After a while, when I couldn't see Aelyria and Macea anymore, I took out a Lunametal sword from my storage spell.

Macea is a swordswoman.
If I were to fight with a Lunametal sword, she would probably be interested. ...... Unfortunately, it cannot be used as a weapon unless you have divine power.
However, if I were to say, "Please help the gods and get their power first," it might be taken as a roundabout way of refusing to teach him swordsmanship.

That's why I didn't take out this sword at that moment.
I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this.


...... Now, as for defeating Zakuel, ...... it will probably be fine for me to fight him one on one.

Zakuel, as Suzaku's assistant, has the same "power to refine powerful subordinates" as Suzaku.
But on the other hand, his own combat power is lower than even Suzaku's.

If it was against Suzaku, I was thinking of fighting with the help of Caucasus, but ...... with my current fighting ability, there would be no need for that against Zakuel.

I've always tended to leave the fighting to my followers, so I'd like to occasionally defeat a moderately strong opponent on my own.
Let's do that.


As I was thinking this, Hercules and Zakuel, who were still monitoring ...... with their clairvoyant eyes, made a move.

They suddenly started to panic.

It seems they've just realized we're following them.
But it's too late.


It's Zakuel.
Perhaps Hercules had imposed some restrictions on him to prevent him from betraying Zakuel.
If the restriction is the same as that of ...... Suzaku, it would be something like "betrayal leads to death".

As long as you don't betray your friends, you're all set.
I guess that's what Zakuel was thinking.

But that was Zakuel's biggest miscalculation.
The fact that I was able to follow Hercules without him noticing was fatal to Zakuel and probably led to his current panic.


As we continued our surveillance, ...... Zakuel placed Hercules in a position as if to intercept us.

Seeing this, I told the Caucasus.

"Caucasus. I'm sorry, but can you take care of Hercules again?

"Fine, but ...... why?

It is very likely that Hercules is now under some kind of restriction, such as death if he betrays his ruler. In order to keep Hercules alive, one of us will have to fight him until he kills the ruler.

If the Caucasus orders Hercules to stand by and watch the battle, Hercules may comply.
If Caucasus orders Hercules to stand by and watch the fight, Hercules might comply, but then Hercules would be penalized by Zakuel.

In this case, Hercules is technically not at fault.
If possible, we would like to let him live.

However, we are here on a request to kill Hercules. ...... Well, that's not something to think about right now.
For now, let's focus on what's in front of us.

I will kill the ruler of Hercules. So, Caucasus, devise a way to fight so that Hercules can't interfere with the fight between me and the ruler.

"Understood.

The battle for the Caucasus has just been settled. Belzebub can join the Caucasus this time.

"...... Oh, really?　Yeah, yeah, yeah!

That's how the division of roles in this battle was settled.
At last, Hercules and Zakuel came into view with the naked eye.


At about the same time, ...... Hercules deployed a powerful ward.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to try to prevent a frontal assault.
Certainly, it would take the Caucasus a few seconds to destroy that ward, even at full strength.
In that case, it would be nearly impossible for the Caucasus to reach Zakuel with the momentum of the Myotid Cloud.

But ...... the more effort you put into your frontal countermeasures, the more you'll have to spend.

I got it.

I'm not sure if you'll be able to find the right one for you.
I'm not sure what to do, but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to do it.

...!

I'm not sure if you've seen this, but I'm sure you've seen it.

"Why ...... are you doing the spatial transfer ......!

Zakuel's eyes widened and he shouted.
Then Zakuel saw the wounds ...... he had just sustained and began to shake.

You ...... are not going to kill me!

Apparently, Zakuel was now convinced that I was a person with divine powers.

"You, Kirin, ...... have finally done it!

Zakuel's eyes were tinged with misplaced anger.
My divine power, it comes from Artemis.

You're the one who's going to die!

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's a good idea.



...... Too late.
That's what I thought when I saw Zakuel's technique.

While Zakuel was releasing one energy bullet, Son Goku would have poked him dozens of times with his ruyi-bou.
Such an attack would look like a standstill.

Well, my physical ability has not yet returned to the level it was before my reincarnation, but I can avoid all of ...... Zakuel's attacks with only half of my full strength.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.

"Then how about this!

Just as Zakuel shouted that.
I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.

...... No, that's not it.
It was more likely that the space-time interference had slowed down my time flow.

Perhaps convinced of his victory, Zakuel pounced on me, trying to grab me by the neck.

But ......

"No use.

I raised my enhancements from half strength to full ...... speed and countered Zakuel.

At the same time, Zakuel's right arm flew off.



"Guaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Zakuel held the severed part and moaned.

"Next time, it's over.

I said, and raised my sword again.

Then...

"I'm not dying here!

Zakuel shouted, and disappeared from ...... sight.

Spatial transfer.
But I'm sure he didn't get far.
It's like he was doing his best to cut my time flow in half.
I don't think he's skilled enough in divine powers to escape that far.

As I looked around, I saw something ...... outrageous.

I'm not sure what to say.

You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of these in the marketplace.