Chapter 83

The golden chains that poured down from the sky instantly bound Cardross’s body.

《How do you know my true name—!》

Would the demon believe me if I told him that the former Demon King, in a fit of rage, told me to take care of you with my own hands?

Yeah, I wouldn’t believe it either.

‘There’s no team kill like this team kill.’

《Keuhum, it’s not like any problems will arise just because one demon like that disappears.》

‘And that was the former Demon King’s excuse.’

Even while I was leisurely exchanging banter with Albedo, Cardross resisted fiercely.

I felt a slight pain, but it was nothing compared to the pain I felt when I bound Baal.

I feel like I’ve gotten too used to pain, but what can I do. It’s not a possession if it’s not eventful.

“I’d rather have it easy, though.”

As long as the game genre is a hero’s epic saga and not a slice-of-life healing story, it’s a lost cause.

“I don’t know how long I can hold out, so can you take care of it quickly?”

“I’m planning to prepare an annihilation spell, but how long can you hold out, Young Master?”

“A generous 30 minutes.”

Although there was a difference in the amount of information compared to Baal, he was still a demon much weaker than Albedo, and my mana had become plentiful in the meantime.

30 minutes is more than enough.

“That’ll be a close call.”

A spell to annihilate a demon wouldn’t be easy.

But for even the Sword of Doctrine, who is well-versed in holy magic, to take 30 minutes, it’s no ordinary feat.

It’s not for nothing that the Hero of the Holy Sword is the natural enemy of demons.

Although they have a physical body, demons, who are close to thought forms, are not truly dead even when they die.

If even a shred of their spirit remains, they can grow again and be resurrected someday.

However, a demon struck by the Holy Sword can never be resurrected.

The annihilation spell was a magic that transferred a small fraction of the Holy Sword’s power, and it was the only way for the Heretic Inquisitors to fight against demons.

“Don’t worry. I’ll get rid of him without a trace.”

For the first time, a feeling of foreboding flickered across the face of the demon, who had not lost his composure even while being captured and resisting.

He must be flustered to find that after being summoned by a human, one of them is holding him with a binding spell, and the other can use an annihilation spell.

Cardross resists fiercely again. The golden chains shook violently with his resistance.

Nevertheless, the chains only tightened more firmly around Cardross’s wrists.

《I cannot be annihilated like this!》

Cardross opened his mouth wide.

What is he trying to do? I should bind his mouth too!

But Cardross was one step ahead of me.

For a moment, a huge wind blew, and my hair fluttered.

“What is it?”

It looked like he was shouting, but no sound could be heard.

For now, I gagged Cardross’s mouth with the golden chains.

“Oh dear, things might get more complicated here.”

“What?”

What on earth could get more complicated? My question was soon answered.

The demon worshipers, who had fainted and fallen from Ferdiel’s suppression, began to rise one by one.

“What happened?! Weren’t they completely suppressed?”

“They were. I cut the tendons in their wrists and ankles. They shouldn’t have been able to get up.”

But they got up.

Was it truly the demon’s trickery?

The demon worshiper, stumbling like a zombie as if with no will of his own, dragged his sword and approached, then swung it at me in an instant.

Ferdiel snatched the demon worshiper’s sword and instantly suppressed him with holy magic.

“Is it impossible to use it as an area-of-effect spell?”

“It’s difficult.”

“They’re aiming for me, right?”

“Because you’re the source of the binding spell.”

It was a natural principle. If they killed me, the binding spell would also disappear.

“Can you protect me?”

“Young Master, who do you think I am?”

“Fel.”

“…Yes, Fel, and Ferdiel Levian.”

His sword shone with a pure white light.

“If I can’t handle annihilation, suppression, and protection all at once, can I even be called the Sword of Doctrine?”

Ferdiel smiled leisurely.

I don’t know if he was really at ease, but he was undoubtedly a reliable ally.

The number of demon worshipers raised by the demon was about 50.

By the time Ferdiel had suppressed about half of them, the rest stealthily moved back, then instantly passed me and went outside.

“Go and stop them now!!”

Cardross’s target wasn’t me, but the Academy students trapped in the dungeon.

It would be great if someone had regained consciousness, but it seemed difficult to expect that.

Things are getting so twisted!

Since I can’t leave my spot because of the binding spell, Ferdiel is the only one who can protect the Academy seniors.

“Damn it!”

Ferdiel went outside without hesitation.

Thanks to that, the only ones left in this huge summoning room were me and Cardross.

“I hope he’s not too late.”

Cardross’s resistance had certainly lessened as he was busy controlling the demon worshipers, but my heart began to beat irregularly.

I felt a heavy something slowly pressing down on my organs.

“Hoo…”

I’ll have to endure it with grit.

In an hour, he’ll probably have suppressed all the demon worshipers and even be able to use the annihilation spell.

* * *

20 minutes had passed.

It seemed the demon worshipers were fleeing in all directions, as the chase was dragging on.

It was getting difficult to maintain the skill. Just by closing and opening my eyes once, my vision was slowly turning red.

“It’s hard to wait any longer.”

Even if he came back, there was no guarantee that he could use the annihilation spell right away.

…I’ll take down the demon and then leisurely beat him up.

