Chapter 99: The King of Demons (3)
Frondier moved his arm away as if he was pulling back a curtain.
Pantemonium has been lifted.
dump.
With that, Bael sat down like a clay doll. Frondier approached him quickly and checked his appearance.
The results were as follows: I placed my hand on my neck, opened my eyelids, and checked my pupils.
‘… … ‘I’m alive.’
Faint but clearly beating pulse. Consciousness still remains, albeit vaguely.
If Frontier had been even a little late, Bael would have died.
“… … .”
Frondier’s face was distorted even though he had won.
‘That’s my demonic power?’
The power of the devil is to interfere with the other person’s soul. Just like when Frondeer fought the ghosts in Jeranheth.
Therefore, the power of the devil that unfolds in Pantemonium is not unrelated to the shape of each of their souls.
Frondier sees his demonic powers for the first time. It may not be as much as Bael, but it was quite a shock.
Actually, I was expecting it to some extent. This is the state of mind when the devil’s power is first activated, or, unlike other devil powers, it is a dangerous power that can easily kill the devil.
I had a guess that it wouldn’t be normal.
‘It’s such a nothingness.’
Nothingness, emptiness. No matter what I said, there was nothing there. No, beyond that, I try to treat everything that came in as if it never happened.
Frondier, the master of power, could see Bael going crazy.
Frontier had complicated feelings in many ways.
It’s surprising that his demonic power is like that, but it’s also surprising that he has no influence on that level of power.
It could be said that it is natural because the owner of the power is Frontier, but I never thought of myself as possessing such great power.
Hwii-
At that time, a strange sound of wind was heard in the sky.
When Frontier raised his head, there was
“… … omg.”
The low-level demons that were flying in the sky a while ago lost consciousness and began to fall.
It is the influence of being swept away by the power of the devil. Perhaps some of them are not unconscious but already lifeless.
thud! Coo!
“Uh, ugh!”
As countless demons fell from the air, Frondier did his best to avoid them.
‘Wait a minute, doesn’t it make it difficult to take time like this?’
Frondier originally intended to kill the demons slowly and kill time.
Since he was unintentionally caught up in the power of the devil and lost his mind, the operation was already completely ruined.
‘no. I just have to give Marco a proper excuse… … !’
When Frontier found Marco,
“uh?”
Frondeer made a sound.
Marco was on his knees. Frondier was bent over with his whole body bent and his face pressed to the ground, without even looking.
Even though Frondier watched him for a moment, Marco did not move a thing.
When there was no response when he got closer, Frondier nudged him on the shoulder.
dump.
Marco fell sideways in that position.
I was passed out.
“… … .”
Boom, coo goong!!
Still standing amid the strange phenomenon of demons falling from the sky to the ground, Frondier stood and scratched his cheek.
“… … “What should I do?”
Is this situation good for Frontier or not?
It’s still difficult for even him to judge.
bang! Coogung! Quaaang!
The devil’s corpse was still falling and lying around him as he pondered.
* * *
[…] … Since that’s the case, maybe they’ll do something unexpected.]
Aster nodded after receiving Frondier’s report on his phone.
This was after he and his colleagues visited two of the supposed locations of the western devils.
“okay.”
[Sorry. I wanted to wait as long as possible until we could safely rescue Runia.]
Frontier’s sullen voice comes from over the phone.
Aster laughed.
“I actually feel relieved.”
[What are you talking about?]
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“Nothing. “Anyway, I’ll take care of this.”
[okay. Please.]
I thought the call would end after Frondier said those words, but Frondier seemed to remember something and said one more thing.
[Now that I think about it, is Selena there?]
“… … huh? Selena?”
Aster tilted his head.
Why am I looking for Selena here? While escorting yourself.
“well? “I don’t know.”
Aster was about to speak when his mouth stopped.
Someone rose above his shadow.
Needless to say, it was Selena.
“… … Yes, no, it’s here.”
[okay? Then I’ll ask him a favor too. I didn’t call this place because it was too dangerous.]
“what? No, wait a minute—”
The call ended there.
An awkward silence that came suddenly from somewhere.
