89 – Muscle-Brained Massacre of Enemies

“Wha-what is going on here!?”

As I shot upward, briefly passing through the throne room, I caught sight of a woman sitting arrogantly on the throne. She was flailing in panic, unable to comprehend what had just happened before her eyes.

That must be her—the one who bullied Nemo, and the one who instigated the war between Liebenlasia andBurnak. The true culprit behind everything.

“Brad! Nemo!”

“Brad-sama!”

“Brad-denka!”

Even though I’d given them some warning beforehand, Megumi, Freesia, and Lily were still clearly shocked by my sudden appearance.

“Eeeek! Me-Megumi-chan!!!”

“Yoo-hoo, Nemo. I’m back. Long time no see—Brussels sprout!”

Megumi tossed out some half-baked pun at Nemo, her light joke cutting through the tense atmosphere.

Once I set Nemo down from my arms, she bowed deeply.

“Thank you so much, Demon King-sama.”

“No need for thanks. Go to Megumi at once.”

“Yes!”

Nemo dashed over and clung to Megumi, who was still tied up in ropes.

“Megumi-chaaaan!”

“What’s wrong, Nemo?”

Unfortunately, Megumi, Freesia, and Lily were still cruelly bound hand and foot with ropes.

Who could have done something so awful!?

…Oh right. That was us.

“Megumi, Freesia, Lily, and my loyal retainer. Enough of this farce. It’s not the time to keep pretending to be tragic heroines.”

“You’re right. Then, I guess…”

Just as they began loosening the ropes, which had been prepared so they could undo them at any moment—

“What are you standing around for!? Get rid of Okada and Nemoto right this instant!”

The woman on the throne shrieked hysterically, and immediately the bespectacled, class-rep type boy at her side sprang into action.

“I won’t let you! 【Fireball!】”

A blazing sphere shot forth, aimed straight at Megumi and Nemo.

It was a beginner-level spell, but clearly the caster’s skill was high. The fireball ballooned to a size larger than what two outstretched arms could encircle. Normally, they should have been no bigger than a baseball.

“Ahahaha! Burn up, all of you! Vanish into flames!”

The woman on the throne cackled, delighted by the sight of such dangerous magic being unleashed upon her classmates. Ordering such a thing and then laughing at it, her heart must be rotten to the core.

Meanwhile, I had already turned my back on the fireball, holding Megumi and Nemo tightly in my arms.

“Brad…”

“Demon King-sama!”

Megumi’s voice grew strangely meek, while Nemo sounded purely worried for my safety.

Judging from the fireball’s size, its destructive power could have harmed Freesia and Lily as well! So I decided to try something subtle, using a hip-check motion. I gave the fireball just a light push to redirect it away, preventing the flames from spreading to the sisters.

That much went as planned.

But in consciously trying to hold back my strength, I accidentally tensed my stomach muscles.

Pffft♪

The combustible gas expelled from my rear didn’t just push the fireball back, it whipped up a violent gust and—

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!

—a massive explosion erupted toward the throne.

…Eh?

The throne-room woman was unharmed, shielded by Ares, who stood before her with his cloak spread wide. Likely, some divine blessing or enchanted item had granted him protection.

“GUAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”

On the other hand, the boy who had launched the fireball wasn’t so lucky. Unable to defend in time, he was charred horribly, left in a pitiful state.

And Freesia and Lily!?

I looked their way, fortunately, the blast hadn’t touched them. But from beneath Freesia’s skirt hem, Mii-nya popped out, apparently having erected a barrier spell in time.

She gave me a look that said, ‘If you’re going to do something like that, give me a warning first.’

Don’t give me that look! I didn’t expect it to turn into a giant explosion either! And to think, the decisive blow of this battle might go down in history as… a fart. Talk about a lifelong embarrassment.

(TL: seriously author-san……kimoo…..)