Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu Vol 3 Chapter 1.7

Part 7

Sadraa’s group approached the table.

Alicia expressed a smile. Her tensed mood from before had disappeared.

「I see. We Holy Knights do take along attendants, but it would seem that the State Knights often receive the cooperation of the local Adventurers.」

Since they were expressing smiles that made them look like nice people to each other and conversing, when seen someone that doesn’t know the situation, they would without a doubt think that they are on good terms.

Sadraa turned his gaze towards Diablo’s direction.

「……」

He needed to at least give his name.

He mustn’t provoke him. But, to abase himself, there was a problem with going with the Demon King role play. While he could be Demon King like, he needed to give his name without saying anything unnecessary. It’s fine to do it like normal. It should be fine to do it like normal.

「I am Diablo! A Demon King that has come from another world!」

──Ah, just now, I said that I was a Demon King, didn’t I?

Alicia opened her eyes wide in shock. This might be his first time seeing her facial expression this disturbed.

Sadraa raise a voice of laughter.

Alicia smoothed over her facial expression, and expressed her usual troubled looking smile.

The smile vanished from Sadraa’s face.

「──Whether or not it was a joke, to think that you would be intimate with a suspicious looking man that would call himself a Demon King……This is a problem that I cannot shut my eyes to, you know, Cristela-dono?」

No way, to think that go in Alicia’s direction.

Still, just what would be the best thing to say……

Sadraa looked as if he were tormenting his dying prey.

「They are Adventurers that had cooperated with me. I have not done anything shameful at all.」

「Do you intend on torturing me? If you were to try to make any false accusations about me in a place like this, how do you think His Majesty would think about that?」

「Would the Great Chief Priest forgive the violence of a single Holy Knight that went as far as to make light of his Majesty?」

She had become an unwomanly State Knight. Having a false accusation placed on her, she did not become weak-kneed.

Sparks were flying as they glared at each other and it seemed like one would get burned if one were to lay a hand on either of them.

Rem came forward.

Sadraa’s eyes became frenzied.

It was said with a vigor that seemed like he would kill her at any moment.

A 《Slavery Choker》 was placed on her. From the viewpoint of people that don’t know her, she was probably seen as a slave.

「I told you to shut up, didn’t I, slave?」

「Are you admonishing me, a disciple of God, you lowly slave……」

Rem reacted to him right from the front.

If one thought about tonight’s promise, or about the seal that was within her──Rem shouldn’t do anything to stand out. Rather, the one that absolutely needed to hide herself from Sadraa in this town should have been Rem.

Even in regards to Krebskrem, if she were to get married and give birth to a child without opposing it, she could have transferred the seal to that child. She should have walked a safe life.

She was the same even now. Even though Sadraa’s eyes were turned towards Alicia, Rem personally stepped forward.

That Rem that does not mind the dangers to herself, that Alicia that did only the things that she considered important, and that Shera that was worrying about them as if praying for them……Every one of them, Diablo thought of all of them as precious.

Sadraa glared at Rem.

「It is because you are mistaken that I am saying this. If you believe that you are correct, then give a reason that everyone can consent to, and not some arbitrary labeling.」

Sadraa warped his face and became ugly.

──What!?

「Kehoh! Kehoh!」

Shera hurriedly rushed over to Rem, and supported her shoulders.

「Ugh……Guh……Kehoh! Uuu……!?」

Diablo was shocked.

No, he was pouring jeers on her, but there was no way that could have been an aria of magic.

──So it was 《Chantless》!?

The Bad Status type magic that could cause 《Stun》 was the same as Chemical Elemental Magic in that it was classified as 《Chant Magic》. This meant that in order to invoke it, “speaking out the name of the magic” was required.

In the game, it was only a skill that reduced the Cast Time──the time that it took to operate the spell to when the effect of the magic would appear.

It was really as if Rem was suffering from God’s divine punishment.

Moreover, it seems like he possesses sword techniques as a Knight. Then that would mean, his synthetic level, is much higher.

The Adventurers of this world gained “strength for the sake of living” and lived with safety as the priority. Even the military personnel, a majority were probably the same. If they did not treat their lives with great care, they would quickly die. And then, in this world, if you die, that is it. Respawning from a point and Reviving the Dead Magic didn’t exist.

Just like Galford, he gained “strength for the sake of victory”.

