episode_0213

“3 This is Marcus from the Dark Platoon.”

“What’s going on here?”

“I came by order of the platoon leader.”

“What happened… … I’m curious about the dry spell that brought the elf here.”

The deeper I went, the more I felt that my status as a lowly soldier had its limits.

“Marcus? I’ve seen you before, like you… … .”

The demon’s words creep in. He was under Ellis’ hypnotic spell.

“It was almost dangerous.”

The dagger fell from the demon’s limp hand. I guess he realized that I wasn’t a demon named Marcus.

“… … okay. Then let’s pass by.”

He lets us go with a blank look on his face. This time I escaped the crisis thanks to Ellis, but I couldn’t keep using this method. If you are suspected by a demon that cannot be affected by Ellis’ magic, you could be in real trouble.

“I think the fact that we, the henchmen, are wandering around a place like this, and you, the elf, are suspicious.”

“What should I do? This demon’s magic is not omnipotent.”

It is as it is said. So far, we’ve come this far thanks to Alice’s magic, but as we go further and further, it becomes a tightrope walk. No matter how much of a succubus princess you are, you will eventually get caught.

“Ellis. Should I just march on recklessly?”

“All the way?”

“Yes. Even though we might be a bit conspicuous, we won’t be attacked by demons as soon as we see them. Anyway, as long as you rescue the queen, you can run away right away, so it doesn’t matter, right?”

It’s an ignorant but quick plan. If you sense something suspicious and rescue the elf queen while she’s trying to find out about us, there’s no problem. It’s hard to sneak in now, Frenya, Ellis, and the queen.

I was confident that we could get out together.

“Well. I don’t really want to recommend it.”

It wasn’t Ellis and Freya’s voice. The moment I turned my head, I saw a face I had seen before somewhere. It’s so beautiful, but somehow cruel… … A murderous smile spreads.

“You… … !”

“Hello, warrior.”

Odelia, the Virgin of Death. She was chosen by Ceres, the goddess of death, and is a woman with the same energy as me. Although I received strength from the same god, unlike that woman, I had no faith in Ceres.

“If you pull out your sword, you will get everyone’s attention.”

Frenya had already cut the rope that bound her hands, and I was also putting my hand on my sword.

“Don’t be like that too much. Rather, I want to help you.”

It was Odelia who killed the Four Heavenly Kings Ketin. I heard that they were helping the devil, but even then, I couldn’t figure out what their purpose was.

“What is it? Those demons… … No human? I’m human… … The warrior has the same energy as you.”

Frenya looked at me and Odelia alternately and compared them.

“You were trying to help?”

“Yes♥”

“What on earth are you? I heard that you were giving strength to the devil, but now I see that you are helping me.”

“Is it wrong for me to help a warrior who serves the same goddess?”

It was true.

“I’ll say it again, you’re on the devil’s side.”

“It’s not really like that.”

Eh.

“Just… … It’s just a cooperative relationship.”

“Cooperation?”

As expected, the relationship was not hierarchical. For some reason, Odelia was giving strength to the demons.

“Is that what the goddess of death means?”

“That’s right.”

“Is it the goddess’s will to help me?”

“Umm… … I’m not sure about that.”

Odelia is a faithful believer. Even though it was a cooperative relationship, I was helping the Demon King and I was someone who was going against the will of the Goddess in trying to stop it. I don’t know if I was corrupted, but I maintained my sanity and did not follow the goddess of death’s wishes.

“The fact that you are not stopping me now probably means that you do not mind if I help the hero.”

“Just ignoring it and moving on will help.”

Not going around with my identity known. That one thing is enough. I felt like if I got more greedy, I would get seriously burned.

“Aren’t you here to rescue the elf queen? If you listen to me, you’ll be able to find it right away, right?”

“Uh, you know where your mother is?”

Frenya showed interest in Odelia’s temptation. I can roughly guess the location, but there was no need for the demons to honestly leave the queen there.

“You are the great guardian of the forest, right? Can I tell you how to get to your mother safely and quickly?”

It was already frustrating as the number of demons who kept talking to me increased, and Odelia even offered to open up the waterway.

“And that succubus over there? She looks like a high-ranking succubus, but stop using magic before she plucks out her eyes, right?”

