Episode 28. The Seed of Mine (4)
“Awesome! This bastard…… ! Place the knights at the gates immediately!”
“Okay!”
A middle-aged knight stumbling on top of the castle wall speaks to the knight next to him. He hurriedly moves at the command given to him.
“Prause…… ! Are you sure things will turn out the way you want!”
He pointed his finger at me, got angry, and gathered the knights toward the castle gate.
“From now on, all incoming prisoners will be killed! The prisoner who came inside is a hostage! If the demons come in, I will give them as a sacrifice!”
Is that man an idiot?
Majin is a human being, a beastman, and an existence that attacks indiscriminately because he can’t make a rational judgment. She couldn’t use Suin as a hostage.
On the contrary, if we went that far, humans and beastmen would have to join forces in an all-out war.
“Fu, Mr. Prause, what should I do?”
The beasts are impatient. They are restless as their comfort is unstable.
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“Wait. I will be back soon.”
“Yes? Who do you think is coming?”
“A very high person will come.”
I’ll be back in a few minutes.
To be honest, it was inefficient to wait for them because we were competing against each other every minute, but we couldn’t help it. Because if a knight kills a beastman, it will be really difficult.
“Hello! Get out of the way! Can’t you see that His Highness Grand Duke Todia has arrived?!”
I raised my mouth at the distinct voice coming from beyond the broken castle gate. Came sooner than expected Well, is it natural that you wrote such a thing?
“Ariel, I want you to send me back up the wall.”
“Okay.”
“You guys clear those debris so the beastmen can get past.”
“Okay.”
After giving instructions to the warriors, I leaned on Ariel’s wind magic. Calmly climb back up to the wall.
“F-Prause, you bastard…… !”
As soon as I step on the wall, the knights aim their swords at me. But he didn’t hesitate, probably because he was scared.
“I didn’t come to see you, so stay still. And if you can afford it, why don’t you say hello to Todia’s family head, Glair Todia?”
“What is that nuance? Why are you talking like you called?”
“It’s true that I called.”
“What…… ?”
Looking at the middle-aged knight with a bewildered expression, he snorted. I put my foot on the railing of the castle wall and looked at the situation below.
With Glair at the head, the eldest son Benos, the second son Acher, the youngest Ella, and the knights of the Todia family were walking towards this direction. Oh, what a force.
“Huh, huh! Toh, meet Her Highness, Grand Duke Todia!”
The knights hurriedly greeted from below. Glare looked around him without even looking at them. Was looking for me
I raised my hand high.
“Here it is, Glare.”
When he finds me, he immediately leaps with magic and climbs up the wall. His children also spurred up the ground.
“Toh, greetings to Grand Duke Todia!”
The knights stand tall and salute in unison. However, Glair’s eyes were only on me.
“Hello. The Todia family.”
“It’s been a while, Mr. Prause.”
“Yes. I’m sorry for calling you so suddenly.”
“Really! Prause, don’t you guys know how busy I am?”
Wow, look at how he loses his temper as soon as he arrives.
I know, I know. I hate to see you too But wouldn’t you create a network to use at times like this?
“I know that. But you gave me a reason to come, even if I had to put all my work behind me.”
“…… Are you a wizard? How do you know how to break through the 8th tier?”
A few months after he taught me how to break through the 7th tier, he really became a 7th tier wizard. Maybe because of that, he didn’t take my words lightly after that. And as a result, it became easy for me to use him.
“I am not a wizard. I know how to raise a mage, but I can’t use magic itself.”
“…… Is it.”
He replied nonchalantly. It’s an attitude that doesn’t inspire much. Ji asked me!
“So instead of telling me how to break through the 8th level, what did you call me for?”
“I want all other races coming here to be brought into the Empire, and if there are any demons we miss, we want them to be dealt with. As long as the pupils are not stained black, there is no need to kill even if you feel demonic energy. It’s just that it’s infected with Magi, so keep this on your body.”
I handed him three shards of the purification stone.
“This fragment will drain the demonic energy from your body. But if the eyes are stained black, kill without mercy. It cannot be returned to its original state.”
Looking down at the stone that glowed purple, he glanced at Ella. For she was the same as Ella’s hanging around her neck.
“A stone of purification… ….”
“Be careful not to lose it. That’s because you can’t buy it even if you give tens of thousands of gold.”
“I…… Then Prause-nim, why did you sell this to me?”
Ella asks as she touches the stone of purification hanging around her neck.
“I just couldn’t wait to see you, an S-class, die in vain. Your strength will definitely be needed to deal with the demons in the future.”
“I see.”
You answer more calmly than you think. I was worried that I might be disappointed, but I didn’t see anything like that.
“But I might get it someday. At that time, I want you to give it to me without hesitation.”
A stone of purification was needed to withstand Blas Whale’s curse. As much as possible.
“Okay. I’m alive thanks to Prause-sama, so if I have to take it back, I’ll give it to you.”
Ella answered happily. I smiled at him and patted her on the shoulder.
“Thank you. I will go straight to the beastman’s forest. Take good care of yourself here Oh, and I told you this crazy bastard kills prisoners who come into the Empire? Don’t let that happen.”
“…… I get it. Don’t do that.”
As I pointed my thumb at the middle-aged knight behind me, Glare glared at the knight and nodded.
Okay. If the Todia family is guarding this place, there will be no harm to other races from the knights.
Looking under the wall, the prisoners are coming inside the wall under the control of the warriors. That one seems to have been handled well.
