As Astaroth and the Astaroth Dragon approach the interception point, Astaroth gives him the finger and a black light flashes across the interception point. The interception point explodes in a massive explosion.

Having eliminated the trap, Astaroth and the Astaroth Dragon are about to attack Tristan and the others, when their progress is blocked by the taut threads. It's a wire trap using Aranea's hard thread.

As I'm caught in the trap, the lone child, Luna, disarms the illusion.

This is my idea of a plan. If I'm going to go for the trap visually, I'll have to trick my eyes. As a result, Astaroth fell into the trap beautifully. I'll try to force the trap, but the farmer and I have a large tree grown in a grove with a lot of hard fibers attached to it. It's not so easy to break.

Then the Astaroths, entangled in the threads, stop moving.

''Mr. Ruin, it's now!

Yes, sir.

---------- Second location ----------

At the second base, where several catapults have been set up, Ruin gets a call from Tact and gives Yug an order to attack.

'Yug!'

That's the order of the day!　Guys!　Light it up!

Production workers who have acquired fire magic through cooking set fire to a giant rock wrapped in wool. Wool is a flammable material, so the giant rock burns up at once. Yuna and Hal tell Yug to represent them.

''We're ready!''

Yes, sir!　Now, let's show the boss how horrible production jobs can be!　Catapult, launch!

For some reason, all the male players are shouting their names and saying, "I'm going! I said, and as I let go of the string, a huge, burning rock flew at the boss.

'What, you're doing...'

What can I do?　Because that's what Japanese men traditionally say when they use the catapult.

That's an electromagnetic catapult!

"A catapult is a catapult!

It was Mr. Lewin who had his head in the sand with the non-negotiable male production workers.

'All right, now get ready for the next one!

Report!　Catapult, all hits!　Astaroth and Astaroth Dragon fall to the ground!　All players have begun a general attack!

You're right on target... and we're going to make some serious points here!

"Oh!

The morale of the production workers was very high and they immediately started preparing for the second shot.


---------- interception point ----------

At the site where Astaroth and the others had crashed, the players launched a general attack.

''Archers, all hands, release!

Wizards, all hands, unleash!

Countless arrows and countless magic rained down on the fallen Astaroths.

'Now!　Guys!　Charge!
"Fluffy army, charge!
Let's go!　Guys!　You get points!
All hands on deck!

Mel and the other close-range jobs attacked all at once, and the beast squad led by Tyrol and the tame monster squad led by Rikku also bit the boss at the same time under the direction of each summoner and beast wielder.

I also give orders to Gray and the others, and with Gray as the leader, Tora-Toren, Chess, Gale, Byakuya, Yu Fang, Sabik, Foxxo, Airy, Root, Seguro and Lex attack.

Chess and Seguro are here because none of them could keep up with Ion's speed. Luke is busy directing the goblins.

So Chiffon and the others are joining in, and he was thinking back to the catapult attack earlier.

''That was scary, as expected...''

It's not... Tact and Ruin. You definitely weren't thinking about the rock after you hit the boss.

A rock that hits the boss will naturally shatter and fall. Yes, to themselves below. Attacks on the player will be disabled, but a giant rock falling towards you will shorten your life span.

"I'll definitely complain about it at school after the holidays.

'Yeah. By the way...

Chiffon turns to look. There are male players flocking to Astaroth...exactly what they're aiming for.

'Astaroth-tan's peas are mine!

No, it's me!

I got first dibs!

"You can't make me!　Oooh!''

What they're aiming for is Astaroth's chest. They were calling out obscenities and generating beeping sounds everywhere. It was a chaotic battlefield. Naturally, Arleigh was among them.

But such things this game would not allow. Their feet sank into Astaroth's body before they could reach his chest. They desperately shouted for help, but there was no one to help them.

''Well... that Arleigh guy is a death sentence in real life too.

'Yeah... no excuse for a stone's throw?

The death penalty for the men seeking their dreams had been quietly decided.

