We succeeded in subduing the hero with overwhelming force! And since the knights, who are the opponent’s main force, were defeated by President’s tear gas, I think we can earn a lot of time.
“D-damn it! Let go!”
Alright, let’s put Fukuyama-kun as is in a [Sleeping Cocoon]. It’d be bad if he moved by himself and it’s also bad if he died.
…or so I thought.
“Demon, I’ll remember this! I will absolutely beat you guys! [Space Jump]!”
…Fukuyama-kun is a teleportation skill user. Suzumoto also laughed bitterly at this.
…I see, it now made sense how he returned from the auction site to the temple. This is dangerous. He’s quite difficult to catch…
[Target F escaped with a skill. Repeat, Target F escaped with a skill. I don’t know where he escaped to or when he’d come back. Be careful.]
Suzumoto told everyone through [Communication], and each one responded appropriately.
Uhhm, Kadomi-kun, and Toriumi followed after President’s move…ahh, did they attack with the back of their swords? After that, Kadomi-kun resheathed his sword that had the [Majesty] skill, but I wonder if he was able to use it properly. Seems like he’s aiming to make the opponent lose their fighting spirit rather than win the battle.
…well, since we have the overwhelming strength to avoid death, we wanted to avoid killing anyone if possible.
In fact, I mean…on our side, President and Katori are too high spec for our group…
Especially Katori.
Why did you make a humanoid mobile weapon? There’d be nothing left over, you know!
…well, I think the knights’ fighting spirit has already been scraped off just by its appearance…
Who would willingly fight after seeing that out-of-place thing that no one had ever seen before…
Overall, seems like most knights in the temple lost their fighting spirit after the more than a dozen tear gas shot by the President. I have to praise that chemical weapons are amazing.
Kadomi-kun and Toriumi lost their fighting spirit because of those. I mean, overall, they’re out of tune like this, you know…
The rest is waiting for Hariu.
Hariu is now crossing the shadows and exploring the inside of the temple.
As soon as we find the life (physical), we will retreat, and I’ll bring everyone there using Hariu’s vision, then we’ll protect those lives (physical).
This is the reason why we defeated the hero before them.
I think the temple would kill a hero as long as said hero turned against them. If that’s the case, once our side comes in contact with the hero first, there’s a possibility that they’d move or destroy the life (physical) at that moment.
In that case, we wanted to contact the heroes when the temple could no longer hold the lives of those they made into heroes.
…it’s also a time-saver for that, that’s why this battle is necessary.
So well, I didn’t have control so far, but it’d be quicker to show overwhelming force as soon as possible to get the hero or the top of the temple to come out quickly, and well, the result is okay.
[I saw a slightly remarkable knight moving inside the temple. Be careful because he looked a little strong.]
After the [Communication] arrived from Hariu, I looked at the front entrance of the temple with [Far Sight], then about 10 knights in white armor of a slightly different design came out.
Seems like he’s saying something, but I can’t hear it from here. I think President and Kadomi-kun probably heard him, so I’ll ask them later.
…and the next moment, an arrow of light hit my clothes and disappeared. I couldn’t see it. I’m saved it’s magic. If that was a live bullet, I would have been struck. …though if it is a live bullet, it’d probably be slower, and I can do some evasion maneuvers.
[Hey, Maito, Maito! I want to “return” it!]
I heard a voice from under the shoulder pad of my armor. It’s Hunter as usual.
Somehow, when this child molted, it became so big that I couldn’t fit him in my sleeves. No, he’ll still go in since he seemed to like the feeling. He became more adorable.
He still wanted to follow, so I hid him in my armor and carried him. Also, Ketorami-san is waiting at home. There’s no need to expose our cards, and Ketorami-san wasn’t motivated in the first place.
Seems like he’s very interested in the [Demon King] but when I described our battle arrangements, he didn’t seem to like it.
Yeah, well, it became too high spec when the mo*ile suit is in place.
And so, back to Hunter’s question.
Maybe because it’s the light version of [Shadow Edge]. In that sense, I think Hunter is very enthusiastic. The only attack technique that Hunter can use is [Shadow Edge].
But, if I counterattacked badly here and was spotted, there’s no point in me looking calm and arrogant in the safe zone in the first place.
It’s still manageable if it’s just one shot like now, but if they come at me seriously, I won’t win.
Then we’d have to withdraw and that’d be bad. I don’t want to be told, [Haha, that Demon King is all talk, isn’t he?].
“…that’s why I can’t fight back.”
[Muu…can’t be helped, Maito has become the Demon King, right?]
It’s just acting.
[The Demon King, you know, is really smart!]
…hn?
[That’s why he fought with the Goddess!]
…huh?
“Wai-, m-maybe, Hunter, do you know about the Demon King?”
[Yup! My mother told me a lot!]
“Then maybe Ketorami also knows?”
[I thought you knew since Ketorami knows.]
…w-what the hell!
“U-uhm, Hunter, what do you think about me calling myself the Demon King? Would he hate it?”
[Ehh, it’d be interesting if Maito did it!]
…l-let’s ask Ketorami later…
“We’ll talk about this later. No counterattack. Okay?”
[Okay!]
A-alright. What will come next…
The ten new knights were strong.
It’s different from the first batch. Because Kadomi-kun and Toriumi are in a bad state, it’s a little dangerous.
I wonder if [Majesty] is working. If it’s not, it’d be a little bad.
The leader is fighting Kadomi-kun, so that might be the upper limit for these knights. But then, Kadomi-kun is attacked, that’s bad.
Toriumi is…damn, ahh, what should I do. I can’t help because I know it’s useless even if I go to help, and he can [Transfer] before they could really get hurt… It’s become 2 to 1 now. What’s with that knight?
