The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 510
Chapter 510
The Demon King Called a Meeting.
Razak Royal Meeting Room.
In a place where all high-ranking officials, including the Senate and the Regent, are gathered, the Demon King gives a brief instruction.
“Organize an elite unit.”
Reinhardt didn’t mention anything about Ellen Artorius’ work, as if he was going to discuss the future rather than criticizing or discussing the merits and demerits of everything that had happened so far.
“The goal is to be a preemptive measure against monsters in the coalition’s path.”
Fort Mokna is being evacuated. And since Edina didn’t need that many troops for defense, a significant number of troops were left.
Although she lost a significant number of Paladins and Priests during the last purification operation, Edina’s strength was not that great.
There were still significant numbers of troops left.
Now, the last army of mankind is marching to break down the gate.
But it is true that the pace is slow.
After advancing a certain distance, set up a garrison and focus on making the surrounding route safe. Then, the march and the installation of the garrison are repeated over and over again.
It was unavoidable because the entire continent was in danger.
“If the unit advances faster, the speed at which each gate will be dealt with will also increase. Then we can end the gate crisis a little faster.”
So, the Demon King’s army did what the imperial scouts and extermination units were doing a little ahead of time.
In other words, an escort unit unknown even to the allied forces takes the lead in opening the way.
“If we secure the advance route, we will cooperate with the gate destruction operation?”
At Regent Charlotte’s question, the Demon King shook his head slightly.
“It will depend on the circumstances. If we run into each other awkwardly, they might attack us. There may be situations we can help with, and there may be situations we need to get out of.”
Harriet nodded at the words of the demon king.
“That’s right, if you do something wrong, there is a possibility of a three-way battle. If that happens, there will be worse results than not doing it.”
In a situation where the gate destruction is the priority, if the human army detects the existence of the Demon King’s power, a very strange situation can arise.
So it moves in such a way as to assist the armies of humanity out of sight.
Just opening the way to advance would inevitably be an operation on an enormous scale.
Leave the gate in the hands of mankind and help in unavoidable situations, but the basic mission is to secure the safety of the march.
“If the situation is not going well, it is possible to secretly negotiate with the emperor.”
A complete end to the Gate crisis is necessary for both the Empire and Edina. Therefore, it is possible to conduct such negotiations behind the scenes and keep ordinary soldiers unaware of such facts.
“My older sister takes care of the army organization.”
The Demon King looks at Olivia Ranze and says.
Since the Holy Church occupied most of Edina’s forces, it was better for Olivia Ranze to take charge of organizing the army.
“yea, I got it.”
Olivia nodded with a firm expression.
“The heads of households also need to cooperate in this operation. Is it possible?”
At the words of the demon king, the five family heads nodded.
The demon king has no comment on what to say.
So everyone is in debt to some extent.
So, it was also true that everyone had come to follow the orders and orders of the Demon King better than before.
So everyone was running for a complete end to the gate avalanche.
“The meeting ends with this, and Airi remains. Because I have a story to tell.”
The meeting was disbanded at the Demon King’s simple instructions, and as instructed, Succubus Queen Airi remained in the conference room.
Airi hesitated and approached the Demon King.
During the last incident, Airi was the one who put Reinhardt to sleep.
That’s why I was so nervous because I didn’t know what to say.
Airi and Bali were enemies when they were young.
And in reality, Airi was in a position to beat Valie.
However, now that a lot of time has passed, Balie is a demon king in name and reality that no one can deny and has the ability as a demon king.
With her horns restored and able to handle magic, Airi was incomparably stronger than when she lost her horns in the past, and was able to use a lot of power.
However, seeing what she had done, Airi had no choice but to become small like a mouse in front of a cat when the demon king told her to stay here.
Looking at the demon king who is silent for a moment, Airi slightly trembles her lips and opens her mouth.
“that… … . If it’s what I ordered last time, I’m going to try it for now… … .”
Transformation of dream magic into normal magic and artifactification.
It was ordered from Harriet, but Airi was already cooperating with Harriet on that matter as much as she needed Airi’s cooperation.
“okay? Do you think you can do it?”
“I don’t know yet. But the scribe… … . I think I caught on to something.”
It is not the magic of the demons, but the unique power of the demons is realized through magic.
It was something she had never thought of, but Harriet seemed to be getting a sense of what Reinhardt had ordered her to do.
A country where everyone is guaranteed a comfortable place to dream.
I don’t know if that really means much or not, but obviously, if there are many people who have been hurt, it must be helpful to many people.
