Chapter 518 – Countermeasures
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The devil has descended.
Unfortunately, no one in Ramona knew that fact.
The purpose of my accessing Pantera through the demons’ virtual reality capsule is to make contact with Tera.
And this event was also a pretty good opportunity for me.
The fastest way for me to get closer to Terra now was to run to Crea and stand on the side of the demon lord named Gregory.
In that case, you will be able to receive bonus experience and skill enhancement point buffs and grow your avatar quite quickly while slaughtering humans.
“…”
… Even so, you can’t stand on the devil’s side.
I know this is not a virtual reality game.
If you do something like that and meet Terra, I don’t think she will like you very much.
Above all, there are disciples who are trampled upon.
I don’t think it’s worth abandoning my disciples.
Unfortunately, there was nothing I could do on the Pantera side.
Now, even if we say that the devil has descended, it would be treated as nonsense.
What if it turns out to be true?
That causes problems.
In Pantera, it seemed like we had no choice but to wait.
But outside, on Zephyria’s side, it’s different.
I decided to log out for a moment and investigate this event.
Even though it was a hotel room investigation using a ‘link’… It seemed better to do that in the current situation where I didn’t know anything.
「The Demon Lord’s Descension Event? Suddenly?”
「Free for life? Go! How many times have I been killed by those damn Terra Cult bastards? Now is the time to show your true worth!!”
「The compensation is crazy? Has it ever been like this?”
As expected, the Pantera game community bulletin board was also on fire with this event.
I looked through the posted posts.
It’s not that there haven’t been events in the past, but it seemed like this was the first time such an unconventional event had occurred.
The important thing is not this.
We had to come up with a plan for when the demons attacked.
「Is PK possible between demons? If possible, what is the experience level?”
“If you use the sealing skill, won’t you be caught by the same demons?”
This is a game that has been in service for over a thousand years.
There was no need to leave a question, most things were recorded when searched.
First, the operator is said to thoroughly prevent disputes between demons.
‘I can roughly guess the reason…’
There was less information about PK than I thought.
Still, I saw a post saying that the account of a demon who had engaged in PK in the past had been deleted.
The good news is that the sealing skill prevents detection even from fellow demons.
The problem is whether the operator will notice…
These are the guys who manage this system.
I think it’s right to think that you know.
Of course, it is not possible to monitor the avatars of all demons one by one, but it was clear that if I were to hunt demons for this matter, I would definitely be noticed.
I felt the need to take action against this.
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Time passed like the eve of a storm that only I knew about.
It’s been a while since I personally trained my students.
This is because I felt the need to increase their combat abilities even a little in preparation for the upcoming storm.
Karen and Hilda easily qualified as knights thanks to Saren. However, as a knight, he was still in his infancy stage, unable to even wield a sword aura.
I don’t think I have any talent for teaching.
Still, I was able to at least provide them with a sparring partner so that they could put in all their effort.
Karen and Hilda, I don’t know how talented they are.
The maids at Zephyria and the student Eileen cannot be compared because they were not raised in a normal way.
Still, after sparring with all my might, I felt like I was growing a bit… But it wasn’t something that caught my eye.
It was because there was something I had seen with the main body in Zephyria.
I wish I could at least bring out the Sword Auror…
Actually, this is greed.
Usually, knights, unless they are quite talented, train for quite a long time to obtain a sword auror.
I wouldn’t know if I were the main body, but it seemed difficult to achieve any more dramatic growth.
Even elixirs are not easy.
The higher your level, the less susceptible you are to weak attacks.
If you squeeze Liliana, you might come up with an effective elixir… But I don’t think Louise will be able to make it before the demon lord invades.
This is how difficult the regular method is.
There is no time when I feel more sorry for my body than now.
That’s how I’m training my disciples.
Among the sisters brought in from Bloodhound, Velvet asked to become a squire.
“You want to become a seed?”
I think I was jealous of Karen and Hilda.
“… What about Zion?”
“I am satisfied just by having you stay by Bark’s side.”
Is physiognomy applicable here too?
Velvet, who looks a bit fierce, wants to be a knight, and Shion, who looks gentle at first glance, wants to remain as my maid.
Anyway, I decided to listen to Velvet’s request.
