This truly feels like a turning point…
Yes, a king… even when cornered, they must laugh! In any case, laugh!
“Hahaha! What’s wrong, Roa… to be so torn up by such a small cat? Oh, right… you relied on your equipment, but your base stats were pretty weak. You can’t do anything on your own, can you? Good job, Manager! Taking off an arm is a great feat! Leave the rest to us… you full-on shower boy! I’ll file your pretty face down with a rasp, just like last time!”
“Nya nya nya!”
Well, the damage I dealt was just scratches and one arm.
Four crisscrossing lines on that guy’s face, ruining his handsome features, and as for the arm, it’ll probably grow back anyway.
“Nya mu nya mu nya mu! Nya nya nya!”
The Manager seems to be trying hard to convey something.
But I don’t understand cat language.
…I wish I’d gotten that multi-communication skill too.
“Damn it! …How can such a small beast use Divine Annihilation White Flame! What is the meaning of this! And you, Takakura! What is that condescending attitude! You were cowering and crawling on the ground just a moment ago, so why are you standing up and laughing! There’s an overwhelming difference in power between us… you should know it’s like the difference between an insect and a giant!”
Roa’s smug tone, which seemed to be accompanied by a “nichaa” sound before and after his words, was now gone, replaced by a complete lack of composure.
“Who knows… So, Manager’s technique is called ‘Divine Annihilation White Flame.’ A flame that annihilates gods… I see, so that’s what it is. If that’s the case, is that white flame also effective against you Demon Gods? In fact, that right arm… it doesn’t seem to be growing back, and that funny, pretty face with the cat scratches is still there… even if you were to do a final boss move or utter a finishing line, it would only seem like a gag.”
At these words, Roa strokes his own face.
Perhaps realizing that the red streaks on his hand were his own blood, his lips began to tremble.
And indeed, those wounds wouldn’t heal.
So, the damage dealt by the cat-shaped Manager is unaffected by that ridiculous super-regeneration.
This might actually give us a chance.
“Ah, that’s enough. Takakura… you die here. I can’t afford to toy with you half-heartedly anymore, bringing you back to life just to kill you. And that beast… to scar my face like this, what humiliation! ‘Flash of Black Death’… a lethal magic condensing the concept of death, piercing any defense at light speed… truly the strongest blow! Can you possibly do anything about this?”
As Roa spoke, a black light, which could only be described as such, gathered at his fingertips.
It seems I’ve made him serious.
Wanting to press my advantage, I scoop up the Manager, who was in a forward-leaning, about-to-charge stance with their rear end raised, and hug them tightly, burying my face in their fluffy belly fur and taking a deep breath.
Yeah, this feeling after so long.
The privilege of a cat owner… fluff time.
Ah, it’s so soothing…
I had been restraining myself from doing this to the Manager in her cat-girl form because it felt too much like a crime.
But as a cat, I can do it to my heart’s content.
In the past, the Manager would just stare blankly when I did this, but the current Manager seemed genuinely delighted, licking my hair thoroughly.
“Mmh! I’ve refilled my Manager quota! Ah, with this! I fear nothing! Roa… now then, it’s time to settle our score!”
“Heh heh, you always get in top form at the most dangerous times… just like always!”
As Okura said this, he stood beside me.
Although, there isn’t the slightest chance of victory here.
But I’ll never beg for my life, and I’ll fight with everything I have until the very end!
“…Hah! Such empty boasts are just comical! Despair! This is the difference between a god and a human… I won’t hold back even a little. Vanish from this world in an instant! 108 rays of death… try to do something about them if you can! You weed!”
A multitude of black, spear-like magic power masses appeared behind Roa.
Their number… according to his words, it was 108.
Is that the number of human worldly desires?
Still, this is too much… such overkill…
But I’ve decided to struggle until the end!
“Even if I’m facing a god! I won’t run! Roa! You prepare yourself!”
Then, Roa’s expression went blank, and the black spears began to move.
But the next moment!
“…One! It’s too early to despair!”
A sudden voice echoed, causing Roa and I to look around.
“What… is this voice! Where is it coming from!”
“Th-this voice… could it be!”
I know… the owner of this voice!
In this desperate situation… this voice is truly the voice of a god! The voice of hope!
Grrr! As always, you know how to make an entrance!
