I Was Reincarnated Chapter 24
Absurdly Strong Opponent
Sei side
I was contacted and headed towards the castle
A suspicious person had appeared in the castle
Notable characteristics seemed to be a man whose face was covered with a dark veil walking while holding an elf and wearing expensive looking dark clothes
There was only one person with such a description
The man I met in town
This time it seems only the elf is with him, but how in the world, and why, is he invading the castle
I ran along with the other knights
It seems the palace guards couldn't handle him and called for the magicians
Among humans there are also those that specialize in magic
Is that guy also like that?
When I went over there since they said the royal family was over that way, I could hear the queen's voice crying out
(Does he intend to kill the king!?)
I quickened my pace
About the time we arrived where the royal family was, the magicians were chanting their spell
I tried to determine what was going on
The moment the elf's voice called out the magic attacked all at once
White smoke rose up and I couldn't see anything
(Did it kill them…..)
After such an attack, they probably won't live
"Ah―…..even though there was no need to protect you, for some reason I protected you"
From within the abundant white smoke, that guy's voice came
(He's alive!?)
He defended against that attack?
Even though the most powerful magician in this country, Nia, was there
There was also at least ten other magicians besides that
With just one person, to defend against that attack……
"Wha-…..!? Everyone's a skilled magician!"
The king, Arrow-sama, shot out words while trembling in a state of terror
That guy seems uninjured, even the clothes he's wearing don't look torn or burned at all
As for the only one brought along, the elf, that man protected him
The elf has no magic power
Within Gudoudotelia, that guy would probably be the number one magic user
"You, coming this far into the castle, what are your intentions!? Do you intend to inflict harm!?"
However, it doesn't change the fact, he invaded the castle
I draw my sword and point it towards him
The other knights do the same
"It's you huh…….annoying"
However, the words issued from that guy, with neither impatience nor fear, he only sounded extremely irritated
Anger welled up at his att.i.tude of looking down on people
"Invading the king's castle in the middle of the night like this, a suspicious person who caused an uproar, I don't want to hear that from you!"
Because of this guy, even though we had a day off, we were summoned back to the castle
Invading the castle is a crime
The criminal has no right to say 'annoying'
"I just came to recover Dea's necklace, since it's now been returned I no longer have any business with you, since I didn't kill anyone, it should be a problem, right?"
(Dea's necklace?)
Dea should probably be the elf held in his arm
I've seen him before
I'm sure, he was wearing servant clothes
For the sake of a slave, he especially came and invaded the castle?
I feel like that guy just said something
The next moment, the sword us knights were holding, except for the handle, broke
Was this too that guy's magic?
"You seem to be quite a skilled magic user. Come serve the king as a magician"
This guy's power is strong
If he were to become our ally, our defense would be impregnable
If he were to serve the king as a magician, even Arrow-sama would let this time's incident be water under the bridge
"Me, work under this ossan? Don't make me laugh"
However this guy rejected it
Moreover, he insulted Arrow-sama
To call Arrow-sama an ossan, even if he's someone from a foreign country, he's too lacking in common sense
"Facing Arrow-sama, what an insult!"
"He's a criminal. There's no reason to keep him alive!"
Angry roars flew out from the surroundings
However that guy doesn't seem to be listening at all―
"Tch, troublesome, let's return"
The moment I thought he was going to reposition the elf, they disappeared from that spot
As though they were never there to begin with―
(That guy's power, just how strong is it?)
It should be difficult to teleport with another person
The teleporting up to now, could it have been his magic?
However, to not hear about such a powerful magician
If he's a person with such ability, then even if he's from a foreign country we would've heard of him
However, we've heard nothing about him
Although it seems like he's not under anyone, since he called Arrow-sama 'ossan' he shouldn't be royalty either
Seeing the extent of his audacious behaviour, it's unlikely he's a spirit
What kind of person is that guy?
