標的になりました
木々が真っ二つに切り裂かれた森のなかに、ふたつの巨体が佇んでいた。
『一向に戻ってこないので様子を見に来てみれば、まさか真っ二つにされておるとはのぅ。見るがよい、この切り口を。こやつを葬った魔法使いはよほど優秀なようじゃな』
真っ白な鎧武者――《
『ふん。優秀だろうとしょせんはニンゲン! まさかニンゲン風情に葬られるとはな! 弱い弱いとは思っておったが、ここまでとは思わなかったぞ! この――我らの面汚しめが!』
真っ赤な鎧武者――《
じゅわっ!!
蒸発するような音を立て、黒き鎧は消滅する。
『じゃが《赤き帝王》よ。いくら弱いとはいえ、いま《
『なにを言う。序列最下位が消えたところで、我らにとっては些事に過ぎぬ。なにせこやつは馬の力を借りねば異空間を行き来することすらできぬのだぞ。《白き帝王》ともあろう者が、いったいなにを怯えておるのだ』
『このわしが怯えるわけがなかろう。じゃが、わしらの使命を思い出せば、これが面白からぬことであることくらいわかるじゃろ?』
『言われずともわかっておる。あらゆる世界を巡り、強者を見つけだし、我らの同胞とする。それが我らの使命であろう』
『わかっておるではないか。つまりわしらは大望成就の妨害を受けたのじゃ。愉快なわけがないじゃろう』
『だが、我らの創る世界に弱者は不要であろう。ニンゲン風情に敗れた《黒き帝王》など死して当然ではないか!』
『それは否定せぬ。わしらが気にするべき事柄は、こやつを葬った者の正体じゃよ』
序列最下位とはいえ、《黒き帝王》はニンゲン風情に後れを取るほど弱くはない。
事実、100年前は無傷で帰還したのだ。
ニンゲンに危機感を抱かせ、成長を促し、強者を同胞に迎え入れる――前回は戯れただけだが、今回は真の強者を見つけだすため、本気で殺しにかかったはずだ。
だというのに《黒き帝王》は真っ二つになった状態で転がっていた。
いまは亡き《黒き帝王》を同胞として招き入れた《白き帝王》としては、葬ったニンゲンの正体を確かめなければならない。
そして新たな同胞として迎え入れるのだ。
だが、《赤き帝王》はそう思っていないらしい。
『ニンゲンの正体などどうでもよかろう。《
『フォッフォッフォ。相変わらず愚かじゃのう』
『愚かだと!? 貴様、この我を愚弄するか!』
拳を握りしめて臨戦態勢に入る《赤き帝王》に、《白き帝王》はガチャガチャと甲冑を揺らして笑う。
『ほぅ。お主、このわしに争いを挑むつもりか? わしの力を知らぬわけではあるまいに』
『我より一つばかり序列が上だからといって、いい気になるなよ? 確かに貴様の力は厄介だが、そう長く過去へは戻れまい!』
『本当にそう思うなら、かかってくるがよい。勝負は一瞬で決するがのぅ』
落ち着いて告げると、《赤き帝王》は拳を下ろした。
『左様。いまは力を蓄える時じゃ。わしらと同様、あちらも力を蓄えておるじゃろうからな。ゆえに、同胞集めをやめてはならぬのじゃ』
『だが、これ以上弱者を増やしてなんになるというのだ? 貴様が招いた《黒き帝王》がこのざまなのだぞ!? 我らに比類する強者など、もうこの世には存在せぬ!』
同胞のなかでも一二を争うほど好戦的な《赤き帝王》は、いますぐに戦いたい様子だ。
それに強者に心当たりがないわけでもないのだ。
『そうとは言えぬのじゃ。わしらに比類するかはわからぬが、《黒き帝王》を葬った魔法使いは同胞となるに値するからのぅ』
と、《赤き帝王》は興味を引かれたようにあたりを見まわす。
『......ふむ。言われてみれば、魔力の残滓はわずかに残っておるが、血痕の類いは見当たらぬな』
『じゃろう? 最弱とはいえ、無傷で《黒き帝王》を倒したのであれば、わしらに組みする資質はあると言ってよいじゃろう。あとは本人にその気があるか確かめるだけじゃ』
『ならばその役目、我に任せるがよい』
『そうはさせぬ。お主、勧誘の前に力試しと称して殺すじゃろ。過去にどれほどの同胞候補を殺したと思っておるのじゃ』
『殺した弱者の数などいちいち覚えておらぬわ! 貴様もそうであろうが!』
『否定はせぬよ。じゃが、今回はわしに任せるがよい。わしなら勧誘に失敗しても《黒き帝王》を蘇らせることができるのじゃからな。序列最下位とはいえ、少しは役に立つじゃろ』
『ならば我は、貴様が戻ってくるまでの暇つぶしにニンゲン狩りを愉しむとしよう』
『好きにするがよい......と言いたいところじゃが、お主はヴァルハラへ戻り、同胞たちに此度の一件を報せるのじゃ。虐殺はそれが終わってからでも遅くはなかろう』
『......よかろう。狩りはあとで愉しむとしよう』
『フォッフォッフォ。そのときはわしも愉しませてもらうとするかのぅ』
『ふん。好きにするがよい』
『さて、わしも向かうとするかのぅ』
魔力の残滓を道標として強者の居場所を特定した《白き帝王》は、氷の洞窟へと瞬間移動するのであった。
100 Target Taken.
Two giants stood in the woods where the trees were cut in two.
