166 – Summoner Academia Gaiden (Gregory Jones) Chapter 4 – 2
The environment of the Demon Realm is harsh itself.
Thanks to the demonic winds, all but a few areas of the Demon Realm were dry, and most of the lands that could be farmed were occupied by demons with aristocratic ranks.
And, the territory of Baal, one of the most fertile lands among those lands. Bael.
It was also the place where Gregory Jones had a battle with Baal’s group while holding a reading in the past.
“It’s always overcrowded here.”
Hercules, who, like Gregory, took on human form to hide his appearance. He looked around at Bael, who was still full of energy, and exclaimed in admiration.
Even though he was humanized, he had a conspicuous huge body, but like Bael, who values strength, many demons with a body similar to Hercules can be seen around him. However, just in case, Gregory and Hercules, wearing black hoods, enter Bael and talk.
“Because it is one of the most fertile territories in the Demon Realm. Above all… … .”
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Gregory looked around with his words muffled. As soon as you enter Bael, the scene you see is a large number of demons performing harsh labor due to a small number of demons.
“Because Baal’s territory is a world of weak meat. Weak demons are effectively serfs, so there is no choice but to have an overabundance of labor.”
“Surely so! Little man, I have no choice but to stick my tongue out at Gregory-sama’s wisdom!”
“… … Call me Kafka for now.”
“This, such a mistake… … ! sorry! Mr. Kafka!”
Hercules kneels straight at Gregory and bangs his head on the floor. Gregory only sighed and shook his head at his still excessive attitude.
“Shouldn’t you have brought Sylvie?”
“That, like that… … ! Please don’t abandon me, Mr. Kafka!”
“… … Wake up because I won’t throw it away. Aren’t you looking around?”
“What a mistake! Kill me!”
It might have been right to bring Sylvie. It was Kafka who thought that.
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Gregory, who forcibly raised Hercules, used [Skill: Assimilate] to evade the gaze of those around him who had already gathered as they gathered. Then, as if the magic that had been cast was released, the eyes scattered.
“Oh clothes… … !”
Despite being Hercules, who had seen Gregory write fairy tales many times, it was still a mysterious sight to him.
Not suddenly becoming transparent, but becoming one with the world. An ability that could be called ‘authority’ rather than a skill.
It was a skill that literally ‘assimilated’ with the world rather than visually hiding from the enemy, so it was an ability that had performance that was difficult to compare with stealth-type skills.
“Follow me. Hercules.”
“yes! Lord.”
The place the two headed was a street called the main street of Bael. The place where the autograph session was held in the past and the street where Bael and Bael fought.
Returning to this place, Gregory recalled what had happened and smiled wryly.
‘As expected, Lord… … ! You’re remembering the memories of how you frightened Baal and made him run away!’
In the end, it was just my own misunderstanding.
The two entered the ‘King of the Flies’, known as one of the most luxurious inns in Bael.
“Franz. I made a reservation under the name.”
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Gregory, who did not know how Baal might have wanted him after the last incident, asked the receptionist using another alias of his own. The face also uses [Skill: Fairy Tale] to lower the recognition of its own face.
“Are you Frantz? yes ok… … . Oh, here it is. Suite Room 405.”
Having received the key from the receptionist with sharp fangs, Gregory immediately froze towards the stairs, and Hercules immediately followed him.
When you open the door after arriving on the 4th floor, a gorgeous room unfolds before your eyes. However, Gregory immediately sat down on the sofa as if he had no interest in the splendid room.
“Hercules. Be vigilant, please.”
“as soon as… … Are you starting?”
“The quicker the punishment, the better my property will be.”
Even at this moment, Gregory’s resources underground were dwindling.
“transform.”
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Gregory, who transformed into wheel form for smooth mana management, immediately closed his eyes and began to control the mana around him.
A kind of defense mechanism to hide the fact that you are using a skill.
“Fairytale.”
The ideal of assimilating the room you are in from the surrounding environment. From the outside, you wouldn’t know what was going on inside.
