“Ugh...!”
“What is this!”
"Your Majesty!"
Baynas and his two subordinates staggered in confusion. Even in their confusion, the subordinates reached out to grab Baynas. However, Baynas’ gaze was fixed on someone, who had just said, “Come down.”
"No!"
Lang, who held her hand while dying, smiled, saying that he saw hope. Duke Shert, who was trampled by Baynas and was left with wounds all over his body, had desperate eyes, believing in them as humans.
'But, what?'
The attitude of Baynas calling them idiots made her head heat up in an instant. A red aura spread widely as if blood was falling from Sylvia's eyes. The next moment, Sylvia, who had been concentrating on getting away the whole time, kicked the ground at an invisible speed. She reached Baynas in an instant, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him to the ground.
“There has only been one person like that so far...!”
But the commotion soon died down. The eerie murderous intent felt by Sylvia suffocated everyone. Baynas, who came to his senses a moment later, gasped for breath and raised his head from his prone position. He stared blankly at the white face staring at him with the darkness behind him, and his mouth gaped open.
"Alyssa will judge you."
For a moment, the curses that the Duke of Shert had hurled flashed through his head. What followed was a murmur that seemed almost instinctive.
“Ah... Alyssa... Your Majesty?”
Sylvia's eyes were now a red color with almost no gold left. Her white hair flowed down her side as she looked down. That figure was definitely not Alyssa. For some reason, she looked like Alyssa, who was called the strongest demon lord of all time despite being a human.
“I charge you with deceiving the people of Kelvetia and usurping the throne through unjust means.”
Baynas could not even dare to rebel against that overwhelming presence, and only let out a faint call. A swamp-like darkness slowly rose beneath him as he lay prostrate on the ground. A cold sentence was pronounced.
“Take the life of Baynas Perun.”
Before Baynas could scream, the darkness that had been gathering beneath him swallowed him up. Baynas was devoured by the darkness without even a final word. The darkness that had swallowed Baynas slowly faded away like blood seeping into the dirt, and soon disappeared without a trace.
“What is this!”
"Your Majesty!"
Baynas and his two subordinates staggered in confusion. Even in their confusion, the subordinates reached out to grab Baynas. However, Baynas’ gaze was fixed on someone, who had just said, “Come down.”
He had lived his entire life as a ruler. He was now the sole King of Kelvetia. Not only had he said such a bold thing to him, he had even destroyed the balcony...!
A sinew appeared on Baynas’ forehead. The two subordinates, who had hastily spread their small wings, were about to grab him. The shadow that had destroyed the balcony did not stop there, but wrapped itself around Baynas’ ankles and tried to throw him to the ground. That touched Baynas’s sore spot. He growled in anger and spread his wings. Ominous black wings spread widely behind his back.
“How dare you...!”
Baynas roared as if he was scratching the inside of his throat and rushed straight to Sylvia. He raised his claws and swung his hand with darkness.
“How dare you...!”
Baynas roared as if he was scratching the inside of his throat and rushed straight to Sylvia. He raised his claws and swung his hand with darkness.
Kwakwang!
As Sylvia quickly got away, the darkness he had thrown tore through the poor ground. It left a mark as if a giant beast had dug through the ground with its claws. The demons who saw it, regardless of whether they were hedonists or pacifists, were terrified and retreated.
“Hee, heek!”
Meanwhile, Sylvia moved. She waved her hand at the monsters pouring in front of her. Then, a sharp wind blew and the monsters were blown far away.
“Die!”
In the meantime, Baynas suddenly appeared as if he had been waiting. His red eyes flashed and he swung a giant scythe made of darkness. Sylvia created a long spear and blocked the attack.
Meanwhile, Sylvia moved. She waved her hand at the monsters pouring in front of her. Then, a sharp wind blew and the monsters were blown far away.
“Die!”
In the meantime, Baynas suddenly appeared as if he had been waiting. His red eyes flashed and he swung a giant scythe made of darkness. Sylvia created a long spear and blocked the attack.
Kagagak!
The scythe and spear clashed, making a creepy sound. The darkness that arose sharply around them repeatedly clashed as if attacking each other and then shattered. The demons retreated further and further, fearing that they might get their throats cut by the shards. Then, before long, a small, empty space-like circle appeared around Sylvia and Baynas.
“Syl...Via!”
Randall unconsciously called Sylvia by her real name, but quickly changed his words and tried to run to her. However, Baynas's subordinates, who were watching the situation from the balcony, blocked his way so that he could not help Sylvia. The hazel eyes hidden by the hood became fierce.
“Get out of the way.”
