episode_0032

“Wow, that’s fast! Welcome, hero! I’ve been waiting for you!”

Without delay, I walked up to the room labeled as the procedure room and opened the door.

There was a woman welcoming me and Jupiter lying blankly.

Is it a succubus?

There is so much negative energy floating around that I wonder how on earth I didn’t know about it.

“You, you…! You were supposed to give me candy! Why didn’t you give it to me?”

“Ahaha, did you do that? I don’t remember.”

···No, let’s set the mood.

In an instant, the tense atmosphere is relieved.

“Lizbeth, wait a minute…”

“Yuna and Airi stay still! That guy is a liar!”

“Huh? I don’t know? I don’t remember saying that?”

“Hey, profit…! Lie to the end! I won’t leave you alone!”

“···hmm.”

The regression lasts longer than I thought.

I heard a voice say that.

“Lizbeth’s tattoo, did you do it?”

“Huh? Boy, be embarrassed. You’re showing me something that’s already been scrapped… I’m so embarrassed!”

“···A finished product?”

“Ahaha, me too. Is it because I was secluded too much? I couldn’t break through my mental barrier and I ended up getting angry.”

I was convinced after hearing that.

This guy just does what he does because it’s work.

The reason Lisbeth got that cut on her lower abdomen was probably because things didn’t go well.

It felt like I was trying to turn a screw, but the screw went astray, and I got angry and hit the wall.

The tone of voice, which did not convey any malice, actually gave me goosebumps.

“···That’s it. There’s no point in saying any more. You’ll have to die here.”

“Eh, stop talking? Why did they occupy the city? It was a bloodless invasion, but how did they hear the news of the Demon King’s invasion? Aren’t you curious?”

“Hmph. I’m not interested in that. What are your last words?”

“Hmph. It’s cold.”

Even though he is about to fight, he is calm.

Is it an expression of confidence, or is there a part of you that you believe in?

I grabbed my sword and prepared to cut off his head in an instant.

…If there wasn’t a seal blocking the way, I would have killed him right away.

“Aha, I’m not talking too hard for no reason. A hero is strong, but he’s not invincible.”

“Jupiter.”

“If it’s hard for me to win, shouldn’t I at least inflict an unforgettable wound on my opponent?”

“Yu, what did you do to Yupi-unnie!”

The succubus grinned.

It was truly a beautiful smile that could charm people, but the strange atmosphere felt eerie.

“Just the same feeling as the citizens here…? You’ll see. Come on, Sister?”

“···yes.”

“Kill the hero. With all your might.”

“All right···.”

In an instant, Jupiter’s figure disappeared from sight.

Before I knew it, I had white lightning in both hands, and it quickly reached right in front of my eyes.

“···!”

I was afraid that if I made a mistake in controlling my strength, I might die, so I pulled my body back.

Two hands reaching out as if they would not let go.

A bolt of electricity came from the hand holding my waist, and in an instant, Jupiter bent his back and pinned me to the floor.

…It doesn’t hurt, but I feel really bad.

“Ahaha. Please be careful not to kill me?”

Ah, that’s really ambiguous!

Honestly, we can take it down right now.

All you have to do when it approaches is to comfortably hold its hand and place it on the floor.

···The problem is that it is difficult for me to control my strength.

It was not long after I fell into this world that I failed to control my strength.

From then on, it was fully controllable.

Because I didn’t think it was a fight.

…But now my body is recognizing this situation as a battle.

I’ve been holding back from pulling out the knife since a while ago.

This is the first time I’ve come here and recognized it as a real fight.

If I give too much power without realizing it, Jupiter will turn into minced meat.

If you beat another person to the brink of death, Jupiter may be able to save your life, but now that Jupiter is your enemy.

If you beat them to the point of death, there will be no one to heal them.

“Now then, would you two like to hang out with me for a bit?”

“Go for it, succubus. I’ll kill you this time.”

“Ugh, this is my first time fighting without the hero…”

I glance back and see that they are fighting on that side.

It seems like no help can be expected.

No matter how I look at it, the succubus looks much stronger than the guy who became my sword.

We need to sort out Jupiter as quickly as possible and help the two.

“Jupiter. Come to your senses. I don’t want to hurt you.”

Say a line you saw in a cartoon.

A fist swinging without heeding anything.

It doesn’t work either.

Even to me, a layperson, his clean-looking posture did not waver at all.

Ah, really!

One serving of really spicy spaghetti won’t do it.

I will feed you all week.

If you open the distance, it will stamp its feet and chase you in an instant.

However, if you can’t stop it with your hands, it will slip away like a loach and be thrown out again.

Even if I try to counterattack, my strength grows stronger without me realizing it, so I lightly dodge while I control my strength and then attack again.

The sight of her rushing forward, scattering lightning from both hands, looks more like a warrior than a nun.

Honestly, I thought it would be cool to see him fight someone else.

How can you tolerate a nun who fights while scattering lightning?

To see if it would work, I tore up the surrounding wall and crumpled it with my grip to make an impromptu handle.

He threw it at Jupiter and pinned it to the wall.

A simple restraint made by instantly nailing the arms and legs to the wall.

Just when I thought it worked, the handle was instantly melted by lightning.

What should I do?

If you attack incorrectly, there is a high possibility that you will die.

However, there is not much time to properly attempt restraint.

