Chapter 96 Appearance (7)
Dier and Pielot looked at the fallen Adolf for a moment.
Adolf’s severed head rolled around. A head that has lost both focus and expression. Completely dead.
Pielot asked first.
“You said this guy was the fifth, right?”
“huh. “The fifth devil in the hierarchy of Satan.”
“Have we become quite strong?”
“… … Well, you were lucky. “Because he was embarrassed, a gap opened up.”
Dier remained silent with a vague answer. He glanced at Pielot.
‘Even if there was an opening, he cut off the devil’s head in one fell swoop.’
Of course, it was Dier who created Adolf’s huge gap.
Dier knew that it would be difficult for him to get his turn while fighting Adolf.
In fact, even though Adolf’s attack was completely predicted and the beat was disrupted so that it reached right in front of his eyes, Adolf blocked Dier’s sword.
After a missed attack, the next defense is faster than Dier’s attack. It was extremely unfair to Dier, but he knew it would be so from the beginning. So, I just maintained my form and didn’t put any effort into the attack.
‘When aurors collide with each other, a shock wave is generated. ‘Then it will be a hindrance to Pielot who is aiming for the guy’s head behind me.’
Rather than attempting an attack that might not work with his sword, Dier chose to leave it to Pielot for certainty.
But even so, I had no idea that Pielot would blow off the devil’s head so easily.
What was most surprising was that even Dier’s visual acuity could not follow the moment when Pielot swung his sword.
‘Is it possible for humans to initiate and lead so quickly?’
If Dier had been an ordinary person, he might not have questioned it. Pielot’s blow was so fast that he may have missed it because he didn’t see it.
However, Dier is proud that at least his ‘eyes’ are natural. However, even with his eyes, Pielot’s blow could not be seen.
‘This guy hasn’t taken his sword out of its sheath for some time. What on earth did he learn?’
Dier already knows Pielot’s secret technique. Because I heard it during the skills test.
Double simultaneous attack. An Auror technique where a sword created with Aura and a real sword attack in different trajectories. The problem is that it can only be done through foot dosing.
But in fact, Dier was convinced when he heard the shortcomings.
With such ridiculous skill, there has to be a handicap of that magnitude. That was Dier’s thoughts.
‘So, rather than doing the dangerous thing of putting your sword in its sheath during a fight, are you saying that you won’t take out your sword from the beginning and will win on the first move?’
practice for that. Thanks to this, I was able to cut off the devil’s head in one go.
The devil who is the fifth in rank of Satan.
‘I don’t know how strong this devil named Adolf is. But at least it was an attack that I could avoid with my eyes, so maybe I didn’t have to be as scared as I thought. but… … .’
When Dier’s blade collided with the thread that Adolf had hung from the bead.
Even though he was relaxed, he realized that he could never cut this thread.
‘… … if.’
Dier was curious and walked over to Adolf’s severed head. Then I bent down to check it up close.
“Why do you need to look at it so closely?”
Pielot frowned in disgust, but Dier looked closely at Apold’s severed cross section with his cool eyes.
‘… … there is. It’s a thread.’
Dier guessed that a thread of this strength would have been used for other purposes as well, whether for offense or defense, and he was right.
Adolf was actually wrapping his entire body with his own thread. Even though it wasn’t visible, Adolf actually had no bare skin exposed.
Since it is impossible for Dier to cut this thread, in theory it is a demon that he can never kill.
‘… … Then Pielot,’
To what extent has Pielot’s sword skills risen?
Dier inadvertently looks at Pielot. Pielot, not knowing why, just tilts his head.
Dier once received some stern advice from Frondier.
Never praise Pielot.
No matter how talented he is, don’t show it. Even if it exceeds Dier’s expectations, it never will.
‘I didn’t really care at first. ‘Because I knew that I was less talented than Dier.’
Dier is probably one of the people in the Constel who values Pielot’s talent the most. Especially because I know my own shortcomings.
But even that is an understatement.
“… … .”
Dier stood up again and spoke to Pielot.
“If it were me, I would hit it from the top down. It was purely coincidental that this demon lifted its head towards you and showed its neck. “If I had kept my head down, I would have been blocked by the devil’s head.”
“hey! Don’t talk nonsense! How can you bring down your sword while rushing at that speed! And I would have cut my head or something!”
Pielot responds to Dier’s scolding. Damn, I’m so annoyed that everyone can’t say anything to me. He grumbles. Dier took a quick look at that and sighed inwardly.
… … How long will he be able to deceive Pielot with such bravado? I realized that Frontier’s advice was not as easy as I thought.
“Anyway, let’s move. Even while we were fighting, I could hear sounds here and there. Moreover, since the devil is proudly walking inside Constel, it is clear that the teachers have also been attacked. “I don’t think he would have been hit, but he would probably have been stranded.”
“that’s right. But where do we go?”
“For now, let’s go to the president. “You may know the purpose of these demons.”
These two still don’t know the demons’ purpose. But the president would know something. There was no basis for it, but I believed it must be true.
Of course, that idea was correct.
“You killed Adolf! “These guys!”
This time, two demons spread their wings and flew towards Pielot and Dier. He no longer pretended to be human.
Pielot looked at this in bewilderment for a moment and asked.
“… … Those guys, they just had to work together with that guy named Adolf from the beginning, right? “Then weren’t we in danger too?”
“Either I was too careless, or there is a strange rule in the demon world that states that subordinates are not allowed to help when superiors are fighting.”
“or not?”
“… … “It’s more important to hold onto one’s ankle for a few seconds or minutes longer than to kill a single demon.”
“Is that possible? “You waste your life like that?”
