Chapter 353 – The Weight of the Soul #2

How long had it been since Malphas entered the sphere?
I’m not sure, but at least 30 minutes went by.

The current war situation was completely organized.
Malphas side monsters on the ground are annihilated.
And I ordered the Balrog to advance west, and I sent the 3 knights who were loyal to me by making an oath.

In the middle, the Balrog briefly attacked the 3 knights, but it quickly calmed down.
So, in this place where all sorts of fuss arose, there was only the sphere containing Malphas, and me and the Evil Valkyries.

Kagagagak-!

Along with the sound of scratching the blackboard, a long cut was made on the sphere.
Sehwa, who gathered her magic and attacked the sphere, let out a painful groan.

Haha…”

She is the one who has been attacking non-stop for almost half an hour.
Strange if not hard. This was also the case with the other Evil Valkyries except for Adele.

“Adele, you should help too. Everyone else is working, so why are you still?”

The bruises of Yuria, who had been silently aiming arrows.
Adele retorted, sticking out her mouth.

“Sister, when that monstrosity entered, I tried to take the soul into my jewel, but it didn’t work. You saw my sister too.”

“Your weapon is power, not jewels. Ignorant force.”

“You’re ignorant…! Words go too far!”

“Is it because you just don’t like hard work?”

Stupid Adele.
It is also easy to understand.

“Oh, isn’t it?”

“Are you telling Meryl not to play with you from now on?”

“What, what…!?”

Adele laughs hysterically.
She stared at YuRia, dumbfounded, and spoke in a ferocious voice.

“How can you be so childish…? It’s like a three-year-old! I thought it was mature, but I was mistaken!”

“Right. I am childish.”

“…..”

“How, are you going to talk now?”

“Now…? Does that mean you’re leaving at such an important time!? It’s a punishment! Jihyeok-ssi will give you a hard time!”

After her words, Adele looked up at me.
A face asking what are you doing without scolding Yuria right away.
After thinking about what to do with this troublemaker, I opened my mouth.

“I have no choice but to raise YuRia’s hand this time.”

“Yes…?”

Adele’s eyes doubled in shock.
Her figure with her mouth slightly open is cute.
With a soft smile, I pointed at the sphere.

“I’ve explained enough how dangerous Malpas is. Are you saying you’re going to stay still? Besides, she’s trying to get a little sad because she knows it’s a critical situation, but doesn’t lend a hand to her.”

“That’s not it… I was trying to help…”

It was Adele who quickly lowered her tail.
Yuria, who came down to her side, said in a friendly tone.

“Then can I help you? We’re having a really hard time right now…”

It takes a little sympathy to get Adele off her heavy ass.
It’s good to have a bit of a harsh rebuke.
Now was the time for sympathy to work, and when YuRia, who had already grasped it, said gasping as if she was really beyond her strength, Adele’s heart weakened.

“…Then, then…Promise me you’ll never have Meryl on her terms again…”

“I’ll promise.”

“You swear…?”

“Yes, I swear.”

“…. I see…”

Adele, her shoulders drooping, went in front of her orb.
Then she started spinning her arms around her world-lost face.
A somewhat absurd preparation. Saehwa looked at her Adele with her mouth slightly open.
Whether or not her finesse was so, Adele slapped her fist with her tongue sticking out and biting it lightly when his fist had enough rotational power.

Wow-!

Could this be the sound of a giant bell falling from the sky?

Fuhuaak-!

A huge shockwave radiated from her fists that touched the sphere, and not only attacked me and the Evil Valkyries, but also pushed the clouds of the demon realm far away.

Koo Goo Goo…!

Even the crust shakes. Like an earthquake that accompanies a volcanic eruption.
Enormous brute force.
All kinds of attacks only hurt him, but even the sphere that didn’t move at all was slightly pushed away.

Wow…!

Even more cracks than when the three Evil Valkyries attacked with all their might.
Adele raised her nose after seeing the result she had created.
She came to my side with her majesty and grabbed her arm.

“Ahhh… That hurts…”

It was tough for anyone to see.
I’ll have to take it in moderation and try to attack it one more time.
The moment I decided to hug Adele with a big smile,

Damn…!

A crack appeared on the screen of the device on her wrist.

“Yes…?”

Great! Blasphemy!

At the same time that Adele let out her questionable exclamation, Sehwa, Yuria, and Sylvia’s devices also malfunctioned.

‘This…’

If it’s only Adele’s device that breaks, it’s understandable.
Just think that the impact of her fist that she swung was transmitted to her device.
But why are the remaining three devices…?

Oh oh oh…

I tried to put my confused mind to rest and grasp the situation, but when the sphere lifted and Malphas appeared, I calmed my eyes.
An aging face. It seemed to have no power at all.
But there was arsenic in his mouth.

“Cluck…”

After examining that unlucky laugh and the mana inside his body, I can see that what happened to the device was caused by his wish.
There was magic, but compared to before, it was gone.
That’s enough to defeat a C-class… No, a D-class monster.
It’s hard to even say good things about it.