Toriumi was fine since he’s an endurance-specialized type. Even so, this guy is too dexterous for him to keep fighting two of our knights.
Suzumoto didn’t move either.
Suzumoto couldn’t move because of his low endurance, and he knew he’d be cut if he moved.
Yeah, I’d be grateful if we could have a time up.
Only by looking at Katori did I feel relieved.
The laser beam aimed at the knights are approaching. This time, it aimed for the knees.
However, the problem was that when we try to aim at those fighting in the front line, we might hit our allies, and the other was that after three shots, no more knights came.
Seems like Katori can’t perform detailed operations with that suit, so he can’t help even if our allies are in danger.
For now, he had the [Sure Fire] skill, so he can go out and shoot a laser with his own skill. But since the laser extends in a straight line, if there’s an ally on that line, they’d definitely get involved.
Or rather, if he went out of his suit, it’d become dangerous, so at best, he can use it as a shield.
President was also struggling for quite a bit.
That President has no time to use poison. Originally, he was not the type to fight with his body. Rather, it’s amazing that he surpassed that knight with earth magic. …no, he’s still using it. Maybe. See, the knights’ movement became dull. I wonder if it’s a lagging paralytic poison. He had a gas mask for that reason.
Kariya might have had the hardest fight, or maybe it was his painstaking measures. He originally didn’t have a warlike personality, so he’s a rearguard and a medic. However, he seemed to have been targeted because his appearance was too suspicious. And Kariya quickly gave up fighting.
…in other words, he used the same tactics I did.
Inside the perfect protection of [Ark], he ridiculed and incited the knight who kept thrusting his sword at him.
Ohh, that’s good. He’s using the mace effect right away.
There’s no need to worry about Kariya running out of MP. Sometimes, he pretends that he can afford it and drink mint extract.
Hagasaki-kun was on the sidelines next to me.
The knight who came at me was the best or something like that, and he’s also good.
While accepting the opponent’s magic, he froze into one icy pillar with [Ice Coffin]. No, no, I’m courageous.
“Maito, there was a flying sword a while ago, are you okay?”
“Yeah, well, I thought I’d go to where Hunter’s parents are.”
“Hey.”
Honestly, I was scared of Fukuyama-kun’s sword, but I wonder if Fukuyama-kun’s personality was fortunate.
He was aiming straight for my head.
It might have been unavoidable if my legs were targeted, but it was the head, the head. It was too straight that it was easy to avoid.
If I move one step sideways, it’ll definitely fly by. After that, it’d be okay if I just move immediately.
…that was quite dangerous, you know? But well, even if my head was hit, it’ll heal. In that case, there’s a danger that we’ll have to mobilize Kariya and it’ll be one step closer to the previous [Demon King Wallace], but well, it’s over, somehow.
And while thinking about that, Kadomi-kun dominated his opponents, Toriumi got rid of one of his opponents, Suzumoto hasn’t moved yet, then [Communication] came from Hariu.
[I got it! For the time being, connect to Minamo-chan.]
OK. Alright, [Share] Minamo’s view!
…it’s a dark room. There’s a shelf. Glasses lined up on the shelves. I think there are about 20 at a glance, so it’s this one.
But how do I say it…yeah. The temple’s rotten smell jumped up significantly.
[Is that enough? Have you seen it? I can leave now, right? I don’t want to be here any longer…]
“Okay. Come back. Once you’re here, I can get everyone and [Transfer].”
[Ah, yeah. Then can I stay in Maito-san’s shadow?]
“Please do.”
After that kind of exchange, my shadow suddenly became heavier…there was a strange, tingling sensation in my spine, and Hariu’s bright voice, “I’m back.” echoed directly in my head.
O-ou. Right, are you there? How fast. As expected of a ninja.
[All members withdraw?]
Because the [Communication] came from Toriumi, seems like he wanted to get rid of his opponent too.
“Yes! Withdraw all members! Return immediately!”
Speaking towards the bracelet, our mobile warrior immediately came with thundering steps. Yup. You’re fast since you’re stride is different.
Hagasaki-kun was already by my side so it’s okay.
President sympathized with his opponent, made a huge earth magic circle, then withdrew while sprinkling tear gas on the other side.
Suzumoto slashed the knight who attacked me the moment he turned towards me, and calmly withdrew.
Toriumi [Transferred] beside Kariya and successfully removed his opponent then [Transferred] to Kadomi-kun with Kariya. Yeah, he couldn’t leave Kariya by himself in that state.
Good. On my side, I held up the [Loudspeaker] scepter.
[You foolish Temple!]
I was going to incite them from the beginning. If they expose even one hand with this, that’d be a gain.
[It’s really boring! I knew that knights are just small fish, but to think Heroes can escape without being exposed! It makes me laugh!]
I’m not just fueling the heroes’ grudge, it’s because I want the other heroes to move over here!
[Well fine. This time is just a greeting. Next time, you’ll entertain me more, right? Farewell!]
After saying something [Demon King]-like, we [Transferred].
Fufufufufu, wasn’t it very Demon King-like? Aren’t I made to be a Demon King?
When we came back, Hariu came out of my shadow. What the heck is with that skill?
“For the time being, thank you for your hard work.”
“It’s hard.”
“Thanks for the hard work.”
When the tension returned to the original, everyone came to report.
“Now then, let’s go again and collect the life (physical)…we need to take measures from here on.”
“Did something happen?”
“Yeah, a cause was right in the middle of the room.”
T/N: Which is better, ’cause’ or ‘source’? Also, to think that Maito can now dodge a bullet, literally speaking.
Thanks for the translation! I kind of like “source” bit more than “cause”, but both of them work.