The Branded Female Fencer
To the Swamp, Part 10 - Swamp Demons
"So... what can I do for you in this swamp??
"It was. Do you know the White Witch Fairtoose? I think she's a good old lady."
"Absolutely. Oh, we're looking after you, too."
"I want you to show me that far. Sure, take them with you."
"Yes, fine. Is there a horse... then, uh, let's get the ship out"
When a man signals something, several ships emerge from the swamp. And when I turned that ship upside down and dropped the mud, I encouraged Mirandas to get on board.
"Fe, we'll row you to Fairtoose."
"Oh, I can feel it."
"Well, if you don't, I told you she was coming. He said if he ever broke a promise, he'd kill us all and hang us in a tree. The elders have been telling us for generations that the way she was rampaging was more terrifying than any swamp demon."
"Well again..."
Even though Miranda was a little frightened, I thought she couldn't complain because she was helping like this now because of it. Nevertheless, what the hell kind of rampage did Miriazal have? It was Miranda I think I'd like to hear when I get back to Arnelia.
The journey from there was relaxing. The swamps stick their sticks in the swamp and row the ship, but the ship moves smoothly as if down the river. It's fast enough to make the horse run lightly. The tree is dense, but the ship proceeds by cleverly stitching the gap. Apparently they have a route that only they can figure out. Despite all these trees, I'm glad I barely did the work of cutting down trees.
How much time did it go on as it was? There are no time intervals in the dim marshes. You've already divided it a lot into the back of the swamp, the surroundings are dark as night, and you can often hear the creepy cry of a warcraft or something. The servant utility was also running low in mouth.
"Bu, it seems creepy ~"
"Right. Lisa's a little surprised, too. There are creatures in there, and there are creatures who have been following us all along."
"Uh-huh?"
"Well, it doesn't seem like they're gonna set us up, but at best they're gonna stick to dead meat when we're hit by something."
"Don't be scared..."
"(More than that, how did Alphilis detect signs of swampers earlier than Lisa did? Damn, the mystery just deepens)"
Lisa was more concerned about the question than what was going on around her. Originally blind Lisa has nothing to do with the brightness or creepiness of her surroundings. But Lisa also seems somewhat restless about whether sensors are originally difficult to work in the swamps. Seeing how that goes, I've been saying words about whether the swamps even let out Buddha hearts.
"And don't worry. It's a creature here, and, oh, there's hardly anyone against us. No, we're the swamp lords."
"I see. So even though there are so many creatures around, you're barely killer."
"Oh, yeah. But there are exceptions. That's... yes, I don't want to.
The swamp man suddenly starts panicking. and, at the same time, the fog suddenly began to burst into the surroundings, quickly snatching away his sight. There are five ships out there. Miranda and the others are split in two, and there are three ships for horses. But we couldn't see each other's ships at all with the fog that was already thick enough to get in. On the contrary, even Lisa, who is supposed to be next to Uty, is almost invisible.
"Hey, what's this?
"? Sensors suddenly don't work..."
"Yes, look, you guys. Whatever happens, don't make a scene. If we make a scene, we'll all die!
"What's the matter!?
"Sarpent!
The last thing the man said, the sound disappeared from his surroundings. The ship apparently reached its limit, and the swamps lurked their voices as they did. The creatures who were supposed to be around so much also lurked the sound, and it seemed that all the creatures called creatures were gone from the surroundings.
And eventually, the ship began to shake regularly. There's a wave standing in this heavy mud. The waves gradually increase and become large enough for the ship to lean. Lisa was desperate to grab onto the ship, but at the same time had caught Nia on board with her not to drop her. And there are so many signs of large organisms approaching beside.
"(Something... is here!
The moment Lisa perceived the signs, the creature tried to pass by stopped. Lisa felt her heart strike an early bell and sweat was gushing from all over her body. I can't breathe too much of the tension, and I can see my body trembling with a clatter. But it was the same with Nia and Uty, and Lisa felt a different tremor from herself. That's why I felt a little relieved that I wasn't the only one frightened.
"(Isn't this sign bigger than Faranx? No, if you suck... than lifeless? such an idiot)"
When Lisa questioned her abilities, the creature began to move again, and another big wave stood, and eventually the wave healed and went. And at the same time, the fog clears up.
"Also, that's enough..."
With that voice of the swamp man, I heard everyone exhale loudly. Who wasn't even comfortable living? Except for one Alphilis.
"What was that, what's that?
"I didn't see him in the fog. But it was so big..."
"Sarpent."
The swamp man answers as he muddles the sweat on his forehead.
"Is that a swamp demon, too?
"No, that one showed up for the last 200 years or so. Well, until then, that wasn't here. And then there are more creatures in this land who don't know what we're talking about. That's the worst guy out there, but, hey, there's plenty more."
"I see. Sounds like you should go to Fairtoose early."
"Oh, yeah. Still, I'm lucky I ran into Sarpent and he's safe."
And the swamp man even started rowing the boat again. Among all the appeasers, whine so that no one can hear Alphilis.
"I don't know why... I kind of feel like I missed you..."
But the words could never reach anyone's ears.
By that time, Steam had met with the raid of a herd of demon kings. The beautiful trees were burned, or rotten, and the fairies fled, and there was no shadow to see what was already a few moments ago. Still, most of them had already escaped at Wintier's behest, so there was no great harm done to the fairies.
