Clayman's thoughts were exposed by Draco's words, and his expression instantly froze.
"How is that possible! How could I ever run away!" Clayman flatly denied it, but he found that the words sounded incredibly hollow... "Oh?"
Draco didn't seem to care, instead asking softly, "If that's the case, why haven't you attacked yet?"
"Ah... I'm building up power, it'll be ready soon."
Clayman explained flusteredly; he knew he couldn't hesitate any longer.
"Dragon Pulse Destruction Cannon!"
With a roar from Clayman, the black aura surging around him suddenly exploded outward. The light in the entire hall dimmed instantly as endless shadows and black mist filled the space.
The next moment, the black mist gathered in the air behind Clayman, forming a massive, hideous dragon head that radiated a dense power of evil and decay.
"Go to hell, hahaha..."
Clayman's voice carried a hint of madness as he raised his right hand and swung it toward Draco's direction.
Immediately, the hideous black dragon opened its mouth with a roar and whistled toward Draco.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Watching the terrifying black dragon lunge at him, Draco curled his lip. "The next step should be the black dragon self-destructing, and then you'll slip away in the chaos, right?"
"I... I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
Clayman hurriedly argued, but Draco ignored him completely; his pupils had already predicted what would happen in the next minute.
'Space-Time Prediction' can foresee events in time and space within the next minute.
"Even if you are, it doesn't matter. Your end is already decided."
Draco's gaze suddenly sharpened, and in the next moment, a dazzling light burst from his golden staff.
"Stellar Magic: Starry Sky of the Other Shore!"
Resplendent golden starlight shone as a starry gateway appeared out of thin air above Draco's head.
Then, infinite starlight poured out of the gateway, and a river of stars surged and roared forth, swallowing the black dragon that was whistling toward Draco... "Awoo—"
A miserable wail echoed through the heavens and earth as the massive black dragon, large enough to block out everything, instantly collapsed and disintegrated, turning into black fragments that dissolved into the river of stars.
The river's momentum didn't slow as it crashed directly into Clayman, swallowing him whole.
"No— No—"
Amidst Clayman's terrified shrieks, his physical body, spiritual body, and astral body—none escaped; all were annihilated in that ceaseless river of stars.
At that moment, a million-fold 'Thought Acceleration' caused the time Clayman spent enduring the pain to be stretched infinitely.
A revolving lantern of his life appeared before his eyes, images flashing by rapidly.
Tia: "Clayman, you're weaker than all of us, so you can't go off and do things recklessly on your own~"
That's right, Tia... Footman: "Ho ho ho, Tia is right. You need to rely on us more."
That's right, Footman... Laplace: "Don't ever let your guard down, Clayman."
That's right... Laplace... You were right. Thanks to your trust, you gave the role of Demon Lord to me.
It seems... this is the end... I remember now... I just wanted to do my best to catch up to you all, I wanted you to acknowledge me as a member of the Neutral Clowns... The scene shifted, and Clayman recalled the person he first met.
Yuuki: "Ah~ you must be Clayman."
Clayman: "Addressing me so familiarly, do you want to die?"
Yuuki: "Don't get so worked up. Someone introduced me here."
"Introduced?"
"Your parent, Demon Lord Kazalim!"
"...That's the situation. I want to take over this world. Come help me."
"Hehehe, interesting. Is this a request?"
"Eh, the reward is the resurrection of Demon Lord Kazalim. How about it?"
"That sounds quite good indeed."
"..."
That was the scene when Clayman first joined the Neutral Clowns; the memory was still fresh even now.
Kazarim: "Clayman, you are very much like me. You can learn from me, but don't ever learn my flaws."
"Lord Kazalim..."
That's right... at least... the Lord has been resurrected... my mission... ends... here... The river of stars flowed back, returning to the starry gateway and disappearing.
The legend of a generation, Clayman, has fallen.
Alas!
...When Draco ended the farce and turned to look at Susu's side of the battlefield, he found that the fight there had already finished.
The Nine-Headed Beast had turned back into a three-tailed demon fox, a tiny little thing lying in Susu's arms with a lazy expression.
As for Susu, she stood there giggling, her slender arms stroking the soft, fluffy fur on Little Jiu's head, her face full of tenderness.
As for Clayman's most outstanding puppet, it had already been dismantled into a pile of parts by Susu and tossed aside.
"You guys won~"
Susu smiled sweetly and ran up to Draco. "Master, I found one of my clansmen."
"Then take good care of it."
"Heehee, I will, Master."
Susu looked at Draco with a smile, her eyes sparkling as if they were filled with bright sunshine.
*Hum—*
*Clap clap clap...*
The barrier dissipated, and Guy clapped in admiration. "Ah, what a wonderful performance, Draco."
Draco nodded slightly. "That goes without saying."
"Hey hey, Draco, how did you use that move just now? Teach me!"
Ramiris flew over impatiently, clamoring that she wanted to learn too.
Draco glanced at her. "You want to learn?"
"Yes yes yes!"
"I'm not teaching you."
Draco shrugged. "It's too much trouble."
"Eh?!"
"Wahahaha, that's because Draco is my best friend."
Milim leaned in with a smug look. "It seems he doesn't want to be close to you."
"Nani!!"
"Draco, it's not like that, right? Say something!"
"Wahahaha, we're not playing with you, Ramiris."
"You guys..."
"Alright, I'm not teaching either of you. You wouldn't be able to learn it anyway."
Draco waved his hand, his words full of certainty.
"Huh?" x2
"You dare look down on me, the destroyer Lord Milim?!"
"You dare look down on me, the Fairy Queen Lord Ramiris?!"
Suddenly, the two of them formed a united front, surrounding Draco from both sides and glaring at him aggressively.
"...This."
Maybe I should just throw these two to the Chuuni Dragon; he's more experienced in dealing with this kind of behavior.
Kumara after being named
Phantom Beast King Kumara
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