The Cute Master Was Actually the Black Demon King

53 – The Ashen Oath

“… ….”

In the middle of a mansion where a cold storm rages.

White narrowed the corners of her eyes and carefully raised her momentum.

With all senses focused on the center of the dust cloud caused by the storm.

So, how long have you been staring at the dust cloud?

A trickle of cold sweat ran down White’s jawline and wet her ground.

“…… !”

Quaaagh!

With an explosion that seemed to rip open the eardrums, the dust clouds dispersed in an instant.

“…… You bastard!”

And the very next moment, with Afar’s angry voice, he flew towards White.

“Tsk.”

White clicked her tongue and put mana in her hands again.

I couldn’t finish it.

Of course, I didn’t think that I could easily kill the gray demon king with that one turn of magic.

‘…… Unlike before the return, it’s because I’m still in the 8th circle.’

If you do well, you might be able to kill him in an instant.

It wasn’t that I didn’t think of that again.

Before the return, Afar, the gray demon king, was a great mage who reached the level of the 9th circle.

For White, who had once faced him with arms, he wanted to end the battle as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, it seems that the nickname of the gray demon was not a lie.

Kuuu!

“…… Kut!”

At the sword attack coming down from above, White let out a silent sound.

Then White stepped back, deflecting the sword as much as possible.

A serious expression began to form in his eyes.

“You are still the same, Afar.”

“…… Do you know me?”

Afar threw a skeptical look at White’s short remark.

Of course, he had never seen White before.

In the first place, I was in the middle of feeling confused by the situation itself that a boy who didn’t even look like he was in his 20s would stand up to him on an equal footing.

In the meantime, such an unidentified boy called out his name as if he knew him.

It was only natural that Afar’s expression was crumpled.

“Do you know, Ra.”

And around that point, White spoke again.

With his spear scattered before he knew it, both hands were filled with brilliant blue mana.

The corners of White’s mouth lifted slightly.

“I know that. The gray demon lord, Afar.”

How could I not know?

In the first place, all the 12 Demon Kings had a bad relationship with him.

To White, the 12 demon kings were no different from Cheolcheon’s enemies who couldn’t exist under the same sky.

“Do you know what you are to me, Afar?”

“…… ?”

Suddenly, White uttered such a word, and Afar’s forehead narrowed at the sudden sound.

What is this young boy suddenly saying?

It was an expression that seemed to be saying just that.

“Listen carefully. You may not understand it now, but on your journey to the underworld, shouldn’t you know that the cause is revenge against you?”

“… ….”

Afar’s expression hardened at White’s sarcastic tone.

“…… You guy.”

And soon, what appeared on his face was a clear glow of anger.

“I will kill you.”

Hook!

As if not to listen to what was said, Afar swung his sword roughly once.

Quang!

“I don’t know who you are.”

Afar spurred his ground and bounced off, causing a huge crack in the ground.

“Whether it’s the empire’s hidden powers or the disciple of the great mage who goes into hiding. Those things don’t matter at all.”

In an instant, Afar approached White at close range and lowered his sword in a straight line.

White stretched out his hand to deal with it.

「Barrier」

Instantly, White’s shield and Afar’s sword collided, creating a huge roar.

Once, the wave of mana spread wildly in all directions.

Not paying attention to such trifles, the two mages continued to attack each other.

Afar continued his swordsmanship using his gray mana, and White tried his best to prevent such a sword attack.

“I will return the words you took out.”

“… ….”

Afar’s eyes flashed fiercely, and White gritted his teeth lightly.

Quaaang!

Once more there was an explosion, and White and Afar once again distanced themselves from each other.

“Mysterious child, you will die here today.”

“… ….”

“I swear by the name of the gray demon king. No matter what happens, I will kill you right here.”

Afar finished his words with a ghastly voice.

Quaaa!

In the very next moment, wild mana erupted from Afar’s whole body with explosive momentum.

That wasn’t the kind of mana that even an archmage at the end of the 8th circle could use normally.

The realm of the 8th circle, one step further.

A method of raising one’s realm semi-forcibly.

And about its identity, White knew very well.

How can I not know?

Before the return, it was a magic that had to be dealt with painfully after facing the gray demon king alone.

“…… Inherent magic, oath.”

White narrowed his eyes and spoke about his true identity.

And with that brief word, Afar broke his wrist once.

“I know my strength, Ra. Well, it doesn’t matter now.”

A charismatic energy that could not be ignored began to emanate from his sword.

Hwaaagh!

And that energy couldn’t cover all directions, until it finally reached White.

“… ….”

White did not dodge the wave of energy.

Because I knew better than anyone that it wasn’t a type of magic that could be avoided in the first place.

…… White’s eyes slowly closed, and he began to recall the past as if rewinding time.

*****

A man with gray hair was lying on his back against the wall of a collapsed building.

“… ….”

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And another man was looking down at that man with inorganic eyes.

“Cool.”

Once, the man in gray coughed up her blood.

Blackened blood soaked the ground, making the dark atmosphere even thicker.

Instantly, the man’s gaze shifted to the platinum-haired man looking down at him.

…… Unlike his gray man, he was soaked in blood, but his hair was shining brightly and brilliantly.

A very heterogeneous landscape, like a scene in a painting, began to unfold.

“The family head of Qliphoth, White.”

“… ….”

“…… Kyuuk, I could never have imagined that the new family head of Qliphort, who was looked down on as the youngest among the Grand Mage class, would be such a monster.”

Afar, the man with gray hair, let out a bitter laugh as if he was in a state of collapse.

And at that Afar, White was just staring at it with his eyes sunken in an emotionless way.

“… ….”

