............ oh, oh, oh, oh!

　After a few seconds of pause, the cheers of the knights and soldiers echoed in the camp.

　The gates and defenses that had been damaged and nearly breached by the Demon King's army's attack were restored to near-perfect defense by my 【Restoration】 with the help of the magic crystals.

　While my friends' troops were beaming with joy, I was thinking back to the response of the 【Restoration】 skill I had just used.

　It's a physical feeling, but the strength of 【Restoration】's action has clearly improved.

　Popping a large golem with the recoil of 【Restoration】 is a rough job that was unimaginable not long ago.

''The White Wolf's!　Anniro, he's trying to climb!

　Garnett's voice brought me back to myself and I reflexively looked up.

　A defensive wall that was slightly higher than the full height of the siege golem - the golem's rugged hand was hung on the top edge of it.

''We'll have to intercept it inside the wall!　Keep fixing the wall so it doesn't crumble!
"...... No!　I've got a great idea!

　I run up the stairs along the wall and move to the top of the firewall while continuing the minimal amount of [restoration] with my hands on the wall.

　The approximate altitude is about the roof of a two-story building.

　The top of the protective wall is like a narrow passageway, and it is possible to attack the ground from here.

　The golem tries to float its huge body with all the strength in its arms.

　The head, which seemed to be as big as a whole, rose to a position higher than the top of the defensive wall.

''(......) f*ck, Noir was right!　(The golem is covered in armor. ......!)

　The siege golem was not a mere block of rock in the shape of a human.

　It was covered in thick metal armor from head to fingertips.
　Even its face, where its weakness, the magic letters, existed, was protected by a strong face guard.

　A battle-specific modification to the point of gracefulness.
　No wonder, even if the knights struggled, they shouldn't be able to break it easily.

''Can you hear me!　Somehow stop that guy from moving!
I know what to do!

　The knights and soldiers on the bulwark activate their skills one by one.

　Some cling to their arms and try to stop them from using all their strength, while others deploy their magic barrier in front of the golem and try to block it.

　Furthermore, someone who was fighting outside the gate used restraint-type magic to stop the golem's movements, albeit only briefly.

''If this is the case, then ......!

　In a full sprint, he fleshes out the head of the golem.

　--It is said that the ancient magical civilization was the first to create a substitute called a golem.

　It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll find yourself in a position where you can easily stop it in the event of an emergency.

　The golems created after the fall of the magical civilization were all degraded imitations of the magical golems, and they were not able to significantly change the arrangement of the control system's magic formula.

　There was no exception to this.
　The golem in front of me must be the same.

　The excessively robust face armor paradoxically proves this fact.

''Skill, activate--!

　I activate [Disintegration] as I slam the bottom of my palm into the side of the siege golem.

　The thick layer of metal shattered, revealing half of the 'bare face' that was as good as a rock face.

''I found it!''

　He swiftly swept out his arm while continuing to activate [Disintegration] and shaved off the first letter of the magic character.

　The weakness common to all golems was destroyed, and the siege golem turned into a giant rock doll and crumbled down the defensive wall.

''Alright ......!''

　-- but here's the unexpected.

　With the collateral damage of the fall of the golem, part of the top edge of the defensive wall collapsed, and the barrier protecting the soldiers on the wall was partially lost.

　Because of this, my figure was now in full view from the ground outside the gate.

　And the Demon King's army was not foolish enough to miss this.

　A large number of arrow bullets and magic are shot at once at the force that destroyed the siege golem, namely me.

''[Restoration] is--not in time...''

　The unexpected results of the war were replaced by a deadly rain of death.

　The next moment, a flash of fire and lightning erupted in front of me.

"Are you alright, Master Luke!
Let's just say, 'Nice work,' shall we?

　The arrows and magic shot out to kill me were all dispelled by the cherry-red sword and two demon spears.

''Sakura!　And ...... Dustin!
'Pile up later!　Next time!
Well, let's get out of--

　The moment I ran out to break away from here, Dustin's magic spear hilt scooped me up and threw me roughly inside the wall.

''What?　...... Wow!

　After an irresistible free fall, I was received by the hard ground - not the hard ground - but something that even felt soft.

'That idiot!　Seriously, he threw me!
...... Ga, Garnett ......?

　Garnett held me in his arms and stared at the top of the barrier with a face like a wolf with fangs bared.

　Not long after that, Sakura returned to the inside of the defensive wall with a [Shrinkage], and Dustin landed with a light movement.

''Demon King Hunt!　You have got to be kidding me!　I don't want to be a demon. I want to be murdered by me right now!　　Ah!
I just missed it by the shortest route. Didn't it fall right on top of you as you aimed?　He's always been deadly slow on the run, you know.

　To Garnett, who was swooning at a rate that even felt like killing him, Dustin responded with an atmosphere that made him feel like he was too lazy to even speak.

　...... By the way, it's not that my escape route is slow.

　It's just that the people who have enhanced their physical abilities with their skills are all unusually fast in their escape routes.

"By the way!　If you guys had been a little more careful, this wouldn't have happened!
That's out of the question. There were four of those golems at first. Two of them were destroyed by me.
'Stop it, both of you. You can get into trouble later. Right now, we have to deal with the demons first. Isn't that right?

　Honestly, I myself was having a hard time deciding whether to be grateful or angry with Dustin.

　Since even he is, it's not surprising that Garnett, who didn't see the moment Dustin knocked away the arrowhead and magic, would be preoccupied with anger anyway.

　As I tried to intercede, Garnett quietly put the contraption away and Dustin walked away towards the gate in silence.

　As if to replace it, Sakura came running up to us.

'Lord Luke, is it alright?'
'Dustin's always been like that, you know. Sakura, are you the one who's been okay?
Of course, sir. As you can see, there is no harm in the battle.

　Sakura didn't seem to be injured, but there were numerous scratches and stains on her clothes and armor, which really showed the intensity of the battle.

''Rather than that, is it true that reinforcements are on the way?
Yeah, so they're pretty messed up. And Garnett. I'm sorry, but .......

　He reaffirms his situation and tells Garnett the best he can with a plea.

'...... is it about time you took it down?'

　Ever since Dustin had caught me being thrown down by Dustin, I was still being held by Garnett.

　I suppose I should be grateful for the help, but being held so lightly by a girl who was smaller than me was quite an intense mental damage.

　The only thing that helped at least was that no one here had noticed Garnet's gender.