Episode 87.
I asked the man
“Who are you?”
The man snorted, saying it was absurd.
“That sounds like something I should say. The sword and its power are not yours. Where the hell did you get them from?”
With every word I said, the sticky energy came to me.
I guessed the state of the man in front of me.
‘It’s clear that he’s more than a sword master.’
The current me was an invincible existence.
It wasn’t even a situation where you could run away.
I had never seen such a being before.
It even came to a dream recently.
“How is it that demons are wearing human masks?”
“Ohh… how did you find out who I am?”
“How could I not know that it smells awful.”
Well, I’ve never seen anything like this among humans.
Besides, even Magi is flirting around, so how can you not know?
As if he were a demon himself.
“It’s a terrible smell… I wash it well, but it’s strange.”
I thought about how to overcome this situation.
A head-to-head battle is impossible.
Even if Pastard and the swordsman appeared here at the same time, it was close to unknown whether they would be able to win.
The sense of intimidation that this man exuded was enormous.
“Well, it doesn’t matter. don’t let me introduce myself It is called Belperes, the demon of conspiracy. They use the name Veles here.”
Demon of scheming, Belperes.
It was the demon in Cassias’ memory, whom Cassias dealt with, and who gave Cassias defeat.
But it was very different from what I remembered.
The demon in my memory was nowhere to be found, and there was only one human.
“How can you live in a human body? With that much power.”
Demons can possess humans.
However, if a demon possesses a human, the demon cannot fully demonstrate its power.
“You seem to have a lot of knowledge about demons. It’s because this isn’t full power.”
The lie was obvious.
The power of Belperes right in front of me was stronger than in Cassias’ memories.
However, it is bound to be a lie to say that it is not perfect power.
“By the way, I finished the introduction, but the introduction of you is yet to come.”
“…”
I was worried about whether I should honestly reveal my identity.
But it dawned on me that I shouldn’t tell this demon a single personal detail.
Aren’t you the devil of conspiracy?
If I gave away even a little bit of my information, I don’t know what kind of slander my family would do.
“Cassias like.”
“…!”
Veles looks slightly surprised.
“Long time no see.”
I started talking as if I were Cassias.
It was easy to act like Cassias.
After all, I had experienced Cassias indirectly.
“My subordinates died because of your plot. I died because of your scheming. And I came back to life like this.”
“Umm… I can’t believe it at all. But is that power… real?”
It seemed to have been eaten to some extent.
“I’ve heard of the power to go back to the past, but reincarnation is also possible. Humans are so funny.”
“The power to return to the past?”
If it is the power to return to the past, then it is regression.
And I was in a state of regression.
Veles said with a nuance that humans have the power to return to the past.
So, after all, did I return because of someone else?
“You don’t even know that? Is it really Cassias? It’s not worth winning.”
What is this?
Does Cassias need to know the power to return to the past?
“Anyway, I am very disappointed.”
“Disappointment? What do you mean by that?”
“If you were reincarnated again, wouldn’t you have thought of me and developed more strength?”
I replied in silence.
That was right.
With the current level, he could not beat the old Veles.
“Heh… You don’t seem to think that I hid my power.”
I tried bluffing once.
“Khahahaha 1”
Veles suddenly laughed madly.
“That’s a very funny word.”
“What do you mean fun?”
“I’m sorry, but I can see all of you.”
“lie!”
Even if you can guess the level to some extent, you don’t know if the opponent is hiding their power.
“If you have as much power as I do, you will know. Are you trying to use shallow numbers? Cassias, the one I was afraid of, is finished.”
That’s funny.
I couldn’t say for sure that I would defeat the Veles of old.
Of course, even if Cassias hadn’t fallen into the trap at the time, he wouldn’t have been able to defeat Veles.
The difference in power was so obvious.
It was Veles who said mockingly that he was afraid.
“…”
I thought about how to get through this crisis.
If I run away, will I be able to live? The moment you run away, you will be attacked.
If so, if you fight to the death.
‘I’ll still lose.’
It’s such a difference that you can feel defeat before you even fight.
How can a human body grow that much power?
If he accepted that clumsy demon into a human body, would he be able to become that strong?
‘What am I thinking.’
Magi is poison to the human body.
Humans who have adapted to the demonic period cannot see the sunlight.
‘uh···?’
I looked up at the sky.
I can’t see the sunlight.
Is that so?
Is it a situation where you can’t see the sunlight like Cassias when he accepted Magi?
Thinking like that, I somehow understood.
‘If it weren’t for the weakness, this continent could have already perished at the hands of that devil.’
The fact that I found a weakness made me feel at ease.
“Ha ha ha ha ha.”
I showed a meaningful smile.
Veles was puzzled by my sudden action.
“Have you gone mad?”
“you···.”
for a moment.
