A blade of wind shot at the neck.

I prevented it by sweeping my right arm, and glared at the demon tribe that threw the blade—Nero Argeens.

He wasn't too surprised that he had prevented the attack, and he brushed off his raised sword and put it back in its scabbard.

 

「……」

「……」

 

Even though they are supposed to be on the battlefield, there is a strange silence.

Nero looks at me as if he is observing me, and I am prepared to respond to any attack that Nero may launch.

The opponent is a monster with the same ability as Rose.

It's safe to assume that I'm cut off when I attack from here.

 

"What's your name?"

「? Woo, Usato...... It is."

 

There is no point in hiding it here, so I will be honest with my name.

Nero finally opens his mouth to me in confusion.

 

"I'm Nero Argens, the commander of the First Legion. He is related to your master."

「!?」

 

...... the commander of the 1st Corps!?

I had no idea that the last unidentified legion commander would be Nero himself.

…… No, I can understand that he has that much ability just by being in comparison.

 

"It's similar."

 

He tilts his head at Nero, who looks at me and mutters to himself.

What? Is there a face as usual?

Do you think I'm going to be upset about that?

 

"The way she looks at me, the way she looks, the way she stands—everything overlaps with Rose's, but it's not the same."

「…… What do you want to say?"

「……」

 

He asks back, but Nero doesn't answer.

What is it? I wonder if strong people don't try to communicate properly.

Rose does get into physical language.

 

"Why did you come out in front of me? You don't know the difference in ability between him and me, do you?"

「…… Of course, I understand that. If you and I fight, I'm sure you'll kill me."

"Then why?"

 

…… It's easy to see why I came out in front of him, who would not have a hand or a leg.

 

"You have to stop here."

「…… Is that because you've heard about my relationship with Rose?"

"No, it's over. At least for the Leader."

 

Nero's face flickered slightly at my words.

I'm sure the battle with Rose isn't over for this person.

 

"The reason I'm standing here is to keep you from going any further."

"My magic sword?"

 

I'm not going to be stingy with the way Nero fights. In fact, it couldn't be more effective in battle.

And...... Even for us healing wizards, it can be said that it is a natural enemy.

 

"With you, the number of injured people who cannot be healed by healing magic will continue to increase, and those who should be able to help will die. That's why I'm going to nail you here."

「……」

 

If you can't win, you're going to do your best to defend yourself and get in ...... way! When it comes to stubbornness, quickness, reluctance, and badness of retirement, there is no one to my right......!

Nero closes his eyes once at me, who is too backward.

The next time he opened his eyes, his eyes were full of extraordinary fighting spirit.

 

"Originally, I came to this battlefield to fight Rose, and I was thinking of dropping the human base in the meantime......

 

Nero drew his sword.

The red blade is revealed, and the tip of the sword is slowly pointed at me.

 

"I want to see a little more of your power."

 

Nero naturally takes a stance as he gradually gathers the wind.

I'm afraid that I was thinking of dropping the base by the way, but the man in front of me could do it.

As I was thinking about this, a red blade appeared in front of me.

 

"I'm going to die!?"

"Well, do you want to avoid it?"

 

He turns his head back to avoid the slash at the last minute.

I fall backwards with the momentum of deflecting as it is, but the blade of wind approaches me when I get up.

Nero was silently surprised as I repelled the blade of wind that had been fired precisely into my neck, shoulder joints, and heart.

 

"Don't do it, but what about this?"

 

Create a whirlwind with your palm and release it to the ground.

The whirlwind splits and comes towards me from a different direction.

It's like you're operating a magic bullet!

The moment he touches the wind to counteract it with his left fist, his fist is scratched like a razor.

 

"Ouch...... Whew!"

 

I counteract the whirlwind with my healing rupture palm and drown out the rest with my right gauntlet—but the whirlwind that I should have erased regenerates and attacks me again.

 

"As long as the magic power of the wielder lasts, will it continue to attack......!"

 

In order to escape the whirlwind, he keeps his distance from Nero while moving with his healing acceleration fist.

