Chapter 116: The Demon King has appeared. What’s their condition? (2)
by fnovelpia
The power of the pixie can escape the demon king’s bizarre attack.
In fact, it even held back the demon king playfully.
“Why do you keep picking on me?”
“Pixie, you must beat the demon king’s tricks.”
Right now, the pixie is the answer.
Last time it was the succubus, but this time it’s the pixie. With the pixie, we can keep the demon king in check and give him a good beating.
“This isn’t right.”
“Pixie is…”
“Don’t tell me you’re saying it’s the pride of Korea.”
Oh, no.
Not that.
Even I wouldn’t go that far.
“It’s my pride!”
“What the hell?”
From behind, the succubus let out an incredulous sound.
She’s upset, wondering why she’s the pride of Korea, while the pixie is my pride.
Well, you can’t really call someone who feeds on human energy the pride of a saint.
Korea?
The succubus has become an icon of Hallyu (Korean wave), so it doesn’t matter anymore.
“I’m your pride?”
“Pixie, once we get out of here, I’ll take responsibility for you!”
I made my final compromise.
Yes, once we get out of here, I can at least take responsibility for one pixie and feed her mint chocolate for life!
“That sounds like a proposal.”
“But it’s the saint talking, so it probably just means mint chocolate.”
“Yeah, probably.”
Even in the middle of this, the demon king’s attack continued.
This dark place suddenly started to collapse.
“I’m not doing this for you, okay!”
Oh, the pixie finally started to show her strength.
-Playfully
“Ugh!?”
As her body grew larger again, the demon king’s once confident demeanor suddenly diminished.
What’s going on?
Why is this happening?
The demon king’s spiritual form was gradually fading.
“He classified the demon king as a nightmare.”
A nightmare, huh.
Maybe that’s why.
This whole space was starting to collapse.
The tower that produced various items might remain, but the mental realm the demon king opened would certainly not.
In other words, since the demon king is the nightmare itself, he will disappear.
Honestly, the demon king’s existence doesn’t matter anymore.
Nightmare or not, it’s irrelevant now.
“Oh, if it’s a dream, I could’ve stepped in.”
“The pride of Korea is not yet needed. Besides, the demon king has no physical body; he’s insignificant.”
“You’ve seen the demon king’s too?”
“By chance, yeah.”
Our dear succubus seems to have a lot of interest in such things.
But since the demon king is just a spirit here, it’s meaningless.
“By chance, huh. I bet you’ve seen the leaders of the world’s too?”
“I don’t discriminate. I’ve seen both men and women. Of course, I had my reasons. Like issues with the goddess religion, and so on.”
It wasn’t intentional.
I’ve only seen a few young kings, and once I had the misfortune of seeing a king during a private moment with his spouse.
Come to think of it, I’ve seen quite a bit.
It wasn’t out of lust.
I was just curious about what people in this world are like.
-The guild leader is unimpressive.
-Shut up! How dare you look down on the leader of the Canora Goddess guild!
Yeah, maybe that’s where it started.
When I accidentally saw the nether regions of the cult leader who had been brainwashing me for the Canora religion when I was young.
It was quite unimpressive.
In contrast, the demon king and other monsters had a fantasy-like image.
I wondered if their lower bodies were just like in fantasy adult novels.
“Isn’t this perverted?”
No way, this damn succubus.
“Sigh. I’m pure, okay? Unlike you, I haven’t been sleeping around!”
I slapped the succubus across the face.
What do you think of me?
“But what exactly did you do to make the demon king end up like that?”
“Maybe it’s a mental battle.”
The demon king looked utterly pitiful.
After the trap of his world ended, all that was left was a faint image of the demon king.
His very presence seemed to be fading.
“Damn it. What the hell is that ridiculous creature!”
“What?”
“Why? Why can someone interfere with my domain!”
Well, it’s simple.
Our goddess has grown stronger.
“It’s not a simple issue. The Canora Goddess who gave the pixie her powers must be stronger than you.”
“Canora? That fragmented deity dares! There’s no way such a being could defeat me! How powerful can she be?”
Our goddess is being treated as fragmented.
Poor thing.
“Demon king, the Canora religion has already become the most populous religion in another world.”
“That world and this one are different!”
“True, but the people of that world are here on Earth now, and they’re believers. In a world where people live, connections can be made in unexpected ways.”
To be honest, this part is just my speculation.
But right now, the Canora religion is being talked about all over the world.
That alone makes the demon king insignificant by comparison.
“Unforgivable! Don’t think this is the end!”
Boom! Boom!
Something else was flying toward us.
“Hmm. It seems like he can use his power freely here because it’s his domain. Honestly, I’d love to fight him head-on, but…”
I lightly swung my scythe.
The abyssal energy flying toward us from the demon king was swallowed up by the light from my scythe.
“But can we even attack him?”
“Good question. Even energy bullets are useless since he’s a spiritual being.”
