Chapter 175 – The Last Battle (7)
I heard everything from the devil.
It is said that Arya temporarily freed herself from God’s spell, and she made herself into the form of a sword.
I couldn’t believe the devil’s words.
Did she become a sword?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Something happened while I was carefree.
Also, did I lose my precious person without being able to protect it?
It was chaos, it was chaos.
It’s a terrible nightmare, enough to doubt reality.
“Don’t tell obvious lies.”
“Why would you tell a lie that will soon be exposed?”
“She has no reason for her to be a sword!”
“Indeed? You should know better.”
Shut her mouth
“At this rate, there would be no chance for you to win, so didn’t you create an opportunity by devoting your body?”
It was a painful word, and one I wanted to turn away from.
There was nothing wrong with the demon king’s words.
As a result.
Because I was lacking
Because I was weak
Wasn’t she making that decision?
It’s like
Isn’t it funny
What was it for?
What was I fighting for?
The motive was resentment.
Resentment toward the monster who took away his sister, Amelia.
Her resentment towards herself for not protecting her.
And, resentment of the world for not allowing me to lead a normal life.
But its purpose has changed.
Arya, after meeting you.
Suddenly, the purpose of the fight changed.
To keep.
To share her future with her.
To go on a better path.
Even if she sacrificed herself, she thought it would be enough if Arya was guaranteed a bright future.
It was such an attitude.
So it was hard to believe.
So I couldn’t understand.
Colleague.
You.
Because I had no intention of sacrificing it.
It was unacceptable.
This bizarre situation that you became a sword.
Even in an extremely confused state, the Demon King solemnly announces.
“Grab it.”
For what?
What I need to protect is now out of my hands.
A terrible feeling of desolation stains the heart.
Perhaps realizing my hesitation, the demon lord sarcastically said,
“Are you going to betray her faith? A hero who betrays expectations, truly splendid.”
Is it faith?
What do people like me believe in?
I can’t protect a single precious person!
Aww
I bit my lip.
Aria.
It’s cruel.
Are you telling me to live in a world without you?
“Hero, do you intend to make her sacrifice futile?”
Sacrifice?
Another sacrifice?
Sister too.
You also.
All die for me
I hate it so much that I can’t stand it, and it’s disgusting.
Doing that for someone like me.
“You’re inducing a fight, Demon King.”
“It’s not strange for a demon king to encourage a hero.”
Yes.
It’s not strange.
Aren’t we supposed to fight each other anyway?
Good.
Took a step
The shape of the sword made of you is noble.
The sight of it broke my heart even more.
Even though there is no reason to fight anymore, the struggle continues.
Grab the pure white sword
What flows from the sword is holy power.
Warmly permeates the body.
Aria.
I knew at once that it was you.
I had no choice but to admit it.
“… Aria.”
You were silent
It would be nice if you could at least talk to her like Karelin, who was the holy sword.
Am I unconscious?
Is that why you can’t answer?
Then.
Is it dead
You.
He gripped her chest with her left hand.
Roaring.
Heat rises all over the body.
Her body, which had been somewhat devastated, recovered as soon as she held the sword made by Arya.
I don’t need to say more about how powerful this sword is because even the life force I used for a while returns.
If you do, even the rest of her life will burn up.
Don’t worry, Arya.
I’ll beat the devil as you wish.
But.
I have no intention of living too long in a world without you.
This is not a fight
Just my whim.
Just bumping into resentment.
* * *
‘Azazel.’
‘Uh? Sister?’
‘Sorry.’
‘What are you sorry about?’
She laughs silently
That smile was so pitiful that her heart broke and choked just by looking at it.
Why are you making such a sad face?
Azazel tried to reach her hand towards Arya, but her body wouldn’t follow her heart.
Arya moves her steps slowly.
‘Sister, where are you going? Sister, sister!’
She tries to catch her, but she swipes away from her without any remorse.
Aria gradually blurs out of sight.
Azazel’s heart, who had to see it, was very painful.
Don’t leave
Don’t leave
I mean take me too
‘Sister, sister!’
She stops her steps and turns her head.
The red eyes draw arcs.
‘Azazel. Take care of Einstein.’
‘Why are you saying that.’
‘I’m here.’
Azazel held out her hand.
In order not to miss her sister.
But all it catches is empty space.
A sigh came out of nowhere.
“Ah.”
Is it a dream
It is horrible.
What a horrible case.
I felt bad.
Dududududuuk.
The sound of rain in your ears.
Did that violent noise wake you from a nightmare?
Azazel’s heavy eyelids opened slowly.
“Frozen… You?”
The surrounding landscape is dark.
It must have been a plain in my memory before I collapsed, but the location has changed to a cave.
