Chapter 192 Other Guests

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Chapter 192 Other Guests

 

Having received the double fold lightning, Belphegor’s body is getting wounded.

Even with him having lost his sense of pain and reaction, he seemed to be unable to even do a counterattack upon receiving that strong lightning.

It was enough.

“To think that we’d be saved by your power. I’m really surprised.” (Velt)

I’ve never thought that the one who I thought to be the most useless would be actually the one with the most fearsome strength.

If I were to piss her maybe there’s gonna be more horrifying forbidden magic that she could fish out.

“Althea, take off this space.” (Velt)

“Coming~” (Althea)

Along with Althea’s light answer, the strange space fell apart and then we return to the previous desert world.

In front of us is the enemy whose body has been damaged. It filled with so many wounds.

“I’m feeling awkward with only taking the good part but...... let’s go! Fuwa Fuwa Air Bomb!” (Velt)

A dry sound ruptured off. At the same time Belphegor’s body got blown away and separated into four parts.

It’s quite the grotesque sight but to beat an undead, this much needed to be done.

“Hey, let me do it too!” (Yuzuriha)

As if wanting to pay back for the resentment because of being defeated, with a sharp glare Yuzuriha dragged her hurting body and then opened up her mouth widely.

“Be annihilated!” (Yuzuriha)

That ball of light was like a laser beam, it overlapped so many layers inside as it flew to Belphegor and then erased it out. 

“Ooh, that’s scary.” (Velt)

“Hmph, serves it right...... haah, haah...........fuu haah........” (Yuzuriha)

“Haha, yeah, that was close. I really freaked myself out.” (Althea)

Of course with this much, even an undead gonna be.........

[Fuhahahaha, how splendid. To think that we’d have a remnant of dark elf here. I was planning to see this Velt’s ability but it turned into something unexpected instead. But, yes, to be blessed with comrades is also a talent.] (Neferti)

I don’t know if he’s giving us praise or just teasing us, I can hear he clapped his hands as he laughed happily.

In front of us who turned sour in an instant, Neferti appeared once again.

[You all did quite well. Despite it could be said Belphegor doesn’t have high power for a fighter with no self ego because he is someone that exhibits his true value in the field of invention and research, you were splendid. Though, knowing that weather magic is useful for bringing in rain, raising agricultural produce in my country whose drought is long and harsh is well enough.] (Neferti)

This bastard. He doesn’t seem to be surprised at all.

Despite this being the moment where showing a little bit of surprise and frustration to it is fine and all.

“I mean, you keep appearing so often for some reason. Do you have nothing else to do? Rather, how about the guys fighting at other places?” (Velt)

[They showed quite the interesting show, don’t you know? I feel troubled with how they changed the terrains though. Well, no matter how much of an able undead they are, in the end they are just undead, they are inadequate against one of the Four Heavenly Beast Demihumans, that ogre, and Chirotan. However, they do more or less provide some entertainment.] (Neferti)

Despite Belphegor being the weakest among that seven stuff, I don’t think Kishin and Kaa-kun will be defeated.

In other words, we need to kick the ass of his precious undeads and get to his place as soon as the time allows.

[Fufuh, well, you should entertain yourself with a desert journey for a while. As expected, even for me, having to control a number of Seven Deadly Sins at the same time will make me unable to produce other lower rank undeads. If you go north from this place for a full day you will reach upon my royal capital. Now then, I wish you a good journey.] (Neferti)

Upon saying that, Neferti’s image disappeared. He is really an enigmatic guy. Things would be easier if he’s an easy to understand Demon King like Chirotan though.

“Dammit, he just had a monologue all by himself and go away right after finishing it. It feels like he’s shitting on us all over. I mean, where the heck did he see us from?” (Velt)

“Yeaah, there sure are a lot of kinds of people huh~, rather, when together with Velt I always meet with weird things.” (Althea)

I wanna retort that she’s one of those weird people but well, we were saved because of her this time so let’s just let it slide.

“Well fine. He said it’d take one full day to reach the royal capital right? Then it’d be faster if we fly. Yuzuriha, can I leave this to you?” (Velt)

“Haah, fuuh, haah, ..............” (Yuzuriha)

“Yuzuriha?” (Velt)

“Fuuh.........” (Yuzuriha)

Yuzuriha’s reaction is sluggish. What’s wrong? As I thought that and look on her countenance, she seems to be quite tired.

