Translated by NotBlueYet
Edited by Trevor
“Seraphy, Lelia, Teal! Why are you in this city..? Is it because of him?!”
I heard a familiar angry voice.
When I turned around, there was the Hero.
“Especially you, Kagura! Because of you, I lost my party and my harem!”
While throwing out vile curses, the Hero let out a rage that would make a demon cry. Then he grabbed my chest.
Seraphy and the others watched the Hero as if he was garbage.
Such a man was the Hero.
If I said that out loud, I would probably add fuel to the fire.
After using my powers to finish the battle, I thought that things were going to be troublesome.
“I see. Is that so? By the way, Hero, why did you come to this city?”
“I was told that there was a demon in town. The Pope told me that if I defeated the demon, I would get a new party, this time with only the most beautiful women. But it’s just you, bastard, why are you here?”
“Well, you see, my crow Yatagarasu brought us here. Just a part of my family business.”
I mean, the Pope said he was disappointed with the Hero, but he wouldn’t kill him.
That demon was one of the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s army, after all. Even after being strengthened by my sword dance, even after being chopped into small pieces, he still went into his second form. It was one tough demon to kill.
This Hero who couldn’t use Prayer Kagura could never win.
I can’t believe the Pope baited him with beautiful women. I didn’t know he was so cruel.
“It doesn’t matter! I failed because of you, Kagura!”
I thought I changed the topic but the Hero screamed at me again.
“I’ve got an idea! Let’s say that the Heavenly King was hunted by the Hero! I get no reward, and if the Hero defeated it, he could have a new party. Besides, it’s more convenient for me to say that you defeated it.”
In truth, I just wanted to avoid the hassle of being entangled with the Hero. There wasn’t really anything I would gain from claiming the Heavenly King’s death as my doing anyway.
“That would be nice… but no! You are definitely looking down on me. You are making a fool of me!”
But the Hero was still angry, there was no sign of him calming down.
I wasn’t interested in the Hero, much less making fun of him.
Anyway, I wanted to calm down the Hero and go home as soon as possible.
However my good intentions were ruined by Seraphy.
“I can’t overlook this. Hero, you were swearing and looking down on Kagura-sama, right? Well Kagura-sama doesn’t even care enough about you to even try to make a fool out of you!”
“What did you say?!”
“Remove those dirty hands of yours from Kagura-sama right now! Kagura-sama is so broad-minded that he was willing to give you credit for killing the demon! Give your thanks and leave, immediately!”
“..el”
Oi, what was that?
“Duel me, Kagura! I will beat you up and get my harem back!”
“Eh?”
“Fine, whatever! I don’t think you can, but in the unlikely event you defeat Kagura-sama, I’ll become your slave or whatever.”
“What? No, why are you making these decisions on your own?”
“I’m sorry, but for you to be insulted and belittled so much, Kagura-sama, I am angry from the bottom of my heart. I’m sure you don’t mind, do you, Lelia and Teal?”
“Well, I don’t think my Kagura-kun is going to lose, do you? I guess not.”
“Well, Kagura-san. Please beat him up as hard as you can!”
Eh~. Why is everyone so excited about this?
I know I can’t accept the fact that Seraphy and the others have always been treated like a harem member – or rather, like an object.
I’m not too sure I hate the Hero, though, since there are a few boys around my age who think like that.
“Kaugra, I’m going to make you see who’s really stronger. After that, you guys better be ready.”
“Huh..? Are you going to fight me? I don’t really want to fight…”
I took a proper distance from the Hero who faced me and I held my two swords in a proper position.
Hero, you will really get hurt if I attack you.
Do I really need to do this?
◇
“Kagura, what’s with the sword? It doesn’t have a blade. …… Are you stupid?
“I’m sorry, but this is what I’m comfortable with.”
Immediately, I cast Prayer Kagura.
Sometimes I strike with both my swords and sometimes I make them dance.
If I danced, even this sword which didn’t have a blade, would be able to cut through steel.”
“Damn it, I won’t let you take your time dancing!”
The Hero made his way over towards me.
