It was a skill that I couldnât stop even when he was only using one sword.
And yet, he used two swords to unleash that skill now.
This attack might tear him apart.
Reijiâs sword of light approached at extremely fast speed.
That blinding light enveloped Dark Knightâs figure.
The next moment, something came flying in our direction.
ăEH?ă
I ended up leaking out a dumbfounded voice.
The thing that was sent flying was crashing onto the top part of the rampart, the place weâre standing right now, and didnât stop until it crashed against the second rampart far behind us.
A thunderous noise resounded around Ariadya as that something crashed against the second rampart.
I turned around quickly and looked at the second rampart.
What was that just now? Though I only caught a glimpse of it the moment it crashed through the place where we stood, the third rampart, I still doubted my eyes since the one who got thrown just now was Reiji.
ăUuhm⊠can someone explain to me what was happened just now?ă
I asked Nao who stood beside me.
Nao with the best motoric nerves and eyesight amongst us might be able to tell me what was happened.
ăShirone-sanâs childhood friend, he parried Reiji-senpaiâs attack, and sent a counterattack that sent Reiji-senpai flying within just a momentâŠă
Even Naoâs eyes were opened wide as she replied to me as if she couldnât believe what she just seen.
ăNevertheless, itâs the skill that I used on Kuroki-sama before. It seems he stole that skill.ă
Kaya muttered so.
Her forehead was drenched in cold sweats.
I rarely saw Kaya this surprised before.
ăDAMMIT!!!ă
Reiji jumped out from the second rampart along with that warcry.
Reiji came again at his fastest speed toward him, the Dark Knight.
And then, the sky was filled with blinding light again.
The next moment, something was thrown right into the ground in front of Ariadya.
Upon a closer look, I saw the figure of Reiji, buried in the middle of the crater created from his fall, looking at the black, stormy sky.
ăIMPOSSIBLE, REIJI-SAMA!!!ă
Shizufae who stood by my side raised a bitter cry upon seeing her idol being toyed around.
The same goes for the subordinates of General Clasus.
ăLook, he is completely toyed around by his opponentâŠă
Kaya spoke with a calm and composed voice as she looked at Reiji who was buried in the middle of the crater.
ăLook, itâs exactly as I told you, right.ă
Kyouka spoke to me with a triumphant look on her face.
This wasnât the time to feel elated though. [Note: WHY SHOULDNâT SHE!???]
Reiji jumped from the ground to challenge the Dark Knight again.
But, Reijiâs sword of light never reached its target.
ăUhm. I think Reiji-senpai is really in deep shi*t right nowâŠă
Nao muttered with a surprised look on her face.
ăAH, YOUâRE RIGHT NAO-SAN! REIJI-KUN IS REALLY IN DEEP SHI*T!! CALL SHIRONE ASAP!!! SHEâS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN STOP HIM!!!ă
***
âSilver Witch; Kuna
ăWhatâs happening here? Heâs actually toying around with that hero of light.ă
Ulbard spoke with surprised look on his face.
Currently, he was looking at the battle between Kuroki and the hero which unfolded in front of him.
It was only natural for Kuroki to overwhelm the hero.
The hero could only blame his own stupidity for trying to challenge Kuroki when my Kuroki actually gave him a way out of this situation.
Since that was the case, could he at least make himself a bit more useful and show what he got so that I could see the figure when Kuroki fought seriously. What a useless hero.
ăIs something the matter, Ulbard? you look unwell.ă
ăN-No, itâs nothing⊠Kuna-sama. I was just really surprised by Your Excellency strength.ă
There was a fear mixed in Ulbardâs expression.
It seems this idiot had finally realized just what kind of person he was trying to plot against.
ăWhat a foolish statement!! Itâs only natural that Kuroki is far more powerful than the hero!!ă
Such an idiot. I had no idea whether there was merit in letting this idiot to live.
Just what in the hell is that useless hero doing all this time to make him fail to kill this idiot. Albeit, I had to say that this idiot was lucky.
But still, just what in the hell was this idiot thinking about for planning to kill Kuroki and Hero after making them fight against each other?
In the end, all his plans would be smashed by Kuroki even if I didnât do anything.
ăYes, I was such a foolâŠă
Ulbard bowed as he spoke.
ăItâs good that you know What about your wounds, Runfeld? can you still fight?ă
I directed my question to Runfeld this time.
ăSince Iâve received healing magic, Iâm ready to fight anytime.ă
Runfeldâs arm had already back to normal after he received healing magic.
And then.
Though not as much as before, he could still fight.
ăI see. Well then, Demon King Army. Prepare for the battle which might happen anytime now.ă
Ulbard look really surprised when I ordered them to prepare for battle.
