Category: Umareta Chokugo ni Suterareta kedo, Zensei ga Taikensha datta node Yoyuu de Ikitemasu

For some reason, a baby suddenly appeared right next to the bandit. 

Naturally, it’s a strange baby. In the first place, there was no way a baby could be found in a desert like this, and on closer inspection, he saw that the baby was even floating in the air.

In the harsh environment of the desert, hallucination can sometimes occur. 

The sand bandit was very confused, and began to wonder if the whole situation was a hallucination and if he was dying.

“What’s wrong? Just hurry up and take off her clothes. I’m pretty sure that this Oneechan has at least a G cup. Ooh, so exciting.”

The baby talked!

The bandit who was convinced that he was seeing hallucination when,

“T-there’s a weird baby heeeeeeeerrre!?”

Eleonore’s screams rang out.

“Y-you can see him too?”

“Of course I can! He’s floating in the air, and he’s even talking!”

“You mean it’s not a hallucination……?”

As they were all confused, the baby spoke again.

“Oh, don’t worry about me. Continue, continue. I’m just watching from the side.”

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The group of lizard monsters caught up with the group of females and a fight ensued. Although the women’s group did well, the difference in numbers and due to fatigue, they finally ran out of steam.

After that, it’s the common operation. The lustful men tries to rape the women.

“It can’t go on like this! I need to get a closer look. No, I mean, I need to help them!”

I quickly jumped out of the airship after saying that. I instantly identified the woman with the largest breasts and swooped down next to her.

“Oh, don’t worry about me. Continue, continue. I’m just watching from the side.”

『Didn’t you come down to help, Perveted Master?』

“I-I’ll help of course! I will really help! I just made a slight mistake, so don’t try to use your breath!』

I frantically appealed to Lindwurm, who was about to unleash dragon breath at me.

I used magic to knock down the stunned bandit. Right after I did so, Fana and the others  descended into the sand.

“W-who the hell are these guys?”

“Hyahaha~~! There are more women now!?”

“Y-you bastard! Are you looking for death?”

“Mm, looks like so.”

“Hmph! I’m going to knock them down all together!”

“I’ll help you.”

Then it took less than a minute for the bandits to be annihilated.

“Thanks to you guys, we were saved. I’m Eleonore. On behalf of everyone, I want to thank you.”

The leader of the women was a busty Oneechan who is named Eleonore. Not only her, but all of them have firm and healthy brown skin.

(I wonder if her boobs were brown too? I really wanted to check. Of course, I am just a curious little baby. I have no sexual feelings, you know? Oii! Really!?)

『I’m sorry I disturbed you, but I still don’t regret it.』

Lindwurm just hit me!

After hearing more details, it appears that they are from a country called Embara, which was built on this desert oasis.

“Eh? There is a country in this desert?”

“Yes. It seems that in the past it was unthinkable for people to live in this harsh desert, but about 500 years ago, a certain heroine pioneered it and she built a town here. Gradually the population increased, and it eventually became a country.”

In addition, Eleonore mentions a surprising fact.

“And to be honest with you guys, I am the direct descendant of that heroine, the first queen. And….. I am also the current queen of Embara.”

“Oh~, Oneechan is a queen huh.”

The other women were also the knights who protects the queen. 

No wonder they are strong.

But why would the queen of a country be in a place like this though?

“……I’m ashamed to say that I’ve fled my country.”

In the past, if you wanted to traverse this desert you had to prepare for a harsh and demanding journey. Of course, the environment is still harsh, but the birth of a country in the desert has created a base for rest and resupply.

In addition, the Kingdom of Embara established a number of camps in the desert and focused on raising camels suitable for desert travel. As a result, the journey through the desert has become incomparably easier than in the past, and exchanges between East and West have become more active.

Embara flourished as a trading hub for both regions. However, as trade became more active, bandit groups like the aforementioned men increased in the desert. They are called sand bandits, and in many cases, they turn into large groups.

“However, up until now, the bandits have been fighting among themselves and have not been a real threat to Embara. But suddenly, a man has appeared who can unite them.”

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“““Hyahaha~~~~!”””

“You can’t run away from us!”

“Just be obedient and let yourself be caught! If you do that, we’ll be a little gentler. Hahahaha!”

A harsh shout echoed from behind. Desperately running on the sand, trying to get away from them, was a group of about a dozen women.

“Haa haa…… Kuu…… We can’t get caught in a place like this!”

The leader of the group, Eleonore, was breathing heavily as she continues to run for her life. Unfortunately, the distance between them and the bandits are steadily shrinking.

They are being pursued by a group of more than 20 bandits.

A group of bandits who haunt the desert are called sand bandits. They tame the Sand Lizard, a lizard monster that lives in the desert, and use it as a means of transportation.

