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“Is this happening?”
“…”
“…”
Silence fell all around Elijah’s words.
Probably because they all share the same sentiment.
There were Man Eaters lying on the ground and writhing around.
‘…at first everyone was against it.’
Elijah lifted the sword to his shoulder and laughed.
When Talion first told everyone about his ‘plan’, everyone thought he was crazy.
Even Elijah, who had been urgently summoned to this spot, would probably have reacted the same if he had been told that Dowd Campbell had not planned this plan.
The most standard solution to an emergency situation where a demon appears within a city like this is to call the knights and evacuate civilians while holding out until they arrive.
No matter what anyone says, the strongest force in the empire is the Knights, and there are always Knights living in and around Elfante.
But, what about Daoud’s plan that Talion told us about?
‘…let’s beat this number with a dozen students, a few knights, and a few academy faculty.’
Elijah let out a laugh as he remembered the details of the plan, which seemed absurd even when he thought about it again.
To put it a bit radically, the idea is to ‘coincidentally’ gather the people nearby and deal with the demonic beasts.
To put it simply, it is a desire to commit suicide.
Now, quite some time has passed since the power of the devil was directly revealed, demonic beasts are classified as the main enemies of humanity.
No matter how much their intelligence has degenerated, they have a simple and ignorant fighting power that can overwhelm even superhumans who use supernatural abilities.
So, dealing with demonic beasts basically assumes that ‘more humans’ are dealing with ‘less demonic beasts’.
therefore.
This means that the current situation in which less than 20 humans unilaterally defeated hundreds of magical beasts is almost a miracle.
The motive behind the plan is even more absurd.
‘…There are a lot of casualties.’
If you evacuate civilians while waiting for the regular knights to arrive, casualties will inevitably occur in the process.
However, if we subdue all of these demonic beasts before then, even those dangerous elements can be completely eliminated.
He is truly a consistent person.
When you look at his belief in saving people first no matter how the situation unfolds, there are times when you feel like he is more than a candidate for a warrior.
‘Is there any special reason?’
I can’t believe I’m tilting my head at that thought.
“I know. “That works.”
Konrad Baltador, Dean of the Faculty of Knights, approached her and tapped her on the shoulder.
Among the people who participated in the battle with General Atalanta, there were people who agreed with this plan like her.
This side’s right to speak was so strong that the plan was implemented despite opposition.
“I’m glad the dean and president are here. “If it weren’t for at least one person, this achievement might not have been possible.”
It really was.
No, to be precise, if even one of the humans here was empty, this achievement would have been absolutely impossible.
“…It would have been impossible without even one.”
Conrad’s eyes narrowed.
“okay. About that. Do you know why the president and I were around here?”
“yes?”
“That guy recommended it. “Have dinner or something nearby.”
“…”
Elijah frowned.
“is that so?”
“I even got a ticket and said that, so I had no reason to refuse. But something like that happened by chance.”
“…”
Suddenly, a hypothesis suddenly appeared in Elijah’s mind.
It was a hypothesis that became more and more concrete as Conrad continued.
“And that shy guy over there. Student of the Department of Demonic Beast Research.”
Where he pointed was Evan Kramer, a second-year student in the Department of Mathematics.
It was a face that stayed in my memory even as Elijah.
Previously, I was a student who was in charge of hosting a mock battle with Daoud during orientation.
I heard that Daoud told Talion to find this student as well.
“Perhaps we wouldn’t have achieved this result even without him?”
Sure enough, it was.
Most demonic beasts have all kinds of bizarre characteristics that match their ignorant combat power. Even if you’re a knight whose main occupation is combat with that side, you can’t memorize it all.
Unless you’re a geek who studies such things ‘professionally’.
If that student named Evan hadn’t taught us how to exploit the weak spots, everyone wouldn’t have been able to finish the battle so easily.
“I heard that guy also tempted him to come to the festival. If possible, around here. “I couldn’t refuse it because it was a request from a benefactor.”
“A benefactor?”
“The Department of Demonic Beast Research is the most unpopular among the knight departments. “We were even considering closing it within this year.”
“…”
“But when I ‘accidentally’ checked the mock battle stage, I found that they were quite capable. So I left that out.”
Elijah’s pupils trembled slightly.
Yes, what this person is talking about here is coincidence.
What happened was that the visit happened because of ‘a certain person’ whom Conrad was keeping an eye on.
And the student of the Department of Demonic Beast Research who survived just like that happened to be nearby.
Horribly good timing.
After receiving a request from someone.
“…”
The hypothesis becomes visible.
The students involved in the ‘House of Purification’ foundation who participated in this battle also said that they did not transform into monsters because of Daoud’s handiwork.
