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Chapter 303 – All-Heaven Festival Contest Final Stage “Demon King Castle Bloody Field” (25) / Even If You Are The Strongest In The World (Part 2)

303 – All-Heaven Festival Contest Final Stage “Demon King Castle Bloody Field” (25) / Even If You Are The Strongest In The World (Part 2)

「D-d-do your best!」

A voice.

In a world that has been forced into silence by Master, a voice echoes from the audience.

What I see there is a young Demi-Human child with dog ears and brown hair.

It’s Cashew, secretary to the Chief of Staff of the Demon King’s army.

She has her family by her side, as well as her friend from the fruit store, Blitz.

「Stand up, Lem! Don’t give in! You worked so hard! Even though you turned out to be a Black Sorcerer, you never gave up and have been working hard all this time! Just a little longer! Keep it up! Keep it up!」

Blitz cheers me on while sweating profusely, as if he himself was fighting too.

「Lem! Don’t you dare make Cashew cry! Come on, hurry up and beat that guy!」

「Keep it up, Lem!」

The voices of Nuts and Mia, Cashew’s twin siblings, also reach me loud and clear.

Her older sister Maca and her mother Hazel also give me their words of support.

Cashew then raises her voice again.

「L-Lem…! I… I believe in you! I… I believe that you’ll win, so…!」

It must have taken a lot of courage to raise her voice under these circumstances.

It’s the same as when we first met.

Whenever I see her working so hard, I automatically feel like I should work a little harder myself.

But the passionate outcries that blew the mood away in the venue wouldn’t end there.

「Chief of Staff, sir! Lord Lucifer may be a legend, but I have high hopes for you!」

「Aye! You’re a man among men, Lemegeton, and you can’t fall here!」

「Indeed!」

「You’ve just finished warming up, haven’t you?」

「That’s right! The real fight begins now!」

All the Werewolves of the Demon King’s Castle.

All of the Hellhounds are near them, barking and howling along.

「That’s how the man who stands next to our queen ought to be. I won’t accept anyone who cannot bring down anything less than a Demon King」

「Exactly. If you want our lady to be your bride, show us you can obtain a title akin to “the strongest in this world”.」

「Then our lady queen will be so pleased that she will hit us with her best whip.」

「Win, Lemegeton! Win for all of us pigs!」

All of the Vampires, too… They don’t waver.

In addition, the Dream Demons, Birdmen, Mermaids, Majin, Dragonkin, and everyone who serves in the Demon King’s Army are supporting me.

「Chief of Staff! Thanks to you, we didn’t lose the dungeon! You brought out the power of the dungeon, and ours as well!」

「That’s right! Our wallets may be empty because of the cost of Miss Furcus’ meals, but we owe it to the Demon King’s Castle, we owe it to you, Chief of Staff, so we are here! Win for us, I don’t want to see you losing!」

「You were the only one who didn’t give up on us, who were ridiculed for our service at the Elementary Level being canceled! So we won’t give up on you until the end either! Win for us! — Lemegeton!」

All of the Goblins, Kobolds, and Orcs from the Elementary Level・Beginner’s Dungeon.

「Mr. Lem!」「Lem!」「Lem!」

Those who I fought in the Tag Tournament, those who I met in the Festival Contest, everyone from the Black Sorcerer Party, and those who I joined me in conquering the Original Dungeon

And…

「Lem.」

Canary and Hawk.

Father and Mother.

My four parents.

The ones who, as soon as they realized that I was Lemegeton, still continued to support me without saying anything.

That’s right, I’m not alone.

Even if the allies who’ve been fighting along with me are defeated, I won’t be alone.

Master, many things have happened since I left you.

Lots of harsh and difficult things.

But I’ve never felt unhappy.

Because I’ve been blessed with the people I’ve met.

I’m human, but I have a horn.

Whether they knew that about me or not…

Despite the fact that now they know…

Everyone is supporting me.

I was able to make those kinds of connections.

I can’t lose in front of any of them.

Master, I’ve changed a lot since I was a kid.

