Chapter 11
“Wha…?”
Standing in a puddle made of his own blood, Marx froze from what he saw .
It was the figure of a man who should have died in the trap .
The fact that Iori was standing in front of him meant that he had passed through that trap and broke through the nine-headed dragon type worm .
“What’s the matter? You look like you’ve seen a ghost . ”
“Gu . Ah…… What… How… Impossible . ”
Impossible, impossible .
That’s what Marx keeps repeating, but the pain in his severed limb was real .
Iori looking down at Marx, who is writhing in intense pain and smiling derisively, is not an illusion .
And to my* horror, Iori was completely unharmed . (EN: Marx’s perspective)
Despite breaking through that many traps, he isn’t wounded at all .
“Mon- monst . . er…”
Marx’s instincts are screaming at him to run .
It’s not like the fear of death he felt from Leo .
A concrete specter of death was in front of him, laughing .
“Hiii!”
I must escape .
He crawled on the ground like a caterpillar, trying to run back the way he came from .
As soon as he turned around, he saw Leo standing at the entrance of his private room .
“Dis…frenderr…”
It had been a mistake to run away, after all .
Leo had wounds all over his body, and there was no way he could beat Marx .
(If only I didn’t run away from that man, I wouldn’t be in this state…)
Yes, by the time Marx regretted it, it was too late .
“You can crawl like a worm, but there’s no way I’m letting you get away like that . ”
“Ah, gahhh!”
The next moment, a sword was thrust into the side of Marx, who was trying to escape .
The sensation of a cold foreign object entering his body made Marx scream out .
After looking down at Marx who was crying out in pain with a thin smile on his mouth, Iori glanced at the end of the corridor .
“Well, I spent a little too much time on this . I didn’t expect Leo to be here first . ”
“Bah, aaahhh!”
Even while muttering, Iori continues to thrust and twist the blade into Marx’s body .
Marx screams out at the sensation of his insides being stirred by the blade .
(This is bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad!)
The wounds he received from Leo and Kyrie .
And with his limbs slashed off, the power of the Amatsu implanted in his body has begun to run amok .
If this goes on, he will lose control of the worm inside his body and it will rampage .
All the flesh in his body will turn into worms and Marx will die .
“You know, this is a ridiculous ending!”
“……”
He guided what extra energy he had left over to the severed limb .
The wounds pulses with a squish and swell up significantly .
Slamming the worms on both of his legs on the floor, Marx jumps backward .
“Guh!”
At that moment, the blade that had been stabbing him shredded his side, but he couldn’t afford to worry about it .
Next, in place of both lost arms, he sprouted a worm that was as big as one head of the nine-headed dragon .
“Ghosts! Don’t get in my way now, ah!”
Two worms attacked Iori in an attempt to swallow him whole .
Iori who let his guard down the moment he cut his limbs won’t be able to dodge such a close range attack . (TN: 四肢を切断したと、伊織は完全に油断しているはず。 至近距離からの攻撃を、躱せる道理など――――、)
“Devil’s Eye: Heavy Compression . ”
The two worms didn’t reach Iori but were crushed under the magic along with a wet, unpleasant sound .
“Ah… . . ha…?”
“Hmm . I checked carefully with my magical eye, but I didn’t find any kind of magical item . ”
“Thank you . By the looks of it, it doesn’t seem like he has any more trump cards . ”
A girl appeared from behind Iori .
She has shiny silver hair that swings with magic and her eyes are dyed red .
The girl that according to Luzer was a demon .
“You… too… alive…”
“You can’t kill me, a former Demon King, with a simple trap like that . ”
“Former… Demon King?”
I can’t understand what the demon race in front of me is saying .
A former demon king?
I’ve only heard from Luzer that she was a demon .
“What do you mean… . . ”
“I won’t be talking to any more of you vermin . ”
“Nah… . ”
Marx is stunned, but Iori is approaching him .
“I want to be done with this as soon as possible . ”
“Haa…… Wait, wait………”
“I’ve waited long enough . You’ve been doing this for 30 years, haven’t you?”
Laughing, Iori comes closer with every step .
