Announcement
In the afterword, there is a very important announcement written.
I would be delighted if you could read until the end.
Mika appeared high above, facing the Demon Race.
“You are the woman who has laid waste to my kin…!”
“That’s right.”
“Hmph…! You’re lying. I can’t sense any strong Battle Aura from you! You aren’t the Mountain Saint!”
“Mountain Saint…? Who…?”
“See! You truly are not that fearsome ‘Mountain Saint’ after all!”
Mika tilted her head in confusion.
“Um, but I’m not the Mountain Saint, I’m just—”
“Enough of your excuses! You will die here…!”
With a swift motion, Saisoku de Kieryuu raised his hand.
“I’m going all out from the start! Lightning Emperor: Thousand!”
From the rain clouds above, a thousand bolts of lightning were unleashed towards Mika.
Zugah!
Zugaaaaaaaan!
The tremendous impact caused the onlookers to instinctively cover their eyes.
“Did we get her…!?”
“If you say that, you’ll lose, you know?”
Despite enduring a thousand bolts of lightning, Mika remained unharmed.
“W-What!? I unleashed a thousand strikes capable of obliterating buildings in a single blow! How are you unscathed!?”
“Such a sloppy attack could never hit me.”
“Then… Lightning Emperor: Mantle Lightning!”
Zugaaan! Lightning struck Saisoku de Kieryuu.
“This is the form of the Lightning Emperor! Right now, I am one with the lightning! I can unleash the same power and speed as it!”
With a swift motion, Saisoku de Kieryuu vanished from sight. The crowd could not keep up with the speed of the Demon Race.
“I got you…!”
Baki!
Gueeeeeee!
Someone fell to the ground at an incredible speed. For a moment, they thought Mika had been defeated…
“Hey! The Demon is being slammed into the ground!?”
“What’s happening!?”
The crowd was bewildered. A bespectacled woman spoke up with a smug expression.
“I shall explain, as Mika’s beloved and her Evangelist… I am Morrigan.”
Evangelist Morrigan addressed the crowd.
“Mika read her opponent’s attack, dodged it, and delivered a chop right to the Demon’s head!”
“Ooooooh! Amazing!“
It seemed she had completely anticipated the movements of her opponent, who was as fast as lightning.
“N-No way… How could she possibly track lightning with her eyes…?”
“I could see it just fine.”
The crowd erupted in cheers.
They were astonished by Mika, who overwhelmed the Demon Race… and looked at her with envious eyes. Her stance, unwavering before great evil, was truly that of…
“She is the hero who should become the light of hope for the people…!”
Everyone nodded at the Evangelist’s words. Even Orokani Kuso felt an inexplicable sense of conviction in her statement.
“Hey! What about me! Mika Mika Mika! Ouch!”
Kogomi was saying something, but her words did not reach Orokani Kuso or those around him.
“At this rate… it’s time for my last resort…! Wooooooh!”
A thousand bolts of lightning converged on Saisoku de Kieryuu. His body transformed into a dragon of lightning…
Lightning Emperor: Dragon King! I shall become the dragon of lightning and crush my opponent… my ultimate technique!
A massive dragon of lightning soared through the sky. Even the crowd could sense the tremendous energy contained within.
Mika smoothly pulled out a mysterious plate from her pocket.
The dragon of lightning charged at her.
Zugaaaaaaaan!
Yet, Mika was… unharmed.
“W-What!? There’s no way she could survive that amount of lightning!”
“Well, of course. That’s why… I called for backup.”
“Backup!?”
At that moment, Saisoku de Kieryuu seemed to realize something. Mika was… riding something.
“!? Is that… a Kirin!?”
The legendary Divine Beast… Mika was mounted on a Kirin.
“A Kirin!? No way!? They are known to be wild and impossible for humans to tame!?”
Orokani Kuso was astonished.
“Sorry for summoning you, Merlin. Thanks to you, I was saved.”
The Kirin’s horns crackled with electricity.
“Mika summoned the Kirin and absorbed the lightning with its horns. The horns acted as a lightning rod, preventing the lightning from dispersing.”
Everyone nodded in understanding of Morrigan’s explanation.
“However, if it were the Nagano God, wouldn’t she have been fine even without it?”
“To protect everyone here.”
