Chapter 598 – Episode 545 – The Image of the Terror Transmitting Doll!
“Damn it… To be unable to communicate like this again…”
Looking at the control box he was operating, Laplace tousled his hair annoyedly.
24 hours have already passed, and the vision video sent by Rafina is interrupted.
If it self-destructed or the body was destroyed, production of the next body would have started right away. It wasn’t a self-destruction, but contact was cut off like this.
It wasn’t a big problem since the important soul stone was here anyway, but even so, not being able to grasp the situation was quite irritating to Laplace.
“…It is a city that has been corrupted by the most wicked demons. No matter how much Laplace-sama’s golem is, it must be difficult to operate in such an evil place.”
As if telling Laplace to calm down, the man shook his head and let out a sigh.
Paul looked sadly across the hill, where Ladia was dimly visible, with a look of pity on his face.
“…It’s really sad. Originally, Radia wasn’t a city with such evil energy… Since I left that city, how much that devil has changed…”
It’s a street where you can’t even see the castle walls properly. Paul trembled slightly and showed a tense expression, as if he felt something cold.
Clarice, who was next to Paul, looked at him with a calm expression and spoke to him as if to relieve his tension.
“Don’t look there. Paul. After a while, my condition improved. What are you going to do if you have another seizure?”
“…I’m sorry, Clarisse. I’m worried about what happened to that beautiful city and the good people because of that demon…”
“Now is not the time for Paul to worry about others. When the condition is good like now, focus on recovering the wound so that you do not have another seizure in the future.”
“…All right. Thank you always. Clarisse.”
Paul lifts the glass on the table and smiles lightly at Clarice.
Clarisse also smiled, raising the corner of his mouth slightly as if responding to Paul’s smile.
“Ha. Seriously… As long as he doesn’t have seizures, he’s a perfectly normal guy… Mr. Laplace. Is there any way to make the elves forget their painful past?”
“If there was such a thing, I would have used it before coming here. Even if it’s a golem, it’s quite difficult to manipulate the memory of a living human.”
“I guess so… They say that influencing human memory and thinking is not an easy task, even for a great wizard…”
“Rather than finding a way to manipulate the memory, getting a good sedative and recuperating somewhere will solve it faster. Later, when they regain their status, think about that.”
Laplace sighed as he returned to his chair installed in the camp, as if he had given up on controlling the control box.
While bringing his own glass from his table to his mouth, Laplace looked at Paul as if he had remembered something and muttered.
“…So I don’t understand it any more… Why on earth do the humans in that city leave the tyranny of a divine beast like that…?”
“I told you. That evil divine beast must have brainwashed people in some way.”
“Didn’t he say that no matter how brilliant a wizard he is, it’s difficult. Even if he has such an ability, he uses and maintains such an ability on hundreds of thousands of humans?”
“But… If it wasn’t for that kind of ability, wouldn’t it make sense for people to leave that shinsu alone? If there was a human who rebelled against anyone, the kingdom would have noticed already…”
Clarisse keeps checking Paul to make sure he doesn’t have seizures with his words, and is convinced that he brainwashed people in some way.
However, Laplace showed an expression that seemed to feel uncomfortable and just stared into the cup.
“…No skill or magic can apply a permanent effect to a living creature… Even if it’s real brainwashing, the effect must have stopped several times in the middle… But that divine beast outside the city. ‘S information is not leaked…”
“…Perhaps that divine beast has done something to the royal capital as well. Even so, the king of humans is preoccupied with the war against the demons. As long as things outside the royal road are not reported, there will be no interest.”
“Ah. Yes. I heard that the war between humans and demons is unusual even in the far-away kingdom of beasts. Did you hear a rumor that the king of humans this time had a poison?”
“Actually, the influence of his wife, the Queen of Esttoria, is stronger than Her Majesty’s. If he is a demon, grinding his teeth is a famous story in the capital…”
“Huh… That’s the first time I’ve heard of that. She is the queen of humans with a grudge against the demons… Maybe this time the balance of the three kingdoms that has been going on for hundreds of years may collapse…”
Clarice changes the subject while caring about Paul, and Laplace shows interest in the changed subject to suit Clarice.
While taking a break while talking about other things, an unpleasant sound was heard from the screen of the control box and communication began to be restored.
[…Mas… Lift…]
A familiar voice mingled with noise, as if talking to him.
It’s not very clear, but as the video recovers, the noise in the voice begins to subside.
[…This is Rafina. Currently, we have arrived at the place where the magic tool that amplifies the power of the demon king is installed.]
An image of Rafina’s vision as if she was in a dark place, and Rafina’s voice talking to herself to explain the situation.
