EP.5 What is it, give it back (4)
A city located directly opposite Cadinac.
A lodging in the floating city of Lapeln.
“Yes···.”
After covering Sarah and Remia, who were exhausted and asleep, with a blanket, Kyle came out of the dorm. Even though she was dressed lightly in leather pants and a shirt, Kyle didn’t feel the cold at all.
Because the body of a warrior has always been like that.
The body of a warrior is not limited by trivial things. There is no need for training or management. Since it is a body prepared solely to defeat the Demon King, it maintains its best condition in any situation.
A warrior chosen by the stars.
The body must always be perfect.
Kyle smiled bitterly as his body felt feverish even in the cold air. As Kyle walked along the streets at dawn to cool off, the image of a boy suddenly caught his eye.
Early in the morning.
The boy runs hard through the streets where the fog has not yet cleared. Beads of sweat are forming on the boy’s forehead as he puts newspapers in his arms from door to door.
“·····.”
Soon, the boy passes by Kyle.
With the boy crossing his path, old memories come to Kyle’s mind. Those were terrible times before he became a warrior.
‘It doesn’t matter anymore.’
Like shaking off dust, Kyle shakes off those memories.
‘It’s different than back then.’
Now no one ignores Kyle. No one can touch Kyle’s accomplishments. Therefore, he is no longer the miserable person he was back then.
I have abandoned the past of licking the feet of nobles.
All nobles involved in that past were killed.
So, no one knows Kyle’s past. No one will be able to connect the miserable and servile boy with the brilliant Kyle of today.
‘Exactly, except for one person.’
Raniel.
Kyle chews on that name internally.
-Hey, Kyle.
-How long are you going to stay like that?
voice.
-I have no intention of saying anything about you running away from the devil. Because it was the right choice. Even if Sarah, Remia, and I die, you, the hero, must survive.
-So, I have no intention of saying anything about that.
– I have to say something about your attitude now.
The voice that lifted me up again and again.
-wake up.
-Hold the holy sword.
-How long will this bastard, a hero, keep acting like a fool? If you can’t find an answer, you have to find one. That’s the sword I was given, that’s it.
That voice never lets you go. No matter what situation he faces or how he behaves, he sighs and reaches out his hand again and again.
-If that doesn’t work, I’ll help you.
-Hey, who the f*ck am I? He was the next magic tower lord of the damn gray magic tower. Who would ignore you when I push you?
Kyle couldn’t bear the voice that said he wouldn’t give up no matter what. Whenever she stood in front of that guy, she felt miserable.
Just stand in front of Raniel.
As long as I’m by the side of that wizard who always looks straight ahead.
It felt like my old self was being exposed.
“·····.”
However, that too is over now. Finally, the guy gave up on himself. I let go.
-Eat well and live well without me, you damn bastard.
As he pondered Raniel’s last words, Kyle let out a bitter laugh. Are you eating well and living well without me? Who am I to say that?
“I’m glad you didn’t know. “Raniel.”
The day you tied the Demon King’s feet in exchange for half of your life.
What deal did I make with the stars?
2.
Flash.
I blink in the rushing sunlight. Forcing my eyes to open as if they were not used to the light, I slowly raised my upper body.
“Hmm.”
Crispy. Every time I move my body, the crust on my clothes cracks. I looked at the robe with dark red powder falling down.
A robe that I have been wearing ever since I left the Magic Tower.
The robe somehow felt bigger today.
“·····.”
I opened my eyes and raised my arms. An arm covered in blood. The stocked spells that should have originally filled the forearm cannot be felt.
‘···I guess so.’
In order to deal with the black fog, it was necessary to feed mana with spells. Rather, it seems like it was done cheaply.
‘When we first met, half of my life was gone.’
Compared to that, I only have dozens of saved orders…
This means that it is a loss that is well worth considering.
Anyway, I decided to put meaning into surviving the encounter with the black fog. I also felt a small sense of satisfaction that my magic worked through the fog.
“Ugh.”
However, that too is temporary.
I quickly sighed and lowered my head.
‘What would I do if I found out now?’
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What do you do when you learn how to deal with the devil?
Not only was I already expelled from the warrior party, I didn’t want to be associated with those damn demon lords anymore.
And, just listing the results is dismal.
All the orders I had in stock were gone.
I also missed the Succubus Queen and the Black Knight.
All I got was this badge on my chest.
‘It’s not bad for the cost-effectiveness.’
I smiled bitterly and groped the chest of my robe. The badge I put back on as soon as I got it back from Lepe. Okay, where did you even get this back?
It was a moment when I was about to swallow my heart.
“… ?”
I feel a sense of discomfort as the hand touches my chest.
I blink blankly and lower my gaze.
“···What is this?”
When I tilted my head, my gray hair disappeared. It flows down. The length was unusual.
“What is this?”
Something is strange.
“Why is your voice like this again, damn it?”
The voice was also a bit strange. It was a time when I was tilting my head at something so incomprehensible.
-… .!
-… la. … .!
I felt like I was popular somewhere. A sound was heard. I stopped thinking for a moment and listened to the sounds I heard.
-find!