Even though Eleonore and her companions wore special shoes suitable for traveling in the desert on foot, there was no way they could escape from the bandits who straddled this monster.

“Haa-, I-, I’m already at my limit….…”

“Anne……!”

“No, Eleonore-sama! D-don’t worry about me, just run away…… uwah!”

One of her companions reaches the limit of her strength and collapses on the sand. She remained lying down as she can no longer get up.

“That won’t do! You’ve fought alongside me up until now. I can’t just abandon you!”

Eleonore stops in her tracks and runs back to Anne.

In the end, the group of bandits catches up to them.

“There she is! No mistaking it, it’s that woman! Hahaha! This is a big success for us!”

“Hey, we can kill everyone expect for that woman, right? What should we do to the others then?”

“Come on, isn’t that obvious? We’ve got a lot of young, lively women here, let’s do it before we kill them!”

“““Hyahaha~~~~!”””

Revealing their obscene desires, the sand bandits jump off the Sand Lizard one after another.

“(In fact, this is to my advantage…! They even took the trouble to get off that lizard!)”

Eleonore was inwardly grateful for her good fortune.

She knows that she can’t win against the sand bandits mounted on a lizard. But once they get down on the sand, she still has a chance.

Not only are they outnumbered, but Eleonore and her companions are exhausted from traveling long distances across the desert.

—However, they are all skilled warriors after all.

“Gaa!? W-what the hell!? These women are insanely strong!?”

“We are Queen Embara’s protectors. We will not fall in the hands of bandits!”

Surprisingly, it’s the sand bandits who are having a hard time now. They can’t seem to break down the group that’s made up entirely of women.

While the sand bandits were charging forward chaotically, the other women responded with coordinated movements. Moreover, their fighting spirit was overwhelmingly high, which greatly compensated for the loss caused by fatigue.

While commanding the group, Eleonore was wielding her sword with a ferociousness that was hard to believe that it’s coming from a woman.

“You underestimated women and lost your cool because of your lust. That’s the cause of your defeat. Alright, just turn into desert dust! Haaa!!”

“Guaah……”

One by one, the bandits are slashed and their numbers are reduced.

However, the number of bandits was more than twice as many as Eleonore’s group. Even though the bandits were losing their comrades, their morale was boosted because it meant that they didn’t have to fight over a woman, so they never backed down.

Eventually, Eleonore and the others succumb to their force.

“……This is the end huh…… Kuu! I hate it……”

“Hyahaha! You really gave us so much trouble there. Now then, let’s have some fun, shall we?”

The women were tied up with ropes and they rolled on the sand. The surviving sand bandits, with lewd smiles on their faces, rush to jump on top of them.

“And of course, I’ll take care of you well.”

A man approaches Eleonore.

Eleonore glared at him with eyes that looked like she is going to kill, but the man twisted the corners of his mouth in delight.

“Hihihi, that defiant look on your face is actually quite arousing you know.”

“Damn you bastard!”

Then just as the man’s hand tried to rip her clothes off, “Ji~~”

“Hn? What was that?”

Perhaps sensing the presence of something, the man involuntarily stopped his movement and turned his gaze.

“……Huh?”

The man was stunned.

Wondering what the hell he saw, Eleonore also turned to the side belatedly.

“T-there’s a weird baby heeeeeeeerrre!?”

She involuntarily exclaimed.

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“I want to be hugged by an Eastern beauty!”

『….What’s with that out of the blue!?』

When I expressed my deepest desires, Lindwurm sighed in exasperation.

East. It is a term used to refer to the eastern side of the continent. It is not easy to travel back and forth between the east and the west where we have been active because it is separated by huge mountain ranges and deserts. Therefore, a unique culture that can only be found in the East has developed.

“Female samurai, female ninja, shrine maidens and geisha! There are many wonderful elements in the East!”

『……Please, have you ever been to the East?』

I’ve only been to the East once in my previous life. 

However, back then, they were hostile towards people from the West, and I was already an old man, so I wasn’t able to flirt with the girls.

“But now it seems that they have more interaction with the West.”

The other day, there were swordsmen from the East participating in the martial arts tournament. There were also few people in the audience who were clearly of the Eastern race.

“I’m thinking of going to the East.”

“Mm, I’m looking forward to it.”

“Understood, Master.”

“……No, I mean, what’s the point of going there?”

I completely skipped the introduction and just told the others my decision. Fana and Lill agreed readily while Anje glared at me with a suspicious look on her face.

“There are unique swordsmanship and martial arts developed in the East, so I thought it would be a great learning experience.”

『What you said earlier is completely different, isn’t it? 』

When I mentioned a plausible reason, Anje seemed to be convinced.

