Chapter 177:Tutorial 31st Floor (4)
The demon that thrust the slly tokens towards was an old demon nad Ma HaPa.
“I don’t need it. Put it back.”
“Yes, Yes.”
I turned my sight away from MaHaPa who was struggling to put the tokens back in his pants and groaning.
I couldn’t take the embarrassnt and disgustingness.
The streets were littered with dead demons strewn about like trash.
The demons with ferocity and strength made think this was really hell.
The perpetrator that made this hell was drunk from the blood and singing.
I couldn’t understand the words.
It was because the Babel Translation Skill couldn’t translate it, or because the words didn’t an anything.
“Abubu.”
[It’s Aubutz, Hero!]
I gripped the handle of the holy sword who flew towards like a dog to its master.
The handle was sticky from the blood of demons.
I didn’t feel any other displeasure.
The holy sword was the one that massacred the demons, but the one wielding it was .
“Cool off your head, it was too much.”
I opened the inventory, and threw the holy sword carelessly into the inventory.
The holy sword pleaded and scread as it was being thrown in, but I ignored it.
“Serezia, do you know anything about the god of Sky?”
[Yes. The religion of the Empire was the god of the sky, so I know a little.]
Serezia answered.
It was unexpected
Recently Serezia said little.
Even before she wouldn’t say a lot, but was the type to engage in conversation and only be satisfied after saying what she wanted to when she wanted to say it.
But recently, she wouldn’t take part in the conversations and would ignore everything as though lost in thought.
I asked without expecting much, but thankfully she answered this ti.
“Is the god of the Sky an evil god?”
[The god isn’t an evil god. More of a neutral god. I shouldn’t comnt on gods, but the God of the Sky isn’t one that cares about good or evil. The god cares more about position.]
A god that cares about position.
From the na Sky, does the God of the Sky want to rule over everything?
The reason God of the Sky bestowed the Holy Sword to the Emperor was to punish his arrogance..
The Evil King in the 26th floor stage was an arrogant being looking down on the demons that summoned his as less than pests.
Enough for the God of the Sky to hand the holy sword to the Hero and subdue him.
It was a plausible assumption.
It also gave a link to why the Holy Sword blessed by the God of the Sky was overtly ruthless and longed for the blood of others.
The fear stemming from the extre violent and ruthlessness is the most efficient way to suppress and stand above others.
I told Serezia my thoughts.
[You’re probably not wrong. The interpretation of gods are different for each theologian, and this kind of generalization would make the believers hostile, so you should take care not to say it in front of others.]
While I conversed with Serezia about the God of the Sky, Ma HaPa had put away the tokens sowhere and spoke to him.
“I,If... you don’t need the tokens, w, what do you require...”
What could I need from this poor trembling demon?
Information.
“I have sothing to ask.”
I had one question from passing through various rooms.
The demons capable of answering were too scared to answer the question and all of them refused to answer.
Rather than answer my question, they chose to faint or begged for rcy.
“Coming through the Kragor group’s rooms, I saw a few demons being kept captive.”
Just like the demon Ma Hapa before my eyes.
“From what I know, the rooms are essential for survival, and the rooms are highly valuable. And to keep soone captive in the rooms with limited space is a waste. It’s better to exile or kill them. But the rooms I passed through always had a few demons kept captive.”
As I progressed, Ma Hapa’s faced turned dark.
It was the sa face I saw every ti I asked this question.
“What’s the reason you were kept captive in this room?”
As I expected MaHaPa started showing signs of extre anxiety and was flustered.
I’d have normally given up at this point, but I wanted to hear the answer this ti.
It took quite so ti to calm MaHaPa down.
After promising multiple tis not to turn MaHaPa, I could calm him down.
And I also got the answer to my question.
The answer wasn’t as serious as I thought.
“So they use living demons to store the tokens.”
“Yes... When the group needs to store tokens, they take demons without any connections like and force us to take in the tokens. For when they need the tokens.”
The acquired tokens couldn’t be retrieved until the demons that acquired them die.
When they need the tokens, they kill the captive demons and take out the tokens.
They’re basically livestock.
No, maybe worse.
Tokens are hard to keep because of their characteristic and importance.
Because of them being traded at a high value, and as you can leave the space as soon as you gather one thousand, it’s easy to decide to steal them.
If the head demon of the group chose to keep them himself, it was cause enough for them to be the target of skirmishes and assassinations.
As he would be the top target for those that want the tokens.
To deal with these problems, they stored the group’s tokens in a few select demons while keeping them captive and under surveillance.
“from what I hear, tokens are traded one at a ti mostly. Where do they use the large number of tokens?”
I asked wondering if they were used for business transactions or diplomacy.
“S,Sotis... there are demons that do not wish to stay in the 1st preliminaries, and wish to go up.”
MaHaPa glanced at while he talked.
Yeah, like .
“Those demons usually massacre every demon they see from the starting point. Then the group contacts them, and gives them a massive number of tokens and make them leave the 1st preliminary area.”
It’s easier to send off those who disturb the ecosystem huh.
Most of my curiosities were solved.
One thing was left.
Then how many tokens did this demon nad MaHaPa have?
This was probably the reason why the demons who heard my question couldn’t answer my question and trembled.
To their eyes, I was soone who massacred every demon I saw for tokens, so they couldn’t answer my question.
