Chapter 130
mKb“We were the ones who saved Bercheff! We believe we also have a right to this!”qAjbNe
t2GHAfter arriving at the Academy, Aint used the teleportation circle, taking advantage of the authority of the Count of Bercheff, and thus arrived directly in the region. There, an unexpected situation awaited him.uvCb
u0LUntil facing the gigantic three-meter egg, everything had gone well.iWBLT
MyYL9— It’s certain. No doubt, it’s Decarabia’s egg.6zic
jAcL2IR— How the hell did they get this?5z3Ppv
7FW— Is that rich guy more competent than he seems, or are the corrupt just a bunch of idiots?6DYCI8
26iwZ— No… in this case, the idiot must be Kimaris.3wr2D
rSmE8The egg was real, and Aint was already prepared to destroy it at any moment.f3qi8v
L3MUEd“So you’re Aint Armian. They call me Alby Gallian, an old man locked in his chambers.”4ojor
kq14y“Hello, Aint. This man isn’t just any old guy, he’s Cardinal Alby, an Archmage.”tw8MSzW
4iqThat was the problem—there were people protecting the egg.88L
cvcd“Impossible! I will never allow it!”RhPc2
WG6t3They weren’t corrupt nor beasts. In fact, they had exterminated monsters and saved Bercheff.LRN
J9VeThey were known as the priests of the Dragon God Cult.NZy2OzK
Re2ixKAnd the one who, from the front lines, was deploying great magic to keep anyone from approaching the egg was none other than one of the five cardinals of the cult, an Archmage.AuCxz
raL1w“Please, your eminence.”u8ufVeL
6h4At his side, trying to stop him, was the saint of the cult.cjs
EayXuwaAint didn’t understand what the hell was happening.9YxEa6I
FqaKxoWhy would a cardinal prevent the destruction of a demon egg?i1DZyx
Qaz6Ud“It’s simple.”Olvhm
dU6Fernan, who had brought him there, summarized the situation.KqWgQVG
p64cCr“So, they say we shouldn’t destroy it, but investigate it instead?”SjP
SKTrJ“That’s right. And it’s not an entirely wrong argument. If we manage to discover some weakness of the demons by investigating the egg, we’d come out ahead.”3RW3Apx
TUtbabAnd the cult had the capacity to do that.c6rk0yd
nNaIn fact, their “Holy Flame” magic and holy water had shown great effectiveness against demons and monsters.XHuf5
flhspDv— Nonsense! That egg is practically a fragment of Decarabia! It’s not the same as investigating ordinary monsters!jN7
1Ecy— Demons can never be controlled! This will end in disaster!WF3zAkE
itEK— We must stop these lunatics right now!MZi
UmzHTC— A thousand years ago, there were already people like this! They ended up losing body and soul, turned into liches…!DkORUz
fjpOGardner, hearing it all, roared with fury.jBE7f6
qDerQQ“So, senior, you agree with them?”q9tvZx
Pvt7P“I’m not saying it’s impossible. The cult is competent, that’s undeniable. But according to my instinct, this is different from a simple monster. The risk of a ‘just in case’ is too high.”5H8vvV
Ox90NCO“We must destroy it.”LqXN
WM6T9jy“You say that as an Armian?”GJka
HaQ“Yes. It’s dangerous. The aura it emits is more terrifying than any demonic magic I’ve felt. It’s not like monsters. It resembles—it resembles Andromalius.”VDbPW
A9P0The magic of demons had something distinct from that of monsters. Hard to explain, but fundamental.2kBt
xwP— We must destroy it!elGd
4ob1oIgnoring Gardner’s warning was never an option.Abc
PsZe8y“I agree with you.”BZVWtXJ
hH1“So, senior, you also believe we should destroy it?”ecnbvU
HrS“Of course, research might give us something useful, but I was the one who found it. The monsters protected it as if it were sacred. It’s not just any egg.”46sR
pnpFernan knew it was a demon egg.jXf
o1OAnd no matter how much the Dragon God Cult claimed they’d guard it, what if the demon awakened inside? If disaster broke out within the cult itself, it would be even worse.7E37zQJ
V7VpThat’s why he hadn’t acted before Aint arrived—the opponent was none other than an Archmage, Cardinal Alby.ZEdy
AkZNeAn obstinate Archmage couldn’t be stopped easily—except by Aint Armian.qpRA2j
dFEJ6Xu“Leave it to me.”KI5s
