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43. Empty glass
‘after-.’
Adrianna gasped for breath.
I couldn’t even remember how many times I swung my sword.
‘A magical realm suddenly appeared.’
The Demon Realm is the home of the Demon Tribe. There, the Demon Tribe becomes stronger and humans become weaker.
I don’t know what the principle is, but the magic was particularly burdensome to Adrianna, who burned mana.
Adrianna chewed her lip and swung her sword.
A blazing white aura rose up and tore through the giant tentacle. The tip of the giant tentacle was severed, sending ash flying.
However, it was not possible to inflict a fatal wound. Adrianna, who wielded a sword, and the giant monster did not go well together.
It would have been easier if it had been a top-tier demon.
However, Adrianna did not complain.
‘We have to stop it here.’
I just kept moving forward, raising my aura even more.
at that time-.
“You’ve had a hard time.”
A familiar voice was heard from next to me.
A leisurely voice, as if out on an outing on a leisurely day.
Galahad was now at Adrianna’s side.
“I’m a little late because I had to deal with the wizards.”
Nod.
“Oh, you can say it.”
“Yes, how are things?”
“You could say it’s good, since this is all that’s left.”
Galahad pointed ahead. Four huge tentacles were waving above the castle.
‘Just this···?’
It was too big of an opponent to speak lightly. But when Galahad spoke leisurely, it really felt like it was true.
“Okay, let me explain the operation. I saw earlier that there seemed to be a nuke in the center of that thing.”
“Are you talking about nuclear weapons?”
“Ah, um-, I think it’s the head. I think I’ll have to do that part.”
“okay”
Adrianna nodded and swung her sword. The flying tentacles were cut off and turned to ash. The tentacles, which had become much shorter, rose upward.
“The farther away you are from the center, the weaker the tentacle’s mana concentration becomes. That’s probably why you had trouble. You become stronger the stronger your opponent’s mana concentration is.”
Galahad shook the water bottle. Adrianna nodded for a moment.
“But as a wizard, I’m strong against opponents with low mana concentration. That means our compatibility is quite good.”
Adrianna’s eyebrows rose slightly.
“Okay, I’ll take care of this. Come behind me.”
“······yes?”
“He told me to stand behind him.”
Galahad stepped forward, opening the lid of the water canteen.
“I- I’ll take the lead.”
Adrianna, who had been blankly staring at the unexpectedly spacious back for a moment, spoke urgently.
“Well, didn’t I explain it enough just now?”
Galahad asked with narrowed eyes. Adrianna, remembering how much Galahad teased Gilverton, shook her head hastily.
“All right.”
“Yes, you are not Sir Gilbert either.”
Adrianna kept her mouth shut.
“Follow me. I’ll be going quickly.”
Galahad, who had said so, raised his right hand. On his forearm, a drawing made of red blood burned red, like a flame that caused ash.
“yes.”
It had been a long time since Adriana had followed in someone else’s footsteps.
A giant tentacle fell. Galahad, standing in front of it, looked precarious.
Adrianna habitually grabbed her sword when she was about to step forward.
“Hellfire.”
A small fire shot out from Galahad’s hand.
Although it was only the size of a fingernail compared to the giant tentacles, Adrianna felt a strange chill.
The water that started out small grew in size as it consumed the ash that filled its surroundings.
The tentacles flared up in an instant. A nauseating smell filled the air.
The sight of the giant tentacles burning in flames was quite a sight.
“Do you see that over there? That’s the boundary.”
Galahad pointed to the tip of the tentacle. The fire burning the tentacle suddenly stopped and disappeared.
“I’ll lead the way until there. You guard me from then on.”
Galahad’s eyes were quite serious as he spoke.
“yes.”
Adrianna nodded firmly.
“I promised.”
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Galahad asked again, rarely.
Although she felt a strange sense of discomfort at that, Adrianna nodded.
“yes.”
“I will only trust you.”
“······yes.”
The voice was strangely ticklish, so Adriana turned her head slightly.
