Chapter 63 (2/2)
”Do you understand the situation yet? I was never interested in you. What's more, I wanted to kill you long before.”
I finally understood everything.
It had all started with the woman in front of me.
Angrily, I swung my sword at Lisa.
However, the demon man who stepped in an instant stopped my sword attack with his spear.
”Don't think I'll let you near the Demon King, human.”
”Mirim, Toru's level is probably close to 200. Be careful, I'm going back to the castle, so come back when you've taken care of him.”
”Ha!”
He hit me with his spear and I went flying backwards.
Lisa stood up and started walking with her back to Sain.
Wait, fight me.
I will never forgive you.
”I am Mirim, one of the six generals. The demon king commands me to deal with you.”
”Get out of my way!”
I attacked him with my sword with all my might, but he parried all my blows with his spear, and kicked me hard in the back. After receiving the kick, I managed to position myself in the air after propelling myself with one of my fingers on the ground.
”How dare you...!”
”I saw you.”
Mirim easily dodges Frau's hammer and is behind her in an instant.
”Ice Rock.”
The moment he aimed his spear at Frau's back, Mirim's legs froze instantly.
Kaede held her iron fans in her hands.
”How dare you harm my master...? You, the hero and that woman, I'm going to send you to hell.”
”Get out of my way, wizard.”
”Don't forget Frau is still here!” Hammer Break!”
”Guh!?”
Pooow
A thunderous sound was generated and Mirim was sent flying by the hammer with great force.
He quickly shielded himself with his spear and landed with a glide.
”How could she hurt me with one blow? If I don't heal quickly...”
He tries to draw strength from his pulsating spear.
But before he could, a blade of wind passed by and severed Mirim's right arm from his shoulder.
The arm and spear flew through the air.
Kaede, who had a cold look on her face, closes her iron fan with a snap.
''Did you think I was going to give you enough time?''
”Kugh!? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Mirim holds his wound and starts to run away.
Although he fell, he got up and kept running desperately.
His appearance is so wretched and ridiculous.
Kaede's eyes had an expression as if she was wondering; ”What are you going to do?”
Clearly I do not intend to let him escape.
I ran past him silently and showed him my greatsword as I passed.
”Ugh, damn kid... How could you...”
Fwish
Mirim's body separates in two diagonally
”Have they escaped?”
I clenched my left fist tightly.
Sain and Lisa had disappeared.
Kaede placed her hand on my arm as if she knew how I felt.
The warmth of her hand was now gratifying.
Frau landed softly on the ground.
”I'm not sure if we can go through with this, we might as well withdraw for now. The demon king is level 800.”
”...I will not give up. I will definitely kill those two.”
”I will follow the master wherever he goes. But first you have to raise your level, it's essential.”
”Yes, I can't win in this state.”
I'm nowhere near being Lisa's foot soldier right now.
But I definitely have to get stronger.
And the fact that the hero has betrayed the humans is also a problem.
It can be said that we are worse off than when we started.
Not only the demon king, but even the hero has become the enemy.
”Woaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh”
I heard the soldiers shouting.
When I looked back, the Grayfield flag was on the fort.
The human forces have managed to make their way into the dark realm.
It was now possible to enter the realm of demons at any time.
”What do we do now?”
”First, I must tell the king of Grayfield that the hero has betrayed us. Then, we will hunt him down.”
I kept my sword in the sheath on my back, and we left the battlefield behind.