 

"It's a moderate reaction speed, and the movement is not comparable to that of a human."

 

However, when a strong wind blew from the direction where Nero was, Nero, who approached in front of me at a speed that could be mistaken for teleportation, swung a red magic sword at my head.

A chill runs down his spine as he puts his left hand on his right arm and catches it head-on.

 

"Oh, it's dangerous...... Whew!"

 

A strong wind blows from the sword and Nero's own body, and the resulting wind becomes a blade and cuts through my body.

Just being so close ...... it's like being in a storm!

Nero pulls his sword back and continues to wield his sword.

 

"You're going to be slashed so easily!"

 

Ignoring the pain of being slashed all over his body, he wields the gauntlet with all his strength and plays the sword that is wielded continuously.

Remember Mr./Ms.'s teachings!

Not only the sword, but also the whole body of the person around you and the opponent to deal with!

The barrage of attacks ends when he catches the sword swinging down from the top with a gauntlet with his left hand, but the blade is pushed in instead.

 

"The back of his hand is not ordinary, either."

"yes, it's just that this guy will never break......!"

「…… Let's correct it. You're not like Rose. It's more alien."

"Well, thank you!!"

 

With all his strength, he pushes the sword back and slams a healing rapid-attack fist into Nero's torso, specializing in the speed of the first strike.

 

"Olaa!"

 

The fist did indeed catch Nero, but the moment the fist touched his body, a gust of wind swept around him and blew my body away.

 

"What!?"

 

- I was repelled by the attack with my body without asking questions ...!

 

"Oh,! I'm an idiot!"

 

If Armira's mentor, who wore fire magic as armor, was Nero, then there was no reason why he couldn't do it himself!

Nero, who has wind magic, always wears wind armor.

In other words, on the defensive side, Nero is always in super armor.

Normal fists will never be able to penetrate attacks, and wind armor will also assist Nero in his attacks and movements.

…… Isn't it too bad that you brought it to a draw with such an opponent?

 

"Don't let your guard down."

"Whew!"

 

After forcibly convincing my confused head, I try to stand up with the recoil of rolling on the ground, but in pursuit, the magic sword wielded by Nero strikes directly at my torso.

From my body, I can hear the sound of the resistance spell that Nea cast on me shattering.

 

"Whoa......!"

"Hmm......?"

 

Even if the slash is prevented, only the impact will pass, so it will be blown further and roll on the ground.

If it wasn't for Nea's magic, I ...... dead.

As I stood up, my chest pressed against the shock, Nero tilted his head as he compared his sword to mine with a whirlwind around him.

 

"What do you say...... You're a more mysterious healing wizard than Rose. I thought I had definitely cut through the torso, but the blade didn'...... go through. Is that the way you are?"

"Ugh, ......."

 

I knew I couldn't win, but I didn't know I couldn't even stop ......!

Moreover, he doesn't take me seriously at all. Just like when he fought Rose, he felt lightly touched.

…… But I have to stand up.

 

"Are you still on your feet?"

"Just because I can't win doesn't mean I'm going to fall ......!"

「…… I see."

 

There is no longer any magic of Nair's resistance.

The next time I get hit by a living part, I'll be incapacitated.

Just as Nero, who had kept his heart strong and began to wear a strong wind again, was about to step forward——、 a white shadow approached Nero from my right side and punched him away.

Despite wearing wind armor, Nero's eyes widened as he was forced to retreat.

When I saw her, I sat down with relief.

 

"It looks like you've been beaten up a lot."

"Yes...... If I had been a little late, I would have been cut in half. Leader"

 

I'm glad I made it in time .......

Rose laughed funny at my words.

 

"That's a shame, and if I had seen a little bit of pain, I'd have cured that recklessness."

"I can't do it.

 

He grabs Rose's proffered hand and stands up.

Then, a little later, Nea flies to me.

 

"Usato!? Are you alive!? You don't have an arm, do you?!"

"I'm alive and well, thank you for bringing me here."

 

Nea flies around me to make sure I'm safe.

…… It would have been difficult to find a leader who was moving faster than I was.