“How is it? Isn’t that what you fear most?”

Now, out of etiquette, you even dropped the title that was given to you as the Demon King.
I’m full of spirits. Did you just destroy the Evil Valkyries’ devices with that guy’s power?

“Lord, Master…! Strength…!”

Let’s turn our heads to Sehwa’s urgent voice,

Kwachang-!

With a rupture sound like glass breaking, all of their devices shattered.

Fuhuaaaaak-!

Subsequently, all the demonic energy escaped from the bodies of the four people, including Sehwa.
That wasn’t the end.

Wooooo…!

A purple glow arose from their bodies, and they changed back to their original form.
Would return to being human.
Brown, light green, light red, and golden hair.
Even their eyes changed to the color unique to those who were human beings.

The evil Valkyries inspecting their bodies with bewildered expressions.

“Hee hee hee hee…”

Malphas, who burst into a difficult laugh, laughed at me staring at them.

“Looks like you’ve run out of things to say… Don’t you feel discouraged? All the hardships of the past have been blown away. It’s a pity that all my strength was drained, but that’s what I need to sacrifice the monsters again, and I had at least the strength to escape from this place…”

There are many phrases.

“It is disappointing.”

“What do you mean?”

“That’s all I was thinking.”

“Did I make the best choice in my situation? Have you finally lost your mind?”

“I wonder what went into the heads of the demons tricked by this guy. I feel ashamed of myself for thinking of you as my worst adversary. Yeah… Well… Think so. You have to have a positive mind to try other things.”

Could there be something in my calm tone?
Malphas’s brow narrowed.
Small wrinkles… Disgusting.

“What are you talking about?”

I don’t even have a name anymore. Sadly
I clicked on her tongue and raised one corner of my mouth.
Then, without taking his eyes off Malphas, he spoke to four people.

“Should I come to my senses?”

Sehwa flinched at him and opened her bright red lips and closed her eyes.

“Ah… That’s right, yes.”

Calm answer, unconcerned action.
Not only Sehwa, but Yuria, Sylvia, and even Adele calmed down and created and released magical energy.

Oh oh oh…!

Purple Magi that blooms simultaneously from all four bodies.
Their hair color instantly changed to that of the Evil Valkyrie, and Malphas opened his mouth at the sight.

“This, what the hell is this…”

“It’s a pity, Malphas.”

Besides his arrogance, Malphas made another mistake.
It was that I thought I was using force to bind the Evil Valkyrie.
As you can see, the result was to no avail.

“Monsters don’t know the weight of the soul. Life is something that can be taken as easily as drinking water, and since it is the soul, it has to be. But even you didn’t know that. I am so afraid of power. It makes even the older guys become arrogant.”

Evil Valkyries sacrificed not only their bodies but also their noble souls to me.
Each cell has been changed and reborn as a complete member of my family and a demon, and they are very aware of this self-image.
Device and Aether are just one of the means, but the present girls cannot return it even if Rosario comes.

The proof is that he transformed into a follower again without any medium.
Returning to human form for a while happened because the magical energy connected to Aither was temporarily cut off.
Also, when her transformation was released, Aether, who had gained her freedom, did not try to run away from them.
Rather, he wandered around and even asked to catch himself again quickly.

There was something I always said when I dropped Beast Slayers one by one.
Now, no matter what happens, you can’t go back to the original way.
The current situation was just like that.

The only thing I was slightly embarrassed about was that I was angry because I had to rebuild the device.
‘Strictly speaking’, it’s not necessary, but the device was a useful thing to have.
Because it serves as a link between the eroded Aether and the Evil Valkyries, making them use their magic much better.
You have to be there to fool Stella.

“What you’ve done is just a little bothersome to me.”

The default value of Malpas’ wish-fulfillment ability is unequal exchange.
Unconditionally demands an unreasonable price from the target of the wish.
It was the same when he called Malphas in the past and asked about Amon’s suspicious movements.
I only wanted to know his intentions, but he demanded a very fucking price for one of my arms, the owner of the demon realm.

In any case, this unreasonable price was applied to Malphas himself.
Here, Malphas himself was in a very unfavorable situation, and it seemed that the cost of his wish was very high.
To the extent that the balance calculation doesn’t fit at all.

I didn’t know if I’d rather run away to another planet and plan the future…
It seemed that I had made such a wish for the purpose of giving me despair, and then it came to nothing.
I couldn’t make a detailed wish because I was nervous when the shield I thought was invincible was shaking…

Whatever it was, this was Malpas’ obvious defeat.
Looking at that funny face of Malpas, the answer came out.
The god of wishes is very mischievous.

“No, nonsense…”

“Can you say that even after seeing the scene in front of you?”

“…..”

Malpas can’t even open his mouth.
After laughing at him, I called Adele.

“Adele.”

“Jihyeok… I’m having a hard time right now… I don’t have the energy to fight… All my mana is gone because of that monster’s strange ability… I want to sleep… I want to go back to that castle…”

Again, I’m going to have a good time…

“Didn’t you just absorb the mana from my body? Please suffer only once.”

