055. No Tower
The sky was clear.
Daphner sighed at the snowy mountain he had seen for nearly a month.
cold.
Blowing a white breath, he moved carefully. On the pure white snow, even after he passed, the pure white appearance was maintained.
‘It’s boring. Erzest is a place I never want to come back to.’
Prison Drake’s roar was heard in the distance.
The mountain trembled at the battle for territory between the monsters.
It’s cold, there are monsters, and the climate is like a beggar.
He regretted accepting the quest for a huge amount of money. I should have known when Hillen Cargill said it had failed.
‘Now, only this remains.’
I searched the whole mountain range like this.
It was not an easy task, no matter how much Daphner was.
I had to keep my senses sharp every day, and it was difficult to distribute. Not to mention, there were monsters in Erzest that even a great warrior could not handle.
‘Especially, that demon.’
A monster that deceived even his own senses.
Daphner still got goosebumps just thinking about it.
‘Fortunately, it’s not that fast. But you have to be careful because you never know when or where it will appear.’
It was a bad experience, but thanks to it, I got to the point faster than I expected. It was certain that there was a demon tower in this vicinity.
‘one week. We will find it within a week and leave the mountain.’
And I will never pee on Erzest again.
* * *
The Demon King’s Floor. Berge sat on the throne. According to his manipulation, the power of the tower was revealed.
The view outside the tower unfolded as a hologram.
“came.”
Even if it wasn’t Gordon’s words, I saw Inyeong approaching the basin cautiously.
“Daphner Philian.”
The person who saw it then was right.
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Magi points that decrease rapidly. Was it because the anger and interest towards Berge returned to Draxon’s death and the emergence of a new demon king? The accumulated Magi Points were less than expected.At this rate, only a little over an hour was all it took.
“I also checked the effect of the power, but…”
Gordon groaned anxiously.
“Can you escape his senses?”
“I can’t be sure.”
The power obtained thanks to the ghost of mana was low enough to match the level of the tower. Even though he could deceive those who lacked ability, he didn’t think he would be able to completely overcome the Daphner Philian.
“But you won’t be able to tell at a glance from a distance…”
“Crutu’s role must be more important.”
Daphner reached the peak with a clear view of the basin. There is a tower in it, but it will not be visible to him.
I wish I could go on like this, but Daphner took a step into the basin.
That moment.
Wow-
Daphner stopped at the roar of the monsters. A giant Yeti popped out with her eyes wide open.
Quang-
A huge hand slammed the ground. Dozens of Fear Orcs rushed in screaming.
That was the beginning.
Numerous monsters such as Yeti, Prison Drake, White Wolf, and Twin Head Ogre attacked the colony of Fear Orcs located in the basin.
It was a well-crafted plate.
Crutu, who received Berze’s order, moved the village to the basin, and drove the monsters in time for Daphner’s arrival.
And the battle that follows will be a good breakwater to prevent him from approaching the tower.
“Building a tower in the basin became one of the demon kings.”
There was no need to come down because the basin itself was hidden to be hard to find, but once it was on the top, the bottom was clearly visible.
However, it did not turn as quickly as expected. It was a small incident that one Prison Drake, who had glanced blankly at the scene and found him by chance, and vomited breath, turned into a beehive.
That was then.
smart-
“Come in.”
“Are you busy?”
It was Ernap.
“What’s going on?”
“Kaede-sama is awake.”
“Right. In the future, you will take responsibility and manage it. It is a joint responsibility.”
“I blocked it.”
“You shouldn’t have even thought of escaping in the first place.”
“That’s bullshit.”
“It is the existence of the Demon King who can make it neither compulsion nor compulsion.”
Ernian’s eyes turned pale.
“What is it, those cheeky eyes? Do you want me to pick you up?”
“···no.”
She avoided her gaze. Then, suddenly, I came across the hologram spread out in the center.
“Uh, Daphner?”
“Do you know?”
After I said that, I laughed out loud at myself. The Crown Princess of Hilderan would of course know.
“yes. You asked me to teach you the art of spirits.”
“Animals?”
“I didn’t have any talent, so I couldn’t respond to the lower spirits.”
“That’s good.”
Spirits are quite good at finding magic that is close to the extreme as they are pure mana aggregates.
I didn’t even want to imagine a spirit that was summoned by a hero and had increased interference.
“Why do you want to escape?”
Ernyl’s gaze continued to be fixed on Daphner.
“If you want to escape, you have to leave now. Open the door and ask for help. You can open the door and that hero will be enough to take you and run away.”
It was true. When Daphner decided to take Ernap and started running away, there was no way to catch him right away.
“Do you want to let me go?”
“Well?”
“If you leave, will you let me go?”
No way.
Berge did not have to answer. Ernian’s purple eyes had a strange look.
“I am a dark animist.”
“You mean my subordinate 1?”
“To be precise, the Four Heavenly Kings.”
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at that brazenness.
“What on earth is that childish title?”
“saw. There are always special aides by your side.”
Is there such a childish demon king?
“Is it a history book?”
“···I do not know?”
“It’s a novel.”
“…it was a play.”
“Are you going to turn that nonsense into a play?”
