Volume 4 - CH 47

Act 4-47: Song of Ruin I(Side: Krab Ahnstein)

――Inside one of the most luxurious rooms in Babel’s tower.

「Failure? You mean the removal of Spear King has failed?」

The tall old man donning a green robe, the vice headmaster―― Krab Ahnstein, asked aggressively to the slit-eyed, expressionless man wearing a similar green robe.

「In-…-deed.」

The slit-eyed mas was Krab’s right hand-man, normally brimming with confidence. Even if something went wrong, his face wouldn’t ever pale as now.

And then, as one of his eyes opened wide-something that the man never did before-,

「What about that Lumine girl?」

「Failed too.」

He replied, averting his gaze, sighing as if his soul left his body.

「What about Somni Barrel and the Incompetent?」

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「All of the plans failed.」

Seeing his right hand man’s reaction,

「YOU IDIOT! MY REPUTATION DEPENDS ON THIS MATTER! THIS WILL AFFECT THE NEXT TERM HEADMASTER ELECTION! FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE! 」

Krab finally shouted at the slit-eyed man but,

「Reputatiooon? Aren’t you just simply incapableeee?」

The latter just replied with an eerie laugh.

The other staff raised hysteric scream upon seeing their superior’s right hand man in such state.

「YOU BAST*ARD, WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING FOR!?」

Krab became was now enraged seeing the laughs directed at him.

Nevertheless, the slit-eyed man kept laughing without care.

――CACKLINGCACKLINGCACKLING!

「STOP LAUGHING!」

Even though the slit-eyed man got blasted away, striking him to the wall behind, he stood up again like a doll and started dancing merrily instead.

『Beelzebub debu~♪ Beelzebub debu~~♪』

Buubuu, buubuu, babubabu♬』

The slit-eyed man’s limbs suddenly flexed loosely like rubber as the merry laughter continued. At the same time, his bones creaked, and his flesh crumbled down.

「O-OI, STOP!  STOP THAT JOKE ALREADY!」

Krab tried to stop the slit-eyed man but, the strange fellow didn’t stop even as he bleeded all over, dancing to his own beats.

『Beelzebub debu~♪ Beelzebub debu~~♪ Bubudebabudebu~♩

Stinkiest amongst the stnky maggots, the King of Fly, His name is, Beelzebub♫

『Beelzebub debu~♪ Beelzebub debu~~♪ Bubudebabudebu~♩

Very fragrant even if it covered in shit, that’s paradise that I want babu♬

『Beelzebub debu~♪ Beelzebub debu~~♪ Bubudebabudebu~♩』

Finally, the strange, rubber like bleeding body lost its shape and transformed into something resembling a bipedal fly.

「HIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!」

One of Krab’s staff tried to escape as soon as he saw the slit-eyed man transform into a fly.

「Oi, you basta――」

Krab couldn’t finish his sentence, aimed to stop the escaping staff――

『Kishishi Kishaahaaha!』

As the unseeming laugh resounded in the room, several feelers flew out from the mouth of the rubber man who was in the middle of a transformation, skewering the man escaping right in his crown.

Though the body of skewered man twitched for a few seconds, he suddenly started another strange dance. Another scream filled the room upon seeing what was used to be the staff, dancing strangely while vomiting blood.

The man with slit eyes completed his transformation into a bipedal fly then placed his hands on his hip.

『It’s a verdict for you. Your action has greatly displeased Our Supreme Ruler. Therefore, I’m sent to punish those deeply involved in this matter.』

In a completely different voice, the bipedal fly spoke in an extremely solemn tone.

That sentence had transformed the room into purgatory.

In the blink of an eye, the entire staff present transformed into animals of unknown species.

Krab didn’t even show discomfort upon seeing what was used to be his subordinates,

『… Hi…』

Even though he felt nauseated, the flow of his blood reversed, he could neither speak nor breathe due to the extreme fear which felt like it almost tore his throat, and managed to retreat toward the window behind him.

Krab was desperate. He knew that he would be free from this hell once he left the room. Thus, believing his instinct, he kicked the floor with his entire power and broke through the window. And then, just as he was about to invoke a flying spell――

「—!?」

Krab’s last hope was smashed to pieces upon seeing countless fly-like monsters waiting for him right outside.

「PIGYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!」

Krab’s consciousness descended into darkness amidst his screams.

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