Demons! Hide in the house!
　The city is buzzing.

(McAllen Adventurer's Guild Rules, Part 3. If a demon appears in the city, you should work with the guards and temple knights to defend the city...)

　The Land of Water (Roses) is lacking in the number of soldiers.
　McAllen, in particular, is close to one of the continent's largest dungeons, the Devil's Forest, which is one of the largest dungeons on the continent.
　Therefore, in case of an emergency, members of the Adventurer's Guild are often driven out.
　When I was a rookie, I learned from Marie, a guild staff member, that the members of the guild would be driven out in case of an emergency.

(Even so, Marie said that a horde of demons only comes to town once every few years...)

　Is this the effect of the demon's activity?
　I ran towards the west gate where the demons seemed to be coming out.
　Other adventurers could be seen here and there.

''Makoto!
"Jan!
　I met a party of people I knew.
　It was Emily, a guy who was a fighter, and a girl who was a wizard.

'Where's Lucy?　'Makoto-kun'
We're not together today. I heard you were meeting with Emily.
'Yes, I stayed with you in the morning, but I went out in the afternoon.
　Emily asks me, and I feel a little uneasy.
　You're not going to be alone in the direction of the great forest.......
　The swarm of demons is heading this way from the great forest.
　Is Sa-san with Nina-san?
　I'm sure Nina would know the rules of adventurers.
　I hope we can meet up at some point.

　In the meantime, we arrived at the West Gate.
　Dozens of adventurers, McAllen guards, and temple knights have already gathered there.

''Oh!　There's a brave man coming!
Hey, Makoto. There are about 500 demons.
A mishmash of goblins, orcs and ogres.
Tell me what to do.
Good luck with the partition.

(Huh?)
　The assembled adventurers are looking at us.
　No, not just the adventurers.
　The city guards and temple knights as well.　

''Wait a minute!''
　How do you think I ended up in charge?　

That's a fact. It's a rule that in an emergency like this, the highest-ranking person is in charge. And there's no one in this room who's higher in rank than you are.
　As I was slumped, Jean explained to me.
　Oh, yeah!
　The Code of the McAllen Adventurers Guild, part eight!
　I used to think it was none of my business and didn't care.
　Oh, really?
　Do I have to be in charge of that?

　Still, there are a lot of eyes on me.
　I hate those things, you know what I mean?
How's Mr. Lucas?
　He's a veteran. He should be able to handle it.

Mr. Lucas has gone to help out, as there was a dragon in the next town over.　
　Emily told me regretfully.
　S.........

''Makoto-senpai!　The brave part, please, be brave!　I'll do whatever you say!
　Jean's fellow martial artist, who seemed to have a hot temperament, said hotly.

(Mm, it's impossible...)
　It's one of my weakest points, managing a large group of people....
　Everyone's eyes become more intense.
　You can feel the pressure to get on with it.
　I want to run away.....

I want to run away..... Mr. Takatsuki is not used to that kind of thing. I'll be in charge.
　A loud voice caught everyone's attention.
'Nina?'
　The rabbit-eared female fighter raised her hand.

''It's Nina...'' ''Did you get a gold rank?'' Isn't she the wife of the chairman of the Fujiwara Trading Company?
　A raspy voice can be heard.

"Takatsuki-kun! Sir!
　It's sour!
　Thank goodness we found our party members!

"Takatsuki-kun!　Nina, I'm gonna leave you in charge, okay?
Yes, yes Nina, please.
Hi!　I'm appointed!
　Nina quickly and efficiently decides on everyone's role.
　She usually manages a trading association with many subordinates and is good at organizing.

"Thank you for your help, Sa-san.....
'Nina taught me a few things. The rules of the Adventurer's Guild. You're not very good at this, are you, Takatsuki?　Like that.
　Oh, I'm so glad you're here, Sa-san.
　I'm so glad you're here.

There's a demon coming!
　From the direction one of the adventurers was pointing, a swarm of demons appeared, raising a cloud of dust.
　Goblins, orcs and ogres.
　A few man-eating giants could be seen here and there.
　It's not as powerful as the swarm of more than five thousand monsters I saw in the Land of the Sun.
　However, our military strength is far less than that of the Sun Country (Highland).
　In other words, they are a considerable threat to McAllen.

''Wizard!　Shoot me!
　At the sound of Nina's voice, the wizards start firing in unison.
　First, a long-range attack.
　Is this the same as the tactics of the Order of the Sun?

　Then.　
Meteor shower.
　With a familiar voice, a huge, large rock was thrust into the horde of demons.
　A huge dust cloud rose and the ground was shaken.
　Dozens of demons were blown away, screaming.
　No matter when you look at it, it's ridiculously powerful........

''True!　Aya!　Are you safe? Miss Lucy!
　Lucy came in, out of breath.
　Thank goodness you're okay.
　Relieved, I turn to the group of demons.
There's still a lot of them out there.
　With the long range attacks of the wizards, they were able to reduce about a hundred of them.
　But the majority of the demon swarm is still alive and well.

''Shield troops, form up your ranks!
　The people holding the shields are the Temple Knights and the guards.
　The number of shield troops is about fifty or so.
　The wizards who were at a distance are about twenty people.
　The proximate warriors are about thirty, I guess.
　In all, there are about a hundred people.
　McAllen's strength, it's not much........
　Maybe they don't have a budget.

　Approaching us, there are more than about three hundred demons.
　In terms of numbers, there are more than three times as many as here.
　And what's scary in a group battle is that the one with the greater number will be pushed aside by the momentum.
　McAllen soldiers' expressions are hard.
　They are probably anxious to see if they can stop the enemy's momentum.
　Alright, let's stall for time by building a wall with magic just like we did in the Land of the Sun.
　And as for the spirit magic, there is a better point than last time.

