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Volume 7 Chapter 173

The Wrath of the Wives

「Wh-who the hell are you!?」
Gushion questioned Yoko, exuding a murderous intent.
It was the kind of murderous intent that could not only paralyze a regular person but could potentially drive them insane.
Undaunted by it, Yoko replied.
「I am Yoko, the Nine-Tailed Fox」
As she spoke, she summoned the flames of Inferno and used them to incinerate the demonic arm and the demonic sword in her hands.
「……Nine-tailed fox? Why would a demonfolk oppose me?」
「That’s because I am a loyal servant of my Master」
Yoko clung to Haruto’s arm.
Isha, who had been crucified on a cross, was wrapped around Yoko’s tails.
「Yoko, you came. Thank you for saving her」
「Fufu, it’s no big deal」
When Haruto patted Yoko’s head, she closed her eyes with satisfaction.
「Ridiculous! A nine-tailed fox serving a human; you want me to believe that?」
「Hey, don’t ridicule my Master any further. I’m starting to want to kill you…… I’m not the only one here who’s annoyed with you, you know」
「W-what are you—-」
At the next moment, a massive ice sword suddenly pierced Gushion’s right shoulder, and a pillar of flames erupted from beneath his feet, turning his left hand into ashes.
「 —-Damn it!」
Gushion instantly regenerated his arm and retaliated by firing multiple magic bullets at the two attackers.
Dodging their attacks effortlessly, Mai and Mei, who had destroyed the demon’s arms, landed beside Haruto.
「「This is punishment. It’s your fault—- that we couldn’t be with Haruto-sama」」
Both Mai and Mei were clearly upset, although Haruto couldn’t hear their words clearly.
「H-High-level spirits?」
「We’re here too」
Suddenly, Rifa, who had appeared behind Haruto, shot an arrow into Gushion’s left leg.
Rifa’s wind magic, known for its rapid attack speed, was the fastest of all the Elnohr family’s members.
Within approximately a hundred meters, her arrows almost instantaneously struck their targets after being released from her hand.
Even though Gushion was a demon, he couldn’t evade such an attack.
「Ugh!?」
Rifa’s arrow had high speed and penetration but wasn’t especially destructive.
However, it was more than sufficient to restrain Gushion’s movement.
Rifa had shot the arrow into Gushion’s leg to restrict his actions, because just a slight bit of charging time for the next attack was needed.
「This is…… revenge for the time Haruto and I could have spent together that you’ve ruined」
Gushion, who was clutching the leg shot by Rifa, looked ahead upon hearing a voice.
There, Meldie, who had gathered an enormous amount of compressed magical power in her right hand to the point that the surrounding air quivered, was getting ready.
「Wa-wait—-」
Meldie’s full-powered strike was thrust into Gushion’s abdomen.
Coughing up a large amount of blood, the demon was blown away.
Standing at the spot where he landed was a girl of around five years old.
While swiftly evading the flying Gushion, she casually spun on the spot.
As Gushion passed by the girl, something sprang out from her waist area and struck Gushion’s body.
It was a dragon’s tail, covered in pure white scales.
This girl—Hakua, was the humanoid form of the strongest magical beast, a dragon.
Hakua had only manifested her tail and used it to deflect Gushion, who had been propelled towards her.
「 —-Ooof!」
Gushion rolled several times, coming to rest at Haruto’s feet.
His accumulated damage was substantial, and Gushion was having difficulty getting up.
「Heheh, nice one, Hakua」
「Ehehe, of course!」
Except for Luna and Shiro, everyone in Haruto’s family was here.
Upon closer inspection, it was clear that each of them was infused with various auras.
Undoubtedly, Luna, who hadn’t come here, had left the task of safeguarding Haruto to the—- level-100-plus support mage, who had applied full-buff magic to everyone.
As a result, all of Haruto’s family members had temporarily gained significantly enhanced stats compared to their usual levels.
Shiro had stayed behind to protect Luna, no doubt considering it dangerous to come here.
「Rifa, where is Tina?」
「She’s here. But Tina-sama is by far the angriest」
What on earth is Tina angry about?
While Haruto pondered that, Gushion stood up.
However, his body was shaking slightly.
「Wh-What is this」
Gushion’s body, despite his own will, was trembling with fear.
A level of magical power appeared causing the demon to tremble in fear.
Exuding a finely tuned murderous intent—-
She walked toward him.
「……Are you ready?」
In the absence of a true hero, the most powerful magical swordswoman in the world walked, bearing her ultimate equipment.
「W-what are you, who are you!?」
「I am Tina Elnor. I am the one who lost precious time with Haruto-sama because you appeared in the Holy City」
In her hand, Tina held the same sword that had once been used by the Guardian Hero.
After Haruto, the Guardian Hero, returned to his original world, Tina used it.
All of Haruto’s family members were angry that their bathing time with Haruto was interrupted and came to get back at Gushion.
Of course, the demon had no way of knowing this.
It was simply ill-fortune that Haruto and his family had been visiting the Holy City on the day Gushion decided to execute his plan.
Currently, there were barely a hundred individuals worldwide who could dela an effective blow to a demon..
But now, in this place, eight individuals with the power to defeat demons had gathered.
Among them, the second strongest individual— the world’s greatest magical swordswoman, the one with the most powerful equipment, bore the strongest grudge against the demon.
Standing in front of Haruto and Gushion, Tina rapidly moved to Haruto’s side.
While passing by the demon, she sliced through his body as an afterthought.
The sharpness of the sword granted to the Guardian Hero by the gods remained unchanged, even after a hundred years.
「──」
The demon was dismembered from its lower abdomen to its chin, and it couldn’t even scream.
「As expected. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Tina’s full gear」
「Hehe, it’s only natural for me as Haruto-sama’s wife!」
Gushion, his body reduced to pieces, could neither voice his suffering nor despair.
With the demon’s body shattered into fragments, Tina hugged Haruto, her radiant smile shining brightly.