112. Peanus (2)
Ashur got up from his seat and started to tremble.
“So Sirius, aren’t you even going to tell us what you were talking about earlier?”
With Peanus on his back, he had nothing to fear in the world.
Ugh… I’d just beat it with all my might from the start.
It was a test for no reason, so I finished it with a magic missile.
“Yes. I won’t.”
I couldn’t help it.
I expected that there would be variables, but I never thought Peanus himself would manifest in the human world.
Even in this place where the realm of demons was embodied, of course, the power of the demons was bound to be full.
“Sirius. Do you know how much effort I put into the doll you destroyed?”
Of course, I thought it was not a normal thing.
An orb that can forcibly cut out only the necessary parts of others’ memories.
And using it as a driving force to create a lifeform that can move on its own…
It was only natural that a ridiculously delicate magic circle was needed.
To be honest, I didn’t have the confidence to make it even if I gave it 100 years.
“…I’m sorry.”
I wasn’t sorry and I didn’t think I did anything wrong, but I had to buy time.
The red-eyed blond boy accepted my apology with a smirk.
“Because I am Amelia’s disciple, I ask for special forgiveness. And in the end, I got what I wanted.”
Peanus looked at Seria, who was tied to the cross.
“True… it’s easy to understand the beings called warriors, isn’t it?”
“What do you mean…”
“What do you think of the character of the hero you watched from the side?”
Seria’s personality…?
First of all, it was the exact opposite of people like Luke.
When I recall the experience of having a party together, she was sincere and well-prepared.
Seria had a soft heart, but when she heard what she said, she wanted to fulfill her mission as a hero.
She had the awareness that she was the representative of humans, and she cared about even the next generation of heroes.
When I was silent and deep in thought, he spoke first.
“These guys with a sense of justice are always so obvious in their weaknesses.”
Peanus glanced around the village that gave off an atmosphere like ruins.
“If you’re talking about the so-called weak, you’re saying they can’t use their legs.”
Peanus slowly approached Seria, leaping slightly into the air and caressing Seria’s cheek.
“It’s like you don’t have any doubts when you borrow this little child’s body and shout for help. It’s pathetic.”
Seria was obviously too vulnerable to this kind of trap because she still lacked actual combat experience.
Of course, even if she confronted him head-to-head, there was no guarantee that she would win, but at least she wouldn’t have been caught that way.
“…What are you going to do with her?”
This was key.
Once he pierced Seria’s heart on the spot, she would die instantly on the spot.
Even if I tried my best, I couldn’t prevent her death on this street.
But still, Peanus and Ashur kept her alive.
Clearly there must have been a purpose to this.
“Are you curious? Sirius.”
There was a hint of playfulness in his tone.
It was his attitude, as if he didn’t even treat me as an opponent.
“I’ve devoted all my time to one study for a very long time…”
Are we supposed to hear about your very long research now?
I couldn’t help but listen to him in silence as he gave an alumni answer to the question of what to do with Seria.
“Since you are one of the Demons, I will ask you. Why do we all have to submit to the Demon King?”
“Yeah…”
It was because of the demon king’s unique magic.
It was because the demon king had the ability to determine the life and death of all demons.
“Yes. You probably know it well. You and all demons, including me, can’t avoid death with just one finger pointed by the demon king.”
I get chills every time I think about it.
It seemed that there was nothing different about being ranked 9th.
“What an irrational structure this is. To say that you have to kneel down and beg for life from a man for the rest of your life just because you were born as a demon.”
I wondered if the Demon King had been bullying him.
His expression was full of displeasure.
“So, for 1000 years, I have been constantly researching. How can I get out of this bloody trap?”
I can’t believe… that he achieved results…!
My pupils doubled dilated.
“Yes… I finally found a way to solve the demon king’s terrible curse and unique magic that oppresses us demons.”
Is that… possible?
If that was possible, the position of the demon king was not permanent.
It wouldn’t be strange if a rebellion broke out right now.
“I asked you earlier. What are you going to do with a hero?”
The outline of why he didn’t kill the hero slowly began to be drawn.
“This child will be the cornerstone for the construction of a new Demon King’s Army.”
Judging by his words, it seemed that Peanus was planning to drag Seria to the demon realm as it was and put it on the guillotine.
If he knew how to solve the devil’s unique magic and succeeded in killing the warrior, the number of demons on his side would surely increase.
The new demon king army he wanted to create was not an impossible story.
