Chapter 192

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Chapter 192

To send a letter, Nahun headed toward the direction of the city. Unlike earlier, it was not difficult to find the city. All they needed to do was follow the rear of the merchant company they had just arrived from.

“By the way, which merchant company is that?”

“Hmm, probably…”

After seeing the eagle emblem on the flag, Nahun voiced his guess.

“That must be the Aquile merchant company.”

“If it’s the Aquile merchant company… isn’t that one of the largest merchant companies in the Demon World?”

“Yes.”

Nahun thought that Ersha had done well in her studies. It seemed that while working as Nahun’s aide, she had gathered information about the movements in the Demon World and prepared beforehand regarding the merchant companies as well.

“If it’s the Aquile merchant company, they are definitely heading toward the city, so let’s just follow this direction.”

“Understood.”

“Um….”

At that moment, Iris called out to Nahun. Nahun looked at her, asking why with his eyes, but Iris shrank back in fear from just that glance.

“Why did you call me?”

“Oh, it’s nothing… I just thought you said it was the Aquile merchant company…”

“What’s the big deal about that?”

Nahun asked, but suddenly felt something was off. Why was Iris, a human, reacting this way to the name of the Aquile merchant company?

“Have you heard the name before?”

“Ah, yes…”

“You’ve heard of it? The Aquile merchant company?”

“It’s not a lie…!”

Something felt strange. How did she, who had lived in the human realm until recently, know about the demon world’s merchant companies? Both Nahun and Ersha felt confused.

“Is there a merchant company with the same name in the human realm?”

“That could be the case.”

“Then again, the emblem looks identical.”

“…That must be true, right?”

“Yes, yes…!”

Nahun decided to remember this fact for now. Since eagle emblems were common, it wasn’t impossible for there to be coincidences in their designs, but it was certainly very suspicious.

“I should mention this when I meet Bernet.”

Following the Aquile merchant company, they arrived at a magnificent city with five floors, just as Nahun had predicted. Demons of various races filled the streets, with a long line of entertainment establishments like taverns, inns, and casinos.

Nahun looked around and honestly admired it.

“It seems this is a entertainment district… it’s incredible in scale.”

“It’s developed a lot since then.”

“Do you know this place?”

“It used to be a place where the poor gathered. I didn’t think it would transform into this lively entertainment district.”

“It must have changed quite a bit, yet you recognized it well.”

“That part hasn’t changed.”

Ersha pointed to an old shrine.

“What’s that?”

“It’s a place to pay respect to the Great One.”

“The Great Demon?”

“To be precise, it is known to be a place devoted to Gagiel. He is often referred to as the Great Sage of Hell, and it’s customary to pray to him for wisdom when life is difficult.”

“Hmm.”

Having no memory of the Great Demons, Nahun could only nod. He remembered everything when the Celestial War had fully returned to his powers, but…

‘…It disappeared again.’

In any case, the fact that the Aquile merchant company had come to the entertainment district implied that the peddlers had a base here. Nahun spoke to the two women.

“Let’s investigate where the peddlers gather.”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

Iris promptly disappeared to investigate the back alleys, while Ersha walked alongside Nahun, observing the surroundings.

“Should we have followed the Aquile merchant company all the way?”

“The streets are quite complicated. What if Her Majesty Seere gets angry because we’re late?”

“…I don’t know.”

Nahun felt a slight chill and shivered a bit. Seeing this, Ersha chuckled lightly.

“It’s quite a curious sight to see Nahun being afraid of someone.”

“I find it the scariest when Seere is angry…”

“Usually, the person you love being angry is the scariest, right? Hehe.”

Just as they were having a light conversation, Iris suddenly appeared after her investigation of the alleys. Nahun asked her about her early return.

“Did you find anything?”

“Yes, I found the Aquile merchant company and a place where other merchant companies gather.”

“Great, let’s head there.”

Nahun said this and instructed Iris to lead the way, but just then, someone grabbed Nahun’s arm.

“?”

“Hey, big brother! We have a lot of rooms today, so why not stop by our place~!”

The one who grabbed him seemed to be a woman from a passing inn… or perhaps a brothel. Nahun couldn’t help but frown at the blatant solicitation. He slapped her hand away, intending to refuse outright.

