The World’s Only Max-Level Lazy Introvert Accidentally Goes Viral After Helping a Famous Streamer Who Forgot to Turn off Her Dungeon Stream - 44

Chapter 44: The Start of the Final Battle

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I—Shiori Sakura—will never forget this day for the rest of my life.

“Ugh…! Arghh….!!”

Ren-kun, who was always so cool, suddenly started writhing in pain.

“Run… You guys… At this rate…”

“Re-Ren-kun…?”

“ARGHHHHHHHH!!!”

Within just a few seconds later, he had transformed into a monster I had never seen before. The most striking feature was probably his sheer size. Ren-kun was around the average height for a high school buy, but now he had transformed into a massive figure towering over me. He was bigger than the school I attended and not to mention, his overall appearance looked downright ominous. His body was the color of a dull blue and in replacement for his hair, snake-like creatures squirmed about. His eyes turned pitch black and he had the look of utter despair, as if he had given up on everything in this world. 

I didn’t want to admit it. I didn’t want to believe it. But… There was node denying it. The monster before me was definitely Ren-kun.

“What… What is that…?”

“Unbelievable… Just what am I seeing right now..?”

Both Iijima and Jinba were naturally frozen in shock. One was a powerful figure from the underworld while the other one was a highly influential politician. Both of them had accumulated extensive life experience, and yet they were left bewildered by this turn of events. 

“Tch..”

That being said, Jinba really proved himself to be worthy of his reputation. As someone who walked the path of a yakuza. Jinba immediately leaned forward. He stood in front of us to protect us. 

“Oi! You! What the hell did you do to Ren-sama?!”

“Ahahaha!~ How scary~♡ Well, like I said earlier, that’s the Fourth Evil God, Rendias Zoroage. I only returned him to his original form, that’s all~♡”

“What did you say, you bastard…?!”

With a terrifying glare, Jinba challenged the creature called Fegnia. As expected from someone who lived in the world of the yakuza. Any normal person would be terrified just from the pressure Jinba gave off, but well… That Fegnia wasn’t an ordinary human either. He showed no fear in the face of Jinba’s intimidating presence. He continued to laugh merrily. 

“Come on~ Don’t get so angry~ You know, Rendias loathes humans, you know? He won’t hesitate to crush others to satisfy his own desires… Oh? Wait a minute~ Isn’t that you people are like?~”

“What did you say?!”

“The ‘malice’ from earlier was something that us demons consider as our essence. We hate humans. We want to destroy humans. This malice will serve as the final component to complete the World’s End Magic Sword.”

Fegnia chuckled before continuing. 

“And when World’s End Magic Sword is completed, Evil God Rendias will be resurrected and the world will be guided toward its end…”

According to Ren-kun the World’s End Magic Sword was something that suddenly appeared in his status window. However, neither of us had ever heard of that sword and there were no mentions of it online either. If we were to believe Fegnia’s words, then this sword must’ve entered Ren-kun’s status window as a trigger for him to regain Rendias’ memories. 

“Hmph. What a pointless conversation.”

This time, it was Deputy Minister Iijima’s turn to cut the conversation.

“So? What is your goal? Or maybe you just want to turn Ren-kun into an evil god?”

“Ahahaha~ Hmm… I think I’ve already said too much though…”

Evil God Feigna didn’t even flinch after being subjected by Iijima’s piercing glare. 

“But well, since I want to see you all trembling in fear, I’ll make a special exception and tell you!”

“……..”

“It’s simple, really. Generally speaking, the monsters in the dungeon can’t leave the dungeon… But! What if someone who was originally human… Like Rendias, were to become an evil god? What do you think will happen?”

“Could it be…”

“Correct! Ding ding ding! Rendias himself could leave the dungeon and go on a killing spree, slaughtering every human he can find!!”

“..!!”

Even Iijima, who always looked composed, actually flinched in frustration. 

“Hahahaha~ You’re the boss of the Dungeon Management Bureau, right?  Sorry, but your subordinates were so annoying, I ended up hijacking their consciousness. Then, I made sure they brought Rendias here by force!”

“….So you’re the reason why the police officers pointed their guns at Ren-kun… What would you’ve done if Ren-kun had been killed?”

