140 7 Departure to the decisive battle




''As expected, when God comes directly to attack you, the signs are different.

 Judah spoke from behind him.

''The intense divine energy that reaches the demon world - it's going to be much more intense than the battles we've had so far.

 I noticed that his voice was wavering faintly.
 I huffed and turned around.

''........Are you nervous? As expected of you.''
Ha. Well, more or less.

 Judah shrugs his shoulders.

 This guy, always aloof and unhurried, has an unusually serious look on his face.
 And he has a tense expression.

 Does Judas realize something?
 Maybe - the outcome of this battle.

 That's right, in history, the demon army led by the Demon King Velfer suffers a defeat to the heavenly army led by a god.

You can't get away with it. Can I ask you something?

 Judah asks.
 He looks tense as ever.

'In the future you came from how is this battle reported?'
That's because...

 When he spotted 'we're from the future' before, he never asked me about it.
 I avoided bringing it up, too.

 I knew that Welfar was going to die after his battle with the Heavenly Army.
 While I was wondering if I should say it I failed to say it until now.

'The future has countless branches - you said so.

 I looked at Judah.

'This battle isn't always going to turn out the way I know it did in history.
I guess. But I still want to know.

 Judas will not relent.

Tell me about it.

 He doesn't retreat.
 I've never seen Judas behave like this before.

"....Wölffer will be killed by the Heavenly Weapon - 'King of Light'. By the Heavenly Weapon - 'King of Light'.
Okay.

 Judah sighed deeply.

'Then there's a good chance we can change that ending.

 And then a smile appeared on his mouth.

'If you're around, you know.'

 It's true that I defeated the King of Light in my former world, but...

 Will it be as simple as that?
 Judah shook his head faintly at me, which made me uneasy.

 I see, this guy is also - no, he's probably much more anxious than I am.
 Maybe that was just a line to inspire it.

''Of course. I'm the most powerful demon king in history, you know.

 So I grinned at Judas, taking his feelings into account.
 And.

You two, let's get going.

 Wölffer came to us.

Do you want to go?
Yeah, that wasn't clear. We're going to the human world now.
In the human world?
That's where we'll battle it out with the gods and the angels.

 And Judas.

'In the human world, they wouldn't be able to use indiscriminate mass destruction. They would have to get the humans involved. Well, I don't like the idea of this, but I can't help but notice that Judas insists on it.
As far as I'm concerned, I'm just trying to improve my chances of winning a little bit.
...Is that really all you have to say?
Yeah? Do you mind?
No, I just believe in your plan.

 Wölffer answers immediately to Judas, who laughs mischievously.

 An un-Juda-like strategy........huh?
 I murmured inwardly.

 So he still foresees that Velfer will be killed........?
 Will my arrival in this time period overturn the consequences of that?

 And if it were reversed, what would happen to the era we were from?

 I don't know.
 But there doesn't seem to be much time left to think about it.

 I'm lost, and I'm not sure how much time.



 A few hours later, I came to the human world with Wölffer and his Demon King's Army.
 Stella, Regal and Olivier are also with me.

 The grasslands surround us, and beyond that we can see forests and steep mountain ranges.
 It seemed to be a remote place.

''The atmosphere is thick... this is going to be an appearance point.

 Judas tells him.

 And then...
 And then... a crack appears in the sky.

"It's coming...!

 I groaned half-heartedly.