Chapter 36: 36
"A giant of light--so the God has manifested itself!"
When I turned toward the captain, I saw a yellow giant near the place where apostles and demon lords were fighting .
"Liedill, evade it!"
At the vice captain's shout, I leap forward without checking the surrounding and wrap myself in the mantle created from the rat demon lord's pelt .
"GUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
I could hear the scream of a colleague behind me .
The city in front of me is bathed in yellow light, turning into white salt .
"T-the Magic Eater Birds!"
I heard Dazlim the tigerkin knight screaming .
The flying [Magic Eater Birds] are falling apart while leaving trails of white salt .
"Divine punishment of the Gods huh . . . . "
"That kind of cursed god, just call it evil god . "
I've never been able to get along with vice-captain who always butted head with me at every occasion, but I agree with him this time .
Crisis Perception that didn't act until a while ago is ringing an alarming warning .
"--What's that shining thing?"
From between the light peeking through the clouds, countless shining objects showed themselves up .
Although the outlines are vague, they look like cubes .
"Familiars of the evil god are they!"
They must have appeared to help the evil god .
"They're comin' here too!"
"It appears they've deemed us as God's enemies--All members of 『Temple Knights』, let's show them evil god our real strength . "
"""OU!"""
Responding to the captain's order, everyone goes to challenge the cubes .
"Magic swords ain't working on them eh?"
"My great holy sword Monofoshi Zao ain't doing good either . "
Just as my friends have said, my cherished sword feels like it's cutting water .
These cubes seem to be a kind of apostle too .
"All members, I allow the use of the white sword for fighting apostles!"
The white swords coated in dragon fang powder is restricted in their use .
The captain was preserving it until the fight against evil god, but he probably judged that it would have no point if we died fighting the cubes before that .
"It's working! It's working!"
"Of course! They're the secret plan of His Majesty the Emperor and Tactician-dono . "
As long as we have the weapons, defeating the cubes that are only fast but bad at cooperating is easy .
We defeated the cubes one after another .
Our only concern is the remaining coating of the white swords-- .
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"Liedill! Come!"
Lion knight Gizlem called me .
"Sir Gizlem?"
"The captain has ordered for some Temple Knights to gather . "
"But we can't leave this place . . . . "
"Shut it! This is an order! Leave those cubes to Vice Captain Gwalba . "
Lion knight Gizlem caught my arm and dragged me to the gathering place .
--The Imperial Palace?
I was taken to the palace in the center of the whitened imperial capital .
There are 13 Temple Knights including me in front of the palace gate .
"Captain! At this situation-- . "
Just when the bespectacled rat knight Mobitt was going to flare up at the captain, right at that time .
"--Wha . "
A huge purple beast broke through the palace and showed itself up . It looks like a grotesque-looking wild weasel beast .
The beast turned its eyes at us .
--Scary .
A terror enough to make me want to run away from this place immediately grasps my heart .
"D-demon lord . . . . "
When I muttered that, the other knights besides the captain drew their swords .
A lot of the swords have already lost their white luster .
"Restrain yourselves! You are before His Majesty's presence!"
I can't digest the captain's words .
"--Do you not understand?"
"Tactician--dono?"
A reincarnated person who looked similar to Tactician-dono showed himself up from the palace .
That smooth bald Tactician-dono shouldn't be able to grow such long purple hair .
"That is His Majesty . He has casted away his weaselkin body in order to challenge the God . "
There are certainly light of wisdom in its grotesque eyes .
"Hear me! You have the tenacity not to lose yourself in battles . "
Urged by Tactician-dono, the captain straightened his posture and shouted out .
"Therefore, we grant you these . "
There are several twisted dark purple horns that give off dull light on a floating plate beside the captain .
"T-this is?"
"Entrusted by His Majesty, the ancient artifacts--Twisted Demon Horns . "
I can feel terrible miasma and curse from the Twisted Demon Horn .
"If you use the Twisted Demon Horn, you can fight against the God and obtain a power that exceeds even a hero . "
Hearing that, my colleagues show a daring smile and gather in front of the twisted horns .
