Chapter 98: Evidence (2)
The mansion was instantly filled with great fear.
There was not a single person standing still. Just not fainting was commendable.
Half of them are already unconscious. Fortunately, though, there seemed to be no dead demons.
The devils sat down or knelt, trembling as they looked up at Frondier. Still unable to stand up.
It’s not like Frondeer is continuously using demonic power or suppressing it with aurors. Now, if they want to stand up, they can do so.
Can I just simply stand up? I’m just so caught up in the question that I can’t move.
“That was a little excessive.”
Frondier said. He glanced at the unconscious demons.
The demons didn’t know what kind of emotion those eyes contained. From the moment they first met Frondier until now, they have been unable to read Frondier’s emotions. Just like everyone else did.
A face that looks languid and peaceful. With that face, Frontier just knocked out half the demons. There was no change in his expression before or after that.
But the devils thought.
I’m glad I didn’t faint.
Frondier’s eyes seemed to remember each and every face of the stunned demons, and he was glad he wasn’t photographed.
… … .
The demons’ sense of hierarchy was truly amazing.
After Frontier demonstrated the power of the devil, the devils swore their allegiance on the spot. Of course, there was no longer anyone who doubted whether Frontier was the devil.
To them, the power of the devil is the exclusive property of the devil. As long as he can use that, no matter how suspicious Frontier is, he is still a devil.
Even if a demon with a ‘cannibalistic’ desire has a desire for Frondier, he cannot keep his mouth shut unless he wants to die.
It is difficult to distinguish between humans and demons. This is a factor that makes it difficult for humans to find the devil, but of course the opposite also applies.
‘If you think about it that way, Arald’s insight is amazing.’
Arald, Hitchcock’s chairman, saw the mana of Helheim, the black sky used by Frondier, and suggested the possibility that he could use the power of the devil.
In other words, he knew the identity of the Black Heaven from the beginning, and he also knew what the devil’s power was fundamentally.
‘You have to be careful with that guy.’
Like it or not, Frondier has no choice but to use the power of the devil now. Because it is the most reasonable solution at the moment. In other words, he is moving Arald as he wants.
However, it is unclear whether the request to become the ‘King of Demons’ is truly sincere.
“Frondier, what should we do?”
When everyone came to their senses and the surroundings were cleared, Bart approached Frondier and asked.
“It would be good to pass on orders to you, but first.”
Frondier looked around again.
The current situation where the power of Frontier is imprinted. It was too good not to use it.
“Everyone.”
Frontier raised his voice a little. The demons react quickly to him. As before, their eyes were focused on Frontier, but the meaning was completely different.
“You know, the devils from the west are coming. “The fact that it hasn’t arrived yet can be seen as luck in itself.”
The Knights of Cape Mande are the first to discover the devil in the west. I haven’t heard from them yet.
Frondier heard from Arald about when the devil from the west would come next.
Having been killed in droves in the first attack, they will be burning with revenge, but they will also be cautious. Not a single demon came back alive.
In this case, there are two strategies for the devils of the west to take. Either find out the cause of the annihilation of the demons, or launch a second attack on such a large scale that annihilation is impossible.
Arald chose the latter.
“Why? “It would be a reckless choice.”
When Frondier asked, Arald shrugged his shoulders and said:
“Because they don’t have enough patience.”
It was a simple answer.
But in hindsight, that answer seemed to answer almost everything.
The devils of the west were using the keyword ‘revenge’. The demons from the demon world have business to attend to. Probably Satan’s demons.
They had been cultivating revenge for a very long time, and the moment the restraint that was Belphegor disappeared, they began to invade the empire. So, patience is already running out in the first place.
Demons who do not know that their lives are more precious than humans. Their choice was clear.
Frondier spoke again to the demons.
“There are probably less than three days left at most.”
“… … .”
The demons remained silent, but their expressions deepened.
“You may want to run away, but those of us hiding in the Empire have nowhere to run now. If we do something wrong, the demons of the west and the entire empire will become our enemies.”
Frontier used the title ‘we’. He was appealing to the point that he was also a devil, but this title worked quite well.
“So we have to fight. Fighting is our only way out.”
“… … Mr. Frontier.”
At that time, a demon cautiously raised his voice.
The voice was shaky, and it stuttered a lot.
In the eyes of other demons, it was incredible courage.
“If we fight, will we survive?”
“I can’t tell you that everyone will survive.”
Those words were cold, but natural.
“I could die too. “It’s the same as all of you.”
“Our numbers are not large. The devils of the west made that continent their home. It will be hard to beat them.”
The other demon also spoke cautiously, as if he had gained some courage.
Frondier shook his head.
“It won’t be a numbers game.”
“… … yes?”
The devil tilted his head.
The scary thing about the Western Devils is their overwhelming volume. This is because low-level demons live in the western continent.
Moreover, there will be plenty of high-ranking demons, so there is a huge gap in power to begin with.
But it’s not a numbers game?
Frontier said:
“Low-level demons are closer to monsters.”
“… … That’s right. That’s something… … ?”
To the demons who still express doubts, Frondier smiles.
“I plan to test how close it is.”
* * *
And time goes by.
“Uh, uhm… … .”
Elysia began drawing something on the ground with her trembling hands.
Frontier, who was watching this indifferently, said.
“Draw quickly. The sun will set.”
“Stop looking at me like that, help me!!”
“Even if you want to help, you need to know what the magic circle looks like.”
