episode_0132

Deltan opened his eyes while sitting in a chair.

‘… night?’

The sun was setting.

The bushes were so thick that everything under the shade was dark, and there was an eerie silence everywhere, as it had been the whole time we had entered the forest.

There was one more peculiar thing.

‘What is that again?’

The place of exile for phantom beasts.

In other words, there was a large white stake stuck in the tree.

As if someone had shot it.

“… Delta people?”

I heard Agnes’ voice.

I turned my head and saw Agnes curled up under the roots.

Not only she, but Ershant, Ruina, and all the hounds except Kaltara were there.

“Where are Henry and Caltara?”

At first glance, the situation appears to be a mess.

However, since Henry and Kaltara, who were supposed to protect this place, were nowhere to be seen, doubts naturally arose and I asked.

Ershant responded to that.

“Chasing the demonic beast.”

“What?”

“I’m talking about demonic beasts. A demonic beast that has made this land its territory.”

Deltan narrowed his eyebrows.

“Tell me more.”

Ershant nodded, stood up and began to speak.

*

To summarize what Ershant said, it was like that.

“As soon as I fell asleep, the monster started attacking. I don’t know what it is because I just fired that stake from a distance. It was so difficult to catch him that he just defended himself, and when Kaltara couldn’t stand it and ran out, Henry went with him.”

“That’s accurate.”

Deltan touched his forehead.

“I told you to stay here… .”

Even if you don’t listen, you can’t not listen like this.

What a waste it would be if the demonic beast that escaped the pursuit of the two came here and targeted his sleeping body.

Yes, Ershant did put a barrier around the chair.

However, we cannot guarantee that the demonic beast that shoots the stakes that are driven into the place of exile of the phantom beast would not have been able to break through that barrier.

“What are you going to do?”

Ershant asked.

Deltan clicked his tongue and said, ‘Tsk.’

“What should I do? I have to catch him and kill him.”

A level 1 demonic beast.

In addition, it is so good at hiding that even a Lord-level knight cannot catch its presence, and its attacks are from a long distance.

It was quite a tricky trait, but to put it another way, it was.

“I can start the performance test right away.”

Just-

Deltan snapped his fingers.

A black pit spread out, and a drone emerged from it.

[It’s outside!]

[Kokmur! excitement!]

Red and blue flashes and the voices of the two assholes echo throughout.

And right after that, Ershant’s eyes widened.

“Hmm? El Sheri?”

It seemed like I recognized the voice right away.

Suddenly, the auto drone stopped.

The Auto Drone started blinking red and turned straight towards Ershant.

[Eh, Ershant… !]

“What is this?”

“It’s a bit long to explain.”

That was the moment when Deltan said that.

[enemy! Die!!!]

[Kokmur! It’s killing me!!!]

The Auto Drone charged towards Ershant.

At that moment, Deltan snapped his fingers.

Keying-

And the auto drone stopped in midair.

Red and blue lights flashed over the drone.

[Hey, what on earth is this?! human! Explain!]

[do it!]

“He said he would live quietly as long as he let me out.”

Deltan said in a harsh tone.

The auto drone flinched at that.

As someone who asked me to do this while holding onto my trouser legs, I wouldn’t be able to ignore these words.

While the sound of the buzzing propeller of the stiffened auto drone was ringing, El Sheri spoke.

[…] There is a culture where elves say ‘kill!’ when they meet each other.]

[Elf! A warrior!]

Do the damn things.

Deltan let out a laugh and opened the cartridge.

Elsheri said, startled by his actions as if he was trying to put him back inside.

[Oh, I won’t kill you! I am a good elf!]

[Aren’t you going to kill me?]

[Shut up!]

[i get it!]

Ershant let out a laugh.

“You even took out a giant?”

“We’ll talk about this again later.”

“Isn’t the criminal released? I can’t just ignore it.”

“I didn’t release it. And what if I freed you? Can you stop me?”

Deltan forced it.

But if you think about it, it was like that.

There was an indescribable gap in power between the two, to the point that even if Ershant and all the elves attacked, not even a scratch could be inflicted on the Deltan’s body.

“You speak with regret.”

“So let’s talk later.”

Deltan returned control of the Auto Drone.

“Hey, find the demon beast and kill it. There will be two muscle pigs there. Tell them to stop fucking around and come back here.”

[death! War! love!]

[Kokmur loves war!]

The auto drone flew energetically.

Agnes asked.

“Are you a new friend?”

“What are friends?”

To be friends with such idiots, the Deltan would have rather chosen death.

“Slave.”

“Aha.”

Agnes was convinced.

*

Henry took a deep breath and looked around.

In the middle of the forest, trees were blocking my view no matter where I looked, so I had to use Mana to detect their presence.

But this magical beast rarely showed its presence.

Even the moment the stakes fly like this.

“It’s coming!”

Henry took out his shield.

At the same time, a stake was driven into the shield and a ‘Kwaaang!’ There was a loud noise.

My arms feel numb.

“To the northeast!”

“I understand!”

Kaltara ran in the direction the stake came from.

Then a loud noise rang out, but the news that followed was devastating.

“You missed it!”

Henry sighed.

Kaltaraya likes it, saying it feels like playing tag, but from Henry’s point of view, he is getting more and more tired.

Kaltara blocks the stake with his body, determines the location of the beast, and handles it.

That was the plan, but it was still annoying to have an enemy that was difficult to identify.

‘When does the Count plan to wake up!’

