018. The inevitable
“uh···. Did I hear you right?”
Ernya tightened her big eyes.
“I heard it right.”
“but.”
No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand
“I am a princess.”
“I am the Demon King.”
“The hero is coming to rescue me.”
“You are coming to kill me. therefore?”
“I can not.”
“Yeah, I thought I would answer that way.”
Berge did not have high expectations either.
just.
Ernn’s attitude was strangely cooperative.
An action without repulsion towards the Demon King’s Tower.
It just raised the question of whether it might be possible.
I had no intention of forcing it. If it was a human being to help an opponent with all their heart and sincerity by force, there would have been no need to hang an elf.
Still, I have to unravel the remedies I’ve been thinking about.
“Healan Cargill is a strong warrior. There’s a good chance it’ll kill me and save you. It will most likely take you back to the kingdom.”
“ah. To the kingdom . . .”
Berge did not miss the change in her eyes. There was definitely something.
It was like instinct. For some reason, Ernyan was reluctant to return to the kingdom.
‘What should be in the house to be more reluctant than the Demon King?’
It was unimaginable for Berge. So I didn’t imagine. Instead, he threw a carrot this time.
“Come to think of it, it seems that you have a greed for the elixir.”
“Elixir?”
“I can give it to you if you want.”
“…what if I’m hostile to the hero?”
“It will be.”
she shut her mouth He licked his chubby lips.
and after a while.
“Can I think about it for a bit?”
A relatively positive response came back.
…is this going to happen?
* * *
To be honest, it was a gamble.
It would be great if I did, but I saw the possibility very low. So I just threw it out and got a rather positive answer.
So Berge was in trouble.
I thought I knew about humans quite well, but I needed to completely revise it.
“Aren’t humans attached to their families?”
But why does the princess hate her kingdom so much? I heard that it is a promising machine in the kingdom.
I couldn’t figure out why, but I couldn’t deny that it worked.
“What if Hillen Cargill met the princess just because he confidently reached the fourth floor.”
It was nice to see her bewildered.
At first, I didn’t think the princess could win. The gap that was revealed when the princess was hostile to the hero who came to save her was Berger’s target.
“Are you really saying the princess accepted?”
“It’s not decided yet.”
“Of course that’s fine, but she must be crazy.”
“Maybe it is.”
Gordon clicked his tongue. Still, after an hour or so, his thoughts went somewhere else.
“But is it okay if I don’t respond to the Demon Lord Draxon?”
“What do you do?”
You can’t send monsters, and there are no monsters to send. If I had just protested in writing, I would have snorted.
“If you are consistently ignorant that it is not what you did, you cannot catch it.”
“However, if you keep quiet like this and start spreading rumors that Granada is the Demon King’s subordinate…”
“Doesn’t it look like you don’t like things that go wrong after saying you don’t like them?”
“It’s not like that, but first of all, isn’t it a ploy that the Demon Lord puts his heart and soul into?”
“I have tears in my heart. It would be great if you didn’t object on a regular basis, and if you did it again and again.”
“·················ogue.”
If you’re worried about that, it’d be better if you just accept it.
Gordon shut his mouth. No matter how I thought about it, I didn’t like this damn lord.
“Still, there is no need to worry in vain.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means nothing.”
* * *
Agjak Agjak-
“You are absolutely crazy!”
Huge barrel bones were crushed. Drakson who swallowed it as it was, burst into laughter.
“Is that true?”
“Yes. The Red Hawk mercenaries have joined Hillen Cargill’s march.”
“Are you sure Granada is together?”
“The current leader of the red hawk is Granada.”
“Then I am sure.”
Drakson swallowed up the remaining bones. Red blood ran down his lips.
“I thought there was something about being overly cheeky. But I guess that’s the act of putting the elves into heroism. What do you think he is looking for?”
“It’s a spy. I wonder if he will betray him when his bravery reaches its climax.”
“That’s how I see it. And no matter how you think about it, it’s not bad.”
None of the Demon Kings thought of that. But it was so ingenious that I wondered why I couldn’t do it.
Destroying it from the inside is much easier and more effective than destroying it from the outside.
“There will be no use in interfering.”
“Even if Granada reveals that he is a spy of the Demon King, no one will believe it.”
“I will, too.”
Humans have precedents. Even if it wasn’t a black magician who was empowered by demons, there were some humans who took the side of the demon king for their own desires.
But he wasn’t an elf.
The elves have a solid support of the world tree. To protect the World Tree, they oppose the demons.
For hundreds of years, when the demon realm descended in search of the dimension called Arain, not a single elf supported the demons.
“How the hell did you convince the elf?”
“Maybe it could be easy.”
“easy?”
