Chapter 101: Gap (2)
Frondier approached Bael, who had no intention of getting up.
Pow!
“Ouch!”
Elysia was surprised by Frondier’s kick without hesitation.
No matter how faint you are, you still kick the devil. Besides, at first glance, that devil seemed like a really great devil… … ?
“Hey, wake up.”
Frondeer grabbed Bael by the hair and lifted him up. But Bael still showed no sign of waking up.
‘If you don’t wake up to this extent, isn’t it just fainting?’
Lift Bael’s eyelids and look at his pupils. There was no reaction.
Although it looks like a corpse on the outside, it is surprising that its breathing and pulse are functioning properly.
‘Even though I didn’t load the auror just now, I didn’t apply it roughly.’
Even if you get hit with that much force, it won’t happen.
If we just wait for Bael in this state to wake up on its own, we don’t know how long it will last. It might take a day, two days, even a week.
‘Is it the influence of Pantemonium?’
Pantemonium, where Frontiere first witnessed his own demonic powers. But Frontier actually doesn’t know what Pantemonium is. Hitchcock Chairman Arald only gave a brief explanation and passed it on.
So, I don’t know what happens if I win, what happens if I lose, or what the difference is between just hitting the devil’s power.
I did it because I was curious about Bael’s power, his own power, and the Pantemonium itself. To put it simply, curiosity is what made Bael like this.
‘If this is not a simple faint but the effect of my power, I think I can wake this guy up.’
If Bael is still trapped by Frondier’s power, Frondier may be able to wake him up. No, on the contrary, there would be no one else who could do it.
… … But how do you do that?
‘Would you like to use the devil’s power one more time? No, if I die… … .’
Aside from Bael’s death, it’s probably a good thing for Frondier, but Bael still has value as a hostage.
Moreover, if you die like that, you still won’t know how to wake up the person who was hit by Pantemonium in the future.
It may seem like a third-rate play at the point where Bael, the king of hell, is worried about whether he will die, but you really have to worry about that.
“… … eww… … .”
A low moan was heard at that time. For a moment, Frondier thought Bael had woken up, but no.
The identity of the voice was Marco.
‘… … okay. That guy didn’t get hit directly by Pantemonium.’
Marco and the demons scattered around here were not attacked by Frondier.
I was swept away by the influence of Pantemonium.
So, unlike Bael, Marco was really just a simple faint.
“It just worked out.”
Frondier put Bael down and stood up.
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Marco would know how to resolve this situation. Frondier, feeling better because he seemed to have found a way out, walks towards Marco with a grin on his face.
Elysia’s expression became cold as she watched the scene from the side, but it did not reach Frondier’s field of vision.
But even though it was out of sight, Frondier still had something to do for Elysia.
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“… … her… … .”
At the location where Frondier reached out, a huge building rose up.
“W-what is this?”
Elysia was speechless at the huge building that suddenly appeared in front of her.
Frondier said.
“Go inside. “If Marco is around, you’ll be anxious too.”
“… … “Is this building safe?”
“It’s safe for those I give permission to.”
Does that mean it’s safe?
What does it mean to be a permitted partner?
Elysia wanted to weigh in on Frondier’s words, but there was no time.
From Elysia’s point of view, the terrifying devil was slowly awakening.
“Uh, then please excuse me…” … .”
Elysia walked into the workshop with cautious steps, and then the door closed.
Immediately after, Marco stood up as if he was trying to come to his senses.
“Ugh, what the hell… … .”
He still couldn’t grasp the situation.
That’s because he never thought he would faint.
“Are you awake?”
Frondier raised his hand and approached.
Gasping, Marco naturally took a deep breath.
After seeing Frontier’s words and the current situation, Marco realized. The fact that he fainted.
In addition, Frontier and Bael’s Pantemonium were revived from memory.
“Ugh, ugh!!”
Marco screamed, jumped up, and took a step back. It was completely different from his previous appearance.
“… … ?”
Frontier tilted his head at him. Demons who are hit by demonic power do not become so frightened until after they faint. Just obey him.
As expected, Pantemonium seems to be a little different from the power of the devil. Marco doesn’t seem particularly willing to obey Frondier either.
‘Well, even if this guy obeys now, it won’t be difficult.’
Now Marco is Satan’s servant.
I don’t know the circumstances. If this guy, who is said to be second in line, obeys Frondier, Satan will be even more bothersome than he is now.
Someday we will have to fight Satan, but not right now. Above all, Frontier now does not know how to meet Satan.
Although humans have an overwhelming advantage in this fight against the devil, the reality is that they cannot even lay a finger on Satan.
Anyway, that’s not what I’m asking Marco about right now.
“There is no need to run away. “I have no intention of fighting anyway.”
Frondier said as he approached Marco.
But Marco didn’t seem to believe that at all, and retreated as soon as Frondier approached, then spread his wings and tried to fly away.
chuck.
There, Frontier’s feet stopped. He pointed at Bael with his thumb.
“How do you wake him up?”
“… … !”
Marco turned his gaze in the direction Frondier’s finger pointed, and widened his eyes when he saw Bael.
“… … is it.”
