Volume 2 - CH 38

Volume 2

Chapter 38-The Knight of Vordan Castle and the Abominable Magic

(TL:By Rafael)

After successfully entering Vordan Castle for the second time, we followed Nene, who was on the lookout for us, into the interior of the castle.

The castle was filled with serenity and tranquility, with no trace of the demon monsters that had been placed in large numbers in the outer gardens.

However, there was still a sense of discomfort from the other world that seemed to cling to us.

It is an unpleasant feeling as if you are in a fog,...... which the wise man Moriah called "a sense of rejection".

"Are you okay, Yuki?"(Rain)

"Yeah, but....how are my bruises?"(Yuki)

"It's getting a little thicker, I think."(Rain)

Rain, walking next to me, looks at me with worried eyes.

After a short time in the castle, I realized that the bruises on my face, which could be called the curse of Persephone, the "No-Life King of the Immortals," were getting a little darker.

Apparently, it is reacting to this otherworldly presence and distortion.

"By the looks of it, it seems we should be able to follow the map."(Yuki)

"I think so. It's just hard to read any signs of monster ."(Rain)

A good scout scout uses all of his senses ...... or even his sixth sense to detect danger.

It seems to depend on experience, but the senses of the cat people felcy like Nene are much more acute than humans, but this "Glad Shi-im" demon ...it seems to be very difficult to capture any sign of it.

...... The reasons for this well we haven't discovered  much so far.

Moriah speculated that the existence of "Glad Shi-Im" was itself composed of human components, so to speak, like a single living organism.

And knowing the origins of the magic of "fulfillment," I feel confident that it is probably right.

In order to cross the dimension, it was necessary to put all human beings into a single vessel.

It would be impossible to magically protect each individual and send them off one by one, even with the magic of "fulfillment" using "gold.

That is why they conceptualized everything using "Glad Shi-Im," which is familiar to everyone in town, as a vessel, and crossed over to another dimension - in other words, to Lemshita, where we are located.

The great sorcerer and King Vordan's plan was to melt everything down, cross the dimension with lifeless concepts, and rebuild the people from the city with the "golden ring" containing the information of "human beings."......

However, it seems that the ring was incomplete to reconstruct the people.

The inhabitants, too conceptualized, were reanimated as distorted beings, with only their characteristics or roles brought to the surface.

Glad Shi-Im" as a wriggling demon, too straightforward, too radical, and too fragmented to be a non-human demon.

When we met for the first time, this situation must have been hidden behind the words that Loge said to the uninhabited streets, "Everyone is here."

"How is the flow of spirits, Silk-san?"(Yuki)

'I'm on the lookout towards the top of the stairs. There's something there. ......!"(Nene)

After a short walk, we arrived at the stairs leading up to the second floor, and stopped at the strange atmosphere.

I know the feeling as a tingling sensation as I react to the presence of the labyrinth.

Even Nene seemed to sense something.

"Well, what is it?"(Yuki)

"I don't know, its like...... a killer? It feels a little different, but very aggressive and spiky."(Marina)

Marina seems to sense a little differently than we do, too.

Maybe it's her sense of being a Samurai.

We might have an encounter with someone like the infamous Named. I'm going to reapply the reinforcement magic here.

With a light wave of my finger, I lay down a layer of reinforcement magic on each of them.

In particular, Marina and Nene, who are the vanguard of the group and stand in front of the formation, are carefully given defensive magic.

I also cast a spell of "Blink Shadow" so that I could be in the middle guard to cover them in case of an emergency.

"Come, Biblion!"(Silk)

In response to Silk's words, a small white snake appears, flapping books like wings.

"Tell me the story at the top of these stairs."(Silk)

"Unn."(Biblion)

Biblion, wrapped around Silk's neck, whispers something in her ear.

Biblion, the spirit of record and memory, and of books and bookshelves, was in fact a powerful spirit.

This spirit, the authority of information, is capable of predicting the future.

It seems that it is not completely accurate, predicting only a few seconds, but still, in some experiments, it was able to detect crises with considerable accuracy (it was even able to predict Nene's surprise attack).

"I'll take the lead."(Nene)

Nene smoothly and soundlessly ascends the staircase.

We followed her carefully, keeping a wary eye on her as we went.

The moment Nene reached the top of the stairs, the surroundings shook strongly.

"......!Nene!"(Yuki)

"I'm safe!"(Nene)

I look up at the floor above, checking to see if Nene has landed on her feet as she somersaults back to our position.

There, standing neatly with knight's swords drawn, was an armored knight, clearly different from the distorted ones we had seen so far.

The white polished armor looked somewhat godly and ...... told us that this demon must be very powerful.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the knight in shining white armor is a god. The moment he pulled out his sword, I stepped backwards and was able to avoid it.

"No mercy. Now let's go through ......!"(Yuki)

Starting with my words, Marina runs up the stairs as if she were bouncing.

The black sword is already drawn, and in no time at all, Marina is close to the knight and swings a sword at him.

The knight's counter, which she casually dismissed, I put on my Force Shield, a shield of force field.

This is a partnership that I had already confirmed with Marina.

A strategy that makes use of her rushing ability is dangerous to herself.

On the other hand, if we are too afraid to take advantage of Marina's firepower, we may end up losing ground against a superior opponent.

Therefore, I decided to make Marina's first attack a blow without defense.

When I said, "I'll cover for you," Marina nodded in reply without a trace of doubt.

"...... tough."(Marina)

Marina, who remained where she was and faced the knight, let out a small leak.

Normally, she seems cheerful and careless, but when it comes to fighting, her composure is as sharp as the black sword in her hand.

"I guess we can't wait that long, Silk, Rain ......, cover Marina and the others."(Yuki)

" I'll take care of it."(Rain)

"Yes"(Silk)

Silk anticipates, and Rain covers her with wizard and monk magic.

And in the meantime, I'll be chanting ......, which is another strategy we decided on in advance.

We all worked out a detailed coordination pattern and decided on a plan of attack.

We also assumed that we would encounter a powerful opponent like this one.

"─ ─ La putra odoro de rozoj, hurlantaj nigraj hundoj, la maro glutanta la subirantan sunon, miksaĵon de nigra kaj blanka, hele kolora Malpura akvo..."(Yuki)

We spun and kneaded the magic we hadn't used since that day with chanting.

My heart jumps a little when I feel the refrain of Simon's shout in the back of my ear, but I keep my ...... mind calm and finish the chanting.

" "prismatic missile of distorted luster arrows"!"(Yuki)

With a slow pain in my cheek, an abominable magic arrow was shot from my hand toward the armored knight.

TL Note- Simon has more cameo than any other characters.