Chapter 1891 – [Insolent on the Subject of the Devil]

The mercenaries stayed relatively quiet. One of the reasons is that I also served the dishes, and in the evening, I warmed up my stomach with the meat and soup of galbitang, took a good rest, and when I woke up, I was energized by the soup I made separately and the morning bread I made with milk and butter and savory morning bread. .

For reference, the soup was a button mushroom cream soup with button mushrooms and cream. If you dip it in with freshly baked, warm, soft bread, it’s just fantastic.

“Ugh, I guess I’ll overeat in the morning.”

“Worst!!!! Please give me another basket of bread!!!!”

“Does the bread suit your taste?”

“It’s really delicious!!! I’ve never had such delicious bread in my life!!!!”

“I will remember this even when I die. Thank you so much for feeding me such delicious food!!!!!!!”

No, how can we eat bread that is properly fermented here and made with plenty of dairy products such as milk and butter of the highest quality even in dimensional civilization? Even royalty can’t eat that.

I had a few more conversations with mercenary leader Gario. I knew that their goal was the water from the crater lake at the top of the Sky Mountains, but I was wondering why they brought it. Of course, I didn’t ask outright.

“Are you coming again next time? I don’t plan on staying here forever, so if you come in a few months, I may not be there.”

“Ah, then I won’t be able to see you. There are requests for water from Jeongsan Lake in the Sky Mountains periodically, but only once a year. The next time I come, it will probably be next winter.”

“In winter?”

“Yes, monsters are also less active in the winter. In fact, it was a bit surprising to us that this request came out in the spring, even if it was a little less active.”

“Maybe there’s something going on at the temple. It’s useful or something…”

“That’s right. The lake water of the Sky Mountains naturally contains mana and is a necessary item for training knights, so it will probably be used by warriors in the temple.”

“… A hero, you mean?”

“Yes, the hero who was born to defeat the Demon King who will appear one day… Is our pride.”

Even though he was a mercenary, pride was visible on his face, perhaps because he belonged to a temple. From his perspective, it seems like that’s what a hero is.

I heard he was there by the way, but I didn’t know he was there a long time ago. I’m a warrior and a devil… I have no idea what to do with this.

Anyway, the mercenaries greeted us and went down the mountain. I don’t know if we’ll see anything again next time, but at least we had to prepare for the hero. However, looking at the mercenaries leaving, Agape says something ugly.

“Mercenaries… Should we kill them?”

“Get rid of the mindset of killing and harassing everything. I don’t think so recklessly either.”

“But he’s a mercenary related to the temple and the warrior. He could be an enemy.”

“Rather, you should be careful because your current action could be an action that creates a definite enemy. In fact, it could be an excuse.”

“An excuse?”

“If you lead the demons and kill them, it will become clear that the demon king is here. Then the hero will come and cut off your head.”

“I’m not losing!!!!”

“The hero will receive full support and training from the Holy Light Temple, so he will be much stronger than you are now. And he will not come alone, but will bring an army. There will be tens of thousands of troops, and even if they are not heroes, there will be strong knights if you look at what the masters are doing… Most people cannot overcome the violence of numbers.”

“Hey…”

This may be meaningless to me, but it is difficult for the average person to overcome the violence of the majority. Even the greatest expert in the world does not show hostility towards the imperial palace, as if it were because of hundreds of thousands of gold soldiers.

Agape was still a young demon lord, so he had to learn and master more in order to defeat the warrior. No, rather, since the hero quit first, the Demon King had to work even harder.

“Agape, Hero, do you want to win?”

“I want to win!!!!!”

“Then I will have to study and learn harder than I do now, is that okay?”

“Uhm… It’s okay!!!!”

“Okay, then. I’ll teach you hard too.”

So far, I have been teaching them quietly and moderately, but from now on, I will have to teach them more intensively. Since this is the child I am attached to, it would be a bad aftertaste if I were to easily lose to the hero and die, so I should teach her as much as I can.

First, I slightly reduced the proportion of ordinary studies, such as math and science. Instead, the proportion and intensity of classes related to martial arts or special abilities were increased.

Agape has two main means: It has genius-level mana affinity and transformation of monsters.

