Living as I please, 109: The Future sure looks weird

"Pant… pant…"

Not good. I'm seriously getting tired here. No matter how many tis I kill this sabertooth paladin, he just keeps spawning back. And what's worse, he just keeps getting stronger. His speed and strength are almost on par with mine now. He doesn't seem to get tired either.

Even when I try separating that sword from him, it just cos back in his hand. It's almost like this guy is a jedi knight.

What… what can I do? How am I supposed to beat this thing? I never felt hopeless in any situation. No matter how insane, I always had so kind of plan. But for the first ti I don't know what to do.

*Summoning complete*

I heard the spirits' voice again. But in the sa mont the paladin charged furiously at . Should I really use Unlimited Sword Strikes? Or maybe Berserker Mode, since that uses life force instead of mana. No, it's still technically magic so I can't activate it. Or…

"Duck!"

I heard a voice coming from behind . And I also suddenly felt a monstrous aura. Instinctively I followed it's advice and crouched down. A fireball was fired from behind. It avoided

by paper thin difference, but it hit the paladin right in the stomach and sent him flying all the way to the other side of this castles' wall.

"Yare yare. How troubleso. And here I was wondering why the spirits would call for ."

I turned around. And there, near what seed to be a staircase is where I saw her. A woman. Not just any woman. A beautiful young girl that let out a cute smile once she saw . She had long orange hair and orange eyes. Almost the sa shade as

when I use One with the Sun. She had a pair of bright red horns. Her ears were similar to elves, but at the sa ti they also looked like miniature bat wings. Her dress looks almost as fancy as the ones Claire uses. An extravagant red dress with white accents that you see in royalty. Her breasts were covered but even so her chest was big. Her stockings were torn as if coming out of a battle though. She wore beautiful silk gloves that went all the way over her elbow. She also had high heels and a pair of beautiful stockings. And she was carrying a freaking huge sword. A dragon head as its hilt that gave the impression of spitting the blade out.

"This brings back so many mories…"

What's she talking about? I wanted to say sothing, but I didn't have ti.

"Roooaaar!"

The paladin was once again on his feet.

"Hmm? Now this is interesting. You have a really strange power there."

"Be careful! Killing it only makes it stronger! And that's a holy sword!"

The sabertooth man jumped and charged at the mysterious woman.

"Crescent moon slash!"

He unleashed a powerful skill, but the woman didn't dodge at all. A powerful impact was produced. The woman blocked the sword with her index finger.

"Holy sword? Please… this is nothing more than a toothpick."

Dang. Have I t her before? Sothing about her feels just so familiar, put I can't put my finger on it. The woman covers her free hand in a malicious aura and pierces his body.

"[Raksha Inferno]!"

As soon as she said that, it was like his body was being sucked dry. The dark energy around her hand increased causing an explosion and scattering the paladin, leaving no trace behind.

I quickly looked around left and right in a panicked manner.

"No need to worry. I erased his soul along with his origin. He's not coming back."

She takes a few steps closer to . I can't help but feel a little regret in her eyes. After scanning , she starts scratching her head.

"Let

guess. Tenebria put you up to this."

"Yeah… umm… look, I really appreciate your help but… who are you?"

"Can't you tell? Well I guess I should do a formal introduction. I am the Dragon Empress, Milla Walpurgis. Ruler of all the Mazoku"

"Huh!? Is this so kind of joke?"

"Fufu. Not at all. I'm you. 1000 years in the future, that is."

I almost collapsed when I heard that. Things are evolving too fast. I can't process all this information. Slow down!

"Wait, if you are

then prove it! What number am I thinking of right now between 1 and 1 million!!"

"Firstly… how is that supposed to prove anything? Secondly… you're not thinking of a number. You're thinking of boobs right now."

Eek. Yup… well… she's

alright…

"I'm you. The human Ryusei Homura reincarnated as Milla Walpurgis."

"But I'm a loli and you're a grown up. You don't even have my crimson hair and eye."

"I can understand your confusion. But what can I say. Shit happens in the future."

"And seriously, Empress? What happened to Demon King of Insanity?"

"I got a promotion. The whole demon continent is under my command now. And I would appreciate if you stop with the questions already. There's only so little I can tell you after all."

O… kay. For now I tried to calm down. I took in deep breaths. For starters, I thought I was going to be a loli forever. Second, I never planned on ruling anything other than my own territory. It doesn't feel like

at all. Just what the hell happened in the future? I guess for now I should try to stick to the main topic until my brain processes everything.

Talking to… myself… feels weird. I started to explain what happened. How I ca here in search for a way to use magic again. She listened and nodded. After I finished she let out a long sigh…

"Tenebria is still as extre as ever. And these spirits are also quite resourceful. So basically, you want

to teach you how to use the Nightmare Kings' power."

"I don't get it. If you are , how can you teach , since I don't know it from the beginning. Doesn't that an you shouldn't know it either?"

"Seriously!? You want to start a ti paradox debate with ? The flow of ti is complicated. Just be content that I know."

"So… are you going to teach

then?"

"Teach you what?"

I almost fell again. What the fuck? I know sotis I can have a weird sense of humour, but this isn't the ti for jokes.

"Are you retarded!?"

"Oh my. Did it happen again? Sorry, but I occasionally suffer from short term mory loss."

"What are you, Dory? I don't think I'm looking forward to the future anymore. The Nightmare Kings' power. You said you can teach ."

"Oh, that. Yes, I can, although I would rather not do it. The Nightmare King is the absolute form of destruction. It's darkness itself. Casting a spell takes a serious amount of focus. And if by chance you can't control it, the consequences might be catastrophic. One spell in particular, if you fail to control it will destroy the whole planet."

*Gulp*

"I… don't think I have much of a choice. The mortals are going to be destroyed anyway if I can't fight."

"Very well. Then let's get started. The amount of ti the spirits can keep

here is limited. Now then, listen carefully and then forget everything I will tell you."

"Eh?"

"You don't have to morize what I will tell you. Listen, but don't listen too deeply. Think about it, then imdiately forget it. Let it flow in one ear and then let it exit out the other. You'll know it, but you won't know it, alright?"

"Hey, now just wait a second…"

"Looks like you're ready, so here I go!"