Lord Demon is behind you

"..."

"..."

The petite girl disappeared, leaving the brave man and the (former) Demon King standing in place, looking at each other.

"She has retreated," the devil said, "according to my years of experience as a devil, she should have gone to the deepest room on this floor at this time—the so-called BOSS room. After that, it will appear again.”

She herself had just explained this.

The brave man drew his sword from its sheath without saying a word.

"Let's go," he whispered to his companions, but also to himself, "Since it can't be solved by words, then..."

Wake her up even with fists.

After walking a few steps, the two realized that the Demon King's City at this time was far from the one in memory.After the girls settled in, they probably carried out a special renovation, replacing almost all the decorations, traps and facilities.

"Damn it, these women! What kind of decorations are they doing in other people's houses without authorization!"

The Demon King sulks at a certain tapestry.

"I like the picture that was originally hung here... It's okay to remove the original picture, and the newly installed tapestry is so ugly!"

"...No, after all, you are not the devil king now, they are."

In other words, he no longer has control over the royal city, and he has no right to criticize the current owner's aesthetic taste.

"But this tapestry is too ugly, isn't it? This kind of blood and mud color scheme, at first glance... hmmm?"

The tapestry seemed to squirm slightly.

Before the brave man could speak to stop it, the Demon King stretched out his hand and stroked it up and down.

"This is... oh, it's disgusting! Ahhhhhhhhh."

Just as he opened his throat, the brave rushed forward with a stride, and lifted the "tapestry" away neatly.

The "tapestry" fell to the ground and moved twice, gradually turning into an oblate puddle of fluid.

——It turned out to be a crimson slime.

Before the monster attacked, the brave made up two more strikes, and the brilliance of the holy sword quickly evaporated the slime monster.

"Are you okay?"

He turned around and handed the vial of red potion (blood recovery agent) to the devil.

"Well, it's okay," the Demon King said with a complicated expression, "No, I'm not injured, it's just... too disgusting."

He took out the handkerchief that he carried with him, and desperately wiped the slime's palm.

"Didn't you bring these monsters to the human world? Why can't you recognize them at all?" The brave man couldn't help complaining.

In the final analysis, this is just an unsophisticated mimicry, which can be easily identified by even experienced adventurers, and it is not difficult to deal with it at all.

"Isn't this a matter of course? There is no king in the world who knows every dog ​​under his command. As the supreme being, I just need to sit comfortably on the throne and summon a few high-level monsters who rule the legion to Just listen to the report, there is no need to touch these lowly creatures."

After wiping his hands, the Demon King threw the handkerchief away.

No, there shouldn't be a king who was scared and screamed by his military dogs.

The brave has a headache.

Is it really okay to team up with this guy...?

"I didn't expect those human beings to use such things as decorations. The taste is really hopeless," the devil muttered and complained, "It made me lose face in front of the brave—this is really unforgivable. Unforgivable! Definitely going to come back with revenge—”

No, so it's not a decoration...

"Or, you'd better go out."

The brave man sighed, and seriously suggested, "There will only be more and more monsters encountered along the way, you—"

"No, no, no, no, it was just an accident! I wasn't frightened, I was just disgusted... Mere low-level creatures, as long as I want to do it, I will definitely be able to clean it up easily!"

"Uh, I mean... you were once the Demon Lord after all, right?"

Even if he was only facing the so-called "inferior creatures", after all, he came from the same world as him.It would be too cruel to ask him to remove the monster with his own hands - the brave man thought so.

The Demon King misunderstood him.

"That's right, since I gave up the throne of the Demon King, I haven't fought seriously, and I don't know how much strength I still have left..." He pondered, "The profession has degenerated from the Demon King to the 'Dark Magister', the level It's nothing more than changing from infinite to the capped level of 99, and the blood volume has also changed from the original 50 to the miserable appearance of only 8699 points left—"

"Wait," the brave man didn't know where to complain, "... When you were the devil king, didn't you only have 20 blood points?"

"Ah, that," the demon king waved his hand nonchalantly, "That's because I suppressed part of my strength. Not only did I suppress the blood volume to 20, but I also sealed the last two transformation stages, instantly killing everyone in the audience. The Profound Truth was not released on purpose. After all, the opponent is you, and I am afraid that I will accidentally hurt you."

"..."

Is the victory that I have worked so hard to get, so it turns out that it was won by the opponent...

This is really, not happy at all.

"Well, but there's no way around it. Enemy characters will become useless after joining the protagonist, so it's a part of an adventure story, right?"

The Demon King moved his hands and feet, and said enthusiastically, "However, the dark spells have basically been preserved, and we can use a few forbidden spells for the time being, and the attack power can still be guaranteed. Okay, let's go now!" After I get used to my new identity well, I shouldn't disappoint you."

