The Cute Master Was Actually the Black Demon King

42 – The Immortal Elderlich

“The Elderlich of the West.”

[…] ….]

“That is your true identity, dead.”

Tay Khan reached her hand again toward her lich as she finished her words.

Koo goong, koo goong…….

A flame-type magic circle was slowly forming from Teikan’s palm.

If there is a little difference from the last time, it will be in the precision of the magic circle and the amount of mana it takes.

Much more complicated, much more intense.

With such a red magic circle in front of him, the lich changed his attitude seriously.

[It’s a good recipe. It’s still only 8th circle. To make me feel this much pressure.]

“It’s a compliment all of a sudden, so should I say thank you?”

Tay Khan twisted her mouth sarcastically.

[Kuhuhh… ….]

Litch let out a hollow laugh once.

[You are arrogant. From this point of view, if I am the same as Friedrich, who stands at the top of your empire.]

“You can check that from now on. Whether or not he truly has the power to live up to the grand nickname of the Elder Rich.”

[Keukkeuk… ….]

The rich laughed again, and that was the end of the conversation.

Kyaaagh!

The lich raised his hand and pointed with his index finger at the battle plan to protect the imperial palace, and in response, hundreds of legions of the dead rose from the ground and began to scream.

[Go, troops of Einherier.]

As soon as he uttered it briefly, intense malice exploded from Richie’s entire body.

Kyaaagh!

As if that were a signal, the Legion of the Dead started charging all at once.

“Come, Marquis.”

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“hahahaha, are you saying that I, who is vomiting blood, should raise my sword again?”

At Teikan’s words, Marquis Lyikanter let out a dejected laugh.

But even as he said that, Marquis Lycanter pulled out his sword again.

His gaze briefly turned to Serena, who was not far from her.

“Stay away, Serena. There will be no time to protect you.”

“…… It’s okay.”

Serena bit her lip lightly at the words of the Marquis de Riy Canter, which conveyed her concern for her daughter.

Her expression slowly began to color with helplessness.

“I-I can fight too. Father.”

However, contrary to that expression, she held onto her trembling body and lifted the thin rapier.

“…… Serena.”

Marquis Riy Canter, who gave her a bitter smile once more, opened her mouth again.

“The skeleton I have to deal with from now on is not a light opponent. You’ve probably heard of the elder lich in the western region called the Immortals.”

“…… !”

Serena’s eyes widened once in shock.

The Elder Lich of the West.

That name had that much weight.

A being who has lived the longest among the 9th Circle Grand Mage who has been in hiding, and who is known to not leave the western area unless it has nothing to do with his own interest.

That was the lich of the western region, and among the liches, he was the one with the highest level of danger.

Serena’s expression naturally began to turn into tension.

“…… That, why is such an existence in the system right now, Father?”

At Serena’s question, the Marquis of Lyikanter once again put a faint smile on his lips.

“Well, that’s something I can’t figure out either. Maybe it’s because the 12 demon lords, who are sure to start moving, have a renewed interest in them.”

“… ….”

“…… Anyway, I hope you understand. Back off, Serena.”

Shaak!

“…… !”

With that being said, Marquis Lyikanter swung his sword as if scratching the ground.

A thin line was engraved all the way in front of Serena like a warning line.

“…… I’ll leave it behind.”

“Oh, father?”

Serena hurriedly raised her head, but the words of the Marquis of Liy Canter were not directed at her.

“I got it. Wouldn’t it be better to keep your daughter far away?”

“…… !”

On the night they arrived before they knew it, the writer’s wife placed her hand on Serena’s shoulder.

After that, he flashed his red eyes once.

Woe!

“…… Awesome!”

Blood-colored water droplets rose into the air, wrapping around Serena as if protecting her.

Serena was naturally trapped in water droplets and pushed back.

Her expression twisted sternly.

“Your Excellency, Marquis of Vampir! Please release this!”

Serena shook the blood-colored drops of water violently and screamed at her.

“Tsk, what if her lady frowns like that?”

What really came back was such a light and heartless reply.

The Marquis of Bampir narrowed his brows and looked at Serena, her eyes flashing.

“Hey, Serena Lyikanter. She is not my best friend’s daughter, but let’s talk about her as a knight.”

“…… That word.”

Serena’s expression began to subtly change.

Then, frowning at her, the Marquis of Nightfir raised her finger in front of her.

“That bone will get in her eyes.”

“…… Yes that’s right.”

“You must have heard of that identity as well.”

