Demon King’s Advent -2

‘Behead whoever comes and bring their head to me.’

The Demon King recalled her father’s words.

The one who came to her was a black-haired man.

She had secretly hoped that the magical girl who looked exactly like her would come, but unfortunately, this man had arrived.

Just as she was frowning and about to rise from her seat.

“Don’t move.”

Tentacles instantly seized her body.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

A sense of determination emanated from the man’s hardened face.

The Demon King gritted her teeth.

She glared at the man with fierce eyes.

“How amusing. Do you think you can stand against me alone?”

Her pride was wounded.

The attitude that he could face her alone with confidence.

He was truly an arrogant one.

“Do you think you can defeat me with just this level of power!”

Rip!

She tore apart the tentacles and glared again.

His still impassive face irritated her.

Whether he knew her feelings or not, he suddenly said something out of the blue.

“Do we really have to fight?”

“What’s wrong? Are you scared now?”

“…It hurts my heart. It hurts.”

It hurts his heart?

What reason could there be for that?

“That’s hard to understand. We haven’t known each other for long, just a few months at most.”

“…”

“Above all, was that heart, those memories truly real?”

At those words, the man frowned.

“What do you mean?”

“Were those times even real in the first place? Didn’t you think I might have been a spy who secretly infiltrated under my father’s orders?”

“…”

“I clearly remember that day… but I don’t know. Well, it doesn’t matter now anyway.”

It wasn’t a particularly convincing argument, but that wasn’t what mattered.

What mattered was that the man was clearly displeased.

“…That bastard, what the hell did he do to the child.”

However, his anger was directed not at her but at her creator.

“Is there no choice?”

“What are you muttering about? Don’t you want to fight?”

“No. I was just wondering how to discipline a disobedient child.”

The Demon King responded to his suddenly lighter tone.

“How funny.”

Boom!

The air in the room became heavy and oppressive.

“…Hmm.”

“Let’s do this properly. In the end, this is what you want too, isn’t it?”

A jingling key went into the Demon King’s pocket.

“If you want this.”

Bang!!

“Try to take it by force!”

The air exploded with a loud noise.

Kraken, who avoided the attack that came in with rapid speed, swung his tentacles down.

The moment she retreated from the range of tentacles with smooth footwork, tentacles sprang from the shadows and caught her from behind.

In conclusion, she was again in a position where her body was bound by tentacles.

“Weak!”

The tentacles burst easily just by her releasing magical power.

‘In terms of output, I have the advantage.’

Though he was engaging in a technical battle with various methods and multiple tentacles, he showed weakness in direct confrontation.

Since his raw power wasn’t strong, he must have adopted such tactics.

“This is fun. I wonder how long you can keep this up?”

“…”

“I can do this all day, you know.”

With power similar to Iris but attacks even faster, the tentacles were bursting one after another.

The Demon King, who thought she had the advantage, realized that the duel was dragging on.

No, she even felt like she was the one being worn down.

The moment she thought that.

“Grab her!”

“Tentacles from the shadows again… hmph, whatever. I can break free from this level of restraint easily—”

“Magic release, explosion!”

With a bang, an explosion occurred from the tentacles wrapping her body.

The sensation of heat striking her entire body momentarily dazed her, but the Demon King somehow gritted her teeth.

“…Tch, so this was possible too.”

“Well, I’ve been researching various things to survive against magical girls.”

Though she was reluctant to acknowledge it, her opponent’s skill was excellent. What trajectory he would draw, at what timing he would strike.

It was like in a quiz show with multiple choices, perfectly blocking only the correct answers.

‘S-class villain, was it?’

The title of S-class villain, given only to the worst, most terrible villains. In the Demon King’s view, even the name “S-class” seemed insufficient for him.

If the Association were to create a higher rank, surely this Kraken would be the primary cause.

“…You’re making this enjoyable!”

Because of her nature.

Because she was born with such a destiny, the Demon King had awakened to the enjoyment of battling strong opponents.

“Now! I’ll go even stronger!”

Delight settled in the Demon King’s eyes. Eyes burning like a blast furnace.

Detecting the rapidly increasing magical power, Kraken could easily tell that she would soon go berserk.

“…Tch, I was hoping we wouldn’t hurt each other.”

Clicking his tongue, he moved his tentacles.

He never thought he would win in the first place. His specialty was defense, not attack.

He tried to engage in psychological warfare, but what good is psychological warfare against a madwoman?

