Episode 221. Main character correction (1)
The town fell silent once more as a shocking scene appeared on the screen.
Princess Meloin’s head was instantly blown off by the fist swung by the Demon King.
Some people who saw it turned their heads away, and many parents were busy covering their children’s eyes.
The same was true for those who were fighting each other on the outskirts of town.
The legions of water people and dragons that had been advancing from outside stopped, and the armies led by high-ranking officials who had been trying to stop them also froze in silence.
“I, I can’t do that…!”
The same was true of the dark spirit forces that approached from the coast and attempted to attack the academy.
The Dark Spirit King Crogiri, who had his eyes on that screen, stuck out his tongue so much that he couldn’t even speak properly.
“The future… how…”
He clearly saw the future. It was an ending where everything was destroyed by humans and this continent was destroyed.
The procedure to achieve that result would have also been shown in that future time. However, in that future time, there was absolutely no chance of such a screen appearing in the sky above the village.
Moreover, an unbelievable scene was appearing on the screen.
“Your Majesty! There is no sign of a conclusion!”
“If we continue like this, both sides will be annihilated!”
Raysher and Drachma were speaking earnestly, but he was still staring at the screen.
Even though Princess Mirona, who had awakened to the Holy Sword, and Mary Ludosiel, who had awakened to the Queen of Mis, were launching an all-out attack from the front.
“Be prepared!”
“Let’s show the power of our ninja duo!”
From one to ten, all I see are elements that make no sense.
Even if you just look at the current situation where the Demon King and the Princess are fighting each other, it is the same.
Faced with this unprecedented sight, Crogiri began to lose his will to fight.
From the moment he discovered Emperor Carmine’s true identity, he had already lost the will to show off his power.
If the future keeps going wrong like this, why did we come here?
I wonder if what I’m doing now isn’t just building a meaningless sand castle.
Crogiri was in a state of confusion, unable to make up his mind, in the midst of the agony that was creeping upon him.
“Stop it. Raysher. Drachma.”
“yes?”
『What is that…!』
His two loyal subordinates are greatly surprised at what he is saying here.
At his one word, the Dark Spirit King, all the Dark Spirits put their fighting spirit into it.
Although each spirit had the shape of an animal, if they were human, they began to make gestures, one by one, such as raising both hands above their heads.
“What are you doing all of a sudden?”
“You ran away during the final battle. Are you a ninja after doing that?”
Princess Mirona and Mary suddenly question why they stopped fighting.
If they had surrendered meekly, I would be more than grateful, but I can’t imagine things being resolved that easily.
Mirona still watched them with a powerful aura surrounding her sword.
Their every move was detected by the magical power that had been strengthened beyond comparison by the power of the Holy Sword.
That’s where Crogiri opened his mouth.
“We’ll just… watch until the end.”
How much of it is true and how much is false?
Crogiri watched the screen floating in the sky.
What kind of ending will this future, which seems to have been intentionally distorted by someone, lead to?
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“What the heck is that?”
A dragon as big as a house standing on a hill recited.
Scales that were as black as the abyss, pointed horns that looked like they were created by the devil himself, and wings.
He was Isaac, the leader of the Black Dragon Army, a black dragon with all sorts of evil-looking forms.
300 years ago, their great ancestor, the Black Dragon King Barbatos, was defeated by the Great Sage and died.
The dragons that followed Barbatos were driven out of the border and lived with a grudge against her.
Finally, after all these years, the time of vengeance has come.
While I was fighting the human army trying to protect Alighieri Town… a huge screen appeared in the sky.
“Do you know what that means, Lucacio?”
“What good will it do you if you ask me that?”
A werewolf leading a legion of water people also looked at the screen and sighed loudly.
He too was a descendant of Varia, the chieftain of the water people who had been defeated by the Great Sage.
Their purpose was no different from Isaac’s.
They wanted to attack Alighieri for revenge and pleasure, but were currently blocked by the army protecting them.
“And it’s actually a good thing that something like that came up. Because I was able to retreat while my eyes were drawn to it.”
The friendly forces also turned their gaze away, but Lucacio did not hesitate and ordered a retreat.
It would have been possible to turn the tables by taking advantage of the moment when they were distracted, but that was impossible.
This is because the condition of the Suin soldiers suddenly became strange, and he intuitively felt that it would be dangerous to fight any longer.
