Published at 8th of November 2020 11:14:19 AM
Chapter 111
Chapter 111: Elder Necromancer Demirich
T/L: IonMan on 2020, September 7
Editor: ?
T/L Notes:
* This is the translation for the web novel
* All character’s names that started since Chapter one will be retained as they have paved the way the later chapters such as Goddess Rux (no Ruu as she is technically the God of the God’s Chair stated in a masculine case), Veil (then called Val probably short of Valerie), Ally Duo, Risa Haruna (and yes, calling her Lisa is much more Euro-like but it causes the story to be inconsistent), and even Koko Duo (or English standards as CoCo). Character’s names that have been used for at least five chapters in the row in the recent translations before this that don’t conflict with foundation translated chapters will be used, such as Epi (not Epis), Minan, Suu, Elder Necromancer Demilich (not Demirich), etc.
** Please be aware that I’ll be using present tense to minimize confusion. There have been too many inter-mixing of past and present tenses that made the reading not only annoying, but very difficult to comprehend the moment-by-moment timeline, especially referring to momentary backstories. Unless there’s a flashback, which I will flag, everything will be focused in the presence.
The translation will be a closely one-to-one translation to the author’s style of writing to deliver Hisada Igaki’s narrative intentions. However, I will modify the phrases to ensure Japanese-to-English for easy reading and add my own knowledge into the mix.
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I lead Epi and Risa Haruna into the inner area of the palace to where Elder Necromancer Demirich is at.
On the way, the guard appears.
“Leave it to me.”
As Epi utters her words, a fox-fire-like phantom fireball emerges in the palace. The flames flutter around wildly. Many of them appeared in the passage all at once.
“Who are you guys!? Stop! Can you speak any words! Halt you lowly spirits!”
The guard follows a fireball that passes by the side of his face. It seems that this kind of apparition is taking arbitrary actions. We quietly hurry through and approach the place.
“Well, did it disappear? It’s a problem because the low-ranking guys don’t listen to what the guards say. Well, let’s go back to the place – you guys …!”
Gosu…(T/N: insert SFX for someone who’s sneaking up for a smackdown?)
At the moment when the guard turns around, the simultaneous punches of Epi and Risa Haruna smack the face of the high-ranking (T/N: I guess you can call it intelligent compared to the lowly spirit) skeleton guard.
The skeleton guard splendidly sails through the air (T/N: and broke into pieces?).
“Let’s go quickly before anyone can find this. Eiji, please guide.” (Risa Haruna)
“Yup!”
From there, I was in a hurry to get to Elder Necromancer Demilich. It’s not good to be found or become a suspicious presence. I keep reminding myself, but now I’m moving pretty quickly. Epi and Risa Haruna are on my tail. Fortunately, there is only one more battle along the way, and I arrived at the destination …… Well, it happens only once, but it’s done safely, so it’s no problem.
In front of the door at our destination, we stop.
“We’re here.”
“Hmm, Eiji is the go-to person for this kind of thing.” (Epi)
“Thank you. Finally, can Epi verify the Elder Necromancer Demirich’s characteristics for us?”
I will confirm with Epi’s validation at the end. If Epi cannot handle him, I’ll pair up with her. If we know the opponent’s abilities and the opponent doesn’t know ours, we can take the advantage.
“As the name suggests, he is pursuing necromancy. The skill is much more than Epi’s necromancy. I mean, Epi’s skill is the most powerful among the vampires, but her necromancy is a self-taught hobby technique.”
I think it’s too troublesome to learn as a hobby.
“We create dead spirits and zombies to use for fighting and overwhelm opponent with the number. Not only that, Elder Lich can also cast high-ranking magic. He is manipulating fire, ice, and large density of magical power, etc. He has tremendous power that is said to be half-close to a god, so be careful.”
“It looks like he’s going to use a lot of magic and ghosts. Thank you, I understand. Then, let’s get the timing right.”
Then we hold our breath and rush in with the right timing.
3 …
2 …
1 …
“Go …” (Eiji)
“Hey, Demirich, what are you touching?” (Epi, taunting?)
“Hii-hii-hii..This not good, this is not good. I’ll give you my best, so I want you to recharge before you do anything.” (Lich, playing with himself?)
“Well well well, indulging like a child. I can’t help it anymore.” (Elder Lich)
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“It looks like this boss is going to be more fun than I expected.”
The voice sounds out behind the door, Risa Haruna bites her lips with a bitter smile and speaks.
