213-Chapter 14-9 The monster that should have been Chaos

Get out of my way!

I cut my arm off just in time, and with the momentum, I kicked Keos away from Amur, pulling him away from me.

''Aqua Heel, Aqua Heel, Aqua Heel!''　Eliza, take care of Amur!

I understand!

A trio of aqua heels closed the wounds that were within view, but Amour lost his concentration and passed out. I'm sure he has some broken bones and it might be better to carry him out quietly, but since we can't take it easy with Keos around, I decided to leave Amour to Eliza and I'll take care of Keos.

'Eliza, use this potion on the knight as well.

I asked him to take as much of the most effective recovery and wound medicine he'd made as he could and use it to treat Amur and the limping knight.

If you can, bring them to my house. If you can't, get as far away from here as possible. In the meantime, I'll kill him.

If it was true, Kayos would have to be neutralized and handed over to the Knights to extract the information, but he decided that he couldn't do it with Kayos in front of him. Because Keios had two new arms sprouting on the arm that should have been cut off. Other than that, his body was about one size larger than before, his body was darker, his eyes were reddened, and his hair was falling out and his veins were floating and pulsing loudly.

'It's like a demon. I don't know what happened, but it's pathetic when it gets to that point.''

My anger was almost diminished by the sight of something that didn't look human, but with a monster that could destroy golems with its bare hands and also have stupid regenerative abilities, there might be damage after handing them over to the knights, and above all, I couldn't allow this guy to put everyone in danger.

''Ugoaaaah!''

'Fast!　But ... 'Stonebrit'!

Anticipating the path of Keos, who was closing the gap at an amazing speed, he fired two 'Stone Blit' shots at the head and chest.

''Prevent that one........if you can!

My magic, Keos blocked both shots with his two-piece right arm. The 'Stone Bullet' was unable to penetrate Keos's arm and seemed to stop in the middle. It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to be able to get your hands on any of these things.

Against such a keios, I changed my weapon from a korasuma to a halberd and cleaved to the side with the momentum of spinning my body.

''Isn't this.......not enough?''

I thought I had made both cuts, but the timing was slightly off due to Keio's sudden braking just as it hit, and Keio's upper and lower body collapsed to the ground, only a few centimeters connected to each other.

Normally this would be the end of it, but Keos was still alive in that state, and when he forced the upper and lower body wounds together while he was down, the wounds closed up as he looked at them.

''You're more resilient than Hydra, aren't you?''

While Djinn and the others were imagining Hydra based on Cayos' unusual regenerative powers and wondering what would have happened to him, Cayos stood up and attacked them.

'It's sturdy, regenerative, strong, and has increased speed. This is an opponent that would normally be a struggle to deal with but it looks like it's getting less intelligent.

It was easy to dodge, as Keos had become a muscle to the inside of his head, and all he did was repeat his stupidly honest attacks.

''Hmph!''

While dodging the attack, I waited for an opening and delivered a momentum-building blow, and this time my left arm flew through the air.

I'm not going to be able to get it back. Well, it looks like it's about to stop.''

Again, two arms grew out of the wound, but they were thinner and shorter than the right arm. It must have taken a lot of strength to connect the bodies together.

However, Keio's momentum remained the same. However, the strength of his left arm seemed to have decreased compared to his right, and every time he punched the ground or the wall, his skin was torn and blood splattered, and his bones were exposed.

''It's time.......to finish!

Even the monster turned Keios seems to have a limit to his physical strength, and his movements have clearly slowed down. I'm going to be able to swing my halberd and push back Kayos. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time in the city.

Huh... haha, haha!

He lost both arms from around the base of the halberd's two blows. The strength of his body seemed to have dropped along with his decreased physical strength, and he felt softer than when he cut off his left arm, so maybe he was using his magic power to increase his strength.

''U........ah.......gobun.......''

'Ha!　.... hmm?　

After cutting off the arm, I wielded Halbert in a kesa-suspension to stop it, but the blade that came in from around my left collarbone hit something hard in the center of my chest and stopped. So I changed the angle a bit more forcefully from there and sliced through it again with more force, placing the top and bottom away from each other so that it wouldn't regenerate like it had just done. Cayos seemed to have died out, but it was a good idea to be on the safe side.

'Jeanne, Aura, go back to the mansion and get your grandfather. And Slarin. Eliza, when Slarin arrives, carry Amour and the knight into Slarin. Amy, stay close to Eliza and the knight.　

Temma, what's going on?

