Episode 225
raise a flag
“Mervinger… ! As much as you… ! I will definitely tear you to death… !”
The high priest glared at Elric with an evil face.
“Looking at you chattering, I guess you’re still fine.”
Elric smiled coldly and pulled out his ice spear again.
“good. “Azazel’s Apostle, let’s check how strong your heart is and see how far you can endure.”
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The high priest had to die and come back to life several times.
Each time, Elric continued to swing his spear as if he was not tired.
“Hey. “I still live like this.”
Squeak-
“wow. “Is your head stuck again?”
Pow!
“Looking at your expression, it looks like you’re feeling pain. “Do you feel anything special when you are resurrected?”
Puff poop!
“Obviously, there must be some mechanism behind this resurrection. Even though there is no infinite supply of raw materials, it continues to survive.”
Damn it –
“I’m getting a bit sick of it now. mister. Can you please stop? huh?”
Every time Elric’s scolding words reach my ears. The high priest had to vent his anger inside.
‘why! Why oh why!’
However, that doesn’t mean he was just blindly suffering.
Although he is less powerful than the Demon King, he is also a high-ranking Demon who has lived a long life.
Of course, the seal he possessed was of a high level, and he was also very skilled in handling demon energy.
However, all of them were useless against Elric.
Even if I cursed him, he was washed away in the air before I could reach him, and even if I poured out all kinds of physical magic, he just disappeared with a single word, ‘Scatter.’
What a mantra!
The high priest was even more shocked because he never thought that he would become a human and manifest magic of a higher level than magic.
‘If you don’t awaken the power of the dragon, it will be impossible… ! Why to Mervinger? Didn’t Mervinger lose his dragon-like character a long time ago?’
The spiritual magic system beyond mantra was originally an area that was never allowed to mortals.
It was either a human being who had achieved ‘enlightenment’ to directly interfere with the laws of the world, or a power granted only to certain races.
But Elric uses it?
That means he received dragon blood and awakened the dragon’s kindness.
I heard that Elric had taken over the last remaining dragon’s nest that Grigori was aiming for, but I had no idea that he would even achieve awakening, so the shock was bound to be even greater.
But in some ways, it might have been natural.
In particular, the magic that destroyed the castle was something he was familiar with.
“The three walls of the brain… Mantra… you… you… !”
Although I had a vague guess from then on.
A fact I never wanted to admit.
perhaps.
It was a fact that might come back as a terrible ordeal for the demons who were now dreaming of a comeback.
“■■’s progress has been made… !”
■■.
For the demons, it is a disaster they never want to remember again.
The roots of Mervinger, who had held back the demons for over a thousand years, were there!
“Do you understand now? “It’s late.”
Elric easily responded to the high priest’s astonishment and thrust the ice spear between his eyes again.
As the situation turned out like this, it was crazy for the high priest.
‘Azazel!’
Mervinger’s founder opened his eyes again.
It coincided with the same era as Grigori, who was barely beginning his activities again after a thousand years.
The high priest never thought it was a ‘coincidence’.
‘Azazel… ! ‘Why don’t you answer me?’
So the high priest desperately searched for Azazel.
I thought that the being I served might know something.
but.
There was no answer.
‘Azazel!’
Although he did not show his awareness very often, it was Azazel who would occasionally give him an oracle if he had a sincere wish.
However, Azazel, who had not said anything for the past few months, wondered if something was going on, and did not say anything this time either.
It was as if they were trying to overlook the death of an apostle.
Only the strong god.
If I could just get stronger, I would be able to defeat Mervinger without difficulty… .
“Why don’t you answer my wish…” !”
Blah blah blah blah blah-
The high priest’s body was completely frozen in ice and then exploded. It was disassembled into dozens of pieces, but then restored as it was.
Resurrection did not mean that one could not feel the pain of death. Rather, as the pain piled up layer after layer, the high priest’s mental strength was already being exhausted at a rapid rate.
Still, the reason he was able to survive without going crazy was because of his strong faith in Azazel.