“Hey, Yuzuriha!” (Velt)

“Yuzu-cchi, are you okay?” (Althea)

Even her way of walking is heavy. When I unintentionally stopped and caught her body over, her body seems to be heating up slightly.

Now that I think about it, when she were in her dragon form she covered us and took quite the damage.

“Your wounds.........” (Velt)

“Shut up. Don’t touch me trash.” (Yuzuriha)

“Wait, Yuzu-cchi, you’re totes seriously in a bad condition. And not only that, at the very end you even pushed yourself too much.” (Althea)

Usually she’d snap at us and spew sharp words, but now even her reaction is sluggish.

It seems not only she’s wounded but also quite exhausted.

It’s natural I guess. No matter how much of a powerful race she came from, in the end she’s still a kid.

It’s gonna be hard on her to fly and let us ride on her back.

“Guess can’t help it. Come on, get on.” (Velt)

“Hm? Huh? Eh?” (Yuzuriha)

“Wao, ain’t you kind, Velt.” (Althea)

I bend down and show my back to Yuzuriha.

Well, she’s light if she’s in human form so giving her a piggy back wouldn’t be.......

“Eh, t, trash is.......What are you scheming?” (Yuzuriha)

“I ain’t scheming anything idiot!” (Velt)

“Ugh, right, unbelievable.” (Yuzuriha)

That’s my good intention but Yuzuriha stepped back with a disgusted expression.

“Ahahahaha, well, it might be nothing for us but from Yuzu-cchi’s perspective, it must be something unusual.” (Althea)

“There’s no way for a trash to be kind. There must be something behind this.....” (Yuzuriha)

“Yuzu-cchi, there’s nothing like that. This guy is like that. Well, it could be said that he got nicer because he now has a kid?” (Althea)

“A kid, I see..........” (Yuzuriha)

What? Do they really see me like that?

Well, it’s alright.

“I see..... once someone has a child they’d be more kind........ then, if he got more.......... but how to do it?” (Yuzuriha)

For some reason Yuzuriha put her hand on her chin and murmured something, is she unexpectedly okay after all?

However, amidst that, Althea cackled and then circled her hand on my shoulder.

“But you know, Velt, isn’t piggy back isn’t good?” (Althea)

“What the heck do you mean!” (Velt)

“Haah? You’re stupid right! Arusha got a crush for you because she got a piggy back from you, It’s gonna be bad if you give it to another girl! Even Yuzu-cchi is a girl after all.” (Althea)

“Eh, I mean, was that thing really famous? I thought it was only something that me, Arusha, and Kamino only knew though.” (Velt)

“No well, whole class already knew it though?” (Althea)

“What the hell? The heck is that. Did they watch it or something?” (Velt)

“Nope. You were too occupied with Arusha so you self-destructed by saying it yourself in front of other classmates. Well there are some guys from the class that got shocked but good half of them just smirking about it.” (Althea)

Despite it being in the previous life, it’s scary that I could vividly imagine that scenery.

I mean, I didn’t notice it at all in the previous world but that kind of thing actually happened huh.

“Oi, trash. I don’t know what you’re talking about but I hate piggy back ride. Back ride makes the body glued together. I can’t stand even a seventh of my body to be glued to a trash.” (Yuzuriha)

“Then, I’ll carry you on my shoulder..........” (Velt)

“Now now, that’s not the way Velt. Yuzu-cchi isn’t a cement sack so that way to carry her is a no.” (Althea)

Althea who’s making a suspicious smirking face did a weird gesture, it’s as if a mother cradling her baby...........

So I’ll try it I guess.

“...............Is it okay like this?” (Velt)

“...........................” (Yuzuriha)

“Ahhahhahha! Whooa~, I wanna show this to Arusha~, since Yuzu-cchi seems to be actually a princess of a country, so it’s the real princess carry!” (Althea)

I’m fine since she’s light but Yuzuriha is still looking down silently.

However, her body is trembling slightly, and her body temperature seems to be higher.