“Damn it, why are you so strong!”

“Miss Lisbeth, please hold on just a little longer! The casting isn’t over yet!”

“How long?! I’m having a hard time!”

Before I knew it, a succubus was wielding a whip in her hand.

The destructive power was so great that it destroyed all the ice that Yuna shot out.

So this time, it seems like they are preparing strong magic to prevent it from being destroyed.

Lisbeth was complaining as she had to deal with the enemy she had previously dealt with alone.

An enemy stronger than the Demon King’s Army cadres who have now become my sword.

It would be difficult for the two of us to deal with each other.

I ignored Jupiter rushing from behind and rushed at the succubus.

If it’s difficult to suppress, just kill the cause!

“Oh my, hero. Are you leaving your partner alone?”

“I’m sorry, but my partner is too weak! I would appreciate it if you could dance for me!”

“Aha! Okay, that’s not bad! . . . But aren’t you forgetting something?”

Are you forgetting?

···what?

I could have ignored those words and attacked, but something caught me.

The unpleasant feeling of forgetting something but not knowing what it is, like going to school without bringing your supplies.

what?

What did I forget?

“Now, it is “common sense” to subdue the wizard who enters this room. Understood?”

···!

When I looked back, not only Jupiter but also Lisbeth were aiming arrows at Yuna.

I was hit.

I was too focused on the situation where Jupiter was attacking.

···Lizbeth also had a tattoo.

Although he said it was something that was completed in his own words, if you think about it the other way around, it means that it is partially complete.

Does brainwashing work because mental age has decreased?

This is what they were aiming for when they sent Jupiter out in the open.

In an instant, he changed direction and wrapped his arms around Yuna.

However, when I briefly checked, Lisbeth’s appearance was strange.

It seems as if they are waiting so as not to miss the moment.

The childlike appearance he always showed was nowhere to be seen.

ah. Could it be that I was completely hypnotized? Come to think of it, my tone of voice became harsh.

Are you intentionally pretending to be hypnotized?

A whip that is swung without missing a moment of thought.

How much of the sound of leather hitting leather was heard?

Even though the situation was one-sided, I could only stare blankly in front of me.

Status window displayed in front of me.

The HP displayed in the status window had decreased.

The amount lost was greater than the amount recovered.

It’s a small number, but if we continue like this, we will be defeated someday.

…The defeat event that I had given up on came before my eyes.

“Huh? You got up very easily… but you hit me with all your might. Were you watching?”

“Succubus. What is it?”

“Ah, ahaha. Are you asking that now? When you said you would tell me earlier, you said there was no need.”

“···.”

“Aha. Well, there’s nothing I can’t tell you. I am the Four Heavenly Kings. Please call me Ishtar.”

Four Heavenly Kings.

The Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s Army.

My mind became active as if I had taken a stimulant.

“I” said he was the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Lord’s Army.

It is enough for the Four Heavenly Kings to have this level of force.

Four people.

Five people including the Demon King.

Those who will give me a defeat event.

···Should we exclude the Demon King since he has to be killed?

Unbeknownst to his colleagues, he attempts a one-on-one match with the Four Heavenly Kings.

And lose on purpose.

Perfect.

But this guy can’t do it.

There are already too many eyes watching.

It’s really, really unfortunate.

It’s really unfortunate, but it has to be taken down.

“You are the first person to hurt me.”

“Oh, is that it? You’re the first person to hurt me! Something like that?”

“It’s similar. So at least I’ll let you go comfortably.”

“That’s an honor! . . . But I guess that wizard won’t be fine if he approaches me, right?”

Before we knew it, two people had subdued Yuna.

Surely, if two brainwashed people attack, Yuna will be at least seriously injured.

But I didn’t care.

“Ishtar. When brainwashing Lisbeth didn’t work, you lowered her mental age. Is that right?”

“···Is that so? Why do you ask something that makes me feel bad?”

“And if Lisbeth’s mental age returns, brainwashing won’t work.”

“···Oh no, elf! Kill yourself right now! This is “common sense”!”

Did he think I did something?

After making his decision in an instant, he ordered Lisbeth to commit suicide.

But it’s no use.

The brainwashing has already been lifted a long time ago.

“Hey, hero. How did you know?”

“Your tone of voice has changed. You seemed more stupid when you were younger. You probably didn’t swear or anything.”

“···You’re so stupid. It hurts me a little.”

Lisbeth, who had suddenly subdued Jupiter, who was clinging to Yuna, approached.

Even if you hit him with all his might, he won’t die, so he’s better than me at subduing him.

“···Ha. In the end, this is how it happens. Anyway, all heroes are irrational.”

“Is that the end of your will?”

“···It was fun! Well, I don’t know if I’ll meet him. If you meet a boy named Belphegor, say hello!”

“Sure.”

Suddenly.

Out of respect for the person who had hurt me for the first time, I separated the head and body in an instant.

There would have been no need to feel any pain.

“Good job, warrior.”

“···Lizbeth, this is so awkward. Can’t you just talk like a child?”

“W-what?! Ah, ah! Please forget about that! Ugh, succubus! I won’t forgive you!”

Forgive me or whatever, but I’m already dead.

It seems that the memory of that state still remains.

“But, were you really captured because you were possessed by five candies?”

“Aaaah!”

No, I asked because I was really curious.

···I should just not ask.