𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟐: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬
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《Kyrie Side》
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One day.
I was taking a bath with Kumakichi-kun and the others.
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At that moment, Kumakichi-kun suddenly spoke.
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“Big Sister, somehow your eye color has changed lately.”
“The color of. . . . . .my eyes?”
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What could this mean. . . . . .?
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“What do you mean, ‘it changed’?”
『Well, I feel like your eyes were blue before, but when I saw Big Sister this morning, they were golden.』
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Indeed, my eyes were blue from birth.
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“Oh, really?”
『Yeah, really. Didn’t you notice your eye color changed, Big Sister?』
“I didn’t notice.”
『Why not?』
“Because I don’t look in the mirror. As a saint, I’m forbidden from wearing makeup.”
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There’s no mirror in the forest anyway.
The hot spring I’m in now is. . . . . .cloudy white, so I can’t really tell.
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『So cool! Golden eyes!』『So pretty!』
“Fufufu, thank you. Speaking of which, there should be a mirror in the church. Let’s go check it out.”
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Splash! I got out of the bath.
I quickly changed and climbed onto Kumakichi-kun to head toward the entrance of the old paradise, Mr. Tree King’s place.
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That’s when it happened.
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“SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!”
『A dragon from the sky!』『It’s a flying dragon!』『It’s not one of the forest’s friends!』
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A flying dragon suddenly attacked.
It was very fast, and none of us could react in time.
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This is bad; I’ll be done if I take the time to pray.
I must protect everyone!
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“Screech. . . . . . . . . . . .”
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Thump!
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“. . . . . .Wait, what? What happened?”
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The flying dragon fainted before me, its eyes rolled back in its head.
“””Kyrie (my lady)!!!!!!!!!”””
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Mr. Chatura, Mrs. Syndulla, Miss Anila, the three of them, appeared before me in a panic.
They were all in human form.
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“I am so sorry! We were so focused on guarding the forest’s surroundings that we couldn’t respond to the crisis threatening you, Kyrie-sama! I, Chatura, will commit seppuku to apologize!”
“You don’t have to do that. I’m safe, after all.”
“But still. . . . . .”
“More importantly, this creature attacked me all of a sudden and then fainted. I wonder what happened?”
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The lord of the sky, Mrs. Syndulla, looked at the flying dragon and said with conviction.
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“It’s not from the Abyss Forest. It might be one of the 『Minions of the Demon King』”
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Huh. . . . . .?
Another. . . . . .Demon King?
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“For a while now, Ellison-sama’s holy barrier has prevented invasions from other demon kings. . . . . .”
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Other. . . . . .demon kings?
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“Why would the minions of other demon kings attack Kyrie? It’s not like Kyrie is a 『Demon King species』”
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Oh, enough already!
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“All three of you, explain properly! What do you mean by ‘other demon kings’?”
“That would be. . . . . .Ah! Kyrie-sama! Could those eyes be the 『Tyrant Eyes』?”
“Tyrant, Eyes. . . . . .?”
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What’s that. . . . . .?
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“No way?! Weren’t they normal until yesterday?!”
“However, those deep amber eyes are undoubtedly Tyrant Eyes!”
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Miss Anila and Mrs. Syndulla seem to know something I don’t.
What’s going on. . . . . .?
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“You three, explain.”
“Yes, let’s do so in order.”
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First, Mr. Chatura pointed to my eyes.
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“You’ve noticed that your eye color has changed to amber, haven’t you, Kyrie-sama?”
“Yeah, just now. Kumakichi-kun pointed it out.”
“Those amber eyes are the legendary eyes that manifest only in a certain 『race』”
“A certain. . . . . .race?”
Mr. Chatura nodded and continued.
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“The race possessing the Tyrant Eyes is called the 『Demon King species』”
“Demon King species. . . . . .Demon King?”
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Does that mean. . . . . .?
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“The Demon King from the past who led the demons to attack humans, that Demon King?”
“Most likely, what Lady Kyrie is referring to is Demon King Evil Eye.”
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Yes, that’s right.
I think that was the name.
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“The Demon Kings exist in multiple forms in this world. Even now, in this world.”
“! There are many of them, like Evil Eye?”
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I’ve heard that the Demon King was about to destroy the world.
Such dangerous beings, and there are so many of them!
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“Please calm down, Kyrie-sama. Not all of them are evil beings like Evil Eye.”