“What!?“
“When lightning strikes, the surrounding area is affected by its residual energy. If that happens, the people on the ground would be harmed. So, she intentionally summoned the Kirin to prevent the lightning from spreading…!”
Tears flowed from the crowd.
“Such… a compassionate being…”
“To show such consideration for us…!”
Meanwhile, Kogomi scoffed.
“That girl probably didn’t think about that at all. It’s probably just a silly reason like not wanting to dirty her clothes.”
The crowd glared at Kogomi with disdain.
“Don’t lump us together with you, Kogomi.”
“The Nagano God wouldn’t prevent lightning for such a trivial reason.”
“Shut up, Kogomi.”
Kogomi, irritated by their remarks, fumed. On the other hand, Mika said,
“My clothes didn’t get charred. Thanks, Merlin.”
She affectionately patted Merlin’s head. It seemed Kogomi’s reasoning was spot on.
To take my… maximum strike and remain unscathed…
“Well then, good work. Complete Deletion!”
In an instant, the Demon Race vanished. Everyone gasped, “Huh!?”
“W-What’s happening…?”
“The Demon has disappeared…?”
“Could they have attempted to flee…?”
Then Morrigan spoke.
“Mika’s victory…!”
“Huh…?“
“Mika used Divine Power to obliterate the Demon in an instant…!”
Kogomi muttered in disbelief, “That’s absurd. It would make more sense if they escaped using teleportation magic. Besides, she didn’t do anything.”
“Wooooooh! As expected of the Nagano God!“
Ignoring Kogomi, the crowd completely believed Morrigan’s words.
“Wait!? You guys believe that strange woman’s words!? Are you all insane!?”
The crowd ignored Kogomi.
“Wonderful…! To defeat a Demon in one strike! Truly a God…!”
“Th-These people… have completely lost their minds! They’re acting like devoted followers!”
Indeed, most of those present had become Mika’s followers.
“God…”
“Wait!? Orokani Kuso!? Even you!? Wake up!”
With a slap, Kogomi hit Orokani Kuso.
“Ah!”
He snapped back to reality. The rest of the crowd waved their hands towards Mika.
“Thank you for saving us!”
“Thank you, Nagano God!”
Then, Mika patted Merlin’s head and vanished in an instant.
“The God has returned to the mountain.”
“Mountain…?“
“Yes. The Nagano God now resides in a remote mountain known as Dead End. Those under her protection live… happily.”
“How suspicious…” Kogomi muttered.
“In fact, those who live there are free from the threats of Monsters and the Demon Race, thanks to Mika’s Divine Power. They have abundant food, and if any trouble arises, Mika resolves it immediately… truly, a Paradise!”
“Ooooooh!“
Morrigan concluded with her final words.
“Now… don’t you all wish to visit Paradise?”
As if entranced, the crowd began to move towards Morrigan.
“Hey, where are you all going!?”
Orokani Kuso pulled back a nearby citizen.
“To the Paradise where the Nagano God resides…”
“Wha!? You all are citizens of this kingdom, Geita Niiga, right!?”
Then, he spat out disdainfully.
“I no longer need a country filled with nothing but trash and filth…! I will go… to the Paradise where the God resides…!”
They must have judged that it was safer to follow one path over the other after witnessing this battle.
“Then, everyone. Let us go to Paradise…!”
As Morrigan said this, she led the citizens of the royal capital outside.
“W-Wait…! You all…! Wait for meeeeeeeee!”
Despite Orokani Kuso’s attempts to stop them, it was futile. They were already consumed with thoughts of Paradise and the God residing there.
They had managed to protect the royal capital. However, they had lost the citizens who lived there.
…My father, who has been away in another country, is soon to return. Upon seeing this situation, he will undoubtedly scold me.
“Ah… Mika… Mika…”
If only Mika were here. If only I hadn’t exiled her from this kingdom. The citizens wouldn’t have had to leave…
In the ruined, desolate capital, Orokani Kuso lamented his fate.
【★☆A Special Announcement for Our Readers☆★】
I have posted a new short story!
The title is:
“The Villainous Hero’s Reason for Expelling Capable Members from the Party Today – After Defeating the Demon King, the Hero Travels in a Peaceful World, Picking Up and Nurturing Those No Longer Needed in the Party. It’s Too Late for Them to Realize My Worth; I Won’t Be There.”
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