Chapter 189: Mad festival temple

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“This is most likely a racket from the Spirits.”

“It feels like they are in a drunken state.”

“How annoying-desu.”

Those were our impressions.

After entering the distorted space, the inside didn’t seem to have any sort of mamono, or signs of demons trembling.

But in place of that, there’s Fire and Earth Spirits making a racket in madness.

It would be one thing if it were people with no power doing a racket, but when Spirits that are practically a mass of element, are doing this, it isn’t safe.

Stone, metal, and solid objects were dancing boisterously in the sky, and as if enveloping all of it, there’s a multicolored flame rampaging flashily as if creating a piece of art.

There were faint shapes of red and yellow lights shaped as hyumans; low Spirits that had no will appeared and disappeared.

There’s also a large sized lizard with fire clad on its body and moving rapidly.

A small one that looks like a kid, carrying a hammer in one hand and smashing it here and there.

I think those ones are Medium Spirits.

It seems they possess a will and sometimes they don’t.

…All the ones here don’t look sane, so it might be hard to classify them though.

“Why are you so carefree?!” (Lucia)

“There’s clearly an abnormality occurring in the temple. We have to hurry inside, to the grand altar.” (Sari)

Lucia-san and Sari were quite serious when dealing with the Spirits.

While wiping away the attacks that come from all directions, we proceed at walking speed.

We are following behind those girls and advancing along with them.

…Well, they did say they would protect us after all.

In truth, the attacks that come from the back and attacks that obstruct our advance were being rendered useless by Shiki and Mio, but even I can tell that it is not necessary to tell them this.

“Uhm, at this pace, not only are we not going to make it inside the temple, but I feel like we would end up passing the night at the stairs though.” (Makoto)

Just in case, I try asking about the current pace.

The closer we get, the movements of the Spirits grow more vigorous.

At the very least, this is what I can guess from what I have seen with [Sakai] and looking at how the situation has progressed.

Seems like Lucia-san doesn’t have the cheat-like regeneration of Io, and can’t ignore the damage.

Sari has magic that can adapt to the situation and her magic power is also abundant, but she has way too many counterattacks that she is losing the initiative.

I am beginning to think that it really would have been better to return once.

If they call the Demon Generals, or properly group up the army, they might be able to deal with this.

“With these nonstop attacks, it can’t be helped! I have a few plans in mind, wait for a bit!” (Lucia)

Lucia-san doesn’t have any breathing room.

I was shouted.

If I remember correctly, Reft was a master at counterattacking, wasn’t he?

She succeeded the ability of Io to find out the weak points of its opponent, and she probably learned the techniques for what to do after finding them out from Reft.

I think it is a type with good balance.

If she were to succeed Io’s fighting style at its whole, it would be necessary to have that defensive power and regeneration after all.

That’s a cheat.

It cannot be completely copied, but it can be damped down. I should note down that there are those type of people as well.

“Ane-sama, this is difficult. I did try thinking of ways as well, but I ended up with the conclusion that retreating would be best.” (Sari)

Sari is pretty composed.

Well, even when she used a big attack once, the wave would resume its movements, so not only is it exhausting, it is also disadvantageous.

If we don’t increase our speed more than this, it will become gradually worse.

Even I can tell that.

“Then let’s retreat. The situation is worse than expected. Now that we have things to report, don’t you think you have accomplished your part plenty enough?”

“…Just that, there’s no breathing room to create an exit for retreat.” (Sari)

Arara, the opening that we used to enter has already closed, and if we return there, we would need Sari to concentrate again which would be pretty difficult.

“Can’t be helped then. We will return to the entrance, and have one of my people open it again, so Lucia-san, Sari-san, don’t push yourself.” (Makoto)

“You are!! saying it!! as if it is easy!!” (Lucia)

It seems they still have stamina, but who knows how much Lucia-san’s spirit will be able to last.

How to say it, she is level-headed, but as expected, she still has a ‘childish’ part. I am relieved.

“Don’t compare us to you chicks. Something like this wouldn’t even serve as warm-up. Stepping back or advancing wouldn’t be of any difficulty.” (Mio)

“…So you say. Then I would definitely want to gaze on that power of yours! But, it will be to advance!” (Lucia)

Advance, she says?

Does she have a strong sense of responsibility? Or is this also a scheme of the Demon Lord?

In the first place, I feel like he is also involved in this abnormal situation.

“Raidou-dono, if possible, I would want to witness that power as well. If you have power that won’t make any difference in advance or retreat, I would like to learn from it.” (Sari)

“Even if you say learn, it would go against what you two proposed, won’t it?  If you order us at your own convenience, it would only trouble Waka-sama and us.” (Shiki)

“Shiki-dono, I admit that my foresight was naive. But in this kind of situation, I am even more preoccupied for the safety of the people inside the temple that serve the Spirits. Ane-sama and I want to confirm that they are still alive and protect them, please. Of course, we will be reporting this to his Majesty, and will definitely repay you for it.” (Sari)

Wounded people huh.

Truth is, I have noticed life signs of what seem to be demons.

…And places where there were signs of life.  

“Fumu, you who are one of the next era that will be shouldering the demon race, is going so far to depend on someone else?” (Shiki)

“…”

Sari went silent.

At this rate, there’s most likely a more powerful Spirit rampaging inside the temples and it will turn into a bigger chaos, so it would be easier to just return once and have them deal with it.

Ah, no good, this is demon territory, so it would be bad to have them think we are doing whatever we want huh.

That Demon Lord-sama does seem like a person I can’t drop my guard from after all.

“Waka-sama, I think that in this occasion, it would be good to have them owe us one.” (Shiki)

“Isn’t that fine?” (Makoto)

“Waka-sama is being too indulgent towards the demon’s wishes. Shiki, you too-desu yo.” (Mio)

“Don’t say that Mio. You want to return by lunch, right?” (Makoto)

“That’s…true, but…” (Mio)

“Then endure it for a bit. It seems like we will be able to learn the cause if we reach the grand altar of the temple after all.” (Makoto)

“…Fuh~, you two there, step back. Shift-desu.” (Mio)

Mio opens her folding fan and steps forward along with Shiki.

At the front there’s Mio and Shiki; at the very middle there’s me; at the rear there’s Lucia-san and Sari.

…Eh?

I am at the position that’s tasked to protect the demons?!

Oow.

“Let’s see what you have, Raidou-dono. The power that father has recognized. I will be looking forward to seeing your followers’ as well.” (Lucia)

It seems like Lucia-san completely hates us now.

“I am sorry that this has happened after speaking all big. Raidou-dono, at the very least, we will protect you.” (Sari)

“No, now that it has come to this, don’t mind it. There’s a number of people that are still fine, so it would be better to think about how you will protect them.” (Makoto)

It is fine to just wrap them in the Magic Armor.

If they ask me about it, I will just answer that it is a barrier.

“?! You are able to tell the location of the people that are safe?!”

“Raidou-dono!”

“Before heading to the temple, let’s go around those places first. There’s 4 places. Mio, Shiki, you know the places, right?” (Makoto)

“Yes, we will be going in order-desu wa. But it is not something that requires Waka-sama to go as well.” (Mio)

“Just like Mio says, please wait at the stairs over there. We will go gather them.” (Shiki)

“I see. Then, I am counting on you. I will be waiting.” (Makoto)

I look at the stairs that are several hundred meters long.

I could tell that Lucia-san and Sari who were behind me, were startled.

Instead of going one by one in order and end up having a few of them die, it would be best to leave it to Mio and Shiki.

“Well then, I will be making this place a bit more silent-desu wa. Shiki, you do the rest.” (Mio)

“Leave it to me.” (Shiki)

Mio spreads out what looked like a spider’s web in a wide range with her as the center.

She didn’t say anything, she had her eyes closed in silence.

That’s a Mio style aria.

She looks like she is not doing anything and then a big move suddenly comes flying.

Shiki looks at Mio’s state, and seems to have begun doing an aria.

Orange lights that looked like grains of sand appeared at the surroundings, and began dispersing.

If you don’t pay attention to it, you would lose sight of it; the domain of Shiki.

“Then, let’s go. I will go at a light running pace, so please follow behind me.” (Makoto)

“No wait, light running you say, Raidou-dono? Just how will you…” (Lucia)

“You will understand soon. Ah, see.” (Makoto)

The still bewildered Lucia-san points at the Fire and Earth Spirits that are still running wildly.

I sensed the action of Mio’s power and answer her.

*Pachin*

The special move of Mio made a nice sound at the end.

In a moment, a shaking that resembled that of an earthquake occurred over the whole place.

It only shook heavily once.

Then, it turned silent.

For us, it was only that.

Just that, for the Spirits, it was…

“There were some left huh. They are all weaklings, so they aren’t that tasty, but to the rude ones that go mad in front of Waka-sama without knowing their place, this much is obvious-desu wa ne.” (Mio)

*botoboto*

At the place that had turned silent, a sound like that resonates, and fire and mineral begin to fall to the ground one after the other.

Counting the lizard and the kid; they all had a big wound as if a mouth had crunched a piece of their body. They fell down and were continuously corroded by darkness until they disappeared.

There were some Spirits that were still moving on the ground, and some that still had the strength to fly into the sky but…

“Well then, I will take care of the remaining ones.” (Shiki)

Shiki hits the ground with his black staff.