If only the Deltans woke up, it would be easier to catch the demon beast.

It was a moment when such regret came to mind.

[I’m going, I’m going!!!]

[rush!!!]

Two angry voices rang out.

Immediately after, a white flying object came running out of the forest with a ‘weeeing’ sound.

Henry’s eyes widened.

“That is!”

It is an object that Henry also knows.

It is none other than the unique weapon of the Deltans.

It was a machine spirit that flew in the sky and helped in battle.

‘Has an ego been created just then?’

Henry, who didn’t know the situation, welcomed the drone as if he liked it.

“Spirit! Where is the Count?”

[human! The red man told me to stop fucking around and come back!]

[Muscle pig!]

[There the gray man! Same goes for you!]

[There’s a muscle pig too!]

Henry’s head tilted.

I even tilted my head, wondering how on earth this demonic beast was ordering me to return.

Meanwhile, another stake came flying.

[Ruvala!]

[It’s a demonic beast!]

Was the name of the demon beast Rubala?

As Henry was dazed, having learned the name of the beast whose face he had not yet seen, the drone took off.

[There it is!]

As if by some means, the drone immediately identified the location of the beast.

[Shoot!]

[Shoot!]

Immediately afterwards, Tudu Dududu! Mana particles began pouring down like combs from the hole in the drone.

“Kkiss!!!”

A high-frequency scream is heard.

‘So vain?’

Is it possible for the demon that caused so much suffering to die in vain like this?

Henry felt empty, and it wasn’t too late to find out why.

Kaltara approached carrying the corpse of the demon beast.

The demon beast was a monkey that was barely the same size as a Delta man.

The stake it was shooting out was its tail, and even as it twitched and died, it continued to regenerate.

“I guess my defense was poor.”

Kaltara licked his lips.

Henry let out a laugh.

“That’s right.”

“Don’t go back.”

The steamy Kaltara trudged along.

Henry also belatedly followed suit.

*

The alarm went off and soon the two rice cakes and the drone returned.

“Is that it?”

Henry answered while looking at the monkey on Kaltara’s shoulder.

“That’s right. It seems to have been a magical beast whose functions were all focused on attack and cover.”

[We could see it right away!]

[Kokmur! If you are with El Sheri, you are invincible!]

[We are friends forever!]

Assholes cheer.

Deltan snorted.

“Of course I should have found it.”

Identification magic is what rips out the AI of the autodrone and stuffs it into the remaining slots.

I decided that if I could just find the enemy, the two idiots inside would be able to somehow capture the enemy.

It was indeed a correct decision, and if they had not been able to catch the enemy even though they had applied the identification magic so well, those two would have been discarded.

“Boss, what should we do? This guy doesn’t even seem to produce any meat.”

Kaltara said, shaking the monkey Rubala.

Certainly, it was skinny and had poor defense, so it didn’t look good to be used as meat.

But even so, it is a first-class demonic beast.

There were some useful parts.

“Pull out the inside of the tail. No, just debone everything from the vertebrae to the tail. Because it looks like it could be used as a knife.”

I sent a drone to check and found that the tail was very durable.

Is that all? The bones of a level 1 demon beast were a good weapon material with a very high mana sensitivity.

Due to the structure of the body, that tail would be an extension of the spine, so if that part were torn off, it could be ground up and made into reagent, or it could be used as a sword.

Kaltara immediately spluttered and pulled out her spine.

Rubala fell awkwardly to the floor.

“Wow, gross.”

“You said that and then stared at me.”

“It’s amazing.”

Agnes laughed, tapping Rubala’s body with her foot.

Deltan’s eyes narrowed.

‘Your taste is too grotesque.’

It’s a bit gross, I only think about it now, but Agnes really enjoyed gore and thrillers.

Just looking at the books she read was like that.

A story or a mystery novel.

It is also a gory mystery novel that kills people in all kinds of bizarre ways.

‘In my child’s education… .’

The moment he thought about it, Deltan was shocked.

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

“… Nothing.”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I wondered what on earth he was thinking.

My throat felt hot, but because the forest was dark, Agnes didn’t seem to notice.

It was fortunate.

“If you have everything you need, let’s move slowly.”

“Are you going back to the forest where the elves live?”

“No.”

Is there really any need to go back?

“I’m going to get out of the ban and go straight to the beach like this. I have some business to run over there.”

Deltan turned his head to Ershant.

“So, let’s meet on the way back.”

“Well, about freeing the criminals until the end… .”

“Oh, Henry, you stay here. I’m walking around and doing whatever Ishmark tells me to do.”

Henry and Ershant’s expressions were clearly different.

It is a space where joy and despair contrast.

It was pretty dramatic.

“Trust us! I will build a great, great railroad in the East… !”

“Now, wait a moment.”

“Then we go.”

Deltan picked up Agnes and started moving at a fast pace.

The hounds followed them.

“De, Delta! me too… !”

Upon hearing Ruina’s voice, Deltan snapped his fingers.

“Ah, ugh! What is this!”

Ruina’s voice, pinned to her seat, became increasingly distant.

“Want to see the sea?”

“Oh, come to think of it, didn’t you say you wanted to see it? When I went to eat seafood before.”

“Did you remember?”

“Because I have a good memory.”

“At times like that, it’s better to say that you remembered it for me.”

A blush appeared on Deltan’s cheeks.

This time, it was so close that Agnes noticed it.

“Deltain, cute.”

Deltan responded to the playful voice.

“… It’s noisy.”