Volume 2 - CH 433

10-19. Immediate Relocation.

A hand sprouting from the floor slowly moves and firmly grips the legs of the desk.

With a firm grip, the body is lifted off the ground, and the other limp arm dangles.

Making a squelching sound, the slimy entity completely materializes and slowly transforms into a humanoid form.

Straightening the bent back, shaking the head to adjust the hairstyle.

He wore a very long cloak with a collar that reached his face.

The black attire resembled a jacket, with black wings on his back and black horns on his head.

“A devil!”

“Long time no see… since the Bamil territory.”

Suddenly emerging from the floor was a devil who had informed Houen about Lurimkos …

“Iubora.”

Not knowing the situation, Tenda prepared to defend, but Uchikage held him back.

This devil is not an enemy.

Explaining this, they were asked to stand down.

Iubora felt a familiar sense of murderous intent, which tingled his skin, but it was oddly pleasant.

Only those who can perform the Oni Sword Dance can understand this sensation.

He murmured softly, 

“It’s good that there’s a successor.”

“Oh, you’re the blob from before.”

“The blob… Well, that was the case at that time… I don’t want to be recognized in that form.”

“M-, my bad…”

“Well, never mind. So, you’re the reincarnation of Enka(Amaka)… like I said, it’s not necessary.”

“What do you mean?”

“Not necessary.”

Iubora looked straight into Houen’s eyes, conveying only that.

That seems to be the only thing he can convey.

But with just that, it’s completely incomprehensible.

However, we cannot ask Iubora directly.

If we were to ask, he would have to give a non-offensive answer, so we cannot ask recklessly.

Houen seems to be considering what to ask in his mind.

That’s when Balt asks the devil.

“How long have you been here?”

“…I’ve been following the reincarnation of Enka.”

“Houen?”

“…If you had heard everything… you came out at the right time. That mean… understood.”

Wow, it’s so confusing…

I really don’t understand at all.

“Bart-sama, immediately cease the release of magical energy and switch to the relocation of the citizens.”

“Huh?! Is that alright? We’re releasing a large amount of magical energy previously because we don’t even know if it’s successful. I think I could do it again tomorrow if needed.”

“No, I now understand that this is meaningless. It might have some minor significance, but more effective would be to move people with magical abilities away from this place.”

“How did you figure that out!?”

Reizen, who had been quiet until now, shouted.

Yeah, how did he figure it out?

What does timing have to do with anything…?

“The timing when Iubora appeared was when you, Balt-sama, said, ‘Let’s ask adventurers to help with the release of magical energy,’ right?”

“That’s right.”

“Iubora said, ‘Not needed.’ He was part of that conversation. He conveyed that it was a meaningless act. If it’s unnecessary to ask adventurers to help with the release of magical energy… either this is enough or it’s meaningless. Well, it became clear as soon as I saw Iubora’s face.”

“It would have been better if you had said it at a more easily understandable timing! Like when you mentioned the release of magical energy, not adventurers!”

“That’s why… devils can’t convey their intentions unless they do something like this…”

Houen scratched his head in exasperation.

Well… yeah, I don’t get it.

I don’t want to hear any more conversations between him and the devils.

It’s just confusing.

But if he figured that much out, it seems better to move on to the next plan quickly.

Angels are doing something dangerous over there, so it’s impossible to go and stop them now.

Let’s resolve everything here first.

“And… I’ve been thinking about something…”

“There’s more?”

Houen made a fist and placed one hand on top of it.

Is he trying to play a hand game?

“The current Garott Kingdom is in this state.”

“No, I don’t understand at all.”

“I’ve been thinking about it myself. Why do devils decrease the number of people… Ah, well, maybe they needed them to be relocated.”

“A cover?”

“People inherently possess magical energy. I think the more people there are, the more magical energy accumulates in one place. One of the aims of resurrecting the evil god is likely related to that.”

Killing humans means reducing the number of people.

Destroying cities means making it difficult for people to gather.

Starting a war… the country mobilizes troops and the population decreases.

A method that doesn’t require killing people or destroying cities.

That is to relocate the people.

Houen thought that just by doing that, something would change.

So, what is the reason for relocating people?

When I thought about it, the first thing that came to mind was magical energy.

It’s interfering with something.

I wondered if magical energy is covering up something.

“…Hey, Houen. If that’s the case…”

“?”

“Isn’t it dangerous for me to be here right now?”

“Why is that?”

“Well, my current Magical Power is 300,000…?”

“””Wha–“””

“”Eh?””

….

Well, if magical energy is covering something up… then I’m definitely covering it up big time.

Wait a minute…?

Does that mean… just by being in the territories and countries the devils were trying to destroy… were we causing significant interference?

I cautiously looked at Iubora, and his eyes widened in astonishment.

His hand trembled, and he had a look of despair.

“A-… ahh… if that … the case…”

“Huh!? Did you not realize!? When I was in the Salettana Kingdom, I had 1,200 magical powers! And in the Bamil territory, I had 3,000!”

“My magical energy… Ah, at that time, I only had around 300. Oh wait! Currently, I have over 6,000 units of magical power!!”

“I didn’t have that much either. I’m sure I had less than 500 power.”

Plup

Iubora’s legs melted as he sat on the floor.

He hung his head, completely drained of energy.

“…This is bad… seriously…”

“Iubora…! Damn it, all we can do now is do what we can! Ouren!”

“Yes!”

“Get out of here!”

“Sir, yessir!”

“I’ll go too! Bart-sama, leave the rest to me!”

“Yeah! Got it!”

When I opened the window, the effect of silence completely disappeared.

Houen took off from there, and I jumped out, using Water Spear Voley to fly.

The situation is getting ominous… but we have to achieve complete success here, even if it’s just in this place.

If not… I don’t want to think about what comes next.