A white beast, I don't know its name.
　However, it could be discerned that it was a summoned beast summoned by a high-ranking magician.
　It wore a kind of aura that was unique to the summoned beast.
　Its form was somewhere between a fox and a wolf, and it wore a blue-white magical power.
　Such a beast does not exist in the natural world.

　As proof of this, the white beast does not accept any of the arrows fired by the elven race.
　It will flick them all away in front of you.
　Probably, but this beast would be useless unless it was a weapon that had been given magical power.

　With that thought in mind, I grant magic power to Günther's weapon.
　It was good that it was a simple one.

　With this dwarf's physical strength and skill, as long as it hits, it could bury the beast with a single blow.


　Bwah!


　The sound of slicing through the air rang out from just ahead.
　But unfortunately, the blow couldn't crush the white beast's skull.
　Günther's axe could only pierce the ground and make a large hole.
　It seems that this white beast has more agile legs than the other beasts out there.

　Then I realized that it's better to weaken its movement for now, so I cast the Fireball spell.

　It's the original magic that I adjusted to focus on speed.
　I've unleashed it on the werewolf Bayo before, and it even hit the werewolf.

　There is no reason why this beast can't be hit - or so I thought, but surprisingly, this beast was more agile than the werewolf.
　With a fluttering side step, it easily avoided them.
　It didn't seem to be afraid of the fire that was ignited by the fireball.
　It's not too bad, I thought, so I decided to change my strategy.

"Günter-dono, can you lead him to that pond?

I could, but do you have any ideas?

Yes, in a manner of speaking.

'Let's not ask for details. I'm not going to let Lord Ike give you any pointless orders.

　As Günther said this, he swung his battle axe and pounced on the white beast.
　It's as light as if it were swinging a twig.
　However, even so, it didn't hit the beast at all, so the agility of that white beast was frightening.

　However, as expected of a dwarf king, he is slowly but surely hunting down the beast.
　Occasionally, the battle axe would hit the tip of his hair, causing the white hairs to flutter in the air.

　Maybe Günther will bury it without doing anything, I thought, but it seems that it's not that sweet.

　The white beast didn't miss the moment Günter's breath came out and thrust a sharp claw at him.
　Günter didn't utter a single word of pain even as his right shoulder was sliced open.
　I feared for his boldness, but I didn't want to see him hurt any more.
　I shouted loudly and instructed Günter.

''Günter-dono, that's enough. Please step back.

　Hearing that voice, Günther nods slightly and retreats.
　I didn't miss that moment and unleashed the magic of the 《Fireball》.
　Of course, it was assumed that I could avoid it.
　However, I've confirmed that the only place to avoid it is the waterfront behind me.


''--that is.


　It means that his back legs are touching the water right now.
　I aim at the reservoir in front of me and unleash my "Lightning Bolt" magic.
　The lightning bolt released into the pond literally travels through the entire pond with the speed of lightning.
　Naturally, it was also transmitted to the white beast that had its feet on the pond.
　The white beast emitted a beastly voice for the first time.


''Uh-oh!''


　And a voice full of pain.
　I don't miss the moment.


'Lord Günther, now!


　Günther knows!　I attack the beast as if to say, "I'm not sure what to do.
　The battle axe that has been imparted with my magic power hits the white beast's skull.

　The brain plasma pops out - there is no such thing.

　Some summoned beasts have substance and some do not.
　That beast seemed to be the latter, and it disappeared the moment it took the lethal damage.

　All that was left was the protective talisman (Amiyuretto) that the surgeon relied on when he summoned that summoned beast. It fluttered and fell into the pond.

　When I picked it up, the amulet flared up in my palm. It seems that they have even carefully crafted the evidence to destroy the evidence.

　The sorcerer who summoned the aforementioned beast seems to be a very cunning and careful fellow.
　Just as I was thinking that, Lilith and Sati came running up to me.

''Are you hurt?''

　Sati asks with concern, but Lilith retorts that there's no way Ike-sama would take a backseat to a mook like that.

　As usual, it looks like they're going to fight, so he stops the conversation there, but Sati's words remind him of something.

　Come to think of it, is the young man who was attacked by that beast safe?
　He should have been slashed in the back quite deeply.
　It wouldn't be surprising if it had been a fatal wound.
　I hurriedly headed for the bushes.

　Sure enough, there was an elven youth lying there.
　The companions around him were desperately trying to stop the bleeding.
　The elves are good at spirit magic, but they are not good at recovery magic.
　They are trying to summon a water spirit (Windine) to seal the wound, but it won't be enough to stop the bleeding in time.

　He demands that he give up his place to the elven daughter who is using the water spirit to heal her companion.
　The elf girl looks at us for a moment and begins to consult with her companions, but she quickly gives up her place.

　Lilith says, "They're a cash cow, aren't they?" but apparently, having defeated the white beast earlier, they've earned my trust.

　I first wash out the wound with the 《Water Creation (Clewait Water)》 magic.

　Healing magic is not a panacea.
　Even if the wound is closed, if bacteria enter the body, it can lead to illness and even death.
　I'm going to have to make sure that I'm going to be able to do everything I can to treat them.

　I'm not going to be able to get any more than a few hours of sleep in the morning.

　After cleaning the mud from the wound, she applies a recovery spell.
　The wounds are closing in on themselves as fast as they can.

　Seeing this, the elves...

Oh, my God, that was amazing.

　And praise, but for some reason, Lilith is also surprised. 'Oh!' And.

'You're always watching. What are you so surprised about?

Because the wound is closing faster than ever before.

　Mmm, if you ask me, it's true.
　I used to be bad at recovery magic, right?

''This is that one, probably because Ike-sama is too kind, so he's improved.

Too kind?

''Because Lord Ike can even show mercy to the enemy soldiers. I've seen him cast a recovery spell on enemy soldiers as well, many times after a battle.

I see...

　I'm certainly aware of that. Of course, we give top priority to the wounded on our side, but after the war, we often cast a recovery spell on them, regardless of whether they are friend or foe.

　Is it true that accumulation is important in everything?
　Thinking like that, the elven youth's wounds are completely closed.
　The elves around him seem to be breathing a sigh of relief.
　He left the healed elf with them and greeted them once again.　

'My name is Ike, as I said before, I am a messenger of the Demon King's army. I request a meeting with the Queen.

　Of course, they agree with me.
　It seems that the elves are not a proud enough race to show disrespect to their benefactor who hunted the white beast and even saved their friends.
　Their supposed representative comes over to shake my hand and leads me to the Elven Forest Queen.