The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 18

18. Demonic things

‘······That guy is here!!’

The crow chewed its lips.

I knew he was a bad guy, but-.

‘You followed me all the way to the northern front?!’

I couldn’t believe it. No matter what, the guy who was active in the central region was chasing me all the way to the northern front line.

Magic has a nature that, once touched, yearns for its invisible end. For that, a wizard would sacrifice his life.

The Black Magic Society was the best fit for such a nature. They worshipped ascension and were not picky about the means and methods.

The Black Magic Society’s belief was that they would make a pact with the devil if only it would allow them to indulge in magic and gain greater mana.

Thanks to this, the Black Magic Society grew quickly and secretly.

Until I met him-.

[The Karnthel Castle branch has been destroyed.]

At first it was light news.

It was absurd that the branch was suddenly destroyed, but I thought it could happen. No matter how much of a dark magic society it was, how could it continue to do well?

But things that could have happened kept happening.

[Hermenian City Branch-.]

[Barma branch-.]

It was clear that the information agency had made a move.

If it weren’t for the groundless rumors that the Information Agency was behind major events on the continent, the Information Agency’s security would not even have been known.

The Black Magic Society took measures. The Black Magic Society was not one to be defenseless, even if it was an information agency. They compressed their branches and increased their security.

The result that came back to him was-.

[The Hermenia branch manager killed Mayor Carlyton?]

[The Hermenia branch disappeared a long time ago.]

[I see. It’s really strange, isn’t it?]

The intelligence agency, rather mocking them, began to eliminate these thorns in their eyes in their name.

When they came out like that, the Black Magic Society was helpless. The members were scared and fled, and their power was dwindling day by day.

I thought they would keep it to a certain level though. They used the name Dark Magic Society quite usefully.

Then I ran into him.

[Hmm, is this also called magic? I had high hopes since they called him a warlock, but he’s just a piece of trash with a big mana tank.]

I have never felt so helpless in my life.

The guy who broke into the branch alone was angry and started pointing out each and every spell.

Are you calling this kind of trash magic?

Only then did the crow realize.

That it wasn’t the Information Agency that had been harassing the Black Magic Society all along, it was that guy.

The crow lay flat on its stomach.

The crow was able to survive simply because it was a light-mouthed bird.

That’s how my bad relationship with that guy started.

[That’s all? You’re really useless. Wasn’t your persuasion enough?]

The crow had never worked harder in his life than that day.

Then, taking advantage of his opportunity, he fled north.

But you chased me all the way here-.

‘You damn bastard! You son of a bitch!’

The crow exploded with anger.

How much have I thrown away to shake off that bastard! I cut off his arm with the intention of cutting it off, and you insist on chasing after him! What more is there to lose?

You’ve been working hard!

Anger welled up in me that I couldn’t express.

“Well… I did wake him up.”

The crow squinted at the voice heard from behind.

‘No. This time it’s really different. There’s a demon.’

Who is the Demon? He was the natural enemy of wizards, a predator that ate wizards. No matter how much he flew and crawled, he was still a wizard.

Because he ate the entire magic stone, he was weak, but his power was real.

They were a group of demons preparing to destroy the wall.

‘There is also a magic stone.’

The crow now had a can of pure magic stones in his possession.

There was no way.

I was just scared when I saw his face.

‘I’m not the same as I was back then.’

I couldn’t stand to be in his shadow any longer.

The crow straightened its hunched back.

The crow pulled himself together and took out all the magic stones and released them.

It wasn’t a regular magic stone. It was a magic stone of the lowest grade.

That wasn’t all. The crow spread out his cloak. The back of the cloak was densely engraved with magic circles.

The Black Magic Society worshipped only ascension.

There were no restrictions on the process, so he quickly became stronger at a speed incomparable to that of other wizards.

The crow wasn’t the crow it was back then.

There was a thumping sound behind me. The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred at the sound of those footsteps.

The crow threw the magic stone forward and then slowly landed behind.

That demon is so hungry that he’s even eating demons right now.

‘They’ll probably try to eat the wizard first.’

The crow laughed sinisterly.

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‘There were two wizards.’

Galahad scratched the ball.

At that moment, a thick mana was felt from within. The earth shook as if in fear.

‘This is not good.’

Galahad took the water bottle out of his bosom. He shook it, and the slightly coagulated blood immediately sloshed out.

“Sir Gilbert.”

“······He’s not an ordinary guy.”

Gilbert adjusted his grip on his sword. Sweat was streaming down his forehead. He was not in good shape.

