Retired Warrior’s Netorase Play 164

Chapter 164 – #7. Face to Face and the Truth (3)

“Ah…”

A hero party where everyone sits at the table together. The warrior who had seated Leia next to her patted her head, pulled her shoulders, and lightly hugged her throughout the conversation. Normally, one or two people would have cutely expressed dissatisfaction with Leia receiving sweet skinship alone, but now all the women’s expressions were heavy and serious.

The appearance of the Demon King.

Like the hero, the women didn’t even think about the demon lord after they subdued it. Everyone seemed surprised and nervous about the fact that there was another demon king and that demon king was spying on the Hero party.

“In my personal opinion…”

After finishing the story, the warrior who was silent for a while opened his mouth again.

“Caesar seems to be a much more terrifying demon king than the baal we killed.”

At that, Mira nodded her head. There was no reaction to the rest, but everyone was sympathetic.

The fact that he touched Leia was proof of that.

Black magician.

The reason they were discriminated against and oppressed in the fantasy world was simple. It is because they use the same power as mankind’s greatest enemy, the demons. The corrupted mana used by the demon king and demons, ‘black mana’, is the source of the black mage’s power. The more powerful the black magician, the deeper the mana encroached on the black magic, and mankind thought that it was different from mankind’s archenemy, the demons. In fact, as black magicians showed cruel and selfish behavior like psychopaths, the perception that black magicians were no different from enemies prevailed.

In fact, even when I first met Leia, Leia was suffering terribly from the ‘experiment’ of the warlock. She wasn’t killed because she was such a precious test subject, but she would rather have been subjected to horrific experiments on human bodies to the point of screaming for her to be killed for years… It was a miracle that her body and mind were not damaged. Therefore, the hero party also considered warlocks as enemies, and when Leia announced that she would become a warlock, everyone expressed concerns and objections.

However, the hero party’s perception of the warlock changed little by little as they formally accepted Leia and had been together for a long time. A genius with overwhelming talent, far from being consumed by black mana, she rather dominated black mana. Black mana, which brings the user’s humanity down and corrupts it, came under Leia’s control and had pure and clean aura like normal mana. Except for the fact that it was the source of black magic, it was no different from normal mana. In fact, even the high-ranking knights and priests of the church who can detect black mana did not discover her true identity.

Black mana was still an extremely dangerous energy, but Leia never lost control of her. As a result, black mana became a powerful card for the hero party. Black magic was originally more efficient and destructive than normal magic, so if black magicians hadn’t acted like psychos, mankind would have actively employed black magicians. Black magic, if handled, was the most powerful weapon mankind could wield.

Black magic without side effects. The Hero party, the only one with that power, finally reached the demon lord and even subdued the demon lord. Of course, the miracle would not have been possible without even one member of the six hero party. However, everyone admitted in their hearts that Leia’s black magic made the biggest and decisive contribution.

However…

“To think of messing with Leia… Baal could be incredibly stubborn, or Kai’Sa could be incredibly cunning. But that doesn’t matter anymore. I don’t care much. What matters is Leia’s safety. Until then, we’ll all stay together, but especially Leia, I’ll have to protect her close unconditionally. I’ll stick with her if possible, but I don’t know how the situation will turn out, so everyone take care.”

“Yes.”

“Okay.”

Black Mage’s fatal weakness. It was the same as the warlock’s strength.

Black mana.

Black mana had other side effects besides eroding the user’s humanity. To be precise, the problem was not with the black mana itself, but with the demon king overpowering all beings who handled black mana. It is not simply pushed back from power, but even the power that the person was handling is eroded, as if being eaten by something bigger.

So, the demon king versus the black magician is no different from the archmage and the ordinary people, and Leia was subjected to mental magic by the demon king as she usually did to ordinary people. The proof was that Kai’Sa had said that she had met Leia before.

The demon king Baal, whom the hero faced, did not try to overwhelm Leia for some reason. Rather, he confronted them head-on and created a composition of power versus power. Judging by his rough and tyrannical personality, he probably dared to face the warlock head-on because of his enormous pride or stubbornness. On the contrary, Kaisa actively utilized the strength of such a demon.

…

“Whoa…”

After talking and disbanding, the women each moved on. Some went to their rooms, others sat in the living room. The warrior let out a deep sigh.

A demon king more terrifying than before appeared in front of him, and Leia, the greatest force on this side, was neutralized. He honestly wasn’t sure. It was a problem that my senses were dulled by the peaceful life on Earth, but it was also a big problem that everyone in the party was not as strong as when they were in a fantasy world because Earth is not rich in mana. Plus, if you have to fight without Leia… The chances of winning are even lower.

The more you think about it, the odds go down… The odds of winning were already slim. I don’t know until I stick to it, but I have to fight an opponent who is much stronger than this side, but I took off the car and the gun before the fight, so there was no answer.

The only hope that remained was ‘conversation’. If I had tried to harm this side, the incident would have happened because I was ambushed a long time ago. I don’t know what it was, but the demon king wanted a conversation.

‘Conversation? Persuade? Appeasement?’

