The light slowly fades, and then you can see.

"Where am I?

　Lara is the first to look around.
　Cynthia is next to her. The transference spell seems to have succeeded.

　I did the same as Lara and looked around.

It looks like an abandoned village.

　The first thing I saw was a row of ramshackle huts and a broken fountain.
　The air was desolate and the wind was cold as it blew through the village.

Is there no one here?
"Lara, be careful.
What?

　Lara rolls her eyes.
　She's right, there's not a single person in sight.

Yeah, there's ...... .......

　But ...... apparently Cynthia, who is skilled at analyzing magic, is aware of this.

"Hey, why don't you get your ass out here. I don't know who you are.

　I don't know who you are," I said, turning back to the seemingly empty shack.

　At first, the guy didn't want to come out.

　Eventually, however, he must have given up.


"Yeah!


　He jumped out of the shadows and attacked me with his sword.

"Hmph!
"Geez, ......!　You're stuck. ......?

　The moment the sword was about to hit me, I used a restraint spell to block his movement.

It's a bit rude of you to come at me so suddenly. I'd like to have a word with you.

　I look at his face and speak to him.

　The man, who had been blocked by a restraining spell, revealed his hostility.

I'm not sure what to say.　I'm not sure what you mean by that. I'm not sure what to make of that.

　He moved his limbs with a jerk.

"Well, that's quite something.

　Seeing this, I couldn't help but let out a few words.

　I have not been able to completely escape my restraints. You can't even wield your sword properly.
　However, despite the restraining spell, she is still moving, albeit slightly. I'm surprised by that.

"So you're resistant to magic.

　I say, and break the spell.

"My name is Kurt. What's your name?
"......!　I don't have a name for you!

　He tightened his grip on his sword.

　But it doesn't seem to be attacking again.
　He knew that if he attacked again, it would be a repeat of the previous attack.
　He has analyzed his forces.

So, ...... let me search your memory.
What the hell are you doing ......?

　I put my hand on his forehead and read his memory on the surface.
　Information about him came to my mind, though it was vague.

"Hmm ......, looks like his name is Riley.

　When you point this out, the ...... Riley opens his eyes in surprise.

　The person in front of him seemed to be Riley, the hero who would later defeat the Foolish King Aurelian.

　I'm not sure what to make of this. ......?　And this guy ...... is interesting. I'm not sure if that's possible.
　When I realized that, I slowly took my hand away from Riley.

　At that moment.

"Master Riley!
Come on!　We'll protect you, even if it kills us!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!

　One by one, people came out of the shadows.

"Whoa, Kurt!
They all have ...... weapons. ......!

　It's like we're surrounded.
　From all sides, they're swinging swords and spears.

Don't worry.

　You'll be able to find a lot more information on the web.

"Hey, ......!　It's not possible!
It's impossible!　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

　Apparently, you know about the existence of warding magic.
　I'm not sure if they knew that no matter how much they attacked, they couldn't break the warding magic, and eventually they distanced themselves from us.

"Hmm, I think I have a pretty good idea.



　It seems that this is where Aurelian's memories are from 500 years ago.
　This is the place where the Revolutionary Guards were hiding out in an abandoned village.

I'll tell you what. I'm not going to fight you. I'm a comrade in arms against Aurelian, so to speak.

　He opens his arms and says to everyone.

You can't believe ...... that!

　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.
　If I show the slightest hint of an opening, he will swing the sword in his hand again.

"Mmm ......, how can I make you believe me?

　To make Aurelian the Fool give up.

　There is also ...... a way for me to defeat Aurelian myself.
　But the Riley in front of me is also important to Aurelian.
　I need Riley's help to extinguish Aurelian's magical core.

　As I was pondering what to do...


"Oh my god!　A demon controlled by the Royal Army is heading towards us!　They'll be here in fifteen minutes!


　A man who was out of breath suddenly came running and shouted with a swarthy atmosphere.
What the hell?　You mean they know about this place?　You're a ...... spy, after all.

　Riley gives me a piercing stare.

Calm down. Even if she was, there was no way to contact her. There was no time for that. It's impossible to prepare an army of demons to march in such a short time.

　When I explained this, Riley's face twisted into a "......" expression.

"Kurt, what should we do?
What do we do?" "If we don't do something, ...... these people might get killed, too, ......

　Lara and Cynthia approached each other.

Lara and Cynthia approached. "You two know what I'm going to do, don't you?
"Heh. I just wanted to ask.

　Lara scratches her cheek.

　The demons of the royal army are heading towards us.
　Then all I have to do is .......

All we have to do is intercept them.

　"Looks like there's quite a few of them.

"Looks like there's quite a few of them.

　The horde of demons is moving towards the village like a wriggling thing.
　There must be over three hundred of them.

"Well, let's do this.

　I raised my hand and formed a magic formula at the same time.
　Apparently, there are no demons with proper intelligence.
　That's true, too. It's just as well, because these are low-grade demons that can be controlled by the Royal Army.
　He remembered that Maynard, one of the Four Wise Men, had used a magic tool to control demons in the past. He must be using the same principle to manipulate them.

"Efreet Meteor.

　A horde of demons plunged headlong into the air.
　There was a huge explosion in the middle of them.
　The demons' screams echoed around the area.


　And by the time the ...... smoke cleared, all the demons that had been there had been eradicated in a flash.


　Every last one of them.

　At the same time, there were groans and cheers from behind.

"You've killed that many demons with just one?
Isn't this guy from the royal army? So how come ......
A monster? Over three hundred demons destroyed in an instant.
What if this thing is our savior?

　Half of me is happy that the demons are gone.
　Half of him was happy that the demons were gone, and the other half was upset about my power.

　I turn around and tell them.

"This is no big deal. If you want, I can destroy a horde ten times larger than this.