Academy’s Weapon Replicator

Chapter 153 Family (3)

When four knights in the Demon World were fighting the Seven Deadly Sins.

“Hmm.”

Belphegor was leisurely strolling through the castle.

His steps led underground.

This is Satan’s castle. The Seven Deadly Sins tacitly used this place whenever they had a meeting.

If you think about it that way, Satan may have been dreaming of becoming the king of demons since the Seven Deadly Sins first met.

Belphegor doesn’t know much about the castle, since he doesn’t attend meetings, or even meetings themselves, very often. The last time he saw it was when he fell from the Seat of Sloth, and he doesn’t remember anything before that.

But it was clear where he had to go.

To the deepest, most hidden place of this great castle.

“There aren’t any demons guarding the castle. That Satan guy must be in a hurry.”

Belphegor enjoyed the sound of his footsteps echoing through the vast, empty space.

Just a few hours ago this place was full of demons, but they all seem to have gone out with Satan.

“Hey, Lazor. If you see anything suspicious, report it immediately.”

“……All right.”

The demon Lazor followed behind Belphegor and looked around.

After killing Astaroth, Belphegor kept Lazor by his side.

Strange. He clearly said that he quickly forgets names… …. Although questions lingered in Lazor’s mind, he did as Belphegor told him anyway.

“Huh.”

The place Belphegor passed by.

Lazor discovered a stone sticking out unnaturally from the wall.

“Lord Belphegor. Look here.”

“hmm?”

There are plenty of protruding rocks in a castle like this, but the one Lazor found had oddly rounded edges. It was definitely something that had been touched often.

“I see. This is a hidden device.”

“It could be a trap.”

“I wonder? Lazor, what do you think?”

“… … On second thought, that seems unlikely.”

Judging from the stone’s location, it wasn’t in the intruder’s path. Rather, it was a hidden location. Belphegor nodded.

“I found this device. It’s amazing.”

“……thank you.”

Lazor felt a little proud. He had discovered something that Belphegor had overlooked. It was the moment when his presence here made sense.

… … Did you really not notice this? Did you just let me do everything from now on?

That thought occurred to me about an hour ago.

“Okay, then let’s press it.”

Hold on.

Kugugu─

As Belphegor pressed the stone, a corner of the wall opened up clearly.

A staircase leading into darkness is visible.

“At the very bottom of the castle, there is a staircase that leads down even further underground.”

Hahaha. Belphegor laughed. Like a child who found a hidden note in a treasure hunt.

“… …Lord Belphegor, do you know what’s inside here?”

“I don’t know what there is. I just know that there is something.”

In response, Lazor nodded without asking any further questions.

It was an answer that was somewhat Belphegor-like, yet completely understandable.

Thud thud.

Belphegor walked leisurely. He walked leisurely, but strangely, he walked fast. Lazor was walking diligently, but the distance between him and Belphegor did not get closer.

Before he could question it, something got on Lazor’s nerves.

‘……stink.’

A terrible smell coming from down there.

It was like the smell of blood, or the smell of a corpse, or the smell of all of those things rotting away. Or it was some strange mixture of all of those things.

The stench grew worse as they descended, and just as Razor’s face was completely crumpled, the narrow stairs came to an end.

And looking ahead,

“……This.”

Lazor was speechless at the sight before his eyes.

Belphegor nodded, seemingly satisfied.

“This is it.”

Belphegor walked forward.

Lazor looked around.

It was full of huge glass containers, most of which were broken.

Is this a test tube? There are many Madong-gu around, and an indescribable lump is rolling around near the broken glass tube. The smell seems to be coming from there.

“It seems like everything I heard was a failure.”

Belphegor said.

“What is this?”

“Hmm? I thought you knew more than me. Wasn’t it pretty famous in the Demon World? The project led by Satan?”

project.

When you say that, something comes to mind.

“I remember hearing that something was creating a ‘disaster.’”

“Yeah. That’s it. ‘The Scourge of Metamorphosis.’”

“The Calamity of Metamorph… … .”

Lazor looked around while reciting what he had heard.

… … Is this a disaster?

Lazor tilts his head naturally. What were you planning to make inside this glass case? Considering the size of the glass case, it probably wouldn’t have been that big even if it was completed. It would have been too cute to be called a disaster.

“What were you trying to make in the end?”

“I heard that you’re making a shield that can pierce through anything.”

“Are you talking about the story of that contradiction?”

“It’s something weird that combines the two.”

“… … Ah, I see. So that’s what I’m saying.”

In the story of contradiction, a spear and a shield appear.

A spear that can pierce everything, a shield that can block everything.

But it’s a ‘shield that can pierce through everything’. That’s a step further.

“Don’t take it too seriously. Satan is a guy who does a lot of weird things, and this was just one of the countless things he did. That’s why I didn’t pay attention at first. To begin with, Satan and I are, you know, physiologically incompatible.”

I know that.

Among the Seven Deadly Sins, Belphegor was the worst of the worst, and Satan was completely at the center.

However, it was rumored that Satan considered Belphegor a thorn in his side.

“But one day, Satan asked me to do something.”

“What is it?”

“I was saying, ‘Give laziness to Frontier de Roach.’”

