Episode 45
The back alley at night is both the most glamorous and the scariest place in the empire.
The reason is that as soon as night falls, the back alleys light up so brightly that other entertainment districts cannot even display business cards, and at the same time, they become a den where all kinds of crimes take place.
Therefore, there are always two types of death in the back alleys: dying from excitement or dying from a hole in the body.
– plod trudge
And now, in that back alley, a woman wearing a robe is passing by.
The back alleys are always packed with people, whether nobles or beggars, men or women, but the back alleys she passes by are particularly eerie.
“…hmm.”
Nevertheless, the woman, who was looking around with caution, soon quietly walked towards a bar.
“Who is it?”
As she opened the old door and entered, what greeted her was a man in a neat suit.
“I don’t know who it is, but would you like to have a drink?”
“No, thanks.”
“…Really? Then I’ll be the only one eating.”
Saying that, the man uncorked the bottle of liquor on the table and began quietly pouring the liquor into the glass in front of him. The woman, who was staring at him, soon opened her mouth.
“…Give me the latest news from the Demon King’s army.”
Then the man who was looking straight at her smiled, picked up the glass, and muttered.
“Someone said… was it the Demon Lord?”
“Are you finally finding out?”
From that moment, the woman’s tone changed to arrogant, and the man sitting across from her looked at her, took a sip of his drink, and opened his mouth.
“Okay then, let me do some testing.”
And in the next moment, the space around the bar began to suddenly change.
The long stretch of road suddenly folded and began to rise into the air.
Soon, the surrounding buildings, signs, trees, and decorations also began to rise into the air, and the surrounding space began to become increasingly distorted.
– Kugwagwagwagwang!!!
When the entire area was half devastated, the man, who was in a cold sweat, vigorously swung his hand, and then the ‘space’ of the area itself began to attack the woman who was opposite the man.
“…It’s so cruel.”
But even so, she had a sour expression on her face, said that and lifted a finger.
– I’m going to go to the middle of the day!!!
Then, the space that had been attacking her was completely wiped out.
“I see you, Demon Lord!”
The man who was watching the scene blankly quickly knelt down on the floor, hit his head, and started shouting.
“I will accept the sin of daring to test the Demon King…”
“Why is that a sin?”
The Demon King, who was looking at him with an incomprehensible expression, smiled and said.
“…It only took the effort of lifting a finger. So, it doesn’t matter.”
“Haona…”
“Say it based on your original personality. It’s quite shocking to see.”
Then the man who was lying down sighed, walked over to the only desk left in the devastated space, sat down, and opened his mouth.
“Demon King, before I tell you the news… can I ask you some questions first?”
“…He’s not the Demon King yet, but his successor. Why are you demons so excited?”
“Isn’t that what it is?”
“…Well, it’s too tiresome to argue, so feel free to call me by your name.”
When the Demon King gave his permission, the man took another sip of his drink and began asking questions.
“Didn’t the Demon King not allow you to come out of the Demon King’s Castle?”
“It did.”
“But the fact that you came out like this… has it finally begun?”
When the man asked with expectant eyes, the Demon King answered by shaking his head.
“No. My main body is in the Demon King’s Castle. This is just my vessel.”
“…Then, how on earth did you get the power you just had?”
“That’s none of your business. Let’s stop talking about this.”
When the Demon King firmly dismissed the question, the man shook his head for a moment and then asked a second question.
“Why on earth are you hiding your identity?”
The man asked a question as he looked at her, who until then had hidden his identity using elaborate hiding magic.
“When the heir was imprisoned in the Demon King’s Castle, no one could approach him, so no one knew the Demon King’s identity. But why are you still hiding your identity so thoroughly?”
“Hmm…”
“It would be too much to not even show my face to me, the second-in-command of the Demon King’s army. So, please, take into account the morale of the Demon King’s army and find out who he really is…
“Can not be done.”
