I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party - I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party chapter 140

140 – Demon World (6)

Demon World (6)

Corps Commander Twelve had a difficult school life. He endured violence and criticism from stronger classmates during recess to get to where he is today.

Yes, he has more patience than any other legion commander.

Neither self-insults nor overwhelming violence can stop him.

“Eww!”

“It’s so annoying!”

Yes, he was rolling around on the floor and crawling on the ground to avoid the attacks of the warrior party, as if he had long since given up on saving face.

Twelve was openly holding out with only evasion and defense. Even the way they did it was without any dignity and it seemed like they were truly putting everything down for survival, so the warrior party was facing an unexpected difficulty.

“Haha! You didn’t even blink! Do you think you can catch me like that?! You’d be shocked if you knew how good I was at running away during my school days!”

A skill that was honed because it was so painful to be hit every time during break time.

Twelve shouted loudly while dodging the attacks.

Anyone who sees it would think they are fighting fairly, but Twelve is walking around looking really ugly.

Is that why such conflicting attitudes are perceived as provocation?

As time goes by, the warrior party will definitely win. Since Twelve had given up on attacking in the first place, they were bound to be caught at some point.

However, no one can guarantee when that ‘someday’ will come.

“Fuck… … .”

Garnet clicked her tongue as she watched Twelve move the sand to block the wide-spread stream of fire.

It was different from what I expected.

If she and her warrior party combined their strength, they should be able to deal with Twelve in no time.

But what does this mean? Right now, the Legion Commander Force is slowly walking towards the end of the extras, and she is not even able to stop him, let alone kill Twelve.

“Are you going?”

“… … .”

Instigation and desperation.

Twelve openly wanted Garnet to go help the extras.

It was not only because he couldn’t handle her, but also because it was bitter to watch the extra just die a dog’s death.

You have to struggle as much as possible.

Because that’s how he came up.

And he didn’t want to be a monster who massacres the weak, but a soldier who fights for a cause.

“Tsk.”

Eventually, Garnet passed by Corps Commander Twelve and headed towards the Force.

The situation so far will be reversed with the departure of her power, but it will be possible to endure.

“Okay, now let’s really get started.”

“It’s so ugly.”

“Why are you suddenly acting strong?”

Irina and Milia muttered in disbelief.

Anyone who saw him would think he was a different person from the person who had just escaped by crawling on the floor in an ugly manner.

“I understand. When you’re originally miserable and then move up to a higher level, you start to want to show off.”

However, Tina nodded as if she understood Twelve’s extremely ugly attitude.

Didn’t she also wander from slum to slum and then suddenly become upper class?

Feeling like you’ve become special, like all your problems have been solved, and like you’re just being arrogant.

It’s something I’ve experienced and understood.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. I guess we can easily take down Legion Commander Twelve…?”

“Can I take Esmeralda’s position today?”

“… … I’ll protect you.”

Irina, Tina and Milia.

The three of them took the position of filling Esmeralda’s void and began to confront Twelve, who was now pretending to carry the load on his back.

***

Meanwhile, warrior Esmeralda, who was cut off from the warrior party and faced the legion commander Eleven with only one bundle of luggage, tensed up as she grabbed the luggage’s leash.

“I think you need to be careful.”

Jim glanced at the sight and frowned as he spoke.

Eleven, standing with a solemn demeanor and holding only a sword, looked different from when I had seen him before.

Even then, I thought he was an unstoppable force, and it’s the same now.

Yes, Esmeralda, who has achieved a lot of growth, still feels a wall around Commander Eleven.

“… … What on earth did you do?”

And as if that feeling wasn’t a lie, the information about Eleven reflected in Esmeralda’s eyes had also changed significantly.

[Comprehensive Estimate Lv. 1124]

I can assure you that Esmeralda doesn’t think she’s the only one who’ll grow.

Even though she was a warrior and could grow faster, she didn’t think that others would just stay in place.

But, there is such a thing as degree.

There is such a thing as an expected range.

And Eleven’s growth rate was far beyond what Esmeralda had expected.

‘Honestly, I thought I could win next time we met.’

Esmeralda has grown up.

Through training with Indra, he acquired the powerful power of Kang-gi, and through sparring with Felheim Senova, he further honed his swordsmanship.

Even if she were to face the old Eleven, she was confident she could win.

