The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 72

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“At least a hundred. It’s dangerous.”

Galahad raised his head slightly.

Gilbert’s face was as expressionless as when we first met.

Galahad quietly shook off the tobacco.

It was a small room in a bar. There was no separate bed because the demons didn’t sleep there.

Instead of sleeping, the demons drank human blood.

To the demons, humans were a precious nap, food, and water to quench their thirst. The demons were predators of humans.

Galahad took a deep sip of his tobacco and examined Gilbert.

“We must retreat. We must call for support and re-enter.”

Ironically, Gilbert’s voice was calm, like that of a knight rolling on the front lines.

Gilbert’s neck was full of tendons. Gilbert was furious. But he insisted on retreating.

“Gilbert, that’s not a good answer.”

“We must retreat. Your safety is our top priority.”

“No, that sounds like Sir Gilbert.”

“This is not the time to joke around-.”

“Sir Gilbert.”

Galahad flicked the fully bloomed tobacco. The mana tobacco scattered in powder form. All that remained was a flat sheet of paper.

“yes.”

Gilbert answered, looking at Galahad with strained eyes.

“I have no intention of giving up on Damian.”

“but-.”

“I haven’t finished speaking yet. Will you listen to me first?”

Gilverton nodded at Galahad’s words.

“Thank you. Again, Damian is important. Gwen and Tom are too. They’re not the kind of people you can give up on.”

Gilbert nodded again. Then suddenly a question occurred to him.

‘Did you just say my name-?’

“Now, the number of demons is exactly one hundred and ninety-seven. Of those, the Proxel family that took Damian has a total of thirty-one, and the Barnes family, the family that competes with him, has twenty-five.”

Gilbert’s mouth opened slightly.

“Don’t ask me how I found out. It’s my trade secret.”

Gilverton looked behind Galahad. There were three demons lying there with holes in their throats. The bodies were dried out. Just like the employee demons had done earlier.

‘Did the staff demon come up?’

“But the relationship between the two families is not good. And it’s quite-. Isn’t it funny? The fact that the demons are fighting for supremacy.”

Galahad laughed softly. Gilverton couldn’t help but laugh along.

“The important thing is that the Demons are communal. They don’t care about the Demons that aren’t part of their own commune. For example, even if you openly cut off the head of the lowest-level Demon that isn’t part of a commune, no one cares. Although it’s called a city, there are no laws or rules here.”

Galahad coughed softly. The scent of lemon tickled Gilverton’s nose. The refreshing scent made his mouth water.

“Okay, the math is a lot simpler. What we’re dealing with is-.”

Galahad twirled his long index finger. Gilverton swallowed.

“There are only thirty-one.”

“Isn’t it too much to just say ‘···outside’?”

“That’s a very Gilbert-like remark. Who would be so ignorant as to catch thirty-one fish themselves?”

“Yes? Then how do I catch it?”

“Didn’t I tell you earlier? There are competing families.”

Gilbert squinted his eyes. Why on earth would there be competing families?

“We will enter the House of Barnes. Loyalty-. Barnes!”

Galahad put his hand to his forehead. It was a polite salute that Gilverton could not fault.

The problem was the object of the salute.

So now-.

The question, ‘Are you saying you want to join the Demon Clan?’ was desperately swallowed.

Because it seemed like Galahad would nod.

“Oh, just kidding.”

Gilbert let out a breath he had been holding.

Yes, even if he was Galahad, there was no way he could enter the Demon Clan.

‘I guess so?’

“There is one thing to be careful of.”

In the following words, Gilbert missed his chance to speak.

“The ruler of the city, just don’t provoke him.”

“Is there such a thing as a ruler?”

“I heard he’s a very scary guy. The heads of all the colonies in the city all follow his orders, so if you provoke him, you’ll end up fighting the city. It’s a shame, but…”

‘Unfortunately-?’

Gilbert tilted his head, wondering if what he had just heard was correct.

At that moment, the door opened and a thick suit of armor came in.

The youngest, Noad, was so stuffy that just looking at him made me feel suffocated.