"I never came back to see how things were going, so I didn't know they were going to be in two. Look, take this cut. The wizard who buried him seems so good."
A white armored warrior - The White Emperor (White Road) says with a serious view of the rolling armor at his feet.
"Hmm. Ningen at best! I didn't expect you to be buried in the Ningen style! I thought you were weak, but I didn't think you'd make it this far! You filthy bastard!
A bright red armored warrior - Red Emperor (Red Road) stepped on rolling armor at his feet.
Whoo!!
It makes an evaporating sound and the black armor disappears.
"The Red Emperor." How weak is it to lose the Black Emperor now?
'Say what. Where the bottom of the sequence disappeared, it's just a trivial thing for us. With the help of a horse, he can't even come and go in different spaces. "The White Emperor." What are you scared of? "
"There is no way I can be frightened. Well, if you recall our mission, you'll know this isn't funny, right?
'I know you won't even tell me. Explore all worlds, find the strong, and be our compatriots. That would be our mission'
'Don't you understand? In other words, we were hampered by the achievement of our aspirations. There's no such thing as pleasure.'
'But the weak will not be needed in the world we create. Didn't you deserve to die like the Black Emperor who lost the Ningen style!
'I can't deny that. The only thing we care about is who buried him. "
Though at the bottom of the sequence, The Black Emperor is not weak enough to take a fall behind the Ningen style.
In fact, a hundred years ago, he returned unharmed.
Making Ningen feel at risk, encouraging him to grow and welcoming the strong into his countrymen - only played last time, but this time it should have taken him seriously to kill to find the true strong.
Even so, the Black Emperor was rolling in two.
As for the White Emperor, who has now invited the late Black Emperor as a compatriot, we must ascertain the identity of the buried Ningen.
And welcome you as a new compatriot.
But the Red Emperor doesn't think so.
"I don't care who Ningen is or what. There is not much respite until the Promised Hour. It will be enough for us'
"Foffofo. Still stupid."
'Said it was stupid!? You fool me!
The White Emperor laughs at the Red Emperor, who grabs his fist and enters a state of battle, shaking his chatter and armor.
"Ho. Lord, are you going to challenge me to contention? Not that I don't know my powers. '
"Just because there's only one sequence above me, don't worry about it, okay? Sure, your powers are troublesome, but you can't go back to the past that long!
'If you really think so, call me. The battle is decided in an instant. "
Calm down and tell him, "The Red Emperor" lowered his fist.
"Master Left, now is the time to accumulate strength. Just like us, we've got a lot of power. Therefore, we must not stop gathering our compatriots."
But what's the point of adding more vulnerable people? This is the Black Emperor you invited!? There is no such thing as a strong man like us in this world anymore!
The Red Emperor, so belligerent among his compatriots to contend for one or two, looks like he wants to fight right now.
And it's not like the strong don't know it.
You can't say that. I don't know if it's comparable to ours, but the wizard who buried the Black Emperor deserves to be a compatriot. "
And, "The Red Emperor" looks around like it caught my interest.
'... Hmm. If you ask me, there are only a few remnants of magic left, but I don't see any bloodstains.'
"Well? Even though it is the weakest, if you defeated the Black Emperor unharmed, you may say that you have the qualities to assemble it on us. All we have to do is make sure he feels that way."
Then I'll take care of it.
'I won't let you do that. Lord, before you solicit, call it a test and kill him. How many compatriots have you killed in the past?'
I can't remember how many weak people I killed! And so will you!
"You can't deny it. But I'll take care of it this time. I can revive the Black Emperor if I fail to solicit. Even if it's the bottom of the sequence, it'll help a little. '
"Then I'll enjoy the Ningen hunt in your spare time until you return."
I'd like to say, "Whatever you want, but your Lord will return to Valhalla and reward his compatriots for this." Massacre won't be long after it's over. '
'... okay. Let's have fun hunting later. "
"Foffofo. I don't know if I'll be happy then."
"Hmm. Whatever you want."
"Well, I guess I'll be on my way."
The White Emperor, who identified the place of the mighty with the remnants of his magic as a signpost, was to travel instantly to the Ice Cave.
The World’s Strongest Martial Artist who has Worked too Hard, Survives in the Magic World With Ease
努力しすぎた世界最強の武闘家は、魔法世界を余裕で生き抜く。
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-worlds-strongest-martial-artist-who-has-worked-too-hard-survives-in-the-magic-world-with-ease/
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Abandoned Children Adapted to Manga Delusions Dense Protagonist Fantasy World Male Protagonist Misunderstandings Multiple POV Naive Protagonist Overpowered Protagonist Protagonist Strong from the Start Reincarnated in Another World Reincarnation Stubborn Protagonist
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