Volume 3 - CH 2.7

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Part 7

Ourou returned to his former gigantic owl form from his figure of a body having lost half of its torso.

「……To think that the likes of a mere Summoned Beast would prove to be a hindrance.」

Surprisingly enough, there was not a single injury to be found on the gigantic owl. Though, by some chance, there is a possibility that the damage remained.

Diablo turned the 《Staff of Tenma》 towards him.

「So you made a surprise attack with your subordinates……Despite saying such self-important things, you’ve taken quite the underhanded tactic, haven’t you?」

「……If thou weren’t here, things would have ended with me crushing her from the start. What incredible magical power……It is hard to believe that you are a mere person of the Races.」

「I have said that I am a Demon King. I had thought that you were only ignorant, but are you also senile?」

「Impossible. But, this strength is not normal. I do not understand……I do not understand……I do not understand……」

Ourou, who had turned into a gigantic owl, flapped his wings.

While noisily blowing up a cloud of dirt, he floated up.

──So he’s running away.

Diablo could fire some magic and pursue him but……

With a glance, he looked at the surroudings.

Honestly, if Ourou were to make an area attack with something other than magic, he would have no other means of protecting the girls other than turning Rem’s Summoned Beasts into a shield.

Moreover, since it had just been crushed, the one with the largest build, 《Stoneman》, couldn’t be used for a while.

Edelgart also seemed to be seriously injured. Only now was she finally able get her body up.

「Shera, does it seem like there are any other Demonic Beings?」

「U, uum……I don’t think, there are any? Though, I was late in noticing earlier.」

「With as things are now, the other faction might come as well. Pay careful attention.」

「I got it.」

In her anxiety, Shera tightly gripped Krebskrem’s hand.

As for the little girl Demon King that had her life targeted, she didn’t seem to harbor any fear from the battle just now. She was making a composed-looking face.

「Earlier, the one that protected Maou, could that have been you?」

「Eh? That’s……I suppose that is how it turned out.」

Rem nodded.

She was probably talking about how she defended against the attack from the wolf-headed Demonic Beings with the Summoned Beast.

Diablo started walking towards the town. Rem followed along.

「Are you alright now?」

「……If we were to be attacked by Demonic Beings, I am now unable to say that I would become unable to stand. More importantly, Diablo, you really are amazing. Ourou was said to be the strongest Demonic Being, and yet……」

「He was more tenacious than I imagined. He also has wisdom. If he had received magical power from the Demon King, it probably would have been a hard fight.」

Lining up beside them, Alicia made a wry smile.

「Even so, it isn’t “defeat” but a “hard fight”, huh.」

「Naturally. I am the Demon King of another world after all. There is no way I would lose to a Demonic Being.」

Shera walked while holding hands with Krebskrem.

「The biscuit song～♪」

「What the heck is that!?」

「You see, at times when walking alone in the forest at night, it doesn’t become as scary when you sing. And then, when you sing with everyone, it’s fun. The Bi in Biscuit is, the Bi for Bikkuri (Surprise)～♪ The Su～ is the Su for Suteki (Wonderful)～♪」[1]

「Bi, Bi～ is! Bi～!」

Krebskrem raised a loud voice and laughed.

They left behind the 《Starfall Tower》.