“Just a moment. I just need to finish this up.”
Leo started gathering the scattered parchment and spirit pieces that were messily spread out on the pale brown table.
Then he quickly summoned a breeze to blow away the dust in the vicinity and let out a sigh.
“Ughhh…! I’m tired…”
“Looks like you haven’t been here long, huh?”
The Leo in front of me was quite different from the usual Leo I had known.
He had been logged in anywhere from a few hours to over 30 hours, stewing in penalties, but he looked fairly normal now.
He had a slightly more mature vibe and speech instead of the usual childlike feel.
‘Still, he’s cute as always.’
It was just that his tone had become a bit calmer; his appearance remained the same.
Leo scratched his head for no reason.
“It’s an important day. I’ve only been logged in for about 2 hours.”
“Can’t you just eat that potion? The one that removes penalties.”
“Oh, that…”
Leo had once taken the potion that lifted the penalties to have a serious talk with me.
Even though it was expensive and didn’t last long, with Leo’s wealth, he could maintain it until the siege war was over.
“I don’t want to use that.”
“Aha…?”
“Ugh… How am I supposed to eat that?”
It seemed like even if the penalty was weak, he still didn’t want to deal with it.
“Oh! That’s not what I meant.”
Leo rummaged through the gathered papers and pieces and picked up an adorable little statue.
A cute parrot-shaped statue, just fitting comfortably in one hand.
Leo promptly hopped over and handed the statue to me.
“This is the promised item. You’ll be able to call Lord Naphras anytime, anywhere.”
A statue imbued with the power of the Spirit King Naphras.
Now that the Celestial and Demon Races were gone, the winds of Naphras blow anywhere in the world.
In other words, it meant that the Wind Spirit King could appear wherever he desired.
Conversely, using the power of this statue, I could also leap great distances in an instant.
“Did the Spirit Lord say anything?”
Usually, such things were abilities common to ‘contractors.’
In the past, I might have been forced… no, I agreed to it, but now the contractor was Arne.
“Lady Arne said she didn’t care what happened, as long as it led to the Magic Lord paying for his sins.”
What mattered to Arne was making sure the Magic Lord paid his dues.
“On the contrary, she said if that ability could bring even more despair, it would be welcome.”
“…I see.”
I took the statue regardless of anything else.
It was true that it was significantly weaker than in the past, so having the Spirit King’s wind wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Besides, the ability I had used before regaining my holiness was precisely the wind of the spirits.
The power I once used was the Spirit’s Wind.
‘It may not be superior to the Holy…but at least I can show something flashy.’
It’s the Wind of the Spirit King, after all.
I can create a storm with a spear, but that’s just a way to express strong power.
However, using the Spirit King’s Wind, I can create a real storm.
‘A storm that can swallow a castle or two.’
Of course, if I were in my normal state, I could cause a storm that encompasses the entire kingdom, but that wouldn’t even be called ‘wind’ from the start.
It’s not something that’s raised by wind.
“I’ll be going now.”
“Yes! Make sure to smash everything!”
Leo, waving his hands excitedly.
Am I starting to get devoured again?
I smiled at the familiarity and left.
“Ah.”
“Eww?”
Just touching the cheek once.
■
Saturday evening at 6 PM.
It was time for people to start connecting to either Deoen or the broadcast one by one.
With the anticipation of the people focused in one place, many broadcasting channels, including terrestrial waves, lit up.
Among them, the famous DBC and Twiichi official channel caught the attention.
With the title “Season 3 Siege War,” the official channel quickly attracted over a million viewers in just 10 minutes.
[Wow]
[Is it starting?]
[Oh]
[Who’s coming for the Siege War?]
[I wonder what major incident will happen this season lol]
[Angel Guild for the win]
[Michael! Michael! Michael! Michael!]
[So is the Sword Saint really showing up?]
[Where’s Lily?]
[Wow, 1.07 million viewers, what’s up lololol]
[Free Taebaek! Free Taebaek! Free Taebaek! Free Taebaek! Free Taebaek! Free Taebaek! Free Taebaek!]
[lololololol]
[Time to get rid of the spam]
[Lily, whose side are you on, ah lol]
[Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Seeing Black Moon win]
[For real lol]
As the chat surged rapidly, the screen, which had only shown the swaying scenery of Deoen, adjusted.
A blue sky and a brightly shining sun.
The sunlight poured down onto the earth, and the peaceful, bountiful land was filled with vitality from the sunlight.
In such a world, it was split in two.
Light and Darkness.
The light covered the world to the point of turning everything white.
The darkness tainted the world black enough to swallow that white world.
Drumroll…!
Something emerged, pushing through the darkness.
What appeared was a black hand.
A very dark hand, capable of swallowing even light.
