The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 402

Chapter 402

– After a torrent

of holy power sweeps through the surrounding area.

I could see powders of light falling from the sky.

It was such a powerful torrent that even I was thrown into the storm.

Olivia was still looking somewhere in the middle of the storm.

there.

The black robes had become rags, the bones were all bare, and something was billowing black smoke from the corners of its mouth and eyes.

-Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,

it’s not dead.

It was moving while dead in the first place.

Olivia muttered softly as she looked at the skeleton that had stopped moving.

“Death knight… … .”

It was the Death Knight that stood in our way.

We watched silently as its white bones slowly crumbled and turned to ashes.

Needless to say, the Death Knight is the highest level undead. It proves that even though Olivia used enormously the divine power of Tuan, the superstar against the undead, it did not evaporate, but only the remains remained.

“The world is going crazy that something like that appears where people live.”

Olivia gritted her teeth and muttered that.

But the fuss isn’t over.

Only one Death Knight had been dealt with, and the turmoil in the city was accelerating.

and.

-Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

A ghost horse appeared from the end of the street with a gurgling sound like a deafening cry.

“There were more!”

Another Death Knight was approaching from afar, whether he knew that one Death Knight had been dealt with or to remove the danger.

even.

– Hee hee hee hee hee!

It was not one, but two.

Olivia’s expression hardened seriously.

“how… … . what is this… … .”

I had to spend a lot of mental strength to handle one machine.

Olivia’s expression darkened as the two new planes appeared. It is difficult to do both.

Will Lazierne really end today?

The two Death Knights approaching at breakneck speed were each aiming for me and Olivia.

Olivia has low stamina and I have a hard time dealing with the Death Knight.

If you create a gap by using the old school, will you be able to deal with it?

Those guys said they serve the demon lord, so if I reveal that I am the demon lord, will they stop attacking? Then, what should I explain to Olivia?

You have to make a choice.

Will Olivia be by my side?

Can you believe I didn’t mean this situation?

The moment he tried to take Sarkegar’s ring away from the rush of two Death Knights.

-Shhh!

A blue flash passed between me and Olivia.

– Jjakeong!

Both me and Olivia could see that the flash was pierced into the chest of the Death Knight that was rushing at it.

Only then did he see the sword wrapped in fiery blue magic embedded in the Death Knight’s chest.

and.

-Shhh!

A blue flash that passed us by again.

This time it was a person.

– Jjaeong!

Olivia and I both saw it leaping at another charging Death Knight and kicking it into a burning building.

In an instant, the person who neutralized one of the two Death Knights and threw the other into a corner looked back at us.

“Miss Reinhardt Olivia.”

Head of the Special Investigation Headquarters.

And the vice-captain of the 3rd division of Shanapell.

“The situation is bad. Go back to the Empire.”

Sword Master there.

Scotra Kelton gave us plain instructions.

* * *

Since he was dispatched to an important site and even held the position of head of the headquarters, he thought he would be a competent person.

In addition, it was not so strange that Scotra Kelton was a sword master, as he was the captain of the 3rd division of the empire’s greatest knights, Shanapell.

However, Olivia used the awakening level of divine power and I was terribly blown away with a knife and a kick thrown by two Death Knights, who were difficult to deal with.

It was to the point where I realized once again that the Sword Master was unique among superhumans.

However, the Death Knights were not satisfied either.

-Soo woo woo woo!

A Death Knight calmly pulled out the sword stuck in his chest and threw it away. It was as if there was no critical hit unless it was sharded by divine power.

The magic contained in the sword had already lost its luster, as if it could not be maintained for long.

– Kurleung!

And the Death Knight, who was stuck on the wall, crawled out into the street throwing the wreckage like Styrofoam.

“… … .”

bony limbs.

But even the black eyes, as if the darkness was on fire.

Bizarre beings emitting ominousness all over their bodies stood in front of Scotra Kelton.

“Is it Death Knight?”

I had some intuition at the point of riding the ghost horse, but it was a death knight.

The Death Knights did not rush at Scotra Kelton.

The Death Knights slowly began to walk backwards. Did you decide that dealing with a sword master would be difficult?

Did you know that things were bad? They backed away and took a few leaps to distance us.

– Slurr!

As they stretched out their hands into the air, a ghost horse was summoned in the air and clung to the reins.

-Hey hey hey hey!

The Death Knight summoned a ghost horse, rode it, and disappeared while running down the burning street at a speed that could not be traced.

Scorra Kelton did not pursue the Death Knights who were moving away.

