7th Demon Prince Jilbagias’ Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling

Chapter 137: Fall With Glory

Midnight of the next day.

The moonlight illuminated the training ground.

「――Per above declaration, I, Jijiwald Reiju, recognised Rumifia Reiju's challenge to Jilbagias Reiju for the spear duel.」

Jijiwald spoke with a uselessly loud voice.

That declaration… It was followed by loud cheers from the peanut gallery.

And then, there was I, standing there at the centre of everyone's attention, and Rumifia, standing in front of me, trying to look brave despite trembling non-stop while clinging to her spear.

Seriously, man, how did it turn into this…

『Thanks to your mother.』

Well, I can't refute that, but still.

「You must be kidding me, right? That girl is just an esquire―― Someone like her challenging a viscount like that prince is just suicidal, right?」

The spectators were half-dumbfounded, half-pitying Rumifia.

「Rather, it looks like she's dragged out forcefully.」

「As I thought, she's being forced to take the responsibility as the scapegoat…」

「There's some credibility in what those people of the Dios family said, but…」

Buzz.

Even the people doubted the Wald family's claim after seeing the reluctant look on Rumifia's face.

「Man, she might be able to say that before she saw His Highness' training.」

However, one of the spectators suddenly said those words.

The three idiots―― Or rather, Alvar Auril and his two little brothers.

「She says "I'm gonna beat the crap out of him!" with a really confident look back then.」

「Then a certain "G" happened to hear that…」

「Too bad for her, she can't retract what she had said.」

The demons who heard the inside story of the Three Idiots suddenly had a look of understanding.

「Surely, if it's before seeing THAT training…」

「I mean, even we had never expected that the rumours would turn out to be true…」

「At this point, she can't retract her words anymore…」

The eyes that were looking at Rumifia then softened and slowly turned into those of pity.

「Uuh…」

Despite trembling in fear, she held back her tears with the little pride she had left.

Since she made such a bold declaration, it was too late for her to back down at this point, and this was more like a public execution rather than a duel…

Though she wouldn't be killed.

I recalled Platy's words before the duel――

†††

『Uhm, I don't think I can do this.』

I voiced my objection once the patriarch family left the room.

『As expected.』

Platy nodded calmly. Man, this is kinda like hitting the surface of water, there's no real impact. I mean, I even doubt if she knew that I actually raised a protest.

『However, you have to understand my worry, Jilbagias.』

『Your… Worry?』

Seriously? Did she really say that?

『… You're really lenient when it comes to women.』

She looked at me, who cocked my head in confusion, with a troubled face.

『There's nothing I can do… About your fondness for women.』

Platy seems to hold back quite a bit.

『Don't be lenient to women. If this were Eijewald instead of Rumifia, you would not show this much hesitation.』

…

Damn, can't really retort to that.

『No… It's not the problem of gender, I'm bound to hesitate if the opponent is someone younger or the same age as me.』

『We'll see about that…』

Platy didn't seem to be convinced.

『By the way, this time around, I agree with this woman.』

Not you too, Ante!

『Since I'm a mother, I can face my opponent without hesitation. However, if your fighting spirit wavered because you faced a beauty, that's out of the question.』

Platy snapped her folding fan closed and looked at me.

『Can you really kill a woman on the battlefield?』

『――I can.』

I replied right away without a shred of hesitation.

Almost to the point of glaring back at Platy―― From point blank.

『I know how to make the distinction between daily life and the battlefield.』

I mean, I might hesitate to kill anyone from the alliance, regardless of their gender.

However, since I had to live as the Demon Prince. I'm prepared to kill anyone standing in my path.

Don't underestimate my resolution.

『… Yes. Now is the time to test that determination.』

Platy snapped her folding fan open again and used it to hide the smile on her face.

『Imagine tomorrows duel―― As a battlefield. If you can hurt a girl from your kin without hesitation, then you won't have any problem against any kind of opponent. No need to worry about inflicting too many wounds, both parties agreed with this. And since this matter is an internal family problem, there won't be any political issues either. Since we found a convenient training partner, make sure you use her to the fullest.』

Platy started laughing scornfully.

『Don't you dare go easy on her―― Go all out from the beginning with the intention to kill her.』

And reminded me for the last time with a cold smile on her face.

『… Yes.』

I nodded while maintaining a serious look on my face, albeit feeling rather uneasy inside.

『This woman really can't forgive that girl…』

Ante in me muttered with a dumbfounded voice.

Yeah.

Yeah, let's be very careful not to touch Platy's reverse scale in the future…

†††

… Thus.

「This duel is a pure spear skill duel; the use of magic is prohibited in this duel. The winner will be decided when the other party can't fight anymore.」

Jijiwald was looking alternately at Rumifia and me, who were facing in front of each other with a spear in our hands.