“I don’t know. But they are devils. “It might be a little different from humans.”
Dier answered half-jokingly, and Pielot heard it as a joke. Although it was infinitely close to the truth.
They quietly watched the wings of the two demons flapping.
“… … Dier. “Did you learn flying magic?”
“no. Even wizards say it takes two years. “They say it takes a year just to become ‘floating.’”
“Then did you learn how to fire an auror? You know, the auror flies in the exact same path you swing your sword.”
“no. They say that only people who have reached the peak of Auror can use it. “Of all the people we know, only Mr. Pascal could use it.”
Imperial knight, Pascal Schlitz. He still works as a teacher in Constel.
Dier and Pielot looked up at the fluttering demons and made troubled faces.
“… … “We don’t have any way to deal with flying things?”
“I know.”
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While the two were talking like that.
Of the two demons that flew in, the one on the left still had an angry face and stuck out his spear,
“You humans who don’t know fractions! Even though I have no rank, I am someone who worships anger. My name is,”
“shut up!”
Pow!
Just as I was about to introduce myself, a sudden explosion hit me.
A sudden explosion came from behind. The devil on the right turned around in surprise.
“You, what are you,”
Pow!
“It’s noisy! “I’m so busy!”
After clearing the smoke from the explosion, a woman approached Dier and Pielot.
It was Elodie.
“Senior Elodie!”
The two became happy and welcomed Elodie, and Elodie first looked at their faces.
“Well, you’re both safe.”
And Elodie lowers her shoulders as if relieved and somewhat indifferent.
Meanwhile, Pielot raised his head. Pielot narrowed his eyes at the still smoky sky.
“They’re not attacking. “I thought I was going to get angry after being punched by senior Elodie and run away.”
It was Dier who answered.
“No, it’s them.”
Hwii-
thud! Coo!
Two figures falling from the smoky sky.
“He’s dead.”
As Dier said, the two were killed instantly by a single shot of Elodie’s magic.
“… … lie.”
No matter how low-ranking a devil he is, he is still a high-ranking devil.
Pielot was dumbfounded and closed his mouth.
“Then why did you come to us? “Is there a reason?”
Dier asked. Dier actually thought that all the students caught up in this incident would go to President Ospreet. Because he is the person who can understand this situation most clearly.
Elodie nodded.
“huh. I received a call from the president first. The demons seem to be attacking Frontier officials. “If we take even one of them hostage, it will be a success.”
“… … aha.”
Dier and Pielot were immediately convinced by Elodie’s explanation.
Taking advantage of Frondier’s absence, they attack Constel, kidnap one of its officials, and threaten Frondier with a hostage.
Speaking of enemies of the Frontier, it can be said to be the most effective means.
… … That’s true, though.
“The liver is coming out of the stomach and doing a tap dance.”
Pielot said with a pale face. Fear permeated me, as if I could handle Frondier’s anger myself.
“So they said the first target is Aten. “They said he would be the weakest among Frontier’s officials.”
“… … yes?”
Pielot frowns as if this makes no sense. Dier pursed his lips as if he had a guess. I was thinking almost the same thing as Elodie. The information is out of date.
“So, I decided that you guys were the most likely ones to be misunderstood by those demons, so I came here, and it seems like you guys did a good job as well.”
Elodie saw Adolf’s head rolling over there. Basically, demons resemble humans too much and have an instinctive aversion to corpses.
Still, I’m somewhat used to it, perhaps because I’ve dealt with demons before.
Elodie suddenly remembered and looked at Pielot and said.
“Oh, don’t misunderstand. It doesn’t mean you guys are weak. However, the demons will want to make this operation successful somehow. “Among the first years, I thought they would target those with deep ties to Frontier first.”
“But, well, it’s true.”
It was Pielot who answered.
He nodded and said as if there was nothing strange at all.
“We are the weakest. “Among the people that Frontier knows.”
Elodie is rather surprised by those words. It looked completely different from Pielot, who was full of pride similar to the previous Pride.
‘… … Frontier. ‘You didn’t decide to rehabilitate him and then reformed him, right?’
While Elodie feels complex emotions, both proud and worried about Pielot.
Dier lowered his eyes and began to think deeply.
There was something, something that was getting in the way.
“… … .”
“… … .”
When Dier’s head began to turn, Elodie and Pielot, who noticed it, fell silent almost simultaneously. So as not to disturb his concentration.
‘If you say the enemy’s information is out of date, why is that? And when was this information?’
When information is out of date, it means that it has not been updated. In other words, transmission was interrupted.
Dier doesn’t know about the situation in the Demon World or other worlds. Nor does he know that Satan cannot give orders to his demons who are now in the human world.
However, considering that it is targeting Aten, it is possible to roughly guess what level of information it is.
‘… … No matter how recent it is, it was before the war. Senior Aten doesn’t reveal his skills often, so people outside of Constel may not know.’
Therefore, the enemies made a mistake. I attacked Aten, believing that he was a worthy opponent.
No matter who Aten’s opponent is, if it is of a similar level to the opponent that Dier and Pielot are fighting now, Dier is not that worried. Especially if the condition of ‘captured alive’ is attached to the enemy.
‘… … But something doesn’t make me feel safe.’
The information the enemy has is outdated. This in itself is definitely an advantage.
The enemy planned this operation based on the information in their own way. So, if there is something that is ‘old information’, the enemy’s probability of victory may be high for that something.
… … Just like that old information, similar to before the war… … something.
“… … Senior Elodie.”
Dier said after finishing his thought.
“Maybe we shouldn’t look for the weakest.”
Maybe you need to find someone who hasn’t grown up.