Chapter 150
“Grrraaaahhh…….”
Spread out flat on the ground, I finally released the breath I’d been holding in.
If not for the Authority of Restoration, I would have died hundreds of tis over from the pain raging throughout my body.
Completely drained of stamina, I looked toward the Heavenly Demon.
She appeared refreshed, as though she’d rely finished light exercise.
I really shouldn’t have provoked her.
I regretted getting cocky with the Heavenly Demon.
I’d requested this spar thinking smashing sothing apart might relieve these emotions sohow, but as always, the one getting smashed apart was .
Still, thanks to that, my head definitely felt clearer.
The miserable feeling pinning down had eased considerably.
“So, does your heart feel lighter now?”
“I think so.”
“What a pitiful disciple you are.”
Still, unlike before, I hadn’t been beaten one-sidedly this ti.
I’d actually managed to put up a fight.
Part of it was because my level had risen, but another reason was that the Heavenly Demon hadn’t drawn out her true power.
Through this spar, I learned what beca possible once my Corrosion Rate reached twenty percent.
The first was drawing up the Abyssal Demonic Energy.
Abyssal Demonic Energy possessed far more destructive properties than ordinary Demonic Energy, and the power of Demonic Authorities used through it increased severalfold.
The reason I managed to defeat Lord Biden was because I drew out the true power of the Demonic Authorities through Abyssal Demonic Energy.
Of course, it wasn’t all advantages.
Drawing up Abyssal Demonic Energy required imnse concentration and ti.
The only reason I could use it during my battle with Lord Biden was because he was too busy summoning the Bone Dragon to properly pressure .
The second was that I could now use the Greatsword of World Annihilation.
The technique the Demon of the End used when it forcibly seized my body before.
Its destructive power was enough to be called a disaster.
Naturally, I didn’t use it during my spar with the Heavenly Demon.
If I had, I wouldn’t have been able to handle the aftermath.
Still, I felt certain of one thing.
The current could combine three Authorities together.
Those were the two biggest changes I noticed.
Beyond that, my physical abilities had improved, and the amount of Demonic Energy I could draw up at once had increased as well.
The Heavenly Demon voiced her concern.
“I distinctly told you to distance yourself from Demonic Authorities. Yet your Demonic Authorities have grown stronger again. No, worse, your dependence on them has increased.”
“I can’t deny that.”
Smack!
A crisp sound rang out as my head snapped to the side.
At the sa ti, a dizzying pain struck .
“Ow…….”
“Did this lady not warn you? Do you truly wish to be devoured by that power?”
Honestly, this part felt deeply unfair.
The very thing she was scolding for was the source of my depression and anger.
If the Corrosion Rate rose according to my will, I wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with.
“At this rate, what exactly do you plan to do when this lady is no longer around…….”
Clicking her tongue lightly, she spoke as though worried.
Sothing about her tone felt strange.
It sounded like soone preparing to leave far away.
Our gazes t.
There was sothing odd in her eyes.
Perhaps because of that strange gaze, a question I’d buried deep inside finally surfaced.
For so reason, I felt like I had to ask now.
“……Master, why are you affiliated with Pandemonium?”
At my question, emotion finally surfaced on her face—a rare occurrence.
Truthfully, this was sothing I’d wanted to ask long ago.
I’d rely stayed silent because I was wary of her reaction.
She’d never once explained the reason.
And I’d never asked either.
Why did the Heavenly Demon cooperate with Pandemonium?
People beca Demonic Humans for all sorts of reasons.
So desired power beyond humanity.
Others sought wealth, fa, or eternal life.
Most of them chased greed far beyond their own reach—distant, yet endlessly deep desires impossible to achieve through their own strength.
And to obtain them, they offered their souls to Demons.
Madn who worshiped Demons, treated strength as the highest value, and believed lawlessness itself was freedom.
Pandemonium was the place where such Demonic Humans gathered.
Compared to them, the Heavenly Demon never suited Pandemonium.
First of all, she wasn’t a Demonic Human.
Nor was she friendly toward them.
If anything, the Heavenly Demon despised Demonic Humans.
As a pure martial artist, she often said she couldn’t understand those who sold their souls for power.
Then did she desire wealth, fa, or immortality?
That wasn’t the case either.
Her lifestyle was far too modest for soone craving wealth or power, and she had no interest in eternal life.
Then why exactly did she cooperate with Pandemonium?
Even in , there wasn’t much information about her.
She was a High-ranking Executive of Pandemonium, extrely popular among players, and a boss infamous for such vicious difficulty that veterans called her the “Old Player Reaper.”
After remaining silent for a long while, the Heavenly Demon finally spoke.
“Why do you wish to know?”
“Because what you said earlier sounded like soone preparing to leave forever.”
“……Your mouth truly is troubleso. I spoke carelessly.”
“You’re really leaving?”
At her words, my eyes widened.
The Heavenly Demon leaving.
I had never once considered such a possibility.
That was only natural.
In-ga, the Heavenly Demon had never once left Pandemonium.
