I defeated Mikoto Itoiro.
“Haah…” “Damn it…” “This is frustrating…”
The Half-Elves all looked dejected.
“What’s wrong, everyone? You seem down.”
At that moment, Mobeel (post-apocalyptic version) prostrated himself before me.
“I’m so sorry! Our God! We’ve troubled you!”
What on earth is going on?
“We’ve ended up being nothing but a hindrance…!”
During the battle with Mikoto, it was true that these kids were powerless against the Demon Race. They were lamenting that fact.
“Don’t worry about it. The opponent was just too strong. They were level 5000, after all.”
“But… it’s still frustrating!”
With a loud thud, Mobeel slammed the ground. A crater formed beneath him.
“We are!”
Thud!
“No match for the Demon Race!”
Boom!
“We can’t win…!”
Boommmmmmmmmmm!
“Okay, can you all stop that…?”
The Half-Elves seemed to be mourning their inability to do anything during the battle against Mikoto.
Crater after crater formed around us. Ugh… this is troublesome.
It seemed my words weren’t reaching them. But if this keeps up, Lisia-chan’s territory will end up looking like a battlefield…
What should I do…?
“Idiot!”
With a sharp slap, Luciel struck Mobeel across the cheek.
“Mika-sama has already said it; the opponent was simply too strong! Level 5000 is not something humanity can contend with!”
Exactly, that’s right. Even so, they were doing their best.
“Mika-sama herself said not to worry! How long are you going to keep whining about it?!”
And, Luciel continued.
“Stop pounding the ground! This is Lisia-sama’s territory, you know!? Who is the beloved lord you all cherish? It’s Lisia-sama, isn’t it?!”
Luciel voiced everything I wanted to say. Having her around is such a relief.
“Hmm! Could it be… no way…”
Morrigan muttered something. Meanwhile, thanks to Luciel’s retorts, the Half-Elves seemed to be recovering a bit.
“But… what will we do when another duke-level opponent comes?”
“Even after a billion years of training, we couldn’t match them.”
“Do we really need to train for another billion years…?”
Please, don’t say that. I’ll feel guilty…
“It’s okay, you all.”
“““Forest Goddess!”””
Morrigan stood up. Here comes more unnecessary chatter.
“Morrigan, sit.”
“Woof!♡”
Morrigan sat in a dog-like pose. …It’s one thing for a dog to do that, but when a grown adult (a goddess, no less) does it, it’s just… kind of pathetic.
And then it happened.
“Woooooaaaaah! I curse youuuuuuuuu!”
A thick black smoke began to swirl in the air, forming the shape of a gigantic black dog.
“Could it be… cursed spirit transformation?”
Demons can sometimes turn into cursed spirits after death. Someone from the Kieiryuu had done so before.
Mikoto must have transformed into a cursed spirit due to the strong grudge she held against me when she died.
“Ugh… I’ll just use Complete Deletion…”
Before I could move, Luciel shook her body vigorously.
“Hey, you…!”
Luciel waved her hand dismissively.
“You’re being persistent…! Over and over again!”
Smack!
“Gyaaaaaah!”
As Luciel retorted, the opponent seemed to be… suffering?
“How many times do we have to deal with demons?!”
Smack!
“Gyaaaaaah!”
“Learn already! We have the Supreme God here with insane firepower! Why do you keep attacking us?!”
With a whoosh, the cursed spirit Mikoto’s form began to shrink.
“What’s happening…?”
When in doubt, search with the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
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Reason for the cursed spirit Mikoto’s weakening
→ She was hit by the attack of the lower god Luciel
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…What? Huh?
“L-Luciel…?”
“What is it, Mika-sama!?”
“Uh, well… you’ve become a god…”
“Huh…?”
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God of Retorts Luciel
【Race】Lower God
【Divine Rank】1.0
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I showed the screen of my smartphone to Luciel.
“God of Retorts Luciel!?”
Luciel, who was just a Half-Elf, had somehow become a lower god (the same as the Tuatha Dé).
“Why!? I was a Half-Elf! Why am I a god now!?”
“I-I don’t know…?”
“Why doesn’t the one who made me a god know!?”
“Well, it’s not like I’m the only one who could cause such a ridiculous phenomenon…!”
“Who else could possibly do something this absurd?!”
At that moment, Morrigan crossed her arms and nodded knowingly.
“That’s right…!”
“Do you know something, Morrigan?”
Morrigan, as if waiting for this moment, spoke up.
“Luciel, it was none other than the Supreme God Mika who made you a god!”
“Seriously? But how…?”
“Luciel has received the Supreme God’s favor!”
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Divine Favor
→ Being favored by the Supreme God. In Luciel’s case, it was because she voiced what Mika wanted to say.
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“By serving and assisting the god, one can gain divine rank.”
“Wait, assisting? I was just retorting to Mika-sama!”
“That’s exactly it. There are only yes-men around Mika. You’re the only one who can retort to her right now.”
Well, it’s true that I only have yes-men around me.
“Ordinary humans fear gods. Yet, you boldly retorted without fear. That act of service granted you divine rank.”
Luciel looked dumbfounded. I felt the same.
“I see!” “So that’s how it is!” “As expected of Mika-sama!”
While the Half-Elves cheered, Luciel, now the God of Retorts, exclaimed.
“No! You all don’t understand the reasoning, do you!? You’re just going along with it!”
With a bright flash, Mobeel and the others began to glow.
“I feel a surge of power! With this… Woooooah!”
Mobeel jumped towards the weakened cursed spirit Mikoto.
“Did she just sit there quietly listening to us the whole time?!”
Slash…!
Mikoto’s form was now translucent. She was weakened…?
“Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”
Mobeel slashed at the cursed spirit Mikoto with his knife.
“Gyaaaaaah!”
“T-The attack is… effective!? Why…!?”
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God Skill of the God of Retorts Luciel
→ Purification
→ Weakens the evil power of the retorted enemy and strengthens the power of the retorting ally.
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“What the heck is that nonsensical power!?”
By Luciel’s retorts, the enemy was weakened while the allies were strengthened. With the purification effect, the Half-Elves charged at Mikoto.
The empowered Half-Elves stabbed Mikoto repeatedly with their knives.
“Finish her off!”
With all his might, Mobeel created a massive hole in the body of the cursed spirit Mikoto.
“Damn it… Nagano Mika… what a… monster…”
Wait, I didn’t do anything this time…?
“Before I knew it… you had secretly trained a god-class subordinate…”
No, no, no, no… She just became a god on her own…
With a whoosh, the cursed spirit Mikoto turned to smoke and vanished.
“Not bad, Luciel! No, God of Retorts Luciel!”
The Half-Elves knelt before Luciel.
“Wow, the God of Retorts is amazing!”
“Seriously, the God of Retorts is incredible!”
“The name alone is impressive!”
Nodding in agreement, the Half-Elves were completely enamored with Luciel.
“Welcome to our side. We’re glad to have you, Luciel.”
With a light pat on Luciel’s shoulder, Morrigan smiled. Luciel wore a look of despair.
“I’ve become one of these abnormal people!”
“Well, um… d-don’t worry…”
Morrigan nodded with satisfaction.
“To create a god without even realizing it. As expected of Mika!”
No, really… I didn’t do anything this time…
“Hey, Mika-sama didn’t do anything this time, did she!?”
Well, I do feel a bit guilty towards Luciel, but I wanted someone who could voice my thoughts.
From now on, let’s work well together, God of Retorts.
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