Reincarnated Devil's Strongest Hero Training Plan ~The baby he picked up has grown up so well that his father is confused~ - Chapter 118

Reincarnated Devil’s Strongest Hero Training Plan ~The baby he picked up has grown up so well that his father is confused~

Chapter 118   I guess I’m an elite after all

Due to saying something unnecessary, Mermel was sucked into the darkness and came spinning down through the space. The abruptness of being sucked in caught her off guard, causing her to forget that she could fly, making the sight of the little angel girl falling from the sky quite comical.

“Nyoowaaaaa~~!!”

“Huh! Mermel!? Why!?”

“Hahahaha! Ever heard of the ‘first to speak’ rule, kiddo? Well, I won’t do anything too bad, but you’re taking responsibility!”

As she spun and fell, landing with a “plop” into the arms of the low-class demon, she finally understood that she had been caught by the one she feared. During this time, Ars, the goddess, and Arc Angel Preanis were all left gaping in shock, unable to comprehend the sudden appearance of Mermel.

It was a truly outrageous and unexpected incident.

“Gotcha,” the demon said.

“I’m in deep trouble, aren’t I~…”

Despite sweating nervously, Mermel coolly caught her sunglasses and put them back on with a determined expression. Even though she thought internally that the situation was quite dangerous, she didn’t show it. Because acting elite and cool was the way to go.

And being cool is justice.

Even if she was scared enough to wet herself and her legs were trembling, that didn’t change. An elite is always serious for their own sake, that’s the kind of creature they are.

“You’ve got some guts… That self-centered attitude of yours is something my son could really learn from…”

While somewhat impressed, the low-class demon glanced at his son, Ars, who was still struggling to grasp the situation, and sighed. Indeed, the strength Ars displayed for the sake of others was admirable and virtuous. Such strength could sometimes be the key to escaping dire situations and it was precisely that kind of character that drew allies to him.

However, the demon also believed that there were valuable lessons to be learned from Mermel’s extreme self-centeredness. It was this very trait that had prompted the demon to abduct her from the heavens.

As these thoughts crossed his mind, he grabbed the little angel’s head, eliciting a terrified squeal from Mermel, who then began to plead for her life—though she maintained her facade of coolness.

Being an elite, she couldn’t compromise on that front.

“I-I am in a dire, life-threatening situation and am very troubled, you see~. Haah~. I might end up being a poor little angel who gets killed, even though I could win if I really tried, but I’m just not in the mood right now~… Perhaps that brave hero over there could come to my rescue~… Glance. Glance.”

Her acting was undeniably amateurish. She had no intention of resisting, knowing her chances were zero, but she desperately pleaded for her life, relying on her intuition that if the hero got serious, she might be saved.

And that intuition was correct. Though she couldn’t understand why, pleading for her life was the right choice.

“D-Dad…”

“Yeah. Sorry, but if you don’t get serious, this little kid is going to have to suffer a bit. Don’t hold it against me.”

“Damn it…”

Ars thought. He knew well that his father Kakyu had no intention of killing, and Mermel’s overacting didn’t move him at all.

But even so, the introduction of this hostage situation made him understand what his father was trying to convey.

“You want me to show my true power, no matter the cost, right, Dad?”

“If you can, that is.”

The two glared at each other, while the angel, overwhelmed by fear, had fainted to escape reality. Finally, at that moment, a strong resolve filled Ars’s eyes.

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“…Huh!?”

“Oh, she’s awake.”

Having experienced tremendous fear and fainted, Mermel finally regained consciousness after a while. As she looked around, she realized that she was no longer in that dire, life-threatening situation. Instead, she found herself comfortably lying on a soft bed, surrounded by the hero Ars and his companions, watching over her.

“Was it all a dream?”

She pondered, but no answer came to mind. This place seemed to be the human world, as her proud angel wings had naturally disappeared. While she could summon them with effort, they would appear effortlessly in the celestial realm, so this was probably not heaven.

“No, it wasn’t a dream.”

Understanding Mermel’s confusion, Ars responded with a wry smile. He then put a finger to his lips in a secretive gesture and whispered softly.

“Thanks to you, I was able to meet my father’s expectations. I need to thank you, Mermel. You taught me something important.”

“Huh?”

She didn’t fully grasp what had happened, but it seemed the crisis had passed. Upon closer inspection, Ars appeared more confident than before.

So, she deduced that while she was unconscious, an intense battle had taken place, something had been resolved, and the hero had emerged victorious.

“As expected of the hero I believed in~”

Though she didn’t know what exactly had been won, it was clear that the current situation was safe. That was all that mattered; the rest was trivial.

Ars’s companions were celebrating his return after overcoming the trial, and an unfamiliar man who looked like a high-ranking cleric seemed deeply moved. So, Mermel puffed out her chest and struck a triumphant pose.

Having led the hero to victory from such a perilous situation, she reaffirmed to herself, “I really am an elite angel~.”