Chapter 79: No More Nightmares
After our battle with Armaros was over, and I was done crying, the knights of the 4th flew to our location with Harvey holding Commander Valentina in his arms as she was catching a ride with him.
They explained that Garret’s possession had come to a sudden end, and the demonic energy that surrounded his body had ceased, leaving him unconscious.
As they descended, I could see Valentina blushing a little at the fact that Harvey was holding her so easily while flying to us.
We told them what had happened and that Armaros was dead. Of course, I skipped the last part, but I said to them that all of the large monster attacks we’ve had the past few years were the devil’s plan.
Once we returned to the town, the princess drank an MP potion and repaired the barracks, which had a massive hole from the roof to the underground prison.
At that time, I sent a letter to the king, explaining what we had seen, and asked all of the knights that were present to keep the battle a secret.
I already knew that several devils were roaming the world. If they somehow communicated with each other, I didn’t want the information of Armaros getting killed to go public so soon after.
My reasoning was that if another devil heard about one of his comrades dying, they would take it upon themselves to avenge them and come back to terrorize the Sephyr Kingdom.
That’s why I asked everyone to keep it a secret, even though Vespera told me that if a devil really wanted to know, they could easily use other methods to find out. But it was not a bad thing to be cautious either way.
When we returned to the inn, I quickly lay in bed as the exhaustion caught up with me and buried my head in the pillow.
"Ichiro... Are you okay?" said Melina as she sat beside my bed.