39 – Club Time (4)
There was a demon called Setun.
He had been consistently studying summoning magic for a long time.
Such as the magic of summoning monsters from another world.
For the sake of this, he had been studying steadily in the demon world.
However, was it because he was doing it only in the demon world?
‘There’s no progress.’
No matter how much he researched, there was no progress in summoning magic.
In the end, he chose only one method.
Even if it was risky, he concealed his research in the Leonel continent.
Without it, there did not seem to be any chances for progress in his research.
So he seized a dungeon on the Leonel continent.
As a result, he used all the monsters in the dungeon as sacrifices and continued his research.
But then.
‘There’s a limit to what I can do with the ogres here.’
He was considering visiting another dungeon, but suddenly, a sacrificial offering appeared, introducing itself as an adventurer.
After killing all the adventurers, he used summon magic with the sacrifice.
The result showed aspects that were more effective than any other sacrifice.
‘If it goes well, I can complete it right here!’
In any case, all humans who come searching are weak.
Thus, he was confident he wouldn’t be beaten by anyone.
However…
“Arrgh!”
Contrary to his expectations, he found himself being pushed back.
He narrowly dodged the sword attack made of holy power.
Then, at the moment when he tried to shoot the human with the released magic…
“There, a weak spot!”
A foolish-looking man swung his fist.
Setun quickly unfolded a barrier using his magic.
-Krraaang!!
Soon, a cloud of dust rose where he had been standing.
Rei asked Dave a question.
“How was it?”
“Not really satisfying. That barrier was pretty sturdy.”
As soon as the dust settled, the demon was standing with not a scratch on him.
The students looked slightly disappointed, clicking their tongues openly.
However, unlike them…
‘What is this?’
From Setun’s perspective, he couldn’t believe the current situation.
Surely, all the humans he had dealt with up until now were way too weak.
Most of them couldn’t even withstand one attack.
But, the ones in front of him respond to the attacks.
Moreover, each of their attacks is somewhat threatening in its own right.
If he hadn’t just spread out a barrier, he would have sustained substantial damage.
‘She clearly doesn’t look old from the outside.’
Yet, they looked infinitely younger than any human who had come before them.
However, for some unknown reason, their power was infinitely stronger than that of the humans who had come before.
Furthermore,
‘The human standing behind them doesn’t even come forward.’
The man who interfered with his summoning spell earlier.
The discomfort was inevitable with a presence that seemed to obviously be their master behaving in such a way.
It was then, with Setun deeply engrossed in thought and his barrier spread out.
“The interpretation is over!”
Maria, smiling, injects magic into the circuit.
The very next moment.
-Crash!
“What?”
The barrier that Setun had put up unexpectedly shattered into pieces.
Setun’s eyes bulged at the unforeseen situation.
‘Did she interfere with my spell?’
It would make sense if it was the man standing in the back.
Yet, the fact that it was not just anyone, but this young girl who interfered with his magic was simply inconceivable.
“You’re kidding!”
In a moment, Maria loudly exclaimed with a scowl!
Upon hearing this, Ellie emitted her magic with all her might.
-Whooosh.
Golden magic pours out from her body.
Setun’s eyebrows furrowed at her magic.
“Damn!”
The sensation of pressure from her magic.
There’s only one entity that can exert pressure on the demon tribe with golden power.
‘Why the princess?’
While Setun questions this, Ellie’s magic strengthens the power of their group in an instant.
And then.
– Swoooooshhh!!
Elaine sends a more robust magical arrow towards him.
Setrun quickly changes his thinking and releases his magic.
Soon, he tries to deflect the magic arrow, but..
– Screeechh!!!
“aaarrgghh!?”
Despite blocking it, he was pushed back considerably due to its power.
And that wasn’t the end of it.
– Swoooooshhh!!
Two sharp sword strikes charge towards him.
It’s too late to dodge.
Eventually, without any other options, Setrun surrounds himself with magic for protection.
However, the power was substantial indeed.
– Zuuummph.
Two sword strokes appear on both his sides.
The horrible pain he feels throughout his body.
But, hasn’t there been any time to feel the pain?
– Whoossshhh.
Dav once again stretches his fist towards him.
Setrun, looking at his fist, injects his magic into the ground.
The next moment.
– Swooopp!
The tentacle made of magic grabs Dav’s hand.
Dav widens his eyes in an unexpected situation.
“What is this?”
