Chapter 271 (1/2)
The Lulugal forest is the deepest of all forests on the dark continent, and it was also a forest with tremendous regenerative power.
Lumon continued to advance through the trees.
「Everywhere I go, it’s the same…」
He spoke to himself quietly.
Under the cloud-covered sky, normal trees would have a difficult time growing, but the Zadark Kingdom was full of strange plants, such as Ringils, that were very different. But the most unique of all the plants in the Zadark Kingdom was the Lulugal tree, a tree with a high affinity for magic. If there had been any Maju transformation or other changes in this Lulugal forest, there must have been a magic force too strong for the other plants to withstand. However, there’s no way something like this would happen without any sort of indication beforehand.
It had to be [Magic Eyes of Green]. Not only that, but it had to have been at a very high level. There were very few people who had magic eyes in the first place, and there were even fewer people who had it at a high level. Other than Nino, there was only one person that Lumon could think of.
Yes, that person would be—
「Well, well… We’ve gotten a lot of uninvited guests today, haven’t we」
The voice came from a female Majin. She was wearing a pure white robe that glowed with cleanliness. Her rich, dark green hair, which seemed to resemble the Lulugal forest itself, grew long past her shoulders. Her green pupils gave off a gentle shine. She had a beautiful smile that could have brought comfort to anyone.
She looked as though she were a physical manifestation of love itself. However, radiating from this pleasant appearance was nothing but an uncontrollable urge to kill.
Wielding a wooden staff adorned with a green magic stone, the female Majin walked out from the depths of the woods. Her appearance was just as Lumon had expected. He took a deep breath. This was the other high-level [Magic Eyes of Green] user—
「Do you happen to be ‘Lulugal of the Green,’ troublemaker of the old Demon King Army?」
「How rude of you to call me a ‘troublemaker’. I just don’t get myself involved in things that I don’t care about… But putting that aside, who gave you permission to step foot in my forest? Do you want me to kill you?」
Lulugal of the Green. She was often said to be the most powerful force in the old Demon King Army, but at the same time she was known to be a troublemaker. She used her power to create a forest in the East and she made it her home. This was the ‘Lulugal forest’ that they were now in, but there were very few Mazoku who actually knew about it.
This is because Lulugal had personality issues, and because of this, she had trouble forming relationships with other Mazoku. Because she killed off everyone who entered her forest, the Demon King Army at the time ordered to have the area be designated as off limits. With this, everyone began to forget Lulugal’s name, and now it was only known as the name of the forest.
But the master of the Lulugal forest was still the Majin Lulugal.
However… Lulugal was one of the Mazoku that were known to have been slain by the hero Ryuuya.
「I wake up for the first time in a while, just to find my forest filled with degenerates walking around like it’s theirs. I’ll never be able to sleep in peace.」
「You never change, don’t you.」
As Lumon smiled bitterly, Lulugal looked displeased.
「And who are you supposed to be? I don’t know you, so please stop talking to me. It’s unpleasant.」
「…Well, I guess. I’m not the real me, and you aren’t the real you either.」
Lulugal, showing slight interest in what Lumon said, shifted her eyes towards him.
「You say strange things. Is this supposed to be some sort of riddle?」
「I mean exactly what I’m saying. You were killed by the hero. It’s a fact.」
「Killed…!? What are you…」
「Oh, sorry. I guess there’s no way you still remember that. Well, anyway, it happened around 100 years ago, so your head is probably completely empty by now.」
Hearing Lumon mock her, Lulugal blazed with fury. As he felt a colossal amount of pressure that would have sent any normal Mazoku running in fear, Lumon cooly played it off.
Then, just as Lulugal opened her mouth to speak, he started straight towards her and furiously swung his sword. His plan had been to anger her and quickly strike while her guard was down. Utilizing this incredibly simple, basic strategy, Lumon went straight for Lulugal’s neck with his sword.
「…I don’t understand what you’re saying.」
However, Lumon’s sword was repelled as it bounced off of an unnaturally thick branch that sprung out of a nearby tree. Lulugal glared at Lumon coldly from the other side of the branch.
「But, I guess there’s no point in trying to understand it anyway. There’s no value in listening to words spoken by trash.」
「I don’t want to be told that by someone with personality issues.」
「Ha-」
「Hahaha—」
The moment they finished laughing, Lumon swiftly cut apart the branches with his blade. Lulugal’s green eyes sparkled.
「—Then so be it. Please die.」
「I refuse.」
Weaving through the countless tree roots that seemed to endlessly spring out of the ground around him, Lumon began to store magic in his blade.
「Transform, Boomerang Blade.」
Hurling the Boomerang Blade that appeared in his hands, he sliced through the countless trees that headed towards him. However, Lulugal was nowhere to be seen.
「Attack Wind」
As Lumon looked towards the voice that rang out above him, he saw Lulugal plummeting towards him, ready to attack with her staff.