It is quite a standard action he does when activating a spell.

That kind of choice action actually increases the power of the spell, so it can’t be underestimated. And in Shiki’s case, that’s exactly what it is.

By the way, the aria was: ‘Turn earth into dust to the wind, turn fire into ash by water’, so differing from Mio, Shiki must have formed a spell that deals with the Spirits depending on their element.

“Ah.” (Sari)

Sari’s words, no, her dumbfounded voice was like a signal. The remaining Spirits froze and turned into dust, tore up and disappeared.

Nicely done.

“Well then, we will be back soon.”

Mio and Shiki bow once and head to opposing directions.

“Now then, that’s how it is, so let’s hurry as well. They were wiped out, but with how things are going, more are probably going to appear soon.” (Makoto)

“…”

“…”

Eh, the two of them look weird like the time when we were entering here.

I think a Demon General class would be able to do this much though.

Io would be able to enter the temple without caring about damage after all.

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The inside of the temple had turned into a maze as if they were trying to harass us. Damn it.

I hate this kind of things.

And while at it, I honestly don’t like going to damp and humid caves.

My limit is limestone caves that have been made into sightseeing spots.

There’s this side of me that’s attracted to mysterious places, but when thinking about the level of humidity, temperature, water veins; I just don’t feel caves.

This world is orthodox, but it is good that I didn’t end up having to go underground.

In other words, right now it is pretty bitter.

“Can’t we just put a mark on it and go loose?” (Makoto) <this sounds so Mio, I almost mistook it>

“I think we are almost there, so please endure a bit more.” (Shiki)

There’s two High Spirits. I can tell they are there.

I voiced out my desire to just blow everything up and make a straight line directly to them, but Shiki reacted to it.

…I can’t huh.

“Waka-sama, it is okay if we just do it secretly-desu wa. Let’s do it.” (Mio)

“You are totally letting the idea out. Shiki hears it as well. It is not a secret anymore.” (Makoto)

“Shiki is fine-desu. I will make it as if he didn’t hear anything.” (Mio)

“Mio-dono, no matter the case, that’s just way too excessive. Our objective is to investigate the abnormality of the Spirit temple, so please restrain from doing anything forceful.” (Shiki)

It seems like even Shiki has something to say about Mio’s forcefulness this time around.

Hm?

(Ane-sama, this is real. The Kuzunoha Company has military power at the level of a large country, with only the three people here. Not only that, even when we are in a situation where we might end up in a problem with the High Spirits, they don’t have any sense of danger.) (Sari)

(I understand. But Sari, we still don’t know if Raidou himself is strong.) (Lucia)

(I don’t think two people this strong would decide on a master because of blood or political power. Just like what father warned, Raidou is not an opponent we want facing us. I have reached that conclusion as well.) (Sari)

I thought they were silent, but it seems they were doing thought transmission huh.

I expanded [Sakai] to confirm the location of the High Spirits and coincidentally heard them.

We already finished analyzing the one Rona was using, so something like listening in is possible.

It is good that I have a habit of checking thought transmissions when I spread out [Sakai].

…No well, intercepting is bad huh.

But in the information war, the one who has been peeked is at fault.

Rona thinks that way as well, so that’s why she made a secure thought transmission.

Yeah, let’s leave aside my guilt.

(…In that case, even if this situation was created by an idiot that wants to oppose father, or if this was set up by father himself, or even if this was for a totally different reason; it was an incident that had worth for us huh.) (Lucia)

(I don’t think this is something father set up though. Maybe to gauge the power of Raidou, he went through the trouble of leaving it to us and didn’t act himself.) (Sari)

(By using the High Spirits, and even putting our own lives in danger?) (Lucia)

(Leaving aside the Spirits, he most likely believed that Ane-sama and I would be able to gauge Raidou’s power and tendency even if it’s a bit.) (Sari)

(…Right, no matter what it is, the chances of us being chosen as Demon Lord is low. Even if we have the power, for women…there’s other uses.) (Lucia)

(To support the demon race, we are destined to marry someone of influence or another demi-human to maintain political stability and to create good relationships.) (Sari)

(Yeah. It is not like we didn’t have queens, but there weren’t many. Ani<Brother> is especially good in politics so…Sari, you also think like that as well huh.) (Lucia)

It seems like they are doing quite a heavy thought transmission.

We were able to recover around 10 survivors, but there’s no more survivors.

Everyone has a barrier placed on them and are now safe, and that must have lowered the guard of those two.

They probably think that there’s no way there will be a fight against a High Spirit.

At the very least, these two girls don’t have the power to fight against a Superior Dragon or a High Spirit after all.

(Raidou, if he has that much power, all his conduct up til now has been fake. It would be plausible to assume that he has carefully laid out a plan before making contact with us.) (Lucia)

Lucia-san is really cautious of me.

…It is true that I was faking, but it is probably a different fake from what Lucia-san is thinking about.

It is shameful though.

(Now then, I don’t know about that, but we might need to prepare ourselves.) (Sari)

(The reason why we were tasked to be his guides today was most likely because of what Raidou answered to father’s question of marriage, right Sari?) (Lucia)

Baha!!

M-Marriage?!

(I am still on hold, and Ane-sama has completely rejected it, right?) (Sari)

On hold…

On…Hold?

Means that she can’t decide yet.

Not a rejection.

Not a rejection?!

Are you serious?

But as expected, it is impossible with a little girl.

Ethically impossible.

Even in 2d games, those were routes I normally avoided. <He is talking about Eroges. No need to explain.>

And in truth, even if I try to imagine it…yeah, it is impossible.

(If you don’t have the intention of becoming a bride, then at least take the job of gathering information. If anything happens, become the shield of Raidou and die; better the impression he has of the demon race. Is what he is trying to tell us huh.) (Lucia)

(Or it might that he is telling us to witness his power and reconsider our decision.) (Sari)

(Fuh…true. Honestly speaking, he is outside the boundaries of common sense. I could tell that I wouldn’t be able to win even if he is handstanding. No, I knew it already. Without even making a single stance, he disappeared without leaving a shadow behind. But his attitude of making light of his own power is just…) (Lucia)

(I feel like it is a bit different from making light of his own power. He felt like a normal person that has obtained a large power.) (Sari)

(In that case, he is even more dangerous. If a person exerts this much power with a notion as if it’s his everyday life, it would be a disaster.) (Lucia)

(Yeah, that’s why it is necessary; an existence that makes sure Raidou doesn’t point that power at the demon race.) (Sari)

(…So you are saying that’s you or me? But…thinking of age and looks, unless Raidou has quite a peculiar sexual preference, it would end up being me.) (Lucia)

I don’t have such sexual preference!!

…Hm, eh, could this reaction be…

(Ane-sama, you are the person that will be shouldering the army’s next era. If possible, helping me out would make things work better.) (Sari)

(Sari also has diplomacy and information administration for the future. You must shine bright at the side of Rona or it would be troubling. Compared to that, Io and Reft -my mentors- have no distress with their army. If I were to be used as a political tool with my title as princess for decoration, it wouldn’t be so bad for that engagement to be with a person that has a power comparable to that of an Overlord.) (Lucia)

It’s coming!

I turn my concentration to the response that was coming at high speed.

“Mio, Shiki! It seems they are the ones coming to receive us.” (Makoto)

“Ara, it saved the trouble of having Shiki shut up.” (Mio)

“Oh…but the grand altar should be a bigger place, so it would make things easier if it were there though.” (Shiki)

I see.

In that case…

“Then, I know the way there, so let’s push it back. I will do it.” (Makoto)

I kind of know the path that it has taken.

This one is the temple of the Earth Spirit, so I think the one coming is the Earth High Spirit.

Well, it doesn’t matter whoever it is.

“I can do that though.” (Mio)

“It seems like it is quite big, so I leave Lucia-san and Sari-san in your care.” (Makoto)

It is pretty big.

It might be twice as big as Mio in the time when she was a spider.

Like the size of one of the biggest trucks. <Is it truck-sama?! Truck-sama is being used as measurement.>

I haven’t seen its appearance, but with this size, there should be no mistake.

“It will be breaking the wall around there. Wait, a cow?!” (Makoto)

Big!!

No, I was expecting it but, a cow?!

Confirming our figures, it began to kick its rear legs.

Even its movements are cow-like.

But…there’s several places that differ.

The closest resemblance is that of a cow, but it has a mane, and instead of hooves, it has terrifying nails; it even has long fangs like those of a Saber Tiger.

Its whole skin is black, lustrous, and looks like it is hard; what looks like a cow is its thick and sharp horns.

Its eyes shine fiercely, and I can’t feel like it is sane.

Even a High Spirit is in this state.

Every single one that has come out has been people I can’t speak to!

Its eyes shone brighter.

Geh!

“Mio, erase it!” (Makoto)

“Yes!” (Mio)

I didn’t need to confirm if she can do it or not.

Well, Shiki also moved in creating more layers of barriers.

I am happy to be blessed with reliable subordinates.

The floor and walls changed to black and sharp stalagmites grew out of it.

When Mio closed her folding fan and touched one of the many, everything scattered.

Barely made it in time!

