Chapter 268 The Great Eight Demons Lecture That Even a Muscle-Brain Can Understand

Nell, her sword, and her dress are dancing with the fire of hell on them. Its a relatively slow movement, with the speed suppressed as much as possible in consideration of the audience, but Im sure everyone feels that Nells figure is blurred. Its a sword dance by the worlds best swordsman and the incarnation of fear, Nell. Its so beautiful that you will be fascinated by it.

Beautiful.

I didnt know Leader has such a beautiful fighting style.

Me too.

The knights, who couldnt even follow the afterimage until now, are fascinated when they can see it. Its a scene that tells you how important the process is. After all, theres a big difference in the impression between seeing the process like that and the sudden destruction of the target. Nell doesnt care about that at all, so theres a prejudice that shes scary. Well, that prejudice isnt wrong, so theres no need to correct it. But for now, I just want to brag about my wifes beauty.

H-Hey, that girl is amazing too!

Nells opponent, Maria, is also gathering attention. Maria is parrying Nells sword with the red wind beasts that she created around her. The beasts shes controlling are all small and might look cute at first glance, but thats a big mistake. After all, Marias magic, which is strong already, is strengthened by the blood I mentioned earlier thats on par with the Philosophers Stone. Seeing that shes repelling Nells sword, its easy to guess that the power is immeasurable. I wonder if each of the beasts has their own will, all of them are acting independently. Maybe they are programmed to protect Maria, the main body that attacks freely.

Moreover, this wind explodes at the moment of being attacked, playing the role of both a shield and a bomb. Just like Nell, its a magic of offense and defense. No, saying it offense and defense is misleading, I guess. After all, Maria herself gets caught in the explosion every time it occurs. Then, isnt it pointless to defend Nells attack? It makes you think something like that. Its also amazing that new beasts are being created at the same pace as they are being destroyed.

Its hot! Nell, thats notouch!

Ah jeez, this is troublesome!

Maria probably prefers to be caught up in her own magic rather than receiving Nells attack. The wind around her is repelling Nells sword, and shes challenging her to close-range combat, not minding that she would get caught in her own explosion. She screams that it hurts and is hot, acting to be a pitiful girl. Is she really acting?

Shish, are you okay? You are sweating a lot, you know?

Yeah, Im okay. Chinatsus Refresh is working, so its a lot easier mentally.

Please use it on me too~. This work is hard!

What are you talking about, the first rank Agalia-san? You are the top of the Great Eight Demons, so you should be able to endure this much. Me? Im a human, so I need Chinatsus generous care. Hmm, maybe this is the same way of thinking as Lily.

Well, Ive been trying to escape from reality by thinking about many things, but its still hard. No matter how much I try it, the reality of this impossible game is clearly appearing in my body. Even Agalia is telling the truth about how hard it is.

The way the two fight is much calmer than before. After all, theyve adjusted their speed so that the audience can see them. Even so, each of their attacks is filled with a certain killing intent to kill the opponent. Its as sophisticated as a demonstration by experts, but the power inside is no different from that of monsters rampaging against each other.

It may be hard to understand from outside the barriers, but every time Nell swung Pluto at that speed, it released heat enough to burn down a village in one blow. Maria is similar, so the collision between the two increased the power even more. As the flame sword and wind fist crossed, Nells Red Dress shook and a part of Marias body disappeared. And then, by repeating the recovery and regeneration, we are back to the first step.

I-I wonder how many more of those annoying pets I should blow up?

F-Fufu are you going to give up? As for me, I still can go on.

To make matters worse, they hate losing, so theres no sign of them giving up to end this. A simple fight has turned into a contest of endurance.

(Aga)Lia, do you still can do it?

To be honest, its hard~. As I said earlier, I can borrow your Skill, but Im not used to it!

If you can afford to complain, it means that you still have some composure. Lets do our best a bit more.

Ugh, I said I wanted to have an event, but I didnt want something like this.

Hang in there, you can do it, I can do it too!

Still, at this rate, it sure is going to be tough.

Alright, its study time to escape from reality. Haru, Chinatsu, and Touko, listen.

Eh we are going to study here!?

Haru makes a blatantly displeased face. But, please give up. I cant hold on both mentally and physically if I dont talk about something.

This time, even I think that its not the time for that. Isnt it better to concentrate on the barriers?

No, its not about technical stuff anymore. Now its about guts and that kind of mentality thing.

Err, doesnt that mean you cant hold on?

As expected of Chinatsu. You always come up with the answer thats very close to the correct answer every time.

Lets see, I wonder what should we talk about

Hey, Deris? Dont make a joke like relaxing your guard down because you are too focused on the talk, okay? Its too hard for me alone after all. Im not joking, you know?

Dont worry, Im a man who has overcome many trials ah, thats right. How about we talk about the Great Eight Demons?

Deris-san, your eyes are hollow, you know!? Is it really okay!?

Hahaha. Now, its time to escape from reality.

Deriss own opinion, the ranking of the Great Eight Demons abilities that even a muscle-brain can understand.

All rankings are based on my own judgment and prejudice.

Physical destructive power

Maria> Rimudo > Vakala> Lilyvia > Zex > Agalia > Hund > Alezel

Magical destructive power

Vakala > Maria > Agalia > Rimudo > Alezel > Lilyvia > Zex > Hund

Degree of immortality

Vakala > Maria > Zex > Rimudo > Agalia> Lilyvia > Hund > Alezel

Speed

Maria > Alezel > Lilyvia > Agalia > Rimudo > Vakala > Zex > Hund

Military power possessed

Vakala > Maria > Rimudo > Zex > Alezel > Hund > Lilyvia > Agalia

W-Whats with this sudden explanation?

As youve heard, its the information about the Great Eight Demons thats mixed with my judgment and prejudice. Youve reached the stage where you have to prepare yourself for a battle like that if you want to aim higher than now. So, Im trying to get you to remember the information about them little by little.

U-Um its not necessary to force ourselves to fight the Great Eight Demons, right?

What are you talking about, Chinatsu? The Great Demon Kings exist to be defeated, you know? You should learn from Haru, whos forcing herself to understand that smoke comes out of her head.

Ehh.

These guys are hungry for entertainment, so they are very interested in talented people.

Well, dont worry. As I explained earlier, Maria is one of the strongest among the Great Eight Demons. You wont suddenly fight against her. As long as you cant win against Hund, the lowest rank, in a party battle, its impossible to fight her.

Hund-san was very strong, but is he really in that position in the Great Eight Demons?

Its almost certain for Hund. Thats how big the difference between them is.

Ugh.

Hmm? I think I just heard a sulky voice somewhere. Was it my imagination? Oh, I heard the sound of the dam breaking down. Im really at my limit.

As you can see, (Aga)Lia is at the top, but many of his abilities are in the middle. So, when it comes to dealing with the firepower-specialized type like Nell and Maria, you know, right?

Ehehe~. Yeah, its really bad~

D-Deris-san the barriers are shaking, you know!?

Sorry, I cant do it anymore.

*Crash*, there was a loud sound of the glass breaking.