Volume 1 - CH 3.06

Part 6

Galak, who had entered the dining hall, distorted and warped his neurotic looking face, and his eyes were bloodshot.

His breathing was also rough.

What he wore was still the Magician’s Guild’s robe but it was torn in several places and was tattered, and on his hands, blood was blotted.

He talked with a trembling voice.

「Ce, Celes-sama! Celes-sama……A, about last night, could you give it a second thought!? Isn’t that just strange!? Why do I, who did the right thing, have to leave the Magician’s Guild!?」

The two escorts prepared their staves and came out in front.

Celes replied with a composed voice.

「Just as I’ve explained many time, you did something incorrect, understand?」

「That’s strange! That’s just strange, isn’t it!? The capable me, fired!? That’s some kind of mistake! S, since it’s some kind of mistake……I went and p, punished the people that tried to strip me of my robe and tried to tell them the truth……But, they, they kept on going on about the lie that I was fired……」

「Punished? Is everyone of the Magician’s Guild alright?」

Celes frowned.

Rem thought that considering it was her, that was a stern facial expression.

Galak shouted.

「Please worry about me! R, rude things were done to me, twice, by th, that, insane Demon! Even though I only tried to offer to keep that inappropriate guy away from Rem-sama! Why is it that you don’t worry about me and worry about those small fry that are of lower status that me!?」

His countenance changed in a hurry.

Even his eyes kept on swimming.

It was obvious that the balance of his mind was breaking.

Celes stood up.

「First of all, please calm down. Let’s have a nice and calm talk, okay?」

「I am calm! The one that’s strange is you, isn’t it!?」

It was a remarkably loud voice.

Probably judging that they couldn’t overlook this anymore, the two escorts closed the distance.

「Oi, Galak! Behave yourself!」

「We’ll push you out to the state knights!」

Galak was at his wits’ end.

「Strange……It’s strange! Everyone, they’re all strange! Ahh, I knew that what that person said was right! Both my talent and my magnificence can’t be understood by such petty beings!」

Galak violently thrust the dagger into his own chest.

——He committed suicide!?

Rem caught her breath.

Celes controlled her mouth, and the two escorts felt ashamed.

No, that’s not it! Rem perceived a sign of expanding magical power, and shouted out a warning.

「Get away from him!」

Galak vomited a black colored liquid from his mouth.

Even from the wound on his chest, the slimy substance was gushing out.

His skin darkened and changed into something that had a luster like that of obsidian.

His arms and his torso irregularly thickened, and a thick tail grew out from around his waist.

The shape of his face also changed and became a head like that of a lizard.

In no time at all, Galak’s figure was completely transfigured.

Rem pressed down on her chest.

She felt like the soul of the Demon King that was sealed within her was responding to that. Her heart was pounding.

Her voice trembled.

「……Could it be……A Demonic Being!?」

「ッ!?」

Celes let out a small scream, and the two escorts that were overcome with surprise became her shield.

The lizard head that was once Galak let out muddied voice.

「Ah~……Ah~……So it’s finally Gregor-sama’s turn. Seriously, don’t just keep on blabberin’ on, ya damned Human!」

Gregor lightly rotated his shoulders.

His hard skin made a scraping sound.

The Summoned Beast, 《Shadow Snake》, that Rem released coiled around the opponent’s body.

It should have sealed his movements.

In one attack, the Summoned Beast 《Aslau》 was pulverized.

A crystal that faded to black rolled at his feet.

Rem was astonished.

「……No way.」

A level 40 Summoned Beast couldn’t even keep him busy.

She became frozen from fear.

Gregor got closer.

「Oi oi? I told ya ta get outta my way, ya know, Shorty? Do ya wanna die first?」