_ Volume 11, Episode 3
253. Makai (2)
“Uh…
My waist-length, half-curly hair shakes.
Her eyes wander around, unable to find their way.
Anessa had grown a little more than Taesan’s memory.
Not much time has passed, but it seems strangely mature because there have been more incidents than that.
“The person the demon-nim spoke of… was Tai-san?”
“what. Do you two know each other?”
Kwaned asks in surprise. Anessa nods in bewilderment.
“Ohh. How did you find out? Did the demon god give you an ordeal and learn from it?”
“Kwaned. Do you know Taesan-nim too?”
” yes.”
Quaned affirms.
“I told you before. That there was someone who saved me from the labyrinth .
That is Taesan.”
“Ah…
Anessa realized how the relationship was made. Kwaned was surprised by Kwaned University.
“Taesan is the person the Princess spoke of. what. Then…
“Qua Quaned. be quiet.”
Anessia hurriedly interrupted Kwaned.
She caught her breath and cleared her mind.
“Taesan-nim… It’s been a while.”
“okay.”
“nice to meet you.”
She bowed respectfully.
Joy was visible in the confusion that filled his eyes.
Anessa
seemed to have a lot to tell Tae-san.
But she restrained herself. Suppressing my desire, I sat across from him and said.
“First, let’s exchange information. Tae San-nim, did you come to the Demon Realm at the request of the Demon God?”
Taesan nodded.
“And that request is for those who believe in the old demons.”
“You know?”
“Because the demon god appeared in a dream yesterday and informed us as well.”
“yesterday?”
Anessa affirmed.
“yes. Yesterday.”
Yesterday, it was before Taesan received the demon’s quest.
It meant that the demon had never thought that Taesan would reject the quest.
“Go on.”
“The Demon God said that helpers would come. We are helpers.”
She pointed at Quaned. Kwaned smiled and raised his hand.
“Please take good care of me.”
Taesan looked at Kwaned.
“you. I am weak.”
I knew it from the first time I saw it. Kwaned was a strong adventurer who could go down even beyond the 50th floor.
But now, Quaned’s power was only at the level of the 20th floor. From the outside, he was incredibly strong, but considering the power he once had, it was shabby.
“I can’t help it. You helped me break Patricia’s contract, but in the process you lost your powers
. It was robbed, so even the demon said there was nothing they could do about it.”
Taesan could guess the reason.
It was the elevation of spirit that broke Patricia’s contract.
In other words, Taesan had stolen some of Quwaned’s power.
It must have lost its strength due to the recoil.
‘I feel sorry for some reason.’
The strength of the 50th floor was reduced to the 20th floor
. It was a very difficult thing mentally.
However, Kwaned sipped the tea leisurely.
“Sorry, but not bad. It is good to live in peace like this.”
Come to think of it, Kwaned was looking for someone who would acknowledge him. That’s why I was caught in the guide’s ridiculous contract.
In such a situation, Mashin personally took care of him and even met Anessa. I wouldn’t treat her badly, given Annette’s personality
.
As long as he didn’t want strength, he seemed satisfied with his current situation.
“Even if you become weak, you will be at the same level in the Demon Realm. You don’t have to worry. I can survive on my own.”
“Anessa. you?”
“You don’t have to worry about me either.”
Anessa said calmly.
“Because I felt helpless at that time and developed strength. There won’t be any problems without Taesan-nim’s help.”
In fact, the aura I felt from Anessa
was noticeably stronger than the last time I saw her.
It was difficult to achieve meaningful results in the labyrinth, but he seemed able to take care of at least one of his own body.
“Those who believe in the old demons… There have been stories about them for a long time.”
Anessia continued as if reciting a fairy tale.
“A long time ago. There was a vicious demon. A girl who could not stand his tyranny led the demons to drive out the demon and became a demon herself
. That’s how the old Demon God was banished from the Demon Realm. However, those who still believe in the old demons have not disappeared. They live in abandoned lands and await the return of their masters.”
“Abandoned land?”
“There is a space in the Demon Realm where demons cannot live.”
Quaned said.
“A twisted place. And where heteromorphic things exist. A place sealed to us. It’s an old story about staying there.”
Taesan guessed where it was.
The demon god said that in the process of expelling the old demon god, he could not exorcise all of his powers.
It seemed that the space where the powers of the old gods remained was called the abandoned land.
“I can go there at once. Where’s the location’?”
“Beyond the Demon Castle.”
“Demon King?”
Taishan’s eyes shone. Anessia nodded.
“Beyond the Demon King. Sealed North End.
It is an abandoned land.”
With their destination decided, they began preparing to leave. Anessha and Kwaned gathered the elders of the village and talked about this and that, while Taesan waited for the story to end at a distance.
“It’s the Demon King.”
Taesan murmured with anticipation.
The world of ghosts was said to have been destroyed by the demon king.
It must have been strong enough to destroy the world.
And this is the demon realm. It was the home of the demons.
If so, how strong is the demon king?
Maybe immortal. It was a good experience in itself to face a transcendent being, so I was looking forward to it.
“Ah…
“Princess…
” “Sorry. everyone. I have to leave now.”
Anessia apologizes to the old people with an apologetic face. The old people shake their heads.
“no. Thanks to the princess’ grace, I was able to live with my old body. We don’t have to worry.”
“…sorry.”
Anessia put her hands together.
A pure black light emanated from her
and enveloped the old people.
