Chapter 53: Demon capital
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It has been hundreds of years since it was built. The magnificent towering structure. Once said to be the pinnacle of architecture in the entire world, the demon king's castle.
Hundreds of years had already passed, yet the castle was standing tall. Surrounded by tall spiky walls, visitors like us were only allowed to see its greatness from afar.
Ever since the war hundreds of years ago, the demon capital has become open for everyone to visit. This is the first step for people living in this world for peace.
“Hey, low-level monster, bring us some drinks.”
A knight is called a goblin.
The goblin hastily ran with a bunch of mugs in his hands. I’m impressed by his ability to hold the mugs all at once. One of the knights played fun on him and tripped his legs. The poor goblin crashes to the ground with a loud “thud” followed by the crashing sound of breaking glass.
“Hahahahahaha”
Loud laughs echoed in the bar. Other monsters and demons turned glares toward them. The knight became conscious and pointed the sword toward one of the monsters.
“What?”
“N-Nothing…”
The monster immediately averted his eyes and left the bar. Because he doesn’t want to be in trouble.
“Cruel…”
Shaymi muttered.
This cruelty is happening because of the peace treaty signed hundreds of years ago. The treaty contained laws that were directly in favor of humans. Monsters can’t hurt humans. If they do, they’ll be labeled as criminals immediately. The human whose only visitor wasn’t respecting the monsters and proceeded to abuse their rights.
This is unfair… I sense no equality.
A drunk old man came walking beside our table. With his flusttered drunkard face. He stares at me in focus.
“...”
“... Hmm, you’re quite cute aren’t you… Mind joining us for our drink. We finished a dragon quest and gained lots of money. Come and join us… I’ll make sure that you’ll feel heaven, especially tonight.”
He said and put his hand on my shoulder.
Lightning discharge.
The knight's body was shocked by the high voltage of electricity. After the bolt, his armor released black smoke from the inside. He then fell to the floor.
“Hey! What did you do?”
His comrades stood up and approached me.
“I merely protected myself… Don’t worry about his not being dead. I’m a pessimist after all.”
I replied, smiling.
“You b***h… We’ll teach you that you’re not supposed to mess up with high-ranked knights like us.”
They drew their swords to go for a fight. I stood up from my seat and taught them a lesson they were unable to forget. I end up breaking their right arms as compensation for their evil deeds.
When they were all down on the floor, I took a poster from my bag and presented it to everyone. It was a wanted poster with the knights' faces drawn onto it. These pretend knights are bandits roaming on the demon continent, abusing their rights as humans, killing, harassing, and stealing.
“ Your good times are over… You’re under arrest.”
I said.
The knights who were paralyzed and whose arms were broken were unable to do anything but accept their fate. Their fate of going to jail.
“That was amazing, Hanayuki, but I feel bad about them. Their arms are already broken. Is it okay to do that?”
“I think it's fine… it's using their right hand in wielding a sword for evil. Taking it away from them will take them down to earth.”
The bandits pretending to be knights were caught immediately by the guards patrolling around the capital city. The goblin guy earlier approached me with his thanks.
We go straight to the adventurers guild in the capital city to report my deeds and get my reward. The reward was plenty. Enough for Shaymi and I to have another ride on the airship back to the human realm.
I’m happy I’m not going to walk.
Since we have lots of money right now. I think it's time for some upgrade. Therefore, I drag Shaymi toward a weapons shop. Inside the shop were various weapons. Swords of different lengths. It incorporates a zigzag sword called a Sword. Projectile weapons like guns and crossbows can also be found on the shelves.
I used to have a sword with me, but it broke down in my fight with a dragon a long time ago. Currently, I’m merely conjuring swords using my lightning magic. Having a sharp blade is still a must on a journey. I should get one.
I take a look at a short sword and gaze at its blade.
“Little miss that dagger is high class and made with premium material like red dragon scales.”
“I wonder if this dagger is great for chopping ingredients?”
“Please get a knife instead.”
The shop owner replied.
“Shaymi, are you done choosing?”
“Hmmm… I’m not very good at using weapons like swords. I wish I could get a special weapon that could boost my magical power.”
“Glad you said that little mage girl… We have this little wand. This wand has a magic stone embedded inside of its body which was created by a magical tree. It could boost your magic up to three times.”
Shaymi takes a look at it. She waved the wand and cast magic using the wand. She put it back on the desk and said:
“I don’t like it… I’m not sure but it feels off to me. Maybe it lacks some weight.”
Shaymi is very choosy… I told her that she can choose whatever she likes and she is choosing what she wants. I don’t hate this side of her. She is a very honest girl.
“Unfortunately, this is the only weapon I have got for a mage. There is a magic item shop in the west alley of the capital city. The owner is a weirdo Lich. Please don’t be afraid of her.”
The shop owner drew the map on a piece of paper and handed it over to me.
“Thank you so much… By the way, I’m taking this knife.”
“That’s a dagger.”
…
The demon capital is quite big. It will take some time for us before reaching our destination. I’m not against it though. Strolling around sightseeing in the demon capital is a rare experience. There are a lot of people and colorful characters around us.
A headless man juggling his head together with some balls. A spider monster who uses its web to play with his puppets. A dragon breathing wind(Tornado) from its mouth.
Wait, that’s normal.
Shaymi, while walking, has a worried face towards her. She turned her head around and ran toward an old man. The old man looks drunk and his feet are bleeding.
“Mister, are you okay?”
“...”
The man didn’t respond.
“At a time like this, you could just help him out.”
I said.
Shaymi nodded in agreement and put her hand toward the bleeding feet of the drunk man.
“Holy light healing!
A light orb was collected toward the wound. Closing the flesh little by little.
“It's all done.”
Shaymi said and went back toward me.
I’m very proud of her. She’s growing up very helpful toward the people in need. I guess it's fine, spoiling her for today.
“Shaymi, is there something you want to eat?”
“I want some ice cream.”
Shaymi said, pointing to an ice cream stall beside the street.
“Okay, let's go have some ice cream before we get the magic item you wanted.”
“Hoo-ray!”
I walked toward the ice cream shop and got two special deluxe cones for the two of us. The moment I’m done paying and have the cones in my hand. The girl that was supposed to be behind my back suddenly disappeared.
“Where did she go?”
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