Chapter 10 – Let’s Defeat the Demon Ki…eeeh?

The Demon King was looking at us.

Moreover, his gaze was transfixed upon us.

Given that much attention, I felt like we are something valuable or something.

It creeped me out… d-don’t tell me, is he? No, hopefully not.

He certainly had the power and presence befitting of a Demon King.

Maybe he could sense our true power.

Well, in any case, regardless of our vigilance, we still don’t know much about these Demon Kings of another world after all.

…but I can’t help but feel anxious.

Having the Demon King himself focusing on you as if you’re something precious didn’t feel good.

Especially when he’s only focusing on the men of our party; Shiro, Floyd and I.

He treated Dark Goddess as if she was invisible.

…what do I do?

My instincts told me that I’d rather not know the meaning behind that gaze.

….dang it! I felt a chill running down my spine!

[Yosh! I’ve decided!]

The demon king suddenly said with a smile, seemingly unaware of the fact that he’s drooling.

Eww~…..

I felt as if my heart had skipped a beat! Actually all three male of our team had the same reaction.

[I’ve chosen you for tonight! I’ll spare you, and after I destroyed this kingdom and claim the wind crystal, we’ll have some cute moments together.]

So, apparently this demon king leans that way.

And the one he’s pointing at…..was me…not, but Shiro who was standing right next to me.

Whew, a sense of relief washed over my heart.

Shiro-san, nice knowing you. Good luck.

Both Floyd and I instantly moved away from Shiro, letting him have the honor.

[Thank you, Shiro. Your sacrifice will be remembered…]

[Our friendship with Shiro-sama, fleeting as it may, was truly a precious moment. This lowly servant… will not forget it.]

[No no no no no no! There will be no sacrifice! Wait, why am I the sacrifice here? Forget it, I don’t want to know why! And why are you moving away from me! Don’t run away! Aren’t we friends?]

Shiro tried to chase after Floyd and I.

However, we kept our distance still.

[…ah, that’s right. We’ll still be friends. No matter what…. Un, no matter what….. kuh.]

[Shiro-sama… Good luck.]

[No, I don’t need that! I don’t need to do anything in the first place anyway!]

[Ee? You don’t? …in other words…]

[Shiro-sama, are you implying that this is not your first experience?]

[ [ Ahh~…] ]

[Don’t make false assumptions! That’s not true! Ah, geez! It always messed up when Wazu and Floyd join hands! I simply can’t win!]

Hold it right there! Did you just say that Floyd and I are messed up?

In any case, don’t lump me together with the likes of Floyd.

Well, we are in the same team right now, but this doesn’t count.

[…I guess praising him wouldn’t work now, would it?]

[Wazu-sama. I have this unknown flower contained in my space magic. How do you think Shiro-sama would react if I gave it to him? Would he probably swoon over?]

[Good idea!]

[There is no such thing!]

Shiro hurriedly corrected us.

Well then, let’s stop playing around, shall we?

It’ll be rude to make the other party wait for too long.

Although, I still feel that we went a bit too far so we promptly apologized to Shiro.

[…was that really a joke?]

Don’t give me that! You’re just being awfully suspicious!

I’ll buy you some sweets after this.

For now, I just nod vigorously.

There is no way I would sell off my friend. And in the first place, it’s just a bunch of demons and monsters. Shiro alone should be able to handle them.

Shiro had been [deified] just like me before, one foot into the realm of true gods.

Even though his battle power is lower than mine, he could still afford to defeat this demon king and the small fries on his own.

Well, Shiro does have this trump card of merging with Dark Goddess to become a [Hybrid God] after all.

In that state, his battle power could rival even me under [Complete God] state.

That’s why I have all the confidence that he’ll make it.

Shiro was back in a good mood after we apologized one more time so we finally faced the demon king.

[Well then, shall we wrap it up here……ehh?]

I rubbed my eyes to make sure that my eyes didn’t deceive me, then looked again.

………

…..the Demon King had already been defeated.

By Dark Goddess-san.

Unable to accept what had happened, me, Floyd, and Shiro could only go pokan at the sight.

……..what’s the meaning of this?

[Shithead! Who told you that you can extend your mangy hands on MY Shiro! …..come on now! Are you listening?]

[…………………..]

The demon king was already on death’s door.

It’s crazy seeing that he’s already in that condition after only that short banter we had.

But I think I can understand the situation now.

Apparently Dark Goddess snapped upon hearing the Demon King’s intention to ‘rob’ Shiro.

Then, while me, Floyd, and Shiro were still busy with our comedic antics, she went ahead and beat up the Demon King.

…….Un. Dark Goddess really loves you, Shiro.

That’s the only impression I could catch.

Apparently Shiro noticed this too as the happiness in his face was too apparent.

As for Floyd, he’s still in his usual smiling face.

While the Dark Goddess was still busy kicking the comatose Demon King’s body while shouting [Do you hear me? Wake up!] like a true villain.

Moreover, the fact that she’s being careful not to kill the Demon King right away, it scares me a bit.

This calls for some teasing for Shiro later.

Me, Floyd, and Shiro knew exactly what Dark Goddess was capable of so the sight was natural for us. But the same couldn’t be said for the other people around us. All of them were frozen solid in disbelief.

The first thing I noticed was the green dragon.

Oh! Before anyone could react, it already rushed toward Dark Goddess, intending to attack her.

[Ha? Do you want to be crushed as well?]

But it chickened out right away when Dark Goddess glared at it.

It stopped, and raised a white flag after a short hesitation.

…..un. That’s scary alright.

Making the dragon submit by mere glance. That sight only served to further shock Dysor and everyone else but us.

The demons on the other hand, were trembling, not knowing what to do.

Well, if they show any sign of movement, Dark Goddess will surely notice it and that’s as good as death for them.

Though… I can’t say that I understand their feelings.

Even so, we can’t just stay on the sideline so we rushed in to join Dark Goddess.