Chapter 98

Mahiro Abe .

He was a magic circle user that was thought to be practically extinct within the other races, and even among the ones that I knew of, he was one of the strongest .

Magic power as well, he had the most among the demons, and was the only person who could stop the reckless demon king-sama .

I turned my fangs towards such a person .

Bluntly speaking, I had no chance of winning .

I ran at full speed all the way here from the surface while carrying two people . On top of that, during the battle just now, I had received a few injuries .

Also, I only had enough magic power for one more use of my『Metamorphosis』 .

Even without that, since Aulum Trace was here, we may lose our lives .

I looked behind me .

Miss Amelia whose head was injured, and Master-dono who was frantically trying to stop the blood .

I, who was fated to die in the lowest level of the dungeon, picked up the two people .

My master was no one but Akira Oda, but Miss Amelia was just as important to me .

There was no way I would forgive the one in front of me who injured her .

「You, did you have such a personality? I thought you were more submissive though . 」

『You injured my master and his important person . That’s all . 』

「Aah, is that so . 」

Mahiro clapped his hands together .

From between his hands, were beautiful and insanely complicated magic circles .

His configuration speed spoke for itself, and to single-handedly create so many magic circles without making mistakes, Mahiro was certainly worthy of being the second-ranked among demons .

「If you were killed in the dungeon like you should’ve been, you wouldn’t be experiencing something like this . …my condolences~ . 」

As I looked at the suspended lights in front of me, I imagined it .

When I was at my strongest .

The one whose power matched Mahiro’s, among the ones that I’ve fought up until now .

My body radiated light .

『Metamorphosis』commenced .

「…Yoru . that person is… . 」

Behind me, Master-dono seemed to be dumbfounded .

I was still in the middle of transforming, moreover, to notice it from the back, as expected of him .

That’s understandable .

Because, it seems that this human had died right in front of Master-dono .

「Hee… . The now deceased sage, Saran Misray, huh . 」

Golden hair flowed down my head, and I was walking on two legs instead of four .

My body transformed into that of a human’s .

Wearing snow white armor, and coldly glaring at Mahiro, it was Saran Misray who Master-dono said was his benefactor and master .

『Not only is the consumption of magic power huge when transforming into a human, I would not be able to move afterwards . I’ll finish it right away . 』

Originally, since I’m normally an animal, taking on a human form would require much effort to do .

Truthfully, I didn’t want to let Master-dono see this form, but under these circumstances, there’s no other choice .

I held my right hand up .

『I, becoming a sword, will rain down the light’s hammer on the enemy that threatens my master–『Hammer of Light』 . 』

For a being of darkness such as I, using the light magic of a first-class light mage was very taxing .

However, that was the same for Mahiro as well .

The light gathered in my right hand that I held up, and was condensed into the shape of a hammer .

With this hammer filled with a terrifying amount of power, what would happen if it were to come down was easy to imagine .

「Kuhahahahahaa!! Good! It’s been a while since I’ve seen that form . 」

Pann

It resounded clearly, and Mahiro created a new and enormous magic circle .

One which was so big that it couldn’t be created without several tens of magicians was created in an instant by a single demon .

「『Lightning Emperor』,『Golden Illumination)』」

His magic power was being poured into the magic circles that he had conjured beforehand and the enormous one .

My eyes widened when I heard the name of the magic .

I’ve seen him use both of these spells before .

『Lightning Emperor』,as the name suggests, was magic that produced lightning . This magic was strong enough to destroy a human country .

『Golden Illumination』was light magic, and was at the same level as or superior to 『Hammer of Light』 .

Demons did not have any aptitude for light magic apart from a single exception, but the magic circles could also invoke magic that one did not have any aptitude in .

That magic which was once reassuring to have when we were on the same side, became a source of inexplicable fear when on the receiving end .

「『Shadow Magic』」

Before the magic power for the magic circles finished accumulating and just as the『Hammer of Light』was ready to fall down, his voice resounded calmly within the dungeon .

『Master-dono!?』

Reflexively, I looked behind me, and Master-dono put his cloak over Miss Amelia and leaned her against the dungeon wall .

He patted her head once, and looked over here .

「I won’t let Yoru face this by himself . Besides, this room that is overflowing with light is very convenient . 」

The light came from the『Hammer of Light』as well as from Mahiro’s magic circle .

The perpetually dim dungeon was illuminated by the light, and in proportion to that, the shadows became deeper as well .

It seems that Master-dono realized it .

『Hammer of Light』and『Golden Illumination』were magic with equal strength .

In other words, they canceled each other out .

『Lightning Emperor』was AoE magic, and Mahiro, most likely, intended on killing everyone with 『Lightning Emperor』after 『Hammer of Light』was offset .

Of course, I wouldn’t let him do such a thing .

I will protect Master-dono and the others even if I had to sacrifice myself .

That was what I had intended to do .

「If you die, I will die as well . Did you forget? Sorry, but I can’t die yet . Yoru, focus on the light magic . I will do something about his other magic . 」

I had resigned myself to die for Master-dono a long time ago .

Once I annulled the contract, Master-dono would be able to live .

Familiar contracts were a type that was established through mutual consent .

If I annulled it, it would, of course, become ineffective . If Master-dono didn’t need me, then no matter who died, we would not be traveling together .

Despite this, it seems that this person will not let me die .

「That person, I need you to tell me about him in detail later . …also, Yoru and I fighting together gives off the feeling of master and familiar . 」

For ordinary opponents, Master-dono alone would be able to handle it, and likewise, I alone would suffice .

Because we did not want to overdo it, even though I was his familiar, I had never fought together with Master-dono before .

There was an immense feeling of reassurance knowing that I could trust someone to have my back .

We had worked together when Miss Amelia was abducted as well, but because of the nature of the monster that I had transformed into at that time, my consciousness was muddled, so I barely remembered anything .

Come to think of it, what did Master-dono say at that time .

…I need to survive this by any means necessary and ask him .

『Alright . 』

Master-dono will protect Miss Amelia .

I focused all my attention on the『Hammer of Light』 .

「Die . 」

We released our respective magic, and the『Hammer of Light』came down from above while the『Golden Illumination』came from below, colliding in the middle .

They canceled each other out as the violent impact dispersed .

Following that, the magic circle for『Lightning Emperor』was invoked .

However, Master-dono’s『Shadow Magic』extended into the air, and ate『Lightning Emperor』, including the magic circles .

「Wha!?」

As expected, even Mahiro was feeling baffled when the light disappeared .

Maa, something like his magic circles having been eaten by magic, that had probably never happened to him before .

This was, surely, a good experience for him .