Volume 3 - CH 30.2

Act 3-30.2: Wacky Battle in The Sweet Castle 1

「Sorry, but… I won’t let you do that.」

Kuroki stepped forward as he spoke.

Seeing that, Kaya retreated as she readied her stance.

Kuroki had no idea from where in the world they got the idea that they would be able to bring him back if they defeated Kuna. All he knew is that he wouldn’t let anyone hurt her.

Thus, he started fighting back. He would remain as the Demon King’s ally as long as Kuna was with him.

（I don’t care if I have to work for the Demon King, as long as I can fulfill my wish. Yes, I don’t care at all…）

Kuroki already had such a resolution. He didn’t have the leisure to play along with Kaya’s game right now. He had to go to the Sweet Castle as soon as possible, and to do that, he had to defeat the woman who stood in his way.

「Enough with the chit-chat! I’ll push my way through even if I have to beat you!」

Kuroki declared so as he walked toward Kaya.

◆

Shirone, who broke through the window panels, which were covered with glass-like transparent sugar, had finally entered the biggest spire in the Sweet Castle.

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The place she arrived in was a bedroom. In there was a king-sized bed complete with a canopy. When she tried to touch the futon, it felt soft like cotton candy; the whole bed felt like mochi.

（Isn’t this similar to Lokums, which I tasted back when Reiji invited us to his house?）

Shirone couldn’t help but ponder about that matter.

Lokum was a type of sweet made from starch and sugar, and seeing the scene before her, she realized that the same kind of sweet seemed to exist in this world too. Though she wanted to try the bed, she didn’t have the leeway to do so; now wasn’t the time to taste some sweets.

（This is probably the room of this castle’s Lord. Since that’s the case, the room below this must be the throne room, the room in which that girl has been waiting.）

Shirone walked across the floor that was made from cookies. She encountered patrolling Myrmidons as she descended to the lower floor. Upon a closer look at the Myrmidons, she realized that they were a combination of human and ant.

Shirone felt that they looked rather similar to the ant soldiers outside the castle.

The Myrmidons readied the spears in their hands, and rushed toward Shirone.

「OUT OF MY WAY!」

Shirone engulfed her sword with blue flame, and advanced while mowing down each Myrmidon that came toward her.

The inside of the castle was illuminated with lanterns made from candy modeled after animals. She kept moving forward along the marbled passage made from sugar. A short time later, she left from a gate decorated with cream and baked cake. She guessed that the person she was looking for might be on the other side of this gate.

Shirone closed her eyes, focusing her senses, and felt the presence of several giants inside.

It was definitely the presence of ogres. They planned to ambush Shirone. But, Shirone ignored them and boldly opened the gate.

「KORYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!」

「DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!」

Two ogres hiding in the shadow of the door rushed at once toward Shirone. Naturally, Shirone had already predicted that.

Shirone dodged the ambush easily, and swung her sword. The two ogres were immediately slashed, their bodies cleanly separated in two, as they died instantly.

「ZAIG! RETSUG!!」

「HOW DARE YOU KILL MY BROTHERS!!!」

The remaining ogres glared at Shirone. But, Shirone ignored them since they were a trivial existence for her. Her eyes were looking straight.

To the giant throne located in the inner part of the vast room.

The beautiful throne was decorated with various sweets, and a short girl was sitting on that throne. Though the girl’s stature was too small when compared to the sheer size of the throne, her attitude was really cocky.

The Silver Witch, Kuna.

There was no way that Shirone would forget that name. She was the one who manipulated Kuroki!

（I’ve met her once before in Velos, but upon a closer look, she really is a beautiful girl…）

Shirone looked at Kuna. She wore a dark blue-colored dress which was endowed with silver accessories. The purple-colored barrette she wore had further enhanced the charm of her silver hair.

Kuna didn’t say anything and just looked in silence at Shirone.

「WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING! SHE’S LOOKING AT KUNA-SAMA! QUICKLY KILL THAT HUMAN!」

The other ogres followed the female ogre’s orders and charged at once toward Shirone. They were equipped with various weapons such as axes, swords, and spears.

And all of them were enchanted weapons.

Shirone twisted her body to dodge the incoming spear thrust from the ogre, and swung her sword, bisecting the ogre in an instant. She then charged toward the three other ogres who were coming toward her. She dodged the attack from the sword-wielding ogre with simple footwork and parried the attack from the axe-wielding ogre with her sword, then charged toward the third ogre.

And then, in an instant, she jumped, spinning her body in mid-air, and slashing the three ogres to death.

Finally, the only ones who were alive were Kuna and the female ogre.

「HOW DARE YOU! TAKE THIS!!」

The female ogre raised both her hands and fired something like black mist from her palm.

「Take this, BLAST INSECT!!」

Tiny insects came out of the ogre’s hands, heading toward Shirone.

「THESE THINGS CAN’T STOP ME!!」

Shirone spread her wings, and fired its feather like arrows to knock down the insects. The knocked down insects vanished along with the small explosions.

「HOW ABOUT THIS!!」

Electricity ran along the female ogre’s hands.

「O THUNDER SNAKE, STRANGLE MINE ENEMY!!」

The electricity around her arms turned into a snake, and charged toward Shirone.

「HEYA!!」

Shirone raised a warcry, slashing at the electric snake with her sword.

「HERE, MY RETURN GIFT! LIGHTNING BLADE!!」

「WUT!!」

The ogre raised a shocked exclamation.

The lightning snake got absorbed by Shirone’s sword.

「HAAA!!!」

Shirone swung her sword along with a yell.

The lightning strike went straight and struck the ogre.

