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047 Holy Sword
Summon
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Translator : PolterGlast
"Gyaaaah!"
What now!? Eh, again?
I turned around and
saw the Lesser Demon Patis standing up, gripping a soldier like King Kong. It
was a gruff, bearded soldier.
Why not a beautiful
woman!? There were no beautiful women nearby since everyone had evacuated.
"Why is it alive
again?" "Don't tell me!?"
I exclaimed, startled.
What's wrong, Gandarvan?
"I had forgotten,
but I recall hearing that demons cannot be killed unless by a priest or a
hero," Gandarvan stammered.
"Huh? ...Why
didn't you remember that sooner!?" I cried.
"My apologies. It
was a very old story I heard long ago..." There was no point in blaming
Gandarvan. It was my fault for not thoroughly reading Detailed Appraisal. But
demons are troublesome.
▼ Lesser Demon Patis's Detailed Appraisal Result ▼
【Job】 Lesser Demon Lv30
【Skills】 Hellfire Breath (Low), Demonic Contract (Low), Whispers (Low),
Resurrection: Demon
Indeed, it had
Resurrection: Demon as a skill. This skill prevents it from being permanently
defeated unless by a job that wields holy attributes, such as a Hero, Holy
Knight, or Saint.
The Lesser Demon Patis
flapped its wings on its back, preparing to fly away. It was trying to escape.
"THIS
HUMILIATION, I WILL AVENGE. BEST PREPARE YOUR NECKS." No need for that.
"Anneliese, bring
that thing down!" I commanded.
"Yes! Mana
Hand!" Anneliese activated Mana Hand, which extended and grabbed the
Lesser Demon Patis's leg, dragging it down.
"GUH! THIS IS
NOTHING!" The Lesser Demon Patis desperately flapped its wings, still
trying to escape.
"You're
desperate." Slam!
"WHAT!?"
I activated Stealth,
kicked off the walls of nearby buildings several times to vertically ascend
onto a roof, and then made a huge leap, cutting off the Lesser Demon Patis's
wing.
"Gyaaaah!"
The Lesser Demon Patis, having lost a wing, crashed to the ground, releasing
the soldier it was gripping from the impact.
"Anger
Lock!" Gandarvan immediately activated Anger Lock, drawing the Lesser
Demon Patis's aggro. With this, the Lesser Demon Patis couldn't escape even if
it wanted to. Serves it right.
"Now, hit
it!" I commanded. At my signal, Rosalina and the soldiers once again
surrounded the Lesser Demon Patis and pounded it. As we attacked, Rook
retrieved the soldier who had been captured.
"ANNOYING
CREATURES." You're the annoying one.
"YOU HUMANS
CANNOT KILL ME! KNOW THAT!" It thrashed its arms wildly.
"Shut up, you
minion!" I swung my Gargoyle Buster. The combination of Vital Point Strike
and Stealth activated an Ultra Critical, causing its HP to plummet.
"Captain Rook,
please evacuate everyone now!"
"Understood!"
Rook replied, evacuating everyone who had been delayed in escaping, including
the knights. The knights, including Rook, would just get in the way of what I
was about to do.
"YOU
BASTARDS!" The Lesser Demon Patis roared, unleashing black flames from its
mouth. Gandarvan blocked the flames with his shield, Rosalina leaped far
backward to evade, and the soldiers circled behind the Lesser Demon Patis to
avoid the flames.
I knew they were
experienced fighters, but dodging a Hellfire Breath attack on sight was pretty
impressive for everyone.
"HP
Recovery," Gandarvan chanted, using his HP Recovery (Medium) skill. This
healed his HP by 100 points, bringing him back to full health.
"Acid
Strike!" I wouldn't be outdone. I activated the triple combo of Acid
Strike, Vital Point Strike, and Stealth.
"Alright, its DEF
is down!" Acid Strike has a 50% chance to reduce DEF. The effect activated
with that single blow.
Everyone unleashed
their ultimate skills.
"Gyaaaaaah..."
Thud! The Lesser Demon
Patis fell. Its HP hit zero. It was over.
Earlier, I had let my
guard down and allowed it to resurrect. This time, I wouldn't make that
mistake.
