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44 – Blue roses among daffodils (2)

A month has passed.

Finally, the children went to the battlefield they had promised to the wizard.

Wearing tight necklaces around their necks, they all boarded a carriage bound for the Demon Territory.

For a month, the children learned basic combat skills, such as how to use magic on a wizard.

There was no anxiety about battle because the skills had been developed in the north to begin with, but the problem was the mental state of the children.

These children have hunted demons and animals many times, but they have never harmed human-like creatures such as demons and demons.

It was unclear whether such children would actually be able to go to the battlefield and kill them.

“You can do it, guys! We’re just going to catch some scary looking monsters!”

When the children were anxious, it was Riley who became their spiritual support.

Riley made the atmosphere as bright as possible and helped the children relax.

Thanks to this, the complaints of the children receiving training for a month have calmed down a little.

“……”

Lesia barely spoke for a month.

Although he basically followed Riley, the leader, he only intended to kill the wizard at any time.

There were several attempts to assassinate the wizard over the course of a month, but they frequently failed.

To put it bluntly, the wizard was strong.

His daily movements showed the attitude of a skillful warrior, preventing assassination in advance.

When I finally got the chance, I realized that the attack would not work because I was shielded by magic power.

I was able to realize that he was not an ordinary person from his behavior and his spirit.

Lesia even felt like she was playing in the palm of his hand.

‘Why on earth would someone with that level of skill want to use us…? ‘

I had a question, but it wasn’t something I could question the wizard about right away.

“We have arrived at our destination. Everyone, please get off.”

The wizard’s cold voice rang low.

The children followed his words and got out of the stopped carriage one by one.

“…Ugh.'”

Lesia got off the carriage and stopped at the smell of polluted mana that assaulted his nose.

The place where the children arrived was at the beginning of the Demon Territory.

It was a place where it was difficult to even breathe because of the contaminated mana.

“Phew… The air here really clears my mind.”

“Hey… Wizard. What should I do now…?”

Riley carefully asked the wizard who was stretching out in the stuffy carriage.

“Now you just have to kill all the demons you see in front of you. Narcissus. Can you do it?

“…I understand.”

“Oh, and the magic tool around your neck will tell me your location, so don’t even think about running away.”

Some children reacted in shock at the wizard’s words.

Lesia was calm.

From the moment the leash was placed around the neck, it was anticipated what role the leash would play.

The wizard placed the weapons he had prepared for the children in his hands.

The children grumbled as they looked at the crude weapons.

But since I couldn’t argue with the wizard, I quietly expressed my dissatisfaction to myself.

“Now, keep moving forward. Don’t look back and just kill the demons and demons. If you come back like a coward, I will kill you.”

Lesia could not help but despair at those words.

Don’t come back from the demon territory and fight.

The only way to survive is to penetrate that densely polluted mana and kill all the demons.

It is virtually impossible.

The wizard’s words were no different from telling him to fight until he died.

“…Let’s go, guys.”

Riley bit her lip and took the lead, leading the children deep into the demon realm.

***

The deeper I entered the demon realm, the more difficult it became to breathe.

The smell of rotting corpses scattered around and the contaminated mana that pierces the lungs made the breathing function abnormal.

Contaminated mana was extremely harmful to the human body, causing a phenomenon such as mana poisoning.

Although we have barely left the entrance, more than 20% of the children have collapsed on the way here.

Any normal human being would have fainted in coming this far, but thanks to the strong body of the northerner, they reached 80%.

Of course, all of the children are just barely holding on, but they are truly amazing in that no human has entered the depths of the demon spirit so far, except for the warrior.

“Narcissus sister… I’m having a hard time…”

Crest was in Riley’s arms.

She is the most severely addicted to mana among the group.

At the young age of 4, the strong northern body had not yet awakened, so the contaminated mana was bound to be very fatal.

Her vision became blurry from the moment she reached her entrance, and tinnitus sounded in her ears.

She was in such a dazed state that she didn’t walk very far when she fell for the first time.

The children tried to send Crest back.

But her wizard couldn’t make her return to his last threat.

“Hold on just a little longer… Sister, her brothers will quickly defeat the demons and send Crest.”

Riley used wind magic to inject fresh air into Crest.

It was only a temporary measure to prevent the worsening of mana poisoning, but it was the best solution right now.

“Daffodil! There are demons ahead…!”

One of the kids in the lead reported to Riley.

“…How many demons are there?”

“There are three low-level demons. I don’t think they have noticed our presence yet.”

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“Okay. Then let’s all move quietly.”

Riley responded calmly.

I moved as quietly as possible with the intention of ambushing the group of demons.

She was able to face the demons in just a few steps.

“Wow…”

They looked so hideous that some children were disgusted.

The wings on its back and the two horns on its head were similar to those of an ordinary demon beast.

It was very disgusting to see the human-like body with peeling skin, visible blood vessels, and festering wounds.

“Whoa… I can do it… It’s okay… Okay… Guys! Let’s go!”

Riley, who muttered to himself several times, soon stepped forward, holding his weapon tightly.

Riley was overdoing it at first glance.

Her rapid breathing and cold sweat show how nervous she is.

“…Why don’t we go back and kill the wizard? I think even if we fight at this rate, we’ll do a lot of damage.”

Lesia said with the intention of stopping her.

No, actually, this is what she has been thinking ever since she was captured.

If it was impossible to assassinate Lesia alone, she said, why not have all of her children join forces?

In the past, when I shared this opinion with other children, they refused, saying they were afraid of wizards, but Riley agreed with Lesia’s opinion.

However, he refused to rebel, citing various reasons.

Riley accepted Resia’s opinion of ‘Let’s all join forces’ and decided to join forces to kill the demons.

“…No, that’s not possible either. We don’t know how strong that wizard is. If you do something wrong, you might die without even making a sound.”

“If that’s the case, we’ve already figured it out. If we attack him now, ready to die, we can take him down.”

“Then it’s even worse! Everyone fights with the intention of dying! It’s better for everyone to survive by defeating the demons!”

Lesia was greatly disappointed by Riley’s outrageous remarks.

Riley’s opinion was nothing more than a cruel idealism.

It was stupid to say something like that in a situation where the only way to see the other way was to die even if you went through the demon spirit.

In the current situation, it is normal to follow Lesia’s opinion, but all the children are trying to follow Riley.

Lecia knows that although the children seem really stupid, there is a reason why they do that.

To begin with, they are very young.

This is a group of children who are only about 4 to 7 years old, so can they understand Lesia’s rational judgment?

It is clear that Riley’s idealism will be more appealing to children, and Lecia, who has wisdom at such an early age, will seem strange.

Lecia felt ashamed of herself for believing in Riley’s positivity for a moment.

Lesia looked around her and bit her teeth.

“…If you want to fight with demons, then you fight. I will conserve my strength as much as possible and prepare to run away.”

“Lesia…!”

Riley grabbed Lesia’s shoulder.

Lesia, who didn’t even want to listen to her words, shook off her hand and stepped behind her.

“…Okay. Guys, follow me. Let’s quickly kill the demons and get out.”

In the end, a fight broke out with Lesia excluded.

The results of the fight were overwhelming for the children.

The first demon was killed by a concentrated attack by children with swords.

The second demon was killed by children holding long weapons by ripping off its wings.

The third demon was neutralized by being shot by children with bows.

It was a natural result, as three low-level demons were faced together by dozens of strong, though young, nomads from the north.

“What do you think, Lesia? Don’t you think she can do it at this level?”

Riley asked, waving her demon blood-stained dagger in the air.

Lesia looked at that and sighed heavily.

Riley’s arrogance will surely kill him someday.