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Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu (Light Novel) - Volume 9, Chapter 4 - The Lonely One – Part 3
Volume 9, Chapter 4: The Lonely One – Part 3
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Diablo readied his magic staff.
So Rem was taken over by Modinalaam.
By some chance, he might have made the wrong choice……
However, he did not regret it.
「Modinalaam, I shall make you regret having laid your hands on my property. I shall defeat you, and take Rem back!」
「Nay. I have surpassed perfection.」
「Mu?」
「In mine own defeat in the earlier battle, there were two reason for it. First was the difference in knowledge──I hadst not known of thee, and thou hadst deep knowledge of myself and the other Demon Kings.」
Certainly, that was probably the deciding factor.
Diablo had a general grasp of Modinalaam’s numerous techniques.
Since they were nothing but attacks of Demon Kings that he fought against in the MMORPG Cross Reverie, he knew about them very well.
Conversely, his opponent didn’t know that Diablo was able to do Magic Reflection.
Since the Demonic Being Ourou was in the enemy encampment, he should have had that information though……
Was it self-conceit due to strength?
Information sharing wasn’t done.
For example, a walkthrough site wouldn’t be made for a game that could be cleared without any sort ingenious solving needed, and people that would try to have an exchange of ideas for it probably wouldn’t appear.
「I have obtained knowledge. About thee, from this Pantherian……」
「Why, Rem? If you are going to take someone over, wouldn’t it be fine if you weren’t so roundabout it and just take me over? Well, I am not a Demon King that would yield to the likes of you though!」
The wings that spread about from her back wavered.
「This Pantherian, is a vessel……A rare existence able to store even a Demon King’s soul. For it to be empty, tis quite fortuitous for me.」
Long ago, it seems that God sealed Krebskrum within Rem’s ancestors.
At that time, God either bestowed them the ability as vessels, or had chosen them because they had the ability as vessels.
Either way, with Krebskrum being removed, it seemed that the inside of Rem had become vacant.
And then, having entered inside of Rem, Modinalaam seems to have learned of Diablo’s fighting method from her memories.
He could no longer have any hope of Modinalaam making the blunder of firing Maximum Magic.
Modinalaam spoke.
「The second reason──the difference in subordinates. There art no Demonic Beings arrogant to stand in front of the Great Demon King. They art different, from the Races.」
「Hmph……There are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general, is that what you mean?」
He had made an instigation, but in other words, it was a difference of cultures.
The Demonic Beings only watching the fight only happened because they had a sense of values where “assisting is rude”.
Rem pointed at herself.
「According to this Pantherian’s memories……Right now, thine subordinates, art not here.」
「Ha! You damned fool. Even without any troops, I will butcher you personally!」
Diablo didn’t destroy his cocksure stance.
However, there was no mistake that the vanguard of Sasala and Rose had played a huge role in the earlier fight.
──This is really hard to do.
Up until now, Diablo had one-sidedly known about the enemy.
With his knowledge from the MMORPG Cross Reverie and with information gathering done beforehand, he stood in superiority.
The current Modinalaam was well-informed about his situation.
Moreover, Modinalaam was no simplistic like a beast or a toddler.
He was intellectual.
Even up until now, Diablo had several times where he was driven to the wall by enemies who formulated plans. Like the Feudal Lord Galford and the Head of the Holy Knights Baduta……
Opponents that used their head were much more formidable than enemies who only had high parameters.
Modinalaam made a declaration.
「My defeat, dost not exist. I shalt obtain, inevitable victory!」
Rem put out her right hand.
A jet black large sword appeared in it.
《God Breaker》
He intended on bringing the fight into close combat.
Since magic would be reflected, that was a natural choice.
Even while Modinalaam was talking, Diablo read the next next move of the fight.
He gave a command.
「In the name of the Demon King Diablo, I order you! Rem, do not move!」
Once again, the 《Slavery Choker》 activated.
Her body stiffened up while having the large sword at the ready.
「Gah……What!?」
Modinalaam, who was manipulating Rem and was about to cut him down with the jet black large sword, raised a voice of astonishment.
──Yosh! Not even the Great Demon King is able to lift the 《Slavery Choker》 that easily.
Her body was under Diablo’s control.
He was reluctant to make her obey him through orders, but if she is being manipulated by someone else, then it was a different story. In addition to that, Diablo looked down on him with all his might.
「Ku ku ku! Even if you have obtained knowledge, for a goat head that doesn’t know how to use it, it has no meaning! Rem is enslaved to me. As long as you are within that body, you are also a servant to this Demon King Diablo!」
「Gugu……This much of a compelling force is……!?」
「Do not move, Rem. I shall pulverize those unpleasant looking wings right away.」
Diablo clenched his right hand into a fist.
──Should I use contact-type magic? No, both 《Matoi Izuna》 and 《Absolute Zero》 would give serious damage to not only those black wings but also to Rem who they are attached to.
In that case, I guess 《Darkness Cannon》.
It was magic that fired a cannonball with high penetration power.
In a way so that it wouldn’t hit Rem, he would fire it from point-blank range!
Choosing his tactics in an instant, he made a dash.
He closed in on her.
The wings that spread out from her back changed its form. To a shape that was like a giant’s fist.
「I shall have, certain victory -nariya!」
It was possible to restrict the actions of Rem’s body with the 《Slavery Choker》, but Modinalaam, who was outside of that body, attacked as if it were only natural.
