Chapter 191 – The Love Potion
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As soon as the vision that had been stained white was restored, Gaon took the party and headed to the inn where the fallen knight was staying.
“Jae-hee, it’s okay to stay in the capital, would you mind?”
“Yes, we have to do everything together. He said it wouldn’t take long.”
“I will. It’s not that strong yet. Even if you subdue them in case of emergency, it will end in an instant.”
The fallen knight was a young man, only about 20 years old. Although he had some talent, he was still only at the level of 7 stars.
Even if you warm up right away, you are on the level of 8 stars, and there are three more who have reached the level of 7, so the possibility of escaping from the fallen knight converges to zero.
While Gaon explained the plan to his party, they left the main street where the mage tower was located and entered a back alley.
This was unavoidable as there was a large slum area in the middle of the main street and the residential area where the inn would be located.
It was quiet in the slums on a quiet afternoon.
The residents of the slums were away to do their own work, and the gangsters who dominated the back alleys were mostly active at night, so it was impossible to see.
As I was walking, enjoying the peaceful spring energy in my own way, I suddenly felt a few people in my stomach.
Dozens of people were chasing the two men and women.
The direction in which they run away is exactly towards Gaon’s group. If this was the case, there was a high probability that troublesome things would happen.
After some time passed, the other party members also looked at Gaon in unison, as if they had noticed it.
Gaon, who was just about to open his mouth at the thought of just avoiding it, stopped flinching at the more detailed information as the distance got closer.
A woman with her hood pulled down was running away from dozens of pursuers.
Its definitive features, such as its horns, tail, and wings, could not be seen as if it were covered by magic, but its distinctive pink hair indicated that it was a succubus.
Gaon’s guess is probably correct with a high probability.
‘Is it a coincidence?’
The reason why he tried to forcefully feed the fallen knight the love potion was because there was no information about when he would meet the succubus.
But now the succubus is here.
Even in the form of being chased by a mysterious pursuer.
While thinking about what to do, Gaon decided to figure out exactly what the situation was.
“Everyone, don’t be surprised and listen. That woman approaching now is that succubus. But since she doesn’t know what’s going on, I’d like to keep a little distance and watch her.”
“I do.”
“Yes, Master!”
“With my magic, I can go undetected even if I chase it right next to it. Wait a minute.”
It was fortunate that Jaehee came along.
After erasing their presence and appearance with her illusion magic, they waited for the succubus to approach in the next alley.
Each of her dozens of pursuers diverged in different directions, leading her to a place from which she could not escape as if chasing her prey.
Soon, the succubus surrounded by the pursuers greeted them with their backs to the wall.
The pursuers all covered their bodies with robes, but one man stepped out.
“Follow me gently. Then you won’t get hurt.”
“You are not members of the church. What happened? Apparently, I was being chased by the church.”
“You don’t need to know. You just have to follow along.”
“… Religion in this world is rotten. To listen to people like you.”
“… Subdue it.”
Despite the succubus’ scolding, the pursuers did not respond much. It seemed that he had experienced this to the point of getting tired of it.
This action meant one thing.
That is, the fact that these pursuers have captured countless demons in this way, and that the person standing behind them is a powerful person with a close enough relationship to move the church.
From previous life experiences, Gaon only knew one such person.
‘First Prince.’
I remembered that about a week ago, Louisiana told me that the first prince was trying to contact him.
Gaon was thinking of overthrowing the church someday in order to prevent future destruction, so he had no intention of holding hands from the beginning, but his heart became stronger.
It doesn’t look good that the person who will rule this huge empire is extending his hand to his demon tribe after joining hands with the church.
He can’t even imagine what kind of creative ways he will ruin the country if he becomes emperor in the future.
At this point, thinking that he had sufficiently grasped the situation, Gaon, who was worried, decided to take out the succubus for now.
Although he has experienced two regressions, he is still unfamiliar with the Demon Realm. It is wise to take this opportunity to dig up information.
– I’ll take care of it. Chorin and Jaehee, please don’t let anyone escape. Ha-yeon, you take the lead.
Gaon, who sent an electric sound to the group, immediately spurred the floor, jumped over the building, and landed in front of the succubus.
The pursuers who had just rushed from all sides were wary of the sudden appearance of an uninvited guest.
“Who are you.”
“I don’t need to know.”
Gaon, who simply ignored the question, turned his head to face the succubus staring blankly at him, and pointed out the point without hesitation.
This current situation is not a composition of good and evil.
It is an obvious mistake to say that the weak are good. I couldn’t stand still in a situation where I didn’t know how the succubus would strike me in the back.
With his eyes torn open, he lifted the succubus with his mouth wide open and lifted it up on his shoulder as he carried it on his shoulder, while magical powers surged in all directions.
Combining magic and truth, and Chorin’s unique ability, the mana absorption line spread.
The effect was proved by the guys in front of me.
“What, what is this!”
“M-Mana… !”
As the auras on their swords are absorbed by Chorin, they gradually lose their color.
After confirming that the magic circle had been successfully deployed, Gaon immediately rushed at the pursuers.
‘I’m sorry, but I have to die.’
After all, they were the ones who would have committed countless slaughter under the name of the first prince’s order. The smell of blood does not go away no matter how much time passes and the body is washed away.
