The great Demon King, Lichtes III, was shocked. At the same time, he let out the greatest anger he had ever felt.
[That ignorant gorilla-like bitch dares—! To ruin my work?!]
The undead lord, Lichtes III, who possessed such great power, took advantage of the slime's properties to turn the baron's third daughter into a monster immune to attacks that would cut or tear her.
How difficult was this process? First, in order to prevent that poor spirit from being destroyed, I had to use the soul of the warrior to force spiritual growth. I also had to use rare materials such as Queen Slime.
All of this would have been a waste of precious materials if it weren't for that bitch who beat up her own henchman like a dog…
[And you're turning that into a bubble! Do you know how much effort went into making that?! You damn thing!]
Sloan flew into the air and continued to jump up like a grasshopper, using roofs and debris as a stepping stone.
Then, he swung his heavy holy sword. He struck it from the side instead of the blade. Then, the body gradually evaporated along with a sonic boom that tore through the air.
Now, the monster's body, which was over 10 meters long, was only about 2 meters long… It still had great strength, and was able to make even the most powerful soldiers look like rice cakes.
"What? It got smaller?"
"You hit me like that… Isn't that obvious?"
"That's true. Let's wrap this up. It's not fun anymore."
Finish? Are you talking about my work now as if you were hunting deer or wild boar? He held his bone staff in his hand, his displeasure clearly evident.
The staff, made by weaving together the spines of ancient heroes, had the ability to greatly increase the user's magical energy.
[Okay, I'll kill you right now. This gorilla—]
No matter how strong that woman was, she was weaker than Lichtes. He decided to step forward himself without dignity.
Just as I was about to gather my magic, a familiar yet unpleasant mental wave dug into my head.
[Richtes, this is me. Are you listening?]
[I'm working right now. What are you doing? No, before that, you're forcibly interfering with my mind. This is outrage.]
The fifth rank, Liact. He is one of the five strongest demon lords, so he is someone you cannot dare to treat lightly. Lichtes, who knows this fact all too well, responded with respect.
[Don't worry about that, that's enough. Back off. I won't allow you to fight any longer.]
Lichtes, who had shown 'respect' to his own people in his own way, was moved by those words. Even if they were stronger than him, how could he treat them like this? It was unacceptable.
So he let out a blast of anger, his jaw clenched and his jaw tapped.
[Even though we have different hierarchies, have you forgotten that we are equals? Do you think I am below you? How narrow-minded… .]
[Shut up, Lichtes. I respect you enough.]
[It doesn't seem like that at all? How dare you use the word respect when you're delving into someone else's mentality?]
As he continued to grumble, Liact muttered in a dry voice.
[I'm not threatening to kill you right away, even though you're three or four times, no, even weaker than me. I respect you enough. Don't you think so?]
[You…!]
[Now that I've ridiculed you enough, let me get to the point. It wouldn't be right to kill that woman right now.
Don't kill her right now? If that woman gets any stronger, we'll be in big trouble.
[What if that woman dies here? That sly Pope will use her body as propaganda. The King of the United Kingdom may be our puppet, but can we stop him from declaring her a saint?]
[So? Are you saying we should just leave that girl alone?]
[Thanks to you, this city was almost completely destroyed.]
Richtes understood what was being said. It was a call to kill the woman immediately and let her live to incite the devil, rather than making her into some ridiculous biblical character to boost morale among the people.
[But if we leave it alone…]
[If we leave them alone? Oh, right. They're going to catch their own kind? Good. We should reduce their numbers a bit. There are too many.]
[…you.]
[No matter how many times my inferior dregs die, they won't become strong enough to threaten real people like you or me… Okay, I'll stop talking now. I need to save my brain for the future plans.]
The mental waves of his people were cut off along the way. Lichtes put his staff back into the subspace and thought back on the situation just now.
He soon stopped. It is the fool's job to mess with someone stronger than himself. Thinking so, Lichtes rolled his eyes and disappeared.
And after a while, he realized that things had really gone as his own people had intended.
