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<hr class="wp-block-separator">\nI threw a dark sphere from my hand all of a sudden to get a surprise attack.\n
It looks like the Demon Lord knows that heāll be receiving damage just from the waves of mana from the explosion as he dodged on the left, or from his point of view, right side.\n
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[Tssss]\n
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Then, I made a shallow cut on the Demon Lordās arm and have it spill blood once again.\n
Itās one of the things I learned from Sybilla before coming here.\n
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[What do you think will happen if you tried not to aim your dark sphere not directly but to the ground in front instead?]\n
[Then the enemy will just dodge to the back, right? Isnāt that obvious?]\n
[Thatās rightāand thatās the reason this magic is troublesome.]\n
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The explosion of the magic waves itself isnāt that powerful compared when it hits directly. However, the darkness attribute ignores defenses.\n
Thatās why even if it isnāt that powerful, the enemy canāt just simply disregard it.\n
As a result, by determining where would the enemy would try to dodge, I can control his movement to a certain extent.\n
Even if he knew it was a feint, he will still not be able to avoid to take some damage.\n
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Dark Sphereā¦ Even if I am the one casting it, I canāt help but think that it is indeed a really troublesome magic.\n
To the point that I donāt want to be on the receiving end of it.\n
Well then, letās go on with another one.\n
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(<Dark Sphere>)\n
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[Guahā¦!]\n
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The Demon Lord avoided the dark sphere by going further behind as if he is running away from me.\n
The dark sphere went further from the place he tried to dodge.\n
It wasnāt able to hit him directly but it definitely did some damage.\n
Some or maybe slight butā¦ It will start to get horrible.\n
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[Even if the enemy knows that itās a feint, it will never be able to completely avoid it. Because even if it isnāt a feint then it will definitely cause some damage, but itās nothing in comparison to the damage he will get if he chooses to directly receive it.] (Memories from Sybillaās instruction)\n
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Thatās why itās impossible to escape from the attack of the dark sphere.\n
I recall Sybillaās explanations.\n
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[ā¦Normally, this kind of thing isnāt really a good strategy.]\n
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The magic is kind of slow and consumes a very large amount of mana.\n
Thatās why it isnāt a strategy anyone would want.\n
But, if itās me weāre talking about-\n
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[However, only you Russell could make it work.] (Memories from Sybillaās instruction)\n\n
As I repeatedly cast dark sphere, I have my right hand holding the sword follow the Demon Lordās every move.\n
It seems like he doesnāt want to get close to the dragon sword imbued with dark mana at all cost as he keeps on moving further behind while receiving the explosions.\n
If this goes on, perhaps he too will realize it sooner.\n
On how the strategy Sybilla came up with is truly terrifying.\n
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[Bits of bits of damageā¦ Itās so weak it looks like using a single thread of rubber slowly strangling someone to death. But you see, if he canāt find a way to stop these neglectable scratches, and realize that it will never end until heās dead, then he will definitely get impatient. The better the enemyās head, the greater the mental damage this will dealt.]\n
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ā¦This girl is still the same as ever coming up with such terrifying things.\n
It makes me want to question if she really is a Goddess.\n
But, including this fierce side of hers, are things I like about her. (Japanese term used is not the āromantically likeā)\n
To defeat all enemies. Efficiently, safely, and thoroughly. Her giving me everything in advance to provide me with the strongest weapons and the sturdiest defense.\n
Thereās only one reason behind it. Because she believes on me, Russell, to give her victory.\n
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Iām sureā¦ Itās like this.\n
I probably wanted to be acknowledged.\n
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If itās Russell, then he will make it a success.\n
If itās Russell, then I can leave it to him.\n
Russell is ā as always, will look for my lost things.\n
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ā¦A sudden nostalgic memory came up on me all of a sudden.\n
Noā¦ I better not reminisce in times like these.\n
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In other words, I as a [Saint], wanted to use my powers better and be much more of help to others.\n
Thatās probably why even if Iām not with the heroās party to defeat monsters, Iām already satisfied with just healing Brendaās mother.\n
I wonder if I became a Saint because this is what I truly feel.\n
I didnāt think of wanting to heal people thoughā¦ For me to be able to help them, offensive magic would better serve that purpose.\n
Well, I canāt really expect the Sunās Goddess to see through even these hard to deal with human relationships.\n
If thereās one thing I can say.\n
Now that I have sworn an oath to Sybilla, I now have both recovery and offensive magic.\n
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[Donāt-guhaa-too cocky! Drop dead! <Poison Mist>!]\n
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The Demon Lord swung his arm and a mist with the same color as his blood came out from his hand. Arenāt you just spraying your own blood?\n
The magic started to take effect as I was thinking about it.\n
Butā¦ Isnāt this just the same with the magic I just recovered from?\n
A magic that damages your throat and removes your strength just from breathing.\n
It appears to be a lethal poison.\n
For you to use this magic to attack meansā\n
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[You really are nothing but purely stupid, huh.]\n