And then

“SNAAAAAAAP!” (Yuzuriha)

“OOOUCH, hey don’t bite my neck!” (Velt)

“I refuse this, trash! I refuse to be looking up to a trash’s face when moving around! SNAAAAP! Ugh, your face is too close, trash trash trash trash!” (Yuzuriha)

Maybe because of her fatigue, it became something like play-biting, but she kept on sticking to it. Well I don’t want it to be like this so......

“Gaah, alright I understand. Then, something like this is fine right....... Fuwa Fuwa Home Delivery Service.....” (Velt)

“Eh?” (Yuzuriha)

If I just make her float to carry her then things should be fine. Now I’m at ease.

“SNAAAAAAP!” (Yuzuriha)

“Eh, you don’t want it! What the hell!” (Velt)

“For some reason I hate it! It’s like I’m some load to be carried around. My skirt is also getting fluttering around and turned over. I hate it.” (Yuzuriha)

“Haah? Hanabi really liked this!” (Velt)

“I will endure it. So do a back ride. It makes my hair stands on ends. But, I’ll make do with back ride!” (Yuzuriha)

And well, we ended up wasting quite a lot of time, we then flew across this whole sand world with Yuzuriha riding my back.

“Heeh~, this is my first experience for flying in the sky. It feels like I’m being carried but that’s that and this is different right? What do you think Yuzu-cchi~?” (Althea)

“Shut up. Don’t think what I feel and you black trash feel as the same thing.” (Yuzuriha)

“Oh my~? You’re burying your face to Velt’s back, what could this be? You have a smell fetish?” (Althea)

“There’s no way I’d smell a trash! I’ll kill you for this! Geez............. sniff sniff” (Yuzuriha)

“Ooh, what, you seemed to get relieved for a bit but the next moment you got embarrassed and moved to sniff him again! Hyaah~ if Mackey here we’d have a blast of laugh together.” (Althea)

“Shut up, trash trash trash, you black filth!” (Yuzuriha)

“Geez~, it’s just a joke, that’s not cute Yuzu-cchi~.......... hm? Oh my my?  Yuzu-cchi, you’re going commando! Riding on the back while wearing no panties, if you spread your legs...... Uhyah~, Velt, the situation is like this, but what do you think?” (Althea)

“TRAAAASH! TRASH! TRASH! TRASH!” (Yuzuriha)

They’re noisy........

Still, Yuzuriha is bratty but it seems she has a bad compatibility with Althea, she got teased one sidedly.

 No matter how I looked at, it’s only Yuzuriha that got teased.

Well, with Althea having that much of potential, of course the way we see her would be different.

“Still, this is that huh. Is it really only desert here? Just since when did we get to Egypt?” (Althea)

“Well, I understand your feelings. Rather, I only noticed it now but since there’s no one from demons here we don’t know the situation of this country at all.”(Velt)

“Ooh, true! Ahahahaha, well, we won’t know even if we try asking around though.” (Althea)

We’ve already flew for several tens of minutes but we can’t see the end of the desert at all.

I never think that this country is all desert but I got a bit uneasy.

Well, he did say that we’d reach the capital within one full day of walking, so I thought that we’d reach it quick with this speed, that’s why I don’t worry about having any food, but this feeling is as if we’ve being thrown into an unknown world.

If I remember correctly, I jumped into the world at the age of fifteen, I was well informed about the world, and I was together with Farga and Ura too, even after I escaped from the prison there were guys that could explain things too so I never have this kind of worry before.

But, right now, I only have these two next to me.

What lies after this, what kind of capital is it, I don’t have anything to make a guess at all, that makes me anxious.

“To add to that, I’m worried about Cosmos. It would be good if there’s someone other than Eljela there.” (Velt)

“Ah, if it’s about that, you shouldn’t worry about that right? There’s someone that can rescue her quickly right? That former Demon King guy I mean.” (Althea)

“...................Well, that’s true.” (Velt)

For now we’ll stake it to  Chii-chan’s lolicon radar.

Please save Cosmos for me alright, I implored that in my heart.

However, as I seriously having that thought whispered into my heart, Althea made a light smile on her face. Isn’t this her usual stupid face?

“Velt, you shure have it hard eh~” (Althea)

“Hah?” (Velt)

“You have a child, and so you’re worrying about her as her dad, and now you’re going to rescue Uraura from getting NTR-ed, you also need to be wary of Arusha who no one knows when gonna strike.........” (Althea)

“I guess so. The first guy who said the words being a popular guy is difficult was sure a genius.” (Velt)

“Ahahaha, that totes really true.” (Althea)

Althea who usually teased me with that stupid face now for some reason has a different air about her.

