Sekai Saikyou no Maou desuga Daremo Toubatsushinikitekurenainode, Yuusha Ikusei Kikan ni Sennyuusuru

Chapter 1. [Episode 40]
“The End and the Angel’s Knee Pillow”

 

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Shaula was the first to speak up when she saw Lumiel suddenly appear.

[What? Unlike the others, she’s a cute little demon! It’s too bad I have to kill her, but at least I’m the one to finish it off.]

It was Roca who firmly held Shaula’s hand as she was about to go and finish off the angel girl right away.

[Yeah, hey, Roca? What’s wrong?]

[Don’t go to ….…]

[What, are you jealous? I’m glad you’re jealous! If you want, then go with me.]

[You will die. Even I can’t beat that thing.]

Roca feigned an expressionless face, but her face was pallid and dripping with cold sweat.

Even Shaula froze at the unusual appearance.

You have good instincts, Roca. You are a king, after all. It is a sign of a strong man to be able to discern the difference between his opponent and his abilities.

Her usual seeming elusive, but in fact, unyielding ferocity toward everyone is not there.

If Roca had not stopped her, Shaula would have either been torn to pieces or blown up without a trace by now.

Looking ahead, Julian, who had reverted to human form, just sat there and looked at Lumiel.

His eyes were beyond frightened and it was no exaggeration to say that he was now resigned.

If they move, they will be killed. That’s what they think, and they can’t do anything.

But Keith was different.

He staggers to his feet, exhausted, and turns to Lumiel.

[Oh, are you the …… angel?]

The difference from other heavenly demons is nothing but their dainty appearance.

She is intelligent, and her red eyes give off an air of being able to communicate.

…… Not good.

The spear in Lumiel’s hand is a grand guignol.

It is a choker that is usually worn around her neck, but the reality is that it is an armament so powerful that it can easily penetrate advanced warding techniques.

If he offends her in any way, Keith’s head will be repelled. Even if I protect him now, I’ll die with him. I can regenerate after one death, but it doesn’t matter much.

Why is Lumiel here in the first place?

I told her so strongly to sit on the throne. …… No, I’m responsible for the stupid promise I made at the end, when she was half-crying and stumbling in front of me, saying ‘I’ll be back soon.

As a husband, I would have to take responsibility here. I slowly walked forward.

Lumiel was laughing and staring at me as if she hadn’t heard Keith’s words, but then she suddenly looked toward my back.

I could see the owner of that icy magic walking up behind me.

[Now, I thought all that was left was to destroy the magic circle deployed over that ……]

Lieutenant General Ludio Lambert did not seem perturbed.

But I could tell. I could feel in my hand that he was tenser than ever.

[The one there seems to be a real angel, different from the demons that were swarming around earlier, but what is its purpose?]

Lumiel was the first to respond to President Ludio’s words.

[You drove ‘those kids’ crazy, didn’t you?]

[You are referring to the “Heavenly Demon,” aren’t you? No, I am not. I cannot use such a summoning technique in the first place. But I can destroy it.]

[Yes. Then try?]

[Fine.]

Everyone present, not just Lumiel, turned to look at President Ludio.

The magic emanating from his body turns into something explosive.

The long chanting seemed to have already finished, and the magic formula was immediately activated, and a magic circle unfolded from the arm that the dean held up to the sky. A mass of magic power condensed like a spear of ice was released into the sky.

The spear flies at high speed to the magic circle far away and pierces it.

Instantly, the magic circle, which had been glowing bright red, shattered into pieces.

It was an extremely powerful art destruction. Probably something that could reach magic. It must have taken a lot of time to prepare.

[You are strong. Are you a half-elf?]

[I never thought I would receive such words from an angel. …… I guess I’ll live long enough.]

[Babies who don’t live to be 100 years old aren’t called long-lived.]

The angel, who had lost her senses due to living among long-lived demons, giggled, turned the spear in her hand into a whip, and lightly swung it. The ground shatters.

[It would be fun to fight you.]

[You must be joking.]

Not good.

The moment Lumiel’s red eyes glinted, I kicked and shattered the place with the Wind Speed Technique and slammed my sword toward Lumiel.

She took it as a matter of course and was about to say something when she saw my face approaching. I didn’t let her.

[Lumiel, hit me as hard as you can.]

Pow!

In less than a tenth of a second, she ‘lightly’ slapped me on the cheek with her free left hand, breaking my neck, and my body was blown several more meters and slammed into the wall of the building.

[Theo!]

[Theodore ……!]

Despite the concerns of the special students, Lumiel returned the Grand Guignol to its choker form and instantly came up to me and hugged my body.

[I found …… something pretty, so I’ll leave the match for another time. Bye-bye, half-elf general?]

Lumiel took me in her arms and flew away with the wind in her arms. With the same momentum, she took me far to the west.

