You can’t run from the Demon Lord
A/N: (Way back from April 2016) The book will go on sale by Famitsu Bunko on April 30th. For further details please check the Famitsu Bunko website and activity report.
T/N 1: Was the dullahan supposed to be a girl or a boy again?
T/N 2: Nordic was originally written as Aesir in the RAW, I just changed it to Nordic since I can’t write that conjoined A and E, and I (personally) think Nordic is easier to understand than Aesir.
The Demon Lord’s Castle, where the Demon Lord resides.
Because of the recent incident where the summoned hero Masato has broken through the traps set in the Demon Lord’s castle, going so far as to meeting the Demon Lord, one of the executives, Dullahan, has returned to the castle after a while.
“Well, then, do you have any excuses?”
“Well, that’s…”
The dullahan, who is currently sitting in seiza, is trying to find the words to say while avoiding meeting the Demon Lord’s gaze.
He was supposed to monitor the hero, but since he wasn’t doing that he was called back to the headquarters by the Demon Lord.
Dulahan himself was aware that he was late in responding, so when asked for excuses he does just exactly that. More like, there’s nothing else he can do.
“…That’s because I believe that the Demon Lord would not lose to Masato!”
“Ahahaha. Tei~”
“Gyaahh~~ Please don’t spin my head!?”
In response to Dullahan’s fully confident answer, the Demon Lord sets his head on the floor before spinning it quickly as she would a top.
If this goes on then Dullahan will go bald due to the friction.
“Well, it was decided that Masato was not going to kill me, but why is it that you didn’t contact me beforehand? Despite that fighting ability that child was full of gaps, wasn’t he.”
“Th, that’s right. Or rather, the problem was Masato’s ally…”
“Ally?”
Speaking of which, the Demon Lord remembered that while Masato was relaxing, there was someone waiting on the entrance to the Demon Lord’s castle for all the time.
“…Masato’s master is the god Thor.”
“…”
The demon lord pauses for a moment when he heard Dullahan’s words.
The god named Thor. Even the Japanese are aware of the famous god’s name.
“…Thor as in the Thor of the Nordic Pantheon?”
“Yes.”
“The short-tempered, ‘hit first and think later’, muscle-headed Nordic Pantheon member Thor?”
“Yes.”
“…”
The Demon Lord who can’t process the information she just received.
On the other hand, the hero (the real one) is still drinking tea without concern as usual, while Miraka is going “ara ara” while braiding Cerberus.
“Wait a minute. Rabbit! Rabbit-san!”
“Yes!”
“Yeah, nice reply! Anyways, is it ok for a god to recklessly come down to the human world just like that?”
“Rather, for earthly deities like us, the human world is our home ground.”
“Is that so!”
Since this stories mentions a lot about heavenly gods and earthly gods, for those that didn’t know heavenly gods are the gods who live in Takamagahara, while the earthly gods are the gods that live on the human world.
By the way, Thor and the other Nordic gods are actually mixed together with the gods of Van pantheon, but let’s not sweat on the details.
“…So white rabbit is an earthly god?”
“…I don’t really understand, but I think so.”
The white rabbit who doesn’t understand which category he falls into.
Since there are myriads of Gods there are bound to be gods that don’t belong to either of the category.
“As expected, there are too many gods in Japan, huh…”
“Well, that’s bound to happen with polytheism.”
“‘Zat so?”
The Demon Lord froze for a moment due to hearing the unfamiliar voice.
“…”
At she slowly shifts her line of sight, there stands a bearded old man with a muscular body.
“Who the hell are you, old man!?”
“Me? My name is Thor! The war god and thunder god!”
The one who introduced himself upon hearing the Demon Lord’s tsukkomi, Thor.
Despite being indoors, a lightning struck when Thor introduces himself, blowing away some of the Demon Lord’s handmade traps.
“Don’t discharge your thunder indoors, oy!?”
“Whoops, my bad. The tension was rising after all.”
Apparently Thor discharges without control whenever his tension rises.
Since it’s a bother she hoped that he would go home quickly, but as expected of this KY1 god, it doesn’t look like he’s going to go home soon.
