How To Survive at the Demon Academy - How To Survive at the Demon Academy chapter 72

Hearing the identity of the other person, his mind instantly turned white.

Are you the Duke of Ethlon?

You should never meet in the current situation.

It was something I didn’t even want to meet.

A situation where a being who should be loitering in the depths of the castle suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

‘I was expecting… It’s so strong.’

Aside from simply not being able to see the ability, the atmosphere felt was different.

Would you say it is a different entity?

“I didn’t expect to see succubus roaming around my estate. Even more so that it came into my castle.”

The butler bowed his head at Duke Ethlon’s cold words.

“… sorry. I didn’t properly educate my bastard.”

“no. If you’ve been enchanted, you can’t help it. Even if it wasn’t that, it would have been difficult for Lian to deal with him if he was as strong as that guy.”

After speaking, Ethlon lightly waved his hand.

The blue magic from his hand flew towards Lian.

“uh?”

The fascination that had hung over him was quickly dispelled.

“father? How are you here? Huh! Go, Duke.”

Rian, who found Ethlon, lowered her head.

“I’m sorry. A sin for which I will die.”

The duke looked away from Lian and said.

“The butler.”

“Tell me.”

“You take Lian back.”

“What are you thinking, Duke?”

“I plan to hang out with them more.”

The butler’s gaze turned to us.

“All right. I will take care of the aftermath.”

The butler bowed his head and left the seat.

The high status of a duke.

It is also about leaving the person you serve alone.

Normally, this is difficult to do.

I don’t know what dangers there might be.

However, the butler accepted the order without presenting any disagreement.

An action that could not be done without absolute faith in the duke.

“Now then, shall we talk slowly?”

It was said that words were stories, but it was never the mood to end with words.

Duke Ethlon, not paying attention to Serenia behind me, focusing only on me.

From his point of view, it was only natural that succubuses were not worth worrying about.

“What I like is the conversation of the body.”

Seeing that huge muscular body, it seems that he would definitely express himself with his body rather than words.

A body that surpasses Albion or Galius, who are the largest around me.

‘It’s funny that wolves are bigger than bears.’

Of course, Duke Ethlon was abnormally large.

The other Demonwolves I’ve encountered so far haven’t been that big.

He was not the owner of a territory for nothing.

“Looks like you’re rolling your head hard.”

“… !”

Ethlon appeared in front of me in a moment.

It was an unsuitable speed for that gigantic size.

“Why did you come to my estate?”

Quaang!

Ethlon simply lifted his foot and stepped on the ground.

But that simple movement shook the ground around him.

He managed to keep his balance and quickly launched an attack.

Kwak Kwa Kwam.

puffer pung.

Ethlon allowed all attacks in place, as if he had no intention of avoiding them.

No, it was a feeling that was deliberately accepted.

Actions that can be done because they thoroughly belittle me.

In any case, I was able to widen the distance with the attack earlier.

But the situation has not changed at all.

‘Just like a while ago, the speed… It’s not a level that you can follow with your eyes.’

That’s why you fight head-on with force?

This too is hopeless.

Even at a glance, the body is specialized for strength and endurance rather than speed.

It’s not accurate because I couldn’t check the ability level, but there was no chance of winning in an ignorant power contest.

‘It’s not like there’s another way.’

One hopeful part is that Duke Ethlon doesn’t feel threatened by me at all.

This is exactly what you should aim for.

No matter how big the gap was, he had the ability to take a blow to an opponent who was not paying attention.

‘Honestly, I don’t know how effective that one shot will be… .’

But it was better than doing nothing.

I slowly started to collect Magi.

Magi that circulates through the Evil Heart.

The Diablic Force made that demon stronger and purer.

A situation where the compressed demonic energy flows out around the body and spreads like a haze.

“Hoo? You show something interesting.”

Duke Ethlon just stood still and watched me.

‘okay. Stay vigilant.’

A situation similar to when I made a bet with Harold in the past.

All I had to do was hit the opponent with the best skill I had.

Of course, the exact situation is different then.

In the case of Harold, I only needed to move him, so I aimed for the ground he was stepping on.

But now, all the power has to be focused on the Duke of Ethlon.

Crucially, he has grown through various opportunities, so if he hits, he will be able to buy time.

‘Herculus would have been of great help.’

Diablic Requiem, which blew up Neptune’s forest, had great help from Herculus’ magic circle.

No matter how hard I try now, the power at that time couldn’t come out.

‘This is the maximum power I can put out now.’

Passive Indomitability that activates when fighting an opponent stronger than you.

Skills that have been raised over the years.

Diablic Force, which makes the power of magic even stronger.

Diablic Requiem, enhanced through it all.

“good.”

Rays of red light began to leak from my body.

thud! Kugu Palace!

The earth shook.

Wow!

A red beam of light flying towards Ethlon.

Diblic Requiem annihilated everything in its orbit.

And rushed towards the last remaining target.

Quarreureung!

the ensuing explosion.

For an instant, a blindingly bright light obscured my vision.

A situation where everything around was covered by the addition of the dust cloud caused by the explosion.

I quickly stepped back and called Serenia.

“Run.”

“yes?”

“There is no time to linger.”

“Ah yes!”

Serenia is following right behind me.

It is unlikely that the attack now dealt a major blow to the Duke of Ethlon.

It would be nice if I could hold onto his ankles even just a little bit.

In the first place, the purpose was to take advantage of the chaos to get out of the body.

However.

“Where are you trying to escape?”

Ethlon stood in my way before I knew it.

