2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 286

286 – Surprise-5

Leo adjusted the magic sword.

The only sword of extinction in the world that can be called equal to the holy sword.

Although it may be inferior in overall ability, it was the only weapon that could surpass the Holy Sword in terms of extinction.

Now, with just one strike, the Great Devil, the Vampire Lord, and the Succubus Queen were cut off and destroyed at the same time.

Although they are worse than the Demon King, they are the contractees of the Demonic Energy granted conceptual immortality.

A situation in which the power of the Great Devil was strengthened to its maximum by forcibly merging souls into one soul.

Because it absorbed everything from the dragon’s heart to the weapon with all its attachments, it would have been possible to modify the inside of the armory indefinitely.

It was like pretending to be a king in a small cage, but it was no exaggeration to say that his power was that of a small devil.

‘…The correct answer was for Aria and I to come alone.’

If you enter this realm ruled by the devil, even the strongest knight will become a slave, a wizard will go crazy, and a priest will commit suicide.

In this space, beyond killing humans, reforming them was not even a part of the work.

If it weren’t for the wise man Leonardo, who had already cut down countless future black magicians and demons, and Ariasviel, who possessed the holy sword, he would not have been able to endure and would have died instantly.

“…Ugh…”

Looking at the black world collapsing, my legs temporarily give out.

At the same time as I feel a sense of relief, the burden of using the magic sword comes to my body. Without the same prohibition and body as before, using the magic sword naturally puts a strain on the body.

As it was a weapon projected through magic, there was no room to reduce the burden through magic.

‘…It is true that I have become stronger compared to the first time, but…I am not used to using a magic sword.’

As the name suggests, the magic sword is the sword of the devil.

Defending humanity Unlike the holy sword created by God, Leo’s magic sword, forged by mankind’s resentment and hatred, puts a strain on the body.

It was difficult to implement everything from the mind to the body, but it was even more painful to use it.

“…Surprise.”

Leonardo was embarrassed and surprised as he looked at the wise man who appeared from the shadows.

Leonardo’s magic sword is eventually swung by the wise man.

“I was surprised by your poor disguise.”

Because he wasn’t a wise man from the beginning.

The demon king’s ugly skin is peeled off by the disappearing demon sword.

＜…Ho…＞

If it had been a black stone, it would have simply passed through, but now that it has been transformed into a demonic sword, it is showing an effective attack against the demon king.

Even if it wasn’t a scream, it was at least shocking.

“I didn’t say this to get evaluated. “Who evaluates whom?”

Although he responded with attacks or words, Leonardo’s breathing clearly showed signs of exhaustion.

The mana itself was insufficient to handle the magic sword.

The divinity of the Golden Emperor is only at the level of the feet when it is in its prime.

The Demon King walked around Leo in the form of Ren as if he were a wise man.

We will never respond to provocation.

With Ruben’s protection and the attack of the demon sword, the demon king was already on the verge of extinction.

Although Leo was bound by guilt, he did not collapse under the weight of responsibility.

If it had collapsed, there was no way such a perfect vessel could have been formed.

“Nothing to be surprised. “I’m ugly because I resemble you.”

Leo continues to aim the magic sword and counters with provocation.

If he had not crossed over, Leo had already tried to talk to the devil in the sense that he had countered the provocation.

“…”

With that one word, the fatigue from holding the magic sword is completely gone.

The lack of strength is filled with emotions due to hatred and anger towards that being.

The reason I don’t cut him into pieces right away is because even if I did, only Leo would be tired and wouldn’t be able to shock the Demon Lord himself.

However, there is a limit to handling the magic sword with emotions alone.

Even if he could lift the magic sword, that didn’t mean it didn’t put a strain on his body. Rather, Leo’s black color is due to an explosion of emotions.

The Demon King faces Leo with his slowly disappearing spirit form.

Sweet!!

Leonardo’s slash blows off the devil’s head.

“Don’t go off topic.”

The stronger demon sword cuts down the uncertain existence of the demon lord with the power of the fading blade.

“A child who knows nothing about love.”

The Demon King immediately looked at Leo and smiled.

It was definitely a bright smile, but to Leo it was a mockery.

Soon, a dark red heart falls where the Demon King lies.

It was my first time seeing the proper form, but I knew it right away.

This is the dragon heart absorbed by the great evil.

A heart that beats eagerly while showing a hard surface like the Philosopher’s Stone.

It was not long after he swung it that he realized that his heart had seeped into his sword.

