In the ruins where the Demon King and the Hero are said to have fought their final battle, we were caught up in an uproar.

Kannagi, the will born from the sword of the brave.

After a battle with her who was contaminated by the evil dragon and fueled by hatred against the demon king and the demon tribe, the real Kannagi - Nagi Mr./Ms. and her soul fused to separate and contain the soul contaminated by the evil dragon in the hero's sword, and the situation was brought under control.

All the fuss has come to an end.

Just when everyone thought so, the Demon King appeared.

 

"To put it simply, the Demon King seems to have lost most of his power."

「…… Is that it?"

 

When it was close to the center of the Demon Lord's Domain.

My seniors and I, who were guarding the night camp near a small waterfall, heard about the Demon King from Mr./Ms. Nagi.

Mr./Ms. Nagi smiles wryly at the senior who reacts in a slightly withdrawn manner.

 

"That's true, because it's a monster that deals with a ridiculous number of magic. He was truly an all-around enemy."

"But you defeated the previous hero, didn't you?"

"Hisago was more than that, he was just a monster, and he'd seal everything up and release it."

"What'...... anything?"

"Hmm."

 

In response to the senior's question, Mr./Ms. puts her hand to her chin in annoyance.

 

"Seal the entire water of the lake and attack the water in a place where there is no water, and the life force from the demon soldiers...... Or rather, I was sucking it up and making it my own in a way that sealed the healing power."

"Wait, something came out that was beyond my expectations!? What's wrong with that!?"

"Ah, yes, to be honest, Hisago's tactics were more like Gaido than they are now. At the time, I wasn't in a situation where I could say that."

 

The Demon King is a versatile type that handles a large number of magics, and Mr./Ms. Hisago, the previous hero, is a one-point protruding wizard who uses sealing light magic?

Just by listening to the story, he seems to be a non-standard person that I can't even imagine.

 

"I don't know if it's because I've been sealed by Hisago, but even if I'm weak, the Demon King is still strong enough to reign in this world, and to be honest, you've been in this world for less than half a year, so it's a heavy burden."

「……」

 

I'm aware that I've had a pretty intense life so far, but if you think about it, it's only been almost six months since we've been in this world.

 

"For the time being, I would like to help as much as I can until we head to the castle where the Demon King is."

"What exactly?"

"I want to teach you how to fight, how to improve and apply magic."

 

Is it an improvement on our magic?

The more you look for it, the more it seems to come out, and the more scared you become.

 

"Kazuki doesn't handle the point well of eliminating the power of light magic disappearance, and his seemingly weakened abilities can become powerful weapons depending on how you think about it."

 

Kazuki himself wants to be able to handle his own dangerous magic, and I think the gauntlet's abilities have become like that...... The benefits of light magic that have eliminated annihilation?

If there's one thing that's left, it's Kazuki's extraordinary magic manipulation.

As he thinks this, Mr./Ms.'s gaze shifts to his senior.

 

"There are a lot of things I want to teach you."

"Huh, can you teach me some tricks? Hmm?"

 

For some reason, a senior who becomes a nihilistic character here.

I don't see any need to play a character like that here......

 

"I'm thinking of teaching Suzune some of my tricks."

"Let me call you Master."

 

What's more, the character fell in a hurry.

With a surprising palm turn, the senior bowed to Mr./Ms. Nagi.

 

"When you say Mr./Ms.'s technique, do you mean the Kannagi style?"

"Oh, yes, yes, I'm really embarrassed to say it."

 

Mr./Ms. Nagi blushes in embarrassment.

When I ask her why, she hesitates a little.

 

"I didn't have much education, so most of my knowledge was only from what I learned on my travels and what Hisago taught me."

"That's right, and the Kannagi style?"

"Yes, I made it from a living creature called Juunishi."

 

If that's the case, then the motif of the Kannagi style is a living thing.

 

"But I didn't think it would reach this day......

"Do you mean Mr./Ms. Jinya, who fought me?"

"At that time, when I saw it through your gauntlet, my heart was racing, and I didn't think that the technique I made was transmitted in a way that was like a school......

 

I wonder if I feel like my black history has been passed on to future generations?

To be honest, Jinya Mr./Ms. was defeated by me in a fit of rage, so I don't have an image of Kannagi style.

Talk to her to follow her writhing in shame.

 

"I think it's cool, senpai."

"yes, I have no idea what I'm ashamed of."

"I'm very happy about that...... I don't know why other people are so anxious about your words."

 

When I was agreeing with my senior, I got a very subtle expression.

Why......

Anyway, Mr./Ms. Nagi teaches his senpai swordsmanship...... Is there something for me?

 

"Mr./Ms. Nagi, do I have anything?"

 

She asks, and she crosses her arms in annoyance.

 

"Honestly, unlike Suzune and Kazuki, who have a well-defined direction of growth, you are too irregular, with outbursts of lineage strengthening, elasticity, and assimilation with the demon tribe Ferm...... All of these technologies were not used in my time."

"Oh, that's right......

 

Well, if you ask me if there are people who fight like me, I can't imagine it.

I'm aware that I'm fighting that weird.

 

"All I can tell you is that you understand Ferm's assimilation tactics."

"With Ferm?"

