It had the head of a goat and the wings of a bat, with the upper half as that of a trained man and the lower half of an owl.
What is that……? Is that also some kind of beast summons? The said Demon lord is a demon? It certainly looks demonic.
(ed: ‘demon lord’ is written with katakana, and ‘lord’ with kanji’)
「No way… to make a contract with that size of demon, what kind of compensation did it require……? And just where does the magic to maintain it come from……」
Rushia-hime mumbles while trembling with fear. That’s true. Unlike with lizardmen, silver wolves, skeletons, it was that much different of the being. Just how much magic does the general have?
「It was easy to form a contract with the demon. Sacrifices. Criminals of the imperial capital were offered as sacrifices. Though the emperor opposed it. If you can summon a first class demon then you can summon lower class demons freely as well. After that, if you give sacrifices to it then the contract will be complete. If you do it this way then you can summon an entire demon army. And the magic」
General Bazuru rolles up the sleeve over his right arm and showed us the equipped bracelet to us. The red gem that was installed, shone brightly. That is…an artifact?!
「This 「Imbibe Demon’s bracelet」 has the effect of absorbing magic from others. It’s been absorbing the magic from everyone here little by little, making it the food for the Demons lord」
It’s absorbing magic? So that’s why I felt a heavy a little while ago? Or should I say, isn’t this bad? If I stay here then more and more magic is likely to be taken.
Rushia-hime and Carol-san who were nearby, were on their knees. If their magic is absorbed does consciousness fade?
The magic that had been absorbed from me had already been recovered but I don’t have the composure to use 「Transfer」on these two.
Then I can’t do anything but eliminate the cause?
「Aport!」
I tried to use magic to pull the 「Imbibe Demon’s bracelet」 away. But something surrounded the general and the bracelet didn’t move.
「Mu? Bastard, you still have magic? Well in any event magic won’t work on me. Why do you think I made a contract with a demon?」
The general indicated towards the huge demon who was hovering outside the broken wall with his bat wings.
「That demon has a special「magic nullification」trait. Magic attacks do not work, nor do effects of special magic spells on objects. As I am the contractor, that same ability is granted to me」
Magic nullification? What a troublesome ability! Meaning I have to rely on physical abilities now……I pull out Brunhild and reload it with paralysis bullets. If magic doesn’t work then these would probably have the greatest chance, I guess.
「Mu?」
The black eyes of the general disregard the gun as I pull the trigger. The gun resounds and the bullet flies straight into the wall, instead of the general’s face. What is that!?
「What was that just now? A projectile? But it’s too bad. If magic doesn’t work then use physical attacks? That won’t work either」
The general rolls up his left sleeve and there was another bracelet. It had a red gem set there as well.
「This is the 「Bracelet of defense」. It creates a strong barrier equal to the magic poured into it, and protects me from all physical attacks. I absorb magic with the 「Imbibe demon’s bracelet」 and use it for the 「defense bracelet」and nullify physical attacks. This is an invincible defense! Regardless of how many people attack me I will never be hurt!」
Lies, is that possible!? I’m in no position to say it but that’s too much of a cheat! And I’m the one supplying the magic!?
Even if I were to use a super-heavy weight class 「Gravity」 attack, my magic would be absorbed by him, and then it would be used to create a barrier of a similar level? Huh? Isn’t there a contradiction? No it seems like something else. There are others supplying magic other than just me.
Chi- it’s too much of a bother. If I could just do something about that bracelet……
「I don’t know where you’re from, but I can’t have you return alive. I’ll have you become a sacrifice for the Demon’s lord」
「…To summon a demon army for war? For that how many of the empire’s people do you need to sacrifice?」
「They’ll just die in war anyway. To be killed by an enemy or as a sacrifice, there’s no difference. Sooner or later the enemy soldiers will be turned into sacrifices as well」
The general laughs and hangs up a gossip. Isn’t he just a a madman who just wants to play war?
Since earlier I did not understand whether this coup was good or bad, but now I understood it clearly. It is a bad one.
There is no way that it is a good thing to involve unrelated lives for the sake of your desires.
「U……」
At that moment, the emperor, who was lying on the bed, moved his foot slightly. Could it be, he’s alive!?