How should I put it, this demon king doesn't feel like he came to save the world... more like he came to visit the mountains and rivers.

It was the first time he came into contact with this type of brat, and he was really tired.

But—miraculously, he didn't find it offensive.

After being so ignorantly made a fuss by the other party, the haze shrouded in his heart because of his companion's betrayal dissipated a little.This real feeling of "someone is by your side" is especially heartwarming at special moments.

After walking a few steps, several gargoyles in front of them gathered around holding guns.

The so-called gargoyle is an ugly monster with wings on its back.Without any intention of being merciful in the face of the former boss, they pointed the tip of their guns at the two of them in unison, and their evil eyes shone with blood-red brilliance.

"Let's just ask," the brave man held his sword in front of him, "do you know how to form a team to fight?"

The Demon King replied with a confident smile: "Don't worry, I've already imagined that kind of thing millions of times!"

"...brain supplement?"

"That's right!" he announced loudly, "I have been looking forward to this day since I had my first companion by your side, Brave! I have always thought that if the person standing beside you my words--"

Although it is one-to-many, the brave will not be at a disadvantage when facing such ordinary monsters.He skillfully swung his blade, fending off all the attacks of the gargoyles, taking advantage of the gap to take half a step back, and activated his skills.

"Domain Guardian!"

A square of sword energy spread out around the brave man, pushing the gargoyles away by more than ten meters, and scratched a series of cracks on their rough skin.

Braves are not only the frontline attackers of the team, but also the shields that protect the mage professions in the back row. Their skills can often take into account both offense and defense.

At the same time, the demon king's incantation was prepared and released accurately.

"Sleeping on the side of the demon god in the abyss of nothingness, the evil flame that lasts for thousands of years, follow my command and burn everything! The flame of the end!"

The black flames swept away, swallowing up several gargoyles, leaving only an ugly howl remaining in the air.

- Seckill.

"……that."

The brave man put away his sword, turned around, and looked at the Demon King.

"How about a brave man! Am I very powerful?"

The Demon King turned around triumphantly, pointing to the skill panel in the void.

"Although my profession has degenerated and various attributes have declined, I still retain my title and skills. I am proficient in dark magic, and can easily cast even the ultimate mystery; It is shortened by 50%; holding the dark magician's strongest weapon, the dark magic blood jade, the magic damage is increased by 18%, and it will destroy the world with one shot! Do you feel more at ease with a companion like me?"

"No, I want to say... that," said the brave man, "do you have to say that shameful line before you can release the spell? If you can't say it, forget it next time. Because, it's really It's shameful...it really makes people want to pretend not to know you."

There were also magicians in his previous team, why didn't they do such a shameful thing.

"Well!"

The devil seemed to have been shot in the chest by an arrow.

"Why... like this! But, I think this is very handsome, so I specialize in chanting mantras!"

——It seems that his definitions of "handsome" and "shame" are different from those of normal people.

Seeing his lost appearance, the brave man smiled easily from the bottom of his heart.

"...However, you are really strong. With you, I really feel more at ease."

"..."

The demon king's fair face turned red all of a sudden.

"You brave man..." he said, "You don't want to smile like this at everyone, do you? You can't do this, absolutely not. It's too easy for you to be targeted like this."

"……Hey?"

The brave man's head is obviously full of question marks.

——It’s just a smile, what’s wrong with it?

What's going on, this Demon King.He couldn't help but reflect seriously, did he say anything strange just now?Should it be just an ordinary word of encouragement?

On the premise of knowing that the other party likes him, he has already paid great attention to his words and deeds, for fear of causing any misunderstanding.But now it seems that his attention has not had the desired effect.

"But it doesn't matter," the devil said, patting his chest, "don't worry, I will protect you. Whether it's those crazy witches or anyone else, I will never let them abduct you—I will definitely protect you." I will protect your virginity!"

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I don't know if it's because this is only the first floor. Although the maze is complicated, there are not many mechanisms, and the monsters are not strong.The experienced brave man quickly broke through all obstacles and brought his new teammates to the deepest gate.

Behind the door is his former companion—a companion who has turned into a demon.

After opening this door, I am afraid it will be difficult to avoid the situation of fighting in battle, right?

Thinking of this, his hand that held the sword all year round actually trembled a little.

Human characters were used on the door, and something was scrawled on it.

The brave man lowered his head and slowly read the line of text:

"What is the name... of the person you love the most?"

The author has something to say:

Regarding the setting of the [Domain Guardian] skill, what I imagined was the guardian phalanx of "Fantasy Legend" [It’s a very old game, I don’t know how many people like it now