Chapter 123 Street
Esther met Aster.
Since Aster had prepared the proper documents, there were no major disturbances until he met Esther.
That alone made Esther feel much better. Aster was a much more proper man than his jet-black kid who had no manners or sense.
“Hello, my name is Aster Evans.”
Even his greetings were polite, and he already possessed a dignity comparable to that of an imperial knight.
No, is it because of looks? Anyway.
But Aster did not come alone.
“Yes, I heard a lot about it. But what about next to it?”
“Hello. “My name is Dier Ager, and I am Constel’s second year student.”
An unfamiliar boy bowing his head.
Esther looked at Dier’s appearance and tilted his head.
“If you are a second year student at Constell, are you two years younger than Aster?”
“No. “I am one year your junior.”
“Aster, didn’t you graduate?”
“I’m graduating soon.”
Aster answered with a bitter smile.
Actually, I have already finished all of my 3rd grade classes. All that remains is to wait for the graduation ceremony. Unlike Agoris, it is already winter here, and the end of the semester is just around the corner. It doesn’t really matter if I say I graduated.
“You both are so stubborn.”
“Sorry.”
“No, I mean I like it. “It’s important to be honest, yes.”
Esther nodded, mumbling something that neither of them could understand. In fact, she herself is very stubborn.
Until recently, she kept breaking that belief, but that doesn’t happen anymore.
“So what’s going on? “The hopes of the continent and prison do not go well together.”
“Sorry. “This guy said he had to come.”
Aster pointed to Dier.
It was a surprise to Esther. He undoubtedly thought that it was Aster’s own will. I brought the junior next to me to experience it.
Dier said.
“Yes. There was something he really wanted to check somehow. So I borrowed Aster’s name.”
“You’re a bold junior.”
Aster spoke to Esther’s words.
“If my name is useful, you can use it. “Because I trust Dier.”
“Indeed.”
Esther nodded her head as if she understood Aster’s words, and Dier’s eyes sparkled as if she was moved.
“So what do you want to check? “It’s not about me, is it?”
“Yes. “There’s a criminal I’d like to meet.”
“Who?”
“The devil is called Marcosias. “You’re imprisoned here, right?”
Esther’s eyes sank at those words.
If it were any other normal person, he would have been kicked out right away if he had said something like this, but the person he was dealing with was Aster.
This junior, Dier, is full of sincerity when you look at his tone and face.
Of course, that doesn’t mean he can allow it.
“I guess I’ll have to listen to it first.”
At Esther’s words, Aster and Dier looked at each other. They nodded as if they had decided on something.
“… “Actually, I’m Frontier.”
“…”
Esther’s expression hardened as soon as she heard the name ‘Frondier’. No, rather than hardening, it became rough. It seems like he’s trying to pretend he’s something he’s not.
“… Why that frontier?”
The voice came out very harshly.
Dier was a little scared, but spoke steadfastly.
“… In fact, he has now left the continent branded as a devil, but that is closer to a slander…”
Esther bowed her head.
The thumbs of each clasped hand were attached to each temple.
Aster said, a little embarrassed by the rapidly becoming gloomy atmosphere.
“Well, if you listen calmly, you will fully understand.”
“I know.”
“Yes?”
“I know it was a frame-up.”
The two were surprised by Esther’s words. You know? How?
And if you know, why is the atmosphere like this?
“It’s not that I know it, but it’s natural when you look at the situation.”
Esther is one of the people Frontier met most recently before he was falsely accused of being the devil. And his own brother, At Zieh.
She still remembers the sight of Frontier she met in Obsidian. That irritatingly sly face, that unpredictable behavior, that evil smile that you wouldn’t believe was true.
But there is something I know clearly.
Frontier is not a devil. He was more sincere than anyone else in dealing with the dangers in the empire. Even more so than she, the owner of Obsidian.
However, apart from that,
“Me and Frondier are not compatible physiologically. You could say it was an enemy from a past life. He’s a guy I don’t like, whether he’s good or bad. “I get angry just thinking about it.”
Of course, Frontier doesn’t think that way at all.
If anything, her frontier side is giving her her unconditional favor, which pisses her off even more.
“So what happened? “Do you want me to know that Frontier was framed?”
“Oh, no. That’s not it, as I said, the important thing is Marco.”
“Why that devil?”
“Actually, Before Frondier left the continent, he shared a view with Teacher Malia.”
“… Malia. The matriarch of the Roach family. Sensory sharing is a famous bloodline magic.”
Esther felt that those words were not that great at first, but then
“… Just go ahead and do it now.”
She lifted her head, knowing what that meant.
“Yes. From here, Teacher Malia is immediately receiving information about the situation on the western continent, ‘Agoris’.”
This is a promise that Frontier and Malia implicitly give to each other.
With its own eyes, Frontier will show the western continent that the empire does not know about.
Malia will share her eyes and acquire all her information.
Frondier doesn’t know what to do with the information Malia obtained. She doesn’t decide that in the first place. That’s Malia’s job.
She doesn’t even mention it because she doesn’t.
“According to what Teacher Malia said, demons have penetrated deeper into Agoris than we thought. “In the Empire, we have never imagined a world where demons naturally exist, so it doesn’t occur to us, but it looks very different from what we think.”
“It’s different, how is it different?”
Dier and Aster heard what Fron Dier saw, that is, what Malia saw through her shared view, and organized the content based on that.
I conveyed the organized contents to Esther. About the elements of anxiety in the country of Palma, the possibility that the devil is deeply infiltrated, and the devil pretending to be God.
“… So, does that have anything to do with Marco being in prison now?”
“I think that possibility is high.”
“Why? According to research, Marco is a minion of Satan. He has long been independent of the 72 devils.”
Bang!
