Chapter 118
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The Dioral king is trapped inside the ice prison Freya fired.
It's a threefold defensive wall.
Not only is it hard, but it also dulls the opponent's movements by freezing them.
Even with the power of the black miasma, it's not something that can break that easily.
I concentrated my mind during this time we gained.
… Obviously, the black existence has some kind of close relations.h.i.+p to the demon king.
The cause of the demon king going mad was the black power after all. Due to the black power, the gentle demon king went into a rage and eventually started rampaging, seeking blood.
And, a hero is an existence made to kill the demon king. They're made to do so.
Because of that, the power to kill the black power should be inside heroes by nature.
However, the loss of that power from heroes went unnoticed, because the state of the heroes changed.
"Even so, I can take it back." (Kearuga)
By nature,【Recovery Heal】had the ability to return things to how they should be.
So, by using【Recovery Heal】on the concept of a hero itself, I can take back the power that could be called the essence of a hero.
Using【Recovery Heal】on a concept is partly in the domain of G.o.ds so I couldn't do it without the philosopher's stone in the first world. Now that my level has gone over 200, I can just barely do it if it's something easy to meddle with, like something related to myself.
On top of that, meeting Guren contributed greatly.
I've seen Guren's flames of purifications multiple times so I got a concrete image of how heroes kill the black power and saw the correct answer.
I close my eyes and make a strong image.
The existence of true hero that can kill the black power.
While strengthening my image, I continue heightening my mana to the limit.
"Kearugsama, the barrier is at its limit! The threefold ice wall will not last, then, one more! Haa haa, that, was all of my mana." (Freya)
Because Freya added another ice wall, the intensity of the wall rose.
However, it seems she used up all of her mana with that, as she collapsed while breathing wildly.
Even Freya would use up all her mana if she fires four rounds of rank seven magic.
I don't think that's pathetic. She properly carried out her job.
She gave me the time to use my power.
The Dioral king's frozen body swells up even further and thorn-like things projected out of cracks on his body.
Those things exploded, breaking the threefold ice wall together with a thunderous roar and he finally started on the ice wall that Freya just added.
The added ice wall would probably break within ten seconds too.
However, I've finished my preparations.
"【Recovery Heal】" (Kearuga)
I powerfully let out those words.
With the image of a hero's true appearance in mind, I cast【Recovery Heal】on myself.
I got reborn as a true hero.
Holy and sacred power like Guren's flames is overflowing inside of me.
"This is what a true hero is, huh." (Kearuga)
I recognize, control, manage and gather the overflowing light in my palm.
… Simultaneously with that, Freya's ice wall completely broke.
Sparkling fragments of ice flutter about in the air.
The Dioral king, who had become a black lump and is swelling up, raised an angry roar while rus.h.i.+ng at me.
It seems he's quite afraid of this power. Without even looking at his expression, I can see the Dioral king's fear and how desperate he is.
That's probably the instinct of people affected by the black power.
Even though it's a life-risking charge, his force seems somewhat weaker than before.
He broke Freya's fourfold ice wall after all. He's exhausted. Freya really did a good job.
"Now, return to your original form." (Kearuga)
I stack magic with the light of a hero and charge with my right hand in front.
The magic I stacked with it is【Recovery Heal】.
It's my symbol and the magic I trust the most.
I'm using this【Recovery Heal】to return the Dioral king back to when he was human.
I fire the light of purification, which unravels the black miasma.
Then, my hand touches the Dioral king and【Recovery Heal】activates.
It gradually turns the Dioral king, who had fallen into a monster, back to being human.
Although my【Recovery Heal】is a power that returns things to their original state, if I don't shake off the black miasma with my power as a hero, turning him back to human would probably have been impossible.
This is my power that had awakened as a true hero.
"Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa." (Proum)
A death scream resounds.
That was the Dioral king's death scream and the death scream of the black existence inside the Dioral king.
The
… If I used my power as a true hero, I could've easily won against the heroes that were afflicted by the black power or the black nopperabou.
I knew that I could take back this power from when I experimented quite a while back, but I hadn't even used it once until now.
After all, if it's known that I can use the sole ability to destroy the foundation of the black existence, the opponent will run and hide.
If that happened, I know he would hide in a cellar and infinitely continue sending small fry to have a war of attrition.
So that it doesn't become like that, I kept it hidden until just now.
"As expected of Kearugsama, amazing." (Setsuna)
"Yes, that was a truly divine power. I didn't know you could do this too." (Kureha)
"Well, it wasn't as amazing as Guren. Guren's flames of purification when she's serious isn't something of this level!" (Guren)
Setsuna, Kureha and Guren rush over to me.
Freya doesn't seem to have the energy to even stand, so Ellen lent her shoulder and they're slowly heading this way.