Randall ground his teeth and swung his sword. The demons instinctively froze at the brutal blow, but soon came to their senses and continued their attack and defense with Randall. Meanwhile, Sylvia knocked away Baynas's scythe and swung her spear. Then, he spread his wings and dodged into the air, then fell back down on Sylvia's head.
“Syl...Via!”
Randall unconsciously called Sylvia by her real name, but quickly changed his words and tried to run to her. However, Baynas's subordinates, who were watching the situation from the balcony, blocked his way so that he could not help Sylvia. The hazel eyes hidden by the hood became fierce.
“Get out of the way.”
Randall ground his teeth and swung his sword. The demons instinctively froze at the brutal blow, but soon came to their senses and continued their attack and defense with Randall. Meanwhile, Sylvia knocked away Baynas's scythe and swung her spear. Then, he spread his wings and dodged into the air, then fell back down on Sylvia's head.
Seeing this, Sylvia kicked the ground and retreated. There was a crunching sound as Baynas' scythe stuck in the ground. Baynas pulled out his scythe and screamed.
“I don’t know where that guy came from, but just give up. Surely he’s not a half-ass who can’t even feel the gap between you and me.”
Baynas judged Sylvia to be a nuisance to him, as she focused on parrying and dodging his attacks rather than making lethal strikes. He pointed his scythe at Sylvia and grinned, baring his teeth.
“If you kneel down and surrender now, I will not only spare your life but also take you under my wing.”
"Your Majesty!"
“How could someone like that...!”
Hearing that, several of the hedonistic demons raised their voices with puzzled faces. However, they could not protest further because they had just witnessed Sylvia’s ability to withstand the attack of the current demon lord, Baynas.
“I don’t know where that guy came from, but just give up. Surely he’s not a half-ass who can’t even feel the gap between you and me.”
Baynas judged Sylvia to be a nuisance to him, as she focused on parrying and dodging his attacks rather than making lethal strikes. He pointed his scythe at Sylvia and grinned, baring his teeth.
“If you kneel down and surrender now, I will not only spare your life but also take you under my wing.”
"Your Majesty!"
“How could someone like that...!”
Hearing that, several of the hedonistic demons raised their voices with puzzled faces. However, they could not protest further because they had just witnessed Sylvia’s ability to withstand the attack of the current demon lord, Baynas.
Baynas arrogantly raised his chin and waited for Sylvia to kneel before him. However, Sylvia did not seem to have any such intentions. She stood still, lightly pulling down her hood, and sneered indifferently.
“Nonsense.”
"...What?"
For a moment, Baynas doubted his ears. But Sylvia muttered calmly.
“The Demon Clan’s level has dropped considerably. To think that this Demon King’s abilities are limited to this.”
Sylvia's words were true. Up until a moment ago, she had deliberately focused on protecting herself without actively attacking him to gain some idea of his abilities. As a result, Baynas's abilities were at a level that could be dealt with, even without the constraint of having to surround herself with darkness and Randall. She let out a sigh full of sincerity.
“At least the pacifist demons I knew were stronger than you.”
Lang. A pacifist demon who always laughed like he was lacking something. A demon who suppressed his natural instincts and would rather lose his own life than harm anyone.
“Nonsense.”
"...What?"
For a moment, Baynas doubted his ears. But Sylvia muttered calmly.
“The Demon Clan’s level has dropped considerably. To think that this Demon King’s abilities are limited to this.”
Sylvia's words were true. Up until a moment ago, she had deliberately focused on protecting herself without actively attacking him to gain some idea of his abilities. As a result, Baynas's abilities were at a level that could be dealt with, even without the constraint of having to surround herself with darkness and Randall. She let out a sigh full of sincerity.
“At least the pacifist demons I knew were stronger than you.”
Lang. A pacifist demon who always laughed like he was lacking something. A demon who suppressed his natural instincts and would rather lose his own life than harm anyone.
In Sylvia’s mind, Lang was at least a thousand times stronger than Baynas. Baynas was a coward who would not step forward and just stood by in a war for himself. However, Baynas, who simply understood the words as referring to ‘force’, rolled his eyes when he realized that Sylvia was referring to the Duke of Shert. The resentment of being compared to the Duke of Shert all his life rose in his throat.
Baynas quickly kicked the ground and increased the size of his scythe. He swung the scythe horizontally and shouted.
“Stop talking nonsense! Those fools who would give up their lives for a mere human...!”
Sylvia dodged Baynas' attack by splitting him in half, and then she was moved to tears when she heard those words.
"With my own hands, I never wanted to hurt anyone... even if it was a human being."
“Stop talking nonsense! Those fools who would give up their lives for a mere human...!”
Sylvia dodged Baynas' attack by splitting him in half, and then she was moved to tears when she heard those words.