ăUhm⊠Kuna-sama. Arenât we, going to evacuate?ă
I sent a cold piercing glare toward the useless idiot called Ulbard.
ăYOU FOOL!! ARE YOU PLANNING TO LET KUROKI FIGHT BY HIMSELF?!! LOOK, THE HEROâS COMRADES ARE STANDING BY RIGHT THERE!! OUR DUTY IS TO KEEP THEM IN CHECK!!ă
Was this idiot planning to leave Kuroki behind to fight by himself?
ăKuna-sama is right. Thereâs no way we can let Your Excellency fight on his own in the midst of enemy territory.ă
I let out a smile upon hearing Runfeldâs remark.
And then, I invoked my magic.
ăThatâs right. Itâs time to teach those foolish humans⊠no, those foolish humans and their gods about the darkness that swallowed the light!!!ă
âSwordâs Maiden; Shirone
ăFuh. Transporting that fella does take a lot of time, Shirone-san.ă
Rino-chan spoke while smiling at me.
ăYeah, itâs ended safely, Rino-chan.ă
Currently, weâre flying above Ariad inlet.
All we did was carry Badon above this inlet, and annihilate it.
The flame king which was summoned by RIno-chan had already vanished as the steam of vaporized seawater rose in the air.
ăYeah, shall we go back? Iâm a bit worried about what happened over there.ă
ăNaturally itâs Reiji-sanâs victory. Thereâs no way heâs gonna lose against such an opponent.ă
ăYouâre right.ă
We were laughing.
At that moment, I felt the extremely powerful pressure from afar.
It seems Rino-chan had also felt the same since she was looking at the direction of Republic Ariadya.
ăShirone-san⊠This isâŠă
I nodded to Rino-chan.
Suddenly, something akin to bad premonition hit me.
âDemon Queen; Mona
The projection of the battle between the hero of light against Lord Diehart could be seen from the sky above the throne room of Demon King castle.
ăKukukuku, this scene is really something else. Seeing this makes me feel so refreshed for some reason. What about you, Mona?ă
My dearest Modes-sama asked me of such a question.
He was clearly enjoying this.
ăYes⊠I canât help but feel extremely surprised upon witnessing Lord Diehartâs strength.ă
Despite replying with such an answer, I didnât feel happy at all.
Being shown in that reflection was the image of the Dark Knight one-sidedly beating the hero of light.
That scene only brings forth more anxiety to me.
Because wasnât that mean that the hero from another world who would beat Modes-sama was none other than Lord Diehart himself? Though it was just possible, the chance of him beating Modes-sama was even higher than that shi*tty hero.
Thatâs why with such consideration in my mind, I secretly ordered Ulbard to crush Lord Diehart.
Ulbard then proceeded to create a plan to crush both the Dark Knight and the hero of light by using the greenhorn called Zand.
But, that useless idiot failed to meet my expectation.
Thatâs why this development didnât make me happy at all.
Moreover, the people who stood behind us seemed to feel the same as me. All of them made frightened looks on their face.
The one they were afraid of was Modes-sama.
Because normally, Modes-sama would always smile kindly.
And yet, the smile he showed right now was that of an extremely belligerent smile.
Maybe, his blood was boiling upon seeing Lord Diehartâs battle against that hero of light.
And the people beside us who perceived Modes-samaâs belligerent smile got frightened as a result.
ăGAHAHAHAHAHA. THAT HERO LITERALLY TURNED INTO A PUNCHING BAG. LORD DIEHART IS TRULY POWERFUL KUKUKUKU, HE MIGHT BE EVEN STRONGER THAN THIS MODES.ă
Despite what he said, my dearest Modes still spoke of those words with a bright smile on his face.
I could only feel anxious upon seeing that.
***
âSerpentâs Queen; Diadona
The projection of the battle between the hero of light against Lord Diehart could be seen from the sky above the throne room of my palace.
ăStrong. That Dark Knight is really strong. Youâre absolutely no match for him.ă
ăARE YOU TRYING TO PICK A FIGHT WITH ME, SERPENT QUEEN!!!!?ă
Labrys was looking at me with the vexed look on his face as he shouted those words.
ăMy bad Labrys. Iâve no intention to make you angry.ă
I calmed Labrys down.
The ox-headed god turned his face away, clearly vexed by that fact.
ăNevertheless, to think that Modes have such powerful Dark Knight amongst his subordinateâŠă
I looked at the reflection again.
An image might be, but even that image was enough to tell me just how powerful and terrifying that Dark Knight was.
Modes, the strongest god had such a powerful Dark Knight by his side.
He was way too dangerous.
I remember the information which I got from Zand, one of Zarxisâ son.
ăAs expected, we have no choice but to revive thatâŠă
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