178. Lavinia and Cher
with a plop-
There was a ripple in the calm waters. The monsters that ran after smelling blood died in the rare experience of being burned to death in the water.
There was a huge tower at the bottom of the dark, deep sea where even light did not enter.
The tower opened at the appearance of the owner, and Berge entered.
“It’s the Demon King!”
“The Demon King is back!”
“Damn, how are you? The power of the special bomb we made!”
“I wanted to see it for myself!”
“Records! Did you say that you will take a recorder?”
“Thanks to the research to make the core of the golem, I applied magic on top of the mana, so I wouldn’t have noticed until just before the explosion…?”
“… the Demon King?”
“…are you okay?”
“Vivian, call Vivian.”
“The Demon Lord is hurt!”
“Isn’t it because our bomb was more powerful than we thought and got caught up in it?”
“You mean it was made so well that it even had an effect on the Demon King? Also, my skills are…”
The Dwarves trembled and climbed up. After a while, Vivian appeared.
“What, what is this? Did you fail?”
“succeded. just···.”
“just?”
“No, no. There was one variable. But it worked out.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
Berge’s physical condition was not normal to say the least. The scales were torn in half and a deep sword was engraved. There was no sign of stopping the blood flowing continuously.
“You are a dragon. Demon dragon’s regenerative power…”
“It is dimensional interference. I called you because the power of interference is holding back the recovery.”
Because the succubus is learning the magic of healing, albeit slightly. Although that was far short of a proper healing wizard, it was still better than nothing.
Not to mention she’s a succubus queen.
“Did you say you were going to come just to watch, but you were caught and surrounded by tens of thousands of people?”
“similar.”
The battle was one-on-one against Balaf Dislord, but there were a lot of Allied forces around it, so it wasn’t wrong.
“So you rolled your tail and ran away?”
“I didn’t curl my tail.”
There was no turning back to see the end, so I just retreated for a while.
It wasn’t clear whether a win or loss with him would be a win or a loss. And there were tens of thousands of people around, even if they were in a panic.
He did not want to be hunted as a wretched, wounded dog even after winning. So, in spite of the disgrace, they retreated.
“We call it escape.”
“Shut up. I am not in that cage.”
“With pride. done. This is my best.”
“Only?”
“It wasn’t even my area of expertise in the first place.”
“Well, that’s not bad.”
Berge checked the condition of his body. The wound was not completely healed, but the interference was greatly removed. He was not seriously injured to death in the first place, so the rest would naturally recover over time.
“Are you okay?”
Gordon came down late. Berger nodded.
“Call the princesses right now. There is something to find out.”
Ballaf Dislord. The question about the damn hero still lingered in my mind.
How does he have a red dragon sword?
How could a single warrior be so strong?
no.
‘Is he really the Ballaf Dislord?’
Is it true that he is the strongest star who has lived as a hero for decades after hunting a demon king?
“Yes.”
“You too, Vivian, you too.”
“okay.”
After a while, the demon king, the four princesses, the lieutenant, and the former demon king gathered at the top of the tower.
“Just a while ago, the troop fell into the trap I prepared.”
“ah.”
“Then are they all dead?”
“die?”
“Everyone must be dead. Everyone knows about dwarven bombs.”
In that order, they were Kaede, Elena, Lavinia, and Louise.
“The heroes who entered the tower suffered close to annihilation, and even the Allied Forces guarding the tower suffered great damage.”
“No, are there any living ones?”
Louise wrinkled her brow.
“Yes.”
“Nonsense. Dwarven bombs are the best on the continent! How many bombs were planted in that fake tower, but not annihilation?”
“That doesn’t change anything.”
“This is one of two things.”
“what?”
“Either the bombs weren’t enough, or the logger just made up the bombs!”
“Neither.”
“no?”
“The explosive power was enough.”
did enough damage. Increasing the number of bombs would increase their range, but it wouldn’t have killed Ballaf Dislord anyway.
“But there was one motherfucker that exceeded my expectations.”
“A very strong warrior?”
“It’s Ballaf Dislord.”
“No matter how strong the Ballaf Dislord is, that’s enough?”
“okay. Kaede Jespine.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“You will remember I asked you about balaf earlier.”
“Yes.”
“At the time, I was skeptical.”
“What if… at that time?”
“Now I am sure. He pulled out a red dragon sword.”
