The Great Hound was being taken down by a Half-Elf (apocalyptic version), but…
“Isn’t this strange?”
“Honestly, I think it’s harder to find something that isn’t strange…”
Luciel looked exhausted. Well, I suppose that’s true.
By the way, Morrigan was sitting in seiza. When I mentioned a lecture later, she blushed and said, “Yes, with pleasure!” Scary…
“Isn’t it odd that the enemy isn’t decreasing at all?”
The Half-Elves were putting their all into exterminating the foes. Yet, the Great Hound kept appearing one after another.
“There might be some trick at play.”
“A trick…? Are they cheating?”
I nodded at Luciel’s question.
“Using a Monster-Repelling Sachet and still having monsters come in is already strange.”
“Now that you mention it… So what kind of cheating are they doing?”
Since I didn’t know, I decided to check the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
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Reasons the Great Hound isn’t decreasing
→ Due to the abilities of the Demon Race
Location of the Demon Race
→ Hiding with concealment techniques, watching from above
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“It seems there’s a Demon Race among the enemies. Spell Analysis (Hacking)!”
I pointed my smartphone’s camera into the air and activated one of the derived skills of the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), Spell Analysis (Hacking).
The concealment ability was lifted. What appeared was…
“A kimono?”
Dressed in a white kimono typical of an Onmyoji, they wore a traditional eboshi hat.
But… they weren’t human. Their face was that of a dog.
“Well done for seeing through my technique!”
“Well done…?”
“I am one of the Seven Demon Dukes, Mikoto Itoiro!”
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Seven Demon Dukes
→ A collective term for the seven Duke-level demons.
Dukes are also referred to as high-ranking demons.
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“Oh, finally a Demon that isn’t from the Kieryuu clan.”
“D-Duke-level… Demon…!?”
“Do you know about them, Luciel?”
“Yes… Duke-level demons are… an incredible threat. They’re close to being a calamity!”
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Mikoto Itoiro
【Race】Demon Race
【Level】5000
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With a base level of 5000. If they used Battle Aura, their level could rise even higher… possibly reaching five digits.
“Oh ho ho, it seems you understand my strength!”
Mikoto fanned herself, hiding her mouth.
“Hey, you. With a last name like Itoiro and that outfit, could you be… from Earth?”
“Well done for figuring that out. Though, it’s just that my ancestor was a Transferee who came here from Earth.”
So, a demon with a Transferee ancestor, huh? The Half-Elves were trembling in fear.
“T-The descendant of a Transferee… What a situation… The opponent is Duke-level… We might not win…”
The frightened Half-Elves. Mobeel shook his head.
“We’ve gotten stronger! There’s no way we’re losing to someone like that!”
Mobeel hurled his staff (which was actually a knife) at Mikoto with all his might.
“Go for itーーーーーーーーーーーー!”
He enhanced his body with Body Enhancement and reinforced the blade with magic power before throwing the knife. The strike hit Mikoto’s heart perfectly.
“Did we get her!?”
“Oh ho ho, did you really think you could kill me with such an attack?”
“!? W-When did you get behind me!?”
Mikoto had moved behind Mobeel. She thrust her hand forward.
Thud…! A white blade pierced Mobeel’s heart from behind.
“Mobeel!?”
With a thud, Mobeel collapsed.
“Oh ho ho ho! So fragile! Too fragile!”
Mobeel lay fallen.
“No way… Even after a billion years of training! Against a Duke-level demon… I can’t even put up a fight!”
I rushed to Mobeel’s side. I couldn’t let Lisia-chan’s precious subject die.
I splashed Seiran’s water on him.
“Cough!”
“You’re okay, Mobeel. Step back.”
“A-Ah, sis… I’m sorry! For being so useless…!”
Mobeel looked regretful.
“It was a tough opponent. They said they’re a descendant of a Transferee, after all.”
I faced Mikoto.
“You use some strange techniques.”
“Oh ho… You seem to have grasped my abilities?”
