Chapter 170


    <strong>CHAPTER 170 – A MOTHER EDUCATING HER DAUGHTER</strong>


    「Intruder! Intruder!」


    Abraham rushed out of the room while shouting .


    And when I followed him out of the room, lots of soldiers have gathered .


    In the corridor after leaving the room, soldiers attacked at the same time from both sides .


    They poked using their spears which were twice longer than an ordinary one .


    I split those spears into two at the same time with the Demon Swords and killed several soldiers at the same time after jumping sideways .


    『Okaa-san, it’s a match』


    『Umu, I shall show you my career as a Demon Sword』


    I advanced while covering myself with aura, and Eleanor and Hikari who released that started to count again .


    The two of them counted like a game of tag and enumerated as if to sing .


    And while hearing that song, I continued to cut down soldiers after soldiers .


    「Eii! The enemies alone!」


    「Captain!」


    「Receive this Triple Attack!!」


    Someone that looked a little stronger than ordinary soldiers appeared, but I brought him down with one sh .


    That guy that was a little stronger was counted as “1” by the mother and daughter .


    When I continued to advance, I found Abraham .


    He got stunned seeing me, then continued to run away .


    He said something to the soldiers while running away .


    『Oh?! Their morale increased』


    「I killed a lot of them already though . Why so?」


    I doubted, but immediately understood .


    「That traitor huh」


    「Our future’s bright as long as we defeat that guy」


    「I’m going to defeat him, I’m going to defeat him!」


    It looks like Abraham gave them carrots .


    The eyes of the soldiers became bloodshot and challenged me .


    There were ten-odd spears . They pierced as if to cover my whole body .


    「How naive」


    I cleaved Eleanor and crushed all of their spearheads and chopped the soldiers ahead with one sh using Hikari .


    『I’m sorry while you’re having a killing . Don’t forget the goal』


    「I know」


    I told Eleanor and closed my distance with the soldier who looked like he’s about to run away anytime .


    I ced the des of the Demon Swords to his neck and threatened him with a low voice .


    「Where’s the King? I’ll let you off if you tell me」


    「Hi, Hi, Hi……」


    「Hi?」


    「Hi……ii……i……」


    The soldier fainted just like that .


    The white of his eyes is showing and foam wereing out of his mouth . Looking carefully, a yellow stain had spread on his crotch .


    『You threatened him too much』


    『Otou-san, you should hold back?』


    「Mu! That’s quite difficult」


    Holding back physically is rather quite simple . If I do a sword rush using the Demon Swords, I can cleanly shave off all the hair in their body even if they’re desperately resisting .


    However, how can I hold back something spiritually? How can I control the level of my threat?


    I don’t know .


    I don’t know, so I just decided to try many times .


    I caught another soldier and threatened him . This time, he went into a frenzy that made him almost insane and resisted .


    I cut him down and threatened another one . He fainted again and foamed .


    After doing it several times, I finally found someone who can answer properly .


    「H-His Majesty is in the Winter Pce」


    「Winter Pce? Where’s that?」


    「If you go outsideーーyou can tell」


    After saying just that, that soldier fainted as well .


    He means that it’s a building that I can tell with just a look when I go outside?


    If so, then I should go outside .


    I paved a bloody path, cutting down soldiers while the mother and daughter Demon Swords continued to count .


    Their resistance became fiercer, but I continued to advance without a care about that .


    After I left the pce, I understood what that soldier from earlier said .


    Although it looks a little blurry from this far away, I can see a splendid structure .


    It’s a little blurry as if I’m looking at the other side of the cloud, but it’s the one that looks like a “pce” with one look .


    I see, that’s the so-called Winter Pce huh .


    I walked towards the direction of the Winter Pce .


    More soldiers came and the surroundings already looked like a battlefield .


    I advanced while cutting them down .


    『Otou-san!』


    『To your right!』


    「ーー!!」


    Soon after I heard Hikari and Eleanor’s warning, a sh came from the right .


    I blocked using Hikari . The shing sounds deafened my ears .


    I counterattacked with a sweep using EleanorーーI cut through the air .


    The man thatunched a surprise attack instantly took distance .


    That’s right . It’s a man .


    It’s a man with long hair, holding a long thin sword . His eyes were closed and his ear is faced towards my direction .


    The air around him shows he’s not someone simple . It looks like it’s an opponent that I could leave my guard down with .


    「Who are you」


    「Xeno Phon」


    Xeno silently named himself . His calmness made him feel different from the others .


    「You evil being, you shall not advance from here on」


    Evil being huh .


    「Sorry, but I’ll stick around」


    「If soーーthen die to my de」


    Xeno’s appearance blurredーーhe appeared behind me soon right after .


    He suddenly appeared behind me and released a sh .


    I turned around while swinging the Demon Swordsーーbut he was no longer there .


    「I know!」


    *Gakiiーn!!*


    With a reverse grip, I blocked the sh that came flying straight behind me .


    Guys like these are always doing this .


    They’d appear behind me, then appear behind me once again with a sh .


    It’s skillful, but amon pattern .


    「……Secret Skill」


    「Mu!!」


    「Seal Demon Sword」


    I instinctively kicked the ground and jumped back .


    Xeno did not follow up an attack .


    The instant Inded, I couldn’t help but narrow my eyebrows .


    The dark aura that the mother and daughter Demon Swords released and enveloped me .


