episode_0152

“Hmm! you! Genga is trying to annihilate the Demon King’s army alone! This is absolutely reckless!”

Mariel put both hands on her waist and spoke to me.

There’s no need to poke your butt from behind with a finger, right? … .

I hope they at least appear normal and call me normal… … .

“No. There’s no way I could annihilate the Demon King’s army alone.”

“No! But it was written on your face, ‘I will do it all by myself!’ And I heard a bit of the story from Edward!”

“Did you meet Mr. Edward?”

“No! It looks like they’re talking about something interesting together, so they installed magic tools in the mayor’s residence! I can hear everything they say there at the mansion!”

Wiretapping… … ?

That’s a crime.

I’ll have to tell Algot a bit later.

No, the conversation is about to go to the mountains again.

Sylphy also looked at me and Mariel with a puzzled expression.

Why on earth did you suddenly appear?

“Aren’t you here because you have something to say?”

“Hmm! I wonder how I can stand still after seeing your reckless challenge! Special if you ask me! Special this time! Let this genius magic researcher Mariel help you!”

“Shall we leave, Sylphy.”

“Wait! Wait a minute!”

When I tried to ignore it and take Sylphy away, Mariel spread her arms out wide and blocked my way.

“No… Just kidding! joke! You can’t even tell a joke!”

“I’m not going out to have fun. Because it’s really dangerous.”

“I’m also interested in the devil. As a researcher, you rarely have an opportunity like this. Aren’t the demons around you also the raw form of the demon world that you can never see?”

“So what do you want to do?”

“As far as I know, the Demon King has a unique magical power that is different from that of any other Demon. So I want to have that magic power.”

You’re talking nonsense.

Does this person know how dangerous it is?

While I was thinking that, Mariel took something out of her pocket.

“So! I made it! Secret magic tool! Magic extractor! If you extract any powerful magic power with this extractor… … !”

“That… … Are you planning to use it on the devil? Won’t it turn into powder before that?”

“Hmm! Aren’t you planning on infiltrating where the Demon King is anyway?”

“… … I know it well.”

Well, if you overheard everything that was said at the mayor’s residence, you would know.

I saw the magic tool Mariel was holding.

It was a magic tool with a unique pattern that looked like a small hand mirror.

It’s a magic extractor… … This eccentric wizard is trying to extract the devil’s magic power and do something.

“So, shouldn’t you use this to extract magical power?”

“It’s too dangerous. We don’t know if we can defeat the devil right away.”

“Ugh… But I really want it.”

Mariel lowered her head and muttered like a child who was sullen because she wasn’t given a toy.

Even in situations like this, being able to do only what you want without feeling nervous is a great talent.

But this time, it was too much to really listen to Mariel’s request.

I already didn’t have enough time just to carry out what I had planned.

There is no time to do anything else.

“It really doesn’t work this time.”

I flatly refused.

『Mariel’s magic tool for extracting magic had a serious flaw.

But despite this, Yunoa had the potential to be of help.』

At that time, the narration said something shocking again.

That magic tool that looks like a mirror could be helpful to me?

Moreover, there is a major flaw?

“Mariel, is it true that the performance verification of the magic extractor was done properly?”

“Hmm? Of course, there is nothing to verify. The person who will use this is the devil. Testing it on an ordinary subject would be of no use.”

“This… … It’s really a tool for extracting magical power, right?”

After listening to the narration, I became suspicious and asked.

Mariel nodded.

“Isn’t it obvious! In order to extract the Demon King’s magic power, the intensity of magic extraction was raised to the maximum. I don’t think it will have any effect if I don’t raise it to this level.”

“And you haven’t tested to see what the results will be?”

“That’s right! How! Have you developed some interest?”

Mariel confidently nods and smiles.

I think I have a rough idea of what the ‘defect’ is in that suspicious magical magic tool for extracting magical power.

It is said that the strength of magical power extraction has been maximized, but considering what Mariel usually does, it may not be to that extent.

『As Yunoa thought, the performance of the magic tool made by Mariel was too much.

And because of this, a serious flaw arose in the magic tool.

If this magic tool is used on an ordinary person, it may lead to fatal results.』

Fatal consequences… … .

The more I heard about it, the more I felt uncomfortable about this feature, but I couldn’t ignore the narration’s words that it could be helpful to me.

“Give me that.”

“Huh? Really! Are you doing it! Will we be able to study the Demon King’s magic power?”

“Well, I can’t guarantee that I will succeed in saying this in advance.”

“Ahh! It’s okay! Thank you for just trying! hurry! Take it here!”

Mariel must have been worried that I would change my mind, so she hurriedly grabbed my hand and forcibly handed me the mirror-shaped magic tool.

The plan to assassinate the Demon King, which I had originally planned to carry out alone, ended up in a situation where I had no idea where it would end up.

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The war continues.

Even at this very moment, dozens of people from the kingdom’s army are falling.

There really was no time now.

Therefore, we set off in the direction of the Demon King’s army entering the center of the kingdom.