“… ….”

At the ensuing question, Serena lowered her head, her expression contorting into helplessness.

“The Elder Richter of the west. A monster on the same level as Sir Edwald. What power can you use against such a person? If you think about it a little calmly, it will be a problem that you can figure out.”

“…… That.”

Serena hung her head without saying a word at the gaze of the Marquis de Pir of the night, who was staring at her as if her words were wrong.

“…… Tsk.”

At that point, did you decide that there was no need for further words?

With a strange frown on his face, the Marquis of Vampir turned around.

“So are you, Orca.”

“…… Alas.”

The red-haired girl, who had been moving her body stealthily, flinched as if she had been caught.

“…… Ah, ahahahaha. Father, that’s it. There is a reason for all of this-“

She was the one who spits out her excuses first and sees them.

“Why? It must have been just her curiosity.”

Woe!

“Aww!”

The Marquis of Vampir was stubborn.

The Marquis of Vampir, who waved his hand as if he would not listen to any excuses, and also imprisoned the Orca in bloody water droplets.

“So are you. Son of Schneider. I’m sure you know what to do if you don’t want to be like them.”

“…… Your Excellency Marquis.”

Yulian scratched the back of his head and glanced at Serena and Orca.

…… Fortunately, did he have enough reason to understand the minimum situation?

A glance at the bleeding Marquis of Lyikanter and the Duke of Teikan Clifford.

Within seconds, Yulian, a skeleton wearing a black robe and even an elder lich, shook his head heavily.

“I understand, Your Excellency, Marquis of Vampir.”

“Right.”

Looking at Julian, who took a step back, the Marquis of Vampir smiled proudly.

“For Schneider’s son, it seems that rational judgment is possible. Stay there and watch.”

After spitting it out as a warning, the Marquis of Bampir turned his body into a handful of blood and flew towards the Marquis of Lycanter.

“… ….”

“… ….”

And just like that, a strange silence passed between Yulian and the two girls who were trapped in bloody water droplets.

“…… Hey, Julian.”

And it was Orca who broke the silence by opening her mouth first.

She forced herself to smile and began to open her mouth towards Yulian.

“Could you please release this? Even my father didn’t really imprison him, so if you use your strength—”

Maybe it’ll be easier than I thought.

She was an orca trying to finish her words like that.

“I’m sorry. I can’t hear you well because you’re talking in a drop of water.”

Yulian just calmly shook his head.

In spite of being shameless.

“…… Hey hey! I can’t hear you! Do you mean that? Hey, Julian!”

Orca screamed wildly with her face red with her rage.

“I can’t hear, I can’t hear.”

Yulian tried to ignore Orca’s voice with an expressionless expression.

“Hey! If I leave this, I’ll turn your body into a handful of blood! Uh? I’m serious!”

“Why don’t you tell me once you get out of there? Talking like that is just annoying.”

“Oh, you can hear it! Hey dude! Do you really want to die!”

“…… Oh, you guys are really noisy.”

Not paying attention to something like a skit between the two of them, Serena just pricked the bloody droplets with her sword with a feverish look on her face.

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“…… I’d like to ask you what you’re here for and if you’re willing to tell us anything about it.”

[…] ….]

Kwaaang, kwaaang!

Teikan opened his mouth as he covered the white skulls with flames and burned them.

As if struggling with Tei Khan’s question, the Elder Lich rested her chin.

It was actually a jawbone, but anyway.

The lich, who had been silent for a moment as if thinking over and over again, shook his head and opened his mouth.

[No, not with you guys. It’s not you that I’ve come for, it’s my close friend Friedrich Edwald.]

“Have negotiations failed?”

[You could say that too. Otherwise, bring Frederick and the Emperor before me.]

“…… Your Majesty the Emperor?”

Teikan raised his eyebrows subtly.

…… Even if Sir Edwald said so, why did he mention the Emperor in this situation?

I couldn’t quite figure out the intention, so Tay Khan narrowed her eyes and began to raise her mana.

“You are talking nonsense. From the moment you approached the barrier with malice in the first place, you are the target of slaughter.”

If you start with the most fundamental problem, the very existence of the lich was the one who was blacklisted by the empire in the first place.

“Isn’t this a fight decided from the beginning?”

“You are right, Your Excellency.”

Teikan and Marquis Lyikanteer glared at Richie with bright eyes.

[Kuhuhh… ….]

Letting out a hollow laugh once, the lich’s jet-black eyes flashed.