Somehow she looks pleasant, she has this mother like feel to her.

“I mean, Velt, you really going to make everyone your wife?” (Althea)

“Hah? What is this about now?” (Velt)

“Nothing, just making a topic? I’m interested about it too.” (Arusha)

“Hm, well, it might be like that? Eljela already like that, I’ve already said to everyone about Ura too, and Arusha.......... it’s depends on her I guess?” (Velt)

“Hmmmmmmmmh.” (Althea)

“.............why are you reacting like that?” (Velt)

What’s with this topic all of a sudden? When I thought things are going nice in the end the atmosphere turned like this in an instant.

I unintentionally stammered with that.

“And, what do you think about the onee-chan that Cosmos-cchi said?” (Althea)

Oh that.

It’s true that it’d be a lie if I were to say I’m not interested with that.

“It’s maybe her right?” (Velt)

“I bet so.” (Althea)

That mysterious onee-chan that was said to appear in front of Cosmos.

We have an inkling of who that person is.

Rather, we can’t think of anyone else besides her.

“And you know, for some reason, by how things flow so far, isn’t she knows everything that has anything to do with you and Cosmos?” (Althea)

“I think so. She seemed to say something about what kind of person Ayase is after all.” (Velt)

“But well, when did she know it? I mean, you guys still haven’t met together right” (Althea)

“Yeah. We haven’t. But, I’m sure my name was already known to the world with that one case with Mackey. Did she able to know of my real identity from that broadcast from back then? Well, if it’s like that then I think she also already knew about Mackey too.” (Velt)

“Yeaah, she’s like that, just what is she doing really. If she already knew she should have just gone and meet you up. As always, she’s the kind that you can’t really figure out what inside her head, right?” (Althea)

Meeting with her again is what always on my mind, in a way she’s the starting point for my promise to live in this world.

But when I realized it, I’ve strayed far away from my original goal and ended up like this.

However, it turns out hints only came out when I’m not even looking for them.

Still, despite I’ve gotten the hints in my hand, in the end I have to go to entirely another place.

This makes me feel complicated for various things.

But.........

“Still, I also want to meet her.” (Althea)

The words that I was about to say came out from Althea’s mouth instead.

With eyes as if seeing to the distance.

“You see I’m...........  she’s someone who didn’t understand what being an airhead is and said things so optimistically, you said you were  tired of it but your face was red and you stuttered when speaking, you know? I liked it when I saw you grinning like that from a distance.” (Althea)

“What a tasteless hobby.” (Velt)

“But, most of the guys form the class are like that , you know? Well, Arusha was slightly jealous of that though.” (Althea)

“Is that so...........” (Velt)

“Yeah, it was like that........ you know, it felt as if all the guys around you already knew clearly about what you feel but Kamino herself didn’t, don’t you think? But, you were clumsy yourself....... you were nervous and fretted over it.......... and yea......... I kept thinking of something like, you should just give up on her and go out with me.” (Althea)

“No well, that conclusion of yours is so random.” (Velt)

Althea got slightly embarrassed and laughed [hehe], this slight reaction made me troubled.

But, even as we’re having this kind of talk, we don’t use our names from previous life. It’s different for guys we haven’t reunited with though.

This holds the meaning of separating ourselves from the past.

Still, it’s not like I don’t have any regrets.

After all I still haven’t solved anything regarding Kamino.

And also, Althea, who liked to look at me who loved Kamino.

She said something similar to this before huh. She said she liked it when she saw me and Forna together, also with my other childhood friends too.

“I see. But despite that I got a child with another woman, and then I go into Demon Continent to make another woman be my wife, what do you see of me from your point of view?” (Velt)

“LMAO” (Althea)

“Ooh, is that so.” (Velt)

“But, I feel slightly complicated about it though.” (Althea)

Althea once again laughed with an expression mired with joke but inside she seemed to feel complicated about it.

“SNAAAAAAAAAAP!”

“Ugh!” (Velt)

“I don’t understand you guys are talking about!” (Yuzuriha)

Perhaps unable to stand being left out, Yuzuriha bite the nape of my neck.

