episode_0197

LCXXXIX.

It feels like a storm has passed.

The half-serious play of the Arcanas only stopped when I looked like I was going crazy and jumping for joy from embarrassment.

And only then was I able to hear an explanation, or rather, an explanation, of the intention behind the strange words spoken by this ‘Hongcha Girl’, who had just ascended to the throne as Crown Princess.

“That, that is, Mr. Gray… … . always appears at crucial moments, crushes the conspiracy of the demon tribe, saves the continent, and yet only meets the women around him, and does not meet any of the candidates.”

“Huh? I’m close with Lina?”

“Huh? Lee, Lina, wasn’t she taking care of you with an uncle’s heart? Bu, I heard that clearly.”

“Listen? To whom?”

“There’s a rumor in social circles… … that he’s cold to other women, but warm to his own. That’s why the daughters of noble families call Gray “the man you want to meet but can’t, making you even more anxious”… … Didn’t you know…?”

Of course I don’t know.

Do you know anything about that?

Moreover, it is the social circle of the aristocracy!

I don’t want to know information about such a dirty place! Absolutely not!

I don’t know what to do with this ‘red tea girl’ who is looking down at me with bewildered eyes and whose ears are turning red again because she doesn’t know what to do.

If you want to scold and punish him, you haven’t done anything particularly wrong.

“Oh, okay. Don’t be impatient. So why did you come?”

“Ah… … . This, this is the guy who is cold to other women… … ! Wow, he’s cool.”

“This crazy bitch?”

In the end, my true feelings came out without me knowing.

After the Arcanas had burst into loud laughter, I finally heard why this crazy tea girl had come looking for me.

“So you still haven’t dealt with Planta Karniwora in Clyton? Why? I don’t know about anything else, but the magician power is sufficient. Sending five or six Circle 7 Masters from the Imperial Tower should be enough, right?”

That’s true, actually.

When Shadow broadcasted the situation in the palace to me earlier, I didn’t receive the transmission because it was not simply an attempt to avoid trouble.

Since it was a matter of life and death, no matter how bad I felt, I wouldn’t have refused if it was something only I could do.

Planta Carnivora is clearly a difficult demon tree, but if you know the strategy and have experience executing it, you can easily defeat it.

“That, that’s… … .”

“What is it? Tell me quickly.”

“Wow, the warp gate is in the castle or close to the castle… … .”

“ha?”

So, what this Hongcha girl is saying now is that the warp gate is down, so wizards can’t move to the territory.

Even if you only reach Circle 8, you can learn the magic of teleportation. It is also the ‘Mass Teleport’ that can teleport multiple people.

Of course, it is very difficult for Circle 8 to manifest the teleportation without a magic circle. Unless you are a special race.

But wasn’t the Clytonic Empire the place that had enough power to do that? It was the place where the first warp magic circle was created.

“Circle 8 Couldn’t one or two people just draw a magic circle? It’s not like they don’t have the capacity to do that, right?”

When I was thinking that maybe he was ignoring the royal family’s orders even though he was a quasi-superhuman,

“Yes… … .”

“What? If you suddenly say yes, how will I understand?”

“I don’t have the ability.”

“What? No, why?”

The Hongcha Girl’s subsequent explanation shocked and terrified me, no, all of us.

“After the first emperor developed and installed the warp gate, all the empire’s territories were required to have a warp gate. If the territory was a noble title, it was mandatory. In some large territories, there were even two warp magic circles. Learning space movement magic became useless, and magicians spent that time focusing on more efficient use of attack magic.”

“What are you talking about?”

And the one who came forward with an expression of complete incomprehension at the explanation of the Hongcha Girl was the witch who had been listening silently until now.

“Yes?”

“The teleportation magic is a magic that you must learn to go to Circle 8. It means that you must clearly understand and realize the concept of space in order to go over the wall. But you want to skip that and go to Circle 8?”

“That, that’s it… … .”

“A place with such stupid wizards is called the Magic Empire? Ha! It’s a symbol of building a house on a pole and hoping it will be strong!”

Before the Hongcha Girl could say anything, the witch let out her own words. She was frustrated with the stupid and ignorant wizard.

I agree and sympathize with what the witch says to some extent. It’s not just because the witch is my woman that I sympathize with her.

Even in the realm of a semi-superhuman, as opposed to Circle 8, Soul Weapon requires an awareness of space. It also requires the ability to control space.

“Anyway, so now the wizards can’t move to the territory where the chaos is happening?”

“Yes… … . It would take several days to get there by carriage or horse from a nearby territory… … .”

I guess so.

I realized how vast a territory is when I first checked out the Baron’s territory.

That the territory is vast, incomparable to a village-level Kreshti. That it includes all the places where there are four or five Kreshti-like places scattered about.

“Haa… … . You idiots, really.”

“… … Sorry.”

“Okay. I can’t even rest. Do you have the coordinates for the territory?”

“Yes? Yes! I’m ready.”

