Episode 138
[Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… ….]
Two souls were hanging miserably from my staff.
Marlon and Baskerville.
The renegades who sold their souls to the Great Devil.
Their bodies simply crumbled at the same time as my magic.
The bodies of those who gave their souls to the devil in the first place cannot be said to be alive in the proper sense.
Something that neither lives nor dies.
It was nothing more than a monster that took the form of a human body.
As a result, the monster is destroyed, and it looks like this.
The unstable existence of only the soul is more terrifying than one might think.
The reality of being stuck in shackles without being able to ascend to heaven.
It doesn’t interfere with anything and just exists.
[Why why why am I acting like this…Gaaaa.]
[Kill me. Please kill me.]
I ignored the two voices desperately pleading with me.
There is no reason to do a favor that makes them comfortable.
I saw a piece that went through the process of putting these two into a spirit state.
Horrible memories.
The two had different personalities, but both were vicious and terrifying.
One is hypocrisy and the other is evil.
“One of you deceived yourself and slaughtered innocents because of your convictions, and the other made people suffer just for pleasure.”
It would have been nice.
The Great Devil, who took over his soul from them, must have been happy because he must have gained strength from such an act.
Enoch would have encouraged such acts.
Let more blood and death come to you… ….
[I’m like that….]
[For a more noble purpose…]
Answer exactly as expected.
It was absurd, so I laughed at their answers and left them as they were.
There is no need to inflict pain.
Existence itself is the same as suffering to the bastards of today.
We need enough time to extract meaningful information and memories from them.
You don’t even have to answer.
Rather, you will feel more pain and despair from not responding.
‘You will not know.’
How many people suffered in the future when people like you gathered together and disappeared.
How intolerant and terrible is the demon to whom you all owe your allegiance.
I really don’t know.
[Are you thinking of going to the condor mercenary?
] But before that, there is one more thing that needs to be done quickly.”
[If it’s something to be solved… ….]
“Marquis.”
For the Empire, the Marquis of Ision is very important.
One of the few masters, along with Kelbaion of the Iron Wall, an existence that is called the guardian of the castle wall in name and reality.
You cannot lose such a person in vain like before the return.
“Before heading to the mercenary corps, it would be better to tell the truth first.”
[Hmm, sure….]
Set nodded, saying I was right.
[By the way, Mikhail.]
“…hmm?”
[It’s good that you do your best and work really hard, but don’t push yourself too hard.]
“What are you talking about?”
what are you talking about all of a sudden
I looked at the set with a smile.
However, Sett’s expression when he looked at me was a bit different than usual.
[Sometimes your expression. I feel like I’m carrying too much on my own. You are human after all.]
It is not particularly difficult.
[Of course, you have a purpose. But no, that’s why you need to know how to protect yourself.]
“It’s okay.”
I know what Set is trying to say.
‘Cause I’ve always been running
You must think I’m pretty mentally driven.
I laughed at that thought and lightly fed Seth’s forehead with honey chestnuts.
[Ouch!]
“You don’t have to care so much.”
[…] …Is it okay?]
“Of course.”
To put it bluntly, I was given a special opportunity.
What unfolds in front of me right now is not a destroyed world, but a future full of possibilities.
If you think about it that way, what I am doing right now is not something like self-mortification, which is only painful.
Occasionally, people who remind me of old memories like this might reveal harsh feelings… ….
“Can it collapse?”
If it was going to collapse like this, I wouldn’t even start from the beginning.
Didn’t even try 10 circles.
He wouldn’t have used the extreme method of destroying the 9th circle.
“are you okay.”
But apart from that, he was kind to Set.
She may not be able to know all of my circumstances, but the effort to sympathize with her was definitely conveyed.
* * *
“So you have something you want to say to me?”
The Marquis seemed to be busy cleaning up what Malone and Baskerville had done.
However, before I left, he said he had something to say, so he readily gave me time.
“First of all, I plan to head straight to the Condor Mercenary Corps. I think I need to solve that part first.”
“As expected.”
The Marquis sighed lightly.
“That’s what happened in the end. Mylas How did that friend… …”
“What became of Sir Mylus is not yet certain. It will be resolved when I come to you.”
So, he said to the Marquis that there was no need to worry and went straight to the point.
“Your Excellency, what do you think of the devil?”
“…To be honest, I received His Majesty’s order, but I don’t feel it right away. I’m not a paladin, and I’m not very devout.”
“Yes, of course.”
All normal people thought so.
This is the reaction even after the emperor’s order was given.
Marquis is not a fool by any means, so he will do his best to prepare, but… ….
‘There’s bound to be a limit to things I don’t fully understand.’
Even if you do your best to prepare, it can’t be the best unless you understand it clearly.
That’s why I had to convince Marqueeback clearly from now on.
“The devil is cunning. They use enormous forces to capture the enemy, but most of them try to destroy humanity by dividing it.”
“Yeah, I heard that.”
“The point is, the devil enjoys being the ‘enemy within’.”
It was the same in the church.
