The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 268



Chapter 268 – Side Story: Birthday Banquet – 3

“I’ll tell you in advance, don’t even dream of offering to give me as a gift. Birthdays are for celebrating, not doing things like that.”

“Isn’t that a shame? It seems like there were quite a few people who planned and executed that act.”

“As for a gift… … Hmm, since Mira’s house is like that, you can probably buy a bath with money, so you don’t really need something expensive… … .”

“You’re a small-scale warrior, my child. With money, you can build a mountain, not a bath. Prepare something with your heart rather than something expensive.”

“He’s patting my lower abdomen while telling me to prepare with all my heart. He’s not in his right mind.”

“I can’t think of anything. Should I ask the Royal Guard seniors and the kids…?”

“I don’t think they’d know anything even if you asked the Royal Guard. They’re all women. Wouldn’t it be cleaner to just say that you thought of it and gave it to them?”

“… … You could just say that I’m the one giving it to everyone. You’re so deadly, Laura.”

“It’s finally time to repay the humans! What do you want to do for me, Sister Nova?”

“Huh. Why should I celebrate a human’s birthday? But since they’d be sad if they didn’t receive one, maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give them one.”

The club room was noisy for a while. People were calmly expressing ridiculous opinions and getting rejected, or because their differences of opinion were not narrowed down, all sorts of suggestions were made and disappeared repeatedly.

Leona and Latina were told that they wanted to lie naked in bed together, tied up in ribbons, but were told that if they were going to do that, they should do it alone, without Mira.

Erestica offered to wrap up a pregnancy test with two lines on it and was bombarded with questions about how Dragon could possibly use it.

Laura was scolded when she said she would allow him to become the next emperor’s consort as a birthday present, and Elisier, who had been quietly standing next to her, was swept away with a look of perverted thought.

Karna and Priscilla were groaning as if they couldn’t come up with any good ideas. In the meantime, Rosaria seemed to have a good idea and let out an “Ah!” Then she shrank down as she received a look telling her to hurry up and say it.

Cheonshin said that this was a chance to repay what he had received, and he knelt down on the floor and scribbled something diligently. At first, Mashin grumbled, asking why he had to take care of such things, but later he was more deeply troubled than his younger brother.

“Come to think of it, what is Nika going to do?”

The commotion stopped as Elisier suddenly spoke. Now that I think about it, there was a member missing compared to usual. Nika, who had not shown herself even once since Mira gave her the magic sword and made her the Demon King.

“Before we worry, she should reveal herself first. What on earth is she doing that we haven’t heard from her yet? Didn’t Mira say she doesn’t know?”

Nika is a succubus who clings to Mira and asks for energy whenever she gets a chance, saying that the succubus queen has poor fuel efficiency and needs to be replenished periodically.

Since Mira said she didn’t know where she was, it’s unlikely that the two met secretly somewhere, so it was surprising that she didn’t show up for so long. Seven years without Mira was an extremely extreme case, so let’s leave that out of the discussion.

“You look like you know something, Erestica.”

Erestica laughed lightly at Leona’s words.

“I know. That kid told me. I can tell you if you promise to keep it a secret from Mira.”

There were voices of agreement from all over. Mira had been banished to Earth, telling her not to set foot on this world for the time being. There was no danger of that happening unless she contacted him first and told him the truth.

When everyone agreed, Erestica opened her mouth. She said that Nika, who had ascended to the throne as Demon King, was fighting to permanently end the conflict between humans and demons. It meant that she would conquer all demons.

When I contacted them a few days ago, they said it was just over halfway done.

“Why are you suddenly conquering the demon world?”

“There must have been some meaning to giving me the magic sword.”

“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think that’s what it means… … .”

Priscilla muttered quietly. Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Anyway, if you’re curious, why don’t you just ask? Hey, Masin? Where would the Demon Sword be right now?”

“Don’t use me for that!”

Masin grumbled and grumbled, but closed his eyes and seemed to concentrate, then opened a dimensional gate somewhere. Beyond the ellipse moving clockwise, a desolate demon world was revealed.

At the center of it all was Nika.

“… … Isn’t this the first time you’ve seen such a demon lord-like appearance?”

Someone muttered something like that. It was Elisier’s voice, and no one denied it.

The atmosphere she usually had as the brown-haired maid Eustera, or the innocent and charming atmosphere she occasionally showed as the succubus queen, were nowhere to be found.

Her pink hair, soaked in the blood of the demon tribe and dyed red here and there, fluttered brilliantly behind her back. Sharp horns on her head had grown long enough to remind her of Elisier during her days as the Demon Lord.

Her pink pupils were filled with murderous intent as she stared straight ahead with a sharp gaze, and her lips were tightly shut. It was hard to believe that it was the innocent and gentle Nika.