As expected of Mio. <Mio nullified a spell of the cow>

“Shiki, be the rearguard and protect those two. Mio, if it tries to do anything after, erase it before activation!” (Makoto)

“As you wish.” (Shiki)

“Please leave it to me, Waka-sama.” (Mio)

My orders narrowly make it in time.

The High Spirit lowered its head slightly like the gesture before a bullfight, its sharp horn undulated like a living being, and it stretches to my direction as it distorts.

Uoh, cool.

Is that a conversion spell? Wait, it is rushing!

But if it’s a contest of strength, there’s no problem.

Let’s dosukoi our way to the grand altar then!

“Wa, do you intend to take on that?!” (Lucia)

“Reckless…” (Sari)

Ignoring the voice of the two girls, I answer the incoming cow(temporary) with my own rush.

I activate Magic Armor and stop a bit before crashing with that fellow.

And then, the tip of the sharp horns that were charging at me…I grab them with both of its arms!  

The giant cow that had charged at me while accelerating, trembled at my front and stopped.

“No way, it is that big, you know? That’s impossible.” (Lucia)

“Without forming a single spell, he stopped its movements…” (Sari)

“Now then, High Spirit-dono, I will have you return to your room!” (Makoto)

I try advancing.

Tch, as expected of four feet.

It is giving a fight.

But this is the same as tug of war.

If the balance is broken, what comes next is to go all out.

“It stopped moving. No, it is bit by bit, but he is pushing it back.” (Lucia)

“Ah, could it be the magic power materialization that Rona had reported about? A body made of solidified magic power. Even when it is in an invisible state, it still has that much power?” (Sari)

Maybe it doesn’t like having its horns grabbed, the giant cow shakes its head in dislike.

But I won’t let go.

I push without caring.

It is beginning to crumble.

In that case, what comes next is just to change gears.

I still have a lot of leeway left.

Okay!

“Mio, Shiki, Lucia-san, Sari-san; I will be pushing all in one go. Please follow me till the grand altar.” (Makoto)

I gather strength in my legs.

No matter how much it tries to move its head, no matter how much it kicks the ground and puts momentum, it is already a corpse that is being steadily pushed back.

The moment that kind of agitation appeared in its eyes, I release the strength I gathered and push it back to where it came.

Slowly and steadily accelerating.

At the end, it was at a speed equal to that of its charge.

I have done a *Yorikiri* to the grand altar. <A sumo technique of pushing the opponent straight out of the ring.>

A sense of accomplishment envelops my body.

“YORIKIRI! Just kidding. If Tomoe were here, she might have been delighted by it.” (Makoto)

“True. It was truly splendid.” (Shiki)

“Even if you say wide, it isn’t that wide-desu wa ne. It might be a bit small to end this.” (Mio)

In contrast to us who are celebrating, the two demons have reached zero in their word count.

They might be talking in thought transmission, but right now we are in the middle of a fight, so I won’t peek.

The giant cow gets up, and as usual, glares at me and tries to do something.

But Mio has been nullifying them, so nothing activates.

“Okay. Shiki, investigate. I will be protecting Lucia-san and the others, so Mio, go calm down that High Spirit for a bit. It seems to be riled up after all.” (Makoto)

“Understood.” (Shiki)

“Understood. But Waka-sama, it should be okay to kill it, right?” (Mio)

“No, definitely not. Leave it only to restraining.” (Makoto)

“…I wanted you to say: ‘I don’t mind’, at that part-desu.” (Mio)

Like hell I would say that!

It is a Spirit, you know?

It is a High Spirit, so it is probably incredible, you know?

I can tell that it would be bad to decide before properly hearing what it has to say.

It would be troublesome if it was ordered by the Goddess, after all.

Not that I think about it, she has been really quiet lately.

What kind of scolding and limitation did Susanoo-sama and his group give her?

…Just thinking about it scares me.

Even Athena-sama who looked like the weakest of the group, moved that gallantly and was so strong.

In the end, that lady battered me to the point of being unable to move; in a suit.

Gods are seriously scary.

Except the bug.

“Wa-Waka-sama!” (Shiki)

“Shiki, what’s up?” (Makoto)

“There’s also one coming from the side!” (Shiki)

Side?

“Even the Fire High Spirit?!” (Lucia)

Ah, Lucia-san spoke.

“Not only Behemoth, but even Phoenix…at this rate, the capital might turn into ashes. At the very least, I thought that the High Spirits had not gone mad and it was only a distortion, so I thought that we would be able to deal with it ourselves.” (Sari)

Sari also spoke.

Ah, this is Behemoth huh.

Calling you a giant cow; I am very sorry.

But I see, Phoenix huh.

Not having to do one other dungeon like this, is…lucky.

I only got an explanation that they were High Spirits but there were no details, so now that I know their names, I feel better.

“How lucky, right? Then, Shiki will take care of Phoenix—” (Makoto)

“Shiki, you take care of that cow. I will go for the bird.” (Mio)

“Mio.” (Makoto)

Mio’s sudden intervention.

What about dealing with the cow-I mean, Behemoth?

Ah, some sort of black web disappeared.

It only made it more angry.

It would only trouble Shiki to receive a baton pass at this moment.

“Ah, no. I actually think that it would be easier if Waka-sama and Mio-dono deal with it.” (Shiki)

Ah, now that I think about it, Shiki did say that it was quite hard to fight against Lancer.

I do want him investigate this event, so maybe I should just deal with both of them.

“I am more in the mood of bird than cow-desu. Okay, let’s change~” (Mio)

“It’s fine, Shiki. I will be dealing with bo–” (Makoto)

“Shiki, isn’t this a good chance to do our best? Or are you…trying to push all the trouble to Waka-sama? How about losing one layer of skin?” (Mio)

“?!!” (Shiki)

“No, I want Shiki to investigate the reason—” (Makoto)

“Waka-sama, can you please leave it to me? An Earth High Spirit; not a bad opponent to have! Please let me!” (Shiki)

I can’t speak till the end!

If you want to do it, well, I can leave it though.

I can just help out if anything happens anyways.

Well then, just as planned, I will be protecting Lucia-san and the others.

“That’s how it should be-desu. Quickly get on our level. Well then Waka-sama, I will be eating the bird that is cooking itself-I mean, calm it down. Anyways, I will be back.” (Mio)

I am uneasy.

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Immediately after the fight began, I -Sari-, was simply looking at the way Raidou and Kuzunoha Company fought.

I soon discovered that things like Demon General, or father; those kind of measurements weren’t enough to gauge these people.

In the first place, people that can take on the Fire and Earth High Spirits alone, is something that’s already out of my comprehension.

Power that I can imagine in my mind, and power that I can tell in real life is simply different.

This is exactly what’s happening.

A while back, we had an adventurer called Sofia that was together with the demon race.

She was also someone that was hard to grasp its power.

It seems she fought against Superior Dragons with few people and was able to win, but in my eyes, she would be around the level of Io using his trump card.

I am mostly in the information department, but Lucia-anesama, is more experienced in seeing through the strength of other people, and even she doesn’t know of Raidou’s strength, so I thought that maybe he was dragged by his own strength.

“Hey hey, your movements are dull-desu yo, bird!” (Mio)

The black haired girl, Mio, moves around in mid-air as if sliding, and rampages in the sky with Phoenix as her opponent.

The other one, Shiki, was dealing with Behemoth on the ground as if it were easy.

Phoenix’s alias is ‘immortal’. Leaving aside if it’s actually true or not, it seems it has regenerative ability that surpasses that of Demon General Io.

And in truth, it has received the full special move of Mio and has had its wings broken several times, and yet, it is instantly regenerating them. But observing the situation, it is just as Mio pointed out; its movements were growing dull.

If that means it is getting weaker, it would mean that Mio is overwhelming a High Spirit.

Phoenix who father told me has a peaceful attitude, is acting in a violent way that totally differs from what I have been told, but it is without doubt a High Spirit.

No matter what living being it is, it is not something an individual should be able to fight against.

“So this doesn’t work either! To think that just by being earth element it makes this so much more difficult to deal with!” (Shiki)

Shiki’s words were given out the moment his magic was dispersed at the vicinity of Behemoth.

In a sense, this side surprises me more than Mio.

Behemoth is an Earth High Spirit.

Just like Shiki says, it is the peak of all that’s related to the Earth element.

From Rona’s report, the origins of Shiki is that of the Lich, Larva, she knew of. A Lich is the highest point of an undead, but an undead is an Earth element existence. In other words, there’s no undead that should be able to go against Behemoth.

Even if he were to make an army, it would all change into mud with a single roar, so even if it’s a sword or magic, there’s no way he would be able to harm its body.

And yet, even if its power is being mitigated by a lot, a few of the spells are reaching, and wounding it.

It can be said that this is a battle that completely overthrows my common sense.

As someone that studies magic, his fight is unbelievable.

“13th steps! From 1st to 4th steps, release. ‘Wand’,’Sword’,’Cup’,’Coin’.” (Shiki)

?!

Shiki’s power swelled up.

And it was as if his very existence had been strengthened, a really thick power activation.

There were four words.

In other words, he did four types of enhancements at once?

That kind of strong spell with such a short aria…

Not only Shiki; all three from the Kuzunoha Company have an abnormal speed in their aria.

