episode_0137

“He’s a hero! A hero has appeared!”

“Kihehehel! Kill it! Kill it!”

“Chureup… ! What does warrior meat taste like?”

“Everyone gather together!”

After the unit that welcomed us disappeared without a trace due to dragon breath.

As soon as we landed on the charred dock, the second party from a distance started shouting loudly.

Perhaps because too many archers were deployed to the coastline, most of the incoming demons were carrying blades.

Although there were some wizards mixed in, the magic in the melee swept away even the allies, so the possibility of intervention was ruled out.

‘They don’t have camaraderie, so if there aren’t many troops left, they’ll say they don’t know and shoot at me.’

For now, I expected them to watch since they were just helping me.

So I only had to worry about the guy running at me.

“Do you need more help from me?”

“It’s okay, let’s go back. If you intervene further, it will be recorded as a conflict between demons and dragons, not a subjugation of heroes.”

“… … i get it. Take care of yourself.”

I nodded and took out Hibana from my belt.

A sword that is sharper but thinner than a sword.

If done incorrectly, it could easily break or the blade would wear out, but there was no problem.

Hibana, once called Yodo or Hyeoldo, was a sword used to drink blood to keep it from drying out.

Without a single scratch.

“After a long time, shall we begin the slaughter you loved so much?”

[My lord, please don’t make fun of me… ! Because I am truly reflecting on the past!]

“Haha! Sorry.”

I placed my palm on the sharp tip of Hibana’s sword and squeezed it tightly.

Sigh-!

In that state, he pulled his palm down to the bridge of his nose, causing a wound on his bare skin.

Fresh blood flowed from the wound, making Hibana drink it in abundance.

After drinking enough blood, Carl’s body turned red and began to emit a red mist.

“What, what is it?”

“How is it ominous?”

“It would be better to step back for now.”

The demons hesitated and stuck out their tongues in the shimmering red fog.

I avoid it, thinking it is a kind of poison.

It’s not wrong, but it’s not a poison that directly affects the body.

Moreover, the red fog is a deception. The substance was odorless and colorless, dissolving into the air and spreading widely.

Even the guy who backed away, saying the fog was ominous, had already entered the area.

“Will it trigger soon?”

[It has not yet spread to where the magicians in the rear are located.]

“It’s okay. Because I can kill them myself.”

[In that case, I think it would be okay to start.]

I, Hibana, turned the handle and put it into the sheath.

Percussion-!

Eventually, the moment the nose and sword sheath collided and a collision sound rang out, the strange incident began.

“Kruk! Ugh… ! Wow!”

“Die! die! Die!”

“You damn bastards! I’ll screw you all!”

“What, what is it? Why are they like that!”

As the eyes of the demons turned red, they each looked filled with anger.

He roared in unbearable anger and killed his colleague by stabbing him with a blade.

As screams and shouts erupted, those who were struggling to resist eventually began to run wild.

Demons who do not identify their allies and start killing them at random.

Unlike me, who was laughing at the sight of our allies fighting, those outside the area of influence were distraught and lost.

“Would you use it if you were dazed on the battlefield?”

The remnants were unable to detect my presence in the battlefield, filled with dust and blood.

The way he belatedly came to his senses and tried to respond to my voice was so insensitive that it was heartbreaking.

I never thought they would know that they had already been cut from the moment they spoke.

Percussion-!

When I put Hibana back into the sheath, the demons’ necks were sliding at an angle.

The heads of the demons watching from behind fell off and a lot of blood spurted out from behind.

In the chaos where my allies were killing and killing each other, I killed all the wizards and escaped from the place.

The last survivor will naturally take his own life.

Even if you didn’t watch, the words on the battlefield were decided.

[and! It was a very creepy ability!]

[My level is so low that I don’t even know the greatness of my supreme ability.]

[I think a flashy strike is much better than the ability to mass-produce maniacs!]

[Then what do you do? In fact, you are an extremely plain iron sword.]

[Hehe! Now that I have awakened with the power of the stars, I have said goodbye to my simple days forever!]

“How do you fight in the middle of enemy territory?”

Hibana and Stella’s heart-wrenching argument.

Every moment had the effect of eliminating tension, even though we were in a potentially dangerous place.

[I believe they are not unaware that they provoked it first.]

[We condemn Yodo’s attempt to suppress freedom of evaluation! I condemn it!]

“Stop fighting. The reason I hired Hibana was because she had the ability to fight against a large army with a small amount of force.”

