14 Episode 13 "Former Hero and Former Demon King".txt (1/2)

The court magician's robe.

It is a specially made robe distributed by the kingdom to court mages.

Ryusas is wearing a robe that has been modified by carving a large amount of magic tricks into it.

It's better not to take off this robe. It's designed to explode if you force it off.

With a difficult look on his face, Elfiszak looked at Liuzas' robe and said so.

From what I've examined, I've found that Ryuzas has planted magic all over his body.

Healing magic, defensive magic, reflex magic, and so on, a frightening number of them.

It seems that even Elfiszak can't handle the sheer volume of them.

Even you can't do it?

''Yes. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to disarm it.

...... Oh well, that's okay. Even without the robe, I can think of a million ways to kill this guy.

Let them drown in the river while tied up.

Let them chase wounds that don't kill them, and then zigzag them to death with blood loss.

You can also give them a slow-acting poison.

It would take a lot of work, but you could also set off the magic stone ”break magic” and blast them to death with a time lag.

But Elfiszak shook his head.

''You shouldn't do that. Look at this.

Elfiszak turned the robe over and pointed to the back of it.

The reverse side of the robe is inscribed with magic formulae and magic circles.

''It's true that there are a lot of nasty tricks, but even I can at least think of a way to get through this now.

It's not. Look closely. A large number of magic formulas and magicians, these come together to form the 'one magic formula'.

Hearing Elfiszak's words as he activated his magic eye, he finally realized.

That dozens of magic methods were combined to make up a single magic method.

''What ...... is this?''

When I saw the self-destruction technique, I described it as a disaster, seeing the amount of magical power it had.

But this isn't like that.

It's so precise that it gives me goosebumps, and the amount of magic power that even the magic power of Liuzas would take several years to accumulate.

It's a technique I've never seen in my long travels.

It's the ...... cause-and-effect magic. It is a magic formula that gives the surgeon the same result for all the people who created the 'cause of death' for him or her. In short, it's a spell that takes all those who have killed you along for the ride.

I don't remember Liuzas ever remember remembering this kind of magic.

Even when I was able to use the proof of magic power, I can assure you that I can't master this magic.

''If you want to prevent this, you'll need quite a bit of magic resistance. Not to mention Iori, even I can't stand this stuff.

I've never heard of this kind of magic in my life.

If that is the case, then this.

This is a magic that is no longer used in modern times and has lost its very existence.

...... ”Lost Magic”?

It's a good idea. The only person I know of who can use this kind of magic is ...... who was Ortegia's subordinate, the Grim Reaper.

I've never heard of him before.

You have defeated the five great demon generals and broken through the four heavenly kings, yet you have never met anyone called the 'Grim Reaper'.

Do you think that ...... is the one who taught you this?

I don't know. I don't know, maybe he got there on his own or someone else was there. ......, but either way, he can do some pretty nasty magic.

...... shit.

I knew he was a filthy living man, but I didn't expect him to go this far.

The magic of self-destruction, the magic of loss, the magic of loss, he really is a troublesome man.

...... Well, that's okay.

I wanted to do more than just kill him.

I stole from the treasure room, a magical power granting item that could confirm the truth of the betrayal.

It was difficult to find a use for it, and it was currently the best tool to use on Ryuzas.

It's just that the timing was not good enough to use it on Ryuzas himself, though.

...... Thank you for coming all the way to the labyrinth. Now I can use it.

From the porch, he took out a golden knife.

One of the magic power granting items I stole from the treasure room.

The Golden Sword of Exploration?

Yeah.

The Golden Sword of Exploration.

It can be used to search for specific memories in the object it is thrust into.

However, once used, it loses its effectiveness.

Hence, it is a rather rare item that grants magic power.

It seeks the memories of the traitor.

He said Lucifina and her friends tried to kill me.

That they were working together, and that they betrayed you, too.

I'm going to confirm the truth of that here.

Designating the memories to be explored, I thrust the knife into the cross section of the slashed off arm.

''Gyaaaaahhhh!''

Soon, the specified memories flowed from the blade to the hilt.

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”That idiot trusts us so much, he'd believe in us. Why would you cut off his arm from behind?

We'll give you a signal. You'll have to follow our signal, Mr. Liuza.

”Yeah, sure. But I'll do the honor of killing the Demon King.

”Yes, I promise.

Memories flowing in.

It was firmly there, Lucifina and Dionis.

''I can't wait to see what kind of pathetic expression that person will show me when I find out that I've been betrayed.''

''I think I can picture the dumb side of Amatsu. But it's hard to hold back the laughter when you've been tricked into trusting me so easily.

It's because he's an idealistic idiot who doesn't know how to doubt. In the end, it's the fools who are deceived that are to blame.

Lucifina, who had always been kind to everyone and always had a smile on her face, is smiling with a smile of lust-filled amusement.

Dionis, who had always laughed aloofly, is laughing with a bare malice.

The good-humored laugh of Liuzas echoes in the quiet room.

Emotions from those days flowed in at the same time as the memories of Ryuzas.

Malice.

How to kill Amatsu.

How would he react to being betrayed?

How heartbreaking it would be when that dumb face was twisted into despair.

The emotions that flowed in were just malice.

The honor of killing a demon king belongs to me alone, and Amatsu is just a tool to get it.

So I've already had no use for it.

Those emotions and thoughts are flowing in.

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A noise flashed across his vision and the scene switched.

The words Liuzas had heard in the memory of the betrayal echoed in his brain.

The many voices that echoed back were all familiar ones.

'Kill Amatsu?　That's good. That bastard's presence has been an eyesore for a long time.'

''Surprise attack, huh? As far as I'm concerned, if the demon king, the hero, and the interloper all disappear at the same time, I have nothing to say.''

''It's a lot of trouble when someone agrees with that man's ideas. Yes, I have no objection to that. I (I) would love to help you.

The ones who helped you on your journey.

Those who approached them, saying they would help.

Various sub-humans were there, including tribal chiefs and imperial nobles.

''I'll help you to repay the debt you owe us for saving us.

”Let me help you make your dreams come true.

The people who had approached them saying that were half-smiling and talking to each other.

And everyone in the place was nodding at the reward Lucifina had given them and taking on the task of stalling the rear-end army.

''I have a plan to ensure that Amatsu is killed,''

We all work out a plan to kill me.

No one is opposed to it, and the meeting proceeds with glee.

My dearest friends.

My friends and allies, whom I trusted.

Everyone I wanted to protect.

The memory of them trying to betray me seared into my brain.

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