Father? Is that not possible...?!"
Tamagushi's eyes changed color.
A cold tension and a pale look of disgust.
"You mean that person? The father of us all, King Imashinunda I of Niosebuku...?!"
"That's right. There's no need to confirm this now. There is no one else who could be our father other than that man."
Tamagushi and Synthenoisa, princesses of Niosebuku.
And when it comes to his father, it couldn't be anyone other than the king.
The king of Niosebuku.
Speaking of King Niosebuk Imashinunda, he was already deceased for a long time.
"Why is Father showing up now? He's already dead! There's no way a dead person can have a say in the world of the living!"
"How about a will from when he was alive? He once told me something about it, in case something were to ever happen to him…"
"And yet, Onee-sama dutifully followed that rule? How foolish, what obligation would there be to follow the words of such a man even after his death?"
Extremely harsh words.
The fact that such words came from his own daughter shows how much King Niosebuku was hated even while he was alive.
"Personally, I agree with what Tamagushi says. But, I was born as Princess Niosebuku. My mother is a true Niosebuku aristocrat. So, I have a duty to follow the lord of the country to the end. Unlike you, half of whose blood is imported from abroad."
"I didn't want to inherit the blood of Niosebuku!!"
There is heated discussion about each of their origins, but let's leave that aside for now.
So in other words, the late king's will was somehow behind Synthenoiser inciting the treasured sixth prince?
Having him fight me will bring out the Sixth Prince's potential... and raise his possession level or whatever it may be to 100% out of 100%, not the will of Synthenoiser, but of King Niosebuku who gave her the command.
But why would you do that?
"Simple, then. Terracoas's vocation had much to do with the dead. And what of our beloved bastard?"
"That's already happened a long time ago...?!"
Are you... dead?
"When Terracoas's 'vocation' was discovered, Father was very happy. It meant he would have a countermeasure in case he died."
"Could it be...King Niosebuku...?!"
"That's right."
yeah!?
What's the voice now?
A low, trembling voice from the depths of the earth.
There's no way that anyone still alive here could produce such a heavy, old-man voice.
Where did that voice come from?
From the fallen Sixth Prince Terracoas...!?
"Well done, Synthenoiser. You have completed Terracoas exactly as I instructed. It is worthy of being the vessel for my soul."
It was not a deep voice that should have come from that innocent boy.
Not only that, but the young prince's body also begins to change. His limbs grow longer, and he becomes more muscular, turning into an adult's body...!?
"Terracoas, a Spirit Medium, has the qualities to become a receptacle for souls. In that case, he would be the perfect spare. As a new body in case I were to suddenly pass away due to some mistake...!"
"Could that be...? Father...?!"
The egg was trembling and its teeth were chattering.
I am petrified with fear.
The Demon King who once ruled over this evil nation, invading the neighboring countries one by one, plunging them into the depths of fear.
With his death he should have become a thing of the past, but now he makes a comeback that no one wanted.
"However, simply possessing Terracoas' body cannot be called a true resurrection. I have thoroughly researched his "vocation". If the degree of possession fusion is low, it will not be a perfect possession, and you will only be able to copy his abilities. To fully possess him, including his personality, you will need a degree of possession fusion of over 100%."
"So...?!"
"If we could completely eliminate Terracoas's personality, it would be easy to take over his body. All of these plans have come to fruition! A young, new body! This is where the new legend of King Niosebuku begins!!"
The late king, having taken over his son's body, stood up and smiled fearlessly.
It was a smile that seemed certain of victory.
"No, it's not just about revival...! By utilizing Terracoas's ability as a Spirit Medium, I can freely control not only my own skills, but the skills of others too! Many of the highest level skills that the Niosebuku royal family have taken pride in!!"
"Even if they are a medium, that doesn't mean they can be possessed by any spirit without limit. Spirits that can possess them are those with whom they have a deep connection... for example, deceased relatives. For Terracoas, who is the prince of Niosebuku, the spirits of the royal family of Niosebuku, including my father, are the spirits..."
