Miss Bera did not die in vain.
　She succeeded in informing her companions of Gura-san and Kimaris-san's existence.
　So out of the five demons I summoned, this is how four of them were revealed.
　Gura-san's invisibility ability is tricky to know, and the remaining one is unknown.

　No, it turns out.
　The [Black Demon Dogs] who were approached by invisibility and made visible by proximity.
　Lily immediately discarded her bow and switched to her machete. She takes pride in her own bow skills, but her hands are not slowed down by her insistence on that. With her flowing machete handling, she slashes at 【Black Demon Dogs】 and sometimes cuts off their heads.

　The attacks of 【Black Demon Dogs】 and the others are low. In order to deal with them, you need to naturally lower your hips. That said, only looking forward would allow them to attack from behind, so she had to be vigilant about her surroundings in a painful stance. Her mobility would inevitably drop.
　That's where the black magic comes in. It's the familiar blankness and confusion.

''...... If I know it's coming, I can endure it........!

　Elves have greater magical resistance and magical organ capabilities than humans.
　So it will be able to endure my adjusted black magic somehow.
　I can endure it and deal with the [Black Demon Dog].
　But my movements will definitely drop.

　--That's enough, right?

　Relager seemed to have made the same decision.

''Ah.........!

　An arrow is stuck in Lily's side. The magic oozing from the wound is supposed to be a pale light, but it is clouded by Relager's poison. Corrosive corrosion began to appear from the wound, and the skin melted languidly.
　At that time, Fenix's vision was blocked by the hellfire that Naberius-san's three heads were spitting out.

''This, this is........that archer's.......''

''It's Lerager, the elven [hunter]. It's hard to fight with black magic on you, isn't it?　We were not able to give our best and were slaughtered by the full force of the enemy. Oh good, now we can share in the suffering.

　Relager's voice comes from the shadows of the pillar.



'No, more than likely. The General Staff was made to add or subtract so that you could continue your 'battle'.

　........Even when I fought Lerager-san, it was adjusted to look like normal black magic from the side, but well, it's not a situation I can say.
　And it's not a bad thing for Remegeton's reputation to rise.

''.........You have a root for shooting down your arrow, right?

　Lily glanced at the bow.

'A trivial provocation. But fine, Elf woman, pick up the bow--Lord Grasshara-Boras!

　Relager-san's figure is revealed.
　.........The demons of the Demon King's Castle will cooperate with me to win, but they basically like to go head-to-head with me.

　I instructed the 【Black Demon Dogs】 and the others who looked at me as if they were looking for instructions, to 'wait' with their hands. Those who have become invisible can recognize each other, so the instructions seem to have been communicated to them.
　Receiving Lerger's gaze, I release the black magic I cast on Lily.

　It would certainly be more hopeful for the other dark elves and [Hunter] holding demons to win in an equal bow match than to drop them by surprise.
　Lily takes the bow in her hand while being wary.
　Both of them reached for the arrow barrel at the same time.

　Releasing the arrows - Lily was faster than me.
　As expected of a "divine speed" user, there are only three people in the world.
　But--.

"It's not always about being fast.

　Ms. Lerger hadn't intended to play a quick game from the start.
　She jumped to the side as hard as she could.
　The body flowing in the air, Lily's 'divine speed' dislodged, and Ms. Relerger's arrow bunched and released even as she fell.

''Kook--''

　Lily can't take evasive action.
　Relager-san's arrow pierces her throat, and the corrosive process begins from there.

''Without [Black Mage] Lord's help, you have only speed. Train your accuracy and learn to play games.

　.........Lerager-san, I'm inadvertently giving [Black Mage] a respectful title. Maybe it's because she knows that it's me inside, but in her eyes, she's a hateful enemy of the former Fenix Party, isn't she?
　Fortunately, or perhaps I should say, Lily doesn't have the luxury of worrying about it.
　Getting hit in the neck would be the end of it.

　He collapses from his knees and Lily collapses.
　A little later, her body disintegrates and turns into particles of light.

　--one more.

　--You're the only one, Fenix.

　◇

"Please don't protect me.

　After Béla started running, Lily said, small but sure.
　The demons standing in front of me won't break the one-on-one, but the rest of the demons will go after Lily.
　If I move to protect her there, I might take unexpected damage.
　Helping each other is companionship, but Lily decided that in this situation, fighting separately was more likely to win in the end.

　And ... it was the same for me.
　With my companions at my side, it's hard to handle the fire at all costs.
　I would have to leave Lilly in charge of Béla, but I couldn't waste my companion's determination. Even more so if their opinions are in agreement.

　My vision is blocked by flames.
　It's the prison flames of Naberius - a three-headed ravenous dog with a body as big as a carriage.
　But I'm moving forward through the flames without a single scorch on my clothes.
　This is the blessing given to those who make a contract with the body of the fire spirit.
　The heat it generates will not invade its own body.

"I heard that your prison flames are not enough to burn me.

'　Then how about these fangs...!

"I have no protection against the fangs of the protruding fang...

　My holy sword was thrust into the huge head looming from the flames.
　The middle of the three heads were about to bite me.

''--I will defeat the enemy before it bites me, so there is no problem.

Gah...

　The remaining two stop spitting fire.
　I pull out the holy sword I stabbed between my eyebrows and walk straight past his side.

''Wait, wait...!　I'm not done with me yet...?

　His body burst into flames in an instant, and he immediately exited.
　The magic body (avatar) couldn't withstand the burning to the extent that it carbonized his body in an instant.

''Next, Markosias-dono, is that all right?　--No, Lord Grasshara-Boras was there, I'm sorry.

　I turned around and flashed my sword into a horizontal cleave.
　The front legs of Grasshara-Boras, who was just about to strike me in the back, are severed and his body catches fire from it.
　The rest is the same as Naberius.

'What will you do about Lord Chimaris and Lord Lerager? The two of you have lost your friends, though I would be glad to have a place in the fight.'

　Chimaris snuffed out the dead and only he stepped out.

"Shall I join you?

'I'm sorry, but I don't have any other sword.

Okay. No, it's fine as is. I'm just putting away the ghosts as I see fit.

So,

　Although he was a necromancer, his sword skills were outstanding. It was honest, a powerful and fast sword muscle backed by solid study.
　However, he could not strike with the holy sword. This is because the moment the sword barrel touches each other, it melts.
　He tries to deftly avoid this one's swing, but he tries to jump to the side and fails.
　His foothold - was scorched red and melted.

'No wonder Beulah lost. That was excellent swordplay.''

　He swung his sword down on his body as he lost his stance and cut both of them off.
　Arrows flew in the air.
　They burned and turned to ashes before they could reach me.
　Again and again, Lerager shoots arrows while approaching.

''Reme is an excellent [Black Mage]. I can assure you that fighting alongside him is my lifelong pride. But I am a 【Brave man】. It doesn't matter if I don't have the world's best 【Black Mage】, or how many excellent staff members and 【Black Mages】 the enemy has, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how many enemies there are or how strong they are. I--I will win.

　Lerager drops her bow and draws her curved sword and releases it.
　A pillar of fire engulfs her body before she can get close enough to me.
　After the flames were extinguished, there was no Relager left.
　Her magical body (avatar) was completely destroyed.