Phi-Fic Chapter 940 is coming! (7k5)
Chapter 940 is coming! (7k5)
Chapter 940 is coming! (7k5)
She has short, smooth black hair, clear purple pupils, a face as delicate as a painting, and a heroic posture as she walks.
Hinata Sakaguchi was walking quickly in the Church of the Western Holy Church, frowning slightly, with a rare look of worry lingering on her.
It is easy to tell from the name that she, who is known as the strongest saint in the West, is also a visitor from another world. Unlike summoners like Ji Xing, she came here by chance through the gap between the worlds.
She lived up to the name of a genius. After studying with her mentor Shizue Izawa for a month, she surpassed her in swordsmanship. Later, due to differences in ideas with her mentor, she left and joined the Western Saint Church.
One year to become a Paladin, two years to become a Grand Paladin, and three years to become a Saint.
As her status rose, she gradually came into contact with the true nature of the church and discovered that Pope Rey Valentine and Demon Lord Roy Valentine were twin brothers, so she attacked them.
When she was exhausted and about to kill the brothers, the real Demon King Luminas appeared before her. In her despair, he did not kill her, but refuted her sense of justice.
Hinata was spared by her and agreed to fight Luminas again after completing the Seven Stars Trial, but she was still defeated. So she finally agreed to Luminas - as long as the other party did not become an enemy of mankind, she would obey Luminas.
Thus he became God's right hand until today.
The unfortunate experiences in her childhood gave her the ideal of "building a world without disputes", and today's Holy Empire is such a land.
Even if that was because humans were equivalent to 'livestock' to noble vampires, Luminas was a man of moderation and could control her subordinates, and it was under this strong pressure that the paradise was born, but Hinata was already very satisfied.
Of course, she has never stopped training herself. If the Demon King Luminas gets out of control one day, she will kill him with her own hands.
Even if the possibility is very small.
The days passed one by one, but suddenly an accident happened.
A slime appeared in a place like the Great Forest of Jura and began to build an advanced city. The place called the Monster Federation quickly prospered, approaching and even challenging the Holy Empire. More importantly, it violated the teachings of the Holy Church.
On the other hand, the town's excessive prosperity will attract attacks from the angel army. Hinata has been working hard to fight against that army. If the establishment of the Monster Federation causes the angels to arrive prematurely, countless people will lose their lives.
In addition, her mentor Shizue Izawa was swallowed by the slime. Due to various reasons combined, she personally attacked Rimuru, but she did not expect that it escaped with her life and awakened to become a true demon king.
"Now it seems that there may be another hidden story behind Teacher Jing's being swallowed. As a human, Teacher Jing was about to reach the limit of her lifespan. Is it a kind of inheritance? She has the habit of not wanting to listen to other people's explanations again, and has been tricked by that bastard Kagurazaka Yuuki." She murmured in her heart, thinking about the news she had just heard in Luminas's bedroom.
……
half an hour ago.
"He escaped even though you personally attacked him?" Hinata looked at Luminas, who was sitting at the top with an angry look, with a little surprise: "He was the one who ran away in panic when he saw me..."
"He probably has other purposes. He has the ability to fight you head-on." Luminas commented angrily, and then said, "But you will probably win in a head-on fight. It's just that he has special tricks for escaping. Damn bug, I was careless."
“Is he a master? Sorry, Lady Luminas, I also made the mistake of judging people by their appearance. If I keep chasing him…”
"Why, do I have to work with you to catch a mouse?" Luminas snorted.
"No, Lady Luminas..."
Knowing that she was just getting more and more angry tonight, Luminas didn't take it out on Hinata anymore, but said, "A lot of things happened at the Demon King's Banquet. Compared to that, that clown named Laplace is nothing."
Hinata was curious about why Luminas returned from the feast early, so she listened quietly and soon learned the general process of the feast.
"Skill merchant, Ji Xing..." She softly read out the frequently appearing name.
Pope Ray Valentine, who arrived during Luminas's narration, said, "This human who has been active in the past year is even more powerful than we expected. He actually has the ability to read the Demon King's past. He also has a deep relationship with Demon King Milim, Ramiris, and the new Demon King Rimuru, and even her servants..."
"Let's put aside the matter between him and his dragon girl." Luminas said seriously, "Listen carefully, the evil dragon has been resurrected, and that slime has become a recognized demon king. This is an indisputable fact. We must formulate a countermeasure."
“Yes.” Hinata agreed, “Leave Veldora to me.”
