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　Riding on a pitch-black horse, Eligos is clad in armor that emits a black aura.

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　His entire body was filled with a deadly atmosphere, and one could tell at a glance that he was not a human being.

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"He looks like a human being, though," he said.

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　He commented, "I'm not sure how I feel about this.

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　Jeanne agreed with me, but the conversation did not go any further.

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　If Eve had been here, she would have shared some trivia with us from her walking database. Unfortunately, she is not here.　

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　So I tell Jeanne what I know.

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"Eligos is a demon king called the Duke of Hell. As he appears, he is strong in hand-to-hand combat and is said to be stronger in single combat than the demon king Sabnak.

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"I heard that Sabnak, the Demon King, had a hard time with Hijikata, too."

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Me too.

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"In the end, I heard that the Demon King defeated him."

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In the end. Well, will it work that way this time?"

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　As I observe, a band of skeletons, my brave men, attack Eligos.

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　They all ready their scimitars and aim at Eligos' neck, but he destroys 30 skeletons with a single swipe of his spear.

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　This is not good, I thought, and changed the plan.

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"Even if lower-ranked soldiers hit Erigos, our numbers will only decrease. I'll have only Toshizo and Jeanne hit him."

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　Toshizo whistles when he hears this.

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"Did you quickly prepare a place for me to die?"

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"No way, I don't want him to die just yet."

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But the Demon King class may be too much for even two people to handle, you know.

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I know. Just one more second, just one more second. Just hold him off. We'll win.

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"...... you assure me you have a plan. Does it have something to do with that maid girl?"

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"Yes. I'm sure Eve will do it."

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"Okay. I'll put my faith in the Demon King and his maid.

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　With that, Toshizo started running.

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　He cut down enemy soldiers along the way as a way to pay for his journey.

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　He complained, "Jeanne, you're late!

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　Inspired by this, Jeanne glanced at him one last time.

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The demon king. We will fight against Eligos, but the Demon Lord will not have an easy time. His army of undead is still outnumbered by thousands."

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"Yes. It's not an easy road for either of us.

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"But the Demon Lord will win. I will not be defeated. The Witch King, lead us to victory!

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"Okay. I will bring you the victory you have been promised.

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　I said, and she finally put her lips on my cheek, as close to my lips as she could get.

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　I silently accept it, but I soon remember that this is a battlefield.

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　My face heats up.

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"......, that's not very nice."

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　Jeanne looked like a naughty little girl and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

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"I am a French girl. A kiss is just a greeting. If I make it back alive, I'll give you a French kiss.

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　With that, he drew his sword and headed for the front line.

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　Jeanne also cuts through enemy soldiers along the way.

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　The path she took was filled with pieces of zombie flesh and skeleton bones.

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　Soon it too will be filled. .......

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　It is my job as general to send my troops to the buried area and take them down.

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　It was also my job to defeat the wraiths and banshees, the ghostly creatures that only work with magic.

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"Oh man, this is a lot of overtime."

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　I had to be both a commander and a soldier.

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"If only there were someone like Zhuge Liang, Shiba Ii, or Nobunaga here, my hardships would be eased a lot. ......

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　But what can be done without them? I had to take care of it myself.

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　I gave precise directions while casting spells and steadily burying the undead army of Eligos.

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　It was the Demon Lord Elygos who was impressed by the sight of me.

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　He observed me from a distance on his horse, and seemed to have uttered the following words

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"So that's the demon king Ashtaroth. I had heard that he had defeated the Lion King Sabnak, but I guess it was not a fluke.

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　That's true," he continues.

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"The demon king Sabnak is an F-rank demon king. He is a small fry with some personal bravery, but not as strong as I am. The bat of the birdless village must be Ashtaroth. Kukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukkukk.

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　The demon king Elygos spoke in a loud voice,

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"I don't like the sound of that. "You dare to taunt our captain?"

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　I heard a voice say.

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　It belongs to a man. A fearless man, dressed in an otherworldly military uniform.

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　I stared at him, but he did not seem intimidated.

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　Then I heard another voice.

