Episode 223
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“… … .”
Just before the Peacemaker was slammed into Ray’s body, blue butterflies flew up.
As if covering Ray’s body to block Dale’s sword from striking.
Phew!
Dale’s sword struck down, but Ray’s body simply disintegrated into hundreds of blue butterflies, like a fleeting illusion.
“What is this?”
The other-worldly warrior, who was holding the Peacemaker in his hands, asked coldly.
“Please forgive our rudeness, our lord.”
A voice was heard. Dale looked up, and a silhouette wrapped in blue robes was there.
“Would you please postpone taking this child’s life for a future date?”
The Blue Tower Master was there. As the best blue magician on the continent, he had the power to spread spider webs across the continent as needed and bind the consciousness of his target.
The blue tower of lies and deceit.
“That child can never be your enemy. The truth is that he will never be able to follow the Shadow Lord’s footsteps throughout his life.”
“… … Then why are you blocking me?”
“But if you kill that child, the aftermath of that act is not something the current Shadow Lord can bear.”
“Are you talking about the bloody ball?”
“Oh, that’s right.”
It was at that very moment that a man wearing a red robe also appeared in that place.
“… … !”
Likewise, it was never a real entity. It was merely a consciousness bound by the power of the Blue Tower.
“Please, let my son go at this point.”
“Why is the Bloody Ball here with us?”
“I’m sorry, but he came to the office where I was.”
“… … You found the Blue Tower, not the Duchy of Lancaster?”
“I think the story will be a little faster this way.”
Bloody Ball answered. Ray’s body, which had collapsed on the floor, appeared next to Bloody Ball.
“Father, I… … !”
“Don’t worry, Ray.”
The bloody ball spoke. It was the unmistakable voice of my father.
“Would you please step aside, Shadow Lord?”
The bloody ball spoke. It wasn’t the exaggerated tone he had been using until now.
“I know that you are not ready for a ‘war’ with the Empire yet. However, if my son Ray were to die here… … .”
The bloody ball continued speaking in an extremely polite tone.
“I can swear that I will use all my powers, regardless of the conflict between gold and shadow, solely for the destruction of Saxony.”
“Blue Curtain, is there any reason you wouldn’t kill the bloody ball in your tower?”
Dale asked coldly. If the Blood Lord was looking at the Blue Tower, it would mean that he was entering the Sagittarius on his own two feet.
“Oh, by the way, I have a small debt to the Blue Curtain that I haven’t been able to settle in the past.”
“Was that debt so great that it hindered and blocked the path of the master he served?”
Dale asked in bewilderment. The blue curtain lowered its head silently.
“I have done many things that the Blue Tower has asked of me. And every time I have done so, the blue spider webs that are tied to my body have become increasingly suspicious.”
“… … Our blue is always loyal to our lord.”
The blue tower bowed its head, and Dale released the Auror Master’s avatar.
At the same time, the Shadow Lord’s avatar enveloped his body, and the Eye of Truth gazed into the blue curtain.
To fully understand the secrets behind the curtain hidden by the master of lies and deceit, and the true nature of the spider’s web.
As the Lord of Truth, the Shadow Lord’s ability to see through the truth of Samra.
“I understand.”
Dale nodded.
“According to your will, I will put down the sword and let Ray Yuris live.”
“Thank you for your kindness.”
The bloody ball smiled quietly and bowed its head.
Sling.
Dale put the warrior’s beloved sword back into its scabbard and turned away.
“I’m sorry, Father, I… … .”
Ray lowered his head as he sat up with his staggering body. The bloody ball shook its head quietly.
“It’s just not the time yet.”
“It may not be the time yet.”
Just then, Dale turned his back and spoke. His voice was cold, without even a shred of emotion.
“Then why should I just step back like a third-rate villain and bide my time?”
“… … !”
The blue curtain stretched out its arms belatedly. The blue magic tower’s lies and conspiracy magic spread to protect Ray, and at the same time, the ‘shadow’ of the shadow lord who remained silent rushed towards the lies.
The blade in the shadows, Lady Shadow’s bloody sword.
Clang!
That very sword was swung, leaving a bloody trail. The sound of glass breaking echoed.
“I understand why the masters of lies and deceit do not serve the Lord of Lies, but call themselves the standard-bearers of shadow and truth.”
Dale answered coldly.
“Blue curtain, your ability will never be able to fool my eyes.”
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“… … .”
“You want me to be your master, desperately trying to gain Blue’s loyalty. But now I know. Blue is a puppet who can never go against me.”
It was just as he said. Now I understand.
The Blue Tower Master was never the enemy of the Shadow Lord. But at the same time, he did not want to be caught with the weakness of never being able to go against the Shadow Lord.
