566 Chapter 549 The Virus

”Muu... here...”

Well, here's what I'll do.

"Ahhh!!?? My concubine's pawn!?"

In front of Olyhime, who screams sadly, the Knight Pawn, who mimics the barrier, is destroyed.

It was my Knight Pawn who destroyed it. This is also a mimicry of the barrier.

From the point of view of an ordinary wizard, it was too advanced to understand.

Naturally, the barrier doesn't change shape. First, hardness, then breadth.

There's no need to hone your flexibility. However, if you become one with me or Olyhime, you can freely transform there.

"Um... I'm home, Master."

"You're early. Did it work?"

"Yeah... I've been able to make contact." Besides... why is the princess inside the barrier? "

It said on Chloe's face that she was not sure.

That's right.

Before Chloe left, Olyhime was happy to lock me in.

I was so eager to make a toy, and I was having fun by stirring it up.

But.

Ask him.

What's the matter, Princess?

"Thank you for listening to me! At that time, my concubine was also young. I locked the silver in the barrier, and I was proud of it. But... I noticed it right away. Outside the barrier, only the concubine is talking, and it's kind of empty."

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"This masked man didn't react outside the barrier, no matter what his concubine did. My concubine was supposed to enjoy it, but she seemed to be trying her best to get a reaction. I didn't think so, and my concubine decided to enter the barrier. This is an equal position. It's about bouncing stories."

"In other words, I had fun locking Master in the barrier, but it wasn't fun anymore...?"

"Yeah, I'm tired of it, to put it simply."

It seemed like it was an olihime.

Stirring me up beyond the barrier just makes me uncomfortable.

At first, the reaction seemed interesting, but gradually it shifted to a feeling that it was not.

And they came into the barrier to play with me.

How far is my pace, how naive it is.

At first, it was a game that competed for barrier strength, but there was no chance of winning, so I turned it into a game that made tokens in the barrier.

Now I can't play with unreasonable power.

"That's why you have to wait!" I'm going to beat Silver now! "

"If you can do it, try it."

I had already taken control of the board.

You can't reverse it from here.

That's what I thought.

The Concubine King is invincible!

Suddenly, the King of Olympiads moves and begins to destroy my pawns.

Only the king was strengthened.

"Hey....."

"If you can destroy it, try to destroy it!" If the king doesn't get away with it, he can't lose! Hahahaha!! "

I was too shallow to expect him to follow the rules.

My tokens, which dominated the board, were gradually being destroyed.

Eventually, only my king and the king of Orihime remained.

And.

Holy shit!

"No, it's over."

I will trample the King of Orihime.

Seeing that, Olyhime screamed.

"Ahhhhhh!?? The king of concubines!? What are you doing!?"

I just destroyed the king?

"It was supposed to be the rule to fight between tokens!" It's against the rules! "

You must have done it first, didn't you?

"Nh... but a direct attack is cowardly!"

Well then, let's draw.

That said, I'll finish the fight. [M]

If you lose that kind of power play, it's my ticket.

The draw won't hurt my pride.

Olyhime, who couldn't get out, suddenly swallowed the offer of a draw.

"Almost there..."

I wonder why Master is not so grown up

"I don't like losing." So, what kind of terms did they offer you? "

"How did you know I was offering you a condition?"

"It must be hard to be chased." I'm sure you'll give me some terms and let me quit. It was a move from base to base. It's better to go after them. "

"That's right. I was so tired of it." Besides, the elder said that if the master took the mask, he would trust it. "

I smile bitterly at Chloe's words.

If you're talking about trust, their offer is perfectly valid.

He who hides his face will not be trusted.

How can I help you?

"It seems that there is a reason." If you want to talk, take the mask if you want to go into the woods. "

“If that's the case, we can't help it. Let's accept it.”

Chloe opened her eyes to my words, and Olyhime shouted in surprise.

"What!? Are you going to remove the mask?!"

“It's a continental problem with demons. It's a personal matter that I hide my face. I wonder if I can put it on the scale."

We may not have the chance to talk to anyone who took part in the war 500 years ago.

The information we get here is important. The elder probably has more information than I think.

What happened in the old war?

I'm a living witness to that.

"May I see your concubine too!?"

"Don't follow me."

"Why!?"

"No interest-oriented people."

That's why I let Olyhime untie the barrier and start walking.

Then I turned my attention to Chloe and Sieg.

Would you like to come with me?

No, I'm fine.

"Are you not interested?"

"I'm interested... but you can tell me if you need me, right?"

"That's true, too." What are you going to do? "

"I won't do it either." Ask me how to return to humans instead of me. "

"Surprising. I thought you were coming with me?"

Sieg is a party.

If we talk together, I won't refuse.

But...

"If I were to listen to you, I would look majestically, but it was the elder who would speak." The elder has the right. I'll keep the mystery. "

"You're the one with the muscles." Well, I wouldn't force you to do that. Well then, I'll go. "

That's why I transferred to the Forest of Dusk.

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When I went to the forest at dusk, an elder emerged from the forest.

"Did you hear that if I take off my mask, I'll put you in the woods?"

Take off your mask and make sure you're okay.

What's safe?

“We weren't hiding away from people. For 500 years, we avoided contact with the outside world in order to escape the power of the devil."

"You've been running away for 500 years?" What kind of authority is that? "

“It's the power of the virus. Demon Wepal, one of the demon king's closest associates, rained black rain when he returned to the demon realm. It was a rain of poison. It's just a poison that doesn't work on people with strong blood. But the trouble with that poison was that it grew little by little. First of all, it moves from the weak to the strong. We knew the traits of Wepal well enough to choose to hide. Because I could have predicted that the poison would eventually come to us."

When I listen to the elder, I breathe out quietly.

Inhale and exhale as deeply as possible.

And.

"Why didn't you take measures?"

"There was no countermeasure. The symptoms are almost the same as a cold, and the only way to wipe out the poison completely is to kill Wepal. But he went back to the demon world. I don't know whose body is hiding the poison. Because black rain fell all over the continent. Then we chose to hide, and those who were lords of the devil chose to rebuild. There were as many possibilities as there were. Maybe we'll find a solution. The growth of the poison may not slow down. At that point, it wasn't a threat."

"I read a lot of books, but didn't I write that?"

"I can't help it if it hasn't been communicated." Only some knew. Some of them have lost their lives in the turmoil after the demon left. Now, if you know why, take off your mask. I can see if I'm safe. "

At the instigation of the elder, I take a silver mask.

Then the elder opened his eyes a little, and eventually gave a painful expression.

"I knew it... Ardler's bloodline..."

"The seventh prince of the Empire, Arnold Lakes Adler." Am I sick? "

"It's lurking in the blood. But Adler would change his story. Now, into the woods. Adler's blood is stronger than ours."

Having said that, the elder turned his heel back.

And.

"I didn't expect it to reach Adler in 500 years... I expected it to take a thousand years."

"Is there no cure?"

"We've been studying it for a long time. The kings of the time, including the Emperor, entrusted us with everything. But I didn't make it... the fate of mankind is nowhere near."

"What do you mean?"

"The poison that Wepal unleashed is meant to quench the strongest bloodline." Its name is Amsberg. If it reaches Adler, it will reach Amsberg sooner or later. If we lose the Holy Sword Keeper, the power of mankind will be greatly curtailed. That's when the remnants of the devil await. "