“These things suddenly start complaining of stomachache and losing their will to fight. What on earth did they eat?”
“Have you ever doubted the supplies you received?”
“I received a lot of supplies. I should have gotten stronger with the strengthening drugs that Crown Prince Charis gave me!”
Although Lucacio complained that he didn’t eat anything wrong and was acting like that, he didn’t know anything.
That Crown Prince Charis was not real, and the potion he received was actually a laxative.
Since the Suin tribe advanced first and showed off their momentum, other demonic armies, including the Black Dragon Legion, also advanced.
And when Su-in retreated because he was at a disadvantage, other leaders who judged that it was a disadvantage also ordered a retreat.
So now we have reached this situation where the two sides are facing each other.
“You damn humans. If only the soldiers’ condition would improve, I’d sweep them all away at once!”
The situation is strange now. The current combined forces are on par with the opposing human forces.
They are all beings who have been gnashing their teeth and following the traces of Dantia in order to avenge their ancestors.
If it can at least cause a butterfly effect that will bring about their downfall, I’m willing to throw away my life.
Now is the time, and I am grateful to Emperor Carmine for providing this opportunity.
“By the way, this is an unexpected situation. I never thought Emperor Carmine would be such a monster.”
Somehow, they wondered why they were being helped secretly from behind the scenes.
Even when he first came to the Black Dragon’s Nest and made a novel proposal, there was still a lot of suspicion about him.
I had expected that there would be something hidden through the endless darkness overflowing from him.
“But it doesn’t matter. Whether he’s the Emperor or the Demon King, as long as he helps us with our long-cherished goal, he’s a strong ally.”
That point should not be overlooked, added Lucacio.
Although his identity is shocking, it does not interfere with their plans in any way.
Since the goal is to destroy each other’s intelligence, we can talk about identity later.
The enemy is currently observing the situation here, so they are not moving. They are not rushing in because there is a risk of it being a trap.
Then, we just had to watch that screen until the soldiers’ abnormal symptoms were completely cured.
[Keuheuk… Khahahahahahaha!!]
The laughter of the emperor who has turned into the demon king echoes across the screen.
After decapitating his own daughter, Princess Meloin, he pulled out the dagger embedded in his chest and threw it to the floor.
The Demon King continued to laugh, perhaps because his identity had been revealed.
They had been through the lonely wilderness and lawless lands beyond the borders, but they had never seen a more maddening expression than that.
Lucacio and Isaac found it amusing to watch, as if they didn’t know where it would go.
[Kuhahaha… It all went down the drain. If only I had done just a little more, the plan would have been perfect… I could have erased every trace of that woman from this world…!]
His bloodshot eyes looked like they were looking at an ancient demon that had truly descended from the demon world, rather than the demon king.
The combination of the venomousness that would kill anything caught and the madness that ruined everything caused great chaos.
[What kind of guy got involved!!]
Everything from A to Z is unnatural.
Even when Hwangtapju Grisha was assassinated, it was clearly a situation where no one would have noticed.
But then, suddenly, Duke Gerard drew his sword and stopped the assassination. Just as he had predicted.
In addition, all evidence that Mary Ludciel was the Demon King was lost here.
How on earth did Saint Nevia know the location of this place and seize the evidence in advance?
Not only Duke Gerard, but even Saint Nevia anticipated his actions.
The same goes for Elder Enviel, who is currently instigating you.
There must be someone controlling these people.
[Some guy…]
But now that I found out, it’s already too late.
At this point, his true identity has been revealed, and his reign as emperor has become a story for the other side of the galaxy.
[Hehehe… Hehehehehe! But it doesn’t matter!]
Any moment now, a punitive force will arrive to deal with you.
He could fly with his wings and escape through walls, but he had no intention of escaping.
No matter how much the Demon King’s power was revealed, it was not as powerful as it was 300 years ago.
I can only see a future where I am either killed or captured and interrogated.
But now he had no fear.
At the point when everything was ruined, I had given up everything, including my life.
[If it becomes like this…]
He took out a small magical tool from his chest… and raised it towards the sky.
[I will destroy everything! This entire continent!]
At the same time, the light emitted from the magic tool pierces through the ceiling and the ground and soars toward the sky.
The purple light cut through the clouds, reaching beyond the atmosphere into the endless darkness.