That is why they desperately tried to hide their existence behind a veil and gain the upper hand. As the mastermind who manipulates the king.
The veil has been lifted.
What the Shadow Lord had just witnessed with the ‘Eye of Truth’ was not some insignificant past event.
Because the blue spider webs spread across this area were threads of magical power meant to destroy the magic of the Blue Tower.
The web of lies she spreads like a barrier to bind, control, and deceive consciousness.
After seeing the thread, it was up to Lady Shadow, Aurelia, to cut it.
The sight of the bloody ball and the blue magic tower in shock flashed by for a moment, and then disappeared in an instant.
After the barrier of lies was broken, Dale drew his sword. The aura exploded again, enveloping the Night Raven Knight’s avatar.
The ultimate form of swordsmanship, intended for combat and killing.
The warrior from another world rushed forward, holding the Peacemaker, and Ray raised his head in front of him.
“yet……!”
Ray stretched out his arm in front of the approaching warrior’s sword.
Once again, the world of ash engulfed the entire area, and the white, dark world of winter night covered it.
The ashes of destruction scattered. However, the scattered ashes did not reach the warriors of the other world.
Chomp!
The sword was swung. Blood was sprayed.
At the same time, Ray Yuris’s body was scattered like a pile of ashes. And it wasn’t for evasion or escape. Unable to handle the overload, the “Book of Cold Ashes” went berserk, and was eating away at the user’s body.
“Shall I tell you the real truth?”
Dale said. Ray Uris was silent.
“You said you couldn’t even touch the Shadow Lord’s toes.”
“… … .”
“That’s a lie.”
Ray, who was crumbling to ash, turned his head weakly.
“You are the most dangerous enemy to me, and I must be wary of you. That is why I thought that I could never let you live here and now. That is why you must die.”
“Is that so… … .”
Hearing that, Ray smiled bitterly.
“At least my efforts to reach you weren’t completely in vain.”
Dale nodded silently.
“There are still so many things left to be accomplished.”
Ray Yuris said, but his voice was strangely peaceful.
“But since that day, all I’ve ever wanted to do was touch your toes.”
“… … .”
“I wanted to overcome the truth that I would never be able to reach you.”
A lie truer than the truth. Ray Uris turned his lies into truth with his own hands.
“And now I have become a threat to the Shadow Lord.”
Even if it was a threat that would lead to an irreversible hostility with the Bloody Ball and even abandon the request of the loyal Blue Tower, that was a lie more true than the truth that Ray Yuris had obtained.
That’s why I killed him.
That’s why he didn’t kill the scoundrel Philip several times. Even though he lost his father in front of his eyes and became an earl, he was a pyramid that didn’t even pose a threat to Dale.
“… … That’s enough.”
“okay.”
Ray Yuris said, as ash began to creep up the back of his neck and eat away at his face.
Not even a sound came out, and that was the end of it.
Ashes were scattered, and the cold of the white, dark winter night enveloped Dale’s heart.
Shuv’s laughter reverberated like madness.
As if it was so funny that I couldn’t stand it.
Ray Yuris was reduced to ashes and crumbled into nothingness, leaving Dale behind.
At the same time, another tentacle began to wrap itself around Dale’s heart.
Transience and enlightenment.
After five circles, the spinning magic lost its way and began to flow backwards around Dale’s heart. An absurd amount of magic was pouring out.
The realm of the 6th circle that Dale realized was truly a fleeting realization.
It was so easy and so bland that I couldn’t even laugh out loud. But the weight of that blandness was by no means light.
A lie closer to the truth than a lie. A truth closer to a lie than a lie. A fleetingness heavier than a thousand pieces of gold.
This world was truly a world full of irony and contradiction.
And the realization of that paradox led Dale to the next level.
6 circles.
Furthermore, the significance of the 6th Circle to Dale now is beyond words. It wasn’t even Shuve’s tentacles.
Because it was the very essence of pure magic.
And that was when it happened.
The world of ashes, which seemed like a post-apocalyptic world, began to shake.
Ray Yuris died. However, it was only Ray Yuris who turned to ashes. The Book of Cold Ashes that was embedded in his heart was not like that.
The world of ash did not disappear. Rather, it expanded its territory by shaking more crazily than ever.
“… … .”
Having lost its owner and run wild, the Grimoire was aware of its own will, imbued with a vast magical power that swept across the area. Furthermore, this meant only one thing.
Suddenly, the world of ashes began to rejoice and welcome their former monarch.
The incarnation of the ideas that make up the 『Book of Cold Ashes』 has appeared.
“Adversary…….”
Dale muttered softly.
──The return of the Demon King.
The Lord of Cold Ashes, the King of Ashes was there.