"This is the power of a true hero, what the previous demon king wanted from the bottom of his heart." (Kearuga)
The previous demon king feared the black power that changed himself.
He then realized that only heroes could destroy it, but he despaired after realizing that that power was lost from heroes at a certain turning point.
… However, it wasn't in vain.
Because I had that information, I awakened to this power and destroyed the black existence.
If Eve ever gets overwhelmed by her power as a demon king, I'll use this power and save her.
This was a good experiment to do before using it on Eve. I wouldn't want to suddenly use this power on her without testing it.
By using【Recovery Heal】, I return my body to its former state and seal the power of a true hero.
The original power of a hero is a double edged sword, as it shaves down your life span. If I stay in that form, my life span will probably be exhausted in two or three years.
That's probably why the power of heroes changed.
I kick the fainted Dioral king flying and proceed inside the door.
There, I can see a grandiose ritual device.
A magic square was drawn on the whole floor, and there's a candle stand to set up the philosopher's stone in the centre.
This is a magic formula of obedience, which can swallow up this continent by using the philosopher's stone and makes the people have absolute obedience to the Dioral king.
If this magic spell is activated, he would've seriously been able to take over the world.
I start breaking it into pieces.
If I change this magic formula and use it, I could take over the world instead of the Dioral king, but what would be fun about that?
That's no different to playing with dolls.
It was fun making princess Flare turn into Freya, but I'll definitely get bored of only playing with dolls.
I don't want to make the world into something boring.
With magic and violence, I destroyed it so much that it's impossible to restore.
"Well then, now that I've destroyed what I needed to destroy, all that's left is dealing with that." (Kearuga)
I go back to the room from before.
There, I see the Dioral king tied up by Kureha.
Although the Dioral king lost his black power, he's a dangerous man that has the power of an elite magic swordsman.
The Dioral king awakens.
With an expression full of dignity that's appropriate for a king, he opens his mouth.
"O hero of【Healing】Kearu. Thank you for saving me. It seems I had been seeing a long dream for so long. I was overwhelmed by that, and performed unforgivable things…" (Proum)
I'll desperately try to hold in my laughter.
This is what the Dioral king is saying: All the wrongdoings I did until now was because of the black power, and I'm not at fault.
"King Dioral, don't worry. The black power has all vanished." (Kearuga)
"I see, the hero of【Healing】is quite amazing. To think you would even be able to heal me. I lost my heart, made this world fall into chaos and tormented my citizens. I want to atone for that." (Proum)
His mouth is going on and on. Words begging for me to save his life are flying out one after the other.
He wants to atone for it. His intention behind it is not wanting to die and not wanting to lose his authority. After all, if he can atone for it by working as a king, there's no way he would be killed and his authority won't be stolen either.
The Dioral king is thinking about things in the future, and is desperately trying to make me promise him.
What a filthy way of living. I feel nauseous.
"I see. You want to atone for your sins to the citizens, huh. Alright. I'll deal with that." (Kearuga)
"Ooh, thank you. I will make use of my power for the world's peace." (Proum)
'I survived.'
Believing that, the Dioral king's expression loosened.
What an idiot, there are other ways to atone for your sins.
"Let's see. Well, I'll stick you to the plaza. There are as many people that hate you as the number of stars. I'll have you clear away as much resentment of the citizens as you can. By giving them a chance to take revenge… they'll definitely be happy. Killing the person that ruined your life is the greatest enjoyment. I know about it well." (Kearuga)
While grabbing the Dioral king's hair tightly, I declare that.
There's no way I would let him atone for it by doing his job as a king, I'll use him to let the citizens vent out their gas.
This guy has a uselessly high level and status so he won't die that easily against ordinary people.
He'll definitely become a good toy.
"Wait, please wait. I meant atoning as in atoning through my ability as a king. Th, that's right, I can give you all sorts of benefits. So," (Proum)
"Weren't you the one that said you wanted to atone? That's why I'm letting you do it. I don't need your charity. Just shut up, your breath smells." (Kearuga)
I kick his chin and make him faint.
Just as he wanted, I'll let the Dioral king atone to the citizens.
If he was a beautiful girl, I could've had fun too, but I'm not interested in sodomy. I'll have fun watching the Dioral king get exposed to violence and shame from the craving citizens from a special seat.
Until Freya and I calm down the Dioral Kingdom, we need to let the citizens vent their anger.
He'll definitely be useful.
"Now I've accomplished my first objective." (Kearuga)
Now I need to capture Bullet, who has the philosopher's stone and take plenty of revenge on him.
It was long. My revenge against the hateful three heroes and the Dioral king.
It'll only be a bit longer until my dearest wish is achieved.