Did Leon and Edelis move because it was raining?
As she was tracking her situation, she heard a familiar voice.
“Are you awake?”
It was Prince Leon’s horse, and the knight Edelis sat next to him in a respectful manner.
Azazel narrowed her eyes and looked at them.
She just watched.
When Azazel didn’t answer, Leon spilled Edelis.
It’s like a gesture asking if it would be good.
Edelis replied calmly.
“It’s not like I can’t hear you. I think you may just be out of your mind.”
It was a word that accurately grasped Azazel’s condition.
She had a good night’s sleep, but her body wasn’t fully recovered.
Well, I slept soundly, so my body is relatively refreshed.
Azazel Anade slowly raised her upper body and looked around her.
“… How many hours have passed?”
It was a fair question.
Leon, bending his fingers one by one, estimated the time that had passed, and he immediately gave an answer.
“About five hours has passed.”
Azazel’s red eyes widened.
“Five hours?”
“Yes.”
Slept too much
The battle with the demon king may have already ended.
Azazel let out a dry cough and pressed against her forehead.
“… Damn, I was so procrastinating.”
She stood up from her seat, grabbing a cone-shaped hat that was nearby.
Leon’s calm eyes stared at Azazel.
“What do you mean?”
Azazel’s sharp gaze locked on Leon, as if asking what he was asking for.
“Of course I have to follow you.”
“I thought it was all over already.”
Azazel herself thought so too.
She said it was all too late.
But she vehemently denied it.
“If everything ended as you said, Einstein and Aria would have returned. It’s not over yet.”
“That’s…”
Leon spared her words.
It was because she decided that there was no need to muffle her mood by bringing up negative opinions.
However, Azazel’s eyes burned brightly as if it had worked as a handshake.
“What. Is the prince concluding that her sister and Einstein lost, now?”
Normally, she would have just moved on.
She was Azazel, hypersensitive from the nightmare she had just had.
There was no way her words would go well with Leon, who was blurting her words negatively.
“I never said that.”
“The nuance is like that.”
Azazel’s voice grew louder than before.
If I let her go a little longer, I wonder if there will be an argument.
Edelis, not wanting to see such a feud, intervened between the two.
“Come on, let’s both calm down a bit.”
Azazel tilted her head in displeasure, and Leon scratched his cheek awkwardly.
Edelis, who had somehow smoothed out the unpleasant situation, let out a sigh.
“Miss Azazel, I know your heart, but is there any way to follow it?”
Azazel immediately answered that question.
“I secretly opened the teleportation spell opened by that demon before. I’m leaving soon.”
Confident tone.
Leon quietly admired.
“I managed to see something like that.”
Azazel said something softly, avoiding her head as she wondered what to say.
“Since you said you would follow me, to my sister.”
A shy, yet humble tone.
At Azazel’s reply, Leon and Edelis also shed warm smiles.
Just looking at a simple and upright person makes you feel good.
“… What, why are you laughing?”
Looking at the pouty Azazel, Leon honestly expressed his feelings.
“I mean, I want you to be cute.”
Edelis also shook her head.
“I also agree with Your Highness.”
“What is that.”
Did she feel that she was clearly being treated as a child?
Azazel grumbled, frowning at her.
“I’m an adult, for now.”
“I know.”
“I know, but you are cute.”
“… Ha, you rude people.”
Azazel’s sigh was quickly drowned out by the sound of rain.
She squatted down, pulling her knees together with her arms.
“By the way, what are you guys going to do now?”
“What are you going to do?”
“For now, have you accomplished your goal? I want to go back here.”
Leon and Edelis confirmed each other’s sides.
As if the story had already ended, Leon continued with a relieved tone.
“Isn’t it obvious, if I can help them, of course I should go.”
“It’s also disrespectful to send Miss Azazel alone.”
“… Then get ready I will move right away.”
After a while, Azazel drew her space movement spell on her floor.
The sophisticated technique showed a geometric pattern like a craft or a work of art.
It was the same as the one created by Karel Nadeluca.
The witch sees the prince and the knight.
“Are you really not going back? You say now is the right time to step down?”
“Because I hate talking twice.”
“I am like that too.”
“… Don’t you regret I could die.”
“Are you afraid, Miss Azazel?”
“Two, who is afraid! I just wondered if I was dragging you guys by force…”
“All right. The choice is ours, so we must take responsibility.”
“… Okay, then it activates?”
The light flashes.
The three traces disappeared.
* * *
Azazel and the others transferred to what is believed to be the Demon King’s base.
And what they saw.
A flaming demon and a black dragon reaching 50m in height.
It was Einstein who was facing the black dragon.