"With my own hands, I never wanted to hurt anyone... even if it was a human being."
"No!"
Lang, who held her hand while dying, smiled, saying that he saw hope. Duke Shert, who was trampled by Baynas and was left with wounds all over his body, had desperate eyes, believing in them as humans.
'But, what?'
The attitude of Baynas calling them idiots made her head heat up in an instant. A red aura spread widely as if blood was falling from Sylvia's eyes. The next moment, Sylvia, who had been concentrating on getting away the whole time, kicked the ground at an invisible speed. She reached Baynas in an instant, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him to the ground.
Boom!
“Ugh!”
As the bewildered Baynas tried to get up, Sylvia stomped on his back with her dark foot. The weight of it felt like a mountain was being placed on his back.
'... I feel like pulling out my tongue.'
Sylvia managed to suppress her anger a little as she recalled Lang’s face. Instead, she mercilessly tore off the black wings that were fluttering wide behind Baynas’s back. Baynas rolled his eyes and let out a scream as the pain shot through his spine.
“Kwaaah!”
“...!”
Silvia quickly covered her face with her hand as an explosive darkness burst out of Baynas. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly. The darkness swept around Baynas like a strong wind. The wind blew the hood away in an instant, and the darkness that had been surrounding Sylvia’s body spread out behind her like wings. The demons who saw this sight held their breaths without realizing it.
“...the sky.”
Wings that were incomparably large compared to those of Baynas. They looked like black gold cutting across the red sky. Due to Baynas’s tantrum, the darkness that Sylvia possessed was shaken, and Randall also regained his original form. Shock spread among the demons who saw him with his hood removed.
“Hey, human?”
“A human?”
“That’s ridiculous!”
“How can humans deal with darkness...!”
“Ugh!”
As the bewildered Baynas tried to get up, Sylvia stomped on his back with her dark foot. The weight of it felt like a mountain was being placed on his back.
'... I feel like pulling out my tongue.'
Sylvia managed to suppress her anger a little as she recalled Lang’s face. Instead, she mercilessly tore off the black wings that were fluttering wide behind Baynas’s back. Baynas rolled his eyes and let out a scream as the pain shot through his spine.
“Kwaaah!”
“...!”
Silvia quickly covered her face with her hand as an explosive darkness burst out of Baynas. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly. The darkness swept around Baynas like a strong wind. The wind blew the hood away in an instant, and the darkness that had been surrounding Sylvia’s body spread out behind her like wings. The demons who saw this sight held their breaths without realizing it.
“...the sky.”
Wings that were incomparably large compared to those of Baynas. They looked like black gold cutting across the red sky. Due to Baynas’s tantrum, the darkness that Sylvia possessed was shaken, and Randall also regained his original form. Shock spread among the demons who saw him with his hood removed.
“Hey, human?”
“A human?”
“That’s ridiculous!”
“How can humans deal with darkness...!”
“There has only been one person like that so far...!”
But the commotion soon died down. The eerie murderous intent felt by Sylvia suffocated everyone. Baynas, who came to his senses a moment later, gasped for breath and raised his head from his prone position. He stared blankly at the white face staring at him with the darkness behind him, and his mouth gaped open.
"Alyssa will judge you."
For a moment, the curses that the Duke of Shert had hurled flashed through his head. What followed was a murmur that seemed almost instinctive.
“Ah... Alyssa... Your Majesty?”
Sylvia's eyes were now a red color with almost no gold left. Her white hair flowed down her side as she looked down. That figure was definitely not Alyssa. For some reason, she looked like Alyssa, who was called the strongest demon lord of all time despite being a human.
Sylvia, who was furious at the insult to Lang and Duke Shert, did not deny it but smoothly pulled the corners of her mouth. To be exact, she was not in the mood to look back on her own state. Her smile contained murderous intent instead of warmth.
“You were talking big like that, saying you’d be judged when I came back.”
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty...”
“You were talking big like that, saying you’d be judged when I came back.”
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty...”
“I charge you with deceiving the people of Kelvetia and usurping the throne through unjust means.”
Baynas could not even dare to rebel against that overwhelming presence, and only let out a faint call. A swamp-like darkness slowly rose beneath him as he lay prostrate on the ground. A cold sentence was pronounced.
“Take the life of Baynas Perun.”
Before Baynas could scream, the darkness that had been gathering beneath him swallowed him up. Baynas was devoured by the darkness without even a final word. The darkness that had swallowed Baynas slowly faded away like blood seeping into the dirt, and soon disappeared without a trace.
Only then did the red aura that had taken up about 80% of Sylvia’s eyes disappear. She took a deep breath, exhaled, turned around, and then flinched. For some reason, Randall, who had taken off his hood while still in human form, was staring blankly at her.
