Why I Quit Being the Demon King

Why I Quit Being the Demon King Chapter 148

34. A friend comes from afar ⑴

“Signi can’t be a witch! Why is everyone doing this? Have you forgotten that SIGNI is a saint who can wield the Rodemwood Staff of Destruction? It’s the staff of God. It’s a holy relic made from a burning bush! There is no way she could have been infected by the devil as she was with the holy relic. This is just a bad curse. “It’s just a curse that someone placed to torment Signi.”

Cadenza said to Zeke.

“Maybe so. So, first, let’s take Signy to a safe place…

Lesile interrupted the cadenza.

“The devil must be exorcised as soon as you see it. If you fall for that cunning trick, the Zodiac Knights could collapse. With what wisdom can anyone distinguish between the devil’s tricks and the truth? “The only being who can do that is God!”

Cadenza was speechless.

Then another Zodiac Knight spoke.

“Cadenza, I think what the Cardinal said is right. Aren’t there a lot of high priests here now? You must perform an exorcism ritual in the name of God. If there is a parasite living on it, it will definitely die. “If she hadn’t been infected by evil, wouldn’t the devil have died?”

Cadenza looked at Zeke with a puzzled look.

Zeke shakes his head.

“SIGNI’s safety comes first. You can’t just pour divine power into Signi’s body and flatter it. If that were the case…

Zeke appealed to everyone.

“Give me some time. It’s not too late to find out what’s going on with her. This probably isn’t a magic sword or anything. “Signi is the nicest kid in the world.”

Le Sulet shouted.

“Priests of God! Prepare for the exorcism! Divine energy never harms humans. “If there is a devil hiding here, he will definitely die!”

Signy said to Zeke.

“Brother, please go. That way. “ This is

a fate I must bear.”

The girl struggling in pain forced a smile.

I told him to be at ease and pushed him away.

I didn’t know what was happening.

However, I thought it might be closely related to having my life saved by Deus.

SIGNI looked straight into Zeke’s eyes.

I was happy to be

able to come back from the dead and spend a short time with Brother Ma .

I was only grateful that I was able to see Regin again and die.

It’s just…

it’s bittersweet that I won’t be able to see him again.

Signy forced himself to sit on the ground with his knees bent and put his hands together.

He looked at the sky and muttered softly.

The sword touching the vertebrae of my back made my whole body hurt.

But she didn’t stop praying.

I hope your future will be full of luck

.

May God not withhold His favor because of you.

And may this world be at peace forever.

“Please perform an exorcism ritual.”

Signy closed his eyes and said.

The priests began to recite prayers simultaneously.

However, the exorcism ritual immediately ended in failure.

Zeke moved.

He grabbed his little sister, picked him up, and

ran out of the banquet hall at the South Warbler Pavilion.

“Chase!”

The Holy Knights moved at the shout of Cardinal Le Sulet.

In addition to the Zodiac Knight, there were numerous Holy Knights in the South Warbler Pavilion.

Some of them lived lives unrelated to politics, but many of them belonged to some faction.

This tendency was especially strong in the case of the Holy Knights of Cardinal Le Sulet’s group.

Among the candidates for the next successive election, the most powerful cardinal was Le Sulet.

The very act of giving him a line meant that he was aspiring for success.

Zeke ran to the border of the manor while holding Signy.

I couldn’t even think about going back and forth.

There was no telling what would happen to Signi after the priests’ blessings poured in.

I don’t know what the thing sprouting from its back is.

It looked like a sword, but there was no guarantee that it was a sword.

Whatever it was,

it was clear that it had something to do with the devil.

Even though he said no, Zeke wasn’t a fool either. I could tell that it had something to do with receiving help from the Demon King.

If SIGNI is captured like this, it will be difficult for him to survive.

I didn’t know if I would be accused of being a witch and burned at the stake.

Even if it weren’t for that, I felt like I was going to meet a miserable end after being bullied as an exorcism like an exorcism.

I was scared. No

positive future came to mind at all

.

That’s why I ran away.

“Onii-sama, don’t do this. I’m OK.”

“It’s not okay! Keep your mouth shut. “It’s going to be a little shaky.”

The armor was tied to the horse I was riding. But the shoes were combat boots.

As the strength of my body was added to the boots with the magic of speed, I was running as if I could fly.

He jumped over the 2-meter-high barred wall surrounding the outskirts of the manor in one go.

And that too while holding SIGNI.

The place Zeke was heading to was the stables.

I was thinking of running away on horseback.

But there was already a chase team lined up in that direction.

The two paladins shouted as they drew their swords.

“Stop! “Sin no more!”

Those two paladins were the guardian knights of Seonghwangcheong.

The two did not participate in the battle to subdue the demon lord.

So I knew who Zeke was, but I didn’t realize his power.

They were confident that they had as much power as a G-class hero, so they blocked Zeke from the front.

Immediately after that they flew away as if hit by a carriage.

Although it was only hit with a body protected by an aura, the knights who flew away fell to the ground and groaned.

“I’m sorry.”

Zeke shouted as he walked past them.