And after a while, he nodded as if he understood something. Then it folded its wings again and returned with a calm face.
No, rather than being calm, it seemed like something resigned.
“The number one of the 72 demons has been defeated.”
Marco must have fainted before Bael, or he seemed to have realized that Bael had lost.
Frontier asked him.
“To the 72 Devils, being first place means nothing, right? “It’s just a turn.”
Solomon’s 72 demons originally have no high or low rank. What is called a rank is simply the order in which it was recorded.
But Marco shook his head.
“Bael is an exception.”
“… … okay?”
“If you keep debating who is stronger among the 72 devils, there will be no end to it. But Bael is an exception. “He is the strongest of the 72 Devils in name and reality.”
Frondier made a subtle expression at those words.
‘… … Was it that strong?’
In the case of Pantemonium, it is a problem related to the power of the devil, so even an alien being like Frondier could have won.
Even in the previous fight, Frondier blew off Bael’s hand.
Having fought it, I couldn’t get the impression that it was the strongest of the 72 demons.
‘Are all 72 demons weaker than I thought? No, that can’t be true. Among them, there are names that are comparable to the seven sins. Just look at Asmodeus right now.’
Asmodeus, like Beelzebub, is a name that belongs to both the Seven Deadly Sins and the 72 Demons. Beelzebub’s name is distinct from Bael here, but Asmodeus’ name is probably the same.
If Bael is said to be the strongest of the 72 demons, then Asmodeus is weaker than Bael.
From the perspective of Frondier, who dealt with Belphegor, one of the Seven Sins, I cannot understand it at all.
“Anyway, please tell me how to wake this guy up.”
Frondier said.
For now, the priority is to do something about Bael.
But then Marco shook his head again.
“I can’t wake you up.”
“what?”
“Pantemonium is a battle of the soul. Those who lose have their souls eliminated. Even if you are breathing, you are no different from being dead. “I can never wake up again.”
At those words, Frondier looked at Bael. It looks exactly like a corpse, except that it is clearly breathing and has a pulse.
But he died even though there was clear evidence that he was alive.
“But from your perspective, there’s no need to wake Bael. “You will have achieved everything you wanted.”
Marco said.
“is it?”
“I don’t know how much time has passed since I fainted, but in the meantime, Constell’s bastards must have attacked our comrades’ base. “It is impossible for the demons there to defeat Aster or Cybel while I am away.”
Marco’s expression was dark as he spoke, but it was not to the point where it could be said to be stained with despair.
He just continued speaking calmly.
“It looks like most of the low-level demons who will attack the empire have died here, and the only ones left are the high-level demons from the west. No matter what, there is no way they could invade the empire on their own. “At this point, you win.”
“You don’t look defeated.”
“… … no. “I’m sad enough.”
Marco said with a face that didn’t seem like that at all.
Frondier approached Bael again. I look at his face again, look at his eyes, and check his pulse.
Marco, who was watching it, said.
“It means nothing. Even though it appears to be alive, it cannot wake up. Is it because of negotiations with the Western Devils?”
“Well, that’s right. Aren’t all the low-level demons brought in now Bael’s forces? There’s no way the western bastards will end with this.”
Among the 72 devils, there are devils called ‘kings’, and most of them have their own armies.
Since Bael has lost its army, it will slow down for the time being, but as time goes by, it will invade the empire again.
Frontier wants to completely uproot it.
“Marco, let me ask you again, is this guy not going to wake up? “Did you succeed in waking anyone up?”
“okay. You said the soul was eliminated. Those who are defeated in the Pantemonium are trapped within it and suffer forever.”
“So you’re saying it’s no different from being dead?”
“okay. “He’s dead.”
There, Frondier nodded.
And for some reason, the corners of Frondier’s mouth turned up and he smiled whitely.
“So you’re saying it doesn’t matter what I do?”
“… … what?”
“He’s dead anyway.”
“… … No, you. “What are you going to do?”
Marco stopped mid-sentence.
I realized that Frondier was trying to activate the devil’s power again.
“Are you really saying that you are going to retrieve Bael’s soul, which was eliminated?”
“okay. “If you’re trapped in my pantemonium, I have to get you out.”
“It’s impossible. Pantemonium comes from the clash of demonic powers. It’s impossible to do alone. However, if you use the power of another devil, another pantemonium will only appear.”
That is why no demon has ever been rescued from Pantemonium.
But Frontier said.
“Pantemonium is the image of my soul?”
For Frontier, his pantemonium is somewhat shocking.
The emptiness of nothing, as if everything within it is spreading meaninglessly and worthlessly.
At the same time, Frontier himself is a contradiction without any influence.
“It’s ridiculous that I don’t know where the entrance or exit is to the area I created.”
Frontier thought it was better.
The first time I used the devil’s power, I used it without even knowing how cool it was.
After that, I practiced controlling my strength so as not to kill the demon.
Even Pantemonium was just something he did out of curiosity about Bael and himself.
But now.
Bael is as good as dead.
If he uses the devil’s power incorrectly, the dead man will die again.
So now, for the first time, Frontier.
‘It’s electric power.’
He tries to throw all his power at one demon.
Of course, this is just curiosity.