Chapter 316 - The Golden Hero and Alion's Goddess
Chapter 316 - The Golden Hero and Alion's Goddess: Resurrection
Chapter 316 - The Golden Hero and Alion's Goddess
I feel like I’ve been writing at a more leisurely pace these days…… I’d like to be able to find a reasonably suitable pace and amount written.
The next chapter is scheduled to be updated on October 26th (Wednesday), around 9:00 pm.
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[This is…… a rather surprising situation, isn’t it? I never thought that Kirihara-san, who was thought to have already been taken care of, would take down the Great Demon Emperor.]
This was a situation even I hadn’t expected.
That E-Rank Hero certainly isn’t one I can ignore.
However, considering my personal objective———-
The one I should keep priority should be the matter with Kirihara-san instead.
Acpanied by my newly formed cavalry, I came to the designated boundary line.
As for the Heroes and about 1000 troops I had brought, they were left at the encampment.
I dared not bring the Heroes with me.
Bringing Ayaka Sogou in particular could be a hindrance.
Yes———— A hindrance when I get rid of Takuto Kirihara.
[The former Root of All Evil————– Even among the various generations of Great Demon Emperors, I felt that this generation’s Great Demon Emperor is especially formidable…… This is quite a mystery. I don’t think it would have let much of its guard down around a Hero, which was originally its natural enemy but…… no, I suppose it can’t be helped when it’s against that Kirihara-san. It may have been affected by him in a bad way, or its mind may have been thrown into disarray from that guy’s inprehensibility…… Even I have no clue what was going on with him…… Well, this makes it so that everything is finally ing to an end.]
The Great Demon Emperor who can create and move an army of that scale……
That biological fortress that the Eastern Army saw during the Great Invasion was probably also created by the Great Demon Emperor.
The greatest Root of All Evil of all time.
If I were to obtain this time’s Prime Origin———— Everything will e to an end.
[………………….]
There was one thing that was bothering me though.
That message the messenger brought to me after that……
“Takuto Kirihara…… seems to be bringing along a large amount of Golden-Eyed Monsters. Within that group…… There were apparently Demons among them……”
At first, I was feeling doubtful.
His arrival here, could it be the Great Demon Emperor’s trap?
Is the Great Demon Emperor masquerading as if it’s dead?
Could this contact with Kirihara also be part of the Great Demon Emperor’s plan?
However, there’s a way to confirm the truth of the Great Demon Emperor’s death.
I could just check whether or not the monsters created by the Great Demon Emperor are still releasing the Tyrant’s Miasma.
If that thing is already dead, the Tyrant’s Miasma around those monsters would disappear.
I should first examine the monsters that had gathered near the Knight Wall.
However, for this particular case, I wanted to acquire solid proof right away.
I have the means to determine if the Root of All Evil is alive or dead.
Though I said that, I didn’t want to use it too often because it consumes precious divine power.
However, I decided that now was the time to use it.
The result———— The Great Demon Emperor was indeed dead.
After determining whether that thing was still alive or dead, I recalled the conversation with the messenger, who I had sent out and came back again.
“The Golden-Eyed Monsters near the Knight Wall have lost their leadership and now seem to be scattered. We have received information that Magnar and Jonato are now working to deal with them. It’s highly likely that the Tyrant’s Miasma has disappeared……”
“The outburst that occurs after the death of the Root of All Evil…… the disappearance of the Tyrant’s Miasma…… It seems like there’s no mistaking it anymore, the Great Demon Emperor has indeed died.”
“In that case———— P- Peace will finally be restored!?”
“……However, I’m curious. Kirihara is leading Golden-Eyed Monsters…… Golden-Eyed Monsters who had supposedly lost their leadership……? Moreover, for there to even be Demons among his group……?”
“Ummm…… From what I heard from the people of Magnar who came to visit, Takuto Kirihara had apparently “acquired an inherent skill that allows him to subjugate Golden-Eyed Monsters”…… That seemed to be something Takuto Kirihara told them to convey though……”
If the Great Demon Emperor is still alive, it would have been reasonable to assume that this is a strategy making use of Kirihara.
However, it has already been confirmed that the Great Demon Emperor is dead.
In that case……
What exactly is with this situation?
I suppose the only way I would find that out is to meet with him.
And when I meet him————- If necessary, I could just get rid of him with no questions asked.
In any case, Kirihara would need the Goddess to return to his original world.
In the end, all his paths would eventually lead to God’s palm.
At the moment, I stand in a gently-sloped plain.
Bare soil could be seen exposed in many places.
However, this land isn’t suited for farming, nor does it yield anything useful.
Even back in the past, this area wasn’t desired by any of the nearby countries.
If I were to list the characteristics of this area, at best, I would just say that it’s a plain dotted with huge rocks.
On the right side, there’s a gentle slope with a small hill at the end of it.
On the left side————- there’s the Golden Demon Zone.
It’s visible even from a distance.
And……
[Well, this is surprising……]
With a group of Golden-Eyed Monsters lined up in a row behind him—————
Takuto Kirihara awaits.
Kirihara dismounts from a quadrupedal monster that resembles a horse.
I suppose I’d call it Giant Golden Horse.
It was a golden-colored, one-horned monster with an oddly shaped horn.
Kirihara walks towards our direction, clad in his small wave-like golden dragons.
As if following him, the Golden-Eyed Monsters behind him began to advance.
The order in which they start walking isn’t uniform, but on the contrary, such disorderliness seems to give it a unique intensity.
The size of the individuals behind him was also uneven.
The largest number of them were Ogre Soldiers, the main force of the Great Demon Emperor’s army.
Those Ogres were now mounted on Ghoul Horses.
Upon such a sight, the men of the newly formed cavalry present here showed signs of fright.
The new cavalry’s Captain, Kuja Eucalion, turned pale and looked towards me, seemingly asking for his orders.
[Vysis-sama…… W- We have e…… but do you think things would be alright……?]
[I wonder?]
[ ! ]
[Fufufu, I’m just kidding.]
Wondering about this myself, I took out a Dark Purple Gem and put it in my mouth.
[Now then————- let’s bring this side up a notch.]
———Badump———
My eyes were dyed black.
Eyes as black as darkness, giving off sleek luster.
However, with a blink of my eyes———- their original colors returned.
[Ara?]
Kirihara raised his right hand.
As if manding the monsters behind him to stop.
The march of the Golden-Eyed Monsters came to a halt at that.
From there, Kirihara began to walk alone.
The distance between him and our group is now about 200 raeters.
[Fufufu…… It seemed like you were telling the truth when you said you wanted to talk. Well then…… I suppose I shall go there on my own too.]
[Vysis-sama!?]
[It’s alright. If the Great Demon Emperor is dead, there’s no need for me to worry about the Tyrant’s Miasma.]
The distance between us two is getting closer.
Both of us don’t have any pauses in our steps.
When we reached a certain distance……
[Ara.]
I muttered.
[………………..It doesn’t seem like you intend to be on cordial terms with us. Ahh, how scary.]
And then, when the both of us were within earshot————
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