“A famous performing troupe from across the continent was invited to the royal palace.”
“The royal family of Hilderan has a unique taste.”
“I was ten then.”
“But you liked it so much that you remembered it until now?”
“I didn’t like it, I just envied it. Because they were free. Unlike me.”
In particular, the appearance of the ‘Giant of Hell’ who shouted himself as the Four Heavenly Kings and laughed out loud…
Ernyl, who had a slight blush on her face, struggled to avoid her gaze.
“So now, do you consider this to be a part of a play? Are you an actor?”
“It’s not like that.”
“Well, it doesn’t matter. I don’t know what you’re thinking of cooperating with me, but I’m sure it won’t change.”
There were still a lot of things that were questionable, but I didn’t have to ask any further questions. Anyway, thanks to Ernyl, I got Hillen Cargill easily. Her ball was worthy of respect.
“…I don’t.”
“I can’t really believe it. You and I are not in a relationship to trust each other.”
Ernya, who nodded slightly, changed the topic.
“… it will be Obama.”
“Is that the one who sent him?”
“Daphner has a deep connection with Abamama. I know I have received quite a few requests.”
“It’s Hilderan after all.”
After Hillen’s unsuccessful heroism, I heard that they tried to take Hillen away by force. But after it was blocked for a reason, he calmed down and turned off his nerves, but he didn’t seem to give up.
Well, it’s strange that the Crown Princess with a bright future was kidnapped and gave up.
“…there are more and more things to be concerned about.”
Taking control of the continent using elves, investigating Ralph Schmidt, and even Hilderan’s beast.
It was hard to blame anyone for doing the work myself.
The trouble deepened. Meanwhile, Daphner, who had looked around the basin a little more, turned his back.
And exactly seven minutes later, the tower appeared again.
It was a tight timing.
* * *
“failure? failed?”
“I searched everywhere I could. But nowhere was the tower to be found.”
“Are you saying that the Demon King’s Tower is somewhere other than Erzest?”
“The demons have been found.”
“It means there is. Is it a lack of ability?”
“Erzest is a ban overflowing with monsters that humans cannot handle. I can’t go everywhere.”
“That’s the word…!”
“My advice is, if I’m lacking, it’s hard to find anyone. It sounds like a self-praise, but there is no one in this world who is better at searching than I am.”
“under···.”
The man sighed. Daphner stared at him calmly.
“Your Majesty only believed in you.”
“I know. I also valued my relationship with His Majesty, so I abandoned other quests and ran. But you can’t do what you can’t reach.”
“…Damn, how should I report to His Majesty? You brush your teeth every single day.”
“Isn’t it better to ask the Hero’s Guild? Even if it failed once, wouldn’t you have a reaction because the Crown Princess was kidnapped?”
“Oh, I don’t know because you are locked up in the mountains. The guild was turned upside down when it was revealed that the demon kings were using succubus to control the nobles of Dormund.”
“You mean there are still such old-fashioned demon kings?”
“The demon lord of beasts died a while ago. After that, the new demon king descended. She said she was a succubus queen.”
“Did you even hide the tower this time?”
“The tower was found on an island in the Serratine Islands. It’s a little dangerous like other demon lords, but it’s not a difficult location to find or impossible to attack.”
“Well, that’s good.”
“Well, should I really call this lucky? The actions of the Demon Kings are different from before. It means that the delicate balance is being broken.”
Since the advent of the demon lord of lies, the conflict between the demon lord and humans has gradually decreased.
Following the lie, the beast, the severe cold, and the Geum River almost disappeared after the establishment, and there was only one bomb.
“It became two again. Not even one person has been properly identified yet.”
“But the weight is on our side.”
In the early days, I don’t know, but now Alain clearly has a human above the Demon King.
“The bravery has failed twice. Even if you don’t know about the raid, you know that bravery should never be destroyed, don’t you?”
“But the last one was successful, wasn’t it?”
“It’s fortunate, but it wasn’t done under the leadership of the Heroes’ Guild. It’s even louder because of that. And I don’t know if you know this either.”
The man hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth again.
“Your Majesty sent the Qinghai Knights to capture Hillen Cargill.”
“…I didn’t know.”
“Because you were in the Empire at that time, and you buried it well so it wouldn’t leak.”
“Because of that, the relationship between the guild and the kingdom is the worst.”
“It’s a total mess.”
Daphner scratched his beard.
“Where are Wharton Colo and Helen Cargill?”
“What are you going to do?”
“I have a relationship with Hilderan, can’t we just end the quest halfway like this?”
“They didn’t find the tower either.”
“But who knows if we can find even the smallest clue in their whereabouts?”
“That too. If so, I’d like to ask you a favor. Thanks to you, I have an excuse to calm Your Majesty.”
“Yes.”
“Wharton Colo is in Hesse, Hillen Cargill is in Traparta. I was brought to the guild trial with Roselle Charter.”
“All right. Let’s get up first.”
Daphner is gone. Silence arose as if there was no one from the beginning.
The man left alone tilted his glass.
“It’s a tower that even Daphner Philians can’t find.”
Whoops, he laughed.
“Your Majesty, it seems that Heaven chose me, not Your Majesty.”
The drink tasted sweet.