episode_0021

“Uuuu… I’ll search. Although I was behind.”

I wake up feeling like my head is going to explode.

I never get used to this feeling.

I let my guard down today too.

In a battlefield, there are many cases where people die without knowing why they died, rather than dying from the enemy right in front of them.

I felt like I was hit by something so hard that my head split open, but I can’t remember what it was.

‘I guess I got hit with a sling or something.’

“Are you okay?”

A familiar voice was heard.

As I held on to my shaking mind and looked in front of me, I heard a voice and saw a familiar person.

“Uh, so your name was Rinnai?”

“This is Rina. See you again.”

“Oh, that’s right, I’m so sorry.”

This is the new priest I saw last time.

“I’m really sorry that you woke up right away, but…”

“Yes, I just need to get dressed and go back to get ready, right?”

“Ah, yes!”

“Then, please just give me some water.”

“Okay, just a moment.”

After getting dressed, I take the gaiters and breastplate from the nearby armor boxes.

In the meantime, white flames suddenly appeared in front of her and Peria came back to life naked.

“… Liar.”

“Peria Welcome.”

“I said I would protect you.”

“No, but the demons make me angry.”

While I was working hard while hiding near Peria, a demon kept swearing at me from afar, so I went to catch him and died on the way.

“It hurt so much, I never thought there would come a day in my life where I would be stabbed to death by a knife.”

“Well, isn’t it common to get cut with a knife?”

“Do you know that this is the same as cutting your finger with a dagger? You idiot, you idiot! Fuuuk on the body! He said he came in and said, “Fuuuk!” This is my first time experiencing pain like this.”

“… Right. It’s my first time.”

I’m glad Feria doesn’t remember the pain of losing her head to Nayal’s meteorite.

“It’s okay. If you go with me anyway, it will become a daily routine.”

“This kind of daily life is a no-go.”

“You also have a resurrected body anyway, so you better get used to it.”

“A goblin without a brain, a slime without a nucleus, a vampire without blood.”

“Ah, this is an insult.”

I don’t know how harsh the insult is, but if you think about it, I don’t think it’s a very good expression.

“I brought water here… Wow?”

At that time, Linai was bringing water and was surprised to see Peria naked.

“Hey, you’re not wearing any clothes.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Peria looks down, finds a box, takes out some clothes, and puts them on.

This is my second time seeing it, but when I look at it closely, it’s weaker than I thought, so I don’t think much of it.

According to calculations, Peria’s age would be 18, but considering that people in this world are very big, perhaps because they eat a lot of meat, Peria is rather poor.

Since he said he has been wandering around since he was 8, it may be because he neglected eating due to his long wandering life.

‘Or is it because he’s a mixed race demon and his growth is slow?’

I looked closely at the body because it was visible to a certain extent. It wasn’t my intention to see it, it was Peria who showed it to me, so it wasn’t my fault.

‘Well, of course.’

“Would you like some water?”

“Huh? thank you. Priest.”

Peria takes the water I was trying to drink and drinks it.

“Aren’t you thirsty?”

“Are you eating it on purpose so as not to disappoint your brother?”

Sigh!

“Ah! I hit you!”

“Usually things like this are given to you first.”

He hits Peria’s forehead with the blade of his hand and quickly takes the water to drink.

“Sir, we get along well.”

“Who is with whom…!”

“Yes, we have known each other for a long time.”

If the feria gets caught for no reason, I cover my mouth and lift the feria.

“Hey! Don’t you let go?”

“See you later then.”

“No, if you ask me to see you again at the resuscitation center, you will be punished by God. I pray that you take care of yourself.”

Linai said with a small smile. I guess it’s humor in its own way.

“If you do so, I would appreciate it. Okay then. ”

I leave the resuscitation center, saying hello to Linai, who comes out to meet me with a smiling face.

“How good would it be if you had a good personality like that?”

“Do you always do that when trading?”

“I keep trying not to lose anything.”

Somehow, as I look at Feria more and more, I am reminded of a junior at the convenience store I worked at before coming here.

If you are a female junior who is one year younger than you in college and you are learning, won’t he come over with a spoon to steal it? He was always the one next to you who whined or lost his temper when our working hours overlapped, but it seems like they overlap more and more.

‘… I was still quite close with him because we lived away from each other. ‘What should I do now?’

That day, he died the moment he opened the door after work, so he must have seen me.

‘Did I cry when I saw it, or did I just call the ambulance?’

