Chapter 23
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The time of the cool Kurokiri making his appearance.
No matter how long I waited, the impact I was expecting never struck, but still, my whole body has been in a constant state of searing anguish. However, little by little, the pain in my body begins to subside. Therefore, I slowly open my eyes to ascertain the current state of affairs. As I lift my eyelids, what I encounter is the sight of Lady Ryo frantically healing me and a man dyed black from top to bottom one-handedly stopping the Ogre King’s[i] fist, leaving him bewildered at the scene.
“Eh?”
“You’re awake, Ichiko.”
“Eh? Lady Ryo? And also, why is Kurokiri here?”
Involuntarily, I let out my voice. But it is inevitable for me to react in such a manner. After all, that man in all black is the one who transformed Lady Ryo and me into demons called Kirijin, the entity who dispatched me to this “Demon’s Fortress”.
The dungeon he created, “White Fog and Black Swamp Forest,” is a demonic property that ought to prohibit him from leaving his own dungeon.
For he is the Demon King, the “King of the Devouring Black Fog.”
“Who the hell are you…?”
The Ogre King, who has regained his senses, questions while flying away behind him.
“Oh, it hurts, it hurts. Even if it’s for the sake of my kin, it’s still not something I, as a magical type entity, should overexert myself in. Well, to answer your question briefly, I am a fellow Demon King.”
“That’s absurd! How the hell did you leave the labyrinth! No, before all these things, why would a fellow Demon King be in my labyrinth…”
At the moment the Ogre King made that statement, Kurokiri was already in front of the Ogre King’s eyes, his arm outstretched and in the motion of activating his skill.
“We have arrived at the labyrinth!”
Once I have reached the “Demon’s Fortress,” I let the car fly at maximum speed. Needless to say, I conceal my face and car so that my true identity would not be exposed.
“Miss… This is the labyrinth X-J1… What are we doing in a place like this…?”
My housekeeper still doesn’t appear to have a clear grasp of the circumstances. Well, a more in-depth explanation will have to wait for another time.
“You have arrived. Alright, now use your maid’s ability to track her down! As long as they are humans or goblins here, we’ll never find her even if you deploy the ≪Fog Cloak≫ at full force!”
Kurokiri’s voice reverberates in my head. Although he is an abominable guy, he is after all, a resourceful figure in times like these.
“I understand!” “W-whatー!? Waitーー!”
Stepping into the “Demon’s Fortress,” we pursue after Ichiko at all costs.
By adopting a combination of the housekeeper’s skill and ≪Fog Cloak≫, we are able to reach Ichiko by the swiftest route available.
The scene that spread out there is the sight of a vast number of goblins lining up over the corpses of their own kind, and the Demon King of this dungeon, who must be about four meters tall with a muscular body overlaid with crimson skin and two horns, brandishing his fist against Ichiko.
“! We’re just in time!”
I then invoke the pendant “The King Acts for the Sake of His People,” which Kurokiri has entrusted to me with impatience yet without hesitation.
“My bad, but I don’t have time, nor am I obligated or compassionate to answer your questions. Scatter away ≪Mist Plosion≫!”
“Gah!”
Along with my declaration of skill, an explosion of ice burst in front of the Ogre King’s eyes, sending his huge body hurtling off and simultaneously freezing and shattering several demonic creatures in the vicinity.
“Youuuuuuu!”
Enraged by my strike, the Ogre King’s muscles swell up drastically, and as a counterattack, an enormous fist is instantly unleashed right before my eyes. And then, without bothering to dodge, I face the blow head-on, causing my upper body to appear to have been “obliterated”.
“Hah! You’re no big deal, considering we’re both Demon Kings! All it took was a single blow to deal with you! Now, are you guys next…?”
As my remaining lower body gradually disappears while falling, the black fog around the Ogre King densifies as if in inverse proportion to this. Then, the groans of the goblins begin to escape.
“W-what the hell is this!?”
“Don’t make me repeat it. I have neither the obligation nor the compassion to answer you.”
