Chapter 426
“Oh Lucren, are you finally ready to tell me what Akasha is?”
“Heh… … . hehehe… … . Yes, Antirianus. You guys don’t know anything… … . I don’t know anything… … .”
Acrich, who lost the ability to continue the battle, let out a low laugh. Acrich said while lying down.
“I will give you Akasha, Antirianus.”
“… … .”
“Help me.”
At Acrich’s words, the smile on Antirianus’ face deepened.
– Antirianus.
– You don’t have a different mind, do you?
Saviolin Tanna was listening to the conversation going on between them.
There was something going on, and it was clear that only they knew about it.
There is no need to intervene first. Just hearing this story is informative.
She watched the scene, ordering allies who were about to use their hands to stand by with a hand signal.
There were so many things I didn’t know.
But Akasha.
It was strongly embedded in Tana’s head.
And there was a commotion on the vampire side.
The man called Antirianus by Tana did not seem to gain the trust of his allies. The old man’s smile grew thicker, and the vampire slowly approached Acrich.
“Lucren, how many are you talking about?”
Antirianus squatted in front of Acrich and whispered in his ear.
“I asked what the hell Akasha does. I never asked for it.”
“… … .”
“Hasn’t it been like that before? I never asked for Akasha. I asked what it does. No one answered, so it ended up being four months.”
“… … .”
“Curiosity drives people crazy.”
Acrich did not have an answer for a long time.
“Akasha… … . It is something that can make you a god.”
“Are you a god?”
“Yes, God. With Akasha, you can become a god. Antirianus, you and I will become gods.”
At Acrich’s words, Antirianus rose from his seat.
“Whoop, whoop… … . Whoops. God. god… … . Heh heh heh… … .”
The old man covered his mouth and started laughing as if he had gone mad. Everyone was staring at the bizarre conversation.
“Heh heh heh… … .”
“Huh… … .”
“flaw… … .”
“… … .”
pop.
like you do
The old man’s expression stopped laughing and hardened.
“I never thought it would be such a trivial thing.”
The old man’s face was full of disappointment, as if he was not at all interested in Akasha’s true identity.
However, a small smile soon forms on the lips of the disappointed old man.
“But a trivial object can also become an interesting object depending on how it is used.”
– Antirianus!
-hey! What are you doing!
“Lucren, I will take Akasha.”
Space movement magic is impossible because the space movement shielding field is spread out wide. It is also impossible to easily evade the pursuers of this position.
Still, there are many ways to outwit them.
“You think you can escape, vampire.”
At Saviolin Tana’s words, Antirianus smiles.
“Wouldn’t I have thought of a method like that?”
When the old man opens his hand, a huge sheet of parchment suddenly starts to glow.
“It must have a meaning that took a long time to create.”
As the scroll shines, a thick fog begins to cover the world.
It’s not a simple magic, but if you make a scroll in advance, you can use it right away.
“This magic… … !”
Quantum maze.
Antirianus had made this large-scale barrier magic into a magic scroll.
As if he had predicted that one day this situation would come.
There will be people who can destroy the Quantum Maze, but it is possible enough to take the time.
And that was enough time to escape.
* * *
Harriet was exhausted, and so was the Archduke. As a result, the two entered a state of severe magical power depletion.
Ellerith gave them magic supplements using siphon mana, just as she had done for Ellen before. The two of them were asleep as if they had fainted.
After the magic dissipated, I could see clearly that the fog that had disappeared shortly after was thickly covering the land again.
Perhaps it was a sudden cast of magic, but the scale was small. That’s why it was a fog that covered a wide area, but we were out of its influence.
In the first place, the fight was taking place at a very long distance, so I couldn’t even see what was happening even if I strengthened my eyesight.
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But Ellerith’s eyes widened, as if she had seen what had happened on the scene.
“Antyrianus has betrayed you.”
“… … Betrayal?”
“Yes, I guess… … . It seems that we have decided to join hands with Cantus Magna.”
I didn’t think Antirianus would always be a loyal ally.
Even though he knew he was an unbelievable ally, he had to use everything he could, and Antirianus was cooperating in earnest.
I expected to do something unexpected at a critical moment.
But that’s it now.
In the distance, in the middle of the mist, I and Elerith could watch a swarm of black bats carrying something.
Antirianus, who has turned into a swarm of bats, takes Acrich and flies somewhere. Since it was too far away, it was impossible to intercept, so Elleris and I had no choice but to watch the scene.
Antirianus joined hands with Cantus Magna.
“Wherever they go, it is certain that they will come.”
“… … okay.”
The magician of Cantus Magna came here to find the source of the magic books.
However, this is a fabricated source, and the source of the actual magic books is another place.
And since Antirianus has decided to join hands with Acrich, it is clear where the two will end up.
He will try to find the true source of the magic book and complete Akasha.
“Let’s go to the basement of the castle. Before they rob it, we have to either take the magic book or burn it.”
“I guess so.”
The basement of the Demon King’s Castle is definitely a place of value to them. He must have come here thinking that this is the source of the magic book in the first place. If that place is taken over, not only will Akasha be completed, but an irreversible disaster may occur.
If I can’t stop Antirianus and Acrich, I will be the cause of all the problems that arise when Akasha is completed.
I can no longer move while covering the situation and context.
I see Harriet down.
“line… … . Hart… … .”
Harriet, her eyes wide open, looks at me while lying down.
The fainting is short-lived, and I wonder if he’s looking for consciousness. No, I still felt like I was half conscious.
Harriet looked like she was dreaming.
I sat down in front of the fallen Harriet and carefully hugged him.
The Betrayal of Antirianus. How else is this going on?
Wasn’t it okay to borrow his hand?
I do not know.
I don’t know anything.
It is ugly to have intentions evaluated.
