Chapter 212 – Punishment of Traitors (1)
Episode 212 Punishment of Traitors (1)
“You are voyeurizing like a pervert. Isn’t it time to stop now?”
“I was just observing the situation. Lord Ikarut.”
Duke Agares raised his eyebrows while lowering his angular chin.
Red eyes shone brightly through the cracks in the monocle.
‘Work has become very annoying.’
An unexpected rebellion.
They are said to be the 7th high-ranking demons who assist the demon king, but in reality they are just extras in the Artis game.
Through Belphegor and Leviathan, he looked at the dynamics of Duke Agares.
I was secretly watching him as it seemed to be a move to take the place of the demon king.
“Even if you’re not greedy for power, is it true that demons are demons?”
“Ikarut-sama, you talk to yourself a lot.”
The needle frayed and became a thin line when Ikarut’s fingers quickly crushed it.
Showing the shattered spittle in his palm, he dropped it.
As soon as I stepped on the fragmented acupuncture needles, the wrinkled corners of my eyes were distorted.
“Even the young beasts run away when they recognize the strong. Sir Agares, what should I do if I am worse than a beast?”
“Hey, don’t get me wrong. I have no intention of surpassing you.”
Duke Agares shook his head slowly.
He glances at the observant expedition and shrugs his shoulders.
A small gesture triggered a fight.
During the short time Lucy blinked, the members of the expedition team quickly rushed to Ikarut’s back and pointed their weapons.
Quaang!
[You’re acting like a real bully. Where’s the point of attacking in the middle of a conversation?]
A brightly shining holy sword was blocking the weapons.
When the attack was suddenly blocked, the members of the expedition were taken aback for a moment and hurriedly retreated thanks to their eyesore divine power.
“Huh… ! Oppa, slow down!”
[That’s why I told you not to eat a lot of meat and bread to lose weight]
“I didn’t gain weight?! Because my brother suddenly moved, I came with him too!”
Lucy gasps and exhales from her lungs.
The members of the expedition were confused inside as they were carrying the sword while talking to it.
“Are you carrying it without being a hero chosen by the holy sword? He seems to be a being without divine power, so what is his true identity?”
Olivia, who was extremely wary of her, poured out her questions while pulling her arrow.
Lucy looked at the Holy Sword and gave a sneaky glance.
It seems to have an indifferent expression, but the blue-green eyes blaze like flames.
Seeing Olivia’s angry and jealous eyes, Lucy lifts the weight of her holy sword over her shoulder and greets her.
“Ah, I’m Lucy Etia, Rex Etia’s sister.”
“You have no divine power, and above all, you are not a trusted warrior. But how come you can carry a holy sword?”
“It’s possible because I was chosen by my older brother… ?”
“What a brother!”
Her incomprehensible words angered Olivia.
The string of her bow was drawn back still further, and her taut strings seemed about to break.
Still, Lucy nodded her head as if nothing had happened.
“Because my brother became a holy sword. With my brother’s will, I can only write for a while. I’m much better off with a dagger than an ignorant big one, right?”
[What? Are you saying I’m ignorant?]
“I heard that the holy sword is big.”
[After he regained his memories of me, he became completely arrogant—-]
Hurreuk ㅡ Chaeeng!
“You mean the holy sword in your hand is Rex Etia? Even lying is fun.”
Delphine’s fire magic came in between Lucy, who was arguing again, and the empty space of the holy sword.
The holy sword lightly deflected the fire using Lucy’s wrist.
Delphine, who was smiling in the distance, was tapping the tip of her wand on the floor, and the speed at which the magic circle was drawn faster than before was tongue-in-cheek.
[I will deal with my colleagues. You deal with your colleagues]
“Don’t nag. And since he betrayed me, he is no longer my colleague.”
[Tch, I get it]
Lucy, who was back to back with Ikarut, immediately bounced back as soon as the holy sword spoke. The image of him running through the fields overlapped with Rex Etia going out to subdue the demon lord.
Papababat!
The mistakes that follow.
As Icarut snaps his fingers, a shadow under Lucy’s feet rises and engulfs the needles.
And disappeared without a trace among the black shadows.
“To sneak up on someone’s back… Even so, can we call them proud, high-ranking demons?”
“Heh heh, Lord Ikarut said to wipe out everything that annoys you during battle.”
The hunched back was straightened like a mascot.
There were thread needles between the skeleton-like fingers, and the blades were raised so that they could attack at any time.
Pod! Dig! Pod!
Ikarut beckoned lightly.
The needles that cut through the air were eaten by the shadows in vain, but an old wooden staff came in between them.
Boom, boom. The sound of the wind crossing my ears pierces my ears.
Duke Agares, who was not only good at hallucination magic but also capable of hand-to-hand combat, wielded a staff in one hand and continued to fire needles.
Chae-Aeng!
I blocked the staff from above with the back of my sword.
Even though he appeared to be an old man, he was a high-ranking demon. Tremendous power was imbued with it, and the blade that was holding on trembled.
