Chapter 131: The Whale and the Shrimp (2)
“Anyway, one thing is certain with this.”
Selena said.
It was the face of an assassin.
“A human who made a deal with Bael. “It must be Charon.”
Fron Deer nodded his head.
Bael is intentionally inciting war in the Palma Empire.
Even using demons disguised as gods.
To carry out this operation, of course, human help is needed.
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It would be Charon who provides that help.
Lili tilted her head and asked.
“What are you thinking Charon? “What good is there for Paladin when a war breaks out in Palma?”
“You probably don’t really want war to break out. “With the current situation, we are probably well positioned.”
“Location?”
“Charon is the one who mediates the fight between the two forces supporting each goddess. In other words, in the eyes of the people in the capital, Charon is the most trustworthy person who wants peace. “He is also a paladin.”
Simply put, what Charon wants is to increase political support.
And on that point, Bael and Charon agree.
Bael raises the risk of war and urges Satan to make a deal, while Charon hopes that the civil war situation will be maintained for the time being.
We are in a situation where we can make a deal with each other in that we do not want a real war to break out.
“But,”
Arald stroked his chin and opened his mouth.
“Bael is like that, but Charon is so complacent.”
“I agree.”
Fron Deer nodded his head.
Bael is at least prepared for war. If the timing is even slightly off, God will attack them.
Bael already knew that this operation was extremely dangerous. Otherwise, there is no way Belphegor would have abandoned everything and headed to Palind as soon as he withdrew from Palid.
But Charon is not like that. He has neither the preparation nor the determination to prevent the war between gods and demons after the war breaks out. He looks down on God’s wrath.
“What are you thinking, Charon?”
Frondier tilted his head. His mind couldn’t understand Charon’s crazy actions.
But Lili and Arald seemed different.
“This is literally it.”
“You’re possessed by a devil.”
The two seemed to understand Charon’s situation very well.
“What do you mean?”
Frondier asked.
“Charon has a devil who calls himself Poseidon, with divine power, right?”
“Charon himself is a paladin who is said to be the strongest human on this continent. Even the devil that dwells there. “It is entirely possible that he looks down on God.”
Frondier thought about those words for a moment and then asked again.
“In other words, he is equating the demonic power within him with the power of Poseidon?”
“Even if it’s not completely the same, I believe there won’t be that big of a difference.”
The devil currently inhabiting Charon is unknown, but he can pretend to be Poseidon. When Charon uses his divine power, he will be able to do things similar to Poseidon.
Seeing things like that, does Charon also underestimate Poseidon’s power?
Lili said there.
“Frondier, you know very well. Demons are particularly strong against mental powers. Speaking skills, lying, and trickery are all possible, but there is also a high possibility that the devil himself possesses such powers. “The devil that resides in Charon may be of the same type.”
“Like your ‘fascination’?”
“… I don’t really need to say it, but yeah. “Like my fascination.”
Frondier experienced first-hand the power of various demons.
Belphegor’s ‘sloth’ and Lily’s ‘enchantment’. And, guess what, he must have also experienced Satan’s ‘wrath’.
Although he is said to be a bit more resistant than others, he was clearly influenced.
‘Belphegor was surprised to see me moving despite his laziness. Lili didn’t find it strange at all that her knights were loyal to her.’
In other words, that’s usually what happens when an ordinary human falls under the power of the devil.
Charon may be strong as he is a paladin, but how much can he resist the power of the devil, which even Frondier is quite affected by?
“… Indeed. Become possessed by the devil. “It’s very persuasive.”
Then the crow sitting quietly on her shoulder spoke.
[Frondier. As she said before, Charon is not in her mansion right now. Let’s go in this direction.]
“I know. “What about Pielot?”
[The crow I control is nearby, so don’t worry. There are no enemies in that area.]
Fron Deer nodded her head.
He said
“Gregory. “I’m glad you came.”
[…]
The crow doesn’t answer. He just nods his head.
