When the first attack was blocked by the beast girl (Seal), Cryer Berch couldn't believe his eyes.

　In her right eye, she was surprised that she didn't expect to be prevented. And in her left eye, the question of how she had prevented it from happening arose.

　Clia, who jumped over the fence with her whole body clad in jade, swung her sword horizontally, fleshing out behind the two people who were trying to run into the mansion.

　A blow to behead the demon girl (sparrow) with a single sword. Killing her painlessly was Kuria's least mercy.


　This attack was by no means an all-out effort, but even so, there should have been no opportunity for those adventurers out there to break in.

　In fact, until the very last minute, Seal hadn't even noticed Krya's attack - or even the approach.

　That was because he threw himself in front of the sword blade, defending the sparrow without warning, and so Kuria's reaction was also delayed. Some beastmen have wild animal instincts, or perhaps Seal is one of them.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.

　I'm sorry, I thought to myself. He hadn't meant to hurt anyone but the demon man.

　The slashed seal stumbled back a couple of steps, but instead of falling down, he changed his position and confronted Cryer. Seeing this, Cryer had quickly chosen the option of retreating.

　I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.


''........Hi!　Mr. Seal, you're hurt...!




　The wound must have hurt, Seal's voice was low and faint. Still, he didn't stop defending the sparrow with his back. Before he knew it, he had a sharp dagger in his hand.

　The sparrow would have been able to escape if it had wanted to at this time, as Cryer's attacking hand had stopped.

　But the sparrow couldn't move. Sparrow's heart is not strong enough to escape on its own without hesitation, leaving the seal in front of her eyes with blood pouring from her back.



　Cryer faintly raises his eyebrows after listening to their exchange. The beastman girl glaring at her and the demon girl who looks like she's about to cry. You can easily understand their inner thoughts.

　Seal's devotion to protect his friends, risking his life, and Sparrow's hesitation to run away from her friends are both precious to Cryer's eyes. If I had been there as a third party, I would have gladly assisted them.

　I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not going to be the only one. It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to find a way to get a job.



　--But the actuality of this is that you can't retreat here.



　A scene I once saw in my hometown comes to mind for Kuria.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get a good deal more than you think.

　There was no sign of life, let alone nature's blessings, and that was the scene inside the demon gate.

　The sealed power of the demon god affects the terrain and creatures outside the demon gate. It would be self-evident that its power would become more powerful inside the demon gate.

　What Kuria saw was a world that had been distorted and destroyed by the demon god's demon energy.


　If the demon gods are freed, both the demon island and the continent will become a wilderness. The grass would wither, the water would decay, and insects and animals would be turned into demons by the demon's energy.

　The mad ecosystem will disrupt and destroy the order of the human world. In a world where countless demons roam about, humans and sub-humans kill each other over the remaining food and safety of the land, this is called hell.

　This is called hell.

　The Seirin warriors are fighting to keep this world from turning it into hell. And it is for this very reason that the blue-ringed warrior has turned his back on the demon race.


　--The demon people are a clan with the demon gods as the same source of existence (anima).


　It's not just a matter of time before you get to know them. The fact that the head of the Gokens' family tells him that he has once passed through the demon gate.

　That's not the only thing he was told.

　Itto-ryu, a style of sword fighting that exerts immense power by controlling the anima. The first Sword Sage who developed this technique learned it from the demon race. This is also a truth that can only be passed on to those who have passed through the demon gate.


　The horns, the source of the demon's power, are connected to the demon gods at the root level and continue to emit demonic energy. In other words, the demon god constantly interferes in the world through the horns of the demon men.

　The qualities and character of the individual are irrelevant. Even if there are demons who do not worship the demon god, it does not matter. The demons are a race of people who distort the world simply by being there.

　And that's not all. As an anima, the demigods need a relying party in order to appear in the world. And the object of that relying party is the demon humans united by their horns.

　There was no need to break the demon gate. As long as the demon race is alive, the demon gods can appear in this world. This is exactly what happened three hundred years ago.

　This was the truth that had conclusively determined the conflict between man and demon man three hundred years ago.



　The reason why the Ad Astera Empire and the Sword Family kept this information a secret was to avoid causing unnecessary harm.

　If this fact were to spread, the people would change their blood and try to hunt down the surviving demons.

　And they will be returned. Onijin, who control the Anima, sometimes show a power that surpasses even the users of the Illusionary One-Sword Style. They are no match for a simple soldier or adventurer, and in the worst case scenario, they could trigger the demon gods to appear in the world.

　To avoid such a situation, the Empire and the swordsmen took it upon themselves to clean up the demon race. They also crushed groups of demon hunts for horns that were not in their favor.