“Oh, that’s a good block.”
“This is nothing.”
A guy who talks a lot.
Ikarut punched him in the stomach with his other hand.
Puck! There was a dull sound and Duke Agares was pushed back a long time.
Supporting his weight with his toes, he left clear marks of being pushed to the floor.
He hit the pit of the stomach, so it was quite a shock, but Duke Agares didn’t budge.
He moistened his dry lips with his tongue, and without touching his stomach even once, he stood upright with his face. And he took off his shirt proudly.
‘It’s not a rumor that he’s strong enough to rival the previous demon king.’
Contrary to what I thought was skinny, the undressed upper body had small muscles.
Judging by the scars left here and there on his rough skin, he seems to have fought a lot of tough battles.
“Just once, out of curiosity, I battled the previous demon king. I thought it would be boring and boring like other demons… It was the first time I felt like my blood was boiling.”
Duke Agares roughly combed his well-combed hair and brushed it back.
As the subtle smile faded and the twisted radiance took its place, Ikarut thought he had seen his true face for the first time.
“I did a lot of hand-to-hand combat. How thrilling it was every time his fist was stained with blood… ! Blood is easily poisoned. In the meantime, he did not know how happy he was to meet the previous Demon King.”
The duke deftly wielded his staff like a staff.
Despite the terrifying sound that cut through the air, Ikarut was still.
Duke Agares, who was watching his signature firm mouth, put strength into his hands.
“I’ve been thinking for a long time… How would it feel to fight with you… I secretly looked forward to it. I am thrilled that my wish has come true only now.”
“A gloomy fellow is a no-brainer.”
“Do not worry. When you fight with me, there will be no obstacles, so you can fight as much as you want.”
Duke Agares glanced at the fighting expedition and Melissa.
With a thump, the cane he held in both hands hit the floor.
The air swaying like waves. Blinking my eyes a couple of times, a completely different space opened up.
“It’s a hallucination.”
Hallucinations on top of hallucinations.
The moon soars in the dark night sky.
The roses on the floor were staring at him, creating a gloomy beauty.
“It’s very interesting that it exists and doesn’t actually exist. How amazing that intelligent creatures and beasts also focus only on what they see.”
“You talk nonsense. Is it a will?”
“Heh heh, isn’t Ikarut-sama beautiful? These roses that cannot be caught even if they are not caught.”
Duke Agares uttered incomprehensible words and made noise as if he were a philosopher.
‘Now that I’ve become the main character, it’s not enough that the scenario is messed up, this guy and that guy are all weird.’
Ikarut looked around as he listened to his words.
The hallucination magic that changed the sense of surroundings, air, and space was quite high.
He could smell the scent of roses, to the point that an ordinary human could not tell the difference between reality and hallucination.
ㅡPaaaaah!
Ikarut cast a shadow under his feet.
The shadows that stretched out like stems rushed through the roses.
Duke Agares quickly blocked it with his long staff.
The shadow that gripped the center of the wand lifted it up, and Agares grabbed the wand handle and pulled it out.
Spam.
The shadow split in two in an instant.
Between them, the long blade of the sword glowed blue in the moonlight.
Stepping on the falling shadow, Duke Agares lightly shook his sword.
“You can’t kill me with just this much power.”
“Looks like you’ve gotten stronger.”
“If I dare give you one piece of advice, it would be better to bring out the demonic sword.”
Duke Agares boldly continued.
As he flaunts, he gently touches the back of a long sword like a rapier.
Seeing her full of confidence, Ikarut summons the shadow without blinking an eye.
“There is no need to summon a demonic sword.”
“Would you regret it?”
The widened pupils were filled with madness.
Faced with this, Hongan looks at him calmly and watches over his head.
“You received the blessing of the saintess.”
“Yes, I was tempted sweeter than a succubus’ intrigue. So I passed.”
“Is it not enough to wear her blessings to commit treason?”
“Do you think I am treasonous, Ikarut?”
Duke Agares straightened his beard.
His hand quickly covers the lower part of his mouth, and he covers it with his fingers so that he cannot tell whether his mouth is raised or lowered.
“It is not treason. It’s going to spark a revolution.”
“If what you’re doing isn’t treason, then what?”
“Do you think I received the saintess’s blessing because I needed the throne?”
A sneer entered the word royal.
A shadow pooled under Ikarut’s feet like a pitch-black puddle, preparing for battle, but he didn’t care and tried to hide his ridicule.
“I don’t rebel just because of the throne. That’s something only non-intelligent demons do.”
Then the darkness swallowed the moon.
The space became dark in an instant, as if the lights were turned off.
“There must be a demon king. Does the Demon Realm exist only when there is a king?”
“…”
“The new saint gave me the answer, which was always a question.”
What a bullshit
Ikarut swallowed his curse inwardly.
Soon the darkness disappeared and at the same time the huge moon opened its eyes.
Standing with his back to the moon, Duke Agares let go of his hand
The mouth he thought would be laughing was down.