「Well then… ENGAGE!」

He shouted the signal to begin the duel with a stern expression.

「…」

The spectators, Jijiwald and his family then watching the duel with bated breath

Siegwald was as expressionless as before, Eijewald, on the other hand, closed his eyes as if he said 「I can't see this anymore.」.

Liliana, Garounya, Lyla and the rest of my subordinates had also watched the duel from the side, but even they had an uneasy look on their faces.

The only one who looked happy with this was Platy, who was smiling gleefully with her folding fan open.

『Getting cold feet now?』

—Nah, let's do it.

I turned around and faced Rumifia as I replied to Ante's remark.

「… Kuh…」

Rumifia was completely frozen on the spot, she twitched for a moment before pointing her spear at me.

It was a basic spear stance. Seeing how her legs, hips, and core were solid, I could see that she had never neglected her training.

However, her body seems to be too stiff… Rather, she might be toppled with a light nudge. This couldn't even be called a match.

『――Can you kill a woman opponent you met on the battlefield?』

Platy's question replayed in my mind.

I suddenly found myself reflecting, as if I were back to being a pure boy who never went to the battlefield.

In normal situations, I unintentionally try to forget about it when spending my time with everyone―― But I know deep inside that I'm bound to betray all of them.

Platy aside, the entire demon race, including the three idiots, the diligent Eijewald―― And finally the Demon King.

I'm going to kill all of them.

Not just the demon race. Even the night elves, such as Vigne and Verossa who referred to me as their lord. Including Garounya, whose loyalty toward me was second to none…

I'm going to betray them and kill them.

『――Can you kill a woman opponent you met in the battlefield?』

Nevertheless, I might have to betray my brethren long before that, in the battlefield.

I would betray countless of my brethren.

To protect my status as the Demon Prince. And to gain power for committing taboo…

And then―― At the dawn of that, I will destroy the Demon Kingdom!

I looked at my cousin again.

She was the demon race that I should hate.

It had nothing to do with her age or gender, she's an enemy that I have to vanquish.

『――Can you kill a woman opponent you met in the battlefield?』

Haha.

How foolish.

「…!」

Rumifia gasped, beads of sweat formed on her forehead, colour drained from her face.

「No matter how weak they are, once a challenge is issued, they can't be taken back.」

Rumifia startled when I suddenly spoke quietly, it seems she had never expected that I would speak to her.

「However, even if I'm told not to hold back, it's inexcusable for the warrior fighting in the frontline to waste human race sacrifices for something like this. Morally speaking, it's my responsibility to take over your wound.」

I made a rather displeased face as I told her so.

「Nevertheless―― I dislike bearing pointless pain either. Do you know what i mean?」

When I asked her that question, Rumifia cocked her head in puzzlement before nodding quickly as she said 「I-I get it…」

「Right? Thus, I came up with a great idea.」

Thus, I swiftly brandished the spear tip

――Adamas(holy sword) in my hand.

「―― There's no need to heal you as long as you die, right?」

Rumifia's eyes opened wide when I asked her that question.

My entire body was brimming with magical power.

I was closing in the distance in one breath.

As for the sheltered demon race girl―― All she did was stare dumbfoundedly at the approaching blade without being able to react at all.

「Die.」

I brandished my holy sword――

「Wait」

Heh, no idiot is going to wait during a match.

―― To chop her defenceless neck.

The seemingly dull Adamas' blade easily sucked into her slender neck, cut her carotid artery, and sever her neck bo――

「Woops.」

――I pulled back my sword just before it fully decapitated her neck.

Blood splashed from Rumifia's neck and splattered on the training ground. The girl, whose eyes were vacant, then collapsed on the ground.

「【Transpose】」

And then I held my neck with my hand as I took over her wound.

「…」

A lot of blood splashed from the wound on my neck.

「…RUMI――!」

Colour drained from Siegwald's face as he rushed toward his daughter. Eijewald and Jijiwald were just as pale as Siegwald.

「She's still alive.」

I spoke with a raspy voice as I pointed at the fallen Rumifia. Since I'm still alive, I'm sure that she's still alive too. The person herself might have thought that she had died, though.

Nevertheless, this is how it feels to be decapitated. I knew that colour drained from my face as my vision dimmed with each passing moment――

「Revive, her…」

I couldn't prop my body up anymore. Even the hand that is pressing my neck… Slowly lost its' power… Dammit, I lost too much blood…

「What in the hell are you doing, you fool?」

Ante slipped out from my body, materialised, and suppressed my wound to stop the bleeding.

「WOOFWOOF!!」

I heard Liliana's cries from afar.

I looked at Platy.

――She had a completely dumbfounded look on her face.

Hehehe, How's that?

I can kill… If I wanted to…

And then, like the fire of the candle on the verge of vanishing, I passed out right as I felt Liliana's breath brushed me.

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