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Chapter 37
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Two days had passed since the Sword Saint arrived. Though it had only been two days, various things had happened, likely due to the addition of Volt (the intense guy).
One thing was that the training of the Lizardmen had become more severe. The instructor had shifted from Alice to Volt, resulting in training content so intense that even Alice collapsed. Moreover, for some reason, I had also been made to participate as a closing practice.
I guessed it had piqued my curiosity to see techniques I had never witnessed before, but when I lightly tried it, Volt had seriously attacked me. According to Alice, he was someone who could not hold back. Since my opponent was serious, I had ended up thrusting three times in one step and slashing after deflecting his attacks, genuinely trying to kill him, but he had narrowly avoided all of them. I was once again impressed by Volt’s physical abilities and his combat skills, which had allowed him to evade attacks I had never seen before.
As expected, he had been extraordinary. I never wanted to fight him again.
Another thing was that I had used “False Me” to create two new bodies. With this, I had run out of stocks for transformation.
Would there be a chance for more to increase?
One was a human body created under the supervision of Alice, Volt, and Lyle. It had been primarily made with the thoughts of Alice and Volt, and Lyle, who was skilled with his hands and painting, had been made to work like a horse, or rather, he had been forced to work hard to create the “Battle-Scarred One-Eyed” body.
The production process had been harsh. Alice and Volt had continuously placed orders, and Lyle had desperately tried to meet them. If anything didn’t match their imagination, they had harshly exclaimed, “That’s wrong!” without pointing out what was wrong, and if he had made mistakes multiple times, he had received a punch.
Me? I had simply watched them enjoy themselves. I had just reflected Lyle’s blood, sweat, and tears.
The result had been a tall, muscular body exuding a battle-hardened aura, countless old scars covering it, and a sharp cut on the face sealing one eye, while the remaining eye gazed as if it saw through everything. In terms of appearance, it had looked stronger than Volt. It must have been a proud creation for the three of them. However, it had been strange. I had instructed them to make me a look that wouldn’t stand out much in a human town.
The other body had been a body meant solely for intimidation. It had no practicality. It had just looked terrifying. I had tried transforming into it once, but perhaps I had set it too large, as it had only lasted thirty seconds, and since I couldn’t create it like a normal body, I had made it rubbery, and due to the unfamiliarity of the body, I hadn’t really been able to move. I had planned to work hard to get used to it. If a creature like Volt appeared again, I would use this to intimidate and drive it away.
Who would ever have wanted to engage in such a dangerous fight again?
Lyle’s dwelling had also been completed. Even though it had been a hastily done job, it had turned out poorly. To put it plainly, it had been a box with a door. It hadn’t really been a place to live. That said, he hadn’t been a subordinate yet. He had been cautious enough to be confined in a cell if there had been one. Alice’s house for monitoring him hadn’t been completed yet. She had been putting her all into it, so it had been taking time. It probably wouldn’t reach the level of being more than a personal room.
Alice had kept asking to return to her personal room, but since she had been forced out due to Volt, she had silently slept and lodged with Ran.
Until Alice’s house was completed, I had entrusted the monitoring of Lyle to the Kobolds and Arachnids. There apparently hadn’t been any movement suggesting he wanted to escape. Well, it might have just been because Alice and Volt had been working him to the bone, leaving him with no energy to flee.
Now, I was in “Defensive Combat Mode (Tungsten’s Body)” inside the personal room where Volt was staying. Naturally, Volt was also there, exuding killing intent while resting his hand on his wooden sword.
It had been a tense situation. How had it come to this? It had all started when Volt had asked me to come at night. So, when I had visited after sunset, I had found Volt struggling against a game console. He had probably not known how to use it, so I had decided to teach him and had chosen a random game that Volt had picked.
The software Volt had chosen was…
Dokapon.
And on the screen, there was me in first place and Volt as a building. Filled with various emotions, including the resentment from the training and the time he had cut my arm, I pressed the button!
“Stop ittttt!” (Volt)
“Fuhahahaha! Dieeeee!” (Nobunaga)
On the screen, my character attacked Volt’s character and defeated him. In reality, Volt swung his wooden sword at me, but my “Defensive Combat Mode (Tungsten’s Body)” didn’t receive a single scratch.
“You! Don’t get serious in a game! What’s fun about oppressing the weak?” (Volt)
“What are you saying when you’re the one who attacked seriously! And it’s not about oppressing the weak, it’s simply about enjoying cutting you!” (Nobunaga)
A real fight broke out.
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A few minutes later, I decided to stop the endless real fight and, just in case, change the game console to play something else.
“You really came at me swinging, did you call me here just to cut me down, you old bastard?” (Nobunaga)
“Hmph, it’s because you got too cocky. I called you here because I was thinking it was about time to head back.” (Volt)
Oh, good item obtained. Huh?
“You’re going home? Well, you got to see how my apprentices are doing, and if you know I’m not a dangerous Demon King, then there’s no reason for you to stay. You stayed for about two days though.” (Nobunaga)
“I was curious about the Jigen style. On top of that, I wanted to see if my foolish disciple’s skills had rusted, but they weren’t bad. They were quite refined, and the subordinate Lizardman was skilled too. Especially that guy named Lin. He showed me moves I’ve never seen before, using a spear like a human while accelerating with his tail.” (Volt)
Ah, the ‘Claw and Fang’ technique where he coils his tail like a spring and thrusts forward in an instant. That’s the application for the airborne technique ‘Sky Fang.’ That was my advice to effectively utilize his tail. Oh, got a coin.
“Perhaps because of that, I started thinking about teaching my disciple in the royal capital. They don’t have much talent left there, but that’s just because my style lacked talent. With the Jigen style, they might have more potential with other weapons. If I teach them that, they might become stronger.” (Volt)
“Are you planning to send them over? Just spare me, I don’t want to deal with someone like you again.” (Nobunaga)
“There’s no way there’s someone like me among them. However, there are those who are close. How about occasionally holding an exchange meeting? My disciple and your subordinates. Humans and demons, I think it would be quite stimulating.” (Volt)
“Hmm, I wonder. The living arrangements and meals when they come, I’m tight on resources right now, but as we develop, we’ll eventually have more leeway. If that time comes, it shouldn’t be a problem.” (Nobunaga)
Oh, let me save up a bit more coins.
“That’s fine, but it’ll be a while. You can see it’s obvious that the demon population is increasing, and I’m busy right now. Maybe when I have more leeway.” (Nobunaga)
“Indeed, I’m not thinking it’ll be soon either, so it’s fine. And there’s one more thing I’d like to ask you about. It’s about Alice.” (Volt)
What is it? I hope it’s not a troublesome matter. Oh, the coins have piled up.
“Tele-chan summon. I’ll take a star from you.” (Nobunaga)
“Ah! You bastard!” (Volt)
The second real fight broke out.
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