(Genie, Genie.)
(What?) You called me? (PLAYING)
　I'm good friends with the spirit of McAllen.
　I've been friends with them the longest.
　I can't call the Great Spirit yet, but if I want to use spirit magic, McAllen is the best.

(Spirit, I'm in trouble. Please.)
　Using the mesmerizing magic that Freyae learned from her, I wish for the spirits to use their full strength.

((((Ok!))))
　The answers came back like a pleasant chorus of spirits.
　As I watched, the spirits' magical power (mana) began to gather around me.

"True, oh no...
'Takatsuki-kun is chattering around...'
　I could hear Lucy and Sa-san murmuring.
　The gnarled gazes of McAllen's wizards are turned on.
　Today's spirit magic is--it's good.
　I raise my right hand and shout.


''Water Magic, Ice World (Ice World)!


　For a moment, a huge blue-white magic power (mana) turned into light and swung down on the demons.
　Instead of creating a wall of ice, it froze the demons themselves into a wall!
　We'll be able to reduce the number of demons and kill two birds with one stone!　

　...I thought.
　Oh, what?


".............................

　The demon in the front row that was heading this way is an ice sculpture.
　That's right on target........
　Everyone's gaze is drawn over here.
　Yeah, I know what you mean.

"Takatsuki-sama, all the demons have frozen........
　Nina was laughed at with a troubled look on her face.
　Yes, the three hundred demons were all iced over.

　This is where we come in!　The swordsmen and martial artists specializing in short-ranged fencing and martial arts who had been enthusiastic about this were making subtle expressions.
　S, sorry.
　I'm sorry for taking my turn.

''Well, it's fine, isn't it?　The magic of the truth kept us all safe.
'Soooooo, I wasn't on, but it's best not to get hurt. ...It's cold.
　Lucy and Sa-san followed me.
　It seems that the spirit magic is too strong and Sa-san is cold.

''Haha, Lucy-san is warm!''
　Sa-san is hugging Lucy.
'I'm on fire after using magic, so Aya's skin might feel nice and cool.
　Lucy is touching Sa-san's body with her hands.
　It's a very lascivious scene.

What, is it over?
Does the guild pay you for this?
What?
　The adventurers around them break the tension and start chatting.

''True, that's some awesome magic!
Makoto-senpai, you are unbelievable!
　Jean and the junior adventurers praised him.

''But why did these guys suddenly show up in town?
There's a lot of them this time.
You sounded like you were up to something.
Uh, sure.
　Are you being chased?
　When I overheard a conversation that I found disturbing.

　--Oh, wow, wow!

　A low cry that made the air tremble could be heard from above.
　When I looked up, a demon with huge dark green wings all over its body was looking down at me.


''Green Dragon (Green Dragon)!
　With a sound of flapping wings, a huge dragon body is floating in the air.
　The demon known as the Lord of the Great Forest has appeared!

Gentlemen!　Spread out!　Gathering together makes you a target!
　At the sound of Nina's voice, the adventurers scattered in unison.
　Some of them were chanting magic while moving. However.

You didn't get it.
　Sa-san was right, the dragon's flying position is high and the magic hasn't reached it.
'Lucy, how about a meteorite drop (meteo)?'
I'm sure you'll get it, but if I remove it, it'll fall on you...
No?
　The damage is too much when it's removed.

　--Oh, wow!

　With the cry of the green dragon, something was fired from the green dragon's wings.

''It's attacking us!'' Avoid!
　I looked up at the sound of someone's voice and saw what looked like hundreds of wooden spears swinging at me!
"Takatsuki-kun, Lucy, look out!
　Sa-san kicked away some spears that were about to hit us.
　Oh, oh no.

　Looking around, I found a few injured people here and there.
　The dead are not there yet.
　This is bad, our attackers can't reach us, and they are attacking us one way or another.

That guy's got his back to the sun.
　Lucy said in frustration.
　Indeed, the dragon is almost directly overhead, flying to overlap with the sun.
　Is it doing this for a purpose...?
　She is also highly intelligent.
　Thanks to this, it seems that even wizards other than Lucy have difficulty in aiming.
　The swordsmen continue to be out of action.
　Nina-san also has a troubled look on her face.

　What is your next move........
　I look around to see if there is anyone wise.
　Normally, besides Lucas-san, McAllen has a few veteran adventurers, but for today, they all seem to have gone off to other places.
　Bad luck.

(In the interest of futility, shall we try using the Water Magic and Water Dragon?)

　Water magic is difficult to use on a green dragon with a wood attribute.
　I learned that in the Water Temple a long time ago.
　But with the magic I can use, there's no other way to do it.
　I'm going to use spirit magic to call upon the spirits, and when I did...

　Kah, a dazzling light covered the whole area.
　If you look at it through faint eyes, you can see a fighting spirit (aura) of light shining in the crosshairs.

　--Gyaaaa!

　The green dragon raises his demise and
　The figure is drowned out in the light.

(Is that light...?)
　I've seen it before.
　It's the one from outside the Great Labyrinth, when they defeated the abominable dragon.
　In other words, the wielder was a brave man of light.

　Suttily, someone landed on the ground in a magnificent manner.
　A white traveler's outfit with luxurious-looking embroidery.
　His pale brown hair shone orange in the sunlight.

'Hey, Takatsuki-kun. I knocked you down, but I'm glad I did?

　The colored man who speaks to me in a fresh voice is determined today.
　A yellow scream came from the female adventurers.

　It doesn't feel like it's been a long time since I met him in the Land of the Sun just a few days ago.
　It was my classmate Sakurai-kun.

　........What are you doing?