chapter 37
37. The Black Crown.
“Different from general spells that consist of geometric shapes, there is something called divine speech.”
Western magic draws the pentagram, and Eastern sorcery draws the form of Taoism and Buddhism.
However, there were also spells that exerted their power through the words themselves, regardless of the form.
“It’s a very special spell that ordinary shamans can’t even dare to do. A spell that only the chosen can use. Even Shiki didn’t learn this.”
When Sento Sawamura put on a look of interest, Rin Shihei smiled and said,
“I will teach you how to summon hell.”
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Sento then realized the magic he had learned.
Hell consisted of a total of 10 types, but their abilities were still limited.
Even that, I had to put a lot of restrictions on it.
But I did it anyway.
─Shadow, the drink of hell.
Hell of Darkness.
It was a realm presided over by the King of the Wheel of Hell, a world of only darkness, where there was no distinction between shadows and the night sky.
—Kurururr.
The ghost who lost sight growls.
If he sensed any sign, he was ready to run and tear it apart.
Knowing that, he manifested hell and erased the smell, sound, and signs of magical power.
To be precise, it was the authority of Darkness Hell that erased mana, and the means to erase smell and sound were Eris Betelgeuse’s ‘Silent’ and other stealth spells.
“Ah, can you hear me?”
As someone who uses spells of a different kind, but equally, she noticed the signs of hell and cast her binding magic.
Those ghost wolves wouldn’t feel anything about themselves, but they could communicate with each other.
Sento was once again grateful for her presence.
She couldn’t explain properly because her heart was in a hurry, but it could have been a big deal.
“I can hear you.”
After answering like that, Sento spoke to Kenichi, who felt that he was hardened through magic.
“Kenichi, be careful not to cut yourself.”
“…… Uh.”
From previous sparring with Kenichi, I learned that he has a knack for cutting magic.
Hell of Darkness is a spell that changes the ark, but it is better to have as few variables as possible.
Sento let out a series of sighs, tried to keep his composure, and spoke to Eris again.
“Please prepare the magic.”
“…… Hmm, I can’t see the other party, let alone our location?”
At that, Sento smiled bitterly.
It was not only the vengeful spirits who couldn’t open their eyes in the darkness hell, but also this one.
Even the user of her magic, her eyes were dark.
If she had been used by a person with the right level of prophecy, she would have dominated the realm itself, but she could only activate the ceremony after putting restrictions on it.
He couldn’t even use another interception spell because it was too difficult to maintain the darkness.
It seems like everyone is equally blind, but still, while summoning and maintaining the darkness hell, she was able to sense all the magical power flows within the realm.
Therefore, this was the only way.
“Eris, from your standards, it is 136M to the front and 13M to the left.”
“…… What?”
“I will give you the coordinates, so attack that monster with your magic. Also, although it is one-off, there is a way to disturb him.”
“…… It really is a madman’s paradise.”
A muttered voice resounded in my head connected by the binding magic.
“But not bad.”
The mage’s giggles soon followed.
“───Expanding.”
Eris Betelgeuse recited an incantation.
Magical energy condensed in the air and created a scorching heat, which immediately flew to the wolf’s upper body.
Quaaa!!!
The ghost’s left shoulder was missing due to a slight miss.
At the sudden attack, Wengui seemed to hesitate, then he moved a few steps.
He shook his head as if looking for them.
“150M forward, 27m left.”
The shaman recited the coordinates, and the wizard fired another spell.
Kwaaang—!
This time it was hit directly in the abdomen.
A large hole appeared on one side of the abdomen.
However, the vengeful spirit didn’t care and seemed to be worried while touching his chin.
─Hmm?
Then, as if he heard someone’s heartbeat, he rushes somewhere.
Of course it’s a dummy.
I asked Eris to set up a trap pretending to be a human on the other side.
He asked me to hear his tiny heartbeat, and he put a huge bomb on it.
Fire magic.
Explosion.
The wolf’s claws soon pierced Dummy’s heart, and the hidden magic was activated.
Quaaa!!!
A grand explosion was heard in the distance.
Sawamura Sento felt relieved and put the coordinates on it again.
“340M forward, 103M left.”
“Razer.”
Eris cast her magic with a smile. This time, unlike before, it was a bomb full of star energy.
