Part 4
Having left the group to move around individually, Izayoi was jumping on top of roofs of Hamlin city to look for his prey. Realising that the floor underneath his foot started shaking due to the song, Izayoi smiled in euphoria.
"Oh....? I thought it was a precision kind of Demon, to think that he could change the crust, really makes people expectant. Didn't think that he had that much strength. And the architecture of this city....ha, so that's how it is, if the Gothic city contained Renaissance architecture, then the pre-arranged strategy would have been seen through."
Climbing to the top of the tallest building, Izayoi looked around.
The sunset dyed Hamelin in orange, while the terrain contradicts what knowledge Izayoi had. Probably referencing Izayoi with another different timeline.
However, the city that was based on the legend was particularly sophisticated.
"Although the structures are quite a mess...but that should be the church, and Burgundy Rawson Street right? So attention should be focused on that place? Okay, it's time for me to go——"
"——Before that, let's have a duel, Brat!"
After that explosive sound, the building Izayoi was stepping on started to burst open.
Even the foundations that held the building together were smashed, the wooden building completely disappeared, leaving no traces.
After he heard the voice, Izayoi reflexively jumped towards the sky to try and dodge, but the pursuing Weser leaped from behind and grabbed onto Izayoi's face.
"You......!"
"This is payback! It's my turn to start things!"
Swinging the huge flute, Weser slammed it hard on Izayoi's abdomen.
This strength of the strike was totally on a different level than last time, with shockwaves spreading on Izayoi's body, he was flung to the river, where he bounced on the surface a few times before landing hardly on the shore.
'Puu!' Izayoi spat out blood and wiped his blood, before standing up and staring at Weser.
"......So you had something up your sleeve, that was quite effective."
"Of course. Don't think you can take me as lightly as before, brat, this is the first time I've gotten divinity since I was summoned. If it ended too easily, it will be too disappointing."
What? Izayoi stared at Weser in surprise.
Laughing with a 'KaKa', Weser forcefully swung his flute sideways.
Followed by that was the ground shaking.
"Yup, that's right, this is strength earned by demons who have [Divinity].....! KaKa! This is very exaggerative eh, brat! The one hundred and thirty deaths could bring power, but it can't even be compared to this! The me of now can even be compared to the planetary crust!"
Once again Weser swung his flute. It was said that the shift in the planetary crust could bring about airflow, cleaving away Weser's flood, the river then flowed upwards, drowning the buildings by the riverside.
This unmatched strength, and the snake deity Izayoi had fought in the past could be said to be very different. Comparing the [Divinity] received by a snake and [Divinity] received by a Demon, there was an overwhelming gap between both sides.
Noticing the abrupt increase in strength, Izayoi exposed an arrogant smile.
"......Ha! What is this! I wanted to enjoy it a little bit more, and in the end you changed to match my preferences! Makes me really happy, right? The real [Pied Piper of Hamelin]."
The real [Pied Piper of Hamelin].
Being pointed out, Weser smiled in response.
"So the one who solved the puzzle was indeed you, brat."
"Yup. But I won't lie that I was tricked until the last moment. I know for a fact that everyone else aside from you are counterfeits, modeled after the Black Death, becoming the [Hamelin's legend after the year 1500]."
Bringing himself up to his feet, Izayoi announced the answer to the puzzle.
—Year 1284, John and Paul diary 26th of June. 130 children born in Hamelin were seduced by a piper, dressed in all kinds of colours , the children were all lost at the place of execution near the hills.—
The inscription about the legend, [Did not have a joker that could manipulate rats]. After the peak period of the Black Death in the 14th century, the legend about the pied piper of Hamelin started to surface about rats and a Joker who could manipulate them.
"The Grimoire written by Brothers Grimm portrayed a [Different kind of fairy tale's demon]. Which was the one called [Rattenfänger] which was a counterfeit. And also about this town's architectural style..........it should be called [Renaissance of Weser] buildings right? And these pink coloured buildings only appeared after the late 15th century. The reason why you did not launch the Hamelin grimoire at the start, was because you do not want to be locked out of the year right? If the Gothic style architecture changed into a Renaissance-style kind of city, then it would be more evident."
Weser could only shrug in response to Izayoi's questioning.
"Thus, we can conclude that the black death and rat manipulator are fake. After all, the theory behind why black death appeared was, because of the black spots and infected rats."
"..............."
"Although [Strom] looks like the real deal, it is only just a cover up. The inscription was written with [Disappeared near the hills] and [Hill] refers to the hills adjacent to the Weser River, also a metaphor where the children died in the disaster. In other words Storm also points to Weser river. That huge soldier is nurtured by you guys, a monster unrelated to the legend of Hamelin — Based on the above reasoning, only Weser is in line with the original inscription of the pied piper of Hamelin."
Izayoi pointed at Weser.
"And then there is the Grimoire of Hamelin. Before being summoned into Little Garden, this gift can intersect a timeline from the year 1284 to the year 1500 of the [Pied Piper of Hamelin], therefore the summon occurred. Let me see..... If the summoning Grimoire would be destroyed......What would happen? I think the seal on Shiroyasha will disappear and, you all will vanish right?"
Weser only listened quietly to Izayoi's speculations.
Treating the silence as acquiescence, Izayoi started to conclude.
"In regards to the background of the legend of the piper and chronicle produce of Black Death, I originally thought that they were more theories......but since you acquired divinity, it makes a likely candidate answer stand out."
With excitement and cold sweat trickling down his spine, Izayoi unveiled the truth behind the Demon Lord.
"The joker and the source of infection that was the rats in the legend of the pied piper of Hamelin, both of them had the same nickname. This nickname brings about death. In other words.........[Death]."
—God [Black Percher].
Izayoi speculated that this is the true gift name of the Demon Lord.
Hearing all his theories, as if treating Izayoi as some sort of rare animal, carefully watching him.
"Aiii......Hey, brat."
"What? If there are mistakes feel free to correct them."
"No, there is none. What should I say....Is that, I still think you should switch over to our side? You will definitely develop more on the Demon Lord side."
Facing this sincere face of poaching, Izayoi rejected after laughing out loudly.
"Sorry, but I reject. Although the Demon Lord looks interesting, but I have other motives."
"Oh? But you also don't look like the kind of easy opponents that will stall for time."
Talking about here, Weser suddenly released out an astonishing vindictiveness.
"Last resort, go and die! Brat!"
"That was my line! Low class demon!"
The impact of the roar created from the blows not only affected Hamelin, but even the land around them started to vibrate.
Izayoi twist past the flute that could manipulate strong vibrations, and went for a close kick. Due to his bad posture, Weser could narrowly avoid Izayoi's attacks.
This time Izayoi turned his body, avoiding all of Weser's downwards wave of attacks produced like a song, crushing everything.
"Heh! I am not just only strong! Kid!"
A huge air tearing sound came from the magic flute.
In response to the sound, the earth and river destroyed Izayoi's foothold, at the same time erupting upwards. Izayoi who was high up in the air kept his face that was full of boredom, before happily staring at Weser.
"Very good, very good.......! The climax is here!"
With Izayoi's free falling, Weser sat back and waited at the bottom.
Facing the strength that could change crustal movements, Izayoi only relied on his fist to tackle.
Engage.
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