Mind Magic
After defeating the Iron-Blooded Swordsman, Xenoside, Leon immediately descended to the ground.
In order to help the party who is pushed back in the battle with the demons by any chance.
However, it seemed that they did not need Leon’s help.
It was none other than Cindy Phalanx who decided the match after Leon.
Since she was a paladin, it was known that she had achieved an equal status with Randall Prescott, the best swordsman in the Philo Kingdom.
After that, Cindy, who became a saint after receiving a revelation from God, was endowed with a huge divine power that could not be contained in her vessel, which was digested in the process of accepting Leon as a god, raising her status even more.
11 star level.
If the various divine powers given to her were added to it, she could never be a match for a marquise-class demon.
Veronica, on the other hand, seemed to be struggling a little.
But in the end, Veronica won.
The relic that Leon had lent to her, the crimson authority, had the power to absorb all damage inflicted on its owner and return the same strength of muscle strength and fire.
“Then why didn’t you use the Raising Sword?”
Leon tilted her head and asked, Veronica answered confidently.
“He was someone who didn’t even need to use the things the owner gave him.”
Hagiya Raging Sword is a consumable item.
An ego sword that uses two lesser dragon hearts collected from the hearts of demon dragons to increase the output and apply Veronica’s power to amplify magical power.
But one day, those mana stones will run out of mana, so if you can save them, it would be best to save them.
“Well, even if the Raging Sword’s manastones run out, I’ll make a new sword, so don’t worry too much.”
Leon said, but Veronica puffed up her cheeks and looked at Leon blankly.
‘Why are you so smart, your master, so dull in this way? Are you deliberately pretending not to know?’
For Veronica, this sword is not just a weapon.
The first gift Leon made for Veronica.
Even if the mana stones are depleted, it is not something that can be easily put away.
That’s why you have to save even more.
However, Leon and Veronica are sons of noble families and maids from slaves.
If you can’t connect because of the difference in status, there’s a good chance you’re pretending not to know, even if you’re noticing the other person’s feelings.
The worst possibility is that he doesn’t see Veronica as a woman regardless of her status, but I hate to even imagine that.
With such a change in Veronica’s expression, Cindy spit it out, as if reading her inner thoughts.
“I don’t think so. Leon-sama sometimes squints at Veronica. I may think I didn’t get caught, but I can’t avoid my eyes with a ‘new eye for fate’.”
Veronica, who had a happy expression on her face, ‘Really?!’ soon realized that it was Cindy who spoke the word, and hurriedly managed her expression.
“Hey, what does that mean?”
“You don’t have to come and hide now. To be honest, your attitude is so obvious. You’re probably the only one who doesn’t know your feelings?”
“I, I don’t know what Sir Cindy is talking about.”
Then, Veronica followed Leon, who was wide apart, with gunshot steps as if running away.
Cindy looked at him and smiled happily.
“If you look at him like this, he has a cute attitude that suits his age.”
Cindy shouted ‘Let’s go together!’ and followed Leon and Veronica.
What was unfolding in front of him was a fierce battle between Princess Ailee and the marquise-class demon.
Princess Ailee, who could not attach an escort knight because this operation was a covert operation with a small number of people, was armed with large and small artifacts all over her body, and while defending her body with those artifacts, she develops a long-cast fusion magic.
The demons were clearly superior in combat ability, but Princess Ailee’s fusion magic was able to develop powerful magic that overcame the shortcoming of the long casting time, and the demons had no secret means of penetrating the artifacts that Princess Ailee was armed with. didn’t
Thanks to this, the two were continuing a sluggish war of attrition.
The battle is whether Princess Ailee’s fusion magic will eventually kill the demons, or whether the artifact’s manastone will be exhausted.
But the end came suddenly.
Leon, who could not afford to delay the time, intervened and took hold of the demon’s branches.
[K, Kek!]
It struggled desperately, but could not escape from Leon’s grasp.
Leon gave strength to his grip and twisted it, and his neck broke.
In the end, Leon, who threw the demon who had lost his breath on the floor, looked down at his hand.
“All of a sudden, the state of martial arts has increased.”
I didn’t feel any special reason, but it seems that the battle with the Iron-Blooded Swordsman Xenoside was a good experience.
Leon’s aura had increased to 8 stars and was even looking beyond the level of 9 stars.
Of course, compared to the state of magic, it was only one level, but nevertheless, the increase in Aurors was a positive change to the state of magic.
In the first place, Leon’s 4th Circle of Quantum Magic was reached by combining magic and martial arts in Leon’s attempt to overcome the limit in the process of dismantling the strategic weapon, Earth Dragon’s Heart.
As the level of martial arts increases, so does the power of magic.
The only problem was that Leon’s body was still 12 years old.
The development of the nervous system is important to master the martial arts.
The synapse, which reached its maximum at the age of 7, gradually decreases until the age of 19 and enters the process of optimization.
The principle of martial arts is ‘spiritual alarm’.
Like Pavlov’s dog, who rings a bell every time a dog is fed, and later salivates even when he hears the bell, a conditional reflex that sets a mental alarm by giving meaning to each of his actions and engraves the flow of the aurora into his body.
That was the synapse optimization.
However, Leon’s body, which was still young, was too young to accurately engrave the mental alarm.
There was only time to solve it, so he had no choice but to wait for his body to grow.
‘no. Isn’t that exactly the case?’
“Heh heh, heh! Go, thank you. Leon. I survived thanks to you.”
Princess Ailee was already very exhausted.
Seeing that there was hardly any trace of magical power from her, she was not in a state where she could continue the battle any longer.
Considering her skill, which has only reached the level of 5th circle, it should be applauded for her performance against the marquise-class demons.
