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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 406: Even if No One Is at Fault, Everyone Can Still Get Hurt.
Chapter 406: Even if No One Is at Fault, Everyone Can Still Get Hurt.
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“Listen, Ed. I do trust you, but that doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want, okay? What do you think I felt chasing after you when you suddenly ran into an alley carrying a little girl?”“No, I… I truly am sorry…”
Sitting seiza on the cold ground of the alley, I was relentlessly listening to Tia’s lecture. Visually, it totally looked like I was kidnapping a young girl, so I guess this is somewhat justified.
But behind Tia, the Demon King, was smirking as if to say ‘serves you right’. I’ll definitely punch her later. I am the Great Demon King who shows no mercy, even to little girls.
“Ed? Are you listening?”
“Ah, yes. I am listening earnestly.”
“Really! So? Why did you do this? And, was this girl someone you knew after all?”
“Ah, about that. She is…”
“Fufufufu, be amazed, Elf girl! I am a part of the true body that reigns over this world, the Demon King!”
Interrupting me, the Demon King girl pompously puffed out her chest. However, upon hearing this, Tia looks slightly surprised before gently patting the girl’s head.
“Wow, really? That’s amazing.”
“What!? Why aren’t you prostrating instead of patting my head!? Aren’t you a servant of my Lord!? Then, as a part of him, I am also your master!”
“No way. And if that’s the relationship, don’t you have any questions about what I’m doing right now?”
“Hmm, now that you mention it… Then who is this Elf girl? Ha!? Don’t tell me, a sordid relationship with my Lord…!”
“No way! Ha, let me introduce myself again then. I’m currently going by the name Ed, and this is my partner, Tia.”
“I am Lunaritia. Nice to meet you, um…”
“I am the Demon King!”
“Yes, I got that, but… don’t you have a name?”
“No! There is no one in this world worthy of naming me, the unique and most powerful being!”
“Ah, I see… Hey Ed, how did other Demon Kings with names handle this?”
“Hmm? I guess… they probably came up with it themselves?”
Thinking about it, indeed, who decided the names of Demon Kings was quite a mystery. They might be named by someone who raised them, or perhaps someone just arbitrarily started calling them by a name, but I suspect they generally think of it themselves. At least, the Demon King Last clearly said she came up with her own name.
“Maybe you should think of a name for yourself? Or would you like us to come up with one for you?”
“How presumptuous to name me! Besides, I don’t need a name! I am the unique and most powerful being in this world, the Demon King! There is no other Demon King, so ‘Demon King’ is sufficient for me!”
“But Ed is here now, isn’t he?”
“Guuh!? That is…”
At Tia’s remark, the Demon King girl’s eyes welled up as she looked at me. I mean, what am I supposed to do with that look?
“Ah… then how about this. From today, you’re Mao. You’re Demon King Mao-chan.”
(T/N: It’s yet again like in the fairy world, Maou means Demon King/demon king in japanese, so Tia made it Mao)
“Hyaaaah!? A name!? My noble name, reduced to something so casual and arbitrary… How cruel, how cruel! Waaaah!”
“That much crying!?”
At my earnest attempt at naming, the Demon King girl, now Mao, started crying and clinging to Tia. As I watch, wondering what to do, Tia began gently rubbing Mao’s back.
“There, there, don’t cry, Mao-chan.”
“Waaah! My precious thing has been taken away so carelessly by my Lord!”
“Well, Ed’s naming sense is indeed terrible.”
“Eh? Uh, Tia-san?”
“But don’t you think ‘Mao-chan’ has a nice ring to it? It’s certainly much better than ‘Brilliant Gorgeous Elf,’ don’t you think?”
“Hic… that’s just because ‘Brilliant Gorgeous Elf’ is too terrible. It’s like telling a Large Rat swimming in a sewer that it’s ‘not as smelly as a dung-covered Goblin.’ That’s no consolation at all!”
What should I do? I feel like crying a bit… No, I’m not crying. Making the Great Demon King cry is quite something, right?
“Well, think about it? Imagine that hero boy you were staring at… Yuto-kun, was it? Imagine him calling you ‘Mao-chan.'”
“That is… well, it’s a bit embarrassing!”
“Fufu, right? Being called ‘Demon King’ is one thing, but being called ‘Mao-chan’ will surely make you much happier. So it’s fine, isn’t it? Being Mao-chan.”
“So, it is. Alright, from today onwards, I am Mao!”
“Congratulations, Mao-chan! Come on, Ed, clap too!”
“Congratulations…”
From a tearful face to a triumphant smile, Mao seemed pleased with my naming, and I clapped half-heartedly. If you look at the results alone, there’s no problem… Haha, good for her.
“,,,,…Then, let’s just stick with that for the name. In the end, you are――”
“Mao!”
“So, now that the name is settled, what exactly were you doing there? I mean, I know you were watching the hero, but what led to that situation…?”
“Hmm. My Lord, are you interested in learning about the life that… or rather, the Demon King life that brought me to this point? And asking for an explanation means you’re not planning to dispose of me immediately, right?”
“That’s correct. It appears we can communicate, and you don’t seem to have malicious intentions, so I’m not considering taking any action at the moment.”
“…As a payment, do I need to offer my seductive nice body—”
“I don’t need that! I have no interest in a brat like you!”
“Is that so? But that Elf girl over there isn’t much different from me… Hic!”
Feeling Tia’s glare from behind, Mao flinched.
“Mao-chan? What is it?”
“Nothing!? Nothing at all!”
“Ooh, Tia-san is quite fierce today…”
“Ed?”
“Nothing.”
Somehow, I feel like everyone here was experiencing an unnecessary amount of distress. What is this place where no one benefits? And my legs were starting to hurt.
“Hey, Tia. Since we’re outside, should we change locations to talk?”
“That’s a good idea. What do you want to do? Should we go into a shop, or should we get a room at an inn?”
“Let’s go to an inn. Even if someone overhears us, they’ll probably just think it’s nonsense, but better safe than sorry.”
“Got it. Is that okay with you, Mao-chan? And are you alone? Are you traveling with someone or have you taken a room somewhere?”
“Hmm? I am a noble being, unmatched by anyone! I would not stay in a mere human inn! My lodging is the world itself!”
“So, you’re acting alone and camping out. Then there’s no problem.”
“Hmm. My Lord, shouldn’t you choose your words more carefully when addressing a maiden?”
“I don’t care! Let’s go… let’s take a detour.”
“If we go back to that place, it might cause a commotion.”
“My Lord is truly thoughtless and unprincipled.”
“You, I’m definitely going to punch you later.”
“Waaah, Tia-dono! My Lord is scary!”
“Ed?”
“Grrrrrr…”
Suppressing my rising anger into my fists, we passed through the alley to the main street and started walking through the town in search of a suitable inn.
