
Darren snorted, "I can't lose here. Or everyone's life would be at stake."
He saw the posture of Tomatsu who was ready to fight. Although she is a woman, but of course her strength is much greater than any man.
"I can't underestimate her even if she's a girl. But..." Darren watched Tomatsu's body. "The body can be too. I'm sure he'll be a good waifu."
Darren is back to focusing on the fight.
"That's it. I can think about that later. Now, I must be vigilant," he said inwardly. "So far, Tomatsu just showed me two of his nurses."
"First was his ice thorn attack. He brought up the ice thorns from the ground and threw them. And he can do it without chanting. I have to be careful."
"Second is an ice air strike. The attack I saw in the Erfroren mountains. I have to take care of my nose more and not breathe carelessly."
"And fortunately, he's never seen my style at all. So I've got one step ahead of him."
"At least, even if I had very little information, I would be twice as alert without being reminded. And also, judging from his status as a Demon King, he must have a lot of Mana supplies. I can't take any careless steps and even spend my own Mana."
Tomatsu stepped slowly to Darren with his leisurely level.
"Are you done thinking?" Her speech.
Darren grimacing. "Thank you for giving me time" he replied. "And maybe I've found a way to beat you, too."
"Oh, really? Then show it!"
Tomatsu jumped into the air and threw some pointy ice sticks towards Darren.
Darren countered with a solid defense. The hard and thick stone wall he immediately took out in front of him.
"Earth Elemental: Stone Wall!"
The ice shelf was successfully held back but, Darren regained consciousness.
"Where did he go?" He looked around. Tomatsu was no longer in his sight. "Wine! I was too focused on his attack and now I'm losing it."
Darren kept on being wary of the surroundings. Tomatsu can appear and attack from anywhere. Whether from trees, bushes, the sky, or even...
"From the ground!" Darren jumped straight from his footing.
Justright. An ice thorn appeared from below and almost pierced him right at the anus. Tomatsu looks a little from behind a grain of sand dust on the ground.
Seac! Darren's back on landing.
"You're great at guessing my attack," Tomatsu crawled out. "But I will make sure not to miss again next time."
Darren took a breath and took it out quickly. His life was almost floating. If he dies, he doesn't know where else to go.
Tomatsu came back to Darren aggressively. He took out an ice spear from his hand and began to attack blindly.
The attack speed is very high. Once he unsheathed his spear, he could quickly pull it again and start attacking again.
Darren has trouble keeping up with Tomatsu's speed. Slowly, some parts of his body began to scratch. He was about to strike back but there was no chance. He could only escape and survive.
"Damn, if this continues I will be cornered," Darren grumbled as he continued to fend off with a sword.
Akira and Shiro watched the fierce fight. But deep down, they knew that Darren's strength was not on par with Tomatsu's.
"Eema-sama. He's strong, but..." Shiro said as he wrapped Akira's arm in a cloth, "The Demon King is much stronger than him."
"It's clear. After all, Esema-kun is only a human. Ordinary humans would have no chance against such a creature," Akira replied as he endured his pain. "I'm sure he knows about that, too. But he fought and didn't give up."
Shiro ducked after hearing that. In his mind he thought. "Darren-sama, I believe you can definitely. You're strong and amazing."
Shiro turned his head back towards Darren who was defending from the barrage of attacks.
"Darren-sama..." Speak with a tone of resignation.
Darren constantly receives attacks from Tomatsu. Although his sword could withstand all those attacks, but not with his hands. He began to feel sore and his hands were trembling.
"Great, I can't go on like this" he said in his heart. "I have to fight back!"
Darren withdrew his hand, intending to escape the situation. But he instead left an open area from the chest to the chin. Tomatsu immediately seized the opportunity and attacked quickly.
Jebreaet! With a fist as hard as ice, Tomatsu punched Darren in the neck to make him bounce a few meters.
Darren managed to maintain his leg position, but he started to feel tight.
"My breathing is a little difficult. This must be because of the fist," Darren stroked his neck and found something. "My neck... IT'S FROZEN!?"
Tomatsu laughed as he looked at the panicked Darren.
"Hows it? Yummy?" He mocks. "You won't be able to cast that spell. Even with the strongest fire magic."
Darren looked at him, "K-Down."
Tomatsu continued his laughter, "With that magic, your body will freeze slowly. If you don't handle it fast, you'll turn to ice in half an hour."
Darren held his neck back. Sure enough, just how many minutes, the ice has spread. He also began to feel cold and painful breathing.
"The only way to remove that spell is to defeat me" Tomatsu continued. "If you can kill me, then the spell will disappear. But it looks like you're gonna die first."
Darren gritted his teeth. "Don't underestimate me!"
Darren looked around. He stared at everything that was. Starting from trees, rocks, and also smoke that is still clearly visible.
Shiro noticed that. "He's..." He began to understand what Darren was doing.
"You must understand your strength and the strength of the enemy. If the enemy is stronger, create multiple scenarios. Plan your actions and be on standby to anticipate enemy action."
Shiro's expression instantly brightened. "Whoah! So he tried to create a scenario that was in his favor. You're so great, Darren-sama."
