9 Demon King’s Move

Far east in the Agrenoria, beyond the mountains and forest, along with many cities, there existed the demon territory. This demon territory occupied a large sizes that you can't cross path the other boundary unless you enters the demon territory.

Due to that, in Agrenoria's northern sizes, there existed The Great Naruto Bridge to travel pass the other boundary.

The demon territory's advancement itself has halted a long time before mysteriously and that wasn't because the demon king died and another demon inherited it—in fact, since 5,000 years ago, the demon king has continued to live as if he was a true immortal, capable of ignoring the passage of time—

That demon king who suddenly said of conquering the world 500 years ago, halted his actions suddenly. Did he started to fear the strength of other races after fighting with them? That was wrong. He who lived the longest, isn't weak.

Then was he simply bored? This has remained the 400 years strangest mystery of Virturan. Nothing can read the demon king's intention... even his subordinates themselves.

"I am going to humanity's territory!"

"What kind of matter does milord have in human realms?"

"Nothing! This one hast grown bored of resting here."

"I understand milord! Then, shall I prepare the whole army for lord?"

"Non! I shalt moveth forward to the human realm a'lone."

"Understood!"

As the conversation ended, the demon kneeled in front of the throne which where the demon king was sitting dominantly.

The demon king had an crown in his right hand's upper limbs and he was wearing an dark cape. Along with his white hairs that streamed down his waist, his snow-white skin and the face without a wrinkles showed his youth despite being the oldest creature in Virturan.

Despite the horn that was jet-black and the dragon tattoo that covered half of his body, he didn't seem that different to the humans.

If no one understood his thinking, they would have thought that he was a diligent, cold-blooded king which shows no hesitation in killing and spares no look in desires.

That's it if no one looked at his thought.

Inside his storage space, was the paper that mysteriously flew down to his territory from the human city. What's written was [Getsuba Taikai] an horse racing tournament upcoming in the 12/30 next year.

He wasn't going to bet his money there. If we was talking about money, he have the wealth enough to buy the whole country. Instead, he was going there, to participate as the racer.

Thus, begun the demon king's no, the horse riding king's journey to become the greatest rider of all them and win in the Getsuba Tournament.

Fighting? He has gone past that period and there wasn't strong enough person to fight against him.

Conquering the world? He tried but thought that controlling 1 territory was boring enough, if he were to turn the world his territories, he may seriously die of stress.

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Unaware of the strongest demon king's movement, Kuro was complaining.

The reason is because of magic. Any of them won't work. Any of them gives hope that it'll work just to turn it into despair. The despair he is feeling like now was like the character of biohazard and multiply it by 3 times.

'So what's the plan 17.(21)'

'Let's go with martial arts ;-;. You saw her, right? With just a light tap, she makes a huge dent in the ground and in the next instance we're teleported to the high up the sky.(17)'

While still almost crying, 17 remembered back the scene 3 years ago. The time he saved the Oni and the first time he was treated as the cursed child.

'Yep. She even used double jump. That's already an cheat.(21)'

'I want to meet her again...(3)'

''I know your feeling.(17)(21)''

Though the different intentions, as expected, all of them had the same thought.

"Is Kuro-kun reading that magic book?"

From behind, this library's manager, Zhang Xuan, Kuro's life-saver appeared out of nowhere.

Kuro couldn't even notice his presence... as if. Kuro doesn't even know how to fight a person nor actually use magic. He was 10 years early before talking about sensing presences.

"Yes."

"Can you understand them, Kuro-kun?"

It seemed like that Zhang Xuan was interested to Kuro as he moved forward to take a closer look at the info of the book. It was about the intermediate-grade fire magic: Fire Tornado.

"Yes. I understand the gist of it but whenever I cast any magic, I seems to fail at the last moment..."

Kuro let out his pent up frustration toward Zhang Xuan.

"Last moment!?"

Zhang Xuan widened his eyes out of surprise as he pondered about something unknown to Kuro.

"That must be because Kuro-kun haven't made contract with god to use magic yet."

"We need to have contract with magic to use them?"

'That's weird, 20. Kuro. There's nothing about contract in any book we've read.(17)'

"Yes Kuro-kun. As per the incantation, we borrow the gods' assistant and use our own mana to active magic. Usually we're not allowed to say it, but, these gods is stingy...

The thunder smacked down the building which due to some barriers, the building was left undamaged.

"Stingy that they won't allow anyone to use the elemental magic they're excelled at. Currently, there exists 4 widely known gods."

"Air Goddess: Sinorea. Fire God: Kairen. Water Goddess: Arnea. Earth God: Gord. to use the basic-spells, we must make a contract with god and that's not the end. When our rank have advanced we must make another contract with the gods."

"Once you reach to a certain point, you must pass the trials given by he god to use a spell in high-level."

Zhang Xuan shook his head smilingly as if mocking the heaven.

'I don't like where this is going.(21)'

'Yeah me too.(17)'

"How do we ask gods for contract?"

Kuro asked Zhang Xuan.

"Easy. Usually it'll be taught at academy when you're 7 years old but it doesn't hurt teaching you in advance, I guess."

Zhang Xuan talked to himself then looked toward Kuro.

"First you send your mana in the sky. Then, call the name of gods you wish to make contract with. Oh, by the way, we can't do it here because the building will block the mana."

As if adding, he said.

"Mr. Zhang, is the limit you're allowed to make a contract with is 1 god?"

"Not really. In fact, you can make contract with as many gods but I don't recommend you that."

"Why is that so?"

"Jack of all trades but master of nothing."

'I see. The more god you make contract with, the more you have to train the elements. If that's so, then, won't it really hurt? You can make contract with all gods and only train 1 elements to it limit.(17)'

As if reading Kuro's thought, Zhang Xuan rejected him.

"If you don't train all elements to its equal level, they won't be able to advance. The conditions of advancing elements is balances. One elements mustn't be 2 or more levels higher than other element."

Kuro pondered to himself after hearing Zhang Xuan.

'So either way, you're forced to train all of them...(21)'

'That seems.(3)'

"Besides, each individual being has their own elements they excels with and elements they're bad with. This is also one of the reason why contracts is only taught after turning 7 years old."

'So you can either gacha it and depends on your luck... wait, if what Zhang Xuan said is true, there's something that will happen when I turned 7 years old.(17)'

'What do you mean by something?(21)'

'Yes niichan, what something? Don't tell me... they're going to kill me, niichan?(3)'

'It's nothing like that, Kuro. Be more positive and have confident in yourself. Or else, you'll turn to someone like me or 21.(17)'

'but I am you...(3)'

!'... (17)(21)''