If Synthenoiser's explanation is correct, then the spirits possessing the sixth prince we were fighting earlier were also former members of the Niosebuku royal family?
If that's the case, it makes sense that the abilities of the recently dead Gangasurah appear, and it also explains why King Niosebuku appears here.
"But... so Father, the reason you loved Terracoars the most was because you wanted him to be a spare body for yourself? And to do that, you erased his own personality... what kind of cruelty does it take to erase a person's personality?!"
"If you're giving me your opinion, you've become quite the bossy one, Tamagushi..."
"Hii?!"
One glare from King Niosebuku silenced Tamagushi.
A fear has been instilled in the princesses on an instinctive level.
"How parents treat their children is up to them. Terracoas will serve as my great new body. It will be an honor! I'm sure he will be happy too! And...!"
The sinister eyes of the fallen king turned towards me.
"You are the one who destroyed my old body... And to think that it was my son. I don't remember how many of the captured female warriors I impregnated, but it seems that one of them fulfilled his role properly."
"a?"
"Don't get me wrong. I am extremely pleased with your work. In fact, this new body is far more powerful than my previous one, and works very well. Not only can you use the powerful skills of the Niosebuku royal family, but you are also still young! My legend will surely continue for another fifty years!"
King Niosebuku spreads his arms in high spirits.
Or rather, the spirit of King Niosebuku that possessed the sixth prince.
"It's all thanks to you, destroying my old body and training my new one to its limits! And on top of that, you killed Gangastora, right? He was an idiot and useless, but his skills were powerful. And now those skills are mine too! It's all good!"
"Is it a good thing that your son died?"
"A son who is of no use to me is not worth living. But you have been truly useful. I commend you, my son. From now on, do your best as my pawn. For as my son, that is your duty."
"..."
"We're going to attack the Kingdom of Lenio Segura right away! You'll take the lead! Kill all the spineless pigs of Lenio Segura... and... slaughter them!?"
Unable to bear it any longer, I punched him across the cheek.
Why should I quietly listen to the nonsense of the dead?
Even for living people, nonsense is just a waste of time.
"Wh-what are you doing?! Are you defying your father?! My father, who gave your body the strong bloodline of Niosebuku!!"
"You're trash. You were finally able to stop bothering me after you died, so don't come back to life and cause even more trouble now."
Nobody wants your resurrection.
There are people in this world who are missed and those whose deaths are celebrated. Realize that you are the one who will be most celebrated.
"What a fool...! If you had obediently obediently, I would have had the honor of being your pawn...! I have no need for a pawn who defies his master! I'll incinerate your trash!"
He hit me again.
He smashes two or three shots into the air, slipping through his opponent's defense with ease.
"Ahhhh!? Why!? I have obtained the young body of Terracoas and have monopolized the strongest skills of all the Niosebuku royals, so why am I being beaten so one-sidedly!?"
"Even the Niosebuku royal family doesn't have all those great skills."
"What?"
"You're probably the only one who thinks they're superior. The Niosebuku royal family is a rubbish bloodline that only produces rubbish skills."
"Don't underestimate me you bastard!!"
Oops, the provocation had a direct effect.
He gets so angry over something like this, he must be a rich kid with an unnecessarily high pride who hasn't experienced any hardships.
"If you say so, I'll send you to the other side with Niosebuku's strongest skill! Gangastora's Molecular Disintegration! I'll test the ultimate destructive skill, too good for that fool, on your body!"
King Niosebuku says this and punches him.
On the other hand, I received a punch from the front.
"Aghhhhhhhhhhh!?"
On the other hand, King Niosebuku's fist is shattered.
I have already proven that I, blessed with the spirit of the earth, cannot be harmed by mere human skills.
In a battle against Gangastora, the original wielder of that skill.
Fools never learn, neither from experience nor from history.
"Hey, why did you get hurt on your own?"
"Gwoooooooooh!? Aangyoooooooooh!?"
"That's not your body, it's Terracoas'. Damaging something borrowed is what an ill-disciplined old man should do!!"