As soon as I finished giving them instructions, Jeanne and Aura were about to run, but before they could leave this place, Grandpa came over. Shiroumaru was there with Grandpa, but it seemed that Slarin was away, so they decided to ask Shiroumaru to go back and bring Slarin to them.

'I thought I saw something strange, so I came to see if a demon had appeared?'

Grandpa seemed to determine that Kayos' body was a demon when he saw it, but when I told him what happened, he was surprised and began to examine the body, making sure it was dead.

As soon as I started examining it, I saw a group of people coming towards us, but

Temma, hide this body before anyone else sees it.

Grandpa told me to hide Keos' body. I was about to ask him why, but he looked more serious than ever, so I put the corpse in the magic bag before I could ask him why.

''We have received word that there is someone fighting over here........Master Merlin!

The ones who came over were the guards who often patrolled the area around the mansion. Since they knew each other, they seemed to recognize their grandfather right away.

''What on earth?　Was it Master Merlin who was fighting with you?

The leader of the guards saw the surroundings and asked my grandfather, but he denied it and said that me and the thugs fought. He said he killed the other guy then and asked me to accompany him to the stuffing station.

I'm sorry, but I can't do that. This case will probably end up in the custody of the royal family. That's why I have to go to the royal castle right after this.

Grandpa said and tried to leave the scene, leaving the guards to deal with the scene, but the guards were biting back, saying they weren't convinced. I told him that at the very least, I wanted him to identify the body and tell me why it was in the royal custody.

I can't show you the body, but I can tell you why. This time the murderer is suspected of attempting to kill a nobleman. Moreover, the attackers were Viscountess Nambu and Lady Silphilde. There are many other suspicious aspects of the case, and it would be unwise to spread the details of the incident too widely.　

Grandpa's threat that they were two of the noblemen who could split the country if they were treated incorrectly caused the guards' faces to tighten, and they didn't know what to do.

''That said, you have to work over there too, don't you?　So, someone will accompany us to the castle to meet one of his guards who will explain to him what's going on.

The guards accepted my grandfather's suggestion and the leader guard was to follow him. However, he said that he had to keep a record of what happened, so I testified on the spot that 'Amur and the others were attacked, Amur and one of the knights were wounded, and then I ran in and fought with the thugs and killed them as a result. The guards wrote down my testimony on the spot, and at the end of it, they produced two sheets with the words 'likely to be in self-defense,' and one of them was to be given to the kinsman by the leader guard.

'I suppose we should take Amur and the others with us, but with those injuries, it's better to let them rest, right?

Well, Amur's testimony can be given later. Our priority now is to heal the wounded. Alex and the others won't force the injured to come, either.

That's why it was decided that the three of us going to the royal castle would be me, Grandpa and Eliza. Jeanne and Aura stayed behind to tend to Amour, and Aimee was also to wait at the mansion. Aimee's guard knight would wait at the mansion until the replacement knight arrived and would come back to report later.

'Slarin, I've left you in charge of guarding the mansion. If the worst happens, abandon the mansion and take everyone with you and run away. Also, I'm sorry, but please inform the Duke of Sanga and the Countess of Silphilde.

After finishing treating Amur and the knight and giving instructions to Slarin, I suddenly remembered that I was on my way back from a party at the Duke of Sanga's house. Since it was on the way back from being invited by the duke's family, I thought it would be better to let them know, and since the Silphilde family had their own daughter involved, it was only natural to let them know.

That's what I asked for, but I thought that they might not be able to get this kind of thing done after I asked, but they took care of it by contacting the people involved with the victim. Incidentally, as for the injuries to Amur and the others, the knight's side had a full-body bruise and a concussion, while Amur had a concussion and a complicated fracture of his left arm. Both of them regained consciousness while being treated, so they seemed to be life-threatening, but Amour's left arm would not be able to move for a while, even though the bones were connected to each other.

'Temma, Lady Merlin!

When I arrived at the royal castle, I told the gatekeeper the reason for my visit and asked him to call someone from the kinsman's guard, Lyle-sama arrived. Behind him, Edgar-san and Sigurd-san are also there.

''Lyle-sama, I think we should hear the guards' report first, rather than the report from Temma-kun.

Lyle-sama was about to hear from me first, but Edgar-san advised him to put the guards first. Lyle-sama nodded to Edgar-san's advice and read the report that the guards brought with them. Then

Thank you for the update. I'll take care of it from now on. Also, this is all in your report.

After receiving a gag order from Lyle-sama, the guards saluted and returned.