“Okay, let’s get moving. Oh, everyone, be quiet. If you really want to speak, raise your hand.”

Everyone kept their mouths shut.

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.

****

The city of the Demons was filled with the stench of fire and acrid ash.

Although the environment was such that he couldn’t help but cough, Galahad felt refreshed.

There were demons roaming around everywhere. What was strange was that even the lower-level demons had mental barriers erected.

As if, being wary of mental magic-.

‘Do you think of the spirit world’s demons as your enemies?’

There was a possibility, but it wasn’t important right now, so I put it aside.

There were no rules or regulations in the city of the Demons. There was no concept of a guard.

If the human city had been like that, it would have been a mess long ago, but the demon city was quiet.

As Galahad toured the Demon City, he realized a few things.

first-.

“Hmm!”

The passing demon stepped back, stirring up a fight. He looked as if he had seen some dirty shit. Adrianna was in front of him.

‘The demon is avoiding Adrianna fiercely. Is it instinct?’

As Adrian approached, the demons retreated in disgust.

Adrianna looked terribly embarrassed, as if she had never received such a reaction before. Adrianna’s stupid helmet stared at Galahad.

“Should I have washed up a bit?”

There was a look of resentment in his blue eyes, visible through the thick helmet.

Dalgrak! Galahad smiled slightly and turned his head.

The demons instinctively disliked Adrianna.

On the contrary-.

“Hmm, aren’t you thinking of selling that bitch? I’ll pay you the right price.”

“I’ll give you more. Sell it to me.”

Gwen’s popularity was immense. Wherever she went, the demons followed her around, drooling. It was as if they had seen some incredibly delicious food.

Tom raised his shield and blocked Gwen’s path, but the demon’s gaze did not leave. He continued to offer Galahad a price.

To him Galahad-.

“How much do you plan to give?”

“······?!”

Gwen’s eyes widened as if they were going to tear apart. She opened her mouth in haste.

“You’re well trained! I’ll give you five of my special young boys.”

“I am seven.”

“Well, it’s not enough.”

I checked the market price and Gwen was a young boy, roughly between ten and twelve years old.

The Demons used humans instead of currency. A young boy felt like a gold coin, and an adult man felt like one silver coin.

Peek-a-boo-.

Gwen raised her right hand urgently. Tom and Gilbert followed suit.

“I just found out.”

Galahad clicked his tongue and waved his hand.

As we walked with Adrianna in the lead, the approach of the demons subsided.

After walking a little more, we arrived at our destination.

There was a mansion similar to that of the Proxel family, but smaller and more shabby.

It was the Barnes family that rivaled the Proxel family.

‘Bansra-.’

The Proxel family was numerous. Numbers didn’t matter to Galahad, but the problem was that his opponents were demons.

The demons were sensitive to mana. Even the lowest level ones were so sensitive that they reacted to Galahad’s magic.

It was impossible for Galahad to sneak into a place where there were such demons and bring Damian with him. It was easier for Galahad to go into a mansion with a hundred knights.

Even if that were possible, I had no intention of bringing it secretly.

This kind of thing should have been dealt with cleanly the first time.

However, fighting head-on was also somewhat dangerous.

The power of the Proxel family was to concentrate the power of the rest of the demon tribe into one person.

It was quite dangerous to enter the mansion of such guys first.

At that moment, Gilbert raised his right hand. Galahad clicked his tongue and snapped his fingers.

“You can tell me.”

“What are you going to do?”

Gilbert, who had been trying to retreat earlier, was now emitting a lot of heat. It was just like Gilbert.

“I think it will cause conflict.”

“Caused conflict······?”

“We plan to attack the Proxel family and leave traces of the Barnes family.”

These two families are not on good terms, so the fire will quickly spread.

“Is it possible to make it a raid by the Barnes family?”

It was a natural question. The demons fought with their own powers. It was impossible to leave a trace by simply leaving a sword wound.

To cause misunderstanding, one had to copy the authority.

Galahad looked at Gwen. She was cowering.