"Holy Sword
Summon!" I changed my main job to Reincarnated Hero and activated the
skill.
Dazzling particles of
light gathered before me, coalescing into a single point, then taking the form
of a sword. What appeared was a two-handed sword I was familiar with, but it
was flashy, like something out of a video game. It was a very flashy sword,
like something from a chuunibyou fantasy. I grabbed its hilt, jumped, and
landed on the Lesser Demon Patis's chest.
"Don't cause
trouble ever again," I muttered, gripping the holy sword in a reverse grip
and plunging it into its chest.
The Lesser Demon Patis
twitched for a moment, then bands of light scattered in all directions from the
wound on its chest. It crumbled with the fragility of a sandcastle, then was
swept away by the cold wind.
"Master!"
Anneliese cried.
"Master~!"
Rosalina chimed.
Just like before,
Anneliese and Rosalina hugged me. Yes, that feels good!
"Master... that
sword..." Gandarvan asked. Even without being a Saint or a Hero, you can
bring a Lesser Demon Patis's HP to zero. I knew there was a delay before its
resurrection, perhaps a few seconds, so I thought even a Level 1 Reincarnated
Hero could safely attack the Lesser Demon Patis while it was incapacitated, but
I actually defeated it.
"Ah, you
absolutely must not speak of this to anyone," I warned, releasing Holy
Sword Summon. The holy sword dispersed into particles of light.
"To be able to
summon such a thing, I absolutely cannot speak of it!" Gandarvan, usually
so calm, yelled!
"Since it's
Master, just give up," Anneliese said. Anneliese, that's inadvertently
harsh, isn't it?
"It is
Master-nanodesu!" Rosalina affirmed.
Yeah, Rosalina, just
stay quiet.
"Honestly... just
how many secrets do you possess...?" Gandarvan muttered.
"Do you want to
know?" I asked.
"No, I don't want
to know! Please don't tell me! My stomach is full just with that sword for
now!" he exclaimed, utterly rejecting the offer. He didn't have to reject
it so strongly.
"Master. Look
here," Jojok, one of the soldiers—the Lizardman Swordsman—said, having
found something on the ground.
"Hm, this
is..." I peered at it. It looked like fire burning inside a sphere about
10 centimeters in diameter. Was it dangerous? It looked like it would explode
if I touched it.
▼ Detailed Appraisal Result ▼
Orb (Lesser): Grants
the skill Spirit Summon upon use, allowing a contract with one lesser spirit.
Its value is immeasurable.
In a way, this is
dangerous. But I get something like this for defeating a demon!? This is
telling me to hunt demons, isn't it? Hehehe. This is getting interesting!
And yet, it's a drop
item from a demon, but it allows contracting with a spirit. Shouldn't it be
about contracting with a demon? I wouldn't want to contract with a demon,
though.
"Master. It's Sir
Rook," Gandarvan announced.
"Hm, understood."
I stored the Orb (Lesser) in my Item Box. I also changed my main job to Sword
Master! Now, the evidence was gone.
"The demon
escaped. That's the story. Understood?" I stated.
"""""Understood!"""""
(Gandarvan and soldiers)
"Yes-nanodesu!"
(Rosalina)
"That would be
best," (Anneliese)
"Toi-dono!"
Rook rushed up, out of breath.
"That
demon?" he asked.
"I'm sorry. It
flew away, and I let it escape," I replied. Rook had seen its wings, so
he'd accept that. He should forget that I cut off one wing. If he questions it,
I'll say it grew back. Yeah, I'll do that.
"Is that so... I
will report to His Excellency the Duke immediately. Please accompany me to the
castle." Ugh... no, I don't want to. I want to take a bath quickly. But I
couldn't say that, so I headed to the castle. Sigh...
***
Before me was the
Duke, his brow furrowed. The furrowed brow was Zaigen's character trait, but
Zaigen's brow was now a veritable trench.
Rook's subordinates
had questioned Linesa, the Head-Chopping Nest, and it turned out Linesa had
been deceived by a pimp she'd been with for years, leaving her with enormous
debts. Moreover, that man had started living with another woman right next to
Linesa.
