'If we don't, it will cost the 'brave men of light' their lives.
''Huh?!''
　I gasped.
　How could it be!
　It wasn't a winning battle.

'Oh my God!　How could Sakurai-kun do that!
''Oh no... the brave man of light...?
　Sa-san screams and Lucy is stunned.
　Furiae-san keeps her blue face.

'Please explain, Miss Estelle.
　Commander Alt's voice was hard.

　Priestess Esther opened her mouth after a few moments of silence.
　Behind her, Princess Noel and the other goddess priestesses were all there.


''The ...........The Demon King has been replaced.
　Substitute?
　The Demon King?
　All of my companions, including me, were stunned.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well. Not only the position, but the power as well.
　The Great Sage Master spoke abominably.
　His complexion was pale and he appeared to be in poor physical condition rather than in a bad mood.

''Grand Sage-sama, you have returned to the royal capital, Symphonia.
You don't look too good, are you okay?
"If I came back, I'd be in this mess. But I didn't expect the Demon King to be replaced.... Is that why Zagan was so weak?
'Is it common for the Demon King to be replaced?'
No, not that I know of, at least not in a thousand years.
　So, I guess I can't expect it...

(Makoto.) The demon race, especially the demon king class, has a long life span, so they'll live for thousands of years or more. To the people of the earth, it would be a rare occurrence, but to the god race, it's a common occurrence)
　Huh?
　So, the goddess of destiny has to be expected, right?
　When I turned my scowling eyes to Esther-san, she looked away.
　Hey, hey, it's not pretty at all.
　Get it right, Goddess of Destiny.

''I'm a priestess of the Goddess of Destiny. Do you have a shot?
　As if reacting to my state of mind, the Great Sage Master asked me a question.

The troops are evenly matched at 300,000 to 300,000, but the enemy has put up a ward that weakens the Holy God Clan's blessing. And that is severely reducing the power of the 'Brave Man of Light'. Even my 'divine eyes' can't see the details................................d*mn it!
　Finally, with an unmiko-like word, don't! And a fist slammed into the desk.

'Can't you provide reinforcements?　I'm sure that Master Gerald's Northern Heavenly Knights and General Talisker's Red Knights were positioned near the main force.
There's no way for me to pass that information on due to the jamming of our communications magic. We've already sent out the message, but it will take some time for it to arrive.
'My God...'
　It was Princess Noel who answered Commander Ort's question.
　Princess Noel's voice was trembling, probably due to anxiety.

''We will immediately organize a reinforcement force and head to President Ewain and Lord Sakurai. ''Hey!　Call up all of the Flying Dragon and Pegasus troops!　The infantry is standing by, the command here is henceforth up to you!
　Commander Orto is giving instructions to his second-in-command, the knight.
　His tone is rough, perhaps due to his impatience.

'I, too, will take some time off and return to the battlefield. It's not easy to travel during the day, though.... Priestess of the Goddess of Destiny, how much grace do we have?

Oh, come on!
　At the voice of the priestess Esther, Princess Noel makes a sad sound.
　Looking behind her, Friae-san is lying on her back from earlier and doesn't speak.

''Princess, can you see anything with fate magic?''
I can see Ryousuke being eaten by a lot of demons.
I'm sorry.
　I shouldn't have listened to you.
　Acan, I don't have any good information.

"Then it's because of the evil apostles and the moon maidens!　This is what happens when you have such cursed people in your midst. The blessings of the sun goddess can never be exhausted. They are the traitors!　These guys must have fed information to the Demon King's army!　Capture and burn them now, Commander Ort!
　It was the Pope who said something outrageous.
　Apparently, the fact that the brave man of light is going to die is causing him to panic considerably.

''This is not the time for that........Your Highness, Pope. The heroes of the Water Kingdom and the priestesses of the Moon Goddess have nothing to do with each other. It's just that there are enough fate magic users in the Demon King's army to fool my 'future vision'..................There is no doubt about it.
'I don't know!　Lord Esther's 'future vision' can no longer be relied upon!
d*mn!
　The relationship between the Pope and the priestess of the Goddess of Destiny, who seemed to be in a honeymoon, has become tenuous.
　Now is not the time to think about such things, though.

''Mako-dono!　I will now go to the Lord of Light's aid!　Let's head out with the flying dragon unit!
　Commander Orto is about to finish organizing the reinforcements while listening to the story.
　That's as good as it gets.



''Would you like to join the brave men of light's reinforcements with Commander Ortt?''

　Yes, sir.
　No.



"RPG Player" skills are being questioned.

(Here's a choice...)

'Commander Ort, how long does it take to get to Sakurai-kun's place from here?
Normally, a full day. But this is an emergency. We'll push Hiryu and Tenma to the limit, but we expect to arrive in half a day.

　Slow.
　It felt that way.
　Sakurai-kun is likely to lose his life tonight.
　Then half a day is too late.

I'll find another way to get there.
""What?"
　At my words, Commander Ault and a few others responded.

'Lucy, do me a favor.'
What, Makoto?　I?
Takatsuki-kun...?
　I turned to Lucy and Sa-san, who had been listening to our conversation anxiously from earlier.