The knights who were dispatched to this location were also people who had been summoned by the person named Dowd at the request of the president in advance.
“…under.”
When viewed separately, it is a series of completely unrelated coincidences, but there is only one common denominator that connects them all.
“Uh, Dean.”
“uh.”
“Has that person been preparing for this for a long time?”
Conrad laughed instead of answering.
The actions he has taken so far, the people he has met through them, and the results that have followed.
Everything points to that situation.
Dowd Campbell was designing a response from the beginning against a threat that no one was aware of.
Everyone here.
From the beginning, we ‘assumed’ that something like this would definitely happen, and we calculated and collected it thoroughly.
‘It would be impossible to achieve success without at least one person.’
It’s a structure that was meticulously planned from beginning to end!
Elijah opened his mouth in a defeated voice.
“…What does he really do, that person?”
“I don’t know. “It could really all be a series of coincidences in the first place.”
Conrad answered, scratching his head.
“If that were really the case, I don’t think I would have ordered another one.”
“yes?”
“You didn’t see Talion in battle, right?”
It was like that.
If he had been there, he would have definitely been a good force, but I was surprised that he wasn’t seen.
“What do you think he’s doing now?”
“…”
Elijah’s expression hardened.
“That human, is he planning something more here?”
Instead of an answer, laughter returned.
There was a sense of bravado that did not need to be asked what it meant.
“Really.”
What do you mean there are people like this?
Elijah sighed and tilted his head back. It was an action to shake off the fatigue of battle.
“huh?”
It was thanks to him that I discovered the ‘grey’ that covered my entire field of vision.
Like smoke spewing out from somewhere, it expands rapidly and without end. It covers the sky, covers space, and expands as if encroaching on everything.
next.
Everything stopped.
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Time has frozen.
No, not in a figurative sense, but literally as a sentence.
“…”
Consciousness is intact. With my chest open, the world is perceived so clearly that I wonder if it is possible to do so clearly.
but.
Everything except my consciousness remains still.
The Marquis of Riverback was also making a strange expression in front of me. The blood that flowed out of my pierced chest and fell on the floor. I can’t even feel the wind. Even the flow of air stopped.
Everything turns grey.
It is as frozen as a landscape taken from a photograph.
“…”
But, among others.
There was only one thing that moved.
Something ‘comes down’ from the corner of my eye.
It gently descends from the top as if it is not affected by gravity at all, giving it a strange appearance as if the physical laws of the world do not apply.
Pure white hair that goes down to the ankles. Crimson eyes brighter than blood. Pure white skin without any blemishes. Naked body without a single thread.
If you’re familiar with it, it looks familiar.
If Elnor grows up for a few years, he might look exactly like me.
But this is not Elnor. You can tell just by looking at it.
If it’s Elnor. No, just any human being.
This level of ‘malice’ cannot be spewed out.
‘Grey Devil.’
It never appears directly in the game. Because he only appears in the finale by descending on Elnor’s body and engaging in a boss battle.
So, the shape in front of me right now is that ‘part’.
The devil’s essence that Marquis Riverback put into his body is just a small amount of devil’s remnants, but when all the devil’s pieces are gathered, they can make a real devil descend.
There are many pieces of the Gray Demon scattered throughout the scenario, and they all gather to Elnor through several events in the game. It is so inevitable that it can be said that it is absolutely necessary.
In other words, what this person has right now is only a very small part of it.
The power of the ‘power’ it possesses will be less than 10% of the gray devil’s body, and the time it can materialize will not be very long. A few tens of seconds at most.
And yet.
[ A crisis situation is detected. ]
[It is judged to be a direct threat to life. ]
[Skill: Applies desperate death to EX level. ]
Just by having this guy in front of you.
The switchover that was disabled turns on again.
“…”
This is ridiculous, damn it.
Just by appearing, the entire world stops, and my life is threatened just by making eye contact.
in other words.
If I just had a snowball fight with that thing for too long, I would die.
That’s how big the gap is.
While I was thinking that, the ‘demon piece’ taking the form of Elnor walked towards me.
At the same time.