Of course, she'd
resent him. I'd have killed that man myself. But Linesa resented not the man,
but the woman who took him, and not just that woman, but other women too. While
not all women in the world, she resented women in the same profession as the
one who stole her man. As a result, she became demon-possessed and began killing
prostitutes. The demon fed on the souls of the women she killed and on Linesa's
feelings of resentment.
"I've heard that
demons resurrect even if you defeat them. It's a shame we couldn't completely
subjugate it, but it couldn't be helped..." the Duke mused. Right, it
couldn't be helped, so please release me quickly.
"We must report
the demon incident to the country."
"Hmm. I cannot
leave here, as I do not know where it will appear next. Who should I send as a
messenger?" The Duke and Zaigen discussed who to send as a messenger to
report to the country, mentioning various names. I guess I don't need to be
here.
"Barukan, command
the knights to maintain vigilance throughout the territory."
"Understood,"
Barukan replied. He can't say not to be vigilant, can he...
"Now, Honorary
Baron Footscythel," the Duke addressed me.
"Yes," I
replied, I can finally go home.
"You did well in
this matter. I shall bestow a reward upon you."
"Eh!?"
Please don't call me out as a reward.
"Why do you look
so disappointed?" the Duke asked.
"Oh, no, it's
nothing," I quickly replied.
"Very well.
Honorary Baron Footscythel's actions in this matter were splendid. Therefore, I
bestow upon you the Order of the Peony, Third Class, and 1,000,000 Grill in
gold." Okay, a medal and money, and then I'm done. I'm sleepy and want a
bath. Give it to me now.
"Since the demon
was repelled but not defeated, the Peony would be appropriate, right?" the
Duke mused. Eh, is he asking me? I don't know anything about the types of medals.
"The Order of the
Peony, Third Class, is a medal for mid-level achievements. In this case, since
it was the repulsion of a demon and not its subjugation, I deem the Peony
appropriate," Zaigen (my dictionary) explained.
Wait a minute. If I
asked for Anneliese's slave release as a reward, would he say okay?
"Um..." I
began.
"Yes?" the
Duke prompted.
"I don't need the
medal, but would it be possible to release my slave?"
"I have heard
about that slave from Zaigen," the Duke replied. It seemed Zaigen had
indeed told the Duke about Anneliese.
"If Anneliese
hadn't been with me, I wouldn't have been able to repel the demon. Therefore, I
humbly ask for an amnesty for her." The Duke folded his arms and thought
for a few seconds.
"Very well. I
shall grant an amnesty. In addition, I will still bestow the medal upon
Honorary Baron Footscythel. Is that clear?" the Duke declared. The medal
didn't matter. Just having Anneliese's release granted made defeating the demon
worthwhile.
"Thank you, Your
Excellency," I said.
"The award
ceremony for the medal will take place later, in five days. The slave's release
will also occur at that time," the Duke added.
"Huh?"
What's that? A medal ceremony? Are they really doing that?
"A medal requires
an award ceremony, Honorary Baron Footscythel," Zaigen said, looking
exasperated, but I had no idea about such things.
"But you didn't
do anything when I became an Honorary Baron, did you?" I asked.
"It was
undesirable for the reason for your ennoblement to be leaked to others,"
Zaigen explained. Was it for annihilating the Shardina Bandit Gang? I didn't
admit to that.
"At that time,
there were also involved parties among the nobles, and several houses were
crushed. To avoid you incurring their resentment, we claimed that you became an
Honorary Baron through a donation," Zaigen revealed.
"A
donation?" I repeated.
"We annually
ennoble a few individuals who make large donations as Honorary Barons. We
merely blended your ennoblement into that," he clarified.
I see. So the Duke
also thinks about these things.
"This time, it is
the demon incident. This is a matter that could be called a crisis for
Kerniff's very existence. We will hold a grand award ceremony for the
medal." I don't need that.
And so, I ended up
receiving a medal. As I was feeling disappointed, my eyes met Barukan's.
"Hmm. A good
presence," he murmured.
"Eh?"
Barukan smiled at me. Did he sense that my Sword Master level had increased?
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