Chapter 197 – [Hero] The Demon’s Territory
“I can’t send you to the Demon King…”
Saying that and biting her lip, she was trying to protect the demon lord even if it was against the demon lord’s orders.
Sera was following the Demon King’s orders, and since Ertina only wants him dead, of course she won’t stop us.
In other words, Luella was the only person who would hinder us.
If we defeat her here, no one will disturb us anymore.
This is your chance.
Of course, we don’t know yet if this will be an opportunity or if it will end in defeat.
“Luella… !”
Definitely knock it down
Upon receiving her signal, the monsters attack us.
Less than 10 minutes after entering the Demonic Territory, we started fighting.
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“Scale!”
“Yes!”
Hearing my signal, she immediately chained the monsters around her.
“It’s great… Sera… !”
The operation method that Sera taught Arin.
Luella was struggling with her skills.
Arin ties up the demons that she has been collecting with great effort, and those who are tied like that…
“I am ready!”
“Okay, now!”
Seria’s magic sweeps them away at once.
Fireballs pouring down from the sky burned the demons, and their screams filled the air.
We hesitate for a moment at their painful screams, but if we hesitate here, we might really die.
After all, they are enemies.
No need to sympathize with them…
“You can’t concentrate.”
Perong!
An intangible shockwave erupted around her and into her circle.
After losing my mind for a moment, I was hit by her attack and fell backwards.
“Keugh… !”
“Eric!”
Uni, who was dealing with the surviving monsters, screamed.
Because she was in the territory of the demon tribe, her ability to command spirits was restricted, so she was not able to exert much power.
Even so, it must be thanks to Ertina that she can be active like this.
“Gwa, it’s okay! Nevermind me!”
“But…”
“Are you okay!”
Right now, the three of them are blocking the monsters, and I’m alone against Luella.
Actually, it’s hard to beat her in her current state, so I want them to help… In this situation, if even one person is left out, there will be a vacuum.
At least until I deal with all the monsters, I have to endure alone.
“You are definitely getting stronger. As it is…”
Maybe someday I’ll be able to beat Luella.
But that doesn’t seem to be the case now.
I alone can’t beat her at all… !
“Why are you trying to defeat the Demon King?”
“Why… Yeah…”
Because that’s my mission.
“Have you ever really thought about it? Why did you take on such a task?”
“That…”
Have never thought about it.
But, I can’t just leave the demon lord alone…
“Are you going to kill the Demon King even while going through such hardships?”
“Oh…”
Certainly, even if I hadn’t become a hero like she said, Seria and Arin wouldn’t have been taken away.
If that were the case, I wouldn’t have known them in the first place, but I wouldn’t have been disappointed and frustrated after expecting myself.
And… Giving Uni into the hands of another man like this…
“It is not too late. Take her and run away.”
“… No.”
I was definitely shaken by her words for a moment, but I didn’t fall for those words.
I’ll definitely knock her down here!
“… Okay, so let’s end it here.”
“Oh…”
The desired sea.
I staggered back to my feet.
Divine power, stronger!
A white flame rose from the sword I was holding.
Divine power appeared in the form of flames.
Ruella’s expression changed slightly when she saw the power on the sword.
“That…”
Do you know something
She looked at my sword with a familiar expression.
“I can’t let you go even more.”
Perhaps, this might have been the skill used by the warriors of the past.
He and I seemed to have a lot in common, so he might have thought similarly in this way.
Suddenly, there were no more monsters around her and me.
They all managed to deal with it.
“Oh…”
“It’s over, Luella.”
Now it’s not just me and her and her fight.
It became a battle between us and her.
“… Louella.”
“Give up now…”
“Shut up…”
Ruella’s expression is not good, probably driven into a corner.
Come to think of it, it seemed a bit urgent.
Maybe she was sloppy for her, and the monsters were brought here in a hurry, so they couldn’t see the unity.
She can’t be fully taken down yet, but we’ve broken her blitz.
“… Now that it’s like this, even if you kill me…”
She murmured an eerie sound.
Come to think of it, she has black magic.
Dark magic that uses people’s lives.
Are you thinking of writing it to us?
The reason she couldn’t write until now was because she always respected the orders of her demon lord in her own way.
However, when it comes to this situation, she seems to have made up her mind.
“Even if I die, as much as Maou-sama… !”
“Eric!”
She reached out to me
The black aura that swayed in that hand was definitely black magic.
How to dodge
Should I just avoid her touch?
I moved to her side, avoiding her touch.
“I can’t avoid it. This is sure to hit the opponent… Ugh… !”
As she reached out her hand to me again, her movements froze for a moment.
“… You… ?”
Louella looked back at Arin, but she only looked at Louella with her bewildered face.
What’s going on?
It’s as if the motion has frozen…
“Luella, do you think the Demon King’s command sounds ridiculous?”
“… Sera.”
Crossing over the corpses of demons, Sera approached us.
“Did you tie me up, now?”
“I don’t think the Demon King would have allowed this.”
“…”
Louella shut her mouth as if she had nothing to say.
“I understand what you think. But… That is his wish.”
“That… I can’t accept that… !”