“Well, isn’t this the voice of Demilich?” (Eiji)
“That’s right. I know what you want to say, Eiji. You don’t want to think that such a playful guy is an undead boss? Epi thinks so too, but his personality and ability are not proportional.” (Epi)
Epi says expressionlessly. I wonder if there are many things I want to say out loud. For the time being, I want to finish this whole thing with haste.
“Yeah, let’s get it done quickly.” (Eiji)
“Ah, Demilich-chan, he has a nice hand.” (Risa Haruna)
“It’s bad that the sexy skeleton’s tail bones are too sexy~” (Epi? T/N: Okay, this is getting raunchy)
I kick the door in, creating a loud noise. There is a figure of Elder Lich who’s wearing a robe while touches the skeletons on both sides.
“He’s all bone!”
My voice echoes in the golden room.
“Well, I think Lich is cute. He’s all bone.” (Epi)
“Yeah. It’s natural for you to favor a race (the undead) familiar to you.” (Risa Haruna)
Both of the vampires say calmly. Both of them got to stop. The butt..or rather Elder Lich who is stroking the pelvis and tail bones, I can’t imagine such a scene developing.
“Yikes!”
“What are these guys!?”
The two skeletons being stroked by Demilich shout. The beautiful flowers in both of Elder Lich’s hands panic at the same time (T/N: Okay, so the skeletons are female)? Demilich, who is surprised, withdraws his hands.
“Who the hell are you guys?”
Demilich panics momentarily and holds a wooden staff in his hand.
“Epi. You’re quite an obnoxious person, but you finally decide to revolt? It seems that you bring friends..kuku..do you believe you have enough for assassination attempt?”
“Demilich, you talk too much. Weren’t you anxious because you got hunted down Epi? But from now on, you don’t worry about it. I’ll take your head here and now.”
“Oh ho, for a young lady to declare such a thing.”
“This is my fighter.”
While saying so, Epi pushes me forward. I remain quiet for a moment. I can even utter a word out of my mouth!? I look at Epi in protest. Epi responds with an angelic smile.
“Fight ♡ Eiji ♡”
This person……!
So cute ♡
“As she said, it’s not a time to play around. I’m a bit less nervous because Demilich is toying around (with us).”
“Am I playing?”
I turn to Demilich, take a step closer, and I target my opponent like a prey.
“I was just having a little fun with Sexy-chan. If you’re a man, you understand when you’re in front of such a nice woman.
When Demilich glances his eyes on the skeleton beside him, she shyly sway. Stop it. I can’t understand this at all, because I’m a man and not a skeleton.
“That’s certainly a sexy woman.”
“You really think so Epi?! I guess you do know about women.”
“It is common sense that men and women have different skeletons.”
“Well I’m not an expert and I don’t see bones in my daily life.”
However, even an amateur can understand that the size of that skeleton is rather small. Well, even if I don’t understand, I don’t know what’s sexy about it. Bone moe (the love of bone) is too advanced for me. Epi and Risa Haruna are nodding as they are truly undeads.
In admiration, Demilich shakes his golden head.
“If you don’t understand the charm of such a cutie, that’s why humans are stupid. This is why monsters must rule.”
“That’s not a reason to be destroyed. And to someone who’s ridiculously being sexy at times like this.”
“Kuku, there’s a good reason to be ridiculous? Do you understand this?” Demilich shakes his golden head.
Slowly, Demilich raises his staff. With that signal, I put my strength into the hand holding the black silver sword.
“I understand your sentiment, but I’m going to misunderstand that.”
“Kuku, shut your big mouth while being close to a God. Look forward to seeing the power of the great Elder Necromancer Elderlich, who became one – open, the door of death.”
Black magic is released from the tip of Demilich’s staff. Then, a black mist spreads all around, and a group of undeads rises from there.
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“Those look like pretty high level undead.”
“That’s the troublesome part of his necromancy. He can summon powerful servants with a tremendous amount of power. But this now is.”
Epi and Risa Haruna sharpen their claws and hit the armed ghoul.
“There are several more powerful ones. Now, Eishi-kun, we take on the small fries. You get the big boss.”
“Alright! Risa Harunsan! Thank you … It seems like this happened before. I’ll fight the toughest enemies.”
“Hmm… humans should face forward and live the moment. Come on, lively young people!”
It’s a cool line, but I’m not fooled. Although I was originally expected to defeat Demilich, I have no objection to doing it alone!
Ignore the summoned ghouls, skeletons, and liches, and I only target Demilich. The sexy skeleton escapes while screaming. Demilich whispers and swings his staff. Instantaneously, a magic wave develops and an invisible shock wave strikes me.
