Oh. Harut's in a... in a... in a... in a... in a doorway.
Well, I guess...

　Meldi muttered as she saw a smiling Hurt make a giant spear of fire appear, and Ryushin responded. The two of them had complicated expressions on their faces, as if unpleasant memories had resurfaced.

　That mode that Meldy talks about──.

It's been a while since Hurt's do-si-do, hasn't it?

It's true. Harut defeated the evil one, and we're pretty strong now, so we haven't had any recently.

　Halt's 'Dos Mode'.

　It refers to the state that Meldi and the others named because when he trains his companions, he smiles and unleashes magic that is hardly considered to be at the level of the magic he unleashes on them.


　The strongest wise men turned against the evil gods. From the time he first defeated the demon, he had always thought of the possibility of being hit back by the evil gods.

　Of course, when he could protect himself, he would do his best to protect his friends and family.

　But the other party is a god. They don't know when and where they will attack. He is an entity for which human common sense does not apply.

　That's why the wise man (Hurt) decides to make his family strong. He decides to develop his friends' abilities to the maximum.

　As an agent of the evil gods, the strongest beings that can operate in the human world are demons. Hurt's entire family has been preparing to defeat that demon.

　Meldi, a beast race, and Ryushin, a dragonoid, had been blessed with the status of their race, which was a great stretch of strength. It was quite natural that the wise man, who had decided that he wanted to increase the number of people who could protect his friends even without him, first tried to strengthen those two with emphasis.

　It could be said that Meldi and the others were sacrificed because of the stretch.


　Imagine. A demon king with infinite magical power would create an infinite number of powerful enemies that could kill you in an instant if you were even slightly careless. If you were injured in battle, no matter how serious your injuries were, you would be healed instantly. Even if you don't want to, you'll always be able to recover your full strength and magic power.

　The only way to end the battle is to defeat the Demon King's (Hurt) magic.

　Merdi and Ryushin have experienced such hellish training many times. That's why they both feel a little bit of sympathy for Gad.

　But even more than that, the girls were currently feeling uplifted.

''Liushin. Why are you grinning?　That's a little creepy.

I'm sorry, I'm just... you know, Meldi. I think you're laughing pretty hard, too.

What?

　They were laughing unconsciously.

　It was because they were unconsciously happy that the number of sacrificial victims who would be experiencing the same horror as them would increase. It is because they were unconsciously happy that the number of people who will experience the same fear will increase.

　And this time, I can be on the side of the victim.


"He's been hitting on Luna. He threatened her," he said. Oh, and one more thing. She said I was a violent person.

　Honestly, Meldy didn't care much about the fact that he had been disgraced. However, he dared to include it as well, to give Gad more reasons to punish him.

''I can't forgive that guy. Even Irina-san said that he's giving me trouble.''

　While separated from Halt, Ryushin was told by Irina of the evil deeds that Gad had done in the past.

　There is a male adventurer whose future was cut off by Gad.
　There is a female adventurer who was half forced to attack him.

　But Gad is the captain of the Knights of the Kingdom. He is in a decent position of power in this country called Glendale. Against him, Irina, the master of the Adventurer's Guild, is unable to take a strong attitude.

　This is because the guild is favored in many ways by having its existence recognized by the country.

　Irina, who has to run this adventurer's guild, can't do anything to Gad.


　However, if it's a matter of being in the middle of a pay raise exam(──), then it won't be much of a problem. In fact, when Gad has gone too far against a male adventurer, it has been treated as an accident.

　And even Irina (Guildmaster) can't stop the fight because of Gad's designated 'no outsider's touch' rule during the exam.

　Originally, that was the rule to prevent anyone from stopping Gad from beating up the adventurers, but...


''Even if I accidentally turned into a full dragon and went out of control and let him die... it would be an accident, right?

　This time it has become a thing where Gad is dying and no one is stopping him.

　It can't be helped because Gad himself says 'don't stop'.

It can't be helped. You can't blame him. I might accidentally hit him with a flying fist that can annihilate a demon too, but........
　
Merdi, it was an accident. It's a test for promotion. It's not a problem if we get carried away.

I'm glad Sylph said so!

　Sylph, who registered as an adventurer with Hurt and the others and followed the promotion exam today, is the Spirit King of the Wind. The existence of the Spirit King is supposed to monitor the actions of those who have power and protect the world by controlling their outbursts.

　However, when Hurt turned this place (the arena) into a dungeon, there was no need for that.

　A dungeon is a space isolated from the outside world, and it can be said that it is a single world. The administrator of that world is not the Creator God, but the Dungeon Master.

　Now, the god of this arena was Hurt.
　Naturally, the Sylph (spirit king) would not stop the god.


　Irina also agreed with that.

''Oh, if it's an accident, it can't be helped. I think so too, so by all means do the best you can.

Yeah. Really.

I think everyone here can beat the demon besides us, don't you?

　Today, the eight people who have come to take the test are Haruto, Luna, Meldi, Sylph, Akari, Sitri, Ryushin, and Hinata.

　Haruto, who went out to defeat the evil gods, and Akari, a brave man who received cheat skills from the gods of another world. And Citry, a former Demon King, is the strongest being in this world. Even if you include the gods, it can be said that they are so.

　Meldi, a beastman who is over level 200 and can master the magic robe. And now that Ryushin is able to fully transform into a dragon, he can take on multiple demons at the same time and still win.

　The existence created by the World Tree to protect itself from demons is the Wind Spirit King Sylph, and naturally she has the power to defeat demons.

　When Hinata became Liushin's wife, she wanted to be able to protect her husband who was about to die in front of her in a battle. And under the guidance of the strongest wise men, heroes and the president of the magic academy, she had gained enough power to restrain the black dragon's outburst.

　The problem is...


I can't defeat the demon alone. I can't defeat the demon alone.

　Luna, an attached magician, could not be able to defeat a demon with her personal magic alone, no matter how much she raised her level.

''At least a demon, I can manage...''

　At the point when you can defeat a demon, you can say that you have stepped into the realm of the beastly class as a human in this world.

　However, to that extent, he is an object of protection in the Elnor family.

"Luna has her a-les, so she'll be fine. Have confidence in yourself!

　Merdi encourages Luna, who is depressed.

　Just then, the first(...) accident occurs.


"Firelance!

　Harte pointed the huge spear of fire at Gad. And it was...

What?　Huh?

　He made Gad's body disappear with ease.

　The next moment, the center of the arena shone brightly.


　When the light subsided, Gad was standing there.

''........What?''

　It was so instantaneous that he still didn't seem to understand what had happened.

　In order to break his mind, the strongest sage in dosage mode had begun to prepare his next magic.