◇ Viewpoint of Havel, the man of the demon tribe.

　--You see, the Moon Goddess' maiden is our hope.

　The one who will one day guide us demons.
　I will protect her for as long as I live.

　The mages of our Moon Country (Raphiloig) have been taught this ever since they can remember.
　Beautiful and divine, our miko-sama.
　Even though she was oppressed and sipping muddy water underground, the sight of her image saved everyone's hearts.
　She was the very backbone of our hearts.

　But then one day Lady Freyae was taken by the knights of the Highlands.
　She was doomed.
　They thought they would never see the maiden again.
　Some took their own lives.
　Days went on without help.

　But Master Furiae returned to the land of the moon.
　Oh, my dear Miss Freyae, you are safe.　
　Thank you, Lady Naiya, Goddess of the Moon.　
　For bringing the maiden to us again.

　When we met the day before, there was a black cat on the shoulder of Friare-Sama.
　In the Land of the Moon, there was no room for a messenger.
　I'm glad to see that you can afford it now.
　And I envy you that you can always be at my side.

　If possible, I would like to serve by your side too.
　This is a common wish of all the demon tribe people in the room.
　But more than that.
　The happiness of Lady Furiae, the Goddess of the Moon's priestess, is our hope.



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　In the land of the moon, the Demon King's army is closing in on us.
　As a demon race, my eyes can clearly see thousands of flying dragons and groups of griffons.
　And the magical tools they are carrying for bombing.
　The underground facilities we live in won't be safe from them if they are dropped.
　But our priority now is....

''Friae-sama!　Please get out of here quickly!
　I shouted.
'No!'　I can't leave them all alone.
　No!　
　The gentle Master Huriae will not abandon the people of the Moon Country and flee.
　Will he force them to flee far away?
　But disobeying Friare-sama's orders........

''Mako, let's meet up with the Order of the Sun!
Takatsuki-kun, you shouldn't be here!
　I heard the voices of Friare-sama's companions.
　It would certainly be safer to have them join up with the Highland army, although it would be more irritating than to act alone here.

''My knight!　Can't you do something about it!
　Master Huriae apparently called out to his guardian knight.
　Why don't you rely on us?
　But the important thing about Friare-sama's knight is....

''Ummm........''
　He looked up at the sky with a blurred expression on his face and a voice that had no sense of danger.
　What the hell are you doing, this man!
　In less than a few minutes, the Demon King's army will be here!

Let's take it down.
""What?"
　The guardian knight's man's voice was met with the surprise of his companions.　
　And I also couldn't read the intent of this man's statement.
　What could he do against that army of thousands of Demon Kings?

''Lucy, come here!''
Oh, what?
　A guardian knight man beckoned to him.
　The red-haired elf's daughter wandered up to him.

''Hey, this is no time to be lazy........''
Lucy, don't borrow it.
　As soon as he said that, the guardian knight man held the red-haired elf in his arms - and kissed him.

(Huh?)

　What the hell is wrong with this guy?
　Do you have any idea what you're dealing with here?
　No, I can't leave Friae-sama's protection to this guy.
　I have to evacuate the miko-sama alone to a safe place now.
　With that thought in mind, I looked at Huriae-sama and her companions.

''M~~''
　With a brown-haired town girl with puffy cheeks.
''Ah.........''
　I envied him, and there was Lady Freyae, staring at her guardian knight and the red-haired elf.
　Lady Furiae?
　You don't think... that he's...?

Hey!　What are you doing in this emergency situation!
　Frustrated, I yelled at this man who was carefree and kissing a woman despite the fact that the Demon King's army was closing in on him.
　It was beyond insane.

''That's right, Makoto!　Too sudden......................hmmm!
Almost there.
　The guardian knight man continues to kiss her, even as the elven woman complains.
　Isn't he crazy!

You!　What's the situation now?
　The words were uttered so far.


　-- countless sparks of fire danced in front of me.


What...?
　When I looked around, I saw a red light flickering like a firefly and then disappearing.

