If we don't, Epona will lose.
　Hence, I decided to help her.
　I can't let the heroes die yet.
　I start chanting.

"[Gun positioning]

As many as twenty-two guns were removed from the crane skin bags that store weapons in other dimensions and placed in the air using earth magic to manipulate magnetism.
　These guns are specially made.
　Unlike the guns, they cannot withstand the explosion of foul stones at this size.

That's why I packed the foul stone into powder.
　This allows for a small turnaround, and the time to fire is much shorter than using explosive magic in a tube.
　Guns are far more powerful than guns, but guns have their advantages.
　Less power means less recoil, so you can shoot with a fixed position in the air, and the accuracy is far greater.
　Hence, it's an effective move in situations where such precision is required.

[Aiming]

Each of the guns floating in magnetism changes direction and sights.
　It's impossible for an ordinary person to aim more than twenty guns at the same time, but it's easy to do that with my brain, which continues to deliberately overload my brain, heals it with 【Super Recovery】, and doesn't have a limit to its growth with 【Breakthrough the Limit】.
　All the guns have completed their aim after calculating the environmental factors as well.

''[Simultaneous shooting]'

With the magic poured in, the foul stone powder became critical and fired.
　Twenty-two tungsten bullets were spat out.
　All of them blew off only the head of the orc with the hostage strapped to its body.
　A high-powered, ultra-precise simultaneous attack that not even the bravest of men can make.

Blood and brain matter are blown out, and the orcs whose heads are blown off fall one after another.
　........One shot was fired at the Orc General, who is a demon race, thinking that he would be lucky if it would work, but the bullet stopped about halfway down his forehead. As expected, it's hard.

''Epona!　Get the hostages back.

I scream.
　I couldn't have rescued them on my own because I couldn't have escaped from a pack of Orcs with that many people on my back.
　But I could kill every orc carrying a hostage.

"Lug?
Come on!

With a blue face, Epona retrieves the hostages.
　The Orcs also try to get the hostages back, but Epona is a few steps faster.
　Now, Epona should be able to fight.
　But at the cost of exposing one of her cards in front of the assassination target.
　I don't regret it. I don't want Epona to die yet.

"Oh, you're an ex-soldier. "Oh, the boy who launched the signal flare. That's why my plan didn't work. Oh well, next time. Now it's all over. Ho-ho-ho!

The Orc General turned away and started to run.
　A ridiculous speed.
　It's hard to imagine from its slow and sluggish appearance.
　And the orcs left behind, perhaps to buy time, are coming towards us.

There's no time to think about it.
　We need to take care of this first.

"Epona, what the hell are you doing? "Epona, what are you doing?" "I'm going to take care of the little fry, and then I'm going to go after the demons. As long as this thing is out there, we're gonna be making a lot of enemies.
Ugh, yeah, I know. I know, but...

As she tried to fight, Epona vomited. She looked at the hostage she had saved.
　No way, it was because she had killed a hostage earlier.
　I'm dragging it out.
　........Apparently, Epona can't be relied upon.

Okay, you stay there and rest. I'll take these guys down.
'Ugaaaaahhhhhh.'

With that declaration, he began to prepare for [a round of fire] by [firing].
　It's a card I showed once.
　There's no more hesitation now.

◇

After a few minutes, they managed to eradicate the orcs that had been cursed.
　However, the Orc General had completely disappeared from sight.

'I didn't know rogues were this powerful. I didn't know that.
　Epona's voice comes out with a tired look on her face.

''It's the foolish power of the fire. .........More importantly, I've lost track of the demon race. I'll look into it a bit.

After strengthening Touahade's eyes to the limit, he climbs the tallest tree around here.
　Then I look at the direction that guy escaped from.
　He said he had a next plan........
　Oh, well, I'm just saying.
　I bite my lip as I look at the scene I see there.

''The forces that were spread out are gathered in one place. What an army.''

Fearing that they would be destroyed by the brave Epona, the forces that had been dispersed were gathered in one place, led by the Orc General, and were about to begin a slow march.
　The academy side is also gathering forces to intercept them.
　In less than ten minutes, it would be a huge battle.
　I informed Epona of the situation.

"Let's go. "Let's go. If you don't go, we'll all get slaughtered. With that many men, we are already at the end of our rope. We can't wait much longer.

Epona didn't move when she heard those words.
　She tugged on her hand, but it was brushed away.

'Oh no, it's impossible. Because I'm not very good at fighting on a battlefield like that, and I'm not very good at it, and I'm getting hotter and hotter and hotter and hotter and hotter and hotter and hotter. Besides, I'm getting hotter and hotter, and I'm losing my mind, and like before, I'm going to lose sight and use all my strength to kill again. They're all rogues, too.

Then he sat down.

'If you get hot again and you can't see your surroundings, I'll stop you. So will you fight me?
I can't. The Lugues can't stop me. I mean, it's happened before. I can't let them stop me. I don't want to kill you.

He looked at me with a tearful smile.
　.... yeah. Last time I messed up.

Deep breaths.
　Collect your thoughts and prepare yourself.
　At this rate, the school will be swallowed up by a pack of orcs.
　They will kill Tart, Dia and all of your classmates.
　To win, we need Epona's strength.
　But Epona cannot stand up.

Maybe no amount of words here will get Epona to stand up.
　If words aren't enough, then let's show her with action and sincerity.

"The truth is, I'm not really doing this. I'll show you. You'll see. I'll show you that I'm strong enough to stop you.

Make a promise and start running.
　Without any limitations, with limit enhancements.
　The limit of my limitless magical power. I'm overflowing with magic power ten times greater than an ordinary person's, and it's all being used to strengthen my physical abilities without wasting any energy.

I'm not stalling.

Wow. That's the power of a rogue.

I will use all my strength to destroy the orc horde.
　I may not be able to kill the demons, but I'll take care of everything else.
　And then I will earn Epona's trust. If Epona trusts me, she will be able to fight the demons.
　That's all I have left to do.
　If it's to protect something important, I have no hesitation in exposing my current hand.
　Even if they find out about the cards I've been dealt because of this.
　We'll have a new trump card to play again.
　I don't want to do the folly of losing Tart and Dia by hesitating here.