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Episode 290. The Wrong Person (2)
Surely you didn't notice?
I broke out in a cold sweat as I saw Pintel suddenly following me.
The reason he came here wearing the mask of the 'Black Knight' was not only for the 'one in ten thousand chance', but also to further solidify the support of the people.
'The people do not like heroes like the Black Knight.'
A mythical being who broke down the barriers of class and struck down the nobles they disliked. How could the people dislike such a 'black knight'?
That is why, on this occasion, I decided to make the name of the 'Black Knight' known even more.
'It's definitely a good pattern to write in.'
I know that Pintel is aware of the 'Black Knight'. After all, it was the 'Black Knight' who dragged Pintel into the abyss in the 'Dawn Society'.
So, it was natural to react like this.
“How about putting aside your ill feelings for a moment?”
However, the important thing now is to deal with Yulsis, who has become the 'Demon King'.
***
Pintel looked at the 'black knight' walking in front of him and thought to himself.
'… Sir Yulian.'
Even before he killed Gerard. No, even much before that, he realized that the 'Black Knight' was Yurian.
As I trained my magic, my understanding of mana deepened and I became able to read the 'memories' contained in its flow.
Perhaps, a 'witch' who can put 'memories' into the 'mana' flowing in the atmosphere would be able to use that ability better than I.
'hmm.'
Pintel let out a short sigh inwardly.
'You must know that Sir Yurian has noticed my identity.'
Sure. Yurian disappeared and the 'Black Knight' appeared, so even people with poor intuition would be able to figure out the outline to some extent.
Even Yurian and the 'Black Knight' are both masters of the sword. Considering that they are trying to hide their 'Auror' somehow, it is even more suspicious.
'That is, this.'
Pintel thought.
'It's acting.'
A process to use the 'Black Knight' card a little more usefully. In fact, the 'Black Knight' is a hero loved by the people.
'So, you must not find out that I am Sir Yurian.'
At the same time, as a 'noble', you must not appear to be friendly with the 'Black Knight', the hero of the people. There are quite a few eyes watching here.
In that sense, Pintel frowned and started to act like he 'disliked it'.
“Even now, I want to tear you to pieces, but I have to endure it as much as possible because I have an order.”
After saying all the words, Pintel bit his tongue.
'How dare you spit out such blasphemous words to Sir Yurian!'
I deserve to die! But not now!
“You have good patience. It’s a situation where you had to endure it from the beginning.”
As he said that, Yurian, no, the 'black knight' turned his gaze beyond the second gate.
“Sir Pintel.”
At the same time, one of the spiders that had followed Pintel, 'Rim Hasar', spoke to him quietly.
“It’s a demon.”
Demon?
Pintel was surprised by Rim Hassar's words.
This is the system. The system is the heart of the empire. However, when I think about it calmly, it is a place where even feeling 'magic' is not allowed.
Now that that unwritten rule has been broken, it is not strange for demons to appear.
“Where are you?”
“Beyond the second gate, I don’t know the exact location.”
Pintel turned his head towards the 'Black Knight'.
'Even the assassins of the Rahman tribe have only just noticed it.'
As expected, it's Sir Yulian.
“Even if a demon appears, its remaining thoughts will be neutralized by the barrier of the resonance stone…….”
“The resonance stone is meaningless.”
"hmm?"
Pintel, who had been speaking, suddenly looked at the black knight who had spoken.
“The soothsayer Abigail, she has her hands on the resonance stones. She is allowing the demons to run wild.”
A black knight who speaks softly, as if spitting out lines.
'You even figured that out.'
As expected, you are amazing, Sir Yulian!
“That’s true. The resonance stones that should be at the center of the barrier have all lost their power.”
Pintel, who had been looking at the 'Black Knight' with longing eyes, returned to his usual self at Rim Hassar's words.
Pintel, who looked around at Rim Hasar's words, realized that the magical tools forming the barrier and the 'resonance stones' embedded within them had lost their light.
“They’re coming.”
After that, the 'Black Knight' quietly murmured. At that moment, he felt the dark clouds gathering in the sky growing darker.
“Hey, it’s a demon!”
“There’s a demon beyond the door…!”
Demons began to emerge from within the palace.
***
Through the second door, the overflowing remnants of the demon's thoughts began to gather together, and soon after, demons began crawling out from beyond the door.
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– Creak, creak!
– Kiaaaaak!
A loud and annoying noise rang out, and at the same time, the people who heard it began to panic.
“It’s a demon! A demon has appeared in the palace!”
“Okay, it’s okay! There’s a barrier of resonance stones……!”
Even as they watched the demons coming over from beyond the second gate, the people had no intention of running away. The barrier made of resonance stones. They seemed to believe that if it was activated, they would be able to defend themselves even if a demon suddenly appeared.
“Uh, uh……!?”
However, they seemed to feel something strange when they saw the demons closing in on them beyond the second gate.
“Ugh, euaaaaaaah!”
Finally, the demon that had closed the distance bit the citizen. As he let out a scream that was like a death knell, and watched the man turn into a lump of blood, the citizens seemed to have finally come to their senses.
