Chapter 261

“Are you holding back the laughter?
The corners of Rakuza’s mouth twitched.
It was clear he was holding back a laugh.
“My Lord.”
Churtzerne, who was waiting behind, approached and called out for Rakuza.
“Hmmm.”
Rakuza coughed in vain at the call, managing his expression, then looked at Ming Hu and opened his mouth to speak.
“Are you really…going to make Makusa Den Kurza disappear? extinguish Makusa Den Kurza?”
“Yes.”
Rakuza asked again, and Ming Hu nodded in response.
“Makusa den Kurza is far stronger than the Agranecto you destroyed. Do you realize that?”
“…?”
Rakuza’s words left Ming Hu puzzled.
“I heard you lost the crown.
According to Karot, Makusa den Kurza was a former demon who was usurped as demon king by Agranecto. But he’s so much stronger than Agranecto? What does that mean?
“Wasn’t Makusa the one who dethroned Agranecto?”
Ming Hu asked Rakuza with a puzzled expression.
“I guess I didn’t know that.”
Rakuza spoke with a wistful expression on his face.
“It is true that Makusa den Kurza was dethroned by Agranecto, but it was not because of his strength that he was dethroned. It was because of Agranecto’s special powers that he was dethroned.”
“Special powers?”
“Death, Agranecto possessed some of Death’s powers. Now that I think about it, I wouldn’t say he was dethroned, but rather Makusa den Kurza.”
“…!”
Minghu could not help but be a little surprised by Rakuza’s words. According to Rakuza, Makusa den Kurza hadn’t been dethroned by Agranecto. He had abdicated of his own accord. And it wasn’t for lack of strength that he had abdicated; in fact, he was stronger than Agranecto.
“So… where is it?”
Of course, even though Makusa Den Kurza is much stronger than Agranecto, I couldn’t give up. I had to defeat Makusa Den Kurza to complete the quest anyway.
“…?”
Rakuza, who had been looking disappointed at Ming Hu’s question, looked at him as if to say, “What does that mean?” Then he opened his mouth to speak.
“Are you really going to annihilate Makusa Den Kurza even though you know he’s stronger?”
“Uh, I have to catch it.”
“…”
The corners of Rakuza’s mouth began to twitch again. The corners of his mouth twitched, and the expression was so grotesque that it was almost laughable, but Ming Hu didn’t say anything and waited for Rakuza to speak.
“My Lord.”
“Hmmm.”
Rakuza, who had finally calmed his laughter at the call, looked at Ming Hu and said.
“Makusa den Kurza is hiding underground, and we know the entrance, but we don’t know how it’s organized.”
Rakuza wasn’t exactly sure.
“The entrance is enough.
But it was enough to know where the entrance was. I knew I’d find it anyway, if I rummaged through the entrance.
“Where’s the entrance?”
“The entrance is…”
Rakuza trailed off. Then, after a moment’s pause, he spoke.
“Do you want to go right away?”
“…?”
Rakuza’s next words left Ming Hu puzzled. He thought she was going to tell him where the entrance was, but instead she asked him when they were going to get there.
“Why is that?”
Ming Hu asked Rakuza why he was asking that, and Rakuza opened his mouth to speak.
“I’ll take you there, the entrance is a long way from here,” Rakuza said with a wry smile.
“Hold on.”
Sigh
After hearing Rakuza’s words and realizing why Rakuza had said what he had said, Ming Hu told him to wait a moment, turned around, and looked at his men, who were now looking at him, and said, “I’m sorry.
“Do you want to go right now?”
“Call!”
“Okay, Dad!”
-Of course. Master.
-As the Lord wills…
Ming Hu’s words were answered by Minhyung, followed by Rapid, Karot, and Prominence. Ming Hu looked at the only girl who didn’t answer.
“…”
The girl’s face was filled with embarrassment.
“You?”
Ming Hu asked the girl, who was looking puzzled.
“…”
The girl nodded wordlessly.
Sigh
At the girl’s nod, Ming Hu turned back to look at Rakuza.
“I’ll be right there.”
“I see.”
Rakuza responded to Minghu’s words, turning his head to look at Churchen, who was waiting behind him, and continued.
“Zurzanne, I’m coming back. Get ready.”
“Yes, my lord. I’ll have it ready.”
Rakuza smiled at her answer and turned his head back to look at Ming Hu.
“I’ll be right there.”
Sigh
With that, Rakuza raised his staff. The staff’s crystal ball was already tinged with black light. Rakuza lowered the staff again.