Dusting off the dust, he spoke to the leader.

 

「…… I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

"No, you're not wrong, you've endured so much...... Leave it to me to deal with this guy."

 

Rose said, turning her gaze to Nero.

Nero, who confronted her, showed a grit that he didn't show when he was fighting me.

 

"Rose......!"

"It's been a long time, Nero Argens. Didn't you bully my pretty subordinate for a long time?"

"You're not the kind of person who can get away with being cute, are you? It doesn't have to be a human being with healing magic, just like you."

"Haha, it's different."

 

Why does he have to be recognized as a monster by his master's nemesis and agree with his master?

From my point of view, you guys are more like monsters.

 

"I'll be your opponent from now on, as Temeje wants, and I'll punch you in the face again."

"That's what I have to do......

 

Nero smiled at Rose's words, and a small whirlwind formed in his palm.

Each time Nero poured his magic into the tornado, the whirlwind drew in the wind around him, but the size remained the same—it seemed as if he was hoarding power.

Is it a system reinforcement? It seems to have more extraordinary magical power than anything I know.

 

"I won't let you interfere with my fight."

「…… I see, the "tornado" was Temeje after all. …… Hey, Usato!"

"Huh, yes!?"

 

When I responded to the sudden exclamation, Rose turned around and looked at me with serious eyes.

 

"You know what you need to do!"

「…… Yes!"

"Then all right!"

 

As she replied, Nero slammed the whirlwind he had made in his palm to the ground.

 

"——Strengthening the Grid"

 

The whirlwind that slammed into it seemed to engulf Nero and Rose, and then it grew huge and blew away from me who was nearby.

No, I'm not the only one. It didn't matter if it was a friend or an enemy demon soldier, everything in its range was thrown outward.

When I landed on the ground and looked up, I saw a huge tornado ——— come into view.

 

「!?」

 

Anthropogenically caused tornadoes.

It was created by an unmistakable lineage enhancement, and the magic swirled around as if it were circulating.

- I leak a stunned voice at the scene.

 

"It's like Charon's Mr./Ms. the scale of magic has gone out of control......

"It's a monster."

 

The whirlwind created by Nero Argens turned into a tornado so large that it reached the height of the heavens.

However, unlike ordinary tornadoes, the one he created remained in place, only to continue to draw in the wind around it.

It seemed as if Nero had a strong will to "let no one interfere with the battle that was going to take place in the tornado."

 

"Was this the foreknowledge that Amako saw......

 

Amako's foreknowledge of the time of the battle with the Demon King's army that she saw before the battle.

When she first heard about it, she didn't know what kind of situation it was, but now she understood that what she saw was a foreshadowing of the battle between Rose and Nero.

You can't know what's going on inside a tornado anymore.

 

「…… I've got to do what I've got to do."

 

Rose was confronted by Nero, and I was the only one in white who could move.

If that's the case, I'll have to take her place as the deputy leader.

There are people around you who have been blown away by the wind and collapsed, so you have to help them first and then complete your mission.

 

"Nea, I'm going to help you......"

「…… Wouldn't it be better to get some rest?"

"I'd like to, but I can't say that...... Huh?"

 

At that moment, I catch a black shadow approaching me at the edge of my vision.

Nani, a black beast that runs on all fours?

For a moment, I thought it was a new monster, but it wasn't.

 

", it's too bad timing......

"Hey, hey, Usato...... That's ......."

 

Sharp fangs peeking out from the mask reminiscent of a bird's beak, and a black band wrapped around the body.

When he got close enough to see the whole picture, he raised his voice in a somewhat elated manner.

 

"Oh, you're alive and well! Usato!"

"Koga......!"

 

The "enemy" I didn't want to meet the most.

The Commander of the Second Legion of the Demon Lord's Army, Koga Dingal.

A powerful enemy who fought in Hinomoto, the land of beastmen, wore a strange robe and attacked me.

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This is the appearance of Usato's ogkake demon tribe, Koga.

By the way, Nero's magic is like a quealdaora that is always in a tornado.