The Devil's Sword is much more powerful than before.
To grasp that power, I was fighting Marius.
No big shield this time, simple sword meeting. I think the handling of swords is getting somewhat better than it used to be.
... but it wasn't compatible with the domestic genre. It's caused by the fact that nowhere is anyone going to carry out a fight while dealing with a big shield.
Therefore, I had no choice but to wave my sword in our own way. Thanks to Marius for his cooperation these days, he's been handling it a lot better.
Still, it's just tough to interact with Marius without using a big shield.
"What's wrong, Rude! Now, let's finish him off!"
So Marius leans back and hands on the knife.
Flying Slash - The next moment I understood that Marius' Special Strike was coming, the Devil's Sword blew a suspicious light.
I can put my thoughts and magic into the Demon Sword. As the slaughter struck, I waved down my sword.
Black slaughter and white slaughter collide. I can't feel the power from the Devil's Sword...... apparently, he was accumulating magic inside. Rather than that, just now was... is it a magic vegetable in any way?
"Oh, did you hide that move?"
Where Marius's grin grew darker and darker, balls of water began in the air. It's pouring magic rain on us.
"You guys! Too much! If you want to do more, do it where there are no more people!"
... We were in the garden of Cranhouse, and Nin yells at us when we were looking out of the building.
It's awful to depress the magic of water in such cold weather. Me and Marius trembled and rushed into the cranhouse.
Inside were adventurers wanting to join the group, and they looked at this one as if they were surprised.
"Did you just fight the two of them?"
"... so we both seem to have a B-rank in Adventurer Rank?"
"Yes, no, but... those two and Master Nin are different. Probably going up to A or S rank soon?"
"Oh, I wish I could work hard in this clan too... there are a lot of cute kids"
"You're right! The Son of Subman, the Son of Homunculus... most importantly, the Virgin is adorable after all..."
"That's me. You're Mr. Luna."
"I wonder if I'm Mr. Manicia..."
I'll kick your ass. Only the last man will look at you, and then I'll look at Nin. The window she was supposed to have opened when she unleashed the magic was already closed by Fantim and Charlier.
"Hey Nin. What will you do if you catch a cold?"
"You wouldn't be in a state abnormality with a healthy body."
"... well, yes"
"Nin, I don't have any particular skills! What if I catch a cold? Oh, I already have some headaches. It feels like I'm teasing right in front of you..."
"You're an idiot. You're gonna be okay."
While Nin kicks it that way, he compiles the material given to him by the adventurers.
Overwhelming speed of processing. Neighboring Manichia doesn't want to lose, or he moves faster with a glimpse.
Well, the earliest is Luna. You seem to be really good at this kind of clerical work.
Adventurers who want to join the group who have done so in large numbers. Some of them are veterans, summarising their previous backgrounds, etc. They have an emphasis there on whether their personality is okay or not. Blah, I don't know about background.
I haven't decided to join the group right now. I'm supposed to have a light interview and get him to go home once that means I'll get back to him later.
So far, some people have dropped it.... Something tells me the Ghost Squad and the Slime Squad kids are doing a barbaric survey of the people who came. If it's those two kinds of secrets, it won't be rare first.
So, there were about three people who had problems, and that's all I dropped.
Once in the shower, head to the empty room.
So I confronted Marius...... Hugh appeared all the way to the table.
What about the Demon King?
Shit, I forgot. I can really count on this secretary. The mini size Hugh is stretching his chest.
"That's why I called you here today… I need to ask you something about the Demon King"
"The Demon King? I'll answer anything I can."
"... then I want to hear one thing. Does the name Valefar Gried sound familiar to you?"
"... Valefar Gried eh. Oh, I just got here in a hurry! One of the Seven Sins Demon King! He's the 6th dirty bastard in the sequence!"
"Really?"
"Oh... I was ridiculed by all the demon kings, but especially by the Gried guy.... one day, I was going to slap him."
Marius' face was very rugged at those times.
"...... Until now, I regret what I've forgotten. No, maybe that's how I met Rude and the others."