　Also, if other nations knew the secrets of the demon gods and anima, they might secretly try to capture the demons and use their power to their advantage. The reason why the Empire withheld information was also to nip this kind of conspiracy in the bud.

　However, simply withholding information could lead to the demons of other countries being set free.

　In that case, if the empire's war effort moved, it would lead to a conflict between nations.

　One of the roles of the Gokens' family was to prevent such conflicts. The Gokens would sometimes provide military power to other nations to exterminate demons, and the emperor would not blame them for this. This was a way of creating a track record that would allow them to swiftly turn over to other countries when the demons were discovered. This is the reason behind the unique way of being a vassal.

　Of course, there was also the possibility of protecting one's own and one's country's interests by keeping a secret. And as a vassal of the swordsman, Cryer Berch was in a position to act in the interest of his family's principles and interests.


Retreat. If you interfere further, I will regard you as one of the devil's companions.



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　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

　I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do anything about it. I'm not going to be able to get the best out of them.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time in the city. It could be said that he didn't have time to think about such unnecessary things.



　Seal's keen hearing sensed that the hesitation had disappeared from his opponent's words. The next time he said he would show no mercy, his words were literal. There would be no more "sweetness" that could be expected from the "sweetness" that stifled the one sword that could have been a fatal blow.

　The seal stands up against the hairs, the hairs of his entire body, and watches his opponent's movements.


　--The sword blade wavered faintly in his field of vision.


　I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about this.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

　The scarlet hakama fluttered as it bounced, and a mid-level kick like a spear pierced the seal's pigeon tail.

　A lump of exhaled air was spat out of his mouth with a kaha. The beastman's body flew through the air like a ball and then slammed to the ground. Even so, the momentum didn't stop, and the body rotated on the ground two or three times.



　........Even after the rotation stopped, the seal did not stand up. Even if he struggled to get up, his body wouldn't listen to him. The pain of not even being able to breathe made Seal squirm on the ground, unable to hold back.

　The sparrow was going to run to the seal, but his movement was blocked by the dull glow of the blade.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal of information on this.


''You are ah!


　The flames that arose in the small hand that was thrust out, immediately swelled to the size of a child's head.

　A simple magic transformation that does not require chanting. One of the magic training that Miroslav taught me.

　The sparrow was about to slam it into Cryer at close range. If Kuria had been hit by it, she would have taken no small amount of damage. And the aftermath of the explosion would have engulfed the surgeon, the sparrow, and must have inflicted heavy wounds.

　The sparrow's magic, which had lost its composure, contained that much power.


　However, it should be said, of course, that Cryer had completely seen through this. Quickly - he turned around to the side with a speed that could only be considered to have disappeared from the sparrow's eyes.


　--After all, demons are fearsome. Can they control so much magic at this young age?


　Cryer puts strength into his hand that holds the hilt while thinking about this. The attack that was going to behead him with a single sword, however, was again thwarted.


''Flap your wings, O unseen bird of prey--Sluyo!


　Suddenly, a wind magic was released from the mansion.

　The speed of the chanting, the precision of the chanting, it was an advanced jutsu that couldn't be compared to the sparrow's magic that had bored the demon man's magic.


''........You still have friends?''


　Tweeting, Krya quickly dodged the magic. If it was a normal human being, the timing was definitely right for a direct hit, but it wasn't difficult for Kuria, who has increased her whole body's ability with her Jing Jing Jing, to avoid the magic now. Quickly kicking the ground and flying away from the spot.


　-- that was what the opponent was aiming for, and it was only when the next magic was unleashed that he realized that.


　The red-haired sorcerer who came out of the mansion saw that Cryer was away from the sparrow and unleashed a barrage of magic.

　A crucifixion of magic by discarding chanting. However, the power of each one is that of a well-chanted magic.

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's not.


　If this was a normal battle, it would be possible to stick with it until the other side's magic power or magic stone is exhausted, but if you do that in the current situation, the demons will escape. In fact, the demons (sparrows) who received the sorcerer's orders are disappearing into the mansion with the help of the beastmen (seals) on their shoulders.

　Cryer also surmised that this continuous exercise of roaring magic would also have the intention of alerting the neighbors to the strange change.

　If time passes, unrelated residents and guards will come rushing in.

　As for that side, there was no problem since Goz was waiting outside the gate, but it was not desirable for the commotion to grow.

　It's a good idea to use the power of magic to forcibly control the magicians with the power of Jing Jing Jing, and to control the sorcerer at once - that's what Krai thinks and carries out.


　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.


　I'm sure you're not the only one who's been through this.


''I knew it would come to that--'Discharging Magic Power''


　A single word of magic chanting.

　The next moment, all of Cryer's vision turned white.