“Both.”
“I’d say both are impossible. I’m a little surprised myself.”
Rebel covered her mouth with her hand.
“Kazuto, are you sure this intelligent zombie is the owner of ‘Pride’?”
“Yeah, that’s what he said.”
- “Pride”, a deadly sin skill like Ono’s “Envy” and Peony’s “Gluttony”.
He said he was the first in the world to get that skill by killing people.
My precociousness is based on the condition that I was the first one to kill a monster in the world. It’s not surprising that there are skills with similar requirements.
“If so, I’m even more confused ”
“What do you mean? We don’t know the effects of the Pride skill, so we have no idea what it means.”
The one who raised her voice was Rikka-chan.
Ah, that reminds me, I haven’t told her yet.
“It’s the same as Kazuto’s ‘Precociousness’, he gains more experience. On top of that, the owner of ‘Pride’ is able to increase the effect of his skills the more advantageous the situation is to him.”
“That’s such a cheat!”
Rebel laughed at Rikka’s complaint.
“But as a drawback, the more disadvantaged you are, the weaker the effect of your skills will be. Unlike the four major skills, such as ‘Precocious’ and ‘Detection’, the deadly sins skills have clear weaknesses and disadvantages.”
“Ohh, I see. So, what does that have to do with what you said?”
“Don’t you see? According to this Queen Ant’s story, that intelligent zombie appeared alone in front of the Wolf King’s pack, right? He was at an overwhelming disadvantage in terms of numbers and status. It’s like he was voluntarily suppressing ‘Pride’s’ benefits.”
“Oh, that’s true.”
Rikka-chan clapped her hands.
“Then, is it possible that the intelligent zombie’s status and skills were superior to Schwarz’s?”
“The deadly sins skills are not as good as the Six Kings skills. There is no skill that can make up for that difference and can be acquired in such a short period of time. And, it is impossible for a skill to subjugate the ‘Wolf King’ .”
“Is it possible that the advance team did something to the system?”
“I can’t rule out such a possibility. But, regardless of what skill is used, it is impossible to subjugate the ‘Wolf King,’ unless the Wolf King himself is willing to submit himself to the other party and agrees to the initial contract.”
“ It’s certainly impossible then.”
In other words, we don’t know anything, but we do know that the situation has gotten worse.
The advance team, the intelligent zombie, and the Wolf King.
The three of them teaming up is nothing but the worst possible scenario.
I wish I at least knew how that intelligent zombie subjugated the Wolf King
But Rebel said that it’s almost impossible to do that.
(Hmm? Wait .? The Wolf King himself accepts the initial contract ?)
I don’t know what it is, but something is bugging me.
The means to subdue that Wolf King
And the skills of that intelligent zombie .
Maybe we’re missing something important?
–This world is a shithole.
This was her honest and sincere feeling.
She wanted to live freely, but this world was too suffocating for her.
Everyone lies, they deceive others, and even deceive themselves to live.
They deceive others with words and expressions they don’t want to say, and build up a relationship that is only superficial.
It was extremely difficult to breathe.
Every day was a series of continuous stress.
She hated the world, she hated other people, and above all, she hated herself, who had to lie to fit in.
That’s why she was delighted when this world changed.
She thought that the norms of the past were overthrown and everything had become a world of truth, a world without any lies.
This was the world she had always wanted.
She was no longer bound by anyone, and she could live freely, baring herself to the world.
That is what she thought.
But there were rules in this world, too.
A very simple rule: the rules of the weak and the strong.
But what did that matter?
She was weak, but she had adapted to the world faster than anyone else.
Other people were just a stepping stone to gain power, and she greedily sought wisdom and strength to survive.
Still, she was defeated.
By someone more powerful than herself.
She begged for her life in the most hapless, ridiculous, and disgusting way possible.
In the end, she was swallowed up by the power she thought she had acquired, and died without a trace.
–That’s how it was supposed to be.
“So why am I still alive ?”
I can’t remember. Just what the hell happened after that?
“Hello, are you awake?”
“ Who the hell are you?”
“I’m the one who brought you back to life. Ah but, it’s not quite the same thing as ‘reviving’ you.”
I couldn’t understand what he was saying.
“Well, I’ll tell you more later. You’ll get used to your new body soon enough. Until then, you can rest and relax. ‘Demon Master’ ‘Sayaka Katsuragi’.”
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“Anyway, now that it’s come to this, we’ll have to crush both that intelligent zombie and the Wolf King as soon as possible.”
I knew it would be like this.
Everyone nodded at those words.
“I thought the Wolf King was supposed to be one of us?”
“The situation has changed. Besides, the moment Shram joined us, we’d almost achieved our goal.”
Rebel held up two fingers.
“I wanted to bring the Sea King and the Wolf King to our side not only because they are powerful forces in their own right, but also because they have clear roles to play.”
“Roles .?”
“Yes. The Sea King and the Wolf King are, if you would call it, the strongest shield and spear. More specifically, the absolute defense that Sea King Shram possesses, I wanted to have it at all costs. To protect your friends from the offensive power of the advance team.
The Wolf King, on the other hand, is a spear. The Wolf King is a monster with absolute offensive power that has the potential to defeat any opponent. I wanted to use it as a last resort in the battle against the advance team. But now that it’s in the hands of the enemy, we have no choice but to crush it.”
“Yeah, I know ”
I glanced at the unconscious queen ant.
(I feel bad for her, but in this situation I can’t help it .)
We have already become enemies.
It’s too risky to leave her alone since we don’t know how the zombie got the Wolf King to follow him.
“It’s late today, so why don’t we start moving tomorrow? I’m sure everyone is still tired from the training.”
“I agree. Let’s start tomorrow, after the sun rises.”
“Say, what are we going to do with the ant?”
“I’ll put her in the ‘Shadow Cage’. If she is in the shadows, she can enter the ‘Safe Zone’ without having to join us.”
I put the Queen Ant in the ‘Shadow Cage’.
“What’s wrong, Momo?”
“ Waun”
Momo had a look of wanting to say something, but when I asked her, she retreated into the shadows as if she didn’t want to say anything.
(Could it be that Momo is against the idea of defeating Schwarz?)
Or does she have some other plan?
I’ll ask her again later.
Anyway, the discussion was over and we disbanded.
That night, while I was resting in my room after taking a shower, Nishino came in.
He had two coffee cups in his hands.
“Kudou, I wanted to talk to you about something, do you have a minute?”
“No problem. Do you want to talk somewhere else?”