I was still in the middle of my dance. The sharpness of my swords were still that of a ceremonial sword without an edge.
The Hero held a holy sword.
It was the strongest sword in both name and reality, with a cutting edge that could cut through anything and a sturdy blade that would not crack under any attack.
It wasn’t dangerous.
Tschh.
I parried the Hero’s holy sword. I tried to use that momentum to slash the Hero’s throat, but he ducked.
But even while he was ducking, my sword dance was nearing completion.
The sword dance was not a prayer dance, but a martial art. It was not about praying to the gods. The dance itself was a form of martial arts.
However, if you dance with all your might and earnestly, the Gods would respond to your efforts.
Martial arts was never about praying.
“What’s this…? Kagura, y-you never used such a technique when you were in the party. Were you hiding your true abilities?”
“I wasn’t hiding it. As a knight of the Hero’s party, I was doing my best.”
But the swordplay of a prayer warrior and a holy knight, they were different systems. Two different styles.
There was no superiority of inferiority there. It was just that my main job was as a prayer warrior and I’ve danced with my swords thousands of times since I was a child. I’m just a little better at that than the church’s swordplay.
“It’s just an undeniable fact that I’ve been hiding my real job. I apologize for that. Sorry.”
I said and bowed my head.
“You’re still incompetent because you bowed down here! I’m going to slash your head off and you’ll die!!!”
“Coward!”
“Bastard!”
“Scumbag!”
I swung and parried the Hero’s holy sword with ease.
The ceremonial sword, with its sword dance completed, would simply shave off the blade of the holy sword like sand and cut through it just by touching it.
“W-what? The holy sword is supposed to be indestructible!”
“It is said that the holy sword is a sword given to the earth by the holy god Luna, but my sword dance is really a technique in which God dwells in my sword.”
I pushed my sword straight into the throat of the Hero.
The Hero’s head came off his body with a light wave of my hand.
“I’ll take that as a win, right?”
“Ah, …….”
With no reply except for a scream, the Hero collapsed to his knees.
Translated by NotBlueYet
Edited by Trevor
“Seraphy, Lelia, Teal! Why are you in this city..? Is it because of him?!”
I heard a familiar angry voice.
When I turned around, there was the Hero.
“Especially you, Kagura! Because of you, I lost my party and my harem!”
While throwing out vile curses, the Hero let out a rage that would make a demon cry. Then he grabbed my chest.
Seraphy and the others watched the Hero as if he was garbage.
Such a man was the Hero.
If I said that out loud, I would probably add fuel to the fire.
After using my powers to finish the battle, I thought that things were going to be troublesome.
“I see. Is that so? By the way, Hero, why did you come to this city?”
“I was told that there was a demon in town. The Pope told me that if I defeated the demon, I would get a new party, this time with only the most beautiful women. But it’s just you, bastard, why are you here?”
“Well, you see, my crow Yatagarasu brought us here. Just a part of my family business.”
I mean, the Pope said he was disappointed with the Hero, but he wouldn’t kill him.
That demon was one of the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King’s army, after all. Even after being strengthened by my sword dance, even after being chopped into small pieces, he still went into his second form. It was one tough demon to kill.
This Hero who couldn’t use Prayer Kagura could never win.
I can’t believe the Pope baited him with beautiful women. I didn’t know he was so cruel.
“It doesn’t matter! I failed because of you, Kagura!”
I thought I changed the topic but the Hero screamed at me again.
“I’ve got an idea! Let’s say that the Heavenly King was hunted by the Hero! I get no reward, and if the Hero defeated it, he could have a new party. Besides, it’s more convenient for me to say that you defeated it.”
In truth, I just wanted to avoid the hassle of being entangled with the Hero. There wasn’t really anything I would gain from claiming the Heavenly King’s death as my doing anyway.
“That would be nice… but no! You are definitely looking down on me. You are making a fool of me!”
But the Hero was still angry, there was no sign of him calming down.
I wasn’t interested in the Hero, much less making fun of him.
Anyway, I wanted to calm down the Hero and go home as soon as possible.
