◈Episode 143: Everything goes as it should (3)
Where is this damn devil hiding?
People belonging to the temple, people who went to the temple, etc. I searched like this for three days, but no information came out.
Even though the appearance added by Deathbringer is not that common, not a single sighting information has been released.
“What a rat…”
What’s even more annoying is that we can’t tell if he’s hiding and we can’t find him, or if he’s gone to another city and we can’t find him.
In fact, there is no need to go to another city, just going out of this city is outside the scope of our search.
Is it because of that? I can’t help but feel like I’m just wasting my time.
Even though it doesn’t make me as passionate as the concept, I still feel mildly irritated because I felt like I wasted it.
“Abominable demons… Their skill at hiding from the light is excellent.”
It’s not just my concept that’s maddening. The Inquisitor also became very venomous. There is no need for explanation as divine power was sprinkled throughout the city this morning.
“Have you found out anything?”
“No Deb Show.”
However, it is only us who have temper tantrums. Berserker and Dev returned from today’s hunt and are eating their food.
“Young hunter, eat this.”
Rather, their relationship has improved a lot. I admired Berserker feeding Dev something to eat, especially food containing fruit.
It was a heartwarming sight, but it wasn’t that bad when I saw Dev’s smiling face turn pale.
“Thank you.”
I can’t refuse the favor, but my stomach is full. I could clearly see that I was in a situation where I couldn’t do anything.
Honestly, it’s kind of funny.
“Really not one?”
“If you ask me that, what would someone like me know? “I could only smell the scent of an animal.”
Still, it might be funny to others, but it would be extremely difficult for Dev. Just look at the way he pouts out of embarrassment.
“If you’re really curious, why don’t you come?”
Dev grunted and shoved fruit into his mouth. I still have some salad left over from Berserker, but I think I’m willing to give that up.
“Uhm….”
But there is a bone in the word itself.
As I drank my share of soup, I wondered whether I should look for demons again tomorrow or go on a beast hunt like Dev said.
No matter how I thought about it, I thought the latter would be better.
I’m not a tracking expert, but I still invested three days.
Considering that it hasn’t come out yet, it might be right to just give up. Instead, we are looking for the cause of the beast crisis.
Drying out the seeds of carnivores like this would be a solution, but this is too short-sighted.
“hmm! Mmmmmmmmm!”
At that time, Berserker, who stuffed a large amount of meat into his mouth, made a sound. Because he was biting down on food until his cheeks were puffy, he couldn’t continue talking right away.
“…Swallow the Berserk food before speaking.”
“Kha!”
It’s a bit surprising that so much food goes down in one drink.
“I think I saw something strange in Berserk Forest!”
“yes?”
“I didn’t see it with my own eyes… ummm.”
She crossed her arms, tilted her head, and then made an exclamation point. Of course it’s a metaphor.
“It seemed like some annoying guy was looking at me or the young hunter.”
“Angry guy…?”
“Are you a devil?!”
“I do not know! “It’s a feeling!”
“Oh, is it true?”
The Inquisitor’s expression became mysterious at Berserker’s shout. It seems that the word “perception” has lost credibility.
On the other hand, Dev lost interest in the word ‘perception’ and instead asked ‘Why didn’t I know?’ It’s a face that does it. Since gaze is inherently abstract, it seems like I decided to believe it.
For reference, I have similar feelings to Dev. In general, it was a tradition for characters like Berserker to have a good sense of foresight.
There must be something in the forest, whether it’s a devil or the cause of the beast situation.
“Are you sure?”
“Demon knight?”
“Berserk doesn’t tell lies!”
Okay, that’s it.
I properly held the two-hender that was leaning on the table. There was plenty of time as the sun was still setting in the sky.
“I will chase after you even if I have to search the entire forest.”
It doesn’t matter if it’s not enough.
The concept never endures.
“….”
“Hahaha! “The forest at night really has a nice atmosphere!”
“It seems like everything is ruined because of that nice house…”
“There aren’t many adventurers in the forest of the night.”
