Chapter 128: Finding the Devil (2)
The three demons looked at Frondier with pale faces.
But soon, those faces are colored with pretentious smiles.
“Ha, even if we knew that, do you think we would say one more word?”
“Yes, I’d rather kill you!”
“No amount of pain can make us open our mouths!”
The corners of his mouth were smiling, but there was determination in his eyes.
They probably expected that they would die.
To the devil, individual survival is not an important issue. The satisfaction of desires, the absoluteness of obedience, and the preservation of the entire species are far higher priorities.
Frontier also knows. Over the past few months, he has faced his demons several times and learned from them.
So he laughed too.
“I know. “That you guys won’t reveal.”
“Gibberish! “If we tried to bypass the words like that,”
“And you’ve already said enough.”
“… What?”
Fron Deer put his hand into his arms. Then he said:
“Anyway, there’s someone up there. “I’m satisfied with admitting that.”
While saying that, what I took out was a triangular ring crystal that glowed blue.
Of course, the demons had no idea what they were.
Even after Frontier swallowed it, of course it was not possible to identify it.
“… Omg!”
As I watched Frondier’s mana surge incomparably, I only noticed that it was an extraordinary item.
“This consumes a lot of mana, so I don’t use it when I’m anticipating a battle situation or when I think a decision will be needed.”
Frontier’s eyes sparkle. It was as if his overflowing mana was contained in the light in his eyes.
“It’ll be okay now.”
Analyze.
Target, devil.
Start analysis.
Frontier used the skill ‘Analysis’.
In fact, the analysis skill itself does not consume that much mana. If you want to understand basic information.
However, the more the target refuses to reveal information, the more mana is consumed. Additionally, if the target level is high, the analysis time itself becomes longer.
When we tried to analyze the weaving skill itself, it took a full day, and when we used it on Elin in the past, even when weaving and swallowing the dragon heart, only one line was revealed.
However, the crystal swallowed this time is not a fake, but a real one combined with Frondier’s mana, and is not a high-level object.
Thus,
[Analysis completed.]
[Target, demon ‘Faride’]
[Available for viewing.]
The analysis was completed in an instant,
[Faride]
-A devil who serves the devil ‘Astaroth’. However, due to his low rank, I have never actually seen his face.
-Currently, we have been tasked with investigating the capabilities of ‘Frondier de Roach’.
-There is a self-destruct device implanted in the body. If you say the word ‘Astaroth’, it will activate, but you are not aware of it.
“…”
Frondier tilted his head as information came out so unexpectedly that it was different from what he had originally expected.
‘Astaroth…’
Frontier has been acquiring a lot of information and knowledge recently. For a moment, he was confused as to whether the name ‘Astaroth’ was newly acquired knowledge or information he knew from a previous world.
Still, he figured it out right away.
‘Astaroth… Yes, one of the 72 demons. He was originally a famous guy in the world.’
However, Frontier’s original knowledge was limited to that much.
In the game ‘Etius’, devils did not originally appear, and naturally, the 72 devils were nothing more than something Frontier happened to be interested in.
The only thing I remember is that Astaroth is a famous one.
Just one thing.
‘… ‘Isn’t he the guy who replaced Sloth with Belphegor?’
In the previous world, demons were nothing more than oral traditions and records. It doesn’t actually exist.
Therefore, it is vague and unclear who is in charge of what, what abilities they have, and what ranks they have.
This is also the case with the Seven Deadly Sins, where Lilith, not Asmodeus, is in the place of lust.
However, the devil is real in this world. So there can be no such uncertainty. Since Belphegor is in sloth’s place, Astaroth cannot be in that position.
Until Frondier took down Belphegor, he certainly was.
‘Belphegor is like that. He said he would come down from his seat of sloth and crash. And,’
─The devil whose authority has fallen steps down from that position and another devil takes the place of ‘sloth’. It’s about maintaining the seven sins.
The seven sins remain.
In other words, another devil would definitely have sat in the empty ‘sloth’ seat where Belphegor came down.
Then who is the devil?
‘I don’t know how Astaroth is treated in this world or what condition he is in. But if you say he’s the next devil of sloth, he’s the most suitable one.’
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While Frondier was lost in thought, the demon who had been analyzed cried out without even knowing what had happened to him.
“Human! Stop thinking nonsense and kill me! “An endless procession of devils is waiting for you anyway.”
“Be quiet for a moment. Faride.”
“What…”
Faride’s hair turned white the moment his name was called. Her mouth opens and closes, and she sees the faces of other demons.
Of course, there is no way to get an answer just by looking at each other’s faces. I just realize the horrifying truth more clearly.
“Yes, you, how can you… !”
“I’m warning you three, don’t say ‘Astaroth.’”
“What! No, what, that… !”
The demons didn’t know where to start or what to say, so they just spit out a few random words.
Frondier said without concern.
“It’s a self-destruct device. If you say Astaroth, it will explode. “If it explodes suddenly, it could hurt me too, so be careful.”
Ah. There, Frondier suddenly had another thought and stopped talking.
Demons whose lives don’t matter. If they hear this information, wouldn’t they rather blow themselves up to cause even a little bit of damage to Frontier? I was so worried.
Since I already told you, shall I respond? As Frondier thought of that, he saw the demons.
“…”
“…”
“…”
Instead of showing any signs of self-destruction, the three demons were just rolling their eyes in confusion.
One of them barely made a sound.
“Well, don’t lie. That can’t be possible. Our master did such a thing…”
“If you think so, try spitting it out.”