But Luminas's reaction was very cold, and she said, "No, Hinata. Forget about Demon King Rimuru, but you can't defeat that evil dragon."
"…Is he really that strong? But wasn't he still sealed away by the 'Hero'?"
"I've told you before, Hinata," Luminas said, "Special A-level is the disaster level, corresponding to the demon kings, like Clayman who hasn't awakened yet. S-level is the disaster level, all demon kings, including me, are in this category, and a saint like you can barely be considered one.
Above this, there is the Special S-level, which is the natural disaster level. There are only four dragon species in the world that are recognized as natural disaster levels, including the evil dragon. They are extremely powerful. Although I don’t want to admit it, even I can’t defeat that evil dragon. "
After Luminas said this, Hinata finally nodded solemnly, but she was thinking in her heart that even so, if the evil dragon dared to break this peace, she would fight with all her might.
“…What about the guys from the Eastern Empire?” She paused and asked again, “I know we have always regarded that empire as our imaginary enemy, but even the Demon Lord Clayman can control the power of the empire…”
“Very strong.” Luminas snorted, “Although all the demon kings are classified as disaster-level, there are two guys who are particularly special. Everyone recognizes that they—Guy and Milim—have reached the disaster level, and are even stronger than those dragon species.
Such Qi Yi seems to have been competing with the Empire, with no clear winner. Even my actions of secretly controlling the Western countries were actually supported by Qi Yi, in order to confront the Empire... Of course, I ignored him, there is no subordinate relationship between him and me. "
This was the first time Hinata had heard of such a thing. Luminas had always been her target, but she believed that she was inferior to the dragon race, and the two demon kings, Guy and Milim, were faintly superior to the dragon race...
"Am I still so insignificant?" she murmured, returning to reality from her memories.
Later, she, Rei, and Luminas had a series of discussions on the policy towards the Monster Kingdom, and finally got a result that made her somewhat unwilling - to conduct political consultations with the Monster Kingdom, and the Western countries would cover it up.
This is a kind of 'compromise'. Luminas also reminded: "If we want to deal with the current Monster Kingdom, we may have to take that skill merchant and the new Demon King 'Dragon Blood Warrior' Shyvana into consideration. The new Dragon Lady may be stronger than Roy and the others after she is restored to the Flame Dragon King. Of course, I don't care, but that skill merchant...
I am a little confused about his strength. At least he is a saint, and he can fight Milim and remain intact. Even if Milim is not serious, she will not lose to you. I even have a vague feeling that this human may be strong enough to fight against me.
Anyway, be careful, Hinata, I don't want to lose you yet."
Some time ago, the king of a kingdom named Guldoviya in the Western countries was assassinated. The assassin was an "adventurer" who had bought skills, so Hinata had actually investigated Ji Xing a long time ago.
The adventurer named Domini was the first person to buy skills from him. He got a discount and bought two skills at the same time. As a result, in just one year, he was promoted from D-level to A-level, and even stood out among the A-level.
Although he is a guy with no talent, his progress is catching up with Hinata's. Hinata felt amazed after learning those two skills.
Because the assassination was a "just revenge", Hinata investigated and believed that the assassinated king was indeed cruel and unjust, and his accession to the throne was illegitimate, which violated the teachings of the church, so he took Dominic away.
Dominic is now working for her, so Hinata is very familiar with the "power" of the skills that Ji Xing sold. Now that she knows Ji Xing's true identity and some information, she can't help but have an idea in her mind - if I buy and obtain those two skills...
"...I am too weak to pin my hopes on others." After just two seconds, she shook her head and rejected the idea. "I don't know if I am a friend or an enemy when I am with Rimuru."
For the next week, Hinata worked almost non-stop, relying on the physique of a saint to maintain his strength and try to collect various intelligence.
Until the monthly Emperor's Double Wings Contract Meeting was about to begin, the Holy Knights directly under Hyuga, the Emperor's Guard Division directly under the Emperor, and the Guard Knights affiliated with the Emperor's Office gathered.
As the leader of the Paladins and the speaker of the parliament, she will announce the church's attitude towards the Demon Federation at this meeting. In front of those paladins who don't know the true identity of God Luminas, she expects that this matter may not be too easy.
So before the meeting, she first summoned several of her confidants, including Dominic, who was the first to buy Ji Xing's skills.
Just as she was about to explain something, she suddenly noticed a slightly unfamiliar face following behind Dominic, a beautiful woman with black hair and a good temperament. She frowned and asked, "Who is she?"
