The Demon King vs. The Black Cats

He wasnt negligent. However, he was stupid.

That he had to fight against those monstrous people

(I was careless since nothing bads happened recently~!)

No, it wasnt even a wilderness.

Of the place where the imperial capital once stood, this was all that was left. Of the three million inhabitants that lived there, this was all that was left.

As he tried to escape from there, he realized that he wasnt be able to.

There was a magical barrier. He couldnt even teleport and immediately knew who made it from just how strong it was.

Both were called Great Sages, the strongest mages in the continent.

Halt, theres no use in trying to run anymore.

Well, you went a bit too far.

Thor. Likely the strongest swordsman in the continent.

A hint of sadness was mixed into his expression.

Thor-san

However, right now, he was an enemy. To destroy the work, or to stop it just beforehand?

Hey, dont you want to start the Millennium now? The circulation of souls will, in the end, save this world from ruin. Dont you understand that?

Defeating the former Demon King together with him, Azel and Shana had none of that naivety left. Towards Halt Arisugawa, that is.

The person to appear from the depths was Black Cats leader.

Shifaka-san

Saint Emperor Ryuke Shifaka.

Living for more than three thousand years, he was an existence that surpassed even a dragon.

Killing you will spur the demon tribe into action, ringing the opening bell to the Millennium. There is no other way to save this world.

Setting aside three thousand years, he was an aged old man that had lived through many years.

Halt barked. Summoned as a hero, hed seen thousands, no, millions of people dying.

I am no savior. I wish to prevent the Great Collapse from three millennia ago from happening yet again. I live for that reason alone.

It was something that absolutely had to be prevented. However, that meant taking away every living things future.

His voice filled with anguish, Halt muttered.

I will do the same thing over and over, just my companions will change a little. I have no intention of leaving demons or humans alive.

Halts mana surged, despite knowing that he definitely held no chance against this many opponents.

The number of lives sacrificed didnt stop in the thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands. All of those deaths were due to the Demon King.

An outcome for the Great Collapse and for the world to make its way past its ruin.

In that moment, Halt was unlike his usual selfthe look in his eyes was unbelievably cold.

A giant summoning formation appeared in the sky above them.

Come, Humanoid Fighting Weapon [Evangelion].

A golem that exceeded fifty meters in height. However, its true wasnt obvious from its appearance.

Only Thorsomeone from another worldToru Hakamada, knew that it was something impossible.

Horned like a devil, its humanoid body was jet-black with two daggers in its hands.

Halts voice boomed.

Are you serious?

Shifaka was the only one calm, even in a situation like this. However, that calmness didnt stem from courage, but from indifference to everything.

That is the power of science. Moreover, it likely uses the power of magic as well

It isnt a golem. Its a weapon for the endgame.

Shifaka drew his sword. A divine sword. It had killed a god, so it was a true divine sword.

And so the battle began.

There was no loser.

Shifaka made the call to withdraw before they started losing people.

The one to win was the Demon King.

The heck.

Really, those people, what were they thinking?

If they gang up on me in a five on one like that, even I wouldnt have the luxury of holding back!

Stuff like Thermonuclear Darkness Exploding Hell and Meteor Shower come on, give me a break![]

Well, it wasnt all bad. Even if I worked it out in advance, I was able to measure its operating time limit in actual combat.

Alright, time to teleport. Good work.

Halt-san no, Your Majesty Ars.

Ah, Ferna-san. How long have you been here?

Hey, seriously, stop it. Im no good against that kind of attack!

But you have the same look as my retainers right now.

I dont like that, so thats why Ive been going solo.

I will follow your dreams!

Wow, it came!

The ideal declaration!

Ferna-san, please stop. My dream isnt something so wonderful.

No, really. My dream is pretty haphazard you know?

As an outcome of learning what the Millenniums meaning is and what not to do against the Great Collapse, theres already no one but me that can do anything

In the end, Im just doing what I want to do.

Maybe I shouldve went to Ogress?

Im just doing things that I feel like doing.

Really, Im telling the truth. Its just something that wont come true without saving the world.

Ah, Ferna-san, please quit it with that pose of holding your fist over your chest.

Ah, and please stop your eyes from shining like that.

Yep, I understand. I do. Its been directed at me many times after all.

Theres still time for you, so please go and chase after some boy your age and not some old grandpa. Im even older than your great grandpa!

Yep, shes my type, so I have to somehow deal with it now before she approaches me. I might not be able to reject her at that point!

While I thought about stuff like that, one of my adorable children appeared.

Your Majesty~

Looks like the barriers gone too. Well, if I used my real trump card, itd probably be able to make it through, but its still incomplete.

Rei turned up after her as well. As expected, devil wings are faster.

I was so worried! No, I actually wasnt worried in the least!

Eh, what?

Well, its better than if you had joined in on that fight.

But Ill be sad if you dont worry about me at least a little you know?

Your Majesty

Rei stopped, standing a step away from me. She looked like she might start crying at any moment though.

Ah, she was worried huh. There were two heroes and two grat sages as my opponents after all. Ill take my time slowly patting her head later.

H-huh?

Moreover, she and Asuka are glaring at each other?

Your Majesty, who is this woman?

Hello, please call me Ferna.

Ah, Asuka-san, even if theyve grown bigger, please stop pushing your chest against me.

Even if you grew up to be so adorable, as expected, my morals are hard at work

Good to meet you. I am Ars-samas adopted child, Asuka.

Even though I say morals, there was that person huh, Princess Guinevere.

At the very least, I want to offer my chastity to the person I love from the bottom of my heart.

But you know, if you think about it.

The only remaining member of that royal family is that person.

Thinking about it now, Im not obligated to do anything, so I think I chose right yeah?

Well, she made me feel comfortable, so I dont have the right to say anything though.

Maybe its alright for me to gripe in my mind?

While thinking about stuff like that, Ferna-san wound up grabbing my left arm.

Even if I look like this, I am a man.

The destructive power of boobs is a menace to all men.

For now, lets guide Ferna-san back to base.

The girls gathered around for teleportation. Rei, your chest is just as lethal as usually. Hurry up and find a good man, its your pops request!

Ill make sure the mans up to snuff though of course!

This room is somewhat unusual, isnt it?

Yep, this should be the first time Ferna-sans seen a room like this so her reactions normal.

Moreover, it has a bath, toilet, and kitchen added on, so Ive been living like this.

I didnt think that those people would catch up to my thousand years of accumulation though.

But even so, I wanted to stay hidden as long as possible.

Sorry, could you keep watch? Im going to go to sleep for a while

I found various things that can be improved though

So, Asuka-san.

Stop trying to sleep with me