"Hidebu?!"
Hit him again.
You might think it's cruel to get angry at someone for hurting your body, and then punch them the next moment, but I'm making sure to go easy on them.
"Hey hey, what's wrong, King? You're weak, King?"
"Gubogebo!? Why!? Gubogebo!? Why is this so one-sided...!? Gubogebo!?"
To be honest, even though he has the same body, he was much more formidable when fighting Terracoas himself earlier.
This Ghost King boasted that he was the strongest, having acquired all the skills of the Niosebuku royal family in his young body! But there was no way he could master someone else's skills so easily.
Since Terracoas-kun was empty and had no personality, he left not only his abilities but also how to handle them to the spirit that possessed him, so things went relatively well for him.
However, this Ghost King has even taken over Terracoas's personality, and as he is able to use the skills of the other spirits as he pleases, he is unable to control them efficiently, and in the end it is as if he is unable to use anything at all.
"He was much stronger when he wasn't possessed by this idiot. Thank you, Hebo-King, for weakening the invincible Terracoas-kun."
"You're saying I'm a loser?! I won't tolerate your mockery! I'm the King of Niosebuku... Shut up!?"
With the deadly headbutt, the Ghost King was sent flying about ten meters by the boy's body.
Vulnerable.
However, no matter how hard I hit it, I feel like I'm moving in a different direction from the solution.
In the first place, if you could exorcise spirits by just punching them, there'd be no need for onmyoji.
Hmm, my [Rodmaster] skills don't have anything to do with spirits.
While I was wondering what on earth to do...
"Thank you for your hard work, Sao-san. I'm glad you managed to weaken my father to that extent. You really do everything automatically, it's a great help."
That's Princess Synthenoiser.
She had been completely naked the whole time we had sex, but she was fumbling around in the dress she had taken off.
I wondered what she was looking for, when she pulled something out from inside her dress...
"lamp?"
"It is only narrow-minded and foolish to think that the only way to accomplish something is through the skills of a 'vocation', Father. You let your guard down when you found out that I don't have a 'vocation' related to spirits, did you?"
It was a rather crudely made lamp with no light on.
It was made of heavy, lead-colored iron... and had a design reminiscent of a prison cell.
"Wh-what is that?"
"Oh, you don't know that, Father? You must be quite ignorant. This is a magical tool called a 'Prison Candle Light'. It is used by exorcists and can be used to seal evil spirits inside it."
"Hana...!?"
"Even if you're not very perceptive, Father, I'm sure you'll understand when I say this much, right? You no longer have a physical body. If you continue to cause trouble even after becoming a spirit, then now is the time to use this sealing device."
"Wait a second! I'm the king! And I'm your father! Don't you think it's a sin for a father to go against his son? A person can only be a good son if he is filial to his parents!"
"You should only say things like that after you've acted like a parent."
The synthesizer holds out a lamp, and even though it's not lit, a mysterious light flickers from it.
The light there was gentle, but in contrast to that, a drastic change occurred in King Niosebuku's, or rather Terracoas', body.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!"
Just as I thought a pale blue flame was rising from his body, the flames came from Terracoas' whole body, which had been pulled out like a radish!
"Hyokokeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?!"
A scream can be heard from the plucked blue flame itself.
Is that the soul of the Ghost King?
It was drawn in like water down an unplugged drain, or like dirt being sucked into a vacuum cleaner.
In that mysterious lamp.
As expected, suction power.
A pale light glowed in the darkness of the lamp.
The blue flames howl noisily.
"What is this?! Let him out! Don't you think it's an insult to lock up King Niosebuku in such a cramped place?!"
"Sorry for bothering you, Father. And you're no longer King of Niosebuku. The title of king cannot be bestowed upon a dead person."
Trapped within the lamp, King Niosebuku's soul could only howl noisily.
The naked Synthenoiser can only look down at their crazy antics with a seductive expression.
Does this mean...the fourth princess betrayed her father?
What on earth are her thoughts?