227. East, Hwaguk (15)
After sending Volk and Keraf, I joined the cadets.
I’ve told Keraf who to assassinate, so it shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Rather than that, I was concerned about the news that Keraf told me.
When he was waiting for Volk in the bamboo grove, Keraf explained why he had come to the East.
‘The movements of the demons are unusual. He was looking for a sacrifice.’
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‘If it’s a sacrifice, I know something. What does that mean?’
‘Sacrifice… Means the vessels of the prime devils. I don’t know what happened, but their resurrection came earlier than expected.’
The offering meant the vessel of the Great Devil, the other body of the Demon King, that is, the body.
If there is something unusual, one of the prerequisites for the sacrifice is that it must not be a demon.
A human who is being eroded by demonic energy.
Among them, the strong people who can withstand the erosion to some extent or the people with high status are the targets.
The reason why it should be able to withstand erosion is that it is an appropriate object to be used as a sacrifice unless it is normally eroded by demonic energy and distorted like a monster or devil.
If there is one regrettable thing, it is that the advent of the great devil, the alter ego of the demon king, happened a long time ago, so there are not many demons who directly witnessed the scene, so neither Keraf nor I know exactly what will happen in the future. .
The important thing now is that they are considering the vessel’s power and status.
The reason for considering force is to further strengthen the power of the great demons who have taken over the body, and the reason for considering status is probably to cause great confusion to humans at the time of the advent. .
For example, if Ki Mei, the princess of Ishai, who was about to be sacrificed this time, became the vessel of the great devil as planned, there is a strong possibility that Ishai was swung by her and joined her demon tribe.
For the demons, there would be no better situation than that if humans fought among themselves right before the resurrection of the demon king.
The demon king’s alter ego and sacrifice.
It was a very tricky problem.
It wasn’t just the power of the Great Devil.
Worse still, Keraf found out that my name was on the list for sacrifice consideration.
According to Keraf, who had a conversation with the staff, I would have a great symbolism for humans.
The Miracle of Heneris.
The staff judged that those who returned from paradise might have an influence comparable to that of the saintess in the war to come.
However, unlike the saintess, she did not possess enormous divine power, so it seems that she was included in the list for that reason, saying that she would not be able to respond to demonic erosion.
I burst out laughing when I heard that.
Keraph expressed embarrassment, saying it was a very serious matter, but he couldn’t help but lower his lips because he had come up with an amazing idea.
I asked Keraf.
If the sacrificial conditions are met and the ritual to descend the great demon is proceeding smoothly, if the sacrificial suddenly fails to meet the conditions, what will happen to the great demon that descended to the sacrificial offering?
‘For example, the demonic energy that was completely eroding the victim’s body disappears?’
Keraph answered with a suspicious look, as if asking for something like that.
‘Since the ritual was forced under unsuitable conditions, there is a high possibility that the great demon that entered the sacrifice’s body would not be able to take over the sacrifice’s body.’
‘Can’t you send it back?’
‘Perhaps. But why do you ask such a thing…?’
‘I’m just… Curious.’
I came up with a way to easily send one of the four archevil to the goal if done well.
Instead, I had to induce them to make me a sacrifice.
So I asked Keraf to encourage the demons.
The chief of staff agreed and told him to encourage him, saying that if he left the person who returned from paradise, it would be a great harm to his demon tribe.
Keraph wondered if there was any reason to take such a risk, but said that he understood that an order is an order.
He was also my informant, but the demons were in charge of monitoring me, so his judo is highly likely to succeed.
After that, all I have to do is naturally lose in the battle with the demons who came to erode me into demons at the right time.
Keraph made an expression that seemed incomprehensible, but Sierra knew what function the ‘metal lump’ on my left arm had, so she was able to understand my meaning right away.
Sierra loathed that it sounded like a risky method, but that you always pursued it, and that it was like a screw was missing in her head.
As long as the results are good, it doesn’t matter what the process is.
It is true that the process is dangerous, but I wondered if there was another way to eat it raw.
According to Heneris, it’s been like this since his previous life.
I guess it’s true that people don’t change much even if they die and come back to life.
“So why did we follow the deal?”
A voice mixed with annoyance that came just in time erased the flashbacks and thoughts.
As I turned my head, I saw Yuri grumbling in the middle of the procession as they made their way through the rain.
“It’s a great opportunity to catch a special divine beast and spread the greatness of Caligus to the East… Waiting in the rear.”
Amon then added, as if agreeing with Yuri’s opinion.
Now, he is following the shaman who figured out Miho’s location through Shinsoobangcheonan.