The conclusion was reached quickly. Then there was no time to hesitate.

《Theo, what are you trying to do—》

I had tried using magic while maintaining a skill once.

Experience is important in everything.

At this newfound realization, I focused my mind on the magic.

《What kind of magic do you think you can use to suppress a named demon?》

“Lightning magic.”

《Do you think lightning will work on a demon?!》

Dealing with demons is tricky because they have immunity to most magic.

When I played the game, the reason demons as mobs weren’t a hassle was all because of the hero.

Should I have brought Lucian if I knew this would happen? A belated regret washed over me.

“I know that too.”

Lightning alone cannot suppress a demon. If it were pure lightning, that is.

In that sense, I’m truly fortunate.

Unlike during the Flowering Festival, Albedo had taught me lightning magic—and if I used magic myself, I could create the desired result through magical adjustments.

Cardross sneered. Lightning magic wouldn’t be able to deal any damage.

“Keuleok!”

That’s why a difficult adjustment is necessary.

My head feels like it’s going to explode. My vision has gone from bright red to starting to turn white.

“I really hate demons.”

Has anything ever gone right when I’ve been involved with these damn demons?

Every time I gasped for breath in pain, blood trickled from the corner of my mouth.

It was so many times that I had coughed up blood that I couldn’t even count, so it wasn’t even surprising anymore.

I just wipe the blood from the corner of my mouth like a normal daily routine and look at the enemy.

With his mouth gagged by the golden chains and his whole body bound, Cardross’s expression was still overflowing with arrogance.

That’s a relief. It seems he hasn’t noticed yet.

“Really, this is annoying.”

Your arrogance is truly sickening.

“But, thank you.”

Blood flows from my nose, and my mouth is overflowing with blood. But, I’ve finally completed it.

The pure light extracted from lightning.

It’s not holy magic, nor is it the hero’s Holy Sword—but this will definitely ‘work’ on a demon.

《!!!?!》

Cardross, as if he had realized this, began to resist more fiercely.

My concentration and mana had hit rock bottom. I can’t hold out for long.

“Lightning.”

A pure light struck the demon like a bolt of lightning.

Kwareureureung!!!

A sound like a thunderbolt striking was heard.

* * *

The lightning, made of pure light, bit off half of the demon and swallowed it.

《Keuaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!》

The demon writhes in pain.

Watching it, I collapsed to the ground. The golden chains that had been binding the demon scattered into light.

“Heok!!!”

A terrible pain also came over my body. Rolling on the floor, I clenched my fists and slammed them on the ground, trying to somehow come to my senses, but it was impossible.

“Keueueuk.”

At the same time, the demon thought.

That human is dangerous. If he lives, he will be a threat to demons.

He must be killed now.

If he cannot be killed, he must be thoroughly trampled and crushed so that he would not dare to resist a demon.

The demon, not caring that half of its body was blown away, dragged its freed body forward.

“Keueueue.”

Unable to control the pain boiling from deep within his body, I stumbled and rolled on the floor.

I have to get up, I have to escape…

《Don’t, blame me.》

It was the moment the demon’s fingertip was about to point at me.

* * *

What just happened.

■■ hurriedly tried to revive his jumbled memories to understand the sudden and bizarre thing that had happened to him.

Who am I? Who was I.

My name is, my name is— U■■ro■?

No, no. That’s not it.

Right, Ler■. Lerwon was my name.

After reviving his name once, his memories returned in an instant.

“Definitely—”

I felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding.

I thought I should follow Theo, but Lerwon, who had not yet fully returned to being human, would surely be a danger.

I tried to wait for Theo to return safely.

But, very suddenly, a fragrance spread in the room.

A sweet and bitter scent. The unforgettable smell of a sleeping scent.

I hurriedly held my breath and tried to come to my senses, but a sharp pain was felt in my head, as if they had already noticed that there was a student who was still awake.

“I could have stopped it.”

In the end, Iris was right. I had been steeped in peace for too long. In the past, I would never have fallen for such an obvious trap, but I did.

I lost consciousness, and for a very long time, my mind sank to the bottom.

Finally, I open my eyes.

And, what I see is—

“Theo?”

The immobile Theo and the tattered demon standing in front of him.

The demon’s target is clear.

Theo’s life.

The strange human who saved him and finally put hope back in his hands.

The human who first reached out to him and told him that he was responsible for barging into his life.

A familiar despair squirmed in his heart.

The curse, which would not have had any effect on him normally, revealed itself and whispered to Lerwon.

《He’s going to die like that.》

No, Theo won’t die.

He won’t die.

《The truth won’t change just because you turn away from it.》

No, no, no. That can’t be.

《Really?》

No. I can’t let him die like this.

But, how? My body is as heavy as lead and won’t move as I wish.

A strong will finally moved on its own.

For a fleeting moment, a strong desire to save him, no matter the cost, sparkles.

‘It’, which had been curled up and constantly talking to Lerwon, rises as if it had been waiting for only that fleeting desire.

The first curse born when the world was created.

The curse that craved love, cursed the world, and wished for destruction.

Kwajik!

A sound as if something was swallowing him was heard.

Or maybe. It might have been the sound of him swallowing something.

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