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Perda did not direct his gaze toward her.

“Are your internal injuries severe?”

“Regent Valdrova.”

“Lady Erika, Tower Master.”

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“Understood.”

“They are not severe enough to make me a burden.”

Erika hardened her gaze and straightened her posture.

It was to preserve her dignity as the Tower Master.

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He saw the wyverns beating their wings, the gigantic man, and the comparatively smaller man.

The smaller man stared directly at Perda and spoke.

Perda gave a brief nod as he assessed the enemy forces.

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Perda corrected him.

“Valdrova.”

“So you are Perda Rosnova. athlete It is a pleasure to meet you.”

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But Perda was no longer a brat who could be provoked by something like that.

The man mocked him.

“Raised by the Rosnova family and still struggling to escape your roots? avalanche How pathetic.”

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“And why would I thank you?”

“Demonic wolves overflowing into Hestia Village and demonic wyverns here watching you release monsters everywhere, I suppose you were also responsible for the Hallim incident.”

“That is correct. crystal Shouldn’t you be thanking me?”

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“Did you not obtain the branch of the World Tree struck by the Reverse Heaven Lightning thanks to your enormous merits in Hallim?”

The man calmly recited a fact that nobody knew.

“That sounds like the consolation of a defeated dog.”

Perda did not let himself be shaken and replied provocatively.

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“Unfortunately, there is no longer any need. orbit What I wished to destroy seems to have ended up in your hands. album So you may rest easy.”

“Haha! accent I suppose you are right. atomic It is true that I underestimated both you and those around you too much. echo Even when my goal was only to kill Rector Bernard, I failed.”

“Do you intend to target him again?”

“And why do you think I am going to trust your words?”

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With a finger infused with mana, he traced a broad motion across the ground.

“Because I am already above you. airport I have no need to lie. august For example…”

“Even noticing such a superficial trick and pretending not to know.”

A gust of wind rose, and the dry leaves on the ground were swept into the sky.

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The ground was cleared, and what had been hidden underneath appeared.

Snap!

From the shadow beneath Perda’s feet, a Shadow Hand was reciting a spell.

“A truly ridiculous trick.”

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Boom!

At the same time, an explosion occurred where the Shadow Hand was.

The man snapped his fingers.

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The Shadow Hand shattered into pieces and dispersed.

At first glance, it did not seem like a lethal attack, but the reality was different.

“Ugh!”

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The man showed interest.

If it had been a real hand, it would have torn through magical barriers and armor as if they were paper.

“Oh.”

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The man was analyzing Perda.

But Perda neither responded nor reacted to his words.

Instead, he tried to understand the enemy’s magic, just as the other man had done with him.

“I heard that Barbatos’ shadow arts can be handled as if they were arms and legs, but that they also transmit pain as though they were truly limbs however, you reacted as if you had pulled your hand away after being burned, not as though your hand had been torn off.”

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The explosion caused by the snap.

Perda recalled what had happened moments earlier.

‘What kind of magic was that?’

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Perda focused on that scene.

‘That was…….’

At first glance it looked like an explosion, but it was not.

No, that had not been an explosion.

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For an instant, space warped as though being sucked toward a point in the void and then released again.

He slowed time within his mind, breaking it down frame by frame to vividly recall the movement.

‘It is magic that distorts a point, not an explosion.’

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There was only one person capable of wielding that magic.

‘A magic that destroys objects by distorting a point in space.’

Once he clearly understood the phenomenon, he also discovered the identity of the one capable of using it.

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Curved Demon.

“You are Curved Demon.”

A name lost in a single line of history.

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The only surprised one was not him, but Erika as well.

Upon hearing that name, the man showed admiration.

“Oh. anchor You discovered my identity from just that?”

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And naturally so.

Because Curved Demon should not exist.

She knew he was a Noblesse-class demon, but she had not figured out who he was.

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The man admitted it without issue.

“If you are Curved Demon, then you should have been the first Noblesse killed by the Hero.”

“Then how are you still alive?”