"Oh... Lord Hinata, she is Xilian." Domini, who was not used to the Paladin's style, scratched his head and said, "Didn't you say before that I could pick any deputy from the Paladin? Xilian is the one I chose."
"Master Knight." Xilian lowered her head.
Hinata carefully looked at her for a few times and found that he was not impressed by her. She should not be an outstanding one among the Paladins. Was she chosen by Domini because of her beauty? This girl needs to be taught a lesson.
Not seeing anything else, she nodded slightly, returned his gaze, and got down to business.
Xilian looked up, seemingly serious in expression, but actually watching everything with indifference.
"Tsk, what trouble." "Yes, she is the Scorching Dragon, Velgrynd!
Rudra made a decision, and as Rudra's wife, she would not object, so she went out in person and crossed the Jura Forest to come here.
The reason why we didn't go directly to the Demonic Federation was because of Rudra's subsequent analysis - 'Guy and I are too familiar with each other, and he might be able to guess my plan. In other words, if you attack directly, you are likely to be ambushed by him or face your sister.'
Well, as opponents, Rudra has the Scorching Dragon, and Guy has another kind of dragon beside him - the White Ice Dragon Velzard.
Velgrynd was very strong, but there were always stronger ones. Whether it was Guy or Velzard, she could only tie them at best.
More importantly, as Rudra's wife and bodyguard, she cannot use her true form.
It’s not a clone.
She possesses a unique and powerful skill, "body splitting", which allows her to create an unlimited number of clones, and each clone has the same combat power as the original body. As long as all the clones are alive, she will not die.
Of course, this ability has its limits, and a fixed amount of magic is its limitation. And in order to get Rudra's attention, she sent a clone with half of her magic this time. If she was ambushed by Guy or Velzard, she would probably lose this part of magic permanently.
Caution is necessary.
Based on Kondo Tatsuya's analysis of Western intelligence, he believed that with just a little interference, the Holy Empire would take action against the Demon Federation.
So she replaced a spy lurking in the Holy Empire, a marginal trainee paladin, and used a little trick to get here.
Playing political games is rare for a powerful dragon, so she found it particularly boring.
"It shouldn't take a few days." She looked at Sakaguchi Hinata in front of her and murmured, "In terms of strength, she is enough to be a single-digit carrier of Rudra's power. Maybe she can be taken away?"
Since he had spent some effort to sneak in, Velgrynd wanted to do more for Rudra besides killing the skill merchant Jixing!
So after this meeting, the situation changed and it was beyond Hinata's control.
……
Demon Federation, capital of Rimuru.
The ancestor of the pure black devil, Diablo, stood beside Rimuru with a frustrated look on his face and said, "Resim is dead. He must have been killed. This is my fault. I was too careless."
Resim, the Archbishop of the Church of Farmus Kingdom, is one of the only two survivors of Rimuru after the previous war.
While the Demon King's Feast was going on, she sent Diablo to escort Resim and the King of Farmus back to their country, using these two people to control Farmus. Everything was going well before, but suddenly bad news came.
"Falmus Kingdom began to spread rumors that the archbishop died due to the devil's conspiracy." Diablo said with a bitter face: "I seem to have messed up, Lord Rimuru."
Beside her, Shion was still trying to win favor by handing out a knife: "So you can only be the second secretary..."
"Okay, Shion." Rimuru interrupted with a headache, wondering if it had anything to do with Yuuki?
The day after the Demon King's Banquet, she led people to look for the guy who had plotted against her, but found that the Free Guild headquarters had already been deserted. Yuuki seemed to be particularly alert and had gotten the news from somewhere and evacuated from there first.
After a week, Souei, who was exploring outside, did not find any trace of Yuuki, and the reports he got made Rimuru more and more disappointed - no matter how he looked at it, Yuuki was acting out of his own will, and was not being controlled by anyone.
"...It's okay, Diablo. We still have the card Lazen."
She turned around and said, “By the way, Shion, what has Lazan been doing during this time?”
Shion replied, "That demon gets along well with Bai Lao. They often drink together recently. When he has nothing to do, he will train Gobda and the others together with Bai Lao."
I'm living a retirement life... Get busy! Rimuru thought with resentment that he was busy all day long, and asked, "Where are Taguchi Shogo and the other three?"
A strange look flashed across Shion's face: "They are...learning 'Chinese'."
"……what?"
"It was done by Master Ji Xing. He said that those three did not study at the age they should have studied, and their cultivation was insufficient, so they needed to make up for it. So he gave them a lot of homework every day, taught them with "ancient poetry", and cultivated their temperament..."