Even if only a part of that technique is in the hands of the demon race, we would be able to widen and create more tactics in battle, I am sure of it.

They are doing all of this as if it were natural.

At some point in time, Shiki was now wearing four rings.

4.

So that means, it must be the result of his spell.

“7th step, ‘Hell’, release, and activation! ‘Mist Temple Nivlheim’, devour that fellow entirely—?!!” (Shiki)

The moment a massive amount of power gathered to Shiki and was about to be released, Behemoth changed the form of its horns, and from 2 it was put together to make 1.

Its eyes shine.

The ring from Shiki’s pinky finger produced light, but it broke as it shone and disappeared.

It was probably the spell failing.

Or maybe a misfire caused by intervention.

“Arara, looking at how it broke, you will not be able to use it for a while. Even though it is moving by instinct, that Spirit could tell that it was dangerous.” (Raidou)

It’s Raidou.

I see Shiki as quite dangerous, but as always, I can’t sense any sort of danger from Raidou.

Since the moment we entered the maddened Spirit domain, the only moment he showed a displeased face was when he saw that the temple had turned into a maze.

“For a meat bullet, the things you do are unexpectedly complex! You are able to properly destroy spells in its entirety after all!!” (Shiki)

While saying this, Shiki lunges towards Behemoth.

Shiki who is clearly a magician, was going to enter a close combat battle. No matter how I see it, that’s reckless.

Raidou’s spell is a special case.

There should be no other magician in this world that can do something like him.

I can say for sure.

“Ascalon!” (Shiki)

The short aria of Shiki seems to have completed without being eliminated; the cane in his hands changed into a greatsword.

Holding the sword in an untrained fashion, he hits the horn of Behemoth.

The black sword makes a shrilling noise.

But Shiki was laughing.

“6th Step, ‘Fray’, release. ‘Sword Emperor Spirit Possession’” (Shiki)

Shiki’s moves changed in an instant.

It became the movements of a wild, violent, and instinctive natural-born fighter.

…This is crazy.

What was the first attack then?

But the Shiki from then on showed an overwhelming swordsmanship that made Lucia-anesama who was beside me lose all words.

With this switch, Shiki’s attacks were steadily wounding Behemoth.

Even so, it is not on the level of Phoenix, but it also has regenerative power.

The regeneration acts faster, and at this rate, Shiki will only be losing stamina.

…Shiki doesn’t seem to be the type that fights with instinct, so yhe probably has some plan in mind.

His fighting style comes from tactics.

It is in essence the same as me, so I can somewhat tell.

That sword technique is an instinctive style, so there’s the chance that Shiki has become desperate and has betted on his best style.

At times I can see calmness in those eyes, so I don’t think he has become desperate though.

“I can’t use rings with spell formations, but how about this!” (Shiki)

Legs, fangs, horn, and also around its body; all of them did attacks that would bring instant death.

And it did it practically arialess.

Shiki somehow evaded it and continued his attacks.

This is strange.

The number of rings Shiki has are different from the number he has announced.

Even though one should have been destroyed, the numbers are…

*Kaki~~n*

Shiki’s black sword was inserted into the horn of Behemoth.

It was in a shape as if entangling it.

This is bad!

I look at Raidou.

He doesn’t intend to move?!

The hard and sharp horn moves like a tentacle. <Obligatory ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)>

How troublesome!

Behemoth opens its mouth big, and fangs that didn’t lose in sharpness devour Shiki.

“8th Step, [Ragnarok], release” (Shiki)

By the time Shiki muttered that, a part of his body had already been minced.

Uh.

Why…Why is Raidou so calm in front of the peril of his comrade!

From my judgment, you would never act this way towards people that you consider your relatives.

“It is over huh. But it was dangerous. If he hadn’t used [Gemini] first, there was the chance of a simultaneous defeat.” (Makoto)

Eh?

“First Chain, Raging.” (Shiki)

That voice was heard from the side of Behemoth.

“Well, it was groundwork for the limitation of the ring that desires the heart’s blood, so steady training is truly what saves you in your everyday life. Good work, Shiki.” (Makoto)

Ah, Shiki is there.

But, the one that was eaten just now…

When I return my gaze, there was a clay doll.

And Shiki who chanted First Chain, as if responding to those words, chains wrapped around the body of Behemoth.

A spell that seals movement?

Just how many prohibited, cursed, and powerful spells does Shiki know of?

From what I have heard of Rona, he is supposed to be Larva, but even from my eyes, I can feel that Shiki is several steps higher than Rona.

The Larva that Rona knows of is already in the past.

It might not serve of much reference.

“Shiki, you can’t slacken! You will be crushed!”

“Tch!! Second Chain, [Mud Sea]! Third Chain [Gleipnir]!” (Shiki)

Behemoth had chains wrapped on all its body.

Those chains were coming out from midair, and its end can’t be seen.

Not only physically, it seemed like it was using some sort of special power, as Behemoth didn’t rampage anymore.

“Hah…Hah…” (Shiki)

“Good work. To activate 9th Step [Gemini] and 8th Step at the same time, that’s impressive.” (Makoto)

“…No, it was a struggle. I was unable to use anything with spell formations even if it were the rings.” (Shiki)

“No, it was impressive. When the other opponent is superior in the same element as you, it becomes that much harder huh. I thought about lending a hand if it turned dangerous, but it is great that it ended without needing it.” (Makoto)

There were no signs of him trying to help.

Raidou knew that Shiki would be able to suppress Behemoth.

Also, after the battle, Raidou was somewhat different from how he has been until.

The sense of stability from being beside him.

Just like how Lucia-anesama says, could this be Raidou’s true self?

“The activation of ten onwards is still unstable, so I will be devoting myself with my all.” (Shiki)

“Right now you should rest. It seems Mio’s side will be finishing soon, so when things get calm, I am counting on you for the investigation.” (Makoto)

Mio.

Right. Because it was more silent there, I wasn’t watching it much.

“As expected of Mio-dono.” (Shiki)

“It will be decided with this. That Phoenix, I was watching, and it seems it can use attacks with its wings. It scatters by flapping its fire wings you see. And then, see, it rains down at one location in high speed. Mio has been guarding it all until now with her network barrier, but this time…” (Makoto)

Just as Raidou commented, the flapping of Phoenix dispersed several thousand feathers, and they stopped in midair and increased in brightness.

Is she…guarding this the whole time with her barrier?

I can surely tell that I would only be able to stop one of those by giving it my all.

And to escape unscathed after, I can’t say for sure.

An intense light was emitted.

A terrifying amount of attacks rained down on Mio and us!!

“Slant them.”

“All of them towards herself huh. I have a few bad memories from that.”

Bad memories he says.

Just how miserable of a memory was that.

As Raidou and Shiki said, all the attacks that rained down changed directions and were headed to where Mio is, and then, all the thousand attacks hit Mio.

And yet, Mio’s figure was maintained.

Even though it was an attack that should burn you and leave nothing behind.

“I will give it a taste and return it.” (Mio)

Mio’s words.

And then, Phoenix’s cry.

Its wings, no, its whole body was being burned with a black fire.

…A type of counter-magic?

Demon General Reft also does something similar, but he wouldn’t do something like having all attacks concentrated at him.

Mio returned from above ground as if sliding, and Phoenix followed right after by dropping while squirming. It was still wrapped in the black fire.

Glancing at Phoenix who had almost nothing remaining, Mio makes a bow to Raidou.

Mio was in front of us after returning.

I unconsciously gulped down.

There were remains of several attacks she had received.

As I thought, all the attacks had hit Mio.

Aside from those, there’s also several other attacks.

The cloth clothing she has doesn’t look that tough, but there are parts that are slightly loose, and yet, there’s nothing ripped that stands out.

Maybe she has an overwhelming defensive power, or it might be she is combat oriented.

She is completely opposite of Reft who trained his counter because he knew of his self’s low defensive power.

“Good work, Mio. Shiki also did his best so, about the investigation, can you help Shiki out as his assistant?” (Makoto)

“If you go with me to eat bird later.” (Mio)

“Yeah, that’s fine. I am being showed around, so let’s go together.” (Makoto)

“I am looking forward to it-desu! Now then Shiki! Don’t look from afar and let’s finish this fast. We will be going to have a light meal with Waka-sama after all!” (Mio)

Ah.

This degree is maybe on an everyday standard for them.

That’s why they are not flustered.

They don’t even hold any sense of danger.

It is hard to believe, and I probably won’t be able to believe it right now, but even if the demon race fights wholly against Raidou, he probably would make a slightly more troubled face than now as he does preparations.  

And the demons are…the worst existence.

The Goddess and the powers that follow her are wandering all over the world.

It should be safe to assume this.

I feel like I have now understood a bit of why father is showing such hospitality to Raidou.

He wants to cooperate with him, obtain benefits.

It is simply a matter of steps.

The most important reason is that we don’t want them turning hostile on us.

If we have him as an enemy, the demon race won’t be able to make a single plan or strategy, and won’t be able to deal with it.

Even if we have to kill our hatred and deepest wishes, we currently have to shake hands with him no matter what.

I clearly understood this.

And also, the path that I should take.

Not that of being a Demon Lord or being a Queen; I now see a path that only I can choose.

