I Have been Reincarnated As a Lazy, Arrogant Noble, but When I Destroyed The Scenario Through Effort, I Became The Most Powerful With Extraordinary Magical Power - 64

064 – Only One Way

I’ve never wished for things to be less like the original as much as I do now.

The daemon transcends death.

It seems this creature has no regard for the laws of the world.

After being born in the demon world, it was unjustly cast into the human realm.

But such tales are of no use to us now.

“gywaghiwaue? wrwggaa?”

“I have no idea what you’re saying, I can’t understand you!”

I attempted to launch another attack.

However, it summoned bat-like creatures from its back, an astonishing number, dozens of them.

All of them possess the qualities of undead monsters: self-repair and immunity to pain.

They may be small, but their overflowing magic power surpasses that of the weaklings outside.

Moreover, we’re in a cave. There’s no escape.

“Weiss-kun, I’ll support you from behind.”

“Don’t push yourself. If you get hit by the daemon’s attack— you’ll die.”

Olin nodded, and this isn’t a lie or anything.

The fact that I could defeat it was also thanks to the Dual Swords of Darkness.

With my previous weapon, I probably wouldn’t have been able to take it down in one blow.

Furthermore, the more time that passes, the stronger the daemon becomes.

That’s how it’s set up.

Its compatibility with the undead is superb. Seriously, those developers are the worst, creating both the most annoying and fascinating monsters.

“gafigwaaawfguew!”

“Speak a language we can understand!”

Whether it was instructed by the daemon or not, the bats scatter and attack us.

They’re small and targeting them is quite a hassle.

I dodge one, then another, and the third one’s attack grazes my cheek.

Undead monsters are a hassle because they possess attacks that inhibit blood clotting.

Even minor attacks gradually deal damage, and some monsters can even steal your magic power.

Although the magic circle on the ground grants me magic power, it’s only for status enhancement.

I can’t regenerate lost blood no matter how much magic power I have.

At that moment, one of the daemon’s arms transforms into a menacing sword.

It’s adapting to the battle like this.

The program is evolving, figuring out how to defeat me.

There will probably be more bats as well.

But there must be a loophole somewhere. I will find it.

Once again, bats swoop down, but one of them steps forward as if protecting me.

Its body is glowing. Could it be—?

“Olin, you didn’t… tame it, did you?”

“For now, I can fight alongside one of them.”

“Alright, I’m counting on you.”

Being able to control it in such a short time is indeed typical of Olin.

I slice through the bats while Olin commands them, moving the bats to collide with the enemy and create openings.

After dropping all the bats to the ground in a few seconds, we close the distance to the daemon.

It swings its transformed right arm, now a sword, but I evade and counterattack. Olin slams the bat into the daemon to create an opening.

From then on, I receive support at the opportune moments.

It’s probably thanks to Olin’s keen observation skills that he can pull off these stunts.

“Not bad. The day I can fight alongside you… has come.”

My words are a glimpse into the future I had imagined from the original.

I want to see Olin fighting atop a dragon’s back with my own eyes.

Yes, that’s probably why I came here.

I’ve overcome calamities.

I should be able to turn the impossible into possible.

After defeating the daemon, we touched the walls, searched for hidden passages.

Over and over again.

Apparently, memories are being inherited, and the daemon becomes stronger while raging.

Before I know it, it’s been hours. The summoned creatures are of various types.

Ghouls, skeletons, bats. However, Olin commands them each time, giving us the advantage.

The compatibility between Olin and the daemon is a blessing.

Thanks to the Blessing of Healing, my magic power doesn’t run out, but there’s no end in sight.

I’ve killed it more than twenty times.

The ground is littered with so many monster corpses that they’re almost piled up.

But—

“Gya gyagyagyagg”

Next, a bizarre creature I’ve never seen in the original emerges from the ground.

It’s probably a synthetic monster, a combination of ghoul and skeleton elements.

“Huff… huff…”

My mental strength is dwindling faster than my physical stamina.

Willpower is more important than anything else. Indeed, in the original work, this creature was powerful, but it wasn’t an unbeatable foe.

However, no matter how many times I defeat it, it’s futile, and that’s what breaks the player’s spirit.

I tried attacking the walls with Flash Time-Lapse, but there are no openings anywhere.

Still, I trusted the developers.

That couldn’t possibly be true.

Is there anything… anything at all?

“Gigigyaagyagya!”

“Weaklings…”

As I knock down the ghouls, Olin notices something and exclaims.

I deliberately didn’t say anything. Ah, so he realized.

“Right now, space is warping… Is this a temporal rift!?”

“This is its subspace… Time is distorted here.”

“No way…”

Olin has probably heard about this.

Demons and demonkind have their own domains. Time and space warp within those domains.

One second outside might be an hour in here.

In other words, no matter how much time passes, no help will come, and I’ll be fighting forever until I die.

“gjoawgagawgw”

As I’m dealing with the ghouls, the daemon launches an attack.

Its sword is sharper than a few hours ago, and it’s learning.

It’s starting to grasp my attack patterns, the timing of my magic, and more.

No matter how many times I strike, it resurrects. Time is unlimited, and its magic power fully recovers every time it dies.

