A crumbling dirt giant. The corpse of Vestri, with only the upper body falling in a remote location.

　While the excitement of the knights hadn't cooled down, I remembered what I had to do and ran towards the Vestri's corpse.

　Alexia, who was at my side, also ran after me while carrying a large crossbow (Scorpion).

''What's going on, Luke-kun!
"[Analyze] the body!　I won't let them destroy the evidence again!

　The investigation of the four demon generals' corpses had failed on two occasions now.

　The first time was when Dustin, the two spear users, first defeated the earthen vestry.

　That time, he didn't even have time to make sure he was alive and dead for sure, and he was quickly recovered by Bran.

　The second time was when I defeated the Ice Norzuri after a last-minute battle.

　The fact that the Demon King's army had gone to the extent of using an elaborate ruse to destroy the corpses made me strongly suspect that there was a secret in their bodies.

　And this time. I don't want to repeat my third failure here.

Before we are interrupted, [Analysis] at ......

　A few soldiers have already gathered near the corpse.

　Just as they were about to quickly reach out, Vestri's corpse, which had been lying in half, opened its eyes.

''......!''

　In the next moment, an earthen giant shouted a warning from one direction.

''It's collapsing!　All hands, watch out for sediment and dust!

　Immediately afterwards, a huge chunk of dirt collapsed all at once as we looked up and scattered an enormous amount of dirt around us.

　A small-scale landslide occurred at close range, and the dense cloud of dirt swallowed up even the place we were in.

　However, I didn't evacuate like the soldiers, but grabbed Vestri's head and activated 【Analysis】 in the dust cloud.

　I couldn't help but feel a bad premonition about it - the blocking of my vision by the dust cloud - and I couldn't help but have a bad feeling about it.

''This is ...... no way... .........''
Mr. Luke!　Are you okay, are you buried?!

　Alexia rushes over the dust cloud.

　Forgetting to reply that it's okay, just as I was about to tell her the facts I got from the [Analysis] earlier, a tremendous storm came blowing in from above.

　That wind pressure blows away only the dust clouds around us locally.

　I looked up, puzzled by the view that opened up so quickly.

　The source of the storm, which spread its wings right above us, was a female dragon man.
　It was a female dragonborn.

　It has been further eroded than the Falcon of the past, with both of its legs and even its jointed structure becoming the same shape as the dragon, and its arms are also shaped like the forelegs of a dragon.

　The large tail and wings are a testament to its ability to fly, and the dragon's similar eyes show no sign of reason, with what can only be described as a snarl escaping from its fang-bared lips.

　The armor protecting the chest is like the remnants of humanity, and the changed face - that of someone who is more than enough to make me and Alexia stop thinking.

'...... no way... ......'
'Julia, what ......?　No, you're lying. ......?

　Alexia didn't seem to be able to accept the scene in front of her, and forgot to even hold up her Scorpion, and just looked up at the dragonman in the air, stunned.

　The female dragonman - Julia thrusts out her front legs with a roar.

　I'm sure you'll be able to get away with it, but I'm not going to be able to escape with my physical abilities, and the clawed paw grabbed my left arm in an eagle grip.

''Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ......!''
Gaaaaaah!

　Julia flaps her wings and attempts to soar.

　The impact causes severe pain in her left shoulder and she is taken into the air with no strength in her arm.

　She touches her paw with her right hand and tries to make an evil [disintegration] attempt, but of course it's useless as it's popped by magical resistance.

'...... Shoot!　Alexia!
U...... ahhh!

　Alexia, who was left on the ground, turns her scorpion while screaming and fires a loaded magic bullet.

　An arrow round as long as a short spear flies in a straight line, snatching past my right side and piercing Julia's side.

　However, it was too powerful.

　The arrows easily penetrated the side that had relatively little human flesh left in it and flew away while spraying blood before exploding.

　--Poor. The damage is too small, even if it's damaging.

　Julia, who was hit, temporarily lost altitude, but tried to rise again without crashing.

''Let her go!

　At that moment, the garnet leapt high through the dust cloud on the ground.

　The garnet grabbed the vicinity of the tip of Julia's tail and both of them rose, inching toward the base as if they were grabbing the rope and ascending.

　Julia began her rapid ascent, howling at the unexpected burden.

　Higher, higher, and higher than anything else.
　The pinnacle of the mountainous ballistic trajectory that rose was the very sky of the 'Demon Castle Realm', an underground space.

　It's not just a matter of time before you get to the top, but it's a matter of time before you get to the top.

　--with Garnet's clinging tail slamming into the burning ceiling.

''Ggaaaa!''
Garnett!

　Garnett let out a cry of anguish as the shock and scorching heat of the collision hit him all over again.

　But still, he never let go of her hand and continued to cling to Julia's tail with strength.

''Who is ...... going to let go of me? ...... I heard you're dead. ......!

　Julia still continued her diagonal downward plunge, passing over the ruins and flying over the siege of the Knights and the walls of the Demon King's Castle, just barely flying over the outer walls of the Demon King's Castle.

　Then it unexpectedly wagged its tail and began to accelerate further, dragging the garnet against the wall of the Demon King's Castle.

''Gak......!　Gigi: ......!　There was ......!

　Fragments of the shattered exterior wall and blood splattered.

　The torment is given too harshly, and finally the strength is removed from Garnett's hands--

"Oh, whoa!

　I accumulated my entire magical power on my own left arm.

　Decomposing a living thing's body is not realistic due to the existence of magical resistance.

　But what if it was my own body that had abandoned its resistance?

　What if he's the left arm of Luke of the White Wolf Forest, a third-rate adventurer who doesn't even have the skill to amplify magical resistance?

　Now, I'm going to beat that solution out of you with all my might.

"Garnett!

　My left arm succumbs to the destruction caused by the magic of [Disintegration], and the tip of Julia's front leg pops off from the part where her thumb was biting into it and tears off.

　My body is freed from Julia's grip as if it were slipping away from her grip, and I hold Garnett, who removed his hand from Julia's tail as we passed each other.

　A free fall diagonally downward, with the inertia of flight still riding on it.

　I hug the tattered garnet tightly and pour in the [Repair] with all my strength.

　Julia makes a sharp turn and tries to attack us while we are falling.

　However, right after that, Sakura, who was forcefully catching up with 【Shrinkage】, unleashed a slash in the air and cut down Julia.

''Luke-dono!
......!

　The surface of the earth is closing in on us.
　As long as I didn't die instantly, [Restoration] should be possible, but even that had to be left to the heavens for luck.

　The moment it seemed that a collision was no longer inevitable, the garnet quickly raised its face in my arms and landed diagonally on its two legs as if it had suddenly controlled its posture in the air.

　The momentum of the fall kept me stomping on the ground, scraping the ground violently, and then finally coming to a stop.

''Kuhaha!　In the nick of time!
"...... haha ...... oh, thank goodness ......

　I breathed out a breath of relief as Garnett held me in her arms while I covered a section of my left arm with the magic of 【Restoration】.

　When Garnet looked into my face like that, she looked like she was about to cry for a moment, and then immediately lifted the corner of her mouth and smiled.