Sword of the Demons
After traveling all night, Rienta and the other three arrived at a very dilapidated village.
"What a desolate village," Stark remarked. "There's not a soul in sight."
"No, there is one." Frieren looked calmly ahead.
As Frieren finished speaking...
A hooded woman appeared at the corner ahead.
"Are you from this village?" Frieren asked softly.
"No, I am a traveling monk who came to this village only to find it destroyed by the [Sword Demons]. I am here to mourn the fallen villagers."
A lone monk suddenly appeared in the Northern Lands demons frequently roamed.
And it just so happens to be here.
This direction happens to be the direction the demons who stole the Taher family's ancestral sword fled.
That's interesting.
Rienta observed carefully again, but couldn't find any flaws.
The woman in front of him, who claimed to be a monk, was no different from a real human being.
"Lord Frieren?"
Frieren shook her head; she was going to take another look.
Fern didn't notice anything unusual either.
Led by a female monk, the four arrived at a simple cemetery.
A stone was placed on one of the small mounds.
The female monk, with her back to the four, said softly, "I've heard that the Sword Demons have destroyed many villages; wherever they go, they leave no survivors."
"This is too much..." Fern felt a mix of sadness and anger.
The female monk clasped her hands together, preparing to continue the mourning, when she seemed to remember something.
Turning to the crowd, he said, "Could you adventurers also join me in praying for these departed villagers?"
Frieren paused for a moment, then waved her hand to summon her wand.
A [Ordinary Offensive Magic] was launched directly at those mounds of earth.
Seeing this, Rienta also waved her hand, summoning several phantom swords that rushed towards the female phantom.
Although he didn't kill him outright.
But the woman who claimed to be a monk drew a sword from beneath her black robe and blocked all of Rienta's attacks.
"... Heh." Rienta chuckled lightly, looking at the demon before her with amusement.
The objective is probably the sword in her hand.
By this time, Frieren had already blown up the earthen mound.
It was completely empty.
He said calmly, "As expected, there was no corpse in this so-called tomb."
Fern and Stark also witnessed the female monk blocking Rienta's attack.
The two men drew their weapons and pointed them at her.
At this moment, no further explanation is needed.
Frieren looked at the female demon and said softly:
"How could you, a sword demon, possibly leave behind a corpse...?"
The female monk twirled her sword, lowered her gaze, and spoke:
"I need to kill them to have something to eat; I have no other way to survive."
The tone was so matter-of-fact.
"You can survive even if you don't eat humans, right?" Frieren's voice turned cold.
The female demon did not answer the question; she simply removed the hood from her head.
He looked at everyone coldly.
Rienta smiled and asked, "Lady Frieren, are you done talking?"
"Hmm?" Frieren looked at Rienta with some confusion.
Rienta remained silent, and suddenly nearly ten magic circles appeared behind him.
Long swords emerged from the formation, transforming into streaks of light as they charged towards the [Sword Demons].
Rienta had already felt the strength of that family heirloom sword from the previous collision.
Therefore, there is no worry at this moment about damaging the sword.
Each sword was aimed at the [Sword Demon Clan]'s vital points.
The clanging sound lasted only a second.
Then it vanished without a trace.
One of the swords sliced off the sword demon's arm.
The longsword in her hand also fell to the ground.
Rienta used Telekinesis to control the sword and remove it from the battlefield.
He then stopped being polite, and longswords kept appearing in the magic circle behind him.
Submerge the [Sword Demons].
Afterwards.
Rienta stepped forward, his back to the three, looking at the nearly one hundred longswords stuck in the ground. He adopted a lonely, masterful expression and said calmly:
"What a weak demon! How could such a creature enter human territory and steal an Earl's heirloom sword?"
Fern said, somewhat speechless, "What does your question have to do with the pose you're in?"
Upon hearing this, Rienta's serious expression vanished.
"Haha, Fern, don't ruin the mood!"
Seeing that the [Sword Demon] had disappeared, Frieren also put away her wand.
He came to Rienta's side, patted his head, and said:
"Rienta, well done."
Rienta handed the sword used by the [Sword Demon] to Frieren.
He asked, "Lady Frieren, is this the sword you're looking for?"
Frieren took the longsword and examined it carefully.
He said, "This is definitely the sword."
He then said to Fern and Stark, "The mission is complete, so let's go back now."
"That's it?" Stark felt a little bored.
She complained to Rienta, who was walking towards her, "Rienta, you're not allowed to make the first move next time. You're making me feel like I'm not involved at all."
"That's right, I agree with Lord Stark's point of view," Fern echoed.
"Huh?" Rienta scratched her head and said apologetically, "I'll be more careful next time."
The four then returned via the same route.
After entering the city, they went straight to the Earl.
The same butler was responsible for receiving them.
They led Rienta and the other three to a reception room, where Count Earl had already been informed and was waiting for them.
Upon seeing this, Frieren handed the longsword in her hand to Earl Tah.
"Lady Frieren, thank you so much for helping me retrieve my sword."
"Don't be shy, just give me the agreed-upon payment."
Count Earl waved his hand, and the butler handed a magic book to Frieren.
After receiving her payment, Frieren immediately said, "Then, we'll be leaving now."
Count Earl smiled slightly and said, "Please do as you wish."
Frieren quickly led Rienta and the other two away from the Earl.
After walking quite a distance, they finally began to look through the commission fee for this client.
Rienta leaned closer and asked, "Lady Frieren, what kind of magic is the reward this time?"
"The magic to turn red apples into green apples," Frieren said with great satisfaction.
"?" Rienta looked at the grimoire in Frieren's hand with some shock.
With a serious expression, she said, "Lady Frieren, please let me see this magic book."
"?" Frieren didn't understand why Rienta was so interested in this magic this time.
But she still handed the grimoire to Rienta.
He then asked, "Why is Rienta so interested in this folk magic this time?"
As Rienta flipped through the magic book, she said:
"Lady Frieren, isn't turning a red apple into a green apple a kind of time reversal? This magic is very worthy of study!"
"What nonsense are you talking about Rienta?" Fern looked at Rienta with a bewildered expression.
"Fern, you don't understand. Have you ever heard the saying..."
"Magic is not such an inconvenient thing; I can achieve it whenever I want."
"..." Fern did indeed recall that sentence, but...
"Didn't you say that yourself, Rienta?!"
"So what!"
Rienta replied quite confidently.
They then continued their study of this grimoire, which might contain true legendary magic.