Even though it was between a man and a woman, it wasn’t like they had romantic feelings or anything. It was just a relationship where we talked about bad things that happened during the day and made fun of each other.

Although I won’t be able to see her anymore, I miss her because she was like a little sister to me and was more like family to me than my parents.

As I thought about that, I also became curious about Peria’s family story.

“You said you have an older sister and an older brother, right?”

“Brothers and sisters? There are so many. From the beginning, I said my mom was the 15th. So there were a lot of them.”

“How many were there?”

“About 50 people? It didn’t matter because I showed up before I had even memorized all the names, but I only had one close friend.”

“That would be really annoying.”

“That’s right, I was discriminated against a lot especially because I was a human.”

‘So my basic personality was dirty.’

“Did you think it was rude just now?”

“uh.”

“I don’t even deny it.”

“You told me honestly, so I should answer honestly.”

“… Ugh. I don’t know why I got involved with this person.”

We talked and headed back to the front line.

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150 people gather again and advance towards the castle wall.

It became a situation where I went out to fight and came back roughly once every hour, and every time I went, I could feel the number of them decreasing and at the same time becoming more devastated.

And I made a demon friend.

It’s a very large guy with a head that looks like a scimitar and a bat-like wing instead of ears.

When we first met, we immediately became friendly friends.

“Come on! I am Klenax, the centurion commander of the demon army!”

I always adapt to the other person. My method is to be courteous to polite people and to treat like gems equally.

“I am Lee Rim, a part-timer at Heaven Eleven!”

Unfortunately, my final job was as a convenience store employee, so this was the only position I could offer for now.

“Ho? Does he have a position? Lee Rim from Heaven Eleven! I look forward to a good match!”

“The sea I longed for!”

This guy was stronger than I thought.

With the mission of gathering strong souls, I attacked him with the determination to kill him, but it seemed that the honor he carried was stronger.

“It was a good match!”

He was polite to me until the end, greeted me and killed me.

And it was our second meeting.

“Come on! I… Ah, you are a Heaven Eleven warrior!”

“It’s been 2 hours, you idiot! Come on!”

The second match also ended in my loss.

The scimitar-like weapon he was wielding flew towards me, destroying everything around it every time it was swung.

Even the stone cover was useless to him.

“It wasn’t bad.”

It was their third meeting after the second death.

“Bonus… Why do you keep coming towards me?”

“No, for some reason, I think things will work out as we fight.”

Even if I look at it this way, I am the type of person who just focuses on one thing and digs into it. As we fought, it naturally increased.

fourth.

“Hey, can you stop coming?”

“No, no.”

The guy seemed to be quite tired and was starting to get out of breath.

‘There’s no way around it.’

Fifth.

“Stop… There are other guys besides me.”

“I like our friend the best.”

sixth.

“A soul bottle brought back from hell appears!”

“…”

The tension was so high that he appeared energetically, but without saying a word, he lifted the scimitar towards me with great difficulty.

Seventh.

“Hello friend!”

I walked over and pointed the knife at the guy, but the guy could barely stand.

It looks like I’ve already reached my limit, probably because I’ve cut down a lot of other soul soldiers besides myself.

“I think it will be the last time.”

“I see. I never thought they would be this persistent.”

He must have mustered his last strength to stand up straight and thrust his scimitar forward.

The weapon of the guy who had already seen it six times was no longer as sharp as it was the first time, but it was still pointed straight ahead.

However, he easily dodges the guy’s weapon, which no longer works, and finally stabs Estarke in the heart.

We’ve been friends for a long time, but now it’s time to part ways.

“It was a good match.”

I tried to send it off in a good way, but it seems my friend was disappointed.

“Dirty… things like cockroaches…”

“Friend, you talk harshly.”

“No, I think it’s a bit harsh.”

As I say my final goodbyes to this guy, Feria lights a candle.

“This is how people live together.”

“He seems like a real psycho. Especially my brother.”

“It’s too much.”

While I was fighting against only one person, Feria also started fighting directly at some point and is now starting to show her form.

Originally, he said he knew how to use a sword for self-defense while wandering around, but unlike the first time when he was very embarrassed because his opponents were demons who were so strong that they were incomparable to bandits and heretics, now he has calmed down to a certain extent and his skills seem to be coming out.

“It looks like things are slowly getting sorted out.”

“I see. The number of visible enemies has also decreased significantly.”

Master approaches me, wiping away the blood from his escutcheon.

