138 – Where are you running to?
The devil tells his story at great length.
I don’t know if it’s a problem with the devil’s personality, but once he starts talking about himself, he continues talking without paying attention to those around him.
Mr. Chaney must have caught on to that, and instead of stopping her in any way, he just let her talk and said what she said.
…Well, thanks.
“Dad, are you okay?”
“Yes, it’s okay. Thank you very much, Sir.”
“hehehe…”
I was able to buy time to heal my wounds like this.
As he grew further, Sir, who was able to use holy magic, corrected him somewhat.
…Because I was still young and immature, I could not receive complete treatment, but I recovered to the point where I could move comfortably.
“…I always thought it was strange.”
As if the devil’s story was over, Ms. Cheney opened her mouth.
“Honestly, when I faced you 400 years ago, I thought you were hopelessly strong, but not so strong that you could never be defeated.”
“……Hoo.”
“Still, no one has been able to completely kill you since time immemorial. Ha, of course. Even if you kill it, it comes back to life by attaching itself to another living thing like a parasite.”
“That’s right. As long as life exists in the world, I am an eternal being! There is no human being in this world without the slightest malice!”
…Of course, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
If Velia had not harbored even a small amount of malice just 400 years ago, the Demon King would have truly died on the spot.
That’s why the Demon King didn’t bother to talk about this.
She wasn’t so generous that she bothered to tell him how to kill her.
“Even if you kill me here now, I will be resurrected in the distant future!”
“Then, I can leave it to the future and kill you here…!!”
“Huh, the dying b*tch is bluffing.”
The Demon King said with a sneer.
“I already know. Just maintaining your existence these four years is a daunting task.”
“……”
“It’s a miracle that you’re still holding on, what more can you do?”
The Demon King, who has not yet achieved complete resurrection, does not have enough power to overpower and eat the Demon Tower lord, Chainy.
But the same goes for the other person. The demon tower lord Cheyni also does not have enough power left to defeat the demon lord.
What about other knights and wizards?
“This gnome!!”
The knight gathers courage and raises his sword to strike the devil.
Despite having the appearance of a child, the blow is struck without mercy.
A blow that any decent knight could finish with one blow. Indeed, it is a skill worthy of belonging to the Order of Knights directly under Her Majesty Aine.
Glurung!!!
However, the attack ended in vain.
The moment the blade touches the devil’s body, it deflects as if hitting a slippery wall with a club.
“Hmm, I guess you’re not qualified.”
“…Yes, you had that.”
Mr. Cheney said with a tired face.
“The refraction barrier… That’s why you came forward so confidently.”
“Yes. I wasn’t completely resurrected, but I was able to save this.”
Mr. Cheyney spoke as a warning to those around him who did not properly understand the situation.
“…It’s a barrier that can’t be touched with any amount of magic or divine power. It’s the same annoying thing now as it was 400 years ago.”
Even 400 years ago, there were only a handful of people who could land a successful hit on the Demon King because of that.
Chainina Olivia was able to do this thanks to their ridiculous amount of magical power, and Velia was also able to do it because she possessed tremendous divine power.
In the case of Leos, the magic resistance derived from the blood flowing through his body affected and interfered with the barrier.
However, in the case of Kalidos, she was a pure warrior without any magic power, so she focused on defense.
Who would have thought she would have gotten that annoying refraction barrier back.
“Hmph, I haven’t regained the strength to kill all of you yet…”
The demon king’s body slowly flew up.
…Literally, the power did not return, about 2 meters above the ground.
“With the four b*tches who could attack me neutralized, it would be easy to run away and save up strength.”
The option chosen by the Demon King was to retreat to conserve power.
But that retreat will be the worst future for us.
The Demon King, who has returned to the Continent of Monsters, will store up his power and create monsters again.
In that case, the war against monsters from 400 years ago will happen again.
“Then I will run away, Magic Tower Lord Cheyni. Well, it won’t be long before you b*tch disappears. hahahaha!!”
“Ugh…”
Everyone had to watch the devil run away.
Mr. Cheney is grinding his teeth in exasperation, and the knights and wizards also have faces of despair and helplessness.
The same goes for me.
The power I have will never be used by the Demon King, and if things continue like this, the County of Wentos, which borders the Demon Continent, will be the first to be attacked by the army of monsters created by the Demon King.
Father, mother, soldiers and citizens of the County of Wentos.
And Riel and Cyr will both suffer damage.
…I couldn’t leave it like that.
I knew it was a futile struggle.
I immediately got on my horse and flew far away to chase down the fleeing demon king.
“Wait…Wait?!”
I guess I was startled by my actions, and Mr. Cheyney’s voice was heard behind me.
But there was no time to pay attention to that voice, and I just ran, seeing the demon king running away in the distance.
“Dad, there!!”
“Sir…Sir?!”
…Has he been clinging to my back again?!
