episode_0070

“Wouldn’t that demon run away on its own?”

As I looked at the nameless man who was smiling eerily and expressing his opinion, my eyes began to open wide, to the point where I wondered if they could get any bigger.

No, what the hell are you talking about? If you beat him to death, he’ll run away on his own?

Since when did Myeong become so violent?

To the heavens, no. To myself, I swear I have never raised anonymity like that.

… isn’t it?

After blinking my eyes for a while, I realized that my thoughts had been wandering for too long. I shook my head roughly and opened my mouth.

“… Are you saying that we should side with the warriors?”

In fact, this thought has been lingering in my head since I heard the anonymous words.

When Lucius and Myeong-myeong were sparring, Myeong-myeong secretly showed that he liked Lucius, and if I recall what Myeong-myeong told me… .

Doesn’t it seem as if it doesn’t matter if that demon dies?

However, contrary to my expectations, Moo-myeong tilted his head as if he really didn’t understand what I was saying.

“Yes? When did I say that?”

“… Didn’t you just do it?”

He made a bewildered expression. How could Moo-myeong not even remember what he said?

…the condition is more serious than expected.

When he frowned slightly and was about to open his mouth to share his detailed opinion.

“Cheonharangnim, Cheonmumyungnim, I will enter.”

“Yes.”

“…”

Just then, Lucius approached us, hurried his steps, and opened his mouth.

… Seriously, the timing was just so bad. I let out a small sigh and followed Lucius who was walking ahead.

…

-Lily’s colleague.

The sound of water drops falling regularly echoed, tapping on the sleeping man’s ears.

-Knock, knock, knock.

The man, covered in wounds, lying on the rough stone floor, opened his eyes with some difficulty and looked around.

… someone is coming.

In a dark and damp cave, the man’s pupils glowed eerily.

The man sat up from his lying position as if he had to do something, and soon waved his wounded arms in the air.

As the man waved his arm, a line began to be drawn in the air following the man’s arm, and soon a pattern began to form.

An ominous blood red color. Unknown letters and upside-down crosses. Everything is full of apostate things.

If the man had seen the drawing in the church, it would have been a drawing of such a high level that he would have been accused of being a heretic and would have been hunted down, but the man seemed to not care about him and did not pay attention to what others thought.

He just kept drawing the magic circle, with an anxious expression on his face as if he was being chased by something and dripping with cold sweat.

The magic circle was completed like this.

The man nodded with a small smile, raising the corners of his lips in satisfaction.

“If it’s like this… .”

That should give you enough time to escape.

I spent a long time in this dirty cave replenishing my magical power that was depleted after fighting off a squad of knights alone.

However, the magical power in the atmosphere of the Demon World and the Realm was different. Naturally, recovery was delayed.

“… You just had to wait a little longer.”

What kind of bugs are swarming here… The man added a short remark, frowning repeatedly and becoming nervous.

In fact, it is unfair from his point of view.

At the request of his colleague Lily, he would have kept quiet in the Demon World originally. However, because Lily cannot use teleportation, he ended up staying in the real world for too long, which is why he is in this situation.

The man bit his lip as if he was biting it and nodded his head as if he was making a promise.

As he is one of the few demons in the Demon King’s army who can use teleportation magic, he cannot afford to waste time in a place like this.

The man let out a short sigh and closed his eyes for a moment, slowly beginning to perceive the sounds approaching him.

There are four of them. Considering the number of knights we faced before, they are more than enough to deal with.

“… Damn, why can’t I see it?”

But, out of the four, one presence is so faint that it is noticeable.

Even if you ignore that one sign and think about it, it doesn’t seem like it will be easy. Since the level of the remaining one is completely unknown, the man’s anxiety only increased.

However, since the location has already been determined, it is not possible to run away right away. Aside from teleportation, he has no other means of movement.

So, while dealing with them, absorb their magic power. You have no choice but to run away in the middle… .

… If only Lily had been by my side, I could have clung to her and flown with her.

