232-Episode 230: Makoto Takatsuki is a spiritualist




'Momo. I'll avenge you for being late to pick me up.
 I said to the Great Sage (peach).

''Huh?''
 Momo let out a small voice, her cheeks tinted pink.
 Was I being a little too cool?

"...I must have misheard you. I thought I heard some silly cattle crap.
 The Demon King's belly-button Balaam hid his eyebrows in displeasure.
 He seemed to have heard me.

''Abel-san, could you take a peach?''
 I left Momo in charge of the brave Abel.

'Wait, Mako-san!
Miss Makoto!
 They were still in a hurry, but I turned to Gouma Balaam.

''Kill everyone but the brave ones.
 The Demon King's bellybutton (Balaam) gave the order in a straightforward manner.

''Ha!''

 The army of demons and the demons all jumped on us at once.

''d*mn!''
Hee!
 Abel the Brave is protecting a screaming peach.
 I called out to the others.

''XXXXXXXXXXXXX (Genie, nice to meet you).''
((((Yes!))))
 In spirit language, we ask the water spirits to do us a favor.

 A swarm of demons is on the verge of crushing us.


 --Water Magic and Ice World


 The demons nearby were iced over.
 But the number of enemies was still large.
''Ho........'' the Demon King's bellybutton (Balam) sounded impressed.

''Don't die!
 A demon tribe with a huge pitch-black scythe jumped at him.

''What is that?
''Nine Blood Demon General!
 I heard the voices of Momo and the brave Abel.
 Are they a famous demon race?

XXXXXXXXXXXXX (Great Spirit of Water (Undine), please)
Yes, if my king asks.
 Since he seems to be a strong enemy, I asked the great spirit of water (Undine), in spirit language, for help.
 ........What is my king?
 Let's check it out later.


 --Water Magic and Holy Ice Wards


 He used the magic power (mana) of the Great Spirit of Water (Undine) to unleash the Holy Grade Water Demon Method.

''Gwaaaaah!''
 The people of the Nine Blood Demon Generals were iced over by the entire ward.
 It's kind of a pattern from earlier........ 
 Well, okay.
 I guess icing (this) is the most efficient way to do it.

"Get on it all at once!
 The demon king's bellybutton (Balaam), which became a little irritated, ordered his men.

 Demons and demons coming at me like a tsunami.
 I fought them off with the magical power (mana) of the Water Spirit and the Great Spirit of Water (Undine).
 The magic power of the spirits is inexhaustible.

 However, in the past, I would have gotten carried away and used it too much in a fit of pique and run amok, and the Great Sage Master would have been angry with me....
 Is it because of the Water Magic Technique Proficiency '999'?
 Any magic is easily handled.

 I glanced back at the brave Abel and Momo.
 They were both pouting with their big mouths open.

 When Momo met my eyes, he said, "Great! Master Makoto! And his eyes are shining.
 He looks like a great wise man, so he's going to be out of shape.......

''You! Where are you looking!
"Water Magic Ice World.
 The enraged demon tribe jumped on me, so I put them on ice.

 There are still a lot of enemies.
 Let's be on our guard.



 A certain Demon Lord's Perspective



 I am Balaam, the Great Satanic General, and I have served Master Bifrons for 500 years.
 I've slaughtered countless fools who wanted to kill the Demon King.

 This time, he executed the brave men captured by the Demon Eye Setaker.
 The foolish gargoyles let a few of the brave men escape, but one of them came back.

"Make sure the 'Brave Man of Light' is killed.
 That was the order from the Great Demon King.

 More than a thousand years have passed since the age of peace among demons.
I've been thinking that if the Hero of Light is a formidable enemy, I'd like to see him as a warrior.
 However, it's unlikely.
 There are few people who have the guts to stand up to the Demon King.

 I haven't seen a good fighter in a hundred years. 
 Until today.
 One by one, the demons under their command are being frozen.

"Interesting...
 An enemy with a bone.
 A person who is irreverently in the lap of the Demon King Bifrons-sama and is rude to him.
 But compared to the trembling 'Thunder Hero', how imposing he is!

''I am Balaam the Great Demon! Master Demon King Bifrons, your first confidant!
 He drew the magic sword from his waist and called himself a name.
 This was the first time I had ever come forward against a human race.
 The human wizard glanced at me, but did not respond.

''Identify yourself!''
 I yelled at him, but he didn't answer.

 I was disappointed.
 We are lowly mortals, after all.
 You can't even tell me your name, warrior to warrior.
 Then let's cut them down to size with a single sword.

The Gouken Yagami.
 A huge, jet-black slash was released from my demon sword.

