chapter 2
“Your Majesty Mathias!! The south gate has been breached, you must escape!”
“The South Gate? There must be soldiers there, so why do they break through so quickly!?”
“Well, that’s not… there’s no body…”
“these guys…!”
Then there is only one answer.
enemy runaway.
How much money I’ve spent all this time… When it’s time to fight, run away with the enemy in front of you…?
…haha, no. i was wrong
After all, it is an army made up of just wandering idiots and bandits without a set master.
“Lungs, Your Majesty…”
As I stand still, the vassal in front of me rushes as if there is no time.
This vassal is not doing this because he is loyal to me.
If I don’t run away quickly, my life will be in danger.
…I was well aware of the fact that this guy wasn’t really loyal to me from the beginning, but after seeing it in person, I’m exhausted.
“No, we can’t end it like this. I’m the rightful king of the Leon Kingdom…!”
How did I get this opportunity, but I can’t end it like this.
I must become the king of Leon at any cost—
Aww!
“Ahhhh!!”
Then, suddenly, a huge sound is heard from the wall, and then it turns upside down.
My whole body hurts because it flew like a pile of stones.
“Cool…! What… what happened…?”
Even after overcoming the pain and barely opening his eyes, the room was filled with dust in an instant, and it became a chaos, making it difficult to see.
Even just a moment ago, it was quiet compared to the open-air exterior, but now it is not. The shouts of friendly and enemy forces intertwined are heard loudly in my ears.
A hole was punched in the wall.
“Ha ha… damn it.”
The quality of the materials and the high level of magic on the walls of the royal palace had no chance of being attacked by ordinary attacks. There must be someone out there who will make the walls of the royal palace out of something.
Of course, if only one or two people go out, I can solve it.
However, it is necessary to focus on the fact that the situation has already deteriorated to the extent that the enemy attack has reached the walls of the royal palace.
Even if you deal with him, other bastards will come pouring in, and the allies are inferior in quantity and quality compared to the enemy.
‘Has the vassal… ran away?’
After all, the charter is so clear, you don’t want to die with your master who served you for money. Even if you were like me, you gave up and ran away.
It’s miserable.
I don’t want it to end like this… I don’t want it to end like this… I can’t help it.
Everything is already over.
Outside, the royal guards were full, and I had nothing left.
If only I could sell my soul to the devil—
flash
“…?”
Then, suddenly, the room turns red.
I glanced slightly at the question of whether they had already come this far, but there was no one there, and something dark red was just flashing in the air.
‘jewel…? No, it’s snow.’
The books that had been filling the bookshelf until before were thrown out of the bookshelf, perhaps due to the impact of the explosion, and scattered randomly on the ground.
It is an abnormal situation even if the glowing eyeballs are already floating, but the magic circles surrounding the glowing eyeballs are making the abnormal situation even more abnormal.
“This… the magic circle…”
When magic appears that you are not aware of, it is normal for you to run away without looking back in general, unless you are a wizard.
What if a wizard? Of course, you have to use defense magic.
You mean, you know what the hell the magic will do, and you’re just dumbfounded?
But… I can’t afford such luxury.
No, I don’t want to be extravagant.
Those eyes, from the moment I saw those eyes, I don’t know why, but I knew.
This is demon summoning magic.
That demon that appears in front of a person with lust and steals the soul in exchange for a contract granting wishes.
…Okay, nothing gets worse here anyway. Did I say that the devil obviously likes blood?
Whoops!
“Uhhhh…!”
Matthias clenched his fists with the sword he was holding, and then swung his hand to pour blood into the magic circle.
This is because the basis of demon summoning and contracting starts with the supply of blood.
From the soul to magic and vitality, if you give the blood that contains all the information of the contractor, the demons will appear to make a contract in response.
Of course, the demons that appear depending on the quality of the blood are different.
If the blood is of the lowest quality, the lowest level demon, the Imp, will appear, and if that happens, of course, it is impossible to make a proper wish. If you ask an imp for power, how much will you get?
But… my blood wouldn’t call me an imp.
I wish it was at least like a hydaemon.
Aaan!
“-?!”
Suddenly, your vision turns dark red.
For a moment, I thought there was something wrong with my eyes… No, the light from the demon summoning circle filled the room, so my vision changed like this.
Above all else, this magical power that wraps around the whole body cannot be misunderstood.
As regent, I have come in contact with all kinds of magical powers, but this is the first time I’ve felt such a creepy and muddy magic.
…everything evil.
“Ahhh…”
As the dark red light gradually disappeared, someone who had not been there before was standing there.
