Chapter 125
Demon
Translator : PolterGlast
The Demon hijacking Guanza's body smiled as he
began chanting magic upon himself. It appeared to be magic to enhance physical
abilities; multiple spells were completed in an instant, and simultaneously, Guanza's
muscles visibly hypertrophied.
This probably allowed him to move somewhat better, but... in
the end, it was still Guanza. No matter how he moved from here, I
couldn't see a vision of defeat at all.
"He has started to wrap himself in a sinister aura...! Graham-san,
how will you fight?"
"First, I want to test whether my attacks
work. The Demon I fought before had no sense of pain and didn't seem to
feel anything. However, the Demon I'm facing now is inside Guanza's
body, so my attacks might actually be effective."
"I don't really get it but... that means you're going
to attack for now, right?"
"Yeah. If possible, I want to save Guanza too.
If my attacks are effective, it becomes easier to save him."
Even if he is an idiot who contracted a Demon to kill
me, I believe Guanza should be saved. I don't know what will happen
after I save him, but surely there is information gained from being hijacked by
a Demon, and Salis should handle things skillfully.
"Graham is really too soft-hearted! That guy is
worse than a monster; I think it would be fine to kill him!"
"I admit I went a little too far with him as
well."
"—Ah, Graham-san! He's coming!"
We were in the middle of a conversation, but the Demon
seemed ready and initiated an attack. Gripping a sword filled with jet-black
darkness, and as evidenced by the physical enhancement magic, the Demon
launched a close-quarters assault.
"I will fight, so I ask you two for support."
After saying that, I stepped in front of the two without
drawing my katana. As I mentioned earlier, first I will probe whether my attacks work or not.
Calmly assessing the Demon's attack as he swung the
sinister jet-black sword, I aimed a kick at the calf of his pivot leg. Against
the Demon's ostentatious attack, I responded with a Calf Kick—a
plain and understated attack.
The Demon tilted his head at my overly plain attack,
but while swinging the jet-black sword, he created black flames with magic,
coming to kill me. For Guanza's body, which belongs to a complete
amateur at fighting, it is impressive that he can fight this well... but as I
imagined from the start, I cannot see a future where I am beaten.
And then, on the fifth Calf Kick hammered into his
pivot leg. Disliking the kicks to his calf, the Demon changed his stance
to protect the pivot leg.
There was no change in his expression or movement, but this
change in stance was proof that it was definitely working. If possessing a
human gave him a sense of pain, there were plenty of ways to handle this.
First—[Gravity
Magic: Increase]. Adjusting the power so as not to crush him to
death, I unleashed Gravity Magic against the Demon.
"My body... suddenly... is this also magic?"
"Can you still move? In that case, I'll make it even
heavier."
I gradually increased the weight, finally stopping his
movement right at the limit before he would be crushed to death. His expression
hadn't changed at all, but the Demon couldn't move a single step.
"This is... magic I have never tasted before."
"You can't move anymore, right? Will you
surrender?"
"Kufufufu, surely you jest. Since I am able to fight
such an opponent, I shall fight until this body rots away."
"Is that so. Then, without mercy, thoroughly, no matter
how much you cry, I will show no leniency."
This was my last bit of compassion. Even against a Demon,
I have no hobby of tormenting someone to death.
...However, if he refuses to take my hand, I will harden my
heart like a demon and inflict pain thoroughly. While keeping [Gravity Magic: Increase] active,
I chanted [Absolute Zero]
as a follow-up.
By freezing his lower body, I completely sealed the Demon's
movements. And from here on, it is pure torture.
"Ginia and Aoi, please return to the high
ground. I will do the rest alone."
"No. I will accompany you to the end!"
"Me too! I'd hate it if something happened to Graham!"
"It will be unbearable to watch... are you sure?"
"Of course. From the moment we decided to fight the Demon
King's Army, I have been prepared for that."
I didn't want to show it to the two of them, but since they
stated it so clearly, there was no point in forcing them back. I nodded
silently, then turned back to face the Demon restrained by [Gravity Magic: Increase] and [Absolute Zero].
He was putting so much strength into trying to escape that I
thought his blood vessels might burst, but there was no sign of him being able
to move a single step. I approached the Demon, picking up the jet-black
sword that had fallen at his feet.
"What I am about to do from here is torture. I will
apologize in advance. Sorry."
After apologizing unilaterally, I thrust the jet-black sword
into Guanza's arm. The Demon had maintained a poker face until
now, but for a split second, his expression distorted.
I immediately pulled the sword out and healed the wound with
Recovery Magic before blood could flow out. I intend to repeat this
until the Demon gives up. It is painful that the appearance is the human
Guanza... but to force the Demon to leave Guanza's body, I
began the torture.
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