Possessed in a Thousand Novels

4. Detective Intrusion (6)

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-Forosio: Then I guess we’ll have to fight the demon at the end.

-Poroshiu: Has anyone among these people ever fought a demon?

-Warrior Siu: I am there. But not a demon, but a demon subordinate?

-Poroshiu: Doesn’t the so-called hero fight even with demons?

-Hero Siu: It’s still been a year since I was possessed, so then

-Forosio: … ? If it’s been one year, hasn’t that meant I’ve lived about half as long as I did?

-Poroshiu: But you can’t fight demons yet?

– Hero Siu: We’ve never met before, so we’ll have to meet each other before we fight or not.

-Warrior Siu: Even now, you can still catch the lowest level demons, right? They say the one you will meet is the lowest level demon.

-Demon King Siu: I came here because I was bored and they were talking about demons.

-Poroshiu: Oh, hello incompetent demon king.

-Mawang Si-woo: Yes, hello.

-Demon King Siu: I can tell you all the weaknesses of demons.

– Hero Siu: ? He’s selling out his own people’s weaknesses.

-Demon King Si-woo: It’s not like I should be the one to suffer, so what the hell? And considering that he was possessed by the f*cking demon king and all his abilities were reset, so he’s going through a lot of trouble pretending that his powers are okay, it’s not guilty even if he breaks the heads of all the demon bastards.

-Demon King Siu: Are you saying that since these idiots gather among themselves, they become more idiots?

-Warrior Siu: You too have suffered a lot…

-Demon King Siu: Anyway, I will organize and post the demon weaknesses neatly within an hour, so take a quick look at them and refer to them.

-Forosio: ㄱㅅㄱㅅ

-Hero Siu: Still, I am a hero in my own right, so I will help you with anything.

– Hero Siu: This world’s swordsmanship was developed only to kill demons, right?

-Warrior Siu: I will send you a video of a swordsmanship demonstration, so try following it.

-Forosio: Oh… But I don’t have time to practice now?

– Hero Siu: It is a sword technique that even soldiers can easily learn, so they can learn it quickly just by looking at it.

-Warrior Siu: You only need to remember two sword techniques, and what they are…

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After five rounds of bubble fun with Undine, the drug dealer gave in. I tried to run away several times, but I was unable to overcome Siwoo’s strength using all my strength.

He confessed everything he knew, including the demons’ residence, their identity, and their methods of crime. The confession that followed without a moment of thought proved his sincerity.

Siwoo, who heard everything he said, hit the no longer useful drug dealer on the back of his neck, knocked him out and threw him to the ground. The clothes of the rolling drug dealer were covered in dirt and grime.

At that time, Isabel appeared, tying the runaway contact and buyer to a rope.

Isabelle looked fed up when she saw the drug dealer’s behavior.

“… “Did it really have to go this far?”

“There was nothing we could do to find out the location of the real culprit.”

“The real culprit? “Are you saying that catching the drug dealer isn’t the end?”

“Of course. “We must catch the demon who created the drugs.”

“… !”

Isabel was surprised.

In this world, demons and humans are completely separate, so people don’t think about demons. Naturally, Isabel also considered demons to be out of the question in this case.

However, Siwoo calmly says that he will catch the demon.

“There must be a way, right?”

“It’s all there. If the driver used his strength, it would have been easy to catch…”

“Are there any other problems?”

“Yes. “The knight must not fight the demons yet.”

“… Yet?”

The reason was because of the imperial legacy, ‘Armor of the Sun,’ which Isabel always wore.

The Armor of the Sun is a powerful artifact that can break even the absolute rule of this world, the proposition that ‘you cannot operate at night’. However, it is currently in an unfinished state and is merely a durable and non-polluting armor.

The sun’s armor becomes more complete as it is active during the day, and its level of completion decreases as it comes into contact with demons. Siwoo had to complete the armor as soon as possible to eliminate the villains of the main story at an early stage, so Siwoo wanted to fight while excluding Isabelle as much as possible.

“Yes. Not yet. Just know that there is a solid reason.”

“… “Is the reason related to the empire?”

Siwoo clicked his tongue inwardly. This is why he tried to obscure the reason.

Isabel still has the empire in her heart. That’s natural. On the surface, the empire was destroyed due to the invasion of the Kingdom Alliance, but in reality, it had already been destroyed even before the invasion.

So suddenly, for unknown reasons.