‘Now there are only two options left.’

Should he drag it into a long battle, even if it’s uncertain?

Or should he go with the higher probability option, even if there’s some sacrifice?

“…Can’t be helped.”

Kraken, who had finished his deliberation, clenched his fist tightly.

“Kkomul-i! Gather all tentacles into one!”

“Yes!”

“Before she gets crazier, resolve this while she still has some sanity!”

The large tentacles merged into one, creating a massive lump of flesh.

It was like a single black pillar.

“Uwaaa!!!”

“Strike down!”

The moment the Demon King took a step, Kraken was already bringing down the massive tentacle. The Demon King, rushing forward with eyes gleaming, was like a beast.

Facing the girl who was charging at him with a horrifying scream, Kraken was simply doing what he had to do.

“…I’m counting on you.”

“Yes, for a short time!”

The girl charges.

“…Molting, shadow movement.”

The girl is right in front of him.

“Magic release.”

“Exploding!”

The girl’s fist penetrates “Kraken’s body.”

A single blow that pierced through the abdomen and made a hole through to the back skin.

The Demon King thought she had won, but soon realized something was off.

It was faint.

There was no sensation.

The unique feeling of tearing and crushing flesh was missing, or rather, not even a drop of blood appeared.

Was such a thing possible?

As she looked on with questioning eyes, he laughed. Not with a man’s voice, but with a woman’s.

“Unfortunately, this is just a shell.”

“What…”

“And I’ll be using this.”

“…!”

“Now, this will sting.”

A small octopus hides inside the shell.

It was as it said.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang Bang Bang!!

A series of explosion sounds followed in disorder. The giant tentacle came down, then split into smaller pieces, each causing an explosion.

“Ugh…!!!”

If she had known he could use such a technique, the result would have been different. The Demon King’s berserk ability was enough to break through something like this.

But Kraken was too clever to be forgiven just because she “didn’t know.”

Wounds began to appear on the Demon King’s small body.

Even small explosions, when continuous, eventually cause significant damage.

When the explosions ended, the Demon King rolled on the floor.

“Not yet… not yet!”

Kkomul-i panicked at the sight.

“You’re persistent…! Just lie down already! You’re hurt!”

“Uwaah!!! Not yet, not yet! If I lose like this… Father will abandon me!”

“…Then just come back to us!!”

The man’s voice was heard again.

The Demon King looked around.

Gone.

The man was nowhere to be found.

No need to search. If she destroyed everything around, he would either come out or die.

Standing unsteadily, the Demon King prepared a spell. A massive spell that could turn this area into wasteland.

While chanting the spell, the Demon King looked towards Kkomul-i.

That was the target.

If she killed it, Kraken would disappear. He would make contact again, either to protect it or to transform again.

“Come out! Otherwise I’ll kill that thing!”

“Come out?”

“Yes! Come out!”

“…As you wish.”

This was the Demon King’s second mistake.

Perhaps she didn’t know what his intention was.

“Huh?”

The Demon King made a surprised sound as something grabbed her from behind.

Then, thud.

The magic disappeared, and she saw a man mounting her.

Why is this person here?

“Shi…Shin Hyun!”

“Finally caught you.”

With the body of an ordinary human, not even transformed!

In that state, no attack would work on her, no. Rather, his life would be in danger!

This was the second thing the Demon King missed.

From the beginning, he.

“Now, let’s take your medicine.”

Had no intention of knocking down or knocking out the Demon King. He just needed one small opening, that’s all.

Pop!

With a crisp sound, the flask bottle opened.

“Wait, just a moment!”

“It doesn’t have to go in your mouth! It’s fine if it goes through your nose! It’ll be a bit painful, but…!”

Shin Hyun said this as he poured the potion.

The Demon King struggled as the potion fell on her face.

The medicine entered frantically through her mouth and nose.

“…Success!”

“…You, you damned bastard!”

However, unfortunately, this plan also had a blind spot.

Though he had been prepared for it from the beginning, it was a factor that could pose a significant threat to him.

“Eek…!”

“…!”

Namely, that he had no means of defense.

Normally, as Kraken, he would have secured some level of defense… but now he was bare-bodied.

“Die!”

The Demon King, in a final desperate act, threw her fist towards his defenseless abdomen—

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“…!”

“Noah? What’s wrong?”

“No, nothing.”

What was that? Just now, a strange feeling…

“Hmm…”

…Was it my imagination?