episode_0577

Of course, distribution of power was important to deal with Seraphine and the two people guarding her.

In Seraphine’s case, she has already become a demon, so she has no choice but to be killed, but killing Luke and Antonio would only add to the problem.

If one Seraphine dies… it can be recovered somehow. Probably. So we have to distribute the power in a way that allows us, who have more people, to suppress them more reliably.

“I’ll take care of the maid.”

“… Alone?”

“Yeah. I saw a lot of her skills on the way to the Demon Realm. I can do it on my own.”

“Don’t kill him, Ethan. Just subdue him.”

“I know. I’ve subdued maids many times before, so don’t worry.”

“Ah.”

With those words, Ethan runs towards Luke with two swords in his hand. The howling hunting dog swung its sword at Ethan to protect its master who had become a demon.

“Eee …

“I’ll help you, Luke!”

And the moment Antonio, who had the same intention as Luke, was about to run towards Ethan, a huge wall of flame blocked his steps.

-Whoooosh!

“… Agnes Youngae.”

“Your opponent is me. Don’t look away.”

Agnes, who has the most connections with Antonio, seems to have decided to deal with Antonio.

She, like Ethan, ran out after saying only a few words.

“Miss Agnes. Alone… .”

“… I’ve faced magic swordsmen before. I can do it alone. ”

…Why do you keep talking while looking at me?

Considering the compatibility between a swordsman and a magician, I’m a little uneasy, but for now, I have no choice but to trust Agnes.

Her magic has a characteristic that as its power increases, its range also increases, so if someone else intervenes in the battle, it will only be a hindrance.

“Agnes Youngae, I won’t touch you just because you’re my wife.”

“… Okay. I’ll let it be. There’s a skill gap. ”

So, out of the 11 warrior party members, four people each went out to find their opponents and fought them, leaving five people, excluding Seraphine.

While we were trying to distribute the remaining personnel, a black thorn flying from Seraphine attacked our party.

-Waaa …

“Up, it’s dangerous!”

“… … .”

-Taang!

Silena, who seemed to have already prepared for battle, fired the arrow she had loaded, causing the black thorn to fall.

As expected, a shrine is a shrine. Seeing them do tricks that you wouldn’t even see in a circus with an indifferent expression as if it were natural.

“I’ll take care of the princess. But it’s hard to do it alone, so join us quickly.”

“… Okay, Silena.”

Silena, carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows, goes into the final battle. As expected, she has no hesitation in taking on anyone, as long as the warrior is not infected.

Seeing that sight, Natalie also held her sword with a flustered expression, but to her, it was the warrior who advised her to rest rather than help her.

“Me, me too… .”

“Natalie is resting.”

“Yes?”

“Because the current Natalie doesn’t seem to be able to swing her sword properly against Seraphine. You know that too.”

“… … .”

There’s no way around it. Natalie is a commoner, and Seraphine is from a very high-ranking royal family, so much so that it would be impossible for her to even be a commoner.

Perhaps after this battle was over, I would be able to obtain a position like a border guard, but even if I did, I would instinctively be reluctant to point my sword at the royal family.

The same goes for Thomas. He may be less aggressive than Natalie, but he is the strongest when he is with her, so if Natalie leaves, Thomas will naturally be excluded from the battle.

“Thomas, please take care of Natalie.”

“… Understood, warrior.”

Thomas bowed his head, perceptively listening to Jo Se-gi’s words, which suggested that he was deliberately leaving Natalie in his care out of consideration for him.

“Cerista, keep watching Ethan and Agnes fight. If it looks like Luke or Antonio are going to die, treat them so they don’t die.”

“… Yes, warrior.”

“I think it would be good for Natalie and Thomas to protect Seraphine from behind. Can you do it?”

“… I will keep that in mind.”

“Yes, sir.”

The last remaining Serista has the role of preventing the worst case scenario.

If you inflict too much damage on Luke or Antonio while subduing them, you should at least revive them so that they don’t die.

It’s true that Ethan and Agnes are superior to Luke and Antonio in terms of skill, but the difference in skill isn’t enough to completely subdue them without a single scratch.

