Hataraku Maou-sama! ES!! Summary (Third Story) Part 4
Saved Lumark and were preparing to retreat:
No other prisoners who were alive were discovered. Since they had found Lumark, staying for a second longer would be unnecessary.
Above the stairs which were connected to the secret passage, the shout of the young male sorcerer was heard.
Lumark shouted in a hoarse voice.
In front of the escape passage, a burly demon whose head could touch the roof of the castle passageway stood there.
The demon swung its fist without hesitation, sending the young male sorcerer flying.
Guies looked towards the young man immediately,
The young man seemed to have used a defensive wall spell, avoiding a direct hit. He was less injured than expected, standing up quickly even though he hit the wall.
(Emilia and Guies killed the demon)
"Damn it, the passageway is broken."
Guies looked towards the area behind the cyclops tattoo demon, discovering that the entrance of the secret passageway had been destroyed.
"There should be other escape paths, right?"
"There is, but there will be a need to go to the Sorcery Management Institute firstâŚâŚsince this place has fallen inâŚâŚthat side, perhapsâŚâŚ"
Lumark's words caused everyone to exchange glances seriously, then Anna said softly.
"But, if it is the management instituteâŚâŚperhapsâŚâŚ"
"The management institute is the least damaged place in the imperial city."
"The Demon King Army ordered us to research human spells in Saint Aire. Even though I am unsure of the reason."
With both sorcerers saying this, they could only believe this matter.
"Can you sense other demons?"
In response to Olba's question, Guies and Emilia shook their heads solemnly.
"Even though there are no signs of reinforcements, this is definitely not an optimistic situation. Emilia, protect Knight Captain Lumark. And you, can you bring us to the management institute?"
"Alright. Please come this way. OwwwâŚâŚ"
"Are you alright? You flew a crazy distance from the blow just now."
"It was good that I put up defences in timeâŚâŚif I took that blow directly, I would likely be dead."
The youth showed a dry, bitter smile, walking at the front together with Guies.
"......The demonic magic from yesterday did not appear, why is that. Lucifer, what exactlyâŚâŚ"
Olba took up the rear while pondering over the bad feeling he had.
It was too smooth. They found Lumark relatively smoothly, Lumark was so safe that she could still speak, reinforcements did not appear.
"It's this way. This is great. There are no demon guards."
The youth walked through the complex passageways in the city without hesitation, speaking rather nervously.
"......why are the defences so weak?"
Emilia asked, the youth shook his head.
"The demons are in a great mess. Many demons were killed yesterday. It should have, been done by all of you, right?"
"In order to find the intruders in the capital, many demons were deployed outside. It must be because of this, that's why the defences on the capital are weak."
"Can such a thing happen?"
"Because, it is this kind of situation, yeah? The whole of the Western Continent has fallen under the control of the Demon King Army, who would specially come to attack the capital?"
"......That makes sense. But, it is already this kind of situation, the sorcerers and knights left in the city are not resisting?"
"Because His Majesty was captured as a hostage."
"His Majesty is still alive?!"
Olba showed a shocked expression.
"Yes. His Highness the Crown Prince is also alive. Even though the aim is unknown, the situation is like thisâŚâŚ"
The term heard in the next sentence, caused everyone present, to feel as if cold water was poured on their heads, feeling some kind of fear.
"It was heard, that this was the instructions from Demon King Satan."
Coming out from the exit at the Sorcery Management Institute:
Anna was acting rather strange.
The current situation was such that even Guies and Olba could see hope, only Anna was holding her breath with widened eyes for unknown reasons, shivering slightly.
"Erhm, Mr Goodwin. Miss Anna is a little..."
"Yeah. Miss Anna, allow me to replace you."
"Ah, al, alrightâŚâŚerhmâŚâŚpleaseâŚâŚ"
Anna handed Lumark over to Goodwin to support, backing up a little.
"There is no strong demon aura. Let's go quickly. Lady Etuva should be on the highest floor."
The young male sorcerer and Guies ran into the management institute together.
Emilia and the others followed closely behind, seeing a small figure in the middle of the large hall.
(Skipping exchange of pleasantries)
âInstitution Head, why exactly did the demon guardsâŚâŚâ
â......I donât know~they left suddenly not long ago~I came down to see the situation on the other floors, then I met all of you~â
(Skipping the debate over running away or fighting the boss)
âOver here~please follow me~â
Emerada was walking in front, Emilia followed unwillingly, at this moment.
âE, erhmâŚâŚ! W, wait a moment!â
An unexpected person called for Emerada to stop.
âYou are~......I remember you are~ that new person~......â
âI, I am Anna Eli! E, erhm, I also think that doing what Miss Emilia says is betterâŚâŚ!â
â......What do you mean~?â
Even from Emiliaâs point of view, Annaâs words were strangely sudden.
Emilia would definitely not give up on her stance, but based on the way the discussion was going just now, she also understood that her stance would not be accepted.
Anna kept watching from the side, she would not have been unable to understand.
The others naturally thought the same, after all, Emerada was the most difficult to deal with.
âN, no, because erhm, this level of fighting power gathering, gathering together, so, erhm, if we run away now, would there still be this kind of opportunity next timeâŚâŚâ
âWait a moment, Miss Anna, whatâs wrong with you, calm down a little.â
She was afraid. Her teeth were shaking so much that they could not close. Her eyes were overly wide. She was sweating bullets.