Putting aside the transformation aspect for a moment and just talking about mana affinity, the career path you can take with this is martial arts and magic. There is magic here as well in the typical tech tree, so you can probably learn it if you want.

But what was important was the interest of agape.

“Agape, was there a wizard among the mercenaries? Are you interested in magic?”

“Magic… Well, not really.”

“Really? Then I guess I’ll just have to dig into martial arts.”

He has good brains and mana affinity, but he expresses resistance as he is not a good wizard type that requires use of his brain. Apart from ability, aptitude and inclination are different, so I don’t really criticize it.

In fact, it is much better to dig just one well rather than a half-baked magic swordsman. It worked even better because that was my specialty.

“Then, let’s move on from expert to master. Can you radiate sword energy well now?”

“Of course!!!!”

Agape took out a dagger and unleashed sword energy. Considering that it is clearly condensed unlike before, it is clear that it is at the highest level from expert level.

There is about one wall left to reach the level of master, and considering Agape’s talent, you will quickly overcome it, but the more time you save, the better. I don’t know when I’ll face the hero, so I need to get stronger quickly.

I also bring a suitable dagger and show it to you, emitting sword energy. And he slowly explained and showed the process of turning that sword into sword.

“If you create sword energy and condense it, it’s easy to do a sword. If you condense it, there will be a leakage force. You can do it, right?”

“Oh!!!!”

“Good job. Now it’s time to weave and cut through the inspection.”

Geomgang and Ganggi are techniques that can contain will. The strength of an ordinary master at the peak means nothing to a transcendent person, but to a warrior in the realm of transcendence, the strength can cut through space and time.

What you need for such strength is will and strength, or mana. And it is sturdy enough to contain the will.

“If the sword energy is a line, the sword energy is the surface. By weaving the sword energy and the swordsman, you create the sword energy. Regularly and consistently. You have the will and mana, so if you can succeed with that, you can rise to the level of a master.”

“Ugh…”

“Do you remember the fried twists I made before? You made them by twisting the dough, right? I think you make geomgang by weaving and weaving geomgi like that.”

“Oh, I think I know roughly.”

Wooooow!!!!

And from Agape’s dagger, the sword energy gradually took shape, creating a sword river. It looks as if something like clear, transparent blue glass has been covered over the dagger.

With this, Agape became a master. In terms of martial arts, he is a supreme expert? Well, if you were to say that you were using Ganggi when you were 10 years old in Moorim, people would say it was crazy, but for Agape, a member of God’s family, it is rather natural. Moreover, since this is my major, I am good at teaching.

“That’s it!!!! But it’s hard to write this.”

“It’s because I’m not used to it. There’s a waste of energy, but that needs to be corrected over time. And you’re still half a penny, so don’t be cocky.”

“Why am I half a penny!!!!”

“You can only use strength, but your skills cannot match it. If you don’t want to be criticized for being half-hearted, improve your martial arts skills first.”

Agape is able to use strong skills due to his mana affinity and my education, but overall, his skills are lacking. In short, does it feel like you have reached a level just by enlightenment, even though you have no actual experience? It was roughly similar.

I don’t know how to fight properly or the principles behind martial arts. It is far inferior compared to the same sword master or supreme expert.

“In the future, we will increase the actual sparring time several times.”

“Gyaaaaa at while at while at while at while at least not a while?

“Do you want to lose to the hero?”

“Ugh… Okay.”

“Instead, from now on, I have to replenish the amount of movement I have made, so I eat meat as a side dish with every meal every day. Eat it as much as I want.”

“Yay!!!!!!!”

Agape is easy to trick. Thanks to this, the stress problem can be covered to some extent.

Ah… This makes me feel like I’m playing Princess Maker. But this is the Demon King ending, right? I don’t know what we’re doing.

Anyway, Agape sparred with me every day. You can study for beginners with a blank book, but Agape is the type where you gain more from practice than from studying. Therefore, he has no choice but to acquire the necessary knowledge and experience using different methods and means.

“Roast beef for dinner tonight.”

“What is roast beef?”

“It’s whole roasted beef. You eat grilled meat like this.”

“Sounds delicious!!!!!”

It reminded me of something he made when I had a cooking battle with Phantom before… Of course, what he used back then was dragon meat, so it was a roast dragon, but beef is still delicious.