Fuck!

“Kyaaak!”

Serenia collapsed with a light gesture.

Kwaaang!

I, too, fell far away from the ensuing attack.

“Gagging!”

overwhelming power difference.

It was a gap that could not be narrowed even with my various skills.

“It was a funny prank.”

Ethlon is passing the Diablic Requiem, which I put all my effort into, to the level of a joke.

The dust cloud disappeared and his condition was revealed to be better than I expected.

There were minor scratches and scorch marks here and there on the body, but it did not appear to have suffered major damage.

One thing that stood out was a small cracked shield around his wrist.

“But it’s been a while since I’ve had an opponent hit this guy.”

Ethlon looked at the shield and smiled.

“I was going to deal with it right away. It makes me want to talk more.”

Huge fists flying at the same time.

‘Why do you keep punching me while talking about it?’

Kwaaang!

As soon as the fist flew, I lost consciousness.

* * *

The first thing I noticed after waking up was a huge iron bar.

And you can feel the cold floor.

It was a prison.

“Keugh.”

My head hurt like it would break.

The same is true of the body that is shove here and there.

“after… I got caught in the end.”

I hadn’t even thought about winning.

Running away is the best option if you consider the gap with your opponent.

However, that good choice ended in failure, and he was easily overpowered by Ethlon.

The result was this prison in which I lay.

‘… Is it a complete defeat?’

After coming to the Demon Realm, he experienced many battles.

Among the many opponents, there were strong ones I could not defeat.

But I’ve never been defeated without doing anything like this.

‘Maybe I was a little conceited.’

No, pride is not the only problem.

At least there was never a time when I didn’t do my best during the battle.

It’s a natural disaster.

In this situation, there was no answer other than avoiding it.

‘And this is the result of not being able to avoid it and getting caught up in it.’

I came to know for sure that this Demon Realm is still overflowing with strong people I couldn’t even imagine.

“Um… .”

A small groan from the side.

When I turned my head, Serenia had collapsed.

“Wake up.”

I shook her awake.

“Who dares to be rude to me… uh?”

Serenia, who came to her senses, opened her eyes wide.

And I started looking around.

After a while.

“we… I’m caught… .”

Serenia sighed lightly and said.

“okay. got caught.”

“Now what?”

“Now is… I have no choice but to wait.”

Now, the treatment of us was entirely up to Duke Ethlon.

escape?

Impossible in the current situation.

There are no guards around, but countless troops will probably appear the moment you go outside.

Besides, I don’t even know where this prison is right now.

Contact Demonic?

Since he was caught doing a quest, he might take action to save him.

But that’s a story when contact is possible.

“The magic… It doesn’t activate.”

Serenia tried to use her familiar, but all types of magic were blocked, as if a magic circle had been installed to interfere with magic.

In addition, the flow of demonic energy was also unnatural, so it seemed that there would be no use in doing anything in this prison.

‘Should I have brought Xeon?’

If it was the demonic spirit Xeon, it could have created some variable in this situation.

However, Xeon became interested in Rain making artifacts, so he shut himself up in the studio for a while.

The more I thought about it, the sadder it was.

‘The last thing is to contact the castle.’

My identity is the son of the Great Demon King.

His father is Diablo, one of the most powerful demon kings.

No matter how much the Duke of Ethlon is the ruler of a region, he has no choice but to be pushed back in front of the Great Demon King.

I heard that my son was in a crisis, but it seemed that he would not stay still.

＜Shall I contact you?＞

‘Is communication possible?’

＜I am merged with the Hunter Launcher, so it seems to be free from the influence of magic interference.＞

It was fortunate in misfortune.

Even they wouldn’t notice Sebastian’s existence, so there was one lifeline left.

‘No, first of all… Let’s observe the situation and decide.’

Seeing that we were kept alive, Duke Ethlon didn’t seem to want to do any harm right away either.

And as if waiting, the prison door opened.

“I thought you’d wake up soon, but it turned out just right.”

The Duke of Ethlon appeared.

Behind him was a demon wolf he had never seen before.

“Okay, let’s start the conversation again.”

Ethlon sits down on the cold prison floor.

Demonwolf behind him frowned.

“Duke. Please keep your body tight.”

“What’s the body like when no one is watching anyway?”

“Whoa… .”

Ignoring Demon Wolf who shook his head, Ethlon asked a question.

“Who are you? And what is your purpose for coming here? Oh, I know that girl over there is a succubus, so I don’t have to tell her. What I’m curious about is you.”

A thick finger pointed at me.

The mask he had been wearing had long since been lost in battle.

Ethlon said while looking at my exposed face.

“No matter how you look at it, you are not part of the succubus clan. As a succubus, he has excellent skills. Besides, he still looks young, but at that level, if he grows up, he could become a super strong man. I ask again. who are you.”

What should I do here?

No matter how hard I tried, there was only one answer.

I looked straight at Ethlon.

And he slowly opened his mouth.

“I… Kyler Diablick. He is the son of Diablo, the lord of terror among the five great demon kings who rule the demon realm.”

At my words, the surroundings fell silent for a moment.

and after a while

“Gee, is it real?”

Duke Ethlon with a surprised expression.

Seeing the shaking shoulders and uneasy eyes inconsistent with his size, he seemed quite embarrassed.

“Sorry… no sorry.”

Duke Ethlon, who was hesitant, lowered his head for a moment.

‘this… It works so well that it’s futile?’

It seemed that the value of his father’s name was greater than he thought.

Are you saying this is Dad’s chance?