Sera sighed as she looked at her as her face distorted in anger.
“… Then, cool down for a while.”
Then she looked at us.
“I’m sorry, everyone. Luella has been acting out of control for a while and has been doing things on her own.”
“Uh, uh…”
To receive such an apology from an enemy?
It feels a bit odd.
“Luella, if you do this, the Demon King won’t stay still.”
“… I know.”
As if she had calmed down for a moment while she was tied up, her voice had calmed down a bit.
“Now release me.”
“You’re not going to do anything weird, are you?”
“… Because I know.”
Sera gestured lightly, and Luella started moving again.
She looked at us as she relaxed for a moment, moving her arms and legs lightly.
No, it was looking at me.
“You might as well think about it. It’s really right to harm the Demon King…”
“Luella.”
“Whoa…”
At Sarah’s warning, she sighed.
“And you…”
This time, it was Jeren who spoke while looking at her.
“… See you later.”
Muttering that, she went back without continuing a word.
When Louella disappeared, Sera looked in the direction she had disappeared for a moment, then smiled at us.
“Are you not hurt?”
“Don’t pretend to be friendly.”
Seria, who was grumpy for no reason, crossed her arms and said that, but Sera deftly accepted her words.
“Since you are the ones who are absolutely necessary for the Demon King, it will be difficult if you get hurt carelessly. Isn’t it?”
“…”
We all felt displeased with the feeling of being tools for the demon lord.
“Huh, are you offended? But please understand. In the end, Demon King… Oh, is it still a little early?”
Sara said so playfully, covering her mouth with her fingers.
“Now that it’s come to this, can I guide you for a moment? Surprisingly, there is a village here too.”
“I don’t need that.”
“Really?”
In fact, you may need some rest.
Everyone is a little tired from suddenly having to fight like this.
But can I really trust her…
“Okay then let’s go. I will guide you to a nice town.”
No, it’s a meaningless question now.
At least she won’t do us any harm.
We followed her reluctantly, but reluctantly.
The place she guided was once a human village, but now it is an empty village without anyone.
“The humans who lived here are all dead. We didn’t really mean to do that, but they misunderstood on their own and chose to fight us until the end.”
“… The fact that he killed it remains the same.”
“Um, I do.”
Did you lead us to this place?
Resting in a place like this, no matter how…
“There is also an inn. Of course, there is no owner, so you can use it as much as you like.”
The inn was untouched and dusty.
Of course, no one came out to guide us to the room, so we hesitated, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
“Whoa, everyone is a coward. No one is saying anything.”
Saying that, she casually approached the counter and rented a double room and a triple room.
“Come on, here. Is it okay to share it like this?”
She gave one key to me and the other to Uni.
“Why me… ?”
“Oh, wasn’t it divided into a men’s room and a women’s room?”
“Ugh…”
This woman, obviously, did it on purpose.
I didn’t like the funny smile on her face as she said that.
“We’ll take it.”
Saying that, Seria took the key from her palm.
“Let’s go, Master.”
They and Jeren went up to the room first.
The rest of us hesitated for a while and eventually decided to go up to our room.
But why…
“Why are you following me?”
“It can not?”
Sera naturally followed us into the room.
Do you have something to say?
“Ah, if you feel ashamed because I exist, you can pretend I don’t exist.”
“Ugh… Who, who is that?”
Anyway, I haven’t done it lately…
“Go back quickly.”
“You are too much. I led you all the way here.”
Uni almost forcibly pushed her out of her door.
She could have endured if she really wanted to stay, but Sera was meekly pushed out by her, as if she really didn’t think much of it.
“Whoops… Then see you later.”
Yuni slammed her door hard.
“Ha… What the hell is that girl?”
“That, that’s right.”
She is a woman who can’t figure out why she is the way she is.
Yuni still glanced out of her door for a while, putting on an anxious expression, but then she looked at me and said,
“Hey, Eric…”
“Huh.”
She looked at me with a slightly restless face, but with a wishful expression.
“Do you want to do it now?”
“Now?”
I’m fine… Why all of a sudden?
I didn’t bother to reject her.
So she came to me, and I did my best but…
“Haha…”
“Whoa, whoa…”
Uni climbed on top of my body after having sex and lay down for a while.
She would hear my heartbeat if she put her ear to her chest.
That weak heartbeat that beats and beats lightly.
“… Is it still not enough?”
“Ah, no, no…”
“I am…”
Yuni talked to her for a while, then mumbled her mouth and closed it again.
Watching her reaction of regretting something, I carefully brought her words out.
“I-I’m going to rest for a while. Therefore…”
“… Shall I go out for a while?”
“Oh…”
Yuni understood what I meant, and she immediately raised her body.
“It’s okay, Eric.”
Yuni said as she put on her clothes roughly.
“… Because I love Eric.”
“UNI…”
Turning around and saying that, she went out the door.
But to me, somehow, her words sounded like they were talking to herself, not to me, so I had a slightly uneasy feeling of foreboding.
Smart.
Has Yuni already returned?
Not long after she left, she heard her knock again.
“UNI?”
“Ah, did you expect it?”
However, it was none other than Sera who entered the room.
