Since the war ended, I’ve been moving around a lot to pass the time.
Ironically, however, I found myself having more fun and losing track of time only after I was seriously injured and unable to move.
“Hihahahahaha! There they are~, so many demons packed in there, panay♪”
An aerial view of a certain hideout, or rather a hidden village, was projected onto the magic crystal before me.
And there, crowding the scene, were those familiar ogres, their faces twisted in sheer idiocy.
[Ghehehe, here ya go~]
[Guwahaha, ya idiot!]
[Ah~, I’m hungry~]
They sat on the ground all over the village, drinking and laughing raucously……
[Ugh… help… p, please…….][Dad…… Mom……]
[Guhihihi, hey, ain’t it about time ta eat one of them? I’m dying ta ravish one~]
[Shut it, moron! Ya heard the captain, right? Them girls are collected in place of taxes. If their families don’t pay up in time, then it’s okay ta have at them.]
[Tch, what a drag. And it will be the Pig King who gets first dibs, right?]
These were the young women torn from their homes in Japone, families too poor to pay taxes, their daughters seized as “compensation”.
Now they huddled together, trembling and weeping, surrounded by drooling demons barely restraining their lust.
“Hahahaha, that ‘Magical Crystal Drone’…… you’re getting good at piloting it.”
“I, is that so? Ehehe.”
“Yes. Perfect for surveying the whole village. It’s not particularly big… about 300 demons in all…”
Ogres rank among the most combat-capable of all demonkind.
Just one has the strength of dozens of ordinary humans.
However, that’s only compared to “ordinary” humans.
“With Earth, two of the Seven Heroes, and—even though unconscious—one of the Six Supremacy…… not to mention, the others are also high level…… it must be an easy victory. That’s no fun~. It would be entertaining if Shinobu got half-killed…… then Earth…… I wonder how he would react?”
“Hihahaha! Not possible ♪ As if anyone in this world—human or demon—could match that lineup. And wow, Komon dear, still saying the most delightfully vile things~ But… are you so sure it’ll be that easy?”
“Eh? But… the most dangerous one isn’t even in that village right now, is he?”
Just as Koman dear observed while monitoring the magic crystal beside me, it was hard to blame her for thinking that way given the current situation.
The biggest reason for this is……
[Hey, ya lazy bastards! Quit slacking off just ’cause the boss ain’t here!]
At that moment, a bright yellow demon started barking at the demons lounging around in the middle of the village.
Well, what was his name again? But he was one of the Demon Heaven Wrath(Kitenretsu)Great Hundred(Daihyakka)…… Eh~…..
[But if ya have so much free time, ya can get lazy ~, Captain.]
[That’s right, I thought there would be more rebel samurai or something during the collection mission in Japone, but there weren’t any at all.]
[We can’t even find Outei and Koujiro. Makes ya dull as hell~]
[Speakin’ of—where the hell is Boss Hakuki anyway?]
The words were uttered by one of the demons who, despite being given a warning, did not show any hint of encouragement and just sulked, smiling wryly.
That’s right, Hakuki’s not in the village right now.
“Dunno. The boss just said… ‘Might’ve hooked a real big one—gonna fish a bit longer at sea.’ Then he left, laughin’…”
“Huh, so the boss likes ta fish?”
“Who knows? But it looks like he’ll be away for a while, so we’re in charge of Japone! Get ya act together!”
By the time I scouted the area, Hakuki was already gone.
In other words, no epic battle between Hakuki and the boss’ team.
That’s a bit disappointing. But that doesn’t take away from the fun.
“True, Hakuki is not in this hideout, so normally, as you said Koman dear, it might be an easy win…… but…… Hihahahahaha. In this village…… there are still two dangerous monsters.”
Yes, because there are still elements that make for some interesting battles.
“Oh, really? Who? At first glance…… is it this yellow demon?”
“Mmm~ Well~ Should I tell you~? Or should I~ save it for later~”
“I’m curious.”
“Hmm~………… no, won’t tell ♥.”
“Ugh~…… that’s mean… Tell me! Hyaah!”
“Hm? …GYAAAAAAAAAAH!?”
The next moment, something pierced straight through my right eye!
“For someone as mean as you…… I won’t let you see anything, okay? Hmm…… Should I take your other eye too?”
“NO! Please don’t! If I lose both, I’ll miss all the fun!”
The sudden, intense pain shocked even me and made me cry out, and when I looked closely with my remaining left eye, I saw Koman dear clutching a blood-stained flute.
Wow, that’s harsh. My body has been slowly regenerating ever since the Heavenly Realm debacle, but I still can’t even fight yet. And yet, she mercilessly gouged out my eye! Do you know how annoying it is to regrow an eyeball? Not to mention the pain……
“Honestly… you’re unbelievable… Oww~… And here I was planning to reward you later by sending you to retrieve that magic crystal from the Boss.”
“Eh?! B, but, it’s embarrassing… ah~……. Wait, why even take it back? That thing’s got surveillance functions—it captures everything around the holder! We won’t be able to spy on Earth’s private life anymore, you know?”
“Hihahaha! I’ve got way more entertaining plans for it. See, it’s got a ‘Memory’ function… and I’ll use that for a little project♪ Hey, Komon dear, ever heard of ‘Projection Magic, 【Epsoney】?”
“Eh-pson-eee? Is that what the fat pig king of Japone used?? What about it……”
“Hihahaha! Just~ wait and see~. Though, if you’re that curious, you can just drop by and play with him for a while~”
“But even if I went to see him, I can’t do anything right now…… Even if I tried to do something, I stand no chance against that unit… and that big-titty elf really pisses me off, I just wanna… Ah, stop changing the subject. Hmm~…… can I poke out your other eye now?”
“No, no, no~!”
The blood-stained flute stopped dead in front of my left eye. Ah, this brat really wanted to crush it…… Damn, once I get my original body back, I’ll have to properly educate her…… but for now……
“Honestly? I haven’t seen that bastard fight seriously in years… But trust me—this won’t be a cakewalk for the Boss Team! Those ‘monsters’ are—…… Oh…… here they come.”
“Eh? Ea, Earth and the others…”
Even though Hakuki wasn’t there, he left behind an outrageous parting gift.
Now then, let’s see what you can do, Boss… and……
“Hihahaha, did Larou’iph use Transfer Magic…… she’s certainly been to that place before…… during her time in the Demon King Army.”
The Boss arrived, along with Espis, Slayer, Koujiro, Larou’iph, Shinobu, and the pet version of little Norja.
Six people and one dog…… No, if you include that invisible someone, then seven people and one dog?
The lazy demons don’t notice that the Boss and company have appeared from a spatial distortion outside the village.
A surprise assault, then? …… Hmm?
[No~, Onii-san. I want to do it the Japone way.]
[Th, they have a culture for this?]
[Ugh~, Koujiro, let’s not do that, let’s just charge in already~]
[There’s no need to announce ourselves to the enemy……]
[As a ninja warrior trained to move inconspicuously…… this feels wrong…..]
[I don’t get it either……]
[Kon kon?]
Are they… arguing? Wait, Koujiro was pulling something out… is that a taiko drum? A traditional Japone instrument??
Ah, I’ve seen that before.
Before Koujiro gets into major battles, he plays his instrument like that.
[We’re not common thieves…… besides, it’s been a while since I’ve done anything like this, so please indulge me ♪.]
Despite their perfect stealth, Koujiro thumped the drum—DON! DON!—the sound echoing wildly.
Of course, the demons who were lazing around started to panic and looked around.
[Hear me, fiends…… this isn’t a raid!]
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