Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) - Volume 12 - Chapter 27

Chapter 27: 27

12-27 . The Whereabouts of the Prophecy

Then, the prophecy in a world where gods exist is--

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While drawing blue afterglow, I go through the Royal Capital's sky fast with Flash Drive .

--Found him .

I land before the man in black clothing who's jumping through roofs--the high level scout belonging to [Light of Liberty] .

Landing while crossing my arms and with both legs straight, I want to retort myself who do you think you are .

I call out to the scout who turns around going to run away after seeing me .

"Where do you think you're going?"

Arisa retorted me, "You should've said 『Where are you going huh』 there!" through [Tactic Talk], but I'm not interested in making a joke now, so I ignore her . <TLN: Apparently it's a Castle in the Sky's reference?>

"Would you return the things you've stolen in the royal castle, thief-kun?"

"■ Item Box"

The scout obediently opens his Item Box and takes out a small bag out of it .

I thought he was just faking it, but since the marker I've put on my [Chant] orb reappears, it seems to be the real thing .

"Good prudence . I'll stop myself from tearing you limb from limb . "

While still being silent, the scout throws the small bag with my [Chant] orb inside, high in the air . It's probably for making a chance .

I fire around 10 [Short Stun] toward the scout, and approach the small bag with Flash Drive .

Yosh, got it--

『Return』

--the small bag disappears just before I'm about to catch it .

The scout who's using shadow as his shield below me is currently entering his own shadow while holding the small bag on his hand .

--Tsk, shadow magic huh .

No, this guy should only have light magic and holy magic .

Then, this must be an ability of his item .

"I won't let you!"

I dive into the indefinite shadow that the scout has made .

I intrude the sub-space created by the shadow vigorously .

I can't see anything since there's no light, but the AR reading and the radar are different .

The markers I've put on the scout and the [Chant] orb tell me his location .

I couldn't do anything when I went into the shadow created by the [No-Life King] during Mia's kidnapping, but it's different now .

I fly with Flash Drive in the shadow space, snatch the small bag from the scout and put it into my Storage .

And then, I immediately put all the orbs inside in a special folder .

Safe . I feel relieved now .

Next, I just have to escape .

I was able to go out before by yelling fiercely .

I can probably do the same now .

"Retrieval complete!"

The black space is broken, and I'm back at the Royal Capital .

"I-impossible . Who are you bastard! It's too nonsensical . Interfering the space not with magic but yell . . . .

--LWEEENN .

I heard a sound like someone's strumming glass .

What is that sound?

"D-don't tell me, you're not a hero? Y-you bastard, are you god, no, that kind of stupid thing shouldn't be . "

Red rope-like patterns appear on the skin of the scout who's begun talking in slur .

His back is transforming .

Apparently, this guy is a fiend drug habitual user .

I don't know the cause, but perhaps, his monster element is stimulated when his mind gets disturbed, it's probably the same reason as a reincarnated person changing into demon lord .

I don't have any duty to save him, but I'll be sparing myself from seeing splatter film-like scene before my eyes .

The fiend transformation probably stops if his magic power is drained .

As if obstructing me from invoking [Mana Drain], several sakura-colored feelers fall from the sky .

I invoke the magic as is, create Holy Edge on my hand and cut away the feelers .

The scout's marker disappears after he was swallowed by the sakuramochi demon .

I open the map to check, but the scout hasn't died yet .

His current location is in a place where map doesn't exist .

--I might have misunderstood something .

I move to the sky above the sakuramochi demon with Flash Drive .

Its remaining health is only at 20% .

"Liza, beat it . "

"Understood . "

While leaving blue light tracks, Liza charges at the sakuramochi demon .

Behemoth that's controlled by Mia blocks the feelers that are trying to attack her, while Arisa uses space magic to reflect the advanced magic shot by the demon's chanting head .

And then Liza who's approached the sakuramochi demon by combining the golden armor's Aerial Step and Flickering Movement pierces the sakura-colored body with her white spear .

Defensive magic walls repeatedly stack in front of the sakuramochi demon to block Liza's white spear .

However, those are meaningless .

Liza's white spear penetrates the sakuramochi demon's defensive walls as if ripping a thin film .

--Dragon fang penetrates all that exist .

The fang is effective even when it's separated from the dragon's body .

--Dragon fang ruins even demon lords, it's the ultimate blade .

In that case, no matter what defensive walls, there is no way that it won't penetrate the defense of a mere greater demon .

Liza's dragon spear, Heiron, pierces the sakuramochi demon's body, shaving its remaining health completely .

"That spear is unfair poyoooo"

While leaving that scream, the sakuramochi demon disappears into sakura-colored mist .

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So it's really like that--

I'm not looking at the sakuramochi demon, but the marker I've put on it .

During the time before it's revived, the demon's location is like with the scout, [Space without map] .

Looks like I misunderstood what Ten-chan said .

The way to defeat the sakuramochi demon is not by [Using forbidden magic that has enough power to destroy the surrounding space], but using forbidden magic that can [destroy the surrounding space], otherwise the demon can't be defeated .

Right about then, the shout of Mito whom I've almost forgotten echoes .

" . . . . ■■■■■■ Divine Destruction!!!"

The sound of rain like it's from countless wind-bells reverberate in the royal capital sky .

The next moment, Mito's magic destroys the magic circle that was covering the whole Royal Capital .