There’s no complains in this life of being treated as the child of the Demon Lord, and treated well by everyone.

My heart and body don’t belong to me.

By the time the Spirit Temple returned to normal, I engrave the sight of the capital that I might not be able to see anymore as we go back.

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0 thoughts on “Chapter 189: Mad festival temple

      1. Spoiler-san congraduates you on getting first. Now, smile for the camera so your picture can be added to the hall of fame.

        *points to a wall that has the letter “f” painted over the “sh” of “shame”*

      2. Thanks for the chapter, Reigokai!

        Nah, don’t be so harsh on him, Spoiler-san. I used to think “so what?” when I was “first” posts as well. It just seemed so pointless! Until that fateful day, when I got a first “first” post (or should I say “FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRST!” post LOL)! Anyway, you need to experience it to comprehend it LOL

        Now about the chapter!

        1- Man, I truly liked the sisters conversation and reactions! I think a warrior-like woman who shouts and argues would be better for Makoto, but she would be eternally at odds with Mio, so no LOL. That said, considering Saris’s POV, I think she will be the one on the “offensive”… and of course, she got “lolizoned” by Ballless Makoto already… sigh

        2- That said, the fight was really good! Though I just can’t imagine Behamut’s appearance XD.

      3. Ah ! So the first Loli has proved to be a Demon Loli or should it be a Blue skinned Loli ?

        Mah, mah Spoiler-chan, don’t be so scathing or people will think you’ve been hit too many times by that “Run over” maniac Truck-kun ! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH !

    1. What a HUGE chapter, PRAISE THE REIGOKAI-SAMA!!!
      This chapter feels so intense, what a great chapter…
      >__<…

      — “Don’t say that Mio. You want to return by lunch, right?” (Makoto)
      “That’s…true, but…” (Mio) —
      Want to negotiate with Mio? Use Mio logic!
      XD…

      — Even in 2d games, those were routes I normally avoided. —
      Pfft, ahahahahaha…
      XD…

      — Like the size of one of the biggest trucks. —
      Praise the Truck-sama!!!
      >.<…

      — Gods are seriously scary.
      Except the bug. —
      BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, my side hurt…
      XD…

      — How about losing one layer of skin?” (Mio) —
      They really scary on several level…
      XD…

      — “That’s how it should be-desu. Quickly get on our level. Well then Waka-sama, I will be eating the bird that is cooking itself-I mean, calm it down. Anyways, I will be back.” (Mio)
      *CoughCoughCOugh*
      XD…

      — The hard and sharp horn moves like a tentacle. —
      U just blow the tense!!!
      XD…

      — “All of them towards herself huh. I have a few bad memories from that.” —
      Yup, the “first time”…
      XD…

      — By the time the Spirit Temple returned to normal, I engrave the sight of the capital that I might not be able to see anymore as we go back. —
      Loli flag?
      @.@…

      A little typo?
      so yhe probably has some
      so he probably has some ???

      “First Chain, Raging.” (Shiki)
      “First Chain, [Raging].” (Shiki) ???

  1. “Obtain some of their techniques…” Never gonna happen… unless somehow the demons turn into calamity spiders or obtain rings containing the power of a demigod.
    It seems Sari may become significant…

    1. Normal person using Makoto’s imbued ring = body blown because of magic overload. Shiki is fine because he’s high leveled ex-undead.

    1. It only looks that way, Firo-san. Sari will be joining the “extended” harem in a different fashion. As for what happens, Spoiler-san cannot speak in fear of Truck-kun.

    1. that was a really long and amazing chapter. thanks a lot u are spoiling as a lot by this :).
      and from what Sari said i think she will want to be one of Makoto girls.

  2. Thanks for the chapter.

    Spoiler-san said: “The result of ‘friendly’ match is as expected, and not even Demon Race have united front among them”

    1. Spoiler-san didn’t say that!!! Are you trying to set up Spoiler-san to get run over by Truck-kun!? Spoiler-san doesn’t need anyone’s help when it comes to that.

    1. Side note here, the LN vol 10 was published last month and, to my horror, sb already made the scans for both vol 9 and 10 online.
      These two books covered the great battle of Kuzunoha company against Demon army. I guess the content are more or less same as WN but there are a few illustrations of the battle scenes.
      Go check them out: goo.gl/5WN5ac

  3. So the narrator is sari right? Because of the lucia nee sama and there was no hint that the pov changed? So makoto is now suspected of having peculiar tastes… Wonder how will muo and tomoe react specially mio with her yandere tendencies…

  4. . Thanks for the chapter! Just why Spirits are rampaging anyway? Someone’s plot? Well, we go Sari’s point of view. If we got another girl’s POV as well, L-Lucia? I am looking forward for next chapter! 😊

  5. Thx for the chapter as always………
    well, that was somewhat intense battle with the high spirit especially for Shiki or not?
    I am a bit dissapointed with how the author did not let Raidou to unleash his power a bit in front of the demon races as it would be much better to see how much power he has accumulated since he did not have much part in fighting aspect after the fight with athena goddess…….

    1. Wait for it, kids… The author solved the root of that problem and that chapter will hopefully be translated real soon.

  6. Spoiler-san got a bit scared when Makoto compared the size of behemoth to a truck. And then when Reigo-senpai did the “Truck-sama” joke. Speaking of which, thank you Reigo-senpai for the chapter. Though… you messed up when changing “Raidou” to “Makoto” when it came to Makoto’s lines from Sari’s PoV.

    On a side note, looks like Spoiler-san doesn’t have to mention which one became the new “extended” harem member. “Extended” harem members are the ones that are not directly in the harem unlike Mio and Tomoe. This includes the Rembrandt sisters, they count as “extended” harem members. Anyway, the end of Spoiler-san’s borderline spoilers may be coming to an end soon. Spoiler-sans vessel has only read up to a certain extent.

    1. For all the talk of harems, there is a surprising superfluity of chastity abounding. Not even a kiss! Not even some furtive hand-holding!

        1. I prefer to split the blame between the author and Japan’s cultural attitudes about this sort of thing. If this was an American author (for one example) there would probably be a lot more nookie a lot sooner, but then an American author would be a lot less likely to write a WN/LN in the first place, and even if he did, a lot of the setting and character interactions would be so different, that a story like this would never arise. American individualism is a poor cultural fit for the hierarchical relationships and expectations that permeate this work.

          1. It’s interesting that you pointed this out.

            I’ve been wanting to try writing a little fantasy setting using thr classic “Hero vs Demon Lord” setup, but I keep ending up slanting towards Japanese mannerisms in conversation and behavior. Definitely due to the sheer amount of Japanese web novels I read and very little else.

            It feels silly to imitate the style just because and since I’m not actually Japanese myself and would probably unconsciously create some weird dissonant mesh between cultures. On the other hand, I doubt I’d be able to filter these habits out after reading this stuff for so long.

            What do you fellow readers suggest I do with this?

        1. That was the first LN/WN I ever read. Showed me that there was a deeper and more nuanced level of Japanese popular culture than the cartoons and comic books.

          It also introduced me to the sad fact that 95% of these stories, regardless of medium, end in very unsatisfying ways. “Are we in the middle of a storyline? LOL, too bad! Timeskip to old age deathbed scene! The end!”

          Mushoku Tensei is why I hope my favorite series never stop, because none of these Japanese storylines are equipped with brakes, so the ending is always a trainwreck of some kind.

      1. @Psychronia

        One tactic you might employ is the old “write what you know” thing. So if, for example, there is a reincarnator involved in this story–as the Hero, or the Maou, or even as a trusty lieutenant of either, make that reincarnator be both the viewpoint character *and* someone from the same culture/nation as you are. That way, you have a way of writing things that feels more natural to you, as well as a device to heighten character conflict, as the viewpoint reincarnator will be constantly struggling to fit in to this alien Japanesesque culture and occasionally failing at it.

        If you want to write a more traditional (i.e., Japanese culture established) LN/WN later, this device will give you a chance to practice the form and the setting without having to master all the Japanese nuances. Think of it as literary training wheels.

    2. There’s all this talk harem going around, but curious about sonething. Is he still waiting for love? Wasn’t that the reasons he rejected the two girls from the archery club.

  7. a Long chapter full of Badassness of Kuzunoha Company ~
    but too bad that Makoto didn’t even move…. only to push the Cow and done….

      1. It’s also important for Makoto’s followers to get even stronger if they hope to help their master fight a goddess.

        Makoto can cheat his growth with archery and the new divine gifts, but his followers can’t after all.

  8. That was a big one. And very nice chapter. Thanks for the translation.

    “I will be eating the bird that is cooking itself-I mean, calm it down.” And Mio once again showing why she is the best.

      1. Actually the chapter itself already mentioned about potential political marriage though -the telepathy between those sisters- add with sari statement about it’s last time for her to see demon country scenery although this kinda funny since normally I found that kind statement used in forced political marriage like in RnM

        1. Seriously, what would he want?

          Money? He’s the economic superpower no one knows about and competitors hated.
          Power? He’s rivaling Bug and has connections to every major power politically. Not to mention his subordinates and control over Kaleneon.
          Women? He’s not interested in his followers because they’re monsters and act more like family towards him. He’s snubbed by hyuman women and guarded viciously by Mio and Tomoe. He has interests, but nothing worth the trouble and nothing emotionally.

