Vol 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)
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Chapter 1
Yuusha Party no Kawaii Ko ga ita no de, Kokuhaku s.h.i.+te Mita - Volume 1 Chapter 1
告白してみた
I tried to confess.
Translation by Solistia, Proofed by Hobo, MuscleSpark, and Flyingjam
”Now I've gone and done it...”
I muttered in a large featureless room.
I had been reincarnated as a demon.
I was originally a human named Segawa Youki.
I was given a cheat-like power upon my reincarnation.
However I was not reborn a hero, instead I am a demon.
At some point during the fight, I got too into my role as a mini-boss and went into full blown Chuuni-byou* mode, overacting with pa.s.sionate haughty pride as an evil villain the likes of which you'd find in cartoon shows and games.
Now before me laid the defeated Hero Party.
The Hero was taken out with my Chuuni-magic, the mage ruthlessly knocked about, the swordsman squashed with spells, and the uninjured but unconscious cleric all laid there.
”And they only made it halfway through the Demon Castle.”
This room was the midpoint of the castle, after this there were still rooms with the higher ranked officers and then the Demon Lord himself.
I scratched my head as I thought about what I should do.
If the Hero doesn't defeat the Demon Lord the world will never be at peace.
If the Hero Party is wiped out in the middle of the castle, surely the world would fall into chaos.
”I suppose for now I should dump them in the nearby village to recover.”
As a former human I knew it would be bad if the world couldn't achieve peace.
But I didn't really have a good reason for abandoning my post.
I seized this opportunity to heal up the Hero Party.
Guess I'll start with the Hero. ”Take this, Holy Sword Excalibur!”
He yelled that Chuuni-like phrase as he swung his s.h.i.+ning sword at me, and I responded in kind with my own Chuuni spell.
I got overexcited.
After finis.h.i.+ng with the Hero, it was the mage girl's turn.
Even before the battle she was batting eyelashes at the Hero. I felt she was kind of a b.i.t.c.h so I relentlessly attacked her.
I don’t discriminate between genders.
Third up is the swordsman. He came off as the cool silent type and didn't lose to the Hero in terms of awesomeness.
It kinda p.i.s.sed me off so as soon as the battle started I made him disappear with 《Dark Magic: Vanish Wave》.
When I say 'disappear', I meant he literally became invisible. While the Hero and Mage were stunned by finding themselves alone I took that opening to take them out.
”Now last one up...is...”
The cleric girl.
When the swordsman disappeared she wasn't fazed and kept her eyes on me from a distance.
She used good judgement and didn't let her guard down, so after I took out the swordsman I got her from behind with a sleeper hold until she lost consciousness.
”She doesn't have any physical wounds, so I guess she doesn't need any healing...wait...”
Still, just in case, since she's lying face down, I should roll her over and just make sure...
”...This is bad, she’s right in my strike zone.”
There lay a beautiful girl who was perfectly my type.
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”Hmm, should I take her as a prisoner of war? ...But if I do that she'll probably be upset. And as a former j.a.panese citizen, prisoners and slaves are a little out of my comfort zone.”
I was just a mini-boss and still had to answer to the Demon Lord and other superior officers too.
Well, if it came down to a fight I would win, but...
”Aaaa...farewell my angel...”
I ordered my underlings to take the Hero Party to the nearest village.
I watched with regret as they carried her away.
Three days later...
”Come at me! ...You...umm...”
Looks like they didn't bother to remember the name of a mini-boss.
If you want a rematch at least gather some intelligence on your enemy.
”Mwahahahaha! You came even though it's hopeless, Heroes. An officer in the Demon Lord's army, under Zekiel-sama's command, I am the Dark Knight Corps 5th Squad Executive Officer Youki, and I will send you back to h.e.l.l!”
I was in full blown Chuuni-mode putting together all my low-ranked positions for my self-introduction.
”Aah, I see...so that was your name. Prepare yourself, Youki!”
The Hero Party readied for battle.
In the midst of the fighting off the heroes I kept glancing over to the cleric girl. We finally made eye contact and she glared at me.
”Stop taking me lightly, Youki!”
The Hero caught me looking away and wanted me to focus on the fight instead.
”Ah, sorry sorry. You have my full attention now.”
As I thought, it was a bad idea to use the Max Level Dark Magic: Endless Dark.
The result, obliteration.
Total party wipeout.
”...And, I've done it again...”
I looked over at the cleric girl.
Should I have put up a magic barrier around her?
Looks like she was knocked out with just a couple light wounds.
”Thank goodness.”
After being relieved I set to work healing her with magic.
Feeling charitable I healed the rest of the party too. Soon after I order my underlings to take them back to the nearby village again.
For a month after that, the Hero Party kept returning and the battle endlessly repeated itself.
On top of that, the Demon Lord and other higher-ups started thinking the Hero Party must be weak.
The Hero Party was by no means weak.
I just exceeded the norm by a huge margin.
Likely if I wasn't here the Hero Party would wipe the floor with the Superior Officers and the Demon Lord.
That's just how powerful they were.
These days I was starting to think it was my fault the world would never be at peace.
I was thinking about that as I laid sprawled out on the floor of my room.
The Hero Party would be here soon, should I just let them through?
”But man that girl is so fine — When I watch her during the fights she's pretty attentive to her teammates. And it feels like she has such a pleasant disposition. ...Maybe I'll give the next battle a try after all.”
I made up my mind.