episode_0097

“Kahah…what on earth…!?”

In an incomprehensible situation, I raised my head with difficulty and looked at the Demon King. The guy was still standing there. It’s not a dream.

“Cough, gasp!”

That means, what the system says is.

“…Fuck.”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I looked at the Holy Grail the Demon King was holding. The Holy Grail of True Blood was completely filled with thick blood and was spewing out precious magical energy without any filtering.

A piece of the current Demon King’s soul already resides there.

“Kkirrreuk, squeezing…”

The Demon King shook it elegantly like a small wine glass and poured the blood filled with blood into his mouth without delay.

As I stared at that figure, I suddenly came to my senses and suppressed the despair that was about to rise.

“Whoop…!”

Yes, drink it. Drink it and fight with a piece of the current Demon King’s soul. And, become one!

That moment will be the last time you will be here!

“Gulp, gulp!”

I gulped down the elixir I purchased at the coin shop.

“Puha!”

“Grrr…!”

Coincidentally, the time I emptied the elixir and the time the Demon King half-heartedly threw away the Holy Grail of Jinhyeol were similar.

Pop, pop, pop!

Of course, taking elixir does not mean that all wounds are healed at once.

“Please, please quickly…!”

I gritted my teeth, endured the pain, and desperately stood up.

“Whoa, whoo…!”

” Sharp …

A terrible scream and a wave of demon energy. It looks like the fight against the soul fragments has begun in earnest. Every part of his body bulges and swells and shrinks repeatedly.

“Phew…!”

Slowly, I started running. My ribs haven’t recovered yet, so I’m in excruciating pain every time I move, and I’m limping because my right leg isn’t working together, but with the effect of the elixir, I’ll recover completely without any aftereffects. Now was the time to close the distance even a little more.

As a rule of thumb, the current distance is about 100 meters.

“Phew…!”

Pop, pop, pop!

It would have been nice if the legs had healed first, but the effect of the elixir was healing the body sequentially, starting from the upper body.

“Damn…!”

However, thanks to easier breathing, the movement went much more smoothly. Even so, I could only move about 10 meters…

“Kyahahahahahaha!”

Instead of a non-verbal scream, the Demon King let out a ferocious roar. It’s a bad sign.

Who is winning? The Sentai Demon King who descended incompletely? The current Demon King with only a fragment of his soul?

Actually, it doesn’t really matter.

“Hurry…quickly!”

Pop!

Finally, both legs regained their function.

“Khaap…!”

He accelerated his thinking to its limit and at the same time kicked the ground with all his might. The ground, hit by the enhanced leg force, exploded behind me, scattering me dizzyingly, and enormous air resistance hit my face in a slowed down world, but I didn’t even blink.

With just one jump, the distance was reduced to about 20 meters. But acceleration is only just beginning.

More, faster.

On the second jump, I jumped about 30 meters. My heartbeat felt like it was going to explode, and it resonated throughout my body like a drum.

The third jump, which followed in an instant, was about 35 meters. With slightly blurred vision, I caught the gradually shrinking body of the Demon King. I become more anxious.

“Seu-eup…!”

So, the remaining distance is 5 meters. Because its body was so huge, it felt like the Demon King’s body was just a stone’s throw away, but even if I stretched out my hand, I couldn’t reach it, so I kicked the ground with all my might.

Qarring!

It covers its entire body with aura and jumps into the ground with a thunderous sound. The acceleration was so fast that the surrounding landscape changed from a plane to a line.

“…It’s laughable. It’s trash.”

The soft and ferocious voice rang in my ears even faster.

“Whoop…!?”

I was swept away by the air waves spreading in concentric circles. It was a force so powerful and terrifying that it could not even be compared to before, but in fact, the clear murderous intent contained in the energy wave incited even more despair than that.

“Geugeuggeuggeuk…!”

“Hoo…?”

Also, even as every bone in my body was shattered and my muscles were bursting, I planted my hands on the ground to prevent myself from being pushed away.

“Big! Cough!”

One bowl coughed up a ridiculous amount of blood and desperately raised its head.

The Demon King’s appearance changed a lot in the blink of an eye.

A pair of gigantic horns rising into the sky in a thick spiral from the temples.

Purple hair that goes down to the waist, black eyes and red pupils. Sharp teeth like a shark.

A body with graceful and steep curves unique to women.

However, it had no tail and its skin color was no different from that of a human. Aside from the horns and eyes, she simply looks like a giant human woman. That too, very beautiful. Perhaps the ‘vessel’ he first attacked was a woman.

