‘What, what is it? What’s happening?’
coo coo coo coo… … .
No matter how much I was, I was embarrassed when the ground suddenly trembled. I straightened up and looked through the hole. After repeating blowing out black mist like a chimney——.
“Oh oh oh oh… … .”
The back of an overwhelmingly huge black beast appeared.
It was a gigantic figure that could tell at once that he was the owner of the scars on the ceiling of the plaza. Even though only half of her body came out of the hole, she was on the verge of reaching the ceiling of this space.
It was to the point where the word “beast” seemed unsuitable for a being of such monstrous size.
‘Did Felix come to be able to handle that?’
I made an impression. It was difficult to breathe because of the black fog that covered the surroundings. No matter how much I wore a gas mask, it was not easy to secure my vision and breathe when the concentration rose to this level.
‘what… … ?’
A black beast was wriggling in the black mist. It was slowly changing its appearance as if it were perverted.
The gigantic body was compressed and twisted as if it were being squeezed, changing into a completely different look from before. I couldn’t even imagine what was going on. Other co-workers were equally astonished.
The black beast that twisted and made such a loud, ominous sound,
“… … .”
She turned into a woman with long black hair. It was also a woman of the same height as Ver, shorter than Felix standing right in front of him.
“… … Caspal, do you know what’s going on?”
I couldn’t stand it and asked Caspal next to me in a low voice. Caspal was staring at the woman who could only see her back with an expression of disbelief.
“why.”
A voice escaped from Caspal’s mouth.
‘Wait, Caspal… … !’
“Why?”
Despite my perplexed dissuade, Caspal stood up.
“I wondered who was hiding, but it was you too.”
Felix looked at Caspal calmly, as if he had noticed the hidden presence.
“… … Why is ‘death’?”
Caspal’s voice trembled.
“Are you pretending to be my mother?”
It was the first time Caspal had been so cold-hearted.
“I never thought that we would reach this far, even in two days. That’s awesome. He is also my brother.”
In contrast to Caspal, who was trembling with anger, Felix spoke calmly. It was the same lithe tone as when we met two nights ago.
“Ask others to come too. My back hurts.”
“Then I will not decline.”
I came out. The other comrades who were hiding behind came out and stood guard against Felix and the black beast (though it was no longer what we would call a beast).
“What is this place? what are you doing here tell me everything.”
“Are you the Crown Prince? You have worked hard to come a long way.”
“Answer the question.”
I drew my sword and questioned. Felix laughed as if he was embarrassed.
“This is a facility for studying ‘death’. It is deep in the basement of the mansion.”
“… … It was dark under the lamp. I never thought it was hiding right under the mansion. More than that, it’s surprising that abandoned mines continue to this place. What subway is it?”
“Somehow, it happened like this. It wasn’t what we wanted either.”
Felix sat down at a nearby desk and crossed his legs. The black beast stood next to it without a word.
“… … .”
I had only seen her back a while ago, but she was a beautiful woman. The title of the black beast was colorless, and the white skin and emotionless cold face resembled Caspal. The contrast between the black hair and white skin gave off an oriental atmosphere.
“I ask before I explain. How much did you hear from Caspal?”
“Is it just that your family has been trying to deal with this ominous power for generations?”
“If you’ve heard that far, it should be quicker to explain.”
Felix nodded as if it was okay.
“What is needed to deal with this death force is a strong ‘will’.”
“Felix. Rather, answer my question.”
Caspal interrupted Felix and questioned him.
“Why is the black beast, ‘death’… … . You look like a mother!”
“… … It’s a black beast, it’s the first time I’ve heard it. How do you feel about meeting again after a long time?”
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Unlike Caspal, who couldn’t hold back his anger, Felix was relaxed. It wasn’t meant to be sarcastic, it was purely an attitude of not feeling tension.
“Worst! stinky! What are you doing to someone else’s mother… … !”
“Someone else’s mother, Ra.”
Felix smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“First of all, she is also my mother. Even if blood wasn’t shared.”
Felix’s eyes, looking at the black beast, felt a bit lonely.
“My mother has succeeded in controlling ‘death’. It must have been possible because he died with a stronger will than anyone else to save people. Ironically.”
It was a simple explanation, but I could understand the rough flow.
Caspal’s mother died trying to save those eroded by ‘death’.
And as a result of trying to prevent ‘death’ until death, he reached the current state.
“As you all must have felt, didn’t you almost feel ‘death’ all the way here? That’s because the mother succeeded in controlling and absorbing. I think he warned me to go back.”
Felix got down from his desk and faced the black beast. At first glance, the two, both with black hair, looked like ordinary hats.
“… … I can’t forgive you.”
As if he couldn’t comprehend the sight at all, Caspal drew his sword and prepared to attack at once.
“My mother still doesn’t quite understand what I’m saying. But recently, I have been able to understand one request with certainty.”
Felix faced the black beast. and whispered softly
“Attack.”
Sharp darkness rushed towards us.
The shadow of the black beast in the form of a woman turned into the claws of a huge beast and rushed at us.
