Chapter: 564
Hoo hoo hoo.
The sound of laughter spills out, echoing in the wake of the Fairy Queen’s chuckle.
From the top of the tree that ignites black leaves,
From the black flower that permits no light,
From the earth below, oozing thick blackness through a shattered gap,
And from the fierce winds that seek to scratch our skin and leave us wounded,
Everywhere laughter flows, filling the Queen’s dreams.
“You’re as rude as ever,” I say, gripping the shield shining with Divine Grace, my body going rigid. All my senses scream that the current situation has reached the worst.
I need to escape this place immediately to survive!
I think the same. It’s hard to imagine a way to win against the Fairy Queen, who’s dreaming consciously.
But with no proper way to flee, even if I want to run away, I can’t.
“Impressive! How can you prattle on even when facing death? Is your sense of crisis lacking? Would you like me to push you harder?”
With each step, I spread divinity across the ground, blocking the earth fairies’ ploys to scatter what we have prepared.
Then, after signaling to Phoebe, she immediately creates a Divine Realm.
What is being created here is not merely a simple Divine Realm.
It’s a place forged by me, who has been granted the power of the great Lord Jushin, and Phoebe, one of the few clergy with an understanding of Divine Magic on this continent.
This place, enriched with meaning and achievement through various holy artifacts, could easily be said to have reached the Age of Myth.
It seems my thoughts aren’t wrong as the light starting from us pushes the darkness back, and the laughter of the fairies recedes further away.
In the meantime, the comrades who were slightly apart join me from behind.
“How can you receive the Lord’s love with such words and actions?”
As the Fairy Queen, standing at the edge of the light, reaches her hand towards the Divine Realm, her skin burns, spreading an unpleasant odor around.
“It seems your inner self is perfectly noble.”
“Lucy.”
Does she enjoy pain? The sound of Joy’s voice can be heard beyond the laughing Fairy Queen, who watches her own flesh burn with a smile.
“Don’t turn away, listen. I must not be visible in the Fairy Queen’s sight right now.”
Wondering what nonsense she is spouting, I feel that Joy’s presence is more ambiguous than usual.
If I hadn’t noticed her speaking first, I probably wouldn’t have picked up on her.
Since Joy never learned stealth from Karia, this must be an application of the powers taught by Erginius.
“What the Queen is using right now is the Power of Darkness. If the Lord of Darkness descends here, there would be nothing she could do.”
I agree with Joy’s opinion. The moment I unleashed the seal, the Queen revealed her true colors.
To her, having the seal of the Evil God undone is already a tricky situation.
“Please distract the Queen for a moment. No matter where the seal is undone, I will adjust it so the magic circle can work.”
The mixed tone of resolution and unease in Joy’s voice tells me that this adjustment is solely her idea.
Knowing Joy’s wit better than anyone, I sense that something crucial is about to happen. Nonetheless, I decide to trust her.
Right now, Joy is trying her best to do what she can. So I’ll believe in her; even if something goes awry, I can compensate for it.
“Noble?♡ Me?♡ Hahaha♡ How rotten must a woman be to call a kid like me noble?♡ How shabby must the comparison be?♡”
“If that were true, the Lord would have no reason to protect you.”
“None?♡ Look at me!♡ My skin, my wrinkles, my droopy, sagging aunt vibes are a different kind of beauty!♡ It’s only natural for the Shoddy God, who’s a pervert, to like me!♡”
“Is that so?”
Even after hearing my rebuke, there’s no significant sign of disturbance from the Fairy Queen.
“It seems the Lord has changed a lot during our time apart.”
Her eyes sharpened slightly, but that’s all. The craziness dyed in darkness doesn’t waver.
Ugh, it’s really annoying. The gap in our levels is too wide, making it hard to identify her weaknesses. And my sense of crisis and aesthetic sense have long since become meaningless, buried under the scene’s screams.
Is my provocation just not working?
But my provocation has worked on other Evil Gods just fine.
What’s the problem? I truly have no idea where the issue lies!
“Grandpa! Weakness! Hurry up!”
<...I’m sorry. I’ve hardly had a conversation with that person.>
“Incompetent!”
Tch. If my secret grandpa dreams are useless, then I’ll have to figure it out through direct confrontation.
While lifting my shield, I find myself thinking of what Allen’s knights would do when, unexpectedly, Arthur steps forward and gives a rather neat introduction.
“Excuse me for a moment, Your Majesty, the Queen of Fairies. I am—”
“You don’t need to tell me your name. You aren’t worth remembering.”
“…I see. Understood. Well, let’s get straight to the point. You wish to toy with us, correct?”
“Why do you think so?”
“Well, this place is your dream.”
If it’s a dream, most things could be solved easily. The Fairy Queen herself said so.
But she takes a step back, simply observing us, and doesn’t show the hostility from earlier.
“Correct! Excellent! Everyone, give him a round of applause!”
Following the Queen’s applause, the forest fills with applause. The sound of clapping, perfectly in sync, stops suddenly when the Queen halts her hands.
“Yes, indeed. As a fairy, I also want to have fun. I want to laugh while watching you scramble to survive.”
