Chapter 94 - Contrary to the truth
Raiotto, who was holding the communicator in Ariante’s study, perked his ears up to the words “Evil Dragon’s kin.”
『Oh? Are you hesitating? Don’t you want to help your friend, Rēko? I thought I would be of help to you, though.』
「Wait, you…, according to Doradora, you’re one of the Demon King’s highest commanders right? So why do you co to soone like ? If you go yourself, wouldn’t everything be settled?」
『Well, you see, things are complicated.』
From over the communicator, an uncertain voice could be heard.
『The one who entrapped my master Lord Revendia and my comrade, Rēko, is none other than a Demon King Commander, the sa as . In other words, I want to avoid internal conflicts.』
「…? Aren’t you a kin to the Evil Dragon? The Evil Dragon said he would defeat the Demon King, so why do you care about the Demon King Army?」
『That’s very troubling, I have not yet heard any word from Lord Revendia about defeating the Demon King. Neither have I been ordered to leave the Demon King Army. Perhaps my lord has the intention to have act as a spy. Thinking along those lines, for to have conflict with my fellow commanders, it would be very disadvantages for .』
「Why hell would I care for your circumstances.」
Why do I have to be wrapped up as a pawn in the Evil Dragon’s plans? So thought Raiotto but…
『Oh, how heartless, is that okay? With being unable to move, at this rate, I don’t know what will happen to that friend of yours…』
Sh*t, Raiotto could only grit his teeth.
With Rēko being used as a shield, Raiotto couldn’t just simply turn off the communicator.
『Are you going to abandon her?』
「I’ll save Rēko. However, even so, why would you co to ? I’ll tell you now but I’m just a brat that started training recently. Towards soone that even the Evil Dragon has trouble against, what do you expect to do?」
『No need to be so humble, within our circle of kin, your na is already famous.』
「Famous…? Wait a minute. What’s with that circle of kin?」
“Do you not know?” the kin responded.
“How would I know?” was Raiottos only thought, were there so many kin made by the Evil Dragon that they ford their own society?
『At this mont, it is a society ford only by myself and Rēko. In other words a small elite group.』
「…I get it now, bastard, you must be an adventurer in this town right? I’ve heard of this kind of joke before.」
Saying so, Raiotto looked around. Now that he thought about it, after losing during training, the scribblings on his forehead that said “Loser” haven’t disappeared yet.
There’s no doubt that those guys are hiding in a corner sowhere and looking at him.
『Unfortunately, you’re incorrect. However to have been mistaken for soone who you are close to, those adventurers must be like who is honest and sincere.』
「Yeah, they’re so nice that I want to vomit.」
There’s no longer any point to this, Raiotto was trying to find a good place to end this conversation.
If he continued to ride on this joke for any longer, it’ll be more stains in his history to be made fun of.
『It seems that you don’t believe .』
「Of course, I’ve already got an idea of who you are. To use Rēko as a way to make fun of , the only people bad enough to do this is the swordsman Saizus or the spearman Ian huh… Since the voice is changed, they should both be in it. If you’re gonna use a voice changing potion then the alchemists…」
『It can’t be helped, in that case, I’ll show you that I’m serious.』
A sound of fingers being flicked could be heard over the communicator.
At the sa ti, from behind Raiotto, a sound ca like sothing hitting the wall.
『Have a look behind you.』
Looking back without even listening to the voice, stabbed into the wall of the study was a single edged sword.
Furthermore, it wasn’t just a sword.
Even from the eyes of an amateur, although at first glance it looked like a black rusted steel sword, an unbelievable amount of heat emitted from the body of the blade could be felt.
The sword wasn’t too long or too short, an adult adventurer could easily swing it with one hand.
「…What’s with this sword?」
『Your dagger was taken by Rēko, right? Although it is bold of , i’ve prepared a replacent.』
「Like hell I need it, do you think I would accept a weapon from the subordinate of the Evil Dragon and a Commander of the Demon King Army?」
『Oh? So you believe now?』
Raiotto kept silent.
It’s not strange that, with the personality of the people in this town, they would make such a bad joke.
However on the other hand, they are all warriors and have their own codes and views and the one phrase they all said was “It’s a hundred years too early for you to handle a real weapon.”
“Only learning a little can be a dangerous thing”- or so they say.
Ariante also said that without even learning the basics, wielding power beyond what one can handle will only lead one down to ruin.
At the very least, within this town, there was no one that would give him a weapon.
『For whatever reason, I would like you to take that weapon. You’re the descendant of the hero who once was able to injure Lord Revendia. To a kin like , you are worthy of my respect. It’s only a matter of principle that since your sword was taken by Rēko, we would prepare a replacent.』
「… Stop with that hero or whatever. Our ancestors may have once been glorious but my family has now beco rotten. We’ve stopped swinging our swords since several generations prior and drowned ourselves in indulgence.」
『However, you have broken away from that. I see the potential of your ancestors in you. That’s why I held expectations for you and ca seeking your help.』
Raiotto glared at the sword stabbed into the wall and fell into thought, then asked one question.
「Is Rēko currently in danger?」
『I don’t know the details. However after being taken into a certain demon’s barrier for two weeks now, while I have no idea what has happened inside, it’s just that being trapped in the barrier for so long ans that sothing big has happened there.』
Being agitated, the kin quickly continued.
『The demon that entrapped Lord Revendia is called “Sousou.” A pillar of the Demon King Army’s highest commanders, a demon who wields a massive amount of magic power but the strange thing is that it has a peculiar appearance, it’s in the form of a rabbit doll. Isn’t it strange?』
「It’s not strange. I’m being serious here, I don’t care about appearances.」
『Oh, so you’re soone who doesn’t get jokes. This demon nad Sousou, like her na implies, is one who controls dolls but she has one other special trick. This should be a doll’s true role, and that is possession.』
Possession.
It’s not a commonly used term but Raiotto ca from a house of priests so he knew.
Used as a catalyst to gather the gods and devils.
A doll is often just a toy but could also be used as an offering to ward off evil. It had the role to take on any curses or disasters that may befall the owner in their stead.
From this, evil magic power is often stored and they beco demons.
「So? Just from the na “Possession” what kind of power is it?」
『Originally, dolls are used as substitutes to “house sothing.” With this role, its power is taken a step further- to take in soone else within its body and “house” them. This ti, it’s dealing with Lord Revendia so it would not send a pawn but rather the main body.』
「Even the Evil Dragon can’t escape?」
The kin imdiately denied this.
『If Lord Revendia beca serious, he could easily tear through the doll’s body. In the first place, it can only act as a sort of binding to buy ti against stronger demons. If you had the will to resist and have a sufficient power level, then Sousou would have no choice but to spit you back out. If you had eaten sothing and it wreaked havoc in your stomach, you would spit it back out right?』
「That’s a strange way to put it.」
『I apologize. Well, with that reasoning, Sousou would usually not use it on sothing with consciousness. Sothing like a spirit with a weak ego will have less resistance, so it can easily be sealed though.』
Spirit? So thought Raiotto but he let it slip from his mind. Now wasn’t the ti to care about other issues.
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