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That afternoon, Sol and his team went to the tower.
In the tower, there were demons of the same level as when they had come before, called small fry enemies. Sol and his team went up the stairs one floor at a time, defeating them.
Fighting the demons was not difficult. In particular, Sol’s range attack magic, as a mage, was suitable for hunting small fry, and the other three only had to defeat the surviving demons. This was the same as when they played the game in their previous lives.
The main difference from the previous life would be that you would have to look at realistic demons. In the game, the monsters were basically deformed, so it did not matter what kind of monsters they were. However, this is a realistic world. He had gotten used to it, but when he saw an insect or reptilian monster that was the same size as a human, he was horrified for a moment.
Of course, the monsters in this tower are no exception. The Four Kings Samael, who fights in this tower, is based on the image of a fire-breathing snake, and many of the small foes are also based on snake motifs. That alone is creepy enough, but he was also worried about the appearance of Samael, whom he would be fighting in the future.
All four of the Four Kings in the original are in human form, and they are beautiful men and women. However, when they fight again after the ending, their appearance is different. Samael was the first character whom Behe raised from the dead, including through experiments, and Behe sacrificed the demons in the vicinity without knowing the details.
Samael, who was resuscitated in this way, had a human form, but his skin had the sickening appearance of being a combination of many demons. It was allowed because it was in the deformed world of the screen, but in reality, it would be absolutely disgusting.
“Aaah, I hate fighting the Four Kings again…”
Sol said this unintentionally, and the three of them looked at Sol at once.
“….. doesn’t mean that the Four Kings are waiting for us.”
“But you know what? You found traces of them in this tower, didn’t you? That’s absolutely it!”
Sol said this to alarm the three of them a little. Although he could not tell them that he knew the future because he did not know what they would think of him, this much would be enough.
“….. maybe you’re right. But Sol shouldn’t be too forward. Samael is not a good match for Sol.”
“I know! I’ll support you with body enhancement magic then!”
The Four Kings are divided into four attributes: fire, water, wind and earth. And Sol’s attack magic is mainly flame magic, which is incompatible with the three of the Four rings who have the attributes of fire, water and earth. This is probably a balance adjustment by the management to avoid using only Sol, which is useful for hunting small fry.
Of course, Sol can be useful only for the four kings of the wind attribute, as it can attack from a long distance. However, the basic composition of the boss battle is Celes and Carla as attackers, Sol as support magic, and Lepios as a healer. Perhaps the same will be the case against Samael. This was also the same as in the previous life.
So they should work in the same way this time. He would have enough level, so he would be able to win without any problem. That’s what Sol thought.
Until he reached the floor where the core existed.
“Eh….”
Sol shouted at the sight that spread out in front of him.
A dark green liquid splashed around the purified and beautifully shining core. At the center of it, something human-like was lying on the floor.
“What is this ……?”
“…. this is the blood of a demon. It must have been some time since it turned dark green. Just as our blood turns from red to deep red, the blood of demons turns from emerald green to deep green.”
Lepios’ explanation made sense in his head. Because he has defeated demons many times and has seen a lot of demon blood. But that did not move Sol’s thoughts enough to understand what was going on.
Carla rushed to what appeared to be a person lying in the center of the room.
“What is this? It looks like a human being, but it has what looks like snake scales all over its body. …… No, not only that, but slime……? The inside is transparent, and it’s disgusting! There’s also something awfully hairy in some places. ……”
Carla’s words were exactly what characterized Samael at the time of the rematch. So it should definitely be Samael who is supposed to be fighting…..
Who, when, why, and for what reason.
The fact that the current situation is different from the scenario is confusing for Sol. The changes in the scenario were usually influenced by Sol’s actions. Even so, the main plot had never changed.
However, in this case, Sol did not do anything out of the scenario. Yet Samael was already dead. Sol did not know why.
Ara? But this face ……”
Celes also approached Samael and said.
“Isn’t that Samael? But he looks nothing like he did when we beat him.
Why is that? What do you think, Lepios?”
At Celes’ words, Lepios also wrinkled his brow and approached Samael.
“Haa ……. Certainly, it seems like Samael. I don’t know what’s going on here.”
Lepios said, sighing heavily for some reason. With her hand over her mouth, Celes looked at Lepios.
“I wonder if Behe tried to revive Samael by using the forbidden technique. But it turned out to be a failure, so he killed him …….
Maybe he is trying to resurrect the Demon King when he becomes proficient in the forbidden arts, while raising the four dead Kings from the dead as Sol said. ……Hey, don’t you think so too Lepios?”
“…… I do. That’s a good possibility, isn’t it?”
“Isn’t it? Oh, how horrible …….
Behe absolutely must be killed. We have to report to the country that Behe is dangerous and absolutely must be killed. …… And we need the whole country to search for him. ……!”
With that, Celes stood up and turned to Sol, who was stuck behind her.
“Hey, Sol would think that would be a good idea, wouldn’t he?”
For some reason, Celes seemed to be smiling. But Sol had no time to think about why.
No, it couldn’t be. But he had no way to tell her that.
Or was Celes really right? In the first place, Sol’s near-death had never happened in the first place, so did it affect it, and did something go wrong and cause Behe to kill the resurrected Samael? Certainly, Celes’ words made sense.
“….. Sol?”
And looking at Sol, who said nothing, Celes anxiously extended her hand. At the sight of Celes, Sol looked up with a start and came back to consciousness.
“Oh, uh, nothing, …….”
“But ……”
“There’s really nothing there! Oh, hey, I remember when I was swallowed by the tower!……, haha.”
When Sol suddenly came up with an excuse, Celes’ hand suddenly stopped. Then, she looked at Sol with a sad face.
“I’m sorry ……! I was so shallow in my thinking. ……
I know, ……, I shouldn’t have brought you here like this. ……”
“No, it’s okay! Really! I was just remembering in a kind of light-hearted way, not in such a serious …… way!”
he hurriedly denied it in front of Celes, who apologized more desperately than he had imagined, but Celes, Lepios, and Carla did not lose their upset faces. Lepios and Carla also run towards Sol.
“Please take it easy. That’s all there is to it.”
“That’s right! You don’t have to go through all that trouble to come along on this journey. ……
Yes! It’s also a good idea for Sol to stay here in Pasionia. ……”
At that moment, he remembered the exchange between Zedd and Lacto
The real Sol must have had a happy time talking with them. However, for Yuuto, it was an unpleasant place that reminded him of his previous life. He also didn’t have any good feelings toward Sol’s parents, who had neglected him for a long time.
“I don’t want…..”
He was not sure what to say, but then he came to his senses. He was unable to say anything, and his eyes met the worried faces of the three
No. he doesn’t want them to look at him like that. Sol would never have let his friends make that kind of face. He would have made them smile right away.
Oh, I keep making mistakes. I have to play the role of Sol. I just decided to act like Sol in front of Celes.
Sol looked away involuntarily. He was afraid to look at their faces any longer.
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