But Ailee ends there.
“This is dangerous, so leave it to me from now on.”
Princess Ailee was about to say something, but she closed her mouth and lowered her head.
As a responsible member of the royal family, he never wanted to admit to being left behind in the middle of the operation.
However, even if he insisted on more than this, he knew well that it would only be a burden to Leon and his companions, so he could not take on his responsibility.
Leon knows Ailee’s feelings well.
helplessness.
The feeling of being swept away by the environment around you because you can’t do anything on your own.
However, Ailee had a strong heart, unlike Leon.
“okay. okay. From here on, I’ll leave it to you. But be aware. To entrust my work to you means that you are my agent. With that awareness, I look forward to showing an achievement that is not ashamed of the name of the second Princess Ailee.”
“Sure.”
“and······.”
Ailee smiled and continued.
“Never hurt me until you see my face again. This is my sister’s order.”
Ailee kissed Leon’s forehead until it made a clicking sound.
* * *
Leon led Veronica and Cindy to the royal castle.
The castle gate, which had already been tightly shut, was shattered and opened, and the beasts had fallen over it.
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Judging by the fact that a part of the royal castle has completely evaporated, it seems that Levis has developed magic, but the condition of the corpse is too perfect.
Perhaps he succeeded in canceling out much of the power of magic by demonstrating the power of a demon, but he failed in protecting his life.
Above all, there would be no way for normal beasts to stand guard at the royal castle guarded by the demons, and even if that were the case, there was no reason to stop the Beatsons and the party who came to rescue the royal family.
I crossed the field of the body and ran along the direction of the blood road.
“I can feel the traces of magic.”
I can distinguish by the type of wavelength, probably traces of Bitson and Levis.
But there was something strange about that feeling.
‘The stink…’
The filthy sense of Beatson’s magic was evident even from this distance.
Up until now, it was at a level that could be passed on to the feeling, but now that excuse doesn’t work either.
Leon, feeling an ominous feeling, ran quickly and opened the door of the hall in the center of the royal castle, which had been tightly closed.
and an eye-catching sight.
Bloody corpses were piled up on top of each other, and Sahara sat down and wept in despair.
The corpse is the royal family.
“Oh, are you finally here?”
Beatson held a blood-stained sword in his hand.
Like a criminal who stabbed and killed the royal family.
What touched Leon’s nerves above all else was the translucent horns that rose above his head.
A demon’s horn that can only be seen by Leon.
“…what is this?”
“Well? Ah, these corpses? I killed him because he thought it would interfere with my plans in the future, is there anything in trouble?”
“Is this operation supposed to be a rescue of the royal family?”
“Originally, all plans have to be dealt with ad hoc at the discretion of the site manager.”
“The horse is Cheongsan Yusu. so? Why is killing the royal family helping the Philo Kingdom?”
“look. Now who is the remaining royal family?”
“Sahara?”
“okay. Only those who swore to dedicate the Beast Kingdom Diver to the Philo Kingdom survived. No matter how necessary, the princess made such a contract with us, but if you rescue the royal family like this, do you think they will properly keep their promise?”
That, of course, was also what Leon thought.
Princess Sahara’s promise was to support the subjugation of the Beast Kingdom Diver and its financial and military activities.
Conditions that are virtually the same as national slavery contracts.
Of course, there will be fierce resistance among the royal families who have made a direct promise.
In fact, there were many members of the royal family higher in rank than Princess Sahara, and even the king was alive, so there was no reason to keep the promise of the princess.
At best, it may have ended because of paying tribute to the Philo Kingdom.
“But you mean to kill the royal family? What will happen to your oath with Princess Sahara?”
Princess Sahara’s contract was, to the last, the salvation of the Beast Kingdom Diver, or the rescue of the royal family.
After slaughtering all the royal family in front of such Princess Sahara, what are you going to do now?
But at that question, Bitson just smiled.
“Sahara.”
“Yes······.”
Leon’s eyes frowned.
Sahara, who was only pouring tears from her unfocused eyes from her seat, answered meekly.
Because it was a voice for the enemy who killed his family, there was no emotion in it.
“In order to save the country, you need to become a queen and unify everyone’s will. But even if you call yourself a queen, no one will follow you. So I won’t marry you. I promise you full military support in the name of the second prince of Philo Kingdom. Will you accept my proposal?”
The horns protruding above Beatson’s head emit an even more terrifying stench.
Sahara, who was trembling at the smell of her last breath, immediately drooped and opened her mouth.
“···Yes······.”
Leon realized the identity of the stench.
mental magic.
It was only a specialized magic known as the organ of demons.
Its beginning was to mentally dominate and control monsters without reason, but it developed from there and became capable of controlling beings with reason and manipulating the mind.
However, even in the Demon Realm, controlling the minds of intelligent beings is a tactic that only a few talented demons can do.
Beatson was granted that power by swearing allegiance to the demon god.
“Then I will ask you now. Leon Farostel. Change your mind and serve me now. Whatever Ailee promises you, do more than that. money? Woman? fame and power? say anything If I covet Ailee’s body, I’m willing to use my power to the best of my ability. Heh heh heh!”
The stench gets worse.
Now my nose is rotting and it looks like it’s going to fall off.
But that too soon disappeared.
Dragon horns shining brightly above Leon’s head.
The relic Philostis had counteracted Beatson’s mind magic.
“Shut your mouth. I can’t stand it.”
A smile faded from Bitson’s face in response.
“It was my last chance. Even if you don’t know the world, you don’t know too much.”
Levis intervenes between Leon and Beatson.
However, her magic power was directed towards Leon, not Beatson.