''XXXXXXXX.''
 As the wizard said the unfamiliar words, a huge ward blocked the slash.
 An ice ward.
 It's great, but its magic power isn't infinite either.
 The time you run out of magic will be your last.

 I've just fired another counterattack from the magic sword.
 How long do you think it will last?



 ◇



'Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid...'
 The slashes, thrusts, and magic I fired were all blocked by his magic.
 Before I knew it, all of my men had been wiped out.
 How much magic have I been using?
 Why doesn't he run out of magic?
 It doesn't make sense.


 He hasn't moved an inch from the spot.
 I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.


"XXXXXXX? XXX........
 I haven't heard it since a while ago, he's speaking in the direction of no one else in the language.
 
 He's a wizard?
 But still..........

 He turned his eyes towards me, unsure of what he was thinking.
 Slowly, he walks over to me. 

''Hey, come on!''
 I held up the magic sword that had been passed down from generation to generation and poured all my magic power into the magic sword.

''Whoa whoa whoa!''
 A profound technique that will shorten your life if you use it.
 My all-out attack is unleashed through the magic sword.
 The ninety-nine slashes that slice through any enemy into pieces attack him.
 But.....



 --Water Magic and Holy Ice Field



 My inner strength was blocked by the merciless ice wards.
 It didn't reach him and the blade stopped.

''Kook........''
 I released the technique with all my strength and fell to my knees.
 The ground was frozen.
 The cold air slowly crawled on my body.

 And he was closing in on me.
 Why is the wizard closing the distance between us...?
 But this is our chance.
 Now, for the last resort....
 It's a cowardly move, but it's a cowardly move, just like a warrior.

You can't do that, Mr. Makoto! The great demon Balaam's eyes are the demon eyes of fear! I can't move with fear when I look into those eyes!
 The brave man of lightning shouts, but it's too late.

'It's over!'
 I activated the Magic Eye of Fear and looked him in the eye.
 It was supposed to be immobilized.



 --I was terrified to look him in the eye for the first time in my life.



'Oh ... oh ... oh ... oh ...'
 I couldn't find my voice in my throat. 
 That's why he hasn't responded to my calls from earlier.
 Now I understand why.

 Low-intelligence cattle that can't even say their names.
 He looked down on them.
 I thought he was a savage warrior, not a warrior after all.
 But that was not the case.


 


 Or a mosquito flying by your ear.
 The other party, which I recognized as my 'enemy', was looking at us as nothing more than a pebble on the side of the road.
 They were not interested.
 I wasn't considered an enemy by him.

 I can't move.
 My body is frozen by water magic.
 But my body is immortal because I was given blood by Lord Biffrons, the Demon King.

 It would be impossible for any man to kill me.
 And what is this feeling?

 --They're going to be killed.

 A desperate fear strikes.
 The man pulled out the dagger at his waist and raised it to the heavens. 


"Goddess of Water I dedicate it to you.


 The Water Goddess (Ail)!
 Are you a water hero!
 But the Water Hero should have been killed by the Demon King Cain-sama........
 A new brave man was born?
 That's way too soon!

 No, in the first place, water heroes are always the weakest heroes to be killed first.
 This guy was supposed to be a water hero........
 Who are you........who are you?
 My head was confused, but I couldn't move my body.

 A small dagger was thrust into my body.
 In the next moment, a small light surrounded me.

(Kusu.........Kusu.......Kusu.....
(Gasp! (Kah!)

 Nah!
 A baby with tiny wings suddenly appears in front of me.
 The heavenly angels, showing their bare teeth and sneering at me in an ugly way.
 They devoured my body.

I'm not going to let them eat me.
 I let out a scream.
 Eaten alive.
 My instincts understood the pain, the fear, and most importantly, that my 'soul' was being eaten.

 It's impossible.
 Even if you have an immortal body that was given the blood of the Demon King, even if you have an immortal body that was given the blood of the Demon King, you will not be able to resurrect if your soul is eaten.

''Momo, Abel-san, it's over...''
 He turned around and was going back to his friends.

'....Well, mate! 
 With the last of my strength, I asked.

 There was no answer.
 But I looked back.
 And he looked at me in wonder. 

"Can you still talk?
 I muttered, feeling sorry for him.

 Oh.....
 This is not a brave man.
 I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who have been very happy with the way they've been treated.

 But this guy is different.
 He has no justice, no resentment, no revenge, nothing.
 It's as if it's a 'job'.
 He kills demons with his breath.

 He is the Grim Reaper.
 The grim reaper for the demon tribe.

 Beware, Demon King (Bifurons).
 The Demon God of Heaven has sent a horrible assassin.
 Forgive me for perishing here.


 --I have been devoured and destroyed by the magic of the humans, who used to look down on me as a domestic animal.