“Ugh!”
“If you want to attack me, isn’t it right to self-destruct?”
Frontier made a provocation, but still, no one spoke.
She came close to confessing that she was ‘our master’ in the first place. Their thoughts were clearly visible.
‘You are shaking from a sense of betrayal.’
As Frondeer thought, these three are busy calming down their anger against Astaroth.
The reason I don’t blow myself up now is not because I’m afraid of dying.
I just don’t want to die like that.
‘My skill ‘Analysis’ is a skill obtained from a quest. Therefore, it is not something that can be obtained generally, and it is a skill that cannot be checked from the enemy’s perspective.’
So Astaroth would never have thought that he would be found out that he had planted a self-destruct device on his subordinate.
Even if you consider that possibility, there is no way you would pay much attention to words that are thrown away anyway.
‘I might be able to use this.’
Frondier smiled to himself.
I don’t know if Astaroth could laugh darker than this.
“First of all, you guys know my name, right?”
“…”
The three are still tight-lipped. Frondier shrugged his shoulders.
“Devils are good at lying. Why don’t you just say something? “Just answer me and I’ll spare your life.”
“I should have said it earlier! I won’t beg for my life from someone like you! To us, life is just that!”
“Okay, okay. It is merely a means to satisfy desires and sustain the species. I know.”
Fron Deer nodded her head in understanding.
“I’m not particularly saying that you should struggle with life.”
He put his finger to his mouth. Like telling a secret.
“But you have to be alive to do anything.”
“… “What do you mean?”
“Literally. “You have to be alive to do what you want to do.”
Do what you want to do.
It is not difficult to understand what that means.
One of three. His eyes flash and he glares at Frondier.
“What I want to do is rip your f*cking head off.”
“Like that.”
“… “You said I couldn’t do it.”
“No matter what I think.”
Frontier’s voice has no pitch and is calm.
If you read a textbook, your voice will be like this.
“If I live, won’t I have to rip off my hair?”
“…”
“Then ask again. “You guys know my name, right?”
The three demons look at each other again.
Faride, whose name Frondier had discovered, was the first to open her mouth.
“Know.”
“Then tell me my full name.”
“… “Why is that?”
“Because it’s a question you can’t lie about.”
At Fron Deer’s words, Faride silenced her mouth for a moment.
Her head is rolling. Is she trying to figure out the difference in facial expressions when she’s lying and when she’s telling the truth? She’s thinking something like that.
However, that is not what Frontier is aiming for.
“… ‘Frondier de Roach’. “That’s your full name, right?”
“That’s right. “Exactly.”
Fron Deer nodded his head and smiled.
And she thought.
‘After all, these guys are not demons from Agoris.’
If Frondier’s information was leaked due to some activity after he was active in Agoris.
They will know Frontier’s full name as ‘Frondier di Roach’.
Frondi changed the last name modifier so that it was called that in Agoris.
The only demon on this continent who knows Frondier’s full name is Bael. Unless they are Bael’s subordinates, they know information about Frondier when he was on the Palind Continent.
‘It’s possible that Bael has been spreading my full name to other demons, but it’s hard to believe that the guy I’m doing business with would do something like that.’
Bael also knows that Frontier changed his full name. Because it was Bael himself who helped him transfer to Atlas.
There is no way he would tell another devil the true name of Fron Deer. Even that is valuable information.
‘Then again, Astaroth is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, or even if he isn’t, he must be from that world.’
72 These are the Seven Deadly Sins that suddenly appeared when it was suspected that the devil was running amok in the capital of Palma. His head was already starting to feel dizzy.
Frondier asked again.
“Is Astaroth now one of the 72 Demons, or the Seven Deadly Sins?”
“… That… !”
“If your boss isn’t Astaroth, there’s no need to hide it.”
The three demons bit their lips.
If they remain silent here, they are confessing that Astaroth is their master. This is a fact that has already been revealed, but what they say directly is a different matter.
The answer that the devil finally came up with was:
“… 72 devils.”
The only way is to tell obvious lies.
“I see.”
Of course, Frontier won’t kill you for lying. Because he first said he didn’t mind lying.
Frontier is trying to gain something from that lie.
‘I guess I have to hide the fact that I am one of the Seven Deadly Sins. I think something similar happened last time.’
72Marcosias, who became a devil and became Satan’s subordinate. He also wanted to hide from Bael that he was under Satan.
Of course, Marcosias wanted to hide that fact.
“Ah… Under…”
There, Frontiere realized something.
He always had a laid-back look, but this time, even his realization seemed relaxed.
“Now that I think about it, the fact that you are Astaroth’s subordinates means that you are originally from the demon world.”
“… ! Oh no! We are!”
He tries to say that he is not Astaroth’s servant, but then realizes that it is a forbidden word and closes his mouth.
He almost died in vain.
“Demons from the Demon World flew to this continent and are angry that Astaroth installed a self-destruct device. That means there was an expectation that they would return safely, right? “The demons in Agoris are still agonizing over how to return to the demon world.”
“Oh, no! So, we are the 72 devils, and with the demon world, that’s it!”
Frondier completely ignored the shouts of the three demons and continued with his own thoughts.
It was as if even the evil cries of the demons helped his selfish reasoning.
“Did you come through the gate from the demon world?”
“… !!”
Now the three devils can’t say anything and just blink.
Three people will make a wiser decision than one, but there is a problem in this case.
You can’t tell a lie right away. Because they won’t agree with each other.
“Then,”
Frondier smiled whitely.
“I guess that gate is still open?”