And of course, the remaining Ethan and I have to deal with Seraphine. Even without that, there’s no way one or two people can deal with the strongest of the three enemies, who has also become the Demon King.

… even if the purpose is not subjugation but punishment.

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“Ugh, haaah!! Aaaaahh …

-Kkaang, kkaang, kkaaang!!

“… … .”

Dozens of daggers were flying from all directions. Edan felt quite bewildered by her movements that were beyond the limits of her body.

I thought I had quite a bit of experience dealing with maids who fought with daggers, but the girl in front of me was moving faster than I had expected and was taking pictures.

‘The speed is faster than the release, but is it still called the royal guard?’

Even though Jeju Island was infected with the Demon King’s ideology, he tried to protect Jeju Island until the end.

If you hear the story, it must be a truly heartbreaking story, but when you actually deal with it, it was really difficult to deal with.

“Die! Die! Dieee …

‘Even in the midst of all this, he’s moving while thinking about his next move with the sword he’s swinging. He may look like a crazy maniac on the outside, but maybe that’s also intentional… .’

The only good thing is that it’s a bit weaker than Lilith. To be honest, even though it’s her black dagger, it’s heavy and solid, like clashing with a longsword.

But it’s not to the point where you can’t deal with him. There was already a more fearsome opponent in swordsmanship to begin with.

It wasn’t difficult to find a weakness in her, who couldn’t even keep up with the level of a warrior, let alone her father, who was a sword master.

-Crunch!

“Gyaaah… !!”

Her right arm was exposed defenselessly as she swung her sword. Edan’s sword found the opening in that moment and cut off her arm without hesitation.

In an instant, a painful groan like the scream of an animal burst out of Luke’s mouth as he lost the lower part of his right elbow. If he had not been engaged in battle, it would have been enough to attract the attention of others.

“Ah, no… .Only the princess, no… .”

“… … .”

Even in this situation, Ethan did not give up and held the sword in his left hand, looking at the escort maid facing him without letting his guard down.

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“Stop now, Agnes! I don’t want to hurt Agnes any more!”

Stop? That’s not even funny. Who should be the one stopping?

This time, I was a little inclined to like it when I saw that he followed me to the Demon Realm without hesitation, but that wasn’t the case.

Even though we’re family, I’m disappointed to see you make such a stupid choice in this situation.

“You stop it. Seraphine, there’s nothing you can do about it.”

“No. There may still be a way. At least if we take her to the palace and stop her time, there may be a solution someday… .”

“How are you going to subdue Seraphine, who has become the Demon King, and take her to the palace? Will Seraphine be captured easily? What about the remaining monsters on the lower floor of the Demon King’s Castle? How are you going to get through the Demon Realm teeming with demons?”

“… … .”

“Idiot. Selfish and incapable of objective judgment. Or at least try to refute my words.”

“… I can’t refute that.”

“Okay, if you understand, then give up. Me too… To be honest, I want to stop now.”

Love for a moment… no, it’s not love.

But he was a man who had good feelings for me at least once. But I didn’t feel good whenever I saw that guy’s body burning with fire magic.

I also have some scars from that guy, but I can get them treated by Serista later.

‘… If only my hair was a little better.’

I wish the hair was a little better. It’s really a shame.

Well, but if he was smart, he wouldn’t have chased after a woman like me in the first place.

There are many women who are prettier and more attractive than me, so why would a guy who has nothing to lose chase after a woman like me for years? It’s all because he’s stupid.

So, even now that you have to choose what to give up, you still don’t understand the situation and are just talking nonsense.

… Even if this battle ends and we return safely, we won’t be able to go back to how we were before.

“I understood what Agnes Youngae said.”

“Really?”

“But even if it is a story that doesn’t make sense logically… there are values that I cannot give up.”

… how foolish.

Yeah, I also didn’t like people like Pinner. I really hate stupid men who don’t know Jeju Island.

“As expected, I’m glad I didn’t get engaged to you.”

“… Is that so?”

“Yeah.”

If I had gotten engaged to that idiot, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life.

Even if you cry and beg later, I will never forgive you this time.

……joy.