¡̛̰̖̲͉̜̿͑ ̍̕̚͟͝ą̷̦̘͉̹͓̝ ̳͈̟̯̻̾̿̔͆̃̋ ̳͈̟̯̻̾̿̔͆̃̋ ̳͈̟̯̻̾̿̔͆̃̋ ͆͊̉̀̾͘͞ ͆͊̉̀̾͘͞ ± ± ± ± × × ̃̚͘͞ ̃̚͘͞ ̖̯̰̰̦̝̎̃̏̃̎͐͆̿̌̃͂̚͟͠ö̵̩̭͇̹̭̤͌͆̔̀̆̚ situation ¡̛̰̖̲͉̜̿͑ ̛̰̖̲͉̜̿͑ ̳͈̟̯̻̾̿̔͆̃̋ ̳͈̟̯̻̾̿̔͆̃̋ ̳͈̟̯̻̾̿̔͆̃̋ ͆͊̉̀̾͘͞ ͆͊̉̀̾͘͞ ±
¾̶͕̻ ̊ ̸̙̪͎̥͎͍̲͔̔ ̷̨̨̣̭̭͓̱̼͚̮̼̭̟̱̾̄͑ ̋͝ ° ° °̶̨̙̠͆͋̔͛̒̀̾̆̉̏̾̃̽̆̅͊͆̋̋̕ ]
[¾̶͕̻ ̸̙̪͎̥͎͍̲͔̊̊̔̚̚͠͠͝͠ ̷̨̨̣̭̭͓̱̼͚̮̼̭̟̱̾̄͑ ̷̨̨̣̭̭͓̱̼͚̮̼̭̟̱̾̄͑ ° ° ° ° ̶̶̨̙̠̟̝̙͔̥̖̯̠͆͋̔͛̒̀̾̆̉̏̒̾̃̽̆̅͊͆̋̋̕ ]
As the window in front of me was broken.
Part of the ability is ‘ripped away’.
“…!”
Of course, the Purifier also downgraded Despair, but this is different from those abilities.
Just by standing in front of this guy.
It feels like the entire ‘system’ is incapacitated.
“…”
Yes, the Gray Devil is originally depicted with such abilities in the worldview.
A transcendent being that distorts even the basic laws of the world just by remaining still.
One more step, the devil’s piece approaches me.
The guy who came close to me immediately grabbed my cheek.
What appears on his face is a captivating smile that seems to melt in the heat. It’s even more strange to see that expression on Elnor’s always expressionless face.
and.
What melts and sticks to the bottom of those eyes is an endless desire.
It’s almost as if he’s shouting into my ear, telling me that his entire existence exists to love me.
The guy who had been standing there looking down at me for a while lowered his head to my ear.
Soon the mouth opens.
“Let’s talk together”
Just hearing those words makes my brain feel like it’s frying. That’s the pressure.
Feeling of the skin being crushed. A disgusting sensation tingles through my entire nervous system, as if someone had poured tar into my entire bloodstream.
Perhaps if I were able to move my body freely right now, I would just sit down and feel helpless.
As I was suffering from the horrible sensation of my entire body being sliced, he fell towards me, still smiling.
Then he stretched his hand toward my chest and twisted his hand as if he were turning a dial there.
OK.
Time was ‘rewinded’.
As if that part had been cut out and the video was rewinded, my chest, which had been pierced by the magical energy emitted by the Marquis of Riverback, was restored.
“…”
The pain disappears. It energizes your entire body.
At the same time.
A tattoo is carved into the pierced chest.
[Obtain the ‘Seal of Fallen Heaven’. ]
[Tacheon’s seal is ̳͈̟̯̻̳͈̟̯̻̾̿̔͆̃̋̾̿̔͆̃̋ ͆͊̉̀̾͘͞ ͆͊̉̀̾͘͞ ± ± ± × × ̃̚͘͞ ̃̚͘͞ ̃̚͘͞ ̎̃̏̃̎̚ ̴̹͉̤̭̥̒ ̎̅͘͝ͅ ̎̅͘͝ͅ ̳͈̟̯̻̾̿̔͆̃̋ ͆͊̉̀̾͘͞ ͆͊̉̀̾͘͞ ± ± ̦͖̺̗͎͍̰͊̏͒̉̍̉̚͟͠ × ̃̚͘͞ ̃̚͘͞ ̃̚͘͞ ̃̚͘͞ ̃̚͘͞. ]
“…”
Still, can you help me figure this out?
As I stared at it in bewilderment, the devil’s sculpture covered its mouth and chuckled.
Soon, he squatted down in front of me with his chin resting on his face with a smile on his face. The twirling appearance gives the impression of ‘Is there anything else I can ask of you?’
“…”
Although it is only a small part of the main body, it is a strange feeling in itself for a guy who is considered to be the strongest in the world to be so friendly to me.
I thought it would feel something like this.
[ Skill: Fatal Attraction ] [ Grade: ??? ]
[It becomes easier to like people with evil tendencies. The more extreme the tendency, the stronger the effect. ]
The more extreme the tendency, the stronger the effect. This means that the Gray Devil, whose mere existence is a catalyst for destroying the world, has no choice but to show extreme affection as soon as he sees me.
the problem is.