At this point, Shion's face became more and more uncomfortable, "Master Jixing also said that those ancient poems will be something that all monster children will need to learn in the future. Of course, the children don't need to use Chinese to learn them, they can use our language."
Rimuru remained silent.
What is this for? Is it to pass on Chinese culture in another world? Well, I heard that Chinese culture is broad and profound, but... that kind of thing is scary no matter how you think about it, learning or something.
Fortunately, I am not a child anymore.
“Yeah,” so she responded, “Jixing is also helping to make the town a better place. Children really should study more.”
Changing the subject: "Diabolo, go tell Lazen to come to my place."
"Yes." Diavolo lowered his head and was about to retreat, but suddenly he paused, his eyes showed strange colors, and he made a defensive posture.
Hmm? Shion immediately did the same thing, and Rimuru was also alert, but his perception did not capture anything, and he was a little confused.
《Information. Two high-level demons are approaching at high speed. Judging from the wavelength of magic power, they are two maids following Demon King Guy.》
Guy's maids? Rain and Misali?
Rimuru was a little surprised, and then he judged that it might be related to Ji Xing, so he said: "It doesn't matter, Shion and Diablo, they are not my enemies, go and ask them to come over.
By the way, Diablo, they are also demons, do you know them?"
She turned her head and found that Diavolo's expression was a little strange. She was startled. Hey, is there... a grudge between you two?
The next moment, her guess was confirmed. She saw figures flashing in the office, and Rain and Misali appeared. Both pairs of eyes were focused on Diablo: "...Pure Black? Why are you here?! Wait, when did you get this body?!"
Diablo's expression returned to elegance, and he raised his lips slightly and said, "Blue, Green, have you abandoned Crimson and come to join Lord Rimuru? What a wise choice."
"Asshole!" Rain yelled angrily, "How could we possibly betray Master Qi!"
Misali also said coldly: "Our names are Rain and Misali, pure black."
"Then please call me by my name." Diablo boasted, "Diabolo."
"..."
"Someone named you?!" Lei Yin was so shocked that she blurted out, "It was Ji Xing?! That's right, if it was him..."
Well, one sentence offended two people.
Diablo exuded a sinister murderous intent, and Rimuru, who was ignored, felt helpless. I was just standing next to him, am I not worthy?
But it sounds like Diablo is actually very familiar with Guy's two maids, and it seems that they are not getting along. It's really a headache. By the way, why do they call each other by colors...
《Announcement. Only the original seven demons are represented by colors, namely red, blue, green, purple, yellow, white, and black. It is inferred that Guy is the original red, Rain is the original blue, Misali is the original green, and Diablo is the original black.》
"……Why?!!"
Rimuru's eyes widened.
She did find that Diablo was no ordinary demon, extremely powerful, maybe even stronger than she was now, but she couldn't believe that Diablo was actually one of the original seven colors? !
Just like the strongest demon king Guy, Guy’s two maids are also…
When she came back to her senses from her shock, she found that the room was tense and Diablo and the two maids were about to fight. Although Shion usually didn't get along well with Diablo, she took out a knife and stood on Diablo's side.
“Wait!” She hurriedly stopped him, “Diabolo, put away your magic power, these two are guests from afar. Rain, Misali, I named Diablo, not Ji Xing…Are you two here to look for Ji Xing?”
So Rein and Misali looked at Rimuru with extremely shocked eyes, as if to say, how dare you name Pure Black? How dare a guy like Pure Black be your subordinate?
Rimuru: "..."
Diablo shouted in a low voice: "You two, if you continue to disrespect Lord Rimuru, I will kill you here!"
"…Huh? Come on if you can."
"You who just got a body and a name and became the Demon Duke, stop talking nonsense!"
"That's enough!" Rimuru shouted helplessly, "Shion! Go and ask Jixing to come over!"
At the same time, the office door was pushed open, and Ji Xing walked in with a puzzled look: "What do you want to see me for? Oh, Rain, Misali, you two are here."
Rimuru paused. She suspected that Ji Xing had been watching the show outside the door, but she had no evidence. She sighed helplessly and said, "Thank God, Ji Xing, you showed up in time. Um...did you and Guy make an appointment to do something? Why did they come to pick you up?"
"No." Ji Xing looked at the two of them.
Rain and Misali looked at each other and suddenly smiled at the same time. They looked at Diablo provocatively. When Diablo had a bad feeling, they looked at Ji Xing and said, "Mr. Ji Xing, I'll be counting on you for the next few days. Help us... awaken to become the true demon king!"
"……What?!"