Elodie, who was next to her, finally asked what she wanted to ask.
“But Frondier, why is Gregory calling when he sees this crow? “Wasn’t that what you were timing?”
“Oh, yes. In fact…”
Frondier laughed while trying to explain.
“First, let’s go pick up Pielot.”
* * *
Pielot was seeing something in her.
The ground, the ceiling, the walls, the inside of a castle. One world.
A world not much different from the one he was in.
However, it was a somewhat highly saturated world.
Pielot was not standing in that world, but was just looking at it.
It’s like looking into a stage where the curtain has been lifted.
It’s like you can see the stage, but you can’t go up on it.
‘… ‘Here.’
Where are we?
Pielot absentmindedly contemplates his surroundings, somewhere between comfort and drowsiness.
Pielot is in a castle. And in front of him is a man.
Pielot’s gaze is low, and he looks up at the man.
‘Am I kneeling?’
Why?
I have doubts, but his body doesn’t move.
No, I would say that trying to move doesn’t work.
A man standing in the center of a huge space and luxury.
Men have wings.
Wings like angels, but at the same time very black.
‘… That man.’
I heard it from Frontier.
Satan.
Pielot is looking at that man now.
He is facing Satan.
His mouth opens and a voice is heard.
─Is Belphegor still in Nastrond?
The answer was Pielot.
─Yes, that’s right.
Pielot realized that he was speaking arbitrarily.
But it’s not his own voice.
‘… I’m not.’
Pielot realized.
He is not here per se.
Just looking at Satan through someone else’s eyes.
─ Are there any reports that he is dead yet?
─The guards who went with Belphegor are all dead. No one went to check after that.
─Hmm, I guess so. Because the moment they set foot on him, they all die.
Satan nodded as if he understood.
─Well, that’s not what’s important right now. Bael is the problem.
─What would you like to do? Bael seems prepared to go to war with God.
─Hmm, they made up their own minds, but I don’t really want to do that.
Satan smiles with a relaxed face.
─Use war with God as a threat. You’re doing something ingenious, but too dangerous, Bael. Is it because he is the king of hell?
─… If Beelzebub hears, he will be angry.
hahahaha. Because that guy hates Bael.
After Satan said that, he was silent for a moment as if he was thinking.
─I have to call them all.
─What do you mean by everything?
─All of the seven deadly sins. Because this requires a meeting.
─… Mr. Satan. If.
Pielot doesn’t know whose gaze he is looking at.
However, considering that it is possible to personally communicate with Satan, he must be a devil of considerable status.
─There is the simplest way to avoid war with God.
Satan says. With a smile full of kindness.
─I should be the king.
“… Omg!”
Pielot lifted his body up.
“hahahaha… Uh?”
When I came to my senses, a completely different scenery came into view.
He was on the bed, covered with a nice blanket.
“Oh, you’re awake?”
I heard a voice and looked to the side, and there was Carla.
“Ah! President. I, ugh!”
Pielot moved his body slightly towards Carla, grimacing in considerable pain.
“Don’t move. “Because it hasn’t healed yet.”
“It wasn’t all cured… Oh, I see.”
Only then did Pielot remember.
A grueling fight against a demon, and before that, an arrow piercing the abdomen.
Carla said.
“They say all the poison has been removed. I don’t know what kind of harmony it is, but I’m glad. Mr. Pielot, you have amazing resilience. “Once the abdominal wound heals, he will return to his original state.”
Pielot was relieved to hear those words.
Perhaps it has a high recovery rate, but Hypnos must have helped the body heal.
I hate to say this, but he is a bit of an obsessed god. I’m getting sick of it now.
‘Remove all poison… Well, I converted them all to Auras and used them up.’
Moreover, it was not poison, but mana from the demon world.
After thinking about that, Pielot came to his senses again.
“Okay, President. “There’s something important to say about that.”
Pielot stopped speaking and looked around.