But Wintier was obliged to see this place through until all fairies escaped. He also wanted to see the inside he had built to the end. And naturally, the demon kings twist around the wintier that sits on the spot and the spirits that hide behind them. Their failure to attack Wintier at the same time was due to the tremendous intimidation coming from Wintier. The Spirit is in principle forbidden to voluntarily engage others, but if asked, there are things to respond to, even considering the example that helped Nia. This is also true with regard to aggressive attacks, which are never spontaneous until they reach a crisis of their own survival because of their strong power. It was an absolute code, even if one's own family were to be killed in front of one's eyes, but the inside was to be destroyed.
Still, Wintier was intimidating the demon kings with an angry look. If you're going to reach out to yourself, that's when I won't forgive you. Because we know that, the Demon Kings hesitated to take their hands out of their instincts, too.
It was the man's voice that broke that antagonistic state.
"What are you doing..."
When the demon kings reacted to that voice and looked back, a boy stood there. A reflexively united demon king jumped, but a knight in the armor of a giant man lying beside him smashed his head with his bare hands.
"Dortmund, it's too much"
"This is rude. As for disrespectful tens of millions of people, such as dealing with kings."
The knight of armor kneels down and takes his benefactor's gratitude to the boy. The other demon kings accidentally paved the way for that overwhelming intimidation.
"Hmm, superior spirit? Let's hear your name."
"You're a man of much and magnificent attitude. Do you think you're in a position to order the Spirit?
"You're the one who didn't really lick your mouth, did you? Whatever superior spirits you get to be divine, you think every superior spirits can beat me? Mostly where you disappeared, it had no effect on my magic."
"Knock..."
But boy - lifeless, of course, but especially his say. A person who exercises spiritual witchcraft that makes a direct contract with Wintier does Wintier harm is an act that breaks his own foot, but Lifeless can even exercise magic and dark witchcraft, not just spiritual witchcraft. Even more so, Wintier is not the only spiritual superior of the wind, so the magic used where the superior spirits are actually extinguished rarely affects them. Although no one would think of such a great thing because a normal person would just hear his mouth with a superior spirit is an inspiring event.
Wintier is also listening to Lifeless again, and he has predictions that the man in front of him is. Besides, I knew perfectly well from the sentiments I saw straight away that I was not a very, but not someone I could confront. Still, on the pride of the Spirit, you can't be a good human being.
"Not really, it's a spiritual spirit"
"Do you want me to throw up?
"Come on, Dortmund. It's not a good idea to hate the spirits too much. If you're just gonna get away with it, this spirit can always do it."
Lifeless single-handedly controls the rising Dortmund, observing Wintier still.
"Hmm, I like the way it looks."
"... don't look at me with dirty eyes, Shiro"
"That's not what I'm going to do. I simply complimented you, don't offend me like that. Besides, I like a better woman. I don't like my daughter as much as you do."
Wintier, who laughed ridiculously lifelessly, decided to observe a man a little more like the boy in front of him.
That's how you stare. For a while now, a raven descends upon the lifless and rings.
"Hmm... well, has Alphilis already gone into the swamp"
"Oh, my God? Let's do it."
"Apparently the swamps have cooperated. I don't know how. Apparently, we can't catch up right away. The swamps just get lost if strangers let them in, and people searching and other stupid bones in places like that. Unless you want to burn the swamps to the ground, we'll see how they live and die. Alphilis definitely wants to hold his breath with this hand."
"Then will you do it?
Lifeless often rebukes Erlich's question with his head and eventually answers it slowly.
"... which way it will come out of the north. But in case you come back to the original location, Erlich, you follow half the line and wait south. Dortmund leads north with me. Draw defensive lines with my demons to the south and north. I won't let you get away with it."
"Stupid. How swampy."
I said it, wondering if Wintier could do that, but Lifeless smiled.
"How about that?
A massive raven demon springs from the lifeless body. That number filled the sky over Steam black, and there was still an extra number.
"Nah... this much use of demons at the same time..."
"I'm sorry, but my magic is worth 100,000 concurrent magicians. If you care, gathering all the magicians from the modern magic church will still be enough for me."
"Such an idiot! You can handle such magic to humans."
"Of course I drilled, that's enough to throw up blood reflexes. You're probably too weak to imagine my training. Anyone who deals with witchcraft will know that if there is most magic, it is not great. Well, there's a lot of magic, but it's convenient."
And as Lifeless drew some letters in the air, the ravens flew away in unison. Wintier can't hide her ominous hunch on the falling black wings.
"(against guys like this. Those kids... I can't help but be anxious about Aerial)"
"Now, what do you do, superior spirit? This is a place full of elements of the atmosphere. Shall I refill my magic here a little? I've been using magic lately, and now it's only about half the total. Even if you stay here, I won't take it and eat it."
"No, let's have some free time. I'm already ready to move."
"Well, then do so. And you guys."
When the Lifeless saw the Demon Kings, they were frightened.
"How long have I been stunned here? Why don't you just scatter it all over the prairie!
To that lifeless drink, the demon kings fled with all their might. When you see how it goes, you sit on the spot, lifeless entering meditation. Dortmund sat still on the spot, and Erlich took away half the demon king they had brought.
Wintier to see how it goes. And slowly again, myself, after Schteem.
"(Uty, aerial... please be safe. I hope to see you again, there is no wind guide.)"
Wintier felt like praying, and there was nothing more she could do to herself, and she chewed up helplessness and followed the scene.
Continued