Let me be clear.

I'm scared and scared of that healing wizard, Usato.

He has a gentle face that even that insect can't kill, and when he throws himself into battle, he instantly turns into a demon.

One after another, the warriors of the Imperial Guard, who were driving the flying dragons, which were my direct unit, were knocked to the ground, and finally tried to catch me.

From the moment I took the plan and completely caught him off guard and tried to manipulate Usato – my nightmare began.

Usato's illusion magic doesn't work.

Owl speaking words.

And the devil's wings that appear on Usato's back.

 

「…… Whew!?"

 

With a small scream, I looked up and saw that it was my usual office.

In the morning, in the room where the faint light from the cloudy sky filtered through the window, I couldn't have heaved a bigger sigh.

 

"What should I do...... A healing wizard is coming......

 

The other day, the Demon King gave instructions to the commanders of all the legions.

Get ready to fight off the heroes who are coming to invade the city in the next few days.

 

"Let the people flee, prepare their troops, and meet them in this city."

 

I was wondering why the heroes were suddenly coming to attack this city, but the Demon King soon told me about it.

Somehow, it seems that Koga, the Demon King's handmaiden, and the heroes have come to the ruins where Nono was headed.

 

If you are just a hero, you have nothing to fear.

My magic is the natural enemy of all living things.

 

"Oh, Hannah! Finally, the devil has begun to extend his hand to this Demon King Realm!

 

Nono's words, which ran into my office without knocking, made my space crumble.

Normally, entering my room without permission from the corps commander deserved punishment, but I was so upset that I couldn't afford to worry about it.

Aside from my agitation, Nono bowed deeply as soon as he entered.

 

"Hannah! Me and my partner Sean will be quitting the Demon Lord's army as of today, so--"

"Nono Helestea! From today onwards, you will be my lieutenant!!"

"Wow!?"

"No veto!!"

 

If you're going to hell, you guys.

As bait in case of emergency, I decided to keep Nono nearby as a deputy.

From a mere soldier to a lieutenant, from the sidelines, he is a big and big career, but in reality he is a good decoy.

No guilt.

After all, I knew that Nono was thinking the same thing as me.

 

「…… Let's go check on the soldiers."

 

After only a short sleep, he gets up from his chair and walks out of the soldiers, getting his hair and grooming done.

At the back of the building, there are flowers in the flower bed that I have carefully nurtured, but I will take care of them later.

For now, we have to check our troops in preparation for the attack of the heroes.

 

"Good morning...... Dear Hannah."

"Yes, good morning, Nono."

 

Nono, who was standing at the entrance of the building, greeted me with eyes that had no light.

But I get it.

Her eyes are not dead, but eyes that are waiting for an opportunity to sacrifice me.

I know because I'm sure I have the same eyes.

 

"Hehehe, let's go."

"Yes, that's right."

 

Nono's eyes speak.

"Taskete, Watashiwo Nigashite", and so on.

Surely, Nono would be able to escape with the flying dragon he named Sean.

But I'm not.

As the commander of the Third Corps, I am never allowed to escape.

To be honest, unlike other demon lords who are delusional, I don't have that much affection for the demon race.

I understand that the Demon King is a respectable person, but that's about it.

I'm not so engrossed in it that I'm willing to risk my life to obey orders.

 

"Hannah, how do you arrange your troops?"

"Put it in place, I'll leave the rest to the Demon Lord."

 

But ostensibly we have to live up to our responsibilities.

As the commander of the III Corps, I cannot escape.

Rather, I don't want to run away from here, because if I run away, my clan will treat me as a traitor and I may be purged.

 

"What are you going to do, Hannah?"

"I'm going to take command in the rear and use illusion magic to disrupt the heroes."

 

Soon, you will arrive at the place where the equipped soldiers are.

My role had already been told by the Demon Lord, but to be honest, I was relieved to the core.

 

"Hehe, no matter how much the devil does, it's okay if you don't run into them, I'll support the back, and if you don't go forward, you won't encounter the hero or the devil......!"

"That's right, Hannah! Yo, belly black!"

"Nono, you're on the front line."

"Chikusho! This outer road!!"

 

If you are in the back, you will not encounter that demon.

On top of that, he had a plan to get out of his current position alive.

 

"If the hero kills me...... Fufufu."

 

He deceives his subordinates with illusion magic, and feigns his own death with the light magic of the hero on the side of the man and escapes from the Demon Lord's territory.

That way, you can get out of your position as commander of the Third Corps without anyone noticing.

From then on, you can use illusion magic to deceive random people and live.

 

"Really, really...... It's too perfect a plan."

 

Because it's backward, there's no danger of death, and most importantly, it's less likely to encounter that demon.

I don't see any more elements that can fail.

It's so perfect that ...... almost laugh!

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It was a story about having the courage to flee to fear.

It's not Amako, it's a style that lets the reader make predictions.