Siaak
He lowered his staff and a huge magic circle appeared at the feet of Ming Hu and Rakuza.
[Warning!]
[Demon Rakuza has cast Warp].
[To avoid warp, stay out of the magic circle].
[10 seconds to warp].
[9 seconds to warp].
The message appeared just as the magic circle appeared. Ming Hu stared at the message, which continued to shrink in time.
[1 second left to warp].
[Warp].
Siaak
Soon, with a message to warp, Ming Hu and Rakuza disappeared from the Demon Castle. They reappear in a clearing overgrown with bushes.
DuribunDuribun
Ming Hu looked around, but could only see the bushes, not the entrance. When Ming Hu couldn’t see the entrance, he turned to Rakuza.
“There’s a coordinate warping wand at the entrance. Even I can’t warp directly to it, but it’s a short walk to the entrance.”
Rakuza replied quickly when Ming Hu looked at him. Then he took the lead and began to walk.
Jumbled
Wordlessly, Ming Hu and the others began to walk behind Rakuza, and after a while, Rakuza stopped walking and said, “I’m sorry.
“There it is.”
At Rakuza’s words, Ming Hu looked ahead. In the distance, he could see a huge cave. It seemed to be the entrance to the underground where Makusa Den Kurza was located.
“Well, I’ll leave you to it. Oh, and this.”
As Ming Hu gazed at the cave, he heard a voice in his ear and turned to look at Rakuza. Rakuza held out his hand toward Ming Hu, and in his hand was a black crystal ball.
“…What is this?”
“Hoo hoo.”
Rakuza smirked at Ming Hu’s words. Then he continued.
“This is my carefully crafted magi bomb. Detonate it in Makusa Den Kurza’s presence, and his magi will be partially sealed.”
The black crystal ball in Rakuza’s hand was a magi bomb that Rakuza had carefully crafted to weaken Makusa Den Kurza’s power.
[You have obtained the Magi Bomb, which Rakuza carefully crafted].
Ming Hu was handed the Magi Bomb. He immediately checked the item’s information.
<Magi Bomb
A magi bomb carefully crafted by the demon Rakuza.
Activation: Seals 40% of everyone's Magi within a 3 kilometer radius.
"Well, good luck with that."
As Ming Hu looked at the item information, he watched Rakuza walk back the way he came after handing her the bomb. His steps seemed so light as he walked back.
"You're going to go right in, right?"
Minhyung said.
"Yep. Let's go."
Myung-hoo nodded at Min-hyung's words and turned around to approach the entrance.
"Prominence."
-Yes, my lord.
"Are there any monsters near the entrance?"
There were skeletons at the entrance to the Demon Castle. It was entirely possible that there was something at the entrance here as well.
-Not felt.
Prominus's words reassured Ming Hu, and he continued walking. Soon arriving in front of the cave, Ming Hu stopped walking and looked inside the cave.
"It's here…"
Somewhere in the cave, Makusa den Kurza would be there. Ming Hu smiled and turned back to walk into the cave.
[You have entered the lair of Makusa den Kurza].
[Makusa den Kurza recognizes your presence].
As he entered, a message appeared. The message said that Makusa Den Kurza had recognized him, Ming Hu thought.
"Will it show up?
Just as Rakuza appeared, Makusa den Kurza had the potential to appear.
"It's dark, do you want a lantern?"
Just then, Minhyung spoke. Ming Hu looked around the cave at Min Hyung's words. It was indeed dark in the cave. Of course, it wasn't so dark that you couldn't see a thing. It was dark, but you could still see a bit.
"Keyza."
Ming Hu was torn between killing the lantern or not, but decided to keep it lit. Lighting the lantern might attract monsters, but that was a good thing.
"Kinda."
Minhyung took the lantern from his inventory and activated it.
Siaak
A bright light emanated from the lantern and began to drive away the darkness, until it receded, revealing the surroundings.
"Whoa, Dad! Uncle! Look!"
As their surroundings became clearer, Lafydd called out. At Lapid's shout, Minghu and Minhyung looked to where Lapid was pointing. Rafid was pointing at the wall of the cave.
"…Huh?"
"…Huh?"
Looking at the wall of the cave, Ming Hu and Min Hyung couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled. Ming Hu looked at the wall with a puzzled expression and muttered to himself.
"What is… That picture."
There was a painting on the wall, and it wasn't just any painting. It was eerie.