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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 396: If You Know What You Should Do, You Won’t Prioritize Incorrectly.
Chapter 396: If You Know What You Should Do, You Won’t Prioritize Incorrectly.
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And so, amidst those lively days, our journey proceeded smoothly. Publicly, we were seen as part of Hero Schwarze’s party, but in reality, my demon king party reached our initial destination of the village of Tsuson without any issues…“Huh…?”
“…Hey, Hero. What in the world is going on here?”
Arriving at the village, the villagers were going about their lives as usual. It was a small village surrounded by forests, so it was not bustling like a city, but there didn’t seem to be any sign of an epidemic.
“Ed, is this…?”
“Hmm…”
Schwarze’s expression showed confusion, mirroring our own. It’s quite strange that what was supposed to be confirmed information before I arrived in this world—namely, that this village was afflicted by a curse disguised as an epidemic—seems to be incorrect.
(What’s going on? What caused the curse to disappear?)
“Oh! Are you perhaps the Hero!?”
Just as I began to think about the cause, an elderly person approached us. It was someone I had seen in the previous loop, but there was a noticeable difference in their demeanor.
“I am indeed Hero Schwarze, but who are you?”
“I apologize for not introducing myself sooner. I am the village chief of Tsuson. My, my, to think that the esteemed Hero would grace our humble village with your presence, it fills me with immense gratitude.”
“The village chief? In that case, there’s something I’d like to ask…”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Actually, we heard that there was an epidemic spreading in this village. So, we came here to solve that issue…”
“An epidemic…?”
The village chief, who in the previous loop had a pallid complexion and pleaded for help, now tilted his head at Schwarze’s question and then chuckled softly.
“Hohoho, what a jest that is! See here, all the villagers are as healthy as can be! Hey, everyone! Come here for a moment!”
“What is it, village chief?”
“What’s up, chief?”
“Hey, haven’t I seen that person somewhere before…?”
“Everyone, this is Hero Schwarze! How about it, Hero? Do we appear to be afflicted by any illness?”
“No… I don’t see any…”
The village chief and the gathered villagers all had healthy skin and seemed perfectly healthy from every angle. But with that being the case, there’s one thing that doesn’t quite add up.
“Hmm, can I have a word?”
“Demon… End?”
Suddenly, Schwarze exclaimed in surprise as I tapped him on the shoulder. But I continued speaking, paying no attention to his reaction.
“Hey, Hero. You came here because you heard that this village was afflicted by an epidemic, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Well, then it’s quite strange, isn’t it? If the disease had been cured while you were dawdling, I could understand. But the village chief said he didn’t even know about the epidemic in the first place. So, where did the initial information—that this village was afflicted by an epidemic—even come from?”
“Well… could it be that someone deceived me, the Hero?”
“That’s a possibility, but… Village Chief, may I ask you something?”
“What may it be?”
“The shrine deep in the forest… Did you do anything to the cursed statue that should be there?”
“The curse, you say…”
To my question, the village chief suddenly lowered his head. No, it wasn’t just the village chief. The expressions of all the gathered villagers vanished, and they just stared at me… directly at me.
“A curse, you say? How dreadful. That is a divine statue imbued with the miracles of the gods, you know? Yes, indeed. God did not abandon us, who were supposed to perish from an incurable disease! With their great power, they saved us!”
“Village Chief!? What’s gotten into you!?”
Unable to keep up with the sudden change in atmosphere, Schwarze voiced his confusion. But I remained alert, prepared for the unforeseen… no, the expected future.
“God has spoken to us! With this sacred power, we are to vanquish the wicked Demon King! Therefore, we are the messengers of God! Our mission is to bring peace to this world in the name of God!”
“I see… Yes, that’s very admirable, but if you would just leave these matters to me, the Hero—”
“Rot away in the name of God! Now, everyone, let us destroy the wicked Demon King!”
“Yes!”
“What!?”
“I knew it!”
With their eyes gleaming white, the villagers all rushed towards me at once. But I swiftly dodged them and retreated to create some distance.
This village was under a curse. But the villagers said there was no curse. Then where did the curse go? The answer… it had been overwritten by the power of Gpd!
“Damn it, so it’s going down like this this time! Tia, can you put them to sleep?”
“Sorry, no chance! It won’t work on opponents this excited!”
The villagers, displaying physical abilities that seemed beyond those of ordinary people, attempted to capture me, prompting me to desperately flee. While I believed I could easily handle being caught using my banishment skill, there was a possibility that their powers, bestowed by the “fragment of God,” could neutralize mine.
That’s why, while continuously dodging, I asked Tia for help, but it seemed that convenient nullification was difficult to achieve.
“H-Hey everyone! Stop this! Yes, he’s an impertinent man claiming to be the Great Demon King, but he’s a different Demon King thant the one threatening this world… a different Demon King? What the!”
“What nonsense! There can’t possibly be different Demon Kings! If you are gonna interfere, we must eliminate you, even if you’re the Hero!”
“What!? Uwaaahhh!?”
Some of the villagers surged towards Schwarze as well. Of course, if Schwarze were to unleash his full strength, he could easily defeat even the villagers enhanced by the power of God.. However, not knowing what to do against ordinary people, Schwarze desperately pushed them away with his hands.
“Enough! We can’t just stand here! Everyone, grab your weapons! Swing your hoes, stab with your sickles, throw rocks to defeat the Demon King and his companions!”
“Are you insane!? Stop this, stop it!”
“W-Wait!? What should we do, Ed!?”
With blades, blunt weapons, and even rocks being thrown, it was becoming increasingly difficult to endure. Schwarze reluctantly drew his sword to parry the hoes and sickles, while Tia repelled the thrown rocks with her wind spirit magic.
But there were limits to this. As long as the villagers were present, the attacks would not cease… so the only option left for me, the supposed Great Demon King, was this.
“Hah!”
“Kaha……”
Swinging the sword cloaked in black darkness, the villager in front of me exhaled and collapsed to the ground. I hadn’t directly cut them, so there wasn’t a scratch on their body… but simultaneously, their body ceased all movement.
“Demon King!? You can’t possibly—”
“Don’t worry. I just incapacitated them. If I didn’t do this, we would eventually be overwhelmed.”
“Stop joking! In order to save yourself, hurting innocent villagers is not something a Hero should do!”
“…? That may be true, but unfortunately, I am the Great Demon King. I have no intention of being so considerate to those who try to kill me.”
A slash, and then another. The advancing villagers fell, and lifeless bodies accumulated at my feet.
“Stop it! Please stop! Villagers! Demon King… please, stop!”
Despite her agitation, Hero Schwarze, overwhelmed and unable to exert his full strength, was being pinned down by the villagers. His anguished cries fell on deaf ears. The panic of the villagers, fueled by the power of God, showed no signs of abating, and I continued to wield my sword.
“Mommy! Mommy! Kill the demon… You die too!”
A young girl, shaking her motionless mother’s body, approached me with a small blade, the kind used for peeling fruit. If she’s coming at me…
“STOPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!”
“…It’s over.”
“M..om…”
In front of Schwarze’s screaming, the girl collapsed with a thud. With that final swing, I completed the incapacitation of all the villagers.
