At 1:00 pm, the raid event finally began.

A huge black magic circle appears in the sky, from which a female-type giant with a black body and purple angel wings descends. My identification skills catch him.

Astaroth?
?　?　?

Yeah. I've been aware of the identity of the Rathboss since I saw the mural. The only demon that would straddle a dragon and spread poison would be Astaroth.

One of Solomon's 72 pillars; the Grand Duke of Hell with his 40 legions. It's obvious that he's no match for them. By the way, I believe he was also Nebiros' boss.

Well, let's take a look at the situation first, but it's not moving at all. Huh?

What do you mean by that?

It doesn't seem to work unless someone attacks it. This is annoying. No one wants to attack the boss because if you attack the boss first, that person will be the first to go after you.

Of course. If you go back to death, you'll end up losing a lot of points. No one would want to attack you.

And there are no signs of movement as time passes. It's not like they're just going to keep going, but if they don't, time is going to run out before the mission succeeds.

What can I do?

"Can we get the first attack?

'What?　Are you serious?　Mr. Tact. If you go back to death, the whole operation will fall apart, right?

You'll be fine. I've got a plan.

I show the drink to Mr. Ruin.

'Poison isn't the only means of attack, is it?

'I'm fine about that too. I have a promise to fulfill.

I looked at Setia and she remembered her promise.

'Lord Tact, no way,'

'Oh. Enough of an enemy to be a promised enemy, don't you think?　Setia.

'Hmm. I guess so. I don't think I'm going to complain.

It's settled.

'And I'm the guidance captain. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for me to go?

Huh. I get it. If you have any promises, promise me too, and don't ever go back to death.

Of course. Guys!　Let's go!

"Oh!

With everyone cheering me on, I got on my Darley and set out for the boss.

I summon the Legion when the attack reaches the boss, and we all have a meal together and explain the plan.

Then I take out the secret weapon I had been hiding.

Apple Yogurt: Rare Level 5 Cooking Quality D+
Effect: 1 hour of poisoning, 1 hour of automatic magic recovery (medium), 1 hour of increased magic power (large)
This yogurt is filled with diced apples. The sweetness of the apples and the sourness of the yogurt are very good.

Orange Yogurt: Rare Level 5 Cooking Quality D+
Effect: 1 hour of poisoning, 1 hour of automatic magic recovery (medium), 1 hour of muscle strength increase (large)
This yogurt is full of orange pulp. The taste of the orange and the sourness of the yogurt goes very well together and is delicious.

I had secretly produced yogurt. Loco Moco and Airy are my summons, so it shouldn't be a problem! In fact, the amount was increasing every time his skills increased, and he was giving Ruin and the others the same amount every day. They probably didn't find out.

Everyone who ate the yogurt was very excited. I ate it too and it was delicious.

Everyone's buffing is complete, and I send a communication to the Commander-in-Chief.

"Commander-in-chief. We're launching the attack now.

"Not in the glue..., Mr. Tact. I've got it.

Don't we have permission to attack there?

'What does it matter?　Get started!

Yes, Ma'am!　

In case you're a man, it's the famous Yessir. Be careful what you say by mistake, because you never know what will happen if you say it wrong.

'Setia!　Spirit summoning!

Yes!

Setia starts chanting. Then Lily and the others ask for help.

'Tact!　Come forward!

'What?　Do I have to tell you?

'I was embarrassed like that, you know?　Please do the same, Mr. Takut.

'Aeon, that argument would be terrible.

'It doesn't look like anyone's home, and I'd like to hear your brother Tact come forward.

G...it can't be helped. It's embarrassing, but if Lily and the others asked me to do it, it can't be helped.

''I'm ready to chant the spirit summoning. Whenever you're ready?

Yes, yes. I'll say it. I'll say it.

Good. Let's get started... the Grand Duke of Demons! We'll take care of the first one, Leapling!　Let's have the best battle ever!

Me, Konoha, Hiyori, Gail, Himari and Luna are ready for magic. Let's go!

That's the signal to start the war from us!　Take it!　Laser!

The boss is hit by our attack. And this really signaled the start of the event.


As our attack hit, Astaroth made a move. A large number of magic circles appeared around me and us. If this is attack magic, it's the end of the world, but if I'm reading it right, this magic isーー.

A small demon with bat wings appears from the magic circle in a large number of black round balls with bat wings. Identification.

Petite Devil Lv 1
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After all, the summoning magic of a lower level demon... it was right on target.

'Setia!'

'Yes!　Spirit summoning!

Entrust!

I will restore the magic that Setia has consumed. And drink the MP potion. ...Gueye.

The one summoned by the spirit summoning is the fire spirit that was promised to me.

Is it right to think of it as a summoning of a promise?

Yes, sir. I have the perfect enemy for you.

Wow. You have a lot of nerve. What in the world do you mean...

It is the Grand Duke of Demons. The fire spirit looks at Astaroth and freezes. Well, that's what usually happens, right?

Setia says provocatively.

'O fire spirit. As promised, I have prepared the perfect battlefield for you.'

