I, Rick, the strongest human

but--

In his heart, there is always a voice that keeps telling.

... You, can't fall down yet.

... You, can't fail yet.

That demon-like bewitching voice rang continuously in the tiger man's mind.

But... do I still have a chance to win now...?

Jard raised his head in a daze. The man he thought was the Demon King seemed to have left this place long ago.

...Anyway, that demon king doesn't want to play anymore... In 30 minutes, my life will end——

Finally... I can be free...

"It's just, at this level, are you going to give up...?"

Jaird didn't hear anyone's voice.

But in his mind, such emotions were actually conveyed.

It was as if there was another person in his mind, always ready to occupy his consciousness.

The two completely different inner voices made the expression on Jard's face a little dull for a while.

Ah... Speaking of which, before I came here to participate in the gift game, the woman who broke into my mansion alone in the middle of the night seemed to give me something...

Yes, what is coming...

Jard couldn't remember for a while, it must have happened just a few hours ago, why would he...

"Since you want to give up, then simply do it."

That demon-like, bewitching voice sounded in Jard's mind again.

"There is no need to be afraid. Since you are a dead person, why should you be attached to the paradise of life?"

"There is no need to struggle. Since you are a planless person, why should you cling to the link of wisdom?"

"I know you better than anyone else, because you and I are one."

"I understand you better than anyone else. Even though you are a beast, you have to live like a human being. You have to bow down to the devil king who doesn't know where you are, and offer your only remaining dignity...ah, just thinking about it... ...Poor..."

A voice like a dream, constantly, constantly echoing in Jard's mind.

"Really—ah, I really can't bear it...such a life...what's the point?"

"False and pathetic, painful and powerless—"

"Let go of your resistance, just sleep forever, forever—"

Jard's face showed some struggle at first, but soon, as if he understood something, his tense cheeks gradually relaxed.

"You don't need to feel any pain anymore, you don't need to experience the torment of death anymore, you will be released—"

"freed……"

"You don't need to be imprisoned in this uninhabited wilderness anymore, and you don't need to be played by invisible enemies anymore. You will be free again——"

"free……"

"Totally, freed..."

"Freed up..."

As the voice became softer, Jard's eyes gradually became hollow.

"Ah... completely, liberated..."

Like a child who got candy, the tiger man had a weeping expression on his face.

Finally... there is no need to die anymore.

Finally...it's okay, I'm completely free...

"But, that voice is..."

Before Jaard could utter his last words, his consciousness was completely taken away.

The only remaining, the remnant—

"This pathetic soul—has been eaten by me, the Demon King of Confusion!"

As if a different person, the tiger man who re-occupied Gard's body made such a sound with a completely different tone from before, grinning loudly.

"Oh? That's right... But, this gift game is not over yet!"

"Are you saying that you want me to replace this guy and continue? Hahahaha... that's exactly what you mean! I also want to learn about your strength!!!"

Looking at the silver-haired boy who was walking in his direction, the guy who called himself the Demon King scratched his hair and said indifferently.

"Really? Ha...Although courage is commendable, it is stupid to overestimate one's strength, well, since you want to try, I will naturally not deny you a chance, although in my opinion you are stronger than that guy Not going anywhere."

Rick yawned a little bored, then stretched, turned around and prepared to leave.

"I wanted to say that if you knelt down and begged for mercy, I might let you go."

Of course, even if the other party didn't want to, he wouldn't let him go.

Rick said that because he knew that the other party was the kind of person who would never give up his dignity.

"Hmph...don't confuse me with that tiger man just now!"

Sure enough, the Hunshi Demon King occupying the tiger man's body said in a very disdainful tone as if he had been greatly insulted.

"Oh? You and that tiger man are actually the same kind of people, right? That guy is used to using indiscriminate methods and tricks, and your way of occupying other people's bodies... is no different from him? After all, it is not What a nice guy."

However, the Confused Demon King responded with a belly laugh while showing a surprised expression as if he had heard some joke.

"Ha...hahahaha...Of course the devil king can't be a good person!"

"Because that's evil! The devil and order are completely opposite existences, and they are the scourge born in the world! Therefore, the born devil is different from the hooligans like tiger people! It is the absolute evil that measures the world for the correct development of the world!"

"My uncle is proud of the word 'mixed'! As the bearer of the last seat of disaster! There is nothing shameful in my life!!"