“Come to think of it, I’ve heard that the East have their own martial art called ‘Karate’! I want to try it out!”

Of course, we are travelling via the magic airship, the Seno Grande.

In a straight line, the shortest route would be to cross the great mountain range that divides the east and west in half, but unfortunately, this old airship wasn’t designed to fly at mountain range altitudes.

Moreover, there are many dragons living near the top of the said mountain range. If it’s just one, we can get by with the defense function of this airship, but if we are attacked by a swarm, it will be really tough.

Crossing the Great Mountain Range is difficult even for an airship. So it would be much more difficult for humans to cross over. Well, it is unlikely that anyone would want to travel back and forth between East and West on this route.

The next shortest route is through the desert. It is a desert that stretches in the southern part of the mountain range. Severe temperature differences, numerous vicious monsters unique to the desert, and endless stretches of sand with quicksand.…. that’s what you can expect.

Crossing the mountain range is out of the question, but crossing the desert would take dozens of days. This is also the reason why exchanges between East and West have been restricted.

However, although it is larger than the desert we passed on the way to the Great Sage’s Tower, it is not so dangerous. The oases scattered along the way are relatively safe so we can take a break there.

I decided to choose this desert route this time.

(It’s hot during the day, so swimming in the oasis lake feels really good. I’d love to go swimming with everyone. Guhehehe…)

『Don’t choose a route based on your worldy desires.』

(No, no, it’s not just that.)

Incidentally, there were other routes that will pass through the north of the continent and routes that will pass through the sea further south of the desert.

The northern route is a series of frigid and snowy roads, and if you do it poorly, it is more difficult than the desert route.

The sea route, on the other hand, was the quickest route, as long as you had a sturdy ship. However, the risks were just as great as the desert route, with ships capsizing in storms or being attacked by monsters and wrecked.

Of course, with an airship, either route is not much different from the desert, but it’s simply a longer detour and the distance is longer.

In other words, the desert route is the obvious choice!

“Oh, I can see it.”

“That’s the desert huh.”

Eventually, a vast expanse of sand came into view.

The sun was directly overhead, pouring down intense sunlight that shine through the sand on the ground. Sand absorbs heat easily, and navigating on foot on that sand would be hell.

Of course, the inside of the airship is also air-conditioned, so it is very comfortable for us.

Suddenly, Lill, who was peeking at the ground from the window of the airship, noticed something.

“Master, I can see a group of people on the ground.”

“A crowd of people? For real?”

I also looked below.

I could see a group of people straddling a lizard monster and scurrying through the desert with a cloud of dust.

“They look like bandits….. Hmm? They seem to be chasing something….”

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“O-o-oouch! Hey! ….Sure, it’s my fault that I wasn’t wearing clothes, but you didn’t have to hit me you know.”

“Oh…… I’m sorry. Tsui! I don’t regret it!”

“You didn’t!?”

Meltera woke up and punched me. 

If I was a dying old man, I would have died for sure.

『That’s what actually killed you in the previous life. Master, you are a pervert who never learns. 』

“I was so busy fighting the Demon King that I completely forgot about my clothes. I’ve been naked quite a few times recently too. I’m just a baby after all.”

Time was up. I returned to my original baby form.

“Now what? What should we do, Great Sage?”

“We’ve gotten rid of the Deophrastus, who was the culprit and the ruler behind this city. All that’s left to do is collect the taboo items.”

“You say it so simply, but the tower is full of enemies you know. It’s going to be quite a challenge, isn’t it?”

At that moment, the five old men came back fearfully. 

It’s now quiet here, so they probably thought that the battle was over.

“T-the Great Sage is nowhere to be seen……?”

“Don’t tell me…. those two babies defeated him!?”

“That’s impossible! He is as powerful as a god, right?”

Ignoring the panicked group, I asked Meltera.

“What are we going to do with these old men? If this continues, they will become the rulers of this city then.”

“They look corrupt too. I don’t think they should be left alone.”

“Then it becomes a question of who is going to govern this city…… Oh, right!”

I proposed to Meltera.

“You should rule this city instead!”

“Ah?”

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After that, the magical city of Enderzen fell into chaos. This was only natural, as the Five Elders, who officially reigned at the top, had been captured by a mysterious group.

“Hmm, they’re attacking again.”

“I’ll fight back as many times as it takes!”

“Leave half to me.”

Fana and Anje joined us, and we are now standing on the top of the tower. The Magic Knights have carried out rescue operations for the elders several times, but they have been repelled each time.

“But how long are we going to keep it like this?”

“It’s okay, it’s already over. Look.”

In order to completely reverse this situation, I had done something to the Five Wise Men.

“Long live the Great Sage Meltera-sama!”

“““Long live the Great Sage Meltera-sama, long live~~!”””