Ever since I met him, Iori has been smiling happily .
Despite his expression, I can’t feel any emotion in his eyes .
The look in his eyes is not the kind you give a human being .
(Dying . I’m going to be killed . This me……? Dying…? (No way . )
“Ah…”
My body is wriggling .
I’ve lost too much magic power .
There is no more time to spare .
“I’ll die……”
I was finally assigned to the first squad .
I still don’t have a woman .
I still have things I want to do .
And that’s what happens?! From the middle of nowhere, killed by a ghost from the past!?!
“I won’t accept it! I’m not the kind of person to die in this place! There’s no way I’m going to allow this to end like this!”
Marx’s abdomen wriggled and rose greatly .
What appeared was a worm’s oral cavity, with countless fangs growing out of it .
“Aaaaaa! Let me eat it! Feed me! Feed me! Feed!! Me!!!”
The mouth cavity opens wide and releases its power .
The ultimate power given to me by George and Lily .
“My heroic power! The power of heroes cannot be defeated by ghosts! You guys just need to be my food!”
“–【Hero Reproduction】”
Iori’s muttering can’t reach Marx’s ears anymore .
I’ll just squeeze all the magic power out of these guys and kill them .
With these guys’ magic power and flesh, even after completely healing the damage I’ve received, I’ll still be able to change back .
“Mental magic [Usurpation]!”
The wide-open oral cavity of the mouth eats Iori’s magical power .
Now it’s just a matter of time before you’ll be able to get a good idea of what’s happening .
Iori can’t do anything about it and is still being sucked of his magic power .
“Hahahahahaha! What do you think? Ah! This is my power!”
While absorbing every ounce of magic he can, Marx sneers at him .
If I take away this much magic, even if it’s the ghost of a hero, it’ll dry up and then…
“Is that it?”
–Nothing .
Iori, covered in magical power that must be dozens of times larger than the amount Marx had taken away, was standing there with an unconcerned expression on his face .
“Ha, nah, mental image, magic…?”
At the same time as Marx muttered in dismay about the identity of the magic power Iori is using .
“Well then, I’ll have to give it back . ” — “Mental magic [Usurpation]”
At that moment, Marx’s vision covered in darkness .
His body temperature dropped and a freezing chill ran through his entire body .
The moment his vision returned to normal, the magic power had been stripped from Marx’s body by the roots .
“Ko, ka……”
The worms on both legs and the oral cavity he had created in his abdomen were falling to pieces .
The sense of depletion from being deprived of magic power makes it impossible to even move my body .
(Wha……what is this… This is mental magic [Usurpation]? He cast the same magic?)
Marx and Iori’s usurpation can’t be compared to each other .
Iori, with a cold expression, looks down at Marx .
“Damn it…… I…… still ah……”
In the middle of the corridor, Marx was crawling to escape .
Why does this have to happen to me?
It’s weird, it’s wrong .
This is all Leo and Kyrie’s fault .
“I’m going to kill them… I’m going to shatter you into a million pieces……! That bitch should be raped to death……”
“You still have plenty of time ahead of you . ”
In front of the raging Marx whose consciousness began to slip out, Iori slowly lifted one of his legs .
“I’m sorry to break your joyful fantasies of killing and raping, but do you think you still have time for that?”
The lifted leg hovered over Marx’s groin area .
Even with his mind fuzzy from pain, he could understand what Iori was trying to do .
With blood draining from his face, Marx shouts:
“O… Hey!”
“Don’t worry . It’s an unnecessary organ . ”
“Wait… . wait, wait, wa–“
There was a cracking sound .
A stunning sound like an egg being crushed .
“Ew . ”
Marx’s face turned green and his vision flipped over .
Marx’s consciousness darkened while his mouth was foaming along with vomit .
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In the basement of the mansion, there was all the necessary equipment for capturing and playing with sub-humans .
Like the Colosseum, there is also a space where you can enjoy watching the battle between sub-humans while looking down on them from a high place .
There lies Marx, still unconscious with white eyes .
Elfi and I are watching from the audience .
