The Impersonating Daimaou Wants to be Hated (WN): Chapter 83

 

Chapter 83: Weaknesses of the Daimaou

 After taking a bath with Eluina-san, we went out together.

"Look, Onii-sama.  We used to go to the old castle over there together, didn't we? Let's go there for the first time in a while...... Oh no. Why is there a pit?"

 Aquim-kun fell into a pit that was at least fifty meters deep, and a large amount of soil with a mixture of sealing magic tools fell on top of him.

"Hmph. Swimming up through the mud is not so bad."

“As expected of Onii-sama. But you're dirty again, you know? That's right. How about a short swim in the nearby lake? Oh, no. For some reason, there are a lot of demon piranhas."

 The ones that attacked Aquim-kun as he entered the lake were once again the extremely dangerous species that inhabit the Dark Continent. With teeth and jaws so strong that they could easily bite through iron armor, hundreds of them attacked Aquim-kun.

"Oi, try eating it, Eluina. These guys are really delicious."

"As expected of Onii-sama. Yes, that's right! Actually, I've been into fortune-telling lately, and the other day I got something very interesting. What do you think? This crystal. Isn't it very beautiful? Now, Onii-sama. Put a drop of blood on this crystal and say that you are offering yourself to it. Something very interesting will happen...... Oh, no. Onii-sama has been sucked into the crystal......... Onii-sama? Onii-sama? Where are you?...... No reply. Yes! With thisーー"

"What is it?"

"Hyaaaaaa!? O-O-O-Onii-sama!! I was worried."

"Oi, oi. You're overreacting just because I entered a different space for a minute. You really love me that much huh."

“Y-yeah. Well, because you're my Onii-sama."

 The two of them are now in the process of developing a bond as brother and sister, thanks to the various events that conveniently occur.

"Now that we've had our fun, should we go home?"

 Having fun really does fly by in the blink of an eye, don't they?

 When I looked around, everywhere was dyed madder-red.

“Please wait, Onii-sama. Actually, there is one more place I really want to visit with you.”

"Oh, alright. Where is it?"

"Yes. This way."

 I was guided by Eluina-san and arrived at a certain military training ground surrounded by high walls.

"Oi, oi. This must be the private property of the Shield family. Is it okay to enter without permission?"

“Fufu. I have permission. But more importantly, Onii-sama, do you know the old tale of the Daimaou?"

"Ah? That's so sudden. Well, if you live in this kingdom, it's rare to find someone who doesn't know about it, right? The one where the Daimaou who wreaked havoc all over the world was finally defeated and sealed away by the Founder and his disciples, the kings.

 It's a strange story where I, Chaos, defeated myself.

 It must have been the idea of one of my disciples (probably Shudoji), but when I tried to read some of the stories, I found that they deliberately created various patterns to make it difficult to tell which one was the real one, which was a very interesting twist.

“Yes. That's right. But isn't it strange that they sealed it instead of defeating it?"

"Isn't that because they couldn't defeat it?"

“That’s right. But it's odd to think that they can seal up someone they can't defeat."

"Really? Sure, it ain't easy to seal off a superior being, but it ain't nothing they can't do if they have the right conditions, and it's easier than defeating it, right?"

"Condition? Then, what do you think is the condition to seal the Daimaou?"

"Ah? Well, that's..."

 Oya? I was just going through it, and it turned out to be an interesting conversation. But unfortunately, I, a perfect god, have no weaknesses (smug face).

 Aquim-kun silently urged Eluina-san to continue.

"It's a game. In all the literature I have read, the Daimaou has a very fearsome power, but his character is very childish. And because of that character, he is willing to accept anything that he finds interesting, even if it is to his own disadvantage."

 Who's childish? At least call it "mischievous". Mischievous.

 All in all, I don't know what to say. If she's not Aquim-kun's little sister, she's going to have a terrible beating (instead, I'll hit Shudoji later).

"So? What do you want to talk about?"