'Lyle, the fact that you are here means that you have some idea of what to expect, doesn't it?

'Yes, sir. Just a short time ago, we received word that Keios had escaped from the mine where he was being held, and we were making preparations to be on the lookout for someone Keios might have a grudge against.......in and around Temma. We were on the verge of going to inform him of this when we received word that he had come in person...

Does that mean you came in a hurry?

'Well, you're right I'm sorry!　When the news came, we should have sent a knight right away!

Lyle-sama said he made a mistake in the order he should have done it and apologized at the entrance of the royal castle, bowing his head.

''No, me and my grandfather aren't injured, and they haven't done anything that could be called damage, so it's fine... but the problem is that Amour and Eliza were involved, right?

Since both of them are children of influential nobles, since Lyle-sama has admitted his wrongdoing, Lyle-sama or the royal family needs to take responsibility for the two of them. Moreover, since Amur was almost killed, the question is how they will take responsibility for their actions.

'There's a lot going on in that area, so I'd like you to join me in a discussion with your fathers. Also, I'd like you to tell me what you know about this incident right then and there.

So I was led by Lyle-sama to the room where the kings were said to be, but the air in the room was too heavy, so I almost closed the door without thinking about it.

'Temma, Lord Merlin, over here. Elisabeth von Schilfild, come this way.

Grandpa and I were ushered into a seat near Caesar-sama and Eliza was ushered into a seat right in front of the king and Maria. Lyle-sama, who led the way, sat directly next to the king, and a discussion between the king, the three of them and Eliza began.

By the way, there are six people in the room: the king, Maria, Caesar, Lyle, Din and Jean, while Edgar and Sigurd, who followed Lyle to pick up Lyle, were absent since they left before the room to go to the knights who were preparing to search for Cayos and be on alert.

It's a good thing that the order of apology is related to me and my grandfather who were separated from Eliza and became an afterthought, but it can't be helped since it seems to be related to the order of the apology. Well, neither me nor my grandpa cared, so I thought there was no problem.

'Temma, Lady Merlin, here's your tea and refreshments.

Mr. Jean was being incredibly attentive. I could sense that both Mr. Caesar and Mr. Dinh were being conscientious in every word they said, but Mr. Jang was obvious at a glance.

When I asked him why he was being so careful, he said it was because Jean-san had raised a prudent argument, which had been adopted, which delayed the initial response, and he believed that Amur and the others had been attacked as a result.

At first, Lyle-sama immediately tried to send out the knights who were free to search and alert, but Jean-san countered, ''With the weather unsettled, even if it's possible, we should avoid fighting a former martial arts tournament winner, even if it's a possibility,'' he added, ''Since there's no guarantee that they're coming to the royal capital, we should prepare our forces to a certain extent before He also said he felt responsible for the situation because he said, 'I should take care of things.

I suppose it all backfired.......but I suppose that can't be helped. Normally, what Jean said is correct.

''In terms of the consequences, there were injuries but no deaths. Besides, this is also a consequence theory, but even if we had sent unprepared knights, I'm sure the number of deaths would have increased on the contrary.

''Isn't that ... well, considering that it took three of us to finish it off and Amur was almost killed, can't you say it's a mistake?

Din-san almost argued with him, but he was quickly convinced. Even though Amur was at the mercy of Chris-san in the martial arts tournament, Amur was better in terms of pure combat power, and he was almost killed in the first place after losing three to one. Even if it had been the Kingsguard that was sent out, one or two of them would have been more likely to die.

''I'm curious about a lot of things, but it would be better to hear the details with your father and the others.

Perhaps it wasn't because I heard Master Caesar's words, but the kings ended their conversation at the right time, and now my grandfather and I were called in.

''Lord Temma, Lord Merlin, I'm truly sorry that I put you in danger this time due to my poor judgment.

'I accept your apology. There are no injuries on my end, so don't worry too much about it.

As for me, I only rushed over after it was over. You don't need to worry about that.

It would be nice to hear that.

'Only, since Amur almost died, I'd rather have Amur than me, please.

I'm fully aware of that. I'll be sure to come back later to apologize.

I was puzzled by the unusual Lyle-sama, but it was an apology, so I guess it was natural.

''I'll go and apologize and thank Amur as well. Because it's no exaggeration to say that the damage was kept to a minimum thanks to Amur's struggles.

Certainly if it hadn't been for Amur's struggles, some of us who were there might have died, and others might have been harmed elsewhere.

'Nevertheless, it's still a great credit to Temma. He really saved us.　