Once, a heavy silence fell deeply.

The two men flashed their eyes at each other with their feelings.

And within.

“…… Do you think this is the end?”

“… ….”

By the time Afar spoke again, gray mana was flowing from his body again.

White’s pupils began to darken and stagnate.

Ugh-

Simply saying nothing, White soaked his hands with bluish mana again.

As if it would explode at any moment, the mana was distorting its shape like a fireball on the verge of exploding.

“…… hehehehe.”

And while holding such bloody mana in his eyes, Afar just pulled up the corners of his mouth and let out a cheesy laugh.

A strange madness began to appear in his eyes.

“It’s already too late, White Qliphoth. My unique magic has already been activated.”

“…… Is it?”

Ugh-

Did you decide that you don’t need to listen anymore?

After White said that, he aimed a spear filled with intense mana towards Afar’s heart.

“Afar, the gray demon.”

“… ….”

Towards Afar, who was laughing uncontrollably, White flashed an inorganic look in his eyes.

Then what floated above those blue eyes was nothing more than a silent murderous intent.

“Just die.”

Pu-wook!

With a short murmur, White’s spear pierced Afar’s heart.

“…… Cuckoo.”

Of course, Afar had no choice but to vomit blood again.

Afar could clearly feel his own death at that moment.

…… Death will come soon

No matter what he does, no matter what magic he uses, he can’t escape it.

Such a merciless reaper of death will come looking for him.

“…… hehehe.”

…… Nevertheless.

Afar just continued to laugh.

“… ….”

I wonder if I could have felt something strange at that point.

White raised his eyebrows once in a displeased manner.

And within.

“…… !”

Hwaaagh!

As if in full bloom, gray energy began to leak from Afar’s body.

“…… It is my own magic, White Qliphort.”

f*ck!

Even as he lay dying, Afar gave off a grin that offended anyone who saw him.

“I die like this.”

“…… You guy.”

“Keuhehehe, you will soon face a similar end to mine. Not by me, but by another demon king.”

Afar ended his words with that unpleasant eye smile.

Just after that.

『Ashy Oath』

“…… !”

A master mage-class wizard who occupied the throne of the 12 Demon Kings.

Afar’s unique magic unfolds.

A wave of gray began to rush wildly to bite White.

*****

“…… I’ve suffered a lot since then. To break your curse.”

“…… ?”

Afar’s expression changed bizarrely as he looked at White, who calmly opened his mouth, at the subject precisely caught in his own magic.

Isn’t he like that too?

If he was also a wizard, he couldn’t have failed to notice the power of this unique gray magic he had spread.

Unique magic, the Ashen Oath.

The effect of that magic was that one ‘price’ could be obtained by declaring one oath.

Curse it, or forcibly steal the opponent’s power.

If he’s not, he’s capable of anything else.

Magic with infinite applications.

The possibilities for its application were truly limitless, assuming that the oath was always kept.

“…… You guy.”

In addition to that, the young fellow spoke as if he knew about his own magic.

If that’s the case, even more so, I can’t have such a calm reaction.

…… There should be no

“What are you thinking?”

Afar’s forehead was deeply dug.

Sensing a strange ominous feeling slowly rising, Apar stretched out his hand.

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but you’ve already fallen under my spell.”

“… ….”

“Your mana is mine now, and it will start working for me.”

…… White did not respond to Afar’s subsequent words.

And such a nonchalant attitude was successful in making Afar feel even more sinister.

Cold sweat began to form on Afar’s forehead.

…… What is it

What do you mean?

That boy has already been completely seduced by his magic.

He should be feeling the sensation of his own mana being absorbed in real time.

…… Why, how

Is that young guy wearing a smile that is so unconcerned?

‘…… Gee, like a dog.’

As the uneasiness continued to grow, Apar cursed inwardly.

“…… You know what, it hurts?”

At that point, White finally got her speechless.

A bright smile draped over White’s mouth before he knew it.

“I have already experienced your unique magic once. I also have a history of suffering for a long time because of that curse.”

“…… You bastard, what are you saying-“

Afar frowned at her and tried to reply.

“Simply put, I got one chance.”

White raised the corner of her mouth as she calmly cut off Afar’s words.

Even while he was still caught in the oath of gray and was being deprived of mana.

And then, around the time when Afar’s ominousness gradually took shape in White’s attitude.

“…… An opportunity to research a technique that is just right to resist your magic.”

“…… !”

White opened her mouth again.

Hwaaagh!

“Look with your own two eyes.”

Right after that, White left her graceful trail and her blue eyes flashed.

With a truly bloody smile, White drew a magic circle in an instant.

“…… This is it.”

Ugh!

At the same time as the mana moved, the air resonated as if it were trembling with fear.

“It is a spell that I was able to create because I have a history of suffering from your curse, and it is my own magic.”

“…… What do you say-“

Ignoring the anxiety rising from deep within, Afar tried to reply.

Wow!

“…… !”

Right after that, the magic circle drawn on both hands of White was cast.

“What is this…… !”

I felt it right away, a familiar yet unfamiliar sensation of mana being sucked from my body.

“…… Ugh!”

Afar opened her eyes and started screaming.

“aaagh!”

“…… hahahaha.”

And.

Looking at that Afar with a deep smile as if they were watching an amusing spectacle that they couldn’t be separated from.

White ended up with her hands straight and my rig.

Bye, jjeok.

Damn it!

Soon, along with the brilliant blue mana.

The ‘gray oath’ that had been wrapped around White began to fly toward Afar in reverse.

“Unique Magic.”

With his deeply sunken eyes flashing, White muttered in a very low voice.

“…… Mirror of Reflection.”