"However!"
The captain continued his words as if stopping my colleagues whose hands were reaching toward the Twisted Demonic Horns .
"However, it requires a great compensation . "
The captain looks up at His Majesty who has turned into a beast .
『Noble knights who seek freedom . 』
A voice tingled with mysterious reverberations are echoing in front of the palace .
『For the freedom of people . 』
It's unmistakably the voice of our respected Majesty .
『To liberate mankind from its rulers . 』
His words are filled with determination and sorrow .
『I expect you to abandon everything as a man . 』
After saying that, His Majesty turns toward the yellow giant .
"We will not force you . "
The captain said that and took a nearby twisted horn without hesitation .
Seeing that, my friends also scrambled for one .
The last remaining Twisted Demonic Horn .
Pressured by everyone's stare, I took the last one .
After ascertaining that, the captain pushes the Twisted Demonic Horn onto his forehead .
"For our desire for freedom!"
After shouting that, the captain's white fur undulate, changing into a grotesque with bubbling sounds .
Even after seeing such a terrifying transformation, my friends only drew their breath and pushed the Twisted Demonic Horn onto their foreheads .
"""For our desire for freedom!""""
My friends are turning into grotesques .
They lost their figures as people, losing even their sense, my friends roared like a beast .
Crunching and clanking sounds that are unthinkable coming from people reach my ears .
Repulsed by the excessive dread, it seemed I had dropped the Twisted Demonic Horn .
I reach my hand at the horn in a hurry .
However, a hand covered in white fur appearing from behind me picked up the Twisted Demonic Horn .
"Vice Captain!"
The owner of the white hand was the vice captain Gwalba .
"This is mine . It's too early for you--"
Gwalba's mouth forms a crescent shape and then he shouts, "For our desire for freedom!" out loud .
I had a feeling that Gwalba who had changed into a grotesque muttered faintly, "--You just stay there . "
"Go! Greater demons! Army of liberty who serve under Demon God!"
Tactician shouted at my friends who had changed into grotesques .
"Now is the time to break the chains and shackles called blessing of the foolish Gods!"
The laughing Tactician looked like a devil who entices people into depravity .
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『My good luck to them!』
With His Majesty's blessing, light purple light rain down on my grotesque friends who have gathered around His Majesty .
His Majesty turns his face at me .
『Liedill, my knight . Make sure to watch the last battle of our empire until the end, and bequeath it to the future generations . 』
"--Your Majesty?"
His Majesty's line of sight moves to the Tactician .
『Tactician . My gratitude for all your work so far . Return to your master . 』
His Majesty and Tactician are staring at each other .
--Your master?
His Majesty's words are as if-- .
"Is that so, then I will hand over the last firework (romance) to her . "
After showing a priest staff with red protuberance to His Majesty, Tactician presented it to me .
The thing I spontaneously received should be the magic device for [Self-Destruct] that His Majesty spoke of before .
I reflexively accepted it but as I have to protect His Majesty's life, there is no way I activate this self-destruct device .
"Farewell, Tarou . Building the empire with you was truly fun . I will await for good news in a faraway land . "
Tactician who had said his farewell was turning vague like a haze and then he disappeared like he was dissolved in the air .
Being at a loss, I can only look at the self-destruct magic device in my hand .
『March on, my loyal knights! We will kill Zaikuon!』
His Majesty led my grotesque friends toward the battlefield .
I watch over their fight from the white imperial palace that has no one remaining .
The beautiful imperial capital gets destroyed by the storm raged from the battles, disappearing into white sandstorm .
The empire with all its dream, hope and glory disappeared like a short-lived dream .
Even after turning into grotesque beasts, even after devoting their loyalty to His Majesty my friends are disappearing into white mist every time they touch the yellow giant .
Alone, by myself again .
"Aah, please don't leave me . . . . "
There is no way anyone hears that mutter, the yellow giant is walking step by step toward the palace .
It's as if there's something that the yellow giant seeks in this palace-- .
※Next, "15-37 . Divine Punishment (6), Hero VS" is scheduled for 12/25 .
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