The Strongest Farmer in Another World ~I'm a "Farmer", Not a Demon King! ~ - Chapter 557

The Strongest Farmer in Another World ~I’m a “Farmer”, Not a Demon King! ~

Chapter 557   Demon King vs. Hero Battle・3

“I’m planting seeds. Keep your distance!”

I apply a skill to the seeds at my feet and rapidly grow plants in a way that launches the hero into the air along with me.

“Huah! ——Gahh!?”

He probably didn’t expect me to resort to a self-destructive tactic. The hero’s chin is propelled upwards by the plant that grew from below, staggering him.

Naturally, I wouldn’t miss such an opportunity…

“Get him, Flora!”

“Beat him up!”

As I jump away from the scene, I instruct Flora. At the same time as Flora’s words, the plants begin to wriggle and swarm the staggering hero, pounding him relentlessly.

“Ugh… you little…!”

Oops, looks like it won’t end like this.

Well then, it’s about time to let him go.

“Flora, time to put him down.”

“Heave-ho, heave-ho!”

Following Flora’s cue (?), the plants lift the hero up and begin lightly tossing him up and down.

“W-What the…!?”

Despite being in the midst of battle, being lifted up without hostility, just for a celebratory toss. Moreover, being lifted by plants instead of humans. It’s probably hard for him to wrap his head around it. The hero let out a bewildered voice as he was tossed around.

“That’s enough.”

“Whoosh!”

“Ugh!”

The hero, confused from being tossed around, would surely calm down eventually if left like that.

So, before he gets too calm, I let him fall back towards Canon and the others.

With body enhancement and protection from Canon, he shouldn’t feel any pain. But he would have felt the impact and the accompanying emotions.

To put it bluntly, he would be irritated. After all, he’s being treated like an idiot. There’s no way he wouldn’t be irritated.

However, just leaving him there without doing anything is a bit dull, and since there’s an opportunity to attack, I might as well take it.

So, I scatter seeds, splash water, and sprinkle soil after that.

Once the hero is thoroughly soaked and buried about half a foot deep in the ground, I make the seeds from earlier grow.

I might not be able to grow roots on the hero, but well, it’s still a decent form of harassment.

“Yuuki!? ——《Cure》《Heal》!”

“Truly a saint. Your healing magic is top-notch, huh?”

I mean, she technically healed him, but… it’s meaningless, isn’t it? I mean, he didn’t have any significant injuries to begin with.

Instead, I think it would be better to do something about the plants growing in that spot or move him somewhere else. The plants I just scattered there grow those red fruits, after all.

“Ugh, ughh, uuugh!”

Oh, finally crawling out of the dirt, huh? Since he’s using skills to enhance himself, couldn’t he have just blown away the dirt on top and come out quickly?

Maybe his skill’s duration has ended already? Well, it had quite a high enhancement rate, so it wouldn’t be surprising even if the duration was short.

Or maybe he got flustered from being tossed around or buried in the dirt, causing him to cancel his skill?

…Either seems plausible, huh?

“Ugh… Aaahhhh!?”

As I watched the hero, he suddenly started to suffer.

“Yuuki!? What’s wrong?”

“It must be itching.”

Canon glared at me as if to say don’t make fun.

“It can’t be just itching that’s causing this!”

“Well, it really might be.”

I tried to explain, but it seems like I wasn’t believed.

But, you know, this exchange feels like we’ve done it before.

“《Cure》!”

“Why…”

“Why indeed.”

Even though Canon cast a healing spell on the hero’s abnormal condition, the hero’s state didn’t improve, showing a puzzled expression.

In response to Canon’s muttering, I tried to chime in with a remark, but again, she glared at me. Ah, scary.

“Canon, I think this might be it. We need to remove this liquid first.”

After confirming the red liquid on the hero by touching it, probably to disguise the itching, Lina repeatedly rubbed her fingertips together as she relayed this information to Canon.

“Ugh… Damn it!”

The hero, who had received purification and had the abnormal condition treated again, sits up, but is slightly unsteady. Despite not having any physical or health issues, the reason for the unsteadiness is likely due to significant mental damage.