Gilbert was a gentleman. Damien was lying on his haunches as soon as he arrived, Gwen was pale and sunken. Tom was standing, but he was staggering.

“I guess the two of us will have to do it. Think of it as a grand battle.”

“······That’s enough.”

Gilbutton raised the corners of his mouth. However, his eyes were still fixed on the vibration he felt from beyond.

“Yeah, if you get tired of just catching puppies, are you really a knight? A horseman.”

“The ground pup is also a rather tricky monster.”

“Was it so?”

“Okay.”

“Hey, are you upset?”

Instead of answering, Gilverton twirled his sword. That’s wrong. Galahad clicked his tongue slightly.

The opponents were one demon and two magicians.

This one was a tired, stupid knight and a genius wizard-.

It’s worth doing.

“I’ll deal with the two wizards, and you hold on to the demon. I’ll take care of them as quickly as possible and help you out.”

“Is it possible to take on two wizards alone?”

“That’s enough.”

“Then I will take care of the demons.”

“Are you sure?”

“If it’s the Demon Race – it’s my specialty.”

Galahad laughed out loud, his hand gripping the sword filled with veins.

“Okay, wanna bet on who can do this faster?”

“Okay. Let’s have a company dinner.”

“You should be careful. Damien said he was hungry earlier.”

Gilbert’s face became quite serious.

at that time-.

Kwaaaaang! The cave wall shattered with a loud noise.

What emerged from there was the form of a naked giant man. He was half the size of the Archduke. The thick muscles attached to his limbs twitched as if he was breathing.

The surrounding mana expanded and stuck together as if watching the creature.

‘It won’t be easy.’

It was too big to be a demon, but too small to be a monster.

To put it bluntly-.

“I wonder if it’s the devil’s way. Now that I say it, my pronunciation is a bit weird.”

Galahad raised the corners of his lips at Gilverton’s subtly hardened face.

“Why is your expression like that? Do you regret it?”

“Strictly speaking, that’s not a demon.”

It pounded the ground roughly as if venting its anger. With each strike of its giant fist, a loud noise erupted and the ground caved in.

If the demon I saw last time had been using an invisible energy, this demon seemed to be using him purely with force.

“That’s a high-level demon. Normally, I could easily deal with them, but-.”

“So you’re not confident?”

“······It’s just like that.”

“If you need help, shout, ‘Help me, Captain!’ You are my one and only lieutenant commander.”

“There is no work.”

Gilbert’s face crumpled as if he had chewed shit.

“Burn it! Destroy it! Crush it!”

At the end of the common, huge fireballs rose with the order. There were quite a few of them.

It was a number that ordinary wizards could not see.

“It’s a magic stone. It’s also a product.”

Magic stones and wizards were a great match. It wasn’t for nothing that the wizards of the capital carried around those expensive magic stone-embedded wands.

Magic was an act of performing miracles by using the mana within the body, gathering mana in the air, and formulating it.

Among them, the magic stone took over the process of gathering mana in the air using the mana inside the body.

In other words, a wizard with a magic stone could use magic simply by formulating it.

There were also wizards who practiced speaking quickly in order to recite spells even a little faster. The magic stone was quite lethal in battles between wizards.

The blood of the demon tribe and the magic stone had slightly different properties. The blood of the demon tribe was a substance with a high concentration of mana. In order to use that high concentration of mana, one had to have a fairly high level of mana suppression.

On the contrary, the magic stone was just a lump of mana with an average concentration. It was literally a quiet Gwen. Any wizard could handle it.

Still, with that amount of magic, he wasn’t someone who had used magic stones once or twice. It wouldn’t be wrong to say he was a magic stone expert.

“Are you running behind?”

“No, it’s better. Otherwise it would be too trivial.”

Gilbutton clicked his tongue slightly. He seemed to think it was a joke.

The demon’s head turned this way. Its eyes were large and disproportionate to its face. Those fly-like red eyes blinked.

Galahad felt a strange sense of discomfort. The identity of that discomfort was-.

“It feels like the demon is staring at me. Is it just me?”

“······It seems like you are quite popular with the demons.”

The demon kicked the ground. The distance was shortened in an instant. It was a speed that did not match its size.

Gilbert blocked the blow by turning his sword diagonally.

Kwaaang! Sword and fist collided, and a loud noise erupted. Gilverton’s blue aura shook violently. Gilverton took a step back.

‘Not good.’

Galahad clicked his tongue slightly at the red eyes still glaring at him.