“Come on, I already told you, didn’t I? Rendias is the strongest evil god. Just because he didn’t do anything after being hit by Onizuka, doesn’t mean Rendias is weak! He wouldn’t die from a few gunshots~”

“…”

New information kept flooding in, but they all seemed to get perfectly aligned like puzzle pieces. According to Evil God Fegnia, Ren-kun was actually an evil god too, Evil God Rendias. The reason why Ren-kun could increase his level abnormally fast and why he could display such extraordinary combat ability outside the dungeon, was because of the evil god’s blood flowing inside him. Normally speaking, monsters couldn’t escape the dungeon. However.. Since Rendias was originally human, Rendias wasn’t bound by that rule. He could go out of the dungeon to exterminate the humans. The yakuza, the police officers and even the workers at the Dungeon Management Bureau were all nothing more than puppets for Evil God Fegnia. By forcibly bringing Ren-kun back to this dungeon, he could achieve their ultimate goal. The extinction of humanity. In other words, everything was merely a farce to make Ren-kun regain his original form as Rendias. 

“Everyone… Run…”

And the person in question, Ren-kun—no, Evil God Rendias—was still groaning in pain. It seemed he was fighting against his inner self. He was shaking violent just to speak to us. 

“I’m already… You guys… Won’t be able to face me, so… Run…”

“Humph~”

Upon hearing Ren-kun’s voice, Evil God Fegnia only picked at his ear, looking bored.

“You’re a bit boring, Rendias. Could it be… You’re already getting attached to these humans?”

“Run… R-Run…”

“Well, I guess that facade will only last until your original personality returns. Good luck with that~”

“Stop… Stop messing with us…”

By the time I realized it, I was already walking forward. 

“Shi-Shiori-san! It’s dangerous! Please stop!”

Jinba called out to me, but I didn’t feel like listening to his warnings. 

“For the world’s destruction? Ren-kun is going back to his original form? That kind of thing… Who cares about that?!”

I drew my sword from its sheath and pointed its tip at Rendias.

“I told you, didn’t I?! I will chase after you no matter what happens! Don’t you dare think you can sever our connection just because you’re turning into an evil god!”

“Ah…”

At my words, Rendias stopped writhing for a moment. 

“Heh… Indeed. Well said.”

Jinba let out a small laugh before he stepped up beside me and took a battle stance. 

“Ren-sama, as someone who has watched over you since you were young, I swear I will bring you back even if it costs my life. If I can’t do that much, I have no right to call myself the upper echelons of Kamisuyama.”

“Goodness. It’s like we’re in some kind of comic book…”

Iijima also took his place beside me and raised his magic pistol.

“As the one who led you into this dungeon, I have no intention of leaving. I can’t possibly ignore you. And… As the head of the Dungeon Management Bureau… I will protect you with everything I’ve got.”

“Everyone…”

Suddenly, Rendias’s entire body was enveloped in a sinister, jet-black aura. His once blue body darkened to a murky black, and a pair of wings emerged from his back, just like Evil God Fegnia. It was obvious to see what was happening. Ren-kun’s human self was being overtaken by his evil god side. 

“Ahahahahaha! Good! Good, Rendias! I’ll  be watching from here, so go all out and make these stubborn fools suffer!♡”

“ARGHHHH!! KILL…. HUMANS… KILL…!!”

It might be a bit late to reminisce about my first meeting with Ren-kun, but I couldn’t help it. That memory seemed like a distant memory. Ren-kun stood at the peak, as the only person in this world who had reached the maximum level. He also possessed extraordinary strength even outside the dungeon as the son of a yakuza boss… 

I now understand.

 Many others made a living as dungeon explorers, but even for them, reaching level 120 was already hard enough. Just staying in the dungeon for hours to come wouldn’t be enough to reach the maximum level. And now, Ren-kun had awakened his power as an evil god. 

Even if all three of us were to join forces in fighting Ren-kun, our chances of victory were slim to none, but… I refused to give up. Besides, if I hadn’t met Ren-kun, I’d have been killed by Death Devil Ogre anyway.

“Here I come, Ren-kun! We… We will definitely save you!”

“GRAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”

And so, the final battle with our life at the stake had started.

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