The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

"At least until Jerusha arrives..."

-Hmm?

The demon stopped on his track, turning back as if hearing something.

And there—

-Oh, you’re still conscious?

He saw Raye, standing and glaring at him.

He was staggering... But his eyes were fierce and steady!

-Huh?

Medina turned around too and noticed Raye, he was in disbelief seeing him up!

"Big brother!"

"He’s back up!"

"I told you! Big brother wouldn’t die!"

"He can still fight!"

Then the kids and the caretakers cheered joyously!

On the other hand though...

’Raye...’

Sister Irish’s face showed deep concern as she noticed the gaping wound in Raye’s stomach!

Anyway...

"..."

Raye clenched his swords tightly.

Then, glancing at [Celestria]...

’I can’t wield two swords right now.’

Raye thought of that.

Swoosh—

So he transformed [Celestria] into a beautiful white gauntlet covering his left hand!

And following that...

Fwip—

"Fuckers... I’m still standing here..."

Raye pointed [Nyx] at his enemies and declared that!

-...

The demon remained silent.

-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Then he suddenly burst into laughter!

-You’re really an amusing guy!

The demon exclaimed, looking at Raye.

-You deformed fuck, kill him quickly.

And then he commanded Medina!

-’U-Uwahh... M-Master started calling me that t-too because of this s-shitty guy...!’

Medina groaned internally as he stepped forward to face Raye.

*****

(Raye’s POV)

"Huff... haaaa... haaa..."

I struggled to regulate my breathing. If my concentration faltered even slightly, my vision would blur again.

"Urgh..."

I coated my stomach wound with mana to prevent more blood loss.

It didn’t ease the pain...

’But it’ll keep my condition from worsening.’

Anyway, just then...

Tap—

-Y-You’re stubborn.

The deformed bastard stepped forward and faced me, he’s only a few meters away.

"Fuuuuu..."

Swoosh—

I just ignored him and started circulating mana throughout my body instead.

And as I was doing that...

-DON’T IGNORE ME!!!

BAM—!

Medina kicked off and rushed at me!

"..."

I kept my eyes on him.

He was fast.

Then when he reached me—

FWOOSH—

He threw a left straight punch!

Fwish—

I twisted my body to the left, dodging it cleanly!

"..."

And locking my gaze on the ugly bastard...

"[BLAZE!!!]"

SLASH—!

I swung [Nyx] upward!

-?!!

Thud-

And I severed Medina’s right arm from his shoulder with a clean strike!

-GRAAAAHHH!!!

Medina roared in agony.

SWOOSH—

And then he countered with a powerful hook from his remaining arm!

Fwip— BAAM!!!

I raised my gauntlet-covered left arm to block the blow!

Crack—

"KEUK...!!"

I felt my bone crack!

But ignoring the pain...

Fwip—

I grabbed Medina’s right fist with my left hand!

"GRAAAAHHH!!!"

And thrusting [Nyx] forward...

PHUCK—!

I stabbed through his chest!

-GURGH...!

Medina groaned, he looked at me, pissed!

And after that...

Swaaa~

His eyes glowed red!

He was about to transform!

’Like I’ll let you, you bastard!’

"[BLAZE!!!]"

I poured more mana into that skill, igniting an even fiercer flame around [Nyx]!

SWAAAAA—!

And the flames roared as they engulfed Medina from the inside!

-GRAAAAAAHHHH!!!

The bitch howled in pain!

But I wasn’t done yet!

Swoooosh—

Violent winds wrapped around my arm, fueled by my mana!

Then, from the depths of my will...

"[TEAR!!!]"

I shouted that!

SWOOSH—

The winds covering my arm launched forward and travelled through [Nyx]!

SLASH—

And it all blasted toward Medina!

FWOOSH—

Medina’s body was flung backward, it was split in two!

There were small cuts all over his body...

And he was burning!

Though...

-GAAAAHHH!!!

He was still alive!

’Is he a cockroach?’

I asked in my head.

Anyway...

I already know that Medina is easy to take care of.

So, turning my attention away from him...

I stared at the demon.

"Your dog is gone... Next time, bring me a real challenge."

And then I said that with a weak grin on my face!

-He’s really useless.

The demon dismissed Medina with a sneer.

Then, with a sly grin...

-Guess you’ll be facing me now, huh.

The demon mumbled that!

*****

-Guess you’ll be facing me now, huh.

The demon mumbled.

