Ankoku Kishi Monogatari ~Yuusha wo Taosu Tameni Maou ni Shoukansaremashita~

◆Black Haired Sage; Chiyuki

An extremely flashy flying ship arrived right in front of us. On its bow stood a half naked Goddess with enormous boobs. Since she wore various accessories all over her body, all inlaid with shiny gems, she was really sparkling.

She was poison to the eyes, in various ways.

「EVERYONE’S BEAUTIFUL GODDESS, ISHTAR-CHAN HAS ARRIVED―――!!!」

The Goddess waved her hand towards the Evil Gods and, with every wave, her humongous boobs swayed along.

Yeah, it was an extremely tempting spectacle for men.

AND DAMMIT, THEY WERE MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH BIGGER THAN MINE!!!

The Evil Gods kept cheering every time that Goddess’ boobs shook. Even though they were fighting for Rena a while ago…

「Chiyuki-san… Something AMAZING is visiting this place.」

Rino spoke to me with a dumbfounded look on her face. Her hands were propping imaginary enormous boobs in front of her flat chest.

It’s okay, I believe that you have the possibility to grow.

Nevertheless, the name of the Goddess was unexpectedly familiar.

「Sure is, Rino-chan. But, she did call herself Ishtar right…」

Goddess of Love and Beauty, Ishtar. She was the same as Rena, one of the pillar Gods of Elios.

Why did she suddenly appear in this kind of place?

The fight got interrupted due to her arrival though. Thanks to that we could take a breather. Reiji got away from the Evil Gods while Shirone and Nao regrouped with us.

「If it isn’t Ishtar? So you’ve come eh. Did you come for an inspection?」

「Correct, Heqat, and long time no see. I wish you had invited me to something as interesting as this.」

Ishtar spoke while looking at the Evil Gods.

「Ishtar-sama, please don’t treat this as something interesting!!」

Suddenly someone’s protest came from Ishtar’s ship, and no matter how you looked at it, this person was definitely a magician. The person had their face covered with a mask, which was a symbol of magicians. Magicians would usually wear painted masks that took the shape of an old man’s face and would cover their head with a wide tri-corner hat.

They were usually dressed like that to prevent people from knowing who they are, which is why I couldn’t tell that person’s gender. However, even though their voice and mask prevented me from knowing their gender, their gestures still indicated that they were rather young.

Moreover, since that person is on Ishtar’s ship, are they somehow related to Elios?

After seeing the masked magician arguing with the Goddess, Heqat the Frog Witch addressed them.

「Hou, if it isn’t Loughas’ disciple? Did you come because you were worried about your big brother?」

「Yes, and long time no see, Master Heqat. My apologies, but I have to bring my brother back. I mean, things are going to be troublesome later if my big brother causes another problem…」

「WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MY LITTLE SISTER!!?」

The black lion shouted at the magician.

But, little sister eh. So this masked magician was a woman huh?

「Well, it doesn’t really matter. I was just amusing myself after all, ribbit ribbit. But, your big brother doesn’t seem to want to stop yet.」

Witch Heqat spoke with an eerie smile.

Nevertheless, I’ve been thinking about this since a long time ago but, only now did I get proof that not all the Evil Gods of this world are the Demon King’s subordinates.

I mean, according to the legend spread amongst humans, the Demon King was said to be the one to lead all of those Evil Gods. Did that mean that reality was different from the legend?

Moreover, the magician from Elios did call one of those Evil Gods as her big brother.

There was too much information mixed in my head.

「THAT’S RIGHT, DON’T DISTURB MY BATTLE! AS IF I’M GOING TO LET RENA BE SNATCHED BY THIS UPSTART!!」

The Evil Gods agreed in unison upon hearing the Black Lion say so. The masked magician, on the other hand, seemed to be at her wit’s end upon hearing that.

「Fufufu, isn’t it interesting? Seeing men fight each others bravely for a woman makes me really excited.」

Different from the masked magician, Ishtar seemed to enjoy this situation. And then, her eyes locked on Reiji. It was the eyes of a predator who found her prey.

「Are you the one they refer to as Rena-chan’s hero?」

When Ishtar said so, Reiji replied with a nod.