“What!?”
The Ogre King is incredulous at the sound of my voice as he believed that he had annihilated me.
“First, let me eliminate those who stand in my way. ≪Mist Plosion≫ x32.”
Following my declaration, explosions erupt in 32 locations in the periphery, blasting away many demons without a trace, and not even having a chance to utter a death cry. What is left behind is nothing but the brilliant scarlet floor and a pure white fog.
“Goddamn youuuuuu!”
The Ogre King assumes that I am obscured somewhere in the fog, and swings his signature stout arm around to deliver the blow. With such momentum, the force of his fist alone could shatter a wall, and if his arm was swung, a storm would rage. But it fails to strike me. There is no hope of landing that blow on me. After all, I am the fog itself now.
And while the Ogre King acts in vain, the devouring black fog advances and one by one, the demons who have been crowding around him are being sacrificed, their lives consumed by the black fog.
“Get the hell out! You coward!”
The Ogre King is raving, oblivious to the fact that his demons are perishing one after the other around him.
There is no time to waste. Maybe it’s time for me to go out and do something memorable.
“If you don’t come out…”
“Hey, here I am.”
I settle into a posture to draw my sword to an upper stance above the Ogre King’s head.
“You! When did you!”
To his astonishment, the Ogre King rushes to knock me out, only to realize that it is far too late.
“Goodbye. ‘I am the King of the Fog that devours everything’. O Great Sword of the Frozen Black Fog, tear off his life until his death…!!”
“Hieee!”
That is simply a mixture of the existing skills I am currently capable of employing.
It will never be listed in the skills section of my status.
It is a sword made by assembling ≪Devouring Black Fog≫ into the form of a large sword, solidifying it with ≪Mist Plosion≫, and vibrating it at high speed with ≪Cycle≫.
If I were to classify it, I would call it more akin to a chainsaw than a sword.
“Outer Skill Kurokirinoko!”
And it is potent enough to reap the life of the “Demon King of Dominating Herculean Strength,” whose face is contorted by terror, and has forgotten to brace himself. With a single hit from the great sword of black fog that I swung down, the labyrinth, “Demon’s Fortress” has lost its master, the Demon King.
A/N:
Outer skills: To put it simply, this category incorporates all non-skill-related skills, such as ○○-style swordsmanship, four-wheel drifting, and so on.
What Kurokiri did was to combine and fuse skills to implement skills outside of the system.
Incidentally, the power is tremendous, but the fuel consumption is at a level that is beyond the worst, so if a human were to utilize it, he or she would at best be comatose. At worst, the user will die. So, remember not to imitate me, good children!
T/N:
[i] It’s the Demon King of the “Demon’s Fortress”. But since there are two Demon Kings in this chapter, I thought it might be too confusing for the translation, so I changed it to Ogre King. In fact, please leave a comment below if I should change the name for the past chapters as well
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
The time of the cool Kurokiri making his appearance.
No matter how long I waited, the impact I was expecting never struck, but still, my whole body has been in a constant state of searing anguish. However, little by little, the pain in my body begins to subside. Therefore, I slowly open my eyes to ascertain the current state of affairs. As I lift my eyelids, what I encounter is the sight of Lady Ryo frantically healing me and a man dyed black from top to bottom one-handedly stopping the Ogre King’s[i] fist, leaving him bewildered at the scene.
“Eh?”
“You’re awake, Ichiko.”
“Eh? Lady Ryo? And also, why is Kurokiri here?”
Involuntarily, I let out my voice. But it is inevitable for me to react in such a manner. After all, that man in all black is the one who transformed Lady Ryo and me into demons called Kirijin, the entity who dispatched me to this “Demon’s Fortress”.
The dungeon he created, “White Fog and Black Swamp Forest,” is a demonic property that ought to prohibit him from leaving his own dungeon.
For he is the Demon King, the “King of the Devouring Black Fog.”
“Who the hell are you…?”
The Ogre King, who has regained his senses, questions while flying away behind him.