But some things haven’t changed in a long time.

I will prove that to you now.

As I try to get up, I notice a strange feeling in my right leg.

— Ah, I see.

Inside the “Perfect Horn Armor”, my right leg had already decayed.

The end of the line seems to be approaching fast.

Didn’t Saraquel say that this would last at least a few seconds and a few minutes at most?

It feels like I’ve been fighting for a preposterously long time, but in reality, it’s only been a few minutes.

It’s a little inconvenient, but since the “Perfect Horn Armor” retains the shape it had when there was a leg for it to cover, I can use it as a prosthetic leg of sorts.

Besides, I don’t need the strength to walk from this point on in this battle. All I have to do is stand up and I’ll be fine.

Most of my allies are gone, but their success was tremendous.

They had completely destroyed all of the stars that Master had created from the Horn Armor covering his body and unleashed into the sky around us.

It’s the same as if they had defeated hundreds of Demon Kings.

They can be proud of their achievements in this battle, and there is no one who would say that they were worthless.

Nothing is pointless.

Thanks to the power of everyone who stood before Master, the power of the world’s strongest Demon King was definitely being chipped away.

His Magical Energy isn’t infinite either.

「That’s right, Lemegeton. This is probably the first time that Lord Lucifer has consumed so much of his own power. There is a chance of victory. However… not for everyone.」

Asmodeus held out her hand to me.

It looked like an invitation to dance, but it wasn’t.

A huge amount of Magical Energy took a spherical form on her palm.

「You’re really something else, aren’t you?」

The power to take Magical Energy that belongs to no one else and make it your own.

It’s a technique I learned in order to extract Magical Energy from the dungeon’s core.

Even if it’s the Magical Energy of a Demon King, as long as it’s released outside of their body and is strong enough for me to identify it, then surely…

「But…」

No more acting out as Lemegeton. Or rather, I’m already back to being Lem.

「Hey, could you listen to the request of someone who is about to die?」

Although she sounds like she was joking, Asmodeus’ body is indeed on the verge of disappearing.

I realize that it would be rude to hesitate any further. So I place my hand on hers and receive her Magical Energy.

「…Even though it’s only a portion of it, this is all of the Magical Energy I’ve got left. Still, you absorbed it so easily… How frightening.」

Suddenly, Asmodeus’ body melts away.

「Haha… Dungeon bosses usually don’t say things like this, but… I’ll leave the rest to you.」

Certainly, the Dungeon Boss is the final enemy. By nature, there’s nothing else after them.

「Yes, you can count on me.」

「Hey, Lemegeton.」

The next person to call me is Paimon.

He continued to challenge Master with all his might, and along with our Demon King, managed to greatly chip away at his Magical Energy.

However, just like me, he also experienced Master’s Esoteric Art up close.

His lower body was gone.

Even so, he wasn’t taken out instantly because of his innate resilience as a Demon King.

「Take my Magical Energy with you. I’ve made it this far and still couldn’t win… I can’t bear it any longer.」

「…I feel the same way.」

I receive Paimon’s Magical Energy as well, and once that’s done, his body disappears.

The Magical Energy that no longer belongs to anyone… In other words, the Magical Energy released from the owner’s body won’t be lost even if the person himself leaves this stage.

Even if I make it my own, it won’t disappear and will become my strength.

「Dammit… Dammit, dammit, dammit…!」

Her “Perfect Horn Armor” looks like a tattered dress as well.

She screams while hitting the wall with her fist over and over again, and her young face contorts in frustration.

「Why? Why is an old man who abandoned the castle he was supposed to protect so strong?! That man, and you… why is it abandoning it so easy for you?!」

Our Demon King loves the “Impregnable Demon King Castle” more than anyone else.

She loves the dungeon capture, the monsters that live there, and the audience who enjoy the broadcasts.

That’s probably why she has mixed feelings about his grandfather and father, who abandoned the greatest dungeon in the industry

She must have felt hurt that the things she cherished the most were something that her grandfather and father would throw away.