episode_0086

LXXXII.

The card that suddenly came out of the deck and moved on its own was not a newly developed card.

Cards that have already bloomed,

“DEATH?”

It was death.

The very card that the Lord of Time previously named ‘Point Card’.

The death card was also a card whose exact use was still unknown. It would be natural, since the passive card, which is not a card that summons an arcana, was the first to die in the first place.

Anyway, the death card suddenly jumped out, swallowed a gray orb that seemed to contain a soul, and stood in front of me.

okay.

It should definitely have been expressed as ‘standing’.

It’s like, ‘I liked it! The figure floating up to my eye level and vaguely revealing its face as if to say, ‘What are you going to do?’

Seeing that confident appearance, my hand naturally went towards the card, and the card that had expressed its presence fell very slowly onto my palm.

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〈Card Information〉

1. Name: DEATH

2. Number: 13(Thirteen)

3. Type: PASSIVE

4. Cost:

⓵ Blood of a higher level or higher demon – Card Bloom

⓶ Soul of a Fallen Mortal – Empowerment Awakening

5. Power: Accumulation of DEATH

6. Detailed items▼

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Unlike before, the symbols and numbers that were automatically displayed in detailed items were no longer visible. Just in case, I clicked the ▼ symbol next to the detailed item, and the card information window went up, and new letters and symbols appeared.

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〈Card Information〉

Detailed items▲

[K 0] ▷ Death of the Demon King

[S 0] ▷ Death of the highest level demon

[U 1] ▷ Death of a high-level demon

[I 7] ▷ Death of an Intermediate Demon

[L 0] ▷ Death of a low-level demon

[C 1] ▷ Soul of a fallen renegade

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“Huh?”

“Self… Oh my!?”

It feels like a woman who has always been an ironclad person suddenly approaches me one day and says, ‘Do you want to eat ramen?’ The clown who came next to me and looked at the card information over my shoulder also let out an exclamation of surprise.

What kind of bullshit is that?

That’s how I feel right now.

This is because the cost of a card that has been hidden and not revealed has suddenly changed, and the information simply expressed in symbols and numbers is being explained.

“But death, collecting souls and using them for something else… De?”

As soon as I say those words, information pops into my head.

[The only payment for death is death!]

[Deprive the soul of an immoral person of eternal suffering! The pain of the soul is the power worthy of a card master!]

Well, I don’t know if this can be called information. There is information.

“So… … . The silver dragon’s soul is suffering, so how can I use that to give me power? What should I do to receive it? Huh?”

For the first time in my life, a magic formula floats in my head. Of course, the problem is that it does not come to mind from the basics, like in a book that is considered a standard in mathematics, but rather it just comes to mind recklessly and without hesitation.

Even now, the magic formula of Circle 8 suddenly pops into my head and continues to wander through my mind.

But that doesn’t mean it’s completely useless. It’s a magic I’ve never heard of before, so if I were to solve the formula right away and show it to the dean or the wizards, there would be quite an uproar.

So, there will be many uses for it. Where is that? He said it was ‘eternal’ pain. In other words, we can guess that another force will come in. I’m not sure if I still know the information about the first death accumulation.

“I… … . The final proof.”

My thoughts had no choice but to stop there. Before I knew it, I heard the voice of the Pope coming up behind me, calling me.

Fortunately, I had my back turned, so I couldn’t see the death card coming out of my arms, absorbing the soul stone, and landing on my palm, except for the dragons floating in the air.

He put the Death he was holding in his hand into his arms and turned around.

“Yes?”

“Their treatment… … .”

At the same time, the Pope pointed to the four dragons that had already returned to human form. Looking at such a dragon, the first question that came to my mind was ‘Why?’

“I’m asking this question because I’m really curious. What kind of ‘treatment’ must former Coordinators be given, like noble prisoners in a territory war?”

“Yes? no. Could there be such a thing?”

“Then what kind of guts did they have to polymorph?”

Pope Judas, who looked like a small boy, smiled bitterly, as if he realized that my words had already drawn a conclusion about their treatment.

The behavior of the dragon, the behavior of the nobles, and indeed the atmosphere of the entire continent are treated as if the Demon King is an ‘event monster’ that appears in a common game.

The nobles were playing politics with candidates, and now the dragons, who were the coordinators, suddenly changed their minds and started attacking superhumans.

“Are you now surrendering to such a topic? Ha!”

What kind of shit is this!

