Chapter 151 - Aigokeros Used Hidden Power!
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Translator: twomorefreethoughts / TpstT (2020/01/28)
Editor 1: Hand of Vecna (2020/03/18)
Editor 2: Keii (2020/03/21)
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I hope everyone has been staying well and healthy in this tough ti and will continue to be so. All the best to everyone.
Notice 1: There were repeated ssy edits after the publication of chapter 140, so here is the summary for those who read it shortly after it was released.
We have retrospectively made edits and have settled with "Asterius" (chapter 134) and "Ganydes" (chapter 139 and 140) over "Asterion" and "Ganyde". They are just a spelling variant and are supposed to be the sa person in the lore. We have chosen this spelling over the other because the raws have used "Asterius" and "Ganydes". Apologies for the inconvenience.
Notice 2: Title for nurous chapters have been changed to match the Pokemon the. Too nurous to list here, but it is listed on discord.
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From Aigokeros’s, Pisces’s and Sagittarius’s bodies, power welled up in an explosive manner.
As their master, Ruphas, surpassed the limits, their levels were also pulled up in the process, allowing them to reach the height of level 1000 after breaking past the level 800 wall.
The difference in level was not sothing that could be shrugged off and ignored. As a matter of fact, the higher the number associated with the level, the more important the difference in level beca.
For example, even if an individual’s level was to be double that of another person’s, if they were level 1 and level 2, then there was not a monuntal difference between them.
Needless to say, even a difference in one level could not be looked upon lightly. However, there was still a not insignificant chance that the level 1 individual could end up winning against the level 2 individual.
But if the doubling of the nurical value described a level 10 and a level 20, then the difference between the two of them would not be overturned by normal ans. Furthermore, if the doubling was describing a level 100 and a level 200, then the difference between the two of them would be definitive and conclusive.
Between the Twelve Stars and the Evil God, the level difference was 200. Even when compared to Libra, there was a level difference of 90.
There was a definitive difference in ability born out of those 200 levels. And after Aigokeros and the others had instantly covered the gap, the Evil God must have sensed the abnormality.
Even without exchanging words, it no doubt must have understood that.
Just now, the scale which was barely maintaining the balance fatally tipped in its enemy’s favour.
"Now then, let’s finish this, mutated one. Out of respect for your strength, I will show you all that I’ve got to give. Look carefully... at the real appearance of the Devil King Aigokeros!"[1]
Removing the level restriction signified that the Twelve Stars would be able to display their original power that they were otherwise unable to show.
In the past, Aigokeros was called the Devil King of Helheim and was feared by others. Lifting his level restriction ant that he would be released from the shackles which were binding him.
The goat’s eyes shone red whilst his wings flattered about.
His real physical body - the body of the old gentleman, which had been at the feet of the illusion until this point disappeared and completely rged with the illusion that had been created by him.
That was not all. All the mana in the surroundings were gathering into one point with him as the centre.
It was the sa as what rcurius had done at Draupnir.
"Return to ! Power of darkness!"
The black mana that was being absorbed by Aigokeros caused the illusory body to materialise into a tangible one.
The lower body which had looked like a fish until this point changed into legs covered in hair. At the sa ti, the giant body which had had a height of approximately 100m beca bigger and bigger, eventually surpassing 1km, yet even then, it continued to grow bigger.
The whole of Midgard was covered in darkness and lightning flashed about everywhere whilst the whole world trembled in fear due to the materialisation of the Devil King.
The Evil God was grasped by the Devil King’s hand all while the head of the goat pierced the clouds and reached the stratosphere.
If, at this ti, soone were to look at Midgard from space, they would have doubted what they were seeing.
That was because they would have seen sothing sprouting out of Midgard - a gigantic devil goat the size of a planet.
Illustration from Volu 7 Light Novel – Aigokeros true power
"Goodbye, mutated one. If it’s you, you may be able to survive after receiving my next attack... but you will never be able to co back to this planet. This world is the possession of my master... Having said that, you are also soone who has the makings of a king. As soone who is also a devil, this Aigokeros shall recognise and concede that fact more than anyone else."
Aigokeros by no ans disliked the Mutant God.
If anything, Aigokeros felt that... the Evil God was the one and only comrade of his in this world.
The Evil God was not sothing that was phony or counterfeit like the demon race. It was a true devil. How could Aigokeros hate sothing or soone like that?
If Ruphas Mafahl had not existed, he would not have minded dividing the world and sharing half of it with it.
