We Defeated the Demon and Disbanded Without Any Conflict

31 – Past_Wizard_2

Events always happen suddenly.

Since magic is primarily affected by the user’s mental state, events related to magic often occur more suddenly.

It’s fortunate that it’s a black by-product from the failure of the chant. If a magician with a fairly high amount of magic casts a strong spell and fails, the spirit of the caster may collapse.

This isn’t even the worst case yet.

Because the side effect called ‘mana runaway’ remained. The side effect with this intuitive name is the reason why wizards with high magical power are promoted as heroes and treated as bombs at the same time.

This phenomenon, in which the magical energy circulating in the body escapes at will, causes so much damage that in severe cases it can involve a radius of several kilometers.

Of course, that is a phenomenon that occurs due to continuous failure in chanting or lax condition management.

I’ve never failed a chant before, and I’ve never had a failure due to insanity. That’s why I thought it was stupid to see wizards who failed to cast magic and harmed others.

Why can’t you concentrate, why don’t you take care of your condition, why do you overwork your body and put yourself in that situation?

And as if ridiculing my old attitude, the journey in the Demon Realm continued to push extreme fatigue into my body.

Magi interrupts the casting of magic. Body strengthening magic requires constant concentration while it is activated, and it cannot be activated all the time as it is magic that sucks up mana.

In addition, since I had to deploy defense magic in case of surprise, I had no choice but to give up on body strengthening magic, which had less priority.

It is safe to say that it is unreasonable to activate body reinforcement all the time in the current situation where demons attack even if you just walk.

“Heo-euk… heh…”

Thanks to that, I was on a march I had never done before in my life. Not only is my clothes wet from the sweat flowing from my body, and I feel uncomfortable, but my eyesight is blurred if I don’t keep wiping my eyelashes with sweat.

My legs are not moving as easily as if they were covered with lead, and I am barely moving them as if I am dragging them, and my heart is pounding to the point that I wonder if it will explode soon.

You gasp for breath in sync with your heartbeat. I feel like I’m exhaling too much compared to inhaling. It feels like my lungs are shrinking and my heart is about to explode.

I think I don’t want to move any more, but I move my body even if I’m forced to see them ahead of me.

And then Ron, who was acting in the front, approached me.

The man who works so hard to the point of casually saying ‘I think he’s crazy’.

That man, Ron, was showing a range of activities that had gone mad since he entered the Demon Realm.

A movement that seemed to transcend something, as if I was about to spill stomach juices.

Thanks to the magic eye, I can see very clearly what Ron is doing.

It was open in all directions, but demons could rise from the ground or descend from the sky. So it was understandable that Ron, who was in charge of scouting, was busier.

But are you human? There were so many movements that it made me think.

A few tens of steps ahead of the lane, looking ahead, up, down, left, right and behind, the presence and risk factors.

Sometimes they put their ears toward the ground, and sometimes they stretch their heads toward the sky.

In a situation where demonic energy spreads thickly like fog, and it is difficult to see even a few steps ahead, it is not uncommon for him to step directly.

The man, who was making movements that would be insufficient even if we roughly estimated the number of steps taken by all of us, stopped scouting at the forefront and approached me.

As soon as Ron stops moving, the party pauses for a moment. It was a testament to everyone’s high regard for his abilities, and now I could see what he was doing in the party.

I still haven’t forgiven that cheeky gesture back then.

I don’t think I hate this body that has stopped growing, but I didn’t like doing things that I would do to my younger brother without hesitation.

“Are you okay? You look tired.”

“Heh-eok.. heh.. that’s… heh.. you too..”

He barely spoke and conveyed his intentions. As the saying goes, I saw you through my blurry vision with sweat. Until now, his movement was determined by his small amount of magic power, so it was not possible to know exactly how much he was struggling.

Maybe it’s because I’m physically gifted. I looked at him with a thought.

And the idea that I was born physically was immediately abandoned.

Her legs were lower than mine, and she looked like a newborn calf, and her black eyes were quite dim.

A few drops of sweat, which had grown in size as they rode down the bridge of his nose, dripped thickly.

I can see the fingertips trembling, as if the fatigue that wrapped around my whole body burned all the way to the extremities.

‘Why are you working so hard?’ ‘, I almost asked that without realizing it.

It’s good that he works hard. Working diligently on reconnaissance and searching for campsites is directly related to our safety.

In the first place, everyone is working hard. But that is only for combat.

