That was the moment I entered the small room.

"Why is there a human here?

　A voice that seemed to speak directly to his mind.

"You're finally here.

　As soon as the voice was heard, So(I)Ts(I)Ts(I) descended from the ceiling with a spear in one hand.

　Lara and Marise didn't react fast enough.
　When his spear was about to pierce Lara...

"Mmm!

　The spear was bounced off an invisible wall, and it surfaced once more.

"What?　What the hell?
It's like ...... something just passed through Lara. ......
They're both demons. The warding spell prevented the first blow, but ...... get into battle position.

　I'm sure you're not the only one.

But where are you ......?
"Lara!　Up there!

　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.

It's been a while since I've seen you, ....... It's been a while. Let me eat you.

　The figure was a strange one.
　Its body was built like a human, but its face was that of a cow.
　And it had wings growing out of its back and it was flying around the ceiling.

"Kurt. Is that a ......?
It's a demon called the Dark Demon.

　This was the strong demon I'd been looking for.

　Dark demons are a subspecies of demons.
　You can find a lot of people who are interested in this type of product.

The family. It's the beginning of the party. I'm not sure if it's a good idea.

　By nature, demons are completely fluent in human language, and some of them even blend in with human society.
　In comparison, the dark demon of the lower species has a strange pronunciation in some places.
　In addition, they have a distinctive voice. No, ...... this is not a voice, but more like a sound wave.

　When the Dark Demon announced the beginning of the party, a large number of bats surrounded us out of nowhere.

"Hey you two!　There's no time to be scared. I'll deal with the Dark Demon. I'll deal with the dark demons. You two take care of the bats.
Okay, okay!
If you can't do this, you'll never graduate at the top of your class!

　The two were a little shaken, but relatively calm as they worked out the magic formula.
　They were a little shaken, but relatively calm as they worked out their magic formula. Just in case something goes wrong, I'll put a ward around their bodies.

　Hmm.
　No worries now.

"Hey, Dark Demon.
"What?
"How long have you been alive?
You're begging for your life. What are you talking about? I am 300 years old. I have lived three hundred years. You short-lived people are no match for me.
"Three hundred years. ......
"Hmm?　What's wrong with your face?　What's wrong with your face? Are you scared?　You're a weakling. Gahaha!

　The dark demon smiles broadly.

　He's not scared.
　He's disappointed.

　Some demon species are quite long-lived.
　Some of them have lived for more than 10,000 years.
　That's why I thought ......, for example, if they lived for more than a thousand years, they would know something about the decline of this world. .......
　What a disappointment.

So ...... do you know anything about the decline of this world?
"Decline ......?　What are you talking about?

　I still asked him, but he still didn't know.
　The Dark Demon, not knowing that I was disappointed, continued to talk as if it was comfortable.

"You can't even touch me.
"What a coincidence. I don't want to touch a dirty demon either.

　I don't want to touch a dirty daemon either." With that, I pulled my sword from its sheath.

"Die!

　A fire spear shoots from the dark daemon's hand.
　All in all, there were twenty flaming spears coming at me.
　There are many species of demons that can control magic.


　This guy must have been one of them.

　But .......

What's wrong?　I'm not sure if you're one of the lower ...... species of demons, but you're pretty weak, aren't you?

　The same is true for the Fire Spear, which cancels out the Fire Spear with equal power.

"Wow, you can't stop me from killing you?
"Is that what you really think?

　Oh, dear.
　I wasn't going to get serious again if this was the case.

　He's only 300 years old, and I know he's pretty weak.
　Let's get this over with.

　I strengthened my body with Rise Power and kicked it as hard as I could to the ground.

"Mmm.

　I was at the same eye level as the Dark Demon.
　You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of these.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'm not sure what to say. I'm not sure what to make of this. It's like they can't even touch me.
I've told you. I don't want to touch you.
I'm not sure what you're talking about. ......--!

　The Dark Demon's eyes opened.
　My attack is not over yet.

　I had put magic power into the sword that I had flashed.
　This is a magic technique that uses the momentum and wind pressure of the sword to send magic power flying and attack the opponent.
　It's a technique I created a thousand years ago.
　If you get used to it, you can reduce the amount of magic power consumed, and it is quite useful in battle.
　A thousand years ago, I named this technique "Magic Strike".

It's boring.

　After that, I showered the frightened dark demon with follow-up magic strikes.
　The dark demon's form became tattered, and its prized feathers were reduced to dust.
　The dark demon is helpless against this onslaught.

I'm not sure what to do.

　The dark demon falls to the ground, screaming in despair.

　What a disappointing guy.
　I also landed on the ground, and after confirming that the dark demon was dead, I tried to join Lara and Marise.

"....... Doesn't look like that's going to be necessary.

　In this short amount of time, the two of them had almost beaten the bat.
　Lara, as he had taught her, was at close range. Marise is firing her magic from a little further away.

　I think I'll let them handle this one.
　It's a good way to gain experience.

　I decided to sit down on a nearby rock and watch them fight.
　And after about five minutes of .........

"Phew!　I finally beat it!
We did it!　We killed so many bats on our own!

　Lara and Marise were holding hands, jumping up and down with joy.

Lara and Marise held hands, jumping up and down. It looks like you're doing a good job of what I taught you.
"Kurt said ......!　It's true.
It's true. ...... I was so distracted by the battle, I didn't notice.
I haven't explained it to you yet. It's a dark demon, a subspecies of demon.
Demons?

　Hmm?
　Both of them leaned forward and opened their mouths.

"Demons?　If even one of them shows up, there is a danger that the city will be destroyed. ......?
I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure you'll be able to do it. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what you need to do.

　I scratch my head.
　If you think about it, they might have a point.

　I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what's going on.
　...... I've got a bad feeling about this.

"Okay. I'll use a storage spell to contain the dark demon and take it to ...... and the guild. Bring it to the guild. You might get a reward.
I have a feeling something terrible is going to happen. ......

　

　Lara was right.

Hey!　The receptionist is fainting on her feet again!

　When I sent the Dark Demon to the reception, it caused more commotion than when I brought the Hydra.

"Hey, where the hell was this ...... guy?


You're deep in the caves of Payago.
"Back?　Are you sure you didn't go to the lower levels of ......?
I did.
Oh, my God!　It's also known as the Cave of No Return, and no adventurer who's ever been to the lower levels has ever come back!　It's funny I should mention ...... to you, though.
This is the Skeleton King ......, or the Immortal King, who was defeated on the road. There are six of them.
I don't understand anymore!

　After that, the guild staff was busy dealing with the Dark Demon.
　The guild staff was then busy dealing with the dark demons, but that's for the guild to decide.

Can I go home to ...... now?
Wait a minute!　You haven't told me about the reward yet!　I'm sorry, ....... I'm sorry, but the guild can't offer an equivalent reward right now. Can you give us a little time?　I'll have it ready in a week. ......

　You'll be out of town in a week.

　So the reward for defeating the dark demon was to be given to me through the guild in the capital.
　I'll leave it for you to enjoy when you get back.

I'll also contact the mayor of this neutral city at ......!　Where are you going?

　I don't want to complicate things any further and drag this out.
　I'll be grateful for the reward, but I didn't do this because I wanted people to be grateful.

Sorry. Lara, Marise. I think we should go back to the inn.
Yeah, I know. ...... Did we do something horrible?
I don't think it was ......, I think it was pretty outrageous.

　Well.
　Now that you're done killing time, it's time for the Empire.