Academy Munchkin Enslaved

66 – Final Battle (1)

The continent was completely in despair.

When the seasons of the world pass and winter begins again, the demon king will manifest on this continent.

In a way, it could have been enough time for me to learn 7th tier magic.

However, learning a little bit of 7th tier magic did not guarantee a certain victory.

Anyway, as of the current situation, it is the last 7th tier magic that is said to be in the castle of demons. I had to get the magic circle of the Demon Lord Slayer.

“It’s a matter of how you get it… “

If there is a way, it is to use Miya.

In the meantime, Miya had been living with her demons in her demon castle, so if she asked her to betray her, she would be able to retrieve the magic circle.

“There is a magic circle drawn under the black throne of the Devil Castle.”

It must have meant the black throne that Lilithia was sitting on.

Originally, it was said to be the throne of the demon king, so it seemed that once the demon king manifested, it would be difficult to open underneath it.

In other words, the magic circle must be retrieved before that.

“Miya.”

“Huh?”

Currently, Miya and I are staying at the Duke of Dearheart’s mansion.

First of all, I didn’t want to let the continent know about my existence, so I haven’t done any outside activities since I’ve returned yet, and it was too much for Miya to go back to the Demon Castle right away.

Because there was a part that was difficult to prove to the demons about the alibi of the two months I had been to Hyundai.

“Don’t you miss your mother? She’s been out for quite some time.”

“Um… I miss her mom, but she prefers being with her Ian right now.”

Miya seemed to intentionally avoid thinking deeply about the situation.

It is true that she is human, but her parents are demons for sure.

In any case, it seemed difficult to make a decision easily in a situation where one had to take one of the two positions.

“Miya. I have a request. It’s okay if you don’t listen.”

I then explained her situation to her.

Her Forcing her to make her choices could have been cruel. Maybe it was her own parents who abandoned her.

“Of course, it’s okay if you don’t listen. And even without that magic circle, there is still a chance of defeating the Demon King. Because there is no law that says only that magic will damage the demon lord. However, if you have that magic, you can definitely defeat the existence of the demon king.”

The Demon King Slayer felt like a kind of cheat key.

Of course, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to cast that magic in the battle situation with the demon king, but it was said that if I could use it, it was magic that could render the demon king incompetent.

You can win without it, but it was also true that if you had it, your chances of winning would greatly increase.

“…… “

Uncharacteristically for Miya, she bowed her head in silence.

She must be troubled as herself. She is the equivalent of betraying her parents.

“… Again, even without that, there is a chance of winning. You don’t have to push yourself.”

“Ugh, yes… “

I noticed that Miya was worried, so I immediately changed the topic.

“… Ian. Once I’m back Mom will be worried too. Maybe we can meet again for a while. Because I have time.”

“… Okay. See you later.”

According to Lorraine, Miya lived in the Demon Castle, but she said that she had no restrictions on coming out.

It’s because the demons were always watching Miya in the first place, and Miya doesn’t know anything about the demon army.

When the time for the demon king to manifest comes, Miya will no longer be able to leave the demon castle, but until then it should be fine.

In the meantime, of course, Miya must make her choice.

Of course, she doesn’t intend to be disappointed by taking the side of the demons. In a way, it was a natural choice for Miya.

“Is there a way to go back?”

“Yes. Maybe if I go out of the duke’s house, Aunt Camira will know and she’ll come for me. Because she always was.”

“… Okay. Then see you next time.”

“Yes. It must be.”

Normally, she would make a fuss about not wanting to fall.

Of course I didn’t catch Miya like that. Because that was her choice for her.

However, Miya did not appear in front of us again after that day.

***

After returning, my choice was to learn 7th tier magic for a while.

When it was assumed that there were about 9 months left until the demon king’s appearance, it seemed possible to master the 7th tier magic once you invested half of it.

Of course, I wouldn’t be able to fire the magic at all because of my abilities, but I was thinking of getting help from the Artifacts in battle.

“… Don’t be surprised mister.”

But before that, there was one thing I wanted to confirm.

I disguised myself like a servant of Lorraine and visited the imperial castle.

The princess. She was there to check on Yulia, but at that time, Lorraine had told her that her condition was serious.

At the time, I didn’t know that the contract would work like this.

Of course, it wasn’t that I was particularly sympathetic or anything like that, but I wanted to see the effect of the contract with my own eyes.

“Yes. Aren’t you knocking?”

“I’m not in a state to notice that anyway.”

“… Hmm. Then let’s go in.”

Lorraine opened the locked door of Yulia with her magic.