The fall of the empire that no one could understand was a topic that Isabel continued to research. Even if they are only vaguely related to the empire, they become obsessed with it to the point that they try to chase it with a fire in their eyes, and the main story of the original work also deals deeply with the fall of the empire.

Facts that must be revealed someday.

But now it is too early.

“It’s difficult to tell you that part.”

Isabel picked up the three criminals with a despondent expression after hearing the firm cutting words. Siwoo watched the scene as if he was surprised.

She loved her motherland enough to think about her empire even in the middle of a life-or-death battle, but she gave up interrogating her Si-woo’s every word.

This means that Siwoo is highly evaluated. Siwoo realized that her evaluation of him was much higher than he thought.

“I will hand these three over to the security forces. “Just wait 5 minutes.”

“Rest assured. “I’m not going anywhere.”

Isabel returned after handing over the criminal in just 5 minutes. Her hasty return was evident as she feared that Si-woo might run away.

Of course, Siwoo, being a good model citizen, patiently waited for Isabelle. If you feel like you can’t win in a fight with a demon, you have to call Isabel and deal with it, even if it means risking her armor being completed a little late. How could you leave that behind?

As soon as she returned, Siwoo started walking towards where her demons were.

The sun was already setting in the sky.

“But how on earth are you going to contact the demons?”

Isabel asked. That was natural.

During the day, demons can only live in the shadows, so they cannot come into contact with humans, and at night, since humans can only live at home, demons avoid humans.

But how did the drug dealer receive drugs from the demons?

“It’s simple.“It is easy to think again about the religious definition of ‘shadow.’”

“Shadow? Doesn’t it just mean the darkness that occurs on the surface of an object when light is blocked?”

“That’s generally true. However, the intensity of light and the darkness of each shadow are different, so to what extent should we call it a ‘shadow’?”

“…”

“And why does the moon in this world only rise at night?”

The orbital period of the moon in this world is about 365.25 days, which is the same as the Earth’s orbital period. In other words, the moon always rises only at night.

The times of the sun and the moon are completely separated.

And the rising of the sun and moon is the condition for questions 5 and 8 of the ‘Rules of Day and Night.’ This means that the sun and moon clearly influence the enforcement of the rules.

If we apply this again to the rules of day and night, we get interesting results.

“The bottom line is this. In fact, ‘shadow’ is a word that refers to the darkness that forms on the surface of an object because it does not receive direct sunlight from the sun.”

“What about shadows created by things like lanterns or candles?”

“Regardless of the lantern, if it receives direct sunlight from the sun, it is not a ‘shadow,’ and if it does not receive direct sunlight from the sun, it is a ‘shadow.'”

Therefore, no matter how brightly the lights are on in the house, except for the part that receives sunlight through the window, everything is a ‘shadow’.

Thanks to this fact, the demon who killed Mr. Bruno was able to easily hide in Mr. Bruno’s house.

Many people do not know this fact. Since there is no need to use lanterns or candles during the day anyway, it is true to just think about the visible shadows. At night, since you are only inside the house, there is no need to worry about it.

However, if you understand the fundamental principle, you can deduce that it goes one step further.

“But here, if… “What if there was a space that was completely enclosed so that neither direct nor reflected sunlight enters?”

‘Home’ is a space that avoids the moonlight at night and receives the ‘blessing of the goddess’ at night.

So what can we receive as a space that avoids sunlight during the day?

“The answer is that the entire space inside the house is treated as a ‘shadow’, so even demons can live inside the house. “It’s as if the entire house receives the ‘grace of the devil.'”

“But then, wouldn’t the house be closed as soon as night falls due to the ‘blessing of the goddess’, and eventually disappear inside the house when the sun rises?”

“Blessings are given only to houses where humans reside. It is not given to the demon house. So there is no problem.”

This was the criminal method revealed by the drug dealer and one of the hidden rules of this world.

Since demons can also live inside houses during the day, all you have to do is go to the house where the demons live, purchase drugs in large quantities, and sell them to humans in small quantities at a high price.

Of course, since demons and humans are of different races, great courage and trust are needed, but by nature, those who are cornered take a gamble. The drug dealer was an example of a successful gamble.

“Now, as we talk, we’ve already arrived in front of the house.”

“There are demons here…? …”

Siu and Isabel looked up and down the demon house.

The demon’s house had no windows, so at first glance it looked like a warehouse.

The ‘Blessing of the Goddess’ could be received even if there were windows as long as they were sealed, but the ‘Blessing of the Devil’ could only be received if all sunlight was blocked.