“Great Sage Meltera-sama…… munyamunya.”

Yes, they had been brainwashed.

—And one of them has been sleeping the whole time.

“Hey, what do you mean!?”

“Well, you see, Meltera, you are more suitable for a great sage than Deophrastus. You are still a baby now, but when you grow up, you will become more dignified. You’re a high elf after all.”

“That’s not the problem!”

Meltera is screaming in protest, but there is no one more qualified than her. Fortunately, no one other than the Five Wise Men had seen Deophrastus, so no one would know if the higher up had changed.

“If we are talking about a great sage, then you are the most suitable person for the job.”

“No, I’m fine. I’ve had enough of it in my previous life. I’ve been reborn, so I’m going to travel the world as an adventurer in this life.”

By brainwashing the Five Wise Men, the reform of the city proceeded in the blink of an eye. Experiments and research of the taboo items have been cancelled, and all magic tools and items created have been collected.

In addition, the underground living quarters were closed, and the monsters returned to their original human form by removing the black magic stones imbedded in them. The children who had been trained as pilots of the magic giants were also released safely.

There are still many problems, but I am sure that Meltera will be able to reincarnate this magical city.

“Alright, good luck~”

“Sigh…… It can’t be helped then…… Now that I’ve fulfilled my purpose on why I used rejuvenation magic, I don’t have anything else to do, so be it……”

We said goodbye to Meltera, who exhaled resignedly, and left the magic city.

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“—Temporary Rapid Growth Magic”

It’s a magic that sacrifices your own lifespan to grow your body in one go. When I developed it, I was approaching old age, so it’s only natural that I didn’t use it. I couldn’t sacrifice what little life I had left, and I also had no room for growth in the first place. 

This magic is only meaningful when used on a young body. Of course, it only makes the body grow temporarily and the body will return to its original state later.

My limbs, which were short, grow longer and thicker. My shoulders are wider, and my whole body is covered with manly muscles. The clothes I was wearing quickly became smaller and torn. Thanks to that, my crotch was exposed, and I could see that it had also grown to the size of a grown man.

“What do you think Lindwurm? I turned into a cool grown man, haven’t I?”

『Hmm, let’s see… well, you’ve become a complete pervert. 』

I created a mirror and look at my grown-up face. Since this is a new body, my face is obviously different from the previous life.

“Hoho, I look quite handsome.”

The person reflected in the mirror is a young man of about twenty years old. My face has changed a lot from when I am a baby, but I still resembled my mother. 

Also, it’s not just the appearance that has changed.

“Mmm!”

I lightly spewed out my magical power, and a storm swept around me.

“Nice. This amount of magical power is comparable to what I had in my prime in the previous life. And…”

Just then, Bahamut, now in dragon form, dived towards me.

『Masteeeeeeeeeeerr!? F-for some reason, you’ve gotten bigger! A-and y-you look so na~keeeed!!!』

“Oop.”

『!?』

I avoided Bahamut with a light sideways jump. Bahamut crashed into the wall behind me.

“Hmm. My explosive power is impeccable. My physique is perfect as well.”

“W-what’s with that appearance……?”

“Here I come, Demon King Alzazeil.”

“~~~~!?”

I instantly dived into his bosom using shrinkage technique and slashed at him. The blow was so powerful that it can’t be compared to the weak strength of a baby, and my slash sliced deep into the Demon King’s flesh.

Of course, it doesn’t end there. I quickly rotated my body, and a second blow sliced through the Demon King’s torso.

“Not done yet!”

“Guaaaaahhh!?”

The barrage of attacks I used (which was taught by the Sword God) did not even allow the Demon King to have a chance to counterattack. 

As the pieces of the Demon King’s flesh flew, fresh blood splattered, and his screams echoed. I activated more magic.

“Million Light Arrows!”

Countless arrows of light appeared, one after another, they pierced the Demon King’s back. With slash and magic arrows, it was just like sandwiching the Demon King from the front and back.

There is no escape for the Demon King anymore.

“Guuoooooaaaaaah!!?”

The damage surpasses his vaunted super regeneration ability, so the Demon King’s body is destroyed.

“I-impossible…… This power…… it exceeds what you used to be…… -Uguah!?”

“Of course. I was still very young then when I defeated you.”

The current me possesses both the experience and skills I have acquired over a lifetime and the physical strength of my prime.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….”

Eventually, most of the Demon King’s body disappeared, exposing the heart that was the source of his resurrection.

I grabbed it forcibly and sealed it away once again.

“……Whew. I managed to beat him.”

I exhaled deeply.

I wondered what would happen this time without the hero, but I’m glad that I was able to defeat him safely. 

