Instant Death

Volume 5, Chapter 11 I managed to do it with fascination.

Having got past the invincible army, Yomiga and the others were on the move again.

Having fled, they are unlikely to attack us again, but if we keep our distance and remain calm, they may come back with a large army this time.

So it was decided to at least cross the border.

It would not be safe, but we thought that they could not interfere with other countries so easily.

We were on our way to the Kingdom of Lindy, to the east of the Kingdom of Manny.

On the border between the two countries there is a river of considerable size, over which there is a bridge.

At each end of the bridge, there are two gates for each country.

“I’m not familiar with borders, do they let you through?”

Yogiri asked Theodesia in the carriage

“That’s right. It will be difficult to go straight through.”

It seems that borders are not so obvious in this world and that crossing them is not considered a problem in itself.

But places like this river were different.

Because there is no other way through, and because the bridge limits the traffic, they can take a toll.

This is why there is a barrier and a checkpoint.

He was told that the border guards were there and that any half demon who tried to pass through would be immediately caught.

However, the carriage convoy easily passed through the Mani Kingdom’s fort.

They crossed the long bridge and the fortress of the Kingdom of Lindi, making it easy to cross the border.

“What’s going on?“

Chichika, who had been watching the proceedings, was surprised. She had been expecting some sort of trouble.

“I managed to charm my way out of it.”

Euphemia said quietly.

Euphemia was a vampire called Origin Blood, and she had a number of powerful abilities.

“Oh, my God, you’re mesmerising! Huh? But then why were you being chased?”

Chichika thought that if she had used her charm to rescue the demon, it would not have even been perceived as a crime.

“The enchantment is only temporary and will wear off in time. I thought that with the protection of the wards, it would not be a problem to be followed, but I was too careless.”

It should have been impossible to find him, but Darien’s supernatural powers of detection must have outweighed the effect of the warding.

If it happened once, it might happen twice.

In the future, we can’t be too reliant on the warding.

“So you’ve come to the next country, what are you going to do?“

Carol asks.

Originally, the village of the half demons was located in the primeval forest within the kingdom of Manny.

It was a good idea to keep running, but he wondered how far that would take him.

“I’m not sure how it happened, but I’ve been helping half demons, but that’s not my original goal.“

I’m sorry, said Risley.

She had been looking for Yomigauri to ask him for a favour.

She had been looking for him to ask him something, but he hadn’t listened to her, because he was always sleeping.

“But, well, we can’t move forward until we do something about this big group. ……”

Risley seemed to regret it a little, but she didn’t have the personality to let it go now.

“Do you have a specific plan?”

“I’m hoping we can find a secluded base somewhere.”

Yomogiri asked, but Theodisia didn’t seem to have an answer either.

Chichika also tried to think of a good place to go, but she was not familiar with the circumstances of the other world and could not come up with any great ideas.

“Would a forest or mountain be good? It would be self-sufficient.”

When Chichika was thinking about it, Ryoko said something somewhat better.

“Yes, we do. It’s hard to interact with people, so we need to take care of what we need by ourselves. So, if we can get some space in a place where there aren’t any people around.”

“Do you have any ideas?”

“I’m not familiar with the area, so I have no idea.”

“Oh, my God, this is so random!”

Maybe it had to be done, but this made the future too uncertain.

Chichika felt like holding her head in her hands.

‘Well. Let’s see what we can do from above!’

“Oh, right! You can go as high as you want, can’t you?” T/N: ‘ indicates the spirit is talking

‘Not as far as I want, but better than horizontally.’

Mokomoko is Chichika’s guardian spirit, so he can’t be too far away from her.

However, as long as they are not too far apart in the plane coordinates, there is not much of a problem.

“The way it works is so lax. ……”

‘Well, it’s all about perception.’

With that, Mokomoko flew through the ceiling of the carriage and into the sky.

Then he came right back.

“How’d it go?”

‘The nearby mountains seem to have mineral resources, but they’re not very rich. There was a forest, but it was not very big. It seems to be used by the people of the nearby city, so it’s not a good place to hide out.’

“Oh, no”

‘Doesn’t look like there are any convenient places around here. The only other thing that stood out to me was a huge city, albeit quite far away. It might be the capital of this country.

I think we should go to there and ask them about it.’

So, that’s where we were headed for now.

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The city is called the city of the fighting gods.

It’s not clear who started calling it that and when, but the reason is clear.

It was because the ruler of this city, a man named Riser, called himself the God of War.

Riser was aware that it was a ridiculous name.

But this was a dare.

Some may mock Riser for calling himself a fighting god. But if you deny that he is a god of war, there is no other way but to fight and win. If you don’t accept Riser as a god of war, go ahead and challenge him. That’s what I am thinking.

Riser was too strong.

That’s why there were no challengers.

That’s why he is spreading the name of the God of War. He thought that if he did so, there would be a better chance that a foolhardy challenger would show up.

Riser had been looking for a fight. That’s why he kept getting stronger, but at the end of the day, he had no one left to fight.

It was just the opposite of what he wanted.

He couldn’t get weaker, and he couldn’t go easy on anyone. He wanted an opponent that he could fight with all his strength.

So, he built a city.

This city has two main roles.

The first is to let people know that Riser is here. If you come here, you can fight Rizer. If he does that, he can expect some challengers to come.

The other is to serve as a training ground, forcing those with potential to come here and train by hand. However, he had already given up on this method. No matter how good they are, they will never come strong.