“…..”

Adele, with an annoyance on her face, came to my side.

“Why…?”

“Enclose his soul in a jewel.”

At those words, Malphas caught his breath.
The one who was keeping a close eye on Adele’s jewel spoke urgently.

“Morax…Now I see, that’s Morax’s jewel…!”

It was a beautiful jewel that looked like it had been processed from the highest grade ruby, but it was a very vicious object.
As the saying goes, beautiful flowers have thorns.
Malpas, who knew that fact very well, tried to escape.

However, he, who had already turned ugly, was deprived of his body freedom and could not even move due to the ferocious spirit exuded by Sehwa, Yuria, and Sylvia.

Adele whined at me whether Malphas did or not.

“Sireunde… Why should I put the soul of an ugly thing inside my pretty jewel…?”

“It will be fun to play with. I think it’s for practice.”

“… I really hate it…”

It was Adele who stepped forward while saying that.
As she put her magic into her jewel,

Kiyi Ik…!

The air around them began to cool with an ominous sound.

“Keugh…!”

At the same time, Malphas’s body was slowly pulled forward as if attracted by a magnet.
Standing on the path where Malphas was being sucked in, I laughed at him to the fullest.

“I guess you can’t use your abilities continuously, Malphas. Or do you not have the power to use your abilities anymore?”

Malpas struggles to raise his arm.
His hand goes to my face.
It was as if he was trying to catch me.

“Tairat…!”

Even so, I don’t beg you to save me if you have pride.
You too have a platform like the 3 knights.

“Originally, I was going to let you die a more miserable death… But please forgive me to this extent.”

“Forgiveness…? Forgiveness!? Are you in a position to forgive me and sleep…!”

“If it’s a demon king, wouldn’t he have the right to escape life and death?”

“You dare to invade my Demon Realm…! A guy who can’t even be a novice…!”

“Your demon? Are you already dreaming? Follow the ideal you want to your heart’s content within the jewel of Morax.”

Kiaaaaa-!

Something whitish was about to come out from near Malphas’s head.
His hideous soul. He has not yet departed from the body.

“Ugh…!”

Is it because I didn’t want to go into Morax’s jewel even if I died?
Malphas’s eyes, which had been filled with the light of resignation, burned.

“Kuuuuu!”

Suddenly, he lets out a scream and even struggles with his whole body.
Tremendous outburst. Adele narrowed her fine brows.

“Why do old people who are dying have so many regrets in their lives? Didn’t you come here sooner!?”

“Kreukreuk…! Do you think I’ll let you… Do as you please…? Kkeuk!”

Malpas starts making a sputum boiling sound.
Dark blood poured out of the man’s mouth.

“Oh my gosh… Oh my gosh… Mr. Jihyeok! That monstrosity is trying to do something strange! Try drying it!”

I see too.
Is it a thought to commit suicide?
No, the very weak demonic energy inside his body suddenly swelled up.

Boowook-!

Following this, Malphas’s body grew in an instant.
It wasn’t suicide, it was suicide.
The target is Adele, not me.
I’m trying to stop him from absorbing souls by cutting off his mana.

Seeing the corners of Malphas’s lips smirk up, I ran towards Adele with all my might.
He then took her in his arms and turned her body around.

Wow-!

A tremendous roar is heard that reverberates through the sky.
And I felt the wind.
A very cool, piercing wind.

“…..”

I closed my eyes tightly, but I looked up when my body didn’t hurt at all.

“You can just call me, why are you trying to use your body? Why are you so stupid? I didn’t know the master could be so ignorant.”

Sylvia was bruising me with her frown.
You evacuated me.
Sehwa and Yuria run to check on Adele and me.
I roughly tidied up Adele’s messy hair and straightened her back.

Sooooo…

The energy of Malphas scattered around him was disappearing like smoke.
And soon it completely disappeared as if it had never existed.

‘It’s over.’

At the same time as the stomach is pierced, the emptiness is pushed.
Cool and sad This word fit just right.
It’s cool that Malphas, who was giving me trouble, died, and I’m sad that I couldn’t give him eternal pain.
There is no shame in not being able to finish it with my own hands.

But, well… I couldn’t rule out the possibility of getting my body back if the jewel was broken…
It’s perfectly dead, and Adele isn’t hurt, so let’s take this for granted.
Even though I knew that not even a corpse was left, I rummaged through the ground.
Then, when he found the blood of the blood he had spilled while fighting the Evil Valkyrie, he used magic to burn it.

Behind me, Sehwa approaches and hugs me.

“The owner will be embarrassed, but I rather feel relieved. You don’t know what will happen if you trap the soul. The owner of the gem is also the well-dressed Adele. It’s better this way.”

I’m glad that Sehwa thinks the same as me.
I said, shaking my head slowly.

“Let’s go finish. The rebellion ends today.”

I’m going to clean up the Pandemonium and drop Stella.