it seemed that all the residents had already evacuated.
I chose one of the empty wooden houses and went inside.
“Gasp, gasp… .”
The aftermath of casting the Holy Sword for over 5 minutes and then forcibly raising the magical power to run for several hours was quite severe.
My heart was beating fast and showed no signs of calming down. My breathing was also rough.
… I searched the storage room of the empty house I moved into and found a large number of water bottles.
I put a few silver coins around, opened the cap of a water bottle, and drank the water in gulps.
“Khuh! Now I feel like I can live a little.”
Are you done with everything now?
Now that Darius Trevan has been killed, Pablo’s curse will be lifted.
The problem is the Demon King.
Since I interfered with the Federation guys who were trying to do something using the Demon King, there was a chance that they would be pursued.
‘Could he be hiding in this town?’
Conversely, if I were to hide here, close to the Demon Realm, they might not be able to find me.
A pursuit party will stop by here once in a while, but if you just get through it then you’ll be fine.
and….
‘I don’t have enough energy to run away anymore. I have to recover here.’
After finishing my thoughts, I quickly closed the door.
Then, after installing the peripheral sensing magic tool I received from the Night Raven, I covered myself with the stealth robe and went to sleep.
*
As expected, the pursuit party arrived at the village.
In less than an hour, about ten fifth circle wizards arrived and began searching the village.
Every time, I avoided them without making a sound.
Thanks to the proper use of the surrounding sensing magic tool and the stealth robe, I was able to avoid being detected.
The wizards wandered around the village for about 4 hours.
They withdrew, thinking I had already left town.
“Whew… .”
I was able to completely escape their pursuit.
We survived for several days in the village with the dried beef jerky we brought as emergency food and the water we had at home.
About 4 days have passed.
Suddenly, the surrounding sensing magic tools started to react, and I went back into alert mode… .
I was able to let my guard down immediately upon seeing someone entering the village.
“Iris?”
“… … .”
Iris was the only one who came to the village on horseback.
When I saw the day coming out to greet her, Iris’ expression hardened for a moment while riding on her horse.
His expression hardened.
After confirming that I was safe, it became brighter.
She glares at me, clearly very angry.
and.
“I’m sorry… .”
match!
Just as I was about to apologize, she got down from her horse and slapped me on the cheek.
It didn’t hurt much since I didn’t use any magic power.
Embarrassed, I could only blink my eyes and stare at her blankly.
Iris spoke to me with an angry face.
“…Do you know how worried I was?”
“… … .”
“I came all the way here without even sleeping.”
“… … .”
I couldn’t answer.
I felt so sorry for her.
Even though I told you not to go, even though I warned you that you could lose your life.
I ignored her words and came to the Demon World alone.
Of course, the result was successful, and Pablo’s curse would have been lifted.
Even if I went back in time, I would do the same thing again… .
As someone who understands how much she cares for me and how much she worries about me.
I couldn’t answer her.
After I remained silent for a long time, staring at the ground, Iris sighed and then spoke.
“Let’s go inside and talk, since we might be discovered by the enemy.”
I nodded and led her to the tree house where I was staying.
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Handing over an apple.
After promising never to do something like this again and receiving forgiveness from Iris.
I explained everything that had happened to Iris.
The fact that factories containing the magical engineering technology of the Arcania Federation were installed in a row in the Demon Realm.
The Federation and Darius joined hands.
And then he met Kidult, the 8th Circle wizard who was experimenting on the Demon King, and caused trouble before running away.
Iris, who had heard the whole story, lowered her head and muttered quietly.
“Kidult… I’m sure the name was Kidult Garvan.”
“Do you know who he is?”
“Yes. I heard that he is a master of attribute magic and that he holds a fairly high position in the Federation. I heard about it a few years ago when I was carrying out a commission for the Federation.”
“Master of attribute magic… .”
Certainly, the multi-magic he used was threatening.
His attacks, which freely manipulated the opposing elements of fire and ice, would have been dangerous if not countered with a fraudulent ability like the Holy Sword.
“If the prince hadn’t been chosen as a warrior, I might not have been able to run away. Haa! Do you know how much my heart sank? Abandoning the party and rushing into the center of the enemy lines alone… How reckless-”
“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.”
I was afraid that Iris’s nagging would continue for more than an hour, so I hastily cut her off and apologized.
Then Iris sighs again, “Haa-”
I tried to change the subject.
“By the way, how are the party people? Did Iris come alone?”
“No. We came together when we first started, but in the end I ran all night alone.”
“ah.”
I tried to change the subject, but it was a moment that made me feel even more solemn.
Iris said.
“I think I’ll probably arrive sometime tomorrow evening. Until then, um… there doesn’t seem to be any sign of life around here, so is this place safe?”
“I think I’ve gotten away from the chase once, so I don’t think I’ll come back again. I’m constantly monitoring the surroundings with my magic tools just in case, so you don’t have to worry.”
I am constantly recharging the magical power of my magic tools.
It would be okay if Iris and I spent just one night together keeping watch until the party came.