There seemed to be no problem in resolving the situation with this.
* * *
“Maria, ask Orient to tell me the exact location of the demons, then spread the barrier around that location. You must not miss a single one.”
It was important to keep the damage to a minimum, no matter how many days it took.
Most of the people seen near the wall were children or powerless prisoners. Beasts with power must be fighting in the forest even now.
“But if you do that, even the beasts in the forest won’t be able to come out of the barrier.”
“That’s fine. We’re going in from now on.”
I couldn’t lose the power of the beastmen here. What relationship did I create?
Maria, who has figured out the location of all the demons through Orient, sets up a barrier. In the meantime, Tina and Iris manifested Phoenix and Naiad, respectively, and began to unleash the spirit king’s power.
“The barrier has been established. If you don’t break it, you won’t be able to get out!”
If it’s a 9th tier barrier, even Ekabel and Lagor will have a hard time breaking it.
“There are three things to note. One is to distinguish the eyes I mentioned earlier, and the other is to cut her throat as soon as you find the purple-haired girl, Ekabel. She must end her life once and for all. Otherwise things will get more complicated. Finally… ….”
I glanced at the manifested spirit kings and said.
“Catch Lagor if you can, kill him if you can’t.”
If the warriors join forces now, I think we will be able to easily defeat Rago Le, but he doesn’t know what to do.
“Go!”
So we rushed into the Beastman’s Forest.
As soon as you enter, you can hear grating sounds and screams.
I immediately noticed that there was a battle going on everywhere.
“Oops! Help me!!”
Even though its arm was cut off, it sticks together tenaciously and stabs its teeth into the body of a beastman. Watching the Suin struggle in pain after being attacked by Ma-In, I held onto his sword tightly.
Suddenly!
Decapitate accurately while running. The head falls and blood fountains spurt out from the neck.
I put a stone of purification on the beastman’s wound. Then, the fallen prisoner raised his eyebrows as if he had been freed from pain.
“Thank you.”
Su-in struggles to get up. I straightened up his body and said.
“Go towards the walls of the Empire. It is safe there.”
I pointed in the direction I came in, but he shook his head.
“It’s okay. This is our hometown. I can’t just watch it being taken away by demons or something.”
“…… Is it.”
You must have a high will.
“Then make it clear. Don’t hesitate to say that you are the same people.”
“…… Yes.”
I don’t know if Magi escaped, but the good expression on his face made it sound like he was safely purified. After I retrieved the purification stone, I looked around.
The warriors rush to the place where the screams are heard, save the beasts attacked by demons, and use the stone of purification to prevent the flesh from rotting.
The warriors were doing well. But.
“Sorry!”
Iris apologized every time she beheaded a demonized beastman. Tina and Maria didn’t say anything while killing Mine, but they showed guilt on their faces.
You may want to tell kids who are only 15 years old, but you have to overcome it.
Because this world always imposes trials on heroes.
Kang!
I cut her throat after cutting off the demon’s sword that was swinging at me. To die as painlessly as possible.
As Mine lacks reason, her actions are simple. She’s not so picky to deal with.
However, it was easy for her to be traumatized with a sense of guilt every time she killed one person. Especially, she must be even more painful if it’s someone she knows.
So we must put an end to this situation as soon as possible.
“High-speed movement.”
I kicked off the ground.
I see several fallen beastmen around. I waved to Tina as I ran. She understood the meaning of my gestures and clung to the wounded prisoner.
I heard that Ecabell’s location, which Orient told me about, is in the forest a little deeper. It was said to be in the village to the southwest, so if you just go through the forest surrounding the village, you will find it right away.
I think I ran for about 5 minutes like that.
The village began to be seen through the trees.
Hidden in a tree, I observed the village.
The village was devastated as if it had already lost its function. Not only was there no intact building, but the ground and walls of the village were covered with blood, and corpses were ruthlessly scattered.
As I was frowning at the horror of grinding my teeth, Phasma spoke.
“Prause, I hear a voice from inside the village.”
“Are you a survivor?”
“I guess so.”
“Go right away.”
I sprinted into town.
* * *
“Is that you? A prisoner who is personally acquainted with Prause.”
Ecabel’s tentacles wrapped around Leones’ limbs and held them. Ekabel, who was squatting and admiring Leones’ face, smiled brightly.
“It sure looks appetizingly pretty. But I’m not interested in females.”
“Aagh!”
Leones screamed in agony as the tentacles squeezed his limbs.
“How would Prause feel when he sees you becoming a Mine? I really miss you.”
“What the hell is the purpose…… !”
Leones asked, enduring the agony of losing his mind.
“Purpose? Um~ There were also instructions from the Demon King~ but I just thought it would be fun, right?”
Cabel put her index finger on her own chin and tilted her head. Then, just before she died, she giggled, “She asks me something strange.”
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“But you are boring. She tried to play with Prause before meeting him. You’re too weak Still, if I make you a demon, Prause will not avoid fighting and will reveal her true feelings, right?”
Cabel raises her index finger. It was the moment she was about to lash out at her heart.
“That will never happen.”
“!”
At the sudden voice, Ekabel’s head jerked to the side.
“「Welcome to the Island」!”
“What?”
The sword energy poured out by Prause accurately cuts off her arms and tentacles. Ekabel looked at her severed arms and cross-sections of her own tentacles, and she smiled broadly.
“You are Prause?!”
“Ecabel… ….”
Prause’s body began to spurt out with great mana and life.
“I will kill you.”