The Failed Swordmaster - Chapter 179

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Chapter 179 68. Unexpected Ally (4)

 

‘Even if they’re enemies, to do such a thing.’

 

‘They could have just killed him instead, but how could they take his manhood hostage?’

 

‘And even after luring him into their trap like that, they say he can’t even use it? Then why did they call him in the first place?’

 

‘I thought the hero had attacked first, but with circumstances like that…’

 

‘If I were the hero, I would have had no choice but to come too.’

 

As the explanation continued, sympathy appeared on the demons’ faces.

 

It couldn’t be helped. Baku’s eloquence was excellent, conveying all the necessary facts without omission while appropriately emphasizing the important parts, but the content itself was something that men couldn’t help but listen to.

 

No, it wasn’t just them. Some women poured out criticism of Sekaros and the 108 Families with faces even more enraged than the men.

 

“Wow, they’re really bastards. Don’t those high and mighty folks have dicks? If they did, they could never agree to such a plan.”

 

“That’s right. Really…”

 

What human women would only think about, demon women spoke of without restraint. This was possible because the Demon Realm was somewhat rougher and more sexually open than the Human Realm. The demon men also nodded in the heavy atmosphere as if agreeing with their opinions.

 

Of course.

 

“I can’t believe it! Lord Sekaros plotting such a vile conspiracy, that can’t be!”

 

Not everyone believed Baku’s words at face value.

 

A one-eyed demon with only one eye embedded in his forehead stepped forward with an extremely angry face. At his extraordinary momentum, those around him stepped back one by one, creating space for him.

 

The one-eyed demon snorted and opened his ring-shaped eye to speak.

 

“You! Aren’t you Baku, who was directly branded a traitor to the race by the Demon God’s Order, no, by Lord Sekaros, the Son of the Demon Lord himself?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“How dare you, a wretch who didn’t even follow the Demon God’s command and hid for years out of fear of deserved punishment, spout such nonsensical bullshit. This is truly absurd! You fool, do you think lies become truth just because you babble whatever comes to mind without proper evidence?”

 

At his rebuke, the expressions of the surrounding demons changed. Come to think of it, there was nothing wrong with the one-eyed demon’s words.

 

In fact, what they had heard so far was just one-sided claims, without any proper evidence. They had simply thought ‘that must be so’ because Baku had long been known for his high reputation and good character.

 

However, Baku standing on the platform showed no sign of being flustered. Meeting eyes with the one-eyed demon, he spoke in a calm voice.

 

“I have much to say about the treason case involving my brother and me, but since that’s not why I’m standing here now, I’ll hold back for now.”

 

“Hmph! You must be saying that because you have nothing to say.”

 

“However, I do have evidence that Sekaros and the heads of the 108 Families agreed to and executed the impotence curse plan.”

 

“What?”

 

The one-eyed demon was shocked.

 

To think he actually had evidence. That would mean Sekaros and the high-ranking demons responsible for the Demon Realm had actually committed such vile acts, wouldn’t it?

 

‘No way, that can’t be. Whatever evidence he has, it must all be fabricated anyway.’

 

Though he was momentarily shaken by Baku’s overly confident attitude, he put strength in his eyes again and tried not to be overwhelmed by the momentum.

 

He believed. No matter how annoying the 108 Families were, no matter how excessive the tyranny of the Demon God’s Order, they wouldn’t commit such acts while working with Lord Sekaros, who was directly sent down by the Demon God. Surely they wouldn’t have done that.

 

However, his belief was shattered to pieces shortly after.

 

Because the voice of one of the 108 Family heads flowed out from a magical device that Baku took out from subspace.

 

– Speak! Why did you agree to the impotence curse plan? Even if we’re different races, how could you do that as a fellow man!

 

– I, I was wrong! I opposed it at first too, but Lord Sekaros pushed so stubbornly…

 

“…!”

 

The recording wasn’t just that. After that, five more voices flowed out. Though they all made similar excuses, the fact that they had participated in Sekaros’s plan remained unchanged.