And upon seeing that, Althea laughed and made our conversation to flow hazily.

Her inner thoughts, I feel slightly relieved about it..........

“Well~, still, we’ve chatted a bit like this but is it still far? I’m getting hungry you see~, look the sun’s already setting.” (Althea)

“Yeah that’s true. If we could use damgun we’d be quite a bit faster than this but yeah still can’t see anything now.” (Velt)

“Hey, what about food? Trash, can we get some food?” (Yuzuriha)

I tried to once again concentrate my eyes but it’s still only desert even on the horizon.

Is there really a city after going beyond this?

“Hm?” (Velt)

However at that moment, finally there’s something that came into view.

“There’s something that I can see over that horizon.” (Velt)

It’s something I have to concentrate my eyes on to be able to see it but there’s a silhouette rising up over there.

“Hmmm, so, is that the enemy’s headquarters? We’re unexpectedly fast to arrive.” (Althea)

I’m glad. We’ll be able to arrive there before it turned night.

With this distance it seems we can get there by dusk.

The marriage ceremony is tomorrow anyway, so I think it’s alright.

“Still, what kind of place is this country’s royal capital? Can we get into a bath there~? My skin’s gotten really bad, y’know.” (Althea)

“You shouldn’t have high hopes I guess? Isn’t the place supposed to be doesn’t that developed?” (Velt)

“Trash, do you think they’d have a fluffy bed?” (Yuzuriha)

Now that I think about it, this is the first time for me and these guys to go into a city in the Demon Continent.

Well, I don’t really expect it to be like Arklein Imperial Capital or JK Town but I wish they’d have the bare necessities there......... however......

“Heeh” (Velt)

“Hooh~”(Alteha)

“........” (Yuzuriha)

Rather than a royal capital, it’s more like a fortress.

It uses the geographical features of rocky mountains, reddish brown square shaped houses could be seen countlessly looking as if staircase, and at the top of it using the wide space provided by the rocky mountain plateau,  square walls made by using piled up earth and rocks as blocks stood.

We can’t see the inside from this distance but  that’s probably the Demon King’s castle.

“It’s a castle, for once.” (Velt)

“Well, if you said it’s typical of a desert country, then it does.” (Althea)

It’s a modest scenery with not a thing gaudy. However, in the surrounding of the land there’s a bit of greenery and a big oasis.

It’s a country with not much development but it also doesn’t seem that much of a poor one either.

Well, with the usage of undeads that country has free laborers after all.

“Do we the first to arrive there? How about the other guys?” (Althea)

“Since the city’s so calm, maybe they still haven’t?” (Velt)

“Oi, enough with that and go quick. I want food and bed.” (Yuzuriha)

No well, we don’t really know if that place could be so easily entered, it’s a dicey situation.

If we got attacked, we’re only three right now,  so we’d be put in a difficult place.

No, well, if Ura were to get flirted by Neferti while we’re standing around like this, it makes me feel irritated in itself..........

“Hm?” (Velt)

It was at that time. There’s something reflected in our field of view.

“Wha?” (Velt)

“....What, is that........ is it undead?” (Althea)

Is it an illusion shown by the mirage of the desert? Or instead, an undead that got it’s flesh materialized?

“Demonfolk?” (Velt)

Someone, no, it’s not a number to be expressed with someone.

It’s a number far surpassing thousands. In other words, an army of them.

Their bodies are being covered in black armor and helmet, it’s a long line of well equipped soldiers numbering in several thousands.

It’s a march of soldiers that has infantries and cavalries mixed in. We can’t see in full details how they look from here but they’re in human shape and human size.

So, are they demonfolks?

Those soldiers are advancing all the way from the fort diagonally from us.

Are they regular army of Yami Demon Kingdom? When I thought of that, Yuzuriha turned her eyes to the flags that the advancing troops are hoisting.

“That’s. Gold circle? Round? No, a moon crest?”

Moon crest? I don’t remember anything about it.

“What’s that anyway?” (Velt)

“Moon? So what’s that mean? Rather, you sure can see well from here eh, Yuzu-cchi.” (Althea)

We’re a few kilometers away you know? Something like a flag is too small that we can’t even see the pattern at all.

