A group of heroes who have finally arrived.

And the battle in the city that has begun.

If I hadn't been in the position of a maid, I would have fled to my parents' house.

 

"——Generally as planned?"

 

The Demon King is buried underground and lights up the darkened castle.

As I was serving beside him, I could only be stunned by the unreal scene that occurred in front of me.

 

"Oh, wow...... The castle is buried in the ground......"

"Using the magic of earth-turning, the earth and the castle...... They simply changed the structure of urban buildings and put them underground. It's not something to panic about."

 

I'm going to say that without hesitation, but please don't talk about things with the common sense of the Demon King.

In the first place, it is truly insane to be able to pull off such a large thing with ease.

　

"Well, how do you move?"

 

The Demon King sits on a throne and unfolds magic in the space.

Then, something is projected on the black magic pattern.

 

"Huh!!"

"Wow!!"

 

The sight of something colliding with each other at an enormous speed.

I can see someone moving in the midst of the flames and gusts of wind, but as a non-combatant, I don't feel like I can follow it with my eyes.

 

"Demon Lord, is this ......?"

"It's a magic that you see with the eyes of a demon and reflect it in space, and now it's a reflection of the current battle of the First Corps Commander."

 

The commander of the First Corps is the strongest swordsman in the Demon King's army.

I can't follow the battle with my eyes, but I can clearly see that the battle is causing large-scale destruction of nature.

 

"Kannagi is a nuisance, and we needed to send Nero here to hold him down."

"Speaking of Kannagi, were you in that ruin......?"

"Ah, the Brave's companion and the first princess of the Times, although it was Kannagi's sister who left her blood to this day."

 

A healing wizard in the ruins -- a beast woman who has made suspicious plans for Usato, and put him in danger.

Before I knew it, I had become one of them, but I didn't think they were that phenomenal.

 

"While Nero was holding back the cannagi, I transferred the heroes with the scroll I created...... Looks like you've missed one."

 

When the Demon King moves his hand to the side, the scene reflected in the magic switches.

The next image was of a hero flying at high speed in the sky and sending a ball of light flying.

 

"Well, I'm flying fast...... What's more, they dodge attacks on this side very quickly......"

 

The soldiers and Mr./Ms. are desperately attacking the brave man who flies freely in the sky without riding a flying dragon, but they do not scratch it.

Obviously, it's faster than the flying dragon and has a smaller turn, .......

…… Could it be that the light that the castle saw before it sank was an attack that the hero was trying to unleash?

 

"Hah, don't look like you're about to die, this is also expected."

"Oh, really?"

 

The Demon King, who looked stunned when he saw me in a hurry, deposited his body on the back of the throne.

 

"It's not unusual to fly, because the purpose of scrolling was to divide the heroes in the first place. It doesn't matter if you're flying or diving into the ground."

 

The Demon King muttered as he put his hand to his chin and stared at the flying hero.

 

"It seems that you are good at magic manipulation, and it is possible that you are better than your predecessor in magic manipulation and annihilation. …… It's next."

 

Move your hand again and switch to another scene.

The next scene projected was in the arena where many demon soldiers gathered.

As I tilted my head, thinking that it was just a scene of soldiers gathering, something shining golden suddenly crossed the projected scene.

What? What light?

 

"You've lost sight of this."

「…… Huh?"

"It seems that I was able to capture it for a moment...... As expected, he is sometimes called the hero of thunder. As soon as you are surrounded, you will be immediately separated. Have you got another clairvoyant wizard here?"

 

Mr./Ms. of the soldiers in the magic look confused because they can't see the hero who is supposed to attack.

 

"But this is also expected, if you narrow the passage and place your troops and activate the traps, you will be able to block the fast movement of the Thunder Hero."

"The other party has a clairvoyant wizard, so the trap is meaningless, ......?"

 

The Demon King himself said so earlier.

 

"There is no way that a young clairvoyant wizard can keep up with the speed of thought of someone who moves at the speed of lightning."

"Yes, that's ......."

 

Or rather, the hero who is moving at high speed is also doing something strange.

The humans fighting in this city right now are all monsters.

Humans are scary.

A healing wizard who was supposed to be a non-hero was like that, so I wonder if other humans are like that .......

Thinking of this, and being frightened, the Demon King switches to the next scene.

The next thing we saw was a human woman with a spear wearing cold air in a place like the arena I mentioned earlier.

 

"Are you the Hero of Mialak?"

 

A blonde woman who looks familiar in the ruins.

She seems to be the oldest member of the group of heroes, and she floats a sword made of ice around her, moving it in all directions as she kicks away the attacking Mr./Ms. soldiers.

 

"He is the bearer of the Divine Dragon Farga's armor, and although he is inferior in talent compared to the other two heroes, he has superior skills and practical combat experience. …… It would be awkward if they were teamed up with others."

"It's beautiful, isn't it? That...... How to fight!"

 

The spear-wielding hero of Mialak defends the demon soldiers who attack him one after another, and while dealing with them, he sends a strong cold air flying to block their movements.

Unlike the battle between the First Corps Commander and Kannagi, the movement itself is not fast.

It just seemed to be making the right and optimal movements on the spot.

 

"Hmm?"

 

Suddenly, the hero of Myalak plunges the tip of his spear into the ground, creating a large wall of ice.

In the next moment, what looked like a glowing pile crashed into a wall of ice, shattering its surface.

 

"Hmm, how can you judge so easily...... It's a good magic that can be applied."

