Chapter 5: Trying Out Going All Out – Part 3

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Part 3

*Don!* A loud sound was made from the ceiling.
In a hurry, Diablo brought Rem close as if hugging her, and moved out of the way.
Together with rubble, a large black build came falling.
A black goat head.
Its body was like that of a gorilla.
It screamed.
「DIーAAAーBuuuーLooooooー!!」
「Modinalaam!!」
So it was just as Krum had guessed. He felt more insanity than intelligence from his opponent’s voice.
Despite knowing that he would be extinguished by tomorrow, he absorbed his subordinate Demonic Beings and Demonic Beasts, and changed his form into this imitation Demon King castle.
「Gihyaーhaー!!」
「《Insanity》 huh.」
Diablo readied his Magic Staff.
However, the situation was not favorable.
The changing effect of 《Customize Bomb》, although it was as he expected, did not reach this far.
Since Modinalaam had accumulated a large amount of magical power, he was close to full power. If Diablo were to fight upfront in close combat, it would be dangerous with even just a graze.
On top of that, he would have to fight while protecting Rem……
──Can I win?
No, I have no choice but to win!
It’s because this fake Demon King castle won’t stop unless I defeat him here!
Diablo recovered his HP and MP with potions. Even so, he felt sleepiness due to his excessive exhaustion.
「Rem, you won’t say that you are useless, right?」
「That is……」
「Listen to me carefully──A person who has neither strong ability, talent, nor confidence, should not run away from hard work. Struggling until death is what true incompetence is after all!」
She was dumbfounded.
And then, smiling, she nodded.
「……Yes. To begin with, I have a personality that is bad at giving up.」
「Yosh, do not get out from behind me, got it?」
「……Diablo, I don’t have any positive proof but, there is something I want to try. Do you have an 《Elixir》?」
「Naturally I do, but what about it?」
Diablo took out an 《Elixir》.
It was called the secret medicine of God. Even serious wounds of being on the verge of death could be healed in an instant, even MP would be completely restored, and any and all Bad Statuses would be cured.
Rem didn’t look like she was carrying any serious injuries.
She pointed at the enemy.
「……Please use it on Modinalaam.」
「What did you say!?」
「Gyo!?」
The goat head made its eyes go round. *Gaku gaku* His body trembled.
Rem gave an explanation.
「……When Modinalaam entered me, and peeked into my memories……It felt like I also caught a glimpse at his memories. Within that, there was a memory of being afraid of 《Elixirs》.」
「Being afraid of 《Elixirs》 you say? What would be the reason for that!?」

「……Since 《Insanity》 is a Bad Status, it would be purged by the 《Elixir》.」

「What, did you say!?」
To think that Modinalaam had that sort of weakness!
Countless Players had fought against Modinalaam in the MMORPG Cross Reverie.
However, it seemed that there wasn’t anyone whimsical enough to use an 《Elixir》, which was super rare even in the game, on a Demon King.
At the very least, that sort of information wasn’t on the walkthrough site.
Diablo held an 《Elixir》 in his left hand, and slowly filled the distance with the enemy.
「Hmph……How interesting. Why don’t we test that out!」
However, he didn’t even need to wait to see the result.
Modinalaam backed away.
It was clear that he feared it.
Turning his back to the exit of the dome-shaped room, the goat-headed gorilla went *gya gya* and made a fuss like a zoo animal.
Diablo spoke.
「I will show you no opportunity. I will give you no mercy. I will definitely kill you, in this place!」
「Uu……uu……uu……」
「Modinalaam, vanish from here!」
「Gyoe, gyoe, gyoe!」
*Gashan!* A mechanical sound resounded in the dome-shaped room.
Something that seemed like a symbol was engraved into the goat head’s forehead.
「What!?」
He had nothing but a bad premonition about it.
Rem spoke with a pensive look on her face.
「Those are numbers from the language of the ancient time……If I remember correctly, 9, 8, 7……」
The engraved symbol changed little by little. Those were numbers, and they decreased at about a second in between changes.
No matter how he thought about it, it was a countdown.
「Bastard!」
The goat head’s mouth disgustingly raised both of its ends.
「Th, th, thou, shalt be destroyed, together with me……Gyaha! Gyahahahahahahahahaha!!」

「Ahh, sorry but……I know that pattern.」

Diablo held Rem close with his right hand.
「Hya!?」
The number on Modinalaam’s forehead decreased even more.
From his body, a flash was released.

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