Aster raised his hand as he saw Selena appear.
“… … Hello, Selena.”
“… … hello.”
Selena answered with a face that didn’t look good at all.
Anyone who saw it had a very angry, seething face.
Elodie next to him asked cautiously.
“… … Are you mad?”
“Yes, very much.”
Selena didn’t even deny it.
Even the desire to save face was gone.
But everyone fully understood Selena’s feelings. They all had similar faces.
“… … “You didn’t call me.”
Selena said in a chilled voice.
“Even when I went outside the wall and did the dangerous thing of luring the devil, Master Frondier did not call me. Do you know why that is?”
Suddenly, Selena saw Elodie.
He looked at her with such a scary look that Elodie was scared without even realizing it.
“… … “Is it because it’s dangerous?”
“that’s right! “How can that be?”
Elodie gave the correct answer, but Selena’s anger did not cool down.
Selena mumbled in a voice that suppressed all of her resentment and sadness.
“… … Because it’s dangerous, who doesn’t have their own bodyguard by their side? Is there anyone like that? … .”
Of course, it’s an action that doesn’t make sense, but Selena actually ended up like that, so the rest of us have nothing to say.
But that doesn’t mean I don’t understand Frontier at all.
While Selena was looking sullen, Cybel, who rolled her eyes intently, approached and said.
“Well, right? Selena? We really need Selena’s power. So Frontier probably thought it would be good for Selena to be with us… … .”
After saying that, Cybel thought to herself, “Huh, wait a minute.”
First of all, I brought it up to appease Selena, but as I talked about it, I thought it was quite plausible, so plausible that it occurred to me that it might be true from the beginning.
And that was true.
“… … that’s right.”
And that’s why Selena is really upset.
“I wish Frontier had said that too.”
“… … oh.”
“Frondier, something has changed. Normally, he didn’t hesitate to give me any orders, and was very cold, telling me where to go, follow me, and wait here. He treated it as if it were his own dog, but after some time, his tone of voice became warmer, he bought him clothes, and after the war, he rarely gave him commands. “They said it was ‘vacation’ and told me to do whatever I wanted, but there was no order to return.”
Everyone who heard Selena’s complaints thought the same thing.
‘Then it worked out well, didn’t it?’
“Frondier must have decided that it would be better for me to be here. So you didn’t give me any orders. So that I can choose. Always leaves a way for me to escape. “So that I can leave him at any time.”
From the time Selena moved to Frontier’s surveillance station.
From when Frontier used Selena as a double spy.
Frontier said:
-I will not doubt you.
-Whether you tell me the truth or a lie, I won’t even care.
At that time, Selena did not know Frondier’s true intentions.
However, if I think about it now, Frondier hoped that Selena would turn her back on Mangot and join his side, of Selena’s own will.
Frontier cannot see through Selena’s acting. Selena actually heard those words, but I don’t know if she gave up trying to see through them.
Therefore, when Selena became on his side, that was the only way Frontier could take to fully trust Selena.
Selena is grateful for the consideration, but now that consideration is just a disappointment.
For Selena now, Frontier’s words, ‘It’s okay to leave at any time’ are nothing but hurt.
“… … Um, Selena. But Frontier,”
When Aster tried to say something to Selena.
“──That’s really true! “That guy!”
On the way, Elodie intervened.
Elodie held both of Selena’s hands and her eyes burned as if she actively sympathized with her.
It seemed like he was waiting for someone other than himself to say that.
“He keeps most things to himself! Plus, it’s always on my face so other people don’t even notice!”
“that’s right! Really!”
“Besides, in the end, he gets away with it all on his own? No, shouldn’t you at least give the other person time to apologize?”
“that’s right! It’s selfish! “You pretend like it’s not hard, but you actually end up not having a hard time yourself!”
Aster thought, ‘Is that selfish?’ but kept his mouth shut.
Instead, he looked at Aten and said.
“It seems like everyone has a lot to say about Frontier. “He’s a good guy.”
“… … “The second priority is whether Mr. Frontier is a decent person.”
However, Aten’s expression did not look good, as if he had thought of something.