While directing a mocking smile towards the glaring hero, I stroke Flora’s head who is standing next to me.

“If you’re going to defeat the Demon King, you should first eliminate the subordinates, right? Isn’t it the same in games? Clear out the surrounding enemies, isolate the Demon King, then strike. That’s the basics. Well, if you could defeat the Demon King before the others do anything, but you guys are different, aren’t you?”

Because they didn’t do that and tried to fight the Demon King directly, one of their allies was restrained, disrupting their coordination, and there are entities enhancing the Demon King’s power.

However, Flora isn’t a subordinate.

Though they’re still burning, the plants growing here are Treant Hybrid Plants. They inherit the characteristic of being difficult to burn.

In the current situation surrounded by these plants, Flora isn’t just a girl anymore. Perhaps, she could even be considered a Demon King.

“Those words… Are you really the same as me after all?”

“What do you mean by ‘the same as you’? Are you saying I’m also a hero? No, that’s not it. Even the story about coming from another world is different… But, well, it’s half true.”

Finally realizing who I am, the hero asks with a furrowed brow.

Well, I had a feeling he sort of guessed before. I think I’ve dropped hints here and there.

While it’s something I’ve been keeping hidden to some extent, now seems like a good opportunity to spill the beans.

I always thought I’d tell my mom or dad first, but having it be this guy feels a bit unfair.

“What do you mean by ‘half’? What does that mean?”

“Figure it out for yourself. Do you think you can get an answer for everything you ask? That’s why you’re just a ‘doll.'”

“…Half the same? Then…”

“Meaning, you’re only the same as the hero in terms of your soul, right?”

Although the question was directed at the hero, for some reason, it was Canon who answered.

“…Are you answering? Isn’t this supposed to be a moment for the hero to think? But well, that’s correct. It seems there are precedents in this world, so it’s not so strange, right?”

In addition to heroes, residents of other worlds such as transmigrants and reincarnates sometimes find themselves in this world. So, it’s not so strange that I’m here like this.

I think Dad probably noticed, and maybe even Eddie and the others have noticed.

Even so, it wouldn’t be particularly unusual for them not to say anything. Well, in their case, even if I were the first reincarnate in the world, they’d probably accept it without making a fuss.

“I see. Yes. But I’m satisfied with that explanation. There have been individuals claiming to be reincarnates who appeared as Demon Kings in the past.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yes. According to records from the church.”

Oh, really? There were reincarnates who became Demon Kings in the past.

Well, it kind of makes sense, doesn’t it? Because it’s ‘this kind of world.’ I don’t know where the original is from, but if they came from the same place as me, it wouldn’t be strange for them to rampage to fully enjoy the fantasy.

“Wait a minute! So… so why are you, a Japanese person, doing this?”

As we were talking, the hero asked in a confused tone.

However, this is quite a misguided question.

Doesn’t he understand that I’m a ‘reincarnate’?

“Japanese? Don’t be ridiculous. I’m not a Japanese person anymore. The me from over there is already dead. The me now is living in this world as ‘me.'”

“But still! …But still, you should have the common sense from over there! You should understand ethics and laws! So why did you do something like this?”

“…Huh. Didn’t I just say that I’m living in this world now? Or maybe I’m mistaken in thinking that I said it? I’m living in this world. What’s the point of the norms and laws from the previous world? Can the laws from over there judge the ones here?”

“That’s… but how can you just discard the common sense you’ve been taught until now?”

“Because I died. I’ll say it as many times as it takes, but I’m not a Japanese person anymore. Why do I have to be forced to follow the way of life from over there even after I died?”

It’s about why I have to live according to Japanese laws even though I died in the world over there and was reborn in this world.

I’m not a Japanese person; I’m a resident of this world, living according to the laws of this world. …Well, that’s a lie. I’m not really living according to the laws of this world. I’ve been living in Karakas, a city full of criminals. I’ve been openly defying the law.

But well, now it’s become a country, so it’s okay to say that I’m living according to the laws of this world.

Oh, but I still don’t want to keep saying “I’m not a Japanese person” over and over again. It’s troublesome.