A proclamation was released to immediately apprehend that guy
The one who sent out the proclamation was Arrow-sama
That guy who invaded the castle must be obtained
That guy who seems like quite a powerful person, must be his own subordinate
To the extent that his face became green and even distorted, due to greed
That guy's figure was not shown in any town for a while
However, one day, that person appeared
Patrols were deployed everywhere and once contacted we would rode towards there on the agony
That guy is so audacious, appearing in castle town
Today he only brought along his beastman slave
When we entered the place, the town was astir
Since knights are all excellent swordsman, they've become targets of admiration
In the country even a knight's declaration is quite important
For this reason, as we pa.s.s through voices of admiration are raised
I, as the governor, am essentially right after Arrow-sama in my declaration's authority
Even more than Prince Noris-sama
Only because he is yet a child of 12 (TN: that brat's 12!? I thought he was like 5)
When he's an adult, my authority will become third though
The place that guy is now and where we'll get into contact, is a high-cla.s.s restaurant
It's a store that Arrow-sama has been to as well
It's a store an ordinary person can only rarely enter
That guy, as expected, seems to be rich
Since it's that guy, the slave seems to be allowed to eat as well
"Where's that guy?"
"He's in a private room"
When I ask the shopkeeper, of all things, he's in a private room
The price of a private room is even more expensive than normal seating
As expected, that guy seems quite rich
To even use a private room, it's about the level of the king or his close aides
The private room, after the food is done being brought in, as long as there is no call the shop a.s.sistant won't come in
So private rooms are used when there are important talks going on
"I've found you! I will apprehend you ―"
Opening the door, in the middle of reciting my words, my words were cut off
That guy was feeding the food to his beastman slave
Moreover, while seated on top of his lap
However, rather than being surprised at that, I was more dumbfounded
No, should I say I was charmed…..
The man was always wearing a veil, but he wasn't now, his face was exposed
He was a beauty to the extent that even elves can't compare
It wasn't even androgynous, I could clearly tell he was a man, but it is unquestionable he had a beautiful face to the point I was at a loss for words
His appearance was to the point of being divine
His eyes were an identical jet black matching his hair
When I looked at those eyes I could only gasp
"Annoying, don't barge in while we're eating"
However the words emitted from that mouth were sharp, but even with that I can't fault him
"Shin-sama-….."
I could tell that the beastman on his lap looked at us with fear
He was a grey-haired male beastman
Although it looks like he's only just become an adult, he's rather frail for a beastman
"Relax, since these guys, are weak"
The man gently pat the beastman
However, those words are not something I can ignore
"We are weak you say!? You, a mere magician, think you can rival a knight!"
It's thought a knight needs nothing but his swordsmanship, but they also have to be able to use magic
That's in case their opponent is a magician, since they would be in a bad position if they could only use a sword
With just sword skills, the most one can be is a palace guard
The moment the man looks at us
The gentle look he directed at the slave is not there, I could surely feel some killing intent
"Noisy, hurry and disappear"
Even his voice became slightly lower
"Facing Sei-sama, such a thing! You deserve certain death!!"
"Halt!"
My suppression was not in time, the knight who came with me sliced out with his sword
However, I saw something terrifying
The sword swinging downward was completely stopped by a hand only wearing a glove
Without a shield, also without any sign of magic
*Bakin-― (Breaking SFX)
Because of the hand grabbing it, the sword shattered into tiny pieces
"To try and fight with me, you must want to die quite a lot"
Indifferently informing him, his hot-bloodedness inevitably diminished
However, even if we had to draw back here, I thought there was nothing we could do
When another knight recklessly used magic, his facial expression completely changed
The face of that expressionless man, changed to an expression of anger
"Rune has my divine protection, nonetheless, to attack him, to attack my thing, don't think I'll let you live"
The magic the knight attacked with was heading towards the slave sitting on that guy's lap
The man repelled the attack with one hand, but a bloodthirst that couldn't be felt until now rose up
Parrying that, to the guy who sliced with his sword as well, he struck out with a panic inducing magic
There is no opponent a knight can't win against
In front of this man that overturned that notion, the young two fell into confusion
"Restrain"
At the man's words, a dark object appeared from somewhere unknown and wrapped around the two knights, restraining them
Their whole bodies were wrapped to the point that even their faces couldn't be seen
"Constrict"
The moment the man said so, those restraints seemed to become powerful and moved in an instant
From the gaps, blood forcefully gushed out
They didn't even have time to scream out
I knew they were killed
With so much blood coming out, the inside of the private room was filled with the stench of blood
"Trash to the royal castle"
It seems he sent them to the castle
The two who already no longer had the shape of people disappeared
"Cleanup"
The next moment, the large amount of blood and its stench disappeared
This man is just unreasonable
Even for me, I can't win
Even for Nia, it's impossible
Even the one famous for being the best magician in the world, Rien-sama from the country of Kieshye, it's probably impossible
"Since you didn't attack Rune, I'll let you live, hurry and get out of my sight"
Hugging the beastman like he cherished him, he pat his head
As my legs instinctively tried to get away, my back hit the wall
"…..What are you?"