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“and. I don’t die badly. “How do I handle this?”
Elric scratched the back of his head as if he was embarrassed while looking at that guy.
At first, I kept attacking tenaciously with the thought of seeing who would win, but each time I came back to life like an amoeba, I almost laughed.
So I thought about just freezing it with ice.
『Are you just going to keep it locked in ice forever? Will that work? Even if the ice breaks accidentally, that guy will come back to life.』
As Mephisto said, ice did not seem to be a very useful choice.
Because you don’t have to carry ice with you for the rest of your life.
[Then what?]
『You have to use the sealing technique.』
[How do I use it?]
『Does this king understand?』
[shit.]
Sealing technique. Elric only vaguely knew the theory of the technology commonly called sealing magic, but did not know much about its operation techniques.
at last.
I had to waste a lot of time without being able to make any choice.
Hermann and Sailor, who were watching from the side, both looked fed up.
The handling of the demons had already been completed.
[The sweep is all over.]
[Thank you for your hard work.]
Herman suddenly reported on the progress using the technique that Elric had taught him.
But why do they bother to use the art of war when they say they have defeated all their enemies? Elric felt puzzled, but he figured there must be a reason, and he answered with the same magic.
[Maybe it was because they were like a military unit, but they all resisted until the end without a single person surrendering.]
[In fact, most of the power went to the continent and it was like robbing an empty house.]
[And while searching the nearby area, we were able to find several ‘cages’ that appeared to have been made by them.]
[…] we?]
Elric was able to intuitively tell that this was the reason for using Tenjinjutsu.
There seemed to be something there.
Hermann’s voice was also cold and subdued.
His voice became quiet because he was so angry.
[Humans… They are raising them.]
“You crazy bastard!”
Quaaaang!
At that moment, flames flew out of Elric’s eyes and the high priest’s head was shattered once again.
Tsutsutsu-
The restored high priest forced one corner of his mouth to raise with trembling lips.
“Heh, heh heh… ! Now… Found it… You see me… !”
The high priest laughed darkly.
It was as if he was dying of joy for making Elric upset in this way.
The more it happened, the more a thousand dollars grew inside Elric.
A similar thing happened on the way to the Black Snowfield a while ago.
A plague that spread through slash-and-burn villages.
It turned out that it was because of the curse of the totem that Grigori had installed for human sacrifice.
However, it seemed that the General Council was gathering the necessary power by kidnapping and raising humans in groups.
Because the negative thoughts generated by humans are a great source of nourishment for demons.
Elric realized that continuing to express his anger would only make the high priest happy, so he took a deep breath and spoke separately to Hermann.
[Please search the surrounding area thoroughly. If necessary, interrogate prisoners taken at Akran Fortress… No, even by torture. The Red Lion Army is probably… There is a high possibility that he colluded with these guys.]
[The Margrave of Wynz I know is not that kind of person… . Still, just in case you don’t know.]
[yes. Please.]
Hermann and Sailor moved again with their troops.
『I remembered, this guy.』
At that time, Mephisto, who was just watching the high priest, grinned.
[What?]
『I remembered who this guy was.』
Elric’s gaze hurriedly returned to Mephisto.
Mephisto’s eyes sank deeply.
『At a time when King Bon was reigning as the terror of the continent… .』
[Let’s leave out the nonsense.]
『… There was an attendant who followed Azazel around. He was the one who assisted Azazel in his every move. He was a very young guy at the time. He still remains like this. Are you just targeting the time when Azazel will be resurrected?』
Elric’s face became disgusted.
A man who has lived for over a thousand years.
That persistence was enough to make a crane break away.
『If he lived that long, his strength would be weak, but his seal’s magic would be very excellent. Dealing with it will not be that easy.』
[Then let’s keep it like this? Or should I just keep him locked in ice and stuck in Interresia forever?]
『That’s a good method, but it’s still a waste of resources to leave an apostle-level guy without absorbing his magical energy.』
[But there is no way, there is no way.]