He had honestly thought of and recognised his enemy as such. However, this world already had a Black-winged King. The rightful king who would rule over the world already existed.
As was the case, there was no longer any room for this Mutant God to linger around. There was no longer any room for Aigokeros to allow it to continue existing.
After all, there could only ever be one rightful king.
And... there could only ever be one devil who could serve that one rightful king. That was himself, Aigokeros.
"If you manage to stay alive, your attempt to reign supre should be done in so other world’s land."
Aigokeros flung his arm, throwing the Evil God into empty space.
At the sa ti, as a last-ditch effort, the Evil God also activated a special skill.
When it did, with the Evil God as the centre, the world around it was rapidly rewritten. Midgard, which should have been under the rules and limitations put in place by the Goddess, was repainted with alien laws.
What it changed to was a dream that he had been seeing. The reality was repainted with his dream, attempting to invert everyone’s madness and sanity.
The laws governing the maximum damage were negated. Even the laws which governed the maximum level one could reach were negated.
The Evil God created a world which was not bound by the Goddess’s laws, resulting in a place where he was not restrained, a place where he would be able to exhibit his true ability.
But - it was just a bit too late to show his hand. Aigokeros was not as easygoing as to wait for the Evil God’s erosions to complete.
Not only that, as the erosion had implicated even Aigokeros, the constraint on Aigokeros’s level was nullified, allowing him to surpass the maximum level of 1000 and reach 1350.
Aigokeros, who had gained an increase in power after surpassing the limits, opened his mouth and started gathering an astronomical amount of mana.
Seeing this, the Evil God attempted to dodge it. However, he was caught and held in place by Pisces’s fangs who had turned his body into an ouroboros form.
Just like that, the Evil God was flung around using raw physical might and was finally launched away.
"- Disappear!"
A destructive ray was fired from Aigokeros’s mouth. This destructive ray was a perfect coalescence of the brightness of a star and endless and eerie darkness.
A bright dark light, a term all too contradictory within itself, directly hit the Evil God and in a single mont, blew its body to the far end of the void in an instant.
There was no technique that the Evil God could use to avoid the attack. It was simply impossible for the Evil God to escape from the extrely powerful attack that Aigokeros had used.
To top things off, an arrow imbued with the skill [Alnasl], which ignored the distance between the user and target to absolutely hit the target was added to the mix. As a result, the two rays spiralled around each other to create a helix, strengthening and reinforcing each other, sending the Evil God far, far away.
And although this was a story from the future... from a few years later, or perhaps a few dozen years, or even a few hundred years into the future... this ray of light continued to carry the Evil God without disappearing across a few light-years’ worth of distance, or perhaps a few dozen light-years’ worth of distance, or even a few hundred light-years’ worth of distance.
Past the star, past the star system, past the galaxy and eventually, passing even the galaxy group. Just as literally as it was written, the Evil God was being sent out of the world that they were in.
As for where he might end up at the end or what might end up happening to the Evil God, Aigokeros did not know.
Perhaps at the end of it all, the Evil God might reach a place where it might be worshipped as an Outer God.[2] Perhaps it would end up on a planet devoid of any living creatures and gain peace on that land.
Whichever the outco, Aigokeros and the others were only sure of one thing.
And it was that it was not an entity which would die from sothing of this degree. Just that.
Even going into the future, the Evil God would continue to live and survive sowhere out in space just like themselves.
And that... they would never cross paths with each other ever again. With that conviction in mind, Aigokeros felt it to be all too unfortunate.
Eventually, Aigokeros dispersed the mana and returned to his usual size. At this ti, Pisces ca up to Aigokeros whilst cold sweating and spoke up.
"Hmm... I guess it’s to be expected of the Devil King of Helheim. The only one amongst the Twelve Stars to be regarded as dangerous by Ruphas-sama and tad for the purpose of sealing you."
Aigokeros was different from the other Twelve Stars.
Although it had previously been stated, due to his cruel disposition, he alone was regarded as dangerous by Ruphas. As a consequence, he was tad by Ruphas so that he could be placed under her supervision.[3]
It was because Ruphas had concluded that, had he been left alone, he would beco a terror to the humanoids of a magnitude higher than that of the demons.
Furthermore, to have him serve under her ant that the great devil known as Aigokeros would be shackled under a level restriction such that his true abilities would be placed under a seal.
Not even that Lion King Leon could secure this much of a sense of danger out of Ruphas.
The strongest individual amongst the Twelve Stars was Leon. There would be no one who would raise an objection to that statent.
