Hannah is in the hands of the enemy.

Koga and Amira evacuated.

Nero is defeated by the Healing Wizard.

It's only a matter of time before Barginak, the linchpin of the battle, is defeated.

 

「…… It's about time."

 

On the throne of the castle, far from the battlefield, I slowly rose from the throne, perceiving the situation of the battle.

Ciel, the maid standing by his side, tilts his head as if he thinks something is wrong.

 

"What did you think? Demon Lord?"

"It's outside."

「…… Yes?"

「……」

 

Despite Ciel's expression of incomprehension, I left my throne and walked into the passage that led from the hall door to the staircase.

 

"Demon Lord...... What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to do what I'm supposed to do."

 

Climb the dark stairs one step at a time.

There is no trace of the once bustling castle, and now most of the people in the castle go to battle, with only the handmaidens in charge of the castle and a few guards in charge of its defense.

So much so that the demon race had been cornered.

- To the point where there is no other way but to rely on me, who is sealed by the hero.

 

"Uh...... I'd rather ...... keep up."

"No, I don't mind if you follow me."

 

He replies to Ciel, who is about to stop in his tracks, as he looks up at the end of the stairs.

At the top of the castle, where you can overlook the Demon Lord's territory from the highest position.

I stepped out onto the open rooftop and looked in the direction where the battle would have been.

 

「……」

 

I am devoting most of my power to maintaining the Demon Lord's Domain.

Once the supply is cut off, the land of the Demon Lord's Realm will quickly revert to a dead one. If that happens, our compatriots will suffer from starvation.

Therefore, I did not fight myself, but limited my actions and power in the castle until now.

However, it seems that the time has come when he must break the shackles he has placed on himself.

 

"For a while, I will not be able to extend my power to the Demon Lord's Domain."

「…… Huh?"

 

What I will do now to keep my compatriots alive.

It's an act that I would mock before I was sealed—before I settled with the hero, but I had to do it.

 

"I'm going to launch an attack on the Allies, and I'm going to use up most of my strength."

「…… Is it to help Mr./Ms. who is fighting?"

"That's not all, but.

 

Partly because they wanted to inflict pain on the other side when the coalition of many countries was densely packed.

 

"If the Demon King had attacked from the beginning, wouldn't it have been necessary for all the soldiers Mr./Ms. go to battle......?"

"It's natural to think so, but it was impossible."

 

In the first place, this means is possible because the human side has formed a coalition and concentrated its troops.

No, if you carry out the large-scale attack that you are about to carry out before that, the power that should be used to the Demon Lord's territory will be exhausted, and the Demon Race will lose its power before invading.

Ciel looked down as if he knew that.

…… If it was my original strength, I could fight even if I was here——— but that was impossible.

After all, most of my power is still "sealed" by him.

I'm not sure if it was a personal admonition to me or if I knew this was going to happen, but it's insidious to do as my nemesis.

 

"I'm sorry."

「…… Yes."

 

Normally, she would have wanted to say, "Please don't say that."

However, the reason why I didn't dare to say it was because he understood my feelings.

Feeling sorry for causing you to care, I gather the magic in my palm and activate the magic.

 

"The magic of transmission, the magic of conveying the heart"

 

The message is to evacuate and prepare for the attack that is about to take place.

Briefly, I instructed the soldiers to evacuate, and then I activated the next spell.

 

"Puppet magic, magic to manipulate corpses"

"...... corpse?"

 

Ciel reacts somewhat frightened to my muttering.

 

"All you have to do is manipulate the dead demons and evacuate your compatriots who failed to escape...... The original use is as you can imagine."

 

After the death of the monster that I had interfered with with my power beforehand, I manipulate its corpse.

Although it has the disadvantage of being able to maintain its effect for a short time at a distance and can only perform simple orders, it will be able to carry out the simple order of "evacuate the demon soldiers".

When the demon orders the soldiers to evacuate, he briefly explains the magic to Ciel.

 

"This magic is kind of special, and in the past, the magician who mastered it implanted the magic itself in his descendants, transforming them into beings different from humans. Now it's a demon called a necromancer."

"Yes......

 

…… One after another, the demons you controlled began to let your compatriots escape.

Continue in parallel and activate the next spell.

 

"The magic of magic, the magic of connecting spaces and transferring only magical power"

 

Originally a magic to make semi-permanent magic work.

This time, however, the magic itself is dropped through a magic circle that stretches through the sky.

He placed his palm on the magic circle that he had unfolded in front of him, which was connected to all of the magic spells, and activated the last spell.

 

"——Flame Magic"

 

Simply the magic of fire.

The more magic is encapsulated, the more its range and even its power will continue to increase endlessly.