Kaede’s pupils dilated.
“I can.”
“As you said, the emperor must be involved. right?”
“…if there is a possibility, that’s it, but it’s hard to believe that Abamama gave the symbol of the empire to a single hero.”
“Balaf Dislord is not a single hero.”
“Compared to the Empire, one is correct.”
“What if the emperor’s anger towards me is that great?”
Berge left a huge scar on the reputation of a strong empire.
He dreamed of overthrowing the country by tricking a warlock in Habstrain Gorge and dropping monsters into the empire’s territory.
If it was the emperor, the supreme ruler of the empire, this provocation would never have been tolerated.
“But, wasn’t the red dragon sword gone before the demon king dropped the monsters?”
“But it’s also after Ballaf’s failed one heroic act.”
Of course, I couldn’t be sure of anything. Berge was just thinking of a plausible possibility.
“Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now. The power of Ballaf Dislord. He fought a battle on an equal footing with me.”
Absorbing Phoenix’s corpse.
Absorb the tower to increase the effectiveness of canceling interference.
Bergewa who even ate the Dragon Heart.
It transcends all of the ballaf known so far.
“How long has it been since Ballaf Dislord became a hero?”
“It’s 28 years. I heard that you first made a name for yourself by subjugating monsters in the Empire.”
it’s 28 years It was a very short time for him as a demon dragon, but a very long time for a human.
And even the same amount of time does not flow equally from individual to individual. Humans with short lifespans are as fierce as they are, so those who have lived less than 50 years often defeat the Demon King.
28 years is not a very long time, but it is enough time for an exceptionally strong human being to become stronger.
But nonetheless.
‘That doesn’t make sense.’
“How many demon kings did he kill?”
“It is one.”
Even more so if there is only one demon king who has been defeated, and thus absorbed.
“name is?”
“I heard that he is a demon king with the nickname of the Blood Sea.”
“He is the Demon King of the Blood Sea…”
I can tell just by hearing the name. It’s a really intuitive name.
“Is it Vampire Lord?”
“Yes. This is the Demon King who was subjugated about 15 years ago. At the time of the subjugation, I heard that about 10 years had passed since he descended.”
“Why did you become the target of subjugation?”
The demon lords of Araine are not good at angular actions according to Jason’s intentions. Because Jason knows it’s good for survival, aside from leading the situation so much.
A vampire who has endured for 10 years would not have known that fact.
“Because they attacked the eastern part of Hilderan.”
The answer was replaced by Elena.
“East Hilderan?”
“yes. At that time, it is said that the Demon King of the Blood Sea had thousands of vassals.”
“why?”
“We were planning a subjugation in Hilderan because we rapidly expanded our forces. I hit the player first.”
“You must have run like a normal demon king.”
“Perhaps. Anyway, the towns and villages east of Hilderan were devastated by the attack that was close to a surprise attack, and Abamama, the Crown Prince at the time, organized a subjugation team and asked for help from the Heroes’ Guild.”
It was different from the case where the troops could not be sent due to a blockage between countries. Like Ormus, who lost his prince and sent thousands of troops, Hilderan decided to subjugate them himself.
While organizing the subjugation team, he requested help from the Heroes’ Guild, and the one who was dispatched at that time was Ballaf This Lord.
“At the time, Ballaf This Lord was just one of those champions who made a name for themselves.”
He was strong and succeeded in subjugating quite a few, but there was no special one. Because of this, the rating was downgraded and it was not possible to enter the star.
“So, Beirun Kochna was a star that came as the captain of the Brave Squad.”
“Are you dead?”
“yes. I know that he died in the process of subjugating the Demon Lord. And Ballaf This Lord, who cut off the Demon King’s head, became a new star.”
“What will happen after that?”
“While showing pro-imperial tendencies, I often showed them going on raids or subjugating various monsters and monsters. But nothing special.”
“Then that’s weird. Why are you being evaluated as the strongest warrior without anything special?”
Of course it was true. None of the current warriors can cross the Ballaf Dislord. Berge experienced it himself.
“There was one incident.”
“Incident?”
“It must have been a few years after the Demon King of the Blood Sea died. As Ballaf Thisslord’s reputation was growing, he had an argument with one of the stars of the day, Carlson Donette.”
“Carlson Donette?”
“At that time, he was a star that was praised as the strongest.”
