I got the mirror of truth. I know the secret of my birth. I know the plot to assassinate the king.
　I wasn't expecting that last one, but I must still save the king.
　With a quick glance at Luna Maria, she walks around and approaches the king's bed.
　Nodding, Lunamaria nods. It seems that the king is still alive.

　Only, it's not forever, and the look on Lunamaría's face is telling. Maybe, but the disease is worse than we thought.

　And I knew that at the slightest hint of an opening, Malmuke would come after me.
　I'll use Mithril's dagger to slice through his belly to keep him away from the king.
　His belly will still be slashed, but he will recover on the spot.

"The resilience of an immortal troll.

　Then Malmouk chuckles.

"I don't want you to be with the trolls.

　So he cuts himself open and sows his guts.
　Then his guts turn into a small demon.

A troll cannot pull off this trick.

　And as the little demon attacks, I slash at it.

　I put all my strength into my sword flash, but it's just as effective as the smaller demon. When it breaks in half it disappears.

Oh, you're good at that.

"You'll do what he does.

　I was thinking about how to take out Malmuke while I was trying to take out the second and third ones, if I say so boldly.

(...... normal attacks won't do.)

　I found out that sword flashes don't work. Perhaps a magic sword wouldn't do much good either.

　I had a feeling that he needed some kind of fundamental attack.
　This reminds me of the old days.


"Look, Will, every demon has a weakness.

　The god of magic who teaches in the open-air classroom, Vandal . He teaches the young me.

For example, some demons hide their weakness, the heart, outside the body. For example, some demons hide their weakness, the heart, outside the body.

"What to do about such enemies?

　The young me asks.

Find that heart and destroy it.

"I see.


　--I'm back in the present and I'm looking for his weaknesses, but this guy doesn't seem to be the type to hide his heart.

　So what am I going to do?
　Another past comes into play.


"...... Will, you're smart, but you tend to think too much.

　In the words of Ronin, the god of the sword, "The last man standing on the battlefield is the smartest man in the world.

The last man standing on the battlefield is the smartest man, but the best looking man on the battlefield is the one who swings his sword without thinking.

"...... swinging the sword without thinking

That's right. Don't think wisely, trust your sword skills to strike a blow. That's what being a man is all about.


"Yeah, I do.


　I pretended to be convinced, but I wasn't really convinced. I was a clever little boy, a boy who put the Vandal's words before his own.


　--But.


　Both teachings were right. I would come at him and look for his weakness, and he would not show it.

　But the thoughtful blow and the unthinking one were both well-tolerated.
　Malmouk looks fed up.

"Yeah, you're even more annoying than I thought you'd be. They don't die easily.

I can hang on to you forever.

　Malmouk seemed to get really annoyed because he put his words into words.
　He changed what he was going to kill.
　He's going after the king, not me.

"My task is to kill the king and get rid of blood. Not you. I'll kill him someday, but he'll kill me first.

　Hearing those words, Lunamaria returns with her shortsword at the ready, but it was a fleeting resistance.

　She is blown away by the powerful magic.
　Lunamaria still tries to save the king.
　She scolded her wounded body and stood before the king.

"What, girl? Why are you doing this to me?

I do not serve this man. But this man is responsible for the fate of millions of people. I won't let her take it from me.

"I see. That's brutal. Then you'll die first.

　Malmuke raises his right arm, but it's the guy's death.
　I didn't stop to think until the very last second. I fired the final blow without thinking.
　Just to save Lunamaría's life. To answer her sacrifice.


　The mighty power that overflows from within me, it runs through the dagger and becomes a sword flash.
　It materialized as a powerful blow, but I didn't hesitate to aim for the head.
　I aimed for the head, because I was sure it was the weak point.

　He was indifferent to attacks from the neck down. He didn't dodge any blows, but he took them. He didn't even seem to feel the itch of a blow to the heart.

　But the blow from the neck up was different. She guarded with both hands and sometimes used defensive magic.

"You found a weakness, didn't you, ......?

"It's because I didn't stop to think about it until the end.

"But if you know the weakness, it's the same thing. Your attacks don't work.

　When Malmouk said that, he stood his ground and cast a defensive spell, but the layers of defensive magic he put up were strong.

　An ordinary warrior's blow would only be able to penetrate a layer or two.
　Even Anastasia, who was called the Tree Hero, only needed to penetrate about five of them.
　There are thirty-six layers of such defense.
　It was a barrier that could never be broken, but I overthrew it.


"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!


　With a shout, he puts all the power and magic he can muster into the dagger.
　I swing it with such force that the dagger could break.
　In fact, the mithril dagger, called the incorruptible silver, creaks and cracks.
　The dagger my father Ronin gave me as a child screams.
　A dagger filled with memories squeaks and squeaks.
　But that didn't loosen the power I held in the dagger.
　More important than the precious dagger my father gave me was Luna Maria.
　Because I wanted to make more memories with her.
　I wanted to see her smile forever.


"Master Will--


　I thought I heard Luna Maria's voice.
　I felt as if she opened her eyes and looked at me.
　At the same time, a seemingly infinite amount of power came from inside me.
　In response, Malmuke's defenses begin to collapse.

What?　My defensive magic!


　Five layers, five layers
　Ten layers, the
　Twenty layers, the
　Thirty-five layers, and


　Defensive magic being broken in stages .

　It was as if the dam was about to break, but when it had finally destroyed the remaining thirty-sixth layer, Malmouk said, "That's ridiculous!

"How absurd!

　It was the last word in the world.

　Thus I defeated one of the 24 generals of the Evil Sodiac.
　I slaughtered the demon who also tormented the gods in the Holy Demon War.