Part 9
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I ran through the royal capital at night.
[Master, this way.]
Several drones located in the royal capital were sending signals with flashing lights. Luxon saw and guided me to the scene of the incident.
"It's a very old-fashioned way of doing things."
[Do not complain. Turn right at the next corner.]
I turned right as he guided me and made it to the scene of the crime, where there were still Curious people around. It was a narrow alley in the gap between the buildings that formed a crossroads.
It is a place where the buildings are facing each other and there are few people coming and going.
The official who had just been assassinated was surrounded by the men who were hired to escort him.
Those muscular gorillas lay sprawled.
And still, there were no signs of even a fight.
At the scene of the murder, which made me frown, there was a suspicious looking man wearing a hat and a long brown coat.
The man turned and showed his face as I approached. His eyes were red.
"Ua ... Balt ... fault ... I-I found you ......”
Drool was coming out of the corners of his mouth and he was making crazy movements.
He turned his body towards me as if he was dragging his legs, and I saw his abdomen.
I frowned and pulled out the gun that was hidden in my jacket.
"This doesn't look good."
[He Has picked up a piece of magical armor. Master, it's too late for that guy.]
The word "too late" made me think of Serge for a moment.
Perhaps reading my thoughts, Luxon tried to take on this role.
[I'll handle it.]
-Hang on a minute. If he's still conscious, I'd like to talk to him.
[...... Is that so?]
The abdomen of the man. Several eyes appeared on his chest, and three tentacles came out of the torn abdomen and twisted.
The tip of the tentacles had a sharp blade covered in blood.
"You're definitely the culprit, right? What is your purpose?"
"Baltfault is ... the enemy ... our ... enemy ... I'll kill you."
"Doesn't he seem to be able to follow the conversation?"
[It is difficult for a civilian to remain conscious with the piece of magical armor implanted on his body. Furthermore, it is impossible that this man alone caused all these incidents. It's very likely that someone else is behind this.]
A person can die very quickly if he wears magical armor with him.
Apparently, it seems like it is impossible for Luxon to believe that he was quite active for a month in that state.
If so, is it more natural to think that there is someone behind the scenes preparing the people to carry pieces of magical armor with them?
"So should we investigate who's behind the scenes afterward?"
When I held my pistol and took aim, the man's eyes glowed brightly and tentacles from his abdomen came up to me.
I pulled the trigger and a bullet aimed at the man's head.
As the man slowly fell backwards, the tentacles slowed and fell to the the ground before reaching me and they froze.
The tentacles turned into a black liquid and disappeared, leaving only the corpse of the man.
I sighed deeply and looked at the criminal's face.
"Well, at least now we have a lead for the moment."
[Yes. Let's find out his identity and gather information from those involved.]
"Even so, there are people who do terrible things."
[...... If he can handle the fragments of magical armor so far, there must be someone who has some knowledge. Those who don't know anything about it will only be sucked to death if they try to use it.]
They say that flesh, blood and magic power are absorbed by the pieces of armor magic and die quickly.
"Looks like a bloody team."
[Not entirely wrong. It is a detestable weapon that people should not touch.]
"For now, let's see if there's anything that can help us identify it."
When I approached the corpse, I could feel the presence of a person in the dark from the other side.
Realizing it before I did, Luxon alerted me.
[Master, it seems that the mastermind was close.]
-Certains.
A man appeared out of the darkness, watching us warily.
The striking silver-haired man was Finn, the guardian knight we had seen many times at the Academy.
He glanced at the corpse, then at me and my pistol, frowned and grimaced obvious disgust.
Then Finn asked me a question with a threatening tone.
-What is your purpose?
It was such a vague question that he made me feel like I had been asked,
"Why are you after me? "
So I took my pistol and pointed the muzzle at him.
-Do not move. I'm the one who should ask the questions. There are many things that I want to ask.......
[master!]
When Luxon jumped in front of me, he deployed a barrier.
Immediately after that, the barrier received several electric shocks that made it shine wildly.
However, Finn showed no sign of moving.
He seemed to be surprised by Luxon, but the problem was the creepy black sphere that emerged from the darkness behind Finn.
It was the same size as Luxon and had a red eye.
However, the only difference is that it looked like a living being.
I don't know the material of the black part, but his eye is flesh.
The pupil of his eye was red and creepy to see.
I heard a different voice than Finn's.
[Partner ...... Apparently, my bad feeling was correct. The Demon Knight wears the weapons left behind by ancient humans.]
Luxon overreacted before I said anything about the words that were said by the black orb. It was like a reaction of reuniting with an unpleasant enemy.
[I didn't believe there was a magic core. Such a mass of evil must be eliminated here and now. Master, I ask permission to use my main body.]
When Luxon suddenly said that he would fight with the main body, the black orb who was shooting electric shocks reached out a small hand, squeezed it and screamed.
[Who are you calling evil mass to, you fucking metal garbage? You are more evil than us and are a worthless existence! Partner, use me right now! Do not allow his existence!]
