Volume 11 Chapter 26 Breaking Never-Ending
I decided to take down the circus performers, who had been deployed, with a single blow.
"Object Weight Increase."
All of them, without exception, were crushed on the spot. The acrobats who were flipping in mid-air, the ones who were using animals to attack, and even the ones who were spinning plates――all of them were taken down together.
However, Chiero, the leader of the troupe, who should have been caught in the same range, was simply laughing fearlessly. I focused my aim on him and further strengthened my [Weight Increase].
But it didn't work. Chiero didn't seem to be affected by my magic at all.
I said,
"So, you're an illusionist, huh?"
"It's no use hiding it now."
Suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind me and slashed at my throat. A massive amount of blood gushed out, and I was left staring wide-eyed.
"You were too focused on the front, so it was easy to get you from behind. Complacency is a great enemy, young man―――."
"Ah, this is also an illusion. My Repulsion would even deflect an expert's attack once."
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again.
There was no wound on my throat. The blood that had spilled out had vanished. The pain was just an illusion, and it lost all meaning.
Deep within the circus, Chiero let out a chuckle.
"I see, I see.... You're a formidable opponent, young man. I wonder how you'll fall."
"You're the same, Chiero. This is the first time I've fought against a high-ranking illusionist. I used to be able to take them down with a single Ajna Chakra, but not now."
Ajna Chakra. The second eye. It's because of the Demon King of Deception's mischief that I can't unleash its true power in hell.
"Whoa, Wade! You just...!"
"Haha, that's our Wade for you☆! Even Kyrie was surprised when you got your head scratched off, but you're as cool as ever!"
The two of them were late to react to my battle with Chiero. I thought for a bit, then asked them for a favor.
"Can you two protect me for a little while? I've thought of a way to corner Chiero for sure."
"Huh? What do you mean by protect...what are you planning?"
I replied to Gyurvi's question.
"I'm going to kill the Demon King of Deception. He's getting on my nerves. Even though he's already dead, I'll kill him again."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"I don't get it either, but it's okay~☆ Wade is Kyrie's entourage, and you can take your time preparing."
And then, Kyrie smiled at me.
"If I happen to defeat papa during that preparation, sorry about that?"
"Hahaha! That would be fun. Alright, go for it."
I asked, and the two of them nodded, saying "okay" and "got it." I leaned against the edge of the circus tent and closed my eyes.
I activated my Ajna Chakra. I tried to see through to the depths of Chiero's lair.
Then, the presence of the Demon King of Deception appeared.
The Demon King, wearing a hat with feathers, took on the form of a young man. I, with my closed eyes, turned around in the darkness, and grabbed his arm. The Demon King of Deception, Hermes, was surprised, and looked at me.
I smiled.
'You've been a pain in the neck for a long time, so I was prepared. I even got the details from Mudi behind the scenes. That's how I figured it out.'
I grabbed Hermes, who was trying to escape, with my second brain, using the Sahasrara Chakra. Hermes looked at me with a stern face.
I threw the facts at him.
'You're the one who created a fake protection in hell, and that's your Domain Control. You lost to Mudi, got divided, but quickly regained your divided selves and revived. That's right, Demon King of Deception.'
After a brief silence in response to my question, he said:
'...You think you can take down one of the Demon Kings just to defeat a single Demon? You're something else.'
'Shut up! You're really getting on my nerves! Think about how much hate you've earned! I'll crush you, you bastard!'
Hermes backed down from my anger. I coughed to clear my throat and looked at Hermes.
'But you're not really here. Your Domain Control is too vast, and it's just reaching this far. In other words, all I need to do is break your Domain Control. That's all.'
'...What do you plan to do?'
'Don't you get it?'
I grinned and said:
'Even now, I'm using the Ajna Chakra to see right through to the depths of your mind.'
'!?'
Hermes tried to brush off my hand in a flash, but it was too late.
The Ajna Chakra is an eye that sees through the conceptual world, and the Sahasrara Chakra is a means to directly intervene in the conceptual world.
Demon King of Deception, Hermes. I sensed his sorcery through Domain Control, and I can directly "rewrite" it. His Domain Control has an enormous range and is squeezing out its effects to the limit, doesn't it?
So I'll reverse it.
'You're quite the Demon King. The absolute output of your Domain Control is enormous, and its meaning is beyond comprehension. But you're a god from another mythology, so it's about time you retreated to your own realm.'
'No, you, stop―――!'
'Then, Hermes, next time you come to my realm, I'll crush you utterly, so be prepared.'
Hermes's Domain Control shrank rapidly and disappeared, taking him out of the range of this Norse mythology realm.
'Dammit...! Am I going to be defeated by humans again?! Whether I wield my power as a god or attack as a Demon King, humans always destroy me...!'
The figure of Hermes I had grasped began to fade away. The Demon King of Deception, Hermes, flailed his arms wildly.
'You...! I'll curse you, humans! I'll destroy you all, kill the Creator, and become a god once more...!'
And with that, Hermes vanished. After that, I thought to myself,
"Perhaps the Demon King is a dead god."
I opened my eyes.
There, I saw that Chiero, the leader, was struggling against Kyrie and Gyurvi, who were using illusions to attack. The two were taking virtual and real damage from Protean's attacks.
"Damn it! You're just toying with us one-sidedly!"
"Ahahahahahaha☆ papa, this is so much fun! Did you really take down the Demon King's army like this!? I want more! I want papa's magic, please!"
As they transformed parts of their bodies into apples and dolls, covered in blood, the two of them cast their magic on Leader Chiero.
But he wasn't there. Their attacks didn't hit.
"Hmm, is that okay? If you prioritize attacking me, won't you leave yourselves open to your secret attack?"
Saying that, Leader Chiero started juggling with knife. Then, he sent all the knife flying towards me.
"Watch out―――! Wade, dodge!"
Gyurvi shouted with a desperate look on his face. So, I said:
"Brahma."
The Ajna Chakra taught me that everything is just an illusion.
The knife stabbed me, but it was all just an illusion. So, I ignored it. Even with the pain and blood, I knew it was all fake.
I was sitting at the edge of the circus, munching on popcorn like a spectator, pointing at the real Leader Chiero.
"Object Point Shift... You really played us well, huh."
"Oh, oh? Ohhh?"
I caught him with gravity magic. When he realized he was directly affected by the magic, Leader Chiero's eyes widened in surprise as he looked at me.
"Now it's my turn to play with you."
I lifted Leader Chiero with gravity magic. Then, like Windy back in the day, I bounced him around like a pinball.
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