102 – Third Path Deviation (2)
Consciousness gradually rises, and the blurred vision begins to take on vivid colors.
‘I’m back…!’
Turn back time with the Lunatic Soul’s effect, and at the same time, you are endowed with immense power that no one can defeat.
Suddenly, I felt the eyes of everyone around me focus on me, who was wearing armor made of moonlight and exuding great power.
But that’s not my concern right now. The first thing I checked was at what point I had returned.
Judging from the situation, it seemed that it was at the point where Serien moved her steps to stab U Pate.
Fortunately, I didn’t come back to that moment of stabbing. I got some time to think.
I quickly opened the skill window and checked the additional effect of the newly acquired Lunatic Soul.
[ – First Quarter (Super Hyun): When using Lunatic Soul, protects the life of one designated person unconditionally. ]
[ – The will of the world is very displeased with your display of resolve. ]
‘It was great!’
As expected, this time, the additional effects that I just needed right now were added. This could save one life in any situation.
‘Then what I have to do next is…’
Why is Eriarch still not showing up?
What is the ‘bet’ that the demon parasitized on Ufait’s body said?
I had to figure that out.
I gently grabbed Serien’s shoulders and gently pushed her behind.
“Leave this place to me.”
“Ah, ah… Yes…”
For some reason, Serien’s face looks red. She was just about to do something important, so it must have been because of her uplift.
As I stepped in front of Wu Pate instead of Serien, she raised his eyebrows.
“What are you? Why are you wearing the primeval light?”
“Primordial light?”
What is it? The thing sealed in La Crucio was also called an ancient feat. Do you want to have something to do with it?
That’s not important right now.
“What kind of bet did you and Eriak make?”
Upon hearing my question, the demon looked more surprised than ever.
“No one can know about the contract with the devil except the party involved? How did you find out?”
“I don’t have time to explain. Tell me quickly.”
I forced myself to speak, but the devil only giggled at me.
“Do you think I will tell you?”
Well, I have no obligation to tell you. The demons don’t pay anything for it, they don’t do things that you would be obedient to answering a question…
“But I will tell you!”
-You… What?
As I was so flustered that I couldn’t say anything, the demon pointed to the silver light on my body and made a sullen expression.
“Why are you surprised? There is no way that I, a mere creature, could reject the words of the one who has that power.”
Come to think of it, even the ancient dragons who were hostile at first quickly changed their stance when they saw me wearing this light.
What the hell is this? At that time, the old dragon kept his mouth shut, so I couldn’t figure it out in the end.
The demon crossed his arms and proudly raised his chin and opened his mouth.
“My wager with Eriak is that instead of helping me get enough of my despair, I will sacrifice my life if I fail to come out of this world. And until then, don’t reveal your identity! That’s all.”
“Why such a bet?”
“I have nothing to regret! If you fail anyway, you will die anyway, and if you succeed, you can finally become a baron-class high-ranking demon.”
Could it be that he was such a high-ranking demon? A total of three demons, including this one, were summoned as sacrifices, so a demon with two pairs of wings jumped out.
“But why did you even include a clause not to reveal Eriark’s identity?”
“What? Are you a jerk?”
Shut up.
“If such a dangerous guy shows more presence than I do, he will have all the feelings of wealth he should have gathered for me. Then it’s a reversal.”
Um… I got it.
It was bound by a contract, so Eriarch had no choice but to use the Invisibility Cloak. So, as soon as this guy was stabbed by Serien, the contract was broken, so he appeared while summoning a stronger demon.
Then we shouldn’t kill this guy hastily. Wouldn’t it be better to subdue Ariark first?
As I pondered for a while, the devil, who had been licking his lips, brought out a new proposal to me.
“Hey.”
“Why?”
“Would you like to sign a new contract with me?”
What are you talking about?
“Anyway, if you guys set your mind to it, you’ll be able to kill me like a mosquito. I think it would be more fun to stick to your side, who is wearing the ancient light, rather than that guy.”
“Then will the previous contract be canceled?”
“That is not true.”
“Then there is nothing to gain from me.”
At my perfectly natural words, the devil gently brushed his chin, pondered for a moment, and then snapped his fingers.
Any alternative ideas?
“The contract ends when I appear in the present world, so I guess we can sign the contract after that!”
“Then the owner of the body will die.”
“Yes. Why? Is he important to you?”
“Not for me…”
I glanced away and put Serien in my eyes. She tries not to show it, but it is clear that she is anxious inside.
At the moment he was about to put an end to it with his own hands, a ray of hope came down, so he must be looking forward to it.
To be honest, even if I survived right now, I would probably be punished by the imperial family, so I would not be able to escape the death penalty.
Even so, isn’t killing with your own hands different from accepting punishment like a noble?
If you use the additional effect of the newly attached Lunatic Soul, you can save Upate’s life.
However, in that case, at the moment the contract is completed, Eriarch, who is hiding in an invisibility cloak, may assassinate Aisha.
‘Such…’
As if the time limit had already run out, the light particles attached to my body began to scatter one by one.
