If I Had To Say, I Would Say I Am A Evil Magician 217 (Patreon)

After The Battle

The moment he saw the Seduction Demon Oeillet, Hazen was resolved. For his beloved disciple, Asch, to be killed. For the entirety of this town to be destroyed by the Demon. However, he was determined to at least protect his daughter. The strongest Magician understood through his own experience, that that's what it means to take on a mid-rank Demon.

In a few seconds, he separated his surface emotions and his emotions deep within. Both of them are, without a doubt, his genuine thoughts.

After that, Hazen acts according to his surface emotions. That might be closer to what he wishes. He stands before Liana and puts up a Magic Wall of Holy Dark Magic to protect her. He summons the Warrior Angel and Joker Demon, threatens Oeillet, and chases her out of Krist. Just as though, an actor moving faithfully to the script.

In reality, there were several dangerous scenarios as well. First, before he put up the Magic Wall of Holy Dark Magic. It'd be annoying if she read all the way to his emotions deep within and switched to a fast break. Hazen is, at best, a Magician. If he's brought into hand-to-hand combat, in the worst-case, he might instantly be killed. And then, there's one more. The case in which Oeillet made the decision to possess Asch.

Asch＝Dahl is a prodigy. The one and only vessel Hazen can't gauge fully, whose innate potential is unknown. If he allows her to draw out his capabilities, there's no doubt it'll turn into a death match that'll go as far as implicating this town in the worst-case.

Everything proceeded exactly as the Seduction Demon had envisioned. And, exactly to the strongest Magician's ideal. The more time passed, the more both of them were certain of their victory. Hazen, who already possessed overwhelming firepower prior, was one with the advantage. The trap for misleading Oeillet, was already something she couldn't overlook at this point in time.

Hunting a Demon spiralling into doubt and suspicion for everything, was easy. Hazen, who instantly resolved to make sacrifices, and Oeillet, who's filled with pride. That difference, was the deciding factor for who wins and who loses.

"Asch......are you conscious?"

Hazen, stands before the Dark Magician.

"......somehow"

"Is that so......"

While saying, Hazen takes Asch's hand......

Thump

and punches.

Thump thump thump thump......

Mounting his collapsed body, over and over and over again.

"Noooooo, Otou-san, Asch is going to end up dying!"

The immobile Liana shouts in tears, but Hazen punches him over and over and over again expressionlessly.

"Why, didn't you kill him?"

"......"

If he casts the Holy Dark Magic at Krist, there's no doubt he would've been able to eliminate the Seduction Demon for certain. However, Asch didn't choose that......no, he couldn't.

"Do you not get it? For you, you lack resolve. For the sake of protecting something, you have to have the resolve to abandon something. What is it you want to protect?"

"......"

"The fact that you can't answer it right away means you've never thought about it. And then, you, were unable to make up your mind, were unable to do anything, and were simply waiting to be killed. Listen carefully. Always, rank every single thing, weigh them, and decide beforehand on what to choose. In the case where you have no choice but to do it, instantly construct an argument to justify killing and remove the limiter on your morals. By no means is it strength to be able to kill without hesitation. However, the moment you hesitate on killing, you'll die"

'He's not a man who can live in peace', the strongest Magician analyses. Because of his unwavering conviction and overly difficult personality, enemies will probably exist every step of the way on the path Asch walks. For the sake of when his life gets targeted one day, Hazen beat into him the art of survival. So that he can walk straight ahead on the path he believes in. So that he by no means stops halfway through without reaching his goal.

"Er-, err......"

When Hazen turned to the voice beside him, Krist was standing motionlessly while trembling.

"I-, I......summoned the Seduction Demon Oeillet and exposed Liana to danger. Asch, he tried to stop thatーー"

"Aah, you can go back"

"Eh?"

Krist, makes an expression like he can't believe it. There's no way he's not angry. He exposed his daughter to a life-threatening danger.

"What I'm angry with, is this stupid disciple of mine who chose not to kill you"

Without showing even a hint of interest in Krist, Hazen starts punching Asch again.

In that instant, he ended up understanding. That his very existence, is not even at the back of his mind. That he's no more than a bait for the sake of tempering the Magician called Asch.

Before long, Krist starts walking weakly and unsteadily.

Nobody noticed it, and as though a clown(pierrot) who finished his role, he left the courtyard.