We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 226

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A Showdown with the Empire (2)

“Your Majesty, it is time.”

“Has it already come to that?”

I was lost in thought about the future.

I was preoccupied with envisioning how to shape the future after this showdown.

Then, I suddenly snapped out of it.

It is said that even a tiger gives its all when hunting a rabbit [even when facing a weaker opponent, one should not be careless].

The same applied to me.

Being careless just because I was facing an opponent weaker than myself was a shortcut to ruin.

“Then, I shall be off.”

“Be careful!”

“Dad, fighting!”

I lightly waved to my daughters.

With exactly one minute to spare, we faced each other.

Whoosh!

It was like a scene from a movie.

Both the Magic Kingdom and the Crystal Empire, and especially the spectators, were on edge.

After all, the fate of the empires was at stake.

There would never be a bigger event in history.

Now, 10 seconds.

We both raised our hands simultaneously.

We were both well aware that the memorized magic would be activated.

I could see a hint of tension in Jerin’s eyes.

If he lost this showdown, he would lose everything and be forced to live as my slave. That meant until the end of my lifespan, so the longer I lived, the more painful it would be. But was death the end? Not at all.

Because we had sworn a soul contract, even in death, his soul would be mortgaged to me.

The time had come.

Swish!

“Summon.”

“Summon!”

We activated the magic that had been memorized in advance.

Enormous magical power swirled from all directions.

Almost simultaneously, summoning magic was cast, and black magic energy was released and coalesced.

Before long, our summoned creatures revealed themselves.

“Gasp!”

Jerin gasped.

His summoned creature was a Succubus Queen.

He could be considered lucky, as a Succubus Queen appears probabilistically when summoning succubi.

If we were in the same circle [referring to magical power level], his victory would have been guaranteed.

However, in my case, a Four Heavenly Kings was summoned.

As a Succubus-type Four Heavenly Kings, she wore a crown on her head, and her voluptuous figure, seductive face, and smile were enough to make the hearts of many men flutter.

She had no tail, and instead of the typical bat wings of a succubus, she possessed enormous demon wings.

In one hand, she held an orb, and in the other, a sword.

Her skin was pale, and the two horns on her forehead made it easy to guess that she was a demon.

In comparison, the Succubus Queen was insignificant compared to the Four Heavenly Kings.

“As my master wills.”

Swish!

The Four Heavenly Kings disappeared into thin air.

Since she was summoned by my will, she was fully aware of the situation.

The Four Heavenly Kings flew straight out and instantly severed the Succubus Queen’s neck.

Thud!

A scream erupted, and the situation ended.

“8, 8th Circle!?”

Jerin exclaimed in shock.

Soon, the Four Heavenly Kings rushed towards Jerin.

Crystal Empire camp.

Calvene exclaimed as he saw the Emperor’s summoned creature.

“A Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon World!”

“Grandpa! If it’s a Four Heavenly Kings, isn’t that the highest echelon of the Demon World?”

“Hahaha, that’s right, young lady.”

“Wow! Then Dad won!?”

“He was going to win from the start, but now it seems he can win easily.”

Emperor Lee Yoosung summoned a chair and sat down.

Sitting on the jade throne floating in the air, he rested his chin on his hand, exuding an aura of absolute power in all directions.

In comparison, Emperor Jerin was struggling to fight the Four Heavenly Kings.

Kuaaaang!

Magical power spread in all directions.

The Four Heavenly Kings possessed skills surpassing those of a typical 7th Circle black magician, and each time her magical power erupted, craters were formed, revealing her power.

Kugugugugu!

Naturally, Jerin was helpless.

Then, Jerin barely managed to finish casting a spell.

The fact that he could complete the casting while fighting the Four Heavenly Kings meant that his skills were also beyond imagination.

But could Jerin really win against the Four Heavenly Kings?

Absolutely not.

Jerin completed some kind of magic and fired it, launching a massive projectile with immense magical power.

And it struck the Four Heavenly Kings’ sword.

Kuaaaang!

A mushroom cloud formed as if a bomb had been dropped, and the surroundings were melting away due to the intense heat.

Of course, Emperor Lee Yoosung formed a shield in the meantime and easily blocked it.

“Could it be?”

Calvene was slightly nervous.

He was worried that the Four Heavenly Kings might have died from this attack.

But that was not the case.

The Four Heavenly Kings was unharmed by the attack and resumed the battle, with Jerin being noticeably pushed back.

His body was gradually becoming tattered.

The Emperor yawned in the midst of all this.

Of course, this was a political show.

It was to show that they were 余裕 [yoyuu, Japanese for ‘composure’], thereby strengthening their dominance later on. Of course, even if they didn’t do that, the nobles of the Magic Kingdom were subordinate to Jerin, so they could be ruled without much problem, but forcibly subordinating them and making them willingly obey from the heart were two completely different things.

The Emperor, who had been watching the showdown for a long time, rose from his chair.

He floated in the air and raised both hands.

“Grandpa! Dad is moving!”

“It seems he intends to use his power at last.”

What kind of magic would the Emperor show?

Everyone was filled with anticipation.

In fact, the biggest problem in this showdown was not the victory itself, but how to maximize the visible effect.

