121 – The Demon King (4)
The Demon King suddenly ran away before my eyes.
If it were normal, I would be quite happy, but for some reason, it feels suspicious.
‘Why did you run away?’
-Isn’t it because you’re being pushed out?
-Like you said, isn’t it because you think you’re at a disadvantage?
No. That won’t be it.
She certainly seemed to be pushed aside by her appearance, but it wasn’t her who unleashed all her power in the first place.
As I was thinking deeply, Roswin approached me and asked.
“Professor? “What happened?”
“I think he ran away.”
“Running away?”
“Yes.”
As I tilted her head, she narrowed her eyes, wondering if I was the only one who felt strange.
“Anyway, it’s not like this, let’s go back first. Just thinking about it here doesn’t mean there is anything.”
Nodding our heads at her words, we walked back towards where we had originally been.
***
Approximately an hour has passed since then.
Naturally, the rumor that he had made the devil run away immediately spread among the soldiers.
Thanks to this, the morale of the soldiers went up.
“Hmm. “Like the professor said, I feel very out of place.”
Our atmosphere was extremely serious.
Not only did he suddenly appear, but he ran away without taking any advantage.
At this point, I have no idea why this guy came.
‘There are some things that can be roughly expected.’
When I thought that way.
“Anyway, Professor. Have you tried contacting Sena?”
The princess asks with a serious expression.
I shook my head.
“I haven’t done it yet. “I was still thinking about doing it now.”
“Then let’s give it a try. “It wouldn’t be surprising if we at least got a call by now.”
With those words, I took out the communication crystal ball from the subspace ring.
Soon, I tried to contact Sena.
-Woooooh. Wooooow.
Contrary to expectations, she did not contact me.
‘What is it? ‘Why don’t you accept it?’
If it were normal, there would have been time left even after receiving the call.
But, she is not contacting me right now.
I looked at Rin and ordered.
“Lin. “Transfer to Ran for a moment and then come back here.”
“Yes, I understand.”
With those words, she attempts to transfer.
But.
“······.”
“······.”
She does not metastasize.
For a moment, her face turned pale.
I asked her, wondering if she could.
“Can’t it metastasize?”
“Yes, yes…”
She nodded her head in response to my question.
There are two cases where Lin cannot transfer to Ran.
One is that Ran intentionally refused or fainted.
The former is probably rare.
There is no reason for Ran to reject Lin’s transfer.
Then.
‘Is it the latter…?’
Soon, I understand why the devil ran away.
From her perspective, she probably achieved her goal and ran away.
“I can’t do it. “Let’s go right away.”
“Huh?!”
The next moment, the yanderes around, including the princess, open their eyes wide.
He probably didn’t think I would move right away.
“Wait a minute! Professor! Wait!”
At that time, the princess urgently stopped me as I was about to leave.
I turned my head.
“Yes. Princess.”
“Whoa. Calm down a little. From the looks of it, I understand that something happened to Sena, but you know that it won’t be resolved if you just go on like that.”
“·····.”
It is definitely as the princess said.
There is no benefit in rushing in without thinking right away.
But, isn’t it better than staying still?
“Professor, I understand how you feel. But first, try to calm down a bit. “Isn’t this what you usually say to us?”
“····Phew. Yes. Yes.”
I felt like I was hit by something.
I took a shallow breath.
Soon, I shook my head as much as I could.
‘Yes. ‘Nothing will happen if you go with ignorance.’
In the first place, the place I was going to now was none other than the altar.
I can go there alone and uproot the altar.
However, if you do something wrong at that moment, you are playing to the devil’s benefit.
‘Is there no way…’
-Owner. How about sneaking in?
At that time, an unexpected method came out of Jukchang.
‘It’s definitely not as bad as you thought.’
-It would have been great if you hadn’t said anything in between, sir.
‘Well, it’s a compliment, so don’t be offended.’
I stroked the bamboo spear and opened my mouth.
“Princess. Then, how about using this guy to infiltrate?”
“Hmm. It’s definitely not bad. But are you planning to go alone?”
“Yes.”
When I answered by nodding her head, she made an uncertain expression.
I guess I’m anxious about sending it alone.
“If there is a problem with Sena now, it is clear that something unusual happened at the altar. “No matter how much of a master you are, big problems can arise.”