I don’t know how this will work in the future.
The scenario was twisted to this extent from the first chapter just by meeting Elnor and Elijah and their relationship progressing.
But what happens if you become friends with this guy?
‘…When did I ever care about such things?’
I chuckle and turn the window.
Anyway, we can’t get over the crisis right now without this guy’s help. You should get everything you need.
[Use ‘Skill Copy Ticket’! ]
[You can copy 1 skill from the target ‘Elnor’. ]
Now, this guy has descended through Elnor’s body.
In other words, if you approach it with game thinking.
If you use this copy right now, you can copy one of this guy’s skills, which are systematically treated the same as Elnor.
“…”
That doesn’t make sense.
Well, if that doesn’t work, just bring one of Elnor’s skills. That alone is not a loss.
As I manipulated the window with that thought in mind, a list of skills that could be copied came to mind.
‘Indomitable, peak talent, mind’s eye, master of battle…’
The list of Elnor’s morale skills that I remember passes by, and scrolls down to the end.
And the one located at the end.
[Skill: King of Pandemonium] [Grade: A]
[ -Worship the great monarch!- ]
[ The majesty of the ruler of hell is revealed to the world. When using the skill, you have an affinity advantage against demon types for 5 minutes. ]
okay. As expected, the hypothesis that it was a world built on a game system seems to have been accurately correct.
Just looking at the description, it is definitely not a skill that Elnor would have. This is an item that all ‘demonic’ bosses that appear in the game have.
‘…There are many things I covet.’
It’s nothing else but the skillset of that gray devil piece. If it’s powerful, there are countless of them.
First of all, except for this one, all the skill descriptions are broken and unrecognizable, which amplifies anxiety.
When using it, it will drastically reduce my vitality, or if it is activated by killing someone close to me, such a sinister effect will lead to irreversible results.
‘What you get now in the first place…’
This is a skill that will definitely be used in some section.
There are things you can do only if you have this. It also helps in the immediate situation.
With that in mind, I copy the skills.
[Copy ‘Skill: King of Pandemonium’. ]
At the same time that window appeared, the devil’s sculpture opened its eyes wide.
I probably don’t know the details, but I think I just noticed some changes in my condition in a split second.
He seems to have noticed that the way he looks at himself and me back and forth has probably taken some of his abilities with him.
“!”
The guy clapped with a big smile on his face. It looks like congratulations.
It’s not a joke to feel uncomfortable seeing Elnor, who is a little more mature, acting like a childish girl.
However, when I think about what this sculpture is actually about, I can’t help but laugh.
This guy.
This is a guy who can destroy the entire world with a smiling face like this.
“…”
And, it looks like time has finally run out.
All the time available for manifestation was exhausted, and the devil’s fragments chuckled as they found themselves falling into pieces starting from their toes and scattering around them.
The guy lifted his gaze again and looked at me. With a still smiling face, the devil sculpture opened its mouth.
“Let’s talk together”
A voice that seemed to come from a radio that had turned up the frequency and was full of noise hit my eardrums again.
“So C¾ð¾î°¡ UC¾ð¾î°¡ U, ̨̝̻̂̂̈́̾̀̃̐̒̀̕”
but.
“See you later.”
The last sentence I couldn’t finish because my form completely collapsed.
“At that time, definitely. You-”
It was a clear voice that I could never forget.
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Gray recedes from the world, and time begins to flow again.
It’s near the entrance to the outer wall of the academy again. The one in front of you is the Marquis of Riverback, and Elnor is stuck on the wall.
〚…What the hell, just…?〛
The Marquis of Riverback looked around in confusion. They know that something appears and disappears, but they seem to have no idea what it is.
On the surface, nothing has changed.
Except for one thing.
[ Activates Skill: King of Pandemonium. ]
[You have an absolute advantage over demon-type enemies for 5 minutes! ]
[Deletes the existence of the opponent’s unique ability ‘Skill: Purification’. ]
[ A crisis situation is detected. ]
[It is judged to be a direct threat to life. ]
[Skill: Applies desperate death to EX level. ]
As he stands up, he delivers a powerful uppercut to the jaw of the Marquis Riverback.
〚…!〛
With the sound of a bomb exploding, Marquis Lieberback’s body soared several meters into the air.
Um, yeah.
This cool and heavy feeling. A long time.
“hey.”
I look at the Marquis of Riverback, who is laughing and hastily regaining his balance in the air.
My body is full of vitality. It almost feels like I was reborn.
“It’s round 2. Come on.”
Now the shameful days of showing one’s back are over.
Going back to Dowd Campbell, who struck down the warrior candidate with one blow.
Time to instill some manners in this guy.
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fantasy,
