Chapter 9

In such a paradise, there was an impurity that did not belong there.

“—W-what is that?”

“An. Oth. Er. One…”

The thing, a mixture of humans and unknown things mixed and stuck together with a grotesque appearance, approached gradually, little by little.

It was groaning incoherently. With every step, it left behind corroding grounds. It was a failure, with a foul smell that could make some people vomit and scream in horror.

Bang!  I fired a blank shot into the air.

Even though I hadn’t even met the true culprit yet, I felt pathetic for falling for their silly scheme.

“Step forward, those who want to die.”

If this was the true culprit, you could be killed by the demon and become their servant. That’s why it’s an act of kindness to kill each other to prevent this from happening. As I loaded the bullets and aimed, everyone trembled uniformly.

Each of them showed an expression that said, ‘I’d rather be killed by anyone but this person!’

“Form a line. What a coincidence, we happen to have enough people today, and the target is also a big one. Make sure to stop it in its tracks.”

“Yes, sir!”

The opponent’s movements were slow and sluggish, like a creature that cannot handle its own body well.

“—Shoot!”

Bang! Bang! The sound of multiple gunshots rang out in the air. The creature, which had been shot with silver bullets, let out an unintelligible scream and turned into ashes.

What a disgusting creature. It gave me chills to think that such a thing might have been reflected in my angel’s strawberry-colored, glassy eyes.

“By the way, isn’t it too much?”

“Agree. They’ve never shown up around here before, but it seems to be happening every day lately.”

Moreover, they appeared only in the areas close to the neighborhood where my angel lived. Although they have not yet appeared in the town center, it seemed to be a matter of time before the general public became aware of them.

“They were walking towards Canaan-kun’s neighborhood, aren’t they?”

“Possibly.”

How detestable.  Are they really plotting to harm my angel?

Until now, I thought it was just a coincidence, but those coincidences happened over and over again. This is almost a certainty.

“I’m not going to let some random demon steal my angel!”

“That person isn’t yours yet, and besides, you haven’t even had a proper conversation with him, have you?”

“? He smiled at me.”

“This is the kind of person who would become a stalker, isn’t it?”

I smiled at my rude subordinate. To be honest, I really didn’t want to go to the store with my weapon still on me, but I can’t let go of it considering the possibility. If an ugly creature appeared in the town and I didn’t have a weapon on myself, I don’t have confidence that I could kill it efficiently.

“Oh, speaking of which, I’ve obtained the method to summon higher-level demons.”

“Excellent, thanks for your hard work.”

“That aside, are you really going to do it? Even you, as skilled as you are, will have trouble dealing with the summoned high-ranking demon, won’t you?”

“When I summon the demon, I will have contractual superiority over it. They may resist, but they won’t win.”

“You sure have a lot of confidence. Well, I won’t join you since I’ll just be a hindrance, but please be careful.”

“I know.”

With that said, I scanned over the paper where the method was written down, then performed the ritual at the town’s safe house.

The ritual to summon a demon required only two elements.

First, the summoner’s blood must be used to draw the magic circle. At that time, the blood must be continuously drawn and the circle must be completely traced.

Second, the summoner must envisage the wish the demon would desire. The strength of the demon that appeared would depend on your desire at that moment. Therefore, if one wanted a stronger demon, one must be precise about their desires.

The second element was very tricky. Nobody knew the criteria for it.

This time, there was definitely a high-ranking demon involved, so I want to summon as high-ranking a demon as possible and gather information about other demons from there.

After all, my angel’s life is at stake.

Recalling him during the day, I took a deep breath. He was so cute today, too. His smiling, fluttering movements were truly a grace…

I felt like I would have a stroke just by hearing him say, “Welcome.”.

So if someone is targeting him, I won’t show any mercy.

There is a price to pay, but I can probably overcome it with my power. Besides, only people with confidence or those who are in desperate situations would use something like this.

I will protect my angel.

No one else, but me.

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