CH 39

Cleanup.

“That is quite a commotion.”

“It’s certainly a big fuss.”

“(It’s an uproar.)”

Ichiko and Izumi have returned to “White Fog and Black Swamp Forest”.

After inquiring about the developments going on out there from the Fogs and the other kin, I found out that the humans are currently at odds with each other, which is split into two factions.

In concrete terms, the two factions are divided into two factions: those who accept the “kin” and those who oppose the “kin”.

The “accepting” faction is dominated by the kin themselves and those who are intimate with them, while the “opposing” faction is centered on the Church of the Righteousness.

However, it is only in this country that the bulk of the population tilts towards the “accepting” side.

Well, the root of the reason for this is self-evident. It was the massacre of the Church of the Righteousness initiated by the three people present here. However, this incident has been termed “Purge of the Fog” by the public, and the condemnation directed at the Church of the Righteousness has grown louder than the criticism leveled at the three of us.

Apparently, after we departed, an inspection of the scene confirmed that there was more devastation than the humans could have imagined.

They reaped what they sowed.

While on the subject, I would like to send salt[i] to the adversary, this does not imply that the overall Church of the Righteousness is a trash organization of that kind. In fact, those at the headquarters are genuinely committed to eradicating the Demon Kings and their kin, but this organization is one that believes that in order to accomplish this, it is imperative to properly assist people.

In other words, the people in this country are just too over the top.

Now, let’s return to the main subject.

Well, as for the “Purge of the Fog,” there was a benefit to doing that.

“Ichiko’s level went up, right?”

“Yes, from 6 to 7.”

“What about Izumi?”

“(4 → 5.)”

“I’ve only leveled up from 3 to 4 with a small margin…”

That’s right, I’ve leveled up. To be frank, it has been a couple of months since I last advanced to the next level.

Incidentally, I consulted Help-kun since I was curious about it, and he explained that the difficulty of leveling up starts at around 3 for Demon Kings, 6 for kin, and 10 for humans, and especially for Demon Kings, the amount of experience becomes impossible to gain against level 1 humans when the Demon King’s level reaches 7 or higher.

Therefore, it has taken me a long time to level up. Well, Ichiko seems to be eager to acquire countermeasure skills against me, so I’m only going to disclose my statusー

“Status Open!”

Name: Kurokiri (King of the Devouring Black Fog)

Class: Demon King

Race: King of the Devouring Black Fog

Level: 4

HP：1910/1910 ↑100

MP：2210/2210 ↑130

SP：2140/2140 ↑110

Status

Strength 40

Dexterity 55

Agility 56

Sensing 45

Intellect 63↑2

Spirit 73↑1

Luck 10

Skill

≪Dungeon Creation≫, ≪Monster Creation≫, ≪Devouring Black Fog≫, ≪Cycle≫, ≪Mist Plosion≫, New!≪Bewitching Fog≫

≪King of the Devouring Black Fog≫, ≪White Fog of Ambush≫, ≪Lord of the Kirijin≫, ≪The Demon King Who Has Looked Outside≫, ≪Demon Slayer≫, ≪The One Who Vanquished the Demon King≫, New! ≪Miracle Deceiver≫, New! ≪King of the Kirijin≫, New! ≪Agitator≫, New! ≪Wordsmith of Sweet Poison≫, New! ≪Purger of the Fog≫

“…”

There are so many new titles. I mean, ≪King of the Kirijin≫, ≪Agitator≫, ≪Wordsmith of Sweet Poison≫, and ≪Purger of the Fog≫ make sense to me, but what is ≪Miracle Deceiver≫? Ah, could that be it? Is it the treatment method utilizing ≪Monster Creation≫? I don’t recall labeling it as a miracle though. I clearly informed the patients that it would render them human no more.

Well, whatever. Let’s not dwell on it any further.

Now, the new skill, ≪Bewitching Fog≫, is a skill that allows users to create illusions for living things that are in the fog. There is no limit to the types of illusions that can be conjured. That is to say, the illusion can be created according to the practitioner’s image.

Although the requirement for the employment of ≪Bewitching Fog≫ is the presence of fog, that condition is not a factor in my case. After all, I myself can generate fog anywhere I want with the ≪Mist Plosion≫ on top of being a fog.

Heh heh heh heh. This skill is unbelievable.

Oh right, the two of you have also completed your tasks, huh?

“Now, what am I supposed to do?”

“Aren’t you going to construct the fourth level?”

“I will establish that. By the way, the image or rather the concept is to create a capital for the Kirijin, a place where the Kirijin who are in a tight spot in the outside world are accepted.”

“(Our home?)”

“Precisely. Well, for the time being, it will not be necessary.”

That’s right. It will not be necessary for the time being. This is another advantage of the “purge of the fog,” or rather, it was carried out for this reason, but the tendency for people to needlessly investigate who is a Kirijin is now non-existent. This is because they knew what would follow upon them if they incurred my wrath.

Well, while there are still people who seek to find out, at least there are no more guys like this time.

“So, that’s fine with me, but what are you guys planning to do?”

“We’re going to head west since it has become difficult for us to operate in this area.”

“To the west… that’s where the ‘Fox City of the Beasts of War’ is located. Be careful with the ‘Hundred Beast Clad Fox Princess,’ okay? You never know where the adversaries are lurking since they don’t have any interaction there. In the worst scenario, you might end up in a war simply for having more kin.”

“Yes.”

“(I will protect Ichiko nee-chan.)”

Both of them rise to their feet.

“Well then, you’ll just have to wait and see, Kurokiri.”[ii]

“Not that I have a head to[iii] begin with.”

And the two of them exit the “White Fog and Black Swamp Forest”.

T/N:

[i] Sending salt to enemy means helping an enemy in distress; by helping the other party in their time of crisis, rather than taking advantage of their weakness, both sides are mutually fighting at 100% of their potential. It’s a noble feat

[ii] The kanji used here is 首を洗って待って which means wash your head/neck and wait for me in a literal term which is a relevant part to iii

[iii] Kurokiri sort of made a joke of it since the kanji used means head