That’s why I didn’t see the corners of Galahad’s mouth go up.
Galahad continued to drink from his canteen while shooting fire and lightning.
Although the sight seemed precarious, Galahad had no hesitation.
How far did it go?
“I’m done here.”
As she spoke, Adrianna forgot the situation and laughed softly at the sight of Galahad hiding behind her without hesitation.
“Did you just laugh?”
“I didn’t laugh.”
“is it?”
Galahad asked with a raised eyebrow. In response, Adrianna coughed slightly and readjusted her grip on her sword.
I feel much better now that I’ve had a chance to catch my breath.
The white aura flared up violently again.
“You look prettier when you smile.”
I pretended not to hear what was said behind my back.
“Well, didn’t you hear? You look prettier when you smile.”
“······I knew!”
“Are you annoyed right now?”
Adrianna pursed her lips.
I felt like I was going to cough.
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‘Hmm… is this it?’
Galahad shook his right arm and raised the corners of his mouth.
My right arm felt like it was on fire. It was because I had channeled too much mana.
The magic circle left behind by the first wizard contained many functions.
Among them, there were functions that were not recognized by monsters.
It seemed to be related to the demon trainer’s magic circle.
However, that also had its limitations.
In fact, as he approached the core of the monster, he swung his tentacles at Galahad as well.
Ironically, the magic realm called Sanctuary was helpful to Galahad.
With the addition of the Egg of Pain and the magic circle left by the first magician to the wizard Galahad, the magic circle was actually effective against Galahad.
No, to say it was effective was an understatement.
The magic was water.
Galahad was a fish.
‘It’s top-notch-.’
Galahad muttered as he looked at the giant tentacle in front of him.
Even the highest level would not be able to fill that huge mass with high concentrations of mana.
When I actually checked, the very end only had the magic power of a low-level demon. The concentration of mana became thicker as I went further inside.
At that moment, Adrianna split the root of the tentacle. Her blond hair, as brilliant as the sun, swung wildly.
“Are you okay?”
Thump-.
My heart was pounding hard. It felt like the pain was slowly creeping in again.
‘I guess I’ll have to hold your hand one more time.’
The egg of pain twitched. It seemed to be protesting as if nothing had happened. Shameless bastard-.
“I feel like the monster can’t focus on this side.”
“Can’t concentrate?”
···············!!
Adrianna’s words were momentarily interrupted by the monster’s intermittent roar.
“····The fact that screams keep erupting like this right now seems to indicate that there are others besides us.”
Galahad touched his cool neck at Adrianna’s serious words.
‘Has the Archduke come here already?’
Galahad deliberately moved away from the Archduke.
The situation was that they were on opposite sides of the monster’s core. According to Adrianna’s words, the Archduke seemed to have already reached the core.
“It’s not Sir Gilbert or Belogrim. It could be the enemy. It’s a strong man.”
Adrianna said seriously.
He is quite a strong man-, Galahad clicked his tongue slightly.
“It’s not an enemy. I believe you will protect me.”
“······You’re protecting me even though I’m not your enemy?”
“There is something like that. Will you protect it?”
Adrianna’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.
“yes.”
Galahad smiled with satisfaction at that firm answer.
“I will only trust you.”
They advanced again.
No matter how many tentacles were cut and burned, the roots could not be pulled out.
That’s why I felt like the number was increasing as I got closer.
However, Adriana became stronger as her opponents became stronger.
Adrianna didn’t stop her sword. The white aura burned as if it would paint the world.
As I got closer, tentacles shot out randomly.
And then Adrianna blocked his way.
That back view was truly solid.
However, it seemed that even that had reached its limit.
Adrianna’s hand holding the sword trembled.
This was a devil’s paradise.
Thanks to the magic, the wizard Galahad and the demons became incomparably stronger, but on the contrary, the knights seemed to be negatively affected.
“It’s dangerous.”
Adrianna turned to Galahad and said, her once expressionless face now crumpled.