However my good intentions were ruined by Seraphy.
“I can’t overlook this. Hero, you were swearing and looking down on Kagura-sama, right? Well Kagura-sama doesn’t even care enough about you to even try to make a fool out of you!”
“What did you say?!”
“Remove those dirty hands of yours from Kagura-sama right now! Kagura-sama is so broad-minded that he was willing to give you credit for killing the demon! Give your thanks and leave, immediately!”
“..el”
Oi, what was that?
“Duel me, Kagura! I will beat you up and get my harem back!”
“Eh?”
“Fine, whatever! I don’t think you can, but in the unlikely event you defeat Kagura-sama, I’ll become your slave or whatever.”
“What? No, why are you making these decisions on your own?”
“I’m sorry, but for you to be insulted and belittled so much, Kagura-sama, I am angry from the bottom of my heart. I’m sure you don’t mind, do you, Lelia and Teal?”
“Well, I don’t think my Kagura-kun is going to lose, do you? I guess not.”
“Well, Kagura-san. Please beat him up as hard as you can!”
Eh~. Why is everyone so excited about this?
I know I can’t accept the fact that Seraphy and the others have always been treated like a harem member – or rather, like an object.
I’m not too sure I hate the Hero, though, since there are a few boys around my age who think like that.
“Kaugra, I’m going to make you see who’s really stronger. After that, you guys better be ready.”
“Huh..? Are you going to fight me? I don’t really want to fight…”
I took a proper distance from the Hero who faced me and I held my two swords in a proper position.
Hero, you will really get hurt if I attack you.
Do I really need to do this?
◇
“Kagura, what’s with the sword? It doesn’t have a blade. …… Are you stupid?
“I’m sorry, but this is what I’m comfortable with.”
Immediately, I cast Prayer Kagura.
Sometimes I strike with both my swords and sometimes I make them dance.
If I danced, even this sword which didn’t have a blade, would be able to cut through steel.”
“Damn it, I won’t let you take your time dancing!”
The Hero made his way over towards me.
I was still in the middle of my dance. The sharpness of my swords were still that of a ceremonial sword without an edge.
The Hero held a holy sword.
It was the strongest sword in both name and reality, with a cutting edge that could cut through anything and a sturdy blade that would not crack under any attack.
It wasn’t dangerous.
Tschh.
I parried the Hero’s holy sword. I tried to use that momentum to slash the Hero’s throat, but he ducked.
But even while he was ducking, my sword dance was nearing completion.
The sword dance was not a prayer dance, but a martial art. It was not about praying to the gods. The dance itself was a form of martial arts.
However, if you dance with all your might and earnestly, the Gods would respond to your efforts.
Martial arts was never about praying.
“What’s this…? Kagura, y-you never used such a technique when you were in the party. Were you hiding your true abilities?”
“I wasn’t hiding it. As a knight of the Hero’s party, I was doing my best.”
But the swordplay of a prayer warrior and a holy knight, they were different systems. Two different styles.
There was no superiority of inferiority there. It was just that my main job was as a prayer warrior and I’ve danced with my swords thousands of times since I was a child. I’m just a little better at that than the church’s swordplay.
“It’s just an undeniable fact that I’ve been hiding my real job. I apologize for that. Sorry.”
I said and bowed my head.
“You’re still incompetent because you bowed down here! I’m going to slash your head off and you’ll die!!!”
“Coward!”
“Bastard!”
“Scumbag!”
I swung and parried the Hero’s holy sword with ease.
The ceremonial sword, with its sword dance completed, would simply shave off the blade of the holy sword like sand and cut through it just by touching it.
“W-what? The holy sword is supposed to be indestructible!”
“It is said that the holy sword is a sword given to the earth by the holy god Luna, but my sword dance is really a technique in which God dwells in my sword.”
I pushed my sword straight into the throat of the Hero.
The Hero’s head came off his body with a light wave of my hand.
“I’ll take that as a win, right?”
“Ah, …….”
With no reply except for a scream, the Hero collapsed to his knees.
