Book 7: Chapter 25: The Wives’ Fury

“W-what are you!?”

Guzion released an aura of bloodlust as he snapped at Youko.

Normal people would buckle and froze under the pressure of that bloodlust.

However, Youko didn’t even flinch as she retorted.

“I am Youko, the Nine-Tailed Fox.”

She burned the demon’s arm and black sword she was holding with the Flames of Hellfire that she summoned on the palm of her hand.

“… Did you say Nine-Tailed Fox? And why would one belonging to the demon race oppose the demon me!”

“That’s because I’m Master’s devoted servant.”

Youko clung to Halt’s arm.

Her tails were wrapped around Ysha, who had been crucified on the cross.

“It’s great that you’re here, Youko. Thanks for saving this child.”

“Fufufu, it’s no biggie.”

Halt patted her on the head, and she looked really happy as she squinted her eyes in pleasure.

“That’s impossible! As if I’ll believe that nonsense of a Nine-Tailed Fox being enslaved just like a human!!”

“Hey, stop mocking Master. You’re making me want to kill you… I’m not the only one irritated at you, you know?”

“W-what are you blabbering —”

In the next instant, a colossal ice sword pierced through Guzion’s right shoulder, and his left arm turned to ashes from the pillar of fire that rose from beneath his feet.

“— $%@^&$*!(0!!!!!!”

Guzion regenerated his arm in a blink of an eye, and he fired several magic bullets in retaliation towards the two people who attacked him.

Mai and Mei nimbly dodged his attacks, and they destroyed both of the demon’s arms before going to Halt’s side.

“This is punishment. Because of you, we weren’t able to — with Halt-sama.”

Halt didn’t hear Mai and Mei’s words clearly, but he could see how angry they were.

“H-high Ranking Spirits!?”

“We’re also here.”

Leaffa was already standing diagonally behind the Halt without anyone noticing, and she shot an arrow towards Guzion’s left foot.

Aside from Halt, the member of the House of Ernol who could release the fastest attack was Leaffa with her Wind Magic.

She was already at the level that If the target was within a hundred meters, then her magic attack would reach it almost at the same instant that the arrow was released from her hand.

Even if it was a demon, it was impossible to evade that attack.

“Urk!?”

The speed and piercing ability of Leaffa’s arrow was high, but its destructive power wasn’t that strong.

However, it was plenty enough to stop Guzion’s foot.

Leaffa’s goal was to restrict Guzion’s movement so that’s why she shot that arrow in the first place.

That girl’s  attack would require just a miniscule amount of time in order to accumulate, after all.

“This is…a punch filled with grudge because you snatched our most-awaited time with Halt, meow.”

Guzion, who was pressing the foot that had been shot by Leaffa, lifted his head to look in front of him.

Merdie was standing in a stance right in front of him, her right hand wrapped in condensed mana that was so powerful it made the surrounding air shake. 

“W-wait —”

Merdie punched Guzion in the stomach with all the power she could muster.

The demon threw up a huge amount of blood, and he was blasted away.

A 5-year old girl was standing at the place he was thrown to.

The girl took a small step to the side, effectively dodging Guzion’s body that was hurtling towards her in high speed, then she turned around.

The instant Guzion passed that girl, something flew from her back and it hit Guzion’s body.

That something was no other than a dragon tail covered in pure white scales.

Hakua, that girl, was the humanized form of a dragon, considered to be the most powerful monster in the world.

Hakua manifested just her tail, and she batted Guzion back to where Halt and the rest were.

“— Ugh!”

Guzion rolled several times before stopping beneath Halt’s feet.

He wasn’t able to stand up, having received a considerable amount of damage.

“Nice one, Hakua!”

‘Ehehe!”

Apart from Luna, Shiro and Tina, almost all of Halt’s family were here.

Upon closer inspection, each of them were clad in different types of aura.

Luna wasn’t here, but she —an Auxilliary Enchanter who was already past Level 100 — probably casted support magic on everyone here with all her power.

Shiro was probably guarding Luna back in the inn, probably deeming that it was too dangerous for her to come here.

“Leaffa, where is Tina?”

“Of course she’s here. Tina-sama is the most furious among us, after all.”

What made Tina so mad?

Halt was thinking about that, when Guzion stood up.

However, his entire body was shaking.

“Wha-what the heck is this!?”

Guzion’s body was quivering out of fear and dread regardless of what the person himself was feeling.

Magic that was enough to make a demon tremble with fear.

While emanating bloodlust —

She sauntered.

“… Have you prepared yourself?”

In this era when there were no real heroes, she was considered the strongest magic swordsman in this world. She strode towards them as she carried the strongest weapon on her hand.

“W-w-w-what, who are you!?”

“I am Tina Ernol — the person you robbed of her precious time with Halt-sama just because you have the nerve to appear in this Holy City.”

Tina was holding the blade that the Guardian Hero used.

She was the one using it after Haruto, the Guardian Hero, returned to his previous world.

All the members of Halt’s family were exasperated because their bath time with Halt had been interrupted, so they came here in order to take revenge against Guzion. 

In this world, the number of people who could deal a blow against a demon was only less than a hundred.

However, there were eight people who had the power to defeat a demon already gathered right at this very instant in this place.

The second most powerful person among them — the strongest magic swordsman — also carried the deepest grudge and fury against the demon.

Guzion was in between Halt and Tina, but just in a blink of an eye she moved to the spot right beside Halt.

In that instant, Tina had already cut the demon into several pieces just as she passed him by.

The blade was given by the Creator God to the Guardian Hero, so its sharpness didn’t even change one bit even after a hundred years had passed. 

“—”

The demon couldn’t even let out a single whimper afte being sliced into several small pieces from his waist to his lower jaw.

“That’s amazing, as expected of you, Tina. It’s been a while since I last saw you this seriously equipped.”“Eheheh. As Halt-sama’s wife, this is only natural!”

Tina seemed to have vented out a bit after crushing the demon into bits, and she dazzingly smiled as she hugged and clung to Halt.—-T/N: Go Tina and the waifus! ~