The Impersonating Daimaou Wants to be Hated (WN): Chapter 89

 

Chapter 89: Crisis in the Water Kingdom 1

"Tactical-grade magic, unleash! 1st, 2nd and 3rd units retreat! 4th to 7th units, start chanting! Don't stop the barrage!"

"Auerne-sama, the Great Barrier has been destroyed. The demon's advance is not stopped."

"What happened to the Special Unit?"

"Annihilated."

"What!? Are you sure you're not mistaken!?"

 The special unit is an elite unit made up of those with particularly high magic among the spirit race who excel in wide-area attacks. We were supposed to show them the greatest magic at the best time in order to finish off the huge army of demons that were trying to invade our country, the Water Kingdom, but I didn't expect them to be wiped out.

"T-there's no doubt about it. The special unit... is annihilated."

 I even felt dizzy from the worst report my subordinate brought me.

"Eei!? Give the signal to retreat! Withdraw all units to the castle walls."

"But then..."

"I know we're losing ground! But with the great barrier destroyed and the special unit annihilated, staying here will only result in death. Retreat."

"I understand. Retreat! Retreat! Defense unit, follow me!...... Auerne-sama!? Where are you...?"

"Don't worry. I too will follow you after saving as many people as I can."

"Please don't. If something happens to Auerne-sama, who will take command of the entire army?"

"Winneria-sama is there! It's more than just me now... what!? This ridiculous increase in power."

 It was an overwhelming increase in power, even on a battlefield where tactical-grade magic was flying around.

 The hairs on my whole body stood up.

"Let the flames of war pass! This is the king's command. All strife shall not reach our land. [Water World]."

 Immediately, I activated the strongest defensive magic.

 I am still one of the five most powerful among the spirit races. The water barrier that was set up envelopes hundreds of thousands of people, and a flash of light engulfs all.

 The sound disappears. My vision is reversed. It seems I am rolling on the ground.

"Kuh, what in the world..."

 I look up without understanding it. Thenーー

"What... the hell."

 Dead bodies. Half of the people who had been doing their best to protect the water kingdom were killed by a single flash of light.

 What!? What on earth? And why don't they attack?

 Even at such an opportune moment, for some reason, the demons have stopped moving.

"Hmm? Is that...?"

 There is something in the shape of a human being in front of the demons. I knew intuitively that they were the ones who had launched the attack earlier.

 Women with pink hair, which is quite rare, are dressed in black dresses.

"What should I do, Elegant? The spirits are the species with the highest magic, and yet they were all blown away by a little swatting. We can't play with them."

"It can't be helped, Beautiful Onee-sama. Compared to us, most creatures are insignificant animals. A worm can't possibly compete with our nobility. Don't you agree, Pretty?"

"Beautiful Onee-sama, Elegant Onee-sama, there may be valuable items here, so it would be a shame to erase them. Let's not use explosives."

"Arara. No matter how old you are, Pretty like shiny things."

"It's cute, Pretty."

 The three of them giggled and laughed at each other. I remembered the feeling of fear for the first time in a long time.

"W-w-what!? What are you guys?"

 There was still a considerable distance between me and the three of them, but that meant nothing in the face of someone with a certain degree of power.

 As expected, my words seemed to have reached them, and they all looked at me at once.

 All three of them have the same face? No, not just their faces. Height and physique are all the same?

"You lowly creatures dare to ask us our names, let's kill them quickly."

"Wait, Beautiful Onee-sama. Agidnaus-sama asked us to come and play. If they ask me what my name is, I will answer. Isn't this a part of the play? Right, Pretty?"

"That's right, Elegant Onee-sama. All the treasures in that country are mine."

"See? Pretty is saying it too, Beautiful Onee-sama."

"If you say so, then it must be so."

 The three of them stepped forward and folded their hips gracefully, holding the ends of their skirts.

"My name is Beautiful."

"I am Elegant."

"I am Pretty."

 It was the exact same face, the exact same movement, the exact same voice.

"""We, the three of us......"""

 The three of them started stamping their feet on the spot. The frightening thing is that just by doing that, the earth shook so much that cracks ran through the ground.

 They are not using magic!? Is this just pure physical strength?

"A-Auerne-sama! What the hell are those guys!?"

 One of my men who survived the attack asked me with a pale face, but I had no way to answer him. Rather...

 I'm the one who wants to know that.

 They continued to stamp their feet, paying no attention to our confusion, and then suddenly stopped moving. Andーー

"""The three Dragon Sisters!!"""

 They spread their hands wide as if to show themselves, and even made a magical "ta-da" sound effect.

"Third-rate sisters? What an irritating name."

 Perhaps, by calling themselves third-rate, they were trying to say that we are lesser than the third-rate sisters.

 What a bunch of nasty people, boasting so much power.

"Hmm? I feel like I'm being slandered for no reason."

"It can't be helped, Beautiful Onee-sama. It is inevitable in this world that lower animals are jealous of our beauty. It is the duty of the noble to make the lower animals jealous."

"Beautiful Onee-sama, Elegant Onee-sama. I think it's time for me to get a new dress."

"Well, that's not good. Then, for the cute Pretty's sake, let's quickly destroy that kingdom."

"Yes, let's do it."

 And three monsters wearing the skin of beautiful women start walking.

 Kuh, as a Commander, I can't lie down like this.

 I put strength into my body and managed to stand up, and laughed out loud.

"K-ku-ku-ku. Ha-ha-ha."

"Ah, Beautiful Onee-sama. The spirit over there seems to have broken down."

"It's pathetic. I thought I was going to go out of my way to make a promise to him that I will leave some of his bones... I've heard that this era is a rare sight, but somehow, things are kind of messy."

"Ha. What are you talking about? I did not laugh out of fear. I laughed at your ignorance."

"Beautiful Onee-sama, after all, that spirit is broken."

"How sad."

"Beautiful Onee-sama, Elegant Onee-sama. Besides the dress, I want a pet."

 The only way to defeat them is to use sacrificial magic.

 With this in mind, we stood up and at the same time continued to knead magic, but the three women knew this and did not even interfere.

 They let their guard down... no, they think they can defend against it. You monsters! But even so, our kingdom will not fall.

"...Fuu. At best, be proud of your victory while you still can. You know what? If you and your kind hang on...... No, it will not even reach the king. Because..."

"You're getting annoying."

"What!?"

 One of the monsters was in front of me. The next thing I knew, the distance between us shrank.

 Activation of the sacrifice magic... not good! I won't make it!?

 I prepared for death. And then— the arm of the monster flew in the air.

"Eh?"

 And the monster opened her eyes wide. Immediately after, an arrow made of water pierced her entire body.

"Aaahhh!? Elegant Onee-sama was killed!?"

 One of the monsters collapses and one screams.

"No way!?"

 I turned around.

 Then I saw a figure with a blue bow on the castle wall.

"Ah. Winneria-sama."

 After using magic to strengthen my eyesight, there was one beautiful woman with blue hair that reached her ankles in a ponytail. She is the supreme commander of the spirit army and is quite tall among the spirit race, many of whom are petite because of their enormous magical power.

 I declare with certainty to the monsters.

"You guys... you lose."