The demon reached out to Galahad. Gilverton tried to block him with his sword, but it wasn’t easy because his arm was so thick.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t like people touching my body.”

Galahad clicked his tongue slightly and flicked his hand. The demon’s thick fingers curved upwards. An ice spear was stuck beneath them.

I had collected quite a bit of mana, but the depth was poor.

‘not good-.’

Galahad clicked his tongue slightly.

Kkuuuuuuuuu-! The demon burst into tears. Gilverton continued swinging his sword, but his gaze was still fixed on Galahad.

“Damian, I’m in danger! Are you going to make another mistake?”

“no.”

“Yes. Then, Tom and I will go up and catch the wizard. Don’t kill the one wearing the crow.”

“yes!”

“All right!”

Although the condition of the two was not good, the magic was focused on this side anyway. The attention of the demon tribe was also like that.

“I guess I’m popular.”

“······Is this the time to joke?”

“Humor is the oil of life. It makes even difficult situations smooth.”

Instead of answering, Gilbert spat. His spit was red and bloody.

The damage accumulated during the journey was not good. Galahad’s condition was similar.

However, it was not something I could do after taking a nap and then come back to fight. That was just how the world was.

Galahad opened the water bottle. The foul smell of blood filled the air. He shook it gently and the coagulated blood sloshed out. It seemed to be thanks to the mana.

“You protect me, and I’ll do whatever it takes.”

“Somehow… isn’t that too irresponsible?”

At that moment, the Demon’s fist flew towards Galahad again.

Galahad brought the water bottle to his lips without looking at him. It tasted even worse than before.

My head was spinning. The mana that had flowed down my neck spread in an instant. My body was burning beyond just hot. My mana passages were expanding. I groaned in excruciating pain.

Kwaaang! Another loud noise erupted. Gilverton twisted his shoulder and blocked the punch with his sword. A slurred noise escaped his mouth.

Originally, fighting to protect someone was more difficult than just fighting.

Even more so if the opponent ignores the injury and the target that needs to be protected is standing still.

However, Gilbutton did not complain and just picked up his sword.

Before I knew it, the fireballs were right above me. The fireballs seemed to be whispering. If I make even the slightest mistake, I’ll die.

The thrill of the diagonal line tickled Galahad’s neck.

Yeah, that’s what it tastes like-.

Galahad didn’t stop the corners of his lips from rising.

As he snapped his fingers, a mana arrow rose around his index finger. Galahad checked the concentration using that as a reference.

It was a realm of skilled sense, not calculation. It took only a moment.

When I snapped my fingers, sparks flew. As I moved my fingers as if I was playing the piano, sparks occurred in a chain reaction.

Turning off the fire is the best-.

‘Lightning.’

Sparks swirled between my fingers. Each one was filled with thick mana.

With so many fireballs pouring down towards Galahad, it felt as if the world had been engulfed in flames.

‘It’s a battle of quality and quantity.’

As I waved my hand filled with sparks, sparks shot out in an instant.

Each spark was as small as a small arrow compared to the massive fireballs.

At first glance, it seemed like the spark would just flicker away-.

Magic was quality over quantity.

Even if they poured magic with magic stones, they couldn’t improve the quality with their basic skills.

Spark lightly tapped the fireball. The fireball gave up its center as if it were an illusion. Spark’s figure disappeared as it dug into him.

Boom. All it took was a small sound. The fireball was grinding like it was being put through a blender. It crumbled. It was broken into small pieces.

A shard of the fireball struck Galahad.

Things weren’t going well.

While blocking the pouring magic, I also had to deal with demons.

I sent Damien, but he was far away.

Kwaaaaang! The wind generated by the clash between Gilverton and the monster blew Galahad’s hair.

All I could do was pierce through one of its shells with a fairly expensive ice spear. In order to damage that demon with magic, I had to drink its blood and compress it.

But the demons were after Galahad. And magic was pouring down on them.

Gilbutton will have a hard time just stopping the rampaging demons.

If either one was missed, it would be fatal.

Unless you have two heads, you can’t use two magic spells at the same time-.

‘Can’t you do it?’

Galahad suddenly had a question.

It wasn’t a story without double orders.

However, double spells were used by new magicians to show off their long-term skills.

It was similar to drawing a triangle and a circle with both hands. When it was easy magic, I could do it somehow.

However, if you want to use high-level magic, the difficulty level increases dramatically.

It was more difficult than painting a portrait with my left hand and a landscape with my right hand at the same time.

but-.

