After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King

The Beastman Country was in the north of the continent... Not the farthest north, to be precise—the Duchy and the Dwarf Country were farthest north, but the farthest north of the Dwarf Country was even farther north than the Duchy.

So now, although the geographical location of the Duchy made it difficult to deal with calamities colder than those of other countries, it was at least not like the Dwarf Country, surrounded by constant blizzards.

"This is ridiculous..."

Yila said this while spreading his wings, the crimson shield blocking the storm outside... the constantly flickering crimson shield showcasing the power of the storm outside.

This was beyond what the degree of "Gale" could describe. The fine snow and small ice particles, given power by the furious wind, caused significant damage to Yila's shield... If a civilian with no profession were exposed to such a blizzard, they might die.

No, not might, but definitely... Being exposed to such a blizzard, the skin, frozen fragile, would be torn, pierced, raw and torn until they died.

"Perhaps this is why cold can be considered a calamity."

Ernie, who stayed very close to Yila, was sticking close to him to prevent Yila's shield from spreading too large, causing unnecessary Mana consumption... Ernie could, of course, sustain such a defense herself, but since Yila had already done so, it was unnecessary.

Although Yila was not consuming his own Mana, if the Mana's owner saw this situation, they might have some peculiar feelings... But since Ms. Sa, who wished to remain anonymous, was not here, it didn't matter much.

"It's not that 'cold is considered a calamity'; this extreme cold is originally a type of calamity... If Satan Ye's dream was correct, these calamities are things sealed away by the gods."

Yila said while searching for the entrance to the underground of the Dwarf Country, he said, "If nothing goes wrong, perhaps we can find some historical truth in the Dragon Realm... Have you been to the Dragon Realm?"

In response to this question, Ernie shook her head definitively. She shifted her buttocks aside as if trying to push something away and said, "No, before the dragons left the Nine Realms, I saw many dragons, but none now."

"Even if I wanted to go, I couldn't find a way to the Dragon Realm... Move aside, you guys can sustain your own shields!"

Ernie scolded at seemingly nothing, drawing Yila's attention... Could it be that there was something abnormal like Yair, also in a state of Divine Concealment?

With such thoughts, Yila heard Ernie continue, "Maybe only the dragons know the way to the Dragon Realm now, but if your little Demon King doesn't know... you might try looking in the Spirit Realm or the Shadow Realm for any dragons left in the nine major planes."

"..."

The Spirit Realm and the Shadow Realm... Maybe it indeed was necessary to go once.

Yila thought this while recalling Raphael's words, who had said on the day of his demise... if one wanted to find a vessel for a soul, they could try their luck in the Spirit Realm.

Actually, Yila knew the condition of his soul, it came from an ancient civilization and was entirely unsuitable for descending into this world... His own soul was the best home for everyone.

However, Tipcapu and Raphael were not—Yila needed their help.

It was necessary to go to the Spirit Realm... after this calamity ended.

"Ah! You guys... stop crowding me! My flesh is being deformed by you! Is my body really that warm?!"

"..."

Yila looked at the somewhat frenzied Ernie, watching her extend her hand to push something he couldn't see. He reached out his hand in that direction with some suspicion but felt nothing... how peculiar the state of Divine Concealment was.

Nevertheless, Yila could assure that Ernie indeed emitted the warmth of a fire element. In such weather, she indeed was a good travel companion... even if the weather now wasn't to the extent of injuring Yila's body.

The strength of the Governor's physique also benefited from the wing pillars inside.

Now, out of Yila's four wing pillars, two were of the "abnormal" level, making his body close to that of a physically weak abnormality... besides the Heavenly Holy Knight and the Blood Realm Lord, there were two more.

Without a doubt, one was Satan Ye's "Crimson Dragon," while the other... with Senata, Vera, Lodya's Mana already mutated, and their souls already incorporated into his body, Yila chose Hilena.

Not that the wing pillar of a Succubus had anything special, after all, Yila could use Tipcapu's Empty Wing Pillar anytime and anywhere, which also had the abilities of a Succubus... Tipcapu couldn't, but Yila could.

Mainly, fearing for Hilena's death, Yila now carried Vera's newly made "Anger Potion 10.0" with him to enter a mutated state anytime and anywhere to protect Hilena and Satan Ye.

"..."

Realizing he was thinking about something sad, Yila shook his head and asked Ernie, "Is it that Yair? Since under Divine Concealment, no rain or wind would leave marks, so it shouldn't be hurt by the blizzard, right?"

In response to Yila's question, Ernie thought for a while, then gestured at herself, stepping out of Yila's shield... Yila clearly saw the blizzard hit Ernie.

Then in the next moment, Ernie vanished from Yila's sight...

Yila also halted his steps, watching the blizzard pass through where Ernie once stood, then... Ernie reappeared on the edge of his shield, covered in very thick snow.

In other words, she hadn't "passed through" the blizzard at all.

"Understand now? Though in your eyes the blizzard passed through me, in our eyes the world looked different... besides, those passing snowflakes weren't fake; nor was the snow on me."

Yila was stunned by Ernie's words, thinking of something, and said, "So if I threw you a piece of bread when you were in a state of Divine Concealment, you caught it... but in my view, the bread just passed through..."

Then when Ernie reappeared, wouldn't there be two pieces of bread?

However, before Yila finished speaking, Ernie knew what he was getting at. She shook her head and said, "It's not like that. The moment no one, no intelligent being, noticed the other bread, the bread in my hand would be the only one."

"What if two people were to keep watching..."

"Then both would be real... until one disappeared from someone's sight, or Mana sight."

"..."

"'Observing,' right? That's 'Observation'... If observation decides, then it's quantum theory... Schrodinger's cat."

Yila pondered over something Ernie didn't understand, then laughed it off and looked at Ernie with questioning eyes, asking, "But, why do you keep standing at the edge, your feet are outside the shield."

Ernie: "..."

Because, although Yila couldn't see... right then, there were indeed two lazy good-for-nothings, unwilling to exert even a bit of effort, sticking closely to Yila using his shield and separating Ernie from him.

"You two... haven't you had enough!!!"