Meanwhile, the main battlefield after Dariel had been blown up.

　There were two main battles going on at the same time.

　The first was Pigalo the hero of The Sword vs. Sesha the spearman.

　Pigaro, who is planning to power up after getting hit by Mithril, and Sesha, who is trying to stop him.
　The two men rush to help, but...

"Kuh?!

　The brave Radey stopped running as another arrow pierced his feet.
　If he tried to run, an arrow would fly at his nose and stop him.
　Repeatedly it happened again and again, and Radey was unable to go to Sesha's rescue.

'Altamir!　Why are you interrupting me?
It's time for you to stop looking to the side and start looking at me. It's me you're fighting.
''Look...?''

　Al Tamir's figure had already disappeared from Radey's vision.

　The road that passes for mithril transport.
　A dense forest spread out on both sides of it.
　She dives into it and hides herself while making accurate shots at Radie.
　It was textbook archer's fighting style.

'Why should we fight!　Aren't we friends with the same goal?

　We had the common goal of defeating the Demon King.

''That's right!　But you didn't want to compete with us!　You didn't want to go with us!　Then we'll have to fight you directly to settle the matter!
It's a mess...!

　Satome blurted out as she stood beside Radhi and concentrated on defense.

　Altamir's arrows can change their trajectory at will with their aura and can shoot through Radhi from any direction.
　In order to protect her blind spot, Satome, the guard, could not leave Radey's side.

''That substitute hero........................What you say is a mess!　Didn't I say she has a temper like that?
She's a control freak.

　Radey says wistfully.

'Dariel said that earlier. The bright red eyes of Altamir and the others are a sign that they are under brainwashing magic. That's why that boy can't make normal decisions anymore.''
"Magic........that means the demon race is behind it?

　As expected, even Radey couldn't understand that much.
　However, it was hard to believe that Dariel, who spent the previous half of her life in the Demon King's army, would misread the traces of magic.

''I've heard that brainwashing magic is used to control the same demon race and human-like intelligence bodies. I've heard it's not quite the same as emissary magic for controlling small animals.
What's the difference?
Unlike the birds and the mice, demonic humans are intelligent, right?　That's where the brainwashing magic comes in, a kind of emotional bloat that runs amok. By doing so, it robs them of their ability to make normal decisions and makes them listen to what they say. ........it seems.

　As a human race, magic was out of the question for Radie, but he had some knowledge of magic as a countermeasure to fight the demon race.

'It just throws your emotions out of balance, which is why it takes a different skill than magic to make it work the way the sorcerer wants it to.

　The mind-control and deception tactics.

'I think Altamir is showing a bizarre obsession right now because his emotions are running wild with brainwashing magic. Ignoring the intentions of the surgeon.

　He would use magic to disrupt the subject's emotions and seduce them verbally to do what he said when his judgment was impaired.
　The combination of magic and speech is the main usage.

　But that's why brainwashing magic can't perfectly manipulate the subject.
　It's quite possible that the disordered emotions will ignore the orders of the surgeon and run amok if they find a destination to cling to.

　This is probably the reason why Zester and Altamir have found their respective enemies and challenged them.

"Does that mean he's obsessed with Lady Reddy?　Are you in love with her!

　Satome is surprisingly slow of speech.

　The war situation was overwhelmingly unfavorable.
　In the case of a battle between a close combatant and a long distance combatant, the spacing between them could be a factor in winning or losing.

　Altamir's tactic of shooting arrows from out of sight and out of sight among the trees would never bring the enemy closer.
　As long as she maintained this, she was not defeated.

'You're not keeping your sanity, but you're a solid fighter!　It pisses me off!
....

　Radey wanted to focus all her energy on the battle against Altamir, if possible.

　She had been defeated at Rasperda Fortress.
　How frustrating and shocking was that?
　If that was the reason why she had succumbed to the brainwashing magic, Radey couldn't abandon her.

　But there are plenty of times when events that cannot be discarded happen at the same time.

　Even at this moment, Sesha is fighting single-handedly with Pigalo, the hero of The Sword.

　How far can even an A-class adventurer like Sesha be bitten by Pigalo, who has increased his aura tremendously after eating Mithril?
　With no one to stand in his way, Pigalo's relentless pursuit of power is bound to devour the mithril in transit.

　He could never allow this to happen for the sake of the economy and the livelihood of Lax Village.

'Altamir!　Just give me a minute!　I'll give you as much of a fight as you want if you can handle Pigalo!
"You're always running away!　I won't be fooled again!　We'll get it done here!

　The voice is the only tree spirit that disappears from among the trees.
　Altamir, whose thoughts were disturbed by brainwashing magic, was precisely driven only by his obsession with Radie.

''Unless we defeat that child, we can't go and save Sesha-san.......!　We have no choice but to take that girl down first?
'We'll be late for that if we get lost!　Let's take out Altamir at full speed first!

　Satome's suggestion was the truth.
　But even if we say it's the best, it's not easy.

　Even if you lacked normal judgment, the other party is a brave man.
　A precise line of fire while hiding in the forest. As long as you don't locate them, Radie can't even attack Altamir.

　A rugged and prolonged battle was expected to be fought as per the archer's instruction manual
　Jittery and impatient Radey is getting more and more impatient....
　The turning point came suddenly.

　Altamir's arrow from behind the trees approaches Radie.
　But that arrow was shot down halfway through without reaching its target.

What?
What?

　Both Altamir, who shot it, and Radhi, who was shot, are surprised, not knowing what happened.

'We're late!'

　A wild voice echoed through the streets.

　It was Gacita's voice.

　An adventurer from the village of Lax, who had rushed to the scene with Dariel.
　Before he knew it, he had climbed to the highest top of the trees that lined both sides of the street.

''It took me a while to get the highest, best shooting spot!　But I don't have to put up with that anymore!
Mr. Fujita?　What are you doing in there?

　Gacita squeezes the bow and arrow, the weapon she uses.
　It's the same as the strong enemy at hand, Altamir.

　Again, a vicious arrow that approaches Radie.
　But once again, it was shot down and blocked on the way.

　It was because Gacita shot her own arrow at the flying arrow.

''You're shooting down an arrow with an arrow!''

　It was a divine feat worthy of amazement.
　Just hitting the target requires skill and concentration, yet Gasita hit the arrow, which is thin and small, yet galloping like a falcon.

''Unbelievable...!　What kind of technology...?
I thought Dariel was the only monster in Lax Village?

　Radie and Satome are surprised and stunned.
　But it was an opportunity. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

'Let's run, Satome!'
Yes, sir!

　The two of them run at a sprint.
　Around the two of them, a number of broken arrows are scattered around them.

Every single one of those arrows are down, for real!　What's that guy's name?
You're not going to be able to get a good deal more than that. It's only natural for him to be able to do this.

　Likewise, Radey's confidence in Dariel's guidance was strong.

　It was Gashita, who had come to adore Dariel and begged him to teach her, even before Radey had visited Lax Village.
　He was different from the man he had been when he was in his cocky prime and his pride preceded his ability.

　With a bird's-eye view of the battlefield from a high vantage point, he was able to read the trajectory of the opponents' arrows with precision and was able to make a hundred shots at the predicted point.

　Gradually, the other side's arrows would be shot down as soon as they were shot.
　They are being located.

　Eventually, Gashita released her own arrow before the other side's arrow was released, and the arrow disappeared deep into the forest.

　Immediately, there was a scream of "Gyak! and then Altamir's body emerged from the branches and leaves and fell to the ground without effort.