“… Surprisingly, the room is clean.”

“Did you think he was having a seizure?”

“Yeah… “

I don’t know exactly what trigger triggers the contract, but it was clear that the pain would not be normal.

It was evident that it was difficult to remain sane while experiencing such pain countless times, and that is why it must have gone through the terrible phenomenon of phantom pregnancy.

Unexpectedly, however, the room and scenery were neat.

“I heard that after the false pregnancy, contracts are rarely triggered. Well, first of all, he must have gotten psychological stability by deceiving himself. I don’t know if that can be called fortunate.”

Quite a large room.

Stepping inside her, I held my breath as I searched for Yulia’s figure.

She was the one she hated so much, but for some reason she said she saw her devastated appearance, so she was a little nervous.

Honestly, I felt relieved, but I was a bit nervous because imaginary pregnancy is such a deformed thing.

“… Julia.”

“Lorraine… ?”

She was sitting by her window and stroking her own belly.

Except for the fact that his eyes were full of madness, it was definitely not a bad look.

And actually, her stomach was quite swollen. In fact, she wasn’t even pregnant, but it was just a miracle that something like this happened.

“… How is your body?”

“Okay. I feel my child is alive. I’m sure it’s because it’s the hero and my child… ?”

It seemed that she had already fallen in love with the hero in her imagination.

For some reason, I didn’t want to look at that happy-looking figure.

It was actually a pitiful situation, but it meant that in her mind she was feeling happy.

“… Let’s go back.”

I felt neither sympathy nor excitement. I just didn’t want to see it like that.

It would have been exhilarating if I had been drowning in pain.

It was a strangely unpleasant feeling.

After releasing the contract hanging on Yulia, I turned around and left the room.

Because there were many ways to get revenge on her and the imperial family in the future.

The imperial family has already been tilted, and even if the last war ends, its status will not be the same as before.

At that time, it seemed like it would be fun to come back and see Yulia’s condition.

I wonder if she will be able to get out of that mental illness. And how arrogant things he will say to me when the contract is released with his sober mind.

All of that was later.

Click.

Yulia was left alone in her room again.

Without knowing anything.

***

After returning to the Demon Castle, Miya fell into deep trouble.

The Black Throne of the Demon King. There is the last 7th tier magic circle that can defeat the demon king.

And if he delivers the magic circle to Ian, Miya will betray his demon tribe and his own mother.

It was not a choice that even Miya, who loved Ian, could make it easily.

Miya just wanted to have a happy future with her Ian, but things got too complicated.

Miya didn’t want humanity to perish or the demons to be defeated.

I just didn’t know the complexity of a war like this, I just wanted it to be peaceful.

“Ugh… i don’t know… “

First of all, Miya headed for the room with the black throne.

Because it seemed like it would be nice to get that magic circle in my hands when I could do anything.

If you hesitate and the demon king manifests, you will become neither porridge nor rice.

‘Have you been well Miya? Did you go out for a long time this time?’

A little over two months here.

Contrary to expectations, Lilithia didn’t ask anything from Miya.

It could be because she believes in Miya, or it could be because she already knows everything.

Although Lilithia is infinitely kind to Miya, Miya knew what a terrifying demon she was.

She may even know that her Ian is back.

That’s why she had to secure the magic circle in advance.

“No one… does not exist.”

There was no one in the black throne because they were aiming for the meeting time of the demon tribe leaders just in time.

As soon as the meeting started, the leaders of each tribe, including Lilithia, raised their voices and were busy fighting each other.

It was the same this time, and it was clear that the meeting would not end for a while.

“Ummm… Where are you?”

I sneakily came right in front of the throne, but in fact I couldn’t find the magic circle.

It’s not that she hasn’t been here before, and it’s because she’s never seen anything like a magic circle.

In the words of Ian, there is a magic circle under the black throne.

First of all, Miya recklessly pushed the black throne.

“Oh… !”

And the unexpectedly large throne was easily pushed away.

Thanks to that, a complex magic circle located under the throne appeared.

The magic circle was engraved on a tile the size of Miya’s upper body, and was in a detachable form.

Miya whimpered and separated the tile engraved with the magic circle, and returned the throne back to its original state.

Now all I had to do was take the magic circle into the room and hide it.

The moment I turned around to leave the throne room, barely holding the tile.

“Miya, what is that-?”

Kung-

When Lilithia appeared, she was looking down at Miya, and Miya dropped her tile on the floor.

“Can’t you touch that carelessly?”

It was from that day that Miya’s going out was controlled.