At this moment, there’s nothing else that I feel other than [dragons sure have good eyes huh].

“.........................................!”

Yuzuriha who is leaning her body on my back sprang up with a twitch, and then she pointed at another direction.......

“.......................wha.........................what is, that..................” (Yuzuriha)

Yuzuriha? What do you mean..........!

“Ah.......................................eh?”

That is, in the opposite direction of the black armored soldiers, another army of the same scale proceeding towards the fortress.

It’s just, they aren’t demons. They’re quite big when compared from humans, you know? Besides, the shape of their heads.......what the heck are they?

“Black goat head and......... horns? And pentagram flag.............”

Yuzuriha concentrated her eyes and muttered. Black goat head and horns?

Even with her mentioning the flag I still have no idea.

“Hey, Yuzu-cchi, those black goats, maybe they’re [baphomets] right?” (Althea)

“Baphomet?” (Velt)

“I don’t know.” (Yuzuriha)

Baphomet? I’ve never heard of it. What kind of demons are they?

“You see, in my town, there’s these guys that got quite a bit of influence. They do this uh, black mass? They make that as their excuse and do bad stuff, those guys’ symbols are that kind of flag, the head of that demon also a pentagram. Maman said they’re demons called baphomets it seems.” (Althea)

Black mass? Is she talking about that sabbath stuff?

“I mean, why the heck they’re here. And undeads........?” (Velt)

Could it be, Neferti is gathering up the undeads to guard the royal capital?

No, rather than that, they are....................

“Huh, are they normal and living demons?’ (Velt)

“Hm? Their movements stopped......... huh, are those real! Tents are all around the oasis!” (Althea)

“An encampment?” (Velt)

As expected undeads won’t need camps.

 They’re living demons.

But that is weird. Yami Demon Kingdom are closely related to demonfolks right?

If that’s the case, then at least it must be different case for baphomets, aren’t they? Which means, they’re from different country?

Why demons from other country are here?

“Could it be, they’re invited for Ura’s marriage ceremony?” (Velt)

I muttered that while having a stiff smile, I will know about this soon enough.

Current situation isn’t that dire that I can’t even laugh about it.

And then, we realized something because of Yuzuriha’s reaction.

“Hik!” (Yuzuriha)

Yuzuriha suddenly shrieked briefly.

“Ugh, that’s............ right, why......... ..... why, that guy.” (Yuzuriha)

What’s going on?

“Hey, Yuzuriha, what’s wrong!” (Velt)

“Yuzu-cchi’s complexion turned really bad! Why are you suddenly like this?” (Althea)

However, she didn’t respond anything to our question, Yuzuriha’s face became pallid and from her forehead sweats are flowing out like waterfall, she’s terrified.

“It’s........................a monster............... a monster............ someone.......... he’s among those guys that are holding up the moon flag.” (Yuzuriha)

Monster? What? It seems there’s something among those guys with black armors?

“Oi, quickly get down. Let’s hide behind a rock somewhere!” (Yuzuriha)

“Hah” (Velt)

“Just get down now! He’ll notice us!” (Yuzuriha)

Notice us? That army? Just how far does she think we are................................

“Our eyes met!” (Yuzuriha)

“Hah?” (Althea)

I felt chills. I immediately grabbed Althea and landed. We hide under the shadow of a rock nearby.

 “He, hey, Yuzuriha?” (Velt)

“Heeey, Yuzu-cchi, don’t totes go make us scared like that. You’re joking right?” (Althea)

It’s different from when Yuzuriha afraid of my spanking.

This isn’t the fear from that kind of thing.

Yuzuriha is curling up on my back, she won’t rise her clattering and trembling face.

“Th, this is the first time I saw............... that kind of...............” (Yuzuriha)

This kind of thing won’t wait for us till we calmed down.......

“What the hell, so there’s someone that can even make Yuzuriha afraid in that country?” (Velt)

That Yuzuriha who threw sharp words to Kishin and Kaa-kun so naturally?

Well, those guys have a calm personality, they also don’t normally let out their killing intent.

“Geez, what the hell really?” (Velt)

“I don’t get it. What was it anyway? Someone from Yami Demon Kingdom?” (Althea)

“......................uugh, uuuuugh...................” (Yuzuriha)

She’s so terrified like a small animal. Just what exist over there really?

 

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