Volume 3 - CH 2.6

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Part 6

Edelgart pushed her lance out at Ourou.

「A Demonic Being～, going at Demon King-sama! To defy……Strange!」

Ourou averted it with his big arm, but blood scattered out from the surface of it.

「Nu!? I see……So it really was true that you awarded magical power from Demon King-sama. However, your movements are still, too slow!」

The three-stranded attack from his fist that was projected straight out pierced through Edelgart’s defences.

「Kuhah!?」

Normally, if one were to receive a powerful striking technique, some space should have opened up between them, but Edelgart’s posture only collapsed instead.

Just what kind of reasoning was that following?

If one’s posture is destroyed right in front of the enemy’s eyes, they would become defenseless.

Even more continuous attacks were thrown onto Edelgart.

──I have no duty to save her but.

Diablo fired off some magic. Although its power was low, it was one that had high hitting accuracy.

「《Bit Arrow》!」

An arrow of light flew aimed at the owl head.

Reacting to Diablo’s magic, Ourou jumped away. He did defend against Edelgart’s pursuit though.

──Tsk, so he avoided my magic as if it were only natural.

When it came to high ranking Demonic Beings, their resistance to magic also became high. Being able to dodge that magic due to high AGI was also seemed to be a reason.

His magic was also avoided before at the time he fought against Faltra City’s Feudal Lord, Galford. If he didn’t have that experience, he might have panicked a bit.

Ourou glared at his direction.

「So the likes of a half demonic Race dares to rise against a Demonic Being!」

Diablo struck the ground with the 《Staff of Tenma》.

「Kukuku……Same to you, even though you have lived a long life, you seem to be lacking some vital information, don’t you?」

「So you claim me to be ignorant?」

「I am the Demon King Diablo! For you to rise against the true Demon King, you really are a fool!」

The owl’s eyes went wide open. His black pupils were floating on his golden eyeballs.

「Demon King, you say……?」

「Though it is said that you are the oldest Demonic Being, for you to not know of me……You should feel ashamed of your own ignorance!」

──As if. There’s no way for him to know about me. I, am just a mere Player, and I’m doing a Demon King role play.

However, it was because he was performing a roleplay, that couldn’t think of such a thing.

A Demonic Being that did not know of Diablo, was ignorant! That is what he arbitrarily decided.

Ourou tilted his head.

*Kurun* It tilted and bent until it was directly horizontal.

「A foolish one, aren’t you. To think that a mere person of the Races would to claim to be a Demon King, I shall bestow you a death suitable for that arrogance.」

「Hmph……In that case, I shall make you understand with my true strength.」

「If you claim to be a Demon King, why do you conduct yourself with the Races? Why do you protect that failure of a Demon King?」

「It is because these are all my property. I will annihilate anyone, no matter who they are, that tries to injure them. That is all!」

Alicia wasn’t his property but his companion, and although Krebskrem and Edelgart couldn’t be said to be his companions, it was because it was too troublesome to explain every little detail to the Demonic Being that he asserted as such.

Seeming like she had recovered from the damage from the blows that she received, Edelgart took her stance with her lance.

「Edelgart～, your property, wrong? Wrong! Serve, Demon King-sama～!」

「Hmph……Hasn’t that Krebskrem become a prisoner to biscuits?」

「Muu」

「Leave it to me. This muscular owl, I will defeat him.」

He turned the 《Staff of Tenma》 towards Ourou.

「《Flare Burst》!!」

Abruptly, an explosion occurred right in the opponent’s face.

First, it was a trial blow.

《Flare Burst》, among the magic learned below level 99, it was a magic of the highest grade, but conversely speaking, it was nothing but something learned before breaking through the limit.

Among Diablo’s useable magic, it wasn’t one that was all that strong.

However, since he was restraining his MP consumption, its activation was fast. Above all, its influence on the surroundings was small.

Since his companions were in the surrounding area, this was important.

Even though he was limiting the range, it was wider than the 《Bit Arrow》, and its speed from its activation was remarkably faster.

──Even he shouldn’t be able to evade this!

Ourou came flying out from within the burst of flames.

Krebskrem and the others were gazing over at Diablo with a worried look.

At their backs, Demonic Beings appeared.

Ourou possessed a faction. In other words, he had companions.

It was the instant that Diablo fired a powerful magic, and even if he tried to freely use something else, it was impossible for him to attack a different target.

In hot haste, Edelgart kicked the ground, and headed towards where Krebskrem and the others were.

Due to Diablo’s magic, a bullet of light was fired off. The 《Lightning Bullet》 bore into Ourou’s abdomen. It exploded inside of him, and blew away half of his torso.

Simultaneous to all of that──

The Demonic Beings of the Ourou faction had attacked Krebskrem.

They were monsters that had wolf heads and had both of their arms turned into several snakes.

They all drew near from the back.

Noticing from the beginning, Shera raised a scream.

Krebskrem turned her head, and stiffened up with a start.

Although Alicia had a belated reaction, she no longer had the time to prepare her stance.

And then, Rem──she threw a crystal.

「《Stoneman》ッ!!」

A gigantic stone statue blocked the Demonic Beings’ way.

It was a Summoned Beast.

What the countless snakes that extended out towards Krebskrem bit into was tough stone.

These were Demonic Beings that Ourou, the strongest Demonic Being, entrusted the duty of obliterating the Demon King to. They were most likely suitably strong.

The Summoned Beast that Rem called forth was smashed to pieces by the countless snakes.

However, that small amount of time was plenty.

Alicia and Shera pulled her hands, and separated Krebskrem from the Demonic Beings.

Rem was also plenty separated from them.

Diablo fired off a maximum magic, and blasted away the wolf-headed Demonic Beings that had made the surprise attack.