-- It was really just in the nick of time.

　As soon as he regained consciousness after finishing his conversation with Alphasul, he saw Garnett almost killed by the Demon King.

　I'm glad I got there in time. I think that from the bottom of my heart.

　If something had happened to Garnett, I'm sure I would have never been able to forgive myself for the rest of my life.

'Is there anything that hurts?'

　While I'm still dressed to hold Garnett from behind, I ask her about her body condition for a moment.

　Once again, I can't help but be happy to be able to feel Garnet's body heat like this.

　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that the only time I've ever had the opportunity to make contact with my body like this was when Garnett held me tightly in his arms.

...... Then fix my face, too.

　The unexpected response almost made me impatient, but hearing the tearful voice convinced me, and I held my hand over Garnet's face.

　What needs to be fixed is the area around her crying, swollen eyes.
　What needs to be erased are the tears running down my cheeks.

　I wipe away the remnants of sadness from Garnett's face, much more surely than I would normally wipe away a tear.

It's really a lot of things to say, ...... but there's a lot to say. I'm not going to say anything or do anything until I get out of here alive anyway.
Yeah, I know.

　Garnett left my arm with his back to me and readied his sword with both hands.

'I mean it, there's a mountain of it. Be prepared.
I'll look forward to it. Now--

　I then turned my full alert gaze on Gandalf, the Demon King, who was observing us from a considerable distance.

''Hmm, interesting. Neither Norzuri nor the third specimen had reported that it was possible to [repair] to the extent that it could self-resuscitate. Or was it a power that you yourself couldn't even know about: ......

　Gandalf is analyzing the current situation with a calm demeanor.

　It seems that he really doesn't consider us a threat, when he doesn't show any surprise or impatience at all.

　I suppose the reason he was watching the exchange between me and Garnett from the sidelines is because he had no reason to be desperate enough to bother interfering.

'But then again, it can't just be this. Just being resurrected is not going to help, is it?

　If you still have the power to hide it, then show me - Gandalf gave a provocative smile as he said that.

　It's annoying to live up to his expectations, but it's clearer than daylight that we'll only get into the same rut if we keep this up.

　I have to use all the cards in my hand that I can use.
　Even if it's just like playing the mouthpiece of someone who claims to be a god.

'Yeah, I'll do it. Whether it's a pseudo-god-surrender or whatever.

　I hold up my hand to grab the area around my right eye, and then activate 【Disassembly】 while pulling it away.

　The right half of my vision instantly disappears, and a glow of dark blue magic power burns at the edge of the remaining left half of my vision.

　The act of 'dedicating the right eye' as Alpha Zulu calls it.

　It was like gaining wisdom and being able to see how to wield the power of [Restoration], but how useful is it really?

''Oh, hey, white wolf ...... what's up with that ......!
Sorry, I'll explain later. I'll do my best to cover you and leave the vanguard to you.

　Perhaps sensitively sensing the signs of change that had occurred in me, Garnett turned around and voiced his surprise.

　However, the one who was even more astonished was none other than the Demon King Gandalf.

''That can't be the right eye of Alfazul!　I never thought I'd be able to draw that much power from it!　It's Luke of the White Wolf Forest!　I want you more and more!

　Gandalf revealed his emotions more than ever before, and his voice of delight echoed through the underground space.

　I placed one hand on the floor in the meantime and also pulled out the stored magic power of the magic crystal from my waist and activated [Analysis], scanning the entire underground hangar and the surrounding area at once.

　Detailed terrain and the surrounding situation flowed in, and the idea of what to do from now on popped into my head.

'Garnett. When I give the signal--
What?　-- Yeah, if you say so, I'll go all out.

　Right after I told him the plan in a whisper, Gandalf exuded magic power in both hands and tried to activate the magic to capture me.

　However, earlier than that, I activated 【Disassembly】 and destroyed the floor surface in front of me.

　It's not 【Disintegration】 to drill a hole.
　What is needed is a large amount of dust that has been smashed into pieces.

''Olaaah!''