"No, don't you think it's the actor's duty to show its performance to the end while pretending? I'm sure someone who is particular about playing around will understand."

"Come on. I don't know who that person is, but as long as they're having fun, they should act according to the rules, right?"

"Fufu. I believed that Oniisama would surely say so."

 Eluina-san smiles. Her whole body radiates a very good hatred that cannot be compared to anything she let out before.

"Now, here we are. I wanted to bring Onii-sama here."

 It is the military training grounds of the Shield family, one of the three families. The area is not only large but also rocky, environments for various situations have been created in various places.

 Aquim-kun was walking in one of the forests with Eluina-san when suddenly the dense concentration of trees ended and they emerged into an open space.

 The circular space is surrounded by trees and the ground is full of grass, making it a very pleasant place to have a picnic on a sunny day.

 But, well, maybe not many people would want to have a picnic here now.

"Hoh, this is amazing... Dragon's blood, huh?"

 A magic circle is written with large letters. Even looking at its size alone, I am convinced (from a human point of view) that it is a powerful magic circle, but the complexity of the magic formula depicted on it is also on a different level from the one that was just invoked in the bathtub.

 Or rather. Can you really activate it?

 Since this kind of complex formula is created with Dragon's blood, its power must be amazing, but it also requires a certain amount of mana to activate it. The current Elana-san and Mina-san can barely activate it. To be honest, if it's Eluina-san, I feel like her life would be in danger, let alone activating it.

 If Eluina-san fails to activate it and almost dies, this is a good opportunity to appeal to her like a big brother. I might want to consider how I can help her in style while I'm at it.

 Despite my worries and expectations, Eluina-san smiled charmingly like a maiden who had fallen in love with the magic circle behind her.

 Then she gently reaches out her hand towards Aquim-kun.

“Fufu. Come, Onii-sama, give me your hand. Or are you going to let your fear get the better of you and let the fun end here?"

 Fumu. Coming here and starting to talk strangely and transparently, it seems that she wants to destroy me with this magic circle, which is her last trump card.

 I guess the reason why they didn't take me by surprise like before (though it was obvious to me) was so that I wouldn't run away in case I was confronted with this magic circle, which would be unquestionably the most powerful if activated.

 Do you think I'm going to take you up on that if you provoke me? Of course, I will.

 Aquim-kun took Eluina-san's hand.

"Oi, oi, Eluina. I'm your older brother, right? I can't refuse my sister's invitation."

"I'm happy....... Oniisama"

 Then Aquim-kun is taken by Eluina-san and walked to the center of the magic circle.

 Yes, that's right. It would be troublesome if anyone interferes with the pleasant time I'm having with Eluina-san, so let's set up a barrier around this place. And while I'm at it, let's have Shudoji move so that Floria won't get in the way.

 While I was doing this and that with my thoughts, we arrived at our destination, and Eluina-san's hand started to move away from Aquim-kun.

"Well, whether I succeed or fail, this is my last resort. This is the end of this horrible game with you."

"Oi, Eluina. Isn't it a bit horrible to say that to your brother?"

 Aquim-kun scolds his sister's misbehavior. However, she is a teenager, even if she looks respectable.

 The smile disappeared from Eluina-san's face.

"Who's brother?"

“Ha? No, I'm not that mad. I'm saying this for your own good. Elui-."

"With that voice, with that face, don't call my name!"

 The magic released by Eluina-san in time with her angry voice strikes Aquim-kun's entire body.

"...Lastly, let me ask you something. What happened to my real brother?... Is he still alive?"

"Oi, oi. What's really wrong? Real brother? It's me. I'm Aquim Bonvoul."

“…I saw the match between you and Atom-senpai.”

"I see. You must have been impressed by my brave figure."

"Don't mess around! The magic that overwhelms Atom-senpai, and the martial arts that can only be described as a master. None of them belong to Onii-sama."

"I changed my mind after you left. I worked really hard."

