The Impersonating Daimaou Wants to be Hated (WN): Chapter 41

 

Chapter 41: He, Who Vanquished the Demon King

 I'm going to die here

 Facing the approaching thing, I felt the closeness of death, which I had never felt before in my life.

 That thing is terrifying.

 Two horns that seemed to pierce the heavens, golden eyes that seemed to shine with all the desires of the world. Jet-black hair that seemed to have sucked in many lives and made them its own beauty.

 Even though she was dressed as a maid like me and Mina, she was so beautiful. Until now, I could not imagine anyone more beautiful than Mina. There are probably others who are just as beautiful. But I thought that Mina was the most beautiful person.

 But even Mina was dull in front of her. It was as if a young child, whom I could easily imagine would become a beauty in the future, and an adult, who was already a perfect beauty, were standing side by side. Comparing the two, it is just like that. And this impression also applied to the difference in strength.

"Stay away from Lauraaa!"

 Mina, who has a reputation as a genius at the academy, was helpless. And, no matter what kind of magic she had used, Mina, who didn't change her expression no matter what kind of pain she was in, was crying out at the mercy of the enemy.

 That thing is terrifying.

 Fear. If this emotion was called that, I understood that I had lived my life without knowing true fear until now.

 Ah, my consciousness is receding. If I could, I would just let go of everything and be done with it in peace. But I somehow understood that this would be impossible. In fact, I came close to losing consciousness many times, but each time I came back to my senses as if my cheeks were pinched. Why is that? As I was thinking about it, I heard a voice.

"I will torture you."

 With that one sentence, I understood. Ah, that thing in front of me wants to torture me. It wants to torment me, torment me, torment me, and then laugh at me as I fall into despair.

 How terrifying. A Demon King. When I first saw her, such a word popped into my mind. And that image has now established a firm position in my mind.

 Demon King. That's right, a Demon King. The thing in front of me was exactly as I had imagined a Demon King to be. The only thing that didn't fit my image was the fact that she was wearing a maid's uniform for some reason. I don't know why she was wearing such a thing. To be honest, it was hopelessly unfitting. No, if it was just the way she looked, she was very beautiful, but the fact that she was wearing the clothes that are synonymous with a follower made me feel helplessly uncomfortable.

"Ah, hyuu."

 Meaningless words escaped my mouth. This triggered me to realize that in just a moment, my mind had been running at full speed like never before. Was this just another momentary flash? Even as I thought about this...

 Step*. Step*

"Hii, uu."

 It's coming. It's coming. The Demon King is coming. She approaches step by step with deliberately slow steps, but still surely.

 Step*. Step*

"Nooo."

 I found myself crying. I was scared. Too scared. Why had I said that to such a being? I cursed my actions that were too stupid.

 Step*. Step*

"S-stay away."

 The Demon King smiled at my frightened appearance. That is all it takes for my consciousness to cut off, and then I'm forced back again.

"ーーーー!!"

 Mina is shouting something. But I don't know what she is saying. The only thing I know is that the Demon King swung her leg as if she was kicking a pebble, and with that, Mina, who was clinging desperately to the Demon King's leg, was pulled off and rolled on the ground.

"ーーーー!!"

 Mina shouted something again. The place where Mina rolled on and stopped seemed to be just right, not too close or too far from me. Just right? For what? The Demon King's words come back to my mind as I question myself.

 I will torture you.

"Ah, ah, uu, ah."

 I can't. I'm at my limit. My reason creaks in anticipation of the Demon King's torture that is about to take place.

"Nooo!!"

 I scream. Mina is also screaming. In the midst of it all, only the Demon King is smilling. And thenーー

 A silver light appeared.

"…………Eh?"

 At first, I didn't know what it was.

 A meteor. A firework. Silver sparks bloomed in front of me like flowers. The same amount of black sparks also bloomed in the midst of it. When I saw the unbelievable number of sparks blooming and then dispersing, I finally understood that the Demon King and someone were slashing at each other.