I threw the Demon King’s heart into my subspace for the time being. This time, I need to find a way to make it disappear completely so that event like this doesn’t happen again.

『You just reincarnated but your lifespan has been shortened already. 』

“Fufufu, don’t worry about that, Linlin.”

『……What do you mean? 』

“Meltera succeeded in her rejuvenation magic, so if she could tell me how to do it, I would be able to live forever. Oh right, is Meltera safe!?”

I was immersed in the afterglow of defeating the Demon King, that I belatedly remembered Meltera.

I hurriedly ran to her.

“Good, good. You’re still breathing.”

I immediately casted a healing spell on her, and Meltera, who had been unconscious, woke up.

“Mmm…… w-what about the Demon King!?”

“Rest assured, I’ve defeated the Demon King.”

“Great Sage…… Thank goodne—”

It was then that she finally realized that I had grown from a baby to a young man, and Meltera’s eyes widened.

Fufufu, looks like she’s surprised on how handsome I had become.

『No. Master, she’s just surprised because you’re too perverted. 』

Ah?

The next moment, Meltera shouted.

“Don’t get close to me, you naked bastard!!”

“Bugooh!?”

Meltera’s fist slammed into my lower jaw.

……I forgot I wasn’t wearing clothes.

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“Looks like I can’t defeat you at this level……”

Meltera exhales deeply.

On the other hand, the Demon King appears to recognize her as a person who should be eliminated first.

“I’ll take care of you first!”

“!”

Spreading the wings on his back, the Demong King dashed at her at high speed. Meltera also quickly uses her flying magic to try to get some distance. In a fragile baby’s body, it is much faster to fly than to run. Even so, her speed is far inferior to the speed of the Demon King. In the blink of an eye, he caught up.

Of course, I, who was entrusted with the role of the vanguard, was not just sitting idly by. I crawled out of the ground and quickly return to the frontline.

“I won’t let you! Shrinkage!”

I dashed through the air with super acceleration that it was as if I had teleported and leapt at the Demon King from the side.

This is an advanced technique taught by the man who was called the Sword God. It was difficult to re-create with my body after reincarnation and it was only recently that I had been able to do it.

I then wrapped lightning around Lindwurm and aimed a slash at the Demon King’s head.

“It’s useless.”

“Tsk! You blocked it?”

“You better stay lying down there.”

In my blind spot, the Demon King’s tail stretched out and I got a hard hook to my right side. With such force, I was sent flying and then I slammed hard into the wall.

“Guah……”

Even though I had increased my defensive power to the maximum, that blow completely ignored such defense. I probably broke some of my bones too.

As expected, being a vanguard was too reckless with this body. Although I can use a sword, I am still a magic type at heart.

But more than that, it’s Meltera who is in a pinch right now.

While running away, she dexterously showers attack magic, but the Demon King does not care about such things and closes the distance at once.

“It’s over.”

The Demon King’s fist finally caught Meltera. She quickly created a shield of ice, but it was shattered in an instant.

“~~~~~~~~~~~~!?”

“Meltera!”

Her small body was blown away, bouncing off the ground multiple times before finally crashing into the wall.

She stopped moving.

“Kuu……”

I somehow managed to heal my injuries, but even with Lindwurm, I now had to face the Demon King one-on-one.

Should I summon Bahamut and fight with two staff?

No. That would be a little better, but I still wouldn’t have enough power to defeat the Demon King. Lindwurm and Bahamut are just there to support me. If I remain weak, I won’t be able to overturn this disparity.

“If I’m a little older then……”

As expected, it is impossible for me to challenge the Demon King when I am only less than six months old.

“Hn? Wait? Maybe after I grow a bit more, then…..”

I jolted.

“……Yes, that’s right. There’s a forbidden magic that I developed in my previous life. But I was approaching old age at the time, and I thought it would be impossible for me to use so I never tried it.”

That magic requires one’s own lifespan. In other words, if I use it, my lifespan will be shortened. For an old man with a short life left behind, it would be fatal. But now I’m a newborn baby, and I still have a lot of life expectancy.

“It will take some time to activate this magic, and there is no way that the Demon King will wait quietly…… Oh! That’s right, there’s a perfect one for that. Bahamut!”

『Masteeeer! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh you finally summoned meeeeeeeee! 』

I took out the dark dragon staff, Bahamut, from my subspace and throws it at the Demon King.

『Eh? Wait, I was suddenly thrown awaaaaaaaaay!?』

“Please, fight him and buy me some time. Only you can do that.”

『M-master is counting on meeee!? Kyahaha!!! I’m going to do my best!”

Bahamut becomes huge and turns into a jet-black dragon.

“A jet-black dragon?”

“Guruaaaaahh!”

The Demon King was also surprised by the dragon that suddenly appeared.