The Demon King shook his head resolutely, and then the man lowered his head and began to sigh.
“Then, should we continue to have these uncomfortable meetings or receive orders through letters?”
“I have no choice.”
“…Can you at least tell me the reason?”
“I don’t like it.”
As the demon king hit the iron wall, the man sighed for a moment, looked at her, and asked the last question.
“Then, the third and final question. Is it really you, the Demon Lord, who sent the telegram last time saying, ‘The hero has been found?’”
“Yes.”
“Then, please reveal the information quickly. We, the Demon King’s army, will make sure that the hero does not become an obstacle…”
“…can not do it.”
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“yes?”
After hearing those words, the Demon King quietly glared into the air and muttered.
“…It’s not that they don’t give you information, it’s that they can’t give you information.”
The man, who was looking at her a little helplessly, soon emptied his glass and stood up.
“Well, I have no choice. Since these are the words of the great Demon King, I have no choice but to follow them without a word.”
After saying that, the man started talking by waving his arms and starting to restore the devastated area.
“Then, let’s begin the report.”
“Okay, give it a try.”
The Demon King’s eyes, listening to such a man’s story, were shining the color of rubies.
.
“…Oh, what’s the password?”
“Mr. Perloche, the password is for the person inside, not the person trying to come in from the outside.”
“ah…”
Meanwhile, at that time, there was a bar in a back alley a little away from where the Demon King was.
“Who are you!”
“…These are my three works.”
“Oh, sorry.”
Perloce entered the bar with a foolish look, and Klana was looking at him with an expression of liberation.
“…Hmm? Is it just me and Klarna today?”
“Irina says she will be here a little later… and Kania…”
“What about Mr. Kania?”
“Uh… I hear you have some work to do.”
Perloce, who tilted his head for a moment as Klana hesitated, sat down and started talking.
“If something happens, there’s nothing we can do about it. Well, then, I’ll start reporting like I always do!”
“…yes.”
“First of all, Pope… no, I think we found evidence related to the Demon King from the Pope!”
“is it so?”
“Yes, a few days ago, I began to feel a slight ambivalence in the church’s basement.”
Perloce, who spoke with a slightly nervous expression, soon began to tilt his head.
“But, when I go to investigate, it disappears… so when I come out, I start to feel it again… Why does that situation keep repeating itself?”
“…It’s suspicious.”
“Yes! It’s definitely suspicious!”
While Perloche spoke with shining eyes, Clanna crossed her arms and began to mutter.
“If we do well, we can put pressure on the Pope… maybe we can hook him up with Frey…”
“…Clanna, are you okay?”
“yes?”
Perloce, who was looking at Klarna with a bit of concern, gathered his holy power and sent it to Klarna and said.
“Your dark circles have increased tremendously… If you overdo it…”
“Now is the time to overdo it.”
Klana answered her firmly, looked at the paper, and started muttering again.
“As expected… the Starlight family’s materials sent this time are all worthless documents. This is probably…”
“yes?”
“it’s nothing.”
Eventually, Klana answered Perloche as she carefully closed the document, then smiled and started talking.
“Anyway, when do you think Frey will wake up?”
“Hmm… I think it will take a while…”
Then Klarna smiled and answered.
“Good, I can reduce his position a little more before he wakes up.”
“I’m sorry… I couldn’t be of much help…”
“No. You are fully fulfilling your role just by holding on to the top position in the church.”
Klana comforted Perloche, who was showing a sullen expression, and soon began to quietly look at the night sky visible from the window.
“…I’ll drop it for you soon, Frey.”
In the night sky, there was a star blinking, shining particularly dimly.
– Sigh…
Klarna, who had been staring at the stars for a while, turned her head when she heard the sound of the door opening behind her.
“…hello.”
Then Irina, who was wearing a robe, nodded to her and entered the bar.
“Nice to meet you, Irina. With this, our strength has increased by another person.”