“Knight. “Please lend me your sword.”

Isabel willingly handed over the spare sword. Siwoo held up her sword with satisfaction and swung her sword a few times.

The sword, unlike the cheap swords that Siwoo had used for training, had a well-balanced center of gravity and the right balance of hardness and elasticity of the metal, making it a luxury item that was difficult to obtain in this era.

At this point, preparations are complete.

“If my life is in danger, please come help me.”

“Didn’t I say that we shouldn’t fight demons yet?”

“That’s true…” … It’s not absolute, it’s just that the more we fight, the more it gets delayed when we learn the truth, so please help us. “Shouldn’t a knight ignore the weak?”

“Anyway, pretending to be weak…”

Isabel shook her head and adjusted her posture. Even though it was just that, the air around her seemed heavy.

The Auror Master’s combat stance. Siwoo saw that and felt his heart become lighter.

At least you won’t die.

Squeak thud-

Siwoo quickly opened the wooden door, went in, and closed it. And then I immediately looked at the scenery inside the house.

The lamp was lighting up the dark interior of the house. On one side of the desk were tools for drug manufacturing, and on the other side were a couple of pieces of parchment with unknown symbols written on them.

At that time, the man who had been in the shadows on the floor for a moment when the house was not sealed slowly came up from the center of the house.

Her man had black hair, red eyes, and gray skin. Siwoo smiled slightly at the typical demonic appearance.

It was because he had finally realized that he had really arrived in a fantasy world.

The man who appeared slowly looked at Siwoo. His face was expressionless, as if he was trying to pretend to be knowledgeable about human physiology, but if you look closely, you could tell that he was embarrassed because his actions were stiff.

The man took a few breaths to steady his voice and asked.

“Are you a new drug dealer?”

Siwoo slowly shook his head.

“No, this is the person who came to kill you.”

“Me? “How on earth can you kill me?”

Her man effortlessly slid in and out of the floor. Because the entire inside of the house was in shadow, she was able to avoid Siwoo as much as she could.

Siwoo, on the other hand, dies as soon as the moon rises. Because of the 5th law of day and night, [When the moon rises, all humans who step on the shadow where the demon hides will disappear.]

There is another way. All you have to do is leave the door open. Law of Day and Night No. 6, [Night is the ‘demon’s time.’ Because of the law: ‘Humans cannot be active during ‘demon time’.’ Since the activity here includes all life activities and metabolism, the man can cause Si-woo’s death simply by opening the door just before nightfall.

The man said that and looked at Si-woo. As she thought he would try to run away.

However, contrary to her man’s expectations, Siwoo’s smile became even darker.

“You can kill me. “With the blessings of the goddess.”

Siwoo summoned a gnome and completely blocked the wooden door with dirt.

Only by killing Siwoo can the wooden door be opened.

The man’s gray face turned pale when he realized what that meant.

Because the house where humans stay is blessed by the goddess. ＜Br＞

“Does this mean you will kill me even if you disappear?”

“Okay.”

Siwoo’s short answer made the man’s embarrassment even worse.

If this continues, Siwoo will definitely die when night falls. Because Siwoo is stepping on the shadow where his demons are hiding.

But at the same time, the goddess’s blessing falls on the house. And the house is closed, becoming a noose to kill her demons.

The perfect way to kill. But why would he go to such lengths to kill himself?

The man’s expression became resentful.

“Why on earth are you trying to kill me like that!”

“Well, it would be cheap to sacrifice my life to eliminate a future drug lord.”

Siwoo’s resolute smile made the man’s fear grow.

Of course, Siwoo had no intention of sacrificing his life. Because the most precious thing was one’s life. But the part about him being a future drug lord was true.

In the original, Isabel catches only her drug dealer and closes the case. And the man who survived unscathed later became a drug kingpin who immersed the entire Lujan Kingdom in a swamp of drugs, and she reappeared.

Siwoo planned to deal with his man before then. That’s why he ran around so quickly and forcefully dragged Isabel along.

And now it’s time for him to come to a conclusion.

“Why do you want to live?”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“Okay. Then…”

Siwoo raised the tip of his sword.

“Kill me and survive.”

Of course, I have Isabel’s insurance, so I will buy it unconditionally.

Siwoo swallowed his words and glared at his man.

The sunset was setting outside the house.

The man, who was hesitant, soon screamed and rushed at Siwoo.