 

Looking in the direction from which the light stake had flew, he saw soldiers above the arena holding magic in crossbow-shaped magic tools.

The hero, who is pointed at a number of crossbows, holds his spear as if throwing without flinching.

He was about to throw his spear at the crossbow -- at that moment, something like a pitch-black rope grabbed a large block of ice lying around the hero and disappeared off the screen.

 

"yes?"

 

It ...... as if a block of ice on the edge of something had been pulled by something black.

The Demon King also noticed this, and tilted his head in wonder.

But then I heard a voice from outside the screen -- and I could guess who was trying to do what.

 

"If that's a crossbow, this is a human trebuchet!" If you think you can attack unilaterally from a distance, you're wrong! Whew!!"

"'Wow!?'"

「「……」」

 

Along with the voice that refuses to understand in the head, the sound of something crashing and breaking resounds.

Outside of the projected scene, something extraordinary is happening.

The hero of Mialak, who is reflected in the magic, also looks in one direction and has a twitching face.

 

「…… Hmm."

 

With one nod, the Demon King waved his hand and switched the scene projected in the magic to another.

The next thing that was projected was...

 

"——— Woooooo

 

The scene switches to the sight of Nanika spreading her arms and wings and screaming in an unhuman way—and instantly rewinds to the scene of the hero of Mialak from earlier.

If you look at the Demon King involuntarily, you will see a puzzled look that you don't usually show.

 

"It looks like you've projected the wrong scene."

"No...... I don't think I'm wrong."

「…… I see."

 

Switching back to the original scene, there was the figure of Usato, a healing wizard waving his right arm in front of multiple stakes of light emitted from his crossbow.

 

"That's the extent of the attack! Hmmm!!"

 

Hit the light stake head-on and shatter it...... Shattered? He turned his black right arm, which had turned into a cannon-like shape, toward his crossbow.

 

"Healing Eight-Foot Bullet!!"

 

Green magic bullets shot out at high speed.

When it hit one of the crossbows, it blew away the crossbow and the soldiers around it, sending a powerful shockwave and healing magic light.

…… What is healing?

 

"Next!! Nea, Ferm! Let's go!!"

 

As it is, spread your wings wide and leap.

Magical energy spurting from both arms? Gliding through the air with his wings, he plunged his right arm into the barrel of the crossbow that was about to launch a stake of light.

 

"Healing Flying Fist!!"

 

The moment he shouted, the barrel of the crossbow smashed as if it were bursting from the inside.

…… What is healing?

Usato pulled his fist out of the barrel.

From behind him, he saw a soldier attacking him, his face contorted in fear, Mr./Ms. attacked.

 

"Wow! For the Demon Tribe!!"

 

Mr./Ms. is a soldier who tries to plunge into Usato, releasing fire-based magic from both hands.

Squinting at the attack, he moves the wings on his back and grabs the soldier's arms without using his hands, and lifts them up.

 

"Huh!"

"Don't waste your life."

 

Usato said in a quiet voice that sounded chilling.

It's only been a short time, but having worked with Usato, I understand his personality a little better.

He protected Kira, who is a demon, and me, who was supposed to be an enemy, and I'm sure he's not a bad person at heart.

That was probably a warning to the soldier who made the abandonment charge, but---.

 

"——— Kyu"

『……』

 

For those who think it's the devil, it probably sounds like something else.

Usato looks at the soldier who has fainted with his eyes peeled off, and turns his attention to the frightened soldiers after lowering them to the ground.

Then, he raised his right arm.

 

"Bullly! Hey!!"

 

At the same time as he screamed, he hit the ground, and a thick shadow spread out from his fist, and a blue bear beast -- a blue grizzly -- jumped out of it.

 

"Grr

"Let's go!!"

 

As it is, he jumps on the demons with Usato, who has spread his wings wide.

 

"Oh, it's a blue grizzly!"

"Oh, the devil is subjugating the demonic beast!?"

"It's a genus! It's a devil's genus!'

 

Mr./Ms. soldiers who have gone through the shambles of the previous battle are raising their voices of fear.

Wow, it's a picture of hell .......

When he was in the ruins, he thought he was just a normal human boy.

 

"Hmm, it looks like there's a demon in there, it's been a long time since I've seen it."

"No, it's not...... Eh, are you really?"

"Just kidding."

 

I'm really curious which one is a joke.

Are demons real?

Or is it a joke that you believed the devil was in the mix?

 

"He's an interesting person."

"Looking at what he looks like now, I don't think he's even human...... I think."

 

Even in its current form, it has wings growing out of its back, and it doesn't look like a human being, to say the least.

 

"Koga's assimilation with the dark wizard you reported, this is something that has never been done before for a dark wizard whose abilities are altered by emotions to wish for emotions that lead to assimilation with humans."

"Sealed...... Not even before?"

"Huh, this was the time when humans and demons hated each other the most, and to those who know that era, that healing wizard fighting alongside other races would seem terribly alien."

 

Even now, humans and demons are fighting.

Besides, dark wizards are also feared by those of us in the same family, and it is rare for someone to grow up to be as good as Mr./Ms. Koga.

 

"A healing wizard who looks like him but is different, and he is more and more interesting."

 

Seeing Usato's reflection in the magic, the Demon King had a faint smile on his lips.

The battle with the brave has only just begun.

So far, things seem to be going according to the Demon Lord's expectations, but I can't predict what will happen in the future.

_

This time, it was only Usato's dialogue, but in the secondary voice, Ferm and Nea are screaming and pulling back.