The Hero Who Saved the World Was Reborn As A Beautiful Girl
Episode 13 Difference in Power

—Circuit view

The Lich attack continues. We, the adventurers and soldiers, tried to counterattack several times during his attack, but each time we were broken and ended up getting a terrible counterattack. Maybe because Lich likes to torture us so much, she doesn't let the monsters under her control do anything, and continues to damage us with her own attacks.

"Gah!"

"People!"

The two adventurers standing near me with long-standing relationships were hit by simultaneous attacks. How many times did it get slammed into the ground? I managed to lift my upper body while sighing violently. Even thinking about it becomes troublesome. That Lich, carefully aiming for a place that was still safe, deftly attacked me. Thanks to that, the whole body was tormented. When I looked around me while standing still with my aching body, no one stood up anymore, and our combat strength was almost nonexistent. After that, only the difference between being stabbed by a lich or being eaten alive by a monster. Defense operations are virtual failures. After that, it would be fine if the people living in the city managed to escape—just as I was thinking that, a huge fireball suddenly flew in from the side.

The fireball, which was more than twice the size of a normal witch, landed amidst the monsters laughing vulgarly at the sight of us being tortured, she said, spreading tremendous heat and fire around them. . Of course, Rich was included in it.

"Gugyaah!"

"Guruooooo!"

"Hmm? can

The monster in the middle seemed to have burned to the ground without leaving any bones, but the monster whose body was on fire wriggled in the heat, rampaged without caring for friends or enemies, and fainted. A group with weapons was cut there, and the monsters fell into temporary confusion.

"Yahoo!"

"Don't underestimate adventurers!"

If you think who it is, it's the stranded unit that's ahead. Even though their mission was completed, they risked their lives and rushed to save us. His attention warms my heart.

"Everybody safe!? Guild Master!"

"Ciel!"

It was Ciel who borrowed it shoulder to stand on. It seems that magic is currently cast by him. When do you raise your hand? There had just been magic with power that far exceeded the average Iron Rank.

“Somehow there were no casualties, but there should be no one who was completely satisfied.

"It's okay. The enemy is the undead, right? Then with magic earlier――"

"-HM. It's strong enough, but I can't hurt it.

The lich, which was supposed to disappear into the flames, calmly reappeared as if nothing had happened. Despite being hit directly by the fireball which produced tremendous heat, the lich did not look weak at all, and its ominous appearance did not even have a scar in its hair. Ciel's face turned pale at the fact that the magic he fired confidently did not cause any pain to the enemy.

"No... Isn't fire attribute your weak point?"

"... He didn't even have the holy magic of the priests. Ciel, I'll say it again. Take everyone and run."

"Fufufu. There's nothing left of you .. huh? can

The lich arm, which was about to launch an attack here, changed its trajectory and showed a movement that swept it to the side. Black shock waves spread out in a radial pattern, enveloping the surrounding monsters. However, a warrior who dodged the blows of the waves with his incredible agility, dove into the lich while holding his sword in both hands.

"Sarin!"

"Yahoooo!"

"Nuu! ? can

The sword he was holding was emitting a faint light.what was it? Karin, who was carrying the sword, immediately cut the monster in half as she moved to protect the lich. Amazing! He should not have such a level of swordsmanship, and the sword he was holding should not be of the famous sword type or magic sword. That power though. The Lich's main method of combat was to use magic. As expected, it should be impossible to be so close. It seemed like they had a match with the resurrection shock attack, but the sword Karin swung did not reach the lich.

"What!?"

"Fufufu."

Karin certainly captures the emptiness of the Lich. The explosive fire created by Ciel's magic. Rich paid it off and let his guard down. Karin attacked as if she was after him. The timing couldn't have been more perfect, but for some reason, Karin's sword was blocked by a stick made by a lich out of nowhere.

"Hm"

"DEEEEEEEE!"

Karin was hit by a stick that was brandished by Lich and thrown like a pebble. The adventurers who stood in front of the lich to protect it suffered the same fate after being hit by the black shockwave.

"Kuh! If this happens, one more shot-"

"No! Run, Ciel!"

"- huh? Kyaa!"

Ciel was furious when he saw Karin faint and tried to cast a spell, but the lich punch did not even allow it and defeated us.