“…Huh…!”

My head is full of heat.

By the time the demon sword returned to the black stone, the black stone had already swallowed and absorbed the dragon heart.

Even if you have been accepted before, absorbing the Dragon Heart right away is a different matter.

Absorbing the Dragon Heart, which generates mana just by existing, without any safety device was too much for even Leonardo.

“Are you okay? Leo?”

The one who helped Leo, who collapsed from the heat, was Ariasviel, who had finished the fight.

Aria Spiel, who came running with her holy sword on her back, supported Leo’s weakened body.

“…Uh…Well… In a way…”

Perhaps it was because her body was tired, but Leo felt no shame even though he buried his head in Aria’s chest.

Rather, perhaps unconsciously yearning for maternal love, he slowly but actively rubbed his cheek against Aria’s cleavage.

“Rererere…!! Leo?!”

Ariasviel had no choice but to embrace in embarrassment at such gentle physical contact.

It had been so long since the strong and strong Leo was hugged by him in such a weak state.

Ariasviel was also uncharacteristically agitated and had no choice but to enjoy this happiness.

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If possible, he wanted to hug her endlessly, even if it meant twisting time.

“…Did you absorb the dragon heart?”

But soon I again felt the seriousness of this situation.

Right now, the hot mana and heat felt from Leonardo’s weapons and body could not be thought of other than dragons.

“…It was absorbed. “With the feeling of feeding high-quality feed to livestock.”

Leo put his arm around Aria’s neck with a wry smile on her face.

“I’m sorry, but can I ask you to help me? “You must be very tired from the fight, but…”

It felt too daunting to walk alone when she had just absorbed the Dragon Heart, so for now she had no choice but to entrust her body to Aria.

“No, you don’t have to be sorry. Everything… Everything! “Of course I should.”

Although Aria accepted Leo’s support for granted, she also accepted Leo’s body with a very unnatural trembling.

Leo’s feeble request, letting out her breath, stimulated Aria’s protective psychology, while her body, heated by her feet, stimulated her remaining human desires.

I could barely keep my cool with the poker face I usually maintain.

“…I think using that sword put a lot of strain on my body.”

“After all, it is the magic sword used in the first round. “The sword you gave me changed that way as I continued to use it.”

Leo, who was supported, smiled while holding up the black long sword of Reinhardt’s style.

The original magic sword was formed when Ariasviel cut down countless demonic energy with a black long sword buried under a tree.

Other than being stored in Ruben Reinhardt’s tomb, it was nothing more than a hard long sword with no special abilities.

The reason I can now use the power of the demon sword is because I used this sword as a catalyst to form the form I had in the first round through an improved projection.

“It’s amazing… It’s different from me, who received the holy sword from the beginning.”

It sounded sarcastic at first, but it was actually a remark of self-deprecation.

It was only a pity for both of us that we only realized that feeling now.

“Of course it’s different. “Because you and I are different people.”

Leo moves forward without denying Aria’s self-deprecation.

The lighting inside the armory had been broken so it was still dark.

“…Reminds me of the old days. “I’ve been trapped like this before.”

“…Leo…”

“What? “Did you really forget it?”

Ariasviel was unable to answer Leo’s playful question right away.

If you think about it, Leo was always like this except for one case.

He brought out in some form the feelings he was unaware of and the facts he had tried to hide.

So maybe it was inevitable that we would get closer.

“No, I remember.”

I still remember it.

Even though they are memories that have faded and become rusty, they are still vivid in my eyes in the prison of light.

“When I was a knight of execution, there was a landslide and the entrance to the labyrinth was blocked, so I was trapped.”

While Aria was engaged in a fierce battle against her enemies, Leo grabbed Aria and quickly jumped over her hole to avoid the landslide caused by the impact.

So the two remained trapped in a cave in the mountain.

“At that time, I really wondered what would happen.”

Despite this feeling of discomfort, Leo was calmly recalling his old memories.

As if the current situation is not a big problem.

“…Leo, you were able to come out now because you didn’t give up until the end.”

Ariasviel knows.

Leo was busy admiring his sword skills that finally broke through the blocked rock gap, but what was really amazing was that he didn’t give up and found another exit.

Even though I complained about the given situation, I always found a way.

Leo drenched his fingers in saliva, looking for air to flow in, and as dehydration gradually began to set in, Leo handed over all of his drinking water without hesitation.

“There may come a time when I need to use my strength, so I need to replenish moisture as I use my best strength.”