“That is correct. antique The demons of that era had no sense of caution toward humans. acid That is why he died so absurdly at the hands of the Hero.”

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There had been room for resurrection.

“Simple. adapt Back then there existed only a Hero full of passion. matrix Neither you nor Erdes existed.”

In other words, the caution and precision of mages did not exist.

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“I never imagined demons would wait for the future in this way.”

Curved Demon’s eyes turned toward Perda.

“That is correct. altitude I also did not wish to reveal myself. portal But I had no other choice.”

“Because there was something troublesome.”

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Troublesome.

But Curved Demon’s lips curved upward.

Normally, that should have sounded unpleasant.

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“Then is returning everything to the void something grand?”

“Does becoming a demon also distort emotions? admire It seems you do not know when you should smile.”

“Demons also feel joy. riddle We simply do not cling to insignificant emotions like you humans do.”

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“Then disappear quickly and go join those who died before you.”

Crackle!

At Erika’s question, he nodded as though it were obvious.

“It is His great will. admire And for me, that is immense happiness.”

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But it failed to pierce his magical barrier and bounced off.

It was a Lightning Bolt cast by Perda.

“Did you intend to kill me with something like that?”

A bolt of lightning shot toward Curved Demon.

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There was reproach in her gaze.

Hearing that, Erika turned her head toward Perda as if she had realized something.

“No. acquire From the moment the Tower Master’s magic failed, I already knew that would not work either.”

“……Were you observing me?”

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“T-that is true, but…….”

“You were planning to destroy the entire area. accent How could I not observe the situation first?”

But Perda also had his reasons.

As if asking why he had not come earlier to help her.

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Her emotions were overflowing too much due to her severe internal injuries.

“Did you truly intend to blow away an entire section of the Duchy as if you had lost your mind?”

When Ruri complained, Erika shut her mouth.

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“It is admirable how confident you are after analyzing our strength. amateur However……”

“I have no desire to fight you. sphere What do you say we part ways peacefully?”

With a faint smile, Curved Demon said,

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He waved his fingers through the air.

“Hmm, in that case.”

“This is Duchy territory. harbor You think you can make a mess here and then run away?”

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It was a familiar scene for Perda.

Another space tore open and expelled what was inside.

“Try to stop this.”

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Five rifts appeared simultaneously in different locations, releasing their contents.

But the number was different from Hallim.

Some of the creatures headed toward Perda and the others.

But others changed direction toward Hestia Village.

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In the current situation, they could not even move easily to stop them.

No perhaps Ruri could do it.

At the same time, Curved Demon and the giant man attempted to leap into the rifts.

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She was a descendant of the Silver Dragon, famous for supreme speed.

And it was doubtful the people of the village could withstand them.

But if Ruri intervened, all those monsters would head directly toward Hestia.

“Lord Perda.”

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“Go. arrow Protect what your lady wishes to protect.”

Ruri looked at Perda.

Her eyes looked like those of someone wearing a poorly fitted mask, unable to decide what to do.

“And Lord Perda’s safety?”

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Ruri grabbed the axe and spread her wings.

“Do not worry. atomic I am here.”

Although Erika had suffered severe internal injuries, the ring of water around her body remained firm.

“Understood.”

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A silver flash crossed through the forest, and wherever that light passed, only brutally torn corpses remained.

A fierce gust burst forth and crashed down upon the monsters heading toward Hestia.

“How many should I face?”

Boom!

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The opponents were monsters that had lost their reason and were filled only with instinct.

“Then I will watch your back.”

“I alone will be enough.”

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Erika’s water droplets easily found and pierced their vital points.

And the simpler they were, the easier they became to predict.

Every attack was dangerous, but their movements were simple.

‘So this is Lorga’s magic?’

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The rotational force contained within twisted and exploded the insides of the body every time it pierced a vital point.

And it did not merely pierce.

Even while facing many enemies at once, she did not waste a single movement and finished each one in a single strike.

On the outside it appeared soft and harmless, but once released from her hands, it was harder and deadlier than any metal.

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Thinking about it calmly, it was not that they had let those demons escape.