The wings turned into a gigantic fist, and came thrusting out.
「I thought so! You have no other choice but that!」
Since he had anticipated it, Diablo easily evaded it.
Even so, it had slightly touched him.
With just a graze on his shoulder, he received an impact strong enough that it felt like his whole upper body would have been taken away by it.
If not for his training as a Warrior, he would have taken that attack just now and that would have been the end of it.
From Modinalaam’s perspective, it might have been a mere check, but for Diablo, it was a punch that could have been lethal.
If he were to compare it to something, it was something like suddenly having a truck rush pass from a distance that one’s hand could reach.
──Can I defend against that with my current equipment?
What about warding it off with the 《Tonnerre Empereur・Libéré》?
It might be possible, but it would probably be instant death if he were to fail. The risk was too big.
From Rem’s back, the figure of a black monster appeared.
It had a black goat head, and a body like that of a gorilla──However, it had a look different from the body that he fought during the day.
Its contour wasn’t fixed.
It was kind of like mist, or an aura.
A mass of magical power? Or, should it be called a spirit body or something?
Diablo searched his memory to see if there were any monsters with a similar property in the MMORPG Cross Reverie.
At the very least, there weren’t any Demon Kings that could turn into mist.
However, there did exist several monsters that could turn into an indeterminate form.
When taking a form, physical attacks should work on them, but fundamentally, magic should be effective.
──But, I guess I should probe its properties with a small attack.
「《Lightning Arrow》!!」
A bullet of light flew.
When fired at a Demon King, its power was insufficient, but the bullet was fast and its accuracy was high.
With the gigantic fist, it was punched and dispersed.
The black goat’s head narrowed its eyes.
「That is right……Thou cannot injure this Pantherian……Therefore, thou cannot use Maximum Magic.」
「You have taken various things into consideration.」
「Victory, is supreme!」
「Umu, that alone is something I can agree with you on.」
Diablo kicked the ground and took some distance.
After a moment, he nodded.
「Modinalaam, you have made three misunderstandings.」
「……」
He couldn’t read the thoughts from the expression of the goat head, but the opponent’s movements stopped.
Diablo put up one finger.
「By manipulating Rem, you probably believe that you have prevented my Maximum Magic but……to begin with, to defeat you, something that grandiose is not needed.」
「Such lies……」
「Listen──Another misunderstanding, it is not like I taught Rem all of my ways of fighting.」
「Mu!?」
「I have also made this sort of preparation!」
Diablo pulled a tube out from his pouch.
He had a feeling of shame.
Just before he used it, he gritted his teeth.
「Kuh……To think that I……would have to rely, on something like this……!!」
──On a paid gacha item!!
The tube made a *Pon!* sound.
A shining sphere shot up.
The surroundings were illuminated by bluish-white brilliance.
The goat head tilted.
「Lighting -naruya?」
「Well, I guess Rem didn’t know about it, as I thought.」
It was a SSR-class gacha item that was rare even in the game after all.
In the gacha, the SSR-class drop rate was 3%. On top of that, in the variety of items, SSR-class items alone easily surpassed 300. He didn’t even want to calculate the rate for each and every item.
The bluish-white sphere that floated in the sky seemed like a moon.
Diablo curved the ends of his lips.
「Modinalaam……You were the first one to use a weak point called manipulating Rem. It is already too late to say that anything is unfair, got it? Well, I’ll only be smiling since you got caught up in it though.」
「This light, what is it -naruya!?」
「Ku ku ku……I shall tell you. This is called 《Customize Bomb》. It is a magic tool that will apply certain conditions to this place.」
「Certain, conditions?」
「Pay attention──The condition is 《Physical Restrictor》! From now on, in this place, damage from physical attacks will be lowered by 90%!」
「…………!?」
Modinalaam’s expression couldn’t be read, but going by his loss of words, his agitation was transmitted.
Diablo broke into a run.
「And then! Your third misunderstanding is──the thought that you could win against me!」
Once again, he went into a distance where his hand could reach.
Modinalaam swung his gigantic fist.
「OOOOO!!」
He howled.
Diablo turned towards the fist that was like a boulder, and struck his own right fist directly from the front.
「《Volcano Cannon》!!」
From his right fist, red hot magma gushed out due to magic.
Both of their fists struggled for supremacy.
Under normal circumstances, even if Modinalaam’s fist was burned by the super scorching heat, through his power that reached absurd levels, it would probably blow the magma away, and crush Diablo’s upper body.
However, only for now, his power was drastically reduced.
Diablo opened his eyes wide.
「Kukuku……Modinalaam, did I not tell you that physical attacks had their power reduced? Do you not have any techniques other than punching? How about firing magic at me? Well, I would just reflect them though!」
「Guh……Diabloooooo!!」
He applied more pressure.
──To think he would have this much strength despite being reduced to ten percent!
However, I will bring him down with this!
「《Rock Ca……!?」
His opponent’s figure suddenly vanished from his field of vision.
For an instant, Diablo was confused.
There was no way that the current Modinalaam could move that fast. As for why, it was because the one that became his legs was Rem. She had been commanded to not move.
There was a floating feeling.
And then, a thunderous roar that was like an earth tremor followed.
──The rampart collapsed!?
Notes:
[1] Written as: 領域改変弾, Read as: カスタマイズボム. Rough translation of kanji is: Area Transformation Shot
