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Episode 231.2
Episode 231.2
(EP-231.2) Revelation #2
231 – Demon Monk’s Revelation #2
“Are you going to come at me?”
Hoo, hoom.
This must be what the expression ‘the air is heavy’ was. Even taking a breath turned stifling.
“Professor Balan. This will be on a different level than anything before.”
“Yes, yes!”
Seureuk-.
“Uno.”
At that moment, one of the floating swords grazed my face. I felt blood leaking from the sharp cut on my cheek, but there was no time to worry about the pain.
─Mana Shield!
I raised my mana output to the maximum and deployed a mana shield. The extreme magic I gained from becoming a Little Demon King allowed me to create about ten layers of mana shields.
“Dos, tres, cuatro.”
Sling, sling, sling-.
Clang, clang-!
However, my shields were simply being shattered like windows by stones, under the relentless onslaught from all directions. If this continued, I would inevitably be exposed to the attacks.
How did the main character’s party fight the Queen?
Eudeuk-.
Gritting my teeth, I focused entirely on defense. Even if it just meant continuously replenishing my mana shield, it was quite effective.
“Interesting, then how about this?”
The Queen put down her sword and reached her hand towards me.
“... What is she trying to do?”
Balan, hiding within my mana shield, voiced her doubts, but I could read the Queen’s intentions. The gathering light on her fingers was anything but ordinary.
—Tahlum.
Finally, with a short incantation, a world-erasing beam of superheated light shot from her finger. It pierced through the many layers of my mana shield at a single point and grazed my cheek.
Whaaaaaa-!
At the same time, an intense heat seared my face. I narrowly avoided the full blast, but if I had been hit directly, I would have died horribly.
“Theo-nim, what should I do? I don’t see any gaps!”
Balan was in a panic.
... In retrospect, Balan had been panicking all day. I brought her thinking she would be helpful, but she was just being fussy. I almost wanted to take back her vacation time.
However, everyone had their time to shine.
Thus, I decided to put Balan into good use.
“Balan, can you make a potion?”
“Po, potion?”
“From now on, do as I say.”
Taking advantage of the Queen recharging her next spell, I quickly explained my plan. Balan made a disgusted face and said, “Ugh,” but there was no other choice.
“I can buy you about a minute, so please do it!”
I regenerated my mana shield and moved forward. The Queen, seemingly surprised that I would step up, couldn’t hide her intrigue.
“You have the face of someone resigned to death. Good, I’ll tear you apart, feed your corpse to the birds, and throw your bones to the dogs. Huhuhu-.”
“.......”
Sareuk-.
Just as she had deflected my spell with her sword, the Queen sharply sliced through the potion vial with the tip of her spear.
However, the sharp scent of the liquid splattering everywhere was something she couldn’t block.
“Eugh, cough, cough—what is this, garlic...?”
Finally, the Queen coughed violently. The Ars Nova within her probably couldn’t withstand the yang energy from the garlic.
“Ugh, cough, cough.”
Taking advantage of Aira’s coughing fit—
My wand moved.
But it wasn’t aimed at the Queen’s heart. Instead, it targeted the head of the Demon Monk Theodoros, who was hiding in a corner and retching on the floor. From the beginning, my true enemy was him.
“Die.”
Phishung-.
The air bullet pierced through his head. Simultaneously, the scenery around me began to dissolve, melting away one by one.
* * *
When I finally came to my senses.
What I saw was an old, shabby multi-family house and a garden. No forest, no cemetery, no palace.
“You’ve caused a lot of trouble.”
Seeing the man clutching his head and writhing near the roaring bonfire, I spat on the ground.
Was it all an illusion?
No, it didn’t matter.
“What did you say? Oh, right, if you poke a beehive, you should be ready to get stung.”
“Argh, ahhh-!”
Grabbing the screaming man’s collar, I subdued him by breaking his limbs.
“Stay still, you.”
“Ggeuugh-!”
Although he used strange magic, this guy himself had no combat abilities.
Still, not knowing what kind of magic he might use with his cunning tongue, I stuffed his mouth full of the garlic I had prepared.
“Mmph-!”
He struggled even more than when his limbs were broken.
It was nice to see.
Anyway, with this, the seal was complete.
Now he wouldn’t be able to use his power anymore.
「You have calmly judged the situation!
You have gained experience points through the talent 《Calm Thinking》.
All job experience +5」
‘Great.’
Honestly, I wanted to get rid of him immediately since I couldn’t stand the sight of him.
But, I have a lot of questions.
So, I asked.
“Who are you?”