210. royal castle (4)
It’s a ghost.
My ‘Dragon Eye’, which pierces all things, says so.
Of course, the ghost I’m thinking of and the ghost in the shape of a knight in front of me must be slightly different concepts.
The ghost I am talking about, who lived in Korea, means a being with a vengeful spirit who wears pure white clothing and bleeds.
‘Well, he did wear white armor.’
Instead, those that appeared in front of my eyes were more like ‘spiritual bodies’ like me now, rather than ghosts.
A being whose soul energy can materialize and affect reality.
‘Soul… … Am I bound by the armor?’
Looking at the form of the armor, it was the knights of the royal family of Aeonia.
Why is a lady-in-waiting roaming around the underground like this, and four knights, especially those whose souls are tied to armor, are trying to harm the lady-in-waiting?
It was a situation full of all sorts of questions, but one thing is for sure: you should never let it go unnoticed.
[Story damage rate 81%]
[Story damage rate 82%]
[Story damage rate 83%]
… … .
It was because the damn status window was sending strange messages every time the knights pointed their sharp swords at the lady-in-waiting in real time.
‘driving me crazy.’
Before I could organize my thoughts, I threw a shadow window and looked at it.
A black spear that flies through the darkness.
The shadow spear was embedded in the helmet of the knight who was aiming the sword most dangerously.
The black spear pierced the helmet and blew the whole head off.
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Kwajik-!
A heavy metallic sound spread through the darkness.
It must have been the sound of the helmet flying far away and getting stuck in the wall.
That was enough.
For the remaining three knights to turn their attention to me.
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Kiik, Kiik.
The knights looked back at me with somewhat unnatural movements.
‘No, damn it.’
Among them, there was an article that I blew my head off. I didn’t have a helmet, so I just turned around, but that was even more terrifying.
It was too late to go back quietly.
If possible, I tried to check only the Demon King’s Sealing Stone without any problems, but at this point, Won.
But can’t you help it?
When the handmaid was in danger of dying, the story damage rate rose sharply.
I can’t just let someone like that die… … no, wait.
To the extent that dying would damage the story? is that maid?
Suddenly, a bad thought crossed my mind.
At this time, in the basement of this royal castle, which only a handful of people know, there was only one person who could play an important role in the story.
‘Oh, Odelia?’
Look at that lady-in-waiting properly.
It’s pitch-black darkness, but my eyes aren’t restricted by that.
Blazing platinum hair and distinct facial features unique to the Braveheart royal family definitely proved that she was Odelia.
And above all, the Braveheart lineage has blue eyes for generations, but Odelia only has gold eyes in her left eye.
As far as I know, the only character with such an odd eye is Odelia.
I don’t know why she came to the basement wearing a maid’s uniform and was surrounded by spirit knights, but I confirmed with my own eyes that she was safe anyway.
“Well?”
By the way… … .
Even though she was in a spiritualized state and there was no light, Odelia was staring straight at me.
Then he took a step backwards, and then he was on the run.
‘ha.’
It was twisted from the first meeting.
Even though they shouldn’t have met here in the first place, they caught Odelia’s eyes in an out-of-body state.
Odelia’s eyes would have easily grasped how strange I am now.
In her eyes, there will be no difference between those damn cans and me.
Do it, do it… … .
Running is also very fast.
Urgent footsteps disperse into that deep darkness.
He must have possessed an object that hides his sound and presence, but seeing that he didn’t use it, he was quite embarrassed.
Odelia had already run away.
The tin cans creaked and raised their fearsome swords. The target was me.
“come. Tin cans.”
* * *
Clap!
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Killed the last guy.
Even if you physically knock it down, it will rise again if you don’t break the magic that binds the soul.
So he tore his armor to shreds so that he would never rise again.
He had his limbs cut off so that he could never move again.
‘If I forcibly cancel this magic, the caster will notice.’
Besides, the trap magic could be activated, so I didn’t want to take the risk.
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Kik-!
As I moved my steps, a knight with one arm still attached crawled towards me.
“It’s terribly tough.”
bang!
I personally cut off the remaining arm as well. Now, only the fingers are twitching and screaming.
“Hmm.”
Hera is the only one who uses high-level magic to trap souls in objects in this way.
It is clear that Hera and Venezio are hanging out somewhere underground.
and… … Odelia, who ran away after seeing me, must be somewhere on this floor.
‘It’s complicated.’
If this is the case, you must first secure Odelia.
If I let Odelia wander alone and get into an accident, it would be really big.
She has already run away somewhere. It seemed that he had finally come to his senses, and that the clockwork had been activated again.
“I can’t feel the presence.”
But don’t worry.
Who is as comfortable as my home in pitch-black darkness? Because I am the Shadow Lord.
‘… … found.’
The extended shadow quickly found Odelia.
Odelia was not far away.
A child was also a child.
