Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Wrong Answer

Swaaaaaa.

Rough raindrops continuously pounded the body.

Galahad fully brushed the wet front hair back.

Between thick rain streaks Damien diligently running around was seen. Damien was a beast with the leash released.

The opponent was neatly dressed demon races. It was Proxel’s authority.

It was a crude and primitive inheritance. Galahad forcibly pulled out Damien who was hiding avoiding inheritance. Because knowing that hiding is not the answer—.

Instead Galahad put the brought mana and vitality into Damien.

Thanks to Gwen using Proxel’s authority.

‘Inheritance.’

Damien’s long claws cut one guy’s neck. The guy’s head floated up with a dudeungsil.

Another guy struck Damien with a hammer. Kung! With a heavy sound Damien rose.

A guy with a glossy head kicked Damien.

Tung tung, Damien rolled with a degeul degeul. Galahad caught Damien with his foot.

Damien burst breath with a kek—.

Damien looked up at Galahad with round eyes.

“Too many.”

“You can do.”

“Too many though.”

Damien pointed behind. Certainly although Damien ran around quite the number was many.

“It seems regenerating.”

Damien diligently nodded. The head dangled and bounced water.

“Then block so cannot regenerate.”

“How?”

Galahad dug the pocket instead of answering. It should be here—. when muttering something was caught.

What Galahad took out was a fork and knife.

“Isn’t it fine if just eating.”

Damien’s eyes became large.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

Kkorreureuk!

Damien’s stomach answered instead.

“Eat to your heart’s content.”

Damien held the fork and knife and smiled brightly.

It was a brighter smile than when receiving meat.

Then—.

Kwaaang! A roar was heard. Subsequently Gilbert’s scream was heard.

To think of Gilbert screaming—.

It seemed the situation is quite not good.

“I believe you.”

Galahad crumpled the cigarette.

*

Kwaang!

Adrianne furrowed her eyes at the heavy impact that came over riding the sword.

‘Aura was torn.’

Adrianne’s aura contained Adrianne’s nature.

Because containing the nature of burning mana, it made the demon race into ash. Even if that opponent is human it was the same.

The only thing her power does not work on was aura.

Adrianne’s nature did not work on aura.

Of course, even so Adrianne was the youngest Sword Master.

There were few figures who can face her with a sword.

The problem was the boy’s aura. That ash color aura tore and ate even Adrianne’s aura. Exactly as if hungry—.

Now it was not to a threatening degree to Adrianne.

The problem was if later the boy’s aura continues to grow eating other auras—.

‘Dangerous.’

Adrianne examined the boy’s face. It was a boy who has not yet shed the youthful.

Adrianne’s eyebrows fully went down.

She firmly held the sword. Pure white aura pushed out the darkness.

Adrianne recalled Galahad’s advice. Since saying kill the spirit as much as possible, she was thinking of processing with as much power as needed.

“Sorry.”

Adrianne sincerely apologized. Because it was the reason her ability is lacking.

Then—.

“Stop, Adrianne.”

A voice was heard from behind. The polite yet somehow mixed with playfulness voice was clearly Galahad’s.

“This child is dangerous.”

Adrianne answered while putting strength in the mouth. Even in the meantime the boy’s aura was tearing and eating Adrianne’s.

Dangerous. More than any demon race—.

“It is an order.”

“Captains cannot order each other. I only listen to His Highness the Grand Duke’s order.”

“You are now Special Mission Unit youngest Noad.”

Then, the boy’s sword changed. Before it was orthodox sword skill, yet now it was rough exactly like a beast. There was no form at all.

Adrianne furrowed her eyes and received the sword. Aura was torn one handful again. The boy’s sword reacted as if alive.

The boy was still growing.

And that very quickly—.

“That is only a disguise identity.”

Adrianne answered firmly.

At that the moment trying to swing the sword—.

“Believe me.”

A dry voice was heard.

Adrianne furrowed her eyebrows and stepped back one step. The boy’s sword charged like a hungry beast. The swords collided consecutively. Adrianne’s aura was pushed back.