“Don’t we have the popular girl Gwen?”

“······Yes? Me?”

“Yes, you.”

Gwen’s face trembled slightly. There was not a shred of confidence in her features.

I had once given Gwen the Egg of Pain called ‘Bob’, and she had mimicked the power. It was terrible at the moment, but it was enough.

Because that’s what Galahad wanted from Gwen.

“I trust you.”

“······Me? Why?”

“You have to pay ten times your salary.”

Gwen’s eyes fluttered. Galahad turned his head, grinning.

The Barnes family was more shabby than the Proxels, but that didn’t mean they could be messed with.

It was important that these matters be handled as quietly and secretly as possible.

I was planning on catching a few of the Barnes family demons wandering around outside and showing them to Gwen.

If Gwen were to imitate even a little bit of power, the plan was to leave traces of the Barnes’ power among the Proxel family’s demons, thereby causing conflict.

But there was a problem.

‘The Barnes family are tighter than I thought.’

The demons of the Barnes family did not wander outside.

They just stood guard in front of the gate and didn’t move.

However, it was quite dangerous to touch the territory of the Barnes family.

There was a need to lure them out.

The method is still···.

“Come on, Gwen. You’re a beauty queen.”

“······Huh?! Me?!”

“Yes, you are showing off your beauty that makes the demons drool.”

“I’m cute!”

“No, it’s clear that she’s a beauty to the demons.”

“Is it praise… praise?”

“That’s right, you’re popular with the demons. I’m really jealous. This is something that’s absolutely necessary to save Damian.”

“I’ll try!”

Gwen nodded with a determined look on her face.

“I will only trust you.”

When I pushed her back, Gwen gave a small ‘Let’s go!’ and headed towards the demon. Her steps were trembling. She was like a newborn calf.

I smiled slightly at him, but the back of my head felt hot. When I turned my head, the stupid helmet was staring at Galahad.

Dalgrak-.

At that moment, the demon’s head turned around.

The two men sniffed at the same time. Long streams of drool flowed from the corners of their mouths. It was a rather undignified sight for an aristocrat to pretend to be.

Gwen stood a little way away. The demons flinched repeatedly. They seemed to be desperately holding back from rushing at Gwen. They were quite well-trained.

However, that didn’t last long.

“Ah… Hello?”

The moment Gwen greeted them with tears in her eyes, the demons took a step forward. The demons fell from the gate for the first time.

‘sit down.’

Galahad squeezed his heart. The egg of pain throbbed softly, grumbling.

Since eating the last egg, my appetite has become picky. The blood of the lowest-level demon was rather slurp-slurp.

He didn’t resist, just grumbled a little, because Adrianna was right next to him.

Soon, the leaping became dull. Galahad gathered his mana. The Egg of Pain moved slowly in response.

The demons instinctively thought of Galahad as a high-level demon. After looking into it, it seemed like he was somewhere between mid-level and high-level.

Galahad thrust Mana back into the Egg of Pain.

Galahad, who had been forcibly gathering his mana, looked back briefly.

Gilverton, holding a stupid helmet and sword hilt, and Tom, holding out his shield, were looking at Galahad.

Galahad looked at them with a stiff face and gave them a warning.

“Don’t come out until I call you. This is an order.”

Galahad, speaking firmly, turned to Gwen.

Before they knew it, the demons were close to Gwen. The demons reached out to Gwen. Their hands trembled slightly. It was joy.

“Hey, this is mine.”

Galahad took the hand of the demon heading towards Gwen.

The demon’s gaze turned to Galahad. The demon’s pupils, which had been loose, became clear.

Galahad let out a small amount of mana. He calculated the return force and adjusted the mana concentration. He soon adjusted the mana to an appropriate level. It only took a moment.

‘Your skill in mana manipulation has improved.’

Galahad was purely amazed by his own talent. Then he locked eyes with the demon and clicked his tongue.

“Can you wipe my spit for me? It’s dirty.”

The demons’ faces crumpled. Their eyes were fixed on Gwen. They were licking their lips.

