Chapter 26: Run away from the Devil!

After barely managing to chase away the demon that had caused such a ruckus…

Master and I lay sprawled on the flattened city, almost exhausted.

Face?

We were so exhausted that we didn’t even have the energy to argue.

Picking a fight is something that requires stamina…

“Ha, Master. But somehow you survived?”

“That’s right, disciple… You somehow managed to survive!”

Even though we were lying in a shabby state in the ruins of the city, Master and I smiled brightly at the joy of having survived.

Right, what could be more important than saving our lives…

The city was pretty much destroyed…

No, that’s a bit unconscionable to say, but anyway, the entire city was completely destroyed…

That’s not our business.

If you want to claim compensation, you should go after that demon!

My house was also forced into a fight between two monsters and turned to dust, so my insurance turned into a piece of waste paper!

Of course, the scale of my house and the city are completely different… but what can I do?

Still, if you ask me and my master, who risked their lives to fight the devil, what to do about this, wouldn’t that be an act of truly losing humanity?!

Hmm, it seems to have something to do with me, but …Well, in the end, it wasn’t me who caused trouble, destroyed everything, and caused accidents, but those guys who suddenly appeared, and dimensional phenomena are like a kind of natural disaster… in short, I don’t know.

“By the way, I was going to buy you clothes, but I can’t because the city is like this.”

“To be reduced to ruins in an instant… That devil, I really don’t know the end of its strength. I live with the confidence that I can do something, but that was… one level higher.”

The master who had fought the devil one-on-one seemed to be quite shocked by the strength of the devil, Sargatania.

Well, you could feel its strength even from far away…

It was lucky that the spear worked so well.

If not for that?

Well, it would have been total destruction.

If a fireball of that size had fallen, it wouldn’t have ended with a city being blown away.

In addition to simple destruction, the loss of life would have been terrifying.

‘In short, is it possible to destroy the world? That’s ridiculous. How can such a monstrous strength actually exist?’

I realized once again how lucky I was that I was able to stop it with my ability alone.

Well, the damage is still great and there are many injured people…

Well, at least it’s not total destruction.

They say that even if you roll around in a field of shit, you’ll survive, so it’s better to survive like this than to die.

And…

“… The hotel is gone too. Is this the end of my peaceful vacation in Europe… It’s only natural since my place to rest is gone… but it’s a shame. This place was perfect for resting… damn, how long has it been since I’ve had such luxury.”

“Hmm, so you have nowhere to go, disciple?”

“Oh, yes, that’s right, Master. As you can see, the only thing left is the lot where we were originally staying.”

We were supposed to eat here too, but it looks like all our promises have fallen through.

At least it was a promise I made to Master.

“Then since you can’t stay here any longer… why don’t you come to my house? That devil doesn’t seem to be giving up on you, so he’ll definitely come looking for you again. In that case… you can’t stop him alone. Of course, that doesn’t mean we’ll win even if I join in, but I’ll do my best to help you. As your Master!”

“Master…”

Even risking the threat of death and experiencing the power of Sargatania firsthand, yet still willing to help…

He is my Master, and yet he is such a kind person.

“But I don’t think that’s possible, Master. Just receiving this help this time is enough to be considered a great debt.”

“A debt between a Master and his disciple! Don’t say such things, disciple!”

“Haha, I understand, Master. But I have helped you enough.”

I can’t work my Master any harder.

And… I don’t think I can surpass Sargatania even if I just stay with my Master.

I can’t risk my life, Master, on a gamble with a near 0% chance of winning.

I have a lot of savings anyway, so I can easily run away and survive on my own.

“Then… what are you going to do now?”

“Hehe, I guess I should run away. My body is a little creaky, but the situation is what it is.”

“Where are you going, disciple?”

This is where I’m going to jump this time…

The land is quite large, but surprisingly few people live there.

As such, it’s a perfect place to hide out for a while.

“I’m going to Australia. There’s a lot of empty land there, right? I happen to know someone who has some connections there, so I think it’d be a good place.”

