episode_0155

『Yunoa was caught up in her own stereotypes and could not recognize the Demon King even when he was in front of her.

Even though there were many ways to confirm that he was the Demon King, Yunoa was extremely foolish and stupid in judging him based only on his appearance.』

At that time, a narration came into my head.

this… … This weak-looking demon girl who looks like she can’t even kill a single insect… … Devil?

I immediately sensed the magic flowing through the girl’s body with the sense of magic.

… … It’s real.

The magical power felt in the girl’s body is so powerful that it has never been seen or felt before.

It was even redder than the red magic power of the queen seen in Ainblad, and it was so much red that it almost looked black.

A girl so young is the devil… … .

But if this kid was really the devil, there was nothing I could do.

Like Xaviel, you wouldn’t know it just by looking at its appearance.

I slowly pulled the sword from my waist.

He then approached the bed and raised the holy sword above the sleeping demon girl.

But at that time, the demon girl groaned and turned over as if she was talking in her sleep.

“Ugh… Ugh… … .”

“… … .”

“… … I don’t like it… … uh… … Going back… want… … .”

He muttered something unintelligible and tears flowed from his tightly closed eyes.

Moreover, his forehead was drenched in sweat, like a child with a fever.

If I plunge the holy sword into this demon girl like this, my work will be completed.

however… Strangely enough, I could hardly bring the sword down.

Some strange feeling of resistance made me hesitate to take action.

Even though I don’t have much time now.

『Demon King Bersella was a separate entity from the Demon King Soul.

The demon king’s spirit was eating away at Bersella’s body and consciousness, tormenting her constantly.

It was not Versella’s will that the Demon King’s army invaded the kingdom, but the will of the Demon King’s soul.

Bersella just wanted to stop the war and regain her lost life as a demon girl in the demon world.』

“… … .”

『Versella did not become the Demon Lord because she wanted to, nor did she have any intention of fighting against humans.

The reason he targeted the hero was simply to survive because the hero was coming to kill the Demon King.

Versella, without the Demon King’s soul, was just a girl who longed for a normal and happy life.』

If you say something like that, I can’t even sting you… … .

I couldn’t understand why the narration kept saying things that made me feel sympathy for the Demon King.

『If this continues, Bersella will be completely swallowed up by the Demon King’s soul and become the worst Demon King.

There was no way, at least in this world, to stop Versella from being completely dominated by the Demon King’s Soul.

Yunoa had to make a choice.』

Holding the holy sword, I waited for the narration to end in front of the Demon King girl, Versella.

『If you plunge the holy sword into Bersella’s body like this, the Demon King will die.

However, it was unknown whether it would be possible to extinguish the demon spirit within her body.

However, by killing Bersella, at least this generation’s kingdom could be peaceful.』

I felt the power of the magic tool that hid me from the demons weakening.

The magic blooming above the ring began to shake.

This means that there is not much time left.

『In another way, Yunoa used another magic tool that she had unintentionally obtained.

It was the magic tool that Mariel created to extract magical power.

That magical tool had the side effect of extracting the target’s soul as it excessively increased its extraction power targeting the Demon King.』

soul… … extraction?!

I hurriedly rummaged through my chest and found the mirror-shaped magical tool that Mariel had given me.

Fortunately, I still had it.

The narration was no longer heard after those words.

The decision-making power was now in my hands.

Actually, the worries didn’t last long.

If the holy sword is inserted into Versella, peace can be restored to the kingdom, but there are more than a few uneasy corners.

Considering that this child was ultimately the same as a victim manipulated by the demon king’s spirit, it felt like sacrificing the girl as a living sacrifice to bring peace to the kingdom.

Moreover, according to the narration, it is not known whether even then it will be possible to completely destroy the demon king’s soul.

If inserting the holy sword had been the correct answer, the narration would not have told me these unpleasant facts.

In that case, you should use Mariel’s magic tool for extracting magic power.

I thought the performance would be excessive, but it’s a magic tool that extracts souls… … .

Although the narration doesn’t give the exact result, I think this will probably be able to extract the demon king’s soul from Versella’s body.

… … I don’t know what happens when the Demon King’s soul is extracted, though.

But I believe in the choice given by the narration.

I am now familiar with the unique way of speaking back that I have learned while working with narration.

They gave me two options, but in reality, they were only guiding me to choose one option.

Eh, I don’t know, I’ll give it a try first.

No matter how much of a demon lord this girl named Versella is, it’s not my taste to point a sword at a young girl.

The ring’s magic was weakening, as if it would fade away at any moment.

Outside the tent, Xaviel was guarding the tent with his eyes open and blue.

After I finish the job, I will have no choice but to run away on my own.

Now, let’s try it out.

I slowly infused magical energy into the mirror-shaped magic tool.

Then the mirror began to glow with the color of my magic.

How can I use it?

Mariel didn’t give me detailed instructions on how to use it.

Since it’s a mirror, can I just reflect the object I want to use?

I have to be careful not to show myself.

If I make a mistake and rip out my soul, I will become one of the most foolish people in the world.

I carefully held the magic-activated mirror towards the sleeping Versella.

Then, the magic power from the mirror was seen shining and rising like a haze, changing into a shape like a hand, and flowing into Versella’s body.

“Ugh… Ugh… … .”

Bersella, who had accepted the magical power of the magic tool into her body, groaned and turned over.