Think, think…

Right… I got it.

…There it is.

The one and only means…

“Olin! Teach me about commanding!”

“Huh?! What do you mean!?”

“Runes. Quickly understand, answer me.”

“What, what!? What are you planning!?”

While fighting the ghouls and the daemon, I call out to Olin.

And…

“We’re going to… command this thing.”

Olin was also trying to command it, but I know he gave up in the back.

It’s impossible from the start if the level difference is too great.

But I’m different. I can manipulate the same Dark Magic as this creature, and my magic power is dozens of times greater than Olin’s.

With me, there’s a chance.

“Well, it’s impossible, right? When I first learned how to command, it took me several years, you know!?”

“Yeah, that’s why you’ll… help me! I’ll do it now!”

I know I’m saying something reckless.

I’m not underestimating commanding. But there’s no other way.

I’ve stopped complaining already.

During the Catastrophe, I felt embarrassed about how I was petrified by the demons’ words.

I won’t do such a thing again.

If I’m going to die, I’ll die with hope.

That’s all.

“Co-commanding requires you to directly imbue the target’s characteristics, magic, and runes. You also need to control magic power while understanding its consciousness.”

“Understanding its… consciousness?”

It’s a pain, but that’s what it means.

That’s why Olin has the potential to be a Tamer.

Because he treats everyone equally, he can understand monsters’ feelings.

Allen couldn’t command in the original work. That’s why I didn’t know.

I wear a smile having learned this secret.

Well, that doesn’t change the difficulty level, though.

“gyhjkwgtaghwa”

I think about it as I fight.

What was it thinking? Trapped in a place like this, what was it thinking?

…Anger? It doesn’t know why it was born.

But this creature possesses some degree of intelligence.

Anger is only natural.

…No, is it really that simple?

Replace it— with myself.

“Weiss-kun, I’ll imbue the runes! But—”

“I know. You can’t do it too many times.”

The difficulty in co-commanding is said to be high because there’s no room for failure.

It’s because there are so many of the same monsters in Nubres, but if taming fails, that monster will never trust a human again.

But…

“Daemon, are you… like me?”

“g7hjgpkfggtw!”

…Ah, it seems my words just got through.

“Olin, when I get closer next time, imbue its runes!”

“U-Understood!”

“Yeah, then teach me the trick. How do I do it?”

“It’s the same as with the ball—”

At that moment, the daemon quickly approaches.

A rare chance, there’s no time to lose.

I didn’t hear Olin’s voice until the end, but I understood.

I narrowly evade its transformed sword. I hear a sizzling sound near my ear.

From behind, Olin turns the runes into magic and sends them towards the daemon. Usually, this wouldn’t be possible, but I somehow know that Olin can do it now.

“Weiss-kun, now!”

If I don’t tame it within this timeframe, I won’t be able to command it again.

I’ll make it work, without fail.

And then, gently… I place my right hand on the daemon’s forehead.

Not with murderous intent, but to persuade it to understand my feelings and its feelings.

Yeah, I can understand your feelings very well…

“…g8jfajwaf”

“…Huh.”

The daemon lowers its right hand.

In the next moment…

“Devil, daemon successfully commanded.”

An announcement resounds in my mind. It’s the voice that plays when taming is successful.

Haha, it seems I somehow understood its emotions well enough to make me laugh.

In the next instant, I realize the door has opened.

Damn, those Nubres developers.

So they were hiding it after all—an escape method other than 【death】.

“Weiss-kun, this is amazing… commanding a daemon… unbelievable. Amazing! Truly amazing!”

“It seems this one was the same as me.”

“The same? What do you mean?”

I don’t intend to answer Olin.

What this creature felt—loneliness.

It was all alone here. It wasn’t anger. It was just lonely. Painful. Sad.

It attacked us out of that emptiness.

Its situation… was similar to mine.

The daemon, though it had an unusual humanoid form, produces a popping sound and is enveloped in smoke.

Once again, it appears…

“Debi bi bi bi?”

“…Huh?”

For some reason, it’s transformed in a cutesy way.

It has bat wings, but its appearance has become considerably more adorable.

I’ve heard that appearances can change when you command them.

…But seriously?

“Your daemon, Weiss-kun, it’s cute…”

“…Daemon.”

“Debi bi bi bi?”

It’s said that commanding an advanced monster means you’ll be together until death.

Which means…

Wait, does that mean I’ll be with this thing for life?

“Debi?”

“…Don’t tilt your head like that.”

And then, I shift my gaze to Olin.

I’ve lost count of how many monsters I’ve commanded.

I thought I might be making things worse.

Can this unreliable guy really become strong?

Unlike the original, I should have realized when he transferred to our special class.

How much effort has this guy been putting in behind the scenes?

“Let’s get out of here. I don’t want to be trapped again.”

“Hehehe, you’re right.”

Yeah, it turns out I don’t hate this guy after all.

“Speaking of which, is that female student still alive?”

“She seems to be under a continuous sleep spell. To undo it—”

As Olin tries to dispel the spell, the “daemon” floats over and points its finger at the female student’s forehead.

It’s an incantationless spell.

This demon, can it really use that kind of thing?

…Could it actually be quite useful?

“Debi bi?”