The number of people under the castle walls has decreased considerably.

It seems that most of them escaped from the castle wall and went towards the lord’s castle, but the lord’s castle is actually a place with less defensive capabilities, so if things continue like this, I think we can finish it before 4 days have passed.

At first, I thought it would be impossible just by looking at the numbers, but the level of most enemies was weaker than when I fought hard before, so the speed seems to have accelerated.

And instead of splitting up into groups and taking turns dealing with us like we did, they were constantly out there, so we got tired quickly.

Seeing as the countermeasures were not prepared immediately, it may be because there is no separate staff.

“It’s really amazing. 300 people, 150 in shifts, killed nearly a thousand people in one day.”

“Nothing to say.”

The demons were not at a good level, but their numbers were large.

‘With this number, it would be much more beneficial to come out and attack Grace Castle, so why not?’

“The level is worse than I thought. It’s comparable to the black guys I fought with often in the past.”

“The regular army guys were very strong.”

“Looking at the flag, these guys seem to be mercenaries and not regular soldiers. You can tell by their appearance.”

“Anything other than clothing or weapons? How do you know what it looks like?”

“Regular soldiers won’t hire you if you’re ugly.”

‘It’s a bit shocking. Was the world of demons also a lookism?

I have to believe Peria’s words because she grew up in the land of demons and has been a trickster for a long time, so she knows a lot.

“Seeing that they came here just at the right time for Black Yak to move, they may have made a deal with each other.”

“They invaded in exchange for money? Where did the Minotaurs who looted all the time get their money?”

“That’s right. Aren’t they the ones who always take food with them?”

“You may have received something other than money in return. For now, it’s not confirmed, so just leave it at that.”

When those small heads rob, they mainly steal sacks of dried food or wheat, leaving behind things like cash and jewelry.

Since they are like that, it is highly likely that it is not about money, and then their interests may be aligned.

‘For that matter, since the knights here are missing, I think it would have been better to attack the territory right away.’

Or did they already know the importance of currency and worked hard to save it and trade it?

Eventually, when the walls ceased to function properly, the demon army began to retreat towards the main castle.

“Huh? What is that?”

And as soon as the last soldier entered, the completely collapsed castle suddenly turned red and illuminated the castle, making it appear upside down.

“What is that?”

“Is it magic?”

Other soul soldiers are also taken aback by the castle that suddenly appears upside down.

However, since there is no other way, everyone approaches the castle.

“Wait.”

Peria comes out and stops Master.

“Uh, huh?”

When one person touched the area where the door was, it disappeared as if it was being sucked in.

As soon as it touched the LED-like light in a butcher shop, the image disappeared in an instant.

“What is this doing?”

“I don’t know. Since we don’t have time, let’s go in and think about it.”

“Real soul patients don’t know how precious their lives are.”

Peria gets sick of seeing the spirit soldiers crowding into the castle while chatting.

“There is no one to give instructions, so in times like this, it is up to one’s own judgment.”

In the first place, everyone is disgustingly concerned about their own lives, so there are no officers in the innermost branch, so there is no one to give orders. If you go in first and die, you have no choice but to return.

“Is there anything that comes to mind?”

Peria was lost in thought as she looked at the butcher shop-like lights and the overturned castle.

“…if it’s the same as what I know.”

“Huh?”

“This is a phenomenon that occurs when using a genjutsu.”

“I guess it’s different from magic.”

“Yes, the effects of both are increased if you have magical power, so they are similar, but since they are demons, it is probably an illusion that activates devil’s blood.”

I can’t tell the exact difference, but did you say that magic is using the laws of the world by moving the magical energy in the air with the magical energy inside the body? I guess it’s different from that.

“I have seen something like this before, when low-level succubi summon their partners in their dreams, a light like this appears.”

“What is it, succubus? Didn’t you say that they don’t go to the battlefield because they can’t fight?”

“That’s right. A low-level succubus only has the ability to put one person through an illusion even if they try hard enough. Although they are demons, their physical abilities are very weak, but they make a living off of those abilities. So it’s not much help on the battlefield.”

“However, if you construct an illusion on such a huge scale, the situation is different. It’s also so dense that the image we’re looking at turns upside down. It seems that the blood concentration and magic power are extremely strong.”

I don’t know how great it is, but I just know that it’s roughly enormous.

“This is a succubus with duke-level magical power. That’s enough to make me feel confident going into battle.”

When I said that, I started to look a little scared.