However, the most sinister and atrocious out of the Twelve Stars was, without a doubt, the Devil King Aigokeros.
In addition, the birth of the great devil was sothing not even the Goddess had predicted would happen. He was a monster which was naturally born outside of the Goddess’s scenario.
That was why Aigokeros called himself a true devil. That was why he worshipped and respected Ruphas who was similarly operating outside of the Goddess’s scenario, yet possessed power far greater than himself.
Had that not been the case, it was a possibility that, by this ti, this great devil would have enveloped Midgard in darkness and deprivation.
"Even though you have that much power, you’re content to be under a seal and not attempt to reign supre yourself... I can’t believe soone like that really exists."
"There is only ever one true king. Our Black-winged Supre Ruler, and she alone. If she so requires, I will gladly subject myself to death or be placed under a seal. That is my loyalty."
"How humble."
Pisces sneered, then noticed that he was feeling a sense of relief within himself.
This late in ti, he was feeling fortunate that this devil was not egocentric like Leon.
The very fact that this demon had been spellbound by Ruphas...was perhaps the greatest fortune Midgard had encountered.
Ordinarily, he acted like a man with a few screws loose in his head. Nevertheless, the occasional display of his true nature as a devil made Pisces shiver.
"Either way, this ti, the problem has been solved. Eros, I assu you will co with us now?"
"Well, first I need to pass my position over. After that, I’ll accompany you guys. Also, don’t call Eros."
"Alright, best regards from now on, Eros."
"I said don’t call Eros!"
"We’ll count on you, Pisces."
"Shut up, transforming horse. Die!"[4]
"!?"
On the way back to the palace, Pisces loosened his lips whilst making sure Libra and the rest could not see him smile.
Even after 200 years of ti, they were still the sa old bunch of weirdos that he rembered. However, he was strangely happy about that.
Whilst he would never tell them this, he actually really enjoyed having those back-and-forth exchanges.
Notwithstanding that, it was his honest desire that they would call him Pisces.
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"It seems Libra and the others safely managed to et with Pisces."
After opening the letter, I rested my back on the ship’s pillar.
There were two ssages. One of them had just arrived a few dozens of seconds ago with the request to activate Alkaid.
Apparently, there was a troubleso enemy that even they were struggling against. As a result, they requested the activation of Alkaid so that their limiters would be removed.
Honestly speaking, this request had surprised . After all, I had not expected for a mont that there would be a monster at a calibre that even the combination of Libra, Aigokeros, Sagittarius and Pisces would still struggle against.
The second letter was there to let know that the monster had been ejected out into space and that Pisces had been retrieved.
Although in regard to that, I knew about it even without receiving the letter.
After all, I was able to see Aigokeros’s giant form even from where I was. ...... Or rather... in all likelihood, he could be seen by everyone regardless of where they were.
Anyhow, I wondered if Aigokeros had actually possessed such a skill before. He got so big that it was like a joke at this point.
Perhaps he could destroy a planet without even breaking past the level restriction?
"That was pretty impressive, eh. I previously called him a pet and made him out to be a fool, but if it’s that guy, even I might be in danger."
"Stop being modest, Benet. If it’s a direct confrontation, you’d almost certainly win."
I sneered in response to Benet saying that she might end up losing against him even though she did not truly think so in her heart.
Indeed, Aigokeros in that state could even make feel a sense of threat, notwithstanding, Benet was still superior to him.
If it ca down to a punching contest, that large body of Aigokeros would only work against him as Benet would be able to rapidly and continuously punch him at her will. Eventually, he would be blown to pieces by The Maiden Who Fires The Silver Arrow.
Or rather, Benet was so strong that it was not even funny.
But really, what happened was such a waste. Although I only saw it for the briefest mont of ti, the weird and grotesque monster which was sent flying by Aigokeros was level 1000.
Its HP was 2.8 million, aning it was higher than that of Leon’s. Whilst it would be weakened if I tad it, given how strong it was, I wanted to have it under my control.
It would have served as a good durable wall.
Oh, I supposed in that case, Karkinos would lose his standing.
"By the way, where do you plan to go next?"
After being prompted by Benet, I closed my eyes and considered what to do for a mont.
At this mont in ti, we were pursuing Dina who had gone missing. However, even at this point, we had yet to ascertain her whereabouts.
We had tried checking places that she might have gone to, such as Mafahl Tower, but we were unable to find even a single clue.
With how things were developing, our only option was to go to a location which was slightly dangerous.
For example... exactly. For example, like the Demon King’s place.