Edward and Algot wished me luck as I left Kubel.

The Demon King’s army, which was expected to contain the Demon King, advanced slower than other Demon King armies.

Unlike the Northern and Southern Demon King’s armies, which are already forming a fierce battle line with the Kingdom’s army, although they are large in scale, they are often seen stopping their advance midway.

It was a fortunate event among misfortunes for the kingdom.

I don’t know if it was because the size of the army was too large, or if they were being more cautious because the Demon King was part of it, but thanks to the slow pace of advance, the cities on the central border had not yet been invaded by the Demon King’s army.

If the Demon King’s army had advanced at full speed toward the center where the Demon King was located, the fate of the kingdom would have been hopeless.

“Senior! I caught another one!”

Sylphy shot an arrow filled with magical power into the sky with a large bow and spoke to me.

As the narration said, bringing Sylphy was the best choice.

The Demon King’s Army was thoroughly reconnoitering the area near where the Demon King’s Army was stationed using monsters flying high in the sky.

The magic tools I have cannot hide from monsters, and at least they can only hide for a limited time, so it was difficult to sneak up on them if they scouted from the sky like that.

However, with her amazing bow skills, Sylphy flew through the sky and accurately shot down the approaching monsters, one by one, with each arrow.

The arrows Sylphy fired seemed so fast and powerful that it almost looked like she was shooting a beam of light rather than an arrow.

“Awesome… … Isn’t that a level of skill above Gold level?”

Moreover, Sylphy was concentrating magical power in her eyes, and was able to identify objects that almost looked like dots with hawk-like vision.

It seemed like a useful ability when I was looking at it from the side, so I tried to imitate it by concentrating my magic power on my eyes.

Her eyesight definitely improved, but perhaps because her skill level was less than that of Sylphy’s, it was difficult to accurately identify her from a distance as much as Sylphy’s.

“Am I properly helping my senior?”

“It’s not that helpful. If it weren’t for you, I would have already been caught by the devil’s army.”

“Oh, there’s another one!”

Peeing─

As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow flew straight out of a huge bow.

A monster flying from far away, barely visible, was hit by Sylphy’s arrow and fell into pieces, disintegrating into pieces.

It is an incredibly destructive force.

Is this really the Sylphy who fought Arachne with two daggers? … .

It felt a bit strange that advising her to change her weapon would lead to such a big change.

Meanwhile behind me… … .

“ Just a little! Please go a little slower! Mariel, this genius magic researcher! Physical strength is not a skill!”

Mariel was panting as she followed me and Sylphy.

Wouldn’t it be okay if I gave you a magic tool? Why are you following me?

“If you’re tired, you can go back.”

“But! I feel like I’ll get some good inspiration if I follow you!”

“Hey, I’ll say it again… … I’m not going there to have fun.”

“No matter how much of an adventurer you are, you also have good physical strength! Panting… … .”

“You can use magic that much, but you haven’t trained your body through magic conversion?”

“If there is magical power to be used there, wouldn’t it be better to channel it all into strengthening magic? All of my body’s magical power is concentrated in my head!”

Was it possible to use the magic power accumulated in the body through magic power conversion in that way?

The possibilities of magical power are truly endless… … .

We were slowly and secretly approaching the Demon Lord’s army.

So far, the infiltration could be said to have been successful.

If there are no witnesses, it’s infiltration… … Thanks to Sylphy, this theory is being realized.

However, as we got closer and closer to where the real Demon King’s army was stationed, the alert became stricter.

Not only were there monsters flying in the sky to scout, but there were also those patrolling in small platoons on the ground.

If I fought on the ground, I would draw their attention, so I tried to avoid them as much as possible.

If it is a single entity, Sylphy will deal with it, but if it is in a group, avoid it.

The Demon King’s army was currently stationary and not moving.

It would be good if we could get inside before they start advancing again.

“But do you know what the Demon King looks like?”

As I was quietly moving through the bushes toward the wilderness where the Demon King’s army was, Mariel, who was following me from behind, asked.

This is the appearance of the devil… … I don’t know because I’ve never seen it.

Since he is a demon lord, he wouldn’t have been more vicious than blood stain.

“I don’t know, but does Mariel know?”

“I’m asking because I don’t know either.”

“… … .”

“But wouldn’t you be able to feel it when you see it in person? When you see the devil, at least draw me a picture of what he looks like.”

Mariel made an impossible request to me.

I’m terribly bad at drawing.

It’s like a monster of curiosity… … .

“Wait a minute, shh- please stop.”

At that time, Sylphy, who was leading the way, lowered her posture even further and spoke to us.

Hearing those words, I followed Sylphy, holding my breath and examining the situation.

Following Sylphy’s hand gesture, I moved forward a little and looked in the direction she pointed.

The massive main body of the Demon King’s army can be seen from afar.

It seemed like we were almost there now.

“Is that where the devil is…? … .”

I swallowed my dry saliva at the majesty of the Demon King’s army, which was more overwhelming than I expected.

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