Her lips pulling into a sly grin seem like they could erase the word “innocent” from existence.
“The terrified expressions you had just before were incredibly cute! I hope you keep showing me such good reactions.”
The Fairy Queen smiles slyly and extends her hand. In an instant, the shadow of her hesitation disappears as the Divine Realm collapses, letting darkness invade.
“Continue.”
Various forms of fairies approach the fallen barriers. Creeping across the ground with dozens of legs. Flying in the air with countless tiny wings. Possessing giant eyes.
“Continue.”
Laughter rings out. Sounds of laughter overlap, filling my ears, my head, my body, and my mind.
“Continue.”
“Very well. Joining the fun is my specialty.”
The voice, damp and sticky in the air, is cut through by the brilliant golden light of the sword.
“You’ve trained hard enough, my lady.”
“Perfect! I’m delighted to have a sturdy toy.”
“It won’t end with just being sturdy. I won’t break even if I wanted to, against the likes of you!”
The proud voice of the sword stands firm before the Fairy Queen, raising an eyebrow.
“Why?”
“Because I’m serving a being more beautiful and noble than you! There’s no way I would bow to the toys of a corrupted being like you!”
“How amusing. I’m glad I invited you, even if you’re so ambiguous.”
At the Queen’s flick of her finger, the once-steadfast sword suddenly sways.
Though it’s unclear what attack he’s facing, the tiny, trembling voice escaping from his mouth reaches my ears.
Denying something, apologizing to someone, making excuses, and trembling in fear, holding his head.
“Oh dear. To crumble by being denied by your own purity. I thought you were sturdy…”
The Fairy Queen casually remarks, as if a cheap toy had broken, and turns her gaze back to us.
In that moment, taking advantage of being ignored by the Queen, the sword swings its blade!
The Queen’s neck surely flies into the void, but as one head drops to the ground, a new head sprouts from her body.
Her now twin faces express confusion simultaneously.
“How?”
“Whoever denies me doesn’t matter as long as the lady recognizes me as a knight! That’s all that matters! That is what it means to be a knight!”
No matter how much others deny him, if he firmly believes it himself, then it doesn’t pose any problems.
…Ah.
Ahhhhh.
Ahaaaaa!
“Grandpa! Surely the Fairy Queen and Lord Erginius are!”
[Yes! Amazingly, it’s a case of incestuously loving each other!]
Ah, I see! That’s why my provocation didn’t work!
To the Fairy Queen, my evaluation is utterly insignificant.
Even though it might make her slightly unhappy, what does that matter?
The Fairy Queen cares solely about just one person! As long as she can be acknowledged by Erginius, that’s all that matters!
[So her weakness is her love!]
“That’s something I can target as much as I want!”
Hoo hee. Hoo hoo hoo.
Though it’s very beautiful, having loved just one person for a long time is certainly beautiful!
But in the end, it’s just a love that couldn’t be fulfilled, right?
“Is that so? Wow, this is fun! Then let’s have a bigger nightmare.”
“Nightmare?♡ What nightmare?♡ The nightmare of the geeky wizard flirting with another girl?♡”
I snicker while looking up at the Fairy Queen. Connecting with her twisted eyes, drenched in black light.
The blackness that human cognition can’t comprehend should originally be unpleasant, but strangely, I find the sight of her twisted face incredibly delightful.
“Why?♡ What kind of face is that?♡ It’s a delightful dream!♡ You should laugh!♡ Right?♡”
“…That geeky wizard you speak of wouldn’t happen to be Lord Erginius, would he?”
“Hahaha♡ You’ve thought he’s a geek too?♡ Yep, that’s right!♡ He’s such a pervert who likes beautiful women yet can’t approach them!♡”
“Don’t insult him. He is—”
“Why?♡ Why can’t I insult him?♡ Who are you to say?♡”
“That… that person is my—”
“Hoo♡ Eek♡ Hahaha!♡ It’s hilarious to see an old hag, who’s lived for hundreds of years, get embarrassed!♡ Is this a joke to die for?♡ It’s completely hilarious!♡”
As I laugh, clutching my stomach, countless attacks come rushing toward me.
The fairies, reacting to the Queen’s emotions, move to exclude me.
But I didn’t respond. I had no need to. I had trustworthy comrades around me.
Arthur. Frey. Karl. Phoebe. Each of them faces the enemy in their own way.
And I, too, confront the enemy in my own style.
“Hey♡ Hey♡ Chicken Coop Auntie♡ Have you confessed?♡ Hand-holding? Kissing? Intercourse?”
“W-What are you saying?”
“Hahaha♡ Yeah♡ You probably haven’t done it!♡ How could a hag nurturing a spider inside her do such things!♡”
“Is that something to be ashamed of? I’ve decided to dedicate everything to him. Therefore, preserving my purity is never—”
“Wow♡ That’s really impressive!♡ Trying to keep your purity until you rot away!♡ But you know what?♡ That geek over there outside the barrier seems to think differently from you and all your chicken coop-smelling nonsense!♡”
In the darkness-drenched forest, suddenly, the sound disappears.
“You didn’t even realize you were a toy?♡ Eek♡ How pathetic~♡”
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