“…That’s right! Irina-san is incredibly strong!”
Irina, who was looking at them wistfully, sat down and asked a question.
“…How much damage did I inflict on the Demon King?”
“yes?”
“I guess… it’s not like I couldn’t even hurt you, right?”
Eventually, Irina asked a question with a slightly anxious expression, and Klarna answered with a smile.
“Because of your strike, the Demon King stopped his advance for a week. Thanks to you, we had precious time to evacuate the people of the empire.”
“…A week?”
Irina, who heard those words, began to look despondent.
“It was an attack with all my might, pouring all my magical knowledge and mana into it. It was a great magic that was recorded to have put the Demon King in a dying state 1,000 years ago.”
“…Yes, I did.”
“But, was it only a week? Was it only a week that you were able to capture the Demon Lord?”
When Irina asked in a sad voice, Perloche answered carefully.
“Well, still… From what I heard when I was captured and killed by the Demon Lord’s army… the wounds were quite fatal…”
“…Ugh.”
Irina, who was listening to Perloche, lowered her head for a moment and began grinding her teeth when she calmly talked about her death.
“Hey… Irina. I’m just asking you just in case…”
Klana, who was quietly looking at her, carefully asked Irina a question.
“Is there magic that can cause such a large-scale regression?”
“hmm…”
“No matter how much I think about it, it’s strange. Not just one person, but as many as four people returned. Maybe there were more. So… no matter how much I think about it… I guess something magical was involved?”
When Klana spoke with a serious expression, Irina replied with a slight frown.
“It is somehow possible to control space… but there is no magic to control time. Even with ancient magic, that is impossible.”
“Then, if it is a prophetic spell that allows you to receive memories of the future…”
“It’s the same. There is no magic that can make prophecies. Maybe it’s a revelation from the sun god…”
Inira, who was trailing off as she said that, glanced at Perloce, and then she shook her head and said,
“No, the sun god is just… ugh…!”
Then she suddenly grabbed her head and fell down on the table, and Irina and Klarna started looking at her with embarrassed expressions.
“Why, why are you doing that?”
“Ugh… I suddenly have a headache…”
“Suddenly?”
“Ah, I feel better now.”
Perloche looked much better and opened her mouth again.
“Anyway, it’s probably not the Sun God’s actions. Even if revelation comes, it only comes to me.”
Then Klana, who was quietly nodding her head, soon sighed and began to summarize the story.
“Well, I’m a little worried, but… let’s put off looking for the reason for the regression for now. What’s important now is what we should do from now on.”
After saying that, Klana looked at Irina and Perloce and said.
“…Well, it’s late at night today, so let’s talk about it. Today, let’s focus on confirming that a new force has been added.”
After finishing speaking, Klarna stood up and continued.
“…I’ll tell Kania what happened today. Then, goodbye everyone.”
Eventually, Klana quietly left the store with Sejak and began walking quietly down the street at night.
“Mr. Irina!”
“huh?”
Irina, who was standing up while quietly looking at her, began to tilt her head when Perloche grabbed her and stopped her.
“Would you like me to treat that scar…?”
Eventually, Perloche asked brightly, and Irina answered with a slight frown.
“This is a wound from a long time ago.”
“Um… did the wound happen by accident? It’s not because of a curse, right?”
Then Perloce looked at her wounds closely and asked the question again.
“It’s not like that, this was when I was young… uh… I mean…”
“…Irina?”
“Wolf… Wolf… Frey…”
Irina, who was rambling for a while while caressing her scar, soon shook her head to come to her senses and finished speaking.
“Anyway, I have no intention of fixing this scar.”
“why?”
“…Well, I’m not sure.”
After leaving those words, Irina left the puzzled Perloce behind and came out of the store with a face full of confusion.
“what…”
So, after walking alone for a while through the back alleys at night, she stopped walking and started muttering.
“…This feeling of something coming to mind or not?”