"Don't make fun of Onii-sama! There's no way he could do something like that just because he worked so hard! From that day when I saw that match at the monastery. I've been thinking only about killing you, who was pretending to be Onii-sama. Go away monster! No, Daimaou!!"

 This is troubling. It seems that Eluina-san is in her rebellious stage.

 Come to think of it, my disciples were quite troublesome until they got to a certain age.

 Fufu. Mirage in particular took a lot of work. Yes, yes. When she had a fight with Shudojiーー

 While I was thinking about such things, the magic circle was activated.

 Fumu. It appears that the Dragon's blood that Eluina-san got is from a thunder dragon. The magic that will invoke is lightning.

 Yare, yare. Certainly, this magic circle will be incomparably more powerful than the one in the bath. However, do you really think that you can defeat my Aquim-kun with this level of power, even though you are convinced of my existence as the Daimaou?

 ……Well, it's the brother's job to accompany her little sister with her little games.

 I decided to take it without defending myself, as Eluina-san wanted. Oops, that is not enough. I have to make sure that Eluina-san doesn't make a mistake in activating the magic circle and die.

 With that in mind, I tried to check on the progress of Eluina-san's magic.

"I offer this as sustenance [Grace Power of Death]’”

 Oya, oya? It's inexcusable that the children who trespassed in Aquim-kun's mansion and stalked him en masse have come out, right?

 Dressed in black, they invoke the forbidden magic on a small magic circle placed outside the magic circle.

 Sacrificial magic.

 This magic, which converts everything a person possesses into energy, is a self-destructive technique, so to speak, capable of drawing out power far beyond the user's capacity in exchange for its life.

 The number of black-clad people who jumped into the small magic circle was twenty-three. All of them are good, but some of them are even more outstanding.

 ……Fuu. Those four are almost as good as the current Elana-san and the others, and those three over there are not going to be able to stand up to the current Elana-san and the others (well, if they do it ten times, they can beat them at least once).

 Feeding on the lives of these skilled people, the magic that the dragon's magic circle spits out rose.

 This is an unexpected turn of events. The power jumped more than a dozen times higher than expected.

 This is... yeah. This is the kind of situation I had no choice but to prevent.

 With my current weakened state, it takes a certain amount of strength to recover from damage. Now that I have a battle with Floria coming up, I can't afford to waste my strength.

 That's why I tried to defend myselfーー

"Ara? I didn't think it but is the Knight of Light, Aquim Bonvoul, going to run away?"

 The thunderstorms above Aquim-kun's head are currently crackling, so her voice would normally never reach me. However, the person who uttered that voice - Eluina-san's eyes staring straight at Aquim-kun as if she is certain that her words have reached him.

“A coward who pretends to be a hero, but runs away when the time comes, will never be a hero. If that's what you want, then run away. You're not a hero, you coward!!"

 Eluina-san's cry, throwing away her elegance as a lady.

 I didn't expect you to even poke at Aquim-kun's desire to be a hero here. I like it. You've done a wonderful job.

 There is another small magic circle under Eluina-san's feet, different from the one used by the black-clad children. Seeing it, it seems to be a chain magic circle that activates at the same time as the dragon magic circle activates, shifting the phase of space to protect those that were inside.

 From Aquim-kun's point of view, I am very grateful that Eluina-san's safety is guaranteed. Of course, I would have no choice but to manipulate space by myself to protect myself with the same effect as that magic circle, but that would not be fun. Yes, it is not fun.

"Fuu. Alright! Look at it, Eluina. Look at your brother's brave figure!"

 Saying that, Aquim-kun stretched his hands out toward the sky like a maiden waiting for a hug from her lover.

 Then, the thunder appeared on the earth. A blow that rivals even weapons of mass destruction the fallen machine civilization used on the unprotected body of Aquim-kun. Andーー

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 "Really, my sister's rebellious stage is quite troublesome."