Goodwin tried to comfort Anna, but Anna moved away from Goodwin for unknown reasons, as if she wanted to back up and leave the management institute.
âE, everyone calm down a little, it is not easy to wait for this chance where demons are not around, letâs formulate a battle plan! There is also a need to heal, heal Knight Captain Lumark a little, then it would be e, easier to run away, right?â
âKnight Captain Lumark, my apologiesâŚâŚ Miss Anna, whatâs wrong? What is the problemâŚâŚâ
Emilia let go of Lumark, approaching Anna.
âI, Iâm begging you. Begging youâŚâŚ!â
Where was it taken from, or was it on her since the start, Anna picked up a rusty small knife, lunging towards Emilia who was approaching.
Of course, a knife used by a sorcerer where physical combat was not their forte, it was impossible to hurt Emilia.
It was just that, because Annaâs actions were too unexpected, Emiliaâs arm was grabbed from behind, the knife pointing at her throat.
âMiss Anna! What do you want to do!â
At this moment, even Guies and Goodwin were nervous, Emilia raised her hand, asking the two to stay calm.
âErhm, everyone calm down first! Miss Anna, what exactly happened! Please calm down as well! Why are you this panicked!â
âNo goodâŚâŚno goodâŚâŚâ
Emiliaâs voice did not reach Annaâs ears at all.
Anna grabbed Emiliaâs arm, not looking towards Emerada, Guies and the others, her gaze was directed in a completely different direction, panting heavily.
âErhm, let me explain first, this kind of blunt knife cannot hurt me at all. What has happened, please tell me. If you have anything you need, I can help tooâŚâŚâ
âNoâŚâŚthis is no goodâŚâŚif everyone is allowed to go back like thisâŚâŚI, I willâŚâŚâ
âPleaseâŚâŚInstitution Head, Miss Emilia, Lady Lumark, please fight, with the demons, with Lucifer, because, if this is not done, IâŚâŚâ
âYour acting skills suck.â
That voice, it did come from that male.
At this moment, the air froze.
Emerada, Olba, Guies and Goodwin, even Emilia sank into the illusion that all the blood in their body had been frozen.
âBut, I will acknowledge your hard work.â
The young male sorcerer who did not participate in the conversation just now, formed a crescent shape with his mouth outside everyoneâs field of vision, showing the expression that he had succeeded.
At this instant, Ammaâs expression turned a little more normal.
T, then I canâŚâŚleave.â
A purple ray brushed past Emiliaâs face, she did not even have the time to touch a finger, the weak force of Anna suppressing her, and the feeling of the knife pointing at her while shaking disappeared.
After that, a sound of something heavy falling was heard from behind her, Emilia knew the danger, but she still could not help but turn back.
She saw the corpse of Anna, who had just stopped breathing, lying on the ground, the hole in her forehead bleeding.
âMiss, AnâŚ..naâŚâŚâ
âThe, the light just now, wasâ
Olba turned his head with a trembling voice, seeing the figure of who should be the young male sorcerer who was pointing in the direction where Emilia was standing.
âThat woman, is a pawn in order to make all of you gather in one place. It was not easy to gather the last few humans who are capable. Shouldnât all of you be a little happier?â
âWhat, what exactlyâŚâŚdid you do?!â
The moment Guies pulled out his sword without thinking.
âAs for you, you are a little unworthy.â
Once again, something burned and ripped through the air.
A light which no one could see clearly went through the side of Guiesâ abdomen, easily causing Guiesâ burly body to kneel on the floor.
âL, LordâŚâŚGuiesâŚâŚâ
Guies who was known to be strong, was defeated in an instant.
The young male sorcerer leisurely walked through the gap between Olba and Emerada, walking past Emilia, bending down towards Anna who had stopped breathing, patting her face.
âI, had an agreement with this person, as long as she could successfully get all of you to stay, I will let her go. Then, I got her to enter the prison cell with me. She was so scaredâ even though it was agreed that she would be spared.â
âWhoâŚâŚwho exactly, areâŚâŚâ
âBut I thought I would be discovered earlierâespecially those two over there.â
The youth looked towards Emerada and Lumark in turn.
âWe should have fought directly before?â
âImpossibleâŚâŚthis kind of thing, how can itâŚâŚâ
Emerada who had been speaking in a lazy tone earlier, her voice shook as it went stiff.
âInstitution Head Etuva? What is going on! Who exactly is thisâŚâŚâ
Olba shook Emeradaâs shoulder, but Emeradaâs gaze did not leave the youth.
âIt looks like I had been forgotten, then I will introduce myself.â
The sorcererâs cape was swept upwards, blown by the wind in the management institute.
A black feather was blown upwards by the wind, disappearing into the air.
âI am Demon General Lucifer. The leader of the demon army troops suppressing the Western Continent. Nice to meet all of you.â
Emilia did not dare to believe what she was seeing.
Until just now, didnât she not sense any demonic magic at all?
The attack from the cyclops tattoo demon, didnât he use a defence spell with holy magic?
Wasnât this the young man who was shorter than Emilia by a head, so weak that people would mistaken him for a boy?
âYou are, a demonâŚâŚ?â
The black wings which were larger than a human body, the appearance of it growing on his body, it was practically.
âAnâŚâŚangelâŚâŚ?â