Ankoku Kishi Monogatari ~Yuusha wo Taosu Tameni Maou ni Shoukansaremashita~

Chapter 131.2: Goddess of Victory’s Arrival

Maybe because Ishtar understood the situation, she said those words to Reiji and then looked at me.

Her face revealed a really meaningful smile.

「Nevertheless, how sly of you Totona-chan. You should’ve introduced him to me.」

「I refuse.」

Totona replied immediately.

「Humph. Fine then, I’ll ask him directly.」

Ishtar pouted.

「My apologies, but I don’t think we’re in a situation where we can afford to fool around. The Serpent Queen is glaring at us.」

I also refused promptly, not sparing as much as a glance at Ishtar.

It would be a disaster if those boobs came at me when we’re still in the middle of battle.

I wouldn’t be able to fight properly in a slouching position.

Though I felt sorry for Ishtar’s disappointment, I really couldn’t afford to let my guard down in front of the Serpent Queen.

I looked at the Serpent Queen.

「You have business with Giltar, eh?!! Are you satisfied now, Dark Knight?!! If so, then tell me, what are you doing here?!! Why are you siding with those Elios Goddesses?!! We’re not even hostile towards the Demon King!! 」

Diadona shouted at me.

It seems she knew why I didn’t make my move until the very end.

That was the only silver lining in this situation.

「Serpent Queen!! I also have no intention to make an enemy out of you!! You already achieved your goal, so I advise you to leave right now!!」

I replied back to the Serpent Queen.

The pyramid was already gone, and we got the scorpion poison too.

There was no reason to continue this futile battle.

「Humph!! You think we’re going to retreat that easily!! Dark Knight, if you want to retreat, leave behind those Elios Goddesses!!」

I shook my head to express my answer to the Serpent Queen.

I couldn’t accept her demand.

「Sorry but I can’t do that!! I can’t leave Totona behind, Serpent Queen!!」

The moment I said that, the Serpent Queen revealed an extremely enraged look on her face..

「SO YOU’RE THE SAME, HUH?!! YOU’RE JUST LIKE THAT MODES B*STARD?!! TRULY REGRETTABLE, DARK KNIGHT!!!」

Emotions dwelled in the Serpent Queen’s eyes.

That must be her traumatic past.

Something similar must’ve happened in the past when Modes betrayed them.

「Humph!! I told you, right Diadona?!! You can’t expect anything from that cowardly Modes’ subordinate!! We should use this chance to kill him!!」

Said Zarxis as he spread his bat-like wings, unleashing a storm of miasma at the same time.

Weak creatures would die as soon as they were exposed to this miasma.

The thickness of the miasma had only increased since Bennu’s power was suppressed by Eclipse.

Since Eclipse had the same darkness attribute as me, it didn’t affect me like Reiji. Nevertheless, miniscule parts of my power were being absorbed by Eclipse.

I had to buy some time until Reiji recovered. But the same thing would also happen to our opponents. Dahark and Labrys might recover as time goes on.

Zarxis and the Serpent Queen were powerful on their own, and they had many Evil Gods on their side.

On our side, we had Totona, Chiyuki, Ishtar, Nel, Harsesh, and Isdes; properly speaking, our overall strength was below them.

But then, the situation turned into a stalemate since the Evil Gods didn’t rush at us.

「So? What are we going to do now? None of them seem to want to fight you after they witnessed how easily you defeated Giltar. But, you alone won’t be able to cope with the spirit of darkness, Diadona, and Zarxis all together.」

Ishtar told me the main reason why the Evil Gods didn’t come to attack us.

It seems the Evil Gods’ fighting spirit wasn’t that high.

Since that was the case, we could turn the tables.

「I will do something about that spirit of darkness. Can you hold on during that time?」

「That’s a bit of a stretch. I can do something if it’s just either Zarxis or Diadona, but I can’t do anything if both of them come at the same time. They’re just too strong.」

Totona also nodded in agreement.

「Yeah, that’s too much for us. The other Evil Gods will make their move too once they figure out that they have the advantage. If this situation happens, the prince and co’s strength alone will be far from enough to stop them.」

Said Totona while looking at Harsesh.

Meaning that although he was a bit stronger than each Evil God on their own, they still had the superior number.

「Understood… But we’re not in a pinch either. Rena seems to be nearby, she’s about to arrive anytime soon. We will have the chance to turn the tables once she arrives.」

In fact, Rena was really about to arrive.

I could feel that from her fragrance.

It was a feat that was only possible for me.

The defensive ability of Rena, who was hailed as the Goddess of Shields, was the strongest among the divine race.

And also the most suitable ability to buy time in this kind of situation.

「HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT RENA IS NEARBY?!!」

Reiji asked with a loud voice.

Totona also looked at me with a curious gaze.

Totona aside, how in the hell did Reiji fail to realize such an obvious fact?

Rather, I had no idea why I could feel her coming. I could just smell a really nice scent.

「Can you by any chance detect enemies like Nao-chan?」

Chiyuki tilted her head in puzzlement.

I don’t think so, but my gut tells me that I would be in a lot of trouble if I say no.

「Yes. She’s almost here. I hope she can arrive a bit faster…」

I looked at Zarxis and co.

C’mon, come here quickly.

Hurry up, otherwise we’re going to be screwed for real.

I prayed.

Please hurry up, Rena!!

Well, it’s not like she would hear my prayer.

Maybe I had to buy some more time until she arrived.

「I’M COMIIIING!!!」

Suddenly, something came from the sky toward our direction, and landed right behind me.

When I turned around, I saw that Rena had already arrived.

She was armed to the teeth with her spear and shield.

Her hair was slightly dishelved though.

It seems she flew at full speed.

What’s the meaning of this?

「Rena… You came for me?」

「OOOH!! MY GODDESS OF VICTORY!! YOU MUST’VE COME FOR THIS HARSESH!!」

Both Reiji and Harsesh spoke with deeply moved voices.

Alas, both of them weren’t the only ones moved to tears by Rena’s arrival. The birdfolk and dogfolk warriors, who had collapsed from exhaustion, also raised a cheer.

Diadona and co’s side on the other hand were caught completely off guard by Rena’s sudden arrival.

Especially the Evil Gods, they obviously became restless upon seeing her arrival.

「Fufufu. Rena-chan is a woman too. You must’ve come in hurry since you felt that Reiji’s life is in danger.」

Ishtar spoke with a meaningful smile on her face.

「Is that so, Rena? You would’ve never done something like this before.」

「How lucky of you Reiji~. There’s such a beautiful Goddess head over heels for you.」

Totona shook her head with disbelief.

Chiyuki on the other hand had a complicated look on her face.

「Good grief. Forcing me to come in hurry like this…」

At that moment, Rena glared angrily at me.

Eh, why me?

Did she actually hear my prayer?

That can’t be true right?

Oh crap, I became conceited for a moment.

「DAMMIT ALL! FIRST THE DARK KNIGHT!! THEN EVEN RENA CAME TOO! YOU LOT CALM DOWN!! ZARXIS, USE ECLIPSE TO KILL THEM!!」

「Roger that, Diadona!! GO ECLIPSE!!」

Eclipse raised a roar along with Zarxis’ order.

But the Goddess of Victory had come.

Now was the best time to turn the tables.