We had a hard time sparring, so we need to feed him a lot. Normally, you have to eat a lot during the growth period to grow quickly.

After dinner, I don’t train outside because it’s evening. I spent time indoors studying, and this was also studying for growth.

“Let’s train your transformation too.”

“Oh!!!!”

“You said that all you can do right now is about one arm, right? Then you need to at least transform your whole body. That’s all you need to be able to fight the hero.”

“Really?”

“Your opponent will have more experience than you. In that case, you have no choice but to at least gain an advantage with your specifications.”

The opponent is a warrior who is no different from the Holy Light God’s champion. However, it is said that Seonggwangshin is the god who created humans, so even warriors will ultimately be humans.

In comparison, Agape, the king of monsters, can imitate the characteristics of all monsters. Although he may have his own limitations, there is no limit to the characteristics of the monsters he can change. Moreover, it can be twisted and woven in multiple ways rather than just one at a time.

“First, let’s draw a picture. What do you think your strongest self is?”

“Am I the strongest?”

“Yes, he is the strongest demon lord who uses all the transformation of monsters to transform his entire body, and no one can defeat him with just his body.”

“Ohh…!!!!”

First, set a goal. There are many types of monsters, and as they each have their own characteristics, their suitability is also different, so you need to think about which part and how to transform it before using it. Why can’t I just use something from a monster with bad eyes to transform its eyes?

There are many factors to consider, including compatibility, synergy, and balance. First, check and analyze them one by one. To supplement what I didn’t know, I brought a dictionary of monsters from the books compiled by Horizon. Unfold a piece of paper, draw a human shape, mark which part to use and what type of monster to use.

“Let’s start with the arms first. Were they big horns and growls before? We used those for the arms and nails, right? First, let’s use those as the base…”

“What about the legs? Are the legs made of big horns?”

“It will be a little different. Strong physical strength and strong leg strength are different things. Also, there are many things such as running for a long time, running fast, jumping high, etc., So you will have to think about that as well.”

“There are so many!!!!”

“That can’t be helped.”

The chimera creation operation meeting continued all night long. The conversation continues until daybreak as Agape searches the dictionary and makes the changes himself.

And it was completed around lunchtime. However, after it was all made, it felt a bit like a chimera and was stuck together, but overall, perhaps because of that feeling, it looked even cooler.

The strongest demon king who combines the strengths of each monster. Honestly, isn’t the title cool? In the past, I also liked Digimon made by combining parts of various Digimon, such as Chimeramon and Powerdramon, and it feels exactly like that.

“It’s done!!!!!”

The eyes are like those of a raptor monster, so it can see distances of up to kilometers, and the wings are like those of the griffon we saw last time, so it can fly quickly and change direction in the sky. The lungs are from an aquatic monster, giving it a large lung capacity and the ability to hold its breath for a long time, and its fully transformed body is covered with the scales of a polyp monster.

It also has horns on its head. Please note that it is not just a decoration, but an organ that detects mana. When I looked at the monster dictionary, it was written that way, so I thought it would be better to keep it.

In addition, it is a chimera created by mixing the characteristics and traits of dozens of types of monsters… Of course, Agape cannot yet perform this whole body transformation, so it will require a lot of practice and effort, but it is still important to have a goal.

“That’s good. Actually, I’d like to think about a specialized type, but maybe that’s too ambitious right now?”

“Specialization?”

“Yes, speed specialization, strength specialization, underwater combat specialization… If you make them, they will come in handy, but for now, you should practice on these first.”

Now that you have decided on your goal, start training.

Two things are important. When it comes to maintenance time and transformation range, first increase the maintenance time. So I told Agape to stay transformed all day.

“All day?!”

“Yes, you get used to it, but if you do anything, it increases. Try to maintain it even when you’re sleeping.”

Hehe…”

“After that, increase the range. Since you did the arms, then the legs, then the torso and the head.”

“I’ll try.”

“If you can do all of that… At least the hero won’t be helpless no matter how strong he is.”

“What wins?”

“You need to gain experience by sparring more. Even a warrior wouldn’t have learned by form.”

I’m making plans for this and that, and I’m having some fun, but… Huh? Don’t you think this won’t be enough vacation?

There’s about a month and a half left now, when are you going to start training?!