***
This city, whose name I don't even remember, was half destroyed. It was a real mess that deserves to be called a total annihilation.
First, a third of the houses in the city were destroyed by a strange mass of flesh running wild, including the manor house, and Baron Arin was found as a mangled lump of flesh.
In addition, the lump of flesh moved around like a snail spraying a strange liquid. It seemed to be poisonous, and not a single blade of grass could grow on it.
It has become a veritable land of death. It is doubtful whether it will ever be restored.
"Too many people died."
Riley muttered in a somber voice. He seemed the most shocked of us all. After all, he was a religious person who worshipped a benevolent God.
"The people living in this city, it turns out, are not members of the Sun Church, but members of the Daughters of Light Church. Ah! Those poor pagans!"
"Yes?"
"Everyone who died today will go to hell… . I should have started converting a long time ago. It's all my fault for being lazy."
It was another reason. I quietly prayed that the people who died today would go to a good place. I prayed that they would not go to hell like this crazy woman thought.
"I can't stay here any longer. It's better. That Baron guy keeps bothering me and I'm getting annoyed."
If we look at only the benefits the party gained, it is certainly true. The power they gained by killing more than seven Demon Kings here, the status they gained, and everything…
'The Baron is dead, but… Well, I guess we'll figure it out.'
Come to think of it, Sloan must have really hated staying in this city for so long.
She was moving around purely out of interest, but did she realize that the Adventurer's Guild wasn't as fun as she had thought? She wanted to get out of this city as soon as possible.
So she took down her enemies, grabbed some food (she stole it because her master was dead), and headed out of the city. I wondered if this was the right thing to do… But judging by the reactions of her companions, it seemed like she did this a lot.
'It'll get easier now.'
The reason I made Sloan's reputation known is that I wanted my people to know about the dangers of this woman, but wouldn't it be easier to travel if her reputation was high?
I have to hang out with this woman for a while, and I can't stand seeing that bunch of thieves making a fuss anymore.
As I was walking along thinking like that, a drop of water fell on the bridge of my nose.
"It's raining."
The sky had been getting dark for a little while already. It looks like dark clouds are gathering.
"Camilla. Can't you use your magic to make the clouds disappear?"
"That could be possible, but if we do that, heavy rain will fall in other areas. That's why weather control magic is dangerous, right?"
"… I don't know what you mean. You're saying that you can't stop the rain clouds? Okay. Then let's take a break and go."
So we decided to take a break. Something was very ominous. It got even worse when we saw the cave that Sloan had just found… .
"This would be nice."
"Okay."
As Elisa's arms gently wrapped around my waist, I sensed the future.
Ah, I'm going to get eaten there again. Like a dog at that. As I thought about that, my body started trembling on its own.
"Wait, before we go in, I have something to say. Me, you know. Here, I'm dating Valley."
"Huh… ?"
"No wonder, how charming the valley is."
What would surprise Sloan would not be the fact that I was dating a beautiful elf.
In her opinion, I am Camilla's lover, but then she suddenly heard that I am dating Elisa.
"Is that so? What kind of charm does it have… ."
"Are you curious?"
"I'm curious, but I won't necessarily try to find out."
Sloan waved his palm as if he was annoyed. Perhaps he had expected that reaction. Elisa snickered and wrapped her arms around my waist.
The ominous feeling grew stronger. When I glanced at Camilla's eyes, her characteristic purple eyes were burning with fire. In those blazing eyes… I couldn't bear to continue speaking.
"Everyone understands. Valley and I are lovers from now on. One and only… . So. I hope you don't do anything weird."
"What a strange thing?"
"For example. Playing a dirty prank on Valley. Something like that? I haven't seen him do that yet. If I saw him, I don't think I could forgive him."
Padduddudduk— There was a sound of something grinding from Camilla's lower jaw. It was a rather gruesome sound. To hear such a scary sound with such a blank expression on her face.
"That, that, is that so… . Ah— the valley has become Elisa's… ."
"Riley?"
"Oh, congratulations. Yes! "
I don't know why, but the saintess next to me, Riley, rolled her eyes. She looked very anxious.