“Sorry, but I have someone…”

“Hey there, handsome!! Our place has even more rooms!!”

“No, no! Ours is better!!”

No matter what Nahun said, the women continued to pester him, and he let out a deep sigh.

“I’m just passing through!!”

#

“…Why are you acting like this, Your Majesty?”

“I don’t know… I suddenly feel a bit off.”

Seere, looking at the enemy forces arriving at the battlefield, frowned deeply. The numbers were overwhelming. Compared to the six legions under Seere’s command, there were a total of twenty legions on the other side, in addition to the fleeing troops from earlier.

Lin initially thought Seere was nervous about the overwhelming numbers, but that wasn’t the case.

Although the magic Seere had cast on Nahun had long been released, she had an instinctive feeling now. It seemed that Nahun had gotten involved in something that Seere wouldn’t like.

“…I’m annoyed.”

“Pardon?”

Seere sighed heavily.

“Haa, Daejeong.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Let’s start right away.”

A clear sound of grinding teeth echoed as she clenched her jaw.

“I can’t stand this anymore.”

Lin nodded and immediately moved to her position. Seere mounted Bicon, who was beside her, and spoke to Leviathan, who was circling nearby.

“I’m counting on you.”

“Bwoo.”

Leviathan vanished into the black mist. Seere shouted toward the Fourth Legion waiting behind her.

“Soon, the Massu will split them in half! We will penetrate their ranks and behead their commander!”

Due to the overwhelming numerical disparity, it wasn’t possible to use the usual hammer-and-anvil tactic. The main force, which was supposed to act as the anvil, wouldn’t be able to hold out against such vast numbers.

Thus, Seere mixed a breakthrough strategy into this tactic. While Leviathan greatly reduced the enemy’s numbers and disrupted their formation, she and the elite Fourth Legion would penetrate sharply to target the enemy commander.

“The enemy commander we should target, Garp, is over there.”

Seere’s sword pointed towards the heart of the enemy formation. The gleaming red eyeball was fixed on the location of its master’s enemy.

And at that moment, a black mist rippled in the air above the enemy ranks. Seeing this, Seere lowered her sword and said,

“Let’s begin.”

With those words, the Seventh Legion on the left and the Second Legion on the right each set out. The Fourth Legion, led by Seere and Lin, also moved toward the center.

As they began to ride their horses, Garp’s army seemed to respond as if they had prepared in advance.

“Is this a hammer-and-anvil tactic? Quite arrogant. Do they not think about the numerical difference?”

“How foolish. Seems like the young ones only learned tactics from books.”

“Alright, let’s show them what tactics really are.”

Garp’s legions were arranged quite appropriately. The biggest reason why hammer-and-anvil tactics fail is the collapse of the main force serving as the anvil. If the enemy attacking the anvil can destroy it with overwhelming numbers, the tactic will fail.

Thus, Garp’s legions were gathered in the center with twelve legions. Of course, there were also four legions opposing each of the flanks.

No matter how one looked at it, Seere, who had deployed one legion on each flank and four in the center, was in a losing position.

However, what neither Garp nor his subordinates counted on was—

──────────────!!!

With a deafening roar that felt like it would tear apart eardrums, a colossal white whale emerged from the black mist with its mouth wide open. Garp’s legions could only be bewildered by the sudden appearance of the monster from the sky.

“Wh-what is that?!”

“W-what on earth…?”

“Your Majesty, get back!!”

Kwahziik──────────!!

Thanks to a general who took a step back with Garp, Garp saved his own life, but that was not the issue.

“W-what…!?”

As the huge white whale opened its mouth wide, two entire legions that had gathered there disappeared as if vaporized. Although there were still more than ten legions left, seeing their comrades being swallowed by this massive Massu, hardly anyone dared to think about confronting it.

“Wh-what are you all doing! Hurry up and drive that thing away!!”

“Yes, yes! Archers, prepare to fire!!”

Even though their formation had already crumbled, they still had numbers. Thousands of arrows poured down upon Leviathan’s head at once. However…

“?”

Leviathan simply looked at the enemies with a questioningly expression, and not a single arrow managed to pierce its tough hide.

“Monster…!”