There is nothing to be ashamed of in life.The roaring demon king looked at the silver-haired boy who exposed the weakness behind him with a ferocious expression on his face.

"...'That's sin'. Is that what your spirit is all about?"

It seems that he didn't take the other party seriously, and Rick, who still turned his back to the Demon King, said in a questioning tone.

"That's right. The demon king is unwavering. The king of chaos remains king until he is defeated."

at the end of this answer.

The body of the Confused Demon King swept across the wilderness like a gust of wind, reaching directly behind Rick.

"Take this blow for me! The guy who claims to be a devil king but has no such consciousness! Let me let you understand what a devil king is!!!"

Chapter 150 The only solution to the gift game!

Facing the attack of the Demon King of Confusion, the silver-haired boy continued to walk towards the wilderness without seeming to notice it.

"madness……"

The Demon King of Confusion approached the opponent, and when he saw that Rick still did not make a defensive posture, he secretly commented in his heart.

Of course he wouldn't think that the other party would be unaware of him, so obviously——

"This look of being overweight is really flattering! Look at me... eh?"

The confident expression on the face of the Confused Demon King suddenly froze.

His fist passed through the opponent's body.

However, he didn't feel any resistance, nor did he feel the slightest touch of tearing flesh.

"Where are people...?"

The Confused Demon King with a surprised expression on his face murmured in an incomprehensible tone.

The opponent's speed is higher than his own, which is also one of the situations he expected.

but……

"I can't even see the figure, and it was there just now, but in just a split second..."

Completely, gone.

The Confused Demon King looked at the surrounding environment.

In the wilderness without any obstacles, there is nothing that can block the opponent's figure.

And in the forest next to the wilderness, even the shortest route has a distance of about one kilometer...

At that moment just now, did the other party run that far away?

Or do you have gifts like invisibility?

The Demon King Confused was a little confused, but soon, that crisp voice sounded again, answering his doubts.

"Well, it's the game stage now, players can't attack the referee~ huh~ If you want to have a real fight with me, then try to crack this gift game first!"

As the voice gradually faded away, in the perception of the Confused Demon King, there was an unnatural sound of wind and chaotic footsteps, and a sharp weapon was stabbing his heart——

However, at this critical moment, the Demon King of Confusion still reacted in time, using his right hand to slightly resist and deflect it, and at the same time, his body shrank sharply to the left. There was a passing sound, and before the Demon King had time to observe where the sound landed, he found that his ankles were tightly grasped by two invisible hands.

"Oh...? Are these the shadows? Really..."

The trajectory of the movement cannot be seen, and the number is quite large.

Even the Demon King of Confusion looked very surprised.

Indeed... a bit troublesome.

but--

"Completely, vulnerable!!!"

A confident smile appeared on the face of the Confused Demon King, and he took out the scroll.

Untie the scroll, and words emerge.

Idle Time - Stop the curse of object-centric somatosensory time.

This is the gift he holds.

The so-called "time is like an arrow" is a proverb that expresses the passage of time through human body perception.

If "taking away the color" is the expression of the phrase "living by doing nothing"—

The so-called "wasting time" refers to the gift that can stop the enemy's somatosensory time.

As if the space was frozen, at the moment when the Demon King unwrapped the scroll.

Whether it was an attack under his feet or on him, or weapons or even human cannonballs thrown from a distance, all shadows' movements completely stopped at this moment.

"It's really pitifully weak!"

The shadows who have been deprived of their sense of body can't even notice the passage of time, as if time has stopped——

No, it should be the other way around. If time is suspended so that only you can act in the world, then the ability of "wasting time" is to allow the world to act as usual, but the time of the used object will stop down.

Without any suspense, such shadows could no longer pose the slightest threat to the Demon King of Confusion.

"Hmm...that's what I said, but if you want to solve this mystery..."

The Confused Demon King rubbed his chin, thinking about it with some distress.

"I'm not the type who is good at this... and I don't know what other things this tiger man has done before, and this happens to be a gift game built on the basis of the tiger man. If you come up with an answer, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it until the end of the game."

He is not good at solving puzzles like this, but the Demon King of Confusion doesn't seem to care too much about this.

Although it is indeed difficult to solve the puzzle, he will not give up the game just like that.

because……

"Since you don't know the answer, then just follow your own ideas!"

The Confused Demon King laughed triumphantly and made such a sound.

"Well, then get rid of all the shadows!"

……