c8SXb7kFernan didn’t wait for Aint’s answer and stepped forward, positioning himself between Cardinal Alby and the Count of the Frontier.G2oEW
Lf7pv2q“What’s going on here?”IhzW9i
XXaQ“What’s going on?”Y6pXL
oWf“Cardinal Alby, I was the one who brought this egg. Therefore, I believe the primary right belongs to me. Don’t you agree?”sEUF
c7fFFje“I admit you have an important right. But the cult also played a decisive role in all this. And I’m not saying we plan to just keep it.”czkXbk8
jwn3Q“I know you have no ill intentions, your eminence.”WtOYj82
MsdFernan nodded, dragging Aint beside him.RR8v3
87KqQQo“But we can’t deny that this egg is sinister. I, the Count, and the Mercenary King all felt it. Even you, though you don’t say it. And above all, Aint Armian, the natural enemy of demons, insists it must be destroyed immediately.”Ei02ED
nkq“…Aint Armian?”plDzgpx
JCqqIuNot even a cardinal could ignore what that name meant when it came to demons. Even less since Aint had gained fame after the Magic Congress.ZcGfO0L
W54rMq“Is it true? Do you believe it must be destroyed?”f0b
R4GAGC“Of course. It’s not a simple egg. If we try to investigate it, we might provoke something even worse.”n3PX
xi6md“Hmm…”0jDQ
tn3Alby frowned at Aint’s firmness.Y89
imv24KK“But you’re not wrong either, your eminence. How about this? Let’s make one final attempt to destroy it. If it fails, we’ll follow your plan.”Cyjc
G7e“Attempt? As I understand it, they already tried and failed.”NOt0Xuj
HhWw“We were waiting. No one has tried yet with the power of an Armian.”GLVQN
kPI5aOFAlby’s gaze fixed on Aint. Doubt pierced him.teLiKt
XnFNo sane person would believe a student could achieve what two Royal Knights hadn’t—but Aint was an Armian.fSNu3K
ekM7VQR“You think the same, Count?”j6xqxqW
zT2YUpD“That’s right. I was waiting for Aint Armian from the start.”r945Im
jZ7R1BWith the Count on his side, the cardinal couldn’t insist any further.FSiGo
JuX“…Fine.”0i6
Qw2JiGAlby finally nodded.IkAQ
Pg3X2He calmed himself thinking that, after all, Aint hadn’t yet reached the level of an absolute.ogzoRs
59Y2wM‘Nothing will happen. At most, he’ll make a crack.’o7k
sxU4qwkThat egg should belong to the Dragon God Cult. It needed to be studied.eZE
buRZOVDangerous? Yes. But the risk was worth it—demons were no longer just a corrupt threat, they had now been summoned. War was inevitable.mvhDPg
ihf8FStudying that egg might give them the key weapon to win it.KxL
EKuvBjp“Then let’s begin.”YYfCAyK
84Dl6yAint’s white aura filled the air. Just with that, unease returned.j6sU5q
STM0sPH‘No… it’ll be fine. Not even the Count and the Mercenary King could break it. Even if he’s an Armian, he’s just a student.’9va
LD2That’s what the cardinal thought.RILn5Q
KGMHboBut then, a slash impossible for a mere student struck the egg.9VviMm
0k2oyt‘Wait a second… wasn’t it Aint who killed Andromalius?’G3adr
l88The memory of that battle, seen through the Pope, crossed his mind too late.n4J
hepV────!8L80Uv
EmZA white light covered the world.28BvX
mhenThe explosion shook everything around.f9D
49zHs02And then—bnJ
D3vdEs‘No… it can’t be!’ZwLkzdG
PEg5VaWhile the cardinal and the priests screamed in terror.Ytws
pSkCrack.cW4
XxnilThe egg split in two.pj4
cucA suffocating demonic magic rose to the sky, but the holy light devoured it.JM7OZi
6JyThe sword absorbed the darkness.fioy
wPNLGWK“…He did it!”bZo8E2
TKnFernan clenched his fist, euphoric.TiQAF
MoxTSjThe Count, who hated having that evil egg in his land, nodded in satisfaction.mwSh
eFL“…It actually worked. What the hell is the power of an Armian?”jRhr
8X5Even the Mercenary King, bandaged and battered, let out a disbelieving laugh.pYw1st4
6eJdME“N-no way…!”fTsws
nhSCardinal Alby and the priests screamed in horror.RKJ0QEC
7Y8RMlThe egg that had threatened the north of Bercheff had been destroyed for good.ufOrlva
mZx***BIDO
AAxYSnip—VED
68ZBCKfThe scissors cut a branch from the bonsai.ISNZG
PjHLpB“Defeated? Dead, you say?”zUU
z6qJzAt the question of the bald man, not a single hair on his head, the shadow bowed even lower.v5vvgEk