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"I will not allow anyone to mock my Demon Lord! I will behead him!

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　His voice was cool and interesting.

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　A woman as pure as a saint was drawing a sword.

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　A bumpy duo, I thought, but they seemed to recognize it.

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"We are not a duo!

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　They cut at us separately.

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　Although they were not a duo, their movements were coordinated and they worked well together.

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　When Toshizo received the hard spear of Eligos, Jeanne thrust the holy sword at him with a soft movement.

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　Of course, he would not take such a blow.

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　They were quite a sight to behold. You want to ask their names.

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"What are your names?"

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"My name?　You who are about to die don't need to know, but I'll tell you for your own good. My name is Hijikata Toshizo, vice chief of the Shinsengumi.

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　Toshizo identifies himself.

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　Jeanne follows.

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"My name is Jeanne. Jeanne d'Arc, the Maiden of Orleans. Servant of God. Sent by God to vanquish all evil demon kings. Evil is you."

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　The two announce themselves and attack Eligos.

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　The demon king is a big talker, and his movements are agile, but not too fast to be caught.

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　Toshizo, a renowned swordsman, applies his sword coolly.

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　Jeanne, the messenger of God, also showed no mercy to the Demon King.

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　Eligos' thick armor prevents him from inflicting fatal damage, but their attacks are steady.

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　If they continue to attack at this rate, they will land the killing blow.

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　The only question was whether it was going to be Toshizo or Jeanne, but it turned out to be Toshizo.

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　There are several reasons.

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　Jeanne's holy sword, Nouvelle Jewise, is a double-edged broadsword and relatively heavy.

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　Also, Hijikata Toshizo is a swordsman, and the man who spent his time fighting at the Shizen Rishinryu Tama Dojo in Tama, Japan, seems to be a better swordsman than Hijikata Toshizo.

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　As Jeanne's thrust with the sacred sword is parried, Hijikata's Izumimamori Kanetada reaches out from behind her like a shadow.

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　It stabbed Eligos in the stomach, but then a shocking thing happened.

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　He should have been stabbed in the gut, but Eligos calmly thrust his sword back at him.

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　Toshizo kicked his opponent with his foot and pulled out the sword that had pierced Eligos, but he was almost hit by a blow.

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　He let out a cold sweat.

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"...... A monster. But now you've done a lot of damage ......."

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　But the words stopped.

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　He would have struck a blow that would have been deep, if not fatal.

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　I thought so, but only for a moment.

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　Eligos had a hole in his belly, from which black blood flowed unceasingly, but soon the blood stopped and the hole in his belly was closed.

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　The belly groaned and the area was repaired.

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What resilience! I can't even stand to think about it.

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　Toshizo let out a sigh, but it was Jeanne who was more disappointed.

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"...... Hijikata, it hurts that you couldn't do it with that blow."

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"...... you mean we're getting cornered over here?"

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"That's one thing, but the Demon Lord's main army is in trouble. We're all at the limit of fatigue, it's about to break."

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　Glancing behind me, I see that the battle line has retreated considerably. It is true that the formation will break up and we will be surrounded at once. If that happens, we are finished.

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　And it may be true that we cannot defeat Eligos.

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　A few times with swords is all it takes to know how strong an opponent is.

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　The demon king's resilience was no match for a sword.

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(...... This is going to be a death sentence...)

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　I thought so, but I was not discouraged.

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　Rather, I felt calm and thought that it would be a good way to die if I were to be killed by such a demon king.

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　--Just as I thought that, I heard Asito's voice in the distance.

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"Hijikata! You are not a ball to die here! You will die by 100,000 arrows! Don't you regret being killed by such a third-rate demon king?

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"A third-rate demon king!"

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　Eligos is furious.

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　But Asito says calmly.

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"I told you I have a plan and that you should endure for a moment. You and I both endured for a moment. And the military strategist in the maid's uniform made a big deal out of it.

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　As the Demon King Asito said this, the body of the Demon King Eligos began to change.

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　The ominous aura that had covered him until a few moments before was gone.

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　There were signs of change in the desperate situation.

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