“Then I’m glad.”
It was just luck, but the demon king smiled as if he didn’t know it would happen.
But as if that wasn’t the case, the demon king looks at Airi.
“Anyway, now that there is no search for refugees, you will have nothing to do, right?”
“huh? ah… … . huh. Actually, it is.”
Airi’s original mission was to take care of the psychological state of those who arrived in Edina. It was also a practical consultation, and I did things such as making them dream.
Edina was very busy at the beginning of the country, but as the number of refugees decreased rapidly, Airi was able to afford a little bit.
And now that the operation of Fort Mockna has been completely stopped, there is nothing to replenish the refugees.
So, the existing counseling and taking care of dreams could be left to other succubuses.
So in the long run, Airi might have had to take on a different position, if you were to argue.
“Last time you looked at my dream, you know.”
“ah… … . huh.”
“It was pretty good. surely.”
The Demon King has never experienced firsthand what it means to have a succubus queen take care of his dreams. It was the first time I had experienced that power firsthand.
It was judged that Airi’s power had a pretty big impact on how she was able to somehow hold on to the dying spirit.
“So, I hope you will see my dreams every day from now on.”
Airi seemed to know what the demon king was saying.
No matter how well you pretend to be, your mind will be confused and filled with anger.
Even though the ghosts that tormented the soul and spirit disappeared, Ellen took them over.
So, the demon king would have been in a lot of pain just holding back all the negative thoughts and words. Even if the ghosts are gone, there is a very high possibility that they are still having nightmares.
So, you can say anything you want to take care of your dreams.
It is not a criticism or reprimand, but a request for help.
“Yeah, you can do anything. I will give you a good dream.”
Airi nodded her head, feeling overwhelmed at the thought that there was something she could do.
It wasn’t to get the spirit, but to make Reinhardt regain a calm mindset in a peaceful dream.
Hearing Airi’s words, the demon king shook his head.
“hmm… … . I know what you’re thinking. A little different.”
“… … Is it different?”
The Demon King looks at Airi.
“I want to have nightmares, not nice dreams.”
“… … uh?”
It was as if Airi’s head froze at the demon king’s nonchalant words.
Not a peaceful dream, but a nightmare.
want it
why?
“Let me dream of Ellen trying to kill me. every day from now on.”
Airi couldn’t understand what she was saying.
* * *
Through Airi’s power, I was able to somehow hold on to my fragile spirit.
However, the ghosts that tried to destroy and devour me were no longer inside me and were transferred to Ellen.
So I don’t have to try to get that peaceful image anymore. I already knew how to do that in Lizaira.
A succubus is a dream demon.
A dreamer is a person who enters someone’s dream and takes their spirit.
Reina, the former succubus queen, also kept countless soldiers from waking in such a way. Soldiers who couldn’t overcome sleepiness couldn’t concentrate on battle, and when they fell asleep, all their spirit was sucked by the succubus queen and they couldn’t wake up again.
Right now Airi and our succubuses are a kind of anomaly that uses their powers much differently than originally intended.
Originally, the power to seduce someone and absorb their energy is used to help someone gain peace of mind.
Then the opposite is also possible.
If you can make someone have a good dream, regardless of regular absorption at all.
Regardless of regular absorption, it could give someone nightmares.
That moment when you have to fight to the death with Ellen.
I have to get used to the moment itself.
Even if it’s just a dream, I have to get used to it, so I can stay calm in that situation, and changing the future will start from that situation.
from that day
In the bedroom where Harriet and I slept, Airi started to stay by my side.
At my request to have a nightmare on purpose, both Airi and Harriet were looking at me with pity.
I can’t help but know what I’m trying to cope with through this.
There is no such thing as a fixed future.
There is only a future to be determined.
I change the future
changed several times.
I know now that the very important future never changes.
i will change
“how… … . Shall I?”
“How are you doing?”
At my question, Airi looks at me with shaking eyes.
“Pain or… … . these things… … . You can make it weak so you can’t feel it… … .”
“You have to make it stronger.”
“… … .”
As if she knew I would say that, Airi looked down at me lying on the bed and bit her lip.
It is a fight in a dream, a wound in a dream, and a death in a dream.
In fact, if no one gets hurt, the more the pain, the better.
He was looking at me with those eyes asking if he had to go this far.
Airi puts her hand on my forehead.
Airi’s hand on her forehead was warm.
But that hand will send me into a deep nightmare that I don’t even want to think about.
She is the succubus queen.
