episode_0144

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Coordinates of the space adjacent to the Demon King.

Archmages of Circle 7 or higher who can activate ultra-long-distance transfer magic.

In order to go over to the Demon World to face the evil of death, the help of the Magic Tower was desperately needed. That’s why he brought Querissa Neserhane in, even making the extreme sacrifice of signing the marriage certificate.

“I didn’t know that the Magic Tower possessed the coordinates of the Demon Castle. How on earth did you get it? The coordinates to the Demon King’s Castle are definitely not known to the Emperor… .”

“Madbey probably told me. Isn’t the wise man the adopted son of the Magic Tower Lord?”

The coordinates connected to the Demon World are strictly controlled by all countries on the continent. If you hastily open the door to the demon world, you may end up being exploited by the demon lord’s forces.

Will it be okay?

I felt that kind of anxiety subconsciously.

If the warp gate is taken over by the Ashes of Death, there will be a risk of extinction. The Marquis of Hohenberg, who was connected to the demon world, could be enveloped in the cold of death. Therefore, the decision had to be made after considering it as carefully as possible.

“Ludmilla, will His Majesty really approve?”

“Don’t worry about that. If I tell you the whole story, you will definitely help me.”

Wouldn’t he go on a rampage asking if he was going to turn his second daughter, who graduated from high school after many twists and turns, into a widow?

hmm.

That’s very likely.

He was made to pay 5,000 pounds of gold instead. It even involved him in a battle to confront the evil of death. Is there anyone in the world more shameless than this? It wouldn’t be surprising if the emperor suddenly announced the breakup of the engagement.

“I have a question.”

“Please tell me.”

“What kind of person is the second saint? Didn’t your husband go to war with the saint’s party?”

“… … .”

A saintess of the savior who defeated the devil.

And an immoral witch who resurrected the main villain who threatened the world.

Evaluations of the second saint were sharply divided.

Ludmilla asked Beatrice, who had become a witch of death, in a very cautious voice as if she was curious. I stayed silent and thought deeply about it.

“According to rumors, I heard that she is a true saint with a benevolent nature, unlike any spoiled girl. After the saint’s miracles occurred at the Imperial Academy, she continued her life as a seeker who worshiped the one God and realized good will toward the people.”

“A true saint… . It’s not wrong.”

Beatrice was like the perfect example of good intentions without the slightest malice.

Would she really be the female protagonist of a romantic fantasy?

Beatrice did not break despite any trials. By always emphasizing gratuitous justice and good will, we overcame the catastrophe together with the male protagonists. I even felt respect for that appearance.

“And he is also Ethan’s first love.”

“No.”

A girl with flowing silver hair said with a stern expression.

I immediately opened my mouth when I heard Jeveline’s voice full of bluntness.

“First love… ? The second saint is your first love?”

“It’s a misunderstanding. Could it be that I had feelings for the second saint whom Maximilian was in love with? Please ignore this as it is a completely baseless rumor.”

how.

How on earth do you know?

I looked at Jebeline with trembling eyes.

Did you ever have any connection with the saint’s party in the past? Otherwise, there is no way the secret that I was trying to bury as a lifelong dark history will be discovered… .

In Zeveline’s blue eyes, I felt confidence along with jealousy burning like wildfire. Through that, I had no choice but to accept that I was caught while I was active as a warmonger.

“Really?”

“Well, it can’t be.”

“The first saint always expressed hostility towards the second saint. I thought it was just jealousy… I never thought there was such a hidden reason.”

“… … .”

A woman’s sixth sense was the greatest threat and fear to a man.

Cold sweat rolled down Ludmila’s guess.

“Isn’t your husband the married man who signed the marriage certificate? Although there was no wedding… Please keep in mind that you are a married man who married the second princess of the Baltaria Empire.”

“It was just a childish unrequited love. It’s irrelevant now.”

I’m serious.

It is true that I loved Beatrice.

However, he had completely given up on his feelings for the second saint.

The reason he wanted to rescue Beatrice, who was caught up in the curse of death, was because of his feelings for his colleagues. In a serious voice, he explained to Ludmilla and Zeveline that it was not because of the love he had in the past.

“Hmm. Unlike the first saint, I am not an annoying woman who asks about my beloved husband’s past. If my husband truly gave up on being a second saint, I wouldn’t dig into it any further.”

