NOVEL NEXT chapter 15
Chapter 15: The Cursed Demon Sword
“Omega, I thought you would come.”
“……”
I ignored the words of the demon in front of me and began to heal Fran, whom I had retrieved from the demon.
At first, her expression was pained, but it gradually softened, and she opened her eyes slightly.
“Leave the rest to me and rest.”
As I said that, she let out a small sigh of relief and fell asleep in my arms, perhaps from exhaustion or relief.
“……Luna.”
“Y-Yes.”
I handed Fran to Luna and turned to face the demon.
Now, let’s do this.
“What’s this, Omega? Babysitting a magical girl? You’re much less impressive than I heard.”
“Hmph, don’t make me laugh, scum.”
“Kuhuhu, your foul mouth seems to be genuine. But this is perfect. I was getting bored of one-sided torment.”
“Are you ready to fight me?”
“Of course, I will defeat you and become one of the ‘Seven Demon Emperors’! Now, draw your sword.”
“There’s no need.”
“What?”
“I said there’s no need. You’re not worth using a weapon on.”
“……Interesting, don’t regret it!”
In that instant, the demon kicked off the ground, closing the distance in a flash, and took a stance to slash with his giant demon sword.
I observed his movements slowly and placed my hand on the side of the descending demon sword, pushing it with a small force.
“What?!”
The demon lost his balance and hurriedly tried to distance himself from me.
Swords are weak to lateral force, it’s common sense.
I punched the retreating demon in the face.
“Gah!”
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With a full-force punch, half of the demon’s face was gouged out, becoming grotesque like something out of a horror movie.
However, even then, it didn’t die instantly, and its head had already begun to regenerate.
“Ugh… It’s useless! Even if you blow off my head or gouge out my heart, I won’t die!”
“Is that so? Then let’s continue.”
I kicked off the ground and closed the distance in an instant, delivering a barrage of attacks.
Holes appeared all over the demon’s body, but even then, the wounds slowly began to close.
I see, its regenerative power is high. No wonder the magical girls struggled.
“Argh! I told you it’s useless———”
“It’s not over yet, is it?”
“!? “
I anticipated its trajectory and delivered a powerful kick to its face, slamming it into the side of a building.
“Quite a durable punching bag, aren’t you?”
“Ugh! Who are you calling a…!”
The demon, having regenerated its body, once again readied its sword and charged at me.
What a pathetic stance.
This demon, overconfident in its own power, had likely never properly trained with a sword. Its stance was that of an amateur, relying solely on brute force.
“Such a sword won’t reach me.”
I struck its blade head-on.
Immediately, the demon sword snapped in two.
“My… my demon sword…! Why?!”
“Such a dull blade? Ridiculous… Well, I’m getting bored. Let’s end this. And I’ll show you the true form of a demon sword.”
At that moment, miasma began to drift around.
The air trembled, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the sound of thunder echoed.
It was a scene reminiscent of an impending disaster.
“W-what is this… What on earth is happening?!”
“——Answer my wish, and reveal your form.”
At that moment, the dark clouds began to swirl, and eventually, a void appeared in the center.
From there, something long and thin, wrapped in black mist, fell and stopped in front of me.
“Pierce my enemy—————————.”
As I chanted, the black mist enveloping it dispersed all at once, and a dense miasma… no, death itself, filled the surroundings.
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“……It seems I didn’t even need to unleash its true power on you.”
“W-What is… this…!”
“This thing chooses its opponent, whether they are worthy of facing it. You were rejected at that stage. You couldn’t even withstand this level of death.”
The moment he touched death, the demon contorted in agony and began to writhe.
“Taste every death in this world. Experience them all and die.”
“Ga… guh… ta… ke…”
Immediately after, the demon’s body turned to dust and vanished, and whatever was shrouded in mist also disappeared.
I said only that and took off somewhere.
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“Wa…it… Omega…”
Christina, who had been slammed into the building by Quadra, reached out to Omega, who was about to fly away.
Seeing that, I was convinced.
He is evil.
Someone who can unleash such overwhelming death could never be an ally.
Move… I have to… defeat him… or everyone will…!
I wished strongly, but my body defied me, not moving an inch, and pain coursed through my entire body.
Why… am I so weak…
As tears of frustration welled up, I sensed someone landing in front of me.
“Honestly, it’s quite troublesome. Killing a high-ranking demon so easily.”
When I looked up, there was a man floating.
The man, wearing glasses and a gentle smile, had an aura that made people trust him unconsciously.
But on his forehead, there were ominous horns.
A demon… No way… Reinforcements…!
And this one is far stronger than the previous demon…!
“Nice to meet you. I am Selek, one of the Seven Demon Emperors.”
The demon who appeared introduced himself as Selek of the Seven Demon Emperors and bowed politely.
The Seven Demon Emperors!? This guy…!
“Please don’t glare at me like that. I didn’t come here to kill you.”
The man spoke in a gentle tone to calm me down and adjusted his glasses before continuing.
“We are also troubled by that man… Omega. How about it? Will you cooperate with me?”
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“Who would… with the likes of you…!!”
It would be much safer to team up with Omega than with these guys.
“Hehehe, well, that’s right. I thought you would say that. Well, it doesn’t matter to me anyway.”
Saying that, the man approached me and covered my eyes with his hand.
“Wha… what are you…”
“I thought you might dance for a bit. Hehehe, to meet the same end as the previous magical girls…”
Through the gaps in his fingers, I could see Selek’s face twisted with sadism.
“Sto…p———”
“Hehehe, I’m looking forward to it. Christina, the Thunder Empress, magical girl of thunder.”
“Nooo!!”
Christina’s scream reached no one.
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