“It wasn’t really a sacrifice. “You actually used your strength to break through the narrow entrance.”

After that, he collapsed from dehydration because he couldn’t handle the heat, and had to experience the dark experience of having to regain moisture with Aria’s urine.

When I think back now, it wasn’t a very bad memory.

“That’s why it’s so great. “Because you always looked beyond your own existence objectively.”

Even during his lifetime and after his death, Leo fought and survived in this way.

Even though he killed the Demon King and everyone was giving up and becoming corrupted, Leo fought until the end.

“Because I didn’t give up until the very end.”

Even himself, who died with the Demon King, would be nothing compared to Leo’s will.

“That’s true, but that applies to you too.”

“…That…”

Leo had already noticed.

What did he do in a situation where he could neither die nor live?

“You were always by my side.”

I remembered what I did next to Leo.

“Oh…No. “I just…”

Aria was embarrassed and had no choice but to make an excuse.

In the end, she only helped her achieve self-satisfaction. Under the pretext of protecting Leo, she only dragged him into an even deeper abyss.

And much more.

＜’…No way even that…’＞

In my dream, I instinctively trembled as if I was remembering what Leo had done to me.

The training process that he wanted people to remember but not to think about.

Leo may dismiss it as a dream, but for Black Aria, it was definitely reality.

“The reason I did it in the first place was because I wanted to.”

“…Ugh…Huh?!”

Aria was more agitated than Leo expected.

Actually, what Leo wanted to say was about how he often felt Aria’s spirit during the first episode.

“…So, I want to do it…!”

“aaah…! Oh, no…!!”

For Black Aria, the explanation was told as if she felt a connection. The excessive excitement and resonance of the black and white aria were lifted in an instant.

Even though the date was not completely fulfilled, the resonance between the two was completely aligned for a while with jealousy and hatred.

Thanks to this unintentional obscenity, differences in emotions and thoughts between black and white arias were created and separated.

“…Ah…Aria?! Are you okay?”

Leo, who wanted to hear her truth, seemed surprised by Aria’s sudden scream and even relaxed his hold on her.

Could it be that the resonance was disturbed and caused pain to the body? I was momentarily worried.

“…Huh…? Ugh! Are you okay! Are you fine! “It’s okay!”

Baek Aria, whose resonance was broken, immediately glared at her holy sword.

I definitely felt like I was having lewd thoughts.

“Over there! “I can see the exit now!”

“Ah…! That’s right! “Let’s get out now!”

To clear the awkward and embarrassing atmosphere, Leo and Aria both ran out of the armory.

When I went outside, the first people I saw were Chris, Eileen, and Prince Alex, who was in charge of managing the armory.

Judging from the fact that Ain was next to the wise man in the form of a wyvern, it appeared that he had been brought in for reinforcements.

Most of the synthetic trees that were actually blocking the entrance around here had been cleared out.

“I…Thank you so much! “You protect the imperial weapons like this…!!”

Prince Alex, who was bragging, came running to express his gratitude, crying so much that his tears and snot got on the dragon’s ivory spear.

If it had been any other time, he would have been polite and not shown such an embarrassed appearance, but when it came to the armory, Alex was a man who became emotional.

“It was a necessary step. “It was necessary for me too.”

It was a feeling that Leo, who had the same love for weapons, could understand, so he did not push Alex away.

“However, if you sincerely thank me, I would like you to carry out what I am about to say.”

It was right to do so for the favor I am going to do now.

“What? “Tell me!”

“We need support to subdue the devil.”

“Of course it has to be done! Don’t worry! “This is something that is mandatory even in the imperial family!”

With Alex’s generous permission, my aching head from worrying about the devil, the hero, and the wise man felt much better.

“Thank goodness. “Then let’s go out tomorrow.”

“…Ah…Tomorrow?”

Chris, Eileen, and even Aria, who was supporting a body that looked like it was about to collapse again, looked taken aback when they heard the word tomorrow.

“…Oh, no. “I will correct it.”

As Eileen looked at the watch on her wrist, Leo had no choice but to correct the story.

“Yeah, I guess so. The joke is so scary. “The rumor that he was assassinated as a joke a long time ago is false…”

“Today is. “It’s past 12 o’clock.”

Today we will go to war and subdue the devil.

Leo, who absorbed the Dragon Heart, said so.

The people for the banquet had already gathered, so there was no need to hesitate and go for a surprise attack right away.