 Aquim-kun, who muttered so, was unharmed... not. His right hand is completely blown off, his whole body is charred and his right eye is melted. There are more than 100 other wounds of various sizes engraved on Aquim-kun's beautiful body, and to put it mildly, Aquim-kun's current appearance is one step short of a corpse in a splatter movie.

 Yare, yare. I had no idea that an unprotected attack of that magnitude could damage it so much. I think I should recover more before playing with Floria (or rather. Isn't this really dangerous?).

 Aquim let out a sigh, right afterーー

 Stab*. Stab*. Stab*.

"…………Ah?"

 Numerous blades pierced through Aquim-kun's entire body. Another group of black-clad children, different from those who had just sacrificed their lives in the magic circle, rushed where the aftermath of the explosion still lingered and drove their blades into Aquim-kun's entire body.

 When I looked around, there was a woman who stood out among the black-clad children.

“Yo, Rosina. That look, it's like a mourning dress, you know? ”

 Rosina-san, dressed in a black kimono, pierced Aquim-kun's heart with a naginata from the front, wearing gloves on both hands.

“………………”

 Rosina-san silently pours mana into the blade thrust into Aquim-kun's body. It's the same with the other black-clad children, and Aquim-kun's body will be torn apart at this rate.

Boom*!

 When Aquim-kun snapped his fingers, an explosion blew Rosina-san and the others away.

 Oya? I made adjustments so that everyone except Rosina-san would be on the verge of death, but somehow everyone is alive. This isーー

“Did you cast sacrificial magic on your body?”

“………………”

 Rosina-san still doesn't answer, but when I try to see through it with magic, as expected, all the children surrounding Aquim-kun now have sacrificial magic using Dragon's blood on their skin.

 This is not...... as troublesome as it sounds, but it is a bit of a hassle.

 Everyone, including Rosina-san, will not be saved since they have strengthened their power beyond their limits with sacrificial magic using Dragon's blood.

 It would be better to save only Rosina-san so that Aquim-kun will not be hated by Elana-san, but it would be very hard to subdue this group boosted by Dragon's blood without killing them (and also keeping the results so that Floria will not notice) in this current state.

"Kuhii."

 Before I knew it, Aquim-kun was making a voice that didn't sound like Aquim-kun.

 I never thought the day would come when I would have trouble dealing with such young children. It is a rare experience and unexpectedly interesting. After all, there is something exciting about a game where you don't know what the outcome will be.

 What did they think of Aquim-kun's smile? Rosina-san's determination to die which was originally drifting became more intense.

 And just as a balloon with too much air eventually bursts, we naturally collided. Or, more precisely, we were supposed to collide. Yes, we were.

“Guha!?”

 A child dressed in black suddenly lets out a death scream. An arm grew out of his chest.

"Who are you?"

 The black-clad people ask. And the answer isーー

"GUAAA!!"

 It was the menacing sound of the beast, and at the same time the command of the king at the top.

"Guh?"

"Gah?"

"Hii!?"

 The black-clad people, who are supposed to be prepared to die, tremble in fear.

"You guys!"

 It was a black-haired beauty who lifted one of the black-clad people from behind and pulled out his heart. She is a brown-skinned, mysterious woman. She is a beautiful woman that many people, regardless of gender, would look up to if they passed each other on the street, but I don't think anyone would want to get to know her right now.

 The beautiful woman's pupils are split vertically, and her eyes, which are originally different colors on the left and right, are dyed red like blood. Her appearance is that of an angry beast that barely retains its human form.

"Humans! What are you doing to my master!? These idiots GAAAAAAA!"

 At the roar of the beast. A one-sided massacre begins.

 A group of strong humans who have temporarily obtained power with the Dragon's blood are torn apart.

 Eventually, the beast turned her attention to the last remaining person, Rosina-san.

"GAAAA!!"

"...!"

 Rosina-san holds the naginata without flinching even if she knows she can't win. But alas, Rosina-san is completely unresponsive to the beast's movements. If she stays like this, Rosina-san will be ground meat in less than a second.

