Tsuyokute New Saga (LN)

Book 10: Chapter 20

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Gotcha, great work. Yeah, its okay. Gonna end this soon, myself. Tell Luiza-sama and the others my gratitude.

Kyle carried the long-distance transmission card in his hand and was informed of the victory that happened in Rimarze. He did thoroughly prepare for everything, but he was still worried nonetheless. Seeing Kyle suddenly engage in a call like that despite being in the middle of a conversation, Byakumu was furious, but what he heard from Kyle completely made him forget all his anger. The squad that was supposed to be off at Rimarze murdering humans and their leaders had been decimated. But even more than that, the bits and pieces he heard completely threw him for a loop.

Flame-Eye, Poison-Needleand even Luiza engaged directly in combat? Wh-Who would believe such lies?!

Just like Targ, he found it unbelievable that Luiza would join the frontlines like that. However, Yuriga didnt deny this fact, and since Byakumu knew just how deeply she admired and honored Luiza, she wouldnt allow anybody to lie using her masters name.

Its up to you if you wanna believe it or not. The demons who infiltrated Rimarze have all been dealt with, and Targ was struck down Good thing, because he was a real troublemaker.

Now we just have to clean up over hereand theyll crumble down like a toy tower, said Shildonia as she descended from the sky, still looking like a bird.

Attacked by Creets army from behind, the assault squad controlled by Byakumu was slowly but steadily ripped apart. This in itself would send ripples through the whole demon army.

I dont think this will end up in a fight, but our own side is probably just as confused, Minagi said but knew that this was an expected result.

Since most of them didnt even know about any of this, if they saw two demon armies clashing with each other, they might rightfully assume that to be a trap. Surely, Sharidan and the others would be beyond themselves right now.

But some are going to use this as a chanceJust like those guys, for example, Kyle looked into the far distance with an exhausted tone as he observed Basques and the dark elves slicing through the demon army.

At first glance, it might look like the dark elves were shooting their allies, but thanks to their rigorous training, Basques remained unharmed and efficiently sliced through her opponents.

Youre absolutely not one to talk, Kyle, Minagi sighed.

Not after he had pulled the same nonsense over and over.

A-Anyway, this is the final destination for you guys

But then, Foken started screaming.

H-How dare you deceive us!

Deceive? Thats such a strong word. I knew that youd dance out of line eventually, so why not limit that to when it would only benefit us?

P-Plotting something like this with those demonsYou traitor of humanfolk! You should be ashamed!

Im genuinely impressed you can just say that without any remorse.

He disregarded his own actions and just screamed at everybody but himself. Kyle could only admire that kind of mental parkour.

P-Please! I was just ordered to do this! Save me! Raynor pleaded, but nobody would listen to him.

Well, regarding the two of youI guess you ended up lost in the woods forever. But Ill let them know how valiant your battles were, so your honor wont be sullied, said Kyle without a glimmer of emotion in his voice.

The two protested but to no avail. Minagi seemed annoyed with them, so she sent two daggers flying at their medullae, to which they went silent and never moved again.

Now that just leaves you, Byakumu. Wanna surrender? I dont mind letting you escape this once, and Im not gonna chase after you. Whether youre around or not doesnt matter, Kyles obvious provocation made Byakumus white skin turn red, as he glared at him.

D-Dont think youve won! Im going to take you with me! My immortality is stronger than Luiza-samas! You cant kill me!

Yuriga looked at him in disgust but returned a calm voice.

Yeah, youre not worth anything. Your invasion of humanfolks base failed, and you lost this fight, too. And now that Targ is gone, no more demons will follow the black-winged one as the Demon Lord. Hes done for. And you, Byakumu, cant change anything about that.

I kinda feel bad for that Demon Lord if this is the best subordinate hes got right now, Kyles devilish grin came from the bottom of his heart, pulling his blade out since Byakumu seemed furious enough to attack at any moment.

Kyle, perfect timing. Theyre here, Shildonias voice broke through the tension.

In the distance, he could see more human soldiers approaching.

Numbers wont help you

Minagi, now!

Kyles order had Minagi throw a smoke bomb on the ground, filling the area with white smoke.

Another smokescreen

Byakumu hissed at the white smoke spreading everywhere, finally having calmed down. Since Kyle was using the same strategy as before, his sole goal was to run away. Byakumu understood that he had just played strong just now.

Dont think you can run away todayIll only stop chasing you after I carry your cold dead body in my arms, Byakumu grinned like a psychopath, only for him to realize that what really limited his sight wasnt smoke, but something else that blocked off even sunlight. He wondered what he was looking at, only to spot tall walls reaching up above him.

Walls of stone? Youre trying to keep me locked up or something? With something laughable like this?

It must have been a dome created with the help of a spirit, which surrounded Byakumu from all sides.

So that must have been an elfs doingThey never know when to quit

Since they knew they couldnt defeat him, they instead opted to keep him locked up. Byakumu laughed at Kyles foolishness, as he pressed his body against the stone wall, slipping into it like he was walking through a wall of water.

Slipping through a wall like this is childs play for me.

Byakumu didnt think much about it and just slipped through the stone wall, only for something to start feeling off.

Did they keep it thick on purpose? They should know it wont work!

