Volume 7 Chapter 181

The Strongest Blow

I knew the location of the daemon.
And I was about to teleport to that location, when I suddenly felt a rapid surge in magical power.
It was the magical power of Mai and Mei.
「Uh-oh!」
I hurriedly sent my magical power into the protective barrier that covered the Holy City and strengthened it.
Since I had activated the protective barrier with my magical power through the crystal, I could enhance it and adjust its properties to some extent.
Right after that, a massive explosion engulfed about one-fifth of the Holy City.
I managed to protect it with the protective barrier.
It was probably the fusion magic Unison Ray of Mai and Mei.
Outside the protective barrier, Tina and Meldie were with them, apparently stopping the advance of the monsters, but—
Seems like they are safe.
I can feel their magical power.
Tina and Meldie are unharmed.
I felt that the Flame Knights that I had given them through the bracelets had emerged, covered Tina and Meldie, and then disappeared.
So, the Flame Knights had protected them, but the damage they received was too great, and they vanished.
The Flame Knights each consisted of about twenty thousand units of magical power.
These knights defended with all their might but barely managed to protect Tina.
It was clear that the magic was extraordinarily powerful.
From the fusion magic, I could read the feeling of anger.
Perhaps my feelings of anger towards the demon influenced Mai and Mei, who are bound by a summoning contract with me, making it impossible for them to conserve their power.
I doubt that Mai and Mei would have intentionally used magic powerful enough to involve the Holy City, Tina and the others.
The earlier explosion was probably my fault.
……I need to stay calm.
I must control my negative emotions like resentment and anger as much as possible.
If I let my emotions take over, my spirits will go berserk.
Not just Mai and Mei, but also Yoko, the nine-tailed fox, is bound to me by a master-servant contract. She can absorb the magical power of those around her and grow into a calamity that could destroy nations.
Yoko is currently filled with magical power from both me and Shiro, the Divine Beast.
If my magical power is filled with negative emotions like anger, it might also affect her through the contract.
If that happens, Yoko might go berserk like Mai and Mei.
I can’t allow that to happen.
Calm down, Haruto.
I regret causing the deaths of the soldiers who were defending the Holy City due to my mistake.
I still despise the demons for causing that.
However, I can’t let my emotions run wild.
If I let anger consume me, it will put the world in danger.
I realized that my increased negative emotions would have a detrimental impact on my family and the world.
「Fire Lance!」
I created fifty Flame knights, each consisting of about ten thousand units of magical power.
「You will become her magic when Ryuuka’s magic power diminishes」
My intention is to use them as magic reserves in order to revive the fifty fallen soldiers.
The knights lined up in front of Ryuuka
「Please, use them, Ryuuka」
「Of course. Leave it to me! Haruto-san, be safe!」
「Yeah」
I teleported to Tina’s location.

──***──
Near Tina and Meldie, the humanized Mai and Mei were crying.
「I’m sorry, I’m late」
「Haruto-sama, welcome back」
「Haruto… please, comfort Mai and Mei」
Mai and Mei regretted that they cast a spell that put Tina and Meldie in danger while in a fit of rage.
「「Haruto-sama, we… might have… hurt Tina and Meldie……」」
The two of them realized that their magic might have hurt Tina and Meldie and were scared of their own power.
I embraced the trembling, tearful two.
「It’s not your fault, Mai and Mei. It’s because I lost control of my emotions…… I’m sorry. But it’s okay now」
In the future, I will try to suppress negative emotions as much as possible.
It’s inevitable to feel sad and regret when someone dies.
Still, my rage will ultimately affect Mai and Mei.
Misery and regret are kinds of negative energy that makes people hesitate to act.
But rage and hatred drive people towards revenge and retaliation.
Rage is a very powerful form of negative energy.
I must not get angry.
I must not hold grudges.
If I ever have to direct my anger at someone, it should be when there are only enemies around.
「I’m sorry for putting you in danger, Tina and Meldie. The reason Mai and Mei’s magic went out of control is my fault」
「I’m okay. Haruto-sama’s magic protected us」
「I’m okay, too. I was just surprised, but we’re not angry at Mai and Mei, nya」
「「Uu, we’re sorry」」
「It’s okay」
「Even if you’re okay…… I’m not」
A massive black wolf appeared.
Its magical power was the same as the demon I had confronted earlier. This giant wolf must be the true form of the daemon.
「Aren’t you going to run away?」
Mai and Mei’s magic had eliminated all the monsters and demons, and all that remained was this single daemon.
I thought it might try to escape.
Well, it’s not going to escape this time.
I had already placed a teleportation circle on the demon’s body, so even if it tried to escape to another continent, I wouldn’t let it get away.
Of course, I also sensed that the demon was approaching us.
Since it didn’t try to launch a surprise attack, it must have some confidence in its complete daemon form.
「Run away? Me? Are you joking?」
The daemon’s magical power surged.
「A thousand years…… A thousand years!」
「What?」
「I’ve spent a thousand years on this plan, and you—」
The daemon’s words were cut off.
I didn’t feel the need to engage in any further conversation with the daemon.
Daemons are skilled at manipulating human hearts with their words.
I should not have conversations with daemons.
So, I cut it down.
I gathered all the magical power I had been releasing, which had covered the Holy City, and converted half of it into a magical cloak.
The other half was transformed into a holy element and wrapped around my Imperial Sword, this is a technique I had learned from Tina.
I used this to cut the daemon in two with the most powerful blow I had ever unleashed.
I completely destroyed the daemon’s core, and it turned into black sand, disintegrating and scattering into the air.
In the past, I might have thought that this was the end.
But I have learned not to let my guard down with demons, and I noticed something.
The daemon was trying to reincarnate.
I sensed a faint trace of the demon’s will within the black sand.
I’m sorry, but you have to completely exit this world.
「Holy Lance!」
I poured all of the magical power I had used for the magical cloak and the Imperial Sword into a massive pillar of light and fired it on the spot.

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