Chapter 286

Episode 286: Understandable (2)

[Greediness has moved. Shall we go?]

[No. We will move in three hours so that humans can spread out more widely.]

[...It must be difficult.]

I think it’s enough now, but we will consider safety and effectiveness until the end. Belphegor stuck his tongue out at that fact.

I knew that there should be no setbacks in this plan as I had put my soul into it, but I still wondered if I would fail after investing this much.

[Oh my God, Belphegor... The name of arrogance is mine, but it seems like you’re the one putting people down even more.]

The moment a cool smile touched me, Belphegor changed his mind.

It was so frustrating to fight against the god of this world and the divinity that this land radiated, and I had no desire to take on another divinity.

The back of my hand became warm when my name was called.

[...I’ve never done that. I trusted you.]

[It’s trust...]

The other person smiled softly as always at the words Belphegor hurriedly spoke out to make things up.

The silk draped on the crown-like horn and the jewels of Gyemyeongseong are swaying gently in the blowing wind.

[Yes, he is as big as me. I believe in you too. Your laziness and showiness will determine the time and place.]

I just can’t face that. Belphegor lowered his head, feeling the tension running down his spine.

Then one of the hems of Pride’s cloak reached the tip of his chin. The cloak, which appears to be made of four white feather wings, raises his head with the feather of the first wing.

The eyes filled with darkness and the morning star illuminated him perfectly.

[What are you afraid of? Didn’t I tell you clearly? Your existence is more appropriate to be used alive to torment humans than to be a mere sacrifice.]

[That’s right...]

But where in the world would there be an idiot who would believe that? How can one not understand that they can be culled at any time if it becomes more appropriate to be used as a sacrifice rather than tormenting humans?

Belphegor flexed his fingers as he looked at the white veil that half covered the black dress of pride.

A contradiction in that one does not hide one’s corruption, but one also insists on purity. And the power to transform that contradiction into justification.

There was nothing he could do in front of that.

[I think that strength will remain. Shall we help over there too?]

Sloth bowed down. I never dreamed of complaining that I didn’t want to do it. The essence of sloth lies in being able to play and eat without working, not in doing nothing and waiting for death.

[No.]

[Uh... really? There’s a doll over there with your blood in it.]

[So?]

[...Do you mind if it dies?]

[What does it have to do with me if it dies?] I

was just trying to express my intention to surrender by voluntarily taking on the task. I think it was somehow a mistake. The one who smiled like a mask looked down at him.

[So... Anyway, your blood was in there, right? I thought it would feel bad if something like that happened to a human... No, I thought it would feel bad.]

You damn hard-to-please bastard. Belphegor observed the other person’s expression and fluttering aura without even realizing how his own mouth was fluttering. It wasn’t very effective. The other person was a being who believed that his authority was derived from not showing his emotions.

[...No?]

[Oh Belphegor. I didn’t know you were someone who cared about me this much.]

Otherwise, why are you arguing?

Belphegor smiled awkwardly, barely holding his head as it was about to go down.

[Just remember.]

The other person also tilted his eyes a little more. The eyelashes, which are as rich as a bird’s feather and as long as a peacock’s tail feathers, block the sky and allow one to look down only at the ground.

[Nothing in the world can represent me or represent me. If you lose despite receiving my hand, wouldn’t that just be your limit?]

Just like a god looking down on the world.

[So don’t say things like that again next time.]

But that’s not God.

[You will be mistaken for despising me.]

Since he is not a god, he can only be arrogant in the end.

[If you don’t want to have your tongue pulled out... you know?]

Belphegor nodded frantically at the subtly given threat. It was the first day that I missed the anger that allowed me to act rudely even in front of authority.

Well, no matter what I say, if it actually appears in front of me, it will immediately scream and run away.

* * *

Clink, clink!

The soldier ringing the bell screamed with the bell in his own throat. However, even that could not fully express the looming threat.

A monster bigger than the castle wall was slowly approaching with its huge tusks and horns hanging out. It has a mouth that will calmly swallow a river, and huge legs that will not collapse even if the river floods it, swinging a tail that extends like a pine tree.

Leading the demons rising from the mud pit.

“Demons...!”

“Oh it’s coming.”

“Hold your seat! Those who do not comply will be executed!”

The soldiers were the first to start shaking at the sight, which seemed like a prelude to destruction. If we had not strengthened our discipline and learned not to run away through long training, there would have been people who would have left long ago.

“...Isn’t that right?”