There is only color here. I couldn’t see anyone else, and I didn’t feel like I was popular.
“Well, where are the others? “Something like Frontier senior.”
The dream just now was definitely not just a dream.
For some reason, Pielot caught a glimpse of his important memories. He must inform Frondier.
And to be honest, he was hoping to get some praise from Frondier, but he’s not there, which is a shame.
“Ah, Mr. Frontier…”
Carla smiled bitterly.
“I went to build a fence.”
“… “Negotiation?”
“Yes. “There is something I have to make clear about this matter, and after confirming Mr. Pielot’s safety, he moved right away.”
Indeed. It’s like Frontier.
Pielot fainted after going through that hell, so there is no way to know how much the situation has changed in the meantime.
It’s inevitable to be busy.
Pielot nodded in understanding.
Then he looked at Carla and asked:
“President. “Would that have been helpful?”
“… Yes?”
“I thought I did my best.”
Pielot recalls his battle.
It’s a terrible experience. He doesn’t want to do it again.
He was better than being hit by an arrow or being struck by the mana of the demon world.
The experience of spewing out mana like that like crazy was even more painful.
Pielot smiled.
“Wouldn’t it have been no big deal to Senior Frontier?”
“… Oh, um?”
Carla tilted her head, not understanding what Pielot was saying.
No, I understand, but are you really serious?
Carla thought, “Hmm.” He wondered what he should say.
And what she said was exactly how she felt.
“… “Help isn’t the problem.”
“Yes?”
“In a way, it could be said that it caused anger.”
“Yes?!”
Pielot asked back in shock.
Could it be that Senior Frontier was disappointed that Pielot fainted?
You just defeated this much demon and collapsed?
‘… It was like that too. This is also due to immaturity.’
Pielot clutched the blanket tightly and nodded his head several times.
* * *
Quang!
“What did you say just now?”
Bael slammed the table.
Naturally, there is no table in this room anymore.
However, as if his anger did not go away, Bael was filled with the heat of anger.
“I thought I told you not to touch it?”
Bael is currently watching Wizard View. State-of-the-art magic deduction system connected to communication functions. You can see the person you are talking to through Wizard View.
Charon was standing there.
[The information is incorrect. The disciple’s resistance was stronger than I thought.]
“You crazy bastard. The reason I gave you information about Frontier was to avoid him! “I’ve told you this many times!”
[Is the devil, the king of hell, scared of just one human?]
“That’s because you don’t know Frondier!”
[Don’t worry. The plan is progressing steadily. Now the capital has entered a state of complete confrontation. There is no possibility of war breaking out for the time being. This conflict will not cool down. Just watch quietly from there.]
“It’s not that problem anymore,”
Pop─
Wizard View was disconnected.
Bael’s reason was also cut off.
“Hey, a monkey with a half-grown brain!!”
Bael wanted to destroy the Wizard View with that momentum, but he couldn’t. If the communication network is cut off, that’s a big problem.
Bael walked to the closet and quickly put on a coat.
“Damn. If this happens, he will have no choice but to cut off all deals with Charon and step down. “Frondier will think it is Charon’s dogma.”
Caw─
And all the movements and words stopped.
I heard a crow.
[Bael.]
Said the crow.
The voice coming from the crow’s throat is someone Bael doesn’t know, both in tone and tone.
However, Bael had an intuition.
This is a sentence.
[This is a message from the master.]
The owner of this crow.
Needless to say.
[From now on, we will kill the 72 demons in reverse order.]
“… !”
[Before I kindly list all those heads in front of you, come in front of me.]
Arrogant.
How could I be so arrogant towards the King of Hell?
[Even if I cut off that entire neck and all of your limbs, it wouldn’t be balanced.]
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However, Bael just broke into a cold sweat at that arrogant voice.
[My student was injured.]
Without waiting for Bael’s answer, the crow simply speaks.
As if his answer was already worthless.
[It would be enough as a justification for war.]
Bruh I pity Bael now.