“Good!”
I am able to avoid from heavily damage because I defend against his blow based on gut instinct, but. Looking at my arm, it turns red. If the damage takes on too many times, my bones will turn crazy because of the magic of bones.
……This is not really a joke.
…… It’s the case when you’re really not joking.
I will regain my magic, set up a long-range battle, and launch attacks that exploit the weaknesses of the undead such as Ray and the Mark of Holy Evil. Despite it being a high-ranking existence, it is still an undead and can be effective. However, the (long range) magic is countered by the opponent’s attack and does not reach. After all, there are only magic-specialized monsters, and when I, an all-type, confront magic, it seems I share similarity with the opponent.
“Can I physically hit him?”
To prepare for that purpose, I get ready.
I use magic barrier skills to increase magic defense, and use curse resistance barriers to increase dark power defense. Furthermore, I increase my evasive power and enhance it with a sense boost, a speed boost, and a dodge stepping. I will gradually strengthen the anti-magic specialization. Of course, in the meantime, Demilich shoots various magics. Not only shock waves, but fireballs, ice pillars, thunder spears, and various magic attacks.
Half-god may not be perfect, but in fact powerful and diverse attacks have done a lot of damage to me. Demilich is proud of it.
“I can do it just by enduring it, but I think you’re getting tired, right?”
“I disagree. I can still recover. I’m not using any healing magic today.”
I stand up while healing the damages I have with my healing hands. But Demilich does not change his smile.
“Kakaka, it’s hard to spend too much time in pain. I know, it’s your healing power, and its effectiveness is many times. You’re just but a little more time to be buried in the grave. Isn’t this just a delay?”
“No, I won’t recover anymore. I’m going to beat you before I need it again.”
At the same time I kick the ground, Demilich shoots his magic. I parry with a magical sword, and at the same time, twist my body quickly to avoid his magic. Demirich casts off another magical surprise. As expected, it is difficult to avoid it completely.
“Ouch… but it’s alright, after all!”
“He just endured !?”
After all, it is not possible to achieve the power of the first shot with continuous fire. It doesn’t matter much if you increase evasion to avoid direct hits and increase on magic defense.
“Eat this! [Holy Punishment]!”
A blow with sacred power, being kneaded into Demirich. Black and white sparks splattered, and Demirich got struck.
“Gagagyou! This-to me-to the king-!”
“It works! I won’t give you time to recover!”
In addition to holy attacks-which the opponent is also dealing with, even while he’s receiving damage, he fires off magic in a counterattack.
“Ghosts! Burn up the damn fool!”
At Demirich’s feet, I think a black whirlpool has sprung up, and many fiery ghosts appear from there and rush towards me. I pull myself away–but that doesn’t end there.. The ghost of fire twists and turns, heading for me. I see, it’s not just a fireball but it’s a ghost, both are chasing me. This is quite troublesome.
If so, time to cut it — Now!
A ghost explodes when the sword cuts it. Due to the increased magic defense and the location of the explosion at the tip of the sword, the damage to my body is not so great, but the sword is about to be dropped.
At that moment, I felt that Demiric’s skull has empty eye sockets. It has no eyes, but it is true that Demilich grins and mutters about something. In the next moment, the ghosts all fly to the tip of the sword, which is shaken by the explosion.
“I’m sorry– !”
A cascade of explosions. I can’t handle the shock, and I drop my sword. I try to pick it up in a hurry, but the last ghost blows the sword away with a blast, throwing it to the feet of Demilich.
“Lost your weapon, didn’t you?”
Demilich laughs and kicks my sword further away from him. I can’t go pick it up anymore. However, I rush towards Demilich in no time. The moment the opponent is convinced of a winning chance, that is the best chance to win.
Demilich, who hasn’t anticipated that I can challenge a close-range battle without a chance of winning even if I lost my weapon, flinches for a moment. In that moment, a magical spear is created with [Magic Craft], and Demilich responds immediately by casting magic to intercept it. However, I have the skill of [Continuous Magic] that I learned by raising the level of the mage. With that, another spear is created in no time.
Demilich’s magic is offset as I throw a second spear with holy power. The magical powers collide with each other and the white and black lights fill the field of vision. At the same time I jump up and get out of the torrent of light. I stab the holy spear into the orbit of the golden skull as hard as I can.
Demirich screams.
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“B-Bu-But!”