The demon didn’t ask for the price like before. Instead, his eyes looked even more sinister.

Perhaps it seemed like a suitable tribe for them.

‘It worked.’

Galahad turned back, pulling Gwen along.

I headed toward the alley I had seen before. I quickened my pace. In a city with an already gloomy atmosphere, the alley had a wonderful atmosphere.

gulp.

Galahad knew he had succeeded when he heard the sound of swallowing behind him.

A cold feeling came over me from behind.

“Look carefully. If you make a mistake, Damien will become Sorry Damien.”

“Sorry Damien…?! Huh?!”

Galahad snapped his fingers. A compressed barrier appeared in front of him.

Something knocked on the firewall.

‘this-.’

It was a defensive wall made of fairly compressed mana.

In an instant, that protective wall was torn apart.

Galahad assessed the location of the tear and the marks.

That was a very sharp mana.

‘Arrow-shaped group.’

Galahad’s eyes narrowed at the burning pain he felt in his shoulder.

It was a power I had never seen before. Its cutting power was outstanding compared to its concentration.

‘Is this power only for attack?’

Galahad glanced back.

Gwen’s eyes were wide open. Her face was painted red with Galahad’s blood.

Gwen used magic based on her emotions. To increase her abilities, it was effective to touch her emotions.

For example, if the captain is helpless against an attack from the front.

“are you okay?!”

Galahad nodded at Gwen’s desperate voice.

“Gwen, come back.”

Galahad pushed Gwen aside. She was behind Galahad, but her position was such that the men’s power was clearly visible.

“ah······.”

“Look carefully.”

The demon took a step forward. Galahad snapped his fingers.

The firewall has been torn apart again.

Gwen’s face grew even redder. A small scream escaped her lips. But Galahad’s attention was focused on the front.

‘Interesting. Is this the origin of the mana arrow?’

Galahad examined the hole in his shoulder. The wound was deep.

Mana Arrow was a very basic magic. It was not even classified as an offensive magic because its power was less than that of an arrow.

But when the Demonic Clan unleashed it, its power was different.

‘It feels more like mana has been extracted rather than compressed.’

Mana wasn’t a railroad or a compression, but a forge-. It was a new concept. Galahad’s head spun.

‘Interesting.’

The corners of Galahad’s mouth went up.

I strained my eyes to avoid blinking and missing out on this pleasure.

The arrow struck the barrier again. The more tightly compressed barrier was easily torn apart again.

‘The rate of fire is quite high. It’s like a real mana arrow.’

The burning pain in his shoulder was felt again, but the corners of Galahad’s mouth went up instead.

You’re brewing mana-.

Galahad couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

*

A small hole was made in the giant’s back.

Hot blood soaked Gwen’s face.

Galahad was not shaken at all.

Gwen thought Galahad would figure it out somehow.

Because it was Galahad.

But that Galahad was bleeding.

It was to protect Gwen’s front.

‘Mr. Gilbert-. Tom-.’

Gwen looked around, but saw no one.

There was just ash thick as hell.

I couldn’t expect help from anyone.

at that time-.

“Hehehe······.”

A soft groan erupted from in front. The huge back shook violently.

That captain Galahad groaned-.

Gwen’s heart sank.

‘How do I do that-.’

Gwen somehow managed to force her eyes and glared at the demon.

I concentrated so hard that tears started to flow from my eyes, but I couldn’t see anything.

All it took was something flying in and carving a hole into Galahad.

Even magic was difficult for Gwen.

How on earth can I imitate the power of the Demon Tribe?

[Take my hand. I will give you infinite strength.]

My heart raced, and I heard a sweet voice. It was a soft voice, just like an angel’s.

It was a sound coming from Galahad’s back. To be exact, from the hole carved into his back.

[Take my hand. I will give you strength. Worship me.]

The voice was clearer than before.

[Your earnestness reached me.]

It felt a little dangerous, but I wasn’t in a position to hide.

Gwen bit her lip and moved her hand.

Phew.

Gwen’s finger was stuck into Galahad’s back.

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