Episode 269. The devil’s enemy (3)
“We are the devil’s enemies!”
“The devil’s enemy?”
“yes! “It means a kind of opposing force that does not follow the devil who has lost his past nature and changed!”
The demons who were kept alive for interrogation introduced themselves as an opposing group, the so-called enemies of the demon king.
When I first heard it, it was a bit absurd.
Don’t you follow the changed demon lord?
So does this mean that the devil before the change will follow him?
He also asked me why he was chasing me.
To answer that,
“Recently, rumors have been spreading among us that humans are coming and going from the Demon King. Meanwhile, information was received that a demon lord and a demon presumed to be human had come to ‘Arem’, and they decided that it would be better to target an unknown human rather than a lone demon lord, so they followed them… … .”
It was truly an honest answer.
Well, if I had to choose between the two to dig up information, I would choose me without a doubt.
They probably know more about the majesty of the Demon King than I do.
“Well, we’re still at the low end, so we don’t really know… … .”
The demon, who was watching, continued talking.
“We have heard that groups other than ours are in contact with humans.”
“Contact with humans?”
My eyes widened.
“yes! There is a sect called the ‘Demos faction’ that uses Arem as their base, but these days they are not sharing information with us and are moving independently. Some are saying that it may have come into contact with humans. Some demons even saw them moving together… … .”
Rumors, not certainty.
However, rumors are not inherently spread without any basis.
It must have happened because there was some kind of trigger or something that was visible.
It’s entirely up to me to figure out the truth.
Exactly one hour after parting ways with the Demon King.
I met him again not far from where we parted ways.
“Hey, it’s okay to move alone, but shouldn’t you tell me where to meet? “I was stuck here for an hour waiting for you!”
If you’re going to lie, you want to make it look more believable.
For now, without showing any signs of it, I threw the head of the demon I was holding at him.
The neck that had been rolling around stopped at the feet of the Demon King.
“What?”
“These are the heads of those who call themselves your enemies. I was wondering if they looked familiar… … .”
“Did you kill him?”
“It was just self-defense.”
The Demon King glared at me with sharp eyes, but focused on my neck.
“I assume you noticed too? “There was a group of people following us from the moment we arrived at this residence.”
My eyes naturally turned to his fist.
There are traces of blood on the knuckles of the fingers.
It doesn’t make sense for a demon’s hand to look like that after being stuck for an hour.
He also went through a similar situation as me.
“You said he was my enemy?”
The Demon King’s eyes turned to me again.
“Let me tell you something: in this demon world, there may be demons who call me an enemy, but there is no demon I can call an enemy. therefore… … .”
He paused slightly.
“Don’t swing your sword carelessly at my compatriots… … . “I’ll just let it go this one time.”
The dark, murderous side of him that I saw in the castle passed before me like a breeze.
Is this because they are all compatriots under his command, regardless of whether they follow him or oppose him?
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Of course, I cannot guarantee that it will be fully followed.
The Demon King smiled brightly again and stood up.
“It’s better. I don’t think there’s any need to bother explaining it. Follow me.”
He then told me to follow him and pointed to the door behind me with his eyes.
-Suddenly
The moment I flung open the door with an unstoppable hand, I immediately frowned.
The foul smell of blood that was stuck inside the door caught me.
It wasn’t an old smell.
About an hour to two hours.
It’s a smell that has just spread.
As I followed him and walked straight through the door, I saw the corpses of demons lying around, covered in blood.
“I’m afraid you might misunderstand, but I didn’t do it?”
I felt like I understood it without explaining it.
The corpses were all neatly cut, as if they had been cut with a sword.
There were no signs that he had been killed.
So, I continued to follow him into the deepest part of space.
The smell of blood that had been in the air so far was strongest the moment I entered this place.
What was immediately visible was the severed corpse lying on the table and the head of an unknown demon rolling below it.
“The head of the neck you brought is probably this guy. Was his name Demos? He is one of the leaders of the factions that oppose me. “He was a guy who was worried that he would be dealt with if he crossed the line, but who has already kicked him out?”
That demon guy was the leader of the sect group I was talking about.
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I immediately approached the corpse and first checked the cut sections.
A familiar smell that made me feel bad pierced the tip of my nose.
I immediately realized whose work it was.
This is the trace of the holy sword.
“How come you know who did that?”
“I think I now know why you trust her so much.”
I got up from my seat and quickly went out.
Looking at the state of the bodies, the person who committed the crime and escaped would not have gone far yet.
Maybe he’s still in this residence.
After coming out, I closed my eyes and began to concentrate.
“Ammu Type 4: Life Detection.”
Perhaps because of the completely different atmosphere from the human world, detection was relatively easy.
All you have to do is to clearly find a different energy in this uncomfortable air.
Is it like looking for a white stone in a black rock field?
The moment I opened my eyes again,
-Whisk!
