238-Episode 235: Makoto Takatsuki Fights with the Demon King




 Outside the great labyrinth, the bloody heroes and warriors have fallen.
 Most of the warriors still standing are also losing their will to fight before Demon King Cain.
 The only ones facing Demon King Cain are me and Jonny-san.

''What's your name?''
This is Makoto.
 Jonny asked me, and I answered shortly.

'It's Jonny,'
Yes, sir.
 I know that.

"...the Arrow of the Wind.
 The moment Jonny-san uttered a small word, hundreds of arrows of wind appeared.
 The magic was made up of magic power (mana) gathered from the surroundings, not Jonny-san herself.
 It's wind spirit magic.
 We can't afford to lose either.


"XXXXXXXX (Yes, my king).
 ........Zuzu, hundreds of water dragons appeared around the Demon King Cain.
 However, the Demon King doesn't seem to have any intention of doing so.
 I grabbed the right hand of the great water spirit (Undine) and synchronized (synchronized) with it.



 --Water Magic, Deep Sea



 It generates a massive wall of water to surround Demon King Cain and protect everyone around him.
 And this is the only way to counter Demon King Cain,

 Master Noah had said.
 Demon King Cain's armor is impervious to any attack or magic.
 And Demon King Cain's sword will cut through everything.
 So it's useless to attack the Demon King directly.

 All you have to do is to get around him.
 We'll change the terrain and environment to our advantage.
 The water dragons and the huge water wall created by the water magic method make it look as if an ocean has appeared there.
 ........ZuzuZuZu, a huge mass of water surrounds the demon king.
 It's a waste of mana, but if the great water spirit (Undine) is there, everything will be solved.

 In the distance, I could see Abel and the Great Sage Lord (Momo) with their mouths wide open with a pop.
 Abel the Brave's injury seems to be nothing serious.
 That's a relief.


''Gather round, fire spirits........''
 When Demon King Cain muttered, both swords were engulfed in karma fire.
 A fire spirit user.........
 Demon King Cain wavered his sword tip and instantly rushed towards me.


''Arrow of the Wind (Wind Arrow).
"Water Magic, Water Dragon.
 Jonny-san and my magic collided with Demon King Cain.
 But all the magic was prevented by the armor.
 Even so, our speed slows down somewhat.

'Water Magic, Ice Field.'
 He continued to put up more layers of wards.
 The Demon King dispelled them depressingly.
 Hmm, that doesn't work at all........
 I knew that.

''Water magic, ice mass.''
 Like Lucy's meteorite drop (Meteor), she hits the Demon King Cain with huge chunks of ice one after another.
 It doesn't contain any damage, but it does hold him back somewhat.

'Wood Magic, Captive Ivy'
 The wooden magic that Jonii-san unleashed entangled the Demon King's body.
 The demon king slashed it away.

''Earth magic and stone arrow (Stone Arrow)
 Hundreds more stone arrows rained down on the Demon King.
 He's so versatile, that guy.

"Water Demon Method, Water Prison.
 I used my prison magic to see if I could trap the Demon King Cain, but it was quickly cut into pieces by a two-handed sword.
 That two-handed sword is the same material as my dagger.
 It's not a good idea to have a newborn baby.
 It's a nuisance.

I'm not going to be able to get through to him.
 Mr. Jonny, clad in the wind and floating in the air, asked me.

''No attack can get through to that guy. Let's fight at a distance at this rate.''
 I said, and Mr. Jonny frowned suspiciously.

'But we're not going to get anywhere at this point. I thought there was something we could do about it...'
''It's for the best. Our attacks won't get through, and if you get too close, that sword will cut you down.
Well....
 Mr. Jonny looked a little disappointed, but he didn't argue with me.

 Okay, maybe he was expecting me to have some kind of trump card because I was being so imposing.
 Feeling a little sorry, I remembered my conversation with Noah-sama.



 ◇


''So, how do I attack Demon King Cain if the brave men of light aren't with me? Master Noah.
Phew, that's something.
 Noah answered my question with a smile.

"Stay away from that boy (Cain) and just stall for time. He's a bored child, so when he thinks he can't beat you, he'll leave.
...Is that what you call a strategy?
 It was the best pushover strategy you could imagine. 