Transcendence magic.
Falling Star.
The stars have fallen.
────────────────!!!!!
Sento frowned at the deafening noise he soon heard.
Because he couldn’t lift his hands off the ground, he couldn’t stop his ears.
The heat and noise of the explosion were maintained for a short time, and the violent flow of magical power soon subsided.
‘…… Did you still make it?’
Just when I was thinking that, a semi-circular slash came out from the center of the explosion, full of the reverberant scent of magical power.
“…… Barrier!”
Sento hurriedly shouted, and Eris, an excellent mage, met the request.
Catch up ─! A slash from the aura that flew in from afar scratched past the barrier.
At that unpleasant noise, Kenichi, who stood still while holding onto the demonic sword, stiffened his body even more.
─Where are you!! Damn you guys!! Don’t be mean and come out!
Soon I heard the voice of an angry youkai.
—Yes!! I covered everything, but I can’t hear my heartbeat!! I’ll come out like this, this is it!
The vengeful ghost, who was growling as if it was going to attack someone at any moment, kicked the ground.
Kwaang—!
After a while, I heard an explosion somewhere.
Quang!
Quang!
Kwaaang——!!!
At the sound of explosions that continued continuously, Sento swallowed dryly.
Eris also muttered in a nervous voice.
“…… No way, that guy.”
The impatient wolf started to rampage.
Runs at super high speed and strikes every point in the spirit vein once.
Recognizing that, Eris hurriedly spoke.
“You have to move to the place where he already struck-“
“Let’s deal with him here.”
“…… What?”
Sento Sawamura spoke while sensing a yōkai running briskly through the spirit vein.
“It’s the same as being blind anyway.”
On the other side, you can run wild alone, but on this side, the three of you have to move together.
I barely moved at first, but rather than keep moving and preparing orders, I’d rather wait in one spot and win the game.
“Eris, please tie him up just once.”
A blind wolf will come running here someday.
“I will finish.”
“…… Okay, is it just once?”
Eris paused for a moment before speaking with a grin.
“I tie it up very well.”
That was a very credible remark.
Quang!
Kwaaang!
Quaaagh!
The vengeful spirit, having turned around once, started running toward us.
I felt a lot of angry emotions from the magical power felt through the power of the Darkness Hell.
An angry wolf was running blindly.
“Run from the front, from the front.”
Since the ghost was running at high speed, he did not have time to tell the exact coordinates.
“Eris.”
I just called the name at the right time.
“───It’s a star.”
The Star Wizard called the Soul Star. The star responded and cast a spell.
“Unfold.”
Transcendence magic.
Constellation Chain.
A golden chain that rose from the ground and the air attacked the wolf that came running.
A blind wolf stepped into the net of dozens of layers of chains.
Clap—! His hands and feet are bound.
“What?! These guys! Let go now!!”
Won-Gwi struggled in belated surprise, but the dozens of layers of chains creaked anxiously and blocked the furious wolf’s movements.
If left alone, it wouldn’t last long, but this was enough.
Sawamura Sento blew his magical energy into the ground that had previously spread the infernal spell. He began chanting another divine utterance.
“───The price is the soul of the loser. Write your name on the list of guardians of hell, and allow punishment.”
This was also an unreasonable method, but I couldn’t help it.
“───Cruel King of the Wheel of the Five Ways, close the darkness of the world.”
There are two main ways to use the realm including the original darkness hell.
One is to spread the realm and color the world as one’s own, and the other is to use the realm itself as a material for magic.
What I am chanting now is the latter’s divine statement.
“───The material is a dark hell, and the punishment is a jet-black crown.”
In that moment, the world turns upside down.
The darkness that enveloped the spirit vein disappears, and the shadows on the ground and the night sky in the heavens return to their original places.
All skins are born in the world.
“───Punish the guilty! Crown made of darkness, suppress the mortal sin!”
All the darkness that made up hell gathered at one point, and the hammer that closed the coffin was held in my hand.
The wolf hurriedly struggled against the jet-black pillars that rose up around it, but the chains firmly gripped its limbs.
Sawamura Sento smiled even with blood running down his lips.
“The shadow, the wine of punishment.”
He hit the hammer.
“───Hell of Darkness, Black Coffin.”