Volume 2 - CH 398

9-32. Rescue Method

After hearing everything, Maria and I were thinking for a while.

I was thinking about the fact that the voices had tried to help Reizen.

Maria seemed to be thinking about how to remove the slave contract.

As for the contract release, I can handle it, so it shouldn’t be a problem.

The problem is on this side.

“…The devils are not enemies… but the voices view them as enemies… stronger than the devil and lower than gods… what could they be?”

“Hmm, could they be angels? If there are demons and devils, there might also be angels.”

“That’s possible. But I’ve never met one before.”

“Yeah, me neither. But why aren’t the devils considered enemies?”

“Oh, I haven’t told you about that…”

When we went to see Lurimkos, Reizen was asleep, so it’s natural that he doesn’t know the story. But we’ll talk about that later. Right now, we need to focus on rescuing Prince Kreis.

“So, what’s Maria worried about?”

“Well… I was wondering if there’s a contract magic that is triggered with words…”

“What do you mean?”

“Indeed, it’s possible to limit a slave’s speech. But that’s just a limitation of ‘not being able to say it’. There shouldn’t be a special restriction that punishes speech after it’s been made.”

“But when I mentioned Prince Kreis’ name, he seemed to be in a lot of pain. He also said it was a curse…”

“That’s strange. There’s no power like that in curses. And it’s unlikely that spoken words would cause harm…”

Indeed, upon further thought, it may be true.

If there are many prohibited words, it would take time to set them up, and you would have to think of words that should not be said by making various predictions.

There’s no time for that, and if you really tried to do it, it would be a waste of time.

“Hey, who came up with this and who taught it to you?”

“Well, even if you ask me that… But…”

This is almost like a curse put on them by the devil. No, it may be the same thing as what the devil bear.

Did the devil know about it?

Then, can’t they solve it themselves…?

This makes it possible that the devil is both an ally and an enemy.

Who could have put such a curse on them…?

“Well, let’s think about this when we get back. For now, let’s rescue Prince Kreis.”

“Okay.”

“Um… Aniki. There are two more people I want you to help.”

“Huh… two?”

“There are my fellow hostages, Karna and Theik. They were probably fighting Maria earlier.”

“Oh…”

Oops, I blew one of them. But Reizen’s substitution was activated, so there shouldn’t be any damage.

…Two other people.

Then I’ll leave them to Reizen. I don’t know what they look like.

“Okay, I got it. Bring them along. I’ll rescue Prince Kreis first.”

“Ouren?! They’re the enemy, you know?! Is that okay?!”

“Reizen said he wants to help them, and he’ll be responsible for it.”

“No need to worry!”

“Well… We fought them pretty seriously, so there’s no guarantee they’re still alive.”

“I understand.”

One person is confirmed to be alive, that’s all I know.

As for the girl over there, Karna?

I really don’t know what happened to the other guy, Theik.

Just earlier, something like an electric laser was fired into the air… I wonder if everything is okay?

Reizen immediately began running towards the place where he spent a short time with his comrades, the fellow hostage.

I don’t really have the luxury to do so, but maybe I’m too soft towards Reizen.

Maria completely opposes me.

“I don’t care what happens.”

“No need to tell me that. Let’s take care of our own things.”

“I’ll just do that.”

Well, I know their location.

We’ve been running around for a while, so we’re a bit far away, but we should be able to get to our destination quickly.

If I check with my mist, it seems that Uchikage is still inside the mansion.

There may be a reason why he can’t move.

“Maria, let’s go to the mansion.”

“What’s the situation?”

“Uchikage and Prince Kreis are still at the back of the mansion. It seems that all the soldiers are defeated, but…”

“Are they struggling?”

“It feels like there may be a reason why Prince Kreis can’t be moved.”

“If that’s the case, the slave mark could be the cause… Then, Ouren, please take care of that.”

“Leave it to me.”

I’ve been feeling really sleepy since earlier, but is it because of exhaustion?

Well, my eyelids are heavy, but it doesn’t seem like I’m going to fall asleep, so I’m okay.

Alright, let’s hurry up and rescue Prince Kreis and Reizen’s comrades, and go back together!