Faint Hope
C103 – Part 1
Translator: Kyn Katan Editor: IonMan
I received a report from Aug that he was engaged in a battle with devils.
Moreover, apparently the devils were incomparably stronger than the demons up until now.
What the hell was going on!?
“Hey! Why the hell are you fighting against the devils? Or perhaps I should be asking, where are you at now?”
“Disaster-grade demons are overflowing from the former imperial capital! Devils appeared, when we were trying to subdue them.”
From the former imperial capital!?
Then it was as expected!
“Damn! So Schtrom hasn’t stopped experimenting with demons after all!”
“Tsk! I see! Devil experiments! That’s what Schtrom came to Earlshide for! How could I have forgotten?”
“I forgot about it too, because after that, there were various demon invasions in a row. It doesn’t matter; we’re all settled over here, so I am coming over! Where should I go!?”
“Please do! It’s the garrison of Earlshide! Do you know the location?”
“Yes!”
“I need you to hurry! We may not lose, but we can’t settle this either! At this rate, the soldiers may suffer!”
“Yes!”
I cut off the radio communication with Aug and turned to grandpa and Ekaterina.
“That’s why I’m sorry to say, but can I stop the treatment of Miss Ekaterina here?”
“Yes. She’s almost completely healed. Thank you. Pease hurry to the location.”
“Yes! Then grandpa, I’m off!”
“Yes, be careful.”
After calling out to the two of them, I tried to open the gate immediately, but where was the closest point?
“Hmm… oh! Over there!”
The place where the Earlshide army and the allied forces from each of the countries joined and battled.
That’s the closest position.
I quickly connected the gate and hurriedly pass through it.
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“A new demon invasion…? … I think we can no longer declare an end to this campaign.”
“That’s right. More than that, I’m concerned about the fact that the devils, who had been quiet until now, have suddenly made their move.”
After Shin hurriedly went through the gate, Ekaterina and Merlin, who were left behind, exchanged words with serious expressions.
It was naturally painful that their plan had fallen through just before the conclusion was declared, but they were even more suspicious that the devils movements had suddenly became more active.
“If Shin’s hypothesis is correct, then the reason why Dahm’s emissary attacked me, and the reason why he was almost turned into a demon, are all…”
“It was all… according to the devils’ plan. What the hell are they scheming?”
In the first place, even magicians didn’t turn into devils when they had a strong grudge or hatred.
Moreover, Dahm’s messenger was an ordinary person.
The fact that he had almost transformed into a devil meant that he was probably forced to become one, as Shin had said.
And at the same time, there was a massive outbreak of disaster-grade demons and the appearance of the devils themselves.
The intention of this was…
“I see. Splitting up the forces and reducing the threat?”
“… In other words, did you mean that they had Shin came to you and attempted to kill the Ultimate Magicians kids… in the meanwhile?”
“That’s probably the case. The timing was just too good.”
“Yes, that’s true…”
She was the bait to lure Shin.
Ekaterina now regretted that Shin was caught in the plot with her as bait.
If she hadn’t been stabbed in the first place, this situation could have been avoided.
“Really… we’ve been dragging our feet instead of being useful to those children…”
The country of Ys was caught off guard because of its perception of Dahm, and the act was allowed to happen.
The result was that the children were in trouble, which made her feel shameful and apologetic to them.
“Don’t be so pessimistic. Perhaps even your complacency is part of their scheme.”
“… Is that so?”
Merlin comforted the self-loathing Ekaterina, but he couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine when he really takes into account the pride of the nation of Ys.
“But for now, we can only pray that Shin will defeat the devils.”
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