“Sir! It’s dangerous!!”
I said a word, but I didn’t have time to look at Sir again.
Because the Demon King kept running away.
“Huh, you’re chasing me even though you know it’s useless?”
As he flies, the devil turns back and looks at me.
There was a look of bewilderment on his face.
The devil is right.
No matter how hard I try, I can’t do anything because I can’t even touch the Demon King.
But even so, I no longer want to just watch and do nothing.
…Academy days.
After I became friends with Riel, I became obsessed with either the count’s power or Phyllis’s power.
Somehow, Riel could have been saved quickly.
It’s not my strength, but the family’s strength, Phyllis’ strength, and although it’s a little out of form, it could have been saved sooner.
But I couldn’t do that, so I just dragged it on and had to watch Riel suffer a few times.
The same goes for Liliana.
Even if I didn’t know the truth, I wish I had investigated more actively why Liliana changed or the cause of her strange behavior.
Then she would have been fine if she hadn’t suffered her huge heartache.
I was able to do everything.
But I couldn’t do it. No, I didn’t.
Because it was like this in the original. I was half-hearted and gave up on it, saying it was just like the original.
Because of that hesitation, the two people suffered injuries that they may not have suffered.
So at least…
At least I don’t want you to get hurt anymore.
…Even if it’s no use, I’ll struggle until the end…
“Where are you running, you slut!!”
By jumping big from the horse.
Fly towards the devil…
Hold that leg and put it on the ground…
……
…Holding your legs?
Why are you getting arrested?
“What… Gasp!!”
The demon king was caught by me, dragged down to the ground, and pinned to the ground.
I too was in terrible pain because I fell from a horse, but the demon king’s single scream reached my ears.
…There was nothing like pain.
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The Demon King was in great confusion.
Refraction barrier, one of his abilities.
A magic power that can be called truly ignorant, a secret technique that can never be attacked unless it is divine power.
Although he was unable to achieve complete resurrection and was left with only the physical abilities and magical powers of an ordinary human, he was able to regain this refraction barrier.
The only things that can harm you around here right now are the magic tower lord Chaney and the monster-like woman you saw inside the fortress. It will be just those two.
So, when her eyes rolled over and she saw Kyouwentos chasing after her, it seemed like she was about to burst into laughter.
The magical power in his body is excellent for a human, but it is not enough to pierce his own refraction barrier.
He knew it himself, but the way he chased after him with excitement was like watching a reckless Minotaur.
Kyouwentos was following him closely before he knew it.
The devil changed his mind.
Yes, if you come to die, I will kill you and make it my food.
He is a demon lord with only the strength of an ordinary human, but since his opponent is only Kyouwentos and there is a refraction barrier, it was worth a try.
“Where are you running, you slut!!”
Kyouwentos jumping and flying towards you.
From the way he opened his arms, it looked like he was trying to grab himself.
The Demon King deliberately touched his body as if to grab him.
The refractive barrier is also operating properly.
Soon, his outstretched arm will be blocked by the refraction barrier and will slip in vain, and he will fall to the ground.
Then, he just needs to overpower him, kill him, and eat him.
No, how about repeating what we couldn’t do before?
Transforming into Riel Ignis, playing her role, mocking her and killing her.
It might be fun to imitate his other family members. For example, that maid.
The Demon King looks at the outstretched hand of Kyouwentos while thinking like that.
His hand stretches out more and more… And flies near the devil’s legs.
Kwaak.
“What…”
He hugged that leg tightly and slammed it into the ground.
“Ugh!!”
The pain of being hit on the floor.
For the Demon King, who currently has the same physical abilities as an ordinary human, the pain was considerable.
Kyouwentos also stood up limping and staggering, probably due to the shock of being thrown to the ground.
Of course, it must have been quite a shock since he jumped from a horse and fell to the ground without a hitch.
The Demon King also somehow endured the pain and stood up.
Compared to Kyouwentos, whose body was not healthy to begin with, the Demon King, who was in good health, looked relatively fine.
‘What happened? Did I turn off the refraction barrier without my knowledge?’
With the magic power of Kyouwentos, the Demon King’s refraction barrier cannot be penetrated.
In that case, there was a high possibility that the Demon King had forgotten to turn on the refraction barrier.
‘I guess I unconsciously turned off the refraction barrier while thinking about how to cook that guy… It’s been a long time since I was resurrected, so I guess I’ve become quite dull.’
The Demon King gathered his sore body and slightly raised his demonic energy.
The magic blade that pierced Kyouwentos’ body earlier.
Create it in his hand and circulate the demonic energy again.
Okay, I checked correctly.
After confirming that the refraction barrier was working properly, the Demon King rushed at Kyouwentos with the blade of demonic energy he had created in his hand.
And after a while.
The Demon King realized that he was looking at the sky.
In that small, young face, I could feel the pain that pierced my bones.