Byakumu started feeling anxious as he began speeding up. However, the end of the wall was not in sight.

Wh-What is going on here?! It couldnt be this thickNo, hold on

Byakumu finally realized the intention behind all of this as he began to panic, but it was too late.

Oh, seems like he caught on. Hes starting to struggle.

Outside the stone dome, Shildonia commented on Byakumus location.

Hm, hes running backward now.

Gnome!

Under Shildonias comment, Rifuaro and the other elves used the spirit Gnome to lock up Byakumu inside the wall of stone.

Hes starting to slow down.

So hes finally out of strengthGood thing that worked out.

As Shildonia calmly analyzed the situation, Kyle seemed relieved that his plan worked out.

Hes not even invincible or immortal, regular attacks just dont work against him. Defeating him would have been difficult, but just killing him wouldnt be that difficult. Poison him, burn him, drop him to death, crush him, theres other things toobut the easiest one is suffocating him.

Dont win but instead killYeah, that sounds doable, the shinobi Minagi nodded.

Ironically enough, Seran did the same thing against Targ, even though they didnt even plan for that.

Still, his ability is extremely dangerous, so I wanted to get rid of him now before he could do something.

That is also why Kyle aggressively provoked him before. So that he would do anything to kill Kyle here and now.

Oh, hes fighting. He must have realized that hes in trouble.

He probably didnt think hed suffocate in a wall of rock like that, Yurigas voice carried a glimmer of sympathy.

Even if she hated his guts, dying such a death was quite pathetic. Speaking of her, since Rifuaro and the others had arrived, she once again wore the hood and hid her identity. They may have their doubts, but there were more pressing matters, so they didnt realize that she was a demon.

He stopped moving. He must have run out of strength.

Keep watching him for a few hours, just to make sure.

And thus ended the story of the arrogant demon Byakumu, who was one of the strongest their species had to offer, suffocating in a wall of stone.

That resolves one thingbut what exactly is even going on here? Rifuaro asked with a confused voice.

He knew that he was called here to defeat an incredibly strong demon, and although he didnt like getting ordered around by Kyle, he knew that this was necessary. What really confused him was that most of the demons that attacked had already begun to retreat.

I do not knowAll I can think of is that the demon forces werent one united front, and instead split between the two demon lords, said Kyle, offering a hypothesis.

I had assumed that all demons would show absolute servitude to the Demon Lordbut that might not be the case after all, Rifuaro said, showing no more doubts.

Meanwhile, Yuriga looked over at Kyle who could so easily tell a lie, realizing that she definitely did not want him as an opponent. And with these words, the surprise attack of the demons came to an end, and the final confrontation between demons and humanfolk ended with a victory for Kyle and his friends.

Around the same time, another battle over at Rimarze came to an end. Knowing that the half-demons couldnt do anything even after breaking down the walls, they retreated to the lake. The humans in Rimarze might have been saved, but another big problem remainedthe demons who had saved them. Looking at what had transpired, it was clear they arrived to save them, but that didnt change the fact that they belonged to the same species that they had been fighting for months now, and there were a lot of opinions seeking to fight these new forces, too. However, this was prohibited by the existence of the dragons. Since the demons arrived by riding on the dragons, and them landing in the center of Rimarze, they also intended to use them to go back.

Since the relationship between them was unclear, if they tried to fight the demons, they might aggravate the dragons in the process. And even if they could hold their ground against the demons, the dragons were too powerful. And the excessive parties who wanted to fight despite that were put on hold by none other than Maizer.

You intend to fight the dragons, too?! They are not an opponent we can handle!

We should avoid any unnecessary fighting, Sakira also strongly protested, and so it was decided to leave them be.

As a result of that, Luiza and her forces could wander around Rimarzes main street like it was their own home. As she walked ahead, the pride and dignity she emitted reflected charisma that even the human soldiers were entranced by her. Even now, her left leg was severely injured, and she could barely walk, but she showed none of that. Despite being showered by thousands of gazes from every corner, emitting tension, curiosity, hostility, and anxiety, she kept her leisurely mannerisms. Flame-Eye and Poison-Needle did the same, and although many were scared, they also felt a level of reliability. Luiza and the others then headed over to the two dragons Irumera and Ghrud.

You sure love to use us, dont you? Ghrud complained, seemingly having complaints at being used like a chauffeur.

Fool, this is all coming from Zeurus-samas order. We have to repay the debt we have created, Irumera also sounded like she had a few things to say.

Heh, Im just here to get picked up. And regarding all of this, bring your complaints to Kyle and Seran, they will handle it.

Luiza hopped onto one of the dragons and then looked in a certain direction, waving her hand. Her expression looked oddly gentle, which helped many of the people who watched this change their image of her and the demons who saved them. Leaving the smaller details aside, the fact that humanfolk had been saved by the demons was unprecedented, and it would greatly influence how the situation in this world will changebut that is a story for another time.

If possible, I couldve been there for the final battle, too Seran saw Luiza and the dragons off after being showered by Luizas smile, grumbling to himself.

The final battle referred to the fight against the black-winged one inside the demon territory. Seran had already dealt with Targ, but he still wished he could rush over there right now.

Just get it over with and come back already, Seran mumbled as he looked west.