Chapter 255 – Appeared! The Great Demon General!

“Actuallу, I сan sensе something thаt fееls likе а Grеat Demоn Generаl!”

“Whоa!! Littlе Аfumu, уоu’rе amаzing!”

Thе Herо Раrtу had gathеred tоday aftеr Littlе Yuusha reportеd sоmething incredible.

Evеrуone had grown evеn сloser sinсe thаt bеасh trip the other dаy.

And nоw, trеmbling аt Little Afumu’s shосking stаtement, thеy all stоod together.

‘I just wоkе up to it rесentlу. So, yоu see—I havе a Grеаt Demon General’s Dungеon Соrе inside mе, and it seеms tо rеsonatе with anоthеr Grеаt Dеmon Gеnеrаl somеwhеre else—’

He just casually mentioned a Great Demon General’s Dungeon Core!

Sherry went “Hm?” for a moment, seeming concerned, but the conversation moved on, so she probably thought, “Oh well.”

“So, a Great Demon General has been nearby this whole time? Ehh! Talisa didn’t notice at all!”

“Me neither. It’s not something you can see.”

That was Talisa and Moriton, standing side by side.

They even hang out together on their days off, don’t they!

This might just be…

Getting me curious, old man that I am.

“Alrighty then, Little Afumu, show us where it is!”

‘Okey-dokey!’

Our Floppy, standing beside Little Afumu, played a drumroll.

Helping out like that, what a good kid.

‘Ta-daa! It’s that skyscraper over there!!’

“Wha—what did you say?!”

“Wow-wow!!”

Spice and Kaiware exaggeratedly gasped in shock.

Well, we were genuinely surprised!

This is near the hotel where the Hero Party members from overseas are staying…

Meaning it’s right in the city center!!

That should be the building housing a fairly famous advertising agency, but…

That building is the stronghold of the Great Demon General who gave this country its Dungeon holiday?!

So close!!

It was right under our noses!

If Little Afumu hadn’t grown and awakened to this ability, we might never have found it.

“But, don’t they have a checkpoint at the entrance? You probably can’t get in without an employee ID.”

Sherry knows her stuff.

Indeed, you’d normally need an ID card or a guest pass.

Of course, the Hero Party has no such thing!

Besides Spice, they’re all active students with no work experience, after all.

“Can we count on Spice for this?”

“Ms. Spice’s grown-up vibe is our only hope!”

Talisa and Yuusha look at me with sparkling eyes—

It’s not like I can just whip out a countermeasure like a magic mallet…

“Alrighty! Metamorphose! Mind Spice~!”

“Whoa! Spice is going for a full-on frontal assault!!”

Sherry was aghast.

“If I’m going too, a head-on breakthrough is the only way, right?”

Zelger nods in agreement.

And so.

Spice led everyone inside, marching right through the front entrance.

A security guard rushed over in a panic, but once he got within a certain distance, the light faded from his eyes, and he saluted.

“Whoa, that brainwashing magic is way too convenient… I can see why someone would get addicted.”

‘Right? It’s super easy. But if you rely on it too much, you’ll trip up when it really counts.’

“Makes sense.”

“But that’s an incredibly advanced form of mind control. You could do that?!”

Let me answer Sherry’s question!

“Spice has gotten a lot better, so actually, yeah—but it doesn’t work on strong Dungeon monsters. And it’s not fun, so I basically don’t use it.”

“But you can’t get past the card reader thingy, right?”

“Whoa—time for Aqua Spice!! Marinna, I’m counting on you!”

‘Yes, yes. This is internal network management, right? I’ll just hack right through. Hah—looks like they only prepared for attacks from the network and didn’t anticipate cracking from a Grimoire like me.’

It’s magic, after all.

And so!

We breezed right past the card reader checkpoint!

Even hacked the elevator that requires an employee ID!

“Hey, Spice, aren’t you basically invincible in modern society?”

“Am I?”

“You can control people, hack machines—could you maybe even do something about vehicles?”

“Anything that runs on electricity, Ignite can power it.”

“See?! A truly all-purpose mage really does exist…!”

“It’s all Grimoire power, though.”

We selected the elevator that stopped at the floor Little Afumu indicated…

‘Ah, they’ve noticed us over there.’

“Looks like a head-on showdown. Kaiware, come over here for a sec.”

“Wazzup?”

Spice beckoned Kaiware over and had him stand in front of the door.

“Alright, starting the stream now! Helloo! Koncha—!”

※ ‘Koncha—!’ ‘Is it crowded today?’ ‘They’re in an elevator.’

“We’re inside a certain advertising agency’s building! Turns out a Great Demon General was hiding here! So Spice and the gang used all sorts of methods to get inside! Please understand that we’ve already put in a lot of effort, given that Zelger is here with us.”

“Indeed.”

※ ‘He really is, Zelger is there!!’ ‘A Centaur in an ad agency building!?’ ‘An elevator that moves with a Centaur inside is insane!’

Seriously!

It’s a super high-performance, large elevator.

And so, the elevator sped toward the target floor at an incredible pace…

It stopped!

Then Little Afumu shouted.

‘They’re coming!!’

“Already anticipated!”

The next instant, the elevator doors dented inward violently toward us…

And blew off with a deafening roar!

A ferocious shockwave came rushing in!

…which Kaiwear caught with a “?” look on his face.

Well—what you need is the strongest shield!

Since Kaiware took the full impact at the entrance, Spice and the others are unharmed.

The elevator started creaking ominously, looking like it might plummet any second.

In a panic, everyone leaped out onto this floor.

‘You withstood my opening strike. I don’t know what trick you used, but you seem capable.’

There stood a tall, slender man in a robe about 3 meters high.

Through the opening of his robe, I could see space.

Is his interior connected to another dimension?

‘My name is Jiya Seven. I am a Great Demon General directly under Demon King Marron Glacé…!’

“And that’s the situation! It’s the Hero Party’s moment of truth! The Great Demon General… we’re taking you down!”