Although Asmodeus was particularly well versed in that, basically the existence of the devil itself is good at approaching it in that way.
“Your Excellency, this is a holy relic that can identify demons.”
I took out a pure white pendant from my bosom.
As a sacred object I made myself, it had the ability to determine whether or not the opponent was a demon.
I didn’t make much of it.
‘At this point, no one needs this as much as the Marquess.’
I thought so and handed it to the Marquis.
The Marquis asked me while receiving it without hesitation.
“It is a holy relic. Can you give me this precious thing like this?”
“I do not pass on holy relics to others for no reason.”
“…!”
The Marquis’ expression hardened.
“then…”
“I heard that there are many capable knights in the Twilight Fortress. Among them…Did you say Sir Kiel?”
The Marquis’ face hardened even more.
I realized that the topic I naturally crossed over was never light.
I spoke to him
“Two demons have invaded the Marquis. But it was surprisingly non-existent.”
“Are you saying that the devil has already lurked inside my estate?”
“You should check it out.”
At my words, the Marquis did not hide his displeasure. But I didn’t even ignore it.
He called Kiel right away.
After a while, Kiel arrived.
“Did you call your Excellency?”
“Yeah, you’re welcome, Kiel.”
“Haha, say something! If His Excellency calls, you should come right away.”
Kiel was a man with a very neat impression.
The management of the armor he was wearing was thorough and neat, and his posture was not disturbed.
Truly an ideal article.
The Marquis said to him, agreeing with Kiel’s words without expressing anything.
“Right now I’m talking to this guy here and suddenly I think of you.”
“Oh is that so? It’s such an honor. Umm, this one… …“
You just arrived, so you wouldn’t know. Nice to meet you, Sir Kiel.”
I also laughed, hiding my feelings.
Then.
“My name is Mikhail Walpurgis.”
“ah.”
At that moment, Kiel’s expression hardened for a moment. It didn’t last long, but it was very clear to my eyes.
“Mikhail…If…”
“You will become a hero of the day.”
“…ah.”
Kiel’s fingertips trembled.
However, a simple reaction alone is not proof to the Marquis.
There must be something clear.
“Your Excellency it.”
“Okay.”
The Marquis took out the holy relic he had received from me and held it out towards Kiel.
and that moment.
“…?!”
Tuduk.
The skin on Kiehl’s face, which had a clean impression just before, peeled off.
And the red, shiny ‘real’ skin was revealed.
At that moment, the Marquis was stunned.
At the same time, he instinctively drew out the sword he was wearing around his waist.
A very correct judgment.
However, Kiel must have noticed the moment the Margrave took the relic out of his bosom, so he immediately pulled out his weapon and stabbed the Marquis.
Kiehl’s side is faster.
The changeback is a bit slow.
But it wasn’t really a problem.
“Huh?!”
’cause I’m the fastest
The magic prepared in advance pierced Kiel.
I don’t know if I should call him Kiel or the devil imitating him.
“Did you see it?”
Pointing at Kiel, who was pierced by a holy spear and shivering intermittently, he said to the Marquis.
“In this way, they infiltrate the inside and then destroy it.”
“What is this…!”
The Marquis froze as he drew his sword.
The astonishment of not even noticing that Kiel, whom he had known for so long, was a demon.
“I can’t believe it’s Kiel…!”
“I don’t know if he was a demon named Kiel from the start, or maybe a demon killed Kiel and usurped his identity.”
It doesn’t really matter.
“The important thing is that the devil was still inside at this moment.”
“Heh heh…The Marquis
‘ eyes could not be separated from Kiel, who struggled against the wall.
“Do you know, Your Excellency? The devil approaches in this way and plunges the opponent into the abyss.”
“Could it be other than Kiel…“
I don’t know. Now that the relic has been delivered, His Excellency will do the rest himself. This demon… …”
I simply snapped my fingers.
Then, the holy spear that had pierced him shone brightly, and then he was easily annihilated.
“It wasn’t there from the beginning. His Excellency, don’t express yourself. It’s up to you to judge each one.”
“Uh um….”
From the time I arrived at Marquis, I had never relaxed once.
Not to mention mercenaries walking the streets, soldiers and knights under the Marquis… ….
All closely observed.
And in the process, I found one.
He’s the perfect guy to be seen as ‘evidence’ to the Marquis.
“If necessary, we will provide support at the church government level. Your Excellency just needs to do what needs to be done.”
“…Is this why you came here in the first place?”
“Well, I got tangled up in trivial matters, but first of all.”
“Uh um….”
Marquis fell silent and once again looked at the place where Kiel had disappeared.
However, the conflict was short-lived.
He immediately straightened his expression and bowed his head to me.
“I have no face, warrior. At least, leaving that wicked demon unattended would have made it irreversible.”
“It’s okay. It’s something we need to fix from now on.”
I looked at the Marquee and continued.
“Your Excellency will do well.”
My judgment wasn’t bad.
The next day, the margrave quickly toured the fort, identified knights and soldiers, and identified and burned five demons.
Great mage who transcends by regression