Except for the boss, everything is only 6-star level anyway, so there is nothing difficult.
One person is knocked down with one gesture.
Leaving useless traces was a specification, so I didn’t bother hurting it. It is easy to cut off the breath by pointing at the bloodletting.
Gaon, who defeated everyone like that, attacked the struggling boss under Jaehee’s illusion, Chorin’s binding magic, and Hayeon’s restraint.
When he deliberately pretended to be human, he tried to respond quickly, revealing a gap, and was hit in the temple by Ha-yeon’s spear stick, causing his brain to shatter and die.
I hurriedly threw it into the subspace before the brain water flowed out and raised my body.
“Whoa… It’s all over. So now tidy up…”
Gaon, who was continuing his conversation, suddenly felt a sign of a new step inside Gigam and turned his head to stare at it.
Then I saw a young man with his mouth open in a daze as he watched the fallen people.
‘This is what happened.’
He was a young man named Lapis, later called the Fallen Knight.
Perhaps in the previous life, while the succubus was resisting, Lapis, who intruded in, helped and was chased away together.
Then, in the end, the first prince mobilized the church to deal with it.
Just in case, I also kept in mind the possibility that this succubus was a separate entity, but fortunately it wasn’t.
Lapis slowly approached as he matched and contrasted the memories of his previous life with the current situation.
“What is this? What are you guys!”
It seemed as if he was blaming Gaon and his party for the massacre in the back alley, but seeing that his eyes were fixed on the succubus, it seemed like it was love at first sight.
Hey, since it was like this, he must have risked it to save a woman he had never seen before.
After completing the last puzzle, Gaon rolled his eyes and pointed out the demonic blood of the succubus, who was giving Lapis an ardent look of relief, and completely stunned him.
“As you can see, I saved this person because he was in danger.”
“Yes? Didn’t you just faint obviously? Isn’t that a lie?”
“No. It doesn’t matter anyway, so let’s just go on our way.”
“… No. It can’t be.”
Gaon scratched the back of his head.
If you say good things, they won’t listen to you.
Gaon, thinking that he had no choice, called Hayeon to hand over the succubus and then approached Lapis.
He felt uneasy as well, so he immediately reached for the sword hanging from his waist.
“Should I? Just keep it out of the way.”
“…”
I don’t even answer now. These guys are hawks. Once you’ve been beaten badly once, you’re bound to hear it all.
Gaon immediately rushed with all his might using Poongwolbo.
Paaang!
Gaon, who jumped out faster than the sound of the air exploding, simply tilted his head back to avoid the sword that was thrown in the form of a swordsmanship, and fired a counterattack from an ultra-close range.
A fist slid along a bizarre trajectory that seemed impossible with a human body, aiming for Lapis’ side.
At the same time as he retrieves the sword, he blocks it with his elbow, but his shock is not fully shed, and he stumbles and reveals a gap.
In fact, if he had really made up his mind and attacked, the elbow he blocked would have been smashed.
‘As expected, he has talent.’
Even if they have a high level, they are overwhelmingly lacking in experience since they are young, so they often show a weak appearance in actual combat.
Compared to that, Lapis was following suit in its own way.
However, it is impossible to handle the Gaon.
In the end, before he had gone through five attacks, he was caught and hit on both sides with one blow to his knees.
“Let’s end here. You should know enough by now. Contrary to what you might think, we are not particularly criminal.”
“…”
If he had been a real criminal, Lapis’ head would have been cut off already.
Lapis, realizing that he was mistaken just for the fact that he was only subduing and not taking his life, bowed his head in disdain.
Thinking that the problem was roughly resolved, Gaon patted him on the shoulder and headed straight to Hayeon.
He thought as he was handed the succubus and walked in the direction of the gate to return.
‘I’ll have to start with the interrogation.’
What is really going on in the realm of magic?
I was excited when I thought that I would soon be able to know information that even I had not even dared to find out after returning twice.
I moved to the gate with a little bit of foolish concern about whether I could take the fainted person over the gate.
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“Jaehee, thank you for your hard work today.”
“… Good job. It was nothing.”
“No. Without Jae-hee, she would not have been able to break the divine magic. Thank you.”
As soon as he arrived in the capital, Gaon first expressed his gratitude to Jaehee.
The divine magic spread throughout the temple was of a kind that even Gaon had never experienced before.
In the worst case, you may have had to break it purely by force.
Jaehee smiled and said while looking at the aisle leading outside.
“Then I’ll just go. See you next time.”
Gaon immediately turned around and grabbed Jaehee.
“Wait a minute. Do you have time tomorrow?”
“Yes… ? Is it time?”
Grabbing her forearm, she flinched and trembled, then took a step back, releasing the gaon.
Her quivering eyes seemed somewhat startled.
Gaon wondered why he was like this and continued.
“It’s because I have something to see. I wish we could meet separately, but are you busy?”
“… No. I am not busy.”
“Then can I come see you tomorrow afternoon?”
“Are you having trouble talking about it now?”
“Yes, it would be better if there were two of you.”
“… All right. Then please come over in the afternoon. See you tomorrow.”
Jaehee made a promise and walked away.
Gaon looked at her shrinking back for a while and climbed to the Barrymore Hang Gate with her party.