Fearing that I would kill them for tokens as soon as they answered.
Instead of asking MaHaPa how many tokens he had, I asked him to write down everything he knew on the map.
After looking over what MaHaPa told , I started on my way.
As I was about to leave, MaHaPa grabbed .
“H,Hey...”
No idea what it is, but he probably has a request.
Since he gave a lot of information, I thought I would be ok to listen to his request.
“Talk. What is it?”
“C,Could you protect...us?”
MaHaPa pointed towards the demons knocked out cold, and himself and answered.
“Krago Group is gone, but once the other groups learn of us, they’ll try and take us. Please... help us...”
To sum it up he wanted protection.
I thought about it but shook my head.
“Sorry. That’s a bit much.”
Too cumberso.
After shaking off MaHaPa, I started walking out the room.
The new destination was the base of the Olphon Group.
Olphon group was the one ruling this domain.
The other groups are all subordinate alliance groups, so the Olphon group for sure the largest group in the 1st round preliminaries.
[Hero.]
Suddenly Serezia called .
“Yeah. Why.”
[I would like to tell you sothing of concern.]
“What is it.”
Sothing of concern. Could it be sothing dangerous that I hadn’t thought it.
But Serezia’s concern was sothing completely unexpected.
[Soon, I might not be able to talk at all.]
Soon, I was able to understand her words.
Instead of saying less, soon she would be unable to talk at all.
But I couldn’t understand the reason.
[I don’t know for sure myself. My self-consciousness is becoming faint. The self-awareness as your sword is becoming larger than my self-awareness as Serezia. my consciousness is becoming slow and everything besides combat is becoming faint. Even when I talk, I’m having trouble concentrating on topics other than combat.]
What is this.
[As if I were becoming a rock or a tree. No, I should say like becoming a sword. I’m actually sword right now right?]
Serezia didn’t say anything after that.
I called her several tis, but no answer.
I stopped from disconcertion.
I tried to understand her words, but eventually pulled out the holy sword from the inventory. The holy sword muttered about the act of shoving him in the inventory, but said this after hearing what Serezia had said.
[Don’t think too much about it. It’s the process of becoming a sword. Isn’t Serezia a sword not?]
“No, you’re a sword. You talk fine.”
[I’m an Ego Sword. Whereas Serezia was turned into a sword upon her death. There’s a difference.]
“Then is she never going to be able to speak or know who she is?”
[Well. Wouldn’t it depend on her? If Serezia wants to keep her human mind, she could beco like . She would probably be able to give advice on combat and answer simple questions. But Serezia seems satisfied with being a sword right? That’s a little worrying.]
For , it was a bit ridiculous.
Dumbfounded and aghast.
Once a human possess a sword, they lose their self-awareness and beco a sword?
Even for Serezia who said she wished she was born a sword, that was weird.
[It’s not completely absurd. Most of the souls made to possess objects by Dark Magicians go through this process.]
“How does it turn out usually?”
[Usually. Their consciousness crumples, and they lose their self. As they beco stabilized, they beco captivated by the words their enchanter whispers to them and long after that for eternity. Most magical swords and cursed rings are produced this way.]
Hearing the creation of magical swords from a magical sword helped understand quickly.
So that’s how it’s done.
I hope Serezia doesn’t beco like Aubu.
I’m worried.
Once I clear this stage, let’s get so advice from KiriKiri.
Personally, I’m attached to Serezia.
She was similar to in many ways.
From her thought process to preference and principle.
The tis spent with her were comfortable and dear.
I wondered if I would be able to et soone so similar to be in the future.
But there were differences between and her.
Serezia adjusted herself to the fate of becoming soone’s sword, and I was pleased.
That was the difference.
If I were in the sa circumstance as her, would I be able to accept that fate?
If it ca to it, I would be a cursed sword.
A sword rebelling and trying to kill its owner.
Thinking about it, the situation now wasn’t that different.
As I thought about it, its situation was amusing.
I felt as though , Serezia, and the holy swords were three swords. Each pursing their own will.
Instead of belittling myself, I tried to have more constructive thoughts.
I didn’t want to beco a tool of gods.
Even if I didn’t know what they wanted from or would request from .
So, I placed importance on my goal and will.
But tied to my side were two swords with their own agendas.
If more than just will was required to overco becoming a tool.
If having my own will wasn’t enough to prove I wasn’t a tool.
What more do I need to achieve?
A few answers ca up.
I wasn’t sure if they were all correct, there were probably also many answers that I haven’t thought of.
But if I fulfill them one by one, I would be able to achieve all the answers.
That’s what I thought.
As I was about to finish organizing my thoughts and about to move, I felt a large wave of magical energy.
A magical circle appeared on nearby ground.
The air above the ground started to warp, and soon a demon appeared.
From having used it with Serezia early, I quickly recognized what it was.
It was a teleportation circle.
As the shaking mana cald, a shadow appeared above the circle.
It was a demon.
A strong ferocious force, an enourmous and ominous evil magic.
It was the first demon-like demon I’ve t since coming here.
The complex thoughts from earlier lted away.
I waited for the demon to finish.
A mont later, the demon, instead of lunging at and using magic, it opened its mouth.
“You’ve finally stopped. Olphon would like to see you. You’ll need to co with , newbie.”
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