The boy’s aura gradually becoming larger and the boy’s sword skill mixed with sharpness, continuously warnings rang.

Now it was really dangerous.

If Adrianne loses here, that boy will become a disaster of the North.

But—.

[She did not believe me.]

Adrianne chewed her lips.

Galahad was a capable one. If such Galahad says to that degree it was clear there would be a method.

“Understood.”

Adrianne nodded.

“Cannot endure long.”

“Ah, do not worry. Because I will help.”

‘Helping?’

The competition of the boy and Adrianne was a sharp match competing a moment.

How does Galahad who is a mage help that—.

Then, something brushed beside Adrianne.

It was ice with a blunt end. The ice pounded the boy’s body.

An exquisite position at the exact moment.

The boy’s flow briefly cut. Although a very moment, to Adrianne it was an extremely long time. Adrianne stabbed the sword into the gap.

The boy’s steps were pushed back for the first time.

“These guys—!”

The boy fiercely scolded and moved the sword. Huge aura aimed at Adrianne.

Adrianne grew aura matching that.

Then, a blunt sound was heard again. An ice piece pounded the boy’s foot. The boy largely staggered.

Again an accurate position at the appropriate moment. Exactly as if really swinging the sword beside—.

‘No, more effective than that.’

Adrianne avoided the huge aura and stabbed the sword. The boy stepped back one more step.

Again an ice club—. the boy moved the sword to block that, and a gap accurately opened in front of Adrianne.

It exactly matched the direction Adrianne’s sword continues.

‘Amazing.’

It knew Adrianne’s sword accurately.

Although practiced before the duel with the imperial princess, to think of remembering this detailed—. it was tremendous memory.

Along with that induced the opponent that way.

Galahad was assisting Adrianne. While accurately pointing the pulse—.

It seemed as if Galahad is standing beside holding the sword.

It was the feeling of really matching the combination.

‘One can do.’

Adrianne carefully continued the duel so that aura does not collide.

“This···! Human guys!”

The boy’s voice gradually mixed.

As not colliding with Adrianne’s aura, the boy’s aura gradually subsided.

If like this it seemed one could suppress.

Then, the boy’s head turned with a hwaek—. The boy glared at Galahad.

“This.”

The boy largely swung the sword. At that Adrianne had no choice but to step back.

Unlike before the boy kicked the ground. Kwaang! The ground the boy stepped roughly bounced. The boy’s figure long stretched.

“I will kill from you.”

The boy headed not to Adrianne but to Galahad.

The vivid aura lingering on the boy’s sword aimed at Galahad.

At that Adrianne who was urgently moving had no choice but to stop.

Galahad was raising his palm toward Adrianne. Exactly as if saying wait.

Because it seemed Galahad has a plan, Adrianne first stopped.

Ash color aura that became large to the extent of touching the ceiling fell toward Galahad.

At that Galahad—.

Extended both hands left and right.

‘······?’

Adrianne’s thoughts momentarily stopped. Belatedly she kicked the ground.

But there was distance. The boy’s aura was already right in front of Galahad.

Ash color aura roughly undulated as if a beast opening the snout with a jjeok and aimed at Galahad.

Late.

Then, someone jumped in.

It was Tom. Tom held the shield and blocked in front of Galahad. It was a shabby shield.

To think of blocking that huge aura with a shield—.

Then, the boy’s sword stopped with a tuk—.

Tom’s shield was half cut, and it was a distance a little away from Galahad’s forehead.

Although close to the extent the front hair flutters—.

“Ended.”

Galahad put the cigarette in his mouth as if nothing.

Tak, a small fire rose from Galahad’s finger.

The boy’s face fully distorted. Wrinkles formed and disappeared around the boy’s eyes. The arm trembled with a dal dal as if convulsing.

“This··· this guy! Where is an uncivilized guy biting!”

The boy put down the sword and shook his body. Exactly as if shaking off bugs he shook here and there of the body with his hands.

The boy who was twisting the body here and there rolled on the floor. Senile screams continuously burst. Bite marks were largely engraved on the boy’s revealed nape.

“I said use the fork.”

Galahad clicked his tongue and muttered a sound of unknown meaning.