[Hey, Darling. Are you okay?]

[……kkkk……ggk……]

On a hillside far from Mildiana, I was on my knees with Lumiel.

I wonder if it has been a few minutes since that thing.

The bones in my neck are completely broken. In addition, my eardrums were also ruptured, and my skull and brain were damaged.

I told her to hit me as hard as he could, but obviously, she got a light smack and this is what I got.

The human body is truly fragile.

But I still made my body strong enough to be as strong as those who were given the power of God – the so-called divine messengers. That is why I was able to win even against the special students who are divine messengers.

Even such a person who is far beyond the ordinary human being is no more than a small animal to Lumiel. That is how powerful this angel is. No, all angels have such power in the first place. ……

I couldn’t let her go on a rampage right there. This was the quickest way to get her to stop fighting, but I didn’t expect to die once so easily.

It took a while for the body to repair itself. I cannot speak because my vocal cords do not function well.

If I had been hit with all her might, my whole body might have been reduced to a piece of wood.

I can only thank Lumiel for her quick thinking and resourcefulness in making decisions on the spur of the moment.

[You told me to hit you as hard as I could, and this is what I did. Darling is overconfident in human power, you idiot.]

As she said this in a stunned voice, someone was approaching from the distance at more than the speed of sound.

Lumiel, looking at me, blocked the blow with only the fingers of one hand, which was released at the same time the person jumped at her.

[What is it? Don’t interrupt me, ex-hero!]

[What a disrespect to …… Lucifer-sama!]

There was Rena, a silver-haired maid girl.

It seemed as if the blow had been struck to seriously kill Lumiel, but the angel did not show any sign of concern at all.

[Not only is she not a good wife, but she’s also not even a good woman.]

[Kuhhh ……!]

[No, don’t …… do it, Lumiel …… gug …… Rena, on my orders, separate… …]

[Lucifer-sama, you’re not the man of the world. Please don’t push yourself!]

[Oh, hey! Don’t touch my darling!]

I thought Rena had forcefully taken my body, but Lumiel took it back.

At the sound of the thump, the two beloved wives exclaimed, “Oh!”

The bone in my neck, which was finally about to be repaired, was broken again.

[I’m so sorry, Lucifer-sama!]

[It’s true, you’re stupid! Darling was just getting back on his feet!]

[Isn’t it because Lumiel-sama pulled his neck?!]

[I was taking care of him and you tried to take him from me!]

You ……, you stupid women.

I was tempted to swear, but I held back.

I ended up having to wait for a while Lumiel and Rena stared at each other, quietly waiting for my body to heal.

I coughed while still on Lumiel’s knees, and asked in a dignified tone of voice as the Demon King.

[ ……, Rena. I trust you were able to protect Liz and Eynlana safely?]

[Ha. I took care of all the demons that approached them. Not even a scratch.]

[I see. Thanks for the help. ……The demons were after that mother and daughter.]

[What? What do you mean? Explain it to me so I can understand!]

I told Lumiel what was going on so that she could understand.

She turns her red eyes down and looks thoughtful.

[That happened 500 years ago.]

[Well, technically, it’s been 521 years of imperial history. …… That would be about 20 years after the army led by Rena invaded Tenebrae.]

[I cannot believe that such a thing has happened in the empire since my defeat at the hands of Lucifer-sama. I can’t believe it now.]

[That’s not all. The angel is clothed in a powerful magical barrier. Because of forcibly summoning them, they were made into such an eerie shape that they lost their reason and their strength weakened, so they would easily die. ……I can’t forgive this. If the mastermind is in front of me right now, I would tear him to pieces.]

After Rena’s attack, the demons continued to monitor the empire for some time but soon decided that there was no threat and withdrew.

It would be several years later that Mira’s bloodbath occurred.

But it was such a large-scale operation. Normally, the aftermath would reach those in the distance, …… but unfortunately, my memories of that time are too dim to recall well.

Maybe it was because I had taken a new wife and was crazy about her. Because all I could think about at the time was Rena.

However, when it comes to those who are skilled in magic sensing – those who excel the most in it among the demon tribe – we can name that man.

That guy would know something.

[Perhaps Beelzebub could have sensed the technique by which the heavenly demons were summoned at the time of the Mira’s Bloodbath incident.]

[Aah!]

Suddenly, Lumiel shouted out loud.

What is it? What’s wrong? My dear wife. Please don’t scream now. The eardrums that are regenerating will die again. ……

[Yes, yes, yes, it’s Beelzebub! I came here because he told me. He told me that the forbidden arts are being used in the empire.]

[Did Beelzebub do such a thing?]

[Yes! That’s why I flew over here to see if Darling might be in danger! Oh, my gosh! Darling, praise me, praise me!]

[…… yeah, well done.]

That old man …… could detect it this time, he definitely could have done it 500 years ago.

