Black Iron Magician - Chapter 526 - The End of the War

As soon as Vakala’s head was cut off, his body immediately lost its strength and was caught in Belial Shade. The huge black hole, which was on the verge of falling to the ground, dissipated after it, leaving only a large circular hole overhead.

「Gobu!」

As if to declare his victory, Gobuo raised his holy swords to the sky. Even though it was the time when the sun had set, a sacred light was pouring down from the large hole in the ceiling and shone on Gobuo as if to honor the gobugobu hero.

「G-Gobuo-kun, good work~….」

「Gobu!?」

Haruna tried to welcome Gobuo with a smile, but she seemed to have used up all her strength at this point and she collapsed to her knees. She has reached her limit due to the accumulation of fatigue and poison. Gobuo immediately rushed to Haruna’s side and gentlemanly offered his shoulder.

「Thank you. Ehehe, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but I’m glad it went well. Nice attack, Gobuo-kun!」

「Gobu gobbu!」

「Eh, it was thanks to your Dual Sword Wielding skill? You’re too modest~」

Given the difference in strength, it would be difficult for Gobuo to injure Kira, possessed by Vakala, with his attack. However, the 『Dual Sword Wielding』 skill that Gobuo acquired has the effect of greatly reducing this difference in strength. It’s a special skill that only the job Hero can get. Its effect not only raises the ability of handling two swords, but also grants a super special effect against a Demon King. This effect was particularly effective for Vakala, who is famous as the Great Eight Demons and as the Great Demon King who has existed since ancient times. It seemed to be effective even when he was possessing Kira, and Gobuo could cut off Vakala with a single attack.

「Fumu, this is a surprise. 」

「「!?」」

A voice with a surprisingly light tone came from Vakala’s head, which was lying on the floor. Haruna and Gobuo reflexively braced themselves and looked at the place where the head was located. There, the head of Vakala with the face of a skull still existed, with the cut end of its neck scorched black, and he was looking at Haruna and Gobuo.

「Ah, wait, wait, there’s no need to panic. The battle has ended. It’s your win. Most of Kira’s body was swallowed by Belial Shade, and he’s already dead. In other words, Titos Elderado is dead, and the war is over. Didn’t you see the light shining above you just now? You can’t hear it deep underground, but it’s a signal firework.」

「I see…. No, more importantly, if Toue-kin is alrady dead, why is Vakala-san still here?」

「You’re distrustful, huh? I borrowed the body of a zombie that Kira used. You see, the body that was created using Kira’s ability will remain even after his death. Well, I can barely talk, but I can’t do much more than that. Once I release the possession, it’s just a severed head.」

「Muu…」

「Gobuu, gobu gobu gobu.」

「Fumu, I can understand Haruna-chan’s feelings of suspicion, and I can understand why the goblin hero over there would think so. In that case, I will leave as a loser. But, let me say one thing.」

At that moment, in Gobuo’s eyes, the skull’s face seemed to relax a little.

「Congratulations on breaking through the triall, Haruna-chan. I sincerely congratulate you on your achievement. I’m looking forward to seeing you defeat the real me next time.」

「Gobu?」

「Umu, that’s all I wanted to say. Ah, just in case, you should bring this severed head. It will serve as proof that you have fulfilled the conditions for victory in the war. Also, you should heal Haruna-chan’s wounds――」

Because he was satisfied with the battle, Vakala is now worried about Haruna’s condition. After all, she was pierced by the bones, and the deadly poison is still invading her body. However, it seems that it was a needless worry.

「――Suu~….」

Haruna went to sleep.

「…… Eh, she’s sleeping? Is Haruna-chan sleeping?」

「Gobuu, gobbu gobuu gobu gobu.」

「I see, she’s trying to recover with the 『Pleasant Sleep』 skill, huh? Fumu, I didn’t expect her to acquire such a technique after experiencing the battle with Lilyvia! … No, I’m not sure if I should be impressed or not. Well, it’s fine if she’s okay. Well then, Goblin Hero, take good care of Haruna-chan.」

「Gobu!」

After that, the sign of Vakala’s possession disappeared completely, and Haruna (as well as Ernesto, who was unconscious on the corner) was safely rescued by Chinatsu and Touko, who came running up from the lower floor. Thus, the war between Carmine and the Empire of Elderado ended with the death of Titos Elderado (Kira).

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「Vakala-sama, please help me. I will be killed at this rate.」

「Eh, what’s going on here…?」

I and Nell showed a displeased look when Vakala returned to the waiting area. In front of us was Alhazard, who had been wrapped in a specially made chain, insincerely begging Vakala for help.

「Why the hell did you go to fight Haru, Vakala? That’s different from what you promised.」

「Well, I was jealous of Maria, so I can’t help it!」

「Okay, then I can burn this thing, right? You have to pay a reasonable price for putting our disciples in danger for no reason.」

「Oh, I see the flashback of the thousands of years I spent with Vakala-sama. Please forgive me for going first to the next world.」

「No, that’s seriously troubling for me, so please wait.」

Vakala tried his best to stop Nell, who was trying to decapitate Alhazard. If you don’t want it, you shouldn’t have done that from the beginning.

Going back in time, until the end of the battle between Haru and Kira, this stupid old man was still here with us, watching the outcome of the battle through the screen. But as soon as something happened to Kira, the he disappeared without a trace. When I and Nell were looking around, we heard his voice on the screen.

After that, Vakara, who took over Kira’s body, would do whatever he wanted, and naturally our negative emotions reached their peak. So, next to us was Carmine’s number two, Alhazard. After that, Vakala, who had taken over Kira’s body, started to do as he pleases. Of course, our negative feelings reached a climax. But there was Alhazard, Carmine’s number two, next to us.

『I’m sorry, but I’m going to keep you here for several minutes. Please go easy on me.』

At that moment, Nell snapped. I was scared of Nell’s anger and became cool-headed instead. And then, our battle with Alhazard started. Still, it was surprising. Even thought it was a battle to stall us, this white robe was able to buy time for the exact time against us. I was also surprised at the inside of the robe. I had no idea that Alhazard looked like that…. I don’t have time to go into details, but I was really surprised.

Ah, by the way, while Haru and Vakala were fighting, we also had a fierce battle here, so we are all quite worn-out. Also, we are still irritated.

「Vakala-sama, the duty this time is somewhat unreasonable. Asking me to deal with the two of them is completely within the scope of power harassment. Even I will consider leaving Carmine.」

「Wait, it’s troubling for me if you quit.」

「Hey, can you stop joking around? I’m really angry here.」

「Wait, Nell. I suspect that he’s violating various agreements with me. You can punish him after he paid me for everything he has done.」

「Ehh….」

Not only us, but even his subordinate Alhazard blamed the stupid old man. Thus, Vakala felt the pain (financially) that he couldn’t feel in the fight with Haru.

――――The 85th day of training is over.