Darren then ran straight towards Tomatsu. But this time the sword was not in his hand. He ran straight without any special strategy.
Tomatsu only looked at him with disappointment. "So you're desperate, yeah."
Tomatsu raised his hand, prepared to swing it and hit Darren with all his might.
The seuutt! Darren moved suddenly. He jumped over Tomatsu without touching it at all and ran straight through it.
Tomatsu surprised. "What the fuck is he? Is he running away?"
Tomatsu immediately raised his leg and chased after Darren.
"Not so horror."
Darren started jumping from tree to tree. Tomatsu followed him.
Darren walked on the ground. Tomatsu followed him.
He also clenched his hands. "Yosh's. It looks like it's on plan!"
Darren then runs away and hides behind a huge rock. Tomatsu laughed at that.
"Is he stupid? It's obvious I'm right behind him, but he's hiding" he said with a laugh.
Suddenly Darren again ran out of the rock. Tomatsu had thought something was strange, but he ignored it and continued to pursue.
After a long run. Tomatsu began to feel irritated as Darren continued to avoid him.
"Is he not tired?" Mumbled. "Ah done. I'll just kill the kid."
Tomatsu jumped up and took out his ice spear. He pulled out his spear right in Darren's chest.
The splash!
Tomatsu's eyes immediately glared. He could not believe what was happening in front of him.
"I-this!?" He pulled back his spear. "Hydro Mimic!?"
From behind, Darren was already preparing to slash at him with a green sword in hand. He was seen pacing his mouth, like casting a spell in a very small voice.
Tomatsu immediately turned and attacked again before Darren could attack him. "Die it!"
But just as he was about to finish his spear. A smile appeared on Darren's face. A creepy confident smile.
A jrreett! An extremely powerful lightning struck Tomatsu as soon as his spear touched Darren. He was bounced with a severe wound.
"What kind of magic is this!?" Tomatsu surprised.
Darren replied with a big smile. "Thunder Elemental: Cover Me in Thunder."
Tomatsu's body receives too much electrical voltage, leaving him paralyzed for a while.
Darren landed on the ground with his feet. Watching the crashing and falling Tomatsu unable to move.
While Akira and Shiro watched it with glowing faces.
"He really beat him!" Akira. "He defeated the Demon King!"
Shiro tried to calm him down. "Akira-san, don't move much. Your wounds will be open again."
Darren prepares his sword. After all, Tomatsu was an extremely powerful true Demon King. This fight is not over. Not until he can get it all straight.
"Y-You," Tomatsu said as he tried to move his hand. "What are you really?"
"This kind of magic power. My whole life I've never seen one before" Tomatsu continued. "Even the Lightning God never casts magic like this."
Darren approached Tomatsu slowly. "I'm just a high school student" Darren replied, though he knew Tomatsu wouldn't understand.
Tomatsu tried to get up, but his body was paralyzed. Although he was a Demon King, but the power of lightning like that made his body damaged. Only this time did he feel this kind of magic.
"So, are you going to give up?" Ask Darren.
Tomatsu. "Rush?" Her speech. "No will! I came here to exterminate you!"
Darren squatted his body. "But why?"
Tomatsu replied with fiery emotions. "My kingdom. My kingdom is ruined! And you have to pay!"
"Eh?"
"I know that you took advantage of the opportunity while I was in prison. So you guys attacked my kingdom, didn't you!"
Darren understands now. Tomatsu is the Queen of the Erfroren Kingdom, which no longer exists.
Perhaps Tomatsu thought his kingdom had been destroyed by some party. And incidentally, Friedlich was the closest kingdom to Erfroren. He must have been consumed by emotions and attacked without thinking.
"But according to what I read in the book. Friedlich is not a Kingdom that likes to attack and control an area. They are a peaceful kingdom satisfied with what they have."
"Or is there really a misunderstanding?"
Darren asked Tomatsu. "Tomatsu, when was the last time you saw your kingdom standing?"
Tomatsu responded with an annoyed face. "What connection?" The reply. "A thousand years ago, the kingdom still stood majestically. Even snow and ice have not covered the place."
"Eh? Thousand years? And the snow hasn't come down in Erfroren?"
Darren grumbled his chin. "It looks like there's been a misunderstanding here" he said. "Your kingdom was founded a thousand years ago. Whereas, Friedlich stood three hundred years ago."
Tomatsu's face instantly changed. "So, you mean. Didn't you guys destroy my kingdom?"
Darren. "I'm curious about what happened a thousand years ago."
Tomatsu keeps his head on the ground. "Dam. Just be ashamed" he said slowly.
He lifted his head and looked at Darren. "You," he said loudly. "Then what are you going to do now?"
"I should have asked" replied Darren.
Tomatsu let go of his breath. "Huff. I'll go then."
"Where?"
"Finding the man responsible for all this."
Darren took a breath. "By the way about responsibility, by the way," Darren glanced at the ruined city wall.
Tomatsu immediately glared in shock. "W-Well, about that..."
Darren took a deep breath. "You can explain everything later. But would you like to come by for a minute?" Ask Darren.
"Attracted?"
Darren narrowed his eyes. "There's something I want to ask you."