“There may be more like that. I will escort you to the gate.”

He seemed to prioritize the safety of me and Olivia.

“I sent a messenger to the ecliptic, so the Templars and the Empire’s reinforcements will arrive soon. The situation will soon stabilize, so you don’t have to get involved any further.”

– Aaaaaaagh!

-Mamaaaaaaa!

Hell is everywhere.

Too many things aren’t okay already.

Scotra Kelton told me and Olivia that everything would be all right, something I couldn’t believe at all.

* * *

We couldn’t be stubborn when the Sword Master told us not to intervene any further.

It was a situation where we didn’t know how much power the demonists had, and we had first-hand experience of the power of the top undead called Death Knight.

I got rid of one, but there were two more, and I didn’t know how many more.

-Kieheek!

“I will handle it.”

Animated corpses appeared and attacked, but Kelton struck them with the blade of his sword, not the blade of Auror Blade.

– Cuckoo!

The undead, which had rushed in as if they had been swept away by a huge explosion, exploded like balloons when they were struck by the sword face.

This is the method Saviolin Tana used to deflect Ellen’s sword with me.

If it was used for the purpose of seriously killing an opponent, it would explode with a shock wave just by bumping into it.

It made me realize how much Saviolin Tana was taking care of me and Ellen.

Scotra Kelton seemed to send a messenger to the Empire as soon as she sensed something was wrong.

Even before arriving near the warp gate, the troops who arrived to protect the burning Rajiern could be seen rectifying the scene of the ravaged Rajierne.

“I came to see the light, but did you have a conversation with the Death Knight?”

He asked us as if he wanted to keep us informed until we returned to the ecliptic.

“They… … . He said he was the devil’s subordinate. And maybe it was like calling the demon king a prophet… … . Seeing you say that… … .”

“It seems that the demonists are right. Because they are the only ones worthy of calling the demon king a prophet.”

“yes… … . Seeing the Prophet say he’s trying to complete the unfinished business… … . I think this raid was planned after the last raid failed.”

“Hmm… … ?”

Scotra Kelton narrowed her eyes at Olivia’s words.

“Are you sure you heard it right?”

“yes? ah… … . I’m sure you heard that.”

He must be dumbfounded because he knows that the last demon lord attack was a fiction.

The Demon King failed to raid Lazierne, so he sent more powerful subordinates to truly destroy Lazierne. Olivia can’t help but understand that.

However, Kelton knows that the demon king and the previous raid had nothing to do with it in the first place.

So, we have no choice but to know that the fact that the devil’s subordinates attacked Lazierne in order to complete the devil’s failed raid made no sense.

Of course, he didn’t tell us the inside story.

He must have intuition that something was wrong with the Raziern attack by the demonists.

“Hmm and… … .”

And that’s not all.

He even saw Olivia holding Tiamata, not me.

“I think you can talk to the captain about the details.”

Shanafell knew that not only me but also Olivia could use Tiamata.

That means the imperial family will find out about it.

* * *

Arriving at the warp gate of Lazierne, numerous armed troops were pouring out of the gate. It was more dangerous to send an army beyond meddling in internal affairs, but Levi and the royal family welcomed this dispatch of the Empire with open arms and would not oppose it.

And a familiar face was waiting for us.

“You’re all right, both of you.”

Saviolin Tana.

She was standing guard near the warp gate with the members of Chanafell. This was a very important defense point because if the warp gate was destroyed, there would be a serious setback in the operation of troops.

Tana approached me and carefully hugged me.

“sorry. I thought it would be safe here.”

Still, the reason why she, the leader of Chanafell, came in person must have been because I and Olivia Ranze were here.

There was a deep regret in her voice.

“For now, everyone return to the temple. We will take care of everything that happens in Lazierne.”

hero or warrior.

I tried to be something like that and actually did something like that. Although it was precisely what Olivia did, not me.

However, the scale of the case has grown so much that the situation is now beyond the reach of individuals like Olivia and me.

My fingertips trembled slightly.

The intense pressure on the weapon the Death Knight wielded was not easily forgotten.

And Scotra Kelton whispered something in her ear to Saviolin Tanna.

Hearing those words, Tana widened her eyes. Looking at Olivia to be exact.

“… … go back at once We’ll talk about the details later.”

Lazierne was an overly dangerous place, so it wasn’t a place to talk about.

* * *

It is the Empire’s role, not ours, to put an end to the turmoil in Lazierne. No matter how small the country was, the capital was being attacked by a group of unknown heretics, so the empire judged this situation serious and dispatched even the leader to Shanapell, who could carry out special warfare one by one.