While the players were enjoying themselves, I was watching the battle from a little distance and that's when Tristan-san in his liqueur came back.

'Good job on your mission,'

You've been a great help to Richelle. Give him lots of praise.

Sure, we've all worked hard so far, including the liqueur. We should reward them.

Good job, Liqur. I heard you've been working hard, huh?　I'll prepare a proper reward for you later, so now get some rest.

I felt Liqur's eyes light up. Well, let's make sure we live up to the liqueur's expectations. So, Lily and the others will check if they have a reward for themselves as well.

I reply that of course, but when I tell them that the reward will depend on the outcome of the last battle, they all light up.

'Sounds like a lot of work,'

Tristan-san laughed at me as he said that. I've gotten used to it...

And then a change comes on the battlefield.


Astaroth's eyes glow suspiciously, and with a mighty effort Astaroth tears off the hard thread.

'The wire!　Guys!　Step back!

Everybody out!

Get out of here!　If you go back to death, that's a negative!

The players and the summons flee in a hurry.

'We'll cover the retreat!　All hands, brace yourselves!　Let go!

'I'm going to hit you with magic after the bow!　Now!　Shoot!

We do a wave of bow and arrow and magic attacks, but Astaroth just looks annoyed.

However, Ruin-san reports that the catapult is ready, too. I ask Tristan-san to give me the signal that the catapult is ready. Tristan fires an arrow into the sky.

'Catapult on cue!　We'll buy ourselves some time to get to the firing line!　All of you, keep shooting arrows as long as you can!

'And this one!　We're going to shoot and buy ourselves some time!

Copy that.

Yoichi and Rekka's troops made excellent time. Then the second shot of the catapult flies in.

But the Astaroth Dragon sucks in its breath and releases the dragon breath that is synonymous with dragons.

A reddish-brown flash hits the flying rock and explodes in the air.

''What a load of horseshit firepower...''

Too cheesy...

The players stop in their tracks at the sight.


In such a situation, Ruin, who is in the second base, immediately makes a decision.

''Everyone abandon the base and retreat!　This place is going to be sitting ducks!　Hurry!

"Yes, sir!

At the interception point, as the production staff retreated, Astaroth raised one hand to the heavens and a huge magic circle was drawn in the sky.

''Great magic!　Run!

While the players were panicking, Mr. Center was calm.

''The Sound Bat Squad!　Interference!

The soundbats generate supersonic waves that interfere with the activation of the great magic.

Seeing this, Astaroth takes aim at the soundbats.

However, Astaroth is struck by a rock that comes flying at him with great force.

He does not fall, but Astaroth glares at the culprit. Out of the corner of Astaroth's eye, there was a black iron holding a huge rock.

He'd never used it before, but the black iron can throw things with his projectiles.

And before Black Iron could throw another shot, a ray of light was shot from Astaroth's fingers at Black Iron.

But that ray of light hits the light shield. Because Black Iron was the first to be targeted during Lobo's time. The beam has been countered!

The black iron throws a rock at him. But the Astaroth Dragon gets up and destroys the rock with his claws.

''Ouch!　You're in my way. That dragon.

We're out of Black Iron Rocks. Then we'll have to engage in close quarters combat.

Black Iron walks towards Astaroth. Astaroth points his finger at such a black iron.

But then something falls on Astaroth from above. It's a slime.

''The air strike was a success!　Captain Chick!

I did it!　Captain Chick!

I know it wasn't my idea, but...

This idea was made possible by the fervent request of some male players. The strategy itself is valid because the slimes need to stick together, but the picture is bad.

When Astaroth shouted, red lightning ran from Astaroth's body and the slime squad was wiped out.

Yeah... it's natural to be angry.

Then Astaroth's aim turns to the black iron again, but his aim is forced to change. It's Full Moon and the others.

''They're coming!

"Come on!

As Astaroth gave the signal to the Astaroth Dragon, the Astaroth Dragon shouted, took on a reddish-brown aura, and rushed at the full moons!