[Yooouuu- youāve said it again! Me, to my very existence, you daaare!!!]\n
[Itās poison, right?]\n
[No matter how strong you are, the moment you speak, the poison will-!]\n
[Err, no. Didnāt I tell you that Iām the [Saint]?]\n
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(<Cure>)\n
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[ā¦aaāa-ahā¦]\n
[I can use recovery magic better without chanting than offensive magic, you know?]\n
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(<Extra Heal>)\n
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The Demon Lord looks so shocked that I donāt know if he can still hear me or not but he started to shake his head left and right repeatedly letting his head bleed more blood.\n
It looks like he still doesnāt get it. Compare to dark magic, recovery magic has been with me for around half a year earlier.\n
I can completely cast all of them in my head with ease.\n
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[Fuā¦ Fufufuā¦]\n
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As I point my sword into the Demon Lord, he started to laugh fearlessly.\n
Hey, what now? Did you finally snap and decided to escape from reality?\n
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[With this, youāve really become a slave of a goddess, nothing else but a living weaponā¦]\n
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It seems like this guy really hated that I am obeying Sybilla.\n
Sybilla doesnāt have any instructions left from here onwards. Well then-\n
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[Hey, why do you hate goddesses that much? Ah, also the hero.]\n
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It felt like something moved behind me.\n
She probably didnāt expect anything from here onwards.\n
Or, perhaps she did? I just donāt know how far does she think inside her mind.\n
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[Youāre really asking why? Hey, hey, really? Even after I told you Iāve come all this way to kill the hero. Look what had become of me.]\n
[ā¦Thatās not really the answer I want to hear thoughā¦]\n
[Hey, you heard things like ālevel upā inside your head, right? We donāt. Even the monsters donāt. Including the armor earlier, they donāt. None of us heard of it.]\n
[Well, yeah]\n
[Do you think itās from a goddess confined in a church?]\n
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Eh? It isnāt?\n
For the Demon Lord to be saying these kinds of things in this situationā¦ I donāt think itās possibleā¦ Perhaps I just canāt believe it butā¦ It canāt be anything else but him buying more time.\n
ā¦No, maybe he will really talk about it?\n
Heās a blabbermouth who gave us a lot of information. From the way he talks, he might be unexpectedly telling the truth.\n
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[Do you know whoās that voice from?]\n
[No? I just heard that people hear a voice when they level up.]\n
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Heard, huh. It seems like a piece of information he got from my fellow adventurers.\n
Howeverā¦ I canāt help but get a strange feeling from his answer just now including it to the conversation weāre having earlier.\n
I kept watching the Demon Lord as I try to think back further on what we talked about.\n
In front of me is the struggling Demon Lord.\n
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[All-guuu]\n
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Just as when I thought I heard him muttering something, the Demon Lord raises his hands towards me in an instant with two eyes opening on each side.\n
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[Only people like you let down their guards, Idiot!]\n
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The Demon Lord took the opportunity to fire his magic as I was deeply thinking.\n
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[<Flame Striā> Guuuuuaahh!?]\n
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However, in the next moment, another fountain of blood sprouted on the Demon Lordās head.\n
And the culprit behind is my most cunning and reliable partner.\n
She launched a <Stone Javelin> on to the Demon Lordās head from his back without chanting.\n
I finally now understand why she made the effort to chant her stone javelin from earlier. Itās to create and allow this situation to happen.\n
For her to be able to read such movements up to this extentā¦ She really is a terrifying woman.\n
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[Iām the one who taught Russell to cast magic without chanting so thereās no way that a [Mage] like me canāt do that, you know? Iāve already told you that I hold my trump cards until the best moments. You really are stupid.]\n
[Guuuuuuuah!? You filthy gooddeesssss!?]\n
[Let me teach the stupid you something. āPeople who talks a lot are generally idiotsā. Now youāve learned something useful.]\n
[YOuuu Vermiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnā!]\n
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The Demon Lord raged about as Sybilla curls her lips into a smile.\n
Thenā¦ She looks at my direction and gave me a wink.\n
Did you really just set everything up for me until here?\n
Youāre really the best!\n
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[<Abyss Nail>!]\n
(<Abyss Nail>!]\n
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Dark purple pillars have risen from the ground.\n
The magic took a little bit of time to fully activate, however, against the Demon Lord who is so defenseless out of rage, it was able to deal great amount of damage.\n
It is precisely the new magic I learned upon defeating the Wandering Living Armor of Oblivion.\n
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[Thank you for giving me a floor boss from the bottom levels. I donāt know whoās behind the voice that said I reached the level 10 Dusk Magi butā¦ Since it helped me to kill you, who thought of destroying the orphanage, then whether itās a god or devil, I donāt careā¦ Hey, so this is what it feels like being able to āuse your trump cards at the best momentsā. How does it feel eating the very same magic that I obtained because of you getting so full of yourself?]\n
[ā¦]\n
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After getting directly hit by the strongest dark magic I have, it looks like the Demon Lord canāt even respond.\n
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