Chapter 142 - Volume 8 (2/2)

“………aA……AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!?”

The second prince’s hand was cut off at the wrist by the outstretched ears of the girl’s stuffed rabbit.

The First Prince and the Beastmen royals were all stunned into uncomprehending silence, even as the Second Prince screamed in pain and confusion.

In their midst, the two girls’ soft voices rang out like bells.

“Mr. Bear.”

“Mr. Rabbit.”

““If you will””

The beastmen and dark elven knights were each equal to at least a few human knights.

They were usually even able to defeat [Lesser Demons], and some of the royal guards were even able to take on [Greater Demons].

But that was only “normally”.

Of course, there would be no such knights among the [Loser Gang]. In addition, as they were all confused and afraid of this unknown…… the soft toy jumped out, defeating the knights in the blink of an eye, and began to feast.

Besides, what they were facing was a [Greater Demon] whose powers were greater than usual by twofold, that had a [Name] and had even fully [Manifested].

““Goodbye, brothers.””

As the little girls called out to them, the First Prince sank into the sea of blood, his face etched with disbelief.

And with that, the blood and souls of several hundred losers were gathered, as on the side of the altar, runes began to glow with light.

“……It came out.”

“The first hero’s…… original secret arts”

The tales weren’t entirely untrue. It’s just that they’d misinterpreted it.

It had been dedicated to the daughters of the royal families. It was tradition for the royal family who had inherited the blood of the Hero to obtain the [Hero’s Secret Arts] as a ruler by pouring their strong magics into the altar.

The magic power could be substituted with souls, contained within the blood. It had just been the whim of the hero to limit the succession to daughters.

It had all been in the twins’ hands from the very beginning.

The First Princess had also intended to kill the twins by deceiving her elder brothers using these tales that Nefertia truly didn’t believe in.

It had been the twins who had propagated this particular version of legend. They thought that their sister would definitely act upon it, and their original plan had been to use the First Princess to obtain the [Secret Arts] easily.

Well, when they were investigating this tradition, let’s just say that they had the advantage of help from a certain Butler Demon who had been commissioned by a black cat.

And in doing so, in [Saving the Twins from their Predicament], the Demons would throw the forces of darkness into confusion.

Author’s Notes:

The otherworlders seem to really love indulging themselves.

Next time, the twins. It’s full of youth again.