But I can’t guarantee that right now.

“I just acknowledged my arrogance and sharpened my sword even more.”

“I wasn’t particularly arrogant back then… … .”

Even though Esmeralda tried to attack by twisting her whole body, Eleven showed what a veteran’s stamina was.

Even though he was blind and had countless swords piercing his body, he was the kind of person who knew how to swing his sword at Esmeralda’s neck without hesitation.

“Hero.”

“… … Yes, Mr. Jim.”

“The author has made all that killing entirely his own.”

“What does that mean?”

“It could be because of me.”

“… … .”

Esmeralda looked back at Jim, biting her lip.

He was angry, but he seemed to be biting his lip as if he was trying to stop the words from coming out, as if he was determined not to scold her.

“When I dealt with the author in the past, I used my power in return for the karma he had accumulated. But the author not only endured it, but he also completely absorbed the process into himself.”

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Commander Eleven is a figure who has been in the Demon King’s army for quite some time.

During that process, there were times when the ranking went up and times when it went down.

And now that he has come down to Eleven’s position, he is practically on the verge of retirement.

Yes, he is old. There is no room for further growth.

A fate that could only grow weaker. Still, for him, who had fought to the death on the battlefield, the hellish landscape Jim had shown him was a revelation.

“Sir, I can no longer lay a hand on him.”

A hellish environment where the world itself seems to harbor ill will toward you.

He has smashed the evil intentions of [Eight Hells – Sword Wheel Place] head-on and gained enlightenment through it, but the reason he has not returned to the Demon King’s Army until now, using vacation and demotion as an excuse, is because he needed time to organize that enlightenment.

“The author has already set out on his path. If I provoke him in such a situation and it goes wrong… … .”

You can truly transcend the old body and achieve transcendence.

In the worst case, this means that a second first could be created.

He’s still at a crossroads, but he’s definitely on the road.

An existence that hangs precariously.

To deal with such a being, one must use the original power that Esmeralda has built up, not the power of the beyond.

“I see. As always, the worst has come to pass, and as always, I can see that Mr. Jim is incompetent.”

“That’s it.”

“… … .”

Esmeralda considered hitting Jim, then shook her head.

I can’t afford that right now.

For now, Eleven seemed to be waiting for the conversation to end, but that didn’t mean she could relax her posture.

If you show even a moment of weakness, your neck could fall off.

“… … Okay. Let’s try it, okay.”

“Is the story over?”

“Yes, thanks for waiting.”

Esmeralda pulled back on the leash she was holding onto, pushed the luggage backwards, and took a step forward.

“Aren’t we going to jump in together?”

“Well, there’s a reason why we can’t fight.”

Eleven was suspicious of Esmeralda, who had gone out alone, as if she had overheard their conversation.

And when Eleven found out that Esmeralda was fighting alone, she felt regretful and her mouth watered.

“What a pity, if only we had fought one more time, I think we might have achieved something.”

“… … .”

Esmeralda felt a chill down her spine.

As Jim had said, Eleven seemed to be at a crossroads.

If Jim had foolishly provoked Eleven here, a truly irreversible monster would have been born.

“But, you’re a worthy opponent, aren’t you! Fighting always keeps me alive, so I’m looking forward to it this time too!”

Kiiiiiiiiing!!

A red aura began to bloom above the sword Eleven had drawn, along with an eerie sound like a groan.

“Phew… … .”

Esmeralda also began to create a pure white energy over her holy sword to counter Eleven.

And twelve swords floating in the air. If it were her usual self, she would have used the versatile longsword as a weapon, but this time it was different.

“Do you really want to pioneer a new path?”

Felheim Senova lifted into the air all the weapons of the heroes who had held out in the fortress city along with the rapier used by them.

It was a huge sword, a short dagger, a dagger, a spear, and an axe.

A variety of weapons, not the familiar ones. However, they are clumsy. Esmeralda decided to take Felheim Senova’s advice, but there was not enough time to apply it.

However, even here, if you push forward with the basics, you won’t be able to beat Eleven. Wasn’t Eleven the swordsman who reached the top through the basics?

She had already fought Eleven once and realized that she could not overcome his swordsmanship head-on.

“Then let’s begin.”

And then Eleven declared that she couldn’t wait any longer.

bang!

The two swords clashed as Esmeralda advanced powerfully.