His usual appearance is that of a cold-blooded lord himself, but trembling in this sudden situation is extenuating enough.
I slowly approached Odelia without noticing.
I was thinking of putting Odelia to sleep so that she wouldn’t have any more accidents.
Then, after dealing with the Pope and Hera, take them back and throw them in the bedroom.
“Ughhh… … What do we do? scared.”
I feel the fear of a young girl behind the underground pillar. Odelia was trembling.
It was fresh, if fresh, to see that brave kid being so scared.
I went a little closer to the pillar and consumed my mana. The next black magic is sleep.
You can put Odelia to sleep just by snapping your fingers.
‘Red ㅆ… … !?’
The moment you cast your order,
Poof!
A colorful light suddenly appeared in the darkness.
The trajectory passed my neck just barely.
“for a moment!”
“Shut up, you ghost!”
This light comes from the elf’s dagger that Odelia received as a birthday present. Odelia was swinging it at me now.
swish swish!
“Oh no! A little!”
“If you die, you will ascend beautifully! Why are you wandering around the capital!”
I was wrong.
Damn, Odelia wasn’t the kind of guy to be scared over something like this.
Despite her lack of skill, she rushed at me without fear in the slightest.
All of the frightened and procrastinating things were just acting to catch me off guard.
She is also a girl who is not a normal bet.
Whiik! widely!
“A little bit… … !”
“Gagaga, did you dare to grab this princess by the wrist!? I don’t know if you’re a ghost with no roots, but you’ll regret it!”
Odelia rebelled against me, displaying great hostility.
In the first place, reflected in her gold eyes, I was no different from the tin cans. I really was just a ghost!
The fact that I saved him won’t immediately grasp.
From her point of view, it’s the same ghost anyway, so what’s the difference? It’s just a slightly stronger ghost.
Let’s quickly subdue and finish the situation.
“You damn ghost! Do you mean to be so persistent! How much resentment must have accumulated!”
If you resist so stubbornly, I have no choice but to resort to violence… … ?
“When you see it again, you will have to prepare for your second death, specter. That ugly mug! I will remember it clearly!”
Flash!
For a moment, I was blind. A tremendous flash of light burst out as if it would burn my eyeballs.
Solarion.
It’s a pearl-shaped object, and it’s a magic tool that absorbs the sun’s light normally and then outputs that light all at once when needed.
Odelia seemed to have brought a lot of things with her in preparation for this situation. After all, he is a thorough guy.
“Keugh!”
Thanks to that, I became the first blind ghost in another world.
Do it, do it—!
The sound of swift footsteps fades away. This time it seems that he really went upstairs.
“ha. You got it right.”
Unlike other normal characters, he is very bright and does not feel fear.
It’s my fault for misunderstanding that I could easily subdue him by grabbing his wrist. Odelia was not a very easygoing guy.
Again, the first meeting with the heroine candidate was not very good.
In the first place, meeting Odelia in the basement of the royal castle as ‘Aren’ is itself a realm outside the story.
Every moment felt like walking through a maze in an unknown world.
It must have been okay once I got back safely.
I was relieved that Odelia was fine and that her personality hadn’t changed.
“see.”
Gradually, sight returned. It was still dark all around.
[Story damage rate 80%]
Fortunately, the story damage rate also stopped at 80%. If things went wrong, I could have been in real trouble.
[Story damage rate 81%]
[Story damage rate 82%]
“uh? uh huh?”
… … .
[Story damage rate 90%]
An earthquake occurred in the pupil.
why not?
Even Odelia was safely saved, but why is the damage rate skyrocketing?
Once at 90%, there was no further change. Should I say I’m glad it didn’t soar?
Sweat dripped down his erect muscles.
“sh*t.”
Let’s stay calm. After taking a deep breath, I put things together again.
For now, Odelia is safe.
In the worst case, she was dead or had already fallen into the hands of the Pope, but fortunately that was not the case.
And Odelia was solved, but the story damage rate went up.
If it wasn’t Odelia’s problem, there was only one cause.
It was clear that something had changed on the part of the Pope and the head of the Magic Association.
‘Is it possible that the demon king is about to be resurrected?’
I have no choice but to go and check it out soon.
The moment you want to take a step with a sense of urgency.
“uh?”
I found that Odelia’s clockwork had fallen off.
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.
.
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dump-!
“Ha ha ha… … . Such a disaster.”
I ran to the ground without looking back. The bedroom we arrived at.
As soon as Odelia entered the room, she collapsed on the floor.
He was sure to be prepared for the risk, and to some extent expected to face the monster.
But.
“What, what is that ghost with that nightmare-like face… … .”
Even though it was dark everywhere, Odelia had special eyes that could tell things apart.
Aren’s face, seen through her special eyes, was more terrifying than any monsters, demons, or specters that Odelia had seen in her 20 years of life.
Especially… … .
“Weren’t the eyeballs completely empty?”