Okay, this should buy me some time.

“—Temporary Rapid Growth Magic!”

The moment I activated the spell, my field of vision went from low to high in an instant.

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The Demon King, Alzazeil, whom I defeated together with the hero in my youth in my previous life, has been resurrected. And now, there is no hero to rely on.

Hmmm, why not run away?

“But this time, I am here, Great Sage.”

Meltera spoke. She is ready to fight. Certainly, her strength is now no less than that of the hero.

“Uhm, it will be magical support, isn’t it?”

“Of course. It’s partly because I’m a baby now and my body’s weak, but I’ve never been good at close combat you see.”

“Then….…”

Just as I said that, the Demon King Alzazeil kicked the ground and rushed to us at breakneck speed.

“You mean I’m the vanguaaaard!??”

In the past, when we fought each other, the hero with overwhelming physical abilities, acted as a shield to receive the vicious attacks of the Demon King. That allowed me to concentrate on unleashing offensive spells from a distance.

“Fuhaha! Let’s see how you can prevent the rest of the attack with that fragile body!”

The Demon King’s fist approached me at a tremendous speed.

Doooooon!

A resounding echo and shock wave erupted. Meanwhile, the Demon King’s face contorts in surprise.

“What the-? You blocked my fist?”

The Demon King’s fist hadn’t reached me. It was being held back by a sword.

『Master, have you forgotten? This time, instead of the hero, there is a reliable staff. 』

It’s my beloved staff, Lindwurm, who is in sword mode that stopped his fist.

“Oh yes, that reminds me. That was before I met you. Soryaaa!”

I wielded Lindwurm and deflected the Demon King’s fist. I then quickly jump into the Demon King’s bosom and delivered a powerful slash from his chest to his jaw.

“Icicle Edge!”

Then countless ice blades released by Meltera hit the Demon King’s entire body and bloomed wildly like flower petals.

“……Did we do it?”

I don’t think we did it.

“Fuu, fuhahaha! So that’s all you can do!”

The Demon King roared with laughter, and the ice blades that had been stuck in his whole body shattered in an instant. Including the wounds I inflicted, his wounds healed in no time.

“I’m going to be a little more serious this time!”

The demon king leapt towards me again. An enormous amount of magical power was concentrated in his fist, and the blow that was delivered was incomparable in power to the previous one.

“Gaaah!?”

I tried to catch it with Lindwurm, but there was no way to deal with the overwhelming destructive force, so I was blown away. I crashed into the floor and plunged about a meter into the ground, creating a crater.

“Great Sage!? Damn it! Absolute Ice Prison!”

With Meltera’s magic, the Demon King was trapped in a huge block of ice. But soon, a crack appeared, and the block of ice shattered into pieces.

“Hahahaha, it’s no use.”

The Demon King Alzazeil jumps out of the scattered ice fragments.

“Freezing Cyclone!”

“!?”

As if anticipating that, Meltera immediately activated another spell. Pieces of ice begin to spin at breakneck speed, turning into a huge tornado.

“Guoooo!?”

The Demon King screamed as he was stirred up together with the sharp ice. When the tornado subsided, his entire body was slashed to shreds.

The wound, however, soon healed.

“Your regeneration capacity is too high…… Tsk! Then this is it……Death Frost!”

The Demon King’s entire body instantly freezes over due to the overwhelming cold. The Demon King, who has turned into an ice statue, falls and slams to the floor.

“……Did I do it?”

Of course, he is not an opponent who can be easily defeated.

An incredible amount of magical power gushed out from the ice statue, and the heat melted the ice, causing the Demon King to move again.

“I see. It looks like I should kill the High Elf first huh.”

Oh no, the Demon King now regards Meltera as an opponent to be eliminated first.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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“Is it the heart of the Demon King……!? Such thing….”

“Of all the taboo items, it is by far the most dangerous. It is still alive after all.”

The Demon King had a strong body that could not be compared to ordinary demons. Moreover, it comes with the worst bonus of having super regenerative abilities.

Even so, we somehow managed to destroy his body, down to every bone. But that heart was a troublesome thing that would return to its original form after some time, no matter how many times we smashed it into pieces or burned it to ash. Therefore, it was sealed and stored as a taboo item.

“Instead of taking it out, you implanted it in your body……!”

“Kuhahaha! That’s right! Thanks to this, I have been rejuvenated and even have eternal life! So, tell me. Can you, a newly reincarnated person, defeat me who has absorbed the power of the Demon King?”

The Demon King’s heart beats even stronger, and a vast amount of sinister magical power overflows from it.

Thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump.

“Ah? W-what’s going on? My heart is beating harder than usual……”

Immediately afterwards, tentacle veins sprouted from the Demon King’s heart and began to erode Deophrastus’ body.