“There are elves in other dimensions as well. Knowing their determination, didn’t everyone conclude that elves can’t be persuaded? I know that no one in Araine has ever tried it.”
“I heard there were a few times in the early days. But it all failed, and after that I didn’t even try.”
“Isn’t that just a simple prejudice? In fact, it could have been possible with a little more effort, but I decided by comparing it to another dimension.”
“However, Berge ran without knowing anything, and was caught by beginner’s luck…. Is it like this?”
“Yes.”
“I’m not sure, but it’s worth thinking about.”
Drakson rubbed his chin.
“For now, let’s watch Granada’s progress. Let’s make secret contact with the elves and explore their possibilities.”
“Yes.”
“And the Berge came down?”
“Yes. With the Dwarves, he disappeared using the Dimensional Shifter in Horton Walk. We found out that the destination was Angsila, but we couldn’t find anything after that.”
“Angila is not my domain, so it has to be. But a dwarf?”
“Yes. I think it was kidnapped.”
“When is the dwarf?”
“It seems that Rosal worked in the blank after returning from being brutally beaten by the Demon King of Berge.”
“After the elves, the dwarves…”
Do you think that the devil has no answer because you’ve been fooling around and pretending to be with the Grand Duke?
So, are you planning on excluding demons and filling the tower with creatures from the Middle-earth?
“I don’t think it will.”
“okay. I hope the Demon King will not do that.”
His pride as a demon denied that. No matter how much he rejected the standard, he couldn’t even imagine it.
“I think it might be to release him as a spy like an elf.”
“Take a look. Where do you release the Dwarf, and if you do, do not miss it and watch it till the end.”
“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”
“I wonder what the hell you are painting.”
Draxon picked up some new meat.
* * *
Ernya Hilderan. The princess of the kingdom who had been kidnapped by the Demon King threw a ball made of clay.
The spirit of the wind ran swiftly and asked for it. He patted his head saying that he had worked hard, and he danced. The same thing was repeated several times.
‘Stop the Hero Healan…?’
I can’t really imagine it.
Hilan had several encounters with her, the hero of Hilderan and the Crown Princess of Hilderan.
A person who was incredibly good.
A person who seemed to like people infinitely.
He is coming to save himself. But should I stop him with my own hands?
‘However.’
I didn’t want to go back to the kingdom.
For her, salvation was not salvation. Just as kidnapping is not just kidnapping.
Life in the tower is boring. Nothing and no one pays attention.
The limited freedom suddenly given was boring and boring.
But at least it was better than the frustration and pressure in the kingdom. It was better than the gazes directed at him.
Especially recently, I haven’t been bothered at all.
When her thoughts reached there, she got up. I went down the stairs and reached the first floor. Tools and lines scattered all over the place welcomed her.
earth earth-
Loud hammer sound.
buzz-
The hot heat warms the air. In the workshop on one side of the first floor, I could see the back of a Dwarf hammering hard.
“What are you doing?”
There was no answer. But this happened often. Did you say that if you concentrate, you won’t be able to hear anything?
With nothing to do anyway, she sat still and watched the burning fire. The fire spirit entered it and danced. The fire grew stronger.
Ernian flinched, but Logger said nothing. There really was no sun, so I left it as it is.
so long
“…what are you doing here?”
Finally, the logger found Ernyan.
“I have a question for you.”
“A question?”
“Why is the logger working here?”
“What else does that mean?”
“First of all, you’re a warrior, aren’t you? kidnapped there too. But I’m curious as to why you work for the Demon King.”
“·················ogue.”
reason? because I can’t help it If you don’t, you die.
And the reason I couldn’t run away was because I knew that I had nothing but a dark future left to run away.
Perhaps outside, the princess was looking for her with her eyes wide open by now.
“…there are just circumstances.”
But my pride didn’t allow me to tell the truth. Even if you were a coward, even if you lived without being bound by the title of a hero, there was a line that you had to defend.
“is that so?”
Ernya tilted her head.
“It helped, though.”
“…I don’t know what my answer was, but I’m glad it was helpful.”
“The Demon King told me to stop the hero if he came up to the 4th floor.”
“···Yes?”
Logger dropped his hammer. He looked around carefully and whispered.
“Is the demon king crazy?”
“It will not be. He looked fine.”
“But you say that to you?”
“I was debating whether or not to do it.”
“Are you thinking about it?”
It wasn’t worth worrying about.
Of course, we should pray for the hero to kill the demon king and return to the kingdom, right?
“But listening to Logger made a decision.”
towards to.
she muttered loudly.
“Because there are some things that I have no choice but to do. What right does a hostage have? If you want to live, you have to do what the kidnapper tells you to do.”
Logger only needed a reason to convince himself. I’ve already made my own conclusions.
‘…Is the Crown Princess of Hilderan crazy?’