Even in other areas the same thing was happening.
In each of the four directions, the same light rose and pierced the sky, centered on the four imperial cardinal directions.
The area was once home to a tower that the Emperor had designed to create a barrier to protect his empire.
However, its true identity was not the protection of the empire, but rather a ritual to attract a giant monster that would lead this continent to destruction.
[Let’s all die together!]
Those who heard that were shocked once again.
The Dark Spirit King Crogyri also opened his eyes wide in surprise, and Lucacio and Isaac could not help but be astonished.
If it meant the destruction of this continent… they were determined to kill everyone, including themselves.
“Are you serious…?”
Isaac, the black dragon who symbolizes fear, and Lucacio, the leader of the bloodthirsty beastmen.
It was an unprecedented situation that even made their faces turn pale.
[This is my plan B!]
As if to prove that it was true, a huge boulder was falling from the sky, leaving a hot trail behind.
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`Now, are you even going to drop a meteorite?`
I was so surprised that I stuck out my tongue as I transformed into Envyel.
However, it is not that it was unexpected, but rather a reaction of bewilderment.
I’ve cleared all the endings of the main story of Devil Aka, but I’ve never seen him execute a plan B like that.
This is because Plan A must succeed, opening up the path to the bad ending and true ending.
Plan B was mentioned in the main story, but it was never actually revealed.
Instead, information about him is written in a setting book written directly by the game’s creator.
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Machia’s last resort in case all plans fail.
As a man from 300 years ago, he was the only one who knew of a dangerous ritual that past magic scholars had discarded as dangerous.
It was literally destroyed now and unknown to the world, but Machia decided to use it just in case.
The ritual is to bring down the head of the evil spirit floating in the sky to the ground.
When you fix the corpse of the ancient evil god to each appropriate location and then awaken the magical tool that serves as the detonator, the light of magical power connects to the sky.
The light acts as a powerful gravitational force, falling to the ground… burning everything.
The exact size is unknown, but if it hits the ground, the continent will be completely destroyed.
If there is a chosen warrior, I hope he can stop Machia…
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It pulls in the corpse of an ancient demon floating in space using gravity.
Then, at the very least, the destruction of the continent is certain, and it means that something like what Lyman did in the bad ending route will happen.
-Look over there! Something’s really falling!
-Someone stop that!
-Call a wizard! Just pour out your firepower and block it!
-How did it get there!
A huge sphere that looked like a creature’s head at first glance was falling as a meteorite.
The atmosphere turns red from the intense frictional heat.
Even from here, it looks like it’s at least several kilometers in size, and the heat has turned the sky red.
It was a sight like the sun rising in the middle of a moonless night.
As the heat rose, people’s fears soared.
“Everyone calm down!”
I shouted loudly in Enviel’s voice.
Everyone’s attention turned to me as my voice echoed throughout the village through magic.
“We will never perish! You must not yield and sit back before the atrocities of that Demon King!”
But how can we stop that?
No matter how great Enviel is as a wizard, I don’t think he can stop the demon’s flames that can turn the continent into hell in one fell swoop.
Even in the midst of such worries, I continued to shout.
“Make no mistake! We have hope! It is the hearts of you who revived Alighieri that created this hope!”
There once was a being who turned his back on humans in disappointment.
He felt disgusted with the human who had driven his mother to death without any mercy, but there was an instance where his mind changed.
Humans who have benefited from their mothers… have steadily established an academy named after their mothers for generations.
-A being who carries out a witch hunt without knowing grace.
– A being who does not succumb to evil, but steadily carries on the shining spirit and passes it on to future generations, creating history.
He has been weighing these two for 300 years.
That worry is still ongoing, and if the continent is destroyed, that worry will end.
It didn’t feel right for it to happen that way.
Pushuung!-
A huge roar was heard from somewhere.
In that direction, something was seen soaring madly toward the sky.
There were speculations that it was a bird, a dragon, or someone who could use flying magic, but it was a being that denied all of them.
-devil?
The monster with two arms and two legs soared into the sky.
The shock wave from the flight, which covers a distance of 10,000 meters in less than a second, was transmitted here.
“Look at that!”
I pointed at him who was shining like a star and shouted loudly.
“The author is the hope you have created!”
The protagonist who determines the fate of this world ends up coming into contact with a giant meteorite.
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