“… … ?”

Belphegor did not know the intention of Satan’s request at the time. Satan had simply said that the Roach family would become a hindrance to the demons in the future.

That’s a poor excuse. But I won’t ask any more. It’s annoying. Satan must have asked me because he knows my personality.

But when Belphegor turned to Frondier.

The moment Belphegor spied Frondier, who was still a young baby, he noticed something strange.

“At that time, Frondia was just a newborn baby. But somewhere, he felt a strange power of a god.”

“Didn’t you give me divine powers?”

“No. Then you would have known right away. That is not a power that would help Frontier.”

Belphegor could not know any more details at that time.

It doesn’t grant me divine powers, but I feel a strange divine power. But that’s all.

So Belphegor granted sloth to Frondier as per Satan’s request.

But when that Frondier grew up and came to find Belphegor.

When it was not the Frondi that Belphegor knew, but ‘another spirit’ that claimed to be Frondi in front of him.

And when Frondia showed off her ‘weaving’ right before my eyes.

“It was only then that I realized something was strange.”

It was from then on.

Belphegor began to notice Satan’s strange actions, which he had usually ignored.

“You think it’s strange?”

“Yeah. How on earth did Satan know about Frontier?”

Satan was clearly aware of Frondier and asked Belphegor to grant him sloth.

At that time, Frondia was a newborn baby with no talent. If he had something so great, any god would have already granted him divine powers.

But later I found out that Frontier had some kind of trigger on him, not to mention divine powers.

When the weaving affects reality, a god descends to kill Frondier.

A trigger set by Thanatos.

That is, Satan knew.

Frondia will acquire the ‘Weaving’ skill in the distant future. She leaked that to Thanatos.

Then how did you know that?

Damn it.

Belphegor took a step forward.

His steps led towards the countless clumps scattered beside the glass case.

The disaster of Metamorph, its failures.

Kneeling down in front of one of them, Belphegor placed his hand upon the mass without hesitation.

“I don’t care about that stinky thing,” Lazor thought, frowning, but Belphegor was calm, as if he really didn’t smell anything.

“Yeah. As expected.”

Belphegor chuckled. How can you laugh like that in front of that smell?

Then Belphegor nodded as if he understood,

“This is Loki’s remains.”

* * *

I moved with Atjie and Frondi behind me.

Campe obediently told Thanatos where he was.

I thought I’d be near Tartarus, but Thanatos was going to a completely different place.

It’s Asgard.

“What on earth does that guy have to do in a world where other gods live?”

at that time.

Swish.

Selena came out of my shadow.

“It seems like the story is over, so I came out.”

“… … Sorry, Selena. I didn’t pay attention to you.”

“No, Frontier. I understand.”

Selena looked at me with innocent eyes. That’s what I thought.

“I heard the story.”

“… … Yes, Selena. I’m a fake pretending to be Frontier.”

“I see.”

“Are you disappointed?”

Selena tilted her head at my question.

“Why should I do that?”

“… …Because the fake is pretending to be real and deceiving people.”

Selena tilted her head for a moment at my words, her eyes wide as if thinking.

“As I understand it.”

Then he slowly opened his mouth.

“When I first met Frondier, Frondier was already Frondier.”

“… … It may sound a bit strange, but that’s true. That was me back then.”

“Then I wasn’t fooled by anything.”

Selena smiles brightly.

And then his mouth became a little thinner.

“… … If I had to say, there was a time in the past when I was lured by the rumors of the real Frondia and was targeted by the current Frondia.”

“ha ha ha.”

I laughed at that.

A natural laugh came out of me without me knowing.

‘……okay.’

Maybe I.

That might be why he has Selena by his side.

A unique characteristic that sets Selena apart from everyone else.

Selena saw ‘Frondière de Roach’ for the first time as herself, not as the real her.

At least to Selena I’m not fake.

What a comfort that was to me.

“But, Frontier.”

Then Selena said.

“You, Frondi, call yourself a fake.”

“Yes, it is true.”

“How much do you think that is true?”

“… … ?”

I looked at Selena at those words.

I had difficulty understanding the meaning of the question.

Selena asked.

“The days I lived as a frontier.”

Selena’s eyes were kind and gentle.

It was strict somewhere.

“Was it all fake?”

“… … .”

“If other people find out about this, yes, you might live with the stigma of being a fake. Haha, I guess I have caught you on your weakness.”

“… … It’s really a weakness.”

“But what about you, Lord Frondier?”

Selena looked into my eyes.

“You came to save Mr. Atjie.”

From the moment I met Selena until now.

It was always my job to put pressure.

“You understood Ampere and forgave him for everything, even the sins that weren’t Frondier’s.”

Selena takes a step towards me.

Now I’m under pressure.

“Was that feeling fake too?”

A smile that seemed to provoke me.

It’s a playful voice, but it doesn’t let me avoid the question.

“Wasn’t the Frondier back then Frondier de Roach?”

“No way……!”

The moment I said it.

Beep─

The smartwatch rang.

The smartwatch that used to be so dazzlingly bright and beeping so loudly.

I wasn’t able to check the contents due to the sudden meeting with Atjie.

I just now looked at the watch.

There was a phrase that I really missed.

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