Perfectly understanding the danger──

Diablo smiled.

「You have made quite the foolish imitation, haven’t you, you small fry! Divine punishment, you say? That is nothing but magic!」

Sadraa opened bloodshot eyes wide open.

「D, did you just doubt my innocence!? You say this towards a Holy Knight!?」

「Guh, kuh……A lowly Demon dares to insult a Holy Knight!?」

He sneered.

──I see, so I was angry.

With all of that in front of him, Diablo got angry.

However, due to those strong feelings that could kick away such self-interest, he unintentionally let out those words.

The employees as well, even the cats that were there, they drew back to behind the counter.

「To doubt my piety……to doubt God……You have angered God.」

「God’s divine punishment shall be bestowed upon you. You should learn of God’s salvation and regret it. After that, I shall bring the others back to the church, and thoroughly and carefully teach them about God’s salvation.」

Shera was nestled close to her and was nursing her.

He couldn’t allow anyone to lay a hand on the girls.

「Hmph……God’s divine punishment, you say? How about calling it magic if it is magic? Something as useless as that, won’t be of any use against me.」

Sadraa glared at him.

Come to think of it, when Skills are used once, there is a fixed time of being unable to be used again. For this world, in a sense, it was something like feeling unable to concentrate on that action. For exampling, it was like doing something that required the concentration of making a thread pass through a pinhole, then becoming unable to immediately perform the same thing immediately afterwards──It resembled something like that.

Even so, that didn’t matter.

A suspicious light that was emitted from Sadraa headed towards Diablo──

Any and all magic was reflected.

*Baki baki baki* (Crack, crack, crack)……He became a grey color.

The Subordinate Knights that could be seen at the back had gone into unrest and were looking at each other. They probably had no doubts of Sadraa’s victory. Certainly, a guy like that had a high level.

「Hmph……So he used 《Petrification》 Magic. Even though I had informed him that it would have no effect on me.」

If he really was attacked with something miraculous like “God’s divine punishment, and 《The Demon King’s Ring》 didn’t activate, and 《The Curtain of Dark Clouds》’ Bad Status Prevention didn’t show any effect, he would have turned into stone.

He didn’t have the time to take out the 《Trial-Made Great War Scythe》 he used to go easy on people.

Only the cats unsteadily showed their faces from their hiding spots.

「This is!? He has been completely turned into stone.」

「How fearsome……So this is Magic Reflection. Seeing it with my own eyes, I am shocked once again. To think that it would be this overwhelming of an ability.」

「……If Sadraa were not an unexpected person that would place suspicion on sinless people, I might have thought about teaching him about it.」

And so, he wasn’t bestowed with information that would have been to Diablo’s disadvantage. Alicia had the position of a State Knight, but he could trust her. That’s how it felt.

「How long it will continue for, depends on the caster but……eventually, the magical power will disperse and be removed. Though, that’s only if he doesn’t break, until then.」

「Wouldn’t he survive if it’s just an arm or a leg? It’s impossible if it’s the head.」

*Kehokeho* After Rem cleared her throat, she took a deep breath.

「Are you alright, Rem?」

「Hmph……」

Diablo made a driving away gesture at Sadraa with his hand.

Alicia ordered the Subordinate Knights.

To begin with, they were only people that Sadraa had brought along. With their leader in this state, they shouldn’t have been able to go against Alicia’s command.

──Don’t drop him, okay? He’ll die after all.

「Takeー that, Holy Knight! Making fun of Demi-humans like that!」「We’ve got Diablo-sama with us!」「The next time you show up, he won’t show you any mercy!」「Get out of Faltra!」

「How・drea・my! As I thought, men need to be strong!」

The male Dwarf dropped his shoulders.

In any case, it was great that the trouble was resolved.

Shera looked like she was still worried.
「Are you alright?」

「……Since it was a Bad Status through magic, there isn’t anything remaining. But, if you give me that meat, I’ll be even more healthy.」

Diablo also tried to restart his meal.

「……Was it really alright to let Sadraa go like that?」

Certainly, judging from that personality of his, killing him might not be any distant future troubles.

Diablo made a Demon King-like composed nod.

「……I understand. Certainly, he isn’t a threat to you, Diablo-sama. I had a needless worry.」
Alicia expressed a gentle smile and nodded.

Chapter end