Part of why I asked was because of her strange tone, but another reason was because I wanted to know her more deeply.
Until now, I’d never told the Heavenly Demon about my fate or tragic ending.
At first, I assud she naturally knew.
And after learning she knew nothing about my fate, I remained silent because I couldn’t fully trust her.
I didn’t truly know the Heavenly Demon as a person.
The titles I used for her were always Master, or Heavenly Demon.
I knew nothing about what kind of life she lived, what she liked, or what she desired.
Because she had always maintained that line between us.
And so, I never crossed it.
But now, I needed certainty.
Certainty about whether I could truly trust her.
Only then could I either draw her to my side—
Or prepare myself to fight her.
Whether she understood my thoughts or not, the Heavenly Demon spoke as if to reassure .
“This lady is not leaving imdiately. But the ti is not far off.”
“So you really are leaving. Just where are you planning to go?”
Even if she left, it shouldn’t be outside Earth, yet her attitude felt like soone saying goodbye forever.
At that mont, a spark flashed through my mind.
“Wait… Master, when you say leaving, do you an another world?”
“…….”
The Heavenly Demon didn’t answer.
But silence itself was as good as confirmation.
“Why are you trying to leave for another world?”
“Does one require a reason to return ho?”
“…….”
For a mont, I doubted my own ears.
Had I heard wrong?
The Heavenly Demon’s hotown was another world?
“So you an… you’re a transmigrator from another world?”
“A person from another world, hm. The phrasing is strange, but it is not incorrect.”
“Then the reason you cooperate with Pandemonium is…?”
The Heavenly Demon slowly nodded.
It was difficult to believe.
Yet at the sa ti, all the questions I’d held about her suddenly made sense.
To travel to another dinsion, one absolutely needed a Gate.
But the Gates existing in this world were currently destroyed.
No matter how powerful the Heavenly Demon was, restoring broken Gates to their original state was impossible.
That was why she cooperated with Pandemonium—waiting for the mont the Demon of the End resurrected and the destroyed Gates were restored so she could return ho.
Once again, my thoughts beca tangled.
Should I tell the Heavenly Demon the truth about ?
If I did, how would she react?
Certainly, she cared for and treasured as a disciple.
And I respected her as my Master.
But would the Heavenly Demon cherish enough to abandon returning to her world for my sake?
Or perhaps, after learning the truth, would she instead try to restrain —
For the sake of returning ho?
I couldn’t be certain the Heavenly Demon wouldn’t sacrifice for herself.
Even I would seriously consider it if I could return to my original world with my body intact.
Countless thoughts crossed my mind, and in the end, I couldn’t speak.
The Heavenly Demon’s hand gently brushed over my head.
“When this lady leaves, take good care of Wol-ah. That child still has no one to rely upon except you.”
“……Yes.”
My heart grew heavy once more.
Then suddenly, the Heavenly Demon sharply turned her head sowhere.
Why all of a sudden?
Her eyes turned cold.
“Master?”
“It seems an unwelco guest has arrived.”
“An unwelco guest?”
I turned toward the direction she was staring at.
That was where the Heavenly Demon’s residence was.
At that mont, with a loud bang of exploding air, the Heavenly Demon vanished.
For her to rush off that urgently—
A bad feeling crept over .
I hurried after her toward the residence.
Just who had arrived to provoke that much irritation from her?
Not many figures ca to mind imdiately.
Malphas, the Crow Demon and ssenger bird of Pandemonium’s leader?
Or perhaps one of the High-ranking Executives themselves?
As expected, the closer I got to the Heavenly Demon’s residence, the more I could feel sothing as well.
A thick Demonic Energy that could never belong to a human.
It was unmistakably the aura of a Demon.
Only then did I realize why the Heavenly Demon had rushed off so urgently.
The ssenger of Pandemonium’s leader had arrived.
There was no way the news he carried could possibly be good.
And on top of that, Wol-ah was alone at the residence.
Previously, just seeing Malphas had terrified Wol-ah imnsely.
I quickened my pace even further.
The mont I arrived, I flung the front gate open without hesitation.
Several people stood gathered in the yard.
Wol-ah trembled behind the Heavenly Demon, while in front of her stood the Crow Demon Malphas.
But who was that?
I fully expected Malphas to be there, but beside him stood soone whose identity I couldn’t grasp.
When I sensed outside with Aura Sense earlier, I definitely detected three presences.
Yet strangely, despite standing right before my eyes, this unknown figure felt nearly impossible to detect—like a ghost.
“So you are the Devil Knight. This is our first eting.”
The unknown figure’s gaze turned toward .
His tone sounded as though he already knew .
I glanced toward the Heavenly Demon, but irritation clouded her eyes.
“Who exactly are you?”
At my question, the unidentified figure sneered faintly.
“Hm, you don’t recognize ? Well, that’s understandable. I’ve never shown myself before.”
Beside him, Malphas opened his beak.
“Devil Knight, the one standing before you is none other than the leader of Pandemonium and the King of the Demonic Humans.”
……What?
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