Don't pull away!　We've got a new trick!　I'm going to give him our shock back!

"Oh!

The Astaroth Dragon's rush hits the shields of the Full Moon and the others.

'Now!'

Counter Impact!

The impact of the Astaroth Dragon's lunge is returned to the Astaroth Dragon. The Astaroth Dragon takes the impact of his own thrust and flips over, and the Astaroth Dragon's rider, Astaroth, also falls.

'Now, that is!　It's everyone's!　Ninjutsu, the art of the sticky thread!

There is no such ninja. It's just a mucus thread made by Aranea and poured on Astaroth.

Aranea and the other spiders and Caterpillar join in.

I try to restrain them again with the thread, but Astaroth only looks annoyed. "I guess I can't use the thread," he says.

''In this case, everyone, this is the backbone of the pack, that it is!

Yes!

The fire shadows tie the mark.

'Let's go!　Ninjutsu, the art of fire rejection!
"Ninjutsu, the art of water seclusion!
"Ninjutsu, the art of the recluse!
"Ninjutsu, the art of fugitive from lightning!
"Ninjutsu, the art of windupmanship!

From the fire shadow comes out of the mouth like the fire of a match. A breeze comes from the wind shadow, pebbles from the earth shadow, water drops from the water shadow, and static electricity from the thunder shadow.

'...... Eh?'

The players who had gathered to attack Astaroth again, the bandits who were there, and even the summoned beasts and tame monsters stopped moving, and silence flowed.

What? Weak ninjutsu now... is that what ninjutsu is like?

Astaroth punched Tsuchikage.

''Tsuchikage~!

It wasn't a good idea to give Astaroth time to get up. Astaroth tries to get up again.

'Wow!'

Not to let that happen, Gray roars to throw Astaroth off balance, but Gray is caught by Astaroth.

But Gray defends himself with an iron wall, clawing and biting at Astaroth with his indomitable fighting spirit, resisting to the end.

The tigers also rush the Astaroth Dragon. But Gray is knocked to the ground and knocked down. Astaroth cries out and the red lightning attacks the tiger dragons.

Tyrol and his men call for a retreat, but the tiger beasts continue to bite until the end. It's as if they wanted to respond to Gray's indomitable fighting spirit.

In order not to waste Gray's time, Black Iron challenged them to a fight, but his fist was stopped and crushed by Astaroth. Furthermore, Astaroth Dragon's powerful tail strike strikes Kurotetsu and he is blown up and knocked down.
''No!

''No!　I don't think I can attack anymore!

It's a shame, but it's what it is. Everybody pull back!

Mel and Full Moon decide to retreat. I'm going back to the old lake on my return. I have to respond to Grey and the others' resolve.

As the players flee, Konoha and the others attack Astaroth at the direction of Mr. Center from above.

In response, Astaroth unleashes Astaroth Dragon's Dragon Breath on Konoha and the others. A number of bodies were damaged, but Konoha and the others avoided the attack and hit Astaroth in the face with what they had grabbed.

Then Astaroth's face bursts into flames. What Konoha and the others were holding was oil that the alchemists had made with alchemy. It's not oil or gasoline, it's just oil, and it's not even edible, but they used the piece of cloth I gave them to make a mock Molotov cocktail.

The face was burned and the angry Astaroth held his hands up and a black light gathered on Astaroth, creating a black ball of light.

Then it was released. Countless flashes of darkness struck the flying summoned beasts in the sky.

Konoha and the others struggled to avoid it, but the black flashes tracked them, and Konoha, Hiyori, and Himari were knocked down by the black flashes that hit them directly. Still evading it, they attacked with feather throwing and wind magic.

The black flashes also landed on the catapult, and the base was torn to shreds. However, thanks to Ruin-san's decision, no damage was done to the players.

The lightning strikes Astaroth as the attack subsides. The lightning bolt was released by me on the raft.

We confronted Astaroth and the others.

This is how our event, our final battle, begins.