The smallest continent and the largest island, Australia in Oceania.

In other words, Australia.

That’s where I’m going.

Compared to the land mass, there aren’t many people living there, so it’d be perfect for a place like me to escape to.

Well, and I still have a lot of money saved up.

If I wanted to escape both Korea and Europe, a place like that would be perfect.

“Whew… I’m sorry I couldn’t be of much help, Master.”

“Oh my, how could you say such a thing! Thanks to you, I survived today!”

“Haha, even though I’m a useless teacher… I’ll make sure to wish my student good luck!”

The teacher, René Clarent, hugged me tightly.

“Take care of yourself, and let’s meet again later, student.”

“Master, get some rest and stay healthy!”

“Okay, contact me when you arrive in Australia!”

“Haha, I understand.”

After saying goodbye like that, I quickly started running away.

And I contacted him right away.

“Hey! Hitman!”

[I’m on the phone at AC work! And you said killer!]

“That or that. Anyway, I’m in a hurry. Help me find a safe house in a really remote place in Australia! Don’t care about the amount!”

[…You said you were retiring, but what happened? Just run away there.]

“The monsters were trying to chase me. Anyway, take care of this quickly! I’m in a hurry!”

[Hey, do you think that’ll just come out right away?]

“Hey, hurry up! That’s not all an S-rank special killer can do!”

[Do you think special is all-powerful? It’s special because you’re good at handling requests! Anyway, I know it’s urgent. I’ll just handle the work and start looking for a place to live, so wait!]

I contacted the famous killer who saved my life in the past and immediately ran at full speed toward a nearby teleportation gate that was still functioning properly.

Heck! Heck!

“Oh my, I’m going to die…!”

My body was so sore that I almost died…

But it was better than dying, so I couldn’t stop running.

Oh, damn it. What the hell is going on with this peaceful retirement life…!

When on earth will I ever get my daily peace back?!

“If I just do a simple calculation, that’s three people… I really hope it doesn’t increase any more…!”

Even as I ran away, the worst-case scenario kept coming to mind.

Ugh, I have a bad feeling…

It’s not like someone else is going to be added or anything…?

***

The demon opened its eyes after falling somewhere other than next to the contractor it was searching for.

[…Zion, my Zion. My beloved contractor…]

Although it had been lost right in front of its eyes, it didn’t look particularly resentful.

The reason was simple.

[Contractual relationships aren’t that simple.]

Since the demon and the contractor are connected through the contract, it’s possible to roughly know where they are.

And that contract was revived through its meeting with Zion.

That means… it’s easier to find Zion.

[The separation is only temporary. I’ll go find her soon.]

It didn’t matter if it was just this.

It felt like it was moving somewhere, but who cares?

It wouldn’t be on this planet anyway…

In that case, it could go find her whenever it wanted.

That’s why Sargatania decided to first heal her body, which had been properly injured for the first time in a while.

[By the way, how many times have you been injured like this…? You have truly become great, my contractor. As expected, you are not lacking as Sargatania’s companion.]

Defeat?

Well, that’s something like that.

I have experienced it so many times in my weak days, so adding another one is meaningless.

What matters is the result.

Since I have obtained half of what I wanted, a defeat like that is not much of a problem to Sargatania.

But…

[I feel a strange energy…]

Sargatania noticed a strange being standing on the ground she was on.

She could not tell where it had fallen, but… it seemed to have landed on very interesting ground.

[Your Majesty, it is for us to come find him…]

[That is done. The meeting with Zion should be mine alone. If you say that again, I will shut your mouth forever.]

[…I am sorry…!]

It was still clear in Sargatania’s eyes.

The days when only she and her contractor had wandered the world.

That is why she did not want something else to interfere with this reunion, at least the process of finding Zion and being together.

So, while she was recovering her body, she thought she would also enjoy some interesting things, so she went to a place where she felt a peculiar energy.

[Hoo…?]

“Huh? Huh? Who?”

And there I discovered something really interesting.