Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 516 Trouble from Hell

"If you continue to babble here, saying nonsense that even a six-year-old child wouldn't believe, then I swear to you, Raphael, the moment you lose this state where you can't be attacked, I will chop off your head immediately."

Noshier's tone became more and more impatient. He was tired of Raphael's silence, and his desire to kill became unprecedentedly high. Raphael's expression became gloomy for a moment because of the unfriendly tone, but he immediately changed his mentality and continued to speak in that slow and hypocritical tone.

"Alas...it seems that empty words are destined to fail to move your cold heart. In this case, let's get down to business. Perhaps after you hear my sincere warnings, you will change your prejudice against me."

Raphael slowly walked towards Nosir. He wanted to find a more oppressive angle so as to take the initiative in the subsequent conversation, but when he got closer, he found that his height in human form was no advantage compared to Nosir.

There was no other way. In order to avoid putting himself in an awkward situation, Raphael had to change his angle. He no longer wanted to rely on the sense of oppression to make Noshir feel uneasy. Instead, he began to walk slowly around Noshir, trying to rely on this specific form of concern that would never end for Noshir, and slowly move around at a close distance to put pressure on him.

However, Noshier did not show any panic because of these little tricks. He just stood there, carrying the giant axe, and kept watching Raphael's movements with the corner of his eyes. Maybe Raphael thought he could put pressure on him by closing the distance, but the fact was just the opposite.
For Noshil, the one who is truly in danger within this distance will never be himself. If Raphael really dares to release his virtuality at this time, then Noshil can let him see what a true extremely fast slash is.

Raphael seemed to realize this at this time. To be more precise, he felt the arrogance of Noshir who totally ignored him. This feeling undoubtedly made him feel a nameless anger in his heart. Although he had never thought of fighting with him at the beginning, he really didn't know how many years it had been since he had felt this feeling of being looked down upon.

But for the sake of his plan, Raphael forced himself to swallow his anger. After calming down his emotions after a few breaths, Raphael finally spoke slowly.

"I seem to have told you before, Noshir, you already know that your reputation has spread widely in Avernus recently. Don't you have any worries about this? Regarding what you did in hell..."

"If you mean the matter about Zariel and Haruman, then I think you don't need to continue. As someone who has experienced it personally, you can never compare to me in terms of information related to this aspect."

"…Interesting, you actually admitted it just like that? Aren't you afraid…"

"What's there to deny?"

Noshier interrupted Raphael directly.

"In my opinion, even if what I did was not known to everyone in Hell, it should be obvious to everyone. Zariel may choose to block the details of the incident in order to maintain his dignity and not let you outsiders know who really controlled Haruman, but Zariel and Haruman are absolutely clear." "They are absolutely clear that I am the mastermind behind this. After all, one of them is a personal experience and the other is the Grand Duke of Hell. With such identities, I would find it strange if they can't figure out who the real culprit is behind this."

Raphael was silent. He suddenly felt that the situation seemed to be beyond his control. Even though he had thought of the next countermeasures as soon as Corella was discovered, he realized how difficult Noshir was to deal with when he actually carried it out.

"So - Raphael, if you want to warn me that my past actions have provoked Zariel, and you think that I will not be able to deal with her revenge in the future, or even have to ask you for help, then you are really making a wrong calculation."

Noshil stopped talking and just looked at Raphael silently to see what tricks he could play. Raphael also slowly stopped in front of Noshil because he heard a very obvious and unconcealed meaning in Noshil's words.

'So arrogant, so confident, and so foolish. Ah, what a ridiculous move. How arrogant a mortal is to think that he can handle the revenge of a great duke of hell? Perhaps only an arrogant fool would think that he has such power, but is this guy really an arrogant fool? '

Raphael fell into deeper thought.

'No, although he is young and reckless, a guy who can do such a thing is definitely not a fool without a brain. But if he is not an arrogant fool, what gives him the confidence to fight against Zariel? - Could it be? ! - No! Impossible! Without sufficient knowledge of ancient Nesriel, he, a mere teenage barbarian, would never be able to use the crown. But apart from the crown, what else could give him such sufficient confidence? '

Raphael's brain began to work rapidly, and he began to think about all the possibilities that this meant, but it was impossible to get the answer he wanted by just guessing. If he wanted to know where Noshil's confidence came from, the best way was to let him say it himself, so Raphael quickly came to his senses and continued to speak to Noshil.

"…Hmm, you are such a confident young man. You seem to be very confident in your power, and even confident that you can defeat a devil archduke head-on? Ha! - How naive and ridiculous. Confidence comes from ignorance. Maybe you don't even understand what kind of power it means."

Noshir remained indifferent, and Raphael's brows furrowed slightly, but he continued.

"That is a power far beyond the imagination of mortals, even a great devil like me! I have witnessed the confrontation between Zariel and the demon lord with my own eyes, and the fight between them could not even be called a battle. That scene was simply like a walking disaster."

"Each of these devil dukes can easily break a mountain and cause a tsunami! So listen to my advice, Noshir. That is a terror that you absolutely cannot defeat. When facing this kind of disaster, you must grab any friend who is willing to lend you a hand."

(End of this chapter)