I couldn’t help but think that way.
On the other hand, Ernap decided the direction alone.
“Still, I don’t want the hero to die. So I have to walk with it as a condition.”
“I don’t think the Demon King will listen to that, but…”
Just as a hero becomes stronger by killing demons and demons, the demon king also becomes stronger by killing the hero. A particularly strong warrior will be a prey you never want to miss.
“Is that so?”
“I will.”
So the logger was sure. There was no way that greedy demon lord could not avoid eating the few best sacrifices.
“I don’t allow it.”
“Thank you.”
“·················ogue.”
Logger gave up thinking.
* * *
The important thing right now wasn’t to get stronger.
to survive.
I could live to be strong. could take revenge
Therefore, the certainty of catching the hero was more important than the possibility of getting stronger by cutting it.
“And if it is not drilled on the first floor in the first place, all assumptions are meaningless.”
daughter soup-
Logger, who had followed Ernyl out of curiosity and suddenly received a glance, shook his shoulder.
“How is progress?”
“…for now, the installation of the ghost of mana is over. In fact, I’m here to report it.”
“Let’s check it out.”
went down to the first floor. The piece called the ghost of mana was installed completely digging into one wall. The stems extending from the building covered the entire first floor, giving it a strange feeling.
However, there were many more bizarre things than this among the Demon King’s Towers, so it wasn’t really a problem.
“Let’s start.”
“What is the power?”
“Originally, it works semi-permanently by absorbing the mana around it. But now we need mana stones.”
“Let’s start it.”
“Yes.”
The logger turned on the switch. The magic tool began to vibrate with a huge sound.
Something touched my skin. A hazy curtain wrapped around the entire first floor. Berge felt there was no malice there.
‘Control.’
It was a form that prevented the internal energy from leaking out.
‘wait.’
Berger, who was trying to check the performance, stopped. magic tool. and top.
‘If you bring the relics mixed with humans to the tower, you can use them more smoothly. You don’t have to buy them all by wasting your Magi points stupidly?’
13Is it a coincidence that another ghost dam from the Demon King who gave information about the princess came to mind?
Awareness and assimilation, one of the functions that exist in the tower.
It was a system that strengthened the artifacts of Middle-earth according to the tower.
But I didn’t have to. This is because he did not feel the need to strengthen the lower Middle-earth objects by ‘dreading’ the magic points.
At that time, he was crazy about standards and demon supremacy.
Berge carefully touched the core of the magic tool.
That moment.
[The tower recognizes the magic tool ‘Phantom of Mana’ installed on the first floor.]
[It turns out that it was installed at the will of the owner. You can assimilate the tool with the tower.]
[1000pt required.]
[Are you sure you want to assimilate?]
1000pt is by no means light. It was even more precious to convert most of the points into money through Draxon.
But the magic point was no longer omnipotent for him.
“would.”
[Consumes points.]
[12182▶11182]
As he nodded his head slightly, Magi shook.
Gripping Jig-
The magic of the tower ran towards the tool all at once. Eventually, the moment it reached the core, a huge spark shook the entire floor.
[You have discovered huge mana energy.]
[Assimilation failed.]
“failure?”
[More Magi are needed to fully assimilate.]
[Do you want to consume 10000pt to assimilate?]
what?
Failure, and the number of points required increased tenfold. It was all he had now, but the huge energy part stimulated curiosity.
“I accept.”
[Consumes points.]
[11182▶1182]
The magic tool that had stopped started oscillating again.
The stems continued more precisely and densely. Instead of flowing along the wall, it penetrated into the wall, floor, and ceiling, becoming one.
yet.
[The ghost of mana recognizes the master of the tower, Berge Deias as the owner.]
[The power of the ghost of mana is completely replaced with mana ▶ magic.]
[The purpose of the ghost of mana, the concealment of mana changes to the concealment of all energy except magic. The degree is proportional to the level of the Tower and the Demon King.]
[The scope of the ghost of mana extends to the entire tower.]
[Permanently conceals the energy inside the tower.]
[The tower itself can be concealed by consuming magic points.]
“Hey, I didn’t do anything strange! There were no problems in the workshop, so why suddenly…”
“I did it. It’s crazy, so shut up.”
“Yes!”
“Princess. Summon a spirit and use any magic.”
“Is that okay?”
“as you please.”
Berge went out of the tower.
Slowly, very slowly.
walked out the door. I stepped on the white snow. and turned around
Nevertheless, Berger.
I didn’t feel any wave of mana.
nothing.
flicked a finger The tower, regardless of his will, absorbed the magic.
and disappeared. Although it wasn’t perfect, it disappeared like a mirage if you didn’t open your eyes straight.
“·················ogue.”
Berge trembled with euphoria.