Well, I mean, I looked it up on the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
“Your abilities are… two. Doubling and Formula Paper, right?”
“Wh-What!? T-Two abilities…!?”
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Doubling
→ Doubles the original object every second.
Formula Paper
→ Breathes life into paper and manipulates it. Can project one’s consciousness.
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The Great Hound and Mikoto, who had instantly moved behind me. Both were made of paper, mere fakes (Shikigami).
“To see through my abilities… Impressive.”
“Sorry, but I’ve got a cheat. So? What will you do? Will you continue?”
Then Mikoto pulled a talisman from her pocket.
“I will continue! Doubling! Formula Paper!”
The talisman began to double in the air.
“Mika, this is bad! If it doubles every second… in two seconds, there will be four. In three seconds, eight… It will increase at an astonishing rate!”
Luciel shouted.
The talismans doubled, transforming into Mikoto. All around Mateo, Mikoto’s clones were multiplying at an incredible speed.
“Now…! What will you do!? How will you defeat me as I keep increasing!?”
When in trouble, I turn to the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet). Alright, I see now.
“Got it. Barrier!”
I summoned Kurohime from the ■(Box). A spherical barrier enclosed Mikoto.
“Even if you trap me in a barrier, it’s pointless! I will continue to multiply even within here!”
They kept increasing. The barrier was being pushed from the inside, cracking with a sharp sound.
“Mika! Just trapping her in a barrier won’t win! The barrier prevents external attacks!”
“Yeah, I know. I won’t attack from the outside.”
“What do you mean…?”
I asked Kurohime to shrink the barrier.
“The barrier is getting smaller…?”
The barrier compressed. Eventually, it shrank to the size of a soccer ball.
“Mika-chan, it won’t hold for long like that!”
Kurohime warned.
“What are you going to do with such a small ball?”
I pinpointed the location using the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
“God Protection, release!”
I placed the barrier (ball) on the ground.
“Kick the ball into the opponent’s goal!”
I swung my leg with all my might…
“Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
With a loud thud, I kicked the barrier (ball) infused with divine power high into the air. The barrier containing Mikoto soared above.
“Mika! What are you…?”
“I stuffed Mikoto into the ball and kicked it towards that direction.”
“That direction?”
“The Sun.”
I pointed upwards.
“As long as Doubling exists, the paper will keep increasing. As long as there’s paper, she won’t die. In other words, she has infinite life.”
“Well, that’s true… Wait, no way!”
“Exactly. I tossed her into the Sun. No matter how much the paper increases, it will burn instantly. Increase, burn… It’s a never-ending cycle.”
She would endlessly repeat that cycle of death and rebirth.
“Unlike Absolute Invincibility, where the opponent remains immortal until they give up, this is the only way to keep killing her forever.”
That said, repeating the Magic Slayer Spell «Byou de Kieryuu» infinitely would be a hassle. So, I decided to kick her towards the Sun and let the Sun handle the rest.
“What an incredible idea! As expected of you, Mika!”
“Wow, sis, you’re amazing!”
The Half-Elves cheered, while Luciel sighed heavily.
“Ha…”
“I get it, you’re thinking about how there are still six more of those things, right? Don’t worry, I’ll take care of them all.”
“Well, that’s not really the issue…”
“Then what is it?”
“Kicking something to the Sun… That’s normally impossible, right?! What are you casually pulling off here!?”
So that’s what it was.
“Hehe, Mika is a God. It’s only natural to kick a ball to the Sun.”
“Are you really thinking you can just brush everything off with ‘because I’m a God’?!”
“Yes, because I’m a God.”
“Do you think just adding ‘God’ to everything will make it all make sense?! Only those insane believers over there think that!”
Luciel crouched down, holding her head.
“I… if I stay here, I’m going to lose my mind…! For sure!”
“Are you okay? If you keep bottling up stress, you’ll break down!”
“Don’t you dare say that, you culprit…!!!!”