【Raphael’s servants took all of her burden. Not even one left.]
“Did you just watch that? You should have done something!”
【… … Why should I?]
Her cool voice echoed in my head.
At the same time, the rising black demonic air choked my throat.
I resisted with all my might, but it was no different from an ant struggling in the sea.
“ぅ!”
Asmodeus, who was staring blankly at me, immediately reaped his demonic energy.
【Don’t order me. contractor. We are just a partnership. You are not my master.]
Breathing out, I glared at her.
“… you just said We call it a partnership. She is an indispensable figure for our future plans. So you should have helped her.”
【It’s pitiful… … . Do you really need her to help with your plans? Didn’t you, just a few months ago, relentlessly kill that girl if she got in the way of your plans? Don’t get caught up in emotions and obscure the essence. Even if you shift the responsibility to others just because you are angry with yourself for being incompetent, nothing will change. It just relieves you of your petty guilt.]
She is right.
What I’m doing now is just passing the blame.
I couldn’t keep it, so I’m blaming others for that guilt.
“… … sorry.”
【At a time like this, how about taking even a little action? As you know, Raphael’s servants loathe demon worshipers with an extreme aversion. You could call it a kind of madness. Didn’t you feel uncomfortable with the series of situations?]
okay. Anxiety is an afterthought.
There is no time for this. We must prove her innocence as soon as possible.
To say she was a demon worshiper is absurd. I, the real devil worshiper, I, the real devil’s apostle, guarantee it.
【I will go with you too.】
she climbed onto my shoulder
“first… … .”
Should I go to the parish of the Church of Raphael inside the academy? Or the birthplace of Raphaelism… ? If she has already been transferred… … .
At that time, Eden opened the door and entered urgently.
“Chief! This is the information I just received through church members. It is said that Frey ran away while being transported to the Church of Raphael!”
“Escape… … ?”
sh*t.
The situation is getting more twisted.
‘… Let’s think. think. If I were Frey, where would I go right now… ? No, why did she make such a reckless choice before that… ?’
-This morning, I lost contact with the two killers of the blue moon that I had planted in Count Caligo’s family.
– You could say it was missing.
– We are currently investigating, but there are no clues. Literally gone… . As if it never existed… . It’s a ghost to sing.
Frey’s Murder… . Sardin Rundel, who was there.
The killers of the blue moon disappeared just in time… .
And Layla, the maid of the Caligo mansion.
A puzzle that seems to be connected suddenly.
“Either. Do you have a space shift scroll?”
Eden took out a scroll from his bosom and handed it over.
“yes. Here’s one.”
Receiving the scroll, I tore it without hesitation.
Bu-wook.
Subsequently, the magic circle engraved on the floor began to glow, and soon the figure disappeared.
* * *
similar perspective.
forest near the academy.
The procession of the heretic inquisitors of the Raphael Church continued.
Among dozens of heretic inquisitors of the Church of Raphael, a platinum-haired girl whose whole body was restrained looked at the floor with her head down and muttered continuously.
“… … I have to go to my father. Like this… I don’t have time to… .”
puck!
The Heretic Questioner who was walking next to her slapped her on the cheek.
Poof, head turned back.
Her gaze turned to the Heretic Questioner who had beaten her.
dead eyes.
Goosebumps ran down the back of the Heretic Questioner’s neck when he saw the unfocused eyes. The girl was still muttering the same words over and over again.
“… … have to go now… right now… I have to go.”
The Heretic Questioner spit and turned his head.
“Tsk. There is no luck… . I knew that. Halton Caligo has been suspicious ever since rumors circulated that the man borrowed the power of a demon to become a sword master.”
at that time.
The Heretic Questioner, who was walking at the forefront, shouted loudly.
It was because a man was trudging along from far away.
“Everyone stop!”
widely.
At his one word, all the members of the church stopped at once. The Heretic Questioner, who was standing in the lead, looked at the man in front of him and said.
“Who are you? We are the Heretic Inquisitors of the Church of Raphael. We are transporting heretics to the church right now, so please stay out of the way and do not block the road.”
Spit marks sticking to the corners of the mouth. messy hair. The shadow that came down to the clown.
Judging by their appearance, there were no beggars, but I couldn’t understand what kind of courage they had to block their path.
The man didn’t answer and stared blankly at their procession, no, behind them.
The man’s gaze was directed to a platinum-haired girl wearing restraints all over her body.
“Did you not hear me? One last warning. If this road is blocked… … .”
said the man
“I am Professor John of the Salomon Academy. Under what pretext are Raphael’s henchmen taking my apprentice? He is a student at our academy. The academy would not allow him to be taken.”