The greater the visible effect, the greater the power it would exert even after the victory.

And before long, the result was revealed.

In the Emperor’s left hand, black magic energy was gathered, and in his right hand, divine power was gathered.

“Gasp! It can’t be!”

“How could such a thing happen!”

The combination of divine power and black magic energy.

This was a combination that no one had ever thought of.

Magic Kingdom camp.

All the nobles were in shock at the appearance of the overwhelmingly powerful Four Heavenly Kings.

They were beginning to doubt whether that was really summoning magic.

But that was indeed a type of necromancy.

“Four Heavenly Kings…….”

“The Divine Emperor must have reached the 8th Circle.”

“Heo! This is absurd!”

“How could such a thing…….”

Everyone was at a loss for words.

This was an absurd situation.

In the history of the continent, there had never been anyone who had reached the 8th Circle. That was because it was not within the realm of humans.

But the Divine Emperor had reached the 8th Circle and summoned the Four Heavenly Kings.

The Four Heavenly Kings summon, which could be said to be the pinnacle of summoning magic.

It is said that there is a realm of the 9th Circle, but that was truly the realm of the gods, and at that time, one could summon the Demon King.

Beyond that was something that no one but a god could know.

However, there were all sorts of speculations about the 8th Circle. In fact, some speculated that if one used summoning magic after reaching the 8th Circle, one might be able to summon even the Four Heavenly Kings.

They knew about such literature from reading it, but they were utterly bewildered when the Four Heavenly Kings was actually summoned.

The Magic Defense was useless.

No 7th Circle magic worked on the Four Heavenly Kings.

Jerin’s body was bursting here and there, and his defeat was imminent.

In comparison, the Divine Emperor?

He had been leisurely watching the showdown, and now he stretched as if his body was finally warming up, and then he held out both hands.

“Divine Power!?”

All the nobles opened their mouths and couldn’t close them.

Divine power?

Why was a black magician using divine power?

It was an incomprehensible situation.

Divine power combined to create an enormous shockwave.

Kwaaaang!

A massive explosion.

The nobles took a hit to their hearts and collapsed on the spot.

They had made a soul contract with Jerin, and when their master took such a big hit, they collapsed as well.

But they didn’t die.

If the master dies, they die too.

Judging from the fact that they were still alive, it seemed that the master had not died. However, it seemed that he was in critical condition.

Thud, thud!

The Divine Emperor was walking towards Jerin.

“Cough!”

Jerin spat out blood.

There was no part of his body that was intact.

He was like a rag, and he was in a state where he would have nothing to say even if he died.

“You have lost. Do you admit it?”

“Ugh…”

Jerin was unable to move because he was busy vomiting blood.

He was staring at the Divine Emperor without saying a word.

When the onlookers became frustrated, the Divine Emperor used divine power to restore Jerin’s vocal cords.

“Huk! Huk! How could this be?”

He couldn’t believe that he had been healed by divine power.

Black magicians are the furthest from divine power. But to use divine power in this way.

The black magicians were watching the current situation with an expression that they couldn’t understand at all.

Soon, Jerin’s mouth opened.

“I have lost.”

Saaaa!

The oath of mana manifested.

The seal of a slave appeared on Jerin’s forehead, and the seal of a master appeared on the Divine Emperor’s wrist.

At the same time, all the black magicians who were subordinate to Jerin were also transferred to the Divine Emperor.

After a while, those seals disappeared.

“Heo.”

“We are now subordinate to His Majesty the Divine Emperor.”

“8th Circle. The appearance of someone who has transcended the realm of humans. Perhaps this is fate.”

Everyone gathered.

Not only the people of the Crystal Empire but also the black magicians of the Magic Kingdom gathered in one place.

The showdown was already over.

Since all the ownership had been transferred to the Divine Emperor, there was no reason to fight anymore.

The nobles of the Magic Kingdom were kneeling, but their expressions were not very unpleasant.

Since the continent’s first 8th Circle master had been born, they seemed to think that it was not at all shameful to be subservient to me.

“Cough! Cough!”

In the meantime, Jerin continued to vomit blood.

He had been beaten so badly by the Four Heavenly Kings that he couldn’t even move a finger.

I placed my hand on Jerin’s head.

At the same time, I released divine power.

“Great Cure.”

Saaaa!

“Huk! Divine power again!?”

The black magicians showed a sense of rejection towards the divine power without realizing it.

Black magicians take damage when exposed to divine power. In severe cases, they could die on the spot. But they suffered no damage from my divine power.

‘It’s only natural.’

I knew that divine power and black magic energy were one.

But they would never know such a fact. Well, since that principle itself was the path to the 8th Circle, they would probably never know it forever.

Jerin’s body was perfectly healed by the divine power.

Jerin exclaimed without realizing it.

“I, I am grateful, Master.”

“Do you swear allegiance to me?”

They were already subordinate to me.

But saying it out loud was another matter.

People knelt and shouted.

“The Magic Kingdom is yours, Master.”

“We pledge our allegiance!”

The absorption of the Magic Kingdom.

Now, only the Calin Empire, which can be considered a weakling, remains on the continent.