-… He said that he had spread a barrier. It must be recovered before the Knights notice. hurry!
-Move quickly, … It’s your order!
voice.
-The Succubus Queen clearly said this was the plan.
-It is a bead the size of a fist. Find it!
The sound of footsteps.
The clank, clank sound of armor.
“·····.”
I narrow my eyes. Check your surroundings.
It is full of rubble from collapsed buildings. The building had already collapsed, and coincidentally, a small space had been created around the pillar I was leaning on.
I raise my head.
A wall stacked above your head.
There is a small gap in the wall. From the gap where light enters, sound is also heard.
-It’s a black bead!
-As soon as you find it…
marble.
There is only one marble that I remember.
The beads that Lepe split last night. She can picture the orb that brought down that damn black mist.
‘I’m sure it was around here.’
Lepe was enveloped in black fog and dropped the orb. And, if she didn’t take it with her… it would definitely be around here.
I slowly stood up.
There was something strange about my body, but I decided not to worry about it right now. Because what mattered now wasn’t my body.
-Follow the traces of battle.
-I heard that there were traces left that looked like they had been scratched.
Perhaps, that voice that is occasionally heard belongs to the Demon Lord. Their words, and the stench wafting through the cracks, convince me of that.
The smell of monsters.
The smell of the demons’ rotting skin.
I don’t know why the Demon Lord’s army is in the human city in broad daylight. The worst case scenario is that Cadinac is occupied by the Demon King’s army…
‘That’s not likely.’
Although it is a small city, Cadinac is located close to the knights’ garrison. It is difficult to conquer such a place overnight unless the Demon Lord himself comes.
So there is only one possibility left.
‘The bead that Lepe dropped.’
I came to find that bead.
Even at great risk.
widely.
I stand with both feet on the ground.
And then, I turn my head to follow the signs of popularity I feel.
-Kwazijic!
The ceiling wall is torn off by someone.
The gap opens and more sunlight comes in. Sound comes in. There is a foul smell.
“There is an empty space here! Hurry up, corps commander… ?”
voice.
“uh?”
Embarrassed eyes.
I make eye contact with the soldier who tore down the wall.
Naturally, I feel demonic energy. The moment he opened his mouth to say something, I grabbed him by the back of his neck.
And then, he pulls it in as if snatching it.
“Ugh!”
The foot of the soldier dragged into the gap is touched. knock it down He stuck his finger into the soldier’s mouth.
“Eup, eup!”
I can feel the sticky texture of my tongue on my fingertips. A tongue that is not human, but is forked like a lizard. I stuck my hand in a little more.
“Ugh, wow!”
Eventually, the fingertips touch the soldier’s uvula.
In that state, I create a spell.
‘Smite.’
Gray mana flashes from the fingertips.
An improvised spell pierces the soldier’s uvula.
“Wow!”
Drops of blood splatter.
I pulled my finger out of the limp soldier’s mouth. When he lightly shakes off his pulled hand, blood drips down onto the floor.
A hastily made spell is neither powerful nor slow. To be efficient, this method had to be used even if it was a little dirty.
That fact makes me feel uncomfortable.
Normally, there would be no need to use spells to deal with these idiots. At the point where I tripped and knocked him down, all I had to do was break his neck or hit him on the head to knock him out.
But, why?
I had a gut feeling when I tripped on the soldier and knocked him down.
I can’t do this with this body.
I don’t have enough strength.
I trusted that intuition and immediately placed an order.
Indeed, that intuition was right. Because this body didn’t have the power to do that.
“·····.”
I look at my bloodstained arm.
Pure white, thin arms.
I had a rough idea of how my body would have changed. In fact, if you think about it a little, you will find the answer.
Succubus, Flesh Shift, Black Mist.
And the feeling of discomfort I felt in my chest earlier.
An unusually thin voice.
There was only one answer that could be derived from there.
“under···.”
I sigh and wipe my eyes.
I felt like I wanted to kill that bat bitch right now, but unfortunately, I didn’t even have time to think about it.
-·····.
The sound of words that had been heard disappeared.
The sound of footsteps that were recorded in a chaotic manner were recorded in one direction. Footsteps are heard from all directions.
okay.
I can feel people approaching this place.
“·····.”
Listening to that sound.
I catch my breath. Clear your mind. I check the conditions given to me one by one.
Is the number of orders in stock sufficient?
No, let alone enough, there isn’t even one.
Is the terrain favorable to me?
Rather, it is disadvantageous. Everywhere is blocked. There is nowhere to run.
What is the number of opponents?
I guess more than ten.
Finally, I ask myself:
‘Then what do I have?’
The answer is the same as always.
‘Mana.’
Enough mana to fill and overflow.
That was enough.
A word from the author (author review)
I thought it would be better to continue watching the battle scene, so I stopped watching it.
I will only submit the assignments due by 12 o’clock and then write again.
No, I wonder how in the world they give out so many assignments from the very first class.
I really hate the professor…
I just did my homework and the weekend disappeared.
*Meanwhile, the length is limited to around 5,500 Korean characters.
*3/22 at 2:06 am I edited about 5 lines of the last paragraph.
