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Chapter 81

My name is Rishas.

In the beastman nation, I’m considered one of the twelve divine beasts, a formidable individual of extraordinary strength, equivalent to an S-rank adventurer in terms of ranking.
Originally, I had the strength between A-rank and B-rank nine years ago.

Then, the twelve divine beasts were summoned by the Great King.

In the throne room, there was a suspicious-looking human child with glasses and a sickly thin woman with long purple hair.
We were given sleeping potions and told by the Great King that when we woke up, we would be reborn as the strongest warriors.

And when I woke up—

I truly possessed a power that could be called the strongest.
Then war broke out, and we decimated the Elven nation, winning overwhelmingly.

No, it wasn’t really a war; it was just a massacre.
With twelve S-rank individuals and dozens of A-rank individuals, plus over a hundred B-rank individuals from the empire’s camp, the frontier Elves stood no chance.

Even after the war, twelve divine beasts crushed Elven settlements.

Historically, Elves and we have had a bad relationship.
So, there was no resistance in killing their children or violating their women.
It’s just a rumor, but the Great King’s son supposedly had children with Elven royalty, causing various problems in our country.

Anyway, my power was genuine.

Elves are known for their elite mages, but they all died with a single strike of my assassin dagger.
Their magic had no effect on me, and seeing me take their magical attacks without any damage was nothing short of comedy to them.

Still, taking direct hits from magic hurt a bit, and it certainly made me angry.
So, I violated women and killed children.

It was truly enjoyable.

And recently, I was assigned a mission to rescue a princess who is both an Elf and a beastman.
The information turned out to be true, and I laughed heartily after receiving the orders.

—

Well, the deal is, a pair of a villager and a magician are bringing the princess and launching an attack on our country, so the plan is to intercept them in the forest on the border.

I mean, I really laughed.

Because a villager, you know? Villager?

—The epitome of small fry coming to attack a country?

Even I had to smirk at this.

Anyway, according to the report, the magician is an incredibly beautiful woman, so that’s a confirmed rape.
And as for the princess, capture her alive if possible, or at worst, deliver her body to the capital.

And the villager… Well, they’re just instant kills.

Following the etiquette of the beastmen, who specialize in swift movements, I’ll appear like the wind and let the storm hunt down lives.

And so, I arrived at the spot in the forest where the villagers had set up camp.

「…Lute?]

A turquoise-haired girl is glaring at me.
Certainly as beautiful as reported, quite arousing.

「Onii-chan! This is one of the twelve divine beasts! In the forbidden ritual, he… truly gained power equivalent to a god!」

As expected of a princess. Seems well-informed.
I advanced toward the villager, licking my assassin dagger.

「Hehe, onii-chan? It’s a shame, but you picked the wrong opponent. I’m invincible now. I can destroy any frontier village in the blink of an eye. No, even a weak frontier nation—after all, I’m the epitome of strength, an S-rank adventurer in guild terms. What, I’m merciful. I won’t kill you right away. You can watch your companion, this magician, be violated and shed bitter tears—」

「You’re too loud!」

「Bubblaaargh!」

A flash of backfist.

I flew backward, knocking down many trees in the forest.
My skull caved in, centered on the nose.

The cave-in reached the cerebrum… No, crushed fine bones flew around inside my skull, severely and fatally damaging my brain…

And that’s where my consciousness…

…vanished forever.