“Oh, it hurts, it hurts. Even if it’s for the sake of my kin, it’s still not something I, as a magical type entity, should overexert myself in. Well, to answer your question briefly, I am a fellow Demon King.”
“That’s absurd! How the hell did you leave the labyrinth! No, before all these things, why would a fellow Demon King be in my labyrinth…”
At the moment the Ogre King made that statement, Kurokiri was already in front of the Ogre King’s eyes, his arm outstretched and in the motion of activating his skill.
“We have arrived at the labyrinth!”
Once I have reached the “Demon’s Fortress,” I let the car fly at maximum speed. Needless to say, I conceal my face and car so that my true identity would not be exposed.
“Miss… This is the labyrinth X-J1… What are we doing in a place like this…?”
My housekeeper still doesn’t appear to have a clear grasp of the circumstances. Well, a more in-depth explanation will have to wait for another time.
“You have arrived. Alright, now use your maid’s ability to track her down! As long as they are humans or goblins here, we’ll never find her even if you deploy the ≪Fog Cloak≫ at full force!”
Kurokiri’s voice reverberates in my head. Although he is an abominable guy, he is after all, a resourceful figure in times like these.
“I understand!” “W-whatー!? Waitーー!”
Stepping into the “Demon’s Fortress,” we pursue after Ichiko at all costs.
By adopting a combination of the housekeeper’s skill and ≪Fog Cloak≫, we are able to reach Ichiko by the swiftest route available.
The scene that spread out there is the sight of a vast number of goblins lining up over the corpses of their own kind, and the Demon King of this dungeon, who must be about four meters tall with a muscular body overlaid with crimson skin and two horns, brandishing his fist against Ichiko.
“! We’re just in time!”
I then invoke the pendant “The King Acts for the Sake of His People,” which Kurokiri has entrusted to me with impatience yet without hesitation.
“My bad, but I don’t have time, nor am I obligated or compassionate to answer your questions. Scatter away ≪Mist Plosion≫!”
“Gah!”
Along with my declaration of skill, an explosion of ice burst in front of the Ogre King’s eyes, sending his huge body hurtling off and simultaneously freezing and shattering several demonic creatures in the vicinity.
“Youuuuuuu!”
Enraged by my strike, the Ogre King’s muscles swell up drastically, and as a counterattack, an enormous fist is instantly unleashed right before my eyes. And then, without bothering to dodge, I face the blow head-on, causing my upper body to appear to have been “obliterated”.
“Hah! You’re no big deal, considering we’re both Demon Kings! All it took was a single blow to deal with you! Now, are you guys next…?”
As my remaining lower body gradually disappears while falling, the black fog around the Ogre King densifies as if in inverse proportion to this. Then, the groans of the goblins begin to escape.
“W-what the hell is this!?”
“Don’t make me repeat it. I have neither the obligation nor the compassion to answer you.”
“What!?”
The Ogre King is incredulous at the sound of my voice as he believed that he had annihilated me.
“First, let me eliminate those who stand in my way. ≪Mist Plosion≫ x32.”
Following my declaration, explosions erupt in 32 locations in the periphery, blasting away many demons without a trace, and not even having a chance to utter a death cry. What is left behind is nothing but the brilliant scarlet floor and a pure white fog.
“Goddamn youuuuuu!”
The Ogre King assumes that I am obscured somewhere in the fog, and swings his signature stout arm around to deliver the blow. With such momentum, the force of his fist alone could shatter a wall, and if his arm was swung, a storm would rage. But it fails to strike me. There is no hope of landing that blow on me. After all, I am the fog itself now.
And while the Ogre King acts in vain, the devouring black fog advances and one by one, the demons who have been crowding around him are being sacrificed, their lives consumed by the black fog.
“Get the hell out! You coward!”
The Ogre King is raving, oblivious to the fact that his demons are perishing one after the other around him.
There is no time to waste. Maybe it’s time for me to go out and do something memorable.
“If you don’t come out…”
“Hey, here I am.”
