7th Demon Prince Jilbagias' Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling-Chapter 168.2 - After The Festival

BGM: Endless Path – Punishing Gray Raven

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When they just became my subordinates, their skills were barely above that of a thug, but lately, it seems they have been getting better without even realizing it, probably due to being constantly molded by more experienced instructors. Kvirtal reported this matter with a frown on his face. Despite his complaints, this guy was actually quite attentive and loyal to his duty…

『Come to think of it, Your Highness! A letter arrived from Reiju clan's territory.』

Alvar Auril presented a letter in his hands during the training.

Upon reading the content it was more like encouragements such as 『Good luck, big bro!』, 『Are you eating properly?』, 『Have you found a cute girl?』 and so on…

『It seems this message is addressed to you, Your Highness.』

Written in anotehr sheet was 『I pray my foolish son will be of help for you』, 『Please allow me to serve you as well in the future, Your Highness』, and 『Both Your Highness and big bro are so cool!』.

A rather messy handwriting was written at the edge of the letter, read as 『Please take care of my little brother』.

『M-My apologies, my sisters handwriting is a bit messy…』

Alvar Auril replied with a troubled look on his face.

『Ever since Your Highness spoke to me back then, I've been thinking about a lot of things.』

He brought up that topic even though no one had asked.

『You know, back at the Tarphos training camp, we killed a few slaves, right? Before, I would not have thought much of it, but this time… It left a bit of a bad taste. If I end up in actual combat and start thinking, "Does my enemy have a family too?" or something like that, I realized there's really no end to it…』

He heaved a sigh, wiped the sweat from his brow from training, and looked up at the sky.

『It's a tough way to live… But at the end of the day, I'm still a demon, you know?』

That night, under the unusually clear sky, Alvar’s murmurs rang out with an oddly pure tone.

『So, I've started thinking that maybe it just can't be helped. If I become someone bigger, maybe things will be different, but right now, there's really nothing I can do… If I keep clinging to such weak, hesitant thoughts, I'll only end up tripping Your Highness' leg.』

Suddenly, Alvaro dropped to one knee, assuming the posture of a loyal retainer.

『――So, I've decided to cast aside those doubts and devote myself wholeheartedly to serving you, Your Highness. Right now, I don’t even have the right to waver. That is my conclusion.』

His unwavering gaze―― Looked straight into mine.

『I see. …You're right. At least, that's what I think.』

It took my entire willpower to say those words.

That was the truth. As a demon warrior, as a servant to the demon prince―― Could there be any answer greater than this?

He abandoned his personal feelings, ideologies, and everything else, to dedicate himself to serving his lord.

Wasn't he a splendid example?

… Being a prince was tough.

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――The Necromancy Research Institute, also known as the basement of Aurora Fortress.

On days when there was no blizzard, whenever I had free time, I came here with Liliana and Lyla.

I’d been bringing in supplies periodically, so I planned to challenge myself with necromancy research, such as creating undead and the like.

But aside from that, it was also quite useful as a secret training ground. The basement was completely sealed, so there was no risk of anything being witnessed, no matter what I do. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

「――【Adamas】」

Thus, I could do this kind of training as well.

「【Wake Up】」

The holy sword unleashed its' power.

The old-looking sword heats and then unleashes a brilliant glow along with crackling sounds in the air.

It was the holy radiance that burned the darkling and drove away all evil.

The blade, which once appeared dull, gradually regains its sharpness to a degree that it glimmers with clarity.

This light, which would burn and scorch even the flesh of a demon in normal situations, was neutralized by the soldiers' corpse and didn’t do any harm to me—

Moreover,

A dense, powerful magical power of darkness envelops my entire body.

It was a spell that created a shell to protect one's soul.

「【O God Of Light, Light My Path】」

And then, I poured it onto it――

「【Hi Yet Lampus, Sut Hyel Mo(O Holy Light, Come To This Hand)】」

The dark shell around me started to get dyed in silver colour.

「…!」

I concentrated all my nerves. It was a technique which requires extremely delicate control. Liliana and Lyla are watching intently with bated breath.

If I fail, I'd be completely burned by the holy attribute.

「―― Good.」

Though enveloped in silver light, I remained unscathed.

Gradually, I became more and more proficient in using this technique. This was the result of countless times of being burned by the holy attribute all over my body as I did trial and error.

By using the shell spell to create a layer of dark magic, I succeeded in nullifying the damage to myself while still receiving the benefits of the holy attribute.

I swing the sword spear, no, the holy sword Adamas.

The silver light illuminates and slices through the darkness of the basement.

The magical power of darkness that covered me in a brilliant glow and stuck close to me was――

Swaying like flames.

「… Huff.」

After going through a series of sword forms, I positioned Adamas in a ready stance and exhaled a breath.

The winter cold had receded as of late.

The snow was about to thaw――

Meaning that my first campaign was just around the corner.

The raid of the royal capital of Defteros kingdom, Evaloti had begun.

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