I had no choice but to make a proposal to the devil first.
“I’ll make a contract, so write down the terms and conditions!”
He replied with a snort.
“Don’t worry, it will be engraved in your soul even if you don’t have to. If you break the contract, you will be cursed by our ‘Ephemeral Goddess’.”
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My deal with the devil was very short and concise. It was because what each wanted from the other wasn’t as great or complicated as we thought.
“Looks like I’m quite a summoner, but summon me whenever I want.”
“That doesn’t work.”
“Sheesh! Then just call whenever you want.”
The increase in the number of summons is always welcome, so he said okay. From the looks of it, I was worried that it would match well with Poache.
And my terms.
“I will bring you back to the present, so kill the two demons with your own hands right away.”
“Then the contract is over and Eriarch will interfere?”
“I block it.”
Demons parasitic on human bodies are extremely weak and cannot generate mana on their own. At best, he crawls into a nightmare and takes a psychic toll.
I approached Serien and held out her hand.
“Senior. Will you hand that dagger to that devil?”
“Uh, uh…? But…”
It is not unreasonable to be embarrassed because you have been asked to hand over the only weapon that can kill demons to the devil.
I gently held her hand, which had turned white from gripping her dagger, and stretched her fingers one by one.
“It’s okay. Trust me.”
“Count So… My brother…”
“Even the Duke can save you. So please trust me.”
When I said it with conviction, Serien bit her lip as she cried. Then she relaxed her hand and handed the dagger to the demon.
He put the dagger in her hand and gave her a very complicated expression.
“mmm… I’m carrying a weapon that could kill me.”
“Stop being sentimental and just follow me.”
Then she moved to Aisha’s side with him. Aisha jumped as hard as she could into my body wrapped in light, as if the devil couldn’t even see it.
Then, he rubbed his cheeks and smiled tenderly with a lot of charm.
“Tyrr~! As expected, Tyr looks the best!!”
I’ve already seen it three years ago, so I got used to it right away.
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Maybe it’s because it’s right after her pure love declaration before turning back her time, but I feel more lovable to Aisha for nothing.
So she hugged Aisha more affectionately than usual and caressed her hair. Naturally, Aisha melted away while enjoying her bliss.
‘Are you pissed off?’
It’s a bonus to make fun of Eriak, who should be hiding himself with an invisibility cloak near us by now.
“Aisha, hand over the dagger her Majesty gave her to her.”
“Yes!”
Aisha took out her dagger and flung it at the demon, as if she didn’t care if she could just enjoy this time.
Easily snatching the dagger, he made a puzzled expression and said to me.
“Look, now after I kill these guys, I’m going to become a baron level demon. Won’t you give me just one name?”
“Name?”
“If you are not a demon with a title, you cannot have a name. Since you will be my master from now on, wouldn’t it be my duty to give you a name?”
It’s kind of funny because the devil talks about it. Whether it’s good or bad, they take it and use it as they see fit.
Since he’ll be my pet now, it wouldn’t hurt to give him a name.
I thought about it as I pulled out the eukanis locker and prepared to bring him out into the present world. He’s a demon that roams dreams… There were two names that came to mind, so I posed a question to him.
“But are you a woman or a man?”
“Hmm~ Which one do you want?”
A devil asking back with a coy smile. In an instant, the tone of voice changed to neutral. What, were you able to choose your gender?
The answer came out of nowhere.
“Do it as a man!”
Hearing Aisha’s almost outrageous cry, he giggled and shook his shoulders.
“I made a decision! I will do it as a woman!”
“You bastard!!”
Aisha swears at her and kicks her wildly while holding my breasts tight. Either that or not, the demon hummed and clutched the daggers in both of his hands in reverse.
Now that everything is ready, we need to finish what we need to do before the Lunatic Soul’s effect ends.
Click!
Dreamy mana, whose nature had been transformed in advance, flowed from the Yukanis storage box and permeated Pan’s body. The feeling of wealth that is insufficient for her to come out to this world is replaced with this mana.
‘And!’
She activated the Lunatic Soul’s effect so that Wu Fate, which she used as her body, would not die. With this, even if the plate comes out, he won’t die.
“Whoops!!”
Pan, filled with dreamy mana, escaped from Ufait’s body and began to emerge from the world of dreams.
I wanted to tease this guy for no reason, so I said the name of a dream demon, not a dream witch.
“Your name will be ‘Pan’ from now on.”
Then the devil … Pan laughed, tearing the corner of his mouth without the slightest sign of displeasure.
“Simple and nice name!”
Fuwook!
At the same time, the two daggers in her hands pierced the demon’s heart.
“aaa!! Honey! Get away from that b*tch right now!!”
As if he had waited for that moment, as soon as the contract ended, Eriarch threw away his invisibility cloak and appeared.
Eriak, who had already covered his whole body with terrifying black mana, rushed towards me with a deafening expression.
I pushed Aisha, who was taken aback by the sudden surprise attack, from behind, kicked the ground, and kicked Eriak as hard as I could.
“The one who needs to be turned off is… You!”
Light and darkness collided.