Frontier’s carefree voice. Elysia felt like she was about to burst into tears. It’s not because I’m sad, it’s because I’m so angry. It’s colder than anything.
This is outside the empire. It is 10km away from Mangot.
This location was chosen to best demonstrate the effect of the magic circle.
Of course, the location was chosen with only that in mind, so other than that, it could be said to be the worst location.
Whoa whoa-!!
“Hi!”
As Elysia draws a magic circle, she occasionally hears a roar that cannot be ignored.
puck! Plop!
Then there are a few strange metallic sounds and hitting sounds, and then it becomes quiet.
A repetition of this strange situation. From Elysia’s point of view, it is nothing more than a mysterious fear.
“My hand stopped.”
“Ah Okay!”
Fortunately, I came to my senses because Frontier scolded me, but if it wasn’t for that, I would have already panicked.
Right now, Elysia is focusing only on the ground with all her might. In other words, never raise your head. I literally grit my teeth and don’t look at it.
And actually, it was a wise decision.
‘… … hmm.’
Meanwhile, Frontier looks around.
The corpses of monsters were scattered around. Indeed, the monsters outside were formidable. Just being black wasn’t enough, so I had no choice but to bring proper weapons and intercept them.
‘I still have a long way to go. If these guys keep running in, it’ll become dangerous.’
While Frontier was thinking so,
Hiss!
puck! Plop!
The monsters around him turn into corpses on the way. The numbers just kept growing.
“Anyway, the magic circle is really big.”
Frondier said while looking at the magic circle created by Elysia.
Unlike Frondier, Elysia drew the magic circle in an exact order, so Frondier was able to know the size of the magic circle from the time she first drew the largest circle.
A normal magic circle gradually moves towards the center as it is drawn, and Elysia is also now close to the center of the magic circle. This means that the magic circle is nearing completion.
“I can’t make mistakes, so I draw big. “Who wants to do this?”
Elysia grumbled and said. There was no reason to make a fuss about it, but since I was in a bad mood, the words that came out were not kind.
“Okay, that’s it.”
Elysia stood up.
“Now all I have to do is check if I’m wrong?!”
Elysia stopped talking and started screaming in surprise at the surrounding situation.
There were scary-looking monsters that I had never heard of lying around, bleeding. No matter how you look at it, they were just dead.
“Well, those strange sounds I heard earlier… … !”
“huh. “It was these guys.”
“Did you kill them all? “Not even moving?”
“No, as I was coming, I tripped on something like a rock and fell. Everyone died because the place where they were hit was bad.”
“… … “You want me to believe that?”
“Then do you think I would have killed them all?”
Elysia was annoyed by Frondier’s leisurely face. It was a question I didn’t want to answer yes to, even if it meant holding a knife to my throat. You must know that. bad guy.
“… … Okay, that’s enough. “I have to mind my own business.”
She walked slowly and checked the magic circle she had drawn.
Frondier watched this.
‘… … The magic circle is drawn like that.’
In fact, Frondier is quite enviable in terms of the number of times he uses the magic circle, but since he has rarely drawn anything himself, Elysia’s appearance was refreshing to him.
Elysia used a separate wand to draw the magic circle, and by doing so, the mana used to draw the magic circle was automatically equalized.
Plus, it doesn’t fall apart even when you step on it. That was why Elysia could freely walk on her magic circle.
“Now, what you’re saying is that I just have to activate this ‘Rafflesia’ when the demons come?”
“huh. “I brought all the ingredients to tempt the devils.”
Frondier placed the prepared box on the magic circle. Most of it was the hair of demons.
“You bring a part of a high-level demon to tempt a low-level demon. “Is this okay?”
“If you were going to use materials from low-level demons, wouldn’t you have to bring body parts? Fingers, internal organs, etc. “Because they are high-ranking devils, they can do it with their hair.”
Elysia said.
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To be honest, I thought about Frontier while listening. Either that or that.
“Now, let me go. You’ve helped me enough now, right? “I want to go home.”
Elysia cowered and approached Frondier.
Frondier smiled sweetly as he watched her tremble.
Wow!
And Elysia felt as if her shoulders were being wrapped.
‘what… … .’
So for a moment, I thought Frontier was hugging her. I guess he still feels sorry for treating me like that.
I thought about that for about a second, but Frondier had both hands free.
“ok?”
It wasn’t Frondier’s arm that wrapped around Elysia’s shoulder.
It was black.
Wow-
“Uh, uh!”
Only then did Elysia realize that her arms, legs, and torso were all tied up in the black cloth. I literally couldn’t even move.
“hey! Frontier! Let go of this! “What are you doing!”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t know how to activate Rafflesia.”
“lie! It’s a fully completed magic circle! All you have to do is pour in mana!”
“I’m not a wizard.”
“What kind of bullsh*t is that!!!”
Elysia struggled with all her might.
Then you tell me to wait until the demonic forces arrive and then activate it myself?
That will never happen! It’s better to just be a commoner and live like a dog! Reality is better even if it means rolling around in a bucket of sh*t.
Plus, this place is a mess too!
“And it’s already too late.”
“ah?”
Elysia was momentarily dazed by Frondier’s words. And soon you realize its meaning.
Frondier looked somewhere in the distance and gave a melancholy look as if the person he was missing was in that direction.
“They’re coming.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … Wow! Let go of this! I’m going! no! crying! help me! aaa!!!!!”
Their expressions were too different to be two people in the same place.