The Strongest Farmer in Another World ~I'm a "Farmer", Not a Demon King! ~ - Chapter 586
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The Strongest Farmer in Another World ~I’m a “Farmer”, Not a Demon King! ~
Chapter 586 Evil God Subjugation War, Hero’s Activities and “The Way”
“Stop!”
At my signal, everyone halted, and the Hero stepped forward, raising his sword.
“Hah—!”
However, perhaps because he was concentrating on using his skill, his awareness of the enemy’s movements became lax, and the enemy charged towards the Hero.
The Hero attempted to intercept it, preparing to swing down the sword he had raised—only for the enemy to suddenly be engulfed in flames and burned to ashes.
“I’ll take care of the enemies around us. Yuuki, just focus on fulfilling your role!”
It seems the witch, Lina, used magic, creating a wall of flames to fend off the approaching enemies.
“Ah… Aah!”
Seeing his comrades’ actions, the Hero smiled happily and raised his sword again.
This time, however, he closed his eyes, focusing entirely on releasing his skill. It was a gesture of trust in his comrades.
Well, abandoned by the Saintess.
Some might find it strange that the Saintess isn’t here. If they knew about the ‘Hero’ and the group known as the ‘Hero Party’, they would find it even more so.
Currently, in the Hero Party, there are only the Hero himself and the witch, Lina. Even though the Shield Guy is dead, the question arises: where is the Saintess? Well, she left.
But it’s not like she ran away because she was scared of the evil god. It’s because, on the other side of the evil god, the forces of the Holy Kingdom are fighting. So she went there.
Apparently, she said she’s going back to protect the King of the Holy Kingdom since our forces here are sufficient, and she doesn’t have any means of attack herself. She said that after we discussed our strategy.
The explanation, well, it’s technically correct. Considering the future, it would be troublesome if the king of the Holy Kingdom died, and they lack the force to protect him.
But when you hear those words after discussing charging into the enemy with the Hero, the situation changes a bit.
Essentially, she didn’t want to charge into a dangerous area, so she left. ——Leaving behind the Hero.
That Saintess had shown a tendency to prioritize self-preservation over the church’s interests here and there, so this situation isn’t that surprising.
But from the Hero’s perspective, it must be unbelievable. After all, they’re the Hero Party, about to challenge the big boss of evil. Yet, the ‘Saintess’, who held what seemed like an important role in the team, found reasons to leave the team despite their mission. That must have felt like betrayal.
One comrade turned into a monster and died without considering them as comrades.
The other one also didn’t consider them as comrades and abandoned them when it mattered.
So, if someone stays and fights alongside you in such a situation, you’d be happy, right?
Well, focusing with closed eyes might not be about trust but rather dependence. But that’s irrelevant to me.
After the Hero started focusing, several seconds passed, and finally, the skill was activated.
“《Holy Sword》! And, 《Heavenly Sword》!”
The sword held up by the Hero emitted light, and then, countless swords appeared in the sky.
Some of the floating swords were released in front of us, and from there, they rained down on the evil God at regular intervals.
What was created was a path adorned with swords of light on both sides. Enemies at the points of impact were naturally pierced, and from that path of swords, enemies began to move away.
Even Dad might be able to do something similar, but creating a single sword consumes one skill use each time, so it’s not practical to do something like this.
The Hero’s skill has an additional effect.
That effect is ‘Sword of Exorcism’. To put it more simply, it’s ‘Effective Against Demons’.
Those who receive attacks from the sword, of course, and the movement of demons around the sword is slowed.
The path made of swords keeps the enemies at bay and purges the evil of what it pierces. Those swords pierce the Divine Tree.
Even though it looks like toothpicks are stuck in it due to the enemy’s gigantic size, the effect is there.
In fact, the movements of the Divine Tree have become significantly slower than before.
Healing the wounds caused by Lancia’s attacks, being restrained by Mother, and losing strength due to the Hero’s Holy Sword.
In that state, its movements are practically halted.
The only thing moving is a face formed on the trunk of the tree.
“Now’s our chance! Let’s do this, you bastards!”
“Uooooo!”
And as the movements of the evil God slowed down, the movements of the mutated creatures also slowed, allowing Granny’s soldiers and the Knights of Karakas to accelerate the enemy’s annihilation.
“Ugh…”
“You’ve used your skill too much. Fall back. All you have to do now is maintain that.”
Similar to earlier with Mother, it seems he overused his skill. The staggering Hero, clutching his head, managed to stand by turning his sword into a staff.
He probably can’t fight properly in this state, but we’ve come far enough.
“The rest is up to us.”
The enemy evil God is now unable to move properly, and we still have the monstrous Father with maximum firepower remaining.
All that’s left is for Father to cut, and for me to finish it off.
“…Demon King. Don’t lose—gah!?”
The Hero, attempting to cheer us on unexpectedly while standing normally with his sword as a staff, was interrupted as a mutated creature’s corpse came flying from afar and hit him square on the head!
You should have dodged that. Well, in his current condition, it’s probably difficult. Using skills too much is seriously tough if you’re not used to it.
But, couldn’t I have blocked that much? No, no way. There’s no way I could have blocked something flying at him like that out of nowhere, right? Right? …Well, actually, I just let it slide.