          There’s literally nothing to desire. He’s seeking connections to his parents and wanted to help Toa. That’s pretty much all the desire he couldn’t immediately get.

      1. @Psychronia from what I can see, he already stopped finding leads about his parent’s past. he already helped Toa.

        He is indeed training to beat the Goddesss.
        But it seems like he is not thinking of returning to his own world.
        So the point is he got power and money.
        His life is almost stable except for his “business” he is currently expanding and of course the threat of the Goddess but other than that there is no actual threat to him.
        So at least if he is thinking of staying he should be thinking courting someone and being hated is not a means to not do so. (he is in that age after all).
        Well at some point I just hope there is some development like that. He is way too passive and always just go with the flow.

        But if he is thinking of going back then that’s a different story.

        1. Pretty much what Kortodo said.

          Makoto doesn’t have to want the things you talked about-at least not enough to actively pursue it.

          He’s also plenty busy right now, so wanting to relax and live peacefully is normal.

      2. Additionally. He have an unlimited supply of magical power so shouldn’t he be thinking of going back or at least searching a way.
        Doesn’t he miss his family? his old life. his previous hobbies? As a human I doubt that’s possible. So killing someone and having a family(Asora) shouldn’t stop him from searching a way.

        He is already outside the realm of common sense. And with the Goddess now a bit out of sight he should dream bigger. And now stay on his comfort zone.

      3. @Ehhhhh-chan

        “should be thinking courting someone ”

        Why? Maybe he wants to live his life alone. Not that he is. He has his family (his followers).

        “he is in that age after all”

        You’re assuming everyone, especially at Makoto’s age that you brought up, is a bundle of desires, and more so, that the only outlet we have for it is through sex.

        I suppose it’s more of a cultural thing. Society has certain expectations of us for every stage of our life. Most people, for one reason or another, conform to that. Anyone who chooses not to (or is unable to), is either seen as a weird, or people simply don’t understand how it’s possible to live a life different from the mold.

        Simply put, don’t try to paint Makoto with the same brush you use for yourself.

        The way I see it, Makoto has reached an equilibrium. He burns all his youthful energy pursuing his “hobbies”, like archery practice, magic experiments (magic armor didn’t just come about after all), running a company, leading a nation (Asora) and even getting a taste of being a god (let’s face it, he’s well underway there, even if he hasn’t realized it yet).

        He still has those sorts of desires you describe (as he himself mentions sometimes in his thoughts), but he just doesn’t have the motivation to pursue it. I think it just pales in comparison to everything else he’s doing.

        Makoto is already satisfied with his life.

        It also helps that he’s a naturally laid back individual, with not too much greed in him. As for ambitions, he’s still only just getting started with what he has now. It will be a long while before he might grow bored of it and want to try something more. Not everyone needs a new toy every day. Some of us are perfectly happy playing with the same thing for years.

  9. I knew it…. political marriage. and Sari at that, it was waaaaay to predictable.

    But I really love how Sari views the battle hahaha!

      1. You all be tolerant to little girl, please. Let her doing her best, fufu. Let her open the box of abyss and learn something about realm of god.

        Fufu, it would be funny.

    1. Only, Anything that is necessary to enter the “extended harem”, even if it is as a ………. And a ………
      Clue: those who can, please complete the pointed line.

  10. Poor Lucia and Sari talking about marriage as if they had a chance.

    I understand how you feel Makoto, i don’t like loli routes either. Am more of a onee-san kinda of guy.

    I re-read Ema’s pov earlier and a few thoughts came to mind. Has Makoto forgotten what the demon race did to the highland orcs?

    1. Don’t forget, Makoto gave them a chance for revenge when he had them attack Stella gate. And the fact that he single-handedly destroyed the ones that did those things to Ema’s tribe (albeit by accident)?

    2. I actually like loli’s, as long as they are legal that is!

      He’s most likely forgotten it by now, but I am more surprised that Tomoe forgotting about it than I am with Makoto, since the demons tried to abuse her name in that incident.

      1. Am okay if they’re actual lolis ( women who have a childish figure or appearance), but most writers now in days try to make loli characters out of actual little girls.

      2. @thatCC

        lolita= young girl (mostly around 9-13) that older men find sexually attractive.
        So, no, women who have a childish figure or appearance aren’t “actual loli” but actual little girl are.

    3. I don’t particularly care about lolis vs onee-sans vs whatever else. To begin with, I can’t imagine how Sari could weasel her way into Kuzunoha as an ally.

      That said, I would kinda welcome someone from the demon faction for Makoto to bounce off of in conversation. Someone simple and honest like Lucia, someone diligent and reliable like Sari. Shiki already fits Sari’s role, but Makoto gets along well with him as we’ve seen and yet another step down towards normalcy would be a good change. The fact that she’s female would be a problem though… (Also, that would mean Shiki is no longer bottom bitch. :p)

      1. I imagine a business transaction, makoto wants to create techniques to resist the bug and the demons have a way to null her interference. So sari offers that for the privilege of joining makoto and company.

    4. I remember that, but during they’re conquest for makoto ancestral homeland, they didn’t seem to mention that. So that leds to another thought, were they even aware of what the demon race did to them?

    5. I’m inclined to believe that those demons weren’t acting under orders and were acting arbitrarily to increase their own standing. It’s impossible to have absolute control over all members of a large organization, and it’s very likely that some demon supremacist group had been placed somewhere out of the way so they wouldn’t be an embarrassment. That means a bunch of idiots were thrown to the edge of the world without supervision, and did what idiots do.

      1. I may be remembering wrong (its been a while since i read this chapter) in the earlier interaction with Rona, she mentions losing contact with some of her people in the edge of the world.

        1. Just because she was in contact doesn’t mean she was aware of their activities. The most probable thing they told her was that they were trying to recruit a village of orcs, not how they were going about it. It just doesn’t seem like their style. The upper echelon at least, want a united demon and demi-human front against the hyumans. Anyone with half a brain can tell that fiasco with the highland orcs was the wrong way to do it.

  11. Since this is a sponsored chapter, meaning the one for sunday, do we get one regular chapter for monday as well? I mean, while I don’t know what timezone you are in but it where I live it is already monday, which makes me kinda doubtful about it since this was a rather long chapter after all. Don’t overwork yourself dude.

  12. Hahaha! Naughty Makoto, listening in on the conversation between two young ladies. I’m glad he does though. I don’t think he properly had an understanding of how terrified the demons were of him before then-plus the idea of political marriages. A bit of more honest insight into the demons. The poor girls themselves are rendered speechless several times, which is about time for an OP protagonist.

    Hmm…Stability within Raidou? That’s an interesting theme to be attached to him. There’s something about that with the priestess’s vision too.

    So Sari plans to follow Makoto huh? Personally, I would love for a demon to join his merry bunch, but I can’t imagine how that would possibly happen in actuality, especially Sari.

    1. I said in this in another post, but i imagine business transaction kinda situation. Another possibility is he accepts sari into his merry bunch in order to have them understand him more because there current understanding of him is causing them misunderstand his intentions.

  13. Thanks for the chapter!

    I am more in the mood of bird than cow-desu. Okay, let’s change~ — this one line really cracked me up.

  14. Guys, now we know our Mio is a BBIIIIIGGGG gluton, she gonna eat anything that based on tasty looking stuff back at Asora, even they are High Spirit, as long as it eatable.
    And thanks 4 the chap. Really fun having time reading it.

    1. The problem with her is though that literally EVERYTHING is edible, remember how the fight with Makoto went? She ate everything, even her own pain seems like food to her… >.<

      1. In her PoV chapter, Mio mentions that while she consumed just about anything she could lay her hands (?) on when she was crazy from hunger (not that she remembers much of that time). Now that she has her sanity, she’s more picky about what she eats. It has to meet her tastes. That’s also why she’s so interested in cooking. She wants to discover even more tasty stuff to eat.

        Also, Makoto’s blood is the best thing in the world, apparently.

  15. this was a surprise.

    About Mio, I thought for sure she’d take a bite at some point to see what it taste like. I mean, it’s a bird, grilling itself voluntarily. Add a pinch of salt, and it should work. Since it regenerates quickly, a few dozen toriyaki for her and Makoto and co would not pose a problem. Sadly, the Shokugeki in her did not awaken.

    Cheers for the hardwork~

    1. She didn’t find its wing feathers very tasty I suppose.
      Plus, she’s been fililng her stomach with love for Misumi. It oddly seems to work perfectly against her curse.
      Though he might actually feed her mana between scenes. would make sense.
      or she carries rings like Shiki does, but she snacks on them instead of battles with them

  16. Thanks for the juicy chapt release reig senpai!!!

    I wonder i theres a cut in the story like:

    I slightly saw a human like figure flying towards the sky!!(is it spoiler-san?!) XD

    It’s coming!

    I turn my concentration to the response that was coming at high speed.

  17. too bad Raido-sama is not a lolicon
    and it will be hard to seduce him
    he already rejected two girl considered top grade from his previous world
    he doesn’t react too much with his follower’s advances
    plus he heard the thought transmission

    i was hoping Makoto would make one of the high spirit his follower through pact though

    1. Well, you know what they say…

      Makoto is a top breed. The finest among its peers. A stallion like no other. A undiluted jewel like no other. The Olympus Mons. The Mariana Trench. The forbidden fruit. The showstopper. The Nature Boy–tl;dr

      YES Makoto! NO TOUCH!