Humans always like to rank. Among the active warriors, the star was the object of envy of all the warriors, and among them, he implicitly exalted the strongest.
Carlson Donette was a great warrior before Ballaf Dislord.
“No one knows what caused the two of them to fight. Neither of them explained it.”
“But one day, the two officially competed at the guild headquarters of the Traparta Alliance.”
“Balaf won.”
It was a very predictable ending.
“Yes, Balaf Dislord has won.”
“I don’t just win, I say it was overwhelming. The duel was one-sided from start to finish, and Carlson Donette said he didn’t do any harm to Ballaf Thisslord. Conversely, he had his right arm amputated. Thanks to you, I retired.”
A new strong force that overwhelmingly defeated the strongest of the time. To be in awe of him, it was only natural for him to take off.
“I mean, it’s been that way.”
“It is also important that we have carried out numerous subjugations. All those who went on raids or monster subjugation with him are in awe of him.”
“Because it’s too easy to subdue?”
“Yes.”
‘lack.’
Everything is too abstract. At first glance, his overwhelming victory over the former Star is great, but compared to the strength he has shown, it is a blood clot.
‘But can it be judged that he had that level of power from ten years ago?’
From then on, it was such a skill that I was able to look down on the same star. Considering the short life of a human being, it was quite surprising.
“What happened before that?”
“Nothing will be revealed. Even if…”
“There is no reason for you to be so interested in him. understood.”
“Sorry for not being of any help.”
“Okay.”
It was kind of helpful.
‘Initially, I had high expectations.’
He habitually summoned the princesses, thinking of Ernyl, who comes out quickly when he asked anything. However, one hero’s personal history was not something they could know in detail.
‘Ernian and Hillen, I’ll have to give orders to the golden moon to gather more information about him.’
‘And apart from that, I’ll have to go ahead with the plan. In this situation, if you kidnap that damn guy, the continent will shake even more…’
It was then that he realized that everyone’s eyes were focused on him.
‘Well.’
Having stopped thinking, Berger habitually put his hand into the subspace.
“Would you like some chocolate?”
The princesses nodded.
* * *
Creung-
Titan opened his eyes. I could see the ceiling of the tower I was used to now.
he got up He scratched his butt and yawned.
And soon, with an alert mind, he looked at his own body. breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, nothing changed.
ok-
His master always goes to work when he is asleep. So far I didn’t think it was that bad.
Because I was always stronger when I woke up. He was a demon and a titan. It was natural to instinctively pursue strength.
He had the belief that the master would not harm him. just a while ago.
That trust was broken not long after coming to this tower. I slept and woke up to find something missing on my buttocks. His wobbly muscles disappeared and a strange shape took place.
That he, a proud race of titans, wears the tail of a weak succubus.
You have degenerated muscles because of that.
It was a titan’s shame.
No matter how much he cared for and loved him, this was impossible.
I went right away and asked him to take the tail off.
“shut up.”
But the commander was adamant. Djiji banged his head.
It hurt so much that tears came out.
I tried to remove the tail myself, but I couldn’t get rid of the way it was attached.
Still, he didn’t give in. He shouted that he could no longer do anything with his body unless he removed his tail.
So I’ve been avoiding the master until now.
“Cher.”
Then, his lord came.
Cher shrugged with caution. I figured out an escape route so that I could escape at any time.
“enforce.”
Kreung-
pointed to the tail.
“no.”
Then that’s not the case either. He shook his head.
But the commander did not retreat.
“this.”
The monsters came with something. It was a very beautiful red color.
“Dragon. scales.”
“··········!”
It was a brilliant muted light.
“Dragon, horns, wings.”
“··········!”
“you?”
Cher imagined. Covered in dragon scales, with dragon horns and wings on its head, a figure full of majesty.
It was beautiful. strong and violent It was the ideal he had dreamed of.
It was like a giant dragon. A noble and great demon.
He nodded fiercely.
“tail.”
He nodded once more.
If you could attach dragon scales and horns, you could tolerate the tail of a succubus.
“hand.”
held out his hand
bang-
His head was slammed to the floor with a dizzying pain. It hurt.
“Swarm, forward.”
I swore I wouldn’t waste it in the future. I rubbed my face in the master’s hand.
“great. good.”
Then the master laughed.
Cher laughed too.
A little humiliating, but what? The dragon’s power awaits him.