Chapter 97 – Self-Reliance (6)
“We will start a meeting to seek alternatives to recover Ain.”
At my words, Azazel clapped seals, and Leon clapped his hands close to dryness.
Maybe that’s why the applause was so unique that it didn’t match.
Even if there is an offbeat, there will be no such offbeat.
The response of the two became a strange noise and knocked on the eardrum.
I don’t know what skit this is.
Retrieve a person who does not know where he disappeared.
It’s easy to say this, where can I say it.
Negative thoughts crossed his mind, but fortunately Azazel said there was a way.
I tried to smile.
“Then Azazel, who said there is an alternative, please tell me first.”
“Okay, sister.”
She began to speak with her characteristic innocence.
“You both know, but we haven’t been able to locate Einstein. There is no such common information. To be honest, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s a duck. However, with Aria’s fierce insight, I was able to determine that the holy sword had kidnapped Einstein.”
It’s not a sharp insight.
I don’t think it’s too overrated.
She continued her story as I twisted her body in shame.
“Well then, how did the Holy Sword move Einstein? Aria unnie said that there was no trace of her leaving. It’s a ghost to cry.”
Yes.
There was no dust flying or any signs of using the door.
It was not a physical movement.
Azazel took one look at me and Leon before expressing her own opinion.
“As you may have guessed, I think this is a movement caused by magic.”
Leon raised his eyebrows.
“Are you saying that the holy sword is so well versed in magic?”
“Well, if the Holy Sword handled magic well, wouldn’t I, as a wizard, have noticed something trivial while I was walking around? When I saw it, the holy sword was ordinary. Oh, of course it was ordinary in a magical sense. Anyway, it’s very likely that the holy sword used a different method. He probably didn’t use general-purpose magic. She would have used something that was already there, for instance.”
It was a confusing word like a puzzle.
I pressed my temples against a gradually growing headache and rubbed my stuffy chest, asking questions.
“Is it already there? What is it?”
“What is there?”
It’s a reverse question, you have a bad personality.
Because she’s cute Azazel, she’s putting up with it.
I have listed the features that have been released so far.
You can move through space without leaving any trace of your movement.
It exists in the royal family.
Hmm.
It’s hard and it doesn’t come to mind right away.
The answer came from Leon.
He opened his eyes wide and spoke in a childish voice.
“… It’s a transfer door. A transfer door used when attacking the royal family.”
Azazel snapped her fingers.
“That is correct.”
I panicked and put my hands on my chest.
“Karelin used that transfer door? How?”
“A transfer gate that has already been created will continue to be maintained unless it is forcibly torn down. I think I used it to take advantage of that. Even the generated transfer door doesn’t require an extremely large amount of magical power, so it shouldn’t have been a problem to use it with a holy sword.”
Still, doubts remain.
“But I was in the basement, right? There was no such thing as a transfer gate.”
“It’s a way to carve into space, so it’s no wonder that my sister doesn’t know. Such transfer doors can usually be used anywhere as long as you know the triggering conditions.”
“… It is nonsense.”
“So it’s magic.”
There was no room for rebuttal.
Azazel, who answered many questions skillfully, looked at us.
“Can I continue the explanation?”
What can I say to me, Prince Leon, or her?
All the doubts I had until now have been completely cleared.
We nodded stupidly.
“But even this magic isn’t all-round, because space-type magic leaves more traces.”
“Are you sleeping?”
“I mean the residual phenomenon of mana. It’s a professional knowledge, so if you explain it one by one, it will be difficult to understand, so just know that it’s one of the ways to track the traces of magic. Anyway, there was only one trail left until I found her sister.”
Leon asked a question about the assertion.
“Where was it?”
“The place where there is a demon called Karel Nadeluca.”
Karel Nadeluca.
To Leon, he is a demon like an enemy.
Wouldn’t he be the one who harmed his article?
“If you just look at the circumstances, the holy sword would most likely be headed for that demon. I can’t believe it.”
That’s the Holy Sword.
A sword that reaches the heights of conflict between demons and monsters.
A sword like that goes to the demons?
Even for a fairly high-ranking demon?
That sounds amazing
However, it was not an unexpected story.
It was because he knew clearly through the ‘truth’ that he had already found out that Karelin had some kind of connection with the demon lord.
It is a holy sword that even knows the demon king.
There must be a one-sided relationship with the Demon King’s subordinates.
Azazel let out a sigh.
“Maybe Einstein isn’t here anymore.”
It was the worst assumption.
I raised her hand to ask for her understanding and asked a question.
“Does Azazel have a reason for thinking that way?”
“My sister may not have known, but rumors spread that a transfer door to the demon lord had been created in the place where a demon called Karel resided. It’s not clear that this information was spread by the other camp to increase its prestige. Still, don’t you know? As awful as it may sound, families always have the worst in mind.”
A family that can be made only because it is clever Azazel.
There was no reality.
It’s a story with plenty of potential.
Karelin will do everything in her power to revive Edris as her child.
If so, she will most likely want to stay out of the way and she will seek safety.
It was an excellent strategy for her to run away to a place that is difficult to touch her.
As Azazel said, if she had escaped to the Demon King’s territory, there would be no way for her to do anything about it.