“I also strongly agree with what those two people said. Mr. Frontier mostly tries to bear it alone. Lately, I’ve started to ask people around me for help, but in the end, I think the pain is all my own. “He is a very cowardly person.”
Aster thought, ‘Is that cowardly?’, but he held back this time too.
These two perseverance were truly wise enough to be called the hope of the world.
“… … “Yeah, anyway.”
Aster looked back at his colleagues and said.
“Frondeer’s plan was stopped midway. “It looks like the demon that tried to threaten him has fainted.”
“… … yes.”
Elodie heard those words and nodded.
“In other words, Frontier’s actions similar to suicidal thoughts will stop for the time being.”
“That’s right.”
Aster nodded.
Meanwhile, Cybel seemed to think for a moment and then spoke.
“But then what? “Now that something strange has happened on the Frontier side, the enemies may put Runia in danger.”
Aten shook his head.
“Probably not.”
“why?”
“The enemies kidnapped Mr. Runia at great cost. On the other hand, Mr. Runia is worth it to them, and may be the only means of blackmailing Mr. Frondier.”
It was Elodie who continued those words.
“Lunia is the last bastion for our enemies. Unlike us, demons do not have complete communication. They say the enemy leader has fainted, but the enemies probably don’t know the specific situation yet. “Killing Runia in the midst of all this is ridiculous.”
Aster spoke again there.
“This is information I just heard from Frondier, but it seems that the enemies are not trying to kill Frondier. “It looks like they even tried to use Frontier as a means of use.”
It was Selena who answered.
“Typically, criminals who take hostages rarely ask for their lives. A person’s own life is the most important thing. No matter how valuable a hostage is, it is of no use if it cannot be traded. So, killing Frontier probably wasn’t a top priority from the beginning.”
Trading your life to save a hostage is something you only see in movies, and in reality, very few people would make such a deal.
However, Aten’s eyes sank a little when he heard those words.
“… … Of course, that’s the norm, and the deal may have worked for Mr. Frontier. “Because he’s the type of person who cares about his own life.”
“You speak loudly, which is uncharacteristic of Aten.”
“Because it’s true.”
Aten seemed to have come up with various feelings about Frondier through the previous conversation, and his lips were unusually sharp on his white face.
Selena thought for a moment and said.
“… … I did not share a shadow with Runia. “I also never thought that Runia would be in danger, and there are people who don’t like the idea of the shadow continuing.”
“Why do you hate it?”
Aster asked with a pure question, and Elodie answered.
“Someone who can pop up next to you at any time. “We can’t just welcome it just because it’s on our side.”
“… … indeed.”
Aster understood right away. Selena looked at him and spoke again.
“But once you connect the shadows, you will be able to make a surprise attack using shadow transfer. “If you get the timing right, you can ensure safety.”
There is no one else here right now who can do shadow transfer like Selena, May.
This was a decision made after talking with Elodie and Frondier.
The current Mei is not on the human side. It’s just pure.
It is still too early to decide whether it will be evil or good.
That’s why Frontier is thinking of going to Constell with May.
So, I decided not to let May participate in the battle as much as possible. Because I don’t know what will happen. The scale of the unexpected situation when Mei is involved cannot even be measured.
That was why May’s participation in the war was kept to a minimum. Even then, Frondier hoped that May would stop at using restoration magic.
Anyway, that’s why Selena can’t escape with Runia through shadow transfer right now.
Because only one body can be transferred to her. Instead, if we can somehow connect the shadows, the raid with the people here will be successful.
“good.”
Aster nodded.
“Safety comes first. If there is a route through which Selena can secretly approach, give priority to that route. “If Runia and the shadow are connected, Selena will be able to be closer to Runia than anyone else, and Selena will be able to protect Runia for a sufficient amount of time.”
“As much as you want.”
Selena speaks confidently.
For some reason, it seemed like he was trying to use this opportunity to relieve all of the disappointment he felt towards Frondier.
“Then everyone after that,”
And Aster is burning the bluest right now.
His orders were simple and clear.
“Do whatever you feel like.”