 

Most shocking of all was that this plan that abandoned masculine morality was directly promoted by none other than the Son of the Demon Lord, Sekaros himself.

 

The one-eyed demon stood there dazed for a long time. The demons in the square were the same. When the part they had hoped wasn’t true flowed out through the voices of the 108 Family heads, everyone couldn’t come to their senses.

 

Of course, the silence was only momentary.

 

Soon, thick curses began pouring from the mouths of those who grasped the situation.

 

“Have you ever seen such heinous bastards!”

 

“Are those family head bastards dickless? How could they do such a thing!”

 

“What bullshit! Just because we’re women doesn’t mean we can do such things without hesitation! Apologize for what you just said!”

 

“S-sorry. I got too excited and…”

 

“How could those in such high positions do such things…”

 

“To think the Son of the Demon Lord devised such an absurd plan, I’m greatly disappointed.”

 

“Explain! The priests of the Demon God’s Order should quickly come out to the square and explain!”

 

“Explain! Explain! Explain!”

 

Anger and excitement spread like wildfire. The curses pouring out simultaneously seemed ready to burst the entire city.

 

The only beings who could calm them were the high priests in the Demon God’s Order, but they had hidden in their hideouts since Lumian began his hunt and weren’t showing even their noses.

 

“Explain! Explain!”

 

“Explain! Priests of the Demon God’s Order, stop hiding and quickly come out to refute Baku’s words!”

 

‘Not bad. The atmosphere has been raised just right.’

 

Baku on the platform nodded while looking at the demons in the square.

 

He could almost tangibly feel their emotional state. Disappointment in the higher-ups ruling the Demon Realm, emptiness, and tremendous anger.

 

This state alone wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t the end. Unfortunately, even if all the ordinary demons gathered here combined their strength, they had no chance against Sekaros. Probably even multiplying by 10 or 100 times would be the same.

 

‘But if their emotions gather in one place, if their sympathy and compassion, their hearts of support and encouragement flow into the hero’s interior and are reborn as new power…’

 

And if his senses become sharp enough to even detect Sekaros’s hideout.

 

Having thought this far, Baku cast his gaze to one corner of the square. Then a robed man who received his look nodded and approached him. His movement through the gaps like a ghost despite the excited demons rampaging was extraordinary.

 

Seeing him finally climb onto the platform, the demons made puzzled expressions.

 

“What’s this?”

 

“Who is that?”

 

The reason was unknown. But somehow his appearance kept bothering them. They wanted to look at him.

 

It was the effect of his Aura Image. Through his mastery-level attention-focusing ability, Lumian naturally captured the gazes of the demons in the square and threw off his robe with a whoosh.

 

Fear bloomed on the demons’ faces at the sudden appearance of a human revealing his identity.

 

“A, a human!”

 

“A human, how is there a human here?”

 

“Could it be the hero? The hero is here…”

 

“We need to run! We need to run quickly…”

 

“There’s no need for that.”

 

Lumian Calard’s voice echoed throughout the entire city.

 

A voice containing strange power that made everyone’s hearts comfortable and calm. Yet somehow a voice that felt lonely and empty.

 

The demons’ panic was instantly calmed.

 

Confirming this, Lumian looked around the square once, then opened his mouth again.

 

“That’s right. I am a human, Lumian Calard, better known to you as the hero. But I didn’t reveal myself here to attack you. What I bear resentment toward is only the Son of the Demon Lord Sekaros who planned and promoted the impotence curse, and his subordinates, the 108 Families.”

 

“…”

 

“I mean I didn’t stand in this place to harm you who live your lives earnestly day by day, who never want to be caught up in the current chaos.”

 

Sweet words anyone could say.

 

But every single demon in the square believed the hero’s words. And they listened to his words.

 

Aura Image aside, they couldn’t turn away from his increasingly deep sadness. And they could understand very well why the hero was so sad, dejected, and angry.

