「I finally found you, the man with the Demon Sword」

    「Eleanor」

    The Eleanor who stood in front of me seems very lively .

    Although I’ve seen Eleanor’s appearance many times in the lottery place, this Eleanor in front of me has a completely different expression that one could say they are different people .

    The Eleanor I know would normally make a cynical smile . She would show a sarcastic smile from time to time, and, well, she looks so doting when she’s interacting with Hikari .

    Compared to that, the Eleanor in front of me has her long hair and black cloak waving in the air, looking so alive .

    The corner of her lips was raised with an evil grin, her eyes were sharp, with an ominous glint .

    Although her expression was filled with evil that would make ordinary villains turn their tails and run away, she also looks very alive .

    「I didn’t think you would attack first」

    「I finally got used to my body after all . Today, I shall take those two swords away」

    「Sorry, but I won’t give them to you」

    「If that is the case, then I shall grab them myself through force!」

    Eleanor’s eyes suddenly widened . She waved her right hand to the side and the Undead Army appeared from behind her .

    「Hikari!」

    『Un!』

    Hikari’s voice was innocent yet dauntless .

    Soon after, the drake soldiers appeared from behind me .

    Hikari’s one hundred dragons, not camouflaged with my aura .

    「Hou, that is that Demon Sword’s ability . As I’ve thought, it resembles me a lot . I’m liking it even more」

    『I’m Okaa-san’s daughter after all?!』

    Hikari answered happily as if she was praisedーーof course, that other Eleanor can’t hear her .

    The Undead Army attacked and provoked by them, the drake soldiers marched forward and collided with them .

    The next instant, Eleanor disappeared .

    Her appearance turned into a haze and suddenly appeared in front of me .

    I’ve expected it so I received her by swinging my sword .

    Eleanor countered with a chop .

    *Gakiiーーn!*

    A metallic sound echoed throughout the field .

    A shockwave was created, sending the undead and drakes fighting nearby flying .

    「Impressive, how about this?」

    「Mu?!」

    Eleanor suddenly bent her knees and released a front kick .

    I guarded instinctively, but I was still sent flying by an unimaginable strength coming from such a small body .

    I was sent flying for 20 meters and fixed my posture in the air .

    『She’s coming!』

    Eleanor’s warning echoed inside my head .

    I quickly used the Demon Sword swinging it in 360 degrees and defended by releasing all my aura .

    Lightning fell from the sky .

    It was not an ordinary lightning, but a dark lightning that seemed to possess all evil in this world .

    The impact of the lightning passed throughout my body . It was a heavy blow that pierces through my core .

    「Kufu!」

    『Otou-san! There’s blood!』

    「I’m alright」

    『Can you still continue?』

    「Of course」

    It’s my turn now .

    I gripped the Demon Swords and charged while I clad myself in aura .

    First, I casually swung Hikari down .

    「Hmph, with just thatーーmu!」

    Eleanor seemed to be sneering but suddenly tried to evade, yet it was too late .

    My attack with Hikari looms over Eleanor . Finding out she can’t dodge, Eleanor guarded with her arms .

    My dark aura landed on Eleanor .

    I raised my gear up a notch and used the two Demon Sword in a blade dance .

    *Gagagagagaーー!*, everytime the Demon Swords cuts Eleanor, the aura explodes and deals additional damage .

    「Puny tricks! Hmph!」

    Eleanor pushed me back with an attack with a big swing, she then released her own aura, erasing the dark aura I placed on her .

    This is the first time my technique was broken since I made it .

    『After all, the powers she possesses has the same nature and has higher purity』

    「It won’t work on her, huh」

    Both sides clashed once again .

    Shockwaves were created, ones that would change the surrounding terrain .

    We clashed at full strength .

    This is my first time, receiving such power .

    Demon King Eleanor who easily exceeded Red Dragon Olivia’s powers .

    And I have yet to see that Eleanor’s limits .

    She would get stronger every time we clashed, and when I thought she reached her limit, she would attack with an even more powerful strike .

    And that wasーー

    「What’s funny」

    Eleanor suddenly stopped attacking and took distance from me .

    「Funny?」

    「You’re grinning . Are you making a fool out of me?」

    「I was……grinning?」

    I couldn’t help but stab Hikari to the ground and touch my face with my left hand .

    『Un, Otou-san looks like he’s having so much fun』

    『I even thought you would have the qualities of a battle junkie』

    Hikari who said that innocently and happily, and Eleanor who rolled her eyes .

    I see . I was grinning huh .

    Well, of course .

    「You look so alive after all」

    「What did you say?」

    「It’s because you look so alive . The you right now, I like it a lot」

    「Whaーー!」

    『Wa?, Otou-san and Okaa-san are so lovey-dovey?』

    『……he has never even told me something like that』

    Hikari and Eleanor made the “weird heartwarming family scene” they created in that lottery place .

    On the other hand, the Demon King Eleanor trembled in anger .

    「Making……fun on me!」

    The next instant, she charged straight at me .

    I felt a shiver through my spine . I could feel powers I’ve never felt before .

    I tightly held Eleanor .