I rushed to where I felt energy.
Two up to ten.
The energies that had been sitting still in place began to move in unison the moment I moved.
Then they all moved in one direction.
As if it was planned in advance.
It would be understandable even if he was a demon beast master and not a demon.
They are luring me now.
You can catch the closest guy right now and interrogate him, but
I decided to follow them to see how far they could lure me.
Even after leaving the residential area, I continued to follow, and soon a wetland filled with damp energy spread out before my eyes.
It wouldn’t be strange if a few demonic beasts popped out, but it was somehow quiet.
However, as if to welcome me on behalf of the magical beast, an unidentified group wearing robes soon appeared from all directions.
Of course, they are not demons.
He holds a sword in one hand and a mana sphere in the other.
human knight.
To be more precise, he is a knight on the front line.
I finally met the people I came to this land to find.
“… … .”
The face hidden under the robe was revealed, and I made eye contact with the knight who was watching me from the closest distance.
He is looking at me with very solemn eyes, just before facing the magical beast.
Probably the same goes for all other articles.
They are now treating me as an impure being, not a human being, but something more than a demonic beast.
-Sreung
Without any agitation, I quietly took out Cairam and aimed it at them.
-fault!
Finally, the knights who were ready spread out their camp and charged at me.
“Soar up!”
When the knights who manifested mana shouted a spell, the gently flowing wetland water suddenly jumped up and hit me.
The intention was to block my view.
I lightly swung my sword and parted the waterway.
-Shoot!
Then, as if waiting for this, the blade of the sword dug into the cracked waterway.
In response, he quickly leaned back and avoided the blade.
The knights flew into the air without stopping and fell with their swords like a thunderbolt.
-visor!
The sensation conveyed through the touching swords was sharper than ever.
Truly the best knights whose combat experience is second to none.
It was no exaggeration to say that I was currently fighting against the most outstanding knights in the human world.
If I let my guard down even a little, he will cleverly delve into that part and endanger me.
I admit that they are skilled knights, but… … .
So what are you going to do?
Now they are just like puppets being swayed around without knowing what they are doing.
I will not think about the reputation and achievements they have built up to this day to protect the human world, and I will not feel any guilt in killing them.
With that in mind, I rushed forward. That moment,
-Whoop!
A knight suddenly appeared in front of me, swinging a heavy long sword.
-visor!
Although his face was not visible because he was covered with a robe, his strength was overwhelmingly strong compared to other knights.
I looked at his sword to see if there was such a knight, and found something unexpected.
“… … !”
A familiar seal clearly engraved in the center of the blade.
This sword is the sword I know.
It is a sword that we do not vaguely know, but we clearly know who its owner is and what its meaning is.
This is the only sword in the human world for true guardians.
Not only I, but no one in the human world can even own this sword if they cannot swing it.
Except for just one person.
Guardian of the continent.
A sword that only the head of the Duke of Berthe can own.
“… … .”
The sword’s owner calmly faced my eyes, which were shaking in confusion, and his red eyes were shining beneath his robe.
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Unlike Xian, who disappeared somewhere after examining the body,
Belcarion did not move from that spot for a while.
He alternately looks at the corpses of demons, but then suddenly closes his eyes or sighs.
He seemed to have difficulty controlling his emotions.
“Your face is quite striking, isn’t it?”
“Why do you come out and do this again?”
When a strange voice suddenly sounded in his head, Belcarion gritted his teeth and responded.
“I’m saying this because I feel sorry for you. There is a limit to putting reason first. “Only Besti is your demon, and aren’t the demons who died here your demons?”
“What do you want to say?”
“Even if you cross the line, you’ve already gone too far. The miscellaneous things of the human world that are not even demons are spreading themselves proudly in someone else’s territory. How long are you going to just watch and talk about the opposite s*x? Is this what you and she wanted the Demon Lord to look like?”
Belcarion only closed his mouth and did not respond to the voice.
“You can be more honest with yourself. Are you afraid that you might run away? “You have a friend who can stop you, so what’s the problem?”
“Who are you talking about?”
“Of course, isn’t that Sian a friend?”
Belcarion showed a confused reaction, moving his lips here and there.
“Who would have known that such a being existed among those weak races? Even I am amazed. “To the point where I resent you for not taking me out in the previous fight!”
The voice continued to tickle the devil’s inner nature.
“Don’t hold back any longer, Belkarion. Release the inhibitions that have been holding you back and bring out your true self!”
“… … .”
“then. You will find out right away. What is the true form of the Demon King needed for this Demon World? … .”
The voice suddenly left his mind with a satisfied laugh.
-bang!
Belkarion suddenly exploded with emotion and hit the table where the corpse lay.
The table broke in half with a loud noise.
Belkarion raised his head and exhaled slowly, as if trying to control his emotions again.
“okay. Let’s see how far we go… … .”
(Continued in the next part)
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