episode_0634

Although Adri opened the way, the road was not smooth.

From the Duke’s point of view as the commander, our presence is something that should not be approached.

He tried to twist the palace into various shapes to stop us somehow.

So we destroyed everything that was blocking our way.

“It’ll take decades to restore the throne!?”

“It would be a miracle if it didn’t collapse!”

The spirits that rush towards us are subdued by the shouts of the founder and Adri’s necromancy. The knights that rush towards us, possessed by black magic, are subdued by the priests. And.

“Can’t go!”

The knight commander who was captured with so much effort that even the saint’s purification could not save him, just like in the game.

“Why can’t I go? This place will be my castle.”

“2 Prince. I’ve told you this many times, but please be modest.”

The two princes and the two queens blocked the way.

“Ahem. Sorry, Mom. I’m not used to it.”

“You are not my mother, but the second queen. Please, since you are the one who will become king in the future.”

“Be quiet! You piece of shit!”

“…This guy has really been undignified since the beginning. Good. I wanted to beat him up and kill him anyway.”

“Mother?”

“Cecil. Take up arms. I will go in Bedford’s form.”

“That would be fun!”

As I was running forward, clearing away obstacles one by one, I felt a faint energy from far away.

Some will call it death, others will call it despair, some will say it is the end of the world, and some will say it is an enemy, but to me it is nothing more than an annoying obstacle.

The crippled Agra.

As soon as I felt that presence, I added strength to my whole body and ran forward, breaking down the wall and sending the enemy beyond it flying away.

“Your will is truly a damn thing.”

But who would have thought that that skinny guy was the king?

“Apostle of the Lord. Don’t you think so?”

And he is a king who has already concluded a contract with the evil god Agra.

“Are you scared? Where did that mouth that used to squeak so cheerfully go?”

The Fairy Queen is sweating profusely. It’s proof that she has the power of an evil spirit. Otherwise, how could that mischievous lady be paying attention?

“Ha. How embarrassing it was to deal with you.”

Even though his body is twisted, his physical abilities are probably amazing. He is at a level that surpasses the usual Rene, who is a mid-boss. It would be difficult for me to guarantee victory as I am now.

“Now I can finally pay you back.”

In addition, according to the Duke of Kurten, the King may be physically weak, but his mind is extraordinary.

He probably learned both magic and black magic to fill his own lack. He was good enough to fight against any strong opponent.

“You’re shaking. How funny. Do you feel fear too?”

therefore.

“Keuhet♡ Ah~♡ It’s hard to hold back laughter~♡”

“…Huh?”

The opponent in front of me is a boss I have never faced before.

“Peanuts are genetic?♡”

Not an absurd opponent to the point where you feel like there is no answer, like a dark evil spirit.

“You must have had a hard time trying to please a guy like this♡ The delusional queen♡”

An enemy that is fun to conquer.

“Ha! Yeah! Your year was originally like this!”

“Even if you pretend to be relaxed, you can clearly see that you’re shaking♡ Is that a complex?♡ Well, if you hear people laughing at you every night, you can’t help but have nightmares~♡”

“Good. It’ll be nice to repay the humiliation I endured for the legendary knight.”

I raised my shield and added strength to the hand holding my mace. Then, as if they had been waiting, the fairies came out of my head and settled around me.

– Did you keep it in mind?

– It’s petty.

– You’re ugly.

– Male disqualified.

“Ha! Go ahead and say whatever you want. Even your queen is afraid of me, so what can you do!”

“If the queen can’t do it, the king can.”

Erginus, who appeared in the air, naturally went to the queen’s side and grabbed her shoulder.

Why is he so natural!?

what?!

You weren’t like that originally!

It’s fake! The real Erginus can’t do that!

‘Dong… No way!’

Erginus looked at me and smiled as if he was looking at me.

Could this be the winner’s smile? And yet, my hands are shaking so much!?

“Great Archmage and Dark God. Surely, if you intervene, this matter will be resolved easily. But is that okay? The balance between us will be destroyed?”

“Have you acquired the knowledge of the evil spirit?”

“Because that was the kind of contract it was.”

As the king smiled, Erginus smiled back.

“Balance, you know. You can achieve it by adding, but you can also achieve it by taking away.”

“Yes. That’s what it means. So what else are you going to add?”

“Already taken down. The great Lord.”

You gave it to me? You gave it to me in a sloppy way? Why is his name on there?

*

“Karia. You would know. The King is afraid of death.”

“Yes. Of course I knew. You are a human who has survived countless deaths due to illness.”

The king is a man who was originally thought to be unable to become king.

His body was weak from birth, which made him susceptible to countless illnesses, and despite receiving all kinds of treatment as someone with royal blood, he had to overcome the brink of death several times.

On the outside he was always smiling, but on the inside he was being chased by the threat of death.

Caria knew this, but didn’t take it seriously.

Fearing death is a natural human instinct, and fundamentally, the king was a great leader who led the country to peace.