From the rough, extended hand, an alien energy spills out.
Even through the screen, there’s a pressure that could startle anyone.
Eventually, the hand disappears, and two black horns appear, glowing red as if hinting at something, then vanish into the darkness.
Beeee…
Creeeak—
With a deafening noise, the screen gets distorted, and the display adjusts again.
In an instant, it shifts to a bright space where three people are seated at a desk, and a very familiar figure greets the viewers.
“Hello! This is Devil of Angel Season 3 Siege War! I am your caster, Kim Yong-woo, honored to lead this epic!”
“I’m Lacl, here for the commentary!”
“And I’m Aisha, providing special commentary!”
Hello~
[?]
[?]
[What?]
[Is this a crazy Great Cataclysm preview? LOL]
[Wow]
[What is it? A demon?]
[Wow, that was a little intense, what was that?]
[ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[Yeah, Lily is going to win anyway~]
[Why am I so nervous even though it’s just a screen?]
[Wow, the quality is insane LOL]
[Is this a monthly preview?]
[????]
[Are they finally living up to their game nicknames?]
[Is the ‘Devil’ finally making an appearance?]
[Looks like the demon comes out before the angel ;;]
Even though some fairly famous commentators are greeting, the chat window shows no interest in them at all.
Their attention is solely focused on the black ‘demon’ that just appeared.
Kim Yong-woo, seeming to anticipate the reactions, continued speaking in a lively tone.
“Wow~ It seems like everyone was surprised by the new preview that just dropped.”
“After all, we’re talking about the emergence of a race that hasn’t appeared at all until now. Plus, the game is called ‘Devil of Angel,’ right? People have been asking what the game name and its content even have to do with each other, and if those two races are coming out at all.”
Lacl paused for a moment, as if to catch his breath.
[Is he a rapper?]
[LOL]
“So this time! Well, not this time! The massive update happening in half a year! The preview for Season 4 Great Cataclysm has just dropped.”
“It was a devil, right? It definitely looked like a devil at first glance.”
“I think calling it a devil is accurate.”
“Wow… even though it’s through a screen, I got chills.”
“It was definitely scary. If it looks like this on the screen, imagine how it would feel to see it in-game…”
[Seriously chilling though]
[LOL for real]
[What was that? Some kind of horror effect creeping in? LOL]
[Are we supposed to hunt that kind of thing?]
“I’m guessing at least level 150 is required.”
[Is it stronger than the Ice Dragon?]
[So, will Sword Saint’s Siege War come out? ;;]
[When does the Siege War start?]
[But when will Aisha be introduced?]
[Hahahahahaha]
In the center is the caster Kim Yong-woo, and on the right is the commentator Lacl.
And to the left, the woman was looking at the camera pointing at her.
Long silver hair flowing down to her waist and eyes filled with starlight.
Her face had quite a cute shape, but given her rather mature height and physique, it was a bit hard to call her just cute.
“And here’s Aisha! It’s been a while!”
“Nice to meet you! I’m Aisha, the commentator for the Siege War!”
Current rank: 11th.
A former pro player of DCK, and also a talent who has a championship trophy.
Her class is a hidden class ‘Sword Star,’ famous for wielding swordsmanship like a shooting star.
Of course, there are countless titles and achievements, but there’s one word that best represents her.
[Wow]
[Aisha!]
[Sword Star! Sword Star! Sword Star! Sword Star!]
[So, if the Sword Saint and the Sword Star face off, who wins?]
[Aisha is the king’s choice.]
[Aisha is pretty.]
[The mock siege war is Luna… Is it Aisha this time?]
[I saw the Sword Star before, it was insane.]
[Still, she can’t beat the Sword Saint, haha.]
[Sword Saint vs Sword Star]
‘Sword Saint and Sword Star.’
Of course, the Sword Saint would be stronger, but since both use the same sword, they have to be compared.
Single-digit rankers all use special weapons or abilities, but very few handle ‘swords’ as their focus.
Blac is a sword user too, but since it’s a greatsword, he falls under a different category and is more like a mage.
The same goes for other rankers.
“Aisha, since you’ve come, I can’t not ask this. There are talks that the ‘Sword Saint’ might show up in this Siege War.”
“That’s right. I’m really looking forward to it!”
“If he really comes, what kind of appearance will he show?”
The Sword Saint is strong, but since he doesn’t appear in media, there’s not much to know about him.
At most, a few glimpses from some recordings or events.
“The Sword Saint…”
And Aisha has faced the Sword Saint in swordsmanship.
Aisha wore a confident smile.
“He’s the strongest. If he really shows up, there’s no one who can beat him.”
Sword Saint.
The god of swords cannot be defeated by anyone.
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