The barrier doesn't work. Without the protection of the resonance stone, they would be nothing more than food for demons.
“Run away!”
“Get out of the way, get out of the way!”
The people are just now starting to run away.
“Gyaaaaaaah!”
One of the citizens stumbled between them and fell.
She's a young girl. It looks like she was waiting for her parents at the entrance to Gate 1 earlier.
– “Kuaaaah!”
A demon rushed at the girl with a roar. I kicked the ground and quickly closed the distance, then pulled out my Moon Sword and cut the guy down.
Chul-chul.
In order to hide his identity, he wrapped Angelica around the Moon Sword. Even though the cutting power was enhanced, the Demon was cut in two with one blow.
"hmm."
Absentmindedly, I looked at the sword.
'Certainly, you've gotten stronger.'
He was able to cut a demon the size of a black bear in two in one blow. The inside was tangled with 'remnant thoughts' like mucus, so the sword would not penetrate well.
I feel a presence behind me. Perhaps it's the parents of the girl who collapsed earlier.
'Anyway, if you want to open the path, you have to kill the demon.'
While we're at it, let's raise the status of the Black Knight a little bit more.
“I’ll block this, so get out quickly.”
“Thank you. Thank you……!”
The people who received help expressed their gratitude. The presence that had been felt gradually began to fade away.
'hmm.'
Between the eyes of the fallen demon, the mask of the 'Black Knight' came into view.
'That's cool.'
It feels new now.
***
I was heading towards the second gate, defeating the pouring demons, but suddenly I felt something strange.
'There are few.'
Even though the 'Demon King' was created due to the 'Horn of the Demon God', the number of demons appearing is not that many.
Even if you don't collect all of the 'Horns of the Demon God', it would be normal for a huge amount of demons to pour out, enough to overturn the palace.
– “Keeeeeeeek!”
After I finished cutting down the rushing demon, I ran to the second door.
In the process, the demons tried to grab my ankles, but Pintel and the 'Ground Spiders' who followed me began to open the way with their skillful skills.
“Thank you for this.”
“I’m so sorry…….”
Pintel opened his mouth after hearing what I said, and then suddenly slapped himself in the face.
“Now is the time to join forces.”
I nodded to Pintel’s words and continued forward. As I passed through the second gate and approached the center of the palace, the magic gradually grew thicker.
The 'residual thoughts' became clearly visible, and the size and appearance of the demons also changed to become more menacing.
At the same time, I found out why there weren't that many demons appearing in the palace.
“Keep your cool. Prove why the Knights of the Blue Lion are the greatest knightly order in the Empire!”
The Knights were somehow holding back the demons pouring out from beyond the Third Gate.
'That's terrible.'
The corpses of the fallen demons were as numerous as a mountain. At the same time, the corpses of the knights who had been killed by them also came into view.
Knights looking at the endless stream of demons. Their eyes were clearly tired as they watched the demons.
“Hey, the black knight?”
In the midst of all this, one of the knights muttered my name.
"what?"
The first to react to the knight's monologue was the man with the emblem of the 'Knights of the Blue Lion' on his shoulder.
Schwartz, the leader of the Knights of the Blue Lion. He approached with brisk strides, maintaining the order of the knights and slaying demons.
“The Black Knight, and Sir Pintel…….”
'Ground spiders' were also observed to follow him with their eyes, but Schwartz seemed to have little interest in them.
I was the one who seemed most interested. He seemed a little flustered, perhaps because it was his first time seeing the 'Black Knight' in person.
Fortunately, there was no sign of him swinging his sword.
“You appear in a situation like this. Wasn’t the nickname of the people’s hero a lie?”
In the midst of a battle, even with hundreds of demons in front of him, Schwartz's voice was businesslike.
However, the content contained within it was completely different from when dealing with 'Yurien'.
'Are you a fan of the Black Knight too?'
Even if it's not that bad, it's clear that I don't think it's a bad thing.
'How strange.'
If they were knights who valued discipline, it would be natural for them to feel antipathy towards the actions of the 'Black Knight'. However, it seems that this is not necessarily the case.
“Do you know what caused this commotion?”
"hmm."
“If you know, please tell me.”
Schwarz looked at me and asked politely. The temperature difference was so extreme that it was almost absurd.
“All I know for sure is that the source of this commotion is in the center of the palace.”
If I knew that I was involved with the 'Prince', I would only give out fragmentary information because I was afraid something troublesome might happen.
“Then someone will have to go to the center and check.”
“Can you open the way for me?”
"of course."
Schwartz nodded willingly. No, if this bastard had been asked to be called 'Yurien', he would have definitely swung his sword.
“The leader of the Royal Knights, Sir Kikubad, is also here now. If we join forces with him, it will be no problem to open the way.”
what?
As the name 'Kikubaard' came out of Schwarz's mouth, I looked around.
– “Kiaaaaaaaah!”
And then, my eyes met with Kikubad's as he cut down the demon that had rushed at him from afar.