  18. Thanks for the chapter. I really want to see a list of Shiki’s rings, their designation, and what they do specifically. I want to see that fight scene in the manga but will probably have to wait till 2020 before that happens 😩

  19. woah, thanks for the long chapter! but don’t get overworked like shiki, you’re not undead, please stay healthy^^
    maybe tomoe told everyone about makoto’s dream? and now they are now seriously considering getting stronger and more battle experience so their waka won’t worry about them dying

  20. Has the POV Tomoe come out yet? People say it’s the best POV so far. But I can’t find it. Someone gives me the Sauce please

  21. Thanks for the chapter. Perhaps Makoto will use Sari as a hug pillow while sleeping, like a certain dungeon master? Then Mio can get a gambling habit? Shiki can control golems like a certain vampire, and Makoto can give Tomoe a ring. Then Root can be all jealous.

    Not perfect but there’s certain parallels.

  22. That’s how it should be-desu. Quickly get on our level. Well then Waka-sama, I will be eating the bird that is cooking itself-I mean, calm it down. Anyways, I will be back.” (Mio)
    That is the best mio quote i’ve heard so far.

  23. They’ve been passing that marriage form like a volleyball. But Sari took the courage to accept that marriage form.

    Makoto ill give you a lighter to burn that form later.

    Poor Shiki, with just the word “skin peeling”, he might as well swim to horizon as well

    1. There’s a western book series where wizards consider a very *shudder* unique torture method. They use magic to peel their prisoner’s skin off in one piece, while keeping them alive. The wizard then rubs salt into the inner side of the skin, and places it back on the victim. They then heal the victim, sealing the salt between the the skin and flesh. That was the first thing I thought of when I read that line.

        1. The series is called ‘Demons Of Astlan’. The first is called ‘Into the Abyss’, the second is ‘The Heavenly Host’, and the third was released on New Years, it’s called ‘The Apostles of Doom’. It’s pretty heavy on the comedy, and there’s a shit ton of implausible and unbelievable coincidences, but it’s a great series with a bit of divine and infernal machinations and politics, as well as a lot of mortals thinking that they know the nature of beings from both Heaven and Hell without really knowing squat. I’d say it’s rated young adult. I’m going to be setting up a recommended reading page containing eastern LNs and western novels on my site, so feel free to check it out.

          1. ‘Demons Of Astlan’ – good book, the way everyone is guessing about the MC thinking that he is way more that he publicy admits and turns out that everyone is missunderstanding him, altough thet he really s powerfull. And Tizzy makes my day in that book.

          2. Not yet but going to star soon, I really want to know if he is in fact reincarnated, and if there is going to be a follow up with his mother.

          3. Now that I think about it, any idea what the 21st discipline of animagic is? A fair bit of the lore comes from table top rpgs, so there might be something I’m missing.

          4. I have no idea I still have to read all that extra info that is dump in the story. By the way is there a confirmation if the Demons happen to have a God or not??

          5. The Concordenax is just a rumor, but I have my suspicions. A demon that is capable of bringing about prophecies? One who is extremely old, and easily overlooked? There’s only one that comes to mind, and the last bit of The Heavenly Host verified that he’s at least not nearly as insane as he appears. Hell, even the gods know of him.

          6. And he is by far the most annoing Demon in all the Abyss, at the same time the most conected after all he is the man with the weed. So Tom situation was accident or planned???

          7. That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? When gods are involved, is the entire thing their plan? Or do they just start the small avalanche, and let fate escalate it? I want to say that it’s all planned, but some of the stuff that’s happened and is happening is so convoluted and coincidental that a god would need to be truly insane to even begin to plan for this. Considering who we’re suspecting is the Concordenax, though…

          8. But at the same time is way to coincidental, not to be I mean even the Demon form how come is the exact adult version of Rupert, or the trick that he pulled with the mana of God, the crazy rivalerie of Exodus and Lemar. I all jumbled in there and theres no trace of foul play but there is to mutch coincidance not to be there.

          9. You think Rupert and Tom’s Demon forms are insane? There’s a reason I started to seriously doubt Tom’s claims of not being involved with Orcus. And don’t get me started on Lenamare. That asshole’s ego has gotta be even bigger after Exedor’s identity came to light. Being able to match with, and sometimes surpass someone like that. Ugh 😑. He’s going to be insufferable now.

          10. Well Lemar and his girlfriend are the most Narcissist pair in the whole novel if they could they would consider themselves more important than God, I really ope Tom finds a way around that contract with him.

          11. How do you think warlocks are usually made. I have a theory that once Tom gets enough power, breaking or even reversing that binding wouldn’t be too difficult. There’s a reason no one is insane enough to try to bind a demon prince.

          12. I hope so, but remember that name hold to mutch power to demons, maybe he can reverse it with the name of Lemar, but that could be fake. The only demon that I have seen to create a pact with an acursed master on his own is tizzy and he is problaly one of the few that knows how to reverse that.

  24. The demon race are full of schemers. They plan to make a scandal of Makoto touching a loli, for he himself prefer onee-san types switching his preference. Truly vile them demonz

      1. See, the problem is that a phoenix is supposed to revive after death on top of regenerating. Woulding cutting a body part off cause it to turn to ash?

        ….Gotta eat it alive, right from the source obviously!

      2. @Psychronia

        But wouldn’t that be a huge weakness of a Phoenix if it turned to ash every time it lost a wing or a leg? Maybe it can trigger a suicide at will, but I’d think it would at least keep fighting till the very end, and only go for rebirth afterwards.

      3. @Psychronia

        Wait, stupid me. I misunderstood your comment. You were talking about body parts turning to ash, not the Phoenix itself. Ahh well, forget I said anything.

  25. shiki ring broke? how many rings are there in total? why did raidou say strange?
    “The number of rings Shiki has are different from the number he has announced…”
    i thought it was 13 rings? and now 1 ring broke but he won’t be able to use it for a while? so it was not permanent destroy huh?
    But Shiki was still okay? well, I guess that power isn’t his own power so it does not affect his body.
    thank you!

  26. Shiki’s magik reminds me of a certain english cabal boss,a failed majin’s assistant, and a washed mercenary all bundled up.

  27. Thanks for the chapter.
    And our poor demon princesses have finally faced the absurdity that is Makoto and his merry friends.
    It’d be nice if this ends with the high spirits making a pact with him, since I’ve been kind of irritated when they foreshadowed how Makoto could make pacts with as many existences of their level as he likes, back before he even got Shiki. I was expecting it to keep increasing, but after him we haven’t had a whisper of any other candidates. Maybe the author is taking the view that with how many times Makoto has doubled his magic power, even superior dragons and high spirits don’t have enough power to make a pact with him now? But there should be ways to handle that like they did with Shiki……
    Well, it’s refreshing for them to cut loose and show off their power a bit. I get bored with works where characters use their OPness to solve everything while everyone just gazes with awe, but it also gets a bit frustating in works where they keep their power hidden without ever showing it too. Balancing out both sides would be best.

    1. A balance is best.

      To be honest, I was worried that the contract thing was going to be a psuedo harem that the author would go Negima on and just fill up. I’m actually glad with how it turned out, especially Shiki’s inclusion.

      1. Yeah, i get that. Adding some more pact partners would be nice, but just collecting girls quickly and cheaply that way would get old pretty fast. You have to at least make the servants interesting or there is no point.

      2. At this point, I think only gods would be able to form a a contract with Makoto. Like Athena.

        *Shudder* I just thought of something. What if bug tries to control Makoto by forcefully forming a ruling pact with him, but ends up as his follower when the power balance turns the contract in Makoto’s favor?

        1. Ooo…Well realistically, that’d be nipped in the bud because neither party would want the other side’s filthy bond in a contract.

          But if it were real, I’d be happy if only because she’d replace my man Shiki as bottom bitch of Makoto’s underlings.

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  29. The translators snippets Reigokai puts here and there is good. Keep it up. Obligatory ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) lol.

    Anyway, Lucia thought she is going to be used for political marriage since Makoto’s cooperation is vital for the demons, but I doubt Makoto will accept it. Nope, simply impossible. She is not even qualified to be a maid in Kuzunoha…. well, maybe she can after she gets some training by our cute Komoe!

    Phew, feels good to read this chapter. The 2 demon lords child common sense getting raped over and over again. GGWP EZ for the Kuzunoha company.

  30. Whoao that was onw large chapter but DAMN was that enjoyable. They broke the common sense of the Demon Princess, and poor Shiki they are trainig him hard, its been a long time since Makoto strengh came into play I was grining the hole time he was facing the High spirit.

  31. (I don’t think two people this strong would decide on a master because of blood or political power. Just like what father warned, Raidou is not an opponent we want facing us. I have reached that conclusion as well.) (Sari)

    Reigo-sensei…
    Isnt … -raido isnt opponent we want to face…

  32. With the way the battle went the high spirits are probably not strong enough to make a contract with makoto. He is even stronger now that he has been practicing with his bow.