“Ran...dall? Why...”
Sylvia was about to call Randall's name reflexively, but quickly changed her words. However, her next words were swallowed as soon as she saw herself reflected in Randall's eyes.
'What is this...'
Only after her anger had subsided did Sylvia realize, with dismay, that she too had revealed herself as a human being, just like Randall. She was about to hastily turn back into darkness.
“...Hello, Your Majesty Alyssa.”
The men of Baynas who had been blocking Randall were the first to kneel and bow their heads. Without even being able to panic, the other demons also put down their weapons one by one and bowed down on the ground, just as paint spread across the paper.
“Hello, Your Majesty Alyssa.”
“Your Majesty!”
“No, I...”
Sylvia was so flustered that she couldn't speak properly and stammered unlike usual. At that moment, she even thought, 'Does the magic that erases memories work on demons?'
“Are you really Alyssa?”
A small, thin voice came from the direction of the palace. Sylvia turned her head toward the voice and opened her eyes wide.
“...Evelyn Hayden?”
A dull muttering leaked out through her teeth. What appeared inside the castle was the Duke of Shert, supported by Billy, and the Demon King, Evelyn Hayden, standing with a slightly weary look on her face.
“What is this...”
Billy and the Duke of Shert were speechless as they watched Sylvia kill Baynas. In contrast to them, Evelyn was relatively calm. Sylvia tried to make excuses later, saying that she was not Alyssa. However, Evelyn, who staggered closer, lowered her voice so that only she could hear and whispered.
“I heard from Billy that you figured out why I lost consciousness. It was because of the magic stone.”
“...”
“As far as I know, there has only been one human in history who could simultaneously control darkness and magic on par with the Demon King.”
Evelyn's eyes briefly glanced behind Sylvia, to where Baynas had disappeared after his death, before returning to their original position.
“And there was a saying that was passed down through the mouths of the previous Demon Kings. It was said that Lady Alyssa’s darkness was a little different from ours. At first glance, it seemed pitch black, but within it, there was a ray of light...”
“...”
“I can definitely see it when I see it in person.”
Evelyn's eyes were calm enough to look serene. It meant that she was certain of what she had just said. Sylvia finally let out a sigh of resignation. Her golden eyes glanced at the demons still bowing down to her. She spoke in a small voice.
“...Let’s go in first and talk.”
“Ran...dall? Why...”
Sylvia was about to call Randall's name reflexively, but quickly changed her words. However, her next words were swallowed as soon as she saw herself reflected in Randall's eyes.
'What is this...'
Only after her anger had subsided did Sylvia realize, with dismay, that she too had revealed herself as a human being, just like Randall. She was about to hastily turn back into darkness.
“...Hello, Your Majesty Alyssa.”
The men of Baynas who had been blocking Randall were the first to kneel and bow their heads. Without even being able to panic, the other demons also put down their weapons one by one and bowed down on the ground, just as paint spread across the paper.
“Hello, Your Majesty Alyssa.”
“Your Majesty!”
“No, I...”
Sylvia was so flustered that she couldn't speak properly and stammered unlike usual. At that moment, she even thought, 'Does the magic that erases memories work on demons?'
“Are you really Alyssa?”
A small, thin voice came from the direction of the palace. Sylvia turned her head toward the voice and opened her eyes wide.
“...Evelyn Hayden?”
A dull muttering leaked out through her teeth. What appeared inside the castle was the Duke of Shert, supported by Billy, and the Demon King, Evelyn Hayden, standing with a slightly weary look on her face.
“What is this...”
Billy and the Duke of Shert were speechless as they watched Sylvia kill Baynas. In contrast to them, Evelyn was relatively calm. Sylvia tried to make excuses later, saying that she was not Alyssa. However, Evelyn, who staggered closer, lowered her voice so that only she could hear and whispered.
“I heard from Billy that you figured out why I lost consciousness. It was because of the magic stone.”
“...”
“As far as I know, there has only been one human in history who could simultaneously control darkness and magic on par with the Demon King.”
Evelyn's eyes briefly glanced behind Sylvia, to where Baynas had disappeared after his death, before returning to their original position.
“And there was a saying that was passed down through the mouths of the previous Demon Kings. It was said that Lady Alyssa’s darkness was a little different from ours. At first glance, it seemed pitch black, but within it, there was a ray of light...”
“...”
“I can definitely see it when I see it in person.”
Evelyn's eyes were calm enough to look serene. It meant that she was certain of what she had just said. Sylvia finally let out a sigh of resignation. Her golden eyes glanced at the demons still bowing down to her. She spoke in a small voice.
“...Let’s go in first and talk.”
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