“You…cough. Is this the current Demon King…? Or…the dead Sentai Demon King…Gerudzen…kegh!”

I coughed up blood and purchased the elixir with trembling hands.

“Do you know that the series of events is a fight between the previous Demon King and the current Demon King? What an interesting human being. He doesn’t look like a warlock…”

“Gulp…!”

“Is that an elixir? Wasn’t it something that could no longer be obtained on earth? It’s getting more and more fun.”

The guy smiled and waited for me to drink the elixir in a relaxed manner.

There is a fatal charm and elegance in every facial expression and movement.

“Puha…!”

I made eye contact with him, feeling my bones and flesh coming together again.

“The answer…cough, I didn’t hear it. Are you a Gerudo?”

Saying that, he pulled the ground with his toes and narrowed the gap little by little. The distance is approximately 2 meters. We need to get a little closer.

“Hmm, then what do you plan to do?”

“If I just answer, what’s the point?…”

“You’re cocky. Is this arrogance born of ignorance?”

A black heat ray erupted from the guy’s finger pointing at me and pierced my right shoulder.

“Wow…!”

From his perspective, it was just a finger, but the gaping hole was almost the size of a fist.

“Geugeuggeukgeuk…! Thanks for letting me know… wow! It’s not like you’re losing money, right? Why don’t you pretend to give a gift to the underworld.”

“Kkkk..Khahahaha! How outrageous! How arrogant! It’s really fun!”

The guy pulled up the corners of his mouth to reveal his teeth, spread his arms out as if holding up the sky, and radiated enormous force.

“Good! Please have mercy and let me know! The name of this body is Gerudgen! He is the Demon King and Absolute One who ruled the Demon World in the past! And now! By absorbing a fragment of the hated Kalnirm’s soul, I have gained greater power than in my prime! Now, this body will conquer humanity, so who can stop it!? Hahahahaha!!”

“…Is the name of the current Demon King Kalnireum…what a strange name…”

I stopped moving my toes. This is because it is within reach if you just stretch out your hand.

“But, throw it away. What on earth are you doing coming so close?”

“Ugh…!”

A pressure poured down on my whole body that felt like it was going to turn into a flat rat.

My knees dropped all at once and my vision turned pitch black several times in a split second. I was so dizzy that I couldn’t tell the difference between up and down, but I held on desperately.

Thanks to this, many parts of my body exploded and a lot of blood flowed, but even so, I forced a smile.

“Gerud…Zen. You ended up landing on a woman’s body…Whew! Be thankful…! You will be able to receive lots of cuteness from me later…!”

“Puhaha! what? Have you gone crazy? You’re talking something I can’t understand.”

“Suuu…!”

I took a deep breath with all my might. It felt like my lungs were going to explode, but I didn’t stop and took in as much breath as I could, then squeezed my throat and let out.

“Dougul…Douglas ugh!!”

He cried out desperately, pushing against the ground and struggling to raise his arms against the downward pressure.

Please let my cries be heard! May you understand my intentions!

“I don’t know what I’m doing. Hmm, well, good. Know with glory. The first person to appear on earth and die by my hand…um?”

At the sound of his questioning voice, the terrible pressure that had been weighing on my body disappeared as if washed away.

“…!!”

For a split second, the world around me slowed down, as if it had stopped.

My hand reaching for Gerudgen’s leg was so frustrating that I felt like my heart was going to explode.

“Ahh…! Jebaaal!”

Reach! Reach!!

and. Finally.

[Characters who have come in contact with the user can be admitted to the ‘Character Development Subspace’. Would you like to let me in?]

The moment I saw the notification window, the world that had slowed down quickly regained its time.

“Hmm… I don’t know what kind of trick you used, but I praise you for taking away control of this body for a short period of time. so? The only thing he did was rub his legs? Hehe, was this appearance of a human female so fascinating?”

As if I had already gotten over Douglas’ marionette skills, a leisurely sarcastic voice hit the top of my head.

“Geldzen…cough, blame your arrogance and arrogance for letting me go even though you knew about my approach. Phew…I don’t have time right now…see you later.”

“…nothing.”

“Let them enter.”

I didn’t listen to his answer and sent him to the training area.

“Wow…!”

I bought two elixirs, quickly emptied one bottle, and ran into the mansion, straining my legs that wouldn’t move.

“Douglas…Douglas! Douglas Ugh!”