[Did you hear?]

[Tch!]

Even if the opponent is easy, if there are many of them, even the country will feel tired.

Fatigue dulls sharp senses and causes fatal mistakes.

In this cursed land full of demonic energy, wounds caused by weapons containing demonic energy cannot be recovered.

A situation where you need to be in perfect condition before fighting the devil.

Unnecessary consumption of force should be avoided as much as possible.

We came here not to catch nobodies, but to take down their king.

[So, master, do you plan to continue using Hibana’s power to move forward?]

“No matter how little strength you have, you will be exhausted if you have to deal with everything in this place where there are only enemies everywhere.”

[Then what do you plan to do?]

“If it were a village where there were only one-eyed people, I would have to pretend to be one-eyed too.”

[You too become human like us!]

[Sister and brother are already human, so they will turn into demons.]

[how… … ?]

“Out of these, you probably already know Alaina and Stella.”

I took out a black hat from the bundle in my pocket.

As soon as Ilaya saw the hat, she recognized it immediately.

However, Stella… … .

[Huh?]

“You don’t remember…? … .”

[That’s the goblin’s hat, right?]

“That’s right.”

In the Eastern countries, there were many people who were afraid of or avoided goblins.

Therefore, goblins do not approach humans as much as possible, but there are times when they have to interact due to unavoidable circumstances.

Goblins use hats to hide their horns, and their hats perform a magic trick that changes not only the horns but also other aspects of their appearance.

Even a country without polymorph ability could be transformed into a demon with just a goblin hat.

“From now on, I will turn into a demon and infiltrate the Demon Castle. Please refrain from unnecessary conversations. Because I don’t want to look as weird as possible.”

[all right.]

Although the hat was placed on the head, there was no noticeable change in the body.

However, in the eyes of other demons, I will look like my own race.

I couldn’t believe it until I saw it with my own eyes, so I set out to find the demons myself.

And soon their station was visible.

‘indeed… … .’

As I nervously headed toward the entrance of the garrison, two soldiers on guard duty pointed their spears at me.

Did the hat have no effect?

It was a time when I clicked my tongue in regret and was about to throw away my hat.

“What are you?”

“Why were you wandering out of the camp alone?”

If I had looked like a human, they would have attacked me without even asking.

But looking at the way I’m asking questions and being wary, it seems like I’m a demon.

I guess the sight of him walking around alone seemed suspicious.

“I had a stomach ache, so I climbed over the wall for a while to get something done around here, and then came back.”

“Climbed over the fence?”

“Hmm… … .”

It may have been poor to call it an excuse.

However, I don’t know much about the barrack life of demons and I don’t even know the rules.

In a situation where information was overwhelmingly lacking, the only excuse I could come up with was a stomach ache.

“Ah, that was it.”

“That can’t be helped.”

“Huh?”

The guards nodded in understanding and lowered their windows.

The excuse might work.

“Can I come in?”

“Okay. From next time, don’t just climb over the wall, just speak up and leave.”

“Ugh, ugh!”

“Asshole. cheer up… … .”

“Ugh, cheer up, you too.”

The guards look at me sadly or tap my shoulder and offer words of support.

It was unfamiliar to me to be treated like this by demons, so I felt awkward and strangely bad.

Does doing business outside require that much attention?

Even though I was scratching my head, I continued inside the camp.

‘The effect of the hat was confirmed.’

I thought it would be a good idea to take a quick look around the garrison and then head to the Demon King’s Castle.

At that time, the cheers of demons were suddenly heard from the nearby parade ground.

Suddenly I was curious about how demons train, so I turned around to check.

I poked my head out to check the parade ground, and inside there were muscular demons with their upper bodies removed, sweating.

“You had a hard time following the main building’s training today!”

“Phew… !”

“It’s good to get rid of all the sweat!”

Just when I was about to stop paying attention, concluding that it was not much different from humans.

A word came out that made me believe my ears.

“Now, the last flower of the water lily! We will practice comradeship!”

“… … Comrades in arms?”

A word that is somehow unsettling.

My pupils began to tremble like crazy.

Surely not?

“Exercise camaraderie while facing each partner!”

The demons who were aiming their wooden swords just moments ago suddenly dropped their swords and approached each other.

And as soon as I got within close range, I turned my head.

I learned why the guards were looking at me sadly.

I had no choice but to exterminate all the demons inside the garrison and then leave.

Because their culture was more dangerous than the Demon King and should not exist… … .