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Edited Chapter 49
Belzerius to Berzelius
End Of The Battle
That rain increases in intensity, and puddles form on the ground before long.
“Haa……haa……it sure is rare. For it to rain at this wasteland”
The one who muttered that was, King Raizer.
“Zee……zee……zee……”
The Dark Magician too. He barely managed to stand in the human appearances he returned to.
“Haa……haa……Asch=Dahl, you’re a terrifying man. You brilliantly, defeated Lokiel with that power of yours……however, that’s as far as you go”
King Raizer, he walks towards where the Dark Magician is.
“Zee……zee……”
“The illusion you had placed got dispelled, and the soldiers returned to their senses. The war will start as planned. In the form of our army’s victory. And then――”
He raises his hand up high and calls for the soldiers.
“Asch＝Dahl. I’ll capture you and hand you over to Hazen-sensei. So that you can never return to this world ever again”
Two soldiers grab Asch’s arms and restrain him.
“……guu”
“Unfortunately……it’s your loss. That’s basically, what it is”
King Raizer muttered.
“Kuku……”
Asch laughs with a low voice.
“It’s useless. I had you let me observe the way you fight until just now plenty. Psychological warfare won’t work on me”
“Kukuku……I have no intention of doing something like that”
“……looks like the enemy army arrived. There’s already, no time to be concerned about you”
The moment he said that, turned his back to Asch, and started walking,
suddenly, he was struck with severe dizziness.
“…..uu, what……is it”
His feet shake, his body numbs, and his strength slips.
He was supine before he knew it.
“Looks like it finally starting taking effect huh”
When he finally managed to turn towards the direction of the voice, Asch was standing there with an uncanny smile. The soldiers who were grabbing his arms until just now were also like King Raizer; they’ve collapsed. No, not just those soldiers; all the soldiers his eyes could see had collapsed on the spot.
“You bastard……what did you do!?”
He’s able to speak. His ability to think is also normal, but the dizziness and his body’s numbness won’t stop.
“It’s my victory. That’s basically, what it is”
Asch declared dauntlessly.
Screams erupt from all over the place. The Dark Magician lends his ears to that comfortably.
“……kuu”
“It was arduous to set it up in a way that nobody knows, you know. Buying time and keeping you guys here. Luring the large country Delshar’s troops here as well”
He tries looking afar, and Delshar Country’s soldiers have all collapsed as well. Foes and friends alike, everybody besides Asch had fallen into a state of paralysis.
“Something like that is……”
“You guys continuously showered in the Magic Toxin I created. You were saying it as well, weren’t you.『For it to rain this much at this wasteland』”
The toxin he set up into the rain, infiltrates the human’s body and gives birth to a paralytic state. What Asch set up is highly effective, and it’s such a potent toxin that it’ll unquestionably take effect if even a drop hits them.
“……”
“It’s checkmate”
At the Dark Magician’s declaration, King Raizer briefly remained silent, and soon after, he muttered.
“……I see. I’m going to die huh”
“Aah, unfortunately. You’re going to pass away with the massive number of soldiers here. Count yourself unlucky”
With a satisfied expression, the Dark Magician stood unmovingly.
“Haha……if it’s going to be like this, I should’ve chased after her”
While laughing slightly, he answers.
“……”
“That’s how mesmerised I was. Unintentionally. I fell in love at first sight……at that moment, I felt my heart pound for the first time”
“Is that so…..so it seems, you know?”
“……you are”
The one who appeared beside Asch was, Mira＝Estheim. Dressed in the dress from before, wearing a pearl earring on one side. Her makeup is done as well. The one and only difference being, the fact that she’s closing her eyes.
“You can’t imagine that she’s dead, right?”
The Dark Magician, he stroked her sepia hair.
“……”
“But, I’m glad I managed to hear it. Hahaa……you had completely enchanted a fairy-tale’s king, haven’t you”
In a gentle voice like never before. Asch speaks to her.
“But……fuu……”
“Nn? What’s so funny?”
“It looks like her heart had been stolen by a different man, you know. If I say that’s why, I couldn’t chase after her, will you laugh?”
“……kukuku. That, sure is a funny joke”
“Hahahahaha……”
“Kukukukuku……”
For a brief moment, the two of them were laughing.
“Now then……I’ll be going now that the finale is close”
“I see”
“Well then, have a nice day”
Leaving those words behind. The Dark Magician, he carried Mira with both arms and started walking.
In the wasteland a little ways away.
“Schwinn. Are you around?”
“Hah”
Schwinn, the Assassin’s leader, appeared.
“You did a great job. The one over there is, King Raizer. Boil or grill him; you can do whatever you like”
“……is it alright for Asch-sama to not take revenge?”
“It isn’t……revenge. I already received the words, I wanted to hear. I already, have no use for him”
“……”
“Aah, also. It’s better to get away from here, right away. If you don’t want to die, that is. Well then, Belzerius, let’s go, shall we”
Along with the child Demon. Asch headed in the direction the soldiers had collapsed.