    I mustered all the powers I possess and swung Eleanor down .

    ――――

    We clashed . All sounds disappeared . The space distorted like a heat haze and both Eleanor and I were sent flying away .

    I flipped mid-air and landed after fixing my posture . Eleanor harrumphed and stopped in the air .

    My right hand feels numb . The hand that I’m using to hold Eleanor is trembling .

    The attack she released with anger was the strongest strike I received in this world .

    So powerful that it distorts space itself .

    「Really, you are, too good」

    「Wha……! Don’t look down on me!」

    She gritted her teeth again and charged with fury .

    I met her using Hikariーーbut Eleanor suddenly faded and closed the distance between us .

    And, she grabbed my neck from below .

    「It’s the end」

    An aura enveloped me . It’s Eleanor’s aura .

    That aura tried to enter inside me, but

    「Whatーー! Impossible! You cannot be dominated?!」

    「That’s right . Yeah, your domination doesn’t work on me」

    「Impossible, there is no way a human I cannot control exists in this world」

    「There is, right here . Ha」

    I released an aura arm and grabbed Eleanor .

    「What are you doing?」

    「This time, it’s my turn」

    I released my aura and enveloped Eleanor .

    I’m going to use that technique, the one that I created during, Xiphos’s incident .

    After the aura enveloped Eleanor completely, what appeared was

    「T-This is……whach did you chu?!」

    「I told you it’s my turn . The same thing you did to me」

    『Eiii! Do not use that technique!!』

    『Okaa-san looks so cute?』

    The Eleanor inside me protested and Hikari said happily .

    I also made Eleanor turn into a child before, so Hikari is probably remembering that time .

    「Bashhtaard!!」

    Eleanor swung down her arm and I blocked using Hikari .

    Although she became smaller, the power she creates is completely the same .

    「Hmph!」

    And, the corrosion stopped .

    The Demon King Eleanor who possesses her peak strength removed my corrosion using willpower .

    She’s strong . This Eleanor is really strong .

    She’s the strongest opponent I’ve ever met .

    I exchanged blows with that Eleanor . We clashed many times with the strength that changes all the surrounding terrain .

    Eleanor was strong, but I exceed her for having the mother and daughter Demon Swords .

    We continued to clash and I gradually pushed Eleanor back .

    Eventually, Eleanor sword and Eleanor arm clashed, and I could feel her weakening, so I swung upwards making her arm follow .

    AndーーHikari .

    Although I hesitated beforeーーthis time, I swung Hikari without hesitation .

    *Zaku!*

    Eleanor raised her other arm to block but I cut her whole body along with that arm .

    Eleanor’s right arm was sent flying and a jet black darkness rose as if it was blood spurting .

    「Ku……! Uu……」

    Eleanor took several steps back and staggered .

    「……UOOOOOooO!」

    Together with that cry, Eleanor forcefully regenerated her arm .

    Her body returned to normal in an instant . But her clothes were in a mess, sweat showed on her forehead .

    In this instant, I completely exceeded Eleanor . The match is decided .

    And it looks like Eleanor felt that as well .

    「……kill me」

    Eleanor dropped to the ground sitting and looked far up to the sky .

    I sheathed Eleanor and Hikari .

    「What?! Why won’t you kill me」

    「When did I say I’m going to kill you?」

    「I tried to kill you」

    「I won’t kill you . I will never」

    「Are you making fun of me!」

    「……」

    I shook my head and signaled .

    The next instant, Hikari turned into a human from her Demon Sword form .

    Eleanor took in a sharp breath . She had a face as if she could not believe what she saw .

    「A Demon Sword……turned into a human?!」

    「She’s my daughter」

    「I’m Hikari! E?to, nice to meet you, I think? Okaa-san」

    「……daughter, Demon Sword, human……wait, what did you say?」

    「I’m Hikari」

    「Not that, it’s what you said after」

    「Nice to meet you?」

    「After that」

    「Okaa-san」

    「Why are you calling me that?」

    「Because Okaa-san is Hikari’s Okaa-san」

    「Eii! That’s what I don’t understand」

    Eleanor glared at me . “You explain”, was written on her face .

    『Explain it properly』

    「I guess so . Before that」

    I approached Eleanor and reached out my hand .

    「What is the meaning of this?」

    I glanced at Hikari .

    「You understand the reason I’m not killing you right? Let’s take our time and talk . It’s gonna be long」

    「……」

    Eleanor looked at me and Hikari, then she looked at Eleanor hanging in my waist .

    Although there were doubts remaining in her expression, the anger and hate, and the will to fight has already disappeared .

    「……I can stand on my own」

    Even so, Eleanor was obstinate . She slapped away the hand I reached out .

    Really, this girl is……no, this is the what Eleanor should be .

    And, when I was convincing myself .

    *Bishi!*

    I heard a cracking sound between me and Eleanor .

    A tear was created from nothing and I saw something dark inside .

    Darknessーー

    That word appeared in my head and I felt a shiver through my spine .

    「Run!」

    I shouted and tried to at least let the two escapeーーbut it was too late .

    The crackーーthe tear on the space quickly expanded and devoured all of us together .