“Really, what disgusting taste: torturing people with potions . ”
Looking at the Colosseum-shaped room, Elfi spat that out .
All the demi-humans who were made to fight here must have been kidnapped and brought here .
And then they were treated like a spectacle in this kind of basement, starting with the sexual treatment .
“So he’s going to be suffer the same treatment . I’m going to let him experience for himself what he has been doing . ”
While talking about it, there was a movement below .
“Ga…ah, ow . ”
Marcus, who had passed out, woke up moaning .
Then he immediately felt the pain in his crushed groin and cried out loudly .
He was breathing shallowly like a dog, groaning periodically, feeling like he was going to vomit again and again .
Looking down at such a ridiculous figure, I called out to Marx .
“Are you awake?”
“………?”
When I call out to him, Marx, whose face has turned pale from the intense pain, turns his gaze to look at me .
“Wha……… What are you going to…… do to me……”
Marx asked, looking terribly frightened .
“Don’t worry . We won’t do anything to you . ”
“…What?”
It wasn’t long before Marx tried to ask back .
“Gah! Ah……… Gahhhh!”
A gurgling, damp sound echoed through the Colosseum .
Changes were coming to Marcus’s body as he quivered around on the ground like a caterpillar .
Flesh all over Marx’s body wriggled about and countless worms grew through his skin .
Unlike when he was making them himself, Marx seemed to be in extreme pain as the worms grew arbitrarily .
That body is probably part of George and the others’ research .
Using the homunculus technology, they probably transplanted samples of my magic power and the cells of several demons into his body .
Enabling the use of a pseudo usurpation magic skill .
That’s about it .
Considering the fact that Olga and the others were completed, Marx is a failure .
In addition to only being able to use a limited amount of power, his output is not even close to that of the real thing .
Furthermore, if the person himself is severely damaged and loses a large portion of his magic power, he will go out of control like that .
It can only be described as a useless and failed product .
“No good… Gotta . . Contain… . ”
Marx’s skin was slowly discoloring .
If left unchecked, Marx would have turned into a big worm in a few minutes .
–Of course, that would be boring on its own .
The worms that had sprung up all leaned on their sickle necks at once .
The circular mouths, with fangs peeking out, are pointed at Marcus .
“Ga……… . …… . . ah?”
Immediately after – the worms began to bite at Marx all at once .
“Gee, ahhhhh!”
A series of buzzing sounds of flesh being bitten off .
The worms, at their discretion, devoured Marx’s flesh and shed his blood .
“What, what!?
Marx, who was being devoured by the worms, didn’t seem to be able to keep up with the situation .
“I told you . We’re not going to hurt you . We’re done with the preparations since long ago . ”
At my words, Marx huffs up .
“What… Don’t tell me you’ve…”
From my pocket, I took an empty bottle and showed it to Marx .
One of the illegal drugs in storage .
It’s a ‘starvation drug’ that induces an intense feeling of hunger and appetite to the person who consumes it .
“I drugged you while you were sleeping . Your worms must be hungry . ”
“Wha…?”
“But no one is here except you . There’s nothing to eat . ”
“—“
Plastered despair on his face, Marx’s eyes widen .
“Then what are the worms supposed to eat? With a little thought, you’ll find out, won’t you?”
“Ahhhhhhhhhh… . ”
Marx’s scream echoes through the room .
Yes, I don’t have to do anything .
“-You’ll just end up being eaten to death on your own . ”
Even while the worms are devouring his entire body, Marx who has no limbs is unable to resist .
All he can do is cry out and squirm around like a worm .
Oh, no .
There was one thing I could do .
It’s about time the drug started to take effect on Marx .
“Those worms are eating you because they’re hungry . That’s why you, the main body, should just get your fill . ”
“Hee…………… . . ”
“I mean, you can eat the worms, too . ”
In response to my kind advice, Marx exclaimed, “Don’t fuck with me!”
It didn’t look like he would eat them .
I didn’t know he could still afford to say that while being devoured by the worms .
Marx refused, but it would be too easy to just get eaten by the worms and die .
I’m not going to let him off that easily .