“Well, don’t sweat the small details. More importantly… that hero over there!”
“…Me?”
The hero who was holding a tea cup in one hand got called on suddenly, and stood up as if it was a bother.
“The one who I put my faith in is Tyr, it shouldn’t have any connections with Thor.”
“Don’t be scared. You know what I mean, don’t you. You bastard. Why did you leave the Demon King as is?”
“!?”
That sudden communication causes the Demon Lord and the demon army to become nervous.
“…Is there a problem if I left her as is?”
“The hero subjugates the demon king. Even if you were summoned for the convenience of the other humans, your role as a hero is still there, and so is your reason for this world. You have to understand that. This kind of ceasefire has no meaning. Since humans and demons are basically incompatible, such a weak and temporary peace will surely collapse someday.”
“Fu…”
The Devil Lord’s face is contorted upon hearing Thor’s words.
The Demon Lord understands. No matter how hard she tries to promote peace between humans and demons, there will always be someone like the cyclops who are dissatisfied in their heart.
And someday the dissatisfaction will explode. Even if you can suppress it, if the Demon Lord or the human leader changes, the current ceasefire will also certainly disappear.
Fundamentally, nothing have been solved.
“If you want a long-lasting peace, there is only one thing that you can do. Kill the Demon Lord, exterminate the demons, and destroy all of the human’s enemies. Why won’t you do that? If you can’t give me an answer that satisfies me, prepare to face my judgment right here and now.”
“…”
Without answering a single word, the hero looks towards the Demon Lord.
“…”
And there is the Demon Lord looking at the hero with tearful eyes.
Ah… She’s definitely going to cry a lot… while thinking like that, the hero turns towards Thor.
“If an incompetent enemy outperforms a capable ally, then it’s only natural to let them do as they want, isn’t it?”
“Wait a minute, koraaa!?”
Just as the hero thought he was protecting the good atmosphere he was pushed down by the rushing, angry Demon Lord.
In the background Miraka tried to muffle her voice before bursting into a loud laughter.
“You, to go that far…”
“More than anything else.”
The Demon Lord tries to complaint, but the hero’s strong yet solemn words prevented her from doing so.
“To protect the woman he love. What kind of hero am I if I couldn’t do even that?”
“…Huh?”
The Demon Lord tilted her head upon hearing the hero’s words, unable to understand it at first.
On the other hand, as if the stern face he made before was a lie, the seriously laughing for 5 seconds Thor.
“…Bahahaha! Certainly, it makes sense! Protecting the world comes second compared to protecting the woman you love!”
It was a great success for Thor. It was something that was said only to agitate him, but aside from that, since the Demon Lord is Japanese, he will most certainly get in trouble with the Japanese gods, so if the hero is actually feeling like he wants to kill the demon lord, even if it’s just a little bit, he was going to stop him.
But since he didn’t know how to show his true nature, he just proceeded to threaten him. Truly worthy of his reputation as a muscle-head.
“Even so what this guy is trying to do is not reckless. Anyways, even if you end up being in a fight, it’s worth a try.”
“Well then, are you prepared? If so, then I won’t say another word. So, farewell! The one who will carry tomorrow, the hero!”
As if he’s satisfied with saying that, Thor disappears the same way he came, in an instant.
Whenever Loki is the one who does it, he’s usually being angry, but he usually does it anyway.
“Uh… about that words just now…”
“…”
The Demon Lord is asking the hero while her face is turning bright red.
The hero took a glance at the demon lord, and–
“In short, tell me about… oi!?”
–started running with all his might to the back door.
“…Hold up!? Rather then giving an explanation you’re running away!? What are you, an elementary schooler!?”
“Well, no matter how old a man is he’s still a boy, isn’t he.”
The Demon Lord who is chasing the hero with all her might and MIraka who sees them off while laughing.
Will the hero be able to ever score a great feat other than running away from the Demon Lord?
It’s not as if when you fail to escape the demon lord 8 times you’ll get hit by a critical hit.
Today too, the demon world is at peace.
1: Kuuki Yomenai, or someone who can’t read the atmosphere.
Leonhart Translations 
glorious.
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