And after a while, something translucent slowly began to come out of her small body, as if being torn apart.

It was like a black ghost that made me feel bad just looking at it, and it was something that seemed like magical power.

“Black… Hmm… Ugh… … .”

The ominous energy that came out of Versella’s body tried to enter the mirror as if having a seizure, and then flinched as if it was trying to return to Versella’s body.

I was convinced that its true identity was something called the Demon King’s Soul.

Wait a minute, so does that mean the demon king’s soul enters this mirror I’m holding?

No matter how amazing Mariel’s magic tools are,… … Something like that… Is it possible?

Ssss-sss-

The demon king’s soul that came out of Versella’s body trembled.

And suddenly, it began to be sucked into the mirror with tremendous force.

For a moment, I had an intuition that it would be dangerous to keep holding the mirror.

Pak-!!

Suddenly, there was a loud noise and the mirror shattered like an explosion.

And a large amount of black smoke came out of the mirror and flew into the air like a swirl.

Shwaaa!

The shock wave of magic generated when the mirror shattered blew away the entire tent.

The bed Bersella was lying on collapsed, and I fell backwards from the sudden shock.

“This… stomach… It’s dangerous… … .”

At the same time, the ring’s magic seemed to have gone out.

The effect of the magic tool that had made me invisible to the demons had ended.

I quickly came to my senses, got up, grabbed my sword, and was alert to my surroundings.

“… … .”

Sure enough, Xaviel, who was standing in front of the tent entrance, was glaring at me with narrowed eyes and a large staff in hand.

Bersella is lying unconscious on the remains of a collapsed bed.

“You… Who are you… … What have you done to the Demon King? … .”

Xaviel looked at me and asked in a creepy voice.

Judging from the atmosphere, it was not a question that expected an answer.

The mirror-shaped magical tool that Mariel gave her was completely shattered and its shape was unrecognizable.

No, then what happened to the demon king’s soul?!

Rather… … What should I do now?

When Xaviel raised his staff, a powerful sphere of magic began to appear in the air.

one… two… three… In an instant, a number of magical spheres appeared that were difficult to count.

And Versella’s unconscious body was gently lifted into the air, then flown and carried to the back of Xavier.

The next moment, Xaviel’s magical spheres appeared in the air and began flying towards me at a furious speed.

Squirt-!

It was too fast to physically avoid.

There was no time to think about anything else.

I maximized my sense of magical power and focused on the magical energy of the sphere flying towards me.

And instead of avoiding the flying sphere, he swung his sword and cut the sphere.

Puzzle-!

I had the ability to interfere with the magical power of others.

Even if it is an alien magical power possessed by demons, it can be controlled by concentrating one’s mind.

The speed of the magic sphere that Xaviel was flying was too fast to take away control, but the power could be reduced slightly.

I reduce the power of the sphere with magic control, and cut the sphere with my sword full of magic.

It wasn’t a solution that was put forward with complex thinking.

Since I didn’t have time to think about this or that, I acted on intuition.

But that intuition was spot on, and the magic sphere that Xaviel had thrown was cut cleanly and scattered into the air.

“… … !”

As I cut down and blocked the flying magic spheres one by one, I felt surprise spread across Xaviel’s face.

But my situation was becoming more and more unfavorable.

The demon lords around me began to flock towards me.

If you want to run away, now is the time.

Operational retreat.

Taking advantage of Xaviel’s surprise at my unexpected defense, he immediately strengthened his legs and jumped high.

And I started running like crazy without even looking back.

The demons and demons of the Demon King’s army surrounded them from all sides, but they blew a large sword in front of the running path and cleared the path with a one-point breakthrough.

Shuuuk-!

I’m so tired!

An ominous sound is heard from behind as they run away.

When I glanced back, I saw that Xaviel had summoned a larger magic sphere to chase me.

Moreover, the path ahead that was pierced with sword skills was soon filled with other demon lords.

Xaviel’s magic sphere instantly narrows the distance.

However, although its size was much larger than before, its flying speed was not as fast as before.

After feeling the magic power of the magic sphere with the sense of magic power, I realized that it was impossible to cut it with a sword this time.

However, the speed is slow, so running away with all your might will give you enough time to focus on that huge sphere.

“Wow!”

The road leading out of the Demon King’s main unit is now completely blocked.

There were already too many demon lords blocking the way out to fight their way through.

So I changed my mind, and instead of taking the route out of here, I made a big circle and ran in the direction with as few demon lords as possible.

As a result, I ended up running with many of the Demon Lord’s army and Xaviel’s huge magic sphere on my back.

And after a while, I felt the familiar sensation of a puzzle clicking into place in my head.

It’s the feeling you get when you can completely control another person’s magical power.

I was taking my time so that I could completely control Xaviel’s magic sphere flying as he was running away.

I immediately turned back and returned the magic sphere to the demon lord who was chasing me.

Kwaaa!

Xaviel’s magic sphere exploded and swept away the demon lord’s army that had been pursuing me.

And at that moment, I discovered that the time before I could use the ring on my hand again was running out.

While the Demon King’s army was thrown into confusion by the sudden explosion of the magic sphere, magic power was infused into the ring again.

Although there were often monsters around me that could see me, just being invisible to the demons was enough for me to run away.

So, after many twists and turns, I was barely able to escape from the main unit of the Demon King’s army.

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