“...I think I’ve heard that 10 times since I came here, but no.”

“okay.”

More than that, this person also knows Atya. Well, if he was a knight before Atya went missing or if he was Atya’s motivation, it would be possible to know.

“That traitor’s specialty is strengthening his body through overflowing magical power and using his sword skills. “Just because your limbs are thin, if you get into a power struggle, you will definitely lose, so be careful.”

“okay.”

“It’s my first time seeing whips and rapiers, so I don’t think I can tell you about their fighting style. However, that guy has never lost a knight battle. Please take note.”

“it’s okay.”

Separately, strengthening the body through magical power. I thought it was really stronger than it looked, but I didn’t know it was enhanced with magic.

I kept that in mind and strengthened my toes.

“You will understand when we fight.”

Kwasik. I felt the stone under my feet crack slightly. Although there’s nothing I can do about it since it’s already gone.

Sigh!

I leapt diagonally away from the rushing whip.

The jump was aimed at the blind spot that the opponent could not swing the whip horizontally thanks to the soldiers around him – even if he swung it, it would be blocked by the soldier – and that it was difficult to change the direction of the whip once it was swung.

Of course, my opponent knew the whip better than me and was better at handling it, so he cleverly blocked my path in the process of retrieving the whip. Pagongseong passed by me.

“Sigh.”

However, it is more of a handshake to stop for fear of the whip.

I swung the longsword while ignoring the scratched cheek with the tip of the whip. The blonde knight who entered from the other side also sharply raised his sword.

The person standing on the stile raised the corner of his mouth softly. The pupil, which is twice as small as a normal human pupil, became even more constricted and turned into a single dot.

Sigh!

“Gagging!”

I don’t know how the whip moved. However, I could clearly feel the magic power vibrating, and by the time I realized it, the whip had exactly wrapped itself around the neck of a nearby soldier.

“What the heck—”

The soldier, floating in the air like a fish caught on a fishing hook, collided with the blonde knight.

Cheaeng!

At the same time, my longsword and the enemy’s rapier made contact. It may be wrong to say that my body was strengthened with magical power, but the rapier I held with one hand and my longsword held with both hands achieved an equal fight.

The same was true for the following 1 minute. Even though they were on equal footing, the opponent even kept the blonde knight in check with his whip, the fight went on fiercely without being biased towards one side.

“It’s a light and shallow sword.”

Strength was natural, but I had the upper hand. It was natural because I had a higher body and magical power.

“The shallowness of the uneducated is truly laughable.”

However, in the battle of technique and technique, I was overwhelmingly defeated. Without the knowledge learned in Mannhafeld, even a seemingly equal fight would not have taken place.

『If it weren’t for your crazy reflexes and strength, you would have been pushed aside by Hube as well.』

I took a deep breath, keenly feeling what Knight Walter had said. It can never be done through a battle of skill, and it can’t be matched by combined effort. A realistic problem loomed before me.

“So what do we do now?”

But is it really necessary to fight based on skill alone? Are my strengths elsewhere?

“If you can’t even defeat me, what can you do by staying here?”

I saw the teal eyes laughing at me. I could see in his eyes the composure of someone who could claim victory if the demons marched in and took over this place even if they didn’t kill me.

“well.”

But in a way, it was similar here.

“I think I can give you some candy for now.”

Even if you don’t kill him right away, you can kill him at any time as long as you remain victorious in the fight against the demons.

“Actually, my specialty is something else.”

If so, wouldn’t it be okay to go that way?

I immediately gave up on a sword fight that wasn’t going to work. I felt no shame in giving up because it was foolish for a salt knight to compete with a formal knight in terms of swordsmanship.

“Let’s stick together with magic.”

Instead, I decided to utilize my other strengths.

Physical ability superior to that of ordinary people and overwhelming amount of magical power. Yes, horsepower. Tremendous horsepower.

The large amount of demonic energy that escaped from my body became dozens of spears aimed at only one target.

“If you think this will work—”

“It won’t work.”

It was the same with my sword. I took the damage and stabbed the opponent.

The cleverly shining rapier shattered all the magic spears and destroyed my attack, stabbing me again in the shoulder. It was quite a bit of damage.

“But the battlefield can be changed.”

But after enduring it, I achieved what I wanted. My partner and I fell down the castle wall at the same time.

“Do you think the soldiers are only a distraction to you?”

“...!”

Ah, let’s go wild with the magic spear and sword energy.