'Fly me to Sakurai-kun with a spatial transfer (teleportation).
'How is that possible!
　Commander Ault reacted to my words.
　But Lucy, the one in charge, buzzed with a blue face and shook her head.

''Mm, I can't do it!　I've never been to that place, and that kind of ultra-long-distance spatial transfer has to be my mom!
By the way, Rosalie didn't join in, did she?
"Lord Red Lotus Witch did not take part in this battle. We have sent a request for assistance to the village of Canaan, but they were not present.
　You said you were going to go to training in the moon.
　I wonder if he's going to be in June?
　I wish you would come.
　But I can't rely on you to be gone.

"Lucy, please. I could really use your help, if you wouldn't mind.
''But I'm not sure it will work.......... No, I get it!　I'll try!
　Lucy seemed unsure at first, but she was motivated.
　She changed her mind quickly.

'Lord Lucy. If you can do it, so can we.
'Don't do it, Commander Ault. I've been taking care of my red-haired elf, but there's a high probability that this one's spatial transfer will fail. The only ones who would succeed would be your fellow spirit user or that brave man from the Fire Nation. You need to know your opponent well if you want to transfer not just yourself but others to space. Not everyone can do that casually.
.........I see. I see. Well then, we'll head out by the flying dragon as planned. Makoto-dono, we'll meet up with you over there.
Very well, Commander Ault.
　We've got a plan.

Lucy, do it.
Yes. Excuse me, can someone show me a map?
Come in, Master Lucy.
　Lucy said, and quickly, Commander Ault's men gave him a map.

'Where is the position of the battlefield?'
Here. The Dunnett coastline, in the land of commerce. Marked by Naid's Hill...
I've never been there, so I can't really picture my destination. Just give me directions and distances.
That method consumes a lot of magic power, but........ It's quite a distance, right?
Don't worry, the demon will be able to take over.
　Lucy's words are encouraging.
　I'm really glad we're on the same side.

''Makoto. I've never been to a battlefield where the brave Lord of Light is present. So I don't think I can send them to an exact position. No, there's definitely a certain amount of error.
Okay. I'll take care of that.
　I nodded at Lucy's words.

'Then let's go.'
　Lucy squeezes her wand with both hands.
　At the same time, I feel an enormous amount of magical power growing.
　A spell is spun from Lucy's mouth.


　--Goddess of Destiny to the heavens. I pray to you. I pray to You for a miracle.



　Space transfer is a metallic space-time magic.
　It is governed by the Goddess of Fate (Ila).

　I glanced at Esther-san.
　I wondered if she noticed my gaze and looked at me awkwardly.
　Can you increase the success rate, Goddess (Ila) of Fate?

(I can't, Makoto. The current Goddess of Destiny (Ila) has dropped her magic power to the human level and doesn't have divine energy. (I can't perform miracles.)
　I see.
　I'm just so close to you.

　While I'm doing so, a large number of magic circles float in the air one after another.
　The magic power in the chattering atmosphere trembles.
　It feels like the ground is also shaking.

''Oh ... what magic power.
I don't believe it. This isn't the kind of magic (mana) a single wizard can handle.
　I heard such a voice.
　According to Lucy, her magic power has been increasing more and more lately.
　Is she still in a growth period?
　My magic power stops at '4'.
　Isn't the disparity severe?


"My knight be careful.
May you be brave, Makoto.
Thank you.
　Friere-san and Princess Sophia gave me a shout of encouragement from behind the communication magic screen.

''Mako-sama please take care of Ryousuke-san.
I understand.
　Princess Noel crossed her arms as if she were praying.

'Lu-chan, good luck. Takatsuki-kun, I'll chase after you, too.
'No, Sa-san, you'll stay with the Princess and Lucy. We'll be too thin on them.
Oh, I see. OK, OK. I'll take care of it!　Take care of yourself.
　I gave a small nod in response to Sa-san's reply.

'Mako, let's go.'
Yeah.
　Lucy's pale red hair is swaying.
　Her hair is being swept away not by the wind, but by the blowing magic.
　Her appearance is like a red lotus witch.



　--Space transfer (teleportation)!



　As soon as Lucy's voice reached my ears, the magic went off and I was enveloped in light.



　The duration of the sensation was only a few seconds.
　In the pure white light, I was enveloped in a strange floating sensation.
　I felt as if I had been thrown into an infinite expanse of space, losing all sense of direction.
　The next thing I knew, the ground and my feet were attached to the ground.
　And then my vision opened up.

''Cold!''
　A lot of water slammed into my face like a shower.
　It's raining.
　It's also raining heavily like a storm.

　--Water Magic, Water Flow

　I used water magic to control the rain's movement.
　So I managed to look ahead.

''What?''
　When I opened my eyes, the first thing I felt was discomfort.
　Dark.
　It's just before noon now.
　It couldn't be this dark as it was before dawn.

　Could it be that the space transfer failed and time had passed?
　No, it's time transfer.
　A different kind of magic altogether.

　I looked around.
　It was pouring rain, and I didn't notice it right away.
　The discomfort was up there.
　I looked up at the sky.


(....)


　--the sky was covered by an endless jet-black cloud.