Neither spears of light nor energy bullets have any effect.
If a basic attack doesn’t work against a spirit entity, then no attack will be effective.
But the Demon King can’t catch us either, so it’s like we’re just playing a game of chicken.
We need to make a decision.
“All I can do is make sure the Demon King’s attacks don’t reach us.”
“What if you attack, Saint?”
“That’s impossible.”
“Without even trying?”
Trying isn’t the issue.
“Even if I succeed, it will only make things harder.”
“Oh, right. You can only defeat him with the Holy Sword.”
It might work, but if I defeat the Demon King, there could be complications with him resurrecting somewhere else.
In that case, it’s better to be sure.
Yes.
We must finish him off definitively with the Holy Sword.
To be honest, we’ve all gotten stronger thanks to the goddess, but that idiot Demon King has now essentially trapped himself.
The original plan was to weaken him just enough without killing him.
But since he doesn’t have a body right now, if I take him down with a single strike…
Which world will he flee to next?
In the end, we must kill him completely with the Holy Sword, which was made by the gods.
“So you’re saying we can’t attack because we’re not sure we can kill him in one hit?”
“Is the problem that he’s weak?”
Yes, we don’t know whether the Demon King is weak, which makes it an annoying situation. That’s what it boils down to.
“Oh, this isn’t right. So what are we supposed to do?”
The Hero needs to come.
I can feel it.
He always shows up in crisis situations.
He’ll definitely come.
If he doesn’t, then he’s not worthy of being a Hero, nor worthy of liking me.
Of course, I don’t plan on liking him.
“Kuh kuh kuh. Hahaha! Saint, what are you doing? Are you too scared to attack me?”
“I’m not reckless enough to attack someone as unaware of their place as you.”
The Demon King knows this, which is why he isn’t attacking us.
So what’s his goal?
He’s probably waiting for our stamina to drop so he can devour us and use us to revive himself.
We can’t let that happen.
“Do you think I don’t know? You plan to wait for the Hero again, don’t you?”
“Oh, you caught me.”
I guess even a Demon King could figure that much out.
“No Hero, no matter how strong, will be able to enter this place!”
“Why not? He has the Holy Sword, doesn’t he?”
“In this world, there’s no Demon King’s army or Demon God cult that worships me! The same goes for the Holy Sword! Isn’t the Holy Sword a god, too?”
You really think like that?
“In other words, the Holy Sword is a god, but since no one worships it, it must be weak?”
“It might be able to cut through a doppelgänger, but—”
“Sorry, Demon King, but that’s not quite right.”
I cut him off.
Right, the Demon King must have expected the Hero, but that’s completely different.
He understands games like the Dragon Dungeon, but I don’t get why he ignores everything else.
This is why ignorant people are hopeless.
“What?”
“First of all, even if it’s ‘just the Holy Sword,’ it’s much more popular than you. For example, Earth has billions of people.”
I began explaining to the thick-headed Demon King.
“And there are many stories and works based on hero parties from worlds like Yukran, where you and I come from. According to the logic of good triumphing over evil, people identify with heroes, not Demon Kings. Even if each Holy Sword doesn’t have a name like Goddess Kanora, they’re a common theme. There are lots of people who like heroes and Holy Swords. On the other hand, Demon Kings sometimes have names, so they vary across different works, but even if some people worship Demon Kings, that won’t make you stronger.”
“What are you saying?”
“In simpler terms, even in this world, the Holy Sword is something people imagine, desire, and admire.”
“What?”
The important point is that the Demon King is still a living entity.
So while there are many works that name a Demon King, there are fewer that name a weapon like the Holy Sword.
“The Hero’s Holy Sword is just a weapon, so it’s simply called ‘Holy Sword.’ It doesn’t have a name. But among billions of people, there are many who have read stories and comics where hero parties like ours appear. In their minds, the Holy Sword is a real thing. They don’t need to believe in it. It’s seen as a righteous sword that punishes evil. People recognize it just for that.”
“And besides, the Hero has already wielded the Holy Sword quite effectively in this world. As a result, the Holy Sword must be pretty famous by now.”
I didn’t say it, but it seems like the Hero is quite well-known.
As I said before, this Demon King is in a much weaker position.
Forget Kanora and all that—the Demon King is the least popular entity on Earth.
“But that doesn’t mean this place can be breached.”
“Your mind has already been breached long ago by Pixie. Even if the Holy Sword is weakened, you’ve forgotten that, haven’t you?”
Slash!
The remaining mental barriers were already crumbling, and a man broke in.
An outsider from another world with golden hair blowing in the wind.
I spoke while looking at his back.
“The Hero doesn’t like to see me in despair. He’s the kind of man who deeply cares about his comrades.”
The Hero appeared.
The Demon King furrowed his brow, seemingly unprepared for such an intense reaction.
I didn’t expect him to react this strongly.
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