Chapter 107: Almirash’s True Identity
ㅤ”To be precise, they’re a bit different from demons as well. They’re beings from the Netherworld, possessing humans on the surface. Almirash-san isn’t possessing anyone, but rather manifesting a body from scratch using Ether.”
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ㅤ”Th-That’s right, but…
ㅤMinato-san… just who are you…?”
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ㅤAlmirash-san said with a surprised face.
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ㅤ”I was caught up in a commotion caused by a demon a little while ago.
ㅤA demon named Imusoda━━”
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ㅤ”Imusoda-san!?”
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ㅤ”San…?”
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ㅤWell, I suppose it’s not strange to use “-san” if they’re fellow demons.
ㅤApparently, he held a position called one of the Four Heavenly Demon Generals.
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ㅤ”Is Imusoda-san alright? He left a while ago and hasn’t returned…”
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ㅤAt Almirash-san’s worried words, I can’t help but hesitate.
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ㅤ”Um… I want to be clear about something. Almirash-san, do you know what Imusoda was doing?”
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ㅤ”Eh… Not in detail. Just that he was working on a plan to find humans on the surface who would cooperate with the demons…”
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ㅤ”Finding people who would cooperate with the demons, huh…”
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ㅤPutting it extremely vaguely, it’s not entirely wrong.
ㅤIf you completely disregard what happened to those who “cooperated” and the damage it caused in the future, that is.
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ㅤ”Wh-What do you mean? What was Imusoda-san doing on the surface?”
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ㅤAlmirash-san asks, her expression somewhat frightened.
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ㅤ”…Alright. Since there’s nothing else to do, I’ll tell you.”
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ㅤWith that, I began to tell Almirash-san about the events in the Mist Forest.
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ㅤ”S-Such a thing…”
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ㅤAlmirash-san, as expected, turned pale.
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ㅤI look at the horizon, searching for the shadow of an island, but so far I can’t find anything that resembles one.
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ㅤHowever, I noticed that the boat is gradually being swept in a certain direction.
ㅤLooking carefully, there’s a current on the sea surface flowing in a specific direction, and the horizon diagonally ahead appears to be dipping in the middle.
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ㅤ（That must be the 『Navel』, right?）
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ㅤThe boat is caught in a whirlpool and is gradually being pulled towards the “Navel.”
ㅤThe current continues endlessly, and it seems difficult to escape the flow with magic.
ㅤIn the first place, even if we escaped, we wouldn’t know which way to go.
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ㅤ（According to Harriet-san’s story, we should reach the Kielhen Islands if we ride the current.）
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ㅤIt would be disastrous if we tried to escape and ended up wandering in a sea area without islands, or encountered the Kraken or Oceanus.
ㅤFor now, we have no choice but to aim for the Kielhen Islands.
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ㅤ”I can’t believe Imusoda-san was doing such a thing…”
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ㅤ”Is it that surprising?”
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ㅤConsidering his personality, I think it’s something he would definitely do.
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ㅤ”No… I had a vague feeling that something was wrong…”
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ㅤ”What did he tell you?”
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ㅤ”That he would take back what was stolen from him. And that he needed to create allies on the surface and regain his physical body to do so.”
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ㅤ”Regaining his physical body means possessing a human body, right?”
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ㅤ”I never imagined such a thing…”
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ㅤAlmirash-san mutters with a gloomy face.
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ㅤ”You created your body with Ether, so you didn’t possess anyone’s body.
ㅤBut even that Imusoda couldn’t do such a thing. He finally obtained a physical body after much hardship.”
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ㅤIn the end, you could say that’s what led to his destruction.
ㅤIf he hadn’t been obsessed with obtaining a physical body and had kept his main body hidden in the Netherworld, we wouldn’t have been able to defeat him.
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ㅤ”I don’t know how strong of a demon Imusoda was, but being one of the Four Heavenly Demon Generals means he was an executive-class, right?”
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ㅤ”Imusoda-san was the most powerful demon among the Four Heavenly Demon Generals. That’s why it took him longer to descend to the surface.”
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ㅤ（The most powerful? Wasn’t he the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings?）
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ㅤWell, that was just my assumption.
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ㅤ”Even that Imusoda possessed the body of a human magician with their consent.
ㅤIf Almirash-san has more power than that, I can guess your true identity.”
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ㅤI turned my gaze to Almirash-san.
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ㅤAlmirash-san flinched and looked away.
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ㅤ”You’re… the Demon King, aren’t you?”
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ㅤAt my assertion, Almirash-san nodded with downcast eyes.