Death Comes to All
Overlord of demons, 'Demon King' shows up out of nowhere.
Why is he here...?
According to Menu, Demon King basically cannot get out of their Demon King Castle.
There's a specific barrier that stops them from even trying. Even if they somehow manage to slip past that, their body will gradually crumble down outside, hence they can't stay out for long.
As a result, there's no record of any past Demon King acting outside their castle.
Conversely speaking, this also means they can move about outside their castle for a while if they can leave.
The current generation Demon King is a past hero reincarnate. Therefore, he can use Menu as well as 'Fast Travel'.
Is he using the little time available to him to destroy the royal castle, kill the king and come all the way here.
There's no safe place anywhere if that's how it works.
He could use the same tactic to kill the kings on other continents... What a mess.
Putting that despairing fact aside, there's a much more pressing matter here.
How does Demon King know my face and name.
I had never seen him before this very moment. The same should be said to him.
"H, ow."
"How do I know you, is it. Understandable. This was not how I looked like when we met the last time... No, I suppose it was not me you met."
Met, last time? With me? When? Where? Who?
A past hero? No, even the preceding hero right before current one should have been hundreds of years ago. That cannot be it.
Maybe, the past life of this hero?
Judging from the notes, voices and references left behind by all the past heroes, I believe all of them came from 21st century.
But then, who is he? There's way too many probable candidates, I can't squeeze out one.
Wait, maybe it's one among those who had died---
"Finding you is a fortuitous windfall."
Demon King smiled while speaking coldly.
There's absolutely zero amiability behind his smile. He simply lifted the corners of his mouth.
"More than the king, more than the hero. You are the one person with the potential to turn into our greatest adversary."
Oh no.
This is definitely not going in a nice direction.
What should I do, what can I do!?
Why's Menu been silent all this time! Isn't now the one time it's needed the most!
I am aware how reliant I am being to Menu, but like hell I wouldn't rely on Menu now of all time!
Anybody who can use Menu is probably going to become dependent. Especially in situations like this.
"Thereby."
How will he attack.
How will he make his move.
Come at me quickl--
"...Eh?"
Demon King is gripping 'something'.
A grotesque pulsing bloody object.
I noticed my missing heartbeat the same moment that object caught my eyes.
"I shan't cut corners."
Demon King murmured as he crushed the object in his hand.
Using this moment while I could still move, I took my great hammer out of Item Screen, swung it at Demon King using Mana Control and drove Pile Bunkers his way.
But he broke the great hammer apart simply by lightly waving his hand like swatting a fly, and my Mana Pile Bunkers got squashed flat the instant they touched his flesh.
"I did not see this toy before, was it a recent addition? Your Pile Bunker is weaker as well. You have gotten weaker."
I fell slumping on the ground as Demon King said that.
I can't feel my beating heart.
My body won't move. Not even the slightest.
Heal, Potion, no, my consciousness, is, fading---
I don't, wanna, d--
Al, ma--
So, rr--
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"His Status finally shows HP: 0 and State: 'Death'."
I let out a sigh without realizing as I looked down on the corpse of a Japanese man in a pool of blood.
It has finally felt like the first phase is now complete with the death of this man.
My Menu has flaws likely due to my incomplete reincarnation.
Such as being able to only use Fast Travel twice in succession.
One to go to the outside world. And another to go back to Demon King Castle. Trying to use more will forcibly put Menu into Sleep State.
I need to wait about half a month before Menu is usable again. I shall continue my research on that magic in my castle in the meantime.
"...."
My left arm is starting to rot. It's turning into ashes starting from extremities.
The limit is mere minutes. How inconvenient.
But these mere minutes were very much worthwhile.
My plan was initially to kill the king along with destroying his castle before immediately returning to my own.
I referred to Menu in search for strong humans I could erase along the way and noticed something inexplicable.
There was an abundance of magic beast corpses on the east side of the capital, unknown who slayed them.
Just as slayers have Kill Logs recording their deeds, victims also have logs displaying their slayers.
Yet these bodies only show blanks as the perpetrators.
Immediately after, Menu notified me how this man was the only person whose Status cannot be displayed. I then realized his identity when I went to check myself.
A chill ran down my spine when I saw his face.
To think he would come to this world, not Japan. Karma works in a mysterious way indeed.
Kajikawa Hikaru is the sole man I cannot let live as an enemy.
I did not think I would be granted this chance to eliminate him here and now.
Fate must have led me further towards the finality of mankind, as gods intended.
I thank you, Kajikawa Hikaru. My wielding of Menu is only possible due to you aiding me.
"You have my gratitude, for coming to my rescue."
I left that parting word to the unmoving body of Kajikawa Hikaru and activated Fast Travel back to Demon King Castle.
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"He was, here right?"
<<Y, yes. He was for sure, just a tiny bit ago.>>
"Demon King and Kajikawa-san, they were fighting here?"
<<...Yes they were. Although it's less fighting and more Kajikawa-san getting beaten up so bad unilaterally.>>
"Only a pool of blood and a broken great hammer remain. Dammit... How do I explain to Alma and the rest..."
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