R7Rvm“Yes. They say he couldn’t withstand the combined attack of the Mercenary King and the Count of Bercheff, and was decapitated.”DB760Hj
r2Php“How did that happen?”C6w
9x7T7Another branch fell to the ground.OoloZb
eeLok“All he had to do was sit still, gather monsters, and use them as a sacrifice to summon Decarabia. It was a plan that couldn’t fail if he just stayed put.”OhQKh
HcbOaHumans called those northern lands the Demonic Region and barely showed any interest. There was no reason to fail if he simply hid well.TNs
SLniPK“They say the people of Bercheff took the egg.”KEW
GPzY“The people of Bercheff reached the Demonic Region?”jVq
JUdB“No, sir.”hIKH
eDJhInyThe shadow clarified that to summon Decarabia more quickly, they had moved the egg further south.qHXjh0
o7GubTh“There were about a thousand monsters guarding it, but they were annihilated by the White Lion Knights.”kNPul
9sp9“The White Lion Knights? No matter how skilled they are, since when can thirty knights wipe out a thousand monsters in lands corrupted by dark magic?”ZRa
bw1EBecause the land around Decarabia’s egg should have turned into a hell, tainted by demonic magic.r63Q2
Lb9sxjGThat kind of land drained human energy and mana, while strengthening monsters and demons.3iJG
EVQELgKAnd still, a thousand monsters on cursed ground were defeated by barely thirty knights?TJFJ
DMeNV9GIt was laughable in disbelief.MTuIZ
FZG“That…”9rALDWP
7xGw“Enough. It’s done. The egg was stolen due to some idiotic mistake, then he marched south with an army of monsters to recover it, but lost. Is that it?”NqMjQYu
KOR“…Yes, sir.”I8aqM
cyA8mHeh heh heh. The man let out a chuckle.u9TD
v1vaF“So he called himself a demon, huh? Regained all his original power and still ended up decapitated by just two humans.”S3Ai
b5nAn unparalleled humiliation.Bn9
TwK“And the monsters?”teXav
7PbNxd“Of the ten thousand that marched, more than half were killed.”9bv8
sxmRwQD“And Bercheff?”VUtV
SNaz0“Its first wall nearly fell, but in the end, they held out.”GE8T
DvCXdC“A demon led an army of ten thousand and couldn’t even bring down a fortress! And you’re telling me that’s not a total defeat?”jbV5J2
CR8w2The man growled in rage.DDpgNR5
FWHZ“Pathetic. Not even Aint Armian was there.”gYxCf
unG0C3The scissors began cutting harder and harder. The bonsai lost all its branches, reduced to just the trunk.cUXZX
Y47KOZGOnly then did the man stop.qz7Ii6
34XIw“Cease all action for now. Stay hidden and wait for the right moment.”nERKJ
BHNdQZ“Understood.”bi4hET
FkkBy then, the demons had already revealed their existence to the world. The entire continent would be on alert against demons and monsters.mJQcDdB
FpZozTo expose oneself would be suicide.zcRup
ZnDq“Failure, failure, failure… No, this isn’t even a failure. It was an isolated idiocy. Anyway, now I have no idea how much the grand plan will be delayed.”P9xI
pZd1IKThe man sighed. The shadow vanished silently.4WE0F
gD8VWo“Well… at least not everything is bad.”tny4GU6
Uw6gpHTThat idiot was dead. So he no longer had to worry about Aint interfering in Frazia following leads.w2D
5FeyNo, this could even be an opportunity.zjSIWfv
1gb“Good, time to move.”xnFanq
NsSfGHe pushed the destroyed bonsai aside, put on leather armor, secured a book under his chest, and picked up his weapons before heading out.z4yetJ
NWoZ“Scum! Time to work!”5OJk
Uw3Rsl2“Boss, not today.”PEzlA4
FAuv1W“What do you mean?”MroB
3RjR“Aint Armian left.”jp8Lm
qOZ“What?”nbef8r9
y7RHe left? Just like that?74UoBn4
Lu4OFRight when he finally knew where to properly help him.TeBs4fz
n1Vfcf‘To Bercheff, maybe?’yet
94VfRj“Where to?”ABpj
CP5Gnc“We don’t know. Since he took a ship, maybe he returned to the Academy.”2K92WB
3jU5F2wThe man’s face went blank.9Ri
YUC“And everything we did until now?”aqLfcFo
y62No“The message came through the Black Lance mercenary company. He might be back soon.”Tuw3D
jgs9Aav“Back soon?”8clBSw
mm6jJVAt least there was still a chance.BN5em
HPtjj1There was no choice—he’d have to wait for the next opportunity.ZzDCyhZ
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