The boy violently rolled on the floor. The boy’s head that was dark gold became pure white like an old man’s.

Wrinkles fully formed and disappeared. A senile scream long burst.

Soon the struggle stopped with a tuk—.

The boy opened his mouth wide.

And—.

“Keoeok.”

Refreshingly burped.

Although the boy’s head was still pure white, that energy was different.

“Full.”

“This Damien even can say full.”

“Damien!”

“Sir Gilbert fainted! Foam even comes from the mouth!”

“Even slap the cheek.”

Galahad who roughly waved his hand approached Adrianne.

That face was leisurely as always.

“Our compatibility matched very well. It is clear a match made in heaven.”

Galahad said in a voice mixed with laughter.

It was not that the compatibility matched well. It was only that Galahad matched to Adrianne.

To think of saying that so shamelessly—.

“Thank you.”

Adrianne deeply bowed her head.

“Why are you thanking?”

Adrianne turned her head. Damien buried in Gwen was seen. It was an ordinary boy.

“You blocked a wrong judgment.”

Although there was a method to save, she almost killed the boy. Galahad blocked a terrible mistake.

“Oh, that is not your fault. Because that was the best for you. I am an excellent mage so found a new method. Not being as capable as me is not a fault.”

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth. Sour lemon scent spread.

Adrianne carefully thought about Galahad’s words.

Adrianne who recalled several times tilted her head.

“Is it that I am stupid?”

Galahad consecutively exhaled smoke. Fluster rose on Galahad’s face for the first time.

“···That is not, it is only that I am excellent. For example does it make sense to say something to one who does not know magic why breaking a tree branch and lighting a fire.”

“So it is that a stupid one who does not even know magic.”

“I said it is not—.”

Adrianne softly coughed.

“···You, you can even joke.”

“Yes, continuously selected as the most fun person of the 1st Battalion.”

“This···. The 1st Battalion was the problem.”

Adrianne quietly stared at Galahad smoking the cigarette.

Why the demon race thought of Galahad as a demon race, how knowing so well about the demon race etc. Questions were many like a mountain.

At that Adrianne opened her mouth.

“Do you like lemon?”

“No, I dislike. Very.”

“Then why do you smoke lemon scent cigarette.”

“It is a habit. A very vicious habit.”

Adrianne nodded.

Then—.

The air became heavy.

“This discovered.”

Adrianne turned her head.

“Hmm, there was the feeling of Belhardenia?”

There was a little kid.

It was a kid wearing a crown crookedly and even wrapping a cape.

Although an appearance funny at a glance, it was not funny at all.

Because that vibe was to the extent the hand tingles just with the momentum.

At least a highest-rank demon race.

Or—.

‘High-rank demon race.’

Adrianne’s eyes narrowed.

Pure white aura intensely blazed. Unlike before it was intense to the extent of piercing the ceiling beyond Adrianne.

Fully rising pure white fully tore the surrounding darkness. Exactly as if morning came it became bright.

It was clear the city’s ruler who takes the ones who drew interest.

It was clear aiming at Adrianne.

“It will aim at me. I will take charge, so in that gap retreat—.”

Adrianne said while aiming the sword at the ruler.

Then, the ruler moved.

The ruler—.

Lightly passed Adrianne.

*

‘Not good.’

Galahad furrowed his eyes.

He ended up drawing the interest of the ruler he guarded against the most.

Damien’s ash color aura was the biggest variable. Because eating aura Gilbert became useless. On top of that the old man was also tougher than thought.

As variables overlapped the plan tangled.

Still the result was better than expected.

Confirmed Damien’s aura, and excellently fed the old man to Damien.

The problem was that drew the ruler’s attention, and the ruler appeared directly.

The ruler was a kid wearing a crown on the head and even holding a gold club in the hand.

Although a somewhat funny shape, one could not laugh.

Because from the moment the ruler appeared mana did not move—.

“Prostrate.”

The ruler briefly commanded.

The shoulder became heavy. The knee bent on its own. The flesh moved as it pleased.

At some point Galahad was half kneeling.

‘Mental interference?’