　Instantly, Garnett unleashed a slash of magical power in the form of a slash and scattered an enormous amount of dust forward.

　A cloud of dust that can no longer be seen surrounds Gandalf.

　Without a moment's pause, multiple magic bullets were shot out to plow through the dust.

　However, we are not already in the line of fire of the magic bullets.

　This is because they were trying to bypass the thicker part of the dust cloud and get behind the demon king at full speed.

''(If he gets serious, even if it takes two people to win at all ...... then we have to change the situation now ......!

　When it was halfway to the back of the demon king, a scene that would normally be invisible was reflected in the right eye that had turned into a mass of blue magic power.

　Three tracking-type magic bullets approaching from behind in an arc - a predictive diagram of what kind of trajectory they will draw from now on.

　I pointed backwards and swung out my right arm, limited some of the dust [repair] and made three distorted stone slabs appear in the air.

　The three magic bullets hit the stone slabs, activating a powerful restraining magic.

''(Automatic Tracking and Restraint Technique ......) ''d*mn it, how many magic are you trying to pack into a mere magic bullet!

　If he had come at me with the intention of killing me from the beginning, he would have killed me easily, no doubt.

　But he's trying to get me alive as much as possible for his own desires.

　Then I'll have to take advantage of that weakness until I'm allowed to take advantage of it.

'--Garnett!
Oh!

　Garnett quickly sheathed his sword and held my body as if he was going to hug me from the side, and then he leapt high, making the boost in body strength speak for itself.

　Of course, the place to land is not the floor.

　A battle golem lined up neatly behind the Demon King Gandalf. It's on their shoulders.

　As soon as I landed, I touched my head with one hand and activated 【Restoration】 and jumped over to the next golem.

　When I finished 【Restoration】 the third one, Gandalf magically creates a whirlwind to extinguish the dust cloud.

''You, what are you doing?　You went out of your way to blind them, but they didn't attack or flee--

　-- The next moment, one of the battle golems swung its fist down at the Demon King.

''Muuuh?''

　Although the surprise attack was prevented by the magic barrier, more and more of them activated and tried to surround the Demon King.

''I see what you mean!

　The torrent of magical power released by the Demon King destroys the first attacking combat golem and blows it away lightly.

　The wrecked golem falls to the floor while knocking down the unactivated golem, and immediately returns to the battle line with my [Repair].

''The golem in this hangar is a modified version of a special plane for the anti-magic race, and it's followed by a golem!　You've rewound those control systems to their pre-modification state ...... to the stage where they were set up to consider the demon race as the enemy!

　Correct. This right eye told me that these guys had been deployed for that purpose in the past.

'But!　Sweet!

　The Demon King swept the tracking-type magic bullets and crushed the heads of multiple golems with the magic letters.

　The magic letters on the heads of the golems are the center of the control system and the absolute kryptonite.
　Even if a single letter was shaved off, it would completely stop functioning.

　And so the battle golem troops were destroyed from the edge of being [repaired], and their numbers were decreasing more and more as time went on.

''When the control magic letters were destroyed, the magic contained in them would dissipate and disappear. No matter how much we try to [repair] it in form, it's impossible to reactivate it.
But I suppose this won't prepare us for a ground invasion.
"...... and we'll have plenty of room to maneuver as long as we get you.
And one more thing.

　He pointed at Gandalf, the Demon King, through the wreckage of a large number of golems.

'We've bought ourselves some time.'

　Suddenly, the ceiling at the back of the underground hangar - the place where we first came down - was smashed and debris fell with a roaring sound.

　At the same time, our friends who had been waiting for us descended one by one.

　Travis of Black Sword Mountain, who was probably the one who punched the floor to pieces.

　Dustin the Two Spearman, a man who wouldn't shut up if he heard the name "Demon King".

　Falcon the Brave, a wounded dragon man with wounds all over his body but with his wings spread in a haughty manner.

"Master Luke!　Are you okay!

　And Sakura, who was the first to get off, shouted my name before anyone else.