The feedback is as if one stabs a hard sludge. This is how it feels for Demirich’s non-existent physical body. While shaking off the disgust feeling of touching sludge, I pierce my spear as far as I can. I force it further down and cut off the cheekbones, scapula, ribs, and the semi-transparent bone mixed with darkness from the orbit.
— And then.
Elder Necromancer Demilich lies on his back, with a rattling noise on the floor. Rather than a majestic necromancer, it’s more like a weathered corpse.
“He’s all bone!”
My voice echoes in the golden room.
“Well, I think Lich is cute. He’s all bone.” (Epi)
“Yeah. It’s natural for you to favor a race (the undead) familiar to you.” (Risa Haruna)
Both of the vampires say calmly. Both of them got to stop. The butt..or rather Elder Lich who is stroking the pelvis and tail bones, I can’t imagine such a scene developing.
“Yikes!”
“What are these guys!?”
The two skeletons being stroked by Demilich shout. The beautiful flowers in both of Elder Lich’s hands panic at the same time (T/N: Okay, so the skeletons are female)? Demilich, who is surprised, withdraws his hands.
“Who the hell are you guys?”
Demilich panics momentarily and holds a wooden staff in his hand.
“Epi. You’re quite an obnoxious person, but you finally decide to revolt? It seems that you bring friends..kuku..do you believe you have enough for assassination attempt?”
“Demilich, you talk too much. Weren’t you anxious because you got hunted down Epi? But from now on, you don’t worry about it. I’ll take your head here and now.”
“Oh ho, for a young lady to declare such a thing.”
“This is my fighter.”
While saying so, Epi pushes me forward. I remain quiet for a moment. I can even utter a word out of my mouth!? I look at Epi in protest. Epi responds with an angelic smile.
“Fight ♡ Eiji ♡”
This person……!
So cute ♡
“As she said, it’s not a time to play around. I’m a bit less nervous because Demilich is toying around (with us).”
“Am I playing?”
I turn to Demilich, take a step closer, and I target my opponent like a prey.
“I was just having a little fun with Sexy-chan. If you’re a man, you understand when you’re in front of such a nice woman.
When Demilich glances his eyes on the skeleton beside him, she shyly sway. Stop it. I can’t understand this at all, because I’m a man and not a skeleton.
“That’s certainly a sexy woman.”
“You really think so Epi?! I guess you do know about women.”
“It is common sense that men and women have different skeletons.”
“Well I’m not an expert and I don’t see bones in my daily life.”
However, even an amateur can understand that the size of that skeleton is rather small. Well, even if I don’t understand, I don’t know what’s sexy about it. Bone moe (the love of bone) is too advanced for me. Epi and Risa Haruna are nodding as they are truly undeads.
In admiration, Demilich shakes his golden head.
“If you don’t understand the charm of such a cutie, that’s why humans are stupid. This is why monsters must rule.”
“That’s not a reason to be destroyed. And to someone who’s ridiculously being sexy at times like this.”
“Kuku, there’s a good reason to be ridiculous? Do you understand this?” Demilich shakes his golden head.
Slowly, Demilich raises his staff. With that signal, I put my strength into the hand holding the black silver sword.
“I understand your sentiment, but I’m going to misunderstand that.”
“Kuku, shut your big mouth while being close to a God. Look forward to seeing the power of the great Elder Necromancer Elderlich, who became one – open, the door of death.”
Black magic is released from the tip of Demilich’s staff. Then, a black mist spreads all around, and a group of undeads rises from there.
“Those look like pretty high level undead.”
“That’s the troublesome part of his necromancy. He can summon powerful servants with a tremendous amount of power. But this now is.”
Epi and Risa Haruna sharpen their claws and hit the armed ghoul.
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“There are several more powerful ones. Now, Eishi-kun, we take on the small fries. You get the big boss.”
“Alright! Risa Harunsan! Thank you … It seems like this happened before. I’ll fight the toughest enemies.”
“Hmm… humans should face forward and live the moment. Come on, lively young people!”
It’s a cool line, but I’m not fooled. Although I was originally expected to defeat Demilich, I have no objection to doing it alone!
Ignore the summoned ghouls, skeletons, and liches, and I only target Demilich. The sexy skeleton escapes while screaming. Demilich whispers and swings his staff. Instantaneously, a magic wave develops and an invisible shock wave strikes me.
“Good!”
I am able to avoid from heavily damage because I defend against his blow based on gut instinct, but. Looking at my arm, it turns red. If the damage takes on too many times, my bones will turn crazy because of the magic of bones.
……This is not really a joke.
…… It’s the case when you’re really not joking.
