Inside the Sealed Barrier.
The Demon Race… One-Punch De-Kieryu attacked.
“Tch…! To think there’d be a Public Security dog here!”
“Public Security dog?”
What’s that supposed to mean?
“Tenri, do you know?”
『It seems that Demon Race member thinks you are an Ability User belonging to Public Security. In this world, those with powers from other worlds seem to be called Ability Users. And it appears Ability Users are broadly divided into those who belong to Public Security and those who become unaffiliated assassins.』
Huh… is that so?
So, this Demon Race member thinks I’m an Ability User belonging to Public Security?
“That’s not right.”
“Then that means you’re an assassin like me?”
An assassin, he says. They really exist…?
How unpleasant.
“No, that’s wrong too.”
“Then what the hell are you?”
“I am a God.”
“Don’t screw with me…!”
I’m not screwing around, I’m just telling the truth, though.
Still, what should I do? A Demon Race member, huh? Honestly, I don’t feel like I’ll lose at all.
『Master, your power is restricted.』
Oh yeah, that’s right. So, what are the chances of me losing?
『0%.』
Right…? Haaah…
“Hey, Demon Race-kun. Why don’t we stop this fight?”
“What are you saying! Now that you know I’m an assassin, I have no choice but to kill you!”
“Ehh…? Let’s not. You’ll disappear, you know? In one punch.”
“Shut up!”
Thud…! The Demon Race member… One-Punch De-Kieryu charges towards me.
Eh…?
No… way…
It can’t be…!
“A-Aren’t you too slow…?”
It was almost startling how slow One-Punch De-Kieryu’s movements were.
Weren’t the Demon Race supposed to be stronger?
There were even ones that could fly… But this guy is just running normally.
Eh, no way… what is this…?
Ah!
I get it! This is it, it’s a trap. A bluff.
Pretending to be weak to make the opponent let their guard down, then defeating them—it’s an advanced tactic, right?
As expected of a Demon Race member, how cunning.
What do you think, Tenri?
『There’s no way that’s true. He is, in fact, weak.』
Ah, yes… right. I knew that. Yeah…
“Dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”
One-Punch De-Kieryu throws a punch at me.
I… don’t dodge. I don’t feel the need to.
It’s true my abilities are weakened. But…
CRUNCH!
SPLAT!
“Fugeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
One-Punch De-Kieryu collapses to the ground, writhing.
The spot he hit just burst! Ahh, that looks painful.
“My arm…! My aaaaaaaaarm!?”
“Ah, sorry about that. See, I have protection applied to my body.”
A protection that seals away immense Divine Power—God Protection—is applied to me.
While it suppresses my power, it also acts as a shield against enemy attacks.
Mind you, against strong enemies, they can pierce through this protection and deal damage.
But…
“Hey, Earth’s Demon Race… aren’t they way too weak?”
I mean, I didn’t even use a defensive Skill or take any defensive action.
I was just standing there, you know?
For this Demon Race member’s arm to shatter just by hitting my protection, isn’t he too fragile?
『Earth’s Demon Race are weaker than those from the other world.』
Tenri instantly looks up what I want to know with Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
This girl really is the epitome of competence. Unlike her older sister.
『Please stop that. I am the only one allowed to insult my idiot sister.』
“I’m not insulting her. You really love your big sister, don’t you?”
I realized something recently. This girl… apparently likes her older sister.
But she hates for that feeling of affection to be known by others, and especially by her sister. That’s why she seems to badmouth her defensively out of embarrassment.
『That’s not true.』
“Yeah, yeah. So, why are they weak?”
『Simply put, it’s likely because there are no natural predators. Over there, Monsters and even humans use magic.』
I see… Certainly, if there are no strong enemies, there’s no need to become strong.
“But there are Reverse Otherworld Reincarnators who came from the other world here too, right?”
『They seem to be quite the minority.』
Meaning their numbers are small. That makes sense.
When I was living in the real world, I never met a Reverse Otherworld Reincarnator.
Although their existence was kept secret.
“That explains a lot. You’re the weakest Demon Race member I’ve ever met.”
“Guh, d-damn iiiiiiiit! Don’t you dare mock uuuuuuus!”
Us…?
『It seems the Demon Race in the real world have formed an organization and are active.』
“Seriously?”
Well, whatever. As long as they don’t get in my way, I don’t particularly plan on crushing them myself.
It’s too much hassle.
『Master. You must crush the ants properly. How much additional trouble has piled up until now because of the ‘it’s troublesome,’ ‘oh well,’ mindset?』
Tenri’s a bit preachy… Is she my mom?
“Yeah, yeah, I’ll finish him off properly. It’d be a pain if he escaped, reported to his buddies, and they came attacking too.”
I thrust my right hand forward.
“Dammiiiiiit!! If it’s come to this… take this Ability!”
Oh yeah, Demon Race members have Abilities, don’t they?
Now, what kind of Ability will he use…?
“Ignition!”
Fwoosh…!
Flames burst right in front of me.
“Gyahaha! This is my invincible Ability, Ignition!”
“Eh, something like this?”
“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?”
One-Punch De-Kieryu is shocked. Eh, what’s he shocked about…?
“I-Impossible!? An Ability that causes a small-scale explosion with no motion! Why are you unharmed after taking a direct hit!?”
“Well, like I said, I’m protected by the protection.”
And besides… eh, this is an Ability?
Isn’t it too weak…?
Without natural predators, the Demon Race become this weak…?
『Analysis of the opponent’s Ability via Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet) complete. It is now usable.』
“Eh, you can do that?”
『Yes. By searching with Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), the structure of the opponent’s Ability can be fully understood.』
Seriously…? To think it could do something like that… No, I won’t say it.
『Now, the finishing blow.』
“Ah, yeah, yeah. Well then, Ignition.”
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
A giant crater appeared before my eyes.
The ground melted and vitrified.
『You overdid it.』
“I held back quite a bit, though.”
One-Punch De-Kieryu turned to ash without even leaving behind any last words.