And immediately after hearing that—

"[Flash]"

Fwip—

Raye used a skill and vanished from where he was stood!

-?!

The demon’s eyes slightly widened.

Swish—

And then Raye reappeared right in front of him!

SWOOSH—

Raye slashed horizontally!

THUNK—!

But the demon just caught his flaming blade barehanded!

Unfazed, Raye countered—

FWOOSH—

He launched a left straight at the demon’s face!

BAM!

Though, the demon caught his fist too using his right palm!

-What are you gonna do now?

The demon taunted.

And without answering him—

BAAM!

-?!

Raye kicked the demon on the stomach, forcing him to step back slightly!

-That was a good attack!

The demon said, smiling!

Clench—

Raye then gripped [Nyx] tightly with both hands...

"HAAAA!!!"

SWISH—!

And then he swung it diagonally downward!

Bam—

The demon leapt back to dodge it!

-That one’s dangerous.

He commented mid-air.

But before he could even land...

Tap—

Raye stepped forward with his left foot, shifting to an inside stance!

And from that...

"HUP!"

FWOOSH—

He thrust his sword forward, aiming straight for the demon’s heart!

-?!

The demon’s eyes widened as he blocked with his left hand!

Phuck—!

But Raye’s blade pierced through his palm!

SWAAA—

And the flames scorched his flesh!

-Urgh...!

The demon grimaced as he landed on the ground!

And for the first time...

-...

His smug demeanor faltered!

-YOU BUG!

He roared!

Fwip—

And then he clenched his left hand around Raye’s sword...

Swish-

And he pulled him closer!

Being weak...

"?!"

Raye’s body jerked forward!

And when he entered the demon’s range...

BAM!

The demon delivered a brutal kick to Raye’s injured stomach!

"GRAAAAAHHHH!!!"

Raye screamed in agony!

He felt on the verge of passing out!

But nevertheless...

Clench—

He refused to release his grip on his sword!

Swoosh—

Raye transformed [Celestria] once again...

It tightened around his waist and changed into a corset-like armor, stabilizing his wound and stopping the blood from flowing out!

TAP—!

Raye planted his feet onto the ground!

And then twisting his body to the side....

"GRAAAHHHH!!!"

SLASH—!

Raye screamed and forcefully swung his sword horizontally!

-Keuk...!

And he was able to slice off the demon’s left hand!

Thud-

His hand fell onto the ground!

This greatly annoyed the demon!

So with a frown on his face...

-DIE!

BAAM!

He kicked Raye on the stomach again!

"GAAARHH!!!"

Bam-

Thud!

Raye was flung away and bounced onto the ground once before falling face-flat!

And looking at his non-moving body...

-You want to be a hero, huh?!

The demon exclaimed that, pissed off.

-Wait for me here... I’ll bring you the heads of everyone inside that fucking orphanage!

And then he declared that!

Fwip-

The demon turned to the orphanage.

And after that...

Tap- tap- tap—

He started walking toward it.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The kids, the caretakers...

They were all silent, crying, terrified, and in despair!

And seeing their faces...

-I’ll enjoy this...

The demon muttered that with a sly smile on his face!

Though, as he was walking...

"[Bang]"

He heard a voice behind him!

Psh—!

-Ouch...?!

And then he felt like someone threw a rock at the back of his head!

-’No way...’

The demon thought.

Swish-

Then he quickly turned around.

And there...

"Huff... haaaa..."

He saw Raye, standing again!

-...

The demon went silent.

There’s no life in Raye’s eyes left, he’s barely conscious...

But the demon can tell that he’s looking straight at him!

-You’re really persistent, huh.

The demon said, frowning.

-You’ve lost now, I’ll kill you later after killing them and torturing you for a bit. Just stay still, human.

He added.

But with a weak smile on his face...

"Wrong... I win..."

Raye declared that!

-What?

The demon was confused, he thought Raye had already lost his mind.

But just then...

"Did you do that to Raye...?"

He heard an ominous voice behind him!

-?!

This alerted the demon, he hadn’t felt their presence!

And turning to look at the source of the voice...

-Huh?

He saw a beautiful purple-haired girl!

She was floating up in the air...

And there’s this majestic aura coming out of her!

Yes, that’s right...

"..."

It was Jerusha!

And looking at her...

"I told you bastard... I won..."

Raye whispered that under his breath!

Thud-

And then he fell onto the ground again...

"..."

And he lost consciousness!