I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 232
8-4. The Information Brought Back
“Well, rather than ‘gathered,’ it feels more like I ‘brought someone along!’”
“B-Brought someone…?! Wait, does that mean…?”
When I looked over at Tekeris-san, he grinned and transformed his arm into a dragon’s head.
Does he have a body similar to Abyss-san…?
So, this person knows a lot, right?
“I’m Tekeris. Nice to meet you, kid.”
“Oh, uh… I’m Yuuzen.”
“Alright, Ouren. Who should I be talking to?”
“There’s a guy named Uchikage. I’d like you to tell him what you know. Atrak could work too… But man, you’ve aged.”
“… (shakes shoulders in laughter)”
“So, you can’t talk?”
“… (nods)”
Ouren-san quickly glanced at Lurimkos, who nodded in understanding and returned to the topic.
“Anyway, I want to get Uchikage in on this too. Hey! Uchikage! You around?!”
“I-I don’t think he’ll come just like that…”
“You called?”
“Whaaaa?!”
Why did he come just because Ouren-san called?! I was so startled!
“Huh, so you were here all along.”
“Indeed, I am. And it seems we have some unfamiliar faces today… Who is this?”
“Oh, a devil with skills and essence, huh? I didn’t think there were still some who could move like this.”
Uchikage-Ojiichan seemed a bit wary, furrowing his brows. Sensing the tension, Tekeris-san raised both hands in a calming gesture to show he had no hostile intent, glancing around at everyone’s faces once more.
“Is this enough people for me to speak?”
“It’s enough.”
“Alright, alright.”
It seemed like he was about to say something without any explanation…
But it seemed Uchikage-Ojiichan already had an idea of what was coming.
Well, I guess he figured it out when Ouren-san and the others returned and Atrak-san was here.
Oh, but come to think of it, Atrak-san and Lurimkos-san also had business with Uchikage-Ojiichan.
While I was pondering that, Tekeris began to speak.
“Ouren saved me, so here I am now. Since my benefactor and I share the same goal, I’ll cooperate with you all until we’ve wiped out the angels. While I was captured, I learned a lot about their objectives, so I can share everything.”
“You were captured by the angels?”
“Yeah, well, I was creating pseudo-skills for them.”
Uchikage-Ojiichan’s presence became more intense. But Ouren-san stopped him.
“Wait, Uchikage. Let’s hear him out to the end.”
“If he’s the one who created the pseudo-skills, isn’t he working for the angels?”
“Well, apparently, he was being manipulated by a skill used by the angels, forcing him to create them. How many years was it again?”
“Three hundred years.”
“… So, there you have it. If it weren’t for him, the angels wouldn’t have been able to create the pseudo-skills, and from their perspective, they just lost a very dangerous ally.”
So, that means…
If this guy is now on our side, then the production of pseudo-skills by Tekeris-san has stopped, right? That means no more angels will be created.
If that’s the case, it’s a huge achievement, right?! We’ve cut off the enemy’s means of increasing their numbers!
It seems Uchikage-Ojiichan also dropped his guard, at least for now.
Tekeris seemed a bit relieved to see this. He cleared his throat and began to succinctly summarize what he knew.
“Humans who were granted pseudo-skills ascend to become pseudo-angels.”
“… Continue.”
“I created the pseudo-skills and bestowed them upon humans. But this was done forcefully. As a result, incomplete skills were imbued, and the pseudo-angels turned out weak overall.”
H-Humans granted pseudo-skills…?!
W-Wait, isn’t that what happened to Ashera-san…?
Pseudo-angels…?
So, that means Ashera-san is…?
“The enemy’s forces consist of three archangels, twenty-four angels created by them, and several thousand pseudo-angels created by me.”
“Few, but still many.”
“However, there are factions among the twenty-four angels. Some want to resurrect the evil god, while others do not. Do you know why they’re divided?”
“… Hmm, so that’s why they’ve been targeting skills.”
“Oh, you catch on quickly, just like Ouren.”
It’s amazing that we now know the enemy’s numbers…!
Tekeris-san really seems to know everything.
Regarding the angels, it seems there are two factions. The “evil god” must refer to people like Ouren-san, right…?
But why are they divided?
Uchikage-Ojiichan seems to understand, but I don’t really get it…
Noticing my confused expression, Abyss-san quietly explained.
“The angels are searching for strong skills. Who do you think has the most powerful skills?”
“Ouren-san and Houen-san, who were sealed, right?”
“Exactly! But unsealing them comes with risks. The factions are split over whether to unseal the evil gods to find the skills or not.”
“I see~!”
That made a lot more sense.
And Tekeris-san really is amazing… He knows everything we wanted to know…
“I also have detailed knowledge of the angels, but this is probably what you wanted to know most.”
“Well done, Ouren-sama.”
“It was just luck. By the way, Atrak, what brings you here?”
“Oh, I’ll explain that,” Lurimkos said, stepping forward with a soft jingle.
She finally revealed what the demons had managed to uncover.
“We found the base.”