“Is that so. . . . . .Mrs. Syndulla?”
“Right, Dragon Demon King Miss Anila?”
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. . . . . .Yes?
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“You can tell by looking at me, can’t you?”
“Eh, eh, eh. . . . . .What do you mean? Miss Anila is a Demon King too?”
“Indeed. To be precise, I am of the Demon King species.”
“Demon King species. . . . . .?”
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Mr. Chatura raises a finger and says,
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“The highest-ranking demonic beings in this world, that’s what we, the Demon King species, are called.”
“In other words, Chatura and other higher-ranking monsters are the highest-ranking monsters, even above that.”
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Something like the S-rank among adventurers, perhaps. . . . . .
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“So, the Demon King is not a title.”
“That’s correct. It’s a race name. Of course, Evil Eye was also of the Demon King species.”
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It seems that very strong monsters are of the Demon King species. . . . . .huh?
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“Isn’t it strange for a human to be of the Demon King species?”
“That’s correct. Normally, the final evolutionary form of a monster is the Demon King species. There is no existence in this world where a human has become a Demon King.”
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Huh? Kumakichi-kun tilts his head.
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『But, isn’t Ellison-sama also of the Demon King species?』
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! That’s right, that’s right!
After all, the forest leader, Holy Demon King Ellison-sama, also has “Demon King” attached to her name!
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“If Ellison-sama was a Demon King, that would be strange. After all, she’s human, isn’t she?”
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Then the three of them shake their heads.
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“It’s not widely known, but Ellison-sama is not human.”
“Not human?”
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I’ve seen Ellison-sama in a soul-only form, but she seemed to look like a normal human. . . . . .
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“Ellison is a half-demon.”
“Half. . . . . .demon?”
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Come to think of it, I remember someone saying that demons are a type of monster.
I see, Ellison-sama also has monster blood, though only half. . . . . .
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“Ellison-sama wasn’t a Demon King species from the start. Through long training and a contract with Anila, she finally became the strongest race.”
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He went through a lot of trouble. . . . . .
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“A contract?”
“There’s a thing called a servant demon contract. By contracting with a monster, you can connect a magical pathway and share power.”
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So. . . . . .Ellison-sama, being a half-demon, evolved into a Demon King species by forming a contract with Miss Anila, and became the Holy Demon King.
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“But why?”
“When you become a Demon King species, you gain even greater power. It also provides buffs to your subordinates.”
“She became a Demon King species to protect the people of the forest, Ellison-sama.”
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She’s truly a kind person.
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“To get back to the point, the Demon King species is the ultimate evolutionary form that monsters can reach. A pure human becoming a Demon King species, even without being half-demon, does not exist. It’s unprecedented.”
“That’s amazing! The first in history!”
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Syndulla praises me.
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『I don’t really get it, but Big Sister is amazing!』『Awesome!』『As expected!』
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No, I don’t really understand either.
I became the strongest race without even knowing it. . . . . .
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But still, this must be thanks to divine intervention.
Thank you, God.
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What He wants me to do by making me stronger. . . . . .it’s obvious.
Like Ellison-sama, He wants me to protect the people of this forest.
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“However, that makes sense why Kyrie was attacked. It must be that the other Demon King species have noticed the birth of a new Demon King species.”
“? What do you mean. . . . . .?”
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The three fall silent.
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“That is. . . . . .”
“Chatura.”
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Miss Anila shakes her head from side to side.
He looked like he wanted to say something, but held back.
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“I’m sorry, Kyrie-sama. I cannot answer that question.”
“Is that so? I understand.”
“. . . . . .Is that okay?”
“Yes. It’s probably for my own good not to know, right? Thank you for caring.”
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Thud. . . . . .! Mr. Chatura collapses.
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『Brother Chatura has fainted!』『Huh? Why?』
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Then Mrs. Syndulla lets out a weary sigh.
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“He probably fainted because he was so happy to be thanked by the beloved Kyrie-sama.”
『Really? Well, I get it. I’m also happy when praised by Kyrie-oneechan!』『Yay! Guu-chan too!』『Same here!』
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However. . . . . .is that so?
There are many Demon Kings in this world. . . . . .
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And I have become a Demon King in the true sense.
But what I must do remains unchanged.
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All I can do is pray for the people living in this forest, and the kind people who get along with them, to live in peace.
Because that is the only thing I can do.
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