184. For Tesha (2)
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A few days ago, Istvan’s grand prize party.
The Istvan Grand Prize Society was conducting a large-scale auction business in Istvan, absorbing customers while the auction house in Northban was staggering.
And, as if preparing to take over the Grand Prize, Tia had a private room. Tia and I were facing each other in that private room.
“Tia, I want to hire some mercenaries… .”
Tia studied my complexion with tired eyes. This time, no matter where I went and what kind of accident I might have, it was a curious gaze.
“Suddenly a mercenary… ?”
“Yes, I want to hire only S-class and A-class mercenaries.”
“How big is it?”
“About two hundred people. The more the better.”
The Hergé family always pays off their debts.
Remembering those words, I pushed the pendant out onto the table. Tia saw the pendant and blinked for a moment.
It was a pendant received from Tia on Arvia Island. Tia said she would always do anything for me if I asked for this pendant back.
“Where are you going to get hurt again this time?”
Tia smiled as she asked. It was the way he said that he believed in me no matter where he was or what he was doing.
“I have work to do. I think I will probably organize the church.”
“If it’s a church… . You mean the Demon Cult.”
“That’s right. I would like to collect them as soon as possible… .”
“I know. It will take up to two days at the most, to submit a request to the Adventurer Guild and Mercenary Guild and be confirmed.”
That was enough.
The mercenary Lee Baek, made up of only S and A ranks, is recruited in two days. After all, it was Erje’s upper class.
“thank you. Tia. I pay the fee… .”
“That’s Okay. Ethan. The Ergé Merchant always pays off its debts. Would my life cost only the cost of hiring 200 mercenaries? After all, I am the only daughter of the Daesanghoe.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at that playful tone.
“And I’m glad I could help.”
“yes! Then, please.”
“As much as you like!”
I thanked Tia and turned around. As I was about to leave the Grand Prize, Tia stopped me.
“Hey, Ethan… .”
I slowly turned my head at the voice. Tia still didn’t let go of her worried gaze.
“Don’t get hurt this time.”
Instead of answering, I smiled once.
Tesha suddenly disappeared. Perhaps Tesya’s ascension was not far off. Fortunately, my prediction came true.
And as a result of contacting Seian Erze, it was confirmed that Tesha had returned to the imperial palace.
Everything was going within my expected range. Except for a few things.
The expected time to appear was one hour ahead of Tesha’s stated time.
[master! The Imperial Army began to move.]
[already? Obviously, the operation time is an hour later… .]
Upon Letea’s report, I hurriedly led the mercenaries.
The distant sound of horses hooves shook the ground. Letea’s report continued.
[Large-scale magic unfolded. It seems to draw magic from the nearby magic zone.]
[Okay. Thanks Letea.]
And I spread my magic in all directions. An unpleasant sensation came with the returning mana. He led the mercenaries in that direction. In the Magic Zone, there were demons who cast spells.
A demon who wraps bandages all over her body like a mummy. The opponent was Amon, the 7th ranked demon.
It was too late to catch him.
There were more mines on the battlefield than I predicted. Are the demons that change into bears and dragons Valefort and Buer?
Obviously, Amon wasn’t there when Arthur saved Tesha… .
No, this is a meaningless judgment.
It was stupid. Will Tesha be okay? I calmed down and cast blinks in succession to Tesha.
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The colossus’ fist struck the dragon, and the dragon fell down. Soon, the Colossus roared and confronted the dragon.
Strictly speaking, it’s not a dragon, but Valefort, a demon with wearbeast abilities that can transform into a dragon.
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Just in case, I placed the colossus guarding Hessia in my shadow, and I thought I did well.
When the two giants collided, the soldiers were busy grasping the situation with startled eyes.
“Colossus… ? Is it a golem?”
The black dragon let out a breath and opened its mouth wide. However, the Colossus skillfully closed the mouth with force, as if he was familiar with the dragon before.
The breath he was exhaling flowed feebly between his teeth. However, it was not enough to burn the opponent. The dragon’s tail wrapped around the giant god’s ankle.
Quaang! Quaang! Quaang!
The Colossus soon slammed the dragon’s head into the cliff several times. A number of pieces of stone fell from the wall of the cliff.
Soon, a huge forearm wrapped around the dragon’s neck.
The dragon, whose neck was caught by the colossus, flapped its wings. Holding onto the neck, the Colossus struck the opponent’s abdomen.
f*ck!
The dragon that had been punched staggered. As expected, I am excited to see the two giants exchanging fierce battles.
anyway.
I decided to leave the dragon to the giant god and turned my eyes to Carlston.
“Funny! fun!”
Carlston let out a maniacal laugh. Creepy laughter echoed across the battlefield.
“Hey, black hair. what is your name?”
“Ethan.”
“You do a funny trick. it’s a golem Are you a summoner?”
“You don’t feel obligated to answer, do you?”
I released my magic.
First Prince Carlston.
A quarter mine that inherited the blood of a half mine. And his ability… .
“You have a bad habit of talking to the crown prince.”
Carlston skillfully rotated his three swords and prepared for battle. The blue eyes were turning dark red.
Caang!
Soon, the three swords and black blades collided.
Metallic sounds erupted in succession, and sparks flew whenever the blades collided. Certainly, Carlston was stronger than expected. However, it wasn’t enough to be my opponent holding the holy sword.
I released the magic of the holy sword. A holy light was added to the blade.