“Did you think I’d just take this?!”
Saying that, Setrun gives his last-ditch resistance.
However, the opponent is not alone.
– Swiish!
The tentacles emerging from the ground are cut off in an instant.
Trying to figure out what on earth was happening, he noticed that Karel was effortlessly removing all of the magic tendrils.
“I think that’s enough of a lesson.”
Hearing Karel’s words, Setrun shivered.
Did that not imply that he wasn’t even being acknowledged as an enemy?
‘Are you ignoring me?’
Even in the demon realm, no one had ever disregarded him like this.
Yet here he was, being completely dismissed by a mere human.
At that moment, when Setrun felt an unprecedented humiliation.
“Got an opening!”
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Dab swung his fist, taking advantage of the gap that formed.
– Wham!
Setrun, who took the full brunt of Dab’s punch, went flying into the opposite wall.
– Crash.
“You took that well.”
Dab proudly grinned, looking at his own fist.
The students were quite satisfied with the current situation.
They never thought they would gain the upper hand against a demon, of all things.
That was the moment when everyone gained confidence.
“I’ll kill you all, no matter what.”
Setrun’s chilling voice resounded in their ears.
Turning to see what was going on, they saw him imbuing magic into the rune symbols drawn on the ground.
Seeing this, the students swiftly attempted to intervene.
But in that moment,
“It’s too late.”
Magic erupted from the rune symbols.
-Aghhhhh!!
Simultaneously, the runic symbols began spinning.
Upon seeing this, the students instinctively felt something.
That something out of the ordinary was happening.
“Uh, Professor. Is it possible to interfere like before?”
“I’m sorry, but it’s impossible.”
At Maria’s request, Kael shook his head vehemently.
In fact, he himself tried to interfere with that magic.
However, the problem is that the demon tribe is offering itself as a sacrifice.
No matter how much he deemed himself capable, he couldn’t interfere with a magic that has used oneself as a sacrifice.
Nevertheless.
‘Especially with such grand magic.’
The moment Kael calmly looked at the magic formula,
“Come forth, demon of the other world!”
Soon, a void appeared from the rune.
Simultaneously.
“Kheuck!”
Seturn’s body, who was casting the spell, instantly turned into a mummy.
Then, a bizarre demon from the void became apparent.
How should he describe the grotesque creature in front of him?
It was fundamentally different from the demons he had seen so far.
Even its appearance was masked by magic.
Everyone was awestruck as they watched the demon.
-Whoooaack.
It started to unleash its magic.
The wall around us began to crack due to its magic.
Then, wouldn’t you know, the wall completely collapsed!
-Kwakwakwak!!
“Tsk.”
Kael, unperturbed, emitted a surge of energy.
Soon, he spread a barrier to prevent the falling ceiling.
“Is everyone alright?”
“Yes, we’re fine, Professor.”
All the students, still in a state of shock, responded to his question.
It seems they were greatly shocked due to the demon from the other world.
‘”Can’t be helped, can it?’
He had refrained from intervening unnecessarily.
However, the monster that appeared earlier wasn’t something the students could handle.
He wasn’t sure what it was exactly.
‘It seems right that I should step forward.’
If he resolves this issue himself here, his true identity would surely be revealed.
Nevertheless, it would be better than the students dying.
Having collected his thoughts, Kael quietly raised his head.
‘It looks like the creature has gone up.’
If things remain as they are, the creature will surely cause a commotion where people are gathered.
Hence, he needs to act immediately.
As he finished his contemplation, Kael quickly released his magical energy in full force.
Then, as he reached out his hand to the ceiling, he began to draw a magic circle.
– Heat Wave.
In an instant, a flame made of magic burst from his hand.
The ceiling completely became ashes.
Not only that.
– Kyaaa!!
Whether the creature from another world got hit directly, it fell to the floor.
Leaving the monster from another world, Kael warned the stunned students.
“Everyone stay here.”
Upon hearing that, the students with stiff faces nodded.
After focusing magic on the sole of his feet, Kael,
– Woosh!
Jumped into the sky.
Kael, who arrived on the ground in just one leap.
Then, as if nothing happened, the monster from another world began to rise again.
He opened his mouth while looking at the monster in front of his eyes.
“You’re the cause of my identity being revealed.”
“?”’
“So, be prepared to take a beating.”
With those words, Kael exerted his magic with all his might.
It was the first time in a while he’d fought with his full power.