So, recently, he has been locking up a lot of strong people in this city, making them fight each other and forcing them to grow.

This approach seemed to be working reasonably well.

It was better than waiting for a challenger, but still, it wasn’t helping Riser pass the time.

However, when you hear stories like this, anyone who knows this world will have some questions.

The existence of Sages.

In this world, the strongest person is Sage. So why not challenge a Sage?

But that was not the only thing Riser was not allowed to do.

This is because Riser is also a Sage.

The Great Sage would not allow a battle between Sage. It doesn’t matter how strong they are, they can’t break this rule.

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Riser was stained with vermilion.

Normally, Riser wouldn’t get blood on his face, but this time, he was dealing with an opponent.

Anyway, it was huge.

It was a giant that he could only look up to.

The giants are a type of aggressor. He had no idea what their purpose is, but they are hostile beings that come from the outside world at irregular intervals.

Riser jumped up, shook his fist, and blew off the giant’s huge face, which was as big as a mountain.

It must have had a heart or something like that and blood circulating in its body. The blood that came out was so much that the whole area was a literal sea of blood.

Riser had taken it all in stride.

With the prohibition on fights between Sages, the only time Riser can feel even a modicum of success is in a fight with an aggressor, but this time it was not much and he was very disappointed.

“This guy was boring too.”

It’s not like he had high expectations for him to begin with. Even so, Riser has only invaders as his opponents. It is unavoidable to expect that this time, perhaps, he would be a good opponent.

Riser kicked the ground.

In an instant, he was in the air, and in one breath, he was on his way to her home base, the city of fighting gods.

In the blink of an eye, Riser was back.

“Welcome home.”

A huge tower stood in the center of the city. When Riser landed on its roof, a woman came running up to him.

“How’s it going?”

“Pot A is at a standstill. Pot B has been wiped out. Pot C is at ……“

“I don’t need to worry about the details. What do you think we’ll find?”

“There’s no sign of the pot at the moment. But we do have a passer on Tower B.”

“See you soon.“

The city has been experimenting with different ways of creating and selecting the strong.

They’re called pots, where the strong are trapped and made to compete with each other.

And the towers were a way to sort out who would reach the goal by climbing the towers where the strongest were placed.T/N: Don’t know why they’re called pots/teapots(ポット)

Challengers were welcome, but it was a waste of time to fight against those who were not even at the minimum level. So this was the way it was done.

“Tower B, which means the bladeless Arrester was on top, right?”

“It was an instant kill. Reports are that Aresta couldn’t do anything about it and was eaten.”

“He ate him. I like it. I like it when they’re not in their right mind.”

One moment, please.“

Riser quickly tried to fly to Tower B, but the woman stopped her.

“Why don’t you wash up first? I’m sure he’ll be very surprised to see you like this.”

“Oh, I see. It’s not like I’m trying to intimidate him with my bloody appearance.”

Rizer decided to get cleaned up before heading out.

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At the top of Tower B was a strange shape waiting for him.

Do you have a minute?”

Rizer asked as soon as he saw the challenger.

“What is it?“

“You doen’t look like a human being. You looks more like an aggressor, but what about that?”

“Do I have to be human to challenge you?

“No, but if we keep fighting and I accidentally kill you, my curiosity will have nowhere to go.”

The challenger was, roughly, human. But there were too many extraneous parts.

A small woman’s upper body sprouted from her side.

A single wing sprouted from her right shoulder, and at its right elbow, a hoofed foot.

The arm protruding from her chest was one that Liza recognized, it looked like the right arm of the bladeless Aresta.

The challenger had a strange appearance, as if parts of various creatures had been forcibly added to various parts of it’s body.

“I can take in the power of what I eat. I don’t remember what I’ve eaten, but I’m pretty sure I’ve eaten this invader.”

“Is that a side effect of your appearance?”

“I don’t care what I look like! I also don’t care what you look like, as long as you can kill me!

“Yeah, that’s right. I don’t care what you look like. Let’s get started.“

Riser dropped to his haunches and took a stance.

There was no need to get into any particular stance, but it would be difficult for his opponent if he just stood there.

The next moment, the challenger was right in front him.

“Huh? How did you do that?”

“I ate space. There’s nothing I can’t eat.”

The challenger seemed to have moved in an instant.

He did not attack, as if he was trying to show off.

“And it’s not just living things and space that I can eat, but also …… cause and effect! This is me! I can devour the process and seek only the result!”

The challenger disappeared again, and Riser slammed her fist into the floor.

“I’m bummed out. I like the idea of someone who only wants to be strong, even if it means becoming a different form. But you’re ruining it by being so clever.“

Riser had caught the challenger between her fist and the floor, and its head was obliterated.

The challenger had tried to do something, but Rizer’s fist had crushed it all.

For Riser, it was not uncommon to have an opponent who could alter events, manipulate the law of cause and effect, leap dimensions, or cut off space, and she was able to crush such an opponent with her senses.

“Oh, didn’t he look like me?”

He was so focused on the deformed body, but looking back, he couldn’t help but think that he saw a face.

Riser’s daily routine is to go on a rampage in a random city and impregnate women.

This is not to vent his violent urges or to relieve his sexual desires.

It was to create an avenger who truly hated Liza and was burning with hatred.

“If that was my kid, I’m screwed. ……”

He has no interest in the weak, even if they were his children.

Riser’s emptiness was only growing.