“Did I make a mistake?”

“Yes.”

“That can’t be. I’m sure I know what the other person is thinking.”

“When one emotion is strong, can you read all the branches?”

“Of course.”

“Is that passionate love?”

Caria, who was about to nod as if it were possible, paused for a moment and frowned.

Of course, if you look closely, you can tell the difference.

But to me, the king and queen were not objects of surveillance, but people to be protected. There is nothing to look at in such detail.

“Right?”

“I’ll admit it. I made a mistake. So the King planned this from the beginning.”

“Think about it. Could you find a doll like mine that was broken long ago and left at the bottom just by chance?”

“…Was it part of a struggle to escape death?”

“Yes, Your Majesty has always tried to avoid death. At all costs.”

His efforts blossomed after he ascended to the throne and came to understand the legacy of Erginus: the means of reaching the evil gods.

The power to deal with ends. The power to bring an end to someone, or to postpone someone’s end countless times.

The king approached that power and made all sorts of plans to deal with it.

“…Wait. Hey. You crazy bitch. If that’s true, isn’t the king a person who is completely unfit for the country?”

“Yes, that’s right. To be honest, I think he’s a piece of trash that should be killed immediately for the sake of the Kingdom of Patran.”

“But why are you listening to him! You’re a crazy bitch who only knows the kingdom!”

“Karia. I am a doll created without a human heart. I am a being designed to follow only the rules given to me. Unlike you who have been born with emotions and have become dull over time.”

People have emotions from the moment they are born.

That’s why it becomes dull. The feelings of dislike and like. The emotions are incomparable to the first. Before you know it, you forget the first time.

However, the first queen, the watcher, was not a doll. She still remembered the moment when she became aware of the beating of her heart.

“The human mind is truly troublesome, and it is beautiful because it is troublesome. It is impossible to ignore or gloss over it.”

Even though she knew it was wrong, she failed to stop the king.

Also, because I knew it was wrong, because I knew his actions were ruining the country, I felt I had to stop him.

“So I willingly threw myself into it, hoping that fate would decide everything.”

“You’re being too reckless, you piece of trash.”

“Isn’t that so? Even in the worst case scenario, the leaders who will lead the kingdom are here.”

Only then did the Dukes realize that the reason they were trapped here was both a power outage and a future arrangement.

“In the end, is prayer the only thing you can do?”

The Duke of Partran smiled and prayed to the darkness, to the greatest god he knew.

*

As I was tilting my head at the sudden mention of the sloppy god who had not said anything until now, my friends arrived from behind.

Phoebe, who had been being carried by Frey, landed carefully on the ground, blushed slightly, and stepped forward.

“At some point, I thought the warmth you gave me had weakened. Was this an arrangement for that?”

Oh! Is that so!?

There must be a reason why the talkative, nosy, and show-off Lord Gaeheojeopgwan has been so quiet up until now!

I thought I was crushed by that crippled Agra!

“Yes, Saintess of the Lord. However, I am not at the level to defeat him. If I were, I would have already cut off his head.”

There is not the slightest hint of boastfulness in Erginus’ words. A wizard who stood against a god in human form has acquired even the power of a god.

If he puts his mind to it and wields his power, mobs like the king will disappear in an instant.

“Even so, don’t be at ease, Your Majesty. This balance belongs to the gods. Your fate is a good one.”

“…What are you trying to say?”

“To put it simply, if you don’t accept my offer, you die. If you try to do something stupid, you die. If you rely on evil spirits to get out of this situation, you die.

I swear by the magic I’ve built up so far. I’ll kill you no matter what. Even if it means handing over the sword to Agra. ”

The twisted body of the king trembles. He understood that he could not escape the fate of death, since he had borrowed the power of the gods.

“But this is unfair. So I will take on the role of supervisor.”

Supervisor? What the heck all of a sudden.

“Socially awkward loner. Could you explain it to me so I can understand?”

“Erginus! The first letter is gone!”

“…That. Do I really need to mention that?”

“Yes! It’s our fruit!”

“No. That. Ahem! To put it simply, those here are the representatives of God! They are the representatives of the evil gods and the representatives of the good gods!”

The apostles of the evil god Agra and the apostles of the god Armadi. A confrontation between those representing each god.

“Hero! Defeat the Demon King to save the world! Demon King! Defeat the Hero to survive!”

The moment Erginus, who possesses the power of darkness, stands between them, neither Agra nor Armadi can move.

If it tilts further towards Armadi, Erginus will end the match, and if it tilts further towards Agra, this match itself will return to square one.

“I won’t allow you to get out of this fight. Trash.”

“A match. Okay. If that’s all I have to offer, I’ll gladly go along, but there’s one thing missing. The match type.”

“If a warrior and a demon king fight, there’s only one.”

Dungeon.

“Wherever you want, decorate the battlefield to your advantage. Demon King.”

Erginus looked at me and smiled.