‘Just draw it, right?’

If you use magic that you don’t need to worry about with your left hand and compress mana with your right hand-.

‘I think it will work.’

A deep interest arose.

Double ordering was a very delicate task.

Magic always carries a risk, but the moment the double spell failed, it was clear that it would explode without even leaving a form due to internal conflict.

therefore-.

‘You just have to not make any mistakes.’

Galahad nodded at the simple conclusion.

What was needed was a higher concentration of mana. So that the magic I cast without thinking would have a much higher concentration than their magic.

“A good idea. Sir Gilbert, just hold on a little longer.”

“······Yes, I understand.”

Contrary to what he said, Gilbert’s complexion was not good.

It looked dangerous, but there was nothing I could do.

This was the option with the highest odds of winning.

Galahad poured all the remaining blood into the flask.

My throat felt like it was burning. It felt like I had swallowed fire. And it was a dancing fire.

The mana that was already overflowing began to run wild as if it had no place to go. Galahad forcefully suppressed him.

My heart felt like it was going to burst from the recoil. I felt like I had swallowed a bomb. If I made even the slightest mistake, my body itself would disappear.

It was thrilling.

Kwaaaaang! Something exploded in front of him. Hot blood painted his face. Galahad concentrated without opening his eyes.

At that moment, a spell was heard from afar. Galahad opened his eyes slightly. He didn’t think. He concentrated all his nerves on the mana he was compressing into his right hand.

Sparks flew from his left hand.

It was similar to a skilled knight counterattacking without realizing it. It was a manifestation of the magic that Galahad had accumulated unconsciously over a long period of time.

‘Okay.’

Galahad closed his eyes again without looking at the results.

Because there is no way I can’t do it-.

Kwaaaaang! A loud crash was heard from afar. The falling rocks hit Galahad.

Gilbert groaned in pain. Something hard scratched his nose. The bastard’s fist seemed to be right in front of him.

Galahad continued to concentrate. He pressed and pressed his mana. A thud- sound came from his body. It was a sign that an overload had arrived.

My body warned me. Just a little more and I’ll explode. I didn’t stop, I just kept compressing.

I couldn’t breathe. I was fine because I had excellent lung capacity.

I heard a spell from afar. I opened my eyes. My vision was completely red. It was okay. I could see it. I closed my eyes again and concentrated.

I pressed Mana more. Just a little more-.

a little bit-.

“Leader!”

At that moment, Gilbert’s voice was heard.

I think just a little more would be enough.

Gilbert’s groans faded away. It seemed as if Gilbert had been pushed.

Only then can you feel the primal hostility.

Galahad opened his eyes.

A demon was seen swinging his huge fist with red vision.

It wasn’t easy to avoid, and even if you did, if the spell was messed up, it would still explode and kill you.

What Galahad felt at that diagonal point was-.

It was a deep regret.

‘Just a little bit more······.’

That was when.

“Beeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

A bright light shone from behind. Even though it was backlit, it was bright enough to dazzle the eyes. It was definitely Gwen.

The demon’s movements stopped for a moment.

And that was the tiny, tiny gap that Galahad had been looking for.

“Hellfire.”

Galahad’s right hand twisted, as if he was taking something out.

Soon, the surrounding space began to melt. Small fires shot out through the melted space.

It was much smaller than the fireball, but everything in its path melted. From stone to air, even mana.

Everything bowed its head before the hellfire.

The demon that had been advancing forward twisted its body for the first time. It seemed as if it too sensed danger.

It seemed like he was trying to avoid it, but-.

“Where!”

The crumpled buttons here and there were blocked by the sword.

The hellfire was pierced straight into the demon’s chest.

A small fire quickly burst into flames. The demons ate the creature as if it were dry firewood, growing in size in an instant.

Mana flows from areas of low concentration to areas of high concentration.

That meant that if the concentration was higher than that of the demon, then the thing itself became fuel.

Kkwaaa …

The demon’s screams of agony filled the hall.

“I almost died.”

As he spoke, the corners of Galahad’s mouth went up.

At that moment, the fireballs above disappeared. It seemed that the wizards had also been dealt with.

Gilbert, who had always been expressionless, looked at Galahad with a face full of shock. It seemed like he had a lot to ask.

To him Galahad-.

“Didn’t you say he was a very excellent wizard?”

He smiled, flipping his messy hair over.

Oh, I added one more thing.

“You lost the bet.”

Gilbert’s face was completely crumpled.

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