“Golden magic? After all, he’s a fun guy.”
I struck down the three swords that were stabbing me. The three swords, whose trajectory was distorted, could not reach my side.
Carlston leaped backwards and opened up the distance.
“Luntar!”
The flame dwelled in the blade. The holy sword and the three swords crossed in a gale. I immediately pushed the opponent away with my shoulder.
puck!
Carlston dragged the ground and was pushed back, but he extended his sword again. The blue magic that extended from the sword exploded.
blue magic.
Most humans deal with blue magic. It was proof that he was half human.
I slashed that sword. Carlston tried to reap the dagger with its twisted trajectory. But this time I grabbed Carlston’s wrist.
With the pulling power, he kicked the opponent’s abdomen.
“Cheuk-!”
Before the counterattack continued, I let go of the hand I was holding. Carlston, who had been hit by a magical kick, aimed at my neck until the end while staggering.
However, I knocked it off with my holy sword. This time, aiming for a gap between the three swords that floated up, I threw out my fist.
The sound of something breaking was heard. It was the sound of ribs breaking.
“Cheuk… !”
Carlston backed away. I slowly approached Carlston. Even in the middle of being pushed one-sidedly, Carlston was smiling.
“Yes, Ethan… . I wondered where I’d heard of it, and it’s you! There’s news I heard from the League of Heroes these days. The guy who caught the Demon Vassago is Ethan!”
Madness was visible in Carlston’s laughter.
“I wondered if some idiot was interfering with my plans.”
It was also Carlston who planned the scheme as if he was attacked by the church. The prince who tried to rise to the position of emperor by making a deal with Main.
He glared at me with eyes seething with anger.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been angry. I get angry every time my plans go wrong.”
“You end up here.”
There is no plan to run away with Tesha from the battlefield like Arthur in the original work. It all ends here.
They were mercenaries who were hired and brought in for that purpose.
However, the plan went awry as well. Because I had no desire to sacrifice Tesha’s precious family.
However, it was known that the emperor was killed just because Carlston, who had been waiting for an opportunity to assassinate the emperor, came to Tesha.
“Reveal your true face.”
I muttered lowly. The sound of the battlefield was so loud that only Carlston and I could hear it.
“What do you look like?”
“You’re a Mine.”
“… … ”
One of Carlston’s eyebrows rose slightly. He wondered how I knew his secret.
“Although I was born as a demon, I will die as an emperor.”
“no. Your plan is already over.”
Only then did Carlston slowly look around. The mercenaries were hunting Mine.
The trend that had been tilted had been restored.
To deal with him, everyone has recruited only top-level veteran mercenaries. All of them were skillfully dealing with Mine.
Now, the magic to hinder the movement of the soldiers is gone.
The soldiers who came to their senses stood up again holding their swords. And continued the pincer attack with the mercenaries.
“Also… , angry. How did you know who I am?”
“I get a hint of displeasure from you.”
At those words, Carlston let out a sneer.
There were very few cases where demonic energy could be detected from quarter mines. Even if they were half-human and half-demon, they were almost no different from humans.
Unlike pure demons, even if they die, their bodies remain. Carlston, who looked around, sighed.
“… It’s over. This plan is a failure.”
“… … .”
“okay. I inherited the devil’s blood. What do you mean? No matter what anyone says, I am the enemy of the Ignis family!”
The hunger to write.
Resentment mixed with resentment toward one’s bloodline.
The blood he inherited from his mother was a curse to him. Like it or not, it was Carlston who inherited the blood of the devil.
“Carston, you can’t become emperor with your ugly schemes.”
“Shut up… .”
“In the end, because of your impatience, you betrayed the Empire and murdered your father.”
“Shut up. shut up! Ethan! What are you talking about knowing what you know?”
It was a question filled with anger. Carlston laughed out loud.
“therefore? So what? What are you guys going to do with this body? i am a prince I mean the crown prince who will become the emperor of this empire.”
Then Tesha slowly approached Carlston.
“Brother… . What can I do? I’m going to stop you. Your madness, the destruction of Ignis. And I will avenge my father.”
I couldn’t bear to stop Tesha.
She must have been most shocked by this situation, but Tesha approached Carlston with an undisturbed attitude.
“Arlia von Ignis. In the name of the family, I will judge you as the murderer of the emperor and a traitor.”
There was sadness in Tesha’s eyes, but her eyes were unwavering.
“Arlia! You’ve grown so much! I was a child who used to shed tears because he felt sorry for the injured bird, but he really grew up so well that the tears flowed.”
As if playing a caring older brother, Carlston stole tears once.
“Stop acting.”
“… okay? Stop acting at this point. then.”
Whiik-!
The three swords dug into Arlia. I jumped in the same direction and cut off Carlston’s wrist.
Carlston, whose wrist was cut, stepped back.
“Arlia! Take a good look! This is your brother’s true identity.”
Soon, the armor surrounding Carlston was bent.
Having already given up on everything, his eyes flashed with madness mixed with anger.
Huge horns grew from Carlston’s head, doubling his size, and skinned wings like those of a bat grew from behind his back.
And his right arm grew out again between the cut edges.
“Ethan. I would like to call her as the princess. Guard me.”
Out of breath as if exhausted, Tesha commanded clearly.
“Princess, I will carry out Arlia’s order.”
There was nothing more to exchange with Carlston. I jumped at Carlston right away.