"I believe that your strength is best when you join forces with your friends: Amako when you fought the Evil Dragon, Nea when you faced the curse of Samaria, Ferm when you fought the Demon King's Second Legion, and Koga...... In all the great battles you've been through, you've had people by your side."

 

After pausing her words, she made eye contact with me.

 

"Let's connect and unite, and you have the connections that make it possible and the people who will respond."

「…… ...... friends."

"Of course, I'm one of them, even though I'm a newcomer."

 

Mr./Ms. Nagi smiles shyly.

Then, the senior who stood up without saying a word approached Mr./Ms. Nagi who was sitting in front of me.

 

"Hmm? What's the matter?"

 

Mr./Ms. tilted her head.

Then, a senior who had a twinkle in his eye jumped on Mr./Ms. Nagi with a furious momentum.

Mr./Ms.'s expression is full of confusion at the unexpected surprise.

 

"Ugh!? What the hell are you doing all of a sudden, Suzune!!"

"Damn it, Kannagi! I'm sure you're aiming for a dependable older gap position, but that's my seat! Mr./Ms. Wata! I'm not going to give it to you!!"

"No, stop! Don't be so gibberish! Help!!"

"To the bruise position! This, this!!"

"Woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

He should be amazing in terms of ability, but it doesn't seem to make sense to his seniors' ability to act on a slightly different level.

When I saw Mr./Ms. Nagi being messed up by her seniors and asking for help with teary eyes, I sighed and stood up and pulled my senior away from Mr./Ms..

 

"Senior, please stop."

"Satisfied"

"Isn't the purpose changed?"

 

You're definitely grabbing Mr./Ms. Nagi for a different purpose from the middle, right?

I don't think this person will change no matter where I am, but there is a part of me that wonders if I should seriously scold him and put him down.

After that, Mr./Ms. Nagi, who has regained his composure after taking some time, has a casual conversation with his seniors.

 

"Whew......"

 

A little time had passed, and Mr./Ms. Nagi held her lips together and let out a small gap.

It was getting late at night, so she must have gotten sleepy.

Rubbing her eyes, she smiled somewhat happily.

 

「…… After all, sleeping is a good thing, isn't it? It was hard because I didn't have the sense to sleep while I was sealed in Hisago's idiot."

"And for the other Mr./Ms. Nagi?"

「…… yes."

 

Kannagi has spent hundreds of years in solitude.

The act of sleeping itself must be something she is not used to.

 

"Leave the lookout to us, and Mr./Ms. Nagi can rest first."

"Really? Well, I'm going to spoil you."

 

Saying this, she stands up, brushing the sand off her clothes.

He turned around and tried to walk, but for some reason he quickly turned to me, and with an agile movement that was far from sleepy, he came up to me and sat down.

 

"It's good."

"What?"

"I'll borrow your shoulder."

 

Saying that, she closes her eyes as she leans over me.

A few seconds of silence.

What's going on?

Mr./Ms. Nagi begins to breathe regularly, and she is simply confused.

Is it okay to wake up like this? What's the right thing to do?

I don't know what to do, so I turn my gaze to ask for help, and she nods vigorously.

 

"Okay, then I'll take advantage of it."

"Damn it, yes, this person was also like this......!"

"Give me the other shoulder, Usato-kun......!"

"What kind of request do you have?"

 

Is it a bandit?

He twitches his cheeks at the senior who tries to move to the opposite side of Nagi Mr./Ms..

As expected, there are many awkward things, so I shake her up who is still light asleep and wake her up.

 

"Nagi Mr./Ms....... Mr./Ms. Nagi, I'm being pulled by another self."

"What? Oh, yes...... Huh!? I'm sorry!"

 

Mr./Ms. Nagi opened her eyes and looked at my face and surroundings, her face turning bright red as she stepped back.

- While apologizing furiously as it is, she smiles wryly when she sees her lying down at the last place where the bonfire hits.

 

"You're a fun person, Mr./Ms. Nagi."

"He's also a formidable opponent, just like me."

 

…… Where?

Thinking about it rather seriously, he throws a tree branch into the bonfire as if to deceive himself.

 

"Usato is ......."

"Yes?"

"I wonder what you think about the Demon King and the Demon Tribe."

 

I think a little about the unexpected question of my senior.

To be honest, my heart is shaking.

By getting to know Mr./Ms. Gref and Kira, I understood once again that the demon race itself is not evil.

I don't think we should come up with the naïve idea of destroying the demon tribe as it is.

 

"I think it's inevitable that we're going to fight."

"I guess that's right......

"But I think we should go a little deeper into the Demon Clan's situation...... I'm thinking about it."

 

The place where we are going now is a city where demon tribes are gathered.

I think we need to see with our own eyes what is going on there.

I don't know what choices I'll have to make as a result, but I know it's inevitable on my way to the Demon Lord.

 

"That's when you infiltrated in Usato-kun's girl form!"

"Hahaha, it looks like Inugami really wants to make me angry."

"Even my seniors don't even put it on anymore!?"

 

Maybe it was Nair who taught me.

If you don't punish him later, ......!

Imagining the disadvantages of assimilation with Ferm, I turned pale once more.

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A guy who absorbs the life force of the defeated opponent and seals it in a form and makes it his own.

That is the hero of the previous generation.