I don’t know what to say, but I had no choice but to hold out hope anyway. If we disagree and confront each other… Everyone’s safety is at risk. I just have to try to solve it as best I can…

He has been pretending to be calm all this time, but that is to reassure the women. The hero is also a person, and he had no choice but to feel uneasy about the great threat. Above all…

Because I have too much to lose now.

The hero saw Leia sleeping lightly before he knew it. He carefully held her by the shoulders so she wouldn’t wake up. She was soft, warm, and loving.

…

As I calm my troubled mind and think about this and that, I greet the sunrise with open eyes before I know it.

…

“Hi?”

“…”

Kai’Sa.

Devil. The leader who leads all demons. A catastrophe for mankind.

Such a terrifying being…

“Are you going to let go of this?”

“Hmm? Tick ticking again? Baby, if you don’t match me, you won’t have fun either.”

“Honey? Crazy…”

“Huh. I like rough men, but I don’t like harsh words without love.”

The meeting place is the same as yesterday. Same time period. The sun had already set, and the sky was still dark, but it was getting darker.

Kaisa, who was waiting in front of the parking lot, immediately recognized the hero’s car and approached the hero who got out of the car…

Crossed arms like a familiar lover.

What he said was so shameless and sly.

‘Driving me crazy.’

Certainly, until this morning, I was determined to solve it somehow with this demon king. However, when I meet this guy, I unknowingly speak harsh words. Even though I think I shouldn’t do that, I still can’t control myself.

The hero had no choice but to continue adding and revising his evaluation of Kai’Sa. I don’t know her well yet, but one thing is certain: her style is pretty tired.

No matter how powerful the demon king is, if he is stabbed by a warrior’s sword, he cannot escape a fatal wound. That great demon king would lose his life in vain. Even though there was no way he was unaware of that fact, the act of calmly adhering to the hero and secretly kissing his chest on the arm of the hero… He can’t help but think that there is a corner to believe.

The skinship of the demon king, and the inner meaning behind his actions. Both warriors were burdened. It was only their second meeting, but the hero realized that the demon king was quite the opposite to him. My head was already hurting because I thought it would be really tiring to deal with.

“Key.”

Kaisa, who entered the lobby, reached out to the staff at the counter, who casually handed over her card key. It was a familiar atmosphere, probably because we came here once or twice.

There was silence until I rode the elevator to the top floor and closed the door. Kai’Sa, who walked proudly in high heels, only smiled and said nothing. But instead of letting go of her arms, she held on tight. Perhaps she wasn’t wearing her undergarments, but the feeling of her breast meat pressing hard was clearly transmitted to her forearms.

“Don’t be surprised, honey?”

A hero who felt uneasy about Kai’sa’s strange way of speaking. As he entered the room, he felt a presence he hadn’t felt before.

“…Uh?”

The hero let out a dull voice, which is rare. He didn’t even know that there was a passenger, but the identity of the passenger was something he couldn’t have imagined…

“A… Guardian of Nexus?”

“Yes.”

The guardian gave a clear answer to the dubious warrior.

The warrior’s expression was strange.

I haven’t seen Guardians of Time and Space even once or twice, but now… His impression was so different that I was confused whether he was the guy I knew. He almost didn’t notice at first glance.

The guardian of time and space he knew was, so to speak, a ‘blurred’ feeling. It gave off a translucent feeling, like a goddess or mountain spirit in a legend. The aura of a transcendental being was strong, as if it would not be affected by the physical influence of this world.

But now she feels ‘clear’. She was so clear, as if she were seeing a living person. Not only her vision, but her other senses were also sharp. My hearing caught her voice and the small sounds of movement, and I sensed her scent with my sense of smell. I didn’t have to touch it in the first place, so I don’t know the sense of touch, but it seemed like it was probably just as I imagined it.

It was my first time seeing something like this. Guardians were originally difficult to see even with the naked eye, but now all senses were clearly detecting the presence of guardians.

“Oh, you’re seeing this for the first time.”

Kai Sa intervened from the side as if to satisfy her curiosity.

“This is the appearance of a Guardian who has gained ‘Glory’. Isn’t it more familiar and familiar? It would be comfortable to think of it as similar to how we gained Mana. Right now, they are not much different from us, they are beings with a physical body. Of course, even in this state, he’s terrifyingly strong, so don’t think about jumping in? It won’t work even if the two of us join forces? Hehe.”

“You can’t…”

As the hero narrowed his eyes, Kai Sa answered before he could hear her.

“Yeah, that’s right. Me and the guardian are old friends. Actually, I’ve been attached to this sister all my life on Earth. Oh, don’t worry. Being stuck with the guardian of time and space doesn’t mean you’re going to lose anything. She really is like a god. And, no matter how much I say it, I can’t affect it. The horse has been with me, the truth is that this side is being watched. I mean, don’t do anything stupid on Earth. So rest assured. After all, the Guardian sister will be on your side, right?”

Kai’Sa seemed to be giving an explanation. The way she confesses more than she suspected… She seemed pretty sincere. It’s like she really wants to have a ‘conversation’.

It was surprising and also ironic.

The existence you shouldn’t trust the most is showing such a cooperative attitude…

‘… I really don’t know.’