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“Fray… How on earth did this happen…”
Three months and one day after the ‘commoner dormitory attack incident’ ended,
“Kania, you know the truth, right? How on earth did this happen? Tell me. Now.”
Serena, who had come to Frey’s dormitory for the first time in a long time and watched him completely broken, began to quietly push Cania, who was standing next to him.
“…I don’t know.”
“Say it now.”
“…sorry.”
But Kania continued to keep quiet, and then Serena lowered her head and began to speak in a low voice.
“You know there are a lot of strange things about his condition. So…”
“…I’m not sure what’s strange about it.”
“Ha, really?”
Serena snorted at Kania’s words and then began speaking in a voice full of anger.
“For the past few months, so-called doctors and wizards have been making a fuss at the Imperial Hospital trying to treat him. And, they all failed. You know this, right?”
“Yes, I know.”
“And even Saint Perloce failed to heal him. You know this too, right?”
“…yes.”
“And yet, there’s nothing strange about it!?”
In the end, Serena exploded with anger and shouted, emitting a large amount of moon mana from her body.
“Imperial wizards and doctors say so!! But does it make sense that a saint, Ms. Perloche, can’t heal!?”
“…That is.”
“When I first diagnosed him after he collapsed, he would wake up in a week!! Of course, that was a big deal… but his body wasn’t damaged like this!”
“…sorry.”
Eventually, when Kania lowered her head again and spoke, Serena stopped getting angry and began to look at Kania quietly.
“…Are you saying you’re going to stay like that until the end?”
Serena looked at Kania for a while and then spoke with a cold expression.
“If it comes out like this, I won’t be able to sit still…”
– Knock knock
“…I’m here to clean.”
However, those words were stopped for a moment by Irina, who knocked on the dormitory door.
“Do you really have to clean at a time like this?”
Eventually, the door to the room was opened and Irina came in, and Serena asked with a slightly annoyed expression.
“I made a ‘death oath’ with Mr. Frey, so if I don’t do slave work, I will die.”
“…yes?”
However, when Irina gave a very reasonable reason, Serena, who was dumbfounded for a moment, sighed deeply and muttered.
“Why on earth did you take the death oath, Frey… If you get caught, it will be quite difficult to deal with it…”
Irina, who was quietly looking at Serena, spoke with a calm expression.
“Well, I have to clean up so I don’t die… so you two, please keep talking.”
“”…………””
Then Kania and Serena, who looked at Irina for a moment, opened their mouths at the same time.
“Anyway, I think it would be better to go out and talk.”
“Please come outside. We can continue our conversation there.”
After that, the two looked at each other for a moment, sighed deeply, frowned, and walked out of the dormitory.
“…Tsk.”
Irina, who had been planning to eavesdrop on the conversation between Kania and Serena while cleaning, looked regretful for a moment, then slowly looked back and soon began to explore the surroundings with sharp eyes.
“…Now that I think about it, I’ve been feeling quite a bit of strange energy over there lately.”
Then, her eyes fell on Frey’s bag, and she began to carefully approach it.
“What… I definitely felt something here?”
Irina started rummaging through the bag for a while, but when she found only books and dust in her hands, she started to look embarrassed.
“…hmm?”
Then, she found a strange space at the top of the bag, and without thinking, she put her hand there…
“Cluck!! Cough!!”
“Aaaah!!”
Suddenly, Frey jumped up from the bed and started coughing, so he pulled out his hand in horror and started staring at him blankly.
“W-What happened… Master!?”
“Fray…!!!”
Then, Kania and Serena, who had rushed to Irina’s screams, began to rush towards Frey.
“…Damn, the moment I open my eyes, all I see is a penalty window.”
After waking up, Frey continued to stare into space and soon began muttering with a dejected expression.
“Are you awake?”
Meanwhile, Irina, who was looking at Frey and muttering with a puzzled expression, was holding a small device with a date written on it.
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