The Devil Who Grants Wishes

75 – Drank (2)

“The land of demons?”

“Yes, Dad. I decided to do that. Oh, of course, first, after returning Aren to a safe place or the Great Forest.”

What is this feeling?

It’s like watching people who go out to smoke at work talk about important matters among themselves and come back to declare that it’s been decided.

It’s already been confirmed, so it’s hard to express my opinion again.

And the land of demons?

‘If it were the land of the demons, it would mean Katara, but why is it appearing now…?’

The land of demons, that is, the place called Katara Continent, appears after a long story.

Even if he crossed this continent, he had to cross three more, and he had to level up considerably.

uh… well…

Of course, the level seems to be correct if you kill more demons, but it’s not just the level that’s a problem, it’s more that you just skipped the story.

In the original work, the reason why the hero decided to go to Katara was to confirm the tyranny committed by the Serapia Church, to feel skeptical about the adventures so far, and to suspect that the demons are evil who unconditionally follow the devil.

But now, isn’t there such an opportunity at all?

‘There are even more stories in the middle besides that…’

It is only after realizing all sorts of facts, such as the secrets of the church, the reason for the existence of souls, the true meaning of the balance of the world that Serapia speaks of, how demons made of Magi and Mana can have physical creatures and descendants, etc. , go to Katara.

But now I’m just going to go to the middle of the day… Is this really okay?

As I remember, this next story first defeats all the demons invading the Aquileia Empire, and then the new emperor who succeeds the previous emperor receives a county and a mansion in the islands. These mansions and estates are, of course, content that players in other games can freely decorate.

…The entire leadership of the Aquileia Empire has already been marinated in the divinity of Serapia, but this is already bad.

“Yes, let’s do that. Aren has a good place to take you, so just follow me.”

It’s a story that’s already gone wrong, so well, then you can do it roughly.

There are so many things that you realize as you progress through the story, even to Katara, but you can gradually realize that later, right?

Or I can tell you directly.

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‘Ugh…’

Aren, who is being dragged to the warriors’ party by force, is disgusted by Faust.

After realizing the truth about Faust, my fears have subsided a bit, but even so, that appearance and the terrible things they did in the Great Forest do not go anywhere.

Above all, since he never wants to release himself and he doesn’t know what kind of person he is going to meet, Aren feels even more afraid when faced with the unknown.

[Lena, where are we going…?]

[…Probably going to Irene.]

[Who else is Irene??]

[Looks like an elf who has known Faust for a long time… I don’t know the details.]

[…]

Lena is also very nice.

How could you tell a lie like that?

His face was so disgusting that even imagining it was difficult, but even if anyone saw it, it was an expression that he knew all too well, let alone not know in detail.

However, the feeling of betrayal was unexpectedly felt.

[Irene?]

[Who else is that?]

[This is the first name I’ve heard.]

Even though the others didn’t know who Irene was, Lena never opened her mouth.

Lucia frowning and asking questions, Iris looking serious and questioning, and Celestine having only pure doubts, Lena, who managed to evade the persistent attacks of the three, just kept her mouth shut and didn’t say anything.

After seeing that, I couldn’t help but feel betrayed by Lena.

I could only vaguely feel how terrifying Irene was.

Haaa… what am I going to do now–

“The destination is visible.”

Hearing those words, he raised his head and looked around, and a very different place unfolded before his eyes than he had imagined.

Like other places, it has been damaged and damaged in many places, probably because it was attacked by demons, but it is still a human city that is very similar to what we saw in the illustrations in the book.

…what?

Are you there?

“…are you really here?”

“What, it’s the city I first met Lena.”

“Hey, it’s a city that’s peacefully rebuilding.”

Others seem to feel the same way as me.

Lucia, Iris, and Celestine, who had only imagined how serious the place was after seeing Lena’s reaction, were a little dazed when they saw the human city, the extreme of mediocrity.

“Lena, what the hell… is this…?”

“What, this… has gotten worse—- oops…”

But not like Lena.

His face was pale, he was sweating and covering his mouth, just trembling.