The yanderes make expressions of agreement with Jane’s words.
It looks like they won’t let me go alone.
“Hmm. Then how about taking Lin with you? “Wouldn’t she just take him with her and escape in case of a dangerous situation?”
“But she can’t disguise herself…”
“No! “I can do it!”
Rin shakes her head at the princess’s words.
Looking at her burning eyes, I guess she wants to go to the altar with me.
Well, it seems like something is wrong with Ran, so it’s only natural.
“Okay… Then can you show me?”
With those words, Lin used transformation magic without hesitation.
Then, her appearance immediately changed into another woman.
Everyone was left speechless by her perfect transformation magic.
‘Well, I guess I didn’t expect it because I was on the transfer shuttle for a while.’
In fact, Rin and Ran’s original form was that of an archmage who cornered the Demon King, so it is rather strange that they are not capable of transformation magic to that extent.
“This is okay, right?”
“Okay. Then there is nothing we can do. But if you feel it’s dangerous, don’t hesitate and come back. “I am giving this order as a princess, not as a student.”
“Yes. All right.”
With those words, Rin and I quickly headed towards the main base of the altar in the royal capital.
***
She arrived in the royal capital.
Unlike the battlefield, this was quite peaceful.
Lin and I took a short walk in disguise.
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In the meantime, I spotted the Paladins passing by.
Fortunately, my identity was not discovered by them.
But.
‘As expected, there seems to be something.’
The Holy Knights seem incredibly sensitive.
Reaction as if trying to find someone somehow.
I guess I wasn’t the only one who felt that way, but Lin was also looking at the paladins with a puzzled look on her face.
‘Before infiltrating, it is essential to collect information.’
I looked at Lin.
Soon, she muttered quietly to her.
“Transfer those two people to a place where no one is around.”
She nods her head at my command.
I approach the two people.
“Over there…”
“····?”
The moment when two people turn their heads in puzzlement.
-Whoop!
It disappeared from sight in an instant.
At the same time, Lin appears in front of me and says.
“Master. Hurry!”
I moved along with her, holding her hand as she held it out.
The next moment, the field of view changed to a forest with only trees around.
-Slap!
In an instant, the Holy Knights realized they were caught in a trap and raised their swords.
“What is it?”
“Are they demons?”
Instead of answering that question, we returned to our original form.
Then, the guys open their eyes.
“You, you…!”
“How can you be here when you should be on the battlefield!”
Seeing that he was so surprised when he saw me, it seems clear that something happened to the altar.
I took out a bamboo spear and warned them.
“It would be better to blow it when you say something nice. “You bastards.”
With those words, I gave them a true education.
***
The Holy Knights who gave me information after being tortured with bamboo spears.
However, perhaps because it was at the terminal, we were not able to obtain much important information.
The only thing I gained was that the altar consider me an enemy.
‘Hmm. Pope, this bastard just made a plan.’
It seems like they already predicted that I would come.
I looked at the fainted guys.
Soon, without hesitation, I took off their armor.
Then.
“Whoa. “But they won’t even take your clothes off.”
The Holy Knights were dressed entirely in clothes.
I handed the removed armor to Rin and opened my mouth.
“Lin, listen carefully to what I say from now on.”
I explained to her the strategy I had come up with.
She looked fed up after hearing my strategy.
“I really don’t know how the master can think such vicious thoughts.”
Looking at Lin talking like that, it looks like my strategy wasn’t bad.
***
Same time.
The Demon King was consoling himself for a moment at the base.
“Huh! “Sigh!”
Maybe it’s because I was hit directly by Elric’s bamboo spear, but my whole body doesn’t cool down even though I try to console myself.
While she was immersed in it.
“Ah…”
In a moment, I realized that I had not finished my work yet.
‘Now that I think about it, I haven’t contacted the Pope yet.’
The Pope has contacted us, but isn’t there still a need to confirm?
Just in case, I took out the communication crystal ball.
Let’s contact you soon.
-Wooow! Wooooow!
Contrary to expectations, he did not contact me.
Originally, the Pope, who is an apostate, should have been contacted.
But I haven’t been contacted yet.
That is.
‘No way…’
It probably means that something has happened to the Pope now.