vrcanaries Chapter 856 - 856
Chapter 856 - 856
"Mr. Kazuma?"Wiz looked at Kazuma Satou with confusion.
Kazuma was the only customer at her item shop, so she had a good impression of him, and they had recently collaborated to defeat the Mobile Fortress Destroyer.
Kazuma Satou paid no attention to Wiz. Rather, at this moment, his eyes were solely fixed on the man beside her.
"I'm not into guys, thanks."
Under his intense, burning gaze, Eiji was momentarily taken aback, then offered a polite smile that kept others at a distance.
"I want to... pfft!"
Kazuma Satou instinctively retorted before snapping back to reality and sputtering in disgust.
He had fully expected Eiji to say "I'm not your boss," so he had prepared his response in advance. But as expected of his boss, he never followed the script!
"I'm not into guys either!"
"That's good to know."
Eiji smiled understandingly, took Wiz's hand, and walked around Kazuma Satou.
"Wait!"
Kazuma Satou quickly moved to block their path again.
"Is there something else?"
Eiji looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"There's no need to hide anymore, boss!"
Kazuma Satou declared with full confidence.
"What are you talking about? Who's your boss?"
Eiji wore a confused expression that clearly said "don't say nonsense."
"Aren't you trying to pledge allegiance to that brilliant and mighty Demon King? How could I possibly be that brilliant and mighty Demon King? You should go find that brilliant and mighty Demon King instead!Even Wiz gave him a subtle look.
"Hmph, you can't fool me anymore, boss!"
Kazuma Satou immediately laughed triumphantly.
"Last time when we went to the Demon King's Castle in the outskirts, as we were leaving, I heard Wiz appear and call out the name 'Eiji'—that should be your name, boss. And Wiz just called you that again!"
Wiz fell into thought.
"Now that you mention it, I think that did happen?"
After a moment, she clapped her hands together as if suddenly realizing something.
"Smack!"
"Ouch! Eiji, why did you hit me?Wiz rubbed the back of her head in pain, looking at Eiji with a wronged expression.
Sometimes she wondered if she was even a real queen consort!
"Like hell there was! You troublemaker!Eiji wore an expression of disappointment for not being able to turn iron into steel.
He had originally planned to reveal his identity at an appropriate moment—like when Kazuma Satou and the others were battling the Demon Lord Army's executives, or when they had broken into the Demon King's Castle and were about to achieve victory. He would suddenly appear, laugh heartily, reveal his true identity, and enjoy their utterly shocked expressions, blinding them all with his revelation!
But now that fun was gone!
All because of this troublemaker Wiz!
"Boss, you admit it?"
Kazuma Satou asked happily.
"Even if I said I'm not, you wouldn't believe me, would you?"
Eiji sighed with disappointment.
"So you really are the boss!"
Hearing this, Kazuma Satou was overjoyed.
"Shut up, don't let others hear!"
Eiji glared at him fiercely.
Although his evil plan had been ruined, at least only Kazuma Satou knew about this for now—he could still have some fun!
But now everyone knew Kazuma Satou wanted to pledge allegiance to the Demon King. If their cover got blown because of this, he swore he'd never let this brat off the hook!
"Oh! Oh!"
Kazuma Satou hastily made a zipping gesture over his lips.
"Boss, you haven't shown up for a whole month. Did you travel to another world again?"
Kazuma's eyes sparkled as he asked.
"What if I did?"
Eiji replied irritably.
"Where did you go this time?"
Kazuma looked excited, but he reached out to stop Eiji.
"No, wait, let me guess! Judging by that uniform you're wearing, you must have returned to the Rakudai World, right?"
Wiz listened nearby, completely bewildered.
Travel to another world?
Returned to the Rakudai World?
What are you talking about?
"You guessed right..."
"I knew it! How far along is the timeline now? Have the school selections passed? Is Princess Stella sexy? With your personality, Boss, I'm sure you wouldn't let such a beautiful girl slip away, right?"
Kazuma chattered away like pouring beans from a sack.
The ideal 2D world was right before his eyes!
He felt like he had so much to say that he couldn't hold back!
"Stop slandering me. Since when do I have that kind of personality? Since when would I not let such a beautiful girl slip away?"
Eiji was so angered he laughed. How many people like me could remain unmoved by temptation these days?
"But, Boss, aren't you... and don't you already have Sword Princess as your wife in the DanMachi World?"
Kazuma glanced at Wiz and said with a serious expression.
You won over the busty shop owner within just over a month of arriving. You've already got two wives—I'm sure you have even more in other worlds. Why are you acting all innocent here?
"That's enough!"
Eiji gasped sharply and simply grabbed Wiz to make their escape.
"Teleport!"
A dazzling white light flashed, and the two vanished from Kazuma's sight.
"Boss? Where did you go, Boss! Come back, Boss! Without you, my life has no meaning, Boss!"
...
The Mini Demon King's Castle, located on the cliffs outside Axel.
Unlike the ghost-town ruins from when Beldia was stationed there, the Mini Demon King's Castle was now completely refurbished. Magical creature soldiers patrolled everywhere, and the entire castle was steeped in an eerie, terrifying atmosphere—the kind that would constantly emit black smoke in a game.
"Huff... huff, I think we've cleared this floor, right?"
In a certain palace, a blond, blue-eyed youth gripped his magic sword, panting heavily.
Around him, numerous armored soldiers surrounded him like stars encircling the moon.
"All eight cadre-level Magical Creatures have been defeated..."On the other side, a youth with tea-brown short hair leaned on a pitch-black two-handed greatsword, his entire armor drenched in blood, his face full of exhaustion."
"Huh? Ah! Oh, yeah! You passed. You can proceed to the next level!"
The silver-haired old man sitting at the head of the palace finally snapped back to reality, waved his hand dismissively, and spoke as if it were obvious.
"By the way, my daughter is guarding the next level. She's many times stronger than me. You'd better be careful not to get yourselves killed."
After saying this, he immersed himself again in the black device in his hands, muttering things like 'Why can't I hit it?', 'Why did I fall into the pit?', 'The feel isn't right,' and so on.
"I never thought I'd be pitied by the former Demon King..."
The golden-haired, blue-eyed youth let out a bitter laugh.
"Your Highness, let's go!"
Kyouya Mitsurugi drank the healing potion and rose with a solemn expression.
"Yes, I must put an end to this meaningless war between humans and demons!"
"I also have questions that I must ask the new Demon King clearly!"
The two exchanged glances and, leading the reincarnated individuals, adventurers, and elite knights behind them, charged into the palace where the next stage awaited.
Among this group was also a girl from the Crimson Demon Clan.
"I can definitely do this! I can definitely do this! Do your best, Yūyū!"