“… It’s a pain in the ass.”
“Right, sister. She ran away to a place where it was difficult to touch at a time like this when she was competing for time.”
“It will be late.”
A shadow fell over my face.
The audience fell silent.
Is there any better way?
When he was suffering from frustration, Leon asked.
“So, what will the saintess do? Do you have any sharp plans?”
Will there be
If I had a plan that I would admire, I would have put it into action right away.
It’s not like sitting at a table and discussing tabletop discussions.
I tousled my hair with a self-help smile.
“Is that Karel going to make a head-on attack on her demons?”
It would have been possible if there was Ain.
But how is it, she has no children?
I’m so sorry.
… Am I stupid
You’re moving to save that child in the first place, but you’re looking for him?
“You have a knack for euphemistically saying that you want to commit suicide. Or are you not thinking?”
Is it because you lost an important article?
The prince’s sarcasm is quite sharp.
But, having no face to answer him, I lowered my head.
If I had been there, Leon wouldn’t have lost Edelis.
I responded in a tone full of compassion and sorrow.
“I don’t see any other option other than that.”
“It’s not like there aren’t any.”
“… It sounds like you have something prepared.”
“Didn’t I tell you earlier that my brother is gathering troops to recapture this capital?”
I rummaged through the memories of the past.
Obviously, he said something like that.
It was such a minor comment that I almost skipped over it.
A very faint light returned to my eyes.
“You obviously said that.”
“It’s not long before it’s over. How about using that time?”
“… What are you going to do with that gap?”
“Isn’t it obvious? Search the vicinity of the demon named Karel to see if Sir Astein is there, and if not, then you have no choice but to go to the Demon King’s Territory and find Sir Astein via the transfer gate or something, right?”
It sounds like nonsense, but that was the only way out at the moment.
Hard walnuts can be easily peeled if blanched in hot water.
It would be more appropriate to invade in a melee state of hit-and-run rather than the current state without any shaking.
“… Will you, too, Leon, follow me to the Demon King’s territory?”
He shook his head and replied grimly.
“I will cooperate on that journey only until I kill Karel Nadeluca.”
It is a clear purpose.
I looked at Azazel, and she shrugged her shoulders.
“This man had one purpose from the beginning.”
Revenge.
For some, it is a sweet snack, and for others, it is a motivation for life.
Leon de Gallia had a pervasive will to perform a requiem for Edelis Bride.
Met his eyes.
It was a snowball fight, like an electric current.
A deep, deep sigh escaped his lips.
“We are trying to avoid fighting that demon as much as possible.”
“There will be no pressure on you.”
“It’s dangerous to fight alone…”
“I know.”
Widely.
It was Leon who cut him off.
“… Even if I tell you, you won’t listen.”
“Even the saintess, if Sir Einstein dies, won’t she entrust herself to revenge?”
It was a rude word, and it was a word without reason.
There were dozens or hundreds of words to criticize him, but none of them came out.
It was because Leon’s words resonated fully.
“Maybe it was.”
“It must have been. Aren’t you a virtuous woman, Miss Aria?”
Be a hot girl
I made a sad face.
“Even if I wasn’t a virtuous woman, I would have been able to if I had lost someone important to me.”
“That is fair. I can’t go away like this I am obliged to offer Edelis his head.”
A spark could be seen in his eyes.
An intense fire that devours wild grass, devours trees, and finally devours even mountains.
People with such a hard face usually have a characteristic.
Even if a hardship befalls oneself, if it is not to the point of death, one will endure silently.
They don’t care or don’t mind even the threat of life.
Just run towards your goal.
Even if you burn your life.
Even for fuel.
He will go
“It’s a presumptuous statement, but do you intend to give up your life?”
“If possible, I would rather kill than die.”
“You seem to be trying to carry out your will of revenge even if you die.”
“So is it a problem? Rather, it would be good news for Miss Arya if she distracted her.”
Of course, it is unfortunate enough to have to borrow even a cat’s hand.
… But.
I was stumped.
I didn’t learn the words to stop the moth from flying towards the fire in the sexism.
The prince’s eyes were full of energy telling him to make a decision quickly.
It seems that it is difficult to see the sluggish behavior.
Can’t help it
He lost his article.
I guess I’m like a loser.
“No, it doesn’t matter.”
“It’s good that you don’t speak up, and it’s nice that you are flexible.”
I turned to Azazel.
“Is there anything better than your opinion, Azazel?”
“There is nothing. If it’s the day Prince Il leads the army to attack, the confusion will increase, and the number of wary monsters will decrease, so I think it’s easy to enter.”
It was a favorable response.
I nodded.
“I’ll follow Leon’s opinion.”
“Wait, can I make one suggestion?”
Azazel and I looked at Leon.
He cleared his throat with a clearing of his throat.
“Leave it to me if you ever face Karel Nadeluca.”
Whether there is
Fight as long as you want.
“Okay.”
“If that demon doesn’t attack me, I’ll consider it.”
Azazel half agreed.
The seon-gong said that he would not get drunk.
The agenda was roughly decided, and only the coordination of detailed plans remained.
We worked out a plan carefully.
And the day of the conclusion came.