What?

A large number of petite devils and Astaroth are around. As a fire spirit who loves to fight, this would be a battlefield where he could give his all.

''The enemy is a demon that has invaded this forest with poison. Then it should be the enemy of us elves and spirits. Will you lend me your strength?

'Heh~. I guess it's roughly a summoner scenario, but unlike before, you seem to have a definite will to fight... it has to be. I'm a fire spirit!　He who controls the burning will!　We'll answer your prayers and burn our enemies to the ground!　Fire Dance!

The fire spirit uses the fire-spirit's previously used fire-spattering technique. The petite devils burn one after another, but they are summoned one after another and enter a loop of being burned again.

We start fighting, too. The petit devils fly poison at us. That seems to be the only way to attack them. But the poison is nullified by the cooking buff. In other words, for a short time against the petit devil, we are invincible.

There were many clues to this state. First of all, this event was prepared for both weak and strong enemies. Then I figured there was a good chance that the first boss fight would be a weak enemy.

Secondly, the event's extraordinary time. Four hours is too long for a boss fight. And that's even though I know the strategy. Then why is it so long? There has to be a reason for that.

The decisive one was the hint of a mural. When Astaroth first appeared, he was leading an army of demons. This is consistent with reality, as I mentioned earlier. The game is a relative replica of the real-life setting. That was the case with Nebilos.

So, when combined with other hints, Astaroth was more likely to summon a small fry demon first and then gradually summon a stronger demon.

Setia's Fire Spirit is the strongest annihilation power among us. If we were to use it, this is probably the best time to use it, where no one can interfere with it. One by one, we'll reduce the petit devils, and finally, the petit devils will be wiped out.

And finally, the monster type changes. This is the demon that appears.

Lesser Devil Lv 5.
Event Monster Target Active

Well, they're small, ordinary demons. And these guys are just like petit devils, they only attack with poison. They're still warriors. But now that they're getting stronger, they're sticking to the fire spirits' attacks. Then let's increase the firepower.

"Trid Hell!

Love Fire uses Trid Hell and the Fire Spirit's firepower increases. The Fire Spirit will destroy the Lesser Devil as it is, and the next monster will appear.

Devil Lv 8.
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A normal demon. And from this guy, I started to do normal attacks in addition to the poison attack. I reapply the cooking buff while the fire spirit is working hard here. I managed to finish buffing it, and the time for summoning spirits was up. The fire spirit was satisfied with its ability to fight to its heart's content, but it seemed frustrated that it couldn't defeat the boss. I know that feeling.

Now that the fire spirits were gone, everyone joined the battle in earnest. The evolved Aeon is playing a big role in this battle. The reason is the fragility of the opponent. Normally Ion would chop them up many times, but it seems that he can defeat them with a single cut. He defeats enemies one after another.

Moreover, he also demonstrated the mysterious throwing maneuver. The twin swords she throws follow Ion's will and move freely in the sky. It's a pretty useful skill. I want to use it too.

But the fact that Ion is active means that, to put it another way, it can be said that Lily is not in play. She's swinging a large sword with one hand, but the enemies who see it won't come close to Lily.

''Moo!　Why are you running away!

Because if you get hit, you die.

The hardest part of this battle is the timing of your retreat. The key to deciding to retreat is to figure out how long to buff your food and the enemy. You have to retreat before the buff of the dish runs out. If you are in a position to take damage, you will be outnumbered and outgunned.

Everyone is focused on the battle. Hence, my responsibility is significant. The key is to find out which one of them is going to be summoned next. They should all be dead by now. What's coming?

The ground is painted with a magic circle and a new demon appears on the ground. Identification.

Demon Lv 12
Event Monster Target Active

It's a goat demon...I feel like it's an evolutionary stepping stone to scapegoating, but the problem is combat. What do you think?

Ion attacks, but he can't take him down in one blow.

''Ha!　Ice Blade!

Aeon's twin swords become blades of ice. Aeon slices through the demon as it is and the demon freezes over.

'Heavy slash!　One more time, heavy slash!

Flash!

Everyone else has been able to fight, too. But it was different from this daemon. The ones behind him have deployed a magic circle.

It's an attack spell!　Konoha!

Ho!

Konoha couldn't take out all of those guys who deployed their magic with feather throwers.

Multiple fireballs were released, but thankfully Konoha was able to reduce their numbers. All of them were able to evade it safely.

The opponents are demons with no bat wings. But if they're going to use magic, we'll have to go now.

We're retreating!

"Yes!

I release the legion summons. The remaining members are Lily, Aeon, Lex, Ricule and Darley.

'Flash bang!'
Gaaaah!

Lex's strong threats and intense flashes of light and explosive sounds stopped the daemons in their tracks.

'Lily!　Aeon!　Hit him!

'Yes!　Aeon!

Yeah!

The two men held their swords.

''Light wave!''
Blue Wave!

A flash of white blue engulfs a group of daemons and hits Astaroth.


Lilly and the others are liqueurs. I get on my Darley and begin to retreat.