A man named Ron faithfully played his role in other parts, not just in battle. No, he must have performed far beyond the 100% expected by Rain.

“Uhhhhh”

“Come on. Let’s quench our thirst.”

In the Demon World, where it is difficult to find a water source, he obediently gives his water.

Do you believe in the me who became your last colleague, the me who was consistent with a cold response to you and other colleagues.

“It’s okay.. whoa.. it’s okay.”

I was angry that the marching speed was slowed down to match my pace, but I didn’t want to receive this kind of sympathy.

i feel like i’m nothing

“When fighting, you, who play the biggest role, have to replenish your stamina. Hey! Rain!”

“..what’s the matter?”

“It’s okay to go straight to the place you saw? I’ll go with Solar from the back, so the reconnaissance might be a bit late?”

“Heo-eok.. Shallow.. Don’t underestimate..”

“Ah. We live by helping each other. Since I’m no help in battle, shouldn’t I be able to walk around with my shoulders open if I help even here?”

It was as if I could see the emotions floating in your eyes at that time.

However, those revealed emotions were buried in my blurred vision, heavy body, and footsteps.

..

Even when he camped out where Ron had found him, his self-sacrifice reached its peak.

vigil. Behavior that interferes with satisfying the three major human needs, the need for sleep.

In such a situation, my party was considerate of me, who was the most physically weak.

It was the first choice or the Malvern.

Knowing that his physical condition was not a horse, he decided on Malvern. The first time was taken by Lian, who was in poor physical condition.

“I’ll keep my mouth shut. Are you okay?”

It was a time slot that no one else liked, at least not everyone in our party, and Ron always took it first.

I stood Malvern most of the time, so I could see his expression when he woke me up.

Repetition of ambiguous sleep hours and even more ambiguous sleep hours after night shifts.

That expression of pretending to be okay, suppressing the pain of waking up for a few years at a rough estimate and then going back to sleep for a short time.

It was self-sacrifice to the point of madness. It’s like trying to find your own value like this.

But at the time, I thought it was okay.

In conclusion, thanks to that, my body was able to feel a little more comfortable, and as he said, the condition of me and the other members other than him was important in battle.

He was trying to avert his gaze from Ron’s hardships, using the excuse of “…”

..

We are walking the demon realm.

The dark magi in the atmosphere got used to it a little, but the march was still difficult.

You feel as if there is a fog in your own head. As a mage, this sensation was a bad omen.

So at that moment when you want to ask for a rest while drooling,

“Two enemies. One is a one-horned demon with a particularly thick right arm, and the other is a female demon with a slender body. I guess.”

Even though he was next to me, he recited enemy information so accurately that I could hear his calm voice, which was like a death sentence to me now.

“Ah… Ugh…”

“Solar…?”

Lian, who has been talking to me while spending the day and night together, examines my complexion. Then, seeing my slightly pale face, I shouted to Lane.

“Rain! Solar’s condition is strange!”

“..No! Now…”

battle begins.

Essentially, now. Essentially, this time.

Lane is taking care of my mind with healing magic, but she has to go into battle soon. Ron was already running with the little knife and joining the fight.

It cannot be a burden. Especially since I saw with my own two eyes that Ron, whom I had been ignoring little by little, was going through such a hard time.

If you think negatively here, your mentality will be shaken and you will really be out of power.

Magic. Just once. with great power…

Just finish it, don’t feel guilty and get some rest.

think.

The best magic in the current situation,

judgment.

sentences with the most appropriate connection,

execution.

Boldly, even if you fail, it’s safe to say that there is no risk because by-products will come out.

The magic chosen like that is the basic magic [Flame Strike].

Rather than choosing strong magic, I chose to attach an additional sentence to the magic of less power,

“..Ah oh..?”

As soon as I opened my mouth, my mind started to turn white.

In order to prove my worth, I ignored the screams of my body and abused my body relentlessly. Even more so in a situation where the body is heavy due to demonic energy.

I was just thinking ‘Because my mind is fine’, not recognizing that it was the last outburst right before the clearing up of my mind.

The mind that did not work even the last desperate effort soon loosens the control of one of the body organs that it was holding on to.

I could feel the mana that I couldn’t bear to capture pouring out of my body.

“Oh, no..”

A situation where we are the only allies, and a strong enemy is in front of our eyes.

In the worst situation that seems to punish me for being arrogant,

A mana runaway was taking place.