Of course, the reason that I was there must have played a big role.

The size of the men who attacked Lazierne is unknown, but they will not be able to compete with Chanafell.

Anyway, it was the first time I had actually seen the majesty of a sword master, so my skin felt tingly.

The next stage of magical power enhancement is a master class, but isn’t the difference too big?

I couldn’t deal with Death Knight, and Olivia used all her strength to deal with one, but Scotra Kelton dealt with two easily.

Even the Death Knights intuited that they were no match and even fled.

The zodiacal night was silent.

The capital of a small country somewhere on the continent was now in a sea of fire, but nothing seemed to have happened except for the troops moving urgently to the gate in a calm and quiet state as if the ecliptic didn’t know that fact.

You don’t even know that if you cross the gate a few times or even just one, a massacre will happen somewhere.

Like me, Olivia seemed unfamiliar with the tranquility of the zodiac.

“Shall I ask you to keep it a secret?”

Olivia must have known what I was talking about. If it was known that Olivia had become Tiamata’s owner, trouble would arise again.

Since you are a saint, you will suffer from oppression and coercion from countless words asking you to be our savior.

Olivia, who hated it terribly, would have been reluctant to see Scotra Kelton seeing Tiamata.

If it were me, I could ask Tana to keep the fact that Olivia became Tiamata’s owner a secret. And Tana and the imperial family would also keep the secret.

At my words, Olivia looks up at the night sky.

Stars that seemed to be pouring were embroidering the sky. Somewhere, not a single star can be seen because of acrid smoke and fires covering the ground.

Olivia looked up at the ecliptic sky where even the Milky Way could be seen.

“You decided to let people know that you became the owner of Alsbringer.”

“… … yes.”

For fame, for political standing. Through it, to inform people of the return of the hero.

It is for Charlotte rather than to give people hope, but such side effects are bound to follow.

“Then, will those guys be after you just like before?”

When the return of the hero is known, the demon king targets me. Most people were worried about that, but I was pretty sure it couldn’t be.

But I learned from what happened today.

There are followers of the Demon King that even I don’t know about. There are actually people who pretend to be the followers of the devil and presume the devil’s intentions and take action.

Olivia smiles mischievously at me.

“The Demon King will target those who pose a threat to him. If it’s dangerous because you’re the owner of Alsbringer.”

“The Demon King will aim for Tiamata’s owner as well.”

“And I am stronger than you.”

“The Demon King will try to get rid of me first.”

Olivia’s words seemed to choke me.

Those sad eyes, the heart toward me.

It seemed to squeeze my heart.

“I want to protect you. But I almost couldn’t keep it.”

Two Death Knights.

Things could have gotten weird had it not been for Scotra Kelton, who showed up just in time. Olivia could have died or I could have died.

“If it’s difficult to keep it by yourself, you have to become anything. Whether it be a saint, a warrior, the commander of the Knights Templar, or the pope of the Five Major Churches… … .”

Olivia sees me.

“Whether it’s the first prosperity of the Holy Empire or whatever.”

Olivia decides to pick up the name of the god she abandoned.

Not for God, not for people.

for me.

“I will do anything to protect you.”

Olivia, who wants to live a life of her own choosing, runs away from her forced life and finally chooses to go back on her own.

Because of me, I decided to walk a risky path for Charlotte.

Olivia is going to take a more dangerous path than me.

To create a situation where if the demon king were to target me, he would have to target himself first.

Guilt came up.

I can’t give this man anything.

Why should I take this risk without expecting anything from me?

I realize in the guilt that rises about that heart.

Is this what Charlotte is feeling for me?

So, when he saw me, he couldn’t even make eye contact, and he just looked at me with an apologetic expression.

in the wrong place.

I know how Charlotte must feel now that Olivia is willing to sacrifice everything for me.

Thank you, but the guilt is bigger than that.

for what i am

what am i

In front of Olivia’s blind eyes, I feel guilty.

Olivia looks at me and smiles as if she knows that.

“Because it’s the life you gave me, so I decided to write it for you. No, it’s a choice you made for me, so don’t be sorry.”

Olivia decides to become Olivia Ranze again.

“So, Reinhardt. No matter what happens, even if the world turns upside down, even if the devil hurts you, even if the world hurts you. No matter what.”

As Olivia pulled me by the collar and kissed my forehead.

“I will protect you.”

whispered softly.