……
A few minutes later.
Rimuru watched Rain and Misali walk into Ji Xing's house, looked at Diablo who was staring at the window in disbelief, and sighed inwardly.
Since Ji Xing agreed to Qi Yi, it means that he is indeed confident that nothing will go wrong. Shivana is also an example, but no one expected that Ji Xing could also help other people's subordinates awaken.
how did you do that?
King of Wisdom: "Announcement. Using 10 pieces of Life Fire, you can help the monsters in the Soul System awaken. Currently, there are five people who meet the requirements, namely Diablo, Shion, Benimaru, Gede, and Ranga. "
Oh, is Raphael-sensei also okay? But it requires 100,000 human souls, ten times?
Speaking of which, I'm not surprised that Diablo is here, but Shion and the others are actually qualified to become Demon Kings? Everyone has grown up.
Rimuru sighed inwardly, sensing strange fluctuations coming from Jixing's house. He was sure that Misali and Rain had really begun to awaken, and he couldn't help but look at Diablo again.
Rimuru felt a little sorry for that 'poor little dog' expression, but she knew her limits.
Not to mention that there are not 100,000 human souls. Even if there were, she would choose Shion and the other four instead of Diablo, the demon who just became her subordinate. What's more, she just found out that Diablo is such a dangerous Original Black!
The next moment, Diablo's words confirmed her that her idea was correct - "Lord Rimuru, since those humans from the Kingdom of Farmus dare to cause trouble, let's destroy them!"
“Don’t even think about it!” Rimuru firmly denied: “We will become the public enemy of mankind.”
"...Hmm." Diablo took a deep breath and bowed his head, saying, "I'm sorry. Please punish me, Lord Rimuru. I lost my temper."
"It's okay, I understand."
The original brothers in distress... no, they can't be considered brothers in distress. Among the original circle of small wealthy friends, two of them suddenly became very wealthy, and they were two people who couldn't get along well with each other. Anyone would feel a momentary psychological gap, right?
She shook her head and saw Ji Xing coming out of the house. She said, "They have begun to awaken. It will be completed in about three days. Rimuru, tell people not to approach my house during this period. Although Shyvana is guarding it personally, it is an original demon after all. It may not be able to control its power well after awakening."
"I know." Rimuru nodded. "That night, Guy called you to the next room to ask you to do this? Why didn't you help them immediately?"
At this point, her expression changed: "Could it be that I don't have enough souls these days..."
“How is that possible?” Ji Xing said, “A great demon who has made himself the public enemy of mankind and prevented mankind from consuming itself in internal strife, has collected countless souls in the past two thousand years.
I was the one who suggested it be a week later. I wanted to solve some problems first, but I didn't expect that after a week of leisure, the person I was waiting for still hadn't come. I was very cautious. "
"Who are you waiting for?" Rimuru was quite surprised. Before he could ask, a figure suddenly appeared beside him. It was Canghua, Cang Ying's confidant.
"Lord Rimuru, the Hyuga have left the Holy Empire and are heading towards us!"
"What?" Rimuru was startled and asked, "She's alone?"
"Yes, Nan Qiang is observing from outside the barrier of the Holy French Empire. Only Sakaguchi Hinata..."
"No, there is a new situation!" Donghua appeared from Canghua's shadow: "Four holy knights are following Hinata's footsteps!"
"Four Paladins?"
"Yes, they were fully armed and their magic level was very strong. We lost them in no time!"
"Fully armed, very strong?" Rimuru looked serious, but at this moment he saw Souei himself jumping out from Donghua's shadow.
"Are you guys... playing with nesting dolls?"
"No, Lord Rimuru, the situation has changed again. Two new paladins have also set out from the Holy Empire to chase Hinata and others. According to the intelligence, one of them should be..." Souei paused and bowed to Jixing: "It is the first adventurer with two skills that Lord Jixing sold skills to, Domini! The other one is unknown!"
"Dominic? Oh, I've heard about him before. The guy who assassinated the king but was recruited by Hinata is said to have caused some discussion..."
Rimuru murmured: "How long do you think it will take them to reach us?"
"Based on their speed, using the inter-town teleportation array... they should be able to enter the Jura Forest in three to four days!"
"Three or four days?"
“We’re just in time.” Ji Xing shook his head and pointed in the direction of Rain and Misali: “We can let them move around since they’ve just awakened.”
"Uh, Jixing, as for Hinata..."
"It's not Hinata." Ji Xing said, "Maybe... there will be someone I'm waiting for in there."
(End of this chapter)