Chapter 377

Summary of previous part for context: This is the first part of the chapter.

Translation: Eleris didn't look very happy. She said it was to catch Kantus Magna, but the plan was to artificially create a dungeon that would suck in countless adventurers by creating an ant hell. Although it seemed unnecessary to worry about those who were going to die trying to make a quick buck. It was strange that they agreed that someone would eventually die. "If we're done here, I'll go back." "Yes, sir." Antirianus, Gallarsch, and Luruen cast teleportation and soon disappeared. Only Nawa, Lucinil, and Eleris remained in the council room. "Where's Radia?" "She said to wait in the room." It felt like I would go crazy if I stayed in this cold and quiet place for too long. I wasn't really interested in how Radia was doing, but it came to mind when I came here. Eleris seemed to be taking care of her somehow. It was almost like... she was being raised. Anyway, that wasn't the problem. "Okay. Nawa and Lucinil, let's go somewhere for a moment." "Do you have something else to do?" Nawa asked. I nodded my head. "Let's go to the Demon Castle." "Are you talking about the Demon Castle? Oh, come to think of it..." "Yes. You said there was a shelter or something." We need to find magic that can help with fake dungeon composition and disguise. However, I'm not good at magic, so even if there is something like that in the Demon Castle, I might not know about it. Or even if there is, it might be a magic that is already known, and I might hear from the order why I brought it. So, if I take two high-level Lord Vampires with me, we can find something. * * * I had told Lucinil about the bunker, and Lucinil had told Eleris, so they knew about it. I don't know if other Lord Vampires knew about it, but I couldn't go to the Demon Castle alone anyway. There are still troops stationed there, and I can't go down to the underground 6th floor where the maze is because I can't use magic. But if Lucinil and Eleris accompany me, the story changes. We arrived at the outskirts of the Demon Castle by using teleportation one after another, not warp gates. "It's huge." Lucinil couldn't help but open her mouth at the magnificence of the Demon Castle walls visible from afar. It was a captured castle, after all. "Let's go." We headed to the Demon Castle, being careful not to be seen by the troops, including transparency and noise suppression. "You don't have to find a dangerous magic. It doesn't have to be a trap or a barrier in the dungeon. A magic book that is not too dangerous but can be a bait that Kantus Magna would be interested in is also okay." "Got it." "Yes, sir." Black Order will also put out bait, but we also need to put out bait. Whatever the true purpose of the Black Order is, we are allies until we find Kantus Magna and Akasha. We should think about what happened afterwards, but for now, Akasha is our priority. If I were someone who walked the path of magic, I would not just scatter these blood-like magic books around, but I am ignorant of magic. I know they are valuable, but I do not feel it is a waste. However, we cannot take too many books, as Charlotte may find out later if they disappear. Of course, even if Charlotte finds out, she will not realize that I took the book. The troops did not recognize us, and I led the way since I knew the path. The Demon Castle was very large, so we moved for quite some time. The troops had searched almost every part except for the dungeon. The commander had given up on searching the dungeon, and Charlotte did not inquire about it. The troops will withdraw soon if they find out nothing. Eleris looked sad as she gazed at the Demon Castle. She hated war, but for some reason, she was the only one in the council who pledged loyalty to the Demon King and became a spy for the Huangdo, only to return to the Demon Castle. I did not know what Eleris was thinking. "We have to go to the fifth underground floor." I know where the entrance to the dungeon is. We walked diligently. "We don't need to use transparency. There's no one here, right?" "That's right." Lucinil muttered as if she couldn't believe it. Of course, we didn't release the transparency and noise canceling. Due to Charlotte's lack of inquiry, Commander Alfred Viscount seemed to have received a pardon. Therefore, the search was completely stopped. The troops were just wandering around the Demon Castle waiting to withdraw. We soon arrived at the entrance of the dungeon, the breeding ground, on the fifth underground floor of the Demon Castle. "It's not that big, is it?" "It's probably all like this." "There's a place like this...." "It's a dungeon, so it seems that the path only opens when there is an Arc Demon." At that time, I wasn't sure if it was Charlotte who opened the path for me or if I opened the path for myself. However, unless I came with an Arc Demon, this passage was connected to the dungeon. Fortunately, even in the state of maintaining Reinhardt's appearance, the dungeon guided me to the exit. As I went down the circular stairs a little, I saw a long, straight corridor with a door at the end. Regardless of what form I took, I confirmed that the dungeon would guide me to the right place. Then, what if Charlotte comes alone? That part was still uncertain. Eleris and Lucinil followed behind me. -Creak- When I opened the door, we arrived at the space where Charlotte and Saviole Tanar had arrived before. "Wow, what is all this?" Lucinil's eyes widened as she arrived at the huge complex and looked around. Eleris was also surprised as she looked at the passage and rooms. "Since when has there been a place like this in the Demon Castle...?" "Eleris murmured absentmindedly, listing off the supplies for daily life, including bedrooms, kitchens, alchemy reagents, and even a study. Lucinil and Eleris were amazed. 'It seems like it was built to serve as a refuge...a space that can only be entered by an Arc Demon,' Lucinil said. 'If I hadn't lost my memory, I would have come here.' The fate of Baliel's survival is still a headache-inducing problem. 'Let's find the magic books,' Lucinil said. They searched the shelves and found books on swordsmanship and martial arts as well as magic books. Lucinil wondered if there were any other books on marriage magic. They had found one on their previous mission and gave it to Charlotte, but it might be helpful for Lucinil as well. They wondered if there were any other books on marriage magic in this huge library." "I couldn't find anything that meets the conditions I presented, so I was looking for other books on marriage magic that might be helpful to Lucinil. Lucinil wonders if there are any books on marriage magic and they hope to find more books on marriage magic in this huge library. They decide to focus on finding the magic books. Lucinil has found a book on marriage magic before and gave it to Charlotte. Lucinil has read the demon language version of the book on marriage magic and knows about soul manipulation. Lucinil cannot use soul manipulation magic because he does not have a soul. Lucinil has researched soul manipulation magic because he wanted a soul. Lucinil cannot apply the concept of merging different souls to himself because he does not have a soul. Lucinil laughs at Eleris and thanks her for thinking of him." By the way, the one who has thought the most about souls is none other than Lucinil. They thought that finding a book on marriage magic might be helpful, but in reality, they know the most about magic related to souls. They have researched soul manipulation magic for a long time in the hopes of obtaining a soul, but cannot apply the concept of merging different souls to themselves. Despite this, Lucinil thanks Eleris for thinking of them and laughs. "Is it unbearable for a soul to split?" "It's not a matter of whether it's bearable or not, it's fortunate that we didn't go insane. We probably wouldn't have been able to maintain our sanity... What kind of person was the previous Demon King?" I don't know if the previous Balié went crazy. But considering that the Demon Realm War happened, he probably wasn't completely insane or lost his mind. Putting one's own soul into Charlotte was a very risky thing for even the Demon King to do. Then, at that time, it's understandable that the Demon King's soul that had invaded Charlotte's body was almost lost and couldn't recognize me. The Demon King somehow managed to maintain his sanity, but the soul mixed into Charlotte couldn't maintain the fact that it was Eiji. Did the Demon King know that he would lose in the Demon Realm War and made such arrangements in advance to somehow resurrect himself? Is that even possible? Lucinil seemed to think that what the Demon King attempted was too dangerous. "Do you want to fully resurrect that Demon King's soul?" Lucinil asked me. I shook my head. "No, I want to get rid of it." "...?" What kind of crazy person is this? Lucinil looked at me with that expression.