42 Monster

Samael knelt in front of Cecilia. This morning, he was leaving for the battlefield that was finally determined. Gently, Samael kisses the back of Cecilia's fingers, and then Cecilia puts the armour helmet on his head.

Samael stood up, then bowed to his father and father-in-law who looked pale. He turned to Juverin and showed respect that was even deeper than his previous respect for his parents.

Juverin raised his hand as if giving his blessing.

Samael nodded and looked towards Roxus who was standing by Cecilia's side. The woman was wearing a white robe that made her look more like an Archmage and raised her hand to snap her fingers.

A protection spell was engraved like purple flames that shot extraordinarily fast in the air around Samael's body. After that, hundreds of thousands of other spells appeared on the chests of every soldier who was lining up to prepare to leave the capital. Seeing the Archmage's protection on their chest, all of them managed to leave their fear behind.

Juverin got goosebumps. Once again he saw the proof of Roxus Croix's prowess before his own eyes. Ordinary people might not understand, but a spell as of this was very difficult to perform to protect hundreds or even hundreds of thousands of humans at once, but Roxus could do it in the blink of an eye.

Ernacht and Lucifer stood a little behind, guarding Eoin and Amaranth closely. Among other noble families, the figure of the Croix Family with their talented sons and daughters made them jealous. Moreover, it was an open secret that the man with long brown hair standing by at Ernacht's side was the New Hero, Great Swordmaster Lucius, who had fallen head over heels with the Archmage Roxus Croix. Once they heard that Ernacht had started calling Lucius 'Kakanda', everyone speculated that soon, Lucius and Roxus would be getting married.

That's not wrong. Eoin has started discussing with Amaranth about when and how the wedding ceremony will take place. Since Lucius's true identity was still unknown to anyone, they also found it a bit difficult. It wasn't that they didn't trust Lucius, but they were worried about Lucius as much as they were worried about their son.

Lucius wanted revenge, but because he wanted to be with Roxus, he gave up on his efforts. They were worried that Lucius was still feeling dissatisfied after giving up on his revenge, considering that there was a high chance that Lucius was also a son from an unusual family. They wanted to talk to Roxus about this, but it seemed, Roxus herself didn't know the details either.

Imperial Prince Samael's army departed and went through the gates of the capital. Now, it's time to wait and pay attention to incoming and outgoing information. However, Roxus then looked at Lucius with a look full of meaning. Lucius nodded in understanding. Roxus seemed to be worried about Croix County. It is the time one of them should go to protect the area directly and prevent it from the side effects of fighting the coup.

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Eoin nodded. "I am going back to the County with Ernacht."

Amaranth and Roxus immediately shook their heads. "Ernacht and I have to go to the County. Father and Mother will remain in the capital," said Roxus.

"But as Count Croix, the correct decision was..."

"Father, you don't need to worry. I was used to working in the County alone, and there were lots of people I trusted. Ayunda Roxus will also come with me, so there's nothing to worry about," said Ernacht calmly.

Roxus looked at Lucifer who had been standing by the side of the door all this time, as the guard as usual. The two of them thought the same thing, different from everyone else in the room.

"I have to go to the County and erect five magic towers. The five towers will protect the County much more effectively than the Magic Wall I created in the capital," Roxus explained.

"My daughter, are you thinking of working hard again?" asked Eoin.

"But building a magic tower isn't something that will knock me down. The existence of a magic tower will strengthen me many times over," Roxus explained.

Eoin looked at Amaranth and the woman nodded. What Roxus said was true. But Eoin then turned to look at Lucifer. At this time, every time he finished listening to Roxus's decision, he subconsciously turned to Lucifer to see his reaction. Lucifer looks calm. Looks like Roxus will be fine.

"So you will take Lucius with you?" asked Eoin.

"Ah," Roxus raised her eyebrow. "Luci must stay and be on guard in the capital," Roxus explained. "Right now, the capital is the centre of everything. From the capital, Luc can reach all the places that need help more quickly," Roxus continued softly.

Eoin nodded. "When are you leaving?" he asked.

"Tomorrow morning is a perfect time," Roxus replied. "I can use teleportation spells and reach the County immediately."

Hearing that, Eoin agreed and stood up. "I'll talk to Crown Princess Cecilia and the King. Now rest and get ready to go tomorrow," he held out his hand to Amaranth who was walking, following his footsteps. The two of them left the room.

Ernacht slowly stood up. "I'll go sharpen my spearhead, Ayunda," said Ernacht. Roxus nodded, and Ernacht left.

As soon as everyone left, Roxus lifted her feet onto the sofa and lay down comfortably. "Ah, I hope Leonid's rebellion doesn't drag on," Roxus said.

"Do you not want to interfere with this rebellion?" asked Lucifer, not moving an inch from where he stood.

"We have a more pressing problem," Roxus closed her eyes. "How are we going to defeat that monster?" she muttered.

"I'm also still trying to figure out how..." Lucifer answered quietly. The two of them looked distraught for a moment, and then both of them sighed.

"Anyway, we can't beat him if it's just the two of us. Now Ernacht has become a Spearmaster. There's a dragon we might be able to ask for help, and maybe he knows some Dragons who can also help us when the time comes. Then, the two of us will also get stronger with time," Roxus muttered.

But Lucifer and Roxus knew it wasn't enough. In this life, maybe everything has gone smoothly, but there is a big difference between the past timeline and today. And the difference is, Lucifer is now a human, not a Demon.

Right now, Lucifer was only a Swordmaster who also possessed magical power on par with a top-level Magus. In a way, Lucifer is a Magic Swordmaster. Meanwhile, Roxus was an Archmage, and although she had the potential to surpass all dragon species in this world, for both of them, this was still not safe.

The two of them still had to find a way to stop Soneillon the Archdemon.

He is the weakest among the Archdemons. Even so, his name is the most famous among demons, because, in the human world, Soneillon is one of the few demon names that are still recorded in history. Right. From generation to generation, there have been some humans who have managed to summon Soneillon to help them achieve their goals and have sacrificed thousands of lives.

In the former future, the Sucroten King was rumoured to summon Soneillon from hell, the Black World. This happened when Roxus and Ernacht were just starting to enter the battlefield. Rumours about the Demon Soneillon's presence at Sucroten's side terrified many soldiers. This is also what makes Roxus and Ernacht, even though they already have Lucifer by their side, still have a hard time winning the war until they succeed after 7 years.

At first, Roxus was sure that now, even though Lucifer has become a human, they can prevent Sucroten from summoning Soneillon and avoid disaster. But apparently, information about 'when' the appearance of Soneillon in Sucroten is wrong.

Soneillon did not appear after Roxus and Ernacht entered the battlefield that would occur several months later. Soneillon had been here for several hundred years and was hiding himself from the world.

If Lucifer was still a Demon Lord, like before, Lucifer would be able to cut off Soneillon's head easily. But this time, there was no being stronger than Soneillon in this world, unless someone summoned an Archdemon of a higher rank than Soneillon.

"How come we only found out about this information now?" Roxus asked half depressed.