    That aura that represents the Demon Sword Wielder was “eaten” .


    Only at the ce where Xeno’s attack passed through, it was chomped off like an eaten cake .


    And, it does not regenerate at the part where it’s eatenーーno .


    『It would take more than ten minutes to regenerate』


    『Uu……it’s difficult?……』


    It looks like it would take time to return it back to normal .


    It made Eleanor take ten minutes . It also made it difficult for Hikari .


    Just that makes that secret skill amazing .


    「To think that my Secret Skill would be dodged」


    「You’re quite good」


    「However, it is now clear with this . Even if it’s you evil being, you are nothing but an evil being」


    Xeno was assured that his secret skill works . However, he did not have negligence nor arrogance .


    『He is quite something』


    It was enough to impress even Eleanor .


    「……I’ming」


    I exchanged shes with Xeno .


    He released his secret skill and my aura was eaten again, but I counterattacked with the Demon Swords regardless .


    Xeno evaded at thest moment, but he had a deep wound on his neck, blood was spurting out from it .


    Even so, he did not care at all . He raised his sword, facing his ear towards me .


    「……withdraw, you’ll die if this continues」


    「That might be true」


    「If so」


    「However, I am indebted to the King . It’s a huge debt that even seven lifetimes cannot pay all of it . That is whyーーI shall not withdraw」


    Xeno attacked once again .


    The match was already decided . He has both speed and power, but it’s only a tenth of mine .


    That secret skill was troublesome, but it’s nothing since I know that it can be evaded .


    I dodged his iing sh, took Xeno’s back faster than he could, and made him lose consciousness with a blow .


    『Aren’t you kind? The opponent’s a man you know?』


    「It’s just a whim」


    I left Xeno there and continued invading towards the Winter Pce .


    However, a man that looks like a knight appeared before that .


    「He got defeated huh, he’s nothing but wordsーー」


    I instantly killed that knight . I closed the distance with a breath and chopped him with sixteen shes .


    「Lesser than a small fry」


    I spat out and continued ahead .


    I cut down soldiers, advanced, and arrived at the Winter Pce .


    When I stepped inside, a monster appeared this time .


    In the pce garden, the ground was opened, and a dragon the size of a semi truck appeared from there .


    『O-chan? U?n, it’s different』


    『It’s a lesser dragon . A beast that only lives with its instincts . If you ask the higher species, they’re called as damn lizards . By the way, its called Scale Dragon』


    Hikari who tilted her head and Eleanor who exined .


    The Scale Dragon attacked!


    It swung down its front feet and shook the ground . A hole that was as huge as a cave’s entrance was made .


    「Is that all!」


    I caught the dragon with my regenerated aura, closed the distance, and cut off its two heads at the same time .


    Fresh blood gushed like fountains and its huge body copsed, making the ground tremble .


    I stepped over that and entered the pce .


    I caught several soldiers and threatened them without being able to hold back and asked where the King is .


    I walked towards there .


    『Mu?』


    「What’s the matter?」


    『Don’t you feel like their resistance have weakened?』


    「Now that you mention it」


    I didn’t notice until Eleanor told me .


    『It’s clearly weakening……on top of that, it’s intentional』


    「Are you saying it’s a trap?」


    『Nine out of ten』


    「It means, a fake king is there huh」


    『Most probably』


    I advanced while talking to Eleanor .


    I reached the king’s room . I cut down the soldiers protecting it from the outside and entered .


    There is a huge bed inside the luxurious room .


    An old man that looks like a skeleton is sleeping on the bed .


    「Is he dead?」


    『It looks like he’s alive』


    『Mu?! That’s……the real King huh』


    「You know him?」


    『In the past, just a little』


    「It wasn’t a fake one huh . Well, whatever . It’s the real one right? I’ll take him away then」


    I said and approached the king, but the instant I came to the side of the bed, a magic circle spread through the ground .


    Imprisoned by the magic circle, my body won’t move .


    『It’s a trap!』


    「What is this?」


    『Tartarus . One of the strategic ss magic circles . Originally, it is meant to be used against a huge army』


    「Against a huge army you say?」


    『When it activates, it would devour everything within its distance and vanish them without a trace . I have heard from humans that it’s expensive and rare』


    「Something like thatーー」


    The next instant, my vision became dark .


    A torrent of tremendous strength is pushing towards me .


    It’s a strength that I’ve never experienced before .


    I endured the strength that was pushing against me .


    It feels like I’m about to get devoured and crushed to pieces .


    I endured thatーーI endured while protecting King Aegina with my aura .


    『Otou-san! It’s dangerous, so let go of that person!』


    『Hikari』


    Hikari panicked, but oppositely, Eleanor was calm .


    『Okaa-san?』


    『Remember this, a condition of bing a good woman is to not deprive their man’s high point』


    Don’t make meugh, Eleanor . You’re always butting in .


    However, that’s right . And it would be great if you would keep yourselves calm and don’t do anything .


    I took a deep breath . I gathered strength to my core .


    I used all of my strength and gripped Eleanor and Hikari tightly .


    I shall endure, and protect!


    Finally, that strength started to pull back .


    The light also dissipated and the magic circle sinks .


    My vision that turned dark returned to normal .


    With the surroundingsーーa part of the pce crushed .


    Only the ground which was a one-meter radius around me, and the bed where King Aegina was asleep was intact .


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