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　Hannah is in enemy hands.

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　Coga and Amira evacuate.

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　Nero is defeated by the healing wizard.

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　It is only a matter of time before the key to the battle, Barzinak, is defeated.

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"...... about time."

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　Far from the battlefield, on the throne of the castle, I perceive the battle situation and slowly rise from my throne.

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　Ciel, the maid of honor standing by my side, tilts her head, as if wondering what is going on.

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"How can I help you?　The demon king?

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"Outside."

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"...... Yes?"

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"......"

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　I leave the throne and walk through the doorway of the hall to the staircase, while Ciel looks as if he has lost the point.

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"My Lord, what are you ...... going to do?"

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"I was going to do what I had to do."

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　They ascend the dark staircase one step at a time.

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　The once lively castle is now a shadow of its former self. Almost everyone in the castle has gone off to battle, save for the chambermaid charged with the castle's management and a few guards assigned to protect the castle.

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　The demon tribe had been driven to such an extent.

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　--To such an extent that they had no other recourse but to rely on me, the hero sealed in their midst.

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"Um... ...... I'd rather not follow ........."

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"No, you're welcome to follow me."

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　I look up at the top of the stairs as I reply to Ciel, who is about to stop in his tracks.

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　At the top of the castle, the highest point from which one can look out over the Demon Lord's territory.

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　I step out onto the open rooftop and turn my head in the direction where the battle is likely to take place.

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"......"

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　I devote most of my strength to maintaining the demon kingdoms.

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　Once the supply is cut off, the land of the Demon Lords will revert to dead in the blink of an eye. If that happens, my people who live here will suffer from hunger.

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　For this reason, I have not fought the battle myself, but have kept my actions and strength limited within the castle until now.

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　But the time has come for me to break the fetters I have placed on myself.

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"For the time being, my power will not be able to extend to the Demon Lord's domain."

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"...... what?"

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　What I will do now to keep my people alive.

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　It is an action that I would have scoffed at before I was sealed up - before I had settled the score with the heroes - but it must be done.

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"From now on, I will attack the allied forces. That will use up most of my strength."

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"...... to help those of you who are fighting?"

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"Not only that, but... But that's not the only reason.

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　Partly because we wanted to hurt the other side when a coalition of many countries is crowded together.

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"If the Demon Lord had attacked from the beginning, wouldn't all the soldiers have had to go to fight ......?"

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"It is natural to think so. However, that was an impossible story.

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　This is only possible because the human side has formed a coalition and concentrated their forces in the first place.

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　No, before that, if they carried out the large-scale attack that they were about to carry out, the power that should be allocated to the demon king's territory would be exhausted, and the demon tribe would lose its power before the invasion could be carried out.

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　Ciel's face turned down, as if he knew this as well.

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　If I had ...... my original strength, I could fight even if I were here, but... that's impossible.

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　Most of my power is still "sealed" by him, after all.

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　I'm not sure if this is a personal warning to me, or if he knew this was coming, but it's insidious, even for my arch-enemy.

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I'm sorry.

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"...... yes."

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　Normally, she would have wanted to say, "Please don't say that.

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　But she didn't say so because she understood my feelings.

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　Feeling sorry for having made her feel uneasy, I gathered my magical power in my palm and activated my magic.

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"The magic of the heart, the magic of conveying the heart."

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　The message is to evacuate and prepare for the coming attack.

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　After giving short instructions to the army to evacuate, I activate the next spell.

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"Puppet spells, magic to manipulate the corpse..."

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"The corpse ......?"

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　Ciel reacts to my mutterings with some trepidation.

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"I only manipulate dead demons to evacuate my people who have failed to escape. The original use of ...... is as you might imagine."

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　After the death of a demon that I have interfered with with my power in advance, I manipulate its corpse.

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　The disadvantage is that the effect can only be maintained for a short time remotely, and only simple commands can be given, but a simple order such as "Evacuate the demon soldiers" can be carried out.

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　After the manipulated demon has ordered the soldiers to evacuate, I give Ciel a brief explanation of this magic.

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"This magic is special in a way. In the past, those who mastered this magic implanted it in their offspring, transforming them into beings different from human beings. Nowadays, these demons are called necromancers.

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"Yes, yes, ......"

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　......The demons you manipulated have begun to escape one by one from their brethren.

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　In parallel, I activate the next spell.

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"Magic of transmutation, a spell that connects space and transfers only magic power."

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　Originally, it is a magic to make semi-permanent magic work.

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　This time, however, the magic itself will be dropped through a magic circle in the sky.