After that, he was stopped by the Holy Knights several times, but

it was impossible for a G-class or lower hero to even stop Zeke.

Those below Class A or B were busy running away under the pressure of the aura.

There were only about 100 meters left to the stables.

Signi had fainted again in the meantime, so Zeke ran at full speed while holding her tightly in his arms.

At that time, three knights blocked Zeke.

For the first time, Zeke stopped walking.

“Mr. Cadenza! Mr. Oridon! Mr. Harmodil

! Please open the way.”

The three Zodiac Knights were with their swords hanging down.

Harmodil was a paladin of the Taurus throne.

He set up his heavy shield, Aldebaran, in front of his right, and held a single spear named Elnath in his left hand.

“Zeke, stop the rampage. “Please trust us with this task.”

Zeke shook his head at Oridon’s words.

“No. “I can’t give up on Signy.”

“Who told me to give up SIGNI

?”

Following Oridon, Cadenza spoke.

“Miss Signy is a saint who received an oracle from an angel. “No one can harm her.”

“I am… I am!”

Zeke was speechless.

What Cadenza said was half right and half wrong.

The problem started with the fact that Deus was deeply entangled.

I really thought I might have turned into a devil.

It wouldn’t be surprising at all if the heart of a devil was inhabited and the body became unable to live without it.

That is the power of Deus, and only then could Signi have been resurrected.

That’s what borrowing the devil’s power means.

There is no way for humans to benefit unilaterally from a deal with the devil.

Still, Zeke had no regrets.

Even if that moment comes again, I will cry and cling to Deus.

Please save SIGNI.

“I’m sorry.”

Zeke passed the two and walked towards the stable.

Harmodil’s spear was aimed at Zeke’s neck.

“Then I will kill you.”

“Mr. Harmodil.”

“Even if you are a comrade who fought alongside the Devil, if you take the Devil’s side, you will only become an enemy of the Zodiac Knight.”

“Signi is not a devil.”

“The thing that resides in that sword on her back is clearly the devil.” Oridon and Cadenza

joined

Harmodil .

“It would be an exaggeration to say that we will kill you, but for now, follow us.”

Zeke shook his head.

“Please let me go. I will definitely find a way to repair Signi’s body. So please just let me go for now.”

The two paladins hesitated for a moment and softened the tips of their swords.

But Harmodil didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so.

“A thousand shields! Aldebaran Crush!”

There was a white glow on the shield. The divine power had reached its peak and was emitting brilliance.

Harmodil’s skills were a bit lacking in Cadenza, but they were no worse than Oridon’s.

Although their styles were completely opposite as they pursued the extremes of both offense and defense.

Zeke turned his body to avoid Harmodil’s shield.

But Harmodil moved faster.

The shield struck his side.

Zeke stopped while trying to dodge.

If I was wrong, SIGNI might be right.

I braced my back and received the shield’s attack with my body.

A considerable shock echoed through my body.

Blood spurted out.

Zeke spit out the fishy liquid that had accumulated in his mouth and started running again.

Harmodil didn’t think that Zeke would run without incident even after being hit with the Aldebaran Crush with all his might.

I followed him one step later.

At that time, four horses with two people riding on them passed in front of Zeke.

“Hold hands!”

I looked up and saw that it was Sadimus.

“Mr. Sadimus!”

When Zeke held out his hand, Sadimus pulled him. After being pulled up like a radish, Zeke used his momentum to get on another horse running alongside him.

He held Signy, who was still sleeping and suffering, in his arms and kicked the horse’s stirrup.

The thing that could not be exchanged for anything was my younger brother’s life.

I was worried about Regin for a moment, but I trusted Cadenza and Oridon.

He said he would take good care of him as he first promised.

It was squire Nezar who drove the horses with Sadimus.

“What are you going to do?”

Zeke hesitated for a moment at his question.

No matter where you run to on the continent of Jose, there will be no place where the breath of Holy Hwangcheong does not reach.

Then, a place suddenly came to mind.

“Neuekan… let’s go there.”

If I found a safe place nearby and hid,

I thought I would be able to stop Seonghwangcheong from pursuing me.

“Sadimus Mr. Nezar. “Let’s find a way to treat Signi together.”

Sadimus sighed briefly.

At a glance, SIGNI’s body was radiating evil energy.

It was understandable that the Paladins were running wild with anger.

“It will be a difficult road. Can’t get help from anyone. “You will be branded an immoral person.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Well, if you look at it, I

became a lich because I became addicted to dark magic.” Nezar grunted.

“I thought you would become a Holy Knight of the Holy Emperor and get a decent title, but now you are a fugitive?”

“Once I find the cure… I will return to Holy Huangcheng. And I will apologize to everyone until I receive forgiveness.”

“Is it really as easy as it sounds?” Nezar spoke with a dissatisfied face and sighed.

“Anyway, I’m out of luck. “Why are all the owners like this?”

Zeke let Nezar’s bruises pass through one ear and looked at Signy in his arms again.

The broad horn, about a meter long, rising from its back was still swallowing black blood.

The magic energy emitted from that sword-shaped horn was enough to make even Zeke feel numb.