Chapter 437 – 125. Time With Lamia (1)
Harsen Castle was in a festive mood.
After the fierce battle of Mercury, we finally won.
I was thinking of holding a festival in my name as the lord. I was checking the reports coming up after the war in the office of the Yeongju-gwan.
‘My allies’ damage is much less than I expected.’
I thought about the last battle of the Harsen battle that had happened a few days ago.
Although it was the Harsen Territory Army, which was in the position of Mercury. Yeongji-gun, under my instruction, opened the castle gate and launched an all-out offensive.
And with the success of the operation, the Byrea army suffered damage close to destruction.
Almost 9,000 troops were reduced to 2,000. On the other hand, Yeongji-gun still had 7,500 men left.
‘Even if I leave for Reinheim like this. If those troops remain, there’s nothing to worry about Harsen.’
It was all a great income from a perfect victory.
Of course, that colossal victory was no fluke.
A strategy I had been implementing step by step since I entered Harsen Castle. It was the result of the ploy completely interlocking.
In the end, the key keyword was ‘dominance’.
I myself It was made into the center of the Harsen territory.
As the lord, I went directly to the Mercury Battle and made the biggest contribution. And the internal affairs of Harsen Castle were also perfectly done by borrowing the power of Eirin and Hunayer.
Such an ideal feudal lord. Harsen’s people were constantly exposed.
‘I saw him deliberately eating even the combat rations that looked like dog food.’
I don’t know if it’s a side effect of the disappearance of Knoia’s curse or a virtue, but my appetite has changed.
When I was a young boy, I was an eccentric boy who was so picky about meals and snacks. Now, he could eat even that kind of dog food without changing his expression.
‘Well, though it was filthy and tasteless.’
In that way, I built my image to soldiers and civilians.
In addition to that, the Byrea Army’s surprise attack, which no one expected, was directly blocked by the knights.
The morale of the castle skyrocketed just by the fact that the reinforcements were safely joined.
Suddenly, the people of Harsen. They began to believe blindly in their lord.
‘Because I have always repaid that trust. It must be natural.’
And for me with the name Reinhardt. To the point where I could even throw my life away. They have sworn allegiance to me.
Harsen Castle is a huge castle with a population of 100,000.
A far greater number, including the refugees, were finally united under my name.
“That absolute belief created a huge dominance.”
And after reading my thoughts, Lucia, no, Yunir smiled at me.
“It was a very good idea. Julian. You made the citizens and soldiers alike subject themselves to you. To the extent that they consider your dominion a blessing. It is like faith in God.”
Like Unir said.
I created dominance through the people of Harsen Castle without using my own magic power.
And as much as it is the dominance gathered in my name. That dominance became a demon for me.
“Yes. Enough magic to cover even this large castle.”
That gigantic demonic power and dominance.
It was the driving force behind the victory over Lamiar, who was an apostle of Paludis.
“That’s great too. Julian.”
That’s how Yunir looked at me and smiled.
Because of the huge demon that controls this castle, Unir temporarily woke up after passing all the demons to me.
‘You seem to be in a good mood. The goddess.’
Although he shares memories and consciousness with Lucia.
Still, coming out of her own volition seemed like a diversion to her too.
But I calmly spoke to Unir’s praise.
“I was lucky though. Lamiar is the weakest among the apostles of Keiatic Gate. And in terms of her dominance, I was her nemesis. So it was easy to win.”
“Hmm. That’s not entirely wrong. The reason why you used that weakness and won a complete victory was because of the strategy that came from Yulian’s head. You don’t have to be too humble.”
Unir put his hands behind his back and smiled.
Like she said I made good use of Lamiar’s weakness.
‘I heard that Lamiar’s time as an apostle was very short compared to the apostles of other gates.’
Southern Keithic Gate. The one who was directly chosen by the Inferno was Count Pedro.
Presumably, he has already been in contact with Knoia’s will for several decades. I read some of Chris’ memories when he was swallowed up in the realm he created in the Palace of Flowers.
On the other hand, Lamiare says that he has not yet been an apostle for less than five years.
