TWEM Vol. 8 Chapter 1 Part 2
On the way, Finne and Iris called out to me.
“Haruto-san, that’s…”
“Don’t push yourself. If it gets dangerous, retreat.”
“Yes, but…”
“Come on! Finne. Is that okay, Haruto?”
“Yes?”
Iris then smiled and hugged me.
“Be careful! Leave the rest to us♪”
“Haruto, please stay safe.”
“Haruto, leave the apostles to me.”
“Haruto, be careful. I’ll do my best to provide support from the rear!”
“Haruto, please come back safely. Suzuno and Ilmina will be waiting in the rear.”
“We hope that Haruto and us win. Please come back safely.”
“Haruto. I’ll do my best, so don’t push yourself too hard.”
Iris, Asha, Kuzel, Suzuno, Ephyr, Ilmina, and Char called out to me.
“Thank you everyone. I’ll try not to push myself too hard.”
As I said that and was about to leave, Finne grabbed the hem of my shirt.
I turned around and felt a soft sensation on my lips.
At that moment, Iris and the others exclaimed, “Ah!?”
“This is, um, a charm.”
Finne’s cheeks flushed and she smiled mischievously.
“Thanks.”
“Not fair!”
What was so unfair about that?
As I was thinking that, everyone kissed me.
Asha had also joined them for some reason and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
“Thanks everyone. I got some nice charms. Now, shall we defeat the Evil God?”
Desperate to hide my embarrassment, I started walking again towards my post.
On the way, I saw Tendo and called out to him.
“Tendo, where were you stationed?”
“Ah, Haruto. I’m going to be fighting monsters with the other heroes.”
“I see. Don’t die.”
“I can’t die here. I have a family waiting for me in the old world.”
“That’s right. Let’s win and go home.”
Tendo nodded quietly to those words.
We all shared the same wish to return alive to our old world, to Earth.
To that end, I couldn’t die here.
After parting ways with Tendo, I headed to see Fran.
“Haru, are you done?”
“Yeah, I’m done.”
“I see. But you seem pretty enthusiastic.”
“Yeah, I mean, if it’s to protect someone important to me, I won’t hesitate to use all my strength.”
“I agree… I hope that once this war is over, humans and demons can get along.”
“True. I don’t want to fight those who have joined hands at a time like this either.”
“Yeah. I want to eat the pancakes that Asha made again. I want to eat them right now.”
Just how much do you like Asha’s pancakes…
I was stunned by Fran’s words.
When I teleported here with my companions, I had Asha make pancakes for us to take a break, and Fran happened to pass by.
I decided to give some to Fran as well, and she seemed to be hooked.
At first, Asha was nervous about facing the Demon King, but when she saw her eating the food she made with gusto, she muttered “I think we’ll get along well.”
“You like pancakes that much, don’t you…”
“Yes! It’s become my favorite food!”
“Oh…I see. That’s good.”
As we talked, Fran and I arrived in front of the Demon King’s army, led by Fran.
With all our attention focused on him, Fran solemnly spoke.
“The enemy calls themselves the army of God, but we will not hesitate or be afraid. That’s because that God is an Evil God who plots to bring down the world, and we must defeat Him. Let the strength of us demons and humans be imprinted on the former ruler of the world, the Evil God!”
After a beat, a loud cheer roared from the Demon King’s army.
Just as you would expect from a king.
As I was impressed, I heard Oskar’s voice from a distance.
“As the Demon King says, there is no need to be afraid. This is a ‘Holy War’ with the fate of the world at stake. In the history of the world, you will be remembered as brave warriors and heroes for all eternity. Let the arrogant Evil God know the determination and pride of our humanity!”
With Oskar’s encouragement, the morale of the allied forces rose at once.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is at its peak.
Seeing me laugh, Fran asked, “What’s wrong?”
“No. As Oskar and Fran said, there’s no need to be afraid. Let’s teach the Evil God a lesson about who He’s messing with.”
As I say this, I raised the corners of my mouth.
Seeing my face, Fran muttered in exasperation.
“You’re trying to educate a God who wants to rule the world and be the most powerful of the Gods. I wonder which one is more arrogant.”
“Then let’s have a contest to see who’s more arrogant.”
“Haru, you know…”
Fran sighed.
We might die too, so it’s okay to make light jokes like this.
At the moment we were talking, clouds covered the sky above the floating castle and thunder rumbled.
Then, above the enemy forces, Lucifer and the first Demon King Alogis, who I had faced the other day, and another person who looked like a wizard with a hood and face covered, appeared.
Lucifer, at the front, announced to our allied forces.
“Look up! Our Lord is about to awaken from the seal of the foolish gods! Peace is gone, and endless disaster will rain down on a world ruled by madness! — Fools who draw their bows against our Lord. From now on, the world you rule belongs to our Lord, Lord Chronos!”
It was right after that.
A pillar of black light that seemed to be condensed darkness rained down from the sky toward the floating castle.
Then Ellis, the auxiliary function of my Extra Skill, All of Creation’s ego announced.
《Master. The resurrection of the Evil God Chronos has been confirmed.》
At the same time, I felt an overwhelming amount of magic power that made my skin tingle, and an overwhelming presence.
Cries of joy at Chronos’ resurrection rose up from the Evil God’s army.
“Now, let’s see what happens…”
As I waited, a man’s majestic voice, so awe-inspiring that it made me want to kneel, came down.
“—I have been released from the eternal seal. Come, my army. Trample everything and fill the world with the ultimate fear!”
In response to the voice that seemed to belong to Chronos, Lucifer, Alogis, and a wizard who seemed to be apostles, gave orders to their troops.
“—Advance!”
Facing the approaching army, Fran and Oskar also gave orders to the whole army, and finally the two armies clashed.