 No, could I really call this a slashing match? Every time silver and black spark bloomed and scattered, unbelievable damage appeared in the surroundings. Trees fell, the earth cracked, and it seemed as if the mountain would eventually get destroyed, a natural disaster indeed.

 I couldn't help but wonder why Mina and I were safe in the midst of such a natural disaster. The Demon King is right in front of us. If such a natural disaster were to unfold at such close distance, there was no way that we would not be obliterated. And yet, neither Mina nor I felt strangely unaffected.

 Something was protecting us. I vaguely thought so. While I was thinking that, the battle between silver and black continued. How could they move so violently and not hit us? It was as if the laws of physics were obeying them instead of them obeying the laws of physics, and the small space in front of us seemed to expand endlessly, as though the two were running through a giant arena.

 Eventually, the curtain falls on a battle that changes space and even time.

“……!?”

 The silver light finally repelled the black light.

 The Demon King took a great leap and landed far away from us. I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that there was someone who could defeat a monster that looked like something out of a fairy tale. I was stunned, but half unconsciously looked at him standing there as if protecting us.

 He, yes, he was a man. With silver hair and silver armor, his figure was filled with a nobility that did not allow him to express himself in any other way than as a knight, and the mana that radiated from his entire body like light protected our body and mind from the terrifying power of the Demon King.

 Knight of Light. The guardian of the Kingdom of Light had come to our aid. He came dashingly just like a knight in a fairy tale. As I gazed half-absorbed at the back of the Knight of Light.

"Don't you dare mess with my woman. You damn demon."

"Eh?"

 I was so surprised that I couldn't help but let out a yelp. Then, quite stupidly, I realized for the first time that the knight standing in front of me was Aquim-senpai. It seemed that Mina was the same way, with a look of astonishment on her face that I rarely see.

“A-Aquim-senpai…… is that you?”

 I found myself saying such a rude thing. No, because it was totally different from what he usually does. Usually, he's more like a scum...... not like a knight. He was dressed like he was going to play in town when he was about to go to work as a knight of light, but he didn't fix it no matter what Elana-senpai said.

 I wonder if that is the case now.

 I think that he must have cheated somehow to become the knight of light. But looking at his figure, wrapped in silver armor and holding a holy sword in his hand, facing the Demon King...... he looks like a true knight of light and  I felt my true thoughts crumble.

"What. Who else can you see but me?"

 Aquim-senpai looks at me sideways. Looking at his usual somewhat grumpy expression, I thought, "Ah, it's really Aquim-senpai".

“Aquim-senpai. Aquim-senpai. Sorry for saying such a stupid thing. But please, look in front of you."

 How could he take his gaze away from that terrifying Demon King, and what would he do if he was attacked while he was looking away? I'm too nervous to watch.

"...Aquim Bonvoul."

 The Demon King mutters and stares at Aquim-senpai. Her right arm was injured and the sleeve of the maid uniform was stained bright red. I almost applauded him for this feat, even though it was out of place.

"Don't call me so casually...... but you're a pretty girl, so I'll let it pass. What do you think? Leave the demon army and become my slave. Then I'll take good care of you every day just like these guys."

 I don't know if he was joking or serious, but Aquim-senpai said such a thing to the Demon King. I thought that the Demon King would be furious at Aquim-senpai's arrogant attitude, so I stiffened my body, which had regained its freedom before I knew it. Howeverーー

"Becoming your slave, that's not so bad."

 Was she joking or was she serious? The Demon King said such a thing.

"Keh! That's what I'm talking about. Come on! Get your ass on the ground and show me your fucking pussy. Then I'll give you a taste of my big penis."

 I usually think "Ah, that's so vulgar!" It is strange that in front of the Demon King, Aquim-senpai's sexual harassment sounds so reliable.

 The Demon King lifted the edge of her skirt a little and bowed reverently as if she were giving respect to her superior. Her appearance was so elegant, to say the least, and I seriously wondered if it was another demon that had attacked Mina and me.