Sensing that the flow of magical power around him has reversed, Hercules breaks into a cold sweat and transforms into an insect. It looked like he knew what was going to happen to this city in the future.
“Okay then. Let’s punish the child who touches my things.”
[Skill: Black Swamp]
It was the moment when Bael, called one of the best cities in the Pandemonium, fell into darkness.
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“Ahhh! What is this aaa———!!!”
“Sah, save me! Save me!!!”
Screams begin to overflow in the quiet Bael.
Swarms of pitch-black bugs starting to crawl out of sewers, basements, rotting tree roots and dirt floors.
The bugs that suddenly appeared without sound rumors began to grow stronger, eating all the crops and food around them in an instant.
“Kill them all! Regardless of whether you use magic or force, kill them all!”
The demons who stayed in Bael start to make all sorts of fuss due to the sudden disaster. They use magic to burn unknown bugs, or kill them by trampling them with their feet. Their waves never cease.
“Hey, what is this… … .”
“Ash, disaster. The devil who rules the underground must be angry… … !”
“what?! That is a legend after all!”
“Did you forget that Baal started underground development recently?! As soon as that damn bitch touches the basement, it’s like this!”
As planned, people started whispering stories about an underground demon that had only been passed down as legends. And all this damage will turn into resentment against Baal, who was pushing for underground development.
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Gregory smiles as he checks the atmosphere of the other demons through the bugs he has summoned.
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Gregory shifted his gaze to another bug and looked around Baal.
As in other places, the demons are holding back the bugs by using all sorts of magic to prevent them from approaching.
“Don’t let even one go into Baal’s dwelling place!”
“Ha, but I don’t have enough mana———”
“You crazy bastard! If we break through here, we will die at the hands of Baal!!!”
“Even if you search for it, stop it! Baal will solve it!”
A pitch-black shadow began to fall over the demons blocking the wheels with such a spirit instead of screaming.
“huh?”
A demon looking up at a shadow that suddenly appeared. And soon, his face turns to horror.
“Everyone, eh eh eh eh eh ────!”
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A huge vibration that seemed to shake the axis of the demon realm.
At the same time, all the wheels in the vicinity turn into black ash and disappear.
A small human figure visible in the dust surrounding it.
Its size was similar to that of a young girl, but the presence felt there was far greater.
“Suha———”
sound of breathing.
“Gregory you damn bastard——————!!!”
A gigantic cry emanating from the dust causes the surrounding dust to explode and reveal itself.
A girl wearing a black dress and smiling with feelings of being both terrible and beautiful at the same time.
The broken chains hang from the hands holding his head.
“dare… … ! dare… … ! Dare I… … ! I asked for a showdown, and he did this behind the scenes!!!”
The other demons who had fallen at Baal’s enraged appearance backed away. It was because he knew all too well that he couldn’t look good by provoking her now.
Baal ignoring those demons and looking around. Soon after, Baal found a worm still struggling on the floor, picked it up, made eye contact with him, and said:
“Gregory… … I don’t know where it is, but I will definitely find it… … Find… … I’m going to tear you to pieces, ahh… … !”
Baal vents his resentment towards the worm as if he knows that he is being watched through the eyes of worms. And, as expected, Gregory, who was watching Baal through an insect, muttered while sitting in the ‘King of the Flies’ suite, which is said to be the best inn in Bael.
“If you can. Baal.”
Even at this moment, Bael may be crumbling.
Ugh–! Baal, who crushed the worm, looked around.
A horde of bugs that have already begun to completely take over the city. Instantly thinking of something, she stomped her feet and started running toward the nearby mine that was being developed.
One step, one step. Baal’s legs are short, but he pushes the ground with ignorant strength and runs at great speed.
“under.”
Soon after arriving at the mine, she sighed as she looked at the scenery unfolding before her eyes.
[Please accept that challenge. bantling]
Insect writing at the entrance of the mine.
For the first time, it was the moment when Baal, who thought he was crazy enough, completely let go of his mind.