Chapter 126
Conclusion
Translator : PolterGlast
At first, the Demon showed signs of enduring it.
However, since the original body had no tolerance for pain, he seemed weak
against it and reached his limit at a relatively early stage.
Shaking his body violently, he began to let out screams
close to madness. Even so, I did not stop thrusting the sword; shaking him
while changing locations, I continued the torture until he left Guanza's
body—and the result was...
Finally, the Demon let go of Guanza's body.
The Demon that emerged from Guanza's body had a pitch-black
humanoid shape, and his breathing was ragged as his shoulders heaved.
He had shown a composed expression halfway through, but
judging by this state, he must have been enduring quite a bit. If I had
continued a little longer, even though I was applying Recovery Magic
immediately, there might have been lasting effects on Guanza's body, so
it helped that he came out.
"—Damn yooou...! I will absolutely kill you!"
"Was it okay to leave the body before fulfilling the
contract to kill me? Also... what happened to that polite tone you used until
just a moment ago?"
"Don't get carried away, you mere human...! Now that I
have become this body, I will crush you for real! No matter how much you
apologize—I won't forgive you!"
The Demon screamed while flapping what looked like
black wings, his eyes bloodshot. He seems to think he can kill me now that he
has left Guanza's body and returned to his own... but this Demon
is making one mistake.
"You are making one mistake. I think it's true that you
can get serious now that you're in your original body... but the reverse is
also true; I can get serious too. Have you forgotten that I was holding back
because it was Guanza's body?"
"So what? A human's serious effort is nothing special!
I will make you realize the terror of a Demon—"
I closed the distance in an instant just as the Demon
was saying that. Up until now, it had been a battle of magic, so from here on,
I intend to engage in close-quarters combat using my katana.
However, although I called it close-quarters
"combat," what began was a one-sided attack. In reality, the Demon
couldn't track me with his eyes as I dashed in, and remained glaring at the
spot where I was just a moment ago.
While looking up at that pathetic expression, first, I
sliced off his arm. The right arm flew through the air, and only then did he
finally turn his gaze toward me—but everything was a beat too slow.
Before the Demon could take action, I circled behind
him, and next, I cut the wings he was flapping as if plucking them off. Then,
the horn-like protrusion on his buttocks, his left thigh, and his left wrist.
Moving around the Demon's body, I slashed him
apart—leaving him with a body unable to stand without being able to make any
response. He was intimidating me with such a strong tone while his eyes were
bloodshot, but what a pathetic figure.
However, it seems his original body really doesn't have a
sense of pain, so the fact that the Demon's reaction is dull after he
was screaming so madly earlier is a little uninteresting. While harboring such
thoughts, I pointed my katana at the Demon, who had lost his balance and
fallen.
"Do you have any last words?"
"Kufufufu. —I'll kill you!"
After hearing the Demon's final words, I cut off his
head with my katana. As soon as the severed head hit the ground, the Demon's
body crumbled away like ash, and a gust of wind that blew at just the right
timing caused it to vanish without a trace in an instant.
With this, the Demon King's Army that came to attack
the Royal Capital is completely annihilated. We managed to save Guanza
as well, so it should be called our complete victory... but the end was too
anticlimactic, so there isn't much of a sense of accomplishment.
If at least the body of the Demon who was the
commander had remained, it would have served as proof that we annihilated the Demon
King's Army. Well, it can't be helped that it vanished; Salis and
the others were watching from above, so it should be fine.
"Graham-san, it was an overwhelming victory! I
thought you would definitely win, but to win overwhelmingly against such a
vicious monster... Graham-san is truly amazing!"
"I couldn't see a future where you would lose from the
moment you faced the Demon! And you did it after defeating nearly a
thousand monsters... just how strong are you really, Graham!?"
They seemed excited after watching the battle just now,
speaking passionately with strength in their bodies. It's true that I was the
main combatant, but I could concentrate on attacking because I had their
support this time. They praise me without restraint, but from my perspective,
their strength played a truly massive role.
"Your support was a major factor this time. It’s thanks
to you two that I was able to focus on the fight, so I really want to thank you
for sticking with me through such a deadly battle."
"We didn't do anything worth being thanked for! Graham-san
defeated almost all of them, after all!"
"Exactly! All we did was team up to watch your
back!"
"And that was what made all the difference. Seriously,
thank you."
I bowed my head to express my gratitude to the humble pair.
"Being thanked when we didn't do anything is... a
little embarrassing! A-Anyway, let's go back! I want to go ask Salis-san
how to handle the aftermath!"
"Yeah! I'm seriously tired; I want to go back to Biodasdal
quickly and live a peaceful daily life."
"That's right. The Royal Capital was fun, but I'm also
in the mood to return to Biodasdal."
Agreeing with the complaint Aoi let slip, we decided
to return to the high ground. I felt a bit bad about it, but we'll dump the
cleanup on Salis and head back a step ahead.
Although there were no formidable enemies, fighting nearly a
thousand monsters was naturally exhausting. I rolled my stiff shoulders
lightly, and the three of us made our way back while exchanging our impressions
of the battle.
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