I put most of my magic into it and let it rain down a constant rain of flames on the Allied forces.

The magic power in the body is worn away.

 

「…… It would be easy for those with power to prevent it."

 

The power of the fireball is not that strong. If you have a certain level of ability, you are not a threat in any way.

However, it would be a threat to the level of ordinary soldiers in this world. Especially after the battle with our army.

It would be nice if our compatriots survived while the powerful ones of the enemy were busy dealing with it.

 

「…… Warriors. Your life is more precious and more precious than victory."

 

Tears that I unconsciously shed run down my cheeks.

Their sacrifice cannot be ended by a mere defeat.

Perhaps, in the next round, the humans will come to the Demon Lord's Realm to destroy the Demon Race.

That's why they have to be hurt before they do that.

 

●

 

Leona Mr./Ms. combined the forces of Hyde Mr./Ms. and the warriors of the kingdom of Nirvarna to defeat Barginak.

Along with that, the soldiers of the Demon King's army run away as if they are being rushed by something.

It meant that he had won the battle against the Demon King's army.

The warriors of Nirvarna trembled with the joy of victory, but we soon realized that it was a muddy joy.

From the black magic circle floating in the sky, a large number of fireballs were dropped on the battlefield where we were.

Pointing to the magic circle, he asks Nea if she knows anything, even though she is upset.

 

"Nea, is that magic in the sky!?"

"You don't know magic on such a crazy scale! What's that!? In the first place, isn't it beyond the scope of what can be done by living things!?"

"Usato! I'm coming!'

 

A ball of flame is approaching while he speaks.

I wonder if the soldiers were running away in a hurry to avoid being caught up in ......!

No! Now I just have to do something about this situation!

 

"I'll ask you, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to keep the fireballs out of ...... and let the knights escape!"

"Fermuu! You know how to handle this guy by now, don't you?!"

"I knew that a long time ago! I'll stick with you until the end!'

 

He creates a sword from his arms and a sickle-like whip from his shoulders, just like Koga, and looks up at the sky.

Just as I was about to intercept the flames in front of me, I saw eight spears flying into the sky.

 

"Usato!"

"Mr./Ms. Leona!"

 

Spears made of ice move separately, piercing one fireball after another in a pale trajectory.

She glides up next to me and talks to me while controlling the spear above her head.

 

"I can't prevent it all by myself! You, along with Lord Hyde, will take care of the people here!"

"Got it! I'll leave it to you!!"

 

I leave this place to Mr./Ms. and move to get the people here to escape.

While carrying as many people as possible who cannot move, he shouts to the knights around him as best he can.

 

"Mr./Ms., get out of here! If you can use magic, protect your friends and prevent the fireball! If you are accompanied by an injured person, please come near me! …… Whew!"

 

Leona's fireball slips through Mr./Ms.'s spear interception and slashes through the sword in her left arm.

The fireball disappears with a deafening explosion, but it still falls one after the other.

While dealing with them, he tries to escape his allies, but even so, the fireball that cannot be prevented falls to the ground and explodes, injuring the people around him.

 

"The demon tribe should have been repelled, but why!"

"Run! Run away!'

"It's hot, wow!?"

 

It was a hellish scene.

As I frantically tried to get my teammates to escape and deal with the fireball, I couldn't help but be upset by the worst turn of events I had ever imagined.

 

"Even though the battle is over......! Why ...... this!"

 

Are you trying to share the pain?

Either way, it's not normal when you're doing something like this.

Then, as I was urging them to retreat in the direction of the base, I saw something like light rising from the ground to the sky.

 

"That's ......!"

 

Not far away, you can see a dazzling electric shock and a ball of light that shines so brightly that it is visible flying into the sky.

Like Mr./Ms.'s spears, they intercept fireballs.

 

"Kazuki to Senpai...... Both of you are safe, ......!"

 

Although it was only the existence of magic, I was relieved from the bottom of my heart when I saw the magic of the two of them, and I moved forward to do what I had to do.

 

"Oh, Usato! I'm coming again!'

"Anyway! Whoever does this, I'll definitely beat him up someday!"

 

Clenching his fists tightly, he turns around to intercept the fireball and confront the threat.

Fireballs raining down from the sky.

Burning earth.

The battle should be over, but we're still fighting.

 

"Finally, everyone here is going to come home alive......!"

 

How dare I ruin it here......

If this happens, even if you mean it! Even if you fall down after this! I'm going to do my mission!

In order to keep everyone alive with all my heart, I kept moving until the end of this attack.

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In fact, dropping the flames was a painful measure for the Demon Lord.

He didn't want to lose the power he had in the Demon King Territory, but he couldn't afford to lose the Demon King Army, which was a force in the Demon King Territory, so he took action...... And so on.