I quickly snatched the report that was being politely handed over with both hands,

“Topbula, let’s go for a bit.”

“Yes, Master.”

I found the two-horned dragon. And I came out of the meeting room with the Arcanas.

“As expected… … . Totally koo, cool! So cool!”

I heard a strange exclamation, but I pretended not to hear it.

If you think about it, that’s also not normal. The territory of the country it belongs to is being torn apart, so what’s so cool about that?

Is the Clifton Empire really okay like this?

Anyway, without being able to rest like that, I went around the territory again and returned to the mansion after going around a total of six territory.

Even though it was a two-horned weapon, it was a huge burden to quickly travel through six territories, so the witch and May took turns helping each other out.

The witch’s teleportation magic was a little different from the dragon version of ‘Meth Teleport’ that Toppori had used.

If normal movement magic felt like pushing your body into a place filled with water, the witch’s movement magic felt like slowly gliding on ice while wearing skates.

On the other hand, May’s movement was similar to what we had experienced several times before. Instead of May carrying the burden entirely, we moved to our destination by simply taking a step in the light and darkness.

When we returned to the mansion after suffering so much,

“Thank you for your hard work!!”

That crazy tea girl wasn’t there yet and was still waiting for us.

“Why aren’t you going and are you still here?!”

Naturally, a scream-like complaint came out of my mouth, and the Arcanas were laughing out loud at what was so funny.

I am definitely not a good match for places that have the word ‘demon’ in them.

Along with the previously mentioned beings, there is also the ‘Ma’ Empire.

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The continent is divided into two mountain ranges, dividing the northern part of the continent and the east and west.

One of them is the Killite Mountains, located north of the Clitean Empire, which have been mentioned several times, and the Cocytus Mountains, which block part of the north and east of the Alfonso Empire.

This Cocytus Mountain Range is as rugged as the Killite Mountain Range and is home to a variety of monster species.

If the Killite Mountains were full of lush trees and rejected human touch, the Cocytus Mountains were a rugged terrain of steep cliffs and canyons that rejected human touch.

Additionally, due to the many topographical influences of these cliffs, the two types of flying monsters that occupy the top of the food chain in the Cocytus Mountains are wyverns and griffins.

In particular, the northern part of the Cocytus Mountains, where hundreds of wyverns gathered after the birth of the Wyvern King, also known as the ‘Wyvern King’s Nest’, was a forbidden area where not only people but also most monsters were prohibited from coming near.

It was incredible that less than ten humans came under that ban, but it was truly an unbelievable sight to see how the wyverns became extremely cautious after those humans came.

However, if you learn about the true nature of the humans who found the so-called ‘Wyvern King’s Nest’, you will understand this absurd incident.

“Obese lizards. What about them?”

“I haven’t heard anything yet. So stop rushing me and shut up!”

In a large cave beneath the ‘Wyvern King’s Nest’, an old man, unable to stand or sit, was being teased by a young woman.

And as you might have guessed from their conversation, they are Nitas and the Demons. The very same Demons who ran away with all their might to avoid Gray and his party.

“This fucking bitch!”

“You should have avoided it when I told you to. You idiot.”

“You stupid lizard bitch!”

“Aren’t there any more novel curses? Huh? Is that the best you can do? Every time, lizard, fat lizard, is that all? What kind of devil has such a polite mouth? If someone saw you, they’d think you were a gentleman who’d never cursed in his entire life.”

The upper-level demon, Etologia, was so angry that her face turned red and blue, and her facial muscles twitched as if trying to reveal the truth inside her.

“Oh my~. It’s disgusting. It’s bad~. Really.”

Aetologia had to know who Nitas had by his side during his long play as a human.

Gray also shook his head and was with the dean.

You shouldn’t try to win him over with words. But can you suppress him with force?

no.

Even though he is a high-level demon and can use nearly 80% of his power in the demon world by being summoned by what the gods and remnants call ‘points’, Nitas is still a dragon.

The Red Clan is also the strongest in battle.

Moreover, Nitas’s fighting power has become even stronger thanks to the power of Leviathan, who appears to be a true form of the dragon clan among the remnants.

If Nitas were to rush to kill him, with survival instincts and all, at least three superhumans would be needed to deal with him.

Of course, Nitas would never do that.

Because Nitas is a strange dragon who values his own life more than anything else.

“Profit!”

“Take off your rank and have a game?”

As expected, the high-level demon, Etologia, gritted his teeth without saying a word. At that time,

– That’s a good thing.

A voice was heard. An eerie voice that made my heart sink just by hearing it.

“Leviticus!”

“Lee, Lee, Leviathan!”

And only Nitas and Esman recognized the owner of that voice. It was a voice they had heard many times before.

The demons,

“Are you really the one who drank? Your voice?”

I doubted it.

That could be the case.

Most of the demons who live in the Demon World cannot even hear the voices of the Remnants, let alone their faces.

It is said as a legend. There are seven demon gods who truly rule the demon world. They even say that they control the demon king, whom they cannot even look directly in the eye, like their own hands and feet.

