My Childhood Friend the Demon Knight Hates Me - Episode 24: Elucidation
Chapter 24 part 2: Elucidation
Translator: Lioness
Editor: Arya
Me who was in a panic stood up and used the cloak to take off the butterfly. The man’s face was pale, but he was still breathing. The butterfly fizzled out and disappeared. However, the black butterflies on the sky were still fluttering their wings as if they were after the blood from the sacrifices.
I was frightened at their population and the strange aura they emitted.
“Normally, tomorrow on the night of the full moon, we would take the blood directly from the sacrifice and pour it into the magic circle. Since we’ve been interrupted, we don’t have any choice but to just suck the blood and redo the ritual elsewhere. I actually wanted fresh blood from the main body, but I had no choice so I decided to take the trouble of kidnapping it. For Li’s sake, provide us with a lot amount of blood to the butterfly.”
The man smiled with a devilish look on his face as he told her something cruel without a second thought.
Reiss stood on the place where you could see a lot of butterflies, he shoved away the butterflies who attacked us one after another with his sword, but for just a few minutes, the number of the black butterflies and the number of the people behind him were too large.
I managed to get the butterflies who arrived to the side of Marina by sneaking between the wielding swords, but the limit was soon reached. As I was impatient with Reiss black hair in sight, he said in a sharp voice, “Summon that water spirit!”
“Well, is that Water Spirit Uur?”
“That’s right. He is already close with the apostles. The moonlight is weak now, and the demon’s warding must be less effective than before. If the spirit that has been by your side all this time and has been able to trace your presence, it will be able to answer your call even inside the wards.”
“Okay, I get it now.”
… Why does Reiss know about the mechanics of demon moonlighting?
I put those questions behind my mind then call out for Uur in my mind. The first time, there was no response. But I didn’t give up, and kept calling his name over and over again.
Reiss’s silver orbits were scattered around with those black particles. And —-
“—- Suu!”
“Uur!”
Uur finally appeared, there was a pool of water jade- coloured in his eyes due to the habit from the spirit of water, and jumped into my chest in a blink of an eye.
“Suu! Suu! Suu! I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I was too late to call the guards, I put Suu in danger! Are you okay? Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine. Thanks for worrying about me, Uur.”
Droplets of water splashed from his watery tail, along with his tears.
I patted his light blue head. Then he rubbed his body against my chest.
I was deeply relieved by the warmth of his body.
But there was no time to relax.
“Hey, Uur. I have another favour to ask you.”
“No problem. Anything you say, Suu!”
“Those black butterflies are targeting the people here. If we don’t do something, the Wraiths won’t be able to fight freely. Can we take care of the butterflies and protect them? Do you think Uur’s power can do that?”
“I’ll try!”
Because Marina was being held under the strong moonlight, the power of the spirits was no match for the demons. The spirits of light could not even get close to the black butterfly.
However, now that the moonlight was fading, I might be able to do something with the help of Uur’s power. Or rather, me and Uur should do something about it.
Uur cheerfully spun around on the spot and created lots of bubbles as there were too many butterflies.
He hit the butterflies one after another with those bubbles. The black butterfly popped and disappeared in mid-air with the bubbles, making a pleasant sound.
Water spirits were creatures with a strong power of purification. Water was effective against impurities. Uur’s power worked well on the black butterfly; the devil’s messenger.
“As expected, Uur!”
Well, Uur had a small chest.
I exclaimed to Reiss, “Leave this to me!” While Roa-kun and his friends haven’t arrived yet, I’m relying on Reiss.
Reiss confirmed what I said for a moment and headed towards the man. Immediately, the butterflies as they flutter their wings around the man turned into sharp, pointed black blades.
They poured down at Reiss.
“Aah!”
A painful scream leaked out from the rain of blades.
I held my mouth with a bang.
However, Reiss was calm, avoiding it with minimal movement, playing with a sword, and avoiding by tearing the hem.
The way he carried himself was inhuman. Reiss was … that strong.
As Reiss steadily closed the distance, the criminal man became impatient. He had miscalculated that he would be the one to own the spotlight. If it was a close combat, Reiss would certainly have the upper hand.
“Ahh!”
The man was frustrated so he manipulated the black blade and broke the glass of a small window near the ceiling.
Reiss was instinctively distracted by the loud noise from the man because his movements slowed down a bit.
He, himself was not hurt, but the string connecting the spirit crystal was cut and the crystal was knocked to the ground.
“Damn.”
Even from a distance, I could vaguely observe the anguish expression from Reiss’s face as he clicked his tongue for a moment at the shattered crystal.
One blow, then two blows. The blades continued to slice at the Reiss.
“Reiss …!”