 

Lumian continued speaking.

 

“Perhaps even at this moment, there may be those who doubt Baku’s words, my words. That’s natural. You can’t easily believe the words of the top expert from a hostile camp that has been antagonistic for thousands of years. Perhaps you might even think the recording we just played was magical manipulation…”

 

“No! We believe you!”

 

A female demon shouted loudly from one side of the square. She was a woman. Thanks to his Aura Image, handsome appearance, and the loneliness felt in his voice, maternal love and sympathy transcending race were displayed.

 

Lumian smiled faintly toward her. Even that smile felt so powerless that all the demons made pitying expressions.

 

“Thank you. For believing me. Whew… Yes. Let me say once more, the reason I came out here is not to harm you. I’m not asking you to fight alongside me either. I just wanted to let everyone know about my unjust situation, my dejected heart. Because it’s a sadness I can’t bear alone, and yet in this strange Demon Realm land I don’t have a single acquaintance to confide in… I was compelled to reveal myself before you who have no relation to me at all.”

 

Having said this much, Lumian put his hand to his waist.

 

A posture as if he might take off his pants at any moment. The agitation among the demons gathered in the square grew even greater.

 

‘No way!’

 

‘Is he going to show it directly right here?’

 

Their thoughts were correct.

 

Lumian opened his mouth with a sad voice.

 

“In case there are still those who don’t believe, I’ll show you for just 5 seconds.”

 

As soon as he finished speaking, his hand moved. Then his pants went down, and the terrible sight was revealed to the world.

 

“This can’t be…”

 

“It was real.”

 

“This is definitely an aura that can only be felt from the Demon God’s Order… Huh. To really cast an impotence curse on the hero.”

 

“Ahhhhh…”

 

The appearance itself had nothing particularly special about it.

 

However, not only had it turned black, but the dense aura of the Demon God rising outward like heat haze made anyone who saw it naturally furrow their brows.

 

“Huu.”

 

After 5 seconds passed, Lumian pulled up his pants.

 

His face was filled with despair. He spoke.

 

“I can never forget this grudge. I cannot accept it, nor can I forgive it. I will fight to the end to protect what is precious to me.”

 

“…”

 

“I apologize for bringing chaos to your homeland in this process. But if you can empathize even a little with my pain, if you find my situation pitiful… I can only hope that you will understand with generous eyes rather than hateful gazes.”

 

Whoosh!

 

After leaving those words, Lumian flew into the sky and disappeared. An indescribably heavy atmosphere filled the town square.

 

Baku, who had been watching this, let out a deep sigh. Thanks to the magical effect, everyone’s attention was focused on him, and knowing this, he muttered a single phrase in a voice too loud for a soliloquy.

 

“How could such a trial befall someone who has never once experienced it…”

 

Whoosh!

 

With those words, Baku also flew into the sky and disappeared, and the demons received a shock as if they had been struck in the head by a massive boulder from his words.

 

Never experienced it once.

 

A virgin.

 

But now castrated. Destined to remain a virgin forever, destined to die a virgin.

 

‘That’s too…’

 

‘It’s so sad!’

 

“Ugh, ughhh!”

 

“Sniff, sob…”

 

Suppressed crying sounds flowed from someone’s mouth. Was it contagious? Others also shed uncontrollable tears from their eyes and noses.

 

If just moments before their feelings of anger and disappointment toward Sekaros had been greater, now their feelings of sympathy and pity for Hero Lumian Calard were even stronger.

 

Despite knowing nothing about him, despite him being the representative of humans who were their mortal enemies.

 

Woooooong…!

 

And their hearts became a great flow.

 

Riding the sky, riding the wind, cutting through the clouds in between. After traveling across the sky of the Demon Realm like that, they encountered the human, Lumian Calard.

 

The emotions of the demons melted into the energy center of that pitiful being.

 

Zzzzzzz-!

 

Soon, another change began to occur in Lumian’s body.

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