219. wrong meeting (1)
“Ackerman. it’s okay? You’re not burned, are you?”
“yes… … Even if you touch it strangely, it is not hot.”
After all sorts of twists and turns in the Western Isles, Ackerman obtains Rachel’s phoenix egg.
He held the egg in his hand and looked at it curiously.
“It is really mysterious. It is beautiful.”
Princess Elace, who assisted Ackerman by overcoming adversity together, expressed her appreciation. The eyes reflected in the fire shone brightly.
As the daughter of a duke, she had never seen anything as beautiful as a phoenix egg, even as she grew up seeing all the precious and beautiful things in the world. She fell in love with Al’s beauty.
-It’s been a while. A phoenix that doesn’t listen.
Acheron, who had known the Phoenix for a very long time, had a completely different impression.
As an aside, the Phoenix didn’t get along well with Acheron. The two of them were fighting each other even at the warrior party.
Still, I couldn’t hide my joy at seeing them again after a long time, and Acheron was also in a state of high tension.
While Acheron brooded over his memories, Ackerman and Elace escaped from a cave deep in the Western Isles.
It was then.
――!
Suddenly, a gale blew.
-Well?
To be fair, it was just an ordinary wind. Ellace just said, ‘Kyaa!’ I screamed and grabbed only the flying hair.
Acheron and Ackerman noticed that this was no ordinary wind. They sensed a strange aura in the distance.
‘Acheron-sama.’
―Yes, did you feel it too?
‘Yes. If it’s northeast… … .’
―It must be the royal castle.
The royal castle is where Aren went.
Acheron immediately grasped the identity of the ominous aura. As I focused my mind, there was something faint but distinctly felt.
An ominous and dangerous energy that I felt a long time ago.
―Thanatos is resurrected.
* * *
“Lord.”
“I beg you so earnestly.”
“Leave innocent people harmed, and give me the strength to lift the darkness over the world.”
“And senior Aren… … please… … .”
Inside the quiet chapel.
Bell, who knelt in front of the Holy Cross, prayed without eating or sleeping properly for several days.
At Aren’s request, she immediately found out the secret passage in the Pope’s office and found the oath of Nastal, one of the three gods.
Since the pope had gone to the royal castle, it was no different from robbing an empty house.
She had done her job, but her worries remained.
Bondi saintess is bound to pray without ceasing during the festival to honor the great hero.
However, the reason she is praying now is not just to honor the great hero.
It was a prayer for those fighting to stop the resurrection of the demon king somewhere in the royal castle. In fact, it would have been a prayer for the second great hero.
You never know what terrible things will happen.
Indeed, it was no wonder that all the people were killed and the demon king was resurrected and the world was stained with evil.
Bell was hopeful and fervent in prayer.
‘Senior Aren.’
If it was that man, it seemed like he would do something.
It is not a vague belief. His actions, which she witnessed firsthand, were well-founded. Aren will definitely do it.
‘Please come back without dying.’
Bell’s worries included a bit of selfishness. It was love for the opposite sex that should not be cherished as a saint woman candidate.
I felt guilty, but now my worries are far ahead of me.
Bell just held her breath and prayed. just want to stay alive
Cardinal Livius came to Belle who prayed until the festival was over.
“Candidate Saint.”
“… … Is the festival over?”
Bell, looking somewhat tired, asked with a haggard face.
Yet there was benevolence and beauty in his face. Now, even if she is a saint, she has a noble appearance that is comparable to that of a saint.
“Yes. Thank you for your hard work. And one more news.”
Bell’s heart sank.
If the cardinal delivered it himself, it would be important news.
And right after the festival, the news he brought was most likely related to an incident in the royal castle.
“What… … Joe?”
Bell asked, placing both hands neatly on her chest. Please, I hope it’s not bad news.
“His Holiness the Pope… … You have ascended and descended.”
Bell wasn’t sure if this news was good news or not. It was because I couldn’t confirm Aren’s safety with this fact alone.
The plan that Aren had carried out in the first place was a top secret among top secrets. To the extent that even Livius, who was on the same side, did not inform.
He promised to return to the academy when everything was over. Right now, I had no choice but to believe Aren’s words.
Bell had a job to do.
“okay… … . Would you hurry to prepare the funeral and gather the cardinals and archbishops?”
“All right. Candidate Saint.”
The Oath of Nastal was rich and radiating tremendous magical power.
* * *
Aren’s concerns were number 0, but this was an issue that could not be overlooked.
It’s nothing else, it’s a demon.
It was a subject they had risked their lives fighting for until just now, but Sianna and Cain couldn’t stand to see her calmly wearing a mask and worrying about Aren.
