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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 286

While those who surrendered were captured in a situation that was organized in an instant, it was Tennessee who noticed the abnormality the fastest..

However, even though Cheryl's blessing had made her insensitive to change, Cheryl also sensed that something had happened as her discomfort soared, so she naturally shifted her gaze to Teneasi and opened her mouth..

"Holy woman?"

"...You must join Siegfried. He won't know what's going on because he can't sense the devil's presence.."

"Are you the devil??"

"Yes, that's right. It can also be very... serious. Entire! Please go first!"

"what? only me? why?"

"There is something I must explain to these people. There's no time to waste so hurry up!"

Seeing the faces of his companions stiffening for a moment, Teneasi's head began to spin at an unprecedented speed. Teneasi, who was so deeply troubled that she even forgot the noise made by Entire running urgently, tried hard to determine whether she was feeling this pressure because she was close to the entity emitting this evil energy, or whether it was to this extent despite the distance, but ultimately failed. did.

Because I used up too much energy from the last battle? It was clear that it was not an easy battle, but it was barely that tiring. That means that it is because of the evil energy that she feels alone... As far as she knows, there are only two cases in which her senses can be messed up this much..

In cases where beings called great devils or great dukes have appeared, or someone has opened a gate through the power of such beings and the energy of the other world is flowing out..

Because of that, Tennessee had no choice but to hesitate. If it is the latter, there is a possibility of stopping it. However, if you encounter the former case, it is safe to say that you will simply die. The title Grand Duke was not given by humans, but by those evil demons, and it was given to them because of their power..

"There is a possibility that it is the Great Evil. However, the door leading to the other world may have been opened with the help of a demon with such power.."

"...You can either stop it or you can't.."

"yes. I hope you all wait to join Siegfried.."

The reason she is given leeway is because she is an imperial citizen. Her purpose was to offer her help, not to force it. If they refused to retreat to join, the city of Tennessee had to respect that decision..

"I will go scouting alone. Holy maiden, please take them and join the warrior.."

Without the slightest hesitation, Cheryl gave an answer that Tenneasi wasn't expecting. Then, before she could retort, she began to explain why she had made that judgment..

"Others do not feel this energy. In order to track this, either me or the saint is essential, but if you serve the saint, you will inevitably need an escort, and in that case, there will be problems with mobility and you may not be able to do so when you need to retreat in a hurry. Luckily, I have the answers to all of those problems.."

It may seem arrogant, but it's all true. Even though Teneasi knew that there was an option to just promise the next time together, she couldn't bring herself to say anything. As if she had sensed Tenesi's hesitation, Cheryl added her words..

"As the head of the Ogatorp family, sworn to protect the royal family, this is my duty.."

It seemed like he was saying that to himself, not to Tennessee..

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"It sure seems like it's moving fast, but somehow it's all in vain.."

After entering the waterway, it was really frustrating that we couldn't encounter the enemies even though we first looked for clear traces among the locations Cheryl predicted, but that didn't mean Cheryl's prediction was wrong. On the contrary, wherever I went, there were traces of habitation or some unidentified magic tool installed, so much so that I was met with admiration and applause..

I took a hard look at it through magical power and brought out all the harpoons, but it was not a very meaningful action since it was highly likely that they had already served their purpose at the point where they were left unattended. Even then, I was able to check all the areas I was in charge of faster than expected, so I searched a random location to try to make a guess, but since the traces were already empty, I decided to give up..

"Anyway, he's a good talent. Is this what happens if you learn strategy and tactics??"

He's such a greedy kid that he whines that he can't win at swordsmanship even though he's acquired this kind of knowledge. Since I had no reason to stay any longer, I opened the map I had kept in my pocket and looked at the marked location. I realized that, thanks to my brief deliberation and wandering astray, Siegfried's party was quite close to the area they had decided to investigate..

If we can meet, there is no reason to go back to the meeting point. Anyway, the fact that there was nothing on my side means that there is a high possibility that there is something on other people's side, so the sooner you join, the better..