That’s what Unir said to her Lucia, who confronted her directly with her body. Must have been
‘So even though Lamiar has the same magical power as Keiatic Gate…’
It was a demon power that would cover not only Harsen Castle, but also the battlefield around it.
That’s why she, her magical beasts and demon marriages under her command were as powerful as if they were in a dungeon.
But the opponent was bad.
Ramiar was so intoxicated with her great power that she had finally attained it. She wielded that power wildly, but she couldn’t finely control it.
In other words, her ability to strengthen her dominance by concentrating her demon spirit power. Far less than me
‘That’s why I was able to properly counter against Lamia.’
The means to counter that suffocating magical power had already been completed.
That, of course, was the dominance that was united under the names of Reinhardt and me. The huge dominance created through the people of Harsen blocked the demonic power.
No, beyond the level of blocking, on the contrary, it even eroded Lamiar’s magic power.
At the bottom of the battle. Lamiar’s defeat was already expected.
‘Well, it seems that Lamiar didn’t even notice.’
If only she had calmed down a little longer. She must have noticed my demonic energy starting to erode her demon power.
But I deliberately provoked her.
She deliberately pretends to hide tightly in her castle. She did not confront her directly, but only dealt with her knights and soldiers.
Although maybe it was a gamble with the lives of her men.
They trusted me And if the dominance created by that loyalty. They were also able to deal with Lamiar’s demon power.
‘Because he shouted my name like that.’
Because of Lamiare who rampages like that. The command system of the Byrea Army is in disarray.
Aiming at the gap where the Demon Beast Army and the Byrea Army from the Mercenary Corps were playing separately, I launched a surprise attack on the Byrea Army’s headquarters with a separate team.
The results after that were all known.
Anyway, I’m done with such a short review. Said to Unir.
“Then, Goddess. Would you like to accompany me for a while?”
“Do that.”
Yunir nodded his head. And like a lady escorted by a knight. He held out his hand gracefully. She said.
“The place of the tryst is a dungeon, so there won’t be any romance, but that’s true. There are also hindrances.”
I replied with a smile instead of Unir who said that.
I soon moved with her to the basement of her spirit dominion.
There, Lamiar, the soul of Paludis, was imprisoned.
***
The secret dungeon of the Manor House.
Lamia was there.
Although she was once a Mahone who radiated such enormous power that she destroyed Harsen Castle.
Now all that power is sealed. She sat silently on the floor of the cell with her head bowed.
‘Cecilia’s restraints. It works well.’
The magic spirit power she received from her pal Rudis was completely blocked by her.
The prison cell itself, where she is confined, is Cecilia’s restraint. So you don’t have to miss it by restraining her body with a separate tool. There was no way for her to escape from this place.
I opened the prison cell door with Yunir and entered it.
“I don’t know if the meal will suit your taste.”
Then, a haggard-looking Lami Ar raised her head. Instead of answering, he just nodded his head helplessly.
‘If anyone sees it, they’ll know if it was a terrible torture.’
I didn’t really torture her. Even without torture, Lamiar’s will to resist was all broken.
Harsen Castle is no different from a deep lake created by my control.
As much as she is already she who has been terribly defeated by me. As soon as he saw me, he seemed intimidated.
Instead, Lamiar was still in the form of Lamia.
A monster with the upper body of a human, but the lower body of a giant snake.
Even the snake’s tail had lost its strength and was drooping.
Out of curiosity, I asked her.
“Lamiar. Weren’t you human from the start?”
Ramiar shook her head.
“I am human. But he was an alchemist. As soon as I got the power of Phaludis, I strengthened my body like this with that power.”
So, he turned his body into a monster himself.
“I’ve always admired Lamia’s beauty.”
Perhaps she had her own aesthetic sense. However, it was not common sense to become a monster called Lamia.
Still, I was well aware of the beings called alchemists.
A very good alchemist, Chloe, was my lover.
‘Anyway… His thoughts are very different from those of normal people.’
They are completely different from ordinary people in their curiosity or the degree to which they are obsessed with the field they are interested in.
Still, as much as I was obsessed with the monster called Lamia. Lamyar’s appearance was beautiful.