"You did well Mito . I'll leave this body to you, just leave him to me . "

Ten-chan who had even less presence shouts out joyfully, and loses her strength as if her battery's been cut off .

--What is this guy doing?

" . . . . Connection Lost . Confirming the user's log-out . Restoring the right for avatar's control . Shifting to autonomous mode . Mito, please order me . "

"Acchaa, victims would likely appear if Ten-chan's real body comes . "

If I'm to believe Ten-chan's robotic words, until just now, the real Ten-chan was controlling this homonculus from some place away .

And, judging from what Mito has just said, Ten-chan's identity is--

"Alrightt! Defeated it for the seventh time!"

Arisa's energetic words interrupt my train of thought .

Just like earlier, the sakuramochi demon is disappearing into sakura-colored mist .

If the secret to its revival is just as I've guessed, then--

I turn off all the AR readings and sharpen my mind .

--There!

The slight odd sensation when the demon is appearing in the normal space--I've caught the gap .

That gap might be as small as a single molecule .

--However, a gap is a gap .

If I can break the shadow subspace, then there's no reason for it to not work on the same subspace .

"Woooooo!"

With a loud scream that doesn't sound like me, I wrench open the gap in space with both my hands .

"Outrageous poyo! If it isn't Origin Magic--"

I heard some interesting words, but destroying the demon takes precedence now .

I strike the 90 small sakuramochi demons lurking in the subspace with [Condense] and [Laser] combo, infringing them .

--The poyo poyo is noisy, but I won't leave even one of them remain .

After destroying the last one, the log displays that I've defeated a greater demon .

The jet black mist disappears into the sky together with the crumbling space .

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The radar displays the scout man once again .

I thought that he was killed together with the sakuramochi demon, but he seems to be fine .

The scout who's sitting on the ground with his back facing me is muttering something like he's delirious .

The stimulation of the pattern on his body has stopped, it's blackened, so it seems the worst case scenario has been avoided .

It'd be troubling if his muttering is a spell, so I strike him with three [Short Stun] .

I move next to the scout with Sky Drive while carrying the [Thorn Foot] ivy for binding him on one hand .

--Something is bothering me .

When I rotate my thought to grasp whether I've overlooked something, the real nature of the odd feeling is revealed .

--That's right . It's the feeler of the sakuramochi demon .

Why did the sakuramochi demon save the scout?

From the demon's point of view, men are nothing more than toys .

The [Short Stun] magic is blocked by the scout's body .

The sakuramochi demon's parting gift huh!

Then-- .

" . . . . . ■ Invoke Deity"

The scout who's holding a huge magic core on his stomach, holds it up to the sky, and then the next moment, intense white light engulfs .

It might be too late, but I immediately invokes [Laser] and bisect the core that the scout is holding .

--It was for the sake of buying time for chanting this spell huh .

But there's nothing happening even after I've readied myself .

The scout who's finished the spell has become mummy-like and falls to the ground .

I wonder if the core he was holding evaporated at the last moment, I don't see it anywhere .

. . . . Maybe, the chanting failed?

"Hey? What was that just now?"

"It seems he was trying to make god descend . . . "

Arisa absentmindedly asked .

"Satou! It's dangerous, the spirits are clamoring, they seem like they'll cry . Every child is trying to dive into the ground . The above seems to be scary, the above you know . "

In accordance to Mia's warning in unusually long sentences, I look up to the sky .

--I see three black lines with the moon on their back .

The instant I saw those lines, I was caught in chilly fear as if icicles had gouged out my body from inside .

Even though my Fear Resistance is at maximum, it's no use .

The fear cannot be completely removed .

Tama slips behind my mantle and holds onto my leg while trembling .

Mia is holding tightly on my other leg .

At present, it seems only me, and these two can perceive the dreadfulness of those black lines .

"Nana, activate 『Castle』! I allow the release of the limiter so use it!"

"Yes, Master . 『Castle』 Mode Start . "

"Everyone gathers near Nana! Lulu, activate 『Fortress』 too . "

"Y-yes!"

I also catch Mito and Ten-chan's cast-off with [Magic Hand], and gather them with everyone together .

Following Nana, I also activate [Castle] mode like hers .

This is the superior version of the [Fortress] that was used in the fight against the floormaster, it has more than three times the defensive power .

"Eh? What's this magic? It's the same level as the Holy Shield and the Holy Armor, but the magic power is knitted strangely . It's too precise . Humans shouldn't be able to knit magic power like this . . . . "

Mito who sees the defensive wall of [Castle] that our golden armor created mutters such things like she in delirium .

However, I don't have the leeway to keep her company right now .

Even though it should have been fine with this, my Crisis Perception doesn't stop .

--Right, I've forgotten .

"Arisa, please get ready with your space magic . "

--The prophecy that Sera told me was [Nightmare visits the Royal Capital, Black Calamity alight from the heaven] .

"Eh? It'll interfere with Nana's defense you know?"

"Use it when the defense created by the three of us are broken through . When the time comes, escape from the Royal Capital . "

--The former was probably about the sakuramochi demon . Then what about the later?

Everyone is surprised at my words and turns around .

Arisa asks on behalf of everyone .

"Are those three lines falling from the sky that dangerous?"

"Ah, if my guess is correct then--"

I take out the Divine Sword from the my Storage .

--The enemy this time is god .

<TLN: The author doesn't specify quantity, so I'll leave it ambiguous . >