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　The magic circle is deployed in front of him---connected to all the spells of the magic circle---and he puts his palm on it and activates the last spell.

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"--fire magic."

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　A spell that simply releases flames.

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　The more magic power you put into this spell, the more its range and even its power will continue to increase without limit.

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　Into this magic I pour most of my magical energy, sending a constant rain of fire down upon the allied forces.

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　The magic in my body is being drained away.

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"...... I suppose it would be easily defended against by those with power."

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　The power of the fireball is not so strong. It is not a threat to a person of a certain level of ability.

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　But an ordinary soldier of this world would be a threat. Especially after the battle with our army.

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　While the enemy's more powerful men are busy dealing with the situation, it would be better if our people survived.

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"...... warriors. Your lives are more precious than victory.

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　Tears streamed down my cheeks.

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　We cannot let their sacrifice end in mere defeat.

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　Perhaps next time the humans will come to the demon king's territory to destroy the demon tribe.

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　--- That is why we must make them suffer a painful defeat before that time.

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I am sure that you will be able to find a way to get out of this.

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　Leona, Hyde, and the Nirvarna Kingdom's warrior group joined forces and were able to defeat Barzinak.

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　With that, the soldiers of the Demon King's army run away as if they were being rushed by something.

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　This meant that they had won the battle against the Demon King's Army.

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　The warriors of Nirvarna were trembling with the joy of victory, but we soon learned that it was only a glorified victory.

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　From a black magic circle floating in the sky, a huge number of fireballs were dropped onto the battlefield where we were.

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　Pointing at the magic circle, I asked Nair if he had any idea what was going on, although he was very upset.

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"Nair, is that magic in the sky?

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"I don't know of any magic on that crazy scale!　What is that?　Isn't it beyond the range of living creatures? !"

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　As we speak, a ball of flame is approaching.

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　The soldiers were running away in a hurry to avoid being caught in this ......!

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　No!　We have to deal with this situation now anyway!

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"Just out of curiosity, what are you going to do?"

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"We're going to block the fireball and let the knights escape......!"

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"Ferrum!　You should know how to handle this guy by now!

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　From his arms he produces swords, and from his shoulders a sickle-like whip, like that of Korga, and looks up at the sky.
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　Just as I am about to intercept the flames in front of me, I see eight spears flying toward the sky.
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"Usato!
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Leona!
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　The spears, made of ice, were moving separately and piercing the fireballs one after another, drawing pale blue trails.
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　She glides up next to me and speaks to me as she manipulates the spear above her head.
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"I can't stop all of them by myself!　You and Mister Hyde take care of the people here!
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"Yes, sir!　I'll take care of them!
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　I'll leave this to you, Leona, and move to get these people out of here.
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　Carrying those who can't move as much as possible, I call out to the knights around me as best I can.
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"Everyone, please get out of here!　Those who can use magic, protect your friends from the fireball!　Those with wounded people, please come near me!　......!"
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　Leona's spear slips through the fireball, and she extends her left sword to slice through it.
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　The fireballs disappear with a deafening explosion, but they continue to fall one after another.
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　The fireballs continue to fall, but the fireballs that cannot be prevented fall to the ground and injure the people around them with explosions.
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　It was like a scene from hell.
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　As I desperately tried to escape my allies and deal with the fireball, I couldn't help but be upset by the worst turn of events that I had never imagined.
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"The battle was over, but ......!　How could this ......!"
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　Are they trying to make it a painless fight?
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　Either way, it's not normal for them to try something like this.
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　Then, as I was urging them to retreat in the direction of the base, I saw something like a light going up from the ground to the sky.
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"That's ......!"
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　Not far away from me, I see a blinding electric shock and a ball of light with a visible brilliance being sent into the sky.
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　They intercept the fireballs as well as Leona's spear.
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"Senpai and Kazuki...... both of you are safe and sound......!"
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　I am deeply relieved to see their magic, even if it is only the presence of magic, and I start to move forward to do what I have to do.
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<<<, Usato!　He's here again! >>
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"Anyway!　Whoever did this, I'm going to beat the hell out of him someday!"
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　Clenching his fists tightly, he turns back to intercept the fireball and confront the threat.
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　Fireballs raining down from the sky.
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　Burning earth.
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　The battle should be over, but we are still fighting.
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"Finally, everyone here is about to get out alive. ......!"
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　We can't let that be ruined here. ......!
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　I won't let this happen!　Even if I fall down after this!　I will complete my mission!
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　In order to keep everyone alive with all my might, I would just keep moving until the moment this attack was over.
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