“W-what the hell……!? My body…..Ahhhhhhhhhh!”

Deophrastus screams in pain. 

It was clear that he had lost control on the Demon King’s heart.

Just like that, the blood vessels extending from the Demon King’s heart covered Deophrastus’ entire body, turning it into a mass of flesh, then it grows in size as we look at it.

Eventually, a large crack ran through the middle, splitting the lump of meat in two.

“……Y-You……!”

What emerged from the huge mass of meat was a demon that was more than three meters tall. He got horns like that of a ferocious bull, black iris and pupils and red eyeballs, dragon-like wings and tail, gray skin, and a sinister pattern that covers the whole body.

No mistake. 

This guy was the one that was once feared as the world’s worst demon.

“—Demon King, Alzazeil!”

Meltera had her eyes wide open, and she can’t help but exclaim,

“Is this the legendary Demon King……!? What magical powers…!”

The Demon King Alzazeil slowly clenched and opened his right hand as if to check the condition of his body.

“It looks like I’ve revived safely. It’s a little ahead of schedule due to unplanned circumstances, but I don’t think it’s going to be a problem.”

And with those red eyes, he glared at me.

“It’s been a long time, Aristotereus! What kind of fate indeed. It so happened that the hated human who defeated me would be present at the moment of my resurrection.”

“……I see, so you pretended to be taken in by Deophrastus, but in reality, you were slowly taking over his body.”

“You’re right. It took hundreds of years, but thanks to you, I was able to be resurrected. If I had remained sealed by you, I would have remained a heart forever.”

If Deophrastus is defeated, all that effort will be wasted. Therefore, he revealed himself.

“Back then, the hero and I worked together and somehow managed to defeat you. That bastard Deophrastus! He resurrected a terrible being…”

Years ago, I was in my thirties, still alone in the Tower of the Great Sage.

At that time, there was a young man called Hero who was defeating vicious demons in various places one after another. Then one day, he heard a rumor about me and came to visit me at the Tower. They have just fled for their lives after a miserable defeat against the Demon King Alzazeil, so he came to ask me for help. 

To be honest, I wasn’t very good at group action, so I refused. But after he begged many times, I finally agreed.

Though we had trouble with the powerful Demon King’s army, the hero and I made it deep into the Demon Castle and we barely managed to defeat the Demon King.

“It’s my long-awaited moment of resurrection, and yet I find myself having to face you, the abominable one, once again… But fortunately, there is no hero here. You also have the fragile body of a baby now. This seems like the perfect time for you to repay the debt you owe me back then.”

……Hmm, is there a way we can escape somehow?

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“It’s been a long time, Deophrastus. That being said, I didn’t have much contact with you back then, as you were still a rookie.”

“G-great sage, Aristotereus!? Are you kidding me!? You should have died back then! How could you come back from that?! N-No, that baby body is clearly different from back then! Are you saying that you were successful in reincarnation?!”

Whoa, he got it quickly.

“Yes, you’re right. The taboo items are things I had sealed because of their danger. It is outrageous to take it out without permission and use it. I’ll get it back right now.”

(And of course, my treasured collection at the time!)

『Master, I don’t think he has that. 』

(Ah? You’re kidding, right!?)

“T-then, where the hell did my treasured collection go!?”

“……G-Great Sage, I have disposed of it then.”

“That’s impossible! I hid it so that no one would find it!?”

“It’s under the bed, right? Anyone would be able to find it easily.”

『Master, why put it in such an obvious place.….?』

(I-, I want to be able to watch it whenever you want!)

“I discovered it shortly after the Great Sage passed away. Since it’s not needed anymore, I burned it completely until it turned to ashes.”

“No way……”

I hang my head in despair.

“Kuku…… kuhahaha!”

On the other hand, perhaps because he had recovered from his agitation, or perhaps because he was too upset, Deophrastus suddenly burst into laughter.

“I never thought that after so many hundreds of years, I would be reunited with you all in this way! But it seems that the timing is a bit bad! I never thought that you would appear before me with the fragile body of a baby!”

An enormous amount of magical power swells from Deophrastus.

“In fact, I’m glad you guys took the trouble to come here! Let me finish you off here!”

“Hmm, it’s true that this baby’s body is quite fragile, but—”

“—it’s enough to beat you, you know?”

“Huh!?”

I kicked the ground and leapt at Deophrastus at breakneck speed. I slashed Lindwurm, who is in sword mode, at him. Deophrastus was sent flying, and the chair he was sitting on exploded into pieces.

“……I see. He’s certainly faster now than when he was an old man near death.”

Deophrastus lands on the ground as if nothing had happened. 

The clothes in the area where I had slashed were scorched, and the flesh behind it was torn, revealing his bones.

