The 5000-year-old Herbivorous Dragon-Chapter 82 - I have not the slightest clue

The long haired demon seems to have not recovered from his wounds yet. Furthermore, it seems like after being beaten up by Reko, there are traces of being beaten up by someone else. After escaping from our base, he was still garbed with black robes with silver linings but now those clothes were practically torn to shreds and he was half naked.

According to Reko, he was a demon in the form of a living puppet but it seemed he was built extremely well as the joints of his arms and shoulders had no differences compared to a human.

「Eh, uum, A question for me? If I answer, would you leave after? If we fight here, you won’t be able to leave unscathed you know?」

「I did not think I would return uninjured in the first place. As someone banished from the Devil King’s army, I no longer have a place to return to. I’ve my resolution to face you with the possibility of dying here.」

「I think it’s not good to get all self-destructive on me you know? There are plenty of things that are enjoyable in this world, yeah? Even if you got fired from your job, you can just get employed somewhere else no? For now, why not seek a change of pace and go on a vacation okay?」

The Ikumen demon seemed to be evaluating me with his eyes.

「To find another job…? Are you… Are you intending to create the Evil Dragon Army to confront the Demon King Army? So then are you trying to scout me…?」

「Ah, I don’t have such intentions.」

「It seems like I’ve been underestimated. My loyalty lies with the Demon King Army. Even if I am no longer a member, I’m not shameless enough to turn over to your side.」

This Ikumen seems to be arbitrarily having some groundless suspicions, and then arbitrarily declining. It’s great that he didn’t arbitrarily become my subordinate.

Meanwhile, the next question the demon asked was out of my expectations.

「It’s not as if you are a small fry that favours underhanded methods like betrayal. Evil Dragon Revendia, why did you raise the flags of rebellion while allied to our Demon King Army?」

Huh? I had to take a few seconds to think about those words.

「I betrayed the Demon King Army?」

「That’s right, the Demon King found it extremely disappointing.」 𝑓𝒓𝚎e𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯𝘰𝐯𝒆𝑙.c𝚘m

「There we go again. Ah I get it, this is that right? You’re leading me into revealing the truth right? I won’t fall for that trick.」

From before Ariante, I’ve been exposed to those types of tricks before.

This underling must be some kind of lowly underling, he seems to not even know that I was never in the Demon King Army in the first place.

And on top of that, he’s pretending to know and trying to extract information from me.

Even though I don’t even have any important information.

「So you don’t intend to reply huh? If you had immediately returned to being the Demon King’s subordinate then the rebellion this time would be forgiven but as expected your will to rebel is resolute…」

In reality, I had no intention to oppose the Demon King Army so much but no matter what I did, I couldn’t stop Reko’s determination to slay the Demon King.

「However, you’ve underestimated the situation, Evil Dragon! Although it’s a heavy loss that you as the second strongest became an enemy, that itself will not shake the strong foundations of the Demon King Army.」

「Are you for real? It seems like your organization has problems finding the origins of the number 2.」

「Is that irony? It may be true we were too hasty in judging that someone as strong as you stayed as a subordinate so easily…」

「That’s not what I mean though…」

Anyhow, the Ikumen demon continued.

「It has already become apparent that you’ve broken all relations with the Demon King Army. You also have no intention of using the title granted to you by the Demon King “The fangs that devour heaven and earth.”」

「What a minute, that title you just used seemed to be influenced by yourself a bit too much as a bluff no?」

「Bluff…? What are you talking about?」

Of course, I hadn’t the slightest clue where this title came from but I’m surprised that it looked like this handsome demon didn’t seem to be lying.

「Ah, that’s right. Could it perhaps be when Reko beat you up a while ago that she called out that title?」

This part cool and part painful naming sense is in accordance with Reko.

「What are you talking about? No need to hear it from your kin, it’s been widely known throughout the whole Demon King Army…」

I became stupefied.

It can’t be that not only the humans but also the Demon King Army treat me as a leader of their army?

No no wait. Just a few days prior, the spirit demon belonging to a Demon King commander we defeated back at the Saintess’s town didn’t seem to treat me as Evil Dragon Revendia.

「Oh, now that I think about it, that demon peeked into my past, that’s why it didn’t think I was the Evil Dragon.」

At any rate, it was a history filled with only eating grass.

Also, it may be possible that it didn’t know what my face looked like. At that time if you looked at me from the side, I would have looked like a big lizard that got along with the Saintess.

You definitely wouldn’t think I was someone like “The fangs that devour heaven and earth.”

If you think of it like that, then that deceased demon was one of the few within the Demon King Army who could understand me. In hindsight, it’s regrettable that he’s now gone.

「I now understand your firm will to rebel. Then there’s only one path left for me.」

Instantly, the Ikumen demon’s figure disappeared and appeared right in front of my eyes. I didn’t even have time to run before the demon clung to my large front legs and started to emit bright light.

「I will trade my life for just a claw from you!」

「Are yo-you intending to self-destruct?!」

Thup.

The light emitting from the demon’s body disappeared along with a damp sound.

「Didn’t Reko crush your self-destruct magic core?」

「Now that I think of it, you’re right…」

An awkward silence descended upon us.

He’s already full of injuries. I think it would be a nice moment to leave while leaving a “I’ll overlook it this time and let you go” catchphrase.

「You… may leave, I do not have a hobby of tormenting the wea- it hurts!!」

However, the demon’s pride seemed to be pretty big. He used his unsteady fists to beat my stomach.

To him it was his last struggle but to me, it just hurt.

I couldn’t help but leap backwards and crouch on the ground and looked back at the flabbergasted Ikumen.

「What’s the meaning of this? My attacks are effective on the Evil Dragon? Don’t tell me that at this stage, that my hidden powers finally awakened…?」

「Tha- that may be possible. It’s not impossible for such cases to happen. It’s definitely not that I’m weak or anything okay?」

As I started making excuses, I started to prepare the black claw I received from the God of Hunting.

It could even repel a boulder while I fought with Reko. That was the result of the coaching from the Saintess using Evil Dragon power, at least at this moment it has enough power to protect myself.

「Huh, I see now. This is the power I gained with one foot into the grave, my life’s last ignition. It seems like my creator gave me a stylish function.」

After convincing himself, the Ikumen demon got down on all fours like a beast and released a fierce aura as if he was going to charge right at that instant.

-And then.

「Woah! Is that you Lord Evil Dragon? You somehow got bigger, is that your real form?」

Not sure when she got so close but standing close by with a spirit on her shoulder was Sheina.