The adventurer who came to save me without thinking of himself, and the adventurer who came to help and had hope, fell to the ground without distinguishing……. It's frustrating, but we humans don't have the means to fight this guy. As if everyone had given up, they stared at the lich— existence that would bring them to death without even raising their voices as they fainted.

“Fufu……. Nice comfortable. The feeling of despair when hope to be saved from a life-threatening crisis collapses before your eyes, it's just sweetest at best. But I'm tired of that too. Should we continue to seek new sacrifices?

The skeleton smirked eeriely. I was finally ready to finish him off. At the end of the stick raised by the lich, a ball of black light—something that could only be described as flaming, gradually grew larger. I don't know what kind of magic it is. But there is no doubt that it is the most powerful ever, and it has the power to kill us all.

"All right then. That's so funny, people.

A huge ball of light approached. Feeling dead, I closed my eyes and prepared for the next surprise. But—no matter how long it takes, the surprise never strikes. When I opened my eyes in fear, there was an incredible sight.

"...Lapis-kun's?"

"It's late. Guild Leader."

There was Lapis-kun, a newcomer who had just been hired by the guild recently. Why is he, who is in charge of the relief team behind, here? No, more importantly, how could he stop the ball of light fired by the lich with one hand! ? I know his sword skill is better than mine, but is his magic skill also amazing! ?

"... Hmmmm? Who are you, little girl? As receiving my technique――"

"Please leave this matter to me."

He interrupted Lich's words, and when he said that, he shattered the ball of light he held in his palm. Rather, it was a stunned lich that his attack, which had the power to annihilate us all easily, was completely destroyed.

"What's? Little girl! What power is that! can

"... I'm sorry, but I don't want to talk to you. Let me clean it up quickly."

"Omong empty!"

Black waves exploded from all over the lich's body. Maybe the monster ended up being serious, the feeling of intimidation I received was unlike anything I had ever experienced. Even though I said that, Lapis-kun did not move, his hair swayed slowly, as if he was fending off a breeze. That's hazardous. He was not someone who could do anything while standing still. Dragging my motionless body, I managed to extend my hand to her to escape, as she disappeared from my sight.

"No! ?"

"God! With mere human judgment, to inflict a wound on me, who has mastered witchcraft! That sin deserves to be put to death!"

The enraged Lich thrust the stick in her hand onto the ground. Then, an ominous magic circle appeared in the vast area centered on it, and poison overflowed from it. The object, which could only be described as a black tentacle, wrapped around the corpse of a dead monster, changing its appearance to a more terrifying and evil form. At the same time, a corpse jumped up excitedly. With an incomparable agile movement while he was still alive.

"Living life…?"

In response to my leaking mutter, Rich laughed out loud. He seemed to have absolute confidence in this technique.

"The dirt...!"

I want to help, but my body is not listening. I can't let Lapis fight alone!

"It's okay. Please take care there."

Lapis-kun silently declared as if he felt this presence through his back. In contrast to him, Rich laughed out loud.

"Biggod! The strength of these resurrected people had swelled many times! No matter how proud you are of your martial prowess, you cannot handle this much alone! Grit your teeth and watch a human being get killed!"

The bodies of monsters moving at once. Thinking that the monster he had fought to defeat until now would be his strength...! That's sloppy. If the boss was an undead, I should have expected a situation like this!

Lapis did not seem to be angry despite the situation becoming extremely unfavorable. He glared at the demon and raised his hand to the sky.

"go"

The next moment he whispered so briefly, our gaze immediately turned white. At the same time, my eardrum and my entire body were shaking with deafening explosive sounds. Unsure, we held our heads reflexively, and above us, the dust blowing from somewhere began to fall.

"What's up. What's up..."

Fresh air makes noise. The occasional flash of lightning made me realize what had just happened here. Thunderbolt. The huge lightning that Lapis-kun sent from the sky rained down on them along with the amplified monsters, wiping them all out. It literally leaves no shadow or shape. The ground was scorched and scorched, probably because the lightning was so big. I have never seen such powerful magic in my long life as an adventurer. If you want to use the same magic, it would be impossible without dozens of palace magicians chanting spells at the same time and for a long time.

We are no longer overwhelmed by our emotions. My tired head was unable to process the information received by my eyes, which should have worked normally. It seems it's not just us who are dumbfounded.

"Idiot... What power is this... what are you.... what are you...?"