“Stop it!”
Kagagakak!!
Dimitri reached out with both hands and created a huge ice shield to block the attack. However, that was short-lived, and the ice with the claws cracked little by little and shattered.
“Nice job, Dimitri!”
It’s not me to miss that moment. I turned the sword, held it in reverse, and lowered my foot, which materialized in an instant, diagonally.
Quadd Deuk!
I definitely felt the sensation of the sword being driven into it. Several of the beast’s toes were cut off and it fell to the floor.
At the same time as I thought I had done it, I heard claps, claps, and teasing sounds.
“You are really amazing, Crown Prince.”
Felix was clapping. His voice sounded like genuine admiration, but it’s annoying to see him wearing a gas mask.
“… … Chit.”
And the foot of the beast I cut off was regenerating in an instant, scattering black mist. The black beast that led to the shadow did not show any reaction as if it had really cut the shadow.
“Are you saying this isn’t even a hit?”
“I never thought that there would be someone who could attack and slash the instant of reality. He is also the Crown Prince of Iron Blood. This is the emperor’s blood.”
“Shut up. I’m not used to flattery.”
Annoyance soared. I wanted to cut it right away, but I couldn’t easily approach it because of the huge hole in between.
“You wicked wizard! No matter how much you are Caspal’s older brother, no, since you are Caspal’s older brother, I will not forgive you!”
Dimitri stretched out his arms and created countless ice spears around him. And at once it fired like a machine gun. The sound of breaking the air filled the room.
“… … .”
Did you get rid of it, didn’t bother to say the same thing.
“Didn’t you say you were Caspal’s friend?”
The jet-black protective shield formed from the shadow of the black beast calmly blocked all of Dimitri’s ice spears. The Ice Spear, which bounced off the shield, violently disturbed the surroundings, tearing through desks and bookshelves.
“Thank you for being close to my brother. But you should be polite to your friend’s family.”
Felix walked towards us as the torn paper fluttered. The black beast did not move and stood in a daze in our direction.
“… … Ethel, what do you think?”
“I don’t know the standard for the black beast to move.”
Ethel answered my question quickly, as if it had been a question all along.
“He’s not dealing with ‘chaos’ at all.”
“You’re not dealing with chaos?”
“okay. But a little while ago, the black beast attacked us as it commanded and blocked Dimitri’s attack.”
Ethel frowned. And shook his head.
“How that is possible, I have no idea right now.”
“It’s simple. It is a transactional relationship.”
It was Felix who answered Ethel’s question.
“Because I am treating them as equals rather than giving orders and obeying them, my mother follows my will.”
Like a child bragging to his parents about what he has learned, Felix explained in an innocent voice. The voice alone made it possible to imagine the face behind the mask.
“My mother.”
While doubting whether what Felix said was actually possible, Caspal stood up.
“Don’t call me whatever you like.”
And ran towards the hole.
No, he jumped over the hole.
“Caspal!”
Scattering fog in the air, Caspal turned its orbit. Then, he thrust his sword at Felix. It was a quick and precise blow that didn’t even give me time to react, but——.
“… … .”
The black beast stood in front of Felix. Like protecting your children.
“Ugh… … !”
Caspal twisted the trajectory just before. If it had been inserted as it was, it would have penetrated the black beast and scratched the black floor that might have touched Felix, and Caspal tumbled violently on the floor.
“You shouldn’t point a knife at your mother, brother.”
“Damn it, damn it… … ! why… … !!”
Felix said, looking down at Caspal, who had fallen to the floor. Then he stretched out his hand towards Caspal.
“I took the place of the discipline that my father failed to do… … .”
Before anything came out of that hand, I boosted. I lowered my stance as much as possible and ran toward Caspal.
I ran out without breathing and grabbed Caspal by the collar. Then, he dragged himself to the ground and distanced himself from Felix.
“Hey, heck!!”
I tugged hard at the collar, and Caspal, strangled, coughed violently. Felix was taken aback and looked in my direction.
“Caspal.”
I glared at Felix and called for the cooing Caspal.
“It’s not that I don’t understand how you feel.”
And I chose a horse. Common phrases like your actions just put everyone in danger ran through my head, but I didn’t want to say them.
“It’s not like you.”
So, when Caspal ran out, I put my first thought into my mouth.
“… … .”
At my short words, Caspal’s eyes widened. And then he lowered his head.
“… … sorry.”
“it’s okay. Things like that happen, too.”
Felix put his hands down and looked at me. The shadow of the black beast began to stir again.
“Ber.”
If you keep confronting it like this, it will only gradually become disadvantageous.
“The magic circle I drew just in case, what is it?”
We must find new ways to respond.
“That, that. It’s long to explain… … .”
“Do you think you can use it in this situation?”
Ver, who was very frightened, kept his mouth shut when I asked seriously.
“… … yes.”
And then he said with a confident face.
“good. I have an operation.”
I turned around and said Everyone’s eyes were fixed on me.
“Operational retreat!”
And I ran towards the back faster than anyone else.