My head was filled with the thought that somehow I had to stop him from here.
When he was still a borrowed body. He had to fight when he was in the human world, where he couldn’t fully demonstrate his power.
I closed my eyes for a moment and then opened them to concentrate.
“Seriously. Sirius.”
Peanus looked at me like he was having fun.
“No matter how much I borrowed your body. I’m a great demon. You’re nothing more than a lump of blood that hasn’t been long since you became a demon.”
I knew that much.
But if I didn’t even try anything, I would definitely regret it.
I stretched out my hand toward the sky and raised it.
The strongest magic circle that I, in human form, could develop was drawn in the sky.
“Ohhh… that’s not bad.”
Peanus looked up at the sky in a tone as if he had nothing to do with him.
“But only at the human level.”
When he snapped his fingers, my magic circle shattered.
The condensed mana disintegrated in the air and landed on the ground in the form of snow.
“I’ll show you that you’re at the level of the great demons.”
He raised his hand toward the sky in the same posture as mine.
He embodies the same magic circle as me, but the scale is…
It was at least twice as much.
I closed my eyes tightly at the dizzying power difference.
I wonder if it’s too much…
I couldn’t think of a way to win in the current state.
The moment I gave up and waited for the attack to fly.
Peanus’ magic was offset by another magic circle.
what. how am i alive
I still haven’t been able to figure out the situation.
“Sirius. Are you okay?”
Natasha’s humming voice came from the side.
And the one who appeared behind her was the princess of the underworld walking with her silver hair flying.
It was Luna.
Even though it was never easy, she blocked Peanus’ attack and slowly approached me.
And the first thing she did…
“Luna-Cee…?”
Luna hit Natasha on the back of the neck so hard that she fainted in one fell swoop.
Natasha couldn’t react properly and collapsed.
“What… what are you doing!”
It’s a fight where there needs to be at least one more person to win, so why did you do that…
She was grateful for the rescue, but she thought it was a handshake that knocked Natasha out.
Ashur and Peanus also watched Luna’s actions with a blank expression.
“Okay. It looks like the warrior is getting a good night’s sleep too. Let’s have a sincere talk.”
Luna stretched out.
“It’s been a while. Peanus-nim.”
“It’s been a while. Princess.”
“Huh. Unlike usual, don’t you kneel down?”
Luna’s voice was full of mockery.
“I’m not even in front of the Demon King, is there any reason for me to do that?”
“Huh~ I guess you couldn’t come to your senses even after being beaten by your father like that.”
A tense battle of nerves ensued.
No matter how much Peanus is said to be a great noble. Luna’s identity was never something that could be ignored.
She is the daughter of the head of the Demon Tribe.
And the Demon King was a terrible daughter-in-law.
“If you’re going to clean things up nicely and hand over the hero, I won’t say anything to my dad.”
It was Luna who openly threatened.
“Princess. Are you saying that you want to release all the warriors you’ve captured?”
“Yes. Is Peanus-sama disobeying me right now?”
“I also closed my eyes on the doll, but to think you’re trying to intercept the ball one more time. Isn’t that a little too much?”
“In the next life, why don’t you be born as a princess too?”
They were two people who didn’t even back down.
And it was Peanus who did not tolerate it first.
“I said yes, and the b*tch with no blood on her head was unaware of fear.”
“…I have no choice but to apologize now.”
“Do you still think I’m going to die from pointing the finger at your father?”
Luna listened to her expression wondering if she hadn’t heard the contents of the conversation between me and him.
“So you’ve figured out how not to die?”
A young blond-haired boy let out a mad laugh.
“hahahahaha. That’s right. Now I have no reason to groan at you, who are weaker than me.”
“No way…”
Luna looked in disbelief.
“It’s your freedom to believe. Yes… Luna, you and Sirius. If you take all the warriors, the expressions of the Demon King’s offspring and Amelia will be very nice to see.”
Peanus licked his lips as if he were looking at us for tasty prey.
“…Dog star.”
“…huh?”
“The hero is in a state of mind right now, right?”
“I guess so…?”
“That’s right.”
After hearing my answer, Luna grinned.
“Now. Then you will definitely need to end the relationship.”
Luna raised her left hand.
Then she slowly withdrew the ring with her right hand.
At that moment, a terrifying dark red mana poured out of her body.
Luna’s blue eyes began to turn red.
“Let me tell you who’s up there.”
Only one corner of Luna’s mouth went up.