I hate the way he smiles.
will I lose like this
Even after everything I did, I still can’t beat him-？
The moment that thought passed my mind, I heard a voice echo in my head.
-You have received a mail≫
At that moment, something changed.
The “something” that had dominated the place until now vanished all of a sudden.
And before I knew it, my sword had pierced through Arroganz’s chest.
The one who attacked first was me.
Arroganz looked at me with incredulity as if he couldn’t understand what had just happened.
“Guh aahh!”
I immediately let go of my sword and dodged the counter.
When I moved away and looked at Arroganz, I saw that his face was no longer as relaxed as before.
He clenched his fist as if to check the condition of his body.
That seemed to be more important than my sword impaled through his chest.
“Could it be That’s, ridiculous I, Impossible !”
At the same time, without removing my eyes from Arroganz, I opened my mail with my fingertips.
Ichinose was the one who had sent me the mail.
When I saw what she had written, I understood the reason for the changes that had taken place here.
(I see They won )
I’m surprised that that demon-user girl had come back to life, but I am even more surprised that Igarashi had evolved.
(It’s just like her to have lied about her level )
But at the same time, one question still remains.
How was she able to fool Arroganz’s “appraisal”?
Unlike me, Igarashi does not have “Appraisal Interference”.
No matter how much she parades about her false level, she can’t lie about her status itself.
So how was she able to deceive the Arroganz’s appraisal?
I thought about it for a while, and then I realised.
(I see, Ono’s ‘Jealousy’ .!)
Ono’s jealousy can lower the target’s level, status, and skill effects.
She used it to intentionally lower her own level.
(I honestly never thought of something so outrageous I never thought we’d be able to use the enemy’s “appraisal” against them.)
And Arroganz, who believed in the information from the appraisal, was completely taken for a ride.
Perhaps, he thought that everyone except for Ichinose, Rikka and me, who had evolved, were all insignificant people.
That’s why he lost.
Nishino and Igarashi.
The two people he thought were just normal human beings, ‘evolved’ at the last minute, and overthrew his plans.
I guess he was so obsessed with me that he didn’t think that someone ‘other than me’ would be the key to turning the tides of the war.
In a way, it seems it really was his ‘arrogance’.
“Stupid If she died, the skill should be transferred to me . Was she captured? Then why hasn’t the remote suicide triggered ! This can’t be! This can’t be happening!”
Arroganz scratched his head.
It seems that he had planted something in her head so that the demon girl would explode if she died.
But that too was neutralised when she was charmed by Igarashi.
And if the demon hunter was neutralised, then Schwartz and Momo must have been released as well.
In other words, all his pawns are gone, and Arroganz is stripped naked.
“-Looks like the situation has been reversed.”
“～～～～～～～!”
At my words, Arroganz looked at me bitterly.
I could hear the sound of his teeth grinding, to the point I felt like he would break them.
“Why? Why did it turn out like this? The odds were in my favour! The situation should have been hopeless! So why, just why is my victory faltering?”
“Hah ”
It’s just like a child throwing a temper tantrum.
When things don’t go your way, you scream and yell.
I don’t know how you’ve survived this long.
Yes, that’s why he has been able to survive so far. It’s because he has believed himself to be absolutely right, and because he has been more honest about his desires than anyone else.
-But, you can’t continue on from there alone.
There’s only so much you can do by yourself.
That’s why you need to make friends to compensate for your shortcomings.
Each small cog in the wheel turns a larger cog and creates a bigger result than you could ever achieve by yourself.
If you think of your friends as nothing more than pawns, you wouldn’t understand this.
T/L: Ah, I missed this bark.
Momo came out from the shadows and looked at me.
Momo is looking at you as if she wants to become your friend. Would you like to let her join you?≫
Ah, yes, that’s right.
She was forced out of the party.
Naturally, I agreed.
The application has been accepted. Momo has joined your party.≫
“Uuun .”
Momo rubbed her body against mine.
It looked like she was saying, ‘I’m fine now.’
After that, Aka and Kiki were next to appear.
Now that the demon girl had been incapacitated, there was no reason for them to hide either.
“-Then, do I really need to go through all this again?”
“Kazutoー! Even Shiro! We still need to fight togetherー!”
Sora and Shiro, who had been waiting in the sky above, appeared on the battlefield.
You have received a mail≫
It was from Ichinose.
-Even I am here!
I guess she is already in a sniping position.
Of course I’m counting on you.
Ah, I am relieved.
Ichinose, Momo, Aka, Kiki, Sora, and Shiro.
Just the presence of my friends gives me so much strength.
“It’s only ’til here, Arroganz ”
So far I was preserving my strength.
But now that everything is over, I don’t need to preserve my power anymore.
Right now, in this situation, I can go all out and use all my skills and powers.
“- ‘Hero’s Anthem’ activate!”
A dazzling light enveloped the area.
Application accepted by the Chaos Frontier System Server.≫ Kudou Kazuto’s unique skill “Hero’s Anthem” has been activated.≫ All stats will be greatly increased.≫ The power of all skills will be greatly increased.≫ Party member Momo has acquired the unique skill “Jet-Black Run”.≫ All stats will be increased.≫ Party Member Ichinose Natsu will gain the unique skill “Meteor Strike”.≫ All stats will increase.≫ Party Member Aka gains the unique skill “Perfect Imitation”.≫ Party member Kiki gains the unique skill “Reflective Armour”.≫ Party member Sora gains the unique skill “Blue Scale Dragon King”.≫ Party Member Shiro gains the unique skill “White Dragon Queen”.≫
Inherent Skilclass="underline" “Hero’s Tribute”.
The effect of this skill is an increase in all stats and granting unique skills to party members.
My trump card with foul effects.