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Phew, thats taken care of Wait, whats going on here!?After easily cutting down the Night Walkers attacking Magna, I couldnt help but curse. It seems I made it just in time, but I have no idea why this situation occurred in the first place.
Ed!
Oh, Tia. Sorry for leaving you behind.
We were in a hurry, so it couldnt be helped. More importantly, why are there Night Walkers here?
Who knows? At least as of yesterday afternoon, they shouldnt have been here
Of course, we didnt leave this village to search for rare medicinal herbs. As our relationship with Magna was finally starting to work out, we were pursuing the next objective namely, trying to retrieve the Demon Kings power that had been defeated by the hero.
Thats why I was using the [Akashic Compass] to find the location of the nearest Night Walker and heading there but when its reaction suddenly reversed and pointed towards the village, I was genuinely surprised. I happened to be checking because Night Walkers are more active at night, but if I had slept normally until morning, I feel like things could have gotten quite serious.
Oh, theres still some reaction left. Tia, can I leave Magna and the others treatment to you?
Understood. Its not like I can defeat Night Walkers anyway.
Haha, thats what we call the right person for the job. Well, Ill be back in a bit.
Smiling at Tia, who spoke with slight dissatisfaction, I headed towards the center of the village. There, I saw an exceptionally large Night Walker, and it seemed someone was fighting it Hm?
Oh, could that be Barugo and Erun? Then that person in armor is
Hey, you! Dont come any closer!
A handsome man wearing familiar armor called out to me as I stopped a short distance away.
Um, whats this about? And who are you?
Huh!? Not knowing Hero Reiholdt, what kind of country bumpkin are you!? Ive never seen someone who knows less than Barugo!
Hey Erun, isnt that going too far!? Someone who knows less than me Wait? Was I just insulted too?
Rest assured. Barugo , you are always the champion of idiots.
Theres nothing reassuring about that at all!?
At the words of the beautiful girl-like boy who spoke with exasperation, the giant warrior swinging a large axe raised his voice in protest. Hmm, if these two are accompanying him, then that must indeed be Hero Reiholdt.
Ah, sorry for being a country bumpkin. Well then, Ill lend a hand
Wait! This opponent isnt so simple
Here we go.
What?
As I swung [Dawnbreaker], the giant Night Walkers right arm was easily cut off. Moreover, it lost its light and crumbled as a bonus.
What!? H-How is this possible!? From what I can see, thats not a Luna Metal sword, so how
Hahaha, just because Im a country bumpkin doesnt mean Im weak, you know? Take this!
With each swing of my sword, the Night Walkers arms and legs flew off. Its true that normally, Night Walkers cant be completely defeated without Luna Metal weapons, but the source of a Night Walkers power is originally the Demon Kings power. I was just retrieving that power as I slashed, so theres no need to use the Power of the End.
At that moment, as if in a last-ditch effort, the Night Walker extended something like needles or spears from the shell on its back and launched them into the air. They were probably meant to rain down on us, but
Such a crude attack wont hit me!
At the stage where they were floating in the air, I had already activated [Hermes Dash] and slipped into the Night Walkers range. From this angle, the attacks couldnt reach me I thrust my sword upwards for the finishing blow, and casually touched its body at the same time.
Got it! It worked!
The connection to a fragment of my power transmitted through my palm. It was too faint with the small fry earlier, but it seems I can trace it with a big shot like this. Now all thats left is to retrieve it and there we go.
This is truly the End. Good work.
Ooooooooo
With the Demon King completely disappearing into me, the giant body of the Night Walker, having lost the premise of its existence, began to crumble. As I hurriedly jumped back, the mountain of rust was blown by the wind, beginning to melt and disappear into the sky as pale blue particles.
Whoa, amazing! That huge thing was defeated so easily!
No way, a general-class Night Walker, so easily
Who on earth are you?
From behind me, the heros party threw intense gazes. It seems I cant just run away silently from this.
Ah, well. Im, you know that. Kind of like a descendant of a clan that has been training to defeat the Demon King, separate from the hero?
Ive never even heard of such a thing?
Of course not. If our existence became known, wed be the first targets of the Demon King! Besides, we were good at defeating minions Night Walkers, but we couldnt do anything about the Demon King itself So, you know, right person for the job! Man, we were saved! Its all thanks to the hero defeating the Demon King!
Is that so? But still
Reiholdt showed his confusion at my rapid-fire explanation of the setting I had just come up with. But I couldnt let the flow stop here and be questioned, so I continued piling on words without losing momentum.
Thats right! Oh, by the way, that was probably the last of the minions? The rest have definitely been defeated by my comrades.
This is, of course, also a lie. But the part about it being the last is almost true. Now that the Demon King itself is gone, its certain that all Night Walkers will crumble and disappear by dawn at the latest. That much of a margin should be well, fine, probably.
What!? Is that really true!? We did it, Yuusha-sama! This means our clean-up journey is over!
Barugo!? Theres a limit to how stupid you can be, believing the words of such a dubious person!?
What are you saying, Erun? This guy just showed us incredible power right before our eyes! Its stranger to doubt what happened right in front of us!
Ugh, thats Y-Yuusha-sama!?
Thats right. Of course, we cant just believe it as is, so verification will be necessary, but
Reiholdt paused for a moment and approached the mountain of rust. He picked up the last handful that remained, and it too melted away into particles of light.
Perhaps the end is unexpectedly anticlimactic like this. Thank you for your help. Um, you are
I silently shook my head at Reiholdts question. I have no intention of giving my name. Theres no need for a third hero in this world.
For that very reason, I secretly activated [Mirage Shift]. The hero and his companions were surprised, their eyes widening as I disappeared, each showing their own reactions.
H-He disappeared!? Whats going on!?
Perhaps he was some kind of deity or spirit?
I dont know. I dont know, but surely with this, the world has truly been freed from the threat of the Demon King. Oh God, may this gentle veil of night continue to envelop all the people of the world.
Reiholdt quietly prayed, looking up at the full moon shining in the sky.
(I dont think that guy will listen to such wishes, though.)
Listening to this up close while still invisible, I just quietly smiled wryly and left the scene.