The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 154: Campground Location
POV: Imuruk Imperu
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The night before leading the continent's combined military forces to attack the Demon King's castle.
"Hey, Nyx?" Holy girl Sizuan calls Nyx.
"Yes." Yeah."
"If I wasn't here anymore, what would Nyx do?"
Unlike humans who return to the ground, spirits do not have a life span. No matter how strong a bond with contracted spirits was, one would always have to part with them.
At Nyx's puzzled gaze, the girl continued, "If I'm not here anymore, Nyx should make sure to find a new elementalist to contract with you, okay."
"I don't want to." Nyx replied without hesitation. The always obedient sword spirit disagreed with its master for the first time.
"The nyx?"
"I am your sword. I won't belong to anyone else."
"Nyxx..."
"Sir, why would you ask such a thing?"
"That's..." He had a troubled expression. Everything about his fate in the near future, the face that knew all this, was before him.
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And thus the holy maiden and the legendary sword went to meet the end of the story. After several years of war, the holy maiden Sizuan launched an attack on the Demon King's castle.
Defeating many enemies, the girl's pure hands were already covered in blood, but still she did not lose hope for the peace that everyone wanted.
That after this battle would be a peaceful world. While knowing the fate of his body, he continued to struggle. The girl's voice was heard through the castle banquet hall.
"Nyx, lend me your strength!"
"Yes, Master!"
The strongest holy swords clasped in both of his hands emitted a dazzling light. Pushing back the darkness, the girl ran while aiming for the heart of the Demon King.
"Nyx, this is the last time I'm using you as a sword. That's why..."
Everything happens in an instant. The holy sword shone and broke the heart of the Demon King with a flash. Letting out a dying cry of pain, the Demon King was eliminated from this world.
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"Hey, huh, huh..." Regulating her breath and bathed in the black blood of the demon lord, the girl fell to the ground.
"Are you okay, sir?"
To calm the worried Nyx, he patted her on the head, "It's okay, Nyx..."
"Fuaaa, sir, please stop."
"Fufuu, you like this, don't you, Nyx."
"Please don't tease me." Although Nyx maintained an expressionless face, she turned her head with slightly flushed cheeks.
This was the first time since he had met her that Nyx had shown such a reaction. The girl was happy with such a small change.
For the girl who gradually killed her human emotions according to people's expectations of her as the Holy Queen, this was her only comfort.
Drenched in black blood, the girl's voice wavered, "Sorry, Nyx. Actually, I want to pat your head like this again..."
"Sir, what, what are you saying?"
"Really, I'm sorry..."
"Master?"
In the next instant, the girl's fingers let out a stiff and shattering sound.
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POV: Kirigaya Kaizo
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"Kaizo's. Hey, Kaizo."
"Mmm, Victoria?" Shaking his shoulders, Kaizo woke up. A fragrant aroma floated near his nose. The ponytail on his shoulder was a bit tickling.
"Come, the food is ready. Get up!"
"It'll be cold if you don't get up fast."
Kaizo rubbed his eyes and lifted his upper part of the hard ground. The sun had already started to set when Kaizo and the others finally found a campsite.
It was beside a gently flowing mountain stream. Edible fish are present and the water is suitable for purification.
After making a simple tent and handing food preparations to the girls, Kaizo had taken a nap in preparation to become a night watchman.
The night has really fallen. Walking to the riverbank where there was a table built from the trees, he found a sumptuous dinner on it.
"Is it okay to eat this wastefully from day one?"
"Because it's the first day, delicious food is necessary to boost morale."
"Well, that sounds reasonable, and it looks really good." Kaizo sits on a rock and starts with steaming curry.
"W-how?" Aura asked while looking nervous.
"What a son! Did you really make this with canned food?"
"Yes, I, I'm glad it suits your taste." Aura smiled broadly in a happy manner.
"As expected of Aura."
"Kuu, my position as a chef..." Eve looked a little sad as she sighed looking at that.
"Ah, no, Eve's cooking has a homemade flavor and I like it in its own way."
"Make-up yourself, you say? Home, wife..."
Kaizo doesn't know what she's imagining, but Eve has created her own comfort zone with a red face.
"Tomorrow, I'll make dinner, so I'll make Kaizo's favorite dish."
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it. By the way, what do we do about the bath?"
"We made one near here. Salamander has worked hard."
The salamander lying beside Victoria let out a groan, "Grrr."
"Fufuu, it's okay to go in with Kaizo."
"Eh?"
"You idiot, Kaizo can't come in! He must be on guard here!" Victoria said angrily with a red face.
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POV: The Victoria Blade
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"W-what are you thinking, you!"
"Geez, I'm just teasing you a little. And Victoria, aren't you a little tempted?"
"What?! That, that's not true!"
"You're too loud! Even if we're inside the barrier, don't let your guard down!"
"Despite the knight captain being the loudest."
"Sorry."
Somewhat far from the camp site, the girls undressed. Next to them was an open air bath with dense steam, it was not a hot spring.
Having Deus El Machina carrying a large rock to isolate another part of the river, they had Salamander release his fire there as a heating device.
The spark of light of a person enters the water. After taking off their academy uniforms, the princess maiden's skin was exposed to the dim light of the night moon.
"E-Eve, you're wearing pretty mature underwear, right?"
"I? H-really?" Eve turned her eyes in embarrassment.
"Me-using black, how perverted..." Victoria glanced at Eve's chest coldly.
"I'm not a pervert! Kaizo picked them!"
"Eh?"
"What do you mean?"
"Ah, no, that's, umm..." Under the questioning gaze, Eve who had dug her own grave retreated.
"Victoria, haven't you grown up a little?" Tiana groped Victoria's chest.
"Fuaaa, wh-what are you doing, you perverted queen!"
"Is that my imagination? It feels like they've grown a little since the last time I fumbled them."
"Eh? Huh-really!?" Victoria's red ponytail jumps a little.
"Ja-don't tell me that yesterday's lightning spirit was effective?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Me, mom-it's nothing!" Victoria sank beneath the surface of the water and blew bubbles.
*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.