Wow, it's hot!
Now!
　A girl who looks like a town girl and a black cat are waving their hands like they're running away from a fire.

　The air is drying up.
　I felt the illusion that the chilling heat was burning my cheeks.
　Then he felt the magic power (mana) in the air increase to an unthinkable degree due to the keen senses of the demon race.
　What in the world is happening...?

God, it's hot. It's the fire spirit...
　Folding her arms, she heard Friae-sama murmur sullenly.

''Spirit...?''
Oh, Havel. My knight is a spirit user. Well, you'll see.
　Lady Furiae replied to my words and pointed at the guardian knight man with her chin.
　I turned my gaze in that direction.


　--Fireball (Fireball)


　The name of the magic that was uttered was Fire Elementary Magic.
　It's a simple magic that a demon race could use from birth.
　Why are you using such a poor magic...?

　My doubts vanished in the next moment.

　
　The sky was filled with fireballs as far as the eye could see.
　There must have been tens of thousands of them.

　What ... what ... what ... what is this?　

Hey, Makoto. Why the fireball?　Wouldn't it be fine if it was an intermediate magic fire spear or an advanced magic fire storm?
Mmm, it's easy.
...Oh, yeah.
　I heard the small talk between the guardian knight man and the red-haired elf.
　No way, this magic was activated by this man alone?

'Look!　The Demon King's army is confused!
　Just as the town girl said, the demons of the Demon King's army are disrupting the ranks at the ridiculous magic that has suddenly appeared.

''Oops, I won't let you get away with it. ''Meikyomisui'' skill 0%.
　With a grin, the guardian knight's man raised his right hand, changing from his previously dimpled expression to an innocent smile.
'Surround them and burn them down.
　With those words, tens of thousands of fireballs (fireballs) began to move slowly as they enveloped the swarm of demons.
　No, it seemed slow, but in reality, thousands of demons were trapped in the flaming cage with terrifying speed.
　How could a single person control this number?
　It's unbelievable.

　However, as a demon, my eyes saw the guardian knight and tens of thousands of fireballs connected by a magical link (mana link).
　The mana link is a technique for controlling magic even after it is emitted.
　It's a good idea to be able to use the mana link to control a large number of magic at will if you are proficient in magic, but I've never seen anything of this magnitude and number.

　--Gaaaah!　Aaaaahhhh!

　Screams of demons could be heard from the sky, and the charred demons were falling one by one into the sea.


Wow, Takatsuki-kun, you're relentless.
　Huriae-sama and the town girl looked at the scene with a disgusted look on their faces.
　But that was all.
　Both of them were accepting the scene as a matter of course.

　

　Demons being shot down one after another.
　Or a large explosion in the air, induced by a bombing magic tool.
　The size of the demon king's army, which could be destroyed if it was just one city or so, is being overrun without a trace.

　
　It's frustrating, but the same cannot be done even if hundreds of warriors of the demon race are bunched together.

''Hey!　My knight!　How long are you going to keep up with the wizard?　It's time to move away!
Yeah, that's right!　You don't have to kiss me anymore, do you?　Takatsuki-kun!
Oh, no. I should be more in tune with you. Isn't that right, Makoto?
Oh, yeah. Um, I don't know what to do.
　It was a carefree exchange, the opposite of the devastation in the sky above.

　However, I could see that he was manipulating magic without cutting a single magic link (mana link) while talking to his friends, and this fact was frightening to me.
　Is there a brave man like this in the Land of the Sun (Highland).....
　It made me understand to the point of disgusting what Huriae-sama meant when he told me not to defy the Land of the Sun (Highland).

　Thus, the swarm of thousands of demons burned down without a single one stepping on the land of the Moon Country.



　Takatsuki Makoto's point of view◇.


　--At the regular debriefing meeting of the Six Nations'

"...engaged the raiding party of Zagan, King of Beasts?
　The voice was from the general of the Six Nations Union and President Ewain of the Order of the Sun.
''Haha, the enemy is planning to bomb us, and the brave Lord Makoto, who noticed it, has single-handedly defeated it.
　The commander of the Ortt group answered the question of the Patriarch.

