The carriage was surrounded by a large number of demons.
　Poisonous frog demons.
　Ape demons with human-like intelligence and inhuman strength.
　Giant mud-armed demons.
　An amoeba monster that can invade a person's body and take over their brain.
　Even on their own, they're a nasty one.

Hey!　I knew I shouldn't have come to a dangerous place for money!
"Uh, don't get upset!　We have the Lord Commander and his men at our side!　With the three of you, there's nothing to fear from demons!
But, Mr. Debris, your legs are shaking!
Stupid!　This is numbness in my hands and feet from lack of exercise!

　No, I think there's a problem with that: .......
　Anyway, we have to protect the merchants and the carriage. And if the horses and carriages are harmed, it will interfere with their future travel .

'Regina!　Elsa!　Cover me, please!
I don't need to be told.
I'll take care of it!

　We intercepted the demons as we guarded them.
　The monkey demon pulled out a rock from the marsh and threw it at us.
　It seems that the monkey demon wanted to break our formation from a distance.
　In addition, the frog demons spat out a bubble of poison. Poison so deadly it could melt anything it touched was coming toward us.
　So it's working together.
　That's very clever of you. But you know what?

Regina!
"Ha!

　The wind projectiles from Regina's great sword ricocheted off the rocks and poisonous liquid.
　Shattered pieces of rock and venom rained down on the demons. They were in a state of screaming under their own attack.
　Elsa whispered in astonishment.

''But how can two demons of different species work together ......
The demons that live in the Numeric Marshes are an entire ecosystem. They ensure their prey is killed by forming groups. They're a nasty bunch.
No problem. It doesn't matter how many small fry are in the bunch, they're still small fry.

　I can't help but chuckle at Regina's bullheadedness.
　I have no intention of sitting back and letting them prey on me like they want.
　Regina sliced into the disordered demon's formation. As tall as a man, she nimbly swings her greatsword and cuts down the demon.

Kaiser!

　That motion gave me an idea of what she was going to do.
　I immediately unleash my fire magic.
　A huge pillar of fire erupted on the ground.

"What!

　Regina swung her greatsword and sent the wind pressure flying, blowing away the pillar of fire I had created and setting it ablaze among the demons like a wave.
　I succeeded in wiping out the crowd of demons in one fell swoop.

''Regina-san!　It's back there!

　Elsa shouted as soon as she could.
　A giant mud-handed monster was approaching from behind Regina.

"--Oh!

　I smashed that monster as it tried to get to Regina.

What. What... you couldn't react?
Don't be silly. From that position, I knew you'd cover me. How many years do you think we've been partying together?

　Regina said with a wry smile.
　I can't betray my trust in this one.

''Great!　Those two are in perfect synch!
As if.

　The merchants were cheering when they saw me and Regina fighting.
　Regina smiled with satisfaction when she heard that. She looked triumphantly at Elsa and said provocatively.

How are you doing?　This is the kind of partnership that has kept Kaisel and I together over the years. This one and I are more physically compatible with each other than with anyone else.
Mmmm: ......!

　In response to Regina's agitation, Elsa was biting her lower lip .
　I mean, that's a funny thing to say.
　I know, when you talk about physical compatibility, it sounds weird.

"Dad!　I'll cover you next time!


Oh, yeah.

　The two of you are fighting back-to-back with Elsa.
　She'll fight back the demons that come her way.
　I've seen Elsa's sword stripes, pacing and breathing since I was a child. So I knew what to do next.

''Oh!　Those two are awesome convinces too!
That's my boy!　It's like a double movement.　It's like looking in a mirror!

　The merchants were cheering again.
　Hearing that, Elsa wore a proud expression on her face.

''Mm-hmm. What do you think? The way your father and I work together... Your father taught me how to fight with the sword, so that's why I'm the one to do it.
......cch.

　Regina was letting out a tongue-lashing in front of Elsa's smile.

'Kaisel!　You're with me next time!　I'm going to show this guy how it's done!
No, Father!　Come and share your back with me!

　Elsa and Regina tried to tell me that I was the one.
　I laughed and told them.

"No, I'm afraid I don't think I'll be able to give them what they want.
"What?
All the demons to fight have been wiped out.

　They looked around with a puzzled expression on their faces.
　They probably didn't notice because it was completely between the two of them, but... All those demons had been vanquished.
　The only thing spread around were the fallen demons that couldn't fight.
　I couldn't swing my sword if I wanted to.

"Whoa!　That's what I'm talking about, a Knight Commander and an A-ranked adventurer!　I narrowly defeated a demon that was all over the place with all that straw!
'I've never seen such reassuring people as my guards!
　The merchants were having a field day with us.
"[............]

　But .
　Elsa and Regina, for their part, had a puzzled look on their faces.