25. hide
The strategy we had to come up with was an area that required quite delicate work.
First, you can’t kill Karcus.
Because when it dies, the poison in it will spread.
Second, Karcus must be stunned before it becomes life threatening.
It was a measure to prevent self-destruction.
I had to do both of these things at once.
So, I came up with a great trick.
“Now that this has happened, we will go to City Hall.”
Of course, others who failed to understand my deep meaning became faces full of question marks.
“What do you mean?”
The first to speak was Baron Romhardy.
I answered his questions step by step.
“The first task is to lure out Karkus.”
“That’s the bio I admit. That’s why I’m thinking about it.”
“Isn’t that simple?”
“What the hell…”
“After all, that Karcus guy is also in a contract with the devil. So what if that demon is in danger?”
“……!”
Now everyone seemed to follow what I was saying.
Baron Romhardy and Merdi nodded.
“Definitely! Even if it’s a devil, if it stands in front of the Seven Knights…”
“I’m sure you’ll be scared. Besides, he said the opponent is a lesser demon.”
“Yes. Then you’ll need a shield. Your own minions. You don’t dare stand alone against the seven knights.”
That was what I was saying.
If everything goes according to plan, Karcus will appear on its own feet.
Even if you don’t have to call it out.
“It’s not only that. Even if there are other minions hiding, it’s possible to hit it with one blow. In addition, there are no restrictions on escape.”
It looks simple, but if you have the skills to do it.
It was the surest and most perfect plan.
* * *
Diaz and Merdy were ambushed in the bushes on the hill right behind the city hall.
Behind them, the followers of Baron Romhardy were equally hiding.
Their goal was simple.
But its importance was great.
Rohan and Baron Romhardy storm into City Hall and draw attention.
Afterwards, when Karcus appears with his troops, they drive him into the city hall pretending to miss Karcus.
Block the rest of the troops.
In other words, I made a small hole for Karcus to escape on purpose, so that he would not have the thought of killing himself.
At the same time, it was the role of blocking the troops under him and making it easy for Baron Rohan and Romhardy to play an active role.
Although the core task of dealing with Karkus and the demons fell to Rohan and Baron Romhardy.
The hardest part of an all-out war was for them to do.
Naturally, the tension in the ambush team was very tight.
Diaz, despite his young age, was a veteran with quite a bit of experience.
So I knew that too much tension would be toxic.
‘Merdy-nim must have been very nervous too.’
Staying tense all the time was, in and of itself, consuming stamina.
Meredi also served as the city’s guardian captain, but it seemed that she couldn’t calm down easily, perhaps because of the title of the Great Demon War.
She spoke to Merdy, who was very nervous.
“Merdi-sama, how did you become related to Baron Romhardy?”
“You mean Baron Romhardy? Um… I guess it’s been 40 years already.”
“You’re old.”
“That’s right. Baron Romhardy’s family was a prestigious family in the past. I was a member of a family that has served the Romhardy family for generations. We have no choice but to know each other from a very young age.”
“You must have deep trust.”
“I’m sure that’s the case?”
I seemed to know now.
The reason why he was willing to risk his life so easily.
Meredith smiled softly.
“It’s my first time fighting a demon, so I’m not nervous, right? That’s why Sir Diaz is having this conversation to ease my tension.”
Diaz smiled shyly.
After all, it seemed that age was age.
Merdy asked Diaz in reverse.
“By the way, Sir Diaz and Sir Rohan seem to have quite a deep trust?”
“Yes?”
“You’re making a desperately blunt expression. I can see it all in my eyes.”
“Uh, how…”
Diaz couldn’t speak easily.
It was because he did not expect that he would recognize that he was a woman.
“How did you know? Because, I’m doing it too.”
“……”
Diaz shut his mouth at Merdy’s words.
But I couldn’t stop my ears from turning red.
“Don’t just hide it too much. I’m regretting it.”
Diaz wondered.
What are you regretting?
I couldn’t even ask that question.
It was because he saw Merdy’s expression turn serious.
“Sir Rohan and Baron Romhardy. Entering.”
Diaz turned his head.
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Just now, the two men had reached the front gate of City Hall.
* * *
Let Baron Romhardy and I proudly appear head-on.
The defending troops could not hide their bewilderment.
Wouldn’t it be
The escaped prisoner appeared on his own feet.
“Ro, Baron Rom Hardy…”
“You shouldn’t do this. We will serve you, so please stay inside the prison for a while.”
However, the soldiers did not come out rough.
It felt like Baron Romhardy’s usual behavior was subtly revealed in these things.
Baron Romhardy shook his head.
“Thank you for thinking of me. I think now is the time for me to get a little stronger.”
The soldiers’ eyes turned to me.
It was evident from the expression on his face.
It seems that Baron Romhardy believes in me, but…
Faces I don’t know.
I took out the proof of the Heretic Questioner and activated my authority.
“At this moment, if you get in the way of this Inquisitor. You will be considered as a minion of the devil, and you can be interrogated, and you can be handed over to the Inquisition.”
Up until this point, it was a statement of principle.
“If you want to stop it, try to stop it.”
