◈ Episode 256. It’s not a favor, it’s a command (1)
Acquiring [aesthetics] and [tenacity].
Or like when I opened the [Title] system.
The knowledge of the [legend] poured into my head.
But it’s a little hard to explain in words……?
Unlike the stats mentioned above, the effect was not clear.
The effect of [Legend] could not be easily expressed.
‘Still, I’ll make it simple.’
This was definitely a growth system.
‘The more widely it is known, the more effective it becomes…….’
Wouldn’t a normal player be happy at this point?
I got a new ability.
It’s not a one-time thing, it’s a progression.
On top of that, the name [Legend] was awesome.
But at this moment, I couldn’t rejoice in the slightest.
[Acquires the Legend, “Dark Dragon Lee Hoyeol “].
The legend is called the Dark Dragon Lee Hoyeol……!
To improve my abilities.
I have to spread that terrible legend even further……!
It makes me want to sit around and do nothing.
‘……I can’t carry my face around.’
A real-life middle school student flashes through my mind.
I am the Dark Dragon.
How many times have I tried to hide that fact?
But it was all worth it.
On the Arcana Continent.
I can’t believe I’ve already become a legend.
‘Who the hell is this?’
I called out to Hiel.
Hiel had been familiar with the news of Arcana since she was a lowly spirit.
If my news has become legend, it shouldn’t be hard to find its source.
Soon, Hiel appeared from thin air, bowing as always.
“Hiel sees you, my lord, the Dark Dragon.”
……Hiel, you too?!
Your name alone is a disgrace.
Please don’t add an annoying second name.
But there was a good reason for the title.
“Eunaxus, Dwarf, and Emperor……?
The legend of Lee Hoyeol, the Dark Dragon.
It was a collaborative legend created by dragons, spirits, dwarfs, and humans! The moment Hiel finished speaking, I composed myself.
‘……I can’t really blame anyone.’
There are so many people involved.
It means I can’t hold anyone accountable.
Plus the intent.
The intent was more than enough to satisfy Grandfell’s standards.
“A wise decision.”
Using the legend of the Dark Dragon to suppress demons’ momentum.
I didn’t eat all that rice for nothing, everyone.
In a way I never imagined.
I never thought it would turn the tide of the Arcana Continent.
‘In the end, this was also a favor.’
Wasn’t this the same Grandfell who generously tolerated Tower Master’s cat?
It was a favor.
Regardless of how I, Lee Hoyeol, feel.
I can’t say I don’t like it.
But I still didn’t understand.
Let’s say Eunaxus, Chainwalker, and Hiel.
Those three are on my side.
As if that weren’t bad enough.
You’re overvaluing me, which is understandable.
But Emperor, what the hell is wrong with you……?
‘Why did you participate in the idolization process?’
Hiel said.
‘The emperor even made a formal declaration in front of the Antonium people.
The adventurer, Lee Hoyeol, was the Dark Dragon.
‘…… I should be thankful I wasn’t there.’
He made the declaration in the name of the Emperor.
Considering the passage of time on the Arcana Continent…….
It would not have been unreasonable for my deeds to become legendary.
Rather.
“Thanks to you, they’re all lying down nicely.”
The Legendary’s powers were no joke.
I’m not talking about the effects of the newly opened system, [Legend].
As a Demon Hunter, I can feel the presence of demons.
Compared to the last time I stepped onto the Arcana Continent.
It means that the demons have definitely become more subdued.
‘I can’t say anything about this, really…….’
What can I do? In the end, this will be my business too.
But with this.
I must be desperate, not only in reality, but also on the Arcana continent.
Why, this damn legend floating around on the Arcana Continent.
I’ll have to do everything I can to keep it from flooding into reality!
‘To do that, the first thing is.’
It would be best to crack down on Kichi.
Of course, Kichi is on the Arcana continent.
It was unknown where she’d landed.
‘She’ll take care of herself.’
I’m not sure Kichi is weak enough for me to worry about.
I will also set an appointment location and deadline.
When it’s time to worry about Kichi, let’s worry about our future, Hoyeol.
I turned to Hiel.
“Have you heard anything about the elves, Hiel?”
“I’m afraid I haven’t.”
“No need to apologize. That, too, is their ability.”
Hiel gathers information from nature.
She reads the memories of leaves in the wind.
Or listening to the sound of pollen.
The problem is that elves have similar abilities.
‘You’ve been very careful to keep me in line.’
What a disgusting thing to do.
I wonder if they’ve even tried to control nature.
I guess I need to double check.
In that case, the first thing we need to do is locate Agentress and the elves he leads, so if you ask me how we can locate them, I’ll tell you …….
I am proud to show you my inventory.
It is the [Telescope of Evil Eyes] seen from the Arcana continent.
Why wouldn’t it look more vivid than it does in reality?
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Kwaddup─!
Agentress trampled on a pile of stones.
This is no ordinary rolling stone.
It was the remains of a wall that could not be broken down by any siege weapon.
“Please allow me to stay alive!”
Kwazik─
It was a demon that slammed its head into the ground.
Not a demon divided into classes, not a demon of origin.
He is the Demon King, the king of the demons called kings.
Number 30 in the hierarchy.
Demon King, Shalkirawi’s mind was racing.
Bang!
He slammed his head into the ground.
Blood dripped from his forehead, flooding his vision.
But even through the blur, he can see clearly.
‘It is annihilation.’
Corpses scattered around.
Approximately 10,000 elite demon lord troops and 30 demon corps commanders.
It had only taken half a day for the entire army to be wiped out.
‘For only a hundred people……!’
Just as there was a wall between Demon Kings and ordinary demons.