I settle into a posture to draw my sword to an upper stance above the Ogre King’s head.
“You! When did you!”
To his astonishment, the Ogre King rushes to knock me out, only to realize that it is far too late.
“Goodbye. ‘I am the King of the Fog that devours everything’. O Great Sword of the Frozen Black Fog, tear off his life until his death…!!”
“Hieee!”
That is simply a mixture of the existing skills I am currently capable of employing.
It will never be listed in the skills section of my status.
It is a sword made by assembling ≪Devouring Black Fog≫ into the form of a large sword, solidifying it with ≪Mist Plosion≫, and vibrating it at high speed with ≪Cycle≫.
If I were to classify it, I would call it more akin to a chainsaw than a sword.
“Outer Skill Kurokirinoko!”
And it is potent enough to reap the life of the “Demon King of Dominating Herculean Strength,” whose face is contorted by terror, and has forgotten to brace himself. With a single hit from the great sword of black fog that I swung down, the labyrinth, “Demon’s Fortress” has lost its master, the Demon King.
A/N:
Outer skills: To put it simply, this category incorporates all non-skill-related skills, such as ○○-style swordsmanship, four-wheel drifting, and so on.
What Kurokiri did was to combine and fuse skills to implement skills outside of the system.
Incidentally, the power is tremendous, but the fuel consumption is at a level that is beyond the worst, so if a human were to utilize it, he or she would at best be comatose. At worst, the user will die. So, remember not to imitate me, good children!
T/N:
[i] It’s the Demon King of the “Demon’s Fortress”. But since there are two Demon Kings in this chapter, I thought it might be too confusing for the translation, so I changed it to Ogre King. In fact, please leave a comment below if I should change the name for the past chapters as well
The time of the cool Kurokiri making his appearance.No matter how long I waited, the impact I was expecting never struck, but still, my whole body has been in a constant state of searing anguish. However, little by little, the pain in my body begins to subside. Therefore, I slowly open my eyes to ascertain the current state of affairs. As I lift my eyelids, what I encounter is the sight of Lady Ryo frantically healing me and a man dyed black from top to bottom one-handedly stopping the Ogre King'sifist, leaving him bewildered at the scene.Eh?You're awake, Ichiko.Eh? Lady Ryo? And also, why is Kurokiri here?Involuntarily, I let out my voice. But it is inevitable for me to react in such a manner. After all, that man in all black is the one who transformed Lady Ryo and me into demons called Kirijin, the entity who dispatched me to this Demon's Fortress.The dungeon he created, White Fog and Black Swamp Forest, is a demonic property that ought to prohibit him from leaving his own dungeon.For he is the Demon King, the King of the Devouring Black Fog.Who the hell are you?The Ogre King, who has regained his senses, questions while flying away behind him.Oh, it hurts, it hurts. Even if it's for the sake of my kin, it's still not something I, as a magical type entity, should overexert myself in. Well, to answer your question briefly, I am a fellow Demon King.That's absurd! How the hell did you leave the labyrinth! No, before all these things, why would a fellow Demon King be in my labyrinthAt the moment the Ogre King made that statement, Kurokiri was already in front of the Ogre King's eyes, his arm outstretched and in the motion of activating his skill.We have arrived at the labyrinth!Once I have reached the Demon's Fortress, I let the car fly at maximum speed. Needless to say, I conceal my face and car so that my true identity would not be exposed.Miss This is the labyrinth X-J1 What are we doing in a place like this?My housekeeper still doesn't appear to have a clear grasp of the circumstances. Well, a more in-depth explanation will have to wait for another time.You have arrived. Alright, now use your maid's ability to track her down! As long as they are humans or goblins here, we'll never find her even if you deploy the Fog Cloak at full force!Kurokiri's voice reverberates in my head. Although he is an abominable guy, he is after all, a resourceful figure in times like these.I understand! W-what!? Wait!Stepping into the Demon's Fortress, we pursue after Ichiko at all costs.By adopting a combination of the housekeeper's skill and Fog Cloak, we are able to reach Ichiko by the swiftest route available.The scene that spread out there is