7th Demon Prince Jilbagias’ Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling

Chapter 98.2 - Sign And Premonition

98.2 Sign And Premonition

Enma who focused on that function kneaded something like magic, or hex together as a mechanism to enchant the soul, she ended up creating something that was infinitely closer to a magic item with a technique she referred to as 『Converting a tool into undead specialized in certain magic』.

It was something like a black box that controlled the shaking of the carriage―― Which reminded me that it was actually a simple mechanism and yet, it never came to my mind…

Different from the dwarven-made magic item, this technology required its' user to have the magical power of darkness, knowledge of necromancy, and the will turn into ashes upon exposure to sunlight alas… That was the weakness of the necromancy itself, the efficiency itself made up for its shortcomings.

『Blasphemy to life, truly an Enma-like way.』

That was the problem.

"Jil-kun has to try this in our next lesson okay." That was what she said but, just imagining myself playing around with a soul was enough to make me want to puke…

Yeah, the undead should be destroyed after all.

… Even if the so-called undead was my childhood friend.

Since even I myself realized that I've been pushing myself too hard these few days, even Platy looked a bit surprised seeing me look more relaxed today.

「You're cutting a corner huh.」

「Yeah but not that much.」

One way or another, I've got the knack to ignore hexing. All that was left was to seek a path to victory with my own skill!.

I'm also getting used to Platy's 3 spear-style. The number of her weapons was a threat for sure alas, I also had my own way, I started adapting myself to my own combat style, using the skull of the human soldiers as shield whenever I needed to.

Rather… This felt more like a variable defensive spell.

Properly speaking, not even necromancy had the magic to transform the bone alas, it moved as if it had its own will, as if it had its own soul.

The hint was when it rolled around nearby.

But for me, they were not a tool.

They're my comrade-in-arm.

――Thus, as the scale of the mock combat between Platy and me reached a stalemate, we ended the training before sunrise.

Since my training with Platy kept reaching a stalemate as of late, the time it took for us to finish our training was getting longer and longer… It was tough alas, I managed to get toe-to-toe against Platy. Man, her archduchess peerage wasn't just for show.

「Well then, Lyla.」

「Yes.」

After my training, it was time for Lyla's flight training.

Alas, today――

Should be different from before.

Lyla took off her maid attire without hesitation in one smooth motion and yet, she glanced at my direction for a moment.

「…」

Just now, it looked as if she blushed and tried to get out of my line of sight as soon as she took off her attire.

I mean… WHAT THE HECK!?

Rather, she usually took off her attire without even batting her eyelids to the point that I got used to that!! This was actually the first time she blushed like that…!

I mean… What's with the blushing just now!?

Lyla was ignorant of the shyness in her human form. It was something akin to whether we could be embarrassed or not if we were transformed into a cat or dog and got naked alas…

「… As expected…」

「Something… Must have happened to Master yesterday…」

「They take their sweet time… Just the two of them in the room after all…」

Vigne, Garounya, and co muttered quietly behind me.

Y— YOU'RE MISTAKEN! I'M INNOCENT…!!

『Hihihi, you've finally reached the age of having a tryst with such an innocent girl, this mistress is moved to tears.』

YOU LITTLE!!

「Uhm, then…」

Lyla timidly undid her humanization magic behind me.

「I… Will try to fly.」

But, there was no more hesitation in her voice.

She spread her wings―― And kicked the ground.

She flapped her wings, strongly.

But unlike before―― Her movement became far more skilled than before.

「Aah…」

I muttered so in amazement.

Her altitude was getting higher and higher with each flap of her wings.

「Waa…」

Garounya had also raised an astonished voice from behind me.

Lyla―― Didn't fall to the ground anymore.

「AMAZING!!!」

Instead, it looked like she was swimming in the air.

She even forgot about the watchful eyes of the other dragon who kept watchful eyes on her from a higher altitude.

「I, AM FLYING!!」

She was frolicking in the sky of the training ground.

She looked happy―― And was enjoying it――

『Flying huh.』

Ante muttered with a rather earnest voice.

… Indeed.

That should be… Lyla's original personality.

I lay on my back on the training ground while looking at Lyla who was flying in the sky.

I looked at the sky that started to turn gray as the sun rose from the east, that was the background of this spectacle.

… Seven years had elapsed since I died in my previous life.

I had to build a mountain of corpses to become a proper necromancer.

I've been wondering what happened in the front line right now.

In contrast with the usual tactic, Emergias swept through the battlefield in one go.

That was enough evidence that something was… Happening in the Demon Kingdom. Or maybe about to happen.

I clenched my fist as I felt such a premonition.

Even the soldiers of the alliance who shed blood until now, they're still――

They must be still fighting against the Darkling throughout the night.

I gazed at the morning sun of the daybreak―― As I was chased by such thoughts.

†††

「… It seems I, survived another battle…!」

I fell on my knees upon seeing the Demon King Army withdraw their troops.

Adjusting her breath, the black-haired female swordsman was looking up―― At the morning sun.

Corpses littered her surroundings. Those whose forehead was shot through by the arrow of the night elf, those with their head smashed by the demon race's spear, those with decapitated halves of their body, those who got burnt black by magic ―― Those who died with their limbs intact was a rarity. And almost none of the survivors were unscathed.

The western part of Defteros kingdom clashed with the Demon Kingdom.

The fortress that used to be the rear baseline for supply had already been turned into 『Frontline』 at this point.

And the reason why this fortress didn't budge at all despite the constant night raids of the Demon King Army was―― The counterattack of the soldiers who fought till the bitter end aside, there was also the reinforcement from the Church of Holy Religion and the allied force that withdrew.

This fortress was nothing more than an empty lot without a high-rank priest and hero to maintain its might.

Alas… They were no longer here as they had already…

「Finally my turn is about to come…」

The female swordsman who called out spoke with a wry smile.

「――Barbara, you're still alive huh?」

A hoarse voice came from behind.

When she turned around, an old beastfolk warrior waved his hands at her. Some gray hair mixed with his white fur, ears pointed up, and bridge nose. He was a wolf-type beastfolk, otherwise known as a wise wolf―― Both his fists were dyed in blackish blood color.

Naturally, it was the blood of his enemy.

「Ah, Elder!」

The female swordsman called Barbara straightened herself in a hurry.

「I let you to see something unsightly…!」

The elderly beastfolk wasn't Barbara's teacher, It was just her way to show her utmost respect to him.

「Don't worry about it, that's the natural result. Even my back is aching like hell right now…」

The elderly beastfolk was acting carefreely toward Barbara who straightened herself.

「… It's kind of a miracle that you have not collapsed after all those nights. Rather, you did a good job of surviving! And here we are, surviving to see another day.」

The elderly beastfolk familiarly tapped Barbara's shoulder―― And suddenly brought his face closer.

「――Few heroes gathered.」

And whispered into her ears so that no one around them heard it.

「It seems they have prepared some sort of plan.」

The sharp glint in his eyes captured Barbara's figure, it was a glint that betrayed his age.

「Sorry for coming to you despite your exhaustion.」

「… Yes.」

Barbara whipped her exhausted body and barely managed to stand on her own feet.

The battle… Had yet to end.

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