There was also a wall between the elves and himself.
And the thickness of that wall was…….
‘thicker than the difference between me and a lesser demon.’
There is a different word for such a wall.
Yes, this was a ‘grade’ difference.
Shalkirawi was feeling it.
‘I can’t overcome it as I am now.’
That’s why he threw away the demon king’s dignity and smashed his head in.
He begged for his life from another being.
Agentress looked at Shalkirawi nonchalantly.
“King of the demons.”
“King. That’s a very unworthy title, old man!”
“I never thought I would hear the demon call me old.”
Agentress spat out a sneer.
“Unlike other kings, you have the demeanor for conversation.”
Demons, a race almost as low as humans.
The reason Agentress spoke to him was simple.
Agentress spoke coldly.
“Tell me about the evil, the Gluttony.”
Time passes, and the life drains out of him.
The fall of the Demon Castle in half a day was proof.
If the Mother’s blessing had been intact, it would have fallen literally in an instant.
It would have fallen in an instant.
‘They are aging rapidly.’
Himself, his people, all of them.
But most urgent of all was himself.
As a primordial elf, he had lived far longer than his kind.
So Agentress made a decision.
He would accept Gluttony’s offer first.
But unfortunately, things went wrong.
“Where have you hid yourself, you great evil?”
From that day forward, Gluttony’s whereabouts were unknown.
As Agentress searched for the Blessing, he also searched for Gluttony.
Then they crossed paths.
Shalkirawi, a demon who might know the whereabouts of Gluttony.
“I know nothing of him, old man……!!!”
However, the answer was below expectations.
No, Agentress didn’t even expect it from the lowly race.
I should say it was exactly what I expected.
Jerk.
He was about to say nothing and turn away.
Shalkirawi had a hunch.
The moment Agentress turned his head completely away.
That he would become a target for arrows and be suffocated.
Shalkirawi spoke urgently.
“But I dare say this, old man!”
Agentress stopped, half turned.
His life depended on his words.
Shalkirawi spoke up.
“You can search me and the other demons, but you will never find the Great Evil of Glutony. I am not trying to protect them. You know, don’t you, old man, that demons are a lowly race that thinks only of themselves!”
Agentress asks.
“Why?”
“Because the Great Evil and us have different fundamentals.”
“Fundamentally different?”
“Yes.”
The Great Evils.
They existed on the Arcana Continent even before the Demon World was connected to it.
They were the evils that existed on the Arcana Continent.
Shalkirawi continued, his head still bowed.
“We lowly demons and the Great Evil don’t have a cooperative relationship, it’s a rivalry where we want to bite each other’s throats and power at any time!”
Gulp.
He was extremely nervous.
His throat burned as he finished speaking there.
Shalkirawi dried his throat with a trickle of blood.
Then he rolled his eyes.
‘…… If I sell the great evil, you can buy it.’
It doesn’t matter if the elf sees through it.
I have told no lies.
Shalkirawi could not have been more sincere.
“I feel injustice, old man, injustice, injustice that I should be killed by you because of him, but know this. This injustice is not against you, old man, but against Gluttony, the great evil!”
Shalkirawi knew himself well.
He was one of the few demons who could understand a subject.
It was what made him unremarkable.
It was what made him rise to the position of 30th ranked demon king.
But.
Flick─
He had overlooked his opponent.
Agentress immediately turned around.
I wondered what he was talking about.
“I don’t want to know the stories of the lesser things.”
After all, there was no answer to the question, was there?
The moment Agentress turned completely around.
Snap!
The bowstring is set.
Swihss!
The arrow stretched out.
Poof!
The arrow pierced Shalkirawi.
It was an instant death.
It was so insignificant that it could be said to be the end of the 30th ranked Demon King.
“A truly out-of-class conversation.”
Agentress gestured.
We do not have much time, so we must hurry.
So the elves lined up, ready to move.
However, their steps did not falter.
“……!”
Five senses superior to those of all races except dragons.
His intuition was warning him.
Clusters of magical light pulsed in the distance.
A being slowly revealing itself.
It’s even more dangerous.
And yet, no one raised a bow.
Or, more accurately, none of them moved.
……What happened to my body?
My whole body is as hard as stone, and I can’t move my feet.
I couldn’t move my fingers.
I couldn’t even move my eyes.
All I could do was barely open my mouth.
“Agentress-nim……?”
You must be Agentress.
He will find out the cause and solve it.
The elves had placed their utmost trust in Agentress.
So, soon, even to the man who fully revealed himself.
I was able to give him a hostile look.
So I didn’t know.
In this moment.
‘……I can’t believe it.’
The look on the face of the Agentress they trusted so much. It was more than surprise, it was horror. It was a perversion beyond a frown.
But no matter how hard they stared, nothing changed.
A brilliant silver.
It was surely Claudi’s.
He could feel it.
Her mother’s blessing was certain.
Argentress muttered without realizing it.
“……It can’t happen!”
.
.
.
I will not praise you for destroying the Demon Castle.
As for your impure intentions.
I’ve seen all of your impure intentions through the [Telescope of Evil Eye].
So don’t even think about leaving the scene.
You all are red-handed criminals.
As long as the [Blessing of the First World Tree] exists.
My relationship with the elves
A natural enemy between Demon Hunter and Demon.
So, you don’t have to worry about being responsible for what you say from now on. It doesn’t matter how arrogant one may say that Granfell’s remarks are.
“Don’t you dare talk about your reputation in front of me.”
Because I am of a different ‘status’ than you.
[A ‘Hierarchy of Blessings’ occurs among elves, Argentress, and elves.]