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Episode 88: Escape from the Castle

"Ha!!"

I punch my fist into the surface of The Pot of Souls. But as if to mock it, the kettle did not even freak out. Though I tried to punch my fist in a few times afterwards, the results didn't change.

I am confident that I have enough power to shatter the diamond with my bare hands. I don't think the surface of this pot is stiffer than diamonds. Then again, I'm sure you think that there's some kind of protective spell going on as Raphae said.

Like the [demon-sealed shackles] handcuffs that are now worn on my wrist, I guess I can't help it with my arm strength. I just want to lift the protective spell with [Unspell], but now I'm sealed to activate the spell, and if I use the spell in front of Serena in the first place, [Transform] will break it and find out that I'm the king.

"Sorry, Serena. Apparently, it's impossible to destroy this pot."

I gave up and lowered my right hand. [M]

"Oh, well, your sister..."

I softly put my hand on Serena's head, who was about to cry.

"But I'm fine. I promise that I will take back the souls of the people who were imprisoned in this pot."

"... really...?

"Oh. So be patient now"

Serena nodded small after staring me in the eye.

Even if we had succeeded in destroying the 'pot of souls' on this occasion, we cannot say that it was all over. We still have to bury Seal, the mastermind of the soul disappearance case, for that. People's souls will continue to be taken as long as he lives.

So when I return to King's Castle, I will take Henri and the others, and as King, I will raid this "Seven Star Mitsukoshi". To take Seal and free the souls of those who have been taken.

"... then back to the ground"

Serena rescued. I also grasped the location of "Pot of Soul". There is no point in staying in the 'sanctuary of the sky' any longer. Let's go home to King's Castle and get ready for the raid.

When I stood up with Serena on my back again, I could see numerous footsteps approaching from the lower floor. Apparently, both lower angels have persevered in the chase. It's a hundred million robberies to deal with those guys again...

With that in mind, Serena pointed in a certain direction.

"Ute, jump out that window over there!

"... ha!? What are you talking about, Serena, this is the top floor of the castle!

Probably taller than the twentieth floor of the building. If I jumped out of that place, I'd be fine, but I didn't know Serena's body could withstand the impact.

"! Serena, no way..."

"That's the thing! Here he comes, hurry up!

From the entrance to the top floor, the lower angels crept in like spider children scattered.

"There he is, there he is!

"There's no more escape! Grow up!"

I don't have time to get lost. I ran out in a straight line with Serena on my back and broke the window and jumped down.

"You idiot, have you lost your blood!

"If you choose to die yourself!

Gravity is no different from earth if this is the 'sanctuary of the sky'. Me and Serena's body fall according to gravity.

"Spell [gravitational manipulation]!

As soon as Serena cast a spell on the way down, the fall rate slowed sharply. Serena manipulated the gravity on our bodies.

As it was, I slowly landed on a cloud surface that was not on the ground outside the castle. From up there, you can hear the repentant voices of both lower angels like "What!" and "My!".

"Huh..."

Then Serena groaned small on my back. I'm sure it's the effect of using a spell even though there's only a few MPs left.

"Thank you, Serena, for saving me. But you shouldn't use any more spells. Serena won't keep her body."

"That's... ugh..."

"Look, it doesn't look painful. Don't push it any further."

"It's not... Euth's hand..."

"What...? Ah!?"

So I finally realized that my hands were intruding into Serena's skirt. If you think you don't feel any cloth...!!

"Oh, sorry Serena!!"

Hustle your hands back to their original positions. What kind of sanctions will be imposed this time?

"... nothing good. It wasn't with the wazz, was it?

"What? That's, well..."

"Ku, it tickled, so be careful"

……!?

Weird. If it's regular Serena, it's supposed to be binta here without question. In fact, that's what happened when I touched Serena's chest. I was doing something like pushing my chest out of me earlier...

"Serena, did you eat anything weird?

"I didn't eat anything! You're going back to earth than that, aren't you? You know exactly where the gate is?

"Well, more or less"

The castle was brought to us by Seal's [instantaneous travel], so from here we do not know the exact location, but the approximate distance and direction can be derived from the transfer location and travel time at that time.

"Catch anything!!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!!"

Dozens of junior angels jumped out of the entrance to the castle. You're really persistent. Can't you forgive me for being so rampaged up in the castle? If I was dealing with all of this, I wouldn't have a kiri.

"Serena, hold on tight!

I relaxed and ran for the gate. [M]

Running tens of minutes. We'll probably be at the gate in a little while. The junior angels are still after us. I feel like an idol being chased by a fan.

For once, I'm confident I can run faster than the Shinkansen, so it's easy to shake them off if that bothers me, but if I run that fast, I'll shake Serena off.

"Serena, are you okay?

"... yeah"

Serena replies so, but when I turned around, the look on her face didn't look very fine. I'm still running pretty fast, and I guess that sounds like a body wound.

I decided to slow down thinking about Serena. [M] But because of this, the distance between the lower angels gradually decreases. There is no ex or child to be caught up with like this.

"... I guess I'll have to do it"

I stopped my legs and turned to the lower angels. [M] The number is even increasing, like fifty running over the clouds and fifty flying through the sky? I guess it's an arithmetic to pinch from both directions.

"Ut...... you fight?

"Oh. I was just mumbling around."

I'll have to tell you that no matter how many people you call, it's no use.