Come to think of it, sunlight was my weakness, but I didn’t have the ability to make the sun rise.
In the end, it was a weakness close to useless for me now.
“hmm···.”
“It is also crazy. I have no interest in constantly talking to a madman.”
Veles waved his hand.
It seems like they are waving their hands lightly, but what happened was something I couldn’t have predicted.
Tremendous power poured into me from Veles.
I managed to twist the angle by swinging the exorcism sword.
A space that used to be a thick forest was empty.
“Keuugh….”
Even though he only blocked one attack, his entire body was drained of strength.
“Oh, I thought you would block my attack. You must have worked hard.”
“I’m going crazy.”
Obviously, Veles attacked lightly.
The result left me exhausted.
With just one attack.
You can’t run away, and you can’t even fight.
I couldn’t even come up with a way.
“Is it the end…”
I returned and started a new life.
A new life has allowed me to meet new people and reestablish broken relationships with my family.
It was also a life without regrets.
But I couldn’t die leaving such a monster behind.
That monster will one day destroy this place.
‘what···?’
However, it was an organization called Noblesse that drove the continent into chaos.
no way.
“Noblesse?”
“You seem to have gathered quite a bit of information. It is an organization that I created.”
“It can’t be!”
It is normal for those with abilities to have a hostile relationship with the demons.
By the way, the organization Veles created is called Noblesse?
It was impossible.
“Looks like you’ve seen my men before. Come to think of it, I heard that there is a guy who ruined the branch a few times.”
“…”
“That is you. I must have felt really guilty. To cut off the same chosen lineage as you.”
Why is Noblesse following Veles?
Besides, I can definitely feel the demonic energy, so why are they following me?
“Looking at her face, she doesn’t seem very guilty.”
guilty?
In fact, I didn’t feel particularly guilty about cutting people from the Noblesse organization, that is, people with abilities like me.
“I would rather kill him.”
For some reason, the intent to kill was seething.
“It seems imperfect, too.”
“What do you mean?”
“In human terms, it is called a sword master.”
What are you talking about all of a sudden?
“At the time I met you, I was half way through the next level of sword master.”
I couldn’t help but panic.
Why does the story of the Noblesse organization go over to the story of the realm?
Did Veles’ words have anything to do with guilt and imperfection?
“And later on, I fully rose to the next level of sword master. To put this state in words… the state of half-body.”
The state of half-body?
“It’s because I got the halfway god’s power.”
“A halfway god’s power?”
“What do you think the power of God is?”
I started thinking about the sudden question from Veles without even realizing it.
What is the power of God in my opinion?
“creation?”
“You are quite smart. yes.”
so what?
‘Could it be Veles?’
It was hard to believe.
“Even halfway powers have gained the power of creation.”
It was only then that I understood the words of imperfection.
Belés grinned and smiled.
“How could someone with other abilities be easily found besides you? I killed all the people I could see.”
That’s why I feel the murderous intent whenever I see Noblesse members.
“Your subordinates’ powers are made of demonic magic.”
“To even notice that would be a pity to kill.”
For some reason, I imagined it.
How did someone else other than me die?
I became sensitive to demons as much as Cassias directly accepted them.
That’s probably why he was able to find out Veles’ true identity.
‘It’s easy to see from Veles’ reaction.’
And the reason why the intent to kill was seething with Noblesse’s members who couldn’t feel Magi was because their power came from Magi, so I guess I noticed it without even realizing it.
But this was limited to me.
The moment when those who thought they were the same abilities joined the organization.
‘Beles must have killed it.’
Except for me, Veles’ identity is unknown.
“It’s just frustrating that I have to leave you behind…”
“hahahaha, felt the difference in power and gave up on life.”
give up?
I didn’t give up.
It is natural for me to die here.
I have no intention of giving up though.
I intend to die as hard as I can.
“Who gave up?”
I intend to do everything I can.
Maximum physical strength and maximum telekinesis.
Even mana to the maximum.
‘Even the same sword master won’t be able to stop it.’
However, the opponent is more than a sword master.
I don’t know how far it will work.
It’s something you need to do first.
I rushed at Veles and swung my sword.
“Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve been to this thread.”
Even though he controlled the thread so quickly and stealthily that he could not be seen, Veles noticed.
I attacked Veles without a break, but Veles was relaxed.
“Honestly, this thread is pretty intimidating to me too.”
Veles’ words seemed to reveal his weakness.
It was clear that Veles was off guard.
Still couldn’t break through.
I started to feel pain all over my body.
‘Is this a side effect of strengthening the body…!’
I had never strengthened my body to this extent.
It must have been a movement that even a sword master had to pay close attention to.
But Veles lightly dodged all my attacks.
‘furthermore···.’
I tried to move the thread with telekinesis, but it was repeatedly blocked by Veles’s demonic energy.
‘Is this the end?’