Chapter 20 part6

Maou no Hajimekata Volume 2 Chapter 20 part6

Translator: DarkHeartedAlchemist

Chapter 20: Let’s Step into the Dungeon of Instant Death, Part 6

Zana voiced her displeasure, but Aur disagreed with her with a slight smile on his face.

What was so fun about a place where most of their magic was practically useless and the passageways were so narrow that only one of them could fight at any given moment? Not to mention that the guards just threw themselves at them without any fear of death, continuing their battle even when their heads were being crushed and hearts destroyed.

The ones who were especially poorly attuned to such a place where Hoseli and Mari. The first one was skilled in finishing enemies off as fast as possible by striking their vital spots while the second one fought mainly using Laws and her magic-imbued swords. The only saving grace here was the fact that she could still use her swords’ abilities because they were imbued to the weapons themselves, but without the magic to operate all four of them at once her effective fighting power was cut by more than fifty percent.

As for the pure magicians like Aur or Eldav, they were barely able to do anything. Zana was trying to slow anyone who attacked them as much as possible, but she already had her hands full with maintaining the ice that made Aur’s Dungeon.

Their only reliable methods of attack were Rames’ flame magic and Aur’s call for Hoderi from inside the leather bag. Initially Zana thought that it would be better to call Hoderi himself, but then she realized that his longsword would also be ill-suited for fighting in such narrow spaces and that’s why Aur opted for summoning just the sword. She understood that, but it was still creepy to see a bandaged upper half of Hoderi’s body pop out of the small leather bag from time to time just so he could swing his weapon around or throw it at the enemies. This, however, was the best way to ensure that their current Dungeon-securing formation of Hoseli, Zana, Eldav and Aur won’t be broken. It was absolutely necessary for Zana to be the second in line after the vanguard to ensure that even with reduced effectiveness of magic she’ll still be able to expand her ice further.

They were going around the pyramid for a few hours now, until they reached a crossroad where the path ahead was blocked off by a giant stone block.

Aur asked Rames when their march came to a halt.

The passage itself looked kinda familiar, but the last time Mari was here was many months ago, so she was unable to say for sure.

Aur thinks for a while and then selects the people who will go for the other devices.

Eldav was the only one to express her agreement. Zana and Hoseli looked at Aur disapprovingly.

Zana sighed, took Hoseli’s arm and made her way into the left passage.

Hoseli looked back and said that to Aur before they disappeared into the left passage.

However, there was no enemies on the path they were walking, but Rames just continued forward without stopping. Aur and Mari exchanged glances and followed after him.

On the way, Aur asked Rames about that.

Aur continued to shower Rames with further questions.

Rames looked back at Aur and grinned unpleasantly.

Indeed, Aur was unable to understand why anyone would abandon progress in creating one’s Dungeon in favor of stubbornly keeping it in the past.

Rames answers Mari’s simple question.

… If someone dares to hurt anyone who Aur considers to be his family, he will never forgive them.

After a while, Rames points at a mural at the corridor’s dead end.

Exactly as he said, four buttons were incorporated into the mural. They were the buttons with eyes, the sun, the beetle and the moon engraved on them.

Aur manipulates Zana through the curse, speaks through her mouth, and pushes the sun button.

…As soon as he did that the wall emerged behind him and he heard Mari’s scream.

Rames warns Mari who drew her sword to save Aur who was trapped and creates a fireball in the palm of his hand.

Rames yelled. His face got distorted with anger and he bared his fangs like a furious beast.

Aur answers from behind the wall.

Rames raised his flames and said hatefully.

Mari was at a total loss. She couldn’t believe something like that was really happening.

That also includes the sacred treasures in his possession.

Rames remembers that the blessing of the Goddess of Fortune was not removed from the leather bag. If he gets his hands on it, he will literally become the ruler of all things if he will control Aur and have the ability to take things out across time and space. At least that’s what he thought.

Rames laughs at Aur who hangs his head.

Mari confirmed with a pained expression.

While flickering the flame in his hand, Rames melted only a part of the ice covering the wall and pressed the switch hidden there. A wall roared and revealed Aur at the other side.

As soon as the wall opened, Aur threw the thing that was in his hand.

Rames clumsily caught the things with both his hands. It was a bowl-like object that radiated a white light.

Mari fell back while Aur pressed the button on the wall again and quickly left as well.

Behind the closed wall, Aur said in an ironic tone.

The leather bag was dropped at his feet. When he pledged, he had only Melizand’s used bowl in his hands.

Rames was stunned by Aur who just flexed on him.

Mari called out to him with a mixture of ridicule and sympathy.

The demons always look for loopholes in the contracts in order not to be fully bound to humans.

And as the Demon Lord, Aur was the greatest of them all in that regard.