"That's... oh, I'm glad too. But Marius... do you hate the Demon King so much?"
"... sort of. I am one of the demon kings.... I used to be ridiculed by all kinds of guys. So I thought one day I'd be the strongest and I'd give it back."
All the while Marius consolidated his fist.
"... talk to me if there's anything I can do to help."
"Oh... I know. Well, don't worry. I'll take care of them all.... So what happened to him?"
"Apparently, he's in Brunkels."
"... speaking of Brunkels, is that the country where Luna and the others lived"
"Oh... the Homncrus technology is also the beginning of what the guardians of the labyrinth have told me. That means..."
"The Demon King is involved, maybe."
Knock, snort.... I'd like to go directly to the Brunkels country and find out what's going on back there, but it won't be that easy.
For one thing, let's just find out that Demon King and Kiglas could be acting together, shall we?
... Kiglas, what are you thinking? There was a lot going on, but it doesn't mean I want you to be hostile. I hope nothing has happened since then.
"Investigation. Shall we go?"
Hugh has said that.
"Hugh, are you alone?"
"With Ray"
He looks like Ray was surprised to see his face coming out of the ceiling. I didn't hear you say that. Oh, that's the look. Ray, who lives in the attic, often comes down from the ceiling.
When I showed up behind my back when I was bathing before, my heart nearly stopped. In fact, Timeo and Larfan have passed out once.... Ray doesn't mean it on purpose, it's a good intent to deliver soap and towels, but it's more serious and scary to get hit.
"If we need covert action, we're best suited, right? If you try, you can dive in separately."
"... right. Then can I ask for it?"
"I'll take care of it, sir. Praise me if I succeed."
"Oh, I know"
Soon Hugh split up. Once he takes the form of a human being, he changes into a demonic figure.
Ray slipped right into Hugh's body. Looks like you can possess someone else. With some opponents, it's possible to manipulate the body. It seems difficult when it's about me or Marius. If they'll accept it, they'll be fine.
They jumped out the window and ran outside.
... Will you at least make the move normally? I thought so, but I hope I get some good information.
"Worry, Rude."
"... sort of"
"Well, those two won't have a problem. Worst case scenario, you'll use your split up as well as Hugh said. They're smarter than us."
"Don't mix it up with me."
Exactly, I'm confident I'd rather turn my head than Marius.
"Anyway, if I know where you are, I'll set you up from here."
"Just a report to the country.... Exactly, it's not a good idea to sell fights to the country"
"Well, if you're in the demonic world, there's no such thing as a country, so if you're upset, you can fight, but it's confusing."
Really, you want to fight. This guy.... I can't do anything more than that. In the first place, an undercover investigation is dangerous. I put Hugh on my shoulder, told him not to just give me the country name, and then I left the room.
You're quiet now. The adventurer also calmed down a lot and had a cup for Nin to rest on. I haven't seen you drinking in a long time. No, I've been drinking a lot from time to time... but it doesn't suit you to be very classy.
"You guys, suppress it when you do it outside."
"... no, I didn't think I'd be that powerful either"
"I could still get it out!"
"I'm not hanging out in weird places.... Lilia and Lily aren't here yet."
"What, were you planning to come?"
Especially since I didn't hear anything.
And Nin grinned.
"Whatever, I think we've talked about the promotion exam."
"... heh"
"Something like Lilia told me when we talked about the Cenanis. You're a leader, so you can't at least show that you don't have A-rank, can you?"
"Yeah, right."
Really? Are you here yet?
They say it's because a lot of adventurers haven't matched their rank and strength lately. I thought I saw it in the paper, like, being held accountable or something.
In time, Lilia and the others will come. That's what I thought, but it was another guild employee who rushed in in in a hurry.
"Mr. Rude! Please help me! In the city, Lilia and the others are fighting the Demons!"
"... what!? Demon King!"
Marius screams and jumps out first.
"Hey, don't go alone...... Huh! Luna, Manicia! You two stay here and wait!"
... Marius guy.
Nin brings a big shield from the back room. I got it from her, and we ran right out after Marius, too.