We are in a situation where the devil may descend and destroy us at any moment!

What about the devil, he says he saves nobles for money?

“Fuck. Thinking about it makes me angry.”

“Haha… … .”

The Pope smiled bitterly again and avoided my eyes. As if he had done something wrong. Actually, it’s not his fault. Strictly speaking, the Caligo Church is the one on the continent that is most prepared for the coming of the Demon King.

After seeing the Pope’s face like that, I feel angry again.

“What will you do if I tell you to kill me? Those are the ones.”

“Why don’t you struggle?”

“That’s natural… … . ah! witch. And May. How long does it take to create a barrier that a dragon cannot escape through magic or flight?”

“Do you want the fastest? Do you want the most powerful?”

“Fast.”

Did you understand the intent of my question? The witch and May whispered for a moment and then spread two fingers.

“Huh? How much is that? Two days… Probably not, two hours?”

“Twenty minutes. Master.”

“… … How long does it last?”

“Forty minutes.”

Actually, this is the correct story. No matter how great the witch and May are, they create a barrier in 20 minutes that the dragon cannot escape, and it would be strange if it continued indefinitely.

“Start.”

“Yes. Master.”

“Yes! brother! Leave it to me! Hehe”

Meanwhile, the Pope had the dragons surround him.

I don’t know if it was their guts or their stupidity, but the dragons who returned to human form didn’t say anything special in that atmosphere, and the superhumans didn’t do anything special either.

Rather, it seemed like he was watching me.

I heard later that the uncomfortable energy that flowed from me at that time was so terrifying that it couldn’t be explained in words, so even Dean Hu couldn’t open his mouth.

Anyway, that’s what I found out later,

‘That sucks. ‘Fuck you.’

The discomfort and annoyance I felt at this moment was something that I cannot express. If I could, I would just like to live leisurely in a quiet place with the Arcana, regardless of whether they were all gone or not.

Wouldn’t it be a bad thing to watch nobles, commoners, candidates, whatever, all fall apart?

okay. That wouldn’t be bad either.

You don’t necessarily have to join forces with other idiot candidates or nobles!

Did he sense my feelings because he was an arcana and card master? Or did I feel that the energy that started and spread from me was somehow not normal?

Jester and Punisher stand next to me and carefully hold my right and left hands respectively.

Instead of just grabbing it recklessly, the five fingers are interlaced and squeezed with strength, as if expressing the strong bond of affection between lovers.

I was able to stop my thoughts, which were running in the wrong direction like a runaway locomotive, due to that unique pleasant pressure and warmth.

“Hmm?”

“I am there. self. Just say it. Even if he tells me to dye the world with blood, I can do it with a smile. step! If you really want to do it.”

A clown’s way of speaking that doesn’t talk as much as usual. Although she is still cheerful and cheerful, the strong clown’s remarks flow from her red, lustful lips and seep into her heart.

“If they are uncomfortable, give an order. I will make you regret being born. I will make it painful for you to breathe. The Master just needs to give orders.”

There were times when Punishment was summoned and spoke, but never for as long as now. Even though it was a short period of time, less than a week after being summoned. That may be why her remarks seem more sincere.

“Master. It’s over.”

“Hehe. Oppa!”

And two additional women approached.

The witch was the same. Even if the sun rises in the west starting tomorrow, it looks as if he will always stand next to you and call you ‘Master’ as if it’s no big deal. Mei runs up to you and hugs your waist from behind, smiling cutely.

‘Tsk.’

I clicked my tongue inwardly.

I didn’t do it with any intention, and it wasn’t directed at Arcana. However, it was not directed at the superhumans or dragons gathered here.

I was surprised to see myself clicking my tongue, and after a while, I realized that it was directed at me.

And then I realize that all this frustration and anger isn’t actually due to noble bastards, stupid dragons, or eliminated candidates. No, it’s not that they don’t have a stake, but I realized that not everything is their ‘fault’.

Impatient.

okay. I am impatient for various reasons.

What if there was no such interruption? You can reach the highest level of Master with consistent effort.

What if that bitch named Nitas didn’t turn away like an asshole? The dragons would never have defected.

What if the candidates didn’t do anything stupid? I wouldn’t have been eliminated.

Then I wouldn’t have had to worry about that crap.

These thoughts.

But when I think back, I actually gained a lot more from it.

God came down because of the candidates’ foolish behavior, and I received the blessing of the God of Struggle and became a Master.