Where is that gloomy bitch and what is she doing, she’s only there when I need her.

But that doesn’t mean you can give up.

“After… .”

The man, who had briefly braced himself, nodded and continued to draw the magic circle. It seemed that thorough preparation was necessary.

…

-With Cheonharang.

A familiar atmosphere began to gradually come closer to me. The more it did, the more I couldn’t control the cold sweat running down my forehead.

The reason is that it is impossible to predict how Anonymous will act now that we have not been able to have a proper discussion with him.

… The anonymous speaker did not say that he was on the side of the warriors. But if you ask him if he clearly opened his mouth to say that he was on the side of the Demon King,

… That’s not it.

Of course, I told Anonymous to stay neutral. But when it really matters, Anonymous keeps talking like that, and it makes my head hurt.

anyway.

Although I haven’t talked to Anonymous, I have decided on my own course of action.

First, I must hide my presence as much as possible so that the horned demons cannot find me.

If I do that, I can avoid any unfortunate incidents that might occur if the Demons pretend to know me and talk to me… I decided to do this after much thought.

Second, I will not get involved in the fight.

Although I originally came here with the purpose of helping Lucius.

There’s no way I could help that warrior who really has the grace of a fucking god, right?

Rather, I wish they would suffer a major setback. Well, then I wouldn’t be able to keep my promise to Lucius…

If I help you when you really feel your life is in danger, it’s not like I’m cheating you, so it’s okay, right?

I’ve thought of an excuse of my own. And that excuse is to take advantage of the nameless person who spouted out nonsense about how you can do it if you just give it your all.

Well, wouldn’t it be okay to say something like, ‘I want to help my disciples gain experience, and protecting the nameless is my top priority…’?

“Hoohoohoo.”

Even thinking about it himself, he was startled by the evil thoughts and lifted one corner of his mouth up into a very, very evil smile.

Myeong tilted his head slightly, wondering at my appearance.

“Master? Why are you doing this?”

I let out a deep sigh and covered my face.

“… Just move on.”

“Yes.”

Seriously. I’m trying to set the mood by myself, but instead of helping, I’m just getting in the way.

Disqualification of being a disciple.

I nodded my head.

…

How long had it been since I moved my feet like that inside the cave?

I started to smell a strong, unpleasant odor.

It’s right here in front.

Lucius and Elia must have felt it too, as they opened their mouths with hardened expressions.

“Cheonmu-myeong and I will take the lead. Can you protect the saintess in case of an emergency, Cheonharang?”

“Hmm, okay.”

Originally, I was thinking of going with Anonymous… but if you ask me like that, I can’t refuse.

I nodded my head.

Elia, who had heard our conversation, lowered her head with a somewhat guilty expression and opened her mouth.

“I’m sorry… I couldn’t be of much help in battle… .”

“Your Majesty, it’s okay.”

At Elia’s appearance, Lucius smiled slightly and shook his head.

“Your Majesty, once our battle is over, won’t you take care of what happens afterwards?”

“That’s true, but… .”

“That’s enough.”

Lucius firmly stopped Elia, who was about to open her mouth to say something, and tightened his grip on the sword.

It was a truly touching sight. As we watched, Moo-myeong and I stared at each other for a moment.

… Hmm, what should I say?

I feel like I should cheer them on at least once, given the atmosphere… but I have no idea what to say.

Since I have never experienced this situation before, it can be seen as natural in some ways.

As I was licking my lips like that, a nameless person came up to me with a snicker and bowed his head.

“I’ll take care of it right away.”

“Hmm, okay.”

Unlike the conversation with Lucius and Elia earlier, our conversation was really nothing special.

I don’t know why, but I laughed, smiled, and patted the nameless person on the shoulder.

“Still, don’t ‘deal with’ it. It must be an important guy.”

“… Yes.”

The nameless man muttered softly as he walked away from me.

‘It is important to the teacher….’

Somehow, I felt like something was wrong with Moo-myeong, and I felt uneasy all over my body.