It was around the time when I almost arrived at the Siegfried party's investigation point that I started to see something strange as I moved quickly, amazed that I didn't encounter a single common monster as it was an underground waterway under the capital of the kingdom..

"...Why does magic move like this??"

It's not magic. The magic power was breaking through the wall of the waterway and moving quickly in a specific direction, but not only was that direction not where Siegfried was expected to be, but there was no wizard with the ability to move that much magic power..

If it had been above ground, I would have immediately smashed the wall and opened a straight passage to find out, but since doing so underground did not open the way, I moved forward, cutting off the large stems of magical power that caught my eye with my sword. To be honest, I don't know how helpful this would be in the face of this amount of magic, but I felt more comfortable than leaving it alone and doing nothing..

But even as I moved around like that, strange things continued. They did not meet Siegfried's party..

"Was there a battle ahead??"

If it had passed without incident, it wouldn't have taken this long, so I moved a little faster, thinking that Siegfried's party might have drawn a winning lottery ticket..

"Eh, ega assistant teacher?!"

"Why are you coming from there?...?"

As I was in such a hurry, I ended up running in a straight line to the halfway point, and what I encountered was a Siegfried party without Siegfried..

"It just so happened that it happened like that. Princess Esselua? Did you find something??"

I answered appropriately, but the atmosphere was unusual. At a glance, even if some of the traitors had been captured, Cheryl, the saint, and Siegfried were nowhere to be seen. Before I could think about what their absence meant, Esselua hastily explained..

"A problem arose at the point where Sir Cheryl was headed. She went out scouting alone and sent the rest of her party here, so Siegfried hurriedly followed with only Tenesi.."

"It's a problem?"

"It is said that devil worshipers may be trying to manifest the Great Devil.."

"That bird...hmm. They say they have some kind of sacrifice, so they say they are not just demons, they are the great devils.?"

If we summoned them by simply paying for them, they would have been in a hurry because we made the first move, and if we couldn't summon them by paying for them, they wouldn't have been able to summon them properly yet. Even if it is said that the magic power that I cut down so much earlier is the aftermath of such a summoning ritual, compared to Ingladiu, it is at a level that can only be described as fresh blood, so it is not that threatening..

But what Esselua uttered while biting her lip was beyond my complacent predictions..

"They may not have come to the capital simply to escape. Teneasi... said that through the battle fought at the headquarters of the Holy Light Cross, there is a possibility that the devil worshipers have already completed most of the preparations for the sacrifices.."

For a moment, swear words were about to come out of my mouth, but I managed to stop them with my incredible patience..

Yes, no matter what, the Holy Light Cross and the warrior party are not idiots and there is no way they could not have predicted this situation even when they saw corpses without even a drop of blood left lying everywhere. I didn't feel any signs of that, so I guess I didn't expect it.?

"...The devil I met materialized through blood. It seems like the demons the warrior encountered were different.."

If they had really just not predicted it, they would have had to experience my unpredictable wrath as well, but fortunately for them, such an unfortunate incident did not happen..

"that's right. What I was most concerned about was sacrifice through death, but what method was used?..."

good. So what I have to do is simple.

"Princess Esselua, please lead them upstairs and inform the academy. I'll follow the warrior.."

"But it won't be easy to trace..."

"Everyone has their own way."

Of course, no matter how quickly it is obvious that they moved and left traces, it is difficult to find people who took unexpected paths on the stone floor..

But the flow of magic power I could see was so clear that it was no problem..

"Well, then we should go together too...."

"I understand how worried you are, but it slows you down. Even if I end up running away."

Siegfried looked quite worried, but I was also taken aback by the unexpected situation, so I cut it like a knife and ran after the visible magic..

Did they say curiosity kills the cat?.

Fortunately, the longcat Cheryl never died out of curiosity, but since she was a creature with a high chance of dying due to noblesse oblige, I hurried as much as possible..