The black sphere had a bloody eye and thorns on its surface, which made it look like a sea urchin. It seems that you can change your appearance freely.
"Is there no choice but to do it? Kurosuke!"
[Sure!]
When Finn directed his right hand towards me, the black orb --- Kurosuke --- turned liquid and she clung to him.
Then, bat wings appeared on Finn's back.
"It looks like a demon."
[This is not the time to be kidding. He wears full magical armor. Master, Let's go back to the meeting point with Arroganz.]
"Will you let us escape?"
Following Luxon, I turned my back on Finn and started running, and immediately escaped by the narrow alleys.
-Wait!
Facing Finn as he ran and twirled back to shoot him with my pistol I had in my hand. However, the bullet had hit him, but had been deflected.
"I aimed for the flesh and blood part, but he deflected it!"
Even a powerful Luxon-made pistol seemed to have no effect on him.
[They are deploying barriers on the surface. It's no use just shooting. That's why I advised you to carry a more powerful weapon.]
As I fled, I put my pistol in his holster and whispered to Luxon.
"If I go around walking around with a rifle or shotgun, they'll catch me!"
Walking in the royal capital with a gun would only make a policeman see me as a suspect and they would question me. They would catch me and Roland would laugh at me.
As I ran through the narrow alleys, I jumped on a crate and headed straight for the roof.
I started running while being guided by Luxon.
There Finn, who had jumped out of the alley, rose to a position where he could look at me from above.
"Wow, it can fly. Luxon, I want to do it too, so get it ready.”
[I am so happy to have a Master who can speak lightly in such circumstances.]
Luxon's single red eye blinked as he said that sarcastically.
Finn, who merged with a guy named Kurosuke, could hear our voices.
[I would like to ask you something. Could you shut up and stay still?]
[I'll destroy that damn artificial intelligence first though!]
It seems the guy named Kurosuke also disliked Luxon.
The weapons of the new humans and old humans are still in conflict.
"I'm sorry, but it's you who have to shut up."
I drew my pistol again and shot Finn into the sky, but he didn't seem to feel threatened and it did nothing.
-It's useless. A single gun ......
Before he could finish his sentence, Luxon answered Finn.
[You are the one who must be sorry. All the filth left by the new humans ...... will extinguish here.]
At that moment, Finn was sent flying by the blow of the newly emerging Arroganz.
Arroganz immediately opened the cockpit hatch and stepped down toward me.
I rushed inside and closed the hatch.
I should say that was a close one.
An electric shock hit the hatch and Arroganz flinched.
-Watch out!?
While I was sweating cold, I grabbed the control stick of Arroganz and raised it.
Luxon wanted to turn Kurosuke into coal, whatever the cost.
[Master, we are lifting the restrictions on heavy weapons.]
"Are you stupid when it comes to magic armor? Below us is the capital. Will you use dangerous weapons? Don't let them attack the main body as much as possible"
[If we can eliminate it, the damage to the royal capital will be no more than a margin of error.]
As I ignored Luxon, who continued to persuade me, I saw Finn on the monitor. A black liquid gushed out and enveloped Finn's body, transforming him into the magical armor that we have seen so many times.
What is different is that there were no eyes appearing on the entire body.
It looks like armor itself, with bat wings.
It had a long, reptilian-like tail, and it looked horrible and beautiful in the moonlight.
"I knew I'd seen you somewhere before, but I didn't think it was you ...... Brave."
Hearing my words, the black armor narrowed her glowing eyes.
[How do you know Kurosuke's name?]
Before he replied, Finn, dressed in black magic armor, came straight at me, and he stepped right in front of Arroganz.
He was moving faster than any of the magic armor we've seen so far and I started to sweat in an unpleasant way.
The sharp claws of the magic armor brushed Arroganz and scratched the surface of the armor.
They scratched Arroganz's armor very easily.
[This is the real magic armor. ...... Data collection is complete. There are some differences, but that's Name. This is the Brave that you just mentioned earlier, master.]
It seems that Brave's name was left in the Luxon data, as it seems that Named had inflicted great damage to ancient humans in the past war.
"That is information that does not make me happy!"
When I blew an Arroganz vernier and ran away, the magic armor created a round shape generating electric shocks in both hands.
When the discharged electric shocks hummed and turned round, I saw that they threw those two things over here.
I changed direction immediately, but the electric shock continued.
"Do they also have a tracking function?"
[It's more accurate than the other magic armor we've fought up to now. Anti magic flares, fire.]
When the Arroganz backpack emitted light to avoid tracking magic, an electric shock collided with it and exploded.
I saw on the monitor that the inhabitants of the capital looked at us as if they were seeing fireworks.
"It is dangerous to fight here."
I was going to take Finn out of the royal capital just as I thought, but the other party was desperate to catch me.
[Don't think I'll let you get away!]
"Women don't like persistent men."
If I speak lightly to him, he will respond seriously.
[I have no problem with that.]
Finn's reply infuriated me, and the hand that was holding the control stick was also stronger.
"The handsome boy doesn't have a problem with women? ...... I'm going to beat you up."
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