Volume 2 - CH 465

10-51. The Relation.

This is the flow of a series of stories.

Afterward, they systematically attacked human cities one after another.

The Kingdom of Litania, the Kingdom of Voldra, and the Demesera Territory.

These were all names of countries that were not marked on maps.

It seems they had a really tough time conquering each one.

They had to divide their limited forces, come up with strategies, and conquer one country while fending off relentless enemy attacks. It was not an easy feat.

To recount everything would take until nightfall, so Dacia summarized it for us, explaining how, despite significant sacrifices, the so-called demi-humans cooperated to eliminate humans from all the territories and prevent the resurrection.

Finally, Hiwa erased the memories of everyone except the devils.

The devils’ memories were left intact to prevent them from attempting resurrection again.

Hiwa erased the memories of others because he didn’t want to burden the long-standing devils with sad pasts and to eliminate the potential danger of those who might worship voices not as wicked gods but as gods.

As a price for this, he erased his own existence.

But there was a concern that this might give the voices that had haunted them a chance to return, so Hiwa and the others themselves wished for the erasure of their existence.

The true cost might have been something lighter.

Afterward, the voices took measures to plan their next move.

They increased the magical power of the Responders, reduced the experience gained when becoming human.

They significantly reduced their growth rate in anticipation of blending into the human world.

And they increased the magical power of the Responders to seal the magic pools with magic.

They also cursed the devils and imprisoned the Akki.

This naturally caused discord.

If they were lucky, they might fight each other and reduce their forces, that was the plan.

After hearing all of this, Houen murmured.

“…The relationship between the devils, the Onis, and Hiwa was not just about preventing the resurrection of wicked gods, was it?”

“Yeah. They were friends.”

He said it as if reminiscing, and with a touch of sadness.

They had been comrades in arms for a long time, drinking together, friends who shared victories.

Mana nodded in agreement with Dacia’s words.

During their battles with humans, many devils had respected Hiwa and the others.

Hiwa’s strategies had repeatedly turned the tide of battle and kept them in the lead.

They remembered the night battles, day battles, methods of gathering information, and the direction of the enemy’s advance, among other things.

Amaka’s scouting abilities surpassed those of the devils.

He set traps where the enemy was likely to pass, which served as a signal for surprise attacks or created openings for the demi-human army.

Urushima focused on rear support.

Everyone got hungry, and everyone got hurt.

He used earth-based skills to till fields and healing skills to mend the wounded.

Without him, there would have been more casualties, and it might have led to the collapse of the front lines.

Surprisingly, Awase did well in combat.

Her specialty was multi-combat, and with a single attack, she could defeat hundreds of humans.

Despite her cute appearance, when it came to battle, as someone who became one of the Four Gods on par with the devils.

She was the type of woman you didn’t want to anger again if you could help it.

“…I’ll never forgive those bastards who took them away.”

Dacia’s tone changed.

It was clear that her emotions were running high.

Mana grabbed Dacia’s hand and calmed her down.

After a quiet moment, she exhaled.

“Have you rested enough, Ouren?”

“Not quite… but I can still fight.”

“That’s good then. Help us. It’s a memorial battle.”

“I don’t intend to die, you know.”

“Of course.”

After Dacia stood up, I stood up as well. All the mysteries had come together, and it felt quite satisfying.

However, there was still one thing we didn’t understand.

“Hey, Dacia. Stopping the resurrection involves keeping humans with magical power away from the country, right?”

“Absolutely.”

“Then why were the voices able to resurrect this time?”

“It would be much easier if we knew that.”

“It’s absolutely crucial that we find out. I’ll think about it now, so please wait.”

Houen, sitting cross-legged, closed his eyes and began contemplating the differences in what we had heard so far. Houen was dependable in times like these. We decided to wait a bit.

It seemed that others who had been listening were also deep in thought. That’s when Uchikage murmured.

“…I understand everything, but there are still things we don’t know… Did they change the method of resurrection?”

“I doubt it. If I were the enemy, I wouldn’t just abandon a surefire way to succeed.”

“They might have considered other methods as insurance.”

“But the resurrection requires magic pools, right? How did they manage it without those?”

“Hmm…”

Well, it’s a tough one. I don’t have the answer either.

“…There’s one difference from the previous time.”

Houen raised his index finger.

Everyone looked at Houen, waiting for his next words.

“Dacia, there’s nothing you haven’t told us, right? Especially about what happened when The Voice of the Land was resurrected.”

“That’s all there is to it.”

“Then… there are two differences from last time. The faith of the Valpan Kingdom and the appearance of angels.”

Is there a connection…? That’s what we all whispered in our heads.