The king's apology was accepted and they moved on to the next story.

''So the culprit is definitely Keos, and even though he was overwhelmed by Amur until halfway through, after he took a dubious potion, he turned the tables and the three of us were in danger of being cornered... No, I don't think he's telling a lie, but...'' There's a lot of things I don't understand.

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're talking about.

It's probably some kind of drug that greatly increases one's physical abilities. It's probably some kind of drug that greatly increases one's physical abilities.

For now, we know that Kayos used illegal drugs, but other than that, we knew very little. There.

"Your Majesty, Count Silphilde and Albert are here.

Mr. Cliffe came to inform me that Eliza's father and Albert had arrived.

'They're both here at the same time?'

Yes, sir. I understand that Count Silphilde was on his way to visit the Duke of Sangha's mansion when he received the news that he had encountered Master Albert, who was on his way to the royal castle and joined him.

Anyway, just let them through here.

The king was surprised at the fact that we were coming at the same time, but he quickly instructed Mr. Cliffe to show us to this room. The king seemed surprised because he thought they would come separately, but I immediately thought of the reason for this, so I wasn't surprised at all. Maybe, but I think that Count Silphilde was trying to apologize to Eliza for not attending the party hosted by Albert. On the way there, he probably ran into Albert and came in a hurry after hearing about this incident.

My prediction was spot on, and Count Silphilde, after greeting the kings, started scolding Eliza. On the way, Maria stopped me and apologized for my misbehavior to everyone in the room, but by the looks of it, it was going to be a real challenge when I returned.

''Your Majesty, I'm sure Miss Elisabeth is probably tired from this incident, and I'm sure she has some things she needs to talk to Count Silphilde about, so I think we'll leave it at that for today, don't you think?''

Caesar-sama's words caused Eliza to go home, but since Grandpa had actually overheard Caesar, there was probably a reason why Eliza and the others couldn't hear it.

'Also, Mother, I have to go back to my room now to examine Keos' body, so please go back to your room.

Yes, I know. That's a tough one for a woman to accept.

Lady Maria seemed to understand that there was something seriously wrong with Master Caesar's words, but she left the room without asking anything.

'So, what was the problem with Kayos' body?

Well, I have a bit of information I'd rather not share with you and, frankly, I wouldn't believe what I'm seeing with my own eyes.

The king also seemed to know that it was Grandpa's instructions to keep Maria away, so he asked Grandpa the question directly, not Master Caesar. Grandpa had the same serious look on his face as when he told him to hide the body from the guards.

When the king and grandpa were talking, Caesar-sama and Lyle-sama looked at me, but I shook my head because I hadn't been told why either.

'Temma, do you have a dimension bag that you don't mind getting dirty?'

There's a guy halfway across the room, though?

Give it to me. Now, in case I have to destroy the bag you don't mind?

Since I have a few spare Dimension Bags, I decided to offer them on the premise of destruction. Well, even if it wasn't necessary to destroy them, I didn't want to use the bag with Keio's corpse out of it, so it was a premise or rather a decision.

''Um ... shouldn't I leave?''　

When he brought out his dimension bag, Albert, who had been forgotten to be present, spoke up in a reserved manner. The king made a face for a moment as if he had forgotten, but quickly put it back on and told him to stay. In a manner of speaking, he said it was because he has been representing the Duke of Sangha and he wanted to hear the opinions of young people other than me, but since he was asked to this extent, he would draw them over here and say that he would make sure they couldn't escape.

As if he understood such a king's idea, Albert accepted the order (...) with a blue face.

''Clef, don't let anyone enter this room. Even if it's Maria!

Yes, sir.

After receiving the order, I made sure that Mr. Cliffe had left the room and we all went into the dimension bag to bring out the body of Kayos when we got inside the dimension bag.

Temma, get me out of here.

Grandpa told me to bring out the body of Kayos, which was split in two, around the middle. Immediately after bringing it out, everyone frowned and looked away for a moment, but quickly returned their gaze.

''Merlin-sama, it is indeed unnatural in many ways, but why are you so concerned about your surroundings to this extent?''

All of them nodded in response to Lyle-sama's question, except for Grandpa.

I suppose you could cheat by using a magic tool or a spell if you wanted to say you have four more arms, but this is impossible. And this must be kept as secret as possible.

With that, Grandpa took out a knife and cut open the center of Keos' chest.

We were surprised by Grandpa's action, but soon it didn't matter. Because.

The magic core...

It was because something I was familiar with came out of Keos' body. And that's something that should only come from a demon....