“That’s why! “Oh, no, I’m sorry.”
Dier unconsciously hit the table and stretched out his body. When Esther leaned back in surprise, Dier himself blushed and returned his posture.
“Why did Marco break away from the 72 devils and become Satan’s subordinate? “You don’t know why yet.”
“Well, that’s right. “He won’t answer even if you ask him.”
Marco is ‘the devil who always tells the truth.’ In addition, the devil becomes acutely aware that ‘facts are not always true.’
The fact that Marco doesn’t say anything and exercises his right to remain silent means that he can never give a vague answer.
“I think the reason has something to do with this incident.”
“I don’t know if I just heard it like that. “Are you saying it’s just a hunch?”
“No. “I am not a Frontier senior.”
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Esther tilted her head at those words.
Why does Frontier appear here?
“I’m saying this after thinking it through. But I need the devil to prove it.”
“…”
Esther quietly looked at Dier.
From what I’ve talked to, he’s the type of person whose brain works well. It resembles Frontier.
Straight eyes, a face that seems to be covered in innocence, and gestures and speech that sparkle with innocence.
“… “I’m glad there aren’t two people like that.”
“Yes?”
“No. I will allow you to meet with Marco. Instead, I will accompany you. That guy is a devil and I don’t know what he’s going to do. In fact, he might use the devil’s tongue to deceive you.”
“I hope so! “It will be reassuring if the director is with you!”
Hmm, of course.
Esther nodded his head. After all, there are kids who are the same age as Frontier but are so different. Yes, this is normal. Children who are not even adults yet are so honest, pure, and bright.
─Don’t worry. Because you always think good thoughts.
… I think Frontier said something similar, anyway.
“But who will talk to Marco?”
“Of course it is me!”
Dier answered confidently. Esther glanced at Aster.
Are you okay? At the questioning look in his eyes, Aster just shrugged his shoulders.
Instead, Aster spoke.
“I’m sorry for suddenly coming in and making these demands.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. “I wanted to meet you too, Aster Evans.”
“Me?”
“I thought that if there were more children like you, there would be fewer criminals in the world.”
Then my work will be reduced a bit,hahahaha. Esther smiled without any affectation. But Aster still smiled bitterly.
“That would be great.”
“If you perform professionally, it will definitely happen.”
“I’m afraid that hasn’t been the case lately.”
Esther’s eyes widened slightly at those words. Soon Esther understood what Aster meant. She asked coyly.
“… Because of Frontier?”
“… Yes.”
Aster spoke honestly.
“I think about it these days. That guy left the empire, accusing him of being a devil, and as you can tell, the number of crimes is slowly increasing. Although the empire is peaceful, it is seething with unrest. Even if I become a professional and carry out my duties, will I be able to reduce the number of criminals, or will the number of criminals increase? …”
“You’re stupid.”
Esther answered immediately.
“The person who was said to be the pride of Constel is more foolish than I thought.”
“Fool…”
“Don’t worry. “Because it’s a compliment.”
“Was this a compliment too?”
“Then. “Stupidity is important.”
Esther said that and looked at Dier.
“What do you think? Junior. Are Aster’s worries worth worrying about?”
“… No.”
Dier said, looking a little at attention.
In fact, she couldn’t speak when she was alone with Aster, but when Esther asked her, she couldn’t help but answer.
“To be honest, the way Frontier did it was far from reducing criminals. “It was much more extreme and rough.”
“Di, dier.”
“And maybe Frontier knew that.”
Dier remembered what Frontier had said.
That was not what Dier said, but what Frondier said to Aster.
─I couldn’t be there for those guys when it was important. It was like that when Constell was attacked and during the school trip. I couldn’t look around because of my own greed.
Before the Cape Cod War broke out, Frondier spoke to Aster.
Dier, who was next to me, also heard it.
It was clearly a persuasion to ask Aster to be the leader, but Frontier is clearly aware of himself.
Frontier does not solve problems the way a leader does.
He is not a hero who leads people to defeat evil.
To be honest, Frontier didn’t seem to care whether his existence was known or not, as long as the problem was resolved.
“… “That senior definitely acts like he’s a complete outsider.”
* * *
Marcosias. Also known as Marco.
One of the 72 devils and a devil who currently serves Satan.
He lost consciousness due to Frontier’s demonic power and is currently imprisoned in Obsidian.
When the three of them, led by Esther, arrived in front of him, Marco raised his head.
“Is it time?”
“Stop talking nonsense and meaningless things.”
Esther treated Marco in a completely different manner from how she treated Aster and Dier.
“Oh, that’s the spherical side.”
Marco smiled brightly at Aster and Dier.
At first glance, the smile is so clear and cloudless that it actually gives me goosebumps.
“Hello.”
Dier bowed his head there. He looked exactly the same as when he met Esther.
“I came because I wanted to ask you something.”
“…”
Marco looked at Dier quietly. I don’t know what he was thinking, but his expression became somewhat stiff, but soon turned kind.
“Okay, what do you want to ask?”
“72Why did you break away from the devil and become Satan’s subordinate?”
Esther, who was behind her, was taken aback by that question.
If you ask me that, there’s no way you’ll give me an answer.
“Well. “Why?”
As expected, Marco had no intention of answering.
Dier blinked his eyes quietly,
“By the ‘war’ that Bael spoke of, did you mean the war with God?”
“… What?”
Marco looked at Dier, wondering what he had just heard.
“Bael wants to fight God. Why is he doing this?”
“…”
Marco was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t even blink his eyes and looked at Dier.
Dier tilted his head as if he didn’t know why.
Of course, of course, Bael never said anything like that to Dier.
No, he never said anything like that in the first place.
Dier was currently making a fuss.
He’s against the devil.