'And then you're going to attack the sleeper? And when he's sleeping, I think he's taking his armor off.
All right, all right.
 Let's hope we don't run into Demon King Cain.

Hey, Noah. Can't you give Takatsuki Makoto the same equipment as Demon King Cain?
 The Sun Goddess (Althena) gave me a nice idea.
 Oh! That would be great!

The dagger I gave to Makoto used up all that metal, so it's impossible. So it's impossible. Also, with Makoto's muscle strength, you wouldn't be able to equip it anyway.
'Uh ... well, it sure is.
 A brave man who can't carry anything heavier than a dagger.
 It's me.
 The Goddess of the Sun (Altena) held her head in her hands.

''Takatsuki Makoto, please be careful not to encounter Demon King Cain...''
Yes, yes....
 What kind of a horrible guy is the Sun Goddess (Althena) so insistent on saying that?
 At the time, I was honestly curious.



 ◇



 And a thousand years ago (Genzai).

 The magic armor that me and Jonny and his 'Holy Grade' and 'King Grade' magic can't understand at all.
 The divine weapon that cuts through all things.

(Foul (cheat) bastard........)

 Isn't it enough that you're the Grand Demon Lord? I even think.
 Is the Great Demon King (Eveleth) a more outrageous one?
 What if he's a total mess, like the Sun Brave (Alexandre).
 You can't win with that guy.

 The Demon King Cain will charge straight at you like a boar.
 It's probably the most efficient way of doing this since it doesn't take any damage from any attacks anyway.

''Great Spirit of Water (Undine)!
Wind Magic Kamaitachi!
 I'm in sync with the Great Spirit of Water (Undine), and I've stalled the Demon King with a giant ice ward.
 Then, Jonny's, wind blade rained down on him.
 As a result, the Demon King's attack was interrupted.

 Demon King Cain clicked his tongue.
 He seems to be annoyed that his attack didn't hit us.
 I hope you'll leave soon........

Wind Spirit............................

 The Demon King muttered, small.
 A gust of wind sent dust flying.
 For a moment, Demon King Cain was out of sight.
 What a cheap move!

"Undine!
 I prepared for the attack by deploying multiple warding spells. 
 But the demon king's goal was not me.

 As a black shadow, it was closing in on Jonny-san.
 Faster than before!
 So this is the real Demon King! 

"Die, you evil bastard.
 Demon King Cain swung the flaming flame sword down from directly in front of Jonny-san.
 That was inevitable!

 The red and black shadows crossed.

''Eh?''
 To me, the image of Jonny-san being cut in half came into my mind, but the result was an elven swordsman who easily deflected the demon king's attack. 
 Did he handle that divine weapon's attack with a single sword?
 Mr. Jonny was a hell of a master.

That was a close one.
 Without a care in the world, there was Jonny, who was holding his sword.
 Great.........
 If he had received the blade, he would have been cut down with the whole sword for sure.

 Demon King Cain must have felt it too.
 He switched the target of his attack to us.
 I'm sure he's trying to kill me.

"Water Spirit Clothe.
 I clothed Noah-sama's dagger with the magical power of the water spirit.
 I swing it in a horizontal line.

 Goooooooo...! A huge slash of water engulfed the Demon King Cain.
 However, the armor of the divine weapon did not get a single scratch on it.
 Instead, the slash from the dagger split the clouds and the sun's light shone through the clouds.

 Then, the fast and furious Demon King Cain approached.

''Hahahahahahahaha!
 The distance between me and Demon King Cain is only a few steps away from my sword.
 This is not good.



 --Spirit's right hand.



 When I tried to 'spiritify' one arm...


Ohhhh!
 There was a person who jumped at the Demon King Cain from behind.
 The sword he swung down was shining the color(s) of a rainbow(s).
 That's.........Abel, the hero?

 Demon King Cain noticed the attack from behind and showed a momentary pretense of hesitation as to whether or not to attack me.
 And it seems that he decided to take out the heroes first.
 I turned around and counter-slashed at the heroic Abel's attack.

(Well, that's bad!)
 Abel the Brave is killed?
 Me and Mr. Johnny, we're going to release a spell to help Abel the Brave.

What?
"? 
 The voice of surprise was Demon King Cain's, but the shock of the surroundings was even greater than that.
 Brave Abel's sword cut(──) the Demon King Cain's helmet(──) and sent it flying(──).
 It's an armor that can block all attacks!