“It hurts.”
“… … huh.”
“No matter what happens… … . Just remember one thing… … .”
Harriet struggles to hug me by the nape of my neck.
“I wanted to save everyone… … .”
The result must be evaluated.
Trying to evaluate my intentions, my heart, and my will is just defeatism.
It’s just an excuse for me when I didn’t do it right.
still.
At least.
I wanted to do well.
I wanted to save everyone.
I hoped that someone, at least one person, would know that.
“huh… … .”
Harriet, who seems to be half asleep, gently caresses my hair.
“believe… … .”
At those words, it felt like something hot welled up in my chest.
With those words, Harriet closed her eyes as if she had fallen asleep.
I hate to leave it like this, but there was no time to delay any longer.
And since the magicians of the Duchy of Saint-Ouan would come soon, the Archduke and Heriot would be safe.
Elleris seemed to have recovered somewhat now.
“Let’s go, Elleris.”
“Yes, lower.”
It is unknown when those trapped in the Quantum Maze will come out.
I don’t know if the two of us can stop Antirianus and Acriche, but right now it’s only me and Elerith who can move.
* * *
Although it was allowed to take a single blow, it was partly due to being hit by Luna Artorius, and partly because of sharing magic with Harriet, who used enormous amounts of magic, so Elerith was very tired.
Ellerith and I left the area where the teleportation disturbance field was spreading.
It might be better to get help from Lucinil or the Black Order to escape from the Quantum Maze, but I had no choice but to move right away because Antirianus and Acrich might go directly to the basement of the castle.
– Dig!
“ha… … . ha… … .”
“are you okay?”
“Yes, lower… … . I’m tired for a while… … .”
I walked while supporting Elerith, who was having a hard time just using the mass teleport.
The good news is that all of the garrison forces in the castle have withdrawn.
So, when we arrived at the remaining castle of the Demon King, we did not needlessly collide with the imperial army.
As I enter the cold and secluded castle of the demon king, I continue walking while supporting Ellerith.
Ancient Archdemon.
what the heck did that mean
And why did Ellen’s mother know that?
“Sorry for hiding it, lower… … .”
Even without saying anything, Elerith spoke first.
“I don’t know the details… … . I think I know now. Why did I, the only member of the Council family, decide to help Dark Land even though I hated fighting?”
“… … .”
Members of the Vampire Council must have known that Elleris was originally an Archdemon. Because she didn’t seem to question Elerith helping the Dark Lands.
Elerith walks leaning on me, speaking in a weak voice.
“I am an ancient demon king who has been forgotten in a niche in the long history of the Dark Land.”
Ancient Archdemon.
Elerith is an age immeasurably older. Therefore, it must be an old ancestor of Balie.
“It’s not a very worthwhile or interesting story. but… … .”
Elerith says in a sad voice.
“I wished for the destruction of mankind.”
“Luna Artorius… … . she said They say that fighting comes from fear.”
“I was afraid of humans. Fearing and fearing that they would one day focus their united forces on the Dark Lands, they wanted to exterminate humans. While the country of humans is divided and fighting, I, the Demon King, can unite the power of the Dark Land. It is to annihilate the humans who have been divided with that power before they can form an empire like the one we have now… … . I considered it my responsibility as the Demon King.”
“so… … . I made the Dark Land hell.”
It was like blaming yourself.
What the hell did Elerith do when he was the Demon King?
“I cross-breeded to create a strong beast, and tried a lot of magic and black magic to create a powerful homunculus and chimera. Demons were mobilized to make war weapons.”
“A lot of demons were mobilized for harsh training because of my judgment, and in the name of stockpiling war materials, I turned a blind eye to countless low-level demons dying in labor and starvation.”
“I was the worst demon king who sacrificed the most demons while hoping for the destruction of mankind and saying I would create a world for demons.”
“The Archdemon’s rule, the demon king’s existence, is why it unites the demons and is terrible at the same time.”
“During the whole process, I didn’t even see the demons express any dissatisfaction.”
“They all loved me, followed me, and never questioned my will in the slightest.”
“The existence of the Demon King is absolute in the Dark Land. If a human king did such a thing, a rebellion would soon arise, but none of the demons even had the will to resist the absurdity and violence that originated from me.”
“They obeyed my words because they loved me, and while they were dying because they loved me, they died cursing and blaming themselves for not being born strong.”
“I didn’t think that was odd.”
“I thought everything was a sacrifice that we had to follow for the permanent peace of the demons.”
Many demons were sacrificed for the cause of lasting peace.
I had said something like that once, not long after meeting Ellerith.
It must have been around the time I got on the horsepower train.
What would it have been like if I had focused on making something like this without obsessing over strong weapons and magic?
I’ve said that before.
Was it because he was blaming himself, not the previous demon lord Valie?
Elerith prepared for war.
No demons resisted Archdemon.
Under the blind loyalty to Archdemon, they considered Archdemon’s command to be the truth.
Archdemon itself is the god of demons. An existence that is loved by everyone and is not even allowed to be doubted.
“So, did you go to war?”
“… … no. A rebellion broke out.”
“… … How does a rebellion happen?”
Are there demons who have awakened because the violence of the Archdemon has reached its peak? Did demons from the periphery, who could escape from the control of the Archdemon, attack? Or that the Vampire Council invaded. No, isn’t that a rebellion?
At my words, Ellerith looks at me with a troubled smile.
“There are demons that Archdemon can’t control.”
“ah… … . no way.”
“An Archdemon cannot rule over an Archdemon.”
Elerith lowers her gaze.
“I was overpowered by my son, who could not bear my violence, and his horns were broken.”
A son’s rebellion against his mother’s tyranny.
The only demon that can stand against Archdemon.
That would have been possible only for people of the same lineage.
