Izayoi, I'll take your left.
Yes, sir.

　I jump out to the front line in a way that makes up for the blind spots between Izayoi and each other.

　--The single flash thrust!

　Instead of a greeting, he unleashes a quick stab at the throat of the humanity in front of him.

''....................''
What...?　That's... that's Theon!　Theon, the Demon King--
It's loud, isn't it?　We are before the Lord, refrain.

　Izayoi's spear stabs into the mouths of humanity who have identified me and are about to shout.

　--Izayoi!

　I call out to Izayoi and raise my beloved spear--Brewnak--big time.

　--The Bastard!

　Then he unleashes a large but powerful coastal coastal slash, cutting off the humanity in front of me. Izayoi realizes what I'm doing from my raised motion, and unleashes a series of high-speed thrusts - the May Rain Thrusts - at the humans who are trying to attack by taking advantage of my gap.

　Me and Izayoi - two vampires who are also spear users - compensate for each other's gaps and destroy the surrounding humanity.

''Izayoi, match!

　I put my left hand forward to knead my magic power, and Izayoi goes into a similar motion.

''--[Dark Knight Tempest]!

　The two intertwined dark storms blow the surrounding humanity together and blow it away.

　Hahaha!　Nice!　Nice!　I'm enveloped in an indescribable feeling of elation at the perfect coordination between Izayoi and I. "My name is Theon!

My name is Theon!　O defiant and impious one!　Take my name as a souvenir and travel to your death!

　I thrust the hilt of the brynak into the ground and speak my mind. The speech becomes an intimidation, plunging the weak humans around me into a state of panic and increasing the hatred of the strong humans for me.

　--Opportunity!　Come on!

　All of his subordinates attacked humanity in a state of depression at once.

''I'm the only one allowed to lick my master's feet, right?

　When Hibiki took the orcs under his command and stood between me and the human race that was growing in hatred.

Come on!　Despicable pigs!　Batter your shields!　We'll do our duty, sir!

　The orcs strike their shields in unison, and Hibiki decides to pose with her exposed flesh on full display.

　Hibiki's actions are the result of my safety being the top priority.

　As for the Lord, I'm pleased with the actions of my loyal subordinates.

　But - my exuberant tension begins to cool down to the herd of biting crimson thongs and buzzing pigs (orcs) squealing their shields as they enter my field of vision.

　A short break.........

　Surrounded by the orc herd, I decide to check my surroundings while releasing my Glow Lancer into humanity from behind the orcs.


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You were seeing a phantom.

　Sablow is using Fast Thrust not only to attack, but also to evade and toy with his enemies.

　Sablow's combat ability is increasing remarkably....... If you have the time to spout out tsumaranai lines, I think you should attack through the gaps.

''Why.........why........did the brave men attack us.......''
'I am not a brave man!　My name is Lina-Zion!

　Lina mercilessly cuts down the upset humanity.

　Compared to the time when she first confronted humanity in the Demon King Alisa's controlled territory.......her spirit had grown a lot.

''It's here!

　Blue is crammed into the battlefield, precisely stabbing the weakened human race in the back. It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

"Oh, you're on our side--

　Kotetsu is silently cutting down the enemies in front of him without a word.

　Takaharu and Setanta are still rampaging in all directions, and Sarah is following up on such rushing subordinates. Red's troops are still standing around with a single meatball, and Chloe and Leila's troops are calmly following up on the holes that Red's troops have made in them.

　They are in good shape. Whether it's the difference in individual strength or the difference in morale.......there may be a number of factors, but no matter where you look on the battlefield, your subordinates have the upper hand.

'Izayoi, let's go!'
Yes, sir.

　I was flying out to the front line again with Izayoi.


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　It's been three hours since the battle began.

　About time.

　--Sarah!　Unleash an extra-large ranged assault!

Ri!　--Thunderstorm!

　A raging, purple-electric wind enveloped humanity.

　--Izayoi, Saburo, get it together!

The Dark Knight Tempest!

　A threefold dark storm blows through the crowd of humanity.

　--Hibiki, Iron Corps moves forward!　The rest of you, fall back!

　After disrupting the enemy's movement with range magic, I pushed Hibiki and Iron's troops to the front line.

　The place is set up, right?

　I took out the [Loudspeaker] and slowly brought it in front of my mouth.

''Quiet!''

　I blackmail through [loudspeaker].

'I have just received a plea from one of your comrades who huddled in our Astor Empire just now!　The name of the one who has expressed the plea is - Mr. Hasebe. Mr. Hasebe has pleaded with me to give your people, who scatter their lives in vain, another chance!　Normally, I would have inflicted death by force of arms, as promised... but I will respond to Hasebe's feelings for his people--for once!

　I slowly say the words with as much emotion as I can muster.

''Hasebe-san.......the city councilor, Hasebe-sensei?
''I heard Hasebe-san surrendered yesterday........''
Moderate Dr. Hasebe....

　Mr. Hasebe's name seems to be well known there. A lot of humanity is upset when they hear his name.

'The plea was - "Please give me a chance to surrender to you once again," he said. The content of the plea was, "Please give us a chance to surrender to you once again. Believe it or not it is up to you. If you are wise, you would have seen the difference in strength between us and you after your recent battle. It would be easy to send you to your death. But I want to respond to Hasebe's surrender and still think of my people!

　Humanity has lowered its weapons and is completely listening to me.

'You only get one chance!　As King of Astor, I once again announce to you. Those who ask for surrender, I will open my doors and show them mercy. Those who resist, I will respond with force and death. So, I say to you, fellow human beings. --Do you wish to surrender or resist?　Decide of your own accord what you are going to do!　We have 24 hours from now!　Whoever is willing to surrender, disarm and visit my territory of control!

　I had told humanity for the second time.