「Yeah. I’m Rena’s hero.」

「Oh my, you’re as handsome as the rumors say, and strong on top of that too. They still can’t beat you even when they fight you in a group. No wonder Rena-chan is madly in love with you.」

「GRHHHHHHHHH.」

The Evil Gods were clearly so vexed upon hearing that. Surely, despite the internal fight in their group, Reiji managed to single-handedly fight them all. I guess Reiji was just that powerful.

「Fufufu, you’re so wonderful. Want to have a little chat with this big sister once this fight is over? If you’re willing to, we can have a chat over tea in my bedroom.」

「Haha, that’s an interesting proposal.」

Reiji replied with a refreshing smile upon hearing Ishtar’s question.

Wait a minute, Reiji. What are you trying to pull here?

「What’s the meaning of this, Mama?! You still have father right?」

The God who got beaten first by Reiji suddenly came to Ishtar’s side.

Wait, MAMA?!! She’s his MOTHER!!!

「Oh my, so you came to this place too, Hal-cha~n? Come to think of it, you did ask me so many questions after I showed you Rena-chan’s picture~. Even though you were always sticking to me when you were a child. Mama is sad and lonely you kno~w.」

Ishtar spoke in a teasing manner to the God.

「MAMA!!!」

「But well, mama understands your concern. At this rate, Rena-chan is going to be taken. That’s why you’re working together with everyone to crush her boyfriend. I personally don’t hate that. Nevertheless, after seeing your condition, it seems the plan isn’t going as you expected.」

Ishtar showed a charming smile as she looked at Reiji.

「Wait a minute, Ishtar!! The other people aside!! Stop grouping me together with THOSE GUYS!! I planned to kick his ass after he defeated the other guys!! Thus, I shall become the final winner!!」

The one who raised his voice was Giltar, who fought Shirone and co a while ago.

Come to think of it, he was the only one who didn’t fight Reiji like the other Evil Gods. But, that wasn’t because he was weak, the real reason was to wait for Reiji to tire himself. The reason I could say that was because he could handle both Shirone and Nao at the same time without putting in much effort.

The two of them returned to my side after they got away from Giltar.

Upon returning, Nao’s face changed back to that of a human.

Seeing their state, I realized that Giltar was pulling his punches when he fought them. Thus, he was undoubtedly as powerful as the other Evil Gods.

「Wait! I’ve yet to lose! Get out of this place, Giltar! I will fight that hero on my own!」

But, the Black Lion shouted so while pointing his sword toward Reiji.

「Enough of this, Nii-san! Stop doing this kind of stupid thing and let’s go back to Elios! Dear Mother is worrying about you!!」

「Sorry but nothing can stop me from thi— GUH!!」

The Black Lion suddenly raised a pained scream.

「You let your guard down, Thors. You forget that we’re actually your enemies too. Now get out of this place as you suffer from my poison.」

At that moment, I saw Giltar’s poisonous tail moving like a whip and stabbing the Black Lion’s back.

「Giltar, you… Bastard…」

The Black Lion who muttered so then fell on the ground as if he lost his strength.

「Nii-san!!」

The masked magician jumped down from the ship in a hurry upon seeing the black lion fall on his knees.

「Now then, all of you can get out of my sight. You guys are just a bunch of mobs after all.」

「What! What’s the meaning of this, Giltar?!」

「You f*cker, how dare you say that!!」

「You’re just by yourself, GIltar!!」

「You think you have the right to trash talk just because you’re a little bit stronger!!」

The Evil Gods-including Harsesh- got pissed off upon hearing Giltar regarding them as mobs.

Well, their internal conflict was the best outcome for us but we couldn’t control them either.

「THAT’S ENOUGH!!! PLEASE STOP!!」

But then, a voice suddenly resounded in the area.

When I turned around, I saw Rena’s flying ship heading toward our direction.

Rena stood on the starboard with an enraged look on her face.

「OOO, RENA-CHA―――N!!!」

「OOOH, RENA!! MAIDEN OF HEAVENLY BEAUTY!! HAVE YOU COME FOR THIS HARSESH!??」

「RENA-CHAN!!! RENA-CHAN!!」

「RENA-TAN, HEHEHE!!」

「OOH, IF IT ISN’T MY DEAR PRINCESS RENA!! HAVE YOU COME TO SEE MY GALLANT FIGURE!!」

「RENA-CHAN!! PLEASE WAIT RIGHT THERE, I’LL CRUSH THIS BAD GUY WHO DARED TO TRICK YOU!!」

The Evil Gods were scurrying amongst themselves. The uproar was even greater than when they saw Ishtar coming. But, Rena just heaved a sigh as she saw them. It seems she also felt disgusted by them.