The dark gaze of the lich turned to the confrontation to protect the imperial palace.

[Friedrich, that guy also made something really useless. If you set it to respond to unconditional malice, wouldn’t this kind of misunderstanding arise?]

“…… Misunderstanding?”

Suddenly!

As he cut through a skull, the Marquis Lycanter twitched his eyebrows once.

Ugh-

The elder lich waved his hand lightly.

Then, as if a machine stopped, the skeletons stopped moving in an instant.

[There is one thing I want to correct.]

Take advantage of a brief lull, Richie opened his mouth again.

[I’m not here to fight. I just came to have a conversation.]

“…… Under.”

At Richie’s words, Marquis Lycanter snorted once.

The Marquis Lycanter twisted his lips as if he was really dumbfounded.

“To think that the guy who came to have a conversation started by attacking the barrier without hesitation. Are you telling us to believe that?”

[Wouldn’t that be because of a reason? Lycanter.]

However, despite Marquis Lycanter’s words, he remained calm, and the lich let his own black robe flutter in the wind once.

[Should I explain why I attacked the barrier? In the first place, Friedrich, the barrier he created was incomplete. It responds not only to malice, but also to the black mana of a lich like me, and emits lightning.]

Of course the lightning didn’t pose much of a threat to him, the lich continued.

[I just attacked the barrier because it was annoying to keep blocking, and I felt the need to make my presence known at least once. Don’t you know that it was quickly restored?]

“… ….”

At the Lich’s explanation, the Marquis of Lyikanter and Teikan exchanged strange glances with each other.

Should I really believe that statement or not?

Unsurprisingly, reason urged me to choose the latter.

“…… First of all, keep talking.”

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The words Teikan brought out were of that kind.

First of all, I calmed down the mana that had been explosively raised, and slowly erased the magic circle, making Teikan look at Lich calmly.

[Kuhuhh… ….]

What was so funny about that, Rich let out another hollow laugh.

[My purpose is simple. You guys know, right now, the momentum of war is beginning to drift quietly across the continent.]

“… ….”

The Marquis of Reikanter and Teikan narrowed their eyes at the same time.

I had expected this to some extent, but when the story about him came out of Richie’s mouth, I felt strange.

“…… So? 12 What does it have to do with the demon lord starting to move and you stepping into the capital like this?”

[Kuhuhh.]

Without replying to Teikan’s words, the lich waved his hand once.

I wonder if he’s trying to move the Legion of the Dead again, but Teikan tightens his eyes again and narrows his eyes.

“…… What are you doing?”

The scene that took place immediately after that was a scene in which the lich slashed his own power.

Pass-

As the lich waved his hand, the white skeletons lost their power and collapsed helplessly over his body.

Nevertheless, it was unknown when a variable would arise, so Taycan and Marquis Lyikanter continued to maintain tension.

[Good posture. It’s great that you keep that level of composure against me.]

Then, towards those two men, Richie raised the corners of his mouth in horror.

[Unless Frederick or the Emperor directly step forward, we won’t be able to have a deep conversation…….]

Richie rested his chin on his chin again and began to look worried.

The pitch-black mana that enveloped his whole body had long since dispersed.

Have you come to a conclusion after thinking about it?

[Good. Let me briefly explain my intentions. Lycanter and Qliphoth of the present generation.]

Smiling broadly, Richie held out his hands.

As a result, the robes naturally fluttered, revealing his bone fragments, so Marquis Lycanter and Teikan furrowed their brows in displeasure.

However, as if they were going to listen to each other first, the two men slowly softened their spirits.

The Marquis of Lyikanter put his own sword into the scabbard, and Teikan also made the mana scatter neatly.

And at that point, did he decide that he could proceed with the conversation?

[This is my intention.]

Slowly, very carefully.

But with a very serious look on top of the skull gourd, the lich opened his mouth.

[In the situation of the 12 demon lords who are starting to move, and on this continent where a big collision will happen at any time–]

—No, I tried to open my mouth.

“…… Wait, what is that?”

[…] … ?]

At Tay Khan’s perplexed voice, the lich raised her puzzled expression above the skull gourd.

And right after that.

“──I wondered if some bastard was interfering with an important event.”

[…] … !]

Kuquagwagwagwagwagwagwang!

With a boy’s words mixed with anger, blue lightning fell in a straight line towards the elder lich.

“…… You won’t die gracefully. Skeleton gourd bastard.”

With a bloody smile on her lips, White twisted her mouth fiercely.