172-CHAPTER 171




It's been a while since I used the Metamorphosis spell to become a giant eagle and fly through the sky.
I finally arrived at the battlefield.

It was a small city in the kingdom.
A corner of the main street stretching from the central square was the battlefield where the Kingdom's forces and the Ice Demon King were facing off.

But from the air, the situation doesn't look good.

It seems that the dragon (Ildora) has already been driven into a state of inactivity, and most of the elite knights of the kingdom's army have fallen and left the battlefield.
It seems that it was the right decision to fly in without being optimistic.

When Mee and I finished conquering the ruins and obtained the Fiery Sword and other treasures and went outside, Irene, Satsuki, Cyril and Ildora, who were supposed to be there, disappeared.

From a note left behind, I found out that the local situation had changed and they had to take the dragon (Ildora) to the battlefield in a hurry.

So I had no choice but to fly here using the Metamorphosis spell, leaving Mee behind.

In the form of a giant eagle, I have my staff, robe, and flaming demon sword in my claws.

The Flaming Demon Sword was a sword with a wavy, flamberge-shaped blade, the same shape as the one the Imitator had imitated in the first room of the ruins.
I had brought it here in its scabbard.

Since the dragon (Ildora) has already fallen, I should think that this magic sword is the only trump card I have left.

I took a look around the battle situation, found the person ( ) and dropped the magic sword towards him.
He is the most trustworthy person here in terms of ability.

I, on the other hand, land on the opposite side of the Ice Demon King and break the Metamorphosis spell.

Then, I shout.
He then shouts to the person I entrusted the Flaming Demon Sword to, James Glenford, the head of the Kingdom's Court Magicians.

'Dad, send him away!

James, who picked up the flaming magic sword, showed a slight expression of contemplation at my words.

But he was as quick-witted as I was.
The next moment, his mouth lifted in a grin.

'You've come a long way, William, using your father as a jaw. I hope you know where to aim.'

James said with a somewhat pleased look, pulled the flaming demon sword out of its sheath, and began chanting a spell.

'Of course.'

I take up my wand and start chanting as well, just a little later than James' chanting.

But as expected, the enemy doesn't stand idly by.
The Ice Demon King looked at me and James and tried to run towards James, who was holding a flaming demon sword in his hand.

But the kingdom's army won't stand idly by and watch.

'I won't let you!

''We can't have you forgetting about us, can we!

I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I think it's a good idea.
The other knights, Irene and Satsuki also join in.



The warriors, all clad in aura, began to fight with tremendous speed.
A superhuman battle that makes it difficult for normal people to even recognize what's happening.

'Will! How many more seconds?

I could hear Irene's voice coming from the middle of it, so I didn't stop chanting the spell, but I opened my left hand and held it out at the right time, and folded my fingers in fives, fours, and threes.

'All right, Will! Three, two, one - get away from me!

At the same time as Satsuki's call, the warriors who had been cutting at the Ice Demon King dispersed at once.
As expected of the Kingdom's elite, there was no deviation at all.

And at the exact same time...

'Weapon Shoot!

James, the leader of the court magicians, fired a flaming magic sword.
The target is, of course, the Demon Lord of Ice.

But...
But even the Ice Demon King knew that his magic sword was the most dangerous.

''...!

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.
It's a move that I knew would come.

'No way!

Satsuki shouted in surprise.
But then my voice overlaps with hers as I finish my chanting.

' Weapon Shoot!

'...... Huh?

Satsuki's paused voice.

I caught the flaming demon sword that the Ice Demon King had evaded and was about to fly away right beside me with my magic power, and immediately changed its direction and threw it at the Ice Demon King again.

As expected, the Ice Demon King could not respond to that.



I'm not sure what to do.
The left arm of the Demon Lord of Ice is torn off from the root and blown away.

I'm not sure what to do. I'm not sure what to do.

This time it was Irene's voice.
But that perception is not correct.

'No, it's checkmate.

It was Commander Dylan who said that.
He caught the arm of the ice demon that had flown to him and threw it further away.

After confirming this, I started chanting more spells.
The leader of the court magicians, James, also instructed the court magicians under his command to use their spells, and began chanting spells himself.

On the other hand, the Ice Demon King, who has finally lost his left arm, roars towards the heavens, opens his mouth and begins to converge his energy there.
Was that a breath attack?

But breaths take some time to activate.
Then it's too late.

Eventually, the court magicians' spell is complete.

'''Fireball!

At the tip of the wands raised by the court magicians, masses of magical power of fire appeared one after another.
At the same time, the spell of James, the Commander of the Court Magicians, was completed.

'Purgatory Inferno!

The spell used was a fire-based attack spell of the highest power.
A super-compressed, scorching ball of magic power, even more condensed than a fireball, emerges.

I still can't reach the realm where I can use that spell.
But if we compare total firepower...

'Fireball...'

I cast the spell almost simultaneously with the court magicians and James.
Add to that the effects of my unique skills.

'Multiple spellcasting!

He poured all of his remaining mana into the spell, increasing the number of fireballs he created to three.

James's eyes widened in surprise when he saw it.

But that's the thing.
We both like to do our jobs well.

I fire three fireballs, James fires one purgatory flame, and the other court magicians each fire one fireball at a time.

The Ring of Extinction, which protected the Ice God from magic, was no longer with him when his left arm was lost.
This is what Knight Commander Dylan meant when he said 'checkmate'.

After a moment, the fire magic group landed on the ice demon...

An explosion, a roar, is not even a good description.
The auditory information seemed to swallow up all sound in an instant and disappear.



With that, a dazzling glow unlike anything I had ever seen before, colored by red lotus, flames, and scorching heat, arose.

That light, which seemed to have gathered all the heat in the world, eventually disappeared according to the natural order of things...

Nothing was left behind.
Everything that had been there melted, and a corner of the ground in the central avenue was gouged into a magma pool.

And what had once been called the Demon King of Ice had vanished without a trace.

A moment of silence.
Then.

'''Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

The knights gave a shout of victory.

With that, I released my tension and let out a big sigh.
It looks like we're in control.

The Royal Army then began to carefully clean up, including burning off the arms of the remaining ice demons.

James said a word or two with King Andrew, bowed, and came towards me.

When he came up to me, he said.

'William... you've done well. As an objective observation, I can only say that without you, this country would have perished. Thank you, thank you. But I've got one thing to say.

"What?

'It's time you put on your clothes. There are ladies here.'

James pointed to Irene, Satsuki and Cyril, who were covering their faces with their hands.

I'm sure it's just my imagination that they're glancing at me through the cracks in their fingers, but...

'...... Ah, yeah. That's right.

I also forgot to mention that I was completely naked when I released my Metamorphosis.

I hurriedly put on the robe that was at my feet.