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Chapter 38 – part 17

Come to think of it, Cordelia and Lilith had fainted and seemed like they were about to be taken away, didn’t they?

「’Less than livestock’? What were you planning to do to those two?」

「Ah, that’s right. How about letting you experience the exact same menu as them? First, I’ll crush the bones in both your hands and feet, and then hang you upside down.」

「…」

「And then, for a month… you’ll receive water and meals through your rectum. For the sake of prolonging your life, I’ll stuff liquid food like yogurt into your rectum and provide direct nutrition to your small intestine.」

「What will happen after a month of that?」

「In their case, they’ll be working day and night as machines to produce children. Your case is somewhat similar. Those lowest intelligence demons don’t even understand the difference in their own kind very well, so it might be tough for you. Well, you should do your best. Haha! Hahaha!」

The demon began laughing like a fool.

「What did you just say you were going to do?」

「Hmm? What was that? I couldn’t hear you very well.」

「What were you planning to do to Cordelia and Lilith just now? I’m asking you.」

I instantly summoned Excalibur from the void.

And flash.

「A sword…? Where did it come from?」

The demon’s eyes widened.
Then the demon stared in disbelief at the elbow down to his right hand, which was spouting blood like a fountain.

「Huh? My hand… with one blow… on the ground… rolling… huh? What… impossible…」

And he stared in amazement at his right hand rolling on the ground, his mouth agape.

「Oh, and by the way? You seem to think I’m just a tough, power-type fighter, right? Unfortunately, I’m a speed-type swordsman.」

「Huh? What? Ugh!」

I mercilessly threw words at the bewildered demon.

「It’s time for you to hang upside down.」

「Upside down?」

The dumbfounded demon repeated my words with a vacant expression.

「It’s your punishment. You were planning to do the same thing to Cordelia and Lilith, right? Well, I’m merciful. No prolonged suffering… I’ll kill you as soon as I hang you up, so don’t worry.」

「… Huh?」

Another flash of a sword.

The demon god’s left thumb was cut off.

「…Why… why… the regeneration… won’t start…?」

For the first time, a look of fear appeared on the Demon God’s face.

「The only reason it doesn’t start regenerating is because my sword is special.」

「That… could it be… a God… Killing… Shit! I was negligent!」

「So, let’s hang you upside down-」

I continued speaking while grinning.

「-But would you like me to cut off your limbs first?」

「Sever my limbs? It’s true that I can’t use my right arm anymore. But…don’t be surprised when you see this, okay?」

In the blink of an eye, four arms sprouted from the demon’s back.

「Asura… huh,」

The demon nodded with satisfaction as memories from my time in Japan awakened.

「Once it’s come to this, I can’t hold back either. I won’t say anything about capturing you alive. I’ll just turn you into mincemeat right here.」

「Sounds good. I’ll lend you my chest. Come at me.」

Seemingly angered by my attitude, the demon furrowed his brow.

「Stop running your mouth!」

Although I had cut off his right hand, the demon now had five arms.

I dodged the first left hook.

「Such a hassle.」

While dodging the left hook, I simultaneously moved behind him.
Then I swung my sword twice in a cross shape.

Thud, thud, thud, thud.

The four newly generated arms were severed and fell to the ground.
At that moment, the demon finally seemed to realize that I had gotten behind him, and he raised his voice in astonishment.

「Huh?」

「Looks like you seriously misunderstood something during our little brawl earlier. I deliberately let you attack me, you know? We were both getting into that kind of mood.」

「…Huh?」

It seemed he still didn’t quite understand.
So, I started explaining it more clearly.

「Imagine in human terms: a heavily armored warrior in the frontline class, holding a massive shield, having a straight-up brawl with a thief in the backline class, but they’re evenly matched.」

「…?」

At that point, the demon’s expression finally changed.

「Even after explaining it this far, you still don’t get it? Is your brain that lacking?」

Completely pale-faced now, the demon opened his mouth with a half-crying expression.

「Wait! Wait! Just hear me out a little, okay?」

「Hmm?」

Rather than half-crying, he was now shedding tears as he spoke.

「Just a bit, just let me explain.」

「Fine, I’ll listen.」

Upon hearing my words, the demon breathed a sigh of relief.

「I welcomed you as a guest, didn’t I?」

「Yeah, I heard that.」

The demon then put on a solemn expression and lowered his eyesight.

「Now, I’ve finally realized something. You and I are playing different roles…」

「Different roles?」

「Yeah,」

The demon nodded.

「Your swordplay… it’s meant for killing gods, right? I can’t think of any other skill that would stop my regeneration.」

「Well, if you didn’t notice that, you must be quite blind as a god.」

「You’re such a rude guy.」

「That’s a common complaint I got, starting with the Dragon King.」

With that, the demon seemed to revel in amusement, curling his lips into a wicked smile.

「Thanks for letting your guard down. I’m now fully charged at 100%.」

「…?」

With a confident smile in response to my question, the demon continued.

「This technique isn’t suitable for use during battle, you know? After all, it’s an attack skill that can be activated only after concentrating all the power and nerves in your body and it takes a long time to do so.」

「I see.」

From the center of this guy’s body, I sensed a tremendously ominous and malevolent energy.

「Why expose it before activating it?」

With explosive laughter, the demon said,

「Haha! Hahahaha! That’s because it’s an unavoidable wide-range bombardment, of course!」

「Yeah, I thought so.」

The demon opened his mouth wide.
Like the activation of an energy particle cannon in an anime or something, high-density energy particles turned into grains were sucked into the demon’s lungs.

And with absolute confidence, the demon yelled,

「Demon God’s Roar (Big Bang Impact)!」

A completely composed expression.
And rightfully so.

If it were a direct hit, a fan-shaped area about 130 degrees and about 20 kilometers behind me would be reduced to a completely scorched earth with that insane level of energy cannon.

Well, that won’t work on me, though.

I extended my right palm with a wry smile.

「Gluttony King: Beelzebub!」

An energy wave was released from the demon towards me.
But all of it was absorbed into my right palm.

「High-density energy radiation, huh? It might have done serious damage if it hit directly. But this type of attack is this guy’s favorite.」

「Huh? Huh? Huh…? Um, well… The Demon God’s Roar… huh? Th-that…」

With a helpless expression, the demon collapsed right there and continued to speak.

「…Unharmed… No, devoured? My special move… was just… absorbed?」

Ignoring the frightened expression on the demon’s face, I sheathed Excalibur.

「Now, shall I hang you?」

With those words, the demon seemed to finally understand everything.

「Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Please wait!」

It seemed like he had finally begun to grasp on how to speak properly.
However, his timing was a little off.

「But, of course, but I won’t wait.」

Continuing without pause, I pointed at Cordelia and Lilith and then glared at the demon.

「I’ll have you do what you were planning to do to Cordelia and Lilith.」

Quickly, the color drained from the demon’s face.

「…A…ah… huh…? What…?」

「Don’t worry, I’m merciful.」

With a smirk, I continued speaking.

「You were somewhat willing to receive me as a guest for a moment, so I won’t be too angry. Actually, I only truly felt the intent to kill you when Cordelia and Lilith were mentioned.」

Upon hearing my words, relief washed over the demon’s expression.

「S-so, d-does that mean… you’ll spare me?」

「Yeah, personally, I’m considering forgiving you under certain circumstances.」

「R-really? Are you serious?」