episode_0573

“Are you saying that you and Lilith appeared, Princess Seraphine?”

“Yes, Prince Ethan.”

Ethan, slightly embarrassed by Seraphine’s indifferent answer, meets her eyes as if to listen to her story.

I also listened quietly because I was curious about the ‘future vision’ she had seen. Seraphine’s future vision was always a power that played an important role in the original work.

‘It’s the power to recognize my existence and see into the future, which wasn’t there in the original game. It’s better to keep it.’

It’s too twisted to say that it follows the original story.

Even though the hero guy used the twisted story in his own way to lead us to the Demon King War, there’s no telling what might happen here.

It is not strange for boss monsters that should have appeared only once in the original work to appear two or three times, such as in the Witch’s Forest or the Necromancer’s Quest.

Of course, in the original game, it is normal for only one Demon King to appear regardless of the difficulty level chosen, but we still don’t know how this world is twisted.

You have to assume that phases 1 and 2 will appear at the same time, or that all of the hidden bosses from the original will appear.

“Please tell me exactly. What did Princess Seraphine see in her dream?”

“First, I’ll tell you the story from when we entered the Demon King’s Castle. We entered the Demon King’s Castle with the knights and immediately had to fight the monsters that were rushing in.

Each of the demons is quite strong, but they are at a level that an experienced knight can easily withstand. The warrior will tell the knights to conserve their strength and leave the first floor to them before entering the second floor. ”

From then on, the future poem Seraphine spoke of was not much different from the strategy of the ‘Luminor Academy’.

There is a group that is competent in dealing with a specific tribe on each floor, and the current warrior party that easily won the battle of the Four Heavenly Kings has succeeded in bringing almost all of those people.

Seraphine was talking about basic concepts such as deploying mercenaries against the undead army on the second floor and knights against the dragonets on the third floor, and then continuing the story after entering the Demon King’s Castle on the fifth floor.

“… To be honest, I don’t remember what the Demon King looks like.”

“Yes?”

“I definitely saw something in the future, but it’s as if my mind is preventing me from remembering it. I guess he must have used some means to live up to his title as the King of the Demon Tribe. It’s hard to guess what those means were, though. ”

“… Is that so?”

“The only thing I remember is that he was humanoid, and that there was black fog surrounding him. And his eyes were burning with red flames. I’m not just talking about red eyes, they were eyes that really burned with flames. He’s appeared in the future poem many times, changing his appearance, but this one has never changed.”

“Then, it would be more correct to see the common part as the characteristics of the Demon King.”

“Of course, you can’t let your guard down completely. They may be intentionally sending out incorrect information multiple times to create confusion.”

It was a pointless piece of advice. After all, if you have eyes, you can tell who the Demon King is the moment you enter the Demon King’s audience chamber and face him.

Anyway, what’s important is the Demon King’s weapons and fighting style. Since I can’t tell you this part, I had to hear it through Seraphine.

“The Demon King’s Greatsword can take away life with just a light touch. It is a sword of destruction that devastates the surrounding area with just one swing. When it was in its perfect state, it was a being that turned the entire continent into a demon realm, so its power is probably still undeniable.”

“What a scary weapon.”

“And when I looked into the future, there were only two people who could block that sword. One of them was obviously the warrior, and the other was… .”

“… … .”

“… It’s you, Prince Ethan.”

“Huh?”

“… … Yes?”

It was Seraphine who confused Ethan and me with a completely unexpected story.

I know that the warrior can block the Demon King’s sword, since I’ve played the original, but this is the first time I’ve seriously heard that Ethan has such a talent.

“… Princess Seraphine.”

“Yes, Prince Ethan.”