Looking at the restored video, he sighed as if he were finally delivering the video.
“…Was it finally restored? What the hell were you doing during that time… Anyway, you’re like a stupid doll…”
Laplace uttered an annoyed voice as if he had no interest in Rafina’s safety.
As if she didn’t care about Laplace’s annoyance, Rafina’s voice continued to speak indifferently.
[To explain the situation, audio will be transmitted together. With the information obtained while communication was impossible, a total of 3 magic tools were installed in Radia. I figured out that there are one on the 1st and 2nd floors of the basement of the Demon King’s Castle, and one in the Lord’s Castle. I’m currently infiltrating the 1st floor of the demon castle…]
The video now showing through the control box is the scene confirmed by Rafina’s vision unit about an hour ago.
Since it is not real-time, regardless of Laplace’s attitude, the information that Rafina conveys is transmitted.
One-sided information that is delivered without considering the listener, as if you were told to just listen.
Rafina, who conveys such information, was walking in a dark place where she was unknown.
[…I’m currently on the first basement floor of the Demon Castle, on top of the vent pipe installed in the ceiling there. We are going to move to the place where the magic tools are installed from here and try to destroy the magic tools.]
Rafina’s voice, interspersed with small noises.
I understood the place that appeared on the screen from Rafina’s explanation, but whenever Rafina’s body moved, a different sound from noise came along.
A strange noise, as if a metal vent was tapped with something sharp, or something rattled.
Laplace and the others couldn’t figure out that it was the footsteps made by Rafina’s high heels, as they were receiving the video of her looking straight ahead.
[…Arrived at target point. It is said that there is a magic tool that amplifies the power of the demon lord below this.]
Laplace and the others can’t confirm Rafina’s appearance because it’s only a vision image, and they have no choice but to check what Rafina is seeing.
In one place where Rafina stopped, part of the ceiling was torn off as if she was telling her to go down through this place.
It’s not very bright, but a small hole through which soft light is coming up.
Rafina approached the hole and lowered her body to show Laplace and the others the view below the hole.
[Yes~♡ Everyone♡ Thank you for waiting for a long time♡ Today is the day of execution of inferior males that you have been waiting for♡]
A strange space with some chairs installed about 3 meters below the ceiling looking down.
Her face was not visible there, but a woman’s voice, not Rafina, was sent somewhere along with Rafina’s video as if she had been waiting.
[Haa~ Seriously, the stupidity of the inferior males is really sighing~ There are as many as 9 males who were judged to be disposed of this week~]
The women’s laughter, filled with some kind of joyous emotion, and the women’s voices resounding as if they were amplified by magic tools.
At the bottom of the ceiling, where Rafina’s eyes were looking at, numerous women gathered as if an event had taken place.
A spacious space with chairs and strange tools installed, and women in obscene outfits gathered around the space.
On one side of the wall of the space, there was a black stone that looked like a large tombstone.
[…Check unknown energy. It is judged that that stone is the magic tool.]
Rafina muttered in a low voice, probably to avoid being noticed, and expanded her field of view to show the stone in the corner.
After showing her corner like that, Rafina sighed a little and looked at the space surrounded by women, as if regretting it.
[…Anyway, it seems that the destruction of that magic tool should be attempted after the humans below have disappeared. We will wait for a while and observe the situation.]
Strangely, the women seemed to be deliberately oblivious to the ceiling, and Rafina’s vision, which made me wonder if she was staring too openly.
The voices of the women, who had been clamoring for something, suddenly began to be heard as if cheering.
[Today’s execution ceremony for inferior males is not the way everyone participates as usual♡ Today, the execution ceremony led by Demon King and Clea by hand♡ Aren’t you really looking forward to it?]
The woman’s voice amplified with magic tools that seemed to be enjoying themselves, and the women’s laughter grew louder as if the excitement was somehow increasing.
Paul’s body trembled as he looked at the screen at the names of the demon king and Clea.
[Then, first of all, this is the position of the inferior male who will be executed first♡ This male was fooling around with the female who became his master, and then offended the female with the foolishness that crossed the line♡ This unsightly and stupid male , Please greet me with a smile~♡]
The laughter of women filled with anticipation. And, the man who came into the corner of Rafina’s field of vision and was dragged with something stuffed in his neck.
Hearing the name of the woman he was dear to him, Paul realized that the chair on the screen looked familiar.
“Ah…! Uh, that chair…!!?”
Paul’s expression distorted as if he had seen something frightening, and he pointed his finger at the screen with a trembling hand.
Rafina began to enlarge the chair where Clea had burst Paul’s balls, as if to confirm it.