Although the interior is cluttered and cluttered, his presence is strong enough to make things like that.
The dark-red body looks like it’s covered in rotten blood. In contrast, the pale, corpse-like face creates a serious dissonance that makes you feel fear, and the yellow eyes look like that of a lion stalking its prey in the night forest. It’s like the one that makes your body shudder.
It’s a giant…!
Even countries that do not have detailed knowledge of demonology can know.
This is clearly not a hydaemon.
Maybe it’s an Archdaemon that even a person with the best blood can only be called by luck?
I… I was such a vessel… After all, I was destined to become a king!!
“Demon, I want a contract!”
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Whoa, whoa, whoa… my stomach is churning.
If I let go of my mind even a little, I feel like I’m going to vomit. The sour smell continues to rise from the mouth.
[What is this aa!!!]
‘I don’t want to experience it again.’
From the beginning, I felt bad because it felt like I was being dragged by the nod of my head, but after that, I did more.
It really felt like the outside and inside were turned upside down. It looks like it went into a centrifuge.
‘…By the way, where is this place?’
I looked around and it was a complete mess.
There is a big hole in the wall and it is collapsing, and the floor is full of debris such as broken walls and pieces of furniture.
Ummm… It’s nice to have come out of that red and creepy place, but why the hell am I here?
“Demon, I want a contract!”
“…?”
what is this cub
Just by looking at it, the guy with “I’m the bad guy!” written on his face is dripping blood from his hands and spitting strange words.
Devil? You want a contract?
The devil isn’t some dog bullshit… it’s me. Devil.
“I’ll give you my soul! So… be my strength!”
“Your power?”
“👌👌”
I asked him for a detailed explanation because he suddenly asked me to help him, but it seems he was very scared because my voice sounded so strange and frightening.
Well, even I am surprised at times, but that guy must be terrified.
“Oh, yes…! Become my strength and defeat the enemies!”
Wow, you are brave.
If it were me, instead of standing in front of a demon who looked like me, I would have just sat down and trembled and begged for help, but he keeps his head stiff and speaks well.
“…is it.”
I just knew the situation.
The magic circle that existed earlier is a magic that summons demons, and this guy in front of me casts that magic.
Let’s see… Summoning magic…
‘That’s it, summoning magic… huh?’
There was a book with a strong presence on my feet, so I looked at it thinking that it might be a medium of summoning magic… This is not the book I used to use summoning magic.
It’s a curse, not a summoning magic.
I checked again to see if I had misunderstood, but it’s definitely there.
This is definitely a curse.
I’ve played Noah a lot, and the development team is also divided, so I know Noah’s settings and systems, even Easter Eggs, if possible, and I can’t be mistaken.
Even ‘Faust’ asserts that this is definitely a curse.
A curse that summons a demon worthy of that level as a medium and in return, and then forces the demon to act.
…Of course I am Faust, but anyway.
‘Aren’t you cursed?’
But I was not cursed. Even though I should have been cursed by the spells contained in this book.
what…? Summon went well, right?
No matter what happens before summoning, Faust’s weight class is too large, so he doesn’t get a curse that forces him to act?
Above all, this guy… I don’t know his name, but from my point of view, he’s not strong enough to summon me through this spell. It’s definitely not even reaching the toes.
But I was summoned by this guy, right?
Uh… I don’t have enough information.
“Hurry up and kill the enemies…!”
“Mathias!! Obediently surrender—… What?!”
What else is he?
The guy who summoned me screams, and at the same time, a blonde-haired woman runs into a large hole in the wall.
Long, pointy ears pierce her hair, showing off her presence, and the bow in her hand is openly telling what her class is.
Hunter Elf.
The deal is guaranteed to some extent, but the stamina is seriously low, the mobility is poor, and the groggy level is extremely low, so the job is highly sought after by users.
Booing!
“…?”
As soon as I sensed that the elf hated me rather than hated me, within a second, an arrow bounced right out of my eyes came into my sight.
Eh?
Why is the arrow here all of a sudden… Oh, I got hit by an arrow.
I’m glad I’m not sick.
No, rather than being in pain, didn’t you feel it at all?
“What are you doing, girl?”
“Emergency!! Matthias has summoned a demon!! It’s not over yet, so don’t be nervous!!”
The elf just doesn’t answer my questions, just shouts out to someone outside.
But they don’t respond, but they don’t respond.
Eyes with strong power are staring intently at me, watching my every move carefully, arms and legs ready to move whenever I do anything.
That… I didn’t do anything…