'How many enemies do you have?'
'We don't know exactly what happened, but reports indicate that there were over 5,000 of them.
You mean you turned it away.
No, it was annihilated.
...Annihilation?
All of them have been defeated by Lord Mako, unable to even retreat.
　President Ewain wrinkled his brow and put his hand to his chin in a thoughtful gesture.
　But he didn't ask any more deeply.

'So, what's the damage to our troops?
Zero.
Well, okay. We'll get to the details later.
Ha!
　The report ended with a conversation between President Ewain and Commander Ortt alone.
　I didn't interrupt and listened to it.

　In the meantime, my actions this time are also contrary to the operation, so it will be treated as ignoring the operation.
　However, it seems that Great Sage-sama has secretly thrown me an order to 'move as you please', and Ault-san has told me that it will not be questioned.

' "....................
　During their conversation, there are people who look at us.

　The pope of the Goddess Church with an abominable look on his face.
　Esther-san, the priestess of the Goddess of Destiny with a boring look on her face - and the Goddess of Destiny (Ila).
　Jera-san, who has eyes as swift as those two.
　The Great Sage who is grinning.
　Sakurai-kun, the brave man of light, is smiling bitterly.

　And Princess Sophia who is staring at me with cat-like eyes.
　I'm sorry for worrying you every time.

　Continuing on, the others' report was the same as yesterday, which was to preserve our strength without being confused by the enemy's diversions.
　However, the fact that the main camp of the 'King of Beasts', Zagan, was beginning to cross the sea, made me feel that the war was finally starting in earnest, and I felt tense in every section of the conversation.

　The military discussion ended with the general manager's words that perhaps in two or three days' time, they would enter into battle with the main camp of the Demon King's army.



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Oh, welcome back, Makoto. Ah, I slept well. I've recovered a lot of mana.
Thanks for your help, Takatsuki-kun.
Come on, Tsui. I heard this is called dried bonito. Eat it.
Now.
　When I returned to the tent, my friends were taking a nap, eating sweetmeats, and feeding the cats.
　By the way, Fujiyan left the amazushi and dried sardines for us.

　Was it OK to give dried fish to the cat?
　Well, our black cat (Tsui) seems to be a monster beast, so it's okay.

''It looks like the main unit is about to start fighting with the main camp of the Demon King's army.
"!
　When I say that, the three of them get serious expressions on their faces.
　I don't know if the black cat (Tsui) could sense the atmosphere, but she's straightening her posture.
　You can just eat and sleep, you know.

Then I'm going to go and train.
Oh, Makoto. Now?
Mr. Alt told me to rest, Takatsuki.
　Lucy and Sa-san surprised me.
　Well, I just used a fancy fire magic, so I can understand Ault-san's point.
　But..........

''I had to practice something or I wouldn't feel comfortable.
　Sakurai-kun and the others will be fighting the Demon King soon, so is it really okay to worry about this?
　No, not good (antithetical).

　I left the tent, with my friends complaining about it.
　I made my way through the darkened camp.
　There is a small spring at the edge of the camp.
　That's where I was training.

　I kneeled in front of the spring, grabbed the dagger with both hands and prayed to the Goddess (Noah).
　This is my routine before my training.

"Spirit, Spirit, Spirit.
　As usual, I call out to the water spirits.　
　But the response is poor.

(((((..........))))

　Oops, I played with the fire spirit during the day, so the water spirit is in a bad mood.

''Sorry, sorry, Genie.''
　He spent some time soothing it and making it laugh, getting it in a good mood.
　It's a steady process, but it's a necessary one for a spirit user.

　I suddenly looked up at the night sky.
　There were no clouds today and I could see the stars clearly.
　And a big moon.

　I heard someone's footsteps approaching.
　I know exactly who it is because I've been noticing it for a little while now.

'What can I do for you?　The "Princess
Hey, my knight. Can I have a word?

　The one who came was Huriae, a priestess of the goddess of the moon.