  33. “That’s how it should be-desu. Quickly get on our level. Well then Waka-sama, I will be eating the bird that is cooking itself-I mean, calm it down. Anyways, I will be back.” (Mio)

    the bird that cooking itself huh, that’s a unique point of view

  34. Hey if i remember something on shiki’s pov, he had a friend right? So wouldnt that sword emperor is like maybe something a friend of his or maybe its just one of those chuuni moves that has been recorded on makoto’s memories? But im doubting that since the question is: Is there a spell that can make a mage into a swordsman? If there is, im thinking its just one like “Overlord” but its just letting him equip warrior items and not became a skilled fighter though…

    1. There is? Although it’s usually not needed because it’s usually granted to people who have their own close combat skills. On rare occasions it’s granted to people who fight exclusively at long range. It varies from caster to caster but the one I remember always had to do with some sort of warrior spirit. The most recent spell was something along the lines of “Eihenjar shelter yourself in my body and share your skills with me!” But it’s been a long since I’ve heard that spell… since I’m still very much on the down low.

    2. Actually. Isnt shiki’s sword emperor possession spell from makoto’s teacher? Which is also hibiki’s kendo teacher it would seem. Because hibiki commented that it looked like her teachers swordsmanship and tomoe looked through hibiki’s memories and found out that makoto and hibiki both had the same teacher

      1. Well Dnd and Pathfinder have similar spells to this tho caster loses spell casting much like Ainz does from overlord. That said this is something born of Makoto’s power so Chuuni power up is just as likely. Either way don’t piss off any of Makoto’s followers…

        1. Well in the extra-chapters they talk about him and not its not his Archery teacher, but he was definetly interested in Makoto.

          1. Yeah. I seem to remember there were a number of vague references to harsh martial/survival training prior to joining archery club.
            Some to do with using a knife but not being suited to a sword

          2. Yeah, imagine that his Archery Martial Teacher has actually walked the modern Battlefield and improvised the Archery for the modern Battlefield that was what Makoto has been teached.

  35. Woow that reigokai, that was one looooong chapter.

    Also, for Lucia to be a wife for Raidou? Pfftttt, she would need to pass from Mio’s hell like trial first to even be considered in the harem.
    #GoTeamMio

  36. Thanks for the chapter!

    “7th step, ‘Hell’, release, and activation! ‘Mist Temple Nivlheim’, devour that fellow entirely—?!!” (Shiki) – Nivlheim -> Niflheim

    Niflheim is from Norse mythology as one of the….. 9? Realms.

  37. That moment when you remember that Shiki is the weakest among Makoto’s 3 followers XD

    I pretty much guessed that Mio would want to eat…Fight the Phoenix since it’s a bit that cooks itself and it won’t run out that fast.

    Sari is gonna part of the “want to get intimate with Makoto, but denied” team hahahaha

    Makoto is slowly losing his sense of danger in each fight huh…The only fight he will be troubled by is only the fight against a god huh…

    Thnx for the chappy~ Nanodesu~

    1. I think that’s reasonable. Fighting with an actual god, especially a war god, would probably make most “lesser” threats seem, well, not very threatening. (Campione! touches on this phenomenon too. :p)

  38. Hm…if they take a comrade from the demon side they would also have take one from the Hero’s side huh…
    Sounds like a pain. Reject the offer in the way Ema taught you, Makoto.

    1. Lime looks to be a perfect pick for that role anyway, so may as well just accept. Better the spy you know than the one you don’t, right?

      One a different note, didn’t Mio learn that counter magic from Reft in the first place? Because that’s hilarious.

      1. Lime was on Makoto’s side afore he came into contact with Hibiki so that’s a no go.
        As for Mio, she’s not actually countering magic. She’s devouring it with darkness magic like Makoto did with Shiki’s magic upon their final battle as enemies.

      2. I don’t think Mio learned counter. I remember she saying tried and failed to copy while observing Reft during her fight with him. In the first place the redirecting all attacks to herself is reminiscent to her spider fight with Makoto where she ate all his magic attacks. The counter attack was a black flame meaning it’s not a mirroring attack but darkness magic, her specialty, whose characteristic is devouring magic. Makoto used the same move against Shiki consuming all of his magic attacks

    2. On the Hyuman side, didn’t that princess who pretends to be a prince already raise a flag, or something? She may be too weak to form a contract, but that’s not a requirement to join Makoto. It just means she won’t attain an overwhelming power, like those who do make a contract.

      1. Mm. Maybe? But making such a move would either expose their secret or have unfavorable rumors about them( using they as a gender neutral pronoun btw). The flag was broken by the person in question due to politics. See? Aren’t politics a pain?

    1. It’s not follow but political marriage/ like how old households used to do to make alliances. She doesn’t want to follow him. It’s just she is willing to sacrifice herself for her nation

  39. Thanks 4 the chapter!

    Too bad kids, he’s not a lolicon. Wait ten more years! (If demons grow at the same rate as humans)

  40. I know this question has been asked allready, but since this is a sponsored chapter, will there be a regulr one too?
    I’d love to know this one since i can’t stop reading, because of the actions that are happening right now.
    Anyways thank you for the long chapter, I really appreciate the hard work and love this light novel 😀

  41. That was one heck of a chapter if you think about making others understand their place in the world….. Too bad for those sister that they don’t know that Mokoto already knows their plan as he can read their mind transmissions…. That would really scare them to learn.

  42. Poor Sari will be slap back to reality when he tells her his not into loli’s. She is already saying goodbye too, a pity both of them aren’t to his level there should have been at least one desirable princess out of all those demons… at least the humans have that cross-dresser prince they could present to Makoto. It seems there already a step ahead.

  43. Allow me to re-post my previous post, for location convenience sake lol

    “Thanks for the chapter, Reigokai!

    Nah, don’t be so harsh on him, Spoiler-san. I used to think “so what?” when I was “first” posts as well. It just seemed so pointless! Until that fateful day, when I got a first “first” post (or should I say “FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRST!” post LOL)! Anyway, you need to experience it to comprehend it LOL

    Now about the chapter!

    1- Man, I truly liked the sisters conversation and reactions! I think a warrior-like woman who shouts and argues would be better for Makoto, but she would be eternally at odds with Mio, so no LOL. That said, considering Saris’s POV, I think she will be the one on the “offensive”… and of course, she got “lolizoned” by Ballless Makoto already… sigh

    2- That said, the fight was really good! Though I just can’t imagine Behemut’s appearance.”

  44. What does Sari mean whe she said she might not ee the capital again??

    Because she gonna be miss raidou lol or She thinks Raidou might have felt offended and gonna turn the capital into sands….??

    1. Sari and Lucia were having a telepathic conversation involving politically marrying Raidou to create a connection and ally with the demon side. After seeing how powerful Raidou and Kuzonoha company are, she has resolved herself to be their permanent “companion” if it results in them never having to face them as an enemy.
      Although, I personally can’t see her being accepted, since 1 Makoto heard their conversation. And 2 Makoto has started doing Archery again so his power level is way higher than when he contracted Shiki. And 3 is she is with them 24/7 they would need to bring her to Asora which is a big no no

      1. It will be possible for Sari to be his companion if Makoto recruit some endanger Demon clans and Sari, as she is so dedicated to demon race, will be touched and going gung ho to Makoto haha.
        Or if she forcing / trapping Makoto to have slave contract or any demonic contract with Sari especially if Makoto as her master. Well, it will bring Mio’s and Tomoe’s wrath lol. I Expects she will be “trained” by them if that magical contract occurs.

  45. * Makoto Stopped the giant cow’s charge *
    Sari be like ” I WANT HIS BABIEs ”
    Dun dun dun

    CONGRATULATIONS SARI WOULD LIKE TO BE YOUR NEW WAIFU

    PS.
    Fighting a mid boss before the raid on a dungeon(heaven) isn’t so bad , now i want to see how their coordinate of Mio as TANK , Tomoe as VANGUARD , Shiki as SUPPORT and Makoto as REAR GUARD would turn out >:D

  46. am i reading right? 7/45$ (11)
    last i checked there was only 4 queued chapters, wow there are many generous people here, thanks for the chapter reigo-san, as well as the donators!

    1. Nice!!! But tsk!! The second illustration is such a disapointment, at least they should’ve put rona, io, hibiki(in a fur bikini armor) at least.

  47. thanks for the chapter!
    I wonder what is the ability of shikis rings 10 to 13 is? maybe creation ability? bow emperor possession which literally like being possessed by makoto? or maybe the ability to stop time in a few seconds? whatever it is im looking forwad to it. Also seems like sari is going to join makoto not make a pact cause of power difference but just a servant. “My heart and body doesnt belong to me” which somehow makes makoto a god ( well he has created a world already) and from the looks of it sari ganna offer herself (though makoto is not into lolis).
    Oh yeah just which is stronger the High Spirits or the Superior Dragons?

    1. I think it depends with what dragon and what spirit. But after this battle, i have the feeling that the spirits are around 5th until 2nd strongest superior dragon or stronger. (Bad english)

    2. If I can say something, it’ll be a pact, yes, but not the usual, it will be the demon one….. Which is technically different.

    3. Actually, I think she meant that her heart and body belong to her people (Kingdom). She’s in the state of mind of sacrificing herself.
      …Though, it still adds a Loli to his fans ! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH !

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