After all, he said something so gross out of nowhere, didn’t he? You’d instinctively want to overlook a stray bullet or two, wouldn’t you? It just happened to come at the perfect timing.
“Even though you’ve fulfilled your role, don’t let your guard down, alright? You, just back off and let yourself be protected, you insignificant Hero.”
“Urgh… This…!”
Ignoring whatever he wanted to say, I urged the Demon King forward.
The Demon King seemed reluctant to tread the path created by the Hero’s sword of light, but it’s necessary nonetheless. Sorry, but please proceed here.
“Ah, the days of youth.”
“Days of youth? Is that what this is? Cut it out. Calling that youth is way too disrespectful.”
“Alright, alright. I get it. Let’s just leave it at that.”
Following after the Demon King who had already dashed ahead, Father caught up, only to start spewing nonsense the moment he came next to me. And it was really disrespectful nonsense at that. Seriously, cut it out.
“Watch out on moonless nights.”
“Don’t spout such pointless minion-like lines.”
“Then I’ll just slip some seeds into your drink.”
“…Hey. That’s seriously not funny, so knock it off.”
“It’ll be fine. If you take care of it quickly, you won’t die.”
I felt like Father’s cheek twitched, but it must have been my imagination. I should treat him to some fruit juice next time.
“Well, enough of that banter. Let’s get on with it.”
“Yeah, I’m getting tired and want to laze around at home soon.”
Though we exchanged banter like that, we soon dropped the playfulness and adopted a serious attitude to eliminate any distractions as we neared the root of the evil God.
“Alright then, as per the plan, we’re counting on you to create the ‘path.'”
“Yeah.”
The plan has reached its final stage. All that’s left is for Father to use the divine sword to create the path, and for me to exert my power. That should be the end of it. But, yes. It should be the end. Suddenly, the thought crossed my mind: What if it doesn’t end here? What will we do then? Anxiety crept in.
“…Hey, what’s wrong?”
Perhaps sensing my change in demeanor, Father turned his face towards me while shouldering the sword.
“Well… Do you really think this will work? Asking the Divine Tree to overcome the evil God by causing it to grow?”
Facing Father, I couldn’t help but utter a weak complaint. There’s no time for this kind of thing. Thanks to everyone, we’ve managed to keep the evil God occupied, but if we’re going to do it, it’s better to do it quickly. That fact remains unchanged.
Our plan this time might make you wonder if it makes sense for someone like me, who can’t deliver a decisive blow to the evil God, to come this far. But I do have a role to play.
My role is to touch the Divine Tree and use the skill “Growth.” That will be the culmination of the plan.
Why would I do such a thing? Well, I began to think that it might be difficult to completely defeat a god. The skill “Growth” is literally about empowering plants to grow. Therefore, I considered the possibility of strengthening the Divine Tree, which has become somewhat assimilated with the evi; God, and having it overcome the evil God. And this idea was reinforced by the words of Flora, the sacred tree, who is of the same kind as the Divine Tree.
However, there’s a risk that I might end up just empowering the evil God. And if that happens, I, who have gotten closest to it, will probably die.
Dying? Well, that’s fine. It’s my second life anyway. Whether I’m the Demon King or whatever, despite doing various things, the value of life itself is low. I won’t say such things, because it would only sadden the people who care about me. Well, I don’t particularly want to die myself.
But, I’m prepared for death itself. So, if I die, it’s not a problem.
However, if I fail, it won’t just be my death, but it will lead to everyone’s death. Important people will die. That’s what scares me.
“There’s no choice but to do it. Are you getting cold feet now?”
“It’s not that I’m scared, but I’m wondering if it will really work. Because if this fails…”
“You idiot son. You’re still stuck in that bad habit. You think too much on your own. Trust in your comrades. If that doesn’t work… well, then, we’ll all laugh together and face death.”
Even though he said something like that with a smile, I can’t nod in agreement…
But, as a father, he must be trying to encourage me. He’s a much better father than the “thing” in front of me.
“Well then… I’ll do my best not to die.”
To prevent myself from killing such a good father, I’ll make it a success as an act of filial piety.
With that decision in mind, I faced the evil God in front of me.
“Yeah, if I really die, I’ll come back as a ghost, so be prepared for that.”
“You’re saying it’s not my fault, but now you’re saying that? Besides, if you die, I’ll be dead too.”
“If that happens, then you should just come back as well. Then, you can continue playing around in this world as an evil spirit. From a villain to a ghost, there won’t be much of a difference, right? It might just suit you perfectly, don’t you think?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about… Haha.”
“Why are you laughing, huh?”
This isn’t the time for this kind of talk, and it’s definitely not something to discuss in front of the enemy.
But, thanks to that conversation, I felt a weight lifted off my shoulders.
“Well, whatever. If you can laugh like that, then go for it.”
“Yeah. I’ll enjoy being an evil spirit after fully enjoying this life.”
I’m prepared, and the tension has eased. In front of me is just a wooden puppet to be defeated. Moreover, the strongest swordsman I know is by my side. At this point, there’s no way I’ll fail.
So, yes. I’ll definitely see this through to the end.