"It's rude to try to find out a woman's secret."

Lapis-kun said that with a wry smile, setting up the sword he held in his hand. The cheap sword, which seemed nothing out of the ordinary, was wrapped in a holy white light as if responding to his will. Was it... the technique Karin used before? I'm not sure, but the Lapis-kun and Karin techniques seem to have a difference in strength between heaven and earth, even though they are the same system.

Feeling threatened, Lich raised her staff, but Lapis casually walked towards Lich with an attitude that did not feel herself in danger.

"I, don't come! Don't come! Who do you think I am! A high-ranking priest who became rich after receiving the power of a Demon King! Do you think it's okay for a little girl like you to approach me carelessly?! ? ...... Uh, I told you not to come!"

Swollen miasma of the lich's body. Are you going to use some big magic again!? ? The glowing ball of light at the end of the stick was more than double the size blocked by Lapis-kun just now. I understand without asking. It was the full power of the Lich. Maximum and strongest force without multiplication. He's going to throw it at Lapis-kun.

"Dead the little girl!"

The ball of light emitted from the stick ferociously approached Lapis-kun while dyeing his surroundings black. However, instead of dodging the approaching threat from the front, he rushed there!

A single flash—a punch from his sword cut the ball of light in half. Without giving time to the surprised Lich to take her next step, she slipped into her chest and cut her body in half.

The lich's body collapsed with a voice that was too light. The king of the dead who had such ferocity was buried by the hand of a single girl.

"... ku.. it's stupid.. sorry..it's impossible... Maou-sama. forgive me..."

Seamlessly, the body of the lich collapsed like it was made of sand. All that was left was a rich pile of sand and we were lying on the ground, dumbfounded. Lapis-kun looked up at the sky, and he exhaled, put down his sword, and healed each of us with a somewhat sad face.

“…………”

“…………”

No one speaks No, I can't talk. I did not know what to say because of the shock of being shown the unparalleled strength and relief of saving my life mixed into one.

"Thank you for waiting, Mr. Creek."

"Labit-kun..."

From his hands on my body, warm strength flowed through my body, and the wound healed as soon as I saw it. A healing art that even a high-level priest cannot do easily, and the great magic I showed you before, who is this girl? He smiled sadly, perhaps conveying a feeling similar to that of fear. I don't know why. However, if he cannot say anything at this rate, he will leave us. . As I bit my lips in frustration because I was impatient and could not do anything about it, reinforcements came from an unexpected place.

"Labby-chan!"

"Wow!?"

Karin and Ciel jumped at him after he finished taking care of everyone. They did not hesitate to look around his body to see if he did not feel the fear that the other adventurers had towards Lapis.

"Are you not hurt somewhere!? If you kick a creepy guy like that, you'll hurt your beautiful legs!"

“I was nervous when I saw it!

"Both……"

Seeing the two of them in an ordinary state, I understood that the shadow that was on Lapis-kun disappeared. ……Yes. Our lives must have been saved by Mr. Lapis, but it looks like these two people saved Mr. Lapis's heart. Shaking my head which finally started to work, I stood up with a tired body.

"Master Armored"

"Mr Creek"

Behind me were the adventurers and soldiers who had been taken care of by him. It seemed like he was a little confused as tough-looking people gathered with serious expressions on their faces. We bowed deeply at Lapis.

"us ...... Guild Leader?"

"Thank you Lapis-kun. Thanks to you, everyone's lives were saved. Without your strength, everyone here would have died without hesitation."

"Thank you, young lady! Thanks to you, I was saved!"

"Thank you very much! What will happen if you don't come..."

It didn't take long for them to express their gratitude, and their expressions turned from confusion to excitement. Good. I thought maybe his strength was too strong for other adventurers to accept, but it seemed like my worries would end in vain. There was no damage in the city, and no one died among the adventurers and soldiers. The beautiful girl who brings the best results, which can be called a miracle, smiles when rubbed by happy and grateful people.

I wanted to say that this matter was over, but I was somehow caught off guard by the last words of the dying lich. Maou-sama―― that's what he said. A demon king who was defeated by a hero 300 years ago. I don't think so, but I wonder if it will be revived?

"This. I have to check."

It was a banquet, a victory celebration party, and I thought of such a thing while smiling wryly at the crowd.