So I showed the empty bottle to Marx again and said, “It’s okay, I didn’t give the ‘starvation potion’ to the worms just to feed you to them . ”
“Ahhhhhh!”
At my words, Marx’s face changed from pale to earthy brown .
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“Hah… gafu, ga”
Then, a few minutes later .
There was the figure of Marx, who was himself eating a worm while the worms were eating his body .
“Fuu… Fuguuu”
The sound of gurgling and chewing echoes through the air .
With tears streaming down his face and spitting up the green liquid over and over again, Marx continues to eat the worm incessantly .
Marx himself must be suffering from an unbearable hunger at the moment .
But the worms were eating faster than Marx .
By the time Marx finished eating the fourth worm, the worms had shaved off enough flesh to expose Marx’s bones .
“Gahhhh! Fuuuuuuuuuuut!”
“What’s the matter? You’ll get eaten alive if you don’t do something about it . ”
“Please…”
Marx pleads with me as he spits out a piece of meat .
“No more, no more… hurt, hurt, please, no more!”
Because of the intense pain, the speed at which Marx ate slowed down .
It’s about time .
“I’m sorry– please he-lp me!”
“Oh, there are some good ones . This will cure your wound . ”
Then I took some bottles out of the pouch .
There is a blood-red liquid in them .
Naturally, this is also the drug I took along with the “starvation pills” .
“Hurry! Hayagudazuge oooh!”
I opened the bottle and sprinkled the red liquid over Marx who was writhing below .
As the liquid soaked into Marx’s wounded flesh, the flesh regenerated in an instant .
The sensation of the wound healing made Marx feel at ease, if only for a moment .
Immediately afterward, the worms bit into the healed wounds again .
“Ah, aaaaahhhhhh!”
At that moment, a scream incomparable to the ones before rang out .
“Ahhhhhh? Why, what is that?!”
He rolled around on the ground and the healed part rubbed against the floor .
With that alone, Marx vomited from the intense pain .
His eyes went white, he was jittery, convulsed, and lost consciousness .
And soon, the worm eats his flesh, waking him up screaming in pain .
“No way, no way! That, That’s the! God’s drop?”
“That’s right . ”
The red liquid I poured on Marx .
It’s a drug called “God’s Drop”, the same as the one used for demi-human females .
While capable of healing any wound, this drug has some side effects .
One of them is the sensitization of the nerves .
Marcus’s nerves are so sensitive now that even the slightest splash of water can cause him to faint .
I wonder how much pain it would cause him if his flesh was shred while in such a state?
“Abu……Baba, Baba”
Again, Marx passes out with foam coming from his mouth .
Marx would blow bubbles and faint, but the worm would soon bite off his flesh and wake him up from the extreme pain .
Repeating this over and over again, crying out in pain, Marx began to eat the worm again .
‘Aagh! Stop! No more! Ahh!”
But soon Marcus began to cry .
“I’m sorry…! I’m sorry! Sorry!”
I was mute watching Marx pleading desperately .
“Ka, I wanted money! George and the others offered me a lot of money to steal the magic items that were supposed to reach Amatsu . It was an accident!”
In the same state as a caterpillar, Marx rubs his head on the ground as if he is on his knees .
“But… Giiiii . Ah, ah, the money I got from those days, I’ll pay you back several times over! I’ll give you any kind of magic item! We’ll release any sub-humans we caught, and if you want, we’ll be sub-human pandering! If I can get my hands on them, I can make sure those sub-humans in the city get better treatment! Heh, peacefully…… . . we can do it!”
He’s desperately trying to figure out what to say to get me to help him .
‘I can do peace’, I see .
That’s a tempting offer for ‘Hero Amatsu’ .
“If I cut down the worms entirely, you might survive . ”
Marx’s face lit up .
“If you use an ordinary potion, the wound will be able to heal . ” The “starvation potion” would wear off after enduring it for a while, and the “God’s Drop” could be used at least once . There shouldn’t be any lasting effects .
“Th-then…”
Marx has a look of anticipation on his face .
I throw God’s Drop at his head .
The wound heals in the blink of an eye, and then the worms eat Marx’s flesh again .