In normal cases, that might be the case. But I don’t know about other demons, but these ones shouldn’t be like that.

― These ̿͒͝ damn ̛͌̍̎ guys ̒̌̍̕ like ̛̈́̇̊ are ̛̊͑̎ guys ̌͆҇̀͗̃̒̕̚!͑̒͐͛͌͠!͛͋̄͠

Because Etologia was a tribe under the command of the Demon King of the Time, and the Demon King of the Time was the one who served Leviathan.

In short, the corps commander entered the office, and instead of the sergeant who was sitting watching TV standing up and saluting until his throat was hoarse, he said, “Huh? Sir, is this our corps commander?”

From Leviathan’s perspective, this must have been a moment where he keenly felt the slang term ‘pissed off’.

“Cough?!”

“Ouch!”

“What?!”

…

The only demons who could even scream were the three high-level demons. The mid-level demons couldn’t even scream, and all they could do was tremble.

And Nitas and Es did not even glance at them, but bowed their heads and fixed their eyes on the dirt floor, trembling in fear.

I sincerely hope that this pain will not be passed on to me.

― You filthy bastards! You even fail at a simple task of fooling human eyes?

The demons, who were groaning in pain, took a deep breath as the voice rang out once again.

“Sorry, sorry!”

“Sorry!”

Nitas and Es, like skilled assistants, gave Leviathan the answer he wanted most in response to his voice scolding them.

Just bury your head in the floor and apologize, and beg again, until his anger subsides.

but,

“Oh my god! But that fat dragon… … Kkaaah!!”

This stupid, high-level demon who was living in his own self-righteousness still had no idea what was going on and was twitching his snout.

While making the excuses that Leviathan hates the most. They are the remnants who were leading the battle for this continent in the first place.

What are you talking about out of the blue?

The planning and execution of several battles that can be considered preliminary battles in the struggle for this continent are all from the remnants.

But that operation, that plan, failed?

Then whose fault is it?

Is it because of the remnants that are comparable to God?

Well, that could happen. Even gods make mistakes, so wouldn’t remnants make mistakes?

But will the remnants who think of themselves as equals to God really admit their mistakes and listen to the grievances of their subordinates?

If you ask this question directly to the God of Magic, he will say,

“What kind of boiler house is that? Is that something like, dancing makes even whales praise it? ”

I will ask you back.

Of course not. Not even admitting it.

So where do we look for the cause of failure? These arrogant gentlemen called the remnants?

His plan was perfect, but the people who executed it were trash.

This is how we conclude.

That is, after the plan fails like this, if you connect the idea, what the remnants want is to just painfully accept the punishment you give them and apologize, and apologize again.

I’m not here to make a bunch of excuses.

“Kkaaah! Jeaaal!!”

Nitas, who was listening to the screams of the high-level demon Etologia who had been fighting each other until just now, was not at all pleased.

That pain, that soul-wrenching, tooth-numbing, body-shaking pain that you can only imagine, can come to you at any time.

Right now, you just have to lie down flat without showing any emotion and beg for your life.

― How dare something so insignificant!!

“Gyeok… … . Bb… … .”

But the situation was developing in a way that Nitas had not expected. Usually, no matter how angry Leviathan was, he would only inflict pain to the point of death. Right up to the point of death.

However, the current high-level demon, Etologia, was not on the verge of death, but was in such a serious condition that even if he stopped now, it seemed unlikely that he would survive.

Did Nitas see it, as well as Es?

The two dragons’ eyes shook violently and were consumed by fear.

By all means,

“Ugh!”

As Nitas and Es were worried and terrified,

dump-.

The upper-level demon, Etologia, who was rolling around on the floor, died.

To none other than their own master, Leviathan.

― Come on.

“Yes, yes!”

“Yes!”

Nitas and Es answered immediately, straightening their posture again and bowing their heads to the floor.

― For the time being, until further instructions are given, remain as self-restrained and concealed as possible.

“Okay!”

“Yes!”

– Who chose where you are staying now?

“I, I, I’m here.”

Nitas answered with a stutter, gritting his teeth in anticipation of the pain that would soon come. To begin with, the being that is as impervious to lies as God is the Remnant.

So it’s much better to answer the question quickly and honestly and then get punished.

– Good job.

“Huh? Oh, yes!!”

Instead of pain, Nitas suddenly raised her head at the silence, then looked at the eerie red light and lowered her head again.

― If you show any abnormal signs of the wyverns, you may be detected, so kill your momentum, be as restrained as possible, and hold your breath.

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

– Just wait a moment. It won’t take long.

With those words that sounded like grumbling, Leviathan’s voice and red light disappeared without even answering.

In the place where Leviathan’s voice disappeared, the corpse of the high-level demon, Etologia, and a deep sense of fear remained for a while.

For quite a long time.

And for Nitas, it was a chance to think a lot and make changes.

The corpse of the upper-level demon, Etologia, is cooling down.