112. If food falls from the sky
Crazy Befitting lunatics who serve a god, the aphorisms used here are blasphemous and unclean. To the three gods they hate, and to the evil god they worship.
Unlike the scriptures of other religions, which praise God’s mercy and greatness, the texts written here praise the cruelty, capriciousness, and ruthlessness of evil spirits.
[Who is the bastard who wrote this?]
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I won’t let go if I get caught. If you look at the uselessly goppongy religious tone, the Bible’s sag written here is no different from childish graffiti gossip about a child you don’t like.
To be able to write down insults to one’s god so carefully. In addition, the person who wrote this line put a lot of effort into thinking that this would be the most fervent praise to God.
To compare it to my human days, it is my favorite mint chocolate, and it feels like seeing the words ‘Asshole’. Gyaaa. Don’t play with your food!
“Everything has come.”
“Is this the end?”
However, before I had a seizure, the passage ended and a wide open area was revealed. Cream and Choco looked around the clearing. It was wider than expected and empty at the same time.
The only thing in this space is a single black tombstone inserted in the center. That, too, was quite familiar. Did you say that it is a fairly valuable treasure containing the secret art of a demon contractor?
[Take it out and look at it.]
“Yes.”
We can communicate without even talking. Despite my halfway reference, Cream immediately brought out the item I wanted. It was a fragment of a black slate recovered from a human being.
An item that demon follower used to attract monsters. However, that is not the real purpose of this object. Storage of power intact and without loss.
Lucas and Yang used this slate to manipulate the space of the dungeon and to attract monsters. The slate itself does not have such a function built into it.
“What?”
[Be careful, something is coming!]
The black slate is just a repository of power, and it was someone else’s work to infuse such power into the slate. And, maybe this time too.
The power contained in the fragment of the black slate has already been exhausted, but just its existence caused the black tombstone to hum and resonate. Darkness began to seep over the matte surface.
[Are you the rightful successor?]
Dark energy flows in another world. It is the same as the darkness that the specter harbors. Despair, hatred, fear, resignation, anger, resentment of the dead.
Contaminants that are not enough to become ghosts, but do not become diluted by the flow of the world. And when those things accumulate above a certain level, the demon king is born in the world.
So, that giant could be said to be a minor copy of the Demon King.
[Heir? What do you mean?]
[Prove it.]
Chewing away the words of the holy sword, the giant born from the black tombstone stood up. The darkness materialized and formed his body, and the barbed heavy armor and huge ax spear completely covered the giant’s body.
In terms of size, it was similar to Virgo, but it felt so powerful that it was incomparable to him. Cream quietly came out and drew the holy sword at the same time.
If Cream starts to use his faith properly, in fact, my existence will only become a burden. However, because she was simply strong in destructive power, she enjoyed using divine power, but that was not all of her power.
[Are you worthy of inheriting the legacy-!]
The giant’s roar shook the cavity. The black tombstone that gave him birth tumbled down with a crackling sound, and a low hum broke through the roaring roar.
Cream was singing. She was an indulgent hum, with no lyrics and a crappy tune, but her songs were not for humans.
Spirits, beings that exist in all things and have no substance but have an effect on this world. Essentially, those who were no different from demons naturally lacked intelligence.
“Master!”
[Wait, she won’t want to interrupt.]
A long time ago, people noticed that spirits responded to certain sounds. To every sound of life that opens its mouth to sing, to snap its fingers, to stamp its feet.
And someone clever knew that with the proper tuning of that sound, he could make the spirits dance at will. It was the beginning of magic.
Kagagak-
[Guaaa!]
The flames of the gods soared over the white blade of the holy sword, and the breath of the spirit dwelled over the black blade of the demonic sword. Even life and death are included in one aspect of nature, and the two forces did not collide.
Like Cream flicking the strings of crossed swords, the moment I scattered two sword strikes in the air, one slash split into three. A total of six slashes tore the giant apart.
The holy flames burned and melted the armor of darkness itself, and the guidance of the spirits caused the slash to ‘accidentally’ squeeze through the gaps in the armor and cut through the flesh.
[You bastard, you use power that cannot coexist!]
[Awesome!]
And, what makes up the giant’s body is the darkness that shares its source with me. The moment the cohesive structure of the body was destroyed by the blade of the demonic sword, I greedily sucked up the darkness that flowed out.
It’s like standing with a spoon in front of a mint chocolate ice cream golem. Even if Cream wasn’t the hero, it’s already an easy victory just by my presence exercising absolute control over the darkness.
[Don’t blow too much with divine power! It’s a waste!]
“Yes, but.”
Furthermore, Cream’s divine power is at odds with darkness. The darkness that made up the giant’s body melted like ice cream in the flames she emitted.
