Midnight.

When all but the night guards had fallen into a deep sleep, there were six figures in the castle lurking in the darkness.

They were dressed in black, and while hiding themselves in places, they walked forward without hesitation as if they knew everything about the castle.

It's the human race after all. Even though we're the opponents, to allow them to invade the castle of a country so easily.

'(It can't be helped. (There's no way to blame them, we've lost all signs of our magic. No matter how good a master you are, you won't be able to detect our presence.

"(Don't waste your breath. It's the target's room.)

Although the conversation is clearly condescending to the human race, there is no carelessness or pride in their movements.

The words of the leader-like person is not a caution, but rather a desire to quickly accomplish the objective.

(You two are the guards. You are to secure the retreat. You guys capture the target while I'm holding the spirit-sama back.

The five of them nodded silently at the instructions given to them and quickly took up their own positions.

''...Alright, let's go.''

Just as they prepare to charge into the room where they're supposed to be...

Guvph!

「「「「!!!!」」」」

Suddenly, the four(...) people who were startled by a voice that sounded like a crushed frog from behind suddenly jumped from the spot and took a battle stance as soon as they turned around.

There was Virum's figure, who was looking precisely at them, despite the darkness.

''Well, is there anything left to say?''

Huh?

Uh-oh.

A strangled person is strangled on one arm, and underneath his feet a person whose back has been stepped on so hard that he is having trouble breathing.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're in the marketplace.

''Tch! In this situation, I don't care if there's a little uproar! I'll hold him down! You guys capture the target and retreat! Aerogeist.

It's too early to say, but the leader of the group creates a gust of wind towards Virum.

Perhaps he was concerned about his captured comrades and unleashed a spell with low killing power.

And if possible, he may have aimed to free those friends...but that choice was completely wrong.

''Now...what?!''

What?

Kahaha!

As soon as a gust of wind occurs, the three men try to close the distance to the desired room, but two of them are thrown at the people who were supposed to be tied up.



''Hey, what's going on!''

What was that noise?

'Who the hell is out here in the middle of the night? Shut the f*ck up!

After such a flamboyant and fierce battle, they would wake up if they were not too dull.

Meldina and Cunaria look panicked, and Oma doesn't even try to hide her frustration as she vigorously opens the door to reveal herself.

''d*mn! Retreat!

Not even a single Virum was able to break through.

In addition to the fact that the number of people unable to fight, the number of enemies has increased, we will have no choice but to retreat.

However, the two men captured by Virum were already unconscious, and only the remaining two were able to react to that order to retreat.

''Coona, protect Mel! Oma's not going to let those guys pass out in there!

Yes!

Oh, oh!

After giving minimal instructions to Cunaria and Oma, who hadn't yet grasped the situation, Vilm jumped out in the same manner, following the three who had broken the window and fled outside.

Despite the confusion, Cunaria and Oma, who followed the instructions given out, took their weapons and leaned close to Meldina, and Oma asked the soldiers who rushed in to bring a rope for capture.

'What? What?

Meldina's confusion seems to be greater than the two of them, as she is called by name as a protected object, and although she looks around to try to understand the situation somehow, there is no way she can understand it to that extent.

In such a situation, Oma, who is waiting for the soldiers to arrive, begins to gather the three unconscious people into one place.

However, perhaps because he handled them a bit roughly, the hood that one of them was wearing was rolled up.

"Eh...? Could these people be?







In the forest on the outskirts of the Humane Kingdom.

The intruders, who had escaped the kingdom after sacrificing three people, were relieved that there was no sign of pursuit and were taking a short break to recover their accumulated fatigue.

At the earliest, any margin was lost from their expressions and they seemed to be dominated by feelings of humiliation and fear.

''... I didn't expect them to fail.

"A mere mortal is no more humiliating than being helpless to a mortal.

Don't say it. Now we have to get this information to everyone.

As the leader bandana elf tasted the disappointed pair, the man in the mask began to laugh to himself.

''Crap. The information that we were defeated by a single human race and were unable to achieve our goal, and we were able to slink away? That's going to make the lower level guys happy, I'm sure. Because our relegation will be a sure thing!

Don't... Don't say it.

The bandana elf seemed to understand what the masked man had said.

A streak of red blood flowed from the edge of his lip as he bit down hard to restrain himself, as if to show the humiliation swirling in his chest.

''Hey, you should do something about it, too.''

The desperate masked man doesn't stop against the bandana elf, who is trying to endure trying to remain calm, but the desperate masked man doesn't stop.

In an attempt to distract his anxiety, the masked man calls out to the man who is resting his body next to him, but he turns his glaring gaze in frustration at the lack of a response.

''Hey-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh?''

There was the face of a man whose neck was bent and staring at him with empty eyes.

''Get into a fighting stance!''

Oh, come on! There was no sign of you at all!

Don't lose focus! They could come at you at any time and from anywhere!

The two of them set up back to back to eliminate each other's blind spots, and they focus their magic power so that they can instantly release their magic.

(Where? Where are you!)

The bandana elf probes his surroundings with all his nerves, trying not to miss the slightest movement, not to miss the slightest sound.

However, there is an eerie silence around, as if to mock his nervousness.

Just as the tension between the two of them was about to reach its extreme, from behind - - - that is, from the front of the masked man, a small scraping sound of leaves could be heard.

''Uh-oh! Burst flare. Burst flare. Burst flare!

What? You idiot!

The masked man, his mind contaminated by fear and half-mad, began to indiscriminately unleash a wide range of attack magic.

''d*mn! I don't have a choice. Aerial burst. Aerial burst. Aerial burst.

The bandana elves, who saw that it was impossible to search for them due to the scattering of flamboyant flames and the sound of explosions, immediately fired a series of wide-ranging attack magic, the same as the man in the mask.

(If this is the case, there should be no escape. Even if you can't defeat them, if you're wounded... no, if you retreat for fear of being wounded!)

The bandana elf was hoping for a last ditch effort, but his hopes were faintly dashed.

Suddenly, the sound of an explosion from behind stopped, and the masked man who was standing behind him collapsed.

Reflexively turning around, I saw that the masked man's neck had also been cruelly bent.

(Oh, no... how in the world?)

The incomprehensible anomaly made me break out in a cold sweat like a waterfall.

'You have so many questions to ask me,'

With those last words, he lost consciousness.