If Airi puts someone to sleep with malice, regardless of the elemental absorption, it could send someone into a hell of sleep from which they can never wake up.
“good night… … . to Bali.”
Airi’s trembling voice came to my ears.
I fell into a world of deep sleep.
* * *
Dreams are generally unaware.
If you are aware, your brain is awakened and raised to reality.
It is very difficult to artificially create lucid dreams and difficult to control.
But the dream I have now is very special. In a dream under the control of the Succubus Queen, I was dreaming while awake.
A vast reed forest.
time is low.
Is the season autumn?
Season, time and place.
I don’t know if it’s Airi’s arrangement or if this is my image.
But I think maybe this is my image.
What I asked Airi to do was to make me have nightmares about Ellen trying to kill me.
However, Airi doesn’t know much about Ellen.
So, the Ellen that appears in the dream must be the Ellen that was constructed based on my understanding.
The Ellen Artorius I imagine.
That kind of Ellen moves with the will to kill me.
If Ellen completely assimilated with the ghosts dwelling in her and lost her ego, she became a doll that moved according to her will, wishing only for the death of the demon king.
The Ellen that will appear in front of me now and the Ellen that I will face later will be the same existence apart from actual skills.
A shell of Ellen who only has the will to kill me, who has no self.
I summon it in my dreams
In the future, he may have to actually fight such Ellen.
– Phat!
A figure rises from among the reeds that block the view.
In the air, Ellen, wearing a void sword and sun cape, slashes her sword at me.
– Kwakang!
As soon as he pulled back, he slammed his sword down, causing a shock wave that blew away part of the reed forest.
Ellen Artorius, in my dream, with empty eyes, charges straight at me.
– Jjaeong!
As Alsbringer holding the Aura Blade collided with the Void Sword, a shockwave was generated once again, and this time both Ellen and I bounced off each other due to the resilience.
Ellen I imagine.
I’ve never properly beaten Ellen.
How big is the difference in skill between the real Ellen and the dream Ellen?
I still remember the sentence engraved on the lapel.
burn with hatred
It is Ellen who carries all the hatred in the world.
So Ellen would be able to handle Rapelt’s true power.
I don’t know what kind of power it is.
I can only make a rough guess as to whether it is a power related to the flame.
So I don’t know much about Ellen now.
So the Ellen in my dreams will be weaker than the real Ellen.
I don’t know how strong Ellen will be after drawing out the true power of the two sacred objects.
– Phat!
Ellen’s Void Sword, leaping through the reeds, stabs me in the chest.
I deflect the sword with an Alsbringer and stab the scruff of the neck.
At this rate, Ellen’s head could be cut off.
cut it off
that is.
but in a dream
Is it okay?
I.
Ellen?
The moment I find myself afraid to see Ellen die, even in my dreams.
The sword has already slowed down and the strength in its grip is lost.
The power in my sword is weakening, and the existence in the dream does not miss that momentary hesitation.
momentary hesitation.
Taking advantage of that gap, Ellen hit Alsbringer with her left elbow and spun around.
While swinging the void sword that returned along its trajectory.
– Squeak!
blew my throat
* * *
Killed by Ellen six times.
The real Ellen will be stronger than I imagined, which means that if the later fight actually happened, the future of the set preview would have played out.
The reason I died six times wasn’t because the Ellen in the dream was too strong.
I’ve had plenty of fights with Ellen. So even if it’s in my imagination, it’s not strange to clash swords with Ellen.
But I felt how difficult it was for me to truly wield the sword against Ellen, who was attacking me with the mindset of killing.
It’s a dream, so there’s nothing wrong with hurting her, but the moment my sword seems to touch Ellen’s body, my body freezes by itself.
Of course, the Ellen in the dream only moves to kill me, but I’m afraid to hurt her even in the dream.
Apart from the problem of skill, the problem of Ellen’s strength I imagined.
In a situation that might end Ellen’s life, I freeze with fear.
Since it’s in a dream, it won’t affect anything in the real world, so you don’t have to hesitate to hurt Ellen.
But what if you get too used to it?
Could it actually end up hurting Ellen or possibly taking her life?
The darkened vision returns.
The background this time was the Demon Castle at night.
The central garden of the ruined castle.
The place where the fight between Lagan Artorius and the predecessor Valie took place.
On the other side, Ellen is looking at me with Voidblade in hand.
– Phat!
In the end, there is no change to the fact that you have to get used to this situation while having dreams like this.
– Jjaeong!
The shockwave that resounded as the Void Sword collided with Alsbringer scattered stone dust.