A bitch named Nithas defected, and on the spot, Two Horns helped Nithas escape, creating a slave called the Dragon Lord, and the two Arcana, Matriarch and Punishment, blossomed.

By defeating the renegade dragon in the expected superhuman attack, I also obtained information about the ‘Death’ card that had been hidden until now.

To put it in knowledgeable terms, it all depends on how you make up your mind and what you think.

Of course, there were unexpected methods, such as the dragon defecting and the eliminated candidate regaining strength and attacking the scattered superhumans, which sharpened my nerves quite a bit.

In any case, I should have thought that all of this was not someone else’s ‘fault’, but rather a basic ordeal that I, who had received tremendous power as a candidate, had to overcome.

“It’s far away. It was far.”

“It’s okay~. Honey~♥ I like a man with a shrewd mind~.”

The first person to notice a change in my mood is always the clown.

To others, she may seem a bit cheap or vulgar, but what is certain is that she was a woman with more than half of her nerves directed at me, no matter when, where, or under what circumstances.

“Really? Hehehe. Thank goodness.”

“Me too! I also like a man with a shrewd side!”

The witch, who didn’t want to lose to the clown as always, followed along and said,

“Hehe. I just like everything as an oppa!”

May hugged the waist even more tightly, which she had been hugging lively and cutely earlier, and pressed her face against her back.

“I think the fact that the Master is not perfect is the reason we exist.”

Punishment responded like a warrior who seemed confident at any moment.

Was it because of this?

The God of Magic gave a warning with a sad face, saying, ‘Don’t be impatient.’

Annoyance leads to annoyance, and if it builds up, the mind demon from the novel may come to visit.

I felt like my narrow field of vision was wide open, like waking up from a good night’s sleep in the morning. Is it perhaps natural that the sight of Jongbeol, who was just next to me and asked me to give him any order like a knight or a warrior, caught my eye?

“Yeah~? In that case, it would be great if my bee gave me a kiss on the cheek~.”

Punishment flinched for the first time at the playful words and stood there with a blushing expression on his face as if he didn’t know what to do.

The other Arcana, even Mei, looked at Punisher with interesting eyes. With a look in your eyes as if you were looking at a child playing stone.

In that situation, Jongbeol closed his eyes tightly with a determined expression on his face and placed his lips on my cheek while saying, ‘I’m sorry!’ Very strong.

“… Earn. Is this a kiss? Or is it an attack? What, like a headbutt? Is that why you said sorry?”

“Oh, no!”

The clown, the witch, and even May couldn’t hold back their laughter, as they felt like the youngest among the Arcana at Punisher’s behavior, which was embarrassing for the first time.

As I was laughing out loud and making fun of Punishment, I felt the eyes of the dragons waiting for us with anxious faces on the other side. And their faces showed both anxiety and dissatisfaction.

“Young Master.”

Seeing the dragon like that, I called Dean Hu.

“Uh. Huh?”

“What do you do? Dragon Heart. Aren’t you going to take care of it?”

“… no! I’m going to take care of it! Let me be clear!!”

“Okay. okay. It’s nppang, that’s it, right? Let’s see, this is for 6 people, including me, our Arcanas, and Tukungi.”

“!!!!”

Dean Hu made a face that said he had no idea. But now it seemed that he was not really surprised, but was only pretending to be surprised.

As my narrow field of vision widened, as if I was being chased by something.

And then, when a blue flame burst out from the Dean’s hand and engulfed the nearest green dragon,

―Oh, this is so despicable!!

-You said you would surrender!

-why!!

The three dragons return to their original form and complain of injustice.

“Surrender? What kind of territory battle is this? If I surrender, will you accept it? And what are you going to use for the already spoiled food waste? Please accept my surrender? Quietly spit out leather, hearts, and other things!”

-We’ll see!

Along with the common villain’s lines, I felt the strange flow of Mana surrounding me change. As expected, they said they would surrender as expected, but they were prepared to disarm the magic circle they had installed that hinders space movement.

What kind of trash they are!

This is the moment when the ‘Law of Garbage Preservation’ is proven, that once garbage remains garbage.

-movement! Move move! What, what!

―… Has the magic circle been lifted?

-I did it! I did it! movement! why! Why not… … Wow!!

“Thank you. It’s trash until the end. I don’t feel guilty at all. Take care of it carefully. witch. Clown.”

“Yes~.”

“Yes!”