“I wonder if there is. “Usually adventurers aren’t strong enough to catch and kill wild beasts with their bare hands even in the dark like you, right?”
It was a natural procedure, but when I went, Berserker followed me, refusing his favorite drinks and meat.
As Berserker stepped forward, the Inquisitor also followed with a determined look, saying, ‘I also will not leave the possibility that there is a devil there.’
In the case of Dev, when even the Inquisitor followed him, he pulled out his head and shouted to join.
Of course, I think his true intention was not because he really wanted to come, but because he couldn’t possibly send just the trio. There was no Archmage around to stop him.
“under. “Why should I…”
It was Meat Dumpling that was always suffering.
“Are you sure it wasn’t true that you came after informing Master Nari?…”
That’s right. But isn’t it the Archmage’s fault for leaving the room knowing that the three of us are in a breakless combination?
Or is it that I trusted you and left because I knew you would come between us and take charge of the opposite sex?
“I left a note.”
“Because who doesn’t know that?”
“Then what’s the problem?”
“Ugh…”
Either way, it would only cause stress to Dev, so I secretly felt sorry for him and chased Berserker.
“Where did you feel the gaze?”
No matter how vicious I may be, I don’t want to continue searching the forest without a clue. And a foggy forest.
“Somewhere further than here? Or from the beginning?”
Oh… that’s a vague statement.
From the beginning or from the depths. Was he looking from the inside? So the closer you got, the stronger your gaze felt?
hmm. So should I go further? However, this forest is connected to the main forest, so it is very spacious.
“direction.”
“Hmm. I do not know. “I felt like eyes were following me no matter which direction I looked.”
“now.”
“does not exist.”
Uhmmm.
Do I really have to dig through everything without even knowing where to go? That can’t be possible. There must be at least one clue.
“If you are dissatisfied, go back.”
“Are you crazy? Leaving you behind? And now we’ve come too far to go back, right?”
Suddenly, I remembered Deb’s testimony that it felt like there was a whale floating in the sky.
I made an excuse saying that I might have mistaken the clouds, but… well… I don’t think it’s a mistake, right?
There is usually a feeling of gaze following you no matter which direction you look….
“That gaze. Was it above?”
Weezy? No matter how you look at it, it’s sky, right?
Berserker blinked at my question. And soon after, the eyes, shining platinum in the moonlight, folded round.
“okay. “It was above.”
My eyes naturally looked at the sky. There wasn’t a single cloud in sight, so the sky was full of stars and the moon.
My blade pointed upward.
* * *
Quang!
[That crazy guy.]
Leviathan saw a darkness darker than night shooting into the sky.
The sight was so eerie that even Pandemonium next to him opened his mouth in a daze.
[…Say it again. Is he really not angry? Putting that extreme temper aside, a human who has become a vessel can easily handle the power of anger to that extent?] [The
vessel was clearly in control…]
If anger had regained control, it would be a really big deal. Even if a human being has the initiative, it would be a big deal if it were to that extent.
Pandemonium and Leviathan are caught up in conflict.
[no. That’s a bowl. If it were him, he would have burned this whole area instead of wasting his power like that.]
[Ha. That’s really good news.]
[…At best, it’s just a demonic rampage.]
[Okay. If you just look at it, it’s like that. The problem is that humans are doing things that can only be done if we enter the king’s domain.]
[….]
[Grethen is really that person. Since it is neither the main body nor the king’s domain, its strength would have been reduced by 1/4. Even though it’s handled by a vessel, it can’t exert all its power, so that’s what happens, right? Even if you were born like that, there is a reason why you were selected as the second anger.]
Leviathan pursed his lips at Pandemonium’s words. The familiar snake hissed its tongue as if to soothe his mood, but the horror did not go away at all.
Behind the pale complexion, there is a sense of relief, ‘I’m glad I moved the body that was placed in the sky,’ and a sense of inferiority, ‘Why do I harbor fear of something that can’t even win against a single bowl?’