“That remains to be seen in the future.”

If I hadn’t let go of my love for Beatrice, I would have been beaten to death.

He would undoubtedly have been put to death.

“The magic tower owner says it will take a month for the warp gate to activate. I think I’ll have to wait for a month.”

“One month… . It’s the time before the storm.”

one month.

This was the result that would come out if the archmages of the Magic Tower were torn apart.

A whopping 3,000 pounds of gold were paid.

That’s why I decided to constantly urge the Magic Tower to get my money’s worth.

It pricks my conscience to ask old people, whose average age is approaching 70, to force a march, but what can I do? If you eat money greedily, of course you have to work hard, even if it means grinding your bones.

“Has your husband ever been to the center of the demon world? I heard that the center is a pitch-black world where the sun does not rise, unlike the outside, which is similar to the present world.”

“I’m curious too. Although I participated in the war, I never reached the center.”

A magical scene that even the sun and the moon, which illuminate all things, cannot reach.

The territory of the great devils who rule the dark world.

The heart of the Demon World where the Demon King’s Castle is located.

The center of the Demon World, commonly known as an unknown space, contains only partial information. Although the empire and the Holy Empire deployed numerous adventurers, they failed to reach the center. It was known that the saint’s party was the only adventurer who reached the center.

“It was an isolated fortress surrounded by rugged mountains and steep cliffs. Numerous legions of the demon world who worship the devil lord were guarding the surrounding area tightly.”

“How did the saint’s party break through the countless sieges of the demon world and subdue the demon king?”

“… Huh.”

“Hehe, it really is my husband. I am very proud as your wife.”

If I were to enumerate the achievements of the saintly party that broke through the center of the demon world, it would not be enough even if I were to explain it day and night.

Where should I start?

As I cleared my voice, I looked through my memories of the time when I was attacking the Demon King’s Castle.

Ludmilla and Zebeline sat on the sofa as if they sensed that the story would continue for a long time. And the quick-witted maids immediately served refreshments.

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older brother.

You will become a warrior in the future, right?

I too will become a great knight and assist you! One day, you will become the strongest warrior to subdue the vicious Demon King!

Why?

It reminded me of my younger brother, who had a strong personality and followed in his footsteps.

The younger brother who supported his ugly older brother, who always caused controversy due to his rude personality. My younger brother’s face with an innocent smile suddenly passed through my mind like a ray of light.

We couldn’t meet anymore.

This is because he died young due to an incurable disease before his coming of age ceremony.

Every time I thought of my younger brother who left early, the only emotion that followed was regret. Because I couldn’t forgive myself for always treating my younger brother so bluntly.

“Ethan… .”

A man with flowing black hair opened his mouth, letting out white breath.

Is it because of prolonged exposure to cold?

The man holding the holy sword was covered in pure white frost from head to toe.

As the pitch-black holy sword radiated pitch-black sacred power, the fierce cold of death retreated, letting out a bizarre scream. Since it was in a polar opposite relationship to the divinity of the Earthmother that resided in the Holy Sword, even the cold of death that engulfed the Demon King Castle had no choice but to lose its power.

-Maximilian… ! How dare you antagonize the Empress of Death! Such a traitor!

A robe engraved with a pattern symbolizing the Magic Tower.

A wild fire of magical power burning brightly like a flame in both hands.

The cursed being with flashing blue eyes, showing hostility, was a wise man who had been reduced to the undead. Madvay von Gistud, deprived of life by the cold of death, became an Acrich, a higher species of lich.

The same was true for other colleagues.

All of the companions of the saint’s party who accepted the cold of death were reduced to cursed beings.

“I can’t send you guys out to this world. I will seal it so that it cannot escape the Demon King’s Castle. Become a necessary evil that lives an immortal life to stop the gray that threatens the world.”

The witch of death who turned the Demon King Castle into a permafrost snow field.

A party of saints who have been reduced to cursed beings wielding the ash of death.

If they are a threat to the world, we will have no choice but to postpone the end of the world.

As if to prove it, when the Witch of Death and her descendants were born, the gray that had covered the demon world began to gradually clear up. Maximilian smiled faintly and created a flame on the holy sword that contained his lifespan.