Chapter 170 - Volume 8, Chapter 28 (2/2)
I could only see Sefira as a “girl”. But Fannie said that Sefira was a “man”.
Why did she see that? While it might have been a [Skill], could it possibly be strong enough to mislead the eyes of a [Devil] and an [Archdemon]?
Even now, I still don’t know if the skills have entirely disappeared. But this feeling…… Somewhat…… no. In that one instance of consciousness, my knowledge as a [Devil] arrived at an answer.
“A hermaphrodite…… no, rather, I should call you a sexless being?”
“…………”
Sefira did not answer. But I could see the hatred in his eyes deepen.
That’s……… it, huh.
Because she’s neither man nor woman. Did you equip those fake chest pieces to represent the “weak” who was being discriminated by everyone in search of your “equal world”?
“……I hate them.”
“……Nn?”
As Sefira muttered under his breath, and I responded, his face looked up.
“……I hate humans. I hate school. I hate my parents. I hate everything that discriminates in this world. I hate Kyoji, who only sees women as tools. I hate Kanzo, who was born a man but wants to be a woman. I hate Minkichi, who was born a woman but threw her femininity away.”
Sefira harshly hissed, cursing the world on her knees, and jolted up.
“Every hero is the same! They are all hot-blooded idiots with no brains of their own who look down on others. That’s why I killed the hero who appeared in the war, and deprived him of his magic power, and lived for so long! The same goes for that hero of wind. Born and blessed with everything, did they ever struggle for their strength? No! So I made all of the other heroes kill him! And I took his pure magic and increased my own! This is no true equality!”
“……………”
So that’s why…… Yuuki-kun had died for such a reason.
“………Ah?”
Sefira’s face froze and his expression hardened.
The look she gave me gradually stiffened, and then turned to fear.
What are you looking at? What’s so terrifying?
“Goodbye.”
And as I whispered to her, Sefira’s body shattered, and her black soul was sucked into me, disappearing.
……*burp*. Excuse me. Thank you for the meal.
What kind of expression did Sefira have towards me? Hmm. It was the visage of a Demonic smile, maybe. I’m sure.
Well, I’m done with my errands, but I think I forgot something……
“……UUOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”
And at that instant, the existence I’d clean forgotten about jumped out at me with a yell.
“YurushiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
Holding the sword of Sefira was Keiji, the hero of water, attacking me the instant I was off-guard.
Was Keiji able to recover here as the hero?
Ah…… Ta-daaa! Something caught my eye. And it was difficult to evade in time.
But, you know……
“Welcome home.”
I smiled softly towards him.
It wasn’t a smile for Keiji. This embarrassed smile that I wouldn’t even dare to show myself was only for [Him].
“I’m back.”
The sword fell with a clang from Keiji’s hands, as a small brown hand pierced his chest from behind.
“I’ve received the [Pure magic ] and the [Souls] of the two heroes you’ve given me, Yurushia.”
“I’m so glad you’re moving again, Rinne”
Rinne and I smiled gently at each other, even as Keiji was twitching.
Rinne had the appearance of a beastman who was about 4~5 years old. He’s got cute cat ears too.
Still, the magic jewels filled with pure magic and the souls of the two heroes seems to have given him enough strength to come to this point between worlds.
“Now then, let’s finish this.”
Rinne, who was floating a little since he was tiny, made the “Demon’s whisper” in Keiji’s ears.
“Let me make your wish come true. Don’t you want great power?”
“……ah………”
As Keiji turned his eyes towards me for help, I was holding a box of laundry powder.
“Thank you for your consent.”
As I refreshed myself smiling at him to my heart’s content, Keiji’s eyes were dyed in despair, and his body was absorbed by Rinne.
He will become one of the strongest in histoy, but there’s no clause at all in his contract that his consciousness will remain.
“Is this it?”
“Oh my.”
As I watched, Rinne’s body grew to that of a 20-year-old. Was that something in between Keiji’s age and being a baby?
He’s pretty tall now. I think he’s one head taller than I am now, and his face no longer had the babyish looks of the beastmen, but was slightly Japanese.
His skintone was a rich olive tone, and he gave off the atmosphere of a “prince” from the middle east.
But, it doesn’t matter.
“Rinne, your cat ears are gone!!!”
“…… is that so important?”
He was stunned.
But paying close attention, it seems that his ears would grow out when he switched from his [Human mode] to his [Devilish Mode]. It’s good work.
Rinne was able to completely [Manifest] as a demon. Good, good.
“It’s not good. It’ll be very bad if we don’t go back soon. I’m not as strong as you are here. And there’s also multiple greater spirits coming towards us. And time flows strangely here. It may have been several months in the world below.”
“Wah, then let’s go back.”
If I took any longer, it would take me even longer to return to the Holy Kingdom.
Rinne offered his hand to me like a noble, and I took it, and together we returned to the world where my attendants awaited.
Author’s Notes:
Rinne took quite a while to become humanoid
I was worried about his body’s age, but it’s relatively close to Yuru’s.
Next time, the final chapter of this second series?
App’s Notes:
And here we are! We’re getting to the end of the second series, with only one more to go!
Piro’s Notes:
*squeeing like a teenage girl*