Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu Vol 1 Chapter 2.12

Part 12

The Greenwood Kingdom——

On top of that setting, it had a feeling of having a national isolation.

Because it was made that Elves were the closest race to that of the Divine Beings, that pride created their exclusive ambiance.

A model of one would be a 『Rescue the Elven Princess!』 kind of quest.

——I see, so that means that these Elves are in the middle of a quest to rescue the princess from me, right?

Diablo smiled.

Besides, he also needed to get some information out from them.

Did Selsio’s group agitate the Guild’s reputation to get them to put out this quest? Would they do something so roundabout? They looked like people that would try to get her back right then and there if they had discovered Diablo’s group in town. They would have challenged him just like Emil did in the Adventurer’s Guild.

Also, the quest’s requestor knew that the high difficulty quest would circulate to Diablo.

——So someone had drafted the ambush strategy, commissioned the quest, Selsio’s group only went along with it.

——Somehow, I think I already know.

「You had better removed Shera-sama’s choker, slave trader!」

It would be best if they could peacefully solve this with a discussion but……

However, people learn.

But before Diablo could say anything, Shera stepped forward.

「For me, I don’t care about something like the Royal Family!」

Selsio made a troubled face.

「What Nii-san and the others are worried about isn’t me, but an heir, right!? They just want me to give birth to a child!」

「Not being able to do what I want and marrying someone I don’t want to get married to, I don’t want any of that! I absolutely won’t go back to our country! It’s because I want to live with my own strength!」

「You’re wrong! This is a choker meant for Summoned Beasts! It was only placed on me due to an accident! I’m not anyone’s slave! I’m not Diablo’s slave, nor am I the Greenwood Royal Family’s slave! I am me!」

「It doesn’t matter who won’t understand, my feelings won’t change!」

「N, no way……」

The Pantherian young lady stood beside her.

「Ah, Rem.」

She held a Summoned Beast’s crystal.

The power to live by oneself.

Diablo had a thought——

Since they were surprised just by 《Burst Rain》, they don’t have knowledge for magic.

It seems that Shera was evaluated to be level 40 as an Archer even when she was a child. So they are people strong enough to take someone like her away by force.

In order to not be aimed at by the Elves from now on, it would probably be better to hand Shera over to them.

Even if he were to demand a reward that would allow him to live without discomfort even in this other world, they would most likely pay it.

——Well, that kind of solution would be too boring!

「Wh,what!? Were we just called clowns!? By a lowly slave trader!」

「Mu……!? It couldn’t be, that rain of fire just now was……」

It wasn’t only Shera, even Rem looked hard at Diablo.

「……No way.」

「Yeah! You said that!」

「Th, thank……you……!!」

She had firmly talked back to them, but in reality, she was probably insecure. Rem placed a hand on her shoulder.

「Yeah.」

Diablo expressed an arrogant and cruel smile just like a Demon King would.

If they were to know how big their level difference was, they probably wouldn’t come back after recovering over and over again.

He faced Selsio’s group and made a declaration.

「If you are going to resist, then you will fall prey to our bows!」

「Fire all at once!」

Together with Selsio’s command, ten arrows had truly drawn near Diablo simultaneously.

——Well, I won’t be avoiding them though.

This was due to the defensive barrier caused by magic and the half physical damage effect of his equipped 《Hollow of Jet Black》.

Selsio’s group was shocked.

「Hmph……And here I thought you’d do a bit better than that.」

Selsio raised a confused voice.

——Was this not just because of the level difference?

If it were the game, bow-users would carry bows strengthened with magic. If it were a magically enhanced bow, even with the physical damage was halved, it probably would have reached Diablo.

In regards to Cross Reverie, arrows were items that would be consumed. In exchange for being able to fire powerful attacks from long distance, there was a chance that Archers would run out of ammo. It was required that they either buy more from a store or manufacture some with a Subclass skill.

The arrowhead was a triangle, and it was made of wood with length of about one meter. The tail end had flight feathers.

In order to reign as a Demon King, he needed to be able to differentiate the effects of the arrows that his opponent used just by looking at the graphics.

「You fools, just what are you always fighting against? With these arrows, just what can you defeat?」

「I asked you a question. Do you only hunt beasts of the forest with these? Is that why you don’t fight against the Demonic Beings or the Demonic Beasts?」

Selsio and the others felt ashamed.
Diablo nodded his head with an “I see”.

——So that’s why the people of this world have such low levels.

He remembered the words that Rem said before.

It was just as she said.

Just receiving a level down penalty and getting to retry from the last town you visited just like in the game——there was no such rescue measure.

If it took half a day to make a one way trip to a moderate hunting ground, who would go to practice there everyday?

There were no hints thanks to the mutterings of the administrators, and there was no information exchange from a walkthrough site.

One could live with a normal bow and arrow.

Rather than chemical element magic which, while powerful, could kill you if a single mistake was made, a Summoned Beast that you could make into a shield was safer.

It was something that was natural.

Selsio carefully nocked a single arrow.

It was an arrow that was green in its entirety.

Diablo raised a voice of admiration.

「Why do you know about it!?」

It was able to invalidate the Physical Damage Reduction effect. It was often carried by challengers as a countermeasure for 《The Hollow of Jet Black》.

「That isn’t bad. If it’s with a 《Squall Arrow》, you’ll probably be able to bestow damage upon me.」

The bowstring was drawn to its limit.

So Selsio was about level 50.

If it’s a 《Squall Arrow》, he would definitely receive damage.

However, if it wasn’t able to give a lot of damage even after doing all that, it would probably make them learn the difference in strength.

His innermost thoughts felt like he was waiting for an injection.

「Pierce through!!」

The other Elves placed their thoughts of “Go! Pierce through him!” into it.

Diablo didn’t evade it.

——If I were to receive something like this with my own flesh and blood, it would probably go straight through to my back.

It wasn’t a stabbing pain like he had expected, it was a reverberating pain like being hit with a fist.

A dry sound was raised on the ground.

Voices that were similar to screams were raised by the Elves.

「……As expected of you.」

And then, Selsio opened his eyes wide and quivered.

「Hmph……The arrow wasn’t bad, but you were just unskilled.」

People really do laugh when they’re driven into a corner, is what Diablo thought.

「I don’t know who inspired that idea, but I am no slave trader, and I’m not an ordinary Magician either.」
「……As I thought……Just what, are you?」

「You should engrave this in your heart together with fear. My name is Diablo. A Demon King of another world.」

At Selsio’s group’s back——towards the forest, he fired a 《Freezia》.

The frost effect fluttered about and fell.

A beautiful flower of ice opened up.

What ran out from the swamp were the 《Spotted Snakes》. Though, since the quest was a trap, they were no longer needed.

It seems that the wild animals were more well attuned in regards to danger than the people of the races. There was nothing that went towards Diablo.

Diablo lowered his 《Staff of Tenma》.

Chapter end