Chapter 102 Repeat
Marco looked at the blades of the Black Sky aiming at him for a moment, then sighed as if he had given up.
Even if he avoids the blades that surround him now, it is extremely difficult for him to escape from this place since Bael has joined hands with Frondier.
Above all, Frontier himself is closer to Marco’s natural enemy. I have the power to immediately overpower him, who has a regenerative ability that is close to immortality.
Will you be able to withstand it without fainting if you are struck again by Frontier’s demonic power? Marco honestly wasn’t confident.
“… … good night.”
Finally Marco spoke.
“I’ll tell you everything. “The situation of the devils now.”
With those words, Frontier retrieved the black cloth again. I was confident that I would be able to respond even if Marco tried to take advantage of this opportunity to escape.
“Bael, I need to hear from you too. “You know the situation in Agoris well.”
“… … okay.”
Bael nods.
Marco remained silent for a moment, as if deciding what to say first, and then slowly opened his mouth.
“… … “First of all, I have to talk about the creation of a devil in this land.”
And the story goes back to the distant past.
“All beings stay in their own world. This is both obvious and basic. For humans, it is in the human world, for the dead, it is Helheim or Tartarus, etc., and for gods, it is in the realm of each myth. “This also applies to demons.”
“… … But in reality it didn’t work out that way.”
“okay. There are still demons hiding in the empire. The same goes for Agoris.”
Why are they in the human world?
Do they all live like Lili, without even knowing why they came?
“In general, there is only one way for a devil to enter the human world. “It is a contract with a human being.”
“okay. “Just like I used Dragon Heart before.”
However, if the advent is based on a contract, there is basically only one demon to be summoned.
There are too many demons in the human world right now.
“You know that there was a monster war in the past, right?”
“of course. “It is the reason why the current imperial wall was built.”
The most humiliating record in the history of the empire.
Due to the monsters’ general offensive, humanity continued to retreat, giving up much of the land on the continent to the monsters and building a wall, barely ending the war.
“Frondier. You recently went to war with Mangot. “I defeated Belphegor.”
When Marco spoke, it was Bael who was surprised.
“This man defeated Belphegor?”
“okay. “Bael, you demons attempted to invade this land now that Belphegor is gone.”
“It did. However, it was believed that the Zodiac had joined forces to defeat Belphegor. But is that the power of just one person? “And a boy who isn’t even an adult?”
Bael looked at Frondier with a surprised face.
Frondier, who had been listening quietly, realized something was strange and looked at Bael.
“Hey, Bael.”
“What.”
“How do you know ‘Zodiac’?”
“… … !”
Frondier’s expression hardens slightly at that.
To explain that Zodiac is so famous, Frondier didn’t even know about the existence of a land called ‘Agoris’.
I didn’t even know if there was land to the west beyond the sea, but did the demons in Agoris already know about ‘Zodiac’?
Marco said to him.
“That’s what I’m going to talk about from now on.”
“That’s it?”
“As I said before, you fought in the war against Mangot, and you probably know at least a little bit about the monster war that preceded it.”
“… … okay.”
As a game, I devoured a lot of knowledge, and the war with Mangot was repeated quite a lot. Except this time, all of them were failures.
Marco said to him.
“Don’t you think those two wars are similar?”
“… … what?”
“You guys seem to be calling it the Ten Thousand Cape War, but in fact, it was the monsters from outside and the abyss that made things difficult for you. “It would be suicide for Mangot to try to attack the empire in an all-out war without them.”
Yes.
This is a story that Frontier directly told to key figures in the empire.
The war with Mangot was difficult because all kinds of monsters were pouring in from all directions at the same time.
If we look at it that way, the war with Mangot would certainly be similar to the monster war in the past, where the Zodiacs fought a bloody battle.
“… … But it’s different from back then. “The war I fought had a mastermind force called Mangot, and in the past,”
After speaking up to that point, Frontier said,
My mouth tightened at the thoughts that reached me faster than the words, and the conclusion that those thoughts stopped in their tracks.
“in the past,”
As if reading that thought, Marco spoke.
“Wouldn’t it have been there?”
“… … “If that’s the case, then no way.”
“The humans of the empire recorded the war at that time as if it were a ‘runaway’ of monsters. All the monsters on the continent suddenly invade the empire. As if it was a punishment from God. It’s not that I don’t understand. “At the time, we were just focused on stopping the monster, and we couldn’t find the cause.”
“… … But that was planned.”
“okay. It is the same as Mangot. Where did Mangot get the idea to use monsters from outside? “It was Belphegor’s operation.”
I had predicted that this was Belphegor’s idea.
However, Frondier believed that this was the first operation Belphegor came up with.
But if you’ve done it before.
If it is a ‘monster war’.
“As you know, even demons do not mess with the monsters of the abyss. If you think about the Seven Deadly Sins, the monsters of the abyss are very dangerous and highly intelligent. “There was someone who had his eye on it, one of the seven deadly sins.”
“… … “That guy is it.”
“Yes, it is Satan.”