“It can’t be helped. We’re not from the East, let alone from China, right?
As Kaen said.
Anyway, we’re strangers in the first place, and it shouldn’t have been forced into the new beast recovery operation.
If there is a reason why the academy cadets were involved in the operation, it must be because of the credit for obtaining the Shinsubang Cheonan and the previous record of exorcising Miho.
That doesn’t mean they didn’t recognize us as our full force. As Hanshi was busy, the more people there were, the better.
Although Miho, a limited-class new beast, is not lacking even with three leaders, there is only one leader-level ninja out of the people who are on their way to catch Miho.
It seems that the remaining two heads are filled with Miko Hino and us.
Excluding Miho, it seems that the three heads of the elite are arranged according to the standard.
Then the numbers match perfectly.
Anyway, whenever I saw Kaen after visiting Hanzo’s grave, I was concerned that she sometimes overlapped with the drawings she had seen before.
Since she even held the sword of Dohwa, she was the same as hers except for the shape of her hair.
Looking back, there were quite a few similarities with Dohwa.
Looking at the memories of my previous life, it seems that my previous life, King Conqueror, did not give Dohwa a very good first impression.
This was the same for me now.
My first impression with Kaen was never good.
‘I wonder if it’s okay to be similar even if it’s a relationship from a previous life…’
If there is another thing in common, it’s the handling of the sword.
Dohwa was a sword demon in his previous life.
And Kaen, who became a disciple of the Sword Saint in her present life.
Since there doesn’t seem to be any deterioration in her body, it’s understandable that her talent and body, which were born with her sword, were the reason why her swordsman picked her up and raised her.
‘My wife from my previous life…’
Crank, who was looking up at the rain falling sky, opened his mouth.
“But since it’s raining, it’s easy to catch Miho.”
“That’s why it seems like there’s no need for us to step out. The leader named ‘Hamuro’ also looks quite strong.”
Amon pointed at Hamuro on the other side.
Even at the hour, I was staring at him.
[ It looks similar… ]
Hamuro.
He was the disciple of the sword master she talked about earlier.
“It’s creepy because he looks like Edward.”
“It’s similar in that you don’t know whether your eyes are open or not.”
“…I was thinking that too.”
Edward suddenly appeared and interrupted the conversation between the students who were talking while looking at Hamuro.
“Instructor Edward…?!”
“I can feel the energy of the same kind as me in that head.”
Hamuro turned around at the right time and met Edward’s eyes.
“…”
Edward waves his hand accordingly.
There seems to be something in common between the narrow eyes.
Anyway, he is among the youngest among the leaders, but Hamuro is known to be quite strong.
Furthermore, since it was raining, it would have seemed easy to catch Miho, who was weakened, but Miho, who had become a small fox, was so nimble that it was not an easy task to catch up.
It’s not that I didn’t chase him to the end for nothing.
‘If there’s one thing I’m concerned about, it’s the cave that I can feel from the other side…’
There was a huge cave in this forest.
According to her memories, Miho tended to avoid fighting in the rain. The guy instinctively runs away to a place where he can get out of the rain as much as possible.
If Miho, who has considerable explosive power, enters the cave, he will not be able to approach it.
If the cave collapses, it goes without saying that there will be life-threatening accidents. He will no longer be able to pursue Miho, so he will be fooled.
“It’s Miho! Miho has appeared!”
“Form up and encircle!”
“Don’t be afraid and chase him! Shaman is with us!”
At that moment, a shout was heard from the front line that Miho had been found.
The cadets, who were on standby in the rear, began to slowly follow the ninjas ahead.
Hamuro and Hino, who were in command from the front, didn’t seem to know that there was a cave nearby.
It was natural.
I had a sense of humor, so I was able to notice it at least, and cartography wasn’t advanced enough to record even a cave in an unknown forest on a map.
With this in mind, it was clear that Miho, who had entered the cave after chasing him all day, would end up in a confrontation.
I spoke to Amon, who was sitting in the back and was snorting as if he was uncomfortable.
“Amon, you don’t seem to like the situation.”
“Of course. Because Caligus always has to stand in the forefront.”
“Then I would like to give the great Caligus a chance to play an active role.”
He was suitable for a wall to block a cave.
I didn’t have to go out of my way since I had already earned enough of Hino’s favor, but I didn’t want to suffer in such an unpleasant weather.
‘I want to see with my own eyes how the skill works…’
Soon Amon opened his mouth with a grin, as if he was tempted.
“I’d like to hear more about that.”
Fortunately, Amon, who was in front of me, seemed to be able to happily carry out the ‘Order of the Conqueror King’.