“Two! I made it just in time! Three! Let’s do this, handsome Demon God! Hooooo! Opening! Anywhere Punch!”
With a skill name that was surprisingly anticlimactic, a muscular arm suddenly sprouted from the air and punched Roa squarely in the face!
“Pagyaaaaaaaaah!”
With a comical scream, scattering blood and fragments of white teeth from his mouth, Roa’s neck bent at a right angle, his face slammed into the ground, skidding along the surface before coming to a stop in a strange “Ω” shape, unmoving.
Yeah, this looks more like a funny character’s move than a final boss’s.
The 108 black spears, which had been in a standby state, instantly lost their form and dissolved.
…Forced magic cancellation?
And then, the muscular arm that had appeared from the air… followed by a voluminous afro!
And always, a gleaming pair of glasses and a nihilistic smile!
To top it off, in his left hand, a pen and a sketchbook tucked under his arm!
“You! …Heh heh heh! To think, at this timing…”
Yes! Unexpected reinforcements… This week’s Big Grim Reaper!
The man’s name is…!
“Called and appeared, la la la la! Messenger of love, courage… and justice! Love Comic Maker! His name is Sakazaki☆Monjirou! Answering the call of my friend, I’ve crossed even the walls of the world! I am here now! Husband… I’ve kept my promise! Heh heh! With me here, everything’s alright! Let’s… defeat this great evil together!”
That’s right! It’s Monjirou-kun!
…It seems he made it in time!
Ah, it’s good to have friends!
But to think he’d come at a moment like this!
“Monjirou-kuuuuun! Ahhh! I can’t see through my tears of joy and gratitude!”
Truly, a flag breaker who lightly shatters an absolute losing flag!
The strongest helper has arrived! With this… we’ll win!
“Wh-what! Who are you! Why are you here! Why can you wield the power of an Apostle of the Goddess in this world! I thought the powers of our world… the Goddess’s power, couldn’t reach this world at all!”
Yeah, that’s what I wondered too.
Monjirou-kun’s iron fist punch just now… it easily shattered Roa’s barrier and blew him away with brute force.
By the way, Roa’s neck was bent in a way it shouldn’t be with that one blow… is that one out already?
“Hahaha! Little Roa… Since when did you believe this was Earth? Your schemes have backfired! Your fate… has already been decided!”
Monjirou-kun declared with a serious expression!
This is the signature line from “Mike Angelo’s Wonderful Adventures”… Episode 36, “Danny Duster, Drown in Your Own Schemes!”
“Impossible… this magic power! Has there been a world transfer!? When and how! How did you manage to do something like that! You’re just an apostle…”
“Nonono, that’s not it. This miracle wasn’t accomplished by me alone. The Old Man Flannel, whom you cruelly murdered after hijacking Lishia’s Steel Grass. Before he died, that Old Man sacrificed his last bit of strength to tear a small hole, allowing Imperial City to be transferred from Earth to this world! The final defiance of a dying man! That’s what shattered your ambition!”
“Impossible! How could that be! Do you know how much power it takes to cross the walls of the world! With just the last bit of strength from a dying old man…”
“Well, the Gods on Earth’s side? They too gathered their power to eliminate this castle and you, waiting for a moment of weakness. And that Old Man, with his last bit of strength, created a tiny opening… Well, you’re certainly going to be destroyed now. You failed your Demon God rampages and became just a gross-looking guy after being forcibly sent back to your original world by the Old Man’s final fart – how do you feel now? Uh-huh-hahaha!”
I see…
I thought the power I lent to the Manager was meager, but considering that…
I’ve been concentrating resources like this for a while, so it was unavoidable.
“Th-that can’t be…! So, this is my original world! With such incomplete power… if the Goddesses find me, I’ll be erased easily!”
Ah, in short, he… failed to level up.
As he himself said, Kazuma’s end was suicide… one could say he chose to end his own life by judging himself.
Someone who clung to life more than anyone else, judging himself as a sinner and choosing to die.
This could, in a way, be considered atonement for his sins.
Well, either way… he is in a state where he has gained little of the power he was supposed to acquire.
“My condolences, but that’s about the gist of it! Well, since we’re here, let’s go full open! Not in some cramped dungeon depths, but in the middle of the vast ocean! We’ve invited all our guests, so let’s have the final battle!”
With that, Monjirou-kun snapped his fingers!
The next moment, we were warped to the surface.
