Volume 4, Chapter 05
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Translator: Manga0205
It was, an infinite darkness.
No matter how far one went, there was no end.
No matter how long one waited, there was no dawn.
There was one spot, where there was light.
A throne that floated within the darkness──only at that spot.
The one sitting upon that throne, was a black haired young girl.
Her shining red eyes, they asserted that she was not merely some sort of darkness or silhouette.
Then again, it wasn’t like that was her true form.
But, it wasn’t like she had a true form.
She had become like this after changing into a form that met with a single Human’s tastes, that was all.
That which had abdicated even her name……She was something called the 「Demon God」.
Demon God.
The origin of all demons.
The summit of all demons.
The enemy of all good.
The enemy of all evil.
The understander of all good.
The understander of all evil.
The cause of all contradictions.
The evidence of all logic.
In this place where everything acquires meaning, the Demon God was grinning.
What was in front of the Demon God’s eyes were two figures of a man and a woman.
One was the Demon King Vermudol.
The other was the Majin Rokuna.
「Hey, welcome. It was Rokuna, right? Your magic was a failure if we speak about it from the results……But it was a fairly good outline.」
What the Demon God gave were words similar to appreciation.
However, Rokuna did not reply──no, she couldn’t reply.
Fear.
An emotion that couldn’t be called anything other than that had filled up Rokuna’s insides.
The black young girl, in front of her eyes.
With just that young girl being there, with just her spinning out words, Rokuna felt her own energy whittling away.
「Well, if I were to give it a score out of 100, it would be about a 30. I won’t be telling you where it is that you made mistakes though……but even so, it was something that gave me some anticipation after such a long time after all. And so I specially invited you here. But man, for me to make this kind of whim, it doesn’t happen very often, you know? Well, I won’t deny that it means that I was that bored though……」
Frightening.
That was the only feeling that was within Rokuna.
This place was an airspace that was filled with a dense magical power that she was unable to describe with words.
He was unable to understand anything other than that.
「……Fumu?」
Seeing Rokuna in that state, the Demon God made a puzzled face.
And then, lightly raising her right hand, she snapped her fingers with a *pachin*.
With just that, the fear that had filled up Rokuna’s insides ended up vanishing.
「Eh……?」
「Oh man, sorry, sorry. Right, it’s been so long since I received guests, you see. You’re alright with this, right?」
「Rokuna……Are you alright!?」
「Eh……Huh? Ver-cchi……?」
It was here that Rokuna first noticed that she was being held in Vermudol’s arms.
Her thought’s weren’t functioning to the point that she didn’t even know that.
And then, at the same time, she felt shaken by the fact that she had become composed.
Just what in the world had happened to her?
However, it was fine to put that investigation off until later.
「Are you……the Demon God?」
Hearing Rokuna’s words, the Demon God, while sitting in her chair, made a yawn with a bored looking face.
「You also make some boring questions, don’t you. The answer is, well……yes, I guess. It’s true that I am called that. Then again, I have no recollection of ever claiming to be that.」
「Then……」
「Whoa there, that’s it for the questions. It’s not like I brought you here in order to take your questions.」
When the Demon God said that, she waved her hand.
Rokuna completely sank into silence.
In exchange, Vermudol asked a question.
「……In that case, why did you bring us here?」
「It’s one of those, effort prize things. Vermudol, even you don’t know anything about me except from the fragments of memory that you had before you became you, right? To encourage this meeting, do your best again……that’s pretty much it, I guess.」
That’s right, that’s all there was to this meeting.
At this instant, no one had noticed that Vermudol and Rokuna had vanished from the Lulugal Forest.
It were as if it were an event within a dream, that’s all there was to the story.
「Is that so.」
「Yeah, that’s how it is. Are you satisfied with this kind of answer, Vermudol?」
Vermudol silently nodded to the Demon God’s answer, and continued with “in that case”.
「Can we think of you as our ally?」
「Ver-cchi……!?」
Rokuna shuddered at Vermudol’s remark.
The one that was in front of them right now was something that lied outside the range of normal comprehension. Anything that could offend her should not be said as much as possible.