His face was covered in sweat. It looked like he was holding back something that was about to explode at any moment.
“Is this the limit?”
“······It’s hard to control it any more.”
Adrianna said in a suppressed voice.
‘It’s difficult to control.’
Adrianna’s aura was burning brighter than ever.
Is this really the limit?
‘That can’t be true.’
She was a hero who fought the king of the demon tribe.
There’s no way that the limit was only the highest level of monsters.
Adrianna could go further.
All it took was a trigger.
It’s a chance-.
Galahad muttered softly.
‘Not bad.’
The calculation was completed quickly.
“You can do it.”
Galahad laughed, holding a tobacco stick in his mouth.
Adrianna couldn’t understand Galahad laughing in this situation.
His next move was even more-.
···I couldn’t understand.
Galahad walked forward without hesitation.
Adrianna, who was too weak to suppress her auror, was unable to stop Galahad.
Galahad passed Adrianna and stood before the tentacles.
And looking back at Adrianna.
“Save me.”
He spread out both arms.
A giant tentacle was shot out, targeting Galahad.
Because the distance to the nuke was close, the momentum of the tentacles was sharp.
Galahad smiled at Adrianna.
“ah-.”
Adriana let out a small gasp at the sight of her madness.
I burst out with the aura that I had been suppressing due to my instinctive anxiety.
The Aurors, who were thought to be uncontrollable, were also Adrianna’s.
ah-.
The aura that had been burning fiercely moved according to Adrianna’s will.
The aura that was thought to be uncontrollable was spread out for a long time.
A long white line was drawn.
thud-.
The severed tentacles instantly turned to ash.
Only then did Galahad look back.
Unlike before, when only the area around the wound was reduced to ashes, this time even the roots were reduced to ashes.
“Oh, okay.”
‘Oh, okay?’
Adrianna licked her lips at Galahad, who smiled while dusting off his coat.
I wanted to swear, but I didn’t know how to swear.
“····Are you out of your mind?”
“I’m sorry, but you’re fine. Rather, you’re too good, which is the problem.”
“But why is that-.”
“I just trusted you.”
Adrianna’s eyebrows furrowed at the unwavering voice.
“What would you have done if I couldn’t do it?”
“Didn’t you do it?”
The conversation didn’t go through.
Why do you give me such strong faith that I would risk my life for it?
Adrianna couldn’t understand.
“Don’t you want to be a widow too?”
“I’m not married yet.”
“Oh- ‘yet’?”
The more he talked, the more he would lose. Adriana kept her mouth shut.
“Okay, then let me do it nicely.”
“That’s what I originally intended. I didn’t want to listen to you.”
“Hey, your voice has become shrill. Are you upset?”
“······I’m not upset.”
The aura was burning more violently than before.
I hate to admit it, but it was thanks to Galahad.
‘Crazy person.’
I couldn’t understand.
···············!!
At that moment, the monster screamed.
Unlike before, it was a sound full of pain.
Soon the tentacles lost their strength and fell down.
‘what-‘
Adrianna turned her head. It was clear that someone had caught the beast.
at that time-.
Galahad was picked down.
“My legs feel weak.”
“······.”
Adrianna checked her gauntlets. They were lined with leather. She desperately tried to reduce her strength. It was hard to breathe.
After checking several times like that, I picked up Galahad very carefully.
“It’s nice when your wife is a knight.”
The way he smiled wryly was quite annoying.
at that time-.
“hmm.”
The Archduke appeared.
There was a thick piece of flesh in the hand covered in red blood. It seemed to be the core of a monster.
The Archduke looked at Galahad and chewed on the flesh.
Only then did Galahad realize that he was being held by Adrianna and he spoke urgently.
“Please let me down.”
Adrianna hugged him even tighter.
“Adrianna?”
The corners of Adrianna’s mouth rose slightly at Galahad’s earnest whisper.
Adrianna, who had held out for a moment, approached the Archduke.
“Why is Your Highness here?”
