I was able to save her just in time, just before the sword the demon was holding pierced Seira.

　I thought I could manage with the flame knight, but when I was preparing to transition to her, she sensed that the knight had been defeated, so she hurriedly transitioned to me.

　I didn't know the demon was coming...

　As expected of a demon enemy, a single flame knight would be too much. If you want to buy time against the demons, you'll need to have several knights of multiple attributes ready to go.


　This place where I'm currently at right now is the inner part of the Holy City - the great shrine where the Creation God is enshrined.

　The Holy City has a powerful holy ward set up in the Holy City.

　It's so strong that if a demon were to force its way inside the warding, it would be annihilated.

　I was surprised that the demons were here without regard to it. Also, a chill ran down my spine as the demon directly touched the saint who was supposed to be protected by a ward stronger than the ward of the Holy City.

　This demon had the power to kill Seira.
　Truly, it was a good thing she was in time.

　Also, the evil black sword that the demon was trying to stab her with - this is also somewhat disgusting.

　My instincts told me that I should destroy it as soon as possible.


　First of all, I tried to remove the arm of the demon that was strapped around Seira's neck, but.......it didn't come off at all.

　Even though I detached it from the main body of the demon, it's the arm of the guy who appears to be a higher level demon, so it stuck to Seira like a curse in itself and wouldn't leave.

　Therefore, I decided to annihilate it with holy attribute magic.

　Apparently, the demon that was the master of this arm had quite a bit of resistance to the holy attribute.

　It was hard to make the arm disappear.

　However, even though it was resistant, the demon was still a demon.
　There is no doubt that holy attribute magic is their weakness.

　It releases dozens of times more magic power than it did the day before yesterday when it annihilated the demon that was attacking Seira.

　After compressing it to a super high density, she wore it in her right hand as a magic robe and crushed the arm of the demon that was strangling her.

　With that, the demon's arm disappeared.

　Seira, who was able to breathe, coughed.

'Are you okay?'
'Yes. Thank you.

　Slowly lowering Seira to the floor as I heel over her, I turn my supremacy on the demon.

　The enemy is a demon.
　I can't be too careful.

　The demon was struggling to regenerate the left arm I had cut off.

　Something like a tentacle extends from the severed surface of the arm and tries to form an arm, but it's not at all stable.

''Gugu──Ki, you!　How in the world did you get here?　And that doomsday sword is your High Kingdom, why do you, a wise man, have it in your possession?

　Hegoku is the Devil's sword?

　The Sword of the Demon is a weapon that produces powerful additional damage against those connected to the evil gods──demons, demons, demonkind, and demons.

　Its effects are dependent on the weapon itself, so even if I, who has a fixed status, use it, it's powerful enough.

　In fact, the effect seems to be genuine when you see that a demon that is supposed to have the ability to regenerate more than a demon is having trouble regenerating even a single arm.

　Heh........good to know.
　In the future, I will actively use the High Kingdom when fighting demons and devils.

　Hm?　Speaking of which, how did this guy know I was a wise guy?

Have I ever met you?　How do you know I'm a wise man?

I'm the one asking the questions!

　Oh, I was pissed off.

''Master Hurt, Duke Iffel was the devil the one who ruled the Holy City....

Is that so?

　Somehow I thought that Duke Iffel was suspicious........but I didn't know he was a demon himself.

　I only thought that he was working behind the scenes in the Holy City, receiving instructions from demons and devils - that's all I could think of.

''This demon has destroyed the crystal that has protected the Holy City for thousands of years.

　Tears spilled from Seira's eyes.

　When I looked at the center of the Great Temple, I saw a large crack in the giant crystal used to generate the Holy Wards.

''Haha, that's right. Soon, ten demons and more than a thousand demons will rush into this holy city. This place will be turned into hell!

　After finishing the regeneration of his arm, the demon who had regained his composure spoke to him.

　Ten demons and a thousand or so demons──.

　Well, that's something we can handle.
　The problem is the broken crystal.

　The only way to fix it is to get a girlfriend to come over and fix it.

　When you think about it...

"Crap, you're a wise man indeed, but are you scared?　You destroyed my demon thing. You'll have a hundred years to pay for that!　It's not just you. I will continue to cause so much pain to those women who came to this Holy City with you that they would rather die!

　Uh.........what is this guy saying?
　Did I break something?

　I don't understand the situation very well.

　When my magic knight series is defeated by an enemy, it tries to return the magic power that it didn't use before it was defeated to me.

　When that magic power is returned, I have the ability to relive what the knights went through...

　Information cannot be obtained from the knight who was defeated after the nucleus (core) was removed. This is because the nucleus is the brains of the knights and the most important part of the knight's structure.

　Hmm, I don't know, but that's okay.

　At least we know this guy wants to get to my family.

　Which means she's an enemy to be eliminated.
　I mean, he's my enemy.


　I metastasized to the side of the demon who was having a good time, and cut off his newly healed left arm once more with the High Kingdom.

''──Ugh?!''

　The demon attacked me with his right hand while his face was twisted in pain, so I quickly returned to Seira.

"Ta-transference?　You're a brave man, aren't you?

I'm a...

　Sage.

　I was about to say that, but Seira was behind me, so I decided to change my words a bit.

　I'll let her know that the brave (...) one (...) has come back.

　That should cheer her up, as she is in despair after the destruction of the crystal.


'I'm a brave man from another world.
''──What?!''

　Seira shows a surprised expression.

　I'm a former(ish) brave, though.
　Well, that's enough of a lie, isn't it?

　One who has the courage to protect people.
　He who gives people hope.

　That's what makes you brave.

　I'll protect Sayla.
　I'm gonna show her hope.

　Do you remember what you told me a hundred years ago?　
　I hope Seira remembers that.

　A hundred years ago, when I rescued her from an attack by a demon, I retraced her words.

　She was standing behind me.


I will protect you.