“Oh.”

This is an opponent on whom the succubus’ abilities do not work at all. Ellis instinctively hid behind me.

“You speak very harshly. If you say that to Ellis, I might rip out your tongue.”

“The one who was secretly trying to control my mind… … . Ha, and you’re holding the warrior’s back. I’m really jealous.”

“So where is it? Don’t say anything else, just tell me where it is and how to do it.”

“I want to take it easy and have a good time with the hero, but… … It looks like you don’t have enough time.”

Odelia was polite to me at least. I guess it’s because I’m a warrior who serves the same god.

“First of all, it’s better to leave the elf behind.”

“Fregna?”

“Yes. We’ve been good at deceiving the demons so far, but from now on, the demons will be suspicious if an elf enters or exits.”

“That means… … .”

There was a large elven building. It’s probably a key facility among the areas ruled by the 8 elders, and it looks like the demons have their command center there. Moreover, he would have had the queen by his side.

“There are also elves held captive? Just in case, I locked them somewhere else so they couldn’t even get to that side.”

“Our elves? Where are they?”

The queen elf appears to have been locked away in the direction pointed by Odelia, and the other elves were held separately.

“Aren’t you obligated to inform them?”

“Tell me.”

I won’t even listen to what Freya and Ellis say. However, my request was not readily rejected.

“All of this will be taken away. Okay, I don’t think there will be any major problems anyway.”

Odelia showed the direction to the rest of the elves.

“Where is it… … .”

Frenya knows the geography of this place well. After listening to the explanation, I quickly figured out where the elves were imprisoned. It wasn’t that far away.

“Then shall I tell you?”

And again, he showed me the best way to get to the elf queen. There was a lot of information that would have been difficult if I didn’t know it, such as where something was loose and how to break through the barrier of the room I was trapped in.

… … From what I heard, it seemed like it would be dangerous if not only Frenya but also Ellis went together.

“Oh, by the way, there’s Urtak in there too.”

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, he is known to be the most violent in terms of force. Although it is weaker than the Demon King, it is not negligible. I wasn’t confident that I would win overwhelmingly. Assuming that cub is there, there is a possibility that Ellis and Frenya will become a burden if a battle breaks out. The good news is that neither of them are just weak… … Anyway, the conclusion was this.

“In the end, I have to infiltrate alone.”

“But you can probably do it.”

I looked at Frenya. You may want to save your mother yourself, but as Odelia warned, it would be difficult for her, an elf, to go there. Only up to this point were slave elves allowed to enter.

Anything more than that is forbidden.

“Fregna. Why don’t you go check on the other elves instead? Ellis, please come with me.”

I felt like Ellis would be able to act as well as he has done so far. Besides, it would have been better to rescue at least one more person. Hostages should be reduced as much as possible.

“Can I ask you a favor?”

“That’s about it.”

All Frenia could do was trust me.

“I will bring your mother back safely.”

“If you really bring me… … I will definitely repay you, so please.”

“Oh, return the favor.”

I never thought I would say that myself.

“It’s a promise.”

“Aren’t you thinking strange things?”

“Not really.”

He smiled brightly and turned his head to Odelia again. He’s still looking at me with that murderous smile.

“Why aren’t you going?”

“Now that you’ve heard everything, are you going to throw me out?”

“Yes. Or what should I follow?”

“If I do that, the demons won’t know that I’m going to betray them. Rather than that… … I’ll give you a reward too.”

“What?”

Odelia suddenly approached me and fell into my arms.

“Oh… … The smell of a warrior’s sweat… … .”

“Mi, crazy bitch.”

The compensation was a bit burdensome. In other words, he stuck his nose into every corner of me like a crazy pervert.

Sigh.

“Fuck?”

And even though he wasn’t a vampire, he bit the back of my neck.

“Get out of here!”

When I pushed her away, Odelia fell asleep. But she was still panting and dying. The blood around my mouth is dripping.

It wasn’t that he had another plan, he just wanted to taste blood.

… … That’s scarier.

“Will you go now?”

“Yes♥”

Odelia dusted her butt and returned with a satisfied face. She didn’t forget to wave her hand vigorously.

It feels like a short but big storm has passed.