The next word was a statement of my personality.
Looking at the soldiers quietly, Baron Romhardy spoke to them.
“Get out of the way. From now on, there will be a lot of trouble if you get involved.”
“Baron…”
“So, are you really saying that there’s a demon in here, as you said?”
Baron Romhardy nodded quietly.
The soldiers’ faces became contemplative.
Before the Great Invasion, it was not very common to encounter demons.
I actually felt it with my own skin after coming here, and there were even people who said that the devil was just talking about another world.
There was no sense of crisis, so it must have been a big blow to the surprise invasion.
The eyes of the two soldiers turned to the city hall building.
There was a real demon in there.
in the form of someone.
cheating on everyone
They both felt goosebumps rising.
And then.
gulp.
He swallowed dry saliva and opened the way.
I passed by patting them on the shoulder.
“Guard this gate. That’s what you, the gatekeepers, have to do.”
“Ah, I see.”
“Yes, yes!”
* * *
Entering City Hall, I searched for memories.
‘I’m sure it’s a lower level devil.’
At the same time, this extensive stench felt.
The smell of demons was already being detected everywhere in the room.
‘It’s a possessive demon.’
when several conditions are combined.
The most likely one was a possessing demon.
Possessing demons were not a single entity that posed a threat.
However, when hiding in a place where there are many humans like this, he was a little awkward.
Of course, even if he basically became possessed by a demon, the force wasn’t overwhelming.
At most, the ability of one ghoul is added to the ability of the original human?
It’s not easy to possess even a strong person, so it was generally a demon that could be subdued enough even if you met it in the middle of the story.
But that’s just how it was in the game.
When it came to reality, there were a lot of inconveniences.
Searching by smell was also limited.
It was so ubiquitous that it was difficult to pinpoint where it came from.
It was only in the game that it was solved by searching through a village that had already been destroyed and meeting them and starting a fight right away.
This is because I wanted to know where to start.
It’s not like there’s one or two people in the city hall.
If Karkus appears, we can deal with it as planned.
It’s not a chore to deal with just finding the main body…
While I was thinking about that, a knight whom I knew a while ago stood in front of me.
It seemed that he had heard the news when I entered the city hall through the main gate.
And then.
“The mayor is currently out of office.”
He blocked my way again with the same lines he had already heard.
“And Baron Romhardy would like you to return to the prison quietly.”
It didn’t feel too good to be blocked by the same guy twice.
Besides, he had taken a step back before, but this time he came in with the intention of making a sh*tpost anyway.
“Does it look like I’m in for a conversation?”
The sword was already drawn in my hand.
At my answer, the knight frowned.
“Even if you’re a paladin, you can’t do things like this randomly.”
“Then, what about the Heretic Inquisitor?”
“Heretic… did you say Inquisitor?”
“If you block it one more time, I won’t just pass it over. Direct me to the mayor’s office right away.”
“……All right.”
It’s definitely a knight.
They were less shaken than the soldiers outside.
Still, his voice trembled a little.
“This is the office. But really, the mayor is out of office.”
I bet you do.
Saying you’re already dead
profit.
The door opened, revealing an empty space.
I glanced at Baron Romhardy.
He nodded and started searching the office.
It would be difficult for me to understand it anyway, so it was right to entrust this to Baron Romhardy.
While Baron Romhardy searches the interior.
I was guarding the door.
By the way……
‘uh?’
A bunch of people passing by me.
My gaze was fixed on one of the ladies-in-waiting.
‘The smell is… disgusting?…’
The space itself was already quite disgustingly disgusting.
But isn’t that lady-in-waiting a little more intense?
I called her up
“There. Stop.”
“……Yes?”
The lady-in-waiting who led the group made a face of incomprehension.
I ignored the head maid and broke through the group of maids.
“Kyaaak!”
“Aww?”
Then she reached out and grabbed the lady-in-waiting’s hair, which gave off a terrible stench.
Bang!
Then he opened his eyes and smiled.
“Hide tight…I can see your hair!”
That moment.
Sreung! Booung!
In an instant, the knight who guided us drew his sword and slashed my left arm.
Caang!
It seemed that this guy was also one of them.
Hana Knight, of course, could not cut off my arm.
“Hmm?”
Do you dare to scratch my arm with the devil’s minions?
Cheeky cubs.
After a while, anger soared like mad.
The adrenaline rushed, and the excitement did not subside.
I licked my lips and rolled my eyes.
To the knight, the devil’s servant.
“You blasphemous one!”
I drew my sword with quick hand movements.
squeak.
hit the guy’s neck
The knight who couldn’t figure out the situation for a moment left only an empty will.
“…why is my torso over there…”
The guy was so desperate.
Now I turned my gaze back to the demon.
Because this is the main story!
Glee.
After lifting the captured devil by the head.
“Ughh! aaagh!”
He swung his arm with all his might and threw himself to the floor.
Quick!
“Cuck!”
Then, he slammed his left fist into the devil’s face lying on the floor.
Whoops!
The sound of my arm cutting the wind passes my ears.
I thought I heard the devil’s last murmur for a moment.
“Ugh. Mr….”
aaagh!