Insipid tone.
For an instant, the Heretic Questioner felt a chill.
Even though I was just spitting out the words normally, I felt like I could feel the chill for some reason.
“Are you a professor at the Salomon Academy? There seems to be some misunderstanding, but the extradition procedure here has already been approved by Dean McDowell. We are also going through legal procedures, so I hope you pass away. Otherwise we… … ”
His eyes, which had contained only lethargy from beginning to end, were frighteningly bright.
“——Don’t call my disciples heretics.”
The heretic questioner flinched and trembled.
He had met and experienced many people as Raphael’s messenger for quite a long time, but it was the first time he felt like this.
‘This person is dangerous… … .’
“I don’t know what the hell he’s thinking, but this won’t do the professor any good. We follow the due process, escort the sinner, but other… … .”
“Frey.”
John’s eyes were on Frey in the back.
Frey, whose whole body was bound, flinched at John’s call.
“professor… … . Are you listening to me… ? keep going like this… .”
“I won’t ask too many questions. Do you need my help?”
She couldn’t answer because her mouth was also plugged, but she moved with all her might.
Seeing this, Yohan drew a cool smile on his lips.
“under. Are you ignoring me completely? If it turns out like that… … .”
“That’s enough.”
──That moment.
Dozens, no, hundreds of weapons flew over John’s head.
Each weapon possesses indescribable magical power.
Weapons containing blue mana fell all at once with one gesture of his hand.
“sh*t! That f*cking bastard! Brothers! From now on, he will be regarded as an infidel!”
At the same time as the heretic inquisitor’s urgent cry, a huge white light radiated around their procession, completing the barrier made of holy magic.
Kwakwagwagwang——!
An eardrum-shattering roar echoed throughout the area.
Damn it.
The surface of the barrier slowly began to crack, and then quickly collapsed.
“The identity of the pagans is that they are wizards! Everyone close the distance!”
At the words of the Heretic Questioner in the lead, the other Heretic Questioners moved in perfect order.
The Heretic Questioners, who quickly formed formation, drew their swords in unison and charged at John.
John looked at the scene with an expressionless face.
Eyes that do not feel any emotional agitation, as if looking at an inanimate object.
“Space Constraints.”
The blue light that rose from John’s grip scattered into the air and soon engulfed the entire space around it.
The Heretic Questioners who were running towards him moved very slowly, as if the speed of the video had been slowed down.
However, they themselves were not even aware of that fact.
There is only one owner of this space.
It was Johan Cruyff.
“Cut.”
With a terrifying sound, the arms of the Heretic Questioners were cut off all at once.
tutu duduk.
Dozens of arms fell to the floor.
As Yohan raised his magical powers and clashed his fingers, the power that restrained space disappeared.
Then, screams rang out from all directions. It was only after the magic was lifted that they recognized that their arms had been cut off.
“Quaaa!!!!! My arms, my arms!!!!”
“Ah, Raphael!! Please save the lambs!!”
“Kill that cultist!!! Tear to pieces that wicked man who mocks God and worships evil! In the name of the Lord!!”
In other words, Abi Gyu-hwan (阿鼻叫喚).
Those who call out to the gods and generate divine power, and those who ignite deaths against enemies.
And behind it was Frey, who had escaped from the restraints that bound her body.
Fortunately, thanks to John, the Heretic Questioners who were monitoring her were also struggling to restore her arm.
She glanced at John and ran with all the magic power available.
‘father… … . I need to see my father… … .’
Her whole body groaned and screamed from the wounds inflicted in the process of being subdued, but that didn’t matter at all.
She moved her feet like crazy, with only the single thought of checking whether her father was alive or dead.
She left the forest in an instant.
Yohan, who was watching this, took out a ring from his left index finger.
Explosive magic emanated from his body. The air around the area fluctuated and the ground cracked just by simply discharging magic power.
In the first place, from the moment John came here, he had no intention of killing them.
However, the suppression method was a little extreme.
His only drawback was his inability to control his strength. The fortunate thing is that they are paladins who have life force like cockroaches.
Because he was aware of that, he decided that it was okay to use this much power.
It didn’t matter if I was punished for this incident. That much was what he had already endured, and he intended to run away confidently if his life was in danger in the worst case scenario.
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Because he was confident that no one in this world would be able to capture him unless the great mage, Ashtar, stepped forward himself.
He was also convinced that his pupil could never have been a demon worshiper.
Even if it was, there was no case where it was handled in this way.
──I don’t understand.
Anything.
He was the kind of person who, if you don’t understand, needs to understand.
John’s eyes turned to the back. A blue cloak with a cross on it fluttered behind the Heretic Questioners.