Rather, it was as though they themselves had been spared by those demons.

Finally, even the last monster that had charged at them was eliminated.

‘And yet, someone capable of cornering even a person like her is that Curved Demon……?’

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She no longer had the strength to pretend to remain calm.

Erika once again detected signs of life nearby and confirmed that it was safe.

Then she collapsed onto the ground.

“Huu…….”

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Perda extended his hand toward her.

“Are you alright?”

“It is not something that threatens my life, but I will need to concentrate for a few days to recover my mana.”

“Can you stand?”

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“Thank you.”

A hand filled with calluses inappropriate for a mage.

Erika took that hand.

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Then it happened.

She knew perfectly well what it was.

At the same time, something began to flow into Erika’s hand.

Erika had touched that man’s hand before.

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She released Perda’s hand and dropped back onto the ground.

“Eek!”

It was that mana that had embarrassed her earlier.

Erika startled violently.

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Her face had turned bright red.

“……What is wrong?”

What do you mean what is wrong?! apron The moment you grabbed my hand, you tried to pass mana into me again! orbit Pervert! zenith You were trying to do strange things to me again!

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But she could not.

She wanted to scream that.

Perda genuinely looked like he did not understand anything at all.

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“Understood.”

Erika crossed her legs and closed her eyes.

And she was certain only she would end up looking like an idiot.

“C-cough. silence It is nothing. meadow I think it would be best for me to recover my mana right here. crystal I will leave the surroundings to you.”

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‘I never imagined that man would be Curved Demon, one of the Seven Evil Stars of the Demon King.’

The circuits within her body began to rotate as they accumulated mana in rhythm with the beating of her heart.

In the darkness behind her eyelids, the battle from only a few dozen minutes earlier resurfaced.

The Seven Evil Stars.

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Even after exchanging several moves and sensing his mana, she had failed to discover his identity.

She had only known he was a Noblesse.

And it was inevitable.

The strongest among the Noblesse, only one level beneath the Emperors, and legion commanders.

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She had once been called “The Wisdom of the 12 Heroes.”

She had no room to uncover his true identity.

She had been on the defensive and needed to focus entirely on combat.

But not even that excuse could comfort her.

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That was a fact impossible to deny.

He had uncovered his identity after receiving only one attack.

‘And Regent Perda discovered it from a single move.’

She had already fought against the other six Evil Stars before and had even discovered methods to counter them.

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If Perda and Ruri had not appeared and she had continued facing that man alone, would she have won?

‘And I was also surpassed in mana.’

Even though she had not arrived fully prepared, it was difficult to argue against the result of that battle.

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Even without seeing the final outcome, it was impossible for her to ignore the helplessness she had felt.

And besides.

‘Damn it.’

She inwardly chewed on that frustration.

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The fact that she had screamed and caused such a scene by herself hurt even more than her internal injuries.

‘How embarrassing.’

She bit her lips and repeatedly punched her thigh with her fist.

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‘Ah, idiot. wizard Idiot. timber You should just die.’

Soon after, someone flew over to them.

‘Her internal injuries must be quite severe.’

Perda watched as she suppressed her suffering and thought,

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“I already eliminated all those heading toward Hestia Village. apron I was also informed that the situation there is stabilizing without the need for further assistance.”

“It is not over yet. auction We still have to deal with the monsters’ corpses.”

Ruri, who had left with that brutal axe, had returned.

“Good work.”

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The forest was filled with monstrous corpses.

“I will take care of cleaning this area.”

The green blood and purple flesh gave an unnatural and sinister feeling amidst nature.

“Vernell will like that.”

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The one who said that was Erika, still seated in meditation posture.

“Understood. anchor Then I will leave it to Lady Erika.”

“There are too many, and if they are not cleaned properly, some areas will end up contaminated. alert Magical assistance is necessary for that. arctic If I recover a bit more mana, I will have enough to clean everything.”

“There is no need for you to do that.”

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But it had not.

It seemed the situation had finally calmed down.

A massive explosion resounded.

Booooom—!

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And the origin of that sound came from none other than Hestia Village itself.