“Gogaaaaaaaahhhh?”
“There’s no way I’m going to help you . ”
How can someone who has shown us so much malice and tried to kill us think that we would help him?
Really, I don’t understand .
“I am here for revenge . You know what revenge is, don’t you? It’s just like you said yourself earlier . You betrayed me for your own good . ”
“Be-betrayed!? Ye-yeah I did steal the magic items, bu-but only one time!! No more! I-I didn’t do anything to deserve this!”
That’s the most hilarious thing I’ve ever heard .
“‘Substitution Amulet’ and ‘God’s Protection’ . ”
Had these magic items arrived in my hand, the results would have changed at that time .
“Have you not done anything that would have brought you to this point? I did, and you did . You put my death in the balance for your own greed . That’s all that matters . It doesn’t matter if you had a direct hand in it or not . ”
Without a single omission, without any compromise .
Because I swore an oath to take revenge on you guys .
“G………gaaaaaaaaaah! But………oh, it’s too much! And yet you’re a hero!”
“Don’t you know that? ”Hero Amatsu” is dead . You see, you guys killed him . The ones here are just ghosts that have come back to take revenge on you . ”
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no! I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to eat anymore!”
Like a spoiled child, Marx yells out .
“Forgive me, forgive me! Please, let me loose!”
The reply to those words is simple .
“I’ll decide whether to forgive you or not . ”
I laughed at Marcus who couldn’t bear it anymore and said, “I’ll never forgive you . ”
The look on Marx’s face as I told him this:
Intense pain, hunger, fear of death, despair at the betrayal of hope .
The look of deep regret for his actions, knowing that his death is inevitable .
How I wish you hadn’t done that .
I’m taking my revenge to see you guys cry out and apologize from the bottom of your heart .
“Someone! Someone help! Anybody, please!”
He’s given up on asking me for help .
Marcus started asking for help from someone else .
“Who’s not here? Luzer! Lord Luzer! Ahhhhhh, Kyrie! I don’t care if it’s Disfrender! Whoaaaaaaaaaah!”
No help is on the way .
I took care of most of his men, and I stunned most of the rest of them and rolled them over .
Luzer is not the kind of man who comes to aid .
When it comes to Kyrie and Leo, I can’t help but laugh at the nerve of being able to ask those two for help .
He cried out realizing nobody was going to help .
“Mea…… . . ! I’ve got to eat . Meat, meat, meat . Ahhhhhhh . ”
Along with a crunching sound, Marx ate the worms regardless of what he said .
Bite, bite, bite, bite, bite, bite, bite, bite, bite, bite, bite .
“Bu, ah … gahhhh!”
No matter how much he eats, it won’t cure Marx’s hunger .
I’ve given him enough starvation potion to get him through this .
“Geh… oh . ”
Then Marx continued to eat .
Every time he couldn’t move anymore, the god’s drops would heal his body and he would begin to eat again .
Perhaps because he ate an amount of worms that exceeded his limit, Marx’s abdomen was ripped open and worm flesh was protruding from inside .
“Hagh … ugh … huff, huff, huff . ”
Still, Marx won’t stop eating .
He can’t stop .
So when Marx starts to get weak again, I pour a God’s drop on him .
“Ahhhhh . ”
“Don’t worry about it . There’s still plenty of God’s drops to go around . ”
When I smiled at him, Marx began to scream loudly .
“Ah……… Ahhhhhh! No! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa–!”
And again .
Only the squishy, chewing sound continued to resound in the room .
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A few minutes later .
The chewing sounds had already stopped .
I could no longer hear Marx’s screams .
The only sound that could be heard was the sound of something thrashing around .
“………”
Only a large amount of blood remains where Marx had been .
That man was nowhere to be found .
All that was left was the last surviving worm .
I walked down, below the spectator’s seats, I looked down at the worm .
The last worm shuddered like a fish washed ashore .
I lifted my jade sword and swung it downwards .
“—-Geez . ”
A small demise .
It was severed, and the worm died .
Seeing that, I couldn’t help but mutter .
“–disgusting . ”
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