“The guy who calls himself my son-in-law invited me. He said that a banquet was being held in the Demon’s yard.”
Adrianna asked in a higher-than-usual voice. The Archduke then looked at Galahad.
“Haha, hello, Your Highness.”
Galahad greeted him with the utmost courtesy.
‘I didn’t know you were that strong.’
The lump of flesh in the Archduke’s hand was clearly the core of a top-tier monster.
He pulled that out with his own hands. I didn’t even see a single wound on his body. I couldn’t even guess how strong he was.
More than anything-.
‘Did the Archduke use an axe?’
I don’t know exactly who it was, but it was one of the main characters I wrote down in my notebook. He definitely used an axe too.
“Why don’t you call me ‘master craftsman’?”
The Archduke asked, revealing his sharp teeth like a shark.
If eyes could kill, Galahad would have died long ago.
Galahad hid quietly behind Adrianna.
“But what if I leave the seat?”
Adriana struck again. The Archduke’s gaze turned to her.
I couldn’t feel any of that murderous aura because I was behind Adriana.
‘How do I get that?’
Galahad was thinking of something else.
That chunk of flesh in the Archduke’s hand, with the blood dripping from it, was so beautiful.
The egg of pain kept thumping, as if it was begging for it right now.
However, the opponent was the Grand Duke.
Looking at the bite marks engraved into the flesh, it seemed as if the demon was really eating the flesh.
‘You eat the demons raw without even roasting them? You’re a truly barbarian.’
It seemed that he was not the ruler of the North for nothing. Galahad stuck out his tongue.
“Get out of here.”
At that moment, the Archduke took a step closer.
Adrianna stopped him.
“If it weren’t for Captain Galahad this time, we would have suffered great losses. We would have lost the entire 7th Battalion, and an unprecedented situation would have occurred where a demonic realm opened in the North.”
The Archduke’s steps stopped. Adriana continued.
“This is an incalculable achievement. It is right to congratulate the credit first.”
The Archduke’s face darkened at Adrianna’s subsequent words.
Galahad was amazed that a human face could be so hideous.
I wondered how on earth Adrianna came out of that face.
“It’s a ball-.”
“Haha, I just did what I had to do.”
The Archduke raised the corners of his mouth at the sight of the man not avoiding his gaze.
“Captain of the Special Forces, I offer a toast to Galahad.”
The Archduke took out a rusty gold cup from his bosom. It was a crude cup.
To lower the glass meant to officially receive the Archduke’s approval.
The recognition of the Archduke as ruler of the North was by no means light.
It was the Archduke who did not even give recognition to Adrianna.
No, it didn’t come down.
The northern residue is-.
Because it is filled with the blood of the demon tribe.
The Archduke squeezed the flesh into the goblet. Red blood poured out, overflowing the goblet and flowing to the floor.
The man who saw him flinched greatly.
“It’s the cup of the North.”
The Archduke offered him a cup filled with the blood of the Demon Tribe.
“father······.”
“quiet.”
Adrianna pursed her lips and stepped back.
The Archduke offered the goblet to the man.
If he can endure, he will become the only northern warrior to receive the Archduke’s approval.
If he couldn’t stand it, that was the extent of his vessel.
He, as always, just gave me a chance.
They say that ninety-nine out of a hundred are chances of death, but that is how it is to receive the Grand Duke’s recognition.
A warrior who has received the Grand Duke’s approval-.
One in a hundred.
No, it was the only one in the entire North.
“If you’re afraid, you can refuse.”
The Archduke stared at the bastard silently.
Some people ran away, leaving their glasses behind.
There were even people who went crazy after drinking it.
What are you going to do?
To the Archduke’s question-.
That guy.
“thank you.”
He smiled brightly and downed the glass in one go.
I kept gulping without even taking a breath.
Was that not enough?
“Is there anything else, Master?”
To the guy who holds out an empty glass and licks his lips.
“He’s crazy.”
The corners of the Archduke’s fierce mouth went up.
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