Flipped Out, Partner
This chapter starts from Hero's POV
...The capital defense battle ended with our defeat.
According to Menu, the current generation Demon King Fast Travel-ed to the capital, destroyed the castle and killed the king.
We didn't pay attention to that side because we were too preoccupied with the magic beasts... Or perhaps not, but we should have at least put more thought into the king's safety.
Altho' I'm not sure if we could get away from that Demon King even if we did.
You cannot use Fast Travel or Teleport magic when you're near Demon King.
[No running away from the great king of demons] or something. Wonder if the being who made Demon King used that manga as a reference.
As such, there is no escaping Demon King if he's already in your sight.
How about other means? Impossible.
There's a lot of distance to cover from the castle to this location. Should be around, 5-6 KM far.
Yet, Demon King got here in a few seconds. Purely on foot, without any use of Skills or Fast Travel.
Not even Kajikawa-san can do that, I think.
I guess the silver lining is the fact that we managed to exterminate all the invading magic beasts one way or another.
Ironically enough, the Forbidden Magic used by demons helped thin out the herds, but the beast that came from those spells were real bad news.
I had to self-destruct to kill the giant on the west side. I'm never doing that again.
The kangaroo beast that showed up on the south side was taken care of by Radia, Baredo and Rasfi, surprisingly. They did great against an enemy much stronger than them.
Several S-Rank magic beasts appeared on the north side. They too all got taken out thanks to well coordinated attacks between mohawk haired soldiers, Hyula and that Aizawasomething brat... Get that image outta my head.
We have no idea what happened to the Mimic Goblin that came out on the east side.
Kajikawa-san didn't manage to eliminate it, yet it doesn't seem like it fled into the surrounding areas either. I can't locate its position on my Map.
...Where'd it gone off to. I have a bad feeling about it.
Speaking of whereabouts, I'd like to know about Kajikawa-san's as well.
All I know is that he fought Demon King and then I can't get a grasp on his ultimate fate.
Menu is unable to get a hold of him either as information on him has been shut out it seems, not even Chat works.
...Or maybe he's dead already.
The only thing left in the spot where Demon King and Kajikawa-san clashed are a pool of blood that belonged to Kajikawa-san and his destroyed great hammer.
The person himself is nowhere to be found.
I found Radia and Baredo passed out nearby, but they have no clue what went down here either.
...For the time being, I contacted Sword King-san and explained the situation. But you know, it's hard.
Alma especially. That girl seems to really love Kajikawa-san. Damn him. Pop off. Bald off.
Heck, me being there would do nothing to them anyway, I should leave them be for now.
Can't say I'm not worried about them, but I gotta do what I gotta do.
I'll take on the trial to undergo Job Change and recruit more companions to prepare for the final battle.
The latter is of the utmost importance. I've gotta find strong cute girls even if I have to go around the world.
<<Are you an idiooooot! How can you be so fixated on that harem plan of yours now of all time!?>>
Oh shut it! I won't yield on that, no way nuh uh!
I'm stuck to fighting that stupidly strong monster, let me have this one for me at least!!
Heck, can I even win?
Even Kajikawa-san was quite a monster himself, wasn't he? Frankly speaking, I can't picture myself winning at all even if I reach Lv100.
And Demon King is strong enough to vastly outpower him, no? How do you even win against that. It's asking for the impossible.
<<Well yeah, if I had to be honest, the current Demon King is by far the strongest among all known Demon Kings. Kajikawa-san could have easily defeated the average Demon King by himself.>>
So you're telling me, the current Demon King is not only a user of Menu, he's also overwhelmingly powerful.
...What do against that even.
<<That's where the Unique Skill of the next Job after Hero comes into play. Also, you need courage and whatnot.>>
Courage huh... I'm nothing that grandiose.
Is courage all about not fearing death? I dunno if you could call it one when dying simply means getting revived in my case.
<<Ah, I'm not actually expecting Courage from Neora-san or anything.>>
Well aren't you nice!? I mean, I do agree with that assessment but can't you put it better!?
<<What's important is not Neora-san's courage but the courage of people that stand up on their own feet thanks to Neora-san's existence. You can't win a war with low morale.>>
...That it?
<<That it yes. There you go, let's get this Job Change done and become OP so you can put hope back in people's hearts.>>
O, ou.
...Wonder what kind of power I'm gonna get anyway.
<<Oh it'll be a huge surprise to you when the time comes. Bfft... Excuse me, I couldn't hold back my laughter after imagining that, pukukufufu.>>
What are you laughing at!? No really, what kinda ability is it anyway!? Can't help but worry!
<TLN: Catch the latest updates and edits at Sousetsuka .com >
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"You have my gratitude, for coming to my rescue."
<<Demon King has used Fast Travel, confirmed.>>
<<Depletion of Life force and physical death by the loss of heart, confirmed. Healing with Heal Potion as well as restoring Life Force through Life Force Control... unfeasible. Kajikawa Hikaru remains unconscious.>>
<<Searching for other healing methods. Heal Magic, unfeasible. Forbidden Magic, unfeasible. Other Skills, or Items... One hit.>>
<<'Elixir' on Item Screen, confirmed. Unlike Heal Potions that restores Life Force, Elixir has the trait of 'Restoring target back to their known [Normal State]'. This method of restoration is akin to Life Force Control. As such, it should be applicable to heal Kajikawa Hikaru whose HP and physical body are not linked.>>
<<Voluntary administering of Elixir, unfeasible... Confirming emergency time, executing appropriate functions to administer.>>
<<Bodily regeneration, confirmed... Attempting to restart cardio-pulmonary function, failed. Brain death will set in under one minute.>>
<<Synthesizing magic formula on 'Magic Boots' with materials on Item Screen in order to reattempt. Overloading lightning magic ore to unload electrical shock.>>
<<Operation, Begin.>>
"....Aa... Aa... Ka.... Bobubabababababababa!!!?"
<<Cardio-pulmonary function reboot, confirmed. Estimating crisis averted.>>
"Ababababababababa!! ...*slump*."
<<...Kajikawa Hikaru has fainted from a strong electric shock post revival, confirmed.>>
<<Executing Fast Travel to secure safety.>>
<<Demon King's Menu has been put into Sleep State due to malfunctions, confirmed. Estimated time until reboot, 13 days.>>
<<Penetrating the information blockade, success. Hacking starts.>>
<<Intel on Demon King's Status, obtained.>>
<<Intel on Demon King's past life, obtained.>>
<<Constructing countermeasures against Demon King, complete.>>
<<Beginning counterattack on Demon King.>>
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