She had enough looks, or rather talent, to become my squire.
“Why is the leader hiring older women as servants?”
Vice-captain Caria asked where I heard that I brought in Velvet as a seed.
Velvet was in the prime of her life.
When Karia says she is as old as Velvet, she is referring to her age as a seed.
“Karia, have you ever raised a disciple?”
“Well, that’s not… But… Anyone can see that child…”
“Uh huh! Are you talking back to me who has produced two knights? If you want to discuss the qualifications of my disciples, speak after raising them like me.”
Vice-captain Karia pursed her lips and closed her mouth.
She seemed upset for some reason.
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“Sorry. For some reason… The news from the informant sent to Crea was cut off.”
I stopped by Bloodhound again to see if there was any news, and Tyrone bowed his head like a criminal and asked for my forgiveness.
“I see… That’s it.”
Tyrone’s words were similar to saying something had happened to Crea.
And within a few days.
“Bah, Bark!! We’re in big trouble!”
Hilda came running into my room making a fuss.
Karen, Velvet, and Zion. I, who had been sleeping between three women, suddenly woke up.
“Now is not the time to sleep!!”
“Hilda. Why are you making such a fuss? Has the devil appeared?”
“Yes? Oh, how?”
“It was just a joke because you caused so much trouble. But has the real devil appeared?”
“Yes! There are widespread rumors that the Demon King has appeared in Crea. Saren hastily summoned his vassals.”
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The atmosphere in the conference room attended by the lord’s representative Saren, high-ranking knights, and vassals was quite heavy.
There were two escort knights standing on either side of Karen.
On the right is Patra, a female knight of the Mongoose Knights.
On the left is a Black Bear knight… I don’t know his name.
Why is it half-and-half, one from each knight… It’s just a battle of conflict.
I was scolded by Caria for saying that anyone can be an escort driver.
“You must not completely hand over Saren’s protection. The leader needs to study politics more.”
Karia did scold me like that, but… Aside from not knowing politics, it was because I didn’t need to worry about it.
It’s funny that I even pay attention to the politics of this little fiefdom.
“It is said that a demon king named Gregory has descended on Crea.”
The secretary explained the reason for holding the meeting quietly.
The gathered retainers, who had already heard the news and knew about it, only muttered with serious expressions on their faces.
Saren opened her mouth.
“Unable to contact Lord Crea.”
Contact refers to magical communication.
Magical communication can be viewed as a hotline used by high-ranking nobles of lord level or higher.
If that doesn’t work, you can think that it’s already over.
The vassals also swallowed their saliva as if they had guessed that.
“The situation may be more serious than we think.”
That’s right.
And it’s probably more serious than Saren thinks.
Even now, demons and warlocks are flocking to Crea from all over.
“We must conscript.”
Black Bear Knight Commander Baldwin said.
Baldwin, who stayed by the lord’s side until his death, had pure white hair, but if you look closely, he doesn’t look that old.
Well… It’s true that he looks the oldest among the articles.
“Lord Bark…”
Saren glanced at me and asked for my opinion.
“I also share the same thoughts as Lord Baldwin. Unless you plan on abandoning this place, I think it is better to prepare in advance like he said.”
I still think it’s quite late.
When are they going to conscript Young Ji-min and train him now?
It takes at least a month of training to know how to stab a spear… Will the devil and demons be sucking their fingers until then?
In fact, if the only opponents are demons and demon lords, there is honestly no need for troops. Rather, it only serves as good food for them.
However, it was obvious that there were many warlocks following them.
Looking at Zephyria’s Pantera community, unless you were a pervert like me, the rule was to walk around being attended to by warlocks who summoned avatars.
“Now that I think about it, I heard that the Holy Knights of Terraism will be arriving soon.”
“Oh… That’s a relief.”
We don’t know how strong the devil will be.
And demons are gathering every moment.
No matter how much I think about it, one Holy Knights seems not enough.
“Saren. Are the reinforcements from the kingdom not coming?”
“Well… Tioga and Rankin, the two territories to the east and west of Crea, are closer than our territory, so it is highly likely that they are not a priority.”
… Honestly, I think it would be better to give up on Ramona and take refuge.
But no one here seemed to think that way.