Galahad tried to turn mana to the head. Mana did not move.

Exactly as if hardened—.

‘Is this a high-rank demon race. Interesting.’

Although similar to what experienced before, that feeling was somehow different.

‘Adrianne?’

Pure white aura became even larger. Exactly as if putting oil it blazed vigorously. Adrianne’s appearance was seen blurry.

Adrianne was shaking a little.

‘This—.’

It was not being pushed by the ruler’s authority.

Adrianne possessed the nature of burning horses. That nature became stronger according to the opponent.

Just enduring the nature that became stronger matching the high-rank demon race seemed burdensome.

Behind that the city’s scenery was seen.

Demon races and humans were densely gathered. They were kneeling and flatly prostrating exactly like facing a king.

‘Tightly surrounded.’

The ruler’s intervention was one of the numbers expected.

It was the judgment that if Adrianne and Galahad combine strength, one could process even a high-rank demon race.

That thought was unchanged even now.

There was no way Adrianne would collapse unable to overcome that nature.

However—.

‘There is one more.’

Galahad stared behind the ruler. There was nothing there. That was the problem.

Although surrounding mana is fully sweeping with the ruler’s appearance and Adrianne’s aura, only there was quiet.

Exactly as if deliberately hiding—.

It was the story of at least ruler class.

At that the head became complicated.

Then—.

“Hmm, it is you.”

At some point the ruler was in front of Galahad.

The ruler’s eyes examined Galahad.

The guy was showing interest not to Adrianne but to Galahad.

Only then the situation was explained.

Even though Adrianne was careful as much as possible, he realized why the ruler appeared.

The ruler appeared drawn by Galahad.

What part on earth drew the guy’s interest.

‘The pill of pain?’

The pill of pain was completely still. Exactly as if itself is not here—.

There was no way the cheap egg that only pretends to be dead drew the ruler’s interest.

Then, the ruler opened his mouth.

“What relationship with Belhardenia?”

Belhardenia—. Galahad softly muttered.

Belhardenia was the First Mage. Humanity’s first traitor—.

The ruler suspected that Galahad has a relationship with the First Mage.

That reason—.

‘Because of this magic circle?’

Galahad looked down at his own wrist. The magic circle left by the First Mage was blazing more violently than any time.

Although the greatest possibility, this was only a magic circle.

It was somewhat hard to see that the ruler moved with only that degree.

Then, the crown above the ruler’s head drew the gaze.

Whether a large jewel was originally embedded, the middle of the crown was pierced with a ppeong—.

‘The demon race’s king?’

Galahad swallowed dry saliva. Blood fully turned. The head heated.

Although the ruler was a strong one to the extent hair stands on end—.

‘Not the demon race’s king.’

Galahad who chased the demon race’s king for life could instinctively feel.

The guy was not the demon race’s king.

However, that it is a crisis was unchanged.

The ruler’s rusted gold club pointed at Galahad.

“Finally asking. What relationship with Belhardenia?”

Although only asked twice saying last question—. it seemed patience is quite lacking.

The guy’s eyes were dark like pitch black. Facing that it felt exactly as if the brain nerves are burning.

Galahad intuited that depending on that answer the head might fly.

He combined the clues. The guy is a demon race. To the extent of moving directly thinking the First Mage appeared.

Would it be a positive relationship. A negative relationship.

Since a demon race the possibility of a positive relationship was large.

However, such was not important.

The important thing was the guy hidden behind the ruler.

Is the guy on the ruler’s side. Then why is he hiding? That the guy chose to hide means he does not want to show the appearance.

There were many variables.

Only selecting the high possibility side.

“It is the teacher.”

The ruler’s eyes drew an arc.

“Is that so? Finally found.”

Galahad’s heart momentarily stopped.

“Damn traitor guy.”

This, it was the wrong answer.

Although one half, yet wrong answer—.

‘Unlucky.’

The pill of pain urgently pressed the heart.

Breath barely opened.

Already the situation of choosing the wrong option.

So this time—.

“I will kill the emperor.”

One had to overturn the board.

[Good.]

A fragrant grass scent tickled the nose.