According to information that I came to know belatedly, it is said that Lamiaardo was famous in the Kingdom Alliance before becoming an apostle.
Not only his skills as an alchemist, but even his appearance.
‘The lower part of the body is like that… But it looks strangely bewitching.’
A face full of colors that suits long red hair. And she’s as big as Chloe.
Even though she is wearing a top, her shapely navel is exposed as it is.
The waist was narrow, and the curve drawn by the snake’s lower body that began below it was strange.
‘This. I’m also a reptile… Maybe I unconsciously feel lust.’
Dragons are biologically reptiles.
However, apart from the issue of the species, as much as it is Moon’s demon marriage. The strangeness that captivated her people was like her ability.
“Why is that, Yulian? Have you ever thought of wanting to have sex with that married woman? Even if it’s not human?”
As I looked at her like that, Yunir, who had come in here with her, playfully whispered in her ear.
“Not really.”
Although I had to put some strength in my lower body. I didn’t have an erection, so I was evasive.
‘Why don’t you speak so plainly like that? There will be no problem.’
In any case, there was a reason why Lamiar was not killed and imprisoned.
She is the marriage partner of Keiatic Gate. In other words, she is the apostle of Knoia.
So apart from the future foreknowledge I know. He had to find out information about the apostles, including Duke Pedro, and Knoia.
I was going to interrogate her separately if necessary. At this rate, she seemed to be able to answer everything just by asking.
“Then I have something to ask you.”
“What to ask? Anything you ask…”
“Good attitude. Then, I want to know information about other apostles other than you. The more detailed you are, the more your treatment as a prisoner…”
I asked for the information I needed so much.
But it was different from a little while ago. Lamyar was silent on that question.
“…”
I questioned him several times and even raised his dominance.
Like a tightly closed gate, her lips did not open. Unir said quietly.
“Since Lamiard is also an apostle of Knoia, it seems that he is instinctively restrained from revealing that secret. It might be the gold that Knoia hung.”
It got a little tricky. A chance to obtain information about the Apostle of Knoia and the Keiatic Gate, which are still many secrets.
“So…”
“But there is nothing to worry about.”
That moment. Unir reassured me.
“The ban Knoia put on is also the control of that chaotic existence. If so, if the direction of dominance is reversed. I might be able to open that Lamiar’s mouth.”
I understood that to some extent.
‘If it’s a different kind of dominance…’
Right now, with Cecilia’s magic tool and my magic, I’m suppressing Lamia’s magical power.
However, Unir said to reverse the direction.
‘It might be a little dangerous.’
Still, in the last battle, Lamiar’s skills were sufficiently grasped. She was confident enough to subdue her, even if she unleashed her powers for a moment.
“Yes. But it doesn’t end there. We can’t easily obtain the information we want only by returning power like that. What matters.”
Unir leaned close to me and whispered.
“What Lamiare really wants. To use Yulian’s four dominance to be able to do that. Would you like to try it?”
I could feel Yunir’s sweet breath. It was a tone full of strange anticipation.
At that moment, I realized the meaning behind Yunir’s words.
‘Right. It’s what Lamiare really wants.’
An alchemist who is extremely obsessed with what he wants. And in this battle, Lamiar clearly showed an obsession with one thing.
The target is me.
I removed the restraints installed in the prison cell. Then Lamiar immediately changed.
“Yulian!! Go, how dare you lock me up like this… I will never forgive you…!!”
And, by resisting the magical power that fills the prison cell in an instant. Raised my dominance.
‘Yes. Lamyar. You can have me if you want.’
My demonic energy began to mix with her demonic power.
And Lamiar reacted to that magi.
“Ugh… Damn… Damn Julian von Reinhardt… I… You gave me such a disgrace… Hah… Hah…”
Surprisingly, the girl who was filled with her rage as if she was about to attack me just now has changed.
Her face flushed red, and she began to exhale in her exhilaration.
“Haa… I must… Eat you… I’m going to eat you… Sooooo…”
He let out a snoring sound like that of a cataclysm. Finally Lamiare threw off her entire top.