The ever-increasing dark circles caused great misunderstandings with dramatic effects in the dark, and instilled serious trauma in Odelia.
With a click!
The trembling hand even dropped the elf’s dagger.
At the time, he won with superhuman mental strength, but it was different now when he returned to the safety of his bedroom.
As soon as the tension was released, all the strength in the legs was lost. My fingers were trembling.
“Th-I never thought something so scary would exist… … . Whoa.”
Odelia couldn’t sleep that night.
It was partly because he was worried about the future of the kingdom and the safety of the castle, but the scary ghost underground was the biggest culprit.
“Maria. Oh, today you will wait by my side.”
“Yes… … ? By the princess?”
Odelia, who usually solves everything on her own and even drinks a glass of water herself, calls a lady-in-waiting for the first time in her life and asks her to stay with her tonight.
The maid opened her eyes wide, doubting her ears.
Somehow, she looked different from the princesses she usually served.
“When we meet again.”
“Yes?”
“… … It is not.”
“Are you okay?”
Odelia forced her trembling hands to calm down and nodded slightly.
You must not show weakness.
“Go, isn’t it bad to make friends like this sometimes?”
“… … Poetry, how is the maid with the princess?”
* * *
‘Is this enough?’
I came prepared to be caught.
Since the Pope or the head of the Magic Association are opponents, they must have enough skills to catch my presence.
In the worst case, it might end in battle.
But what if I am as ready as they are?
things are different
Here’s how.
Stage 1. fluid escape.
You can never see me with the naked eye.
Step 2. cover one’s body in shadow
I don’t think that someone will notice my presence through the shadow curtain in the first place.
What I’m worried about is the one-in-a-box situation.
So, finally step 3. Odelia’s ‘Clockwork’
When I activate this, it blocks all noise, magic, and presence around me.
If I make threefold preparations like this, who will really notice my existence?
This would have been impossible even for my eponymous grandfather.
‘He’s strong.’
I can now spy on the Pope’s evil deeds with peace of mind.
After everything was ready, I went down quickly.
Going down one more level and going around a complex maze, a heterogeneous space finally appeared.
Even though I knew I wouldn’t be caught, I held my breath and carefully took my steps.
As I got closer, I overheard a conversation. The two of them were crossing the darkness with a magic crystal that emitted light.
“Is it true who is really up there?”
“you’re right. There is also a quarrel, and my soldiers are not moving anymore.”
As expected, it was the voice of the Pope and Hera.
“Then, he must be coming here.”
“yes. But no matter how much detection magic I use, I can’t feel anything. It seems to be back.”
Hera stretched out her palm and focused for a moment. It was like that for about 10 seconds, but then I shook my head and opened my eyes.
“I went back. There is no one on this floor.”
“What is the probability that he died?”
“I do not know. I don’t think so.”
Hera gave a faint smile. As if this situation is interesting.
“Aren, is that traitor?”
“You look like Princess Odelia.”
The conversation between the two was certainly interesting.
Because he had noticed Odelia’s existence, and had mistakenly thought that she was the one who defeated the spirit knight.
“A princess? Does that mean you have the skills to do that?”
“He is the only child in the castle who saw through my magic. If you’ve been hiding your powers, there’s nothing to be surprised about.”
The pope scanned the stretched throat. A tired look was evident.
“I’ll have to deal with that naughty kid sooner or later. But, I thought that blackfire would move, but surprisingly.”
“I put up surveillance, but there is no news from them. I think I’m just asleep.”
“… … Are you relaxing?”
The pope’s eyes narrowed. It looked uncomfortable.
Unwillingly, it became like a psychological warfare against the Pope and the head of the Magic Association.
‘Rather good… … ?’
By taking advantage of this situation, he was able to properly deceive his eyes.
Tomorrow rather moved noticeably, so it looked good even if I acted in a way that I didn’t notice their ulterior motives.
“It’s the first day, so maybe I just grasped the atmosphere.”
“Still, don’t be careless. Go upstairs right after you’re done and put more surveillance magic on it. Please ask the princess too.”
“Whoops. It is.”
After the two talked, they took a few more steps.
The air has changed.
The concentration of demonia was so strong that I immediately thought, “How could I not have noticed this level of demonia?”
And finally… … .
“Is the devil’s egg as planned?”
“… … Moved to the last day of the festival as planned. There are a lot of people, so it must be easy to cheat.”
“Are the cadets poisoned as scheduled?”
“okay.”
I checked the demon lord’s sealing stone, but they started spitting out strange noises.
‘Wait what?’
“The day the demon king will come out of the egg is getting closer. You should be prepared to move to the academy and drink fresh, high-quality spirits.”
It’s not a sealing stone, but it’s not enough that it’s an ‘al’, so I’m moving it somewhere… … ?
And what else? poisoned?
[Story damage rate 90%]
I realized what this message meant.