the sight of a vast number of goblins lining up over the corpses of their own kind, and the Demon King of this dungeon, who must be about four meters tall with a muscular body overlaid with crimson skin and two horns, brandishing his fist against Ichiko.! We're just in time!I then invoke the pendant The King Acts for the Sake of His People, which Kurokiri has entrusted to me with impatience yet without hesitation.My bad, but I don't have time, nor am I obligated or compassionate to answer your questions. Scatter away Mist Plosion!Gah!Along with my declaration of skill, an explosion of ice burst in front of the Ogre King's eyes, sending his huge body hurtling off and simultaneously freezing and shattering several demonic creatures in the vicinity.Youuuuuuu!Enraged by my strike, the Ogre King's muscles swell up drastically, and as a counterattack, an enormous fist is instantly unleashed right before my eyes. And then, without bothering to dodge, I face the blow head-on, causing my upper body to appear to have been obliterated.Hah! You're no big deal, considering we're both Demon Kings! All it took was a single blow to deal with you! Now, are you guys next?As my remaining lower body gradually disappears while falling, the black fog around the Ogre King densifies as if in inverse proportion to this. Then, the groans of the goblins begin to escape.W-what the hell is this!?Don't make me repeat it. I have neither the obligation nor the compassion to answer you.What!?The Ogre King is incredulous at the sound of my voice as he believed that he had annihilated me.First, let me eliminate those who stand in my way. Mist Plosion x32.Following my declaration, explosions erupt in 32 locations in the periphery, blasting away many demons without a trace, and not even having a chance to utter a death cry. What is left behind is nothing but the brilliant scarlet floor and a pure white fog.Goddamn youuuuuu!The Ogre King assumes that I am obscured somewhere in the fog, and swings his signature stout arm around to deliver the blow. With such momentum, the force of his fist alone could shatter a wall, and if his arm was swung, a storm would rage. But it fails to strike me. There is no hope of landing that blow on me. After all, I am the fog itself now.And while the Ogre King acts in vain, the devouring black fog advances and one by one, the demons who have been crowding around him are being sacrificed, their lives consumed by the black fog.Get the hell out! You coward!The Ogre King is raving, oblivious to the fact that his demons are perishing one after the other around him.There is no time to waste. Maybe it's time for me to go out and do something memorable.If you don't come outHey, here I am.I settle into a posture to draw my sword to an upper stance above the Ogre King's head.You! When did you!To his astonishment, the Ogre King rushes to knock me out, only to realize that it is far too late.Goodbye. I am the King of the Fog that devours everything'. O Great Sword of the Frozen Black Fog, tear off his life until his death!!Hieee!That is simply a mixture of the existing skills I am currently capable of employing.It will never be listed in the skills section of my status.It is a sword made by assembling Devouring Black Fog into the form of a large sword, solidifying it with Mist Plosion, and vibrating it at high speed with Cycle.If I were to classify it, I would call it more akin to a chainsaw than a sword.Outer Skill Kurokirinoko!And it is potent enough to reap the life of the Demon King of Dominating Herculean Strength, whose face is contorted by terror, and has forgotten to brace himself. With a single hit from the great sword of black fog that I swung down, the labyrinth, Demon's Fortress has lost its master, the Demon King.A/N:Outer skills: To put it simply, this category incorporates all non-skill-related skills, such as -style swordsmanship, four-wheel drifting, and so on.What Kurokiri did was to combine and fuse skills to implement skills outside of the system.Incidentally, the power is tremendous, but the fuel consumption is at a level that is beyond the worst, so if a human were to utilize it, he or she would at best be comatose. At worst, the user will die. So, remember not to imitate me, good children!T/N:iIt's the Demon King of the Demon's Fortress. But since there are two Demon Kings in this chapter, I thought it might be too confusing for the translation, so I changed it to Ogre King. In fact, please leave a comment below if I should change the name for the past chapters as well