“It’s embarrassing to say this, but compared to you, I am a person with many shortcomings and less accomplishments. Although my father is a sword master, I am still only a sword expert. ”

“You became a Sword Master only about a month ago. And you say you’re a Sword Expert, but didn’t you already go up to the later levels? ”

“… That’s true, but it seems a bit excessive to say that I, a warrior or someone who has trained in the Demon Realm for years… for example, Natalie or Thomas, can stop the Demon King’s sword. ”

“Miss Natalie’s rapier is too weak to stop the Demon King’s greatsword. And she already has her role set.

Thomas’s spear is the same. Even though he is a knight who can handle both shield and spear, he cannot withstand the Demon King’s sword by simply blocking it. He has to fight with sword and ‘compete’ to make a meaningful response. ”

“… … .”

“The reason the warrior and I called Edan-gongja was not just to give you credit for the battle. We asked for your help because we really needed you in the final battle.

I know that what I’m saying may be too absurd for you to believe, but I still want to tell you that we need your strength right now. ”

“… … .”

“… … .”

I don’t know. If what Seraphine is saying is truly a ‘believable story’, or if she’s just using her mouth to bring me and Ethan into battle.

I’ve said this before, but you shouldn’t take Seraphine’s words at face value.

Because she was a woman who was willing to make a certain amount of sacrifice for the sake of the ‘public good’ of peace between the empire and the continent.

Except for the warrior, she was a woman who was ready to sacrifice anyone, even herself. If Seraphine was going to sacrifice Ethan in the final battle and use the time gained to subdue the Demon King…

‘No, no matter how much I think about it, that would be too much of a leap.’

If I think back to before I entered the academy, I had known Seraphine for almost 7~8 years. There were so many connections that I had built up without knowing it that it was hard to even think about the possibility of her betraying me now.

In the original, Seraphine and Lilith could be seen as becoming closer than they were. At least in the original, Seraphine didn’t give Lilith any relationship advice.

The Four Heavenly Kings are defeated much more easily than in the original, and the process of reaching the Demon King is also much easier than in the original.

In the original, if you control the game well, you can see the ending without anyone dying, but now there is no way Seraphine would choose a battle that sacrifices someone.

Because her future poetry always shows only the best and the next best future.

“The only ones who can block the Demon King’s sword are you, the Hero, and Edan Gongja. And ironically, in the futures I’ve seen, it was always you, the Hero, who cut off the Demon King’s body. That means it’ll be a bit difficult for anyone other than you, the Hero, to defeat the Demon King. ”

“… That means, I want to be the shield for the hero to buy time for the hero to swing his sword at the Demon King. ”

“We can block other threats and monsters, but only the two of you can block the Sword of Destruction.”

There were still some suspicious parts, but for now, it seemed like we had no choice but to believe Seraphine’s words.

Did Ethan have the potential to block the Sword of Destruction in the original? I don’t know. The original Ethan would be buried somewhere in the Blackwood estate, not in the Demon Realm, at this point.

But if Seraphine speaks with such confidence, there must be a reason for it.

… In the first place, I can’t say that I can’t follow the plan because I have doubts about the princess’s true intentions.

“Okay, then I will follow the princess’s orders and become the shield of the warrior party.”

“It’s reassuring to hear you say that, Prince Ethan.”

The role of Ethan, who was summoned to the Demon King’s realm, is to receive the Sword of Destruction wielded by the Demon King.

This time, it was naturally my turn to hear what role I had to play, but for some reason, Seraphine didn’t mention my role.

“Princess Seraphine?”

“… Yes, release amount.”

“Do you have anything to say to me? Is there a special role I need to play in the battle against the Demon King? ”

“Of course, Lilith Yang also plays a major role in this battle. She plays an important role, just like Edan Gongja.”

“Then what I have to do is… .”

“But I can’t tell you about the mission of the release right now. You will know when the time comes anyway.”

“Yes?”

“… That’s all I can tell you, Miss Release. I’ll tell you everything you need to know when the time comes. ”

“… I understand, Princess Seraphine.”

… What on earth are they planning ahead of the final battle?

I could only pray in my heart that whatever scheme she was hatching would be beneficial to all of us.