Chapter 177

Summoned Slaughterer Chapter 177\nReni, who left the meeting room together with Zanga, told the knight of Orsongrande, who was accompanying them under the pretext of being a guide and an escort, “I want to go outside.”

“Then, this way, please.”

The interior of the castle, which had repeatedly parts added to it, is complicated, making a guide necessary for even leaving and entering. The figures of several people walking in groups with Reni and Zanga in the lead right behind the knight was such a rare sight in the castle that they received plenty of rude looks from the people serving in the castle.

“…So, sheep-‘s face with his black hand.

“…I guess it has started.” (Hifumi)

What appeared first was a black circle with the size of a volleyball. The “surface” of the gate, which became four meters in diameter within less than 10 seconds, was calm like the surface of a lake with not a single breeze going.

“This is…” (Midas)

“The enemy is coming.” (Hifumi)

“…Eh?” (Midas)

“Go to the soldiers on the city’s side. The demons’ troops are coming.” (Hifumi)

It’s a crazy story, but seeing Hifumi’s expression, Midas decided to believe him and started to run.

“Good god…finally it’s starting, eh?” (Hifumi)

Plunging the glove into his pocket, Hifumi loosened his neck and shoulders up by rotating them, and then adjusted the location of his katana. First a single one. A male demon emerged from within the darkness.

“Just when I wondered whether it’s finally our turn…what a great omen. For you bastard to be the first target in our trampling of the humans.” (Bashim)

The one-handed demon, Bashim looks at Hifumi’s face, revealing a savage smile while baring his teeth.

“What, it’s you? Doesn’t Vepar have any powerful subordinates? I expected an at least a bit more bulky fellow, but…well, whatever.” (Hifumi)

“Asshole!” (Bashim)

In rage Bashim used his ability, causing two knife blades to float in midair. Meanwhile one demon soldier after the other appears from the black gate. Fokalore’s soldiers, who were on the plaza, quickly stand up while holding their weapons, and build a defensive wall by toppling over several carts. The voice of Midas reverberates at the plaza’s entrance. The knights and soldiers face about right, and draw the swords while facing the castle. Moreover the voices of Reni and Helen telling the citizens to take refuge can be heard in the distance. During all that time, Hifumi doesn’t do anything, not even touching the hilt of his katana.

“Look, your arm is over there.” (Hifumi)

“Whaaa!?” (Bashim)

What Hifumi pointed at was the pedestal that had been installed in the center of the plaza. Being covered by a cloth, it’s standing all alone there, as if having been abandoned.

“It’s being kept veeeery safely by having been placed into a case. Hey! It’s fine to go there to take it back with your own hands.” (Hifumi)

Even while grating his back teeth with grinding sounds due to Hifumi’s ridiculing speaking style, Bashim slowly distances himself from Hifumi and heads over to the pedestal. While keeping his eyes on Hifumi, he touches the pedestal with his stretched out right hand and uses one of the still floating blades to tear up the cover as he suppresses his impatience. During that time the demon soldiers appear in groups in front of Hifumi, and spread out left and right on the plaza that seems to run out of space. The royal army and Fokalore’s soldiers watch the situation with tension. At last the completely armed knight order appeared from within the castle and lined up. They number close to 40. Bashim, who knew that they were surrounded, laughs scornfully.

“Do you intend to crush us by relying on numbers…? But you know…” (Bashim)

The stream of demons popping out of the gate doesn’t cease. Their numbers have long ago passed 50, but without interruption, armed soldiers keep spilling out. Watching the demons as they crowded around him, Hifumi touched the katana for the first time. Without drawing it, he just placed his hand gently on it, though.

“What, this is…” (Bashim)

Once he heard Bashim’s shocked voice, the corners of Hifumi’s move suddenly rose, and in an instant he starts to run. Looking at Balzephon, who had completely changed into a glaring, freshly severed head, Bashim saw Hifumi quickly circle around the head. And what he saw next was Hifumi’s knee.

“Let’s start! Come at me without any reservations!” (Hifumi)

Hifumi, who easily jumped upward while shouting that, drives his knee into Bashim’s face and cracked the pedestal that had a magic circle to seal Balzephon drawn on it with Bashim’s head.

“You participate as well. Bal-something! Endure with this guy as body.” (Hifumi)

Balzephon, who saw Bashim who had the back of his head split open by Hifumi, spilled a thread-like stream of blood from the base of his neck and made it touch Bashim. After confirming that, Hifumi stepped over the pedestal. Once he lands with a deliberately loud thump, he looks up to Imeraria and the other two who are looking down from the balcony. And then he drew his katana.

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“The number of people has increased? Just what the heck is going on?” (Vepar)

Due to the number of soldiers being obviously far higher than those prepared under Bashim’s command, Vepar raised her voice, letting her emotions, a mixture of surprise and anger, free reign. At this rate, if it results in the demon soldiers rushing the castle in the worst case while fully relying on their numbers, a messy and dire battle won’t be avoidable. Frantically wracking her brain that has turned into a mess, she fist closes the gate. Upon the gate disappearing in the twinkling of an eye, two soldiers had their bodies apparently cut apart, but her rage towards her subordinates, who did whatever they like, made her look away from that tragedy.

“I’m very sorry, I will go down right away and stop the soldiers. At this rate…” (Vepar)

“Please stay here as you are.” (Imeraria)

Imeraria interrupted Vepar in a calm manner.

“There being a big number of people is a good thing on this occasion. They are…” (Imeraria)

Carrying the wand under her arm, Imeraria pointed at the demons gradually filling the plaza as if occupying it.

“It’s fine to regard them as death soldiers, right? If it is, isn’t that great? Please watch from here…please don’t say that you are going back out at this point, okay?” (Imeraria)

Unable to find any words to reply with, Vepar shifted her eyes from Imeraria’s well-featured, white face, which is fixated on a single point, Hifumi, who is below them. Hifumi looked up to them.

“The situation has already started to move. The battle has begun now. I will order the knights and soldiers to put the situation under control, but…a part of the knights will pretend to support Hifumi-sama while accompanied by soldiers. That will seal off his movements.” (Imeraria)

“If we are able to restrain him to a certain range, Puuse will imprison Hifumi-sama using a magic wall,” Imeraria indifferently explains.

“I-I’m sorry to to tell you, but no matter how much advantage you gain from a melee, I don’t consider that man to be someone whose movement you can restrain even if you have humans flock around him in a group.” (Vepar)

“You’re right. It probably won’t work if it’s just the soldiers. But, the people scheduled to rush out of the castle to assist him are not only our country’s soldiers.” (Imeraria)

While they are talking, the demon soldiers on the plaza all together swarm Hifumi, except for a group that moved in order to save Bashim.

“Who else then?” (Vepar)

“Yes, I asked the person who knows him the best.” (Imeraria)

Suddenly a gust blew from the rear of the balcony. The small and light Imeraria staggers. A single woman ran past her and literally jumped off the balcony. It’s likely thanks to wind magic. The blue robe fully absorbs the wind, making her soar towards the plaza.

“It’s Hifumi-sama’s wife, Origa-san.” (Imeraria)

Due to Vepar being speechless, Imeraria smiles while fixing her dress that had become disheveled by the wind.

“Please look closely. The slaughterer summoned from a different world by a foolish princess will be betrayed by his family and sealed by an inhuman queen.” (Imeraria)\n