With my legs gradually recovering, I kicked off the floor and walked through the hallway and up the stairs.

“Master! Douglas!”

Vanessa. Lovely Vanessa. And even Michelle and Tom. They were dragging Douglas with all their might.

Saves you the trouble of going to your room.

There was no time to check the condition, so I immediately put the elixir spout in my mouth.

Gulp, gulp, gulp…!

The five-colored liquid flowed down Douglas’ throat without hesitation.

“Douglas…Douglas! Come to your senses!”

He put the bottle away and shook her shoulder.

“……”

However, she wasn’t breathing.

“Douglas! Wake up!”

No, there’s no way I’m going to die. So easy. So vainly.

“Douglas! Douglas Ugh! Please!”

There was so much fear that my heart sank and my whole body trembled.

Are we losing again? I am.

“Douglas…!”

“Black…! Sister Douglas…!”

Vanessa and Michelle also watched with tears in their eyes.

“Ah, ah…!”

No matter how long he waited, Douglas did not exhale.

My vision becomes blurry along with the feeling of my heart stopping. My face gets distorted.

“Aaaaa…! Haaa…!”

Dead? Are you really dead? Because of me…

“Aaaah, ahhh…!”

A completely different kind of despair slowly emerges than before. Also, sadness that paralyzes reason.

I couldn’t accept it, so I hugged her tightly.

“Ugh…Douglas…!”

“…Cough!”

It was at that moment that her body shook.

“Douglas? Douglas!”

“Ugh…my friend…I can’t breathe…”

“Haaa…!”

The moment our closed eyes met our gazes, we hugged her even stronger, and relief and joy poured out like a waterfall.

“Ugh, huh…Thank you, Douglas. Thank you for surviving, really… so much…!”

Tears and snot poured out like an ugly person, but I didn’t care at all. The fact that she was alive was important.

“Yes…ehehe, as expected, friend. Good.”

She rubbed my back with her weak hands.

I wanted to enjoy this lingering feeling for a long time, but… I couldn’t.

After purchasing three additional elixirs at the coin shop, I immediately headed to the garden where Camel, Saraha, and Marilyn were. It may not have been life-threatening, but he would have suffered significant serious injuries.

“Thank you. Master.”

“I owe you my life again. Human.”

“Cough… Well… I’m coming to the rescue quickly…”

“Ahaha. Sorry.”

He handed me the elixir while listening to my brother’s regretful scolding.

“It’s okay to apologize, you idiot. It’s not once or twice that you’ve given more importance to women… By the way… Phew… It’s not a big deal.”

The older brother, who had emptied all of the elixir, looked at the Duke with a helpless expression.

“…That’s right.”

I smiled bitterly and nodded.

The grand and splendid ducal mansion had lost its original appearance and had become tattered.

It’s a good thing it wasn’t destroyed. Is this really a duke? I didn’t know that I would be able to confirm my potential in this respect.

“Phew…”

I collapsed on the floor and was only then able to read the notification window.

[You can change some settings of the character ‘Gerudgen’ that exists in ‘Character Development Subspace’ (1 time). Please tell us what settings you want.]

[You can unleash the potential of the character ‘Geld Gen’ that exists in ‘Character Development Subspace’ (1 time). Please tell us what level you want.]

“Let’s see…”

First of all, changing settings is, of course, absolute obedience. Of course, the potential is fully realized.

[Change keyword for character ‘Geldgen’ settings: Absolute obedience to ‘Delheim de Zanderom (Kangpil Kim)’]

[Character ‘Geldgen’s’ level of potential expression: extreme]

[Time required for calculation results: 3689 days]

[If you apply the changes, your character will grow in the amount of time it took.]

[Do you want to proceed like this?]

“Ugh…”

As expected, it takes over ten years. Well, it can’t be helped. Since you are the devil, how can something not take 20 years?

To be honest, I was prepared for that much, but it didn’t feel like it would take much longer.

“Go ahead.”

[Start developing your character]

“And what’s left is…”

[9/10 collected characters remaining until logout activation]

“Whew…I’m glad.”

This really made me sigh with relief.

Geldzen bastard, you didn’t become a collectible character though. I’ll praise you.

…Then whose body did it descend into? It doesn’t really matter now though.

“Huh?”

Wait, wait.

Gerudgen… Come to think of it, you put Gerldgen in the training space, right?

None other than the final boss of this game.

“…Huh?”

So what will happen to this game’s story in the future?

I blinked my eyes blankly.