"Agid, wait'."

 In my words, the beast, in other words, Agid, stopped moving. Her hands, which extend her claws like knives, stop at the tip of Rosina-san's eyes and nose.

“GUUU!?”

 Agid turned around and spewed out flames (or rather, real flames) from her mouth. Eyes dyed with madness look at me asking why I stopped her.

"Don't look at me like that, Ora! Come over here."

“Kyu~!!”

 Agid let out a scolded puppy-like squeal, and in the blink of an eye, she reverted her appearance back to that of a dragon (but about the size of a large animal) and rubbed her head against Aquim-kun's body as if to pamper him.

"Jeez, why are you angry?"

 Aquim-kun poked Agid's head. Normally, Agid would have complained, but surprisingly, she didn't say anything and began to lick Aquim-kun's missing arm, looking worried.

"...Black Dragon. As I expected, you're the Daimaou."

"It was you who abducted Sheila, right? Invading the mansion like an insect, so what happened to her?"

"...She's safe. It was inconvenient for us to infiltrate, so we put her to sleep."

 Well, now Sheila-san is a vampire. No matter how spacious Aquim-kun's mansion is, it is not enough to fool her eyes, whose senses have heightened.

 ……Fuu. In that case, Elana-san and Aina-san's visit to the Shield family was also set up by Rosina-san.

"Now then. Are you prepared? The crime of deceiving my sister is heavy."

 Eluina-san, who had been silently watching the proceedings, was about to say something at Aquim-kun's words, but Rosina-san stopped her with just a glance.

"Are you going to kill me?"

"Well, you've done some things that you shouldn't be doing."

"Yes. But..."

 Rosina-san discarded her naginata and removed the sash from her kimono, exposing her naked body.

"If it's Aquim Bonvoul, wouldn't you want to hold me first? You seem to be good at sexual magic, but I'm an experienced married woman. I won't fall easily, you know?"

"Oi, oi. Doing it here? It's the best."

 When Rosina-san says something provocative, Aquim-kun gives her a vulgar smile. Originally, Rosina-san was high on Aquim-kun's list of people he wanted to hold.

"Before you have lovey-dovey sex with me, let me tell you something."

"……What is it?"

"If it's Floria, she won't come."

“Wha!? ……On what grounds?”

"I have my own barrier around here. The people can't see the big explosion that just happened."

 The reason she didn't consult Floria from the beginning is probably because she was more concerned about the relationship between me, the Founder, and Floria than Elana-san and Aina-san, who are in the hands of the Daimaou. Or did she think she could get Floria to intervene by using this magic circle, whichever way it turned out?

"......Do you really think that Floria-sama, of all people, would be fooled by such barrier?"

"Well, maybe the normal Floria would have noticed."

 I admit that she has grown up a lot. However, I have given Floria a gift, jamming her senses along with Aquim-kun's anal virginity, and I have also moved Shudoji just in case.

 The possibility of Floria coming here is extremely low.

 If this action had taken place before Aquim-kun was summoned by Floria, it would be different.

"Tch."

 Perhaps realizing that Aquim-kun's words were true, Rosina-san picked up the discarded naginata and slashed at Aquim-kun, completely naked.

"GUUU!!"

 While suppressing Agid with his hand, Aquim-kun stuns Rosina-san with a shockwave of mana emitted from his entire body.

"Now, we've had a little too much fun. Let's go home, sister."

"...You'll regret it if you don't kill me, you know?"

"Oi, oi. What you've been saying is terrible. There's no way an older brother would kill his younger sister... Haha. You're tired, right? It's time to rest."

 When Aquim-kun snaps his fingers, Eluina-san easily fell unconscious, as well as Rosina-san.

 As Eluina-san collapsed, Aquim-kun gently took her in his left arm and whispered softly into her ear.

"Don't worry. I will always be your older brother, Eluina."