Nevertheless, the technique at the time was invoked in the eastern territories of the empire.

If he doesn’t think it’s something that would cause direct damage to Tenebrae, maybe it’s not something he should bother to inform me about.

But while Beelzebub has the appearance of an old man and appears mild-mannered, he is extremely vicious.

He is one of the most belligerent of the royalty. However, he is somewhat better than others who only care about fighting because they are capricious and carefree.

Perhaps he was in the mood for another showdown with the empire, which is why he lashed out at Lumiel this time.

[Lucifer-sama, what are your plans from now on?]

[Mm…… still think I’ll go back to Mildianna once I’m done.]

[What? Why? Go back to Tenebrae and make out with me already!]

[As much as I’d like to, there is one thing that bothers me.]

It was Rena who reacted sensitively to these words.

[Is it the ‘goddess’?]

[That’s right.]

[What is it? Is this about Orphelia-sama?]

Lumiel is a servant of Orphelia, the great goddess of creation.

However, she has never seen her face.

I only explained the necessary details to her who did not know what was going on.

[…… So someone was manipulating that unfamiliar things. Is it the goddess?]

[Perhaps. That Ghislain was on the verge of a mental breakdown until I intervened. No matter how strong the anti-Elf sentiment among Mildiana’s soldiers is, there is no way they could have done such a well-prepared job relying solely on someone like that.]

[Oh, by the way, when Ghislain was possessing Ensign Lattice, he said. ‘The Goddess is not Orphelia.’]

On this continent, there is not a single goddess name that can be mentioned without mentioning Orphelia, the great goddess of creation.

The gods who give power to the various races, except us demons, are not far behind Orphelia, although they have their names.

And I’m curious about the woman who flickered for a moment when I caught a glimpse of Ghislain’s memory.

She certainly looked like a saint, and in a way, she looked divine.

But that thing was undeniably a normal human being – it seems.

That is why I feel threatened.

The fact that a mere mortal, not a god, could have caused the outbreak of the heavenly demons that began with the series of Mira’s bloodbath incidents.

Who the hell is that woman? Perhaps she was a figure in Ghislain’s memory from 500 years ago, but she may be still alive somehow. Even Ghislain survived 500 long years.

Moreover, the angels who were sacrificed in this incident have extremely high resistance to magic power, even surpassing that of the demon tribe.

That is why it is impossible to summon them with a simple summoning formula. Therefore, the drops were prepared by using elves as the material.

As I thought before, there is no way that someone of Ghislain’s caliber would be able to handle such an advanced technique, let alone come up with it. It is safe to assume that the woman is involved.

“Don’t worry, everything will be fine if you do exactly what I tell you to do.”

That’s what she said for sure.

And Ghislain would have accomplished exactly what she was taught.

And this time again, the angels went mad and were summoned to earth after being made to take on a different form.

Its purpose seems to be the thorough destruction of the surroundings and the murder of the elf queen.

And it can be thought of this way. Lieutenant General Ludio Lambert, was hailed as a hero in the war between the Empire and the Zenan Dragon Kingdom that took place several years ago.

We had just recently witnessed his unfathomably powerful abilities. I can assure you that there is no other person, not even an elf, who can perform such a high level of magical destruction, let alone a human being.

Therefore, the mastermind behind this incident wanted to eliminate that man’s existence as well.

This may be one of the reasons why, after 500 years, they have once again recreated Mira’s bloodbath incident.

If the case had gone forward as it did, Ludio, who was cornered to the point where he could not move as a military officer, would also have been sacrificed, or he would have been forced to give up all his position and honor to solve the case.

What lies ahead is a great upheaval in the empire and a clash with Tsefte Aria. The impact on neighboring countries will be enormous, and the damage will be so great that it is difficult to even imagine.

–someone’s strong intention can be felt.

This time, humans and elves were the targets, but it is no surprise that the demon tribe itself could be threatened at any moment next.

Therefore, there is no way I can return to Tenebrae and spend a quiet day.

[Darling is making a difficult face.]

[I’m sorry about ……, Lumiel. I still have my reasons for staying in the empire. Let’s take our time to make love after we’re done.]

[Mmmm, if you say it with a face like that, I can’t say no.]

Lumiel patted my head as I was on her knees.

[I was going to take Darling home and flirt with him to pieces.]

[Totally …… you’re not as good as me.]

[I don’t know who did it that way. It can’t be helped, I’ll allow you to stay in the Empire a little longer. By the way, are you physically okay now?]

[Oh. I’ve just managed to finish the restoration. …… Hey, what are you doing?]

[The first wife left alone for a month is hungry for love!]

Rena let out a sigh at the sight.

[Quite so, you unashamed angel.]

You say that, Rena.

You know the most traumatic thing that happened to me when I came to this country that night you attacked me?

–With these thoughts in mind, I was loved by Lumiel for a while.

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