“Damn it, follow me!”

A general from Garp’s side, boasting considerable skill, the commander of the 15th Legion, Schneitzel, stepped forward with his sword drawn. His elite troops from the 15th Legion also mounted their horses and followed.

Mana coiled around Schneitzel’s sword. He chanted an incantation and charged forward.

“Concentrate at a point, unleash my power here…!”

【 Mana Thrust 】

His powerful mana transformed into a sharp spear, piercing directly into Leviathan’s skin.

Boom!!

However, this beast, deemed the End Beast, was covered with a massive amount of mana that Schneitzel could never have imagined. Schneitzel could only stare in despair at his own broken sword that had crumbled upon hitting the tough hide.

“…It didn’t even leave a scratch?”

Crack!!!

Schneitzel, along with the elite troops of the 15th Legion, found themselves swallowed into Leviathan’s belly. Seeing the meaningless death of his capable subordinate, Garp’s rage erupted.

“How dare… a mere creature!!”

Just as Garp drew his sword and charged at Leviathan, a loud explosion sounded from the front. Garp turned and shouted.

“What’s going on, Olverin!”

“It’s Seere von Debata!!”

The commander of the 9th Legion, Olverin, announced Seere’s arrival. As the Fourth Legion of the Debata army, led by Seere, arrived, the already confused main force further descended into chaos.

“Damn it, reorganize the ranks!! Legions 13, 14, 16, and 17, bind that beast’s legs! The rest will be enough to hold back Seere von Debata!”

Even amidst the chaos, Garp remained emotionally stable and made a calm judgment. Even if he redirected four of the ten legions remaining with the main force to bind Leviathan’s legs, he still had six legions left.

Although the 15th Legion had been severely damaged, it wasn’t a problem. The numerical superiority wouldn’t change. Garp reorganized his formation and ordered to defend against Seere, who was charging from the front.

He thought of having to face the monstrous creature that even his subordinates found difficult to bind. But then…

Kwah-AAAANG!!!!

A continuous series of explosions echoed from the front. Garp felt something was off and called out to Olverin, who was commanding from the front.

“Olverin! What’s the situation!!”

But for some reason, this time there was no response. She was no longer a person in this world. Gripping a sword that dripped with blood, she was taken down by the Demon King with the dangerous gaze.

“Teacher… women shouldn’t be….”

And standing before her, holding a sword, the commander of the 11th Legion, Hannes, felt cold sweat running down his back.

“What on earth are you talking about?”

“The wind won’t be forgiven. If you don’t come back soon, I will bind you and torment you all day…”

As he heard the strange words of the Demon King raising her sword, Hannes shouted loudly.

“Your Majesty!! This woman is very strange!!!”

“Hannes! Why isn’t Olverin answering?!”

“She’s already dead! Damn it, this woman is too strong!!”

“What…?”

Hannes, while he knew Seere’s prowess was extraordinary, did not step back. He knew that if he didn’t stand his ground, the soldiers wouldn’t fall back either.

But he was also afraid. He had just seen Olverin die. With a single strike, she had been split in half along with her soldiers by that sword imbued with powerful mana.

“If I kill all these creatures, will she come then…?”

However, Seere didn’t care about the terrified expression on Hannes’s face. She saw him as just another being to be brought down, considering the scattered corpses around her. She was about to unleash the pent-up stress formed from waiting for just one person.

The sword was raised high. Hannes, witnessing this, poured in every ounce of his strength to gather his mana. But something felt off.

“…My mana?”

Usually, when one reveals their available mana, the external mana spread across the Demon World naturally gathers as well. But for some reason, now, external mana was not gathering around Hannes at all.

The reason was simple.

“That sword… is it absorbing all the external mana!?”

Seere’s sword, the Blood-Wolf Sword, was consuming all the external mana around it, thus the external mana had significantly diminished around Hannes.

“If you don’t come back before I kill all these creatures…”

Seere murmured.

“I really will keep you bound.”

With that statement, the sword descended.

#

Chilled.

Nahun flinched and looked around.

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, nothing…”

Nahun slightly sweated cold. He composed himself again and looked at the flag of the place Iris had guided them to.

“You’ve done a good job.”

“Did I do well?”