「IMPOSSIBLE! THIS KUJIG~~~!」

「Sorry, but… I won’t let you do that.」

Kuroki stepped forward as he spoke.

Seeing that, Kaya retreated as she readied her stance.

Kuroki had no idea from where in the world they got the idea that they would be able to bring him back if they defeated Kuna. All he knew is that he wouldn’t let anyone hurt her.

Thus, he started fighting back. He would remain as the Demon King’s ally as long as Kuna was with him.

（I don’t care if I have to work for the Demon King, as long as I can fulfill my wish. Yes, I don’t care at all…）

Kuroki already had such a resolution. He didn’t have the leisure to play along with Kaya’s game right now. He had to go to the Sweet Castle as soon as possible, and to do that, he had to defeat the woman who stood in his way.

「Enough with the chit-chat! I’ll push my way through even if I have to beat you!」

Kuroki declared so as he walked toward Kaya.

◆

Shirone, who broke through the window panels, which were covered with glass-like transparent sugar, had finally entered the biggest spire in the Sweet Castle.

""

The place she arrived in was a bedroom. In there was a king-sized bed complete with a canopy. When she tried to touch the futon, it felt soft like cotton candy; the whole bed felt like mochi.

（Isn’t this similar to Lokums, which I tasted back when Reiji invited us to his house?）

Shirone couldn’t help but ponder about that matter.

Lokum was a type of sweet made from starch and sugar, and seeing the scene before her, she realized that the same kind of sweet seemed to exist in this world too. Though she wanted to try the bed, she didn’t have the leeway to do so; now wasn’t the time to taste some sweets.

（This is probably the room of this castle’s Lord. Since that’s the case, the room below this must be the throne room, the room in which that girl has been waiting.）

Shirone walked across the floor that was made from cookies. She encountered patrolling Myrmidons as she descended to the lower floor. Upon a closer look at the Myrmidons, she realized that they were a combination of human and ant.

Shirone felt that they looked rather similar to the ant soldiers outside the castle.

The Myrmidons readied the spears in their hands, and rushed toward Shirone.

「OUT OF MY WAY!」

Shirone engulfed her sword with blue flame, and advanced while mowing down each Myrmidon that came toward her.

The inside of the castle was illuminated with lanterns made from candy modeled after animals. She kept moving forward along the marbled passage made from sugar. A short time later, she left from a gate decorated with cream and baked cake. She guessed that the person she was looking for might be on the other side of this gate.

Shirone closed her eyes, focusing her senses, and felt the presence of several giants inside.

It was definitely the presence of ogres. They planned to ambush Shirone. But, Shirone ignored them and boldly opened the gate.

「KORYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!」

「DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!」

Two ogres hiding in the shadow of the door rushed at once toward Shirone. Naturally, Shirone had already predicted that.

Shirone dodged the ambush easily, and swung her sword. The two ogres were immediately slashed, their bodies cleanly separated in two, as they died instantly.

「ZAIG! RETSUG!!」

「HOW DARE YOU KILL MY BROTHERS!!!」

The remaining ogres glared at Shirone. But, Shirone ignored them since they were a trivial existence for her. Her eyes were looking straight.

To the giant throne located in the inner part of the vast room.

The beautiful throne was decorated with various sweets, and a short girl was sitting on that throne. Though the girl’s stature was too small when compared to the sheer size of the throne, her attitude was really cocky.

The Silver Witch, Kuna.

There was no way that Shirone would forget that name. She was the one who manipulated Kuroki!

（I’ve met her once before in Velos, but upon a closer look, she really is a beautiful girl…）

Shirone looked at Kuna. She wore a dark blue-colored dress which was endowed with silver accessories. The purple-colored barrette she wore had further enhanced the charm of her silver hair.

Kuna didn’t say anything and just looked in silence at Shirone.

「WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING! SHE’S LOOKING AT KUNA-SAMA! QUICKLY KILL THAT HUMAN!」

The other ogres followed the female ogre’s orders and charged at once toward Shirone. They were equipped with various weapons such as axes, swords, and spears.

And all of them were enchanted weapons.

Shirone twisted her body to dodge the incoming spear thrust from the ogre, and swung her sword, bisecting the ogre in an instant. She then charged toward the three other ogres who were coming toward her. She dodged the attack from the sword-wielding ogre with simple footwork and parried the attack from the axe-wielding ogre with her sword, then charged toward the third ogre.

And then, in an instant, she jumped, spinning her body in mid-air, and slashing the three ogres to death.

Finally, the only ones who were alive were Kuna and the female ogre.

「HOW DARE YOU! TAKE THIS!!」

The female ogre raised both her hands and fired something like black mist from her palm.

「Take this, BLAST INSECT!!」

Tiny insects came out of the ogre’s hands, heading toward Shirone.

「THESE THINGS CAN’T STOP ME!!」

Shirone spread her wings, and fired its feather like arrows to knock down the insects. The knocked down insects vanished along with the small explosions.

「HOW ABOUT THIS!!」

Electricity ran along the female ogre’s hands.

「O THUNDER SNAKE, STRANGLE MINE ENEMY!!」

The electricity around her arms turned into a snake, and charged toward Shirone.

「HEYA!!」

Shirone raised a warcry, slashing at the electric snake with her sword.

「HERE, MY RETURN GIFT! LIGHTNING BLADE!!」

「WUT!!」

The ogre raised a shocked exclamation.

The lightning snake got absorbed by Shirone’s sword.

「HAAA!!!」

Shirone swung her sword along with a yell.

The lightning strike went straight and struck the ogre.

「IMPOSSIBLE! THIS KUJIG~~~!」