"I am sorry. It's time for me to leave now, so I'll leave the tasting of Aquim-sama's wonderful penis for the next time."

"Huh? Oi, oi. Do you think you can abuse my lovely slaves and then let you go?"

 For my part, I didn't want the Demon King to stay if it was trying to leave on its own. Today's Aquim-senpai is incredibly reliable, but even so, I don't know if he could win against that Demon King.

"I'd like to apologize for my rudeness, but I have one piece of information for you. I have sent some people from the village to the top of this mountain. If you are the Knight of Light, you should go there."

"Top of the mountain? Why are you bringing them to such a troublesome place?"

"Normally, I would say that you will find out when you get there, but I will answer. Food."

"Eh?"

 Maybe I am relaxed now that Aquim-senpai is here. Fortunately, the Demon King didn't even take a glance at me anymore. Its golden eyes only reflected Aquim-senpai.

“A pet, the pride of the demon army, but that child prefers human flesh. I think I've said enough up to this point.

"Well, I guess, I'll kill that [pet], since it seems to be my job to protect the people. And then? Why did you tell me that?"

"As I told you earlier, to get you to let me go."

"You think I'm gonna let you go?"

"You're not gonna let me go?"

"Idiot. There's an old rule that when a woman asks a man for something, she opens her legs."

 I don't like that rule. I almost said it, but this time I managed to hold it in. What is this? That Demon King is a terrible person, and Aquim-senpai, who can still make scummy remarks in front of her, is now looking like a great person. The Demon King (maybe she's just a bitchy demon who likes men), smiled at Aquim-senpai with a smile that even I, who was truly scared of her, couldn't help but admire.

"Then, if we meet again, I will gladly open my legs for you."

 With that, the devil is disappearing.

"I won't let you get away."

 It seemed as if Aquim-senpai's holy sword had sliced the devil in half from the head to the groin.

"Fufu. Well done."

 The laughing demon's maid uniform split from left and right, revealing her rather large breasts. The Demon King, which probably literally got away from Aquim-senpai's slash by a hair's breadth (I don't want to think that Aquim-senpai intentionally aimed only at the clothes), revealed her breasts and pubic part without her morbidly white skin getting scratched.

 Demonic beauty. Unlike me, who was instantly fascinated by it, Aquim-senpai immediately launched a second blow to behead the Demon King.

"Haaaa!"

 To my eyes, it looked like Aquim-senpai's holy sword had successfully severed the devil's head. Howeverーー

"Tch."

 Aquim-senpai clicked his tongue in annoyance, and at the same time, the Demon King's figure disappeared as if melting into space. An illusion? An afterimage? I don't know, but it seems that Aquim-senpai's attack did not reach the Demon King. No, that's not important right now.

"Did I... survive?"

 I slumped down on the spot. I couldn't seem to stand up. Even now that I knew the crisis was over, my heart was still beating fast. But strangely enough, what came back to my mind was not the demon that I could only think of as the Demon King, but rather, Aquim-senpai's words.

 Don't you dare mess with my woman. You damn demon.

 With those words, Iーー

"Oi."

"Hyesh!?"

 I was surprised. I thought my heart was going to leap out. And I found myself jerking, unable to stand.

"W-what is it? Aquim-senpai."

"No, are you hurt?"

"……Eh?"

 Thump*. My heart beats. ...Is he worried?

"So?"

"Eh, ah... I-I'm not. No. As you can see, I'm totally fine."

"Hmm. Is that so."

 I was showing an air of cheerfulness that even I didn't think was good enough, and Aquim-senpai silently observed me. I was so upset that I didn't even notice that I was being incontinent and that I looked terrible after I cried.

"P-please don't look at me too much."

 I was flustered, but Aquim-senpai didn't seem to care. He made his usual grumpy face even grumpier.

“Then, is Mina the only one that got injured?”

"Eh?"

 I looked at him, not understanding what was said. Then I immediately looked at Mina, who was still lying on the ground, breathing roughly.

“M-Mina!?”

 I panicked and rushed over to Mina.