I opened my eyes, made my decision, then voiced that out loud.
"... Let’s go to the demon race’s castle."
"Mmm."
Benet reacted to my words by smiling and baring her fangs.
In all likelihood, the one who was most familiar with Dina was the Demon King.
The reason was because he was aware of Dina’s spy activities... In other words, he had acquiesced in regard to her identity as Venus.
Of course, it might very well have been possible that he had simply not noticed anything whatsoever. However, given his position as the ruler of the demon race, that would have been far too negligent on his part.
Furthermore, I felt that he was in possession of information that I was still unaware of.
It did not seem like a bad idea for us to speak to each other once, candidly.
In the worst-case scenario that things got dangerous, it would all be fine if I ran away.
"Interesting. You an to settle things with them after 200 years of ti."
"Well, it all depends on how the other party responds. I don’t really have the intention to rile things up from my side."
Naturally, since it was called the demon race’s castle, there was probably bound to be a lot of demons and magical beasts.
But honestly speaking, the number of enemies did not really matter.
Even if there were tens of thousands... no, even if there were hundreds of millions of enemies, it was all aningless against .
Indeed, under the theory of war, the amount of available resources was a factor which could directly determine the outco of war.
Nevertheless, I was well beyond the level where such things mattered.
However many enemies were gathered, what was impossible would remain impossible.
As an extre analogy, it was sothing like telling a person that there was a nuclear missile coming their way and to gather tens of thousands of unard ordinary humans and order them to do sothing about it. In the end, it would simply be impossible.
Well, against the small fries, if I casually intimidated them with Coercion, the problem would be solved.
"Alter the course. The new destination, the Dark Continent... Head to the Demon King’s castle."
When I relayed my order, the Argonautai started moving without having to put in any additional hassle, and changed the course of the journey.
Now then, will an oni or a snake co out? Will we draw good luck or bad luck?[5]
As for what’s to co? Well, I suppose, we can only go with the flow.
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(Author note)
VS Mutant God arc has now concluded. Aigokeros, who had been acting the role of the goat which bites, has finally displayed his disposition as the Devil King.
The goat-san in his serious mode can beco as big as a planet. He is strong (convinced).
Well, to be fair, until this point, he was in an unfortunate position of always losing, notwithstanding that he looked intimidating.
So I wanted to show how strong he actually was.
Next ti, it will be our protagonist’s turn.
Having said that, in addition to Ruphas who has absurd fighting prowess, we currently even have Benet. So it probably won’t be that hype.
Q: What is going to happen to the Evil God-san from now on?
A: Because he is being sent flying faster than the speed of light, he will go back to the past. Furthermore, he will crash into a black hole and be sent to another universe. He will then continue to be sent flying until he eventually lands safely on the Earth.
(Author note end)
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[1] Raw is just Maou, so it could just be the "demon king Aigokeros". For now it’s written as Devil King because he was introduced in this way.
[2] The Outer Gods (外なる神) are the cosmic entites of the Cthulhu Mythos. However, Cthulhu is generally considered a Great Old One (旧支配者) instead of an Outer God.
"sen.wikipedia/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos_deities#Outer_Gods".
[3] First ntioned in chapter 67 - "He was not recruited into the Twelve Heavenly Stars because of his strength. It was because he was too dangerous. If he was not controlled by Ruphas, he would beco a terror to the humanoids of a magnitude higher than that of the demons." - Translation by Vecna "".
Also refer to chapters 35, 96, etc.
[4] So this is a pun. The term "transformation" or "abnormal" or "tamorphosis" used here is written as "hentai". Hentai can also an sexually perverted. So when Pisces said "transforming horse" it has the double aning of "transforming and perverted" horse.
[5] "鬼が出るか蛇が出るか" - literally translated as "would it be an oni or snake that cos out?" is a popular Japanese idiom. The second part is, "吉と出るか凶と出るか" literally translated above. Both are pretty self-explanatory, but in English, the closest equivalent would be like saying, "Now then, shall we see if everything goes well or not?" after rolling a dice and hoping sothing favourable ends up happening.
Oni is a creature from Japanese folklore. See footnote 3 of chapter 127 for picture. I didn’t translate it as demon since we already have "demons" in this series.
The second part is actually referring to a draw of the luck at Japanese shrines and temples. It’s similar to fortune cookies, but it gives a paper with your "luck". You can check out Omikuji for more details.
"sen.wikipedia/wiki/Oni".
"sen.wikipedia/wiki/O-mikuji".
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