“How can he act so calm with that injury?”

『Master, the aura from his body is clearly not that of a normal human being. 』

(What do you mean?)

The next moment, Deophrastus ripped off his clothes.

—I was speechless seeing his exposed upper body.

“……The organ in his chest….…”

The center of Deophrastus’ chest is embedded with an eerie, throbbing, purple-blue heart.

Of course, it is not a human heart. 

The magical power emanating from it clearly belongs to a Demon.

“……The heart of a demon. You fused it to your body……?”

“Kukuku, that’s right. This is the heart of a demon. The infinite magical power pouring out of it has given me an invincible body and eternal life!”

As I watched, the wound I inflicted a while ago is now healing rapidly.

“It’s true that some high-ranking demons live forever. But to continue beating even when all that’s left is a heart….. Let alone one that continues to give magical power to others, that is clearly..…”

“Of course, this is not just any demon’s heart. It’s the heart of the strongest demon! Aristotereus, you can tell, don’t you? What kind of demon does this heart belong to! Kuhahaha!”

Deophrastus spoke triumphantly.

Of course I know.

After all, that heart is the most dangerous of all the taboo items.

“The strongest and most terrible demon that I risked my life to defeat in my previous life…… It’s the heart of Alzazeil.”

“Alzazeil……!?”

Meltera gasps.

Alzazeil was so powerful that he reigned supreme among the many demons, and he was called,

―Demon King Alzazeil.

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A man sitting in a luxurious chair came down from the ceiling.

“““““Great Sage!?”””””

The five old men shouted in unison. Well, one of them is still sleeping, muttering to himself the whole time.

But rather than that, Great Sage?

The man called by the old men was about thirty years old at most, with slicked back grey hair and sharp eyes.

This man…. could he be….?

“I came here because of the noise but…… it was a baby? No, it’s not. Who are you guys?”

Looking up at the man who asked, Meltera spoke nonchalantly.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, Deophrastus. So you were the culprit huh.”

Deophrastus……

I thought so.

He was one of my former students. At that time, he had just come to the Tower of the Great Sage and he was quite young. But he was a very good man, and I remember meeting him a few times.

He is a little older now, but.…. considering that hundreds of years have passed since then, it would have been an impossible feat. Unlike Meltera, he’s just a human being after all, so he should have died a long time ago.

“……Hoh~, so you know my name…… Oh, I see. That magic, that voice…… Are you the High Elf Meltera?”

It seems that the other side also recognized Meltera.

“That’s right. You’re already on the verge of old age, but you’ve rejuvenated a lot, haven’t you?”

“……I will return those exact same words to you.”

“Certainly, it was not something that I could have said.”

The old men are flustered by the exchange between the two.

“Is this baby an old friend of the Great Sage?”

“What on earth is going on? Could it be that this baby has lived for hundreds of years, just like the Great Sage…?”

“I can’t believe that someone other than the Great Sage would be able to do something like that….”

Apparently, Deophrastus hasn’t told them about his past.

Deophrastus then commands the old men.

“…… You guys, get out of here.”

“Ah? Great Sage!?”

“T-that’s a bit….…”

The astonished old men tried to object, but Deophrastus did not let them have a say.

“You can’t hear my orders?”

“Uh! D-don’t be absurd!”

“Hurry up and get out of here!”

The five old men then rushed out. One of them, who had been talking in his sleep, walked out while being held by another old man.

After seeing them off, Deophrastus glared at Meltera.

“I don’t know how you’ve survived to this age, but from the looks of it, it appears that you’ve come to rob me of the taboo items.”

“It’s helpful that you get it quickly. I’m sure you understand the dangers very well. So why did you put your hands on it? No, there’s no need to ask. You’ve admired the Great Sage since back then. You were the one who was the loudest advocate among the magicians of the time that the next Great Sage should be appointed.”

As Meltera spoke nonchalantly, Deophrastus’ face contorted in disgust.

“But when the facts came to light, you were soon forced to withdraw from the front lines. This was because there were fewer voices supporting you than expected. That’s also why you stole the taboo items. Then you tried to become a great sage from scratch… Your long-cherished wish of hundreds of years has now come true. You now rule over this magical city and is now revered as a Great Sage by those around you.”

“….…”

Is that why he let those old men call him Great Sage?

It’s no wonder that the construction of this tower looks exactly like the Tower of the Great Sage that I made.

“In any case, it doesn’t belong to you. Return it now.”

“……It’s not yours either, isn’t it?”

“Yes. But it’s only natural that this person would claim it.”

Then Meltera glanced at me.

“……N-No way, that baby….…”

Deophrastus, who had been calm all this time, showed his agitation for the first time.

“It’s been a long time, Deophrastus.”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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