[Let’s leave for now. I don’t want to go head-to-head with that crazy vessel and the guy with the hero. I don’t want to be suspicious of the landowner who has barely come to terms with my stay.]
[… them.]
[Huh?]
[… let’s rent them. I’ll also entrust you with buying a piece of nightmare from Sloth.]
[…Oh my. Do you know what the price is?]
[Ha. You know there’s nothing more foolish than doing business with you.]
[And you’re still going to do it?]
[…Okay.]
Leviathan didn’t bother to think deeply about whether this choice was right or not.
[If I can trouble him, it’s not a waste of money.]
Jealousy and envy were the emotions that were the furthest from wisdom.
* * *
Quang!
I lowered my sword in a final blow that stretched my magic power to its limit.
Rightly so. None of the attacks fired in all directions were affected. I’m not sure if it was really not in the sky or if my skill didn’t have enough range.
“If you don’t have enough magical power, shall I continue?”
“…Don’t even go along with that idiot, you damned gentleman.”
“Why is this such a stupid thing to do! “You must not insult what the Demon Knight has done!”
“Then is it normal to write that and that all over the sky?”
“Ha, if there is an enemy in the sky, that could happen!”
No, why are you two fighting over what I did?
I took a deep breath after seeing the two dumplings fighting.
Then, I looked at the tree that had been destroyed due to the previous action and the surrounding area that had become a 5-pyeong vacant lot.
Even the fog has been pushed away by the wind pressure, leaving the view wide open.
Me indeed. I’ve already practiced narrowing the range of skills and increasing the range, but is it still like this?
I guess I’m still a long way from mastering the skill.
“Oh oh! I saw it last time, but it was still amazing. How do you gather so much magic power?”
Berserker, on the other hand, was rather impressed by my ignorant behavior.
“I want to write too!”
It seems that he really liked the attack, which is simple in nature but has tremendous destructive power.
“Um, like this? like this?”
But wouldn’t I feel sad if I tried to do it all at once?
I kept an eye on Berserker, who was somehow gathering magical energy. She has a light as small as a rat in her hand and has a face that brings out even the so-called strength she used to drink.
Pow!
“Pha!”
But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t do anything. I knew it instinctively. Berserkers cannot use this technique.
“I don’t have enough magic power…”
Even if I didn’t have enough magic power, it was still too much. So much so that I can’t even meet the minimum requirements.
“Boo.”
Even though the unfinished magical sphere exploded, Berserker acted as if there was no damage.
In fact, there wasn’t even the slightest scratch on her pale palm. I’m not sure if it was because the leather was thick or because the magic power was that low.
“How do I become as powerful as you?”
Well, that’s fine. To me, magic power and stamina gradually increase as you level up.
I don’t know how to increase it through training. Is there something I would like to do too? I can’t stand free stat increases.
“I heard that magical power is something you have to be born with…”
“Eh. Is that something like that?”
“yes. They say it accumulates as you practice, but I know of no significant changes.”
…Is that so?
Then, why does my magical power nearly double when the seal is removed?
It’s not that there aren’t any confusing corners, but… hmm. I hope that’s not the case if possible. Let’s pretend this doesn’t exist for now.
It’s just that this character is very born with it.
“That’s a shame.”
Meanwhile, Berserker sulked when he heard that it was something that was decided at birth.
I thought she might go wild, but fortunately she seems to accept the impossible as impossible.
“So what are you going to do now? “I don’t think it’s in the sky…”
On the other hand, Dev was worried about the future due to magical power and all. It was definitely an important issue.
Based on the clues, I wondered if it was in the sky, but ended up concluding that it wasn’t there – at least it wasn’t hit by my attack.
Now, there are two options left.
“How about going back?”
Either admit that it doesn’t work and go back.
“I will not leave the devil behind.”
Either give them all recognition and keep searching the forest.
For reference, the concept is definitely the latter. At this point, it feels like the devil is whispering ‘What?’ and I can’t back down.
“Wahahah! let’s go!”
“yes! Let’s keep exploring!”
“Ugh.”
Haha. Let’s go.