I will regain my magic, set up a long-range battle, and launch attacks that exploit the weaknesses of the undead such as Ray and the Mark of Holy Evil. Despite it being a high-ranking existence, it is still an undead and can be effective. However, the (long range) magic is countered by the opponent’s attack and does not reach. After all, there are only magic-specialized monsters, and when I, an all-type, confront magic, it seems I share similarity with the opponent.
“Can I physically hit him?”
To prepare for that purpose, I get ready.
I use magic barrier skills to increase magic defense, and use curse resistance barriers to increase dark power defense. Furthermore, I increase my evasive power and enhance it with a sense boost, a speed boost, and a dodge stepping. I will gradually strengthen the anti-magic specialization. Of course, in the meantime, Demilich shoots various magics. Not only shock waves, but fireballs, ice pillars, thunder spears, and various magic attacks.
Half-god may not be perfect, but in fact powerful and diverse attacks have done a lot of damage to me. Demilich is proud of it.
“I can do it just by enduring it, but I think you’re getting tired, right?”
“I disagree. I can still recover. I’m not using any healing magic today.”
I stand up while healing the damages I have with my healing hands. But Demilich does not change his smile.
“Kakaka, it’s hard to spend too much time in pain. I know, it’s your healing power, and its effectiveness is many times. You’re just but a little more time to be buried in the grave. Isn’t this just a delay?”
“No, I won’t recover anymore. I’m going to beat you before I need it again.”
At the same time I kick the ground, Demilich shoots his magic. I parry with a magical sword, and at the same time, twist my body quickly to avoid his magic. Demirich casts off another magical surprise. As expected, it is difficult to avoid it completely.
“Ouch… but it’s alright, after all!”
“He just endured !?”
After all, it is not possible to achieve the power of the first shot with continuous fire. It doesn’t matter much if you increase evasion to avoid direct hits and increase on magic defense.
“Eat this! [Holy Punishment]!”
A blow with sacred power, being kneaded into Demirich. Black and white sparks splattered, and Demirich got struck.
“Gagagyou! This-to me-to the king-!”
“It works! I won’t give you time to recover!”
In addition to holy attacks-which the opponent is also dealing with, even while he’s receiving damage, he fires off magic in a counterattack.
“Ghosts! Burn up the damn fool!”
At Demirich’s feet, I think a black whirlpool has sprung up, and many fiery ghosts appear from there and rush towards me. I pull myself away–but that doesn’t end there.. The ghost of fire twists and turns, heading for me. I see, it’s not just a fireball but it’s a ghost, both are chasing me. This is quite troublesome.
If so, time to cut it — Now!
A ghost explodes when the sword cuts it. Due to the increased magic defense and the location of the explosion at the tip of the sword, the damage to my body is not so great, but the sword is about to be dropped.
At that moment, I felt that Demiric’s skull has empty eye sockets. It has no eyes, but it is true that Demilich grins and mutters about something. In the next moment, the ghosts all fly to the tip of the sword, which is shaken by the explosion.
“I’m sorry– !”
A cascade of explosions. I can’t handle the shock, and I drop my sword. I try to pick it up in a hurry, but the last ghost blows the sword away with a blast, throwing it to the feet of Demilich.
“Lost your weapon, didn’t you?”
Demilich laughs and kicks my sword further away from him. I can’t go pick it up anymore. However, I rush towards Demilich in no time. The moment the opponent is convinced of a winning chance, that is the best chance to win.
Demilich, who hasn’t anticipated that I can challenge a close-range battle without a chance of winning even if I lost my weapon, flinches for a moment. In that moment, a magical spear is created with [Magic Craft], and Demilich responds immediately by casting magic to intercept it. However, I have the skill of [Continuous Magic] that I learned by raising the level of the mage. With that, another spear is created in no time.
Demilich’s magic is offset as I throw a second spear with holy power. The magical powers collide with each other and the white and black lights fill the field of vision. At the same time I jump up and get out of the torrent of light. I stab the holy spear into the orbit of the golden skull as hard as I can.
Demirich screams.
“B-Bu-But!”
The feedback is as if one stabs a hard sludge. This is how it feels for Demirich’s non-existent physical body. While shaking off the disgust feeling of touching sludge, I pierce my spear as far as I can. I force it further down and cut off the cheekbones, scapula, ribs, and the semi-transparent bone mixed with darkness from the orbit.
— And then.
Elder Necromancer Demilich lies on his back, with a rattling noise on the floor. Rather than a majestic necromancer, it’s more like a weathered corpse.