The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 256: The Spirit of the God Vilar
POV: Lina Flame
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The night before the final. Immediately after the sword style in which the final of the match will be performed was announced at the great temple «Wind Palace».
Under the cover of the night, one small flying boat landed in the middle of the forest. The ship's nationality was cleverly disguised, but it was actually the high-speed smuggling ship Alphen Territory, which was full of military spirits.
"You're finally here."
There was a small shelter built inside the forest. In front of the door, Lina Flame had been waiting for the boat. From the entrance of the boat that landed soundlessly, a group of jet-black-robed priests descended.
There are twenty of them. They had all covered their faces with black cloths, but it could be easily deduced from their quick movements that they were trained combat experts. They are members of the cult secret agent of the Demon King, «Ular».
"You're really taking your time. I'm tired of waiting."
Someone, who turned to them and made a sound was a little girl with dark gray hair.
«Mia Vialine»
Like Lina Flame, she is also an orphan from «Instructional School». Contrary to her charming appearance, she was a Spirit Contractor who possessed monstrous and unusual strength.
"That's because you wasted a military spirit without even thinking. Supposedly, «Colossial» and «Garuda» are used in the final, however..."
While Mia was glaring to the side, Lina let out a light sigh. In fact, negotiations with the Alphen Territory involved in the provision of military spirits were on the verge of collapse until yesterday.
Had «Tim Inferno» failed to achieve such a remarkable victory in the recent «Tempest», they might not have been able to receive the support of the new military spirit.
At this time, an old monk stepped out of the group of black-robed people, and handed Mia a handmade box with delicate ornaments added to her.
"Happy. The grand hierarchy has bestowed the strongest military spirit on people like you."
"Is it okay if we check the inside?"
"It's okay." The elder nodded at Lina's affirmation.
"The strongest military spirit, huh? I wonder if this one can be used?" Mia casually opened the artificial box.
Stored inside the box was a silver bracelet that glowed faintly. From an outsider's point of view, it looks like a mediocre bracelet. However, in fact almost all the magic tools of the legend class had simple designs without beautiful ornaments.
(The material is very pure mithril?)
The words engraved on its surface were the lost language of the High Ancient Elves. Lina squinted her red eyes that were typical of the Elfim race and read out the name engraved there.
"«Vilar»!? Don't tell me, that demon has mastered the fire of destruction?!"
A shivering feeling ran down his back. It was the true name of the demon that destroyed countless cities and countries in ancient times, the period of «Spirit» War.
(«Ular» Alphen Territory is actually setting up such a spirit, and it has the highest ranking battle power for military spirits possessed by the country.)
Even Mia, who was usually calm, could not hide her shock as expected. However, it seemed that he did not care about Lina's trembling.
"It was very rude and not something that big brother liked." Mia placed the bracelet on her slender arm and revealed her dissatisfaction.
It was a top-ranked tactical class military spirit that could destroy a city alone. However, to him, it was only one of his tools.
Making the spirits crazy and depleting their existence, his strange power, «Trick's Murder». That's what it means for Monsters, «Queen» born with superpowers, it's like a curse.
A terrible sound could be heard from somewhere, "«Team Inferno» was nothing more than a Hierarchy pawn. The pawn should only play the assigned role."
From the darkness of the night, appearing like mist, with blue hair reminiscent of snake scales, it was a girl wearing perverted clothes from the customs of a foreign nation.
As she appeared, the members of «Ular» kowtowed at once.
"Sefira Blum! Where have you been?" Lina swallowed the words of her complaint before finishing her question.
He had understood that this witch had kidnapped Tiana Von Eldant with her own judgment in the middle of «Tempest». It was clearly an act of disloyalty to «Cardinal», Lina's employer.
(I knew that the girl was not someone to be trusted from the start.)
«Ular» Alphen Territory, after all it is only related to alliances formed from their interests.
It was easy to denounce him for the treasonous act in this place, but it was not a good plan to aggravate the relationship with the Alphen Territory.
(I will definitely make you make up for it!)
Lina stopped glaring at the witch silently, but in the next moment Mia spoke up, "Hey, are you insulting Mia? Even so you are a little kid who was beaten up by big brother."
"Mia!?" Lina was involuntarily startled and gulped in response to the provoking words that came out of Mia's mouth.
Then, a smiling calmness disappeared from Sefira Blum's face.
"What was that?" Her snake-like red eyes, filled with endless hatred, turned towards Mia.
"Oh, do you want to do it here? I'm fine for that, you know?" Mia revealed a fearless smile.
"Baby, if you fight me, you'll die, you know?"
"Ughhh!" Sefira's cheeks twitched a little.
The strength of Mia Vialine as a Spirit Contractor was beyond normal. Although the Alphen Territory magician had great strength, purely in terms of fighting skills, he could barely match the graduates of «Instructional» School.
Mia already wears «Vilar» bracelet. If he were to unleash a military spirit here, the surrounding forest would vanish in an instant.
"Mia, stop!" Lina desperately shouted.
"What, Lina, do you dare to stop Mia?"
"If you make a fuss here, you might lose the right to be a final participant."
Then, Mia puffed her cheeks with a frown, "Then I can't help it. I don't like it when I can't play with my brother in the finals." Reluctantly, he lowered his hand.
Lina breathed a sigh of relief. Mia turned around as if she had lost interest in Sefira, "Now that we have picked up the toy, we are not using such a boring place. Let's go, Lina. We will miss the final screening of «The Three Cat Knights»."
"Tu-wait, Mia," Lina hurriedly chased after Mia who ran into the darkness.
"Hurry up, Lina, I'm getting nauseous seeing this perverted sister's face" she continued, with her eyes fixed on the darkness.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.