While still being carried in his arms, Rokuna hurriedly pulled on the hem of Vermudol’s clothes.
After turning gentle eyes towards Rokuna, Vermudol turned back to the Demon God.
「……Hnn? That’s quite the interesting question, isn’t it?」
It was there that the Demon God expressed a grinning smile on her face.
As if she were a mischievous child, it was a lovely smile appropriate for her face.
「Yeah, of course. As I am now, I am an ally to you guys.」
「In that case……I would like to receive a piece of advice or something, but could you give me one?」
「Hou, so you’re fine with just words? Are you sure you don’t want to ask me to lend you my strength?」
In response to the words of the Demon God who found this surprising, Vermudol replied with a sneer.
「What. Did you plan on lending it?」
「Nah……Not right now. At the very least, you’d need to be able to understand me.」
「Would you lend it once I do?」
Hearing Vermudol’s line, the Demon God started to tremble a bit.
Her face, which went *buru buru* as it trembled, eventually gave a broad smile, and then she started laughing with a look that said that she found it so funny that she couldn’t hold it in. Just like that, the Demon God fell off from her chair, and continued to hold her sides in laughter.
After rolling about and arriving at Vermudol’s feet, the Demon God suddenly stopped her laughter.
「It’ll depend on what it is that you want me to do.」
Without waiting for Vermudol’s reply, the Demon God continued her words.
An intense coercive aura, strong enough to bring back the fear within Rokuna that should have disappeared, was emitted from the Demon God.
「But you know, Vermudol……You had best remember this. I am originally not an ally to anyone. If you try to call me out for boring business……I’ll get angry, got it?」
The Demon God stood up, and gazed at Vermudol with upturned eyes.
That, which looked like an adorable gesture, was a warning.
She was saying that this time, she wouldn’t allow Rokuna to summon her as an experiment any more than this.
And then, if the next time she was called out for 「boring business」……it could be said that she would turn her fangs towards Vermudol’s group.
Understanding that, Rokuna couldn’t stop having a cold sweat.
「Yeah, you are the trump card. I won’t call you out for boring business.」
「Woah there, it makes me happy for you to say that, but I don’t need any spoilers. Don’t take away my anticipation for it.」
The Demon God held her index finger in front of her mouth, and said *shhー*.
Only the outward gesture that said “don’t say anymore than that……” was cute, but it was an absolute order that didn’t let them consent or refuse.
「So, what was it that you wanted again. Some advice?」
When the Demon God said that, she spun her index finger around looking like she was troubled thinking about it.
「Advice, advice huh. Uーn, what kind of advice should I give?」
She groaned, folded her arms, and restlessly walked around Vermudol’s group.
After doing that for a little while……she expressed a smile looking like she had come up with something.
「Yosh, Vermudol. Let me your ear for a bit.」
「Nn? Sure.」
While still holding Rokuna in his arms, Vermudol slowly crouched down.
To Vermudol who had done that and went down to her own eye level, the Demon God made a light kiss.
After nimbly separating from Vermudol who was making a surprised face, the Demon God expressed an impish smile.
「Yahー. There’s a whole bunch of stuff I could give you advice on. But on second thought, doing that sort of thing isn’t good. Above all, it wouldn’t be fun for me! That’s why, well, could you just put up with just me strengthening the Divine Protection that I gave you.」
「The strengthening of my Divine Protection……?」
「Well, just think of it as a present. More importantly, do your best, Vermudol. I, have expectations of you after all, you know?」
After the Demon God said that and waved her hand, Vermudol and Rokuna’s figures vanished from that place.
「Uーn……Being a bystander is pretty difficult.」
The Demon God said that, and rolled around on the black floor.
*Goro goro* Rolling around and hitting the chair, she stopped, and then, *fuu*, she breathed a sigh.
「Ahーah, so boring.」
After saying that and rubbing the floor with her hands, it was there that the spectacle within the forest somewhere was projected.
The ones in the forest were Vermudol and Rokuna who were just here not too long ago.
The Demon God just silently looked down on them.
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