I understand your feeling, bro.

「Oh my? Have you just arrived now, Rena-chan? What took you so long to arrive~」

「That should be what I say, Ishtar-sama! And what’s Totona doing here?!」

Rena looked around.

「Hey, that should be my words, Rena! What are you doing here?! And what about Alphos?! Where is he now of all time?!」

When I looked at the direction of that voice, it came from the masked magician who pulled the Black Lion.

The magician was hopping on Rena’s ship. When I saw them facing each other, it was as if sparks were flying around them. It seems they were on bad terms. And one thing I noticed was her name, Totona should be the name of the Goddess of Knowledge.

「That idiot Alphos got beaten black and blue and had to go back to Elios for further treatment! Well, I do have some business in this place too!!」

「EH?!!!!!!!!!!!!!」

The moment Rena spoke those words, everyone-except us-raised shocked voices.

「WAIT A MINUTE, RENA-CHAN!! DID YOU JUST SAY THAT AL GOT BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE JUST NOW?!!!」

Ishtar asked Rena.

「ISHTAR-SAMA!! ALPHOS-SAMA GOT BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE BY THE DARK KNIGHT WHO’S HEADING THIS WAY! WE SHOULD LEAVE THIS PLACE TOO SINCE THAT SCARY DARK KNIGHT IS ON HIS WAY TO THIS PLACE!!」

Nier replied instead of Rena.

This time, everyone including us got really surprised.

Speaking of the Dark Knight, there was one figure that appeared immediately in my mind. And that figure was none other than Shirone’s childhood friend, Kuroki.

「WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! THE DARK KNIGHT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT IS KUROKI RIGHT!??」

Hearing Nier’s remark, Shirone went to Nier’s side immediately.

「THAT MAN IS AN EXTREMELY TERRIFYING MAN, SHIRONE!! EVEN ALPHOS-SAMA LOST TO HIM!! WE SIMPLY GOT OVERLOOKED BY HIM A WHILE AGO!! BUT I DON’T THINK HE’S KIND ENOUGH TO OVERLOOK US AGAIN THIS TIME!!WE SHOULD RETREAT NOW!」

Nier kept trying to convince us to retreat but, I don’t think defeating Alphos is such a big deal. I mean, he didn’t seem to be that powerful after all.

But then, looking at everyone aside from our group’s reaction, that didn’t seem to be the case.

「Lies… Alphos, he… lost…」

Totona retreated, shaking her head as she spoke.

The Evil Gods were showing the same shocked reaction.

「How surprising… My archrival has lost…」

Giltar was also surprised.

「No way, the most handsome guy after me was… defeated.」

The Evil God, whose appearance resembled the combination of a pig and a wrinkled toad, actually had the gall to make such a shameless remark.

「How can it be… The most handsome guy after me has actually been defeated… 」

「Yeah. It sounds unbelievable. Our lifelong rival has actually been defeated. The fella whose appearance rivaled mine, with strength that surpassed mine has actually been defeated. It must be a lie.」

「We were so scared…」

The Evil Gods were quarreling again.

Appearance-wise, Alphos was a hundred times better than them though. Rather, those guys are just plain ugly. I had to do my best to swallow my retort to their remark.

But from their conversation, it seems that our group was the only one who had no idea that Alphos was far more powerful than them.

I mean, their shameless remarks aside, their face was serious.

「Chiyuki, we have to evacuate!! We won’t be able to fight him and those guys at the same time!!」

Reiji stepped back.

Well, he was no match to the Dark Knight either. So it was only natural for him to choose the option to retreat.

「Running away with a tail between your legs eh, hero?!!」

Giltar tried to provoke Reiji who tried to retreat.

「THE DARK KNIGHT IS COMING! I CANNOT PLAY AROUND WITH YOU RIGHT NOW! LET’S DECIDE THE VICTOR IN THE NEXT MATCH!!」

Reiji shouted.