“Oh oh oh…
the old men’s faces lit up. Her bent back straightened out, and her white hair turned a little bit black.
After talking a little more, Anessia approached Taesan.
“it’s over?”
“yes.”
Anessia nodded.
“It moves. now.”
They got into the wagon and started moving.
It was a wagon that moved by horsepower without using horses, so there was no need for a coachman. Anesthe and Quaned in the carriage. And Tae-san was sitting.
“How far is it?”
“It only takes about ten holes.”
heat hole.
It wasn’t a short time.
I thought about just grabbing Kwaned and Anescha and running, but I erased it.
The Demon God said that the two were helpers.
It probably wasn’t an ordeal for Taesan to do everything alone
.
Anessa, who had been quiet, opened her mouth.
“How has Taesan been since then?”
“I kept going down the labyrinth.”
“What floor did you go down to?”
“The 58th floor.”
“Oh oh oh.”
Quaned was amazed.
“It’s fast too.”
Tae San, the last place Kwaned met, was on the 40th floor. That meant going down 18 floors in the meantime.
“At that rate, I should be able to meet with the leadership soon. are you okay?”
“doesn’t care.”
I was preparing for it.
“How are you?”
“Me?”
Anessa calmly answered Taesan’s question.
She was settled in the Pandemonium by a demon.
But she didn’t know what to do.
Everyone I know is dead. In the end, the people she trusted betrayed her, and she broke up without even saying goodbye to the person who protected her until the end.
she was confused
Although she survived, it was a survival that did not achieve anything she hoped for.
It felt like walking without a destination in an endless plain.
The demon god took care of her, but
since this was a problem in her heart, the demon god couldn’t help either.
So, she first tried to find a purpose.
While wandering around the demon realm, I arrived at a village. It was a slowly dying village where all the young people had left and only the old people remained.
She settled there.
She looked for meaning in life by caring for the elderly.
Meanwhile, Kwaned fell. He treated and took care of him who was dying.
Kwaned, who came to his senses, helped Anesha build the village together.
“I was living such a life when the demon god gave an order. A being will come down soon, so help him get rid of those who believe in the old demons.”
“I’m sorry about this.”
In all honesty, it was as if Anessa’s little peace had been disturbed by the mountain. But Anetsia shook her head.
“no. I am rather happy now.”
she smiled brightly
“It’s fun to see Taesan-nim again.”
It was a pure, innocent laugh. Kwaned whistled.
“The atmosphere is good, but I think there is something I need to do before that. princess.”
The carriage that was moving with Quaned’s demon stopped.
Looking outside, black beasts were approaching the carriage.
“They are magic beasts.”
Anessa said.
Witch Beasts were similar to monsters. They lived in the Demon Realm and attacked demons passing by like beasts.
“I will solve it. Taesan-nim, you can stay still.”
Anessa stood up vigorously.
“princess. Shall I not move?”
“huh. I’ll do it myself.”
She got out of the carriage.
The monsters were similar to tigers. It was creeping closer to Annessa with its sharp teeth sticking out.
Anessia waved her hand.
A black wind gathered there.
Kagagagak!
The wind roared and shot in all directions. The monsters spurred the ground and avoided the blades.
Anesthe calmly controlled the wind.
cooong!
The wind condenses and spreads out, pushing away the demonic beast. And like a grip, it seizes and subdues the demons.
Taesan, who was watching, took on a different color.
The black wind that Anetsha handled was the black wind of Seir, the black magic that Taesan also possessed.
However, Taesan couldn’t deal with that lump magic like that. Anessia is the Black Wind. With only one, he was doing both attack and defense and suppression at once.
In a pure sense, his black magic proficiency seemed higher than Taesan’s.
Quadduk.
The wind splits the magic beasts.
After tidying up everything, she took a small breath and turned around.
“Are you okay?”
It was like a child who wanted to show his growth.
Taesan nodded.
The carriage went on.
Even in the demon realm, there was night. Soon the day
got dark. Quaned stopped the wagon.
“It’s getting dark, so let’s take a day off.”
“okay.”
They started preparing the meal.
Anessa giggled as she took out the pot.
“It reminds me of the old days. I ate like this with Taesan-nim back then.”
“Things have changed a bit.”
“It’s a terrible and painful memory
, but I still enjoyed being with Taesan-nim.”
she laughed.
Anessia suddenly clapped her hands.
“that’s right. Taesan. Can you handle black magic?”
“Now it is possible.”
After clearing Beguesetta’s quest, he was able to properly handle black magic.
“Then what level of black magic do you deal with?”
“There are many magic spells that can be handled, but
their proficiency is not very high.”
[You activated Seir’s Black Wind.]
The wind gathers on Taesan’s hand.
Unlike magic, the power of black magic changes as it consumes magic energy.
But I couldn’t do more than that. It was impossible to treat the black wind that Anetsha had just seen as if it were her own limbs.
Black magic proficiency was also blocked at some point. It seemed that the level of proficiency would rise only when the handling became proficient.
“As expected… Black magic belongs to the demons. Even if the human Taesan learns it, it is difficult to become skilled.”
Her eyes lit up as if she was well.
“Then would you like to learn from me? There is a big difference depending on how you deal with lump magic.”
“I’m fine, are you okay?”
“I’m fine, of course. Taesan-nim saved me. You can think of it as a reward.”
“I have already received a reward from the Goddess.”
” no.”
Anessia shook her head. She smiled.
“This is the return I personally want to give you.”
Level up with skill
