『𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡』 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐠𝐫𝐞
『Greed』 Demon Beelzebub.
『Lust』 Demon Florentia.
『Sloth』 Demon Nisrok.
『Envy』 Demon Leivinia.
『Pride』 Demon Hubris.
『Gluttony』 Demon Abel.
And then, 『Wrath』 Demon Ogre.
It’s said that twenty-one of the strongest summoners battled, but they felt they couldn’t defeat this demon.
Ogre was 『invincible』. No matter the attack, he withstood them all.
Even if a vast amount of green blood was spilled, even if limbs were torn apart, even if internal organs spilled out, he did not die.
At the moment when the twenty-one summoners felt their spirits breaking from his fighting spirit, Ogre suddenly stopped the fight and left.
Mainly on the front lines were Beelzebub, Florentia, and Hubris. The remaining three couldn’t hold back the summoners, and the Demon Emperor was sealed. . . . . .that was the truth.
“Why he abandoned the fight is unclear. . . . . .but the 『Wrath』 Demon is the strongest. Also, this feeling. . . . . .he’s stronger than when we fought him before!”
Garnet makes a face as if she’s bitten into something bitter.
It’s a story unknown to Albero and the others. They have only heard that 『twenty-one summoners cornered the demons and successfully sealed the Demon Emperor』.
But Garnet’s expression tells another story. Moreover, the oppressive aura of Ogre in the schoolyard speaks volumes.
“W, What should we do. . . . . .?”
“. . . . . .”
Leivinia, with trembling hands, tugs on Albero’s sleeve.
Her face looks like she’s about to cry. Nisrok, perhaps awakened from his drowsiness, is also shaking.
Albero takes a deep breath and activates his right arm’s Jabberwock.
“Hey, I’ll buy some time. . . . . .As one of the twenty-one summoners, we can win, right?”
“I don’t know. His power is probably. . . . . .『immortality』. No fatal wound is fatal to him.”
“But if it’s me. . . . . .with my ability. . . . . .”
“. . . . . .I’m counting on you.”
If you touch him, using your abilities, you can win.
But Albero felt something overwhelming and was scared.
He’s never felt such confidence from Ogre before. However. . . . . .the frailty of Leivinia, tugging at his sleeve, pushed Albero forward.
“Kid, can you handle it. . . . . .?”
“Hmph. . . . . .A warm-up before facing 『Lust』. I’ll provide support.”
“Please take care of Ashe, Lapis, and Leivinia. . . . . .As for Ridelle.”
“. . . . . .”
Ridelle was pale.
It’s understandable. No matter how much combat training she’s had, she was originally just a civilian girl. Even with the physical abilities of a Parasitic type Summoned beast, facing Ogre seemed daunting.
Albero takes a deep breath.
“━Alright!!”
And then, he jumped out of the classroom window into the schoolyard.
Just a few dozen meters away stood Ogre with an axe.
“Huh? Who are you?”
“I’ve come to defeat you. . . . . .Let’s do this!”
“Ha!! Huh? . . . . . .Those eyes, what?! Why do YOU have those eyes. . . . . .holding the power of Jabberwock’s Balore?!”
“Who knows. Mog gave it to me. . . . . .for me!”
“Don’t mess with me!! Defeating Jabberwock was supposed to be MY job!! That damn Queen, taking my prey without asking!! Ah, it’s so irritating! I’m so pissed off!!!”
Every time the Ogre stomps, cracks form on the ground.
“I’ll kill you to vent my anger!! ROOOOOAR!!”
“Huh?!”
The Ogre, with an axe ready, charges at Albero.
◇◇◇◇◇◇
It was an immense pressure.
A pressure surpassing Damocles. Damocles’ fused version, it’s equivalent━━Albero stopped thinking.
The charging Ogre. Raising its axe to slice Albero in two.
The pressure was there, but it was at a dodgeable speed.
“ROARRRR!! UGGGHHH!! GRRRR!!”
“Darn. . . . . .What a mess, right?!”
The axe swings wildly.
It’s avoidable. There are many openings. Albero opens his right hand, infusing it with 『Hardening』.
“Ahhhh! It’s so frustrating! Hit him!!”
“No way! Take this!”
He dodges the massive strike and hardens his right arm.
Immediately, the joints lock up and the movement of the right arm stops. If he stays like this, his whole body will harden, and both space and time will halt━━
“Grrrrrrrr! Ouch! Ouchhh! I’ll kill youuuuuuuuuuuuu!!”
“What━━you got to be kidding me?!”
The hardening disappeared.
Certainly, he had activated the hardening on his right arm. Once hardened, everything should stop, including time and space, and eventually lead to death. It’s an unbeatable power.
But, it disappeared. The reason is unclear, but it disappeared.
“RAAAAA!!”
“Argh?! Damn, what are you?!”
“SHOUT!! ROAR!! JASHAAAAA!!”
He doesn’t stop.
There’s hardly any time to talk; the Ogre is rampaging.
Even when he hardens multiple times, the effect quickly wears off. Garnet mentioned 『Immortality』, but it’s not an ability that can be explained with that alone.
Albero decided to do something about the axe.
“RAAAAAA!! JASHAAAAA!!”
“You…”
He narrowly dodges a powerful swing, twisting his body to the side.
He clenches his fist and hits the axe with all his might.
“『Summoned beast punch』!!”
A deep vibration travels through the axe… but it doesn’t break or even get a scratch.
It’s as strong as Albero’s hardened right hand.
“Think that’ll work?! RAAAAA!! ROARRR!!”
“Ugh. . . . . .Won’t stop?!”
He doesn’t stop.
Ogre’s movements are chaotic, but no matter how much Albero hits him, he doesn’t stop. Whether its outer skin is hard or not, it doesn’t get injured and just keeps swinging the axe wildly.
Garnet, dripping with cold sweat, murmured.
“That’s the 『Wrath』 combat style. Just swinging the axe recklessly. . . . . .no matter what we do, he doesn’t stop. He just rages uncontrollably, instilling fear in the summoners. His ability is 『Immortality』. . . . . .”
“No, that’s not it.”
Interrupting Garnet’s explanation, Leivinia spoke.
Everyone watching Albero’s fight turned to look at Leivinia.
“Ogre’s ability isn’t 『Immortality』. It’s 『Regression』. . . . . .No matter what kind of injury he gets, he returns to the state of 『the strongest version of himself he recognizes』. He’s always regressing to 『his enraged self』. . . . . .Once he starts raging, he never stops. No ability can stop Ogre.”
The battle between Albero and Ogre is still far from over.
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