Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

The entire central square was now in ruins, the ground littered with cracks and holes caused by the immense force. And the culprit behind all this, Badigondi, was now completely different from his original appearance.

The huge body that was originally over two meters tall was now a head shorter than me, and its figure had become much thinner than at the beginning.

Only four of the six waving arms remained.

No matter how you look at it, it has been greatly weakened.

How exactly?

First use the magic sword Ron to cut off a small piece of meat.

Then keep your distance.

Use the magic sword to further destroy the piece of meat that has lost the protection of fighting spirit.

Simply put, cut it into as small pieces as possible.

Although it is impossible to completely kill the undead demons, this will temporarily prevent these pieces of flesh from returning to Badigondi's body.

For three hours, I repeated this process.

From an outsider's perspective, it should look like it's moving lightly around Buddy, constantly reducing his size.

But for me, it's like dancing on the edge of a knife.

That powerful attack.

Being hit even once when you are defenseless will result in defeat.

I persisted like this for three hours.

Greatly weakened Badigondi.

Yet even with the weakening, Badigondi still looks alive and well.

Although his strength and speed have been reduced, his movements are not affected at all and he is still extremely strong.

I overlooked the key issue.

If we fight head-on, I won't lose to Badigondi easily. I can win as long as I spend more time.

But I am not good at protracted battles.

As an immortal demon king with infinite physical strength, Badigondi is best at protracted battles.

"Hahahaha! Being able to hold on this far proves your strength. I admire you very much, but can you hold on any longer?"

Badigundi rushed towards me, laughing.

If I could hold on for another hour...

Probably win.

I took a deep breath.

He forced himself to squeeze out the remaining strength in his body, ready to continue fighting.

But just when I was thinking this.

"That's it!"

A girl's voice, as clear as a wind chime, suddenly rang out in the ruins.

Buddy Gundi and I turned our heads at the same time.

A masked girl with long black hair appeared behind me at some point.

"I don't know why you're fighting, but isn't this enough? There's no need to fight to the death, right?"

A JK girl with long straight black hair.

Nanahoshi Shizuka said so.

Because she was wearing a mask, I couldn't see her expression at the moment, nor did I know what kind of mood she was in when she appeared here.

"Seven stars..."

I was surprised.

"Do not talk."

Seven Stars walked straight from my path to Badigondi.

She bowed slightly to Badigondi and whispered something in his ear. Because her voice was so soft and Qixing was wearing a mask, I had no idea what they were talking about.

I just saw that Badigondi's face first became a little solemn, then a little surprised, and finally he laughed with relief.

"Hahahahaha! Okay, let's call it a day!"

Badigundi said with a smile.

Is that the end?

Actually, I think I could have continued playing, but... well, forget it. I'm already very tired anyway, so there's nothing wrong with stopping here.

As I thought about this, my tense heartstrings slowly relaxed.

The scene before my eyes gradually fell into darkness.

Before losing consciousness.

I only heard the last sentence:

"I acknowledge your strength. You win this duel!"

"As a reward, I will grant you the title of Brave!"

Labyrinth: 69, Megaton

When I woke up again, I was in a strange bed.

Before I lost consciousness, my last memory was Badigondi announcing that I had earned the title of hero. I have no idea what happened after that.

I never thought that one day I would be so exhausted that I would faint...

Really.

As expected of the Undead Demon Clan.

Trying to compete with the undead demons in durability is simply asking for trouble.

There's something wrong with my tactics.

Anyway, a "brave man"...

As far as I know, there is only one person in this world who truly holds the title of a recognized hero, and that is Ars, the hero who ended the First Human-Demon War.

My strength is far from being comparable to Ars's.

Just listen to it for fun.

No one would really consider me a hero anyway.

As I thought about this, I tried to sit up.

"..."

Then I came face to face with the girl in the white mask sitting beside my bed.

"Wake up."

The black-haired girl wearing a white mask spoke in a slightly cold tone.

"...Nana, long time no see."

I greeted him with a dry laugh.

However, Qixing didn't seem to appreciate it and didn't respond at all.

Instead, other people's voices were heard in the room.

"Ron!"

"Mr. Ron!"

"what?"

When I came to my senses, I realized that besides Nanahoshi, Rudeus and Sylphy were also in the room.

"How much is this?"

Rudeus held up two fingers and waved them in front of me.

I slapped his hand away, feeling both amused and helpless.

"What are you doing? Do you think I'm crazy?"

"I don't think anyone who takes the initiative to challenge the Demon King is in their right mind."

Rudeus said half-jokingly.

But as soon as I finished speaking, he gave me a tight hug.

"Long time no see, brother."

"Ah, brother."

I responded with equal force.

Then I learned what happened from Rudeus.

After the Seven Stars appeared, Badigondi gave up the idea of ​​continuing the fight and announced my victory to everyone present.

Rudeus rushed over and helped me extract the magic crystal from my stomach...

It really helped me a lot.

That being said.

The sight of my stomach being cut open in front of everyone was still a bit scary.

It seems that this has led many people to believe that Rudeus and I have some personal vendetta.

After emergency treatment using healing magic, Rudeus and Sylphy, who arrived, helped to send me to the Seven Stars' laboratory. As for why it was a laboratory and not an infirmary, I think this question does not need to be delved into.

As for Badigandi, he was taken away by the arriving knights, apparently to negotiate with the city lord.

"Anyway, it's good to see you're okay."

Rudeus patted my shoulder, then became confused.

"By the way, weren't you going to the Holy Land of Swords for further training? Why are you here?"

"Well, it's a long story..."

I secretly glanced at Sylphy beside me.

Then he lowered his voice and asked:

"Have you made any plans for your wedding?"

"Wedding? What are you talking about? You know my situation. I don't have anyone to marry."

Rudeus looked at me with a puzzled expression.

Huh?

What does it mean?

Could it be that Sylphy hasn't recognized Rudeus yet?

Thinking this, I turned to look at Sylphy, only to find that she was standing behind Rudeus with a nervous expression, waving her hands and shaking her head frantically at me, trying to stop me from saying the next word.

"..."

Well, I don't know what happened though.

Anyway, let's skip this topic for now.

"Sorry, brother. It's my fault. I shouldn't have mentioned such sad things."

"It's okay, buddy."