The strangeness that I was not aware of because I was worried about Aren came over time. The absurdity and disgust multiplied thanks to that.
“What are you guys!”
“You are a demon. Oh my God this… … !”
Sparks rose from Cain’s swordfish, and Shiana gathered what little magic she had left and manifested a lightning spear.
Devlani and Krakchar did not stand still.
Devlani wore a wedge-like demon and was ready to attack at any time, and Krakchar stuck his hand into the ground and lifted a rock over his head.
The impulsive speculation was ignorant, but it was a moment where you could fully understand how strong the power of the four people was.
“Ugh!”
Aren, who was watching all of this, tried to stand up. Odelia, who had been watching their quarrel from a little distance, helped Aren to get up.
“thank you. Princess.”
“… … It is not.”
Odelia answered slightly awkwardly.
This is the man I thought was a ghost just a few hours ago.
Are misunderstandings only ghosts? I was so wary of thinking that it might be the limbs of the demon king, but the Aren that Odelia saw was not such a human being.
Rather, Aren was a hero who risked his life to fight against the demon king.
That’s why Odelia’s head was complicated.
It’s clear that I fought the demon king… … His appearance, soul, and way of fighting were by no means those of an ordinary ‘human’.
The same goes for those two demons trying to protect him.
If it was a really bad demon, it would have rushed in and tried to attack humans.
However, the fact that they are only in a defensive posture and do not fall away from Aren means that they are a little different from the demons that Odelia knew.
‘perhaps… … .’
The way the princess sees the world is different. Seeing Aren and those two strange demons, he was foretelling new possibilities.
So, Odelia just watched the situation from a step back.
Anyway, the core of this vortex is a man named Aren Blackfire.
Let’s see how he comes out.
“Devlani. Krakchar. Stop it.”
Aren overcame the excruciating pain and stopped them both.
??????????
Excluding Deckard, who immediately left to subdue the demons and deal with the monsters roaming the castle, everyone raised a question mark above their heads.
“Did you call me by name? just now?”
“Areaeen. what’s this. What happened?”
Siana and Cain fought and beat everything, and for now, they joined Aren on both sides.
When I woke up to Aren’s voice, it was because blood was still flowing from Aren’s empty left arm.
“hhhh.”
In addition, Aren’s dark circles were not an exaggeration, but now came down to his chin, and his sunken eyes looked lifeless enough to believe that he would die in 10 seconds.
Upon seeing that, Sianna and Cain realized it.
It’s not about fighting demons, it’s about protecting Aren’s side somehow. It was a waste of time passing by.
“C’mon, Siana. Can you make the leap to church? Let’s take it to Bell. Then maybe we can save it.”
“Hey, heh… … I’ve used up all my magic right now!”
Cyana wailed. Even if he squeezed out all his remaining mana, he could only move about halfway.
“Siana! Wake! Do it anyway, try it. Use my magic!”
When everyone is in a state of confusion… … .
Swoop.
Aren’s arm grew.
Siana and Cain didn’t notice, and were still flustered.
Odelia saw the absurd sight, then rubbed her eyes and checked again.
The empty left arm was no longer empty.
‘Well, could the author be a lizard?’
The demon king was resurrected and even exterminated. Nothing surprised me now.
“Al, I get it. I’ll try.”
Tears flowed from Siana’s eyes.
But Siana did not give up. Anyway, I knew that I was the only hope to save Aren right now.
“… … Ana… … .”
“Yes, Aren. Joe, be patient. Hehe. big!”
Aren stretched out his left hand.
“aaagh! Don’t die!”
Cyanna held Aren’s trembling hand to her cheek and burst into tears. It seemed that Aren’s breath would run out soon, so his mental couldn’t hold on.
“… … sign… … .”
“… … Aren. eat heartily You can do it. Don’t give up!”
Aren raised his right arm this time. Cain held onto that trembling hand and encouraged Aren not to give up.
Sianna and Cain grabbed Aren’s arms and shed tears.
“… … .”
“… … .”
At this point, it was time for the two women to notice something strange.
Aren’s arm was clearly one, but both of them are holding Aren’s arm. It’s not even someone else’s arm. It was obviously his arm attached to Aren’s body.
But how?
Let that thought go,
“Kyaaah!”
“… … !”
Sianna and Cain were so startled that they let go of Aren’s hand.
“Yuk.”
Aren groaned at the impact of the thrown arm.
After the demon king disappeared, his demonic energy gradually recovered and his arm was regenerated.
So now I wanted to confess everything and ask for forgiveness, but the appearance was very ambiguous.
“Blackfire-sama!”
“Are you all right!”