『So, what do you mean? This is the sealing technique I mentioned earlier.』
[Why is that suddenly?]
『Ask the witch』
Elric wondered what he meant, but soon realized what he meant.
One of the 6 winter chapters. It meant asking Mia, the ice flower who was the great wizard.
『As the king, I don’t particularly like it. Still, it is true that in terms of her magical knowledge, there was no one like her in her time.』
[hmm.]
Elric wondered if he could ask Mia, whose head was still stiff, to do this.
“I don’t think it’s bad.”
‘Nahatram?’
Nahatram’s voice rang in my head.
Perhaps because he was still possessed, he seemed to have been listening to their conversation all along.
“I know what you’re worried about. You’d think your old vassals would still be out to get you. However, I want them to know that it is only because they have pride as ancestors, and that is not what they really feel on the inside.”
Nahatram’s voice was very calm and warm, unlike when he faced enemies.
“It’s been a long time since they also acknowledged you in their hearts. Especially Mia.”
‘hmm… yes. Well, I understand.’
Nahatram’s continued stubbornness in coming forward like this was putting his face down.
As the generous(?) head of the Mervinger family, Elric decided to turn a blind eye to the rudeness of his old vassals for a very brief moment.
And after a while. Nahatram’s soul escaped from Elric’s body, and a new soul settled down.
“Do you need a sealing technique?”
Mia did not show off her pride for no reason. Since she was already watching the whole situation through Nahat Ram, she immediately got to the point.
‘yes. ‘I want you to lock it up somewhere.’
“Are you going to swallow it after that?”
‘If possible.’
“You found Interresia, right? “There will be a diamond there the size of your palm.”
Elric did as Mia instructed and immediately infused magic power into the magic circle, opened the door to sub-space, and took out a white jewel the size of the palm of his hand from inside.
It was shining brightly without any blemishes, like a bunch of pure white snow.
“Diamonds are a gem that symbolizes ‘winter.’ Thinking you’re putting him inside it, you activate the magic. The way it is structured… .」
While repeating to himself the method Mia taught him, Elric held the diamond in his right hand, stretched out his left hand and placed his hand on the high priest’s head.
It wasn’t that difficult since the guy was already tied up with merciless chains and couldn’t move.
“S-No way… ?”
The high priest suddenly began to struggle as he realized what Elric was trying to do.
Cheolgruuk, Cheolgruuk-
Every time that happened, the merciless chains that were restraining him crashed loudly.
“Even Otto Han’s sealing technique… ? Oh, no! I can’t die like this… !”
The high priest shouted something.
“【Be contained】.”
Elric was already performing the sealing technique the way Mia had taught him.
Like the high priest, Mia’s sealing technique was designed to kill high-ranking demons who cannot be easily destroyed.
“Oh, no, no!”
The high priest screamed, but the guy had already disintegrated into demonic energy starting from his limbs and was being sucked into the diamond.
Resistance was useless.
“Azazel… Why don’t you answer my call? !”
That was the last will left on this world by Azazel’s loyalist and oldest apostle who lived for over a thousand years.
Whihwihwi!
Paaaa-
After all sealing is completed. The once pure white diamond turned as black as obsidian.
It sparkled in pitch black as if it were a copy of the night sky at dawn.
This must be proof that the demonic energy that the high priest possessed was excellent.
『Okay then, hurry up!』
Mephisto saw this and shouted with joy.
Elric nodded and without any delay, he stuffed the sealed gem into his mouth.
Wasn’t it a condition of the contract that all magical energy related to Azazel be handed over to him?
Although it was a waste, I had no intention of breaking it.
Slur-
The hard jewel melted like spring snow and moistened my mouth.
thud!
thud!
My heart began to beat violently.
“at las… !』
Mephisto was immersed in joy with pure magical energy that could not even be compared to the magical energy he had received from Elric so far.
Right at that moment.
“this. “It’s like that.”
In Elric’s head. Another voice rang out.
A voice that Elric is also familiar with.
It was Azazel.
Wizard who swallowed talent