“Eating, bad, parts, grooming, doing.”
Is this the heart of a mother? I was almost impressed. Every time the blade of the burning holy sword exquisitely brushed the armor, the hardened darkness melted away.
And Cream pierced the melted armor and slammed me right into his chest. Beings that take unnecessary human forms have almost the same weaknesses as humans.
Stuck in his chest, I began to absorb the darkness. It struggled wildly, but I could feel its body shrinking in real time.
[Uo・・・・・・. Oh···. Oh···.]
As the body size decreases, so does the scream. It’s simple. The moment I thought so, the pieces of the black tombstone embedded in the giant’s body began to buzz and emit power.
The intangible power refuses to let me suck the darkness. Pieces of the black tombstone pierced the giant’s body and soared into the air, and the remaining darkness followed as if drawn by it.
[Oh, no! My ice cream!]
I couldn’t even eat it all! Even as I vomited my anger, the pieces of the black tombstone were still embedded in the ceiling. And, the darkness gathered above it and took on a new shape.
To compare, it resembles a sea urchin. The sphere with countless thorns sprouted from it and stuck to the ceiling, sending out long, sharp thorns like a shower.
“Can I blow it up or throw it away?”
[No!]
Of course, Cream possesses sufficient knowledge not only in melee combat but also in long-distance firefights, but when Cream pours her divine power, the darkness forming the thorny hole evaporates as it is.
In the end, Cream accepted my request and decided to take the difficult path this time too. When the cream moved, the thorn ball started pouring thorn bombardment accordingly.
Thorns pour down wherever she steps, but she is always one beat late. The same goes for predicting and shooting. The hero’s movements always deviate from common sense.
[That’s right?]
Being in the form of a ball and losing the ability to speak, it let out an incomprehensible scream. In the meantime, Cream leaped quickly and began to approach the one clinging to the ceiling.
Every time she takes her step, her castle becomes a stepping stone for the warrior. Besides, this cavity is not that high. It’s a distance that can be reached by jumping a few times.
The thorn ball was frightened at the sight of her approaching in an instant with her eyes embracing the universe flashing, and brought out a very impressive method.
Pakak.
“Ah.”
A situation that even Cream could not have expected. No matter how much she shot the thorns, she couldn’t hit the hero, so the thorns began to shoot and break the ice beneath her feet.
Even if you aim accurately, you won’t be able to hurt Cream, who is enchanted to deflect projectiles. Instead, it was possible for her to get rid of her space on her feet.
No matter how great Cream is, she has no wings. Unable to defy the law of her gravity, Cream began to fall.
[Are you okay?]
“I’m fine.”
She fell from quite a height, but Cream landed just fine. Cream, who lightly brushed her knees and rose, swung her sword once again to deflect the pouring rain of thorns.
However, this is not the end. Without looking at her, Cream waved her holy sword with one hand and blocked her attack, while she held me with the other hand, she watched silently.
Why are you doing this uneasy again? Soon Cream became a determined face and opened her mouth.
“That. Are you sure you want to eat?”
[Then, you know my personality.]
“Okay, Choco!”
At Cream’s call, Choco, who had been unable to intervene in battle until now and only her feet were stomping, came running after her. She commanded her, stepping behind her on his back.
“Wait, block the attack.”
“Yes! Leave it to me!”
Then Choco, standing in front of Cream, began to slash her thorns with her fists. Thorns pouring down like showers. Choco couldn’t stop it all and even got a few hits on her body, but she didn’t care.
Because his regenerative power was at an unbelievable level. Even though she was hurt, she was gaining weight in real time, pushing out the thorns of darkness embedded in her body.
And then, hiding behind the chocolate, the cream squeezed me tightly. She then started twirling her arms.
[I’m dizzy. Wait, what are you doing…]
With each turn, her arm accelerates. Indeed, for the first time since becoming a sword, I felt dizzy at the scene where the world was spinning around like crazy.
The world spins at a speed that seems to have gone mad. Soon, I felt a distant sense of liberation from the centrifugal force. As I calmed down my spinning mind little by little, the current situation became clearer.
You threw me away without a moment’s hesitation! At least it will give you time to prepare your mind. Let’s grumble and look down at the cream.
[Hey, did I usually do something wrong?]
I saw Cream reaching out as if trying to catch me floating in the air. It was a pretty touching scene. Yeah, if it wasn’t for her just before she threw me.
And, if it weren’t for the terrifying thunderbolts gathering at Cream’s fingertips…!
“Bread.”
As soon as she lightly snapped her fingers, the compressed heat and plasma spread out in a straight line with fearsome momentum and swept me floating in the air.