The wings that had been fluttering small on its back had grown to a size that could easily cover a human, and they flapped through its coat, while the magic sword in its hand glowed a terribly ominous red.

The current Nika was literally the Demon King. The Demon King who was the instinctive fear of all humans and the ruler of all demons.

“… … .”

As if sensing something strange, Nika’s head slowly turned. Her pink pupils looked this way.

“Ah! It’s been a while, everyone!”

Then he smiled brightly and waved his hands.

“Nikane.”

“It’s Nika.”

“It’s Nika.”

That figure was unmistakably Nika. Her hair was still red from the blood she had spilled over it, though. Nika approached the dimensional gate, smiled broadly, and looked around the clubroom.

“What’s going on? Is the master with you? Are you looking for me?”

“No, Mira isn’t here. I was looking for you, though.”

“Is that so… … Sigh. I’m sorry, Master. Since you came looking for me, I should have told you… … No, really. That shouldn’t have been done. It’s a secret, so I should have surprised you.”

Nika, who had been somewhat discouraged by the news that Mira was not there, seemed to have regained her composure and smiled brightly again as she heard that it shouldn’t be like that. It was a surprising change in emotions.

“If the master isn’t here, what’s going on?”

“It’s Mira’s birthday soon. You should get her a present too. You can’t just let her birthday pass by.”

“Oh, really?! Thank you! I almost got in big trouble!”

Nika approached the dimensional gate with an excited expression on her face. Her tail rose stiffly upwards, forming a heart shape.

“Hmm, but I still don’t have enough to give as a gift… … .”

The atmosphere that had been extremely excited had calmed down again. It seemed to mean that it was not yet enough to conquer the Demon World and offer it up.

“Can’t you just rest for a little while?”

“That may be possible. But when we meet, Master will definitely ask what I’ve been doing, so I can’t lie to him. I wanted to surprise him… … .”

The tail that had been raised stiffly upwards drooped downwards.

“Oh, I have an idea!”

But soon after, it started to sway back and forth, saying that it had come up with a good idea. It was a structure that was very easy to understand the emotions.

Time passed, and the day of the final battle arrived. It was my birthday.

Even though I couldn’t go over to the other world during that time, I was able to receive news steadily. If I look at it all together, it was worthy of being called the day of the decisive battle.

I also heard that Nika, who was in the Demon World, was running around trying to choose a birthday present, and in particular, I was told the outline of the banquet prepared by the Crate family.

Of course, most of it was vaguely told to leave it for later joy, so I didn’t receive anything properly. It ended with me seeming like I would tell them everything but not quite.

Rather, I was more anxious because of that. Even with just the outline, it was that big, so I didn’t know how big the main story would be.

“… … Is it really okay for me to go? Can I go?”

Next to me, Kang Yu-na was trembling for a different reason. Even though I had received a definite answer that she was going, she continued to act like that the day before departure.

“That’s right. You heard the precautions I gave you? When crossing the dimensional gate, take off your shoes, shout “Hurray!” loudly, and then jump in. If you don’t follow these instructions, you’ll be in big trouble. If you do something wrong, you could end up floating between dimensions forever. And you’ll feel the pain of slowly being broken down into atoms.”

“Really?”

“No. That’s a lie.”

“… … .”

A fist flew without a word. Kang Ra-hye was laughing beside me. I also felt a little relieved when I teased her.

I told my family that I would be away for about a week on a business trip. It wasn’t a lie, since the Eternal Guild leader personally stamped his seal when he heard that Earth’s older sister was coming.

It’s a bit far to go abroad, but it’s right to go to another country anyway.

“Let’s go in. Both of you.”

Kang Ra-hye pushed my back. The other person glared at me and crossed the dimensional gate with a very tense expression, and I followed them. Kang Yu-na froze in place after crossing the dimensional gate.

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“… … .”

And I too froze.

Far away, in the sky above the imperial capital, a large placard was floating by itself. It was a placard that looked like it could be used to estimate the size of an apartment building.

On it, there was written in an old-fashioned font, starting with the words “Happy Birthday to Mira Crate.” My eyes were already starting to feel dizzy.

Below, a hologram of myself was standing proudly on two feet, holding the Eternity in one hand, the Holy Spear in the other, and the Dragon Sword at my waist.

The placard and the hologram must be magic, and if so, the Wizards’ Guild must be involved, as well as the Emperor who gave permission to create such things in the capital of the empire. My eyes were getting dizzy.

“… … .”

Kang Ra-hye also looked surprised. Even though she was a swordsman who had been through a lot, she had never seen something like that floating in the sky of the imperial capital.

“Wow, this world celebrates birthdays like a festival? That’s amazing.”

“… … I wish it were a funeral instead of a festival.”

If it was a funeral, at least I, as the person involved, wouldn’t have had to see that sight.