 The black helmet rolled on the ground with a clang.

 Blood was pouring out of the demon king's neck with a thud, but in the next moment, the wound disappeared with a blinding light.
 The divine artifacts that Noah-sama created seem to have a spell that can instantly heal the user's wounds.
 Isn't that unfair........Noah-sama.

 The demon king's true face is dark skin and purple eyes.
 And he was a man with terrifying good looks.
 However, right now, his neat face is twisted in a hateful manner.

''You........how dare you use the divine artifacts given to you by Noah-sama.......''

The Wind Arrow.
The Ice Lance.
 The more than 1,000 spells that Jonny-san and I unleashed will be focused on the Demon King Cain's head.
 That's it, he's exposing his weaknesses!

Tsk!
 Realizing the disadvantage, Demon King Cain picked up the black helmet and flew into the air.
 Ah! He's got it!

Hold on! Next time, I'll give that soul to Master Noah!
 With that, Demon King Cain left.

(Did you make it through...)
 It was a close call.
 I almost died a couple of times.
 I slumped into place.

"XXXXXXXX..." (Uh, my king...?)
''XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX (Oh sorry, Great Spirit of Water. Thank you for the help, thank you)
"XXX!
 The Great Spirit of Water showed a happy smile and disappeared.

 He's become a lot more emotional compared to when I first met him.
 In the first place, I'm not even sure if this is the same individual as the Great Spirit of Water a thousand years later.
 And I still don't know the meaning of 'my king' either.

 Now we also have to deal with the large amount of water walls and water dragons we generated.......
 As I was processing the rest of the water magic, someone approached me.
 Is it Jonny-san? I thought, but it wasn't.

'Well, Makoto-san...'
Mr. Abel, you were very helpful earlier.
 The one who came wobbling near me was Abel, the brave man who had just slashed Demon King Cain.
 That was awesome.

''........Makoto-san, I'm going to cast a recovery spell.
You're not hurt anywhere, okay?
No! What if something were to happen to you!
 He ignored my words and cast a recovery spell on me.
 It's only a graze, but it really doesn't hurt anywhere.....
 It's a good idea to have a look at it.

''Abel-san, the move you 'slashed' Demon King Cain just now was amazing. What(s) and(s) is that magic sword?
 Without a doubt, that was a 'brave man of light' move.

'That's what I was so enamored with, so I myself.... It's just that the sun's light came through the gap in the clouds that Makoto-san cut, and I felt like the power flooded into me at that moment...''
Well.....
 Yeah, right! 
 A thousand years ago, the 'clouds of darkness' always covered the earth.
 The light of the sun is blocked.

(It was that simple...)
 When I showed him a relieved face, the heroic Abel's expression crumpled.

''Good... I'm so glad... I can only watch the Demon King (Cain) kill my benefactor in front of me again... I'm so glad that Makoto-san is safe...''
 Abel, the brave man, was grabbing me by the shoulders and making his voice tremble.
 I couldn't see his face, but he might be crying.

''Mako-sama!''
"Peach.
 The Great Sage came running towards us.

Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself somewhere?
I'm just doing a recovery spell as a precaution, just in case. I'm not injured in any way.
'Good ... good ... good ...'
 Great Sage-sama (peach) put his hands around my waist and hugged me tightly.
 I'm sorry I caused you to worry, you know. Reflection.

 Over there, Jonny-san is surrounded by the elven and beastman warriors under his command.
 Many of his companions also seemed to be injured, but are they all safe?
 Oh, Mr. Jonny looked at me.

 My 'listening ear' skill picked up when Jonny-san said, "Thank you for the help, I'll say thank you.
 No, I can't hear that, I thought, but maybe it's normal for an elf.
 Anyway, that guy is really cool (cool).
 I have to say, your great-grandfather is very strong and cool.
 That's gotta be cool.

 What about the others?

 The brave man of clay (Wolf) is being cared for by the brave man of wood (Julietta).
 His daughter is hugging the Iron Hero (Dekker) and crying.
 The death flag has been avoided........
 People who can use recovery magic are caring for the other injured people.


 I let out a big breath here.


 .........Apparently we survived the worst incident (event) of Demon King Cain's attack.