There are many different types of monsters and their powers, but all things called ‘monsters’ have something in common.
Hatred towards humans. The same goes for the monsters of the abyss; in fact, their hatred is even deeper.
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However, the monsters of the abyss did not touch humans until the monster war.
The reason is simple. Humans are very cooperative with each other compared to monsters, and they know that if there is a fight between many people, they will ultimately be defeated.
For monsters to overcome humans, they must also cooperate.
However, due to the nature of the monster, it is very difficult, and clumsy monsters do not have the intelligence to do so in the first place.
“Satan tried to teach the monsters of the abyss how they could unite.”
“how?”
“You know, right? “Monsters and devils are similar.”
Low-level demons lack intelligence and have no personality in their appearance.
The reason high-ranking demons can lead them is because of the ‘power of the devil’, and the root of it is ultimately ‘fear’.
“The monsters of the abyss cannot use ‘demonic power.’ Because you can’t see the shape of your soul. But it’s easy to drive ‘fear’ into the brains of subordinates. Since they are monsters, they know their ecology well.”
“It may not be as effective as the devil’s power, but it was enough.”
“okay. “The monsters were able to unite just because of their hatred for humans.”
Satan believed that if this method was taught, the monsters of the abyss would be able to control other monsters.
But I couldn’t find a way to actually convey that method. Satan is in the demon world, and the demons of the abyss are in the human world.
It’s exactly the same as the situation right now. Like now, when Satan cannot intervene while Frontiere subdues Satan’s demons.
“Then what did Satan do back then?”
“There was no need to do anything. I just waited. Until a human appears who will make a contract with him.”
“… … ah.”
Now that Satan has already taken action, the devil is also pressed for time.
When nothing happens, time is naturally on Satan’s side.
Satan simply descends when the time is right and uses the gate created by humans.
Since he could do other things in the meantime, Satan just kept this strategy in mind.
“And finally, the person who called him appeared.”
Marco said. His eyes briefly glanced at Bael.
To be honest, from here on I don’t want to talk to Bael more than Frontier.
“Keep talking.”
Of course, Frontier gives no time for hesitation.
“… … In many ways, things were going well for Satan. “The place where humans summoned Satan was Agoris.”
“It looks like there were people in Agoris at the time.”
“person? “It still exists.”
“what?”
When Frondier asked in surprise, Bael nodded.
“Agoris is a place where demons and humans collide. It’s like fighting a monster here. However, there are no talented people like Zodiac. “The reason they are holding on is because of their numbers and thorough preparation in advance.”
“… … “After all, you know about the existence of Zodiac.”
“okay. “This is because Agoris was the location where Satan started the ‘monster war.’”
Margot continued speaking.
“Once opened, the gate will not close unless the medium is destroyed or the human wish is fulfilled. Of course, as a contracted body, Satan must continue to make efforts to grant human wishes. However, if you are at the level of Satan, it is not difficult to extend that time with appropriate speaking skills.”
“… … “It seems that a huge number of demons from the demon world have gathered in Agoris, toying with humans who cannot understand the situation and keeping the gate open.”
“okay. Naturally, the humans of Agoris were scared and began to prepare. Of course, Satan had no interest in Agoris at the time. “He just thought that after the monsters attacked the empire, they would devour the devastated lands of the empire.”
And the operation was 90% achieved.
The humans were pushed back and pushed back by the monsters’ all-out attack, shrinking their territory, and countless people’s lives were lost.
“There are two reasons why Satan could not swallow the empire in the end.”
Marco stretched out his finger.
“One is that the empire ultimately prevented it. “A wall was built, a talent called Zodiac was born, and monster-like people for whom the term ‘Ikkitousen’ is not an exaggeration appeared.”
Of course, the empire had already suffered so much damage at that time that there was a good chance that it would be destroyed if the demons attacked.
But Satan felt something very uneasy about it.
The more you are on the defensive and the more lives lost, the more powerful individuals appear, as if to balance the situation.
Is this a law? Or is it a coincidence? In this world where God exists, it was not unreasonable for Satan to feel his shadow.
“And the second.”
When Marco said that, Bael closed his eyes.
Because of course he knew about it.
“Belphegor blocked his path.”
“… … what?”
Frondier asked back at the unexpected words.
“Actually, I don’t know the details about that part. What did the two of you talk about, and what did you end up thinking? But as a result, Satan gave up trying to devour the empire, and Belphegor remained at the western end of the empire.”
At the western end, it is Mangot.
From then on, Belphegor was already at Cape Bay.
Marco asked, looking at Bael.
“Bael, do you know? “What was the conversation between Satan and Belphegor?”
“… … well. I was there, but my memories are now a blur. “Even at the time, it was difficult to understand what was being said.”
However, Bael narrowed his eyes.
“If you remember, there is something Belphegor said.”
“what?”
“… … ‘giant’.”
That one word.
It was enough to put the wind in Frontier’s spine.
However, Bael, who has no idea what it means, mutters indifferently as if he is just trying to remember.
“The devil cannot kill a giant.”
