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I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched (Web Novel) - Chapter 368: The More a Self Proclaimed Schemer Postures as a Villain, the More Easily They Seem to Run Out of Schemes
Chapter 368: The More a Self Proclaimed Schemer Postures as a Villain, the More Easily They Seem to Run Out of Schemes
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“Could it be you, Kongiku? Why are you here!?”“Why? Well, because I was asked by your esteemed self over there.”
“So, why!? Why would you listen to this guy’s request!?”
“Hey hey, isn’t it because you set it up that way?”
“Huh!?”
I shrugged my shoulders and replied, and in response, Hyde, looking disgraceful or intentionally exaggerated, raised his voice wildly. His expression seems to have lost its human decency… well, it’s too late to be concerned about that now.
“Why!? Why!? Why!?!”
“Why are you always like this, Hyde, wanting to know everything? Look, Her Majesty the Queen over here, she was probably threatened by you, right? So, if I go and listen to her, and if I say it’s a favor, it’s only natural that she would agree. You and I are fundamentally the same existence, you know?”
“Guh!? Wh-What!? Th-This can’t be…!”
Queen Kongiku of the Demon Realm was one of the countless individuals who were threatened by Hyde. That’s why, when I secretly infiltrated her room using the [Mirage Shift] she wasn’t surprised. Feeling a similar aura to Hyde within me, she listened to my story.
Furthermore, I know Kongiku’s secret, just like Hyde. Based on the vague information obtained by the first-round Jinku, I’ve now confirmed it. With such a background, I proposed a slight negotiation… and Kongiku agreed to cooperate with us.
“………Do you understand, Kongiku? If you….. make an enemy out of me, your secrets will quickly spread!?”
“Of course, I understand completely. However, that is only if Hyde-kun can get through this situation, isn’t it?”
“Heh, hahaha! You think you’ve exposed my secrets and cornered me, huh!? How foolish and absurd… Very well. Let’s stop the petty tricks. I’ll plunge the entire world into the mire of war, staining the souls of heroes with the despair and tragedy created by humans! Regret provoking me, for you shall regret it to the fullest!”
With those words, Hyde’s body began to dissolve and sink into the ground. However, without panicking, I summoned a familiar metal frame into my hand.
“Manifest [Akashic Compass], The lost item is the main body of Demon King Hyde.”
“Here I go… Hoo!”
In response to my request, Hyde’s new form, dwelling within the metal frame, was projected. And when Kongiku saw that… when she identified Hyde’s figure, she conjured a golden fan into her hand, raising it towards the sky. Pink petals danced around, and there appeared Hyde.
“…………..What…!?”
“Oh, Queen-sama, truly amazing.”
“Hohoho, I’m honored by your praise.”
“Wha-what!? Why!?”
“Why the rush? You’re well aware of this power, aren’t you? Well, it’s truly remarkable, you know.”
Queen Kongiku of the Demon Realm. Her commonly known ability was the power to teleport to a place where a spell has been previously inscribed. However, there was more to it than that. Her power includes the ability to forcibly teleport everyone, including herself, to the location she was currently looking at and the power to forcibly teleport the person she is looking at into her line of sight.
It’s an extremely dangerous ability just by hearing about it, and Kongiku, who has such power, was being unilaterally threatened due to the problematic nature of Hyde.
“Your ability to act as you pleased until now was due to having countless avatars spread throughout the world. Entrusting the position of queen requires believing in the extraordinary luck to effortlessly and surely confront opponents who cunningly threaten oneself, without any countermeasures against one’s abilities, and instantly hitting one correct answer out of hundreds. Of course, it would be different if you were cornered enough to make such a risky decision, but you always balanced that well. That’s why this distorted hierarchy existed…”
“When I heard the story from this gentleman here, I couldn’t believe my ears. A magical tool that can easily and reliably project the appearance of the desired person anytime… Fufufu, with this and my power combined, there’s nothing to be afraid of, right?”
“That’s why, because of that, your efforts to prolong the conversation and prepare for escape during that gap were all in vain. How does it feel to have experienced a premium waste of effort? Hm?”
“You, you, you, youuuuu!!!”
Laughing mockingly, I faced Hyde, who was furious and rushing towards me. I understand he’s infuriated because he’s being retaliated for what he usually does, but there’s no obligation to take the straightforward punch driven by anger, especially when it’s not particularly fast or strong.
“There!”
“Ugh!?”
Just by tripping him a bit, Hyde fell spectacularly. His physical abilities, in my estimation, don’t quite reach the level of a first-rate adventurer… in short, he’s weak. Probably, it’s the side effect of creating and controlling a large number of avatars, but the details don’t matter much.
“Do you have anything to say before the end?”
I had let him bark enough. Drawing the [Dawnbreaker] I aimed its tip at Hyde’s nose on the ground. Hyde scratched the ground vigorously and repeatedly pounded his fist on the earth.
“Darn it, darn it, darn it! Why, why is this happening… Just a little more, and I could have become a higher being!”
“A higher being…?”
“Yes. According to my calculations, the transmutation of existence requires three powers One of them, the power of the Demon King, I had from the beginning and was steadily increasing it by manipulating the world from behind the scenes. The second one is the power of the hero. It should have been obtainable if this plan went well, as it represents the will of the world itself. But even then, it’s not enough. I planned to make these two mine and use them as a stepping stone to obtain the final power…”
Cutting off his words for a moment, Hyde casually rolled over on the spot. His face, now visible, had about a quarter of the upper left melted and missing… and from there, something white was peeking out, shining.
“Fate has come dancing! The power of the Gods, which I had no idea how to obtain, came to this world! So, I seized it and incorporated it into myself! Therefore, there was only one more thing left, just a little more! Hence, there was only one more, just a bit left! Despite encountering such a miracle… why did you appear at this very moment!? If only you weren’t here, if only you weren’t present at this moment…!”
“That was unfortunate timing. But, a plan that crumbles with just one uncertainty is nothing more than that. Even if you had become the so-called ‘higher being,’ the end would have been only slightly delayed.”
“Stop pretending to know everything…! Enough! Then, as you say, let’s end this!”
“You think you can…!?”
Hyde, with his remaining eye wide open, unexpectedly tried to stand up. Naturally, I stabbed Hyde’s head with my sword, but the intense pain transmitted through the tip reflexively made me pull my arm back.
“You, what the–“
“Kuhahaha… If this is the end, and if you bring an end to me, then I will put an end to everything from my side! Now, fragment of the God! Rather than you devouring me, let you be devoured by me! Let this world, which refuses to recognize me with the power of the Demon King, meet its end!”
Inserting his hand into the hole in his head, Hyde crushed the fragment of the god. Instantly, the surroundings were filled with light, and a massive pillar of light rose.
“What…!?”
“……!!”
“Hey, we can’t stay here! Emergency evacuation!”
Panicked Kongiku’s voice echoed, and in an instant, our field of vision switched. The pillar of light, which suddenly became distant, slowly changed its shape… and what appeared there was a giant figure of light, towering far above.
(T/N: A JRPG BOSS)
