Chapter 362
Author: The Sole Survivor Original Source: SFACG Translator: CatatoPatch English Source: Re:Library
I didn’t want to give up this chance to obtain a horn, but the moment I fired my tenth volley of Mana Feathers, the Devil King Idol issued a warning that its mana was about to run out .
‘Darn it! Just a little more too!’
The Devil King Idol was powered completely by mana; without any mana, it would simply be a really sturdy statue, that much I knew well enough .
After weighing the odds, I decided to give up on the chase, allowing those three beautiful horns to gallop away right before my very eyes .
Still, the battle was over . Upon confirming that, I controlled the Devil King Idol to send all three of us out of its dimensional space .
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The moment we touched down on solid ground, Mo Na came leaping up into my arms . “Mama was so awesome, Mama sent those bad horsies flying away! Mo Na’s mama is the greatest!”
I gently ruffled her hair and hugged her for a good while . Finally, I said, “Be a good girl, go call your Aunt Sinmosa . Tell her to clean up the battlefield for Daddy, he still has other matters to attend to . ”
Ever the understanding daughter, she climbed down from my body, smiled then kissed me goodbye . Before leaving however, she left behind this warning, which I had to admit, was quite awkward for me .
“That big-breasted tramp over there, I had better not see you trying to seduce my mama, got it?!” She snapped at a still confused Jeerah .
“Are you talking about me?” Jeerah immediately reverted to her queen-like character upon recovering from that confusion . She arrogantly lifted her head, stuck out her well-endowed rack, and threw out condescending look one would reserve for little kids . “Children should stay out of adult matters . ”
“Mo Na isn’t small anymore, Mo Na is about to have children with mama!”
“Hahaha! What a joke . If you really think that’s possible, do it then!”
‘Hey, there’s no need for such provocative words here…’ With regards to these two She-devils, I was basically at my wit’s end . “Alright, alright . How about you two both step back for a moment . Baby go get Sinmosa for me, have her tally our losses, captives and the Warhorses’ casualties . Also, check up on those low level Devils . ”
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Thanks to my placating, my precious baby finally calmed down a little and gave up on arguing with Jeerah . However, she couldn’t help but leave behind this last bit of admonition, “Mama, you’d better not be seduced by that bad lady!”
‘…what am I to do with this little girl of mine . ’
“What do little girls know? Go on, go finish your task . ”
“Hmph . Mama’s children can only be with Mo Na . Bad lady, you’d better just give up on mama! And Mama, you’d better control yourself!”
Having said that, she sped off without ever giving me the chance to rebut .
‘That girl, I swear…’ Either way, it seemed like I was now dead set on the path of being a bad father .
“Your daughter sure seems lively . ” Jeerah was the first to break me out of my dejected silence with a bit of idle chatter about my daughter . However, her face soon turned serious as the topic changed to the Nightmare Steeds .
“I can’t deny that you’re strong, and that you have the right to be my master . I’m willing to serve as your subordinate, but I won’t sign a soul pact, even if you really are the reincarnation of a Devil King…”
“If you won’t sign the pact, I can’t trust you completely . ”
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Without the restrictions of a soul pact, trusting a capricious creature like a Devil was almost impossible for me . Not too long ago, I had placed my faith in One-eye and Nine-finger . Even when No . 3 warned me that he was building his own faction, I never suspected that they would ever betray me . But sometimes, life was just that like that: never proceeding in the way you would expect .
“I’ll swear loyalty to you, but I won’t give up a part of my soul . ”
Jeerah bowed her head and offered that last bit of concession . If I were to accept her offer now, I would gain her loyalty at the very least . While I might not be able to test this so-called loyalty for the time being, I knew that she wouldn’t betray me while I was still in Sable Radiance . The reason was simple: by possessing this Devil King Idol, I was basically at the apex of the food chain in this region . If she was smart, and if she wanted to live a good life, swearing loyalty to me was her only option .
“Fine then, once we get back, I’ll have you manage our affairs in the palace . While there might not be much to do now, as more and more Devils teleport over, I believe it would get busy soon . ”
“I still don’t know where this palace of yours is but, your subject is grateful for this opportunity, Master . ” Having said that, she went down on one knee as a sign of fealty . She lifted her head slightly, then smiled at me before licking her lips seductively . “And if Master so wishes, Jeerah is willing to offer up everything…”
“Except your soul . ”
“That’s right . Except my soul . ”
‘Bah . Since she’s so stubborn and I have no intention or means of actually taking her soul forcefully… Anyway, since she’s already sworn her loyalty, she probably won’t betray me as long as I keep an eye on her, probably… I swear, I just can’t seem to settle down about such matters after that betrayal by One-eye and Nine-finger . Still, she did say everything other than her soul…everything…meaning that as well…’
Putting aside the matter of Jeerah for the time being, I still hadn’t forgotten that my main objective now was to gather the materials for that Exchange Array, not recruit more Devils . The list was long and complicated, but as long as I wanted to repair that array, I had to do it . Now, the greatest problem would be how to get a Nightmare Steed’s horn…
Those horses were simply too fast, and all I had to rely on were my golems, but they were too slow for them . In their eyes, my golems were probably no better than turtles .
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Giving up on the horn was impossible as long as I wanted to repair the array . But the only strategy I could think of right now was to follow their tracks back to their nest and siege it . This wasn’t a very workable strategy at all . Unlike the human world, there were no seasons here . No rain, no disasters, no change in climate whatsoever . Creatures living in the human world needed a home in order to feel safe and secure because those uncertainties existed . Here in Purgatory, volcanoes basically dotted the lands; their fiery chasms kept the environment at a stable temperature and full of lava . Even if the Warhorses lost their current habitat, they could simply move to another location since everywhere was basically the same .
“Master, what are you mulling on about?”
Seeing that I was frustrated by something, Jeerah leaned in closer . Her pungent scent immediately assaulted my senses with a comforting sensation . In a way, this was her special ability: she would spread her scent around and attract any unwitting lifeform to her side . Naturally, this scent wasn’t strong enough to seduce me yet, it merely comforted me . To be honest, I was more worried that my own scent would end up enthralling her instead . That would truly be awkward .
“I need a horn from a Nightmare Steed but, as you can see, I only have these golems that can accomplish this task . They aren’t a match for their speed at all . You have any suggestions?” There was no need to hide this information from her, so I took the chance to test her instead .
“If Master really wants that horn, we need to seal their agility, else their speed is simply too much for us to handle . ” She paused in thought for a while . “The Warhorses are still manageable, but those Nightmare Steeds… they can fly…that’s something we can’t deal with right now unless…”
She stopped at that point; she was probably worried that her following suggestion might end up upsetting .
It had to be said that this problem of mobility had been a recurring problem since the very start . I needed someone that was strong enough and could fly at the same time . So where was I to fly someone like that? Clearly, not possible . It wasn’t like I was some overpowered novel character; I didn’t have some blessing on me that basically turned my every thought into reality .
Sigh…
“We can basically give up on finding someone that can fly and match them at the same time . But considering how much importance they place on their clan… I feel that if we were to capture a large number of their Warhorses, I doubt those Nightmare Steeds will find it so easy to take off and leave their clanhorses behind . ”
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