Devlani raised Aren up again. I inflated the heart’s tail so much that I made it like a cushion and leaned on his back.
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Krakchar did not relax easily, perhaps because the people around him were uncomfortable. It was ready to bite the scruff of the neck and split the belly skin with nails.
“Krakchar… … Because it’s okay.”
Aren struggled to get up. After one-shotting Winsorbing’s tears, he was remarkably recovered.
“Lord.”
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Kraktsar bowed his head and expressed his allegiance. He also took his life.
Naturally, Cyana, Cain, and Odelia couldn’t understand how the situation was going.
“Bah, what just… … Raguha, did you?”
“Your lord?”
gears that mesh together.
Cyana and Cain vaguely knew a secret about Aren.
I couldn’t believe it, but the word ‘lord’ that Krakchar said became a piece to complete the puzzle.
“Aren. Can you?”
“… … .”
Aren saw the faces of the two women demanding the truth.
At the same time, the two women also saw Aren’s face.
It was a face that seemed to have a natural mix of a demon and a human face. It wasn’t just a human face with one horn.
Sianna and Cain faced each other and swallowed.
What is to come has come.
He seemed to be thinking like this.
“Would you all like to sit down? Because I have something to tell you.”
Arren leaned against a sycamore tree that stood lonely in the field, contemplating where to begin with the story.
All sorts of fatigue come. I wish I could sleep like this forever.
Still, when I think of the guys who look at me with longing eyes, I should put off those comfortable thoughts for now.
… … okay. The first thing I want to say is this.
“I am a great demon.”
* * *
Siana and Cain’s reaction was less intense than I thought.
Rather, it seemed that the shock itself was less because he was aware of it to some extent. I fully understood why Aren had no choice but to become a great demon.
Instead of being shocked, Odelia thought, ‘This kind of thing happens in my life…’ … .’ and showed considerable interest.
It seemed that the princess was thinking about the ‘political’ factor. The possibility that humans and demons can coexist!
―How could Aren do this to me! cheated on me! I hate you! Something like a demon… … go die!
-Aren. I like you, but it’s not that I don’t. i have to die
In the worst case, I was prepared to hear something like this.
“then. Aren doesn’t die, right?”
“Surprising, but… … .”
However, the reaction was more lukewarm than I thought, so I’m not sure whether I should like this or not.
Rather, I wondered if my delusions were too severe.
‘but.’
They said they had been hiding it for a while, but it must have been huge without knowing it.
Siana and Cain aren’t idiots, and if they didn’t expect anything like this, it seems rather problematic.
The ones who were shocked again were the demons.
“Hey. Lord, let’s go to the realm quickly… … . I mean, those girls are scary… … .”
Devlani’s ears and heart tail were drooping slightly, and Krakchar had an 8.0-degree earthquake in his pupils.
Humans and Demons are in one place. I would have expected a bloody fight without questioning or questioning, but the three humans were more docile than I thought.
All common sense and prejudice Krakchar had for hundreds of years were shattered in an instant.
It was much more effective than my explanation and persuasion a hundred times.
“Humans… … Should I try to understand first?”
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Kraktsar murmured softly. If it was a human, it was definitely different from a monster that recklessly exposes its fangs.
At that time, the eyes of Krakchar and Cyana met.
Shiana was startled, then opened her mouth.
“excuse me.”
He is a brazen little boy with a trivial topic. Kraktsar seemed a little wary, but his eyes were curious as to what the wild child would say.
“Why, why are you calling me? human.”
“We are reconciled.”
“Hoo.”
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Kraktsar was at a loss for what to do with Cyana’s unexpected request, while Odelia watched with interest as if watching a social experiment.
“no. Hmm. This.”
“Come on.”
Siana held out her hand. It meant shaking hands.
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Krakchar learned what it meant when a human stretched out his hand and smiled after getting beaten up a few times by me. That’s why I couldn’t help but be more surprised.
Because this really meant reconciliation.
All attention was focused on their handshake.
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Kraktsar was sweating and only looked at me.
“Hmm.”
The demon king was resurrected and disappeared somewhere. You never know what kind of catastrophe will happen in the future.
Perhaps there is a possibility that humans and demons will join forces.
There are a lot of things that need to be dealt with right now.
So first of all reconciliation, truce, peace agreement. Anything is good, so it’s better to solve the most troublesome problem first.
The handshake between Sianna and Krakchar is quite meaningful.
“ruler. handshake.”
I forced the two of them to shake hands.
Siana grabbed Krakchar’s large index finger and shook it up and down.
“Hey.”
“Uh, um… … .”
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Krakchar awkwardly scratched the back of his head at Siana’s bright smile.
It was a historic moment.