Others who were trying to complain also caught their breath when they saw such Lena, and were unable to say anything.

What the hell kind of elf is Lena reacting so dramatically—- ugh!?

“Hick!?”

At that moment, instead of looking at the city with a sense of wonder, my mind suddenly throbs and rings.

It’s not just the head where the problem is.

The wind mixed with magic that scrapes the skin horribly, the blue eyes and back of the neck, the lungs that cannot breathe as if hiccupped, and the nausea as if a whole barrel of oil has been drunk.

And finally… the musty smell that pierces your nose.

“Oh, why are you doing that… Wait, wait!”

“Oops!!”

Celestine, who was nearby, was puzzled and tried to take care of me, who suddenly became strange, but it was too late. Food that has passed through the throat cannot be stopped.

The regurgitating stomach acid is chemically burning the throat, but the pain isn’t too severe.

That kind of thing is not that important in the current situation.

“Faust, there are many questions I wanted to ask you, but now you’re here… Huh?”

Noticing that Faust is approaching the city, Irene comes to meet her and is at a loss for words when she sees the two young elves.

The three elves, who had been moving vigorously until just a moment ago, were now frozen as if they were like when, and the rest of the members are just bewildered watching them.

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“You want me to take care of this elf…”

“It’s too dangerous to travel with us, and it’s too dangerous because of the demonic invasion to leave alone. I can’t go back to the Great Forest because I need to find an ally, so the only thing I can think of right away is you. I’ll definitely give you a price.”

A sudden visit followed by an embarrassing request. If an ordinary person went through something like this, it would be normal to get a little angry, but for Irene now, I can’t even imagine such an option.

The difference in strength between herself and Faust was so great, and even from Irene’s point of view, Aren was a really weak elf and needed protection.

Of course, that’s not the only reason.

“…okay.”

It was something he couldn’t do, being unable to keep his temper in front of such young elves and being swayed by his emotions.

Irene continued to speak while maintaining the most solemn posture.

“So… did you say Arn?”

“Aww… yes, yes…”

But to be honest, such a solemn posture has no effect.

For Arenne, who had lived in the Great Forest until recently and had not been paralyzed by the stench of the world, everything about Irene was truly terrifying.

Arn was startled by the old mana of Irene, who was sure to be older than any other elves he had ever seen.

“…Hmm, can’t we just go back to the Great Forest?”

“That, that’s not okay… I came out on orders…”

“Then, there’s nothing we can do about it. Since the world has become such a mess, it’s better to quit pawn foil for the time being and go around together.”

Instinctively, he is full of desire to deny it, but Aren, whose rationality is still alive, barely accepts the proposal.

Although the stench from mana was strong because she had grown immeasurably older, in other words, the stench was also a thing that proved Irene’s strength.

As an elf, Aren knows that fact very well, and he barely nods his head while brainwashing himself into thinking that this was inevitable.

“Irene, how old are you?”

“…Yes?”

“Aigokeros, Lena, Aren, everyone reacted too seriously—-… No, pretend you didn’t hear it.”

Look, even that strong Faust couldn’t deal with Irene hastily.

Looking at this, Irene’s strength is an unmistakable fact.

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Kururureung

“Irene, stop. If you go further than this, that city is dangerous.”

As the ground shakes like an earthquake, Faust panics and tells Irene.

If Irene was strong, would Faust be so flustered?

Being protected by such a strong person is enough to be blessed with that alone.

The terrible stench was not even felt as a penalty.

“Yes? No, not me.”

“what?”

“I didn’t do this earthquake– Ugh?!”

However, Arn’s guess is slightly off.

No matter how strong Irene is, it wasn’t Irene who created this earthquake.

In less than a second, the ground split open in an instant in an area so vast that it was hard to see, and an immeasurably high density of demonic energy rose from the cracked land.

The black-purple magic that was compressed to such a high density that light could not pass through it, so that the part covered by the demonic energy could not be seen.

Nevertheless, everyone present here can clearly see the image of someone at the center of that magic.

That someone stares at Faust, not paying attention to everyone else, and Faust also responds to that gaze and glares at someone inside Magi.