My voice sounded clumsy as it shook
When my eyes met that guy's, fear tormented me
It's the first time I've felt so much terror
Even when I fought demons, I didn't feel this much terror
That time I had confidence in my victory, but now I have absolutely none
"Demon G.o.d"
While I was shocked by his words, somewhere inside of me I understood
There is no one who could win against a demon G.o.d
"…..Shin,sama….."
"Rune, don't cry. My bad, was it scary?…..as expected, we shouldn't have come to town"
He gently pat the crying beastman's head
Completely different from when facing me, he was making a gentle looking expression
"Shall we return already?"
At the man's words, he repeatedly nodded
To be so scared, rather than me a demon G.o.d should be scarier
However, I understood that even though he's a beastman he's cherished
He's wearing clothes like what n.o.bles wear on top of which is a light grey colored cloak
On his waist is a red sword, however it doesn't look used
As a demon G.o.d, why does he cherish something like a beastman?
For an elf slave, he invaded the castle?
Shouldn't he be aiming for world conquest?
From his way of comforting the crying beastman, I could only see his appearance full of affection
"Rune, wrap your arm around my neck"
Just like he was told to, the beastman hugged him with his arm and they left the store
His payment was exact, which didn't seem like a demon G.o.d
"……from now on, what do you intend to do?"
According to legends, he should conquer the world, but…..
"Nothing much, I have no interest in something like world conquest. As long as nothing happens to my things, then I have no intentions of causing harm. However, were anything to happen to my things, I will only accept death as atonement"
Before I realized it that guy was covered by a veil
After saying such to me, he once again disappeared in an instant
I brought along the two riderless agony and returned to the castle
The castle was in quite in uproar
"Sei-sama! Dead bodies appeared in front of the royal family!"
At the palace guard's words, I was convinced it was that guy
I knew he sent it to the castle, but of all things to send it to the royal family
"Where is Arrow-sama?"
"He's together with the queen and prince, they are taking refuge in his room"
When I heard that, I headed towards Arrow-sama's room
I have to give him my report
As for the two corpses, whether they know they are the two knights I brought along is unclear
"Arrow-sama, it is Sei. Excuse my intrusion"
I knock on Arrow-sama's room door, then enter inside
"Sei!? Didn't you go to capture that man? Aah, I see, since corpses appeared in front of the royal family (you returned). The state of the corpse is to the point that it's ident.i.ty is indistinguishable, as for who could send such a thing, now, the magicians are investigating it. Since it could be an enemy, we should quickly identify them"
The current Arrow-sama doesn't appear to have received such a shock
"The corpse are the knights I took along"
At least until I inform him so
"What-! How…….!?"
Eyes widening, the king can't conceal his astonishment
"Arrow-sama, from now on please stop all involvement with that man. Those two, attacked a cherished slave of that guy, and were killed without being able to resist. That guy is not human, he is a demon G.o.d. It seems he has no plans for world conquest, but if anything happens to the demon G.o.d's things he said that only death will be accepted as atonement. The corpses he sent are evidence of this"
At my words, without speaking the king shuddered
There's no helping it
Even my legs once again shake in fear
"That guy's power is strong. No magician could match him. He can even shatter swords barehanded. We must especially not raise a hand at that guy's slaves. I was not killed in the end only because I did not attack his slave"
If we tried to attack, then that guy would probably easily kill us
That guy seems to cherish his slaves, but don't expect him to show others a speck of that gentleness
"Please leave him be. As long as we leave him alone, he won't attack us"
"Such a thing, as if I'd believe it!"
Shaking in fear, no matter what I say it's useless, he won't understand
Even though as long as we do nothing we won't be attacked, when humans are tormented by fear they can only think of attacking
"Immediately search for someone who can become the hero!"
Even though I understand this will only pointlessly increase the death count, the king's command is absolute
I have no right to stop him
That demon G.o.d that possesses divine beauty, if we could somehow or other negotiate it would have been good, but……
Since I don't even know where he lives, I'd have to find it
Since he bought so many slaves before, he should live in quite a large house
(….No, as I recall before when the carriage disappeared, he should have said "to the castle")
In that case, I have to hurry and find the castle
A search for a castle aside from the king's castle and the demon king's castle should be enough
Before Gudoudotelia is ruined, I have to find something
I have to put forth full effort
Sei side end
TN: happy singles day 11/11