Chapter 81
The demon lord brandished the sword she used for self defense .
Things have really taken a turn…
“Demon lord-sama, I’ve brought this wake up medicine to try to bring you back to consciousness . I have no intention of harming you . ”
“But I can only see that green-colored drug as poison . ”
Frankly it did have a lurid color that made it seem like poison no matter how you looked at it…
“That’s just what it seems . Once you take it, I’m sure you’ll be saying ‘Ah~, so nasty! But give me another!’”
“There’s no way I can believe that! If you want me to believe you so badly, then defeat this Provat Pecola Aryess in a duel to prove your innocence!”
“H-How can that be considered proof…”
“It’s simple . If you really intended to harm me, then you wouldn’t let me live . But if you were really trying to help me, then even if you win you wouldn’t follow up and try to kill me . ”
I see . That does make sense but…
“Doesn’t that mean I have to one-sidedly defeat you…?”
“If you were to die, then that would be that . The only fact that would remain would be that I’ve slain an assassin . There’d be no problems for me . ”
That’s some pretty harsh things she’s saying without any hesitation .
I could still run away without fighting, but if I were to do that then the opportunity to give an explanation and straighten out the situation would be totally lost . It could possibly even end up in an all out war . There’s also the concern that they would execute Beelzebub and Vahnia as well .
Then the only choice left was to let our fists do the talking .
I focused my mind .
Overwhelm the enemy .
“Now, Azusa-san . Come!”
I kicked the floor and approached the demon lord .
The demon lord took her large sword and gave a high speed horizontal slice .
Wooosh!
“That was dangerous!”
“Huh, to be able to dodge that… What frightening speed…”
The demon lord seemed bewildered .
As expected of the demon lord, there was no doubt she was highly capable . With an enemy this strong, then I could let loose and attack without hesitation . I was still a bit troubled as to whether or not it was fine to even attack her in the first place though .
Once more I closed in, but that sword really was dangerous . The demon lord wielded her sword with great speed . It seems that she’s had a lot of training in some school of swordsmanship .
It’s not like I can’t draw closer, but there were still a lot of uncertain elements . I didn’t want to fight while taking any risks, and I shouldn’t be taking any either . If I were to lose, then my family and my friends, many people may die .
“If you keep taking your time, then that elf’s life will be in danger you know . ”
Those words lit a fire inside me .
“Hurry up and have at me . ”
You don’t even need to mention it .
If it’s to protect my family, then there’ll be no compromise .
I used all of my strength to accelerate my body .
Then– I gathered all of my power and let loose my fist .
Towards her sword .
The demon lord, whose sword I struck, staggered back and bumped against a wall .
“Woah there…”
“With this, the fight is over I’d say . ”
“That’s quite hasty of you . You were able to break my balance yes, but you haven’t really driven me to a corner yet . ”
“Is that right . It seems like you still don’t get it . ”
I always wanted to say something like that .
“I’ve already destroyed it you see . ”
Shorly after, the sword crumbled to pieces .
With a dumbfounded look, the demon lord dropped her now useless sword .
“For that to happen…”
“No matter how much you’ve trained your body, there’s a limit to how strong a weapon can get . ”
The sword was in the way, so I broke it . It was the quickest route to saving Harukara .
After destroying her weapon, it was my turn .
I sped myself up even further .
Then I slammed the area right beside the demon lord’s face with all my strength
Boooom!
It was a frighteningly fierce kabe don[1]
The wall even had cracks on it .
At last, the demon lord’s expression started to become strained .
It didn’t seem like the demon lord could fight without her sword . If she was someone who could fight with her fists, then she wouldn’t be looking so ready to flee .
“Demon lord-sama, this is checkmate . ”
I didn’t let any anger show on my face and tried my best to give her a smile . But I’m sure my eyes weren’t smiling at all, so I was probably giving off quite some pressure .
“If we keep going it’ll be my win . It’d be better to stop don’t you think?”
The demon lord was looking at me with upturned eyes . Was she trembling or something? She wasn’t saying a word .
“Will you listen to what I have to say?”
“I, I… I will…”
“Please save Harukara . That girl is just a bit clumsy but she bears no ill will . Also could you make sure that no crimes fall upon the demons who helped me as well? This was all just one huge and unfortunate misunderstanding . If demon lord-sama gives her pardon, then everything will be cleanly resolved . ”
“Yes, onee-sama . ”
As I was wondering about the weird name she called me by, the demon lord closed in and hugged me .
“I’ll obey every word you say onee-sama! Please treat me well!”
“Um, what’s this about onee-sama…?”
“I’ve always yearned to find someone who was stronger than me that I can look up to . I thought that Azusa-san would be perfect for that role, so I gave you a test . ”
A test? She started this fight on purpose!?
“From now on I’ll be living my life full of love and respect for you onee-sama, so please look after me . ”
“Um, demon lord-sama… I’m honored to have your love and respect, but could you first guarantee the safety of Harukara and the others…?”
“Ah, please don’t be so polite with me . Please say something like ‘Provat, release my family,’ in a tone as if you were commanding me . ”
Er, did this person have a few, slightly unusual, proclivities…?
Come to think of it, I might’ve read somewhere once that people in high positions tended to have some masochistic tendencies…
However this was to save Harukara . I didn’t like giving out orders, but I’ll have to this time .
“The name Provat isn’t very cute . I’ll call you Pecola instead . ”
Her name was Provat Pecola Aryess after all . Though since she was a demon, I didn’t know which part of it was her surname and which was her given name .
“Yes, onee-sama . ”
“First, quit sticking so tightly to me and let go Pecola . ”
“I’m sorry, onee-sama . ”
She obediently followed my orders and let go, seeming extremely happy .
[1] kabe don (壁ドン) is done in the situation where there’s an aggressor and a victim, and the aggressor has the victim backed against a wall . The act itself is when the aggressor slams their hand against the wall (kabe) beside the victim resulting in a don sound . Usually this is done in order to intimidate the victim, making them seem unable to escape, then proceeding to threaten or extort the them .
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