The two black shadows, the Demon King and I, were heading towards the earth dragon with the speed of a gale.
　It was like the wind of the plains, loved by the Wind Spirit (sylph).
　We managed to get to the bosom of the giant dragon before it was distracted by us.
　The demon king and I got off our beloved horses at the same time and slapped the beloved horse's ass.
　The horses, which had lost their riders, went straight back to their own camp.
　When we saw their smaller form, me and the Demon King-sama split up into two groups.
　We didn't say anything, but in silence.
　Then the earth dragon's right leg was swung off to where we were earlier.
　A large hole groaned in front of us.
　It seems to have noticed our presence.
　The Demon King shouted loudly.

''Ike, every creature has a weakness.

Yes.

　I return as well.

'It's the heart and the brain. Destroy one of them and you'll die.

　She nodded silently as she said this.
　In terms of distance, she would be in charge of the heart and this one would be in charge of the head.
　I thought so and headed straight for the Jiryu's head.
　Jiryuu's head is not high.
　There was no need to run up, but that made it difficult to get close.

　It didn't breathe fire like a fire dragon, nor did it breathe freezing breath like an ice dragon, but instead, it was able to turn around small.

　The earth dragon was biting and poking at me with unexpected speed.
　The Jiryu's large mouth was closing in front of me.
　That's uncalculated speed. I can't avoid it.
　I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them, so I decided to let them eat me.

　--I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them, and I'm not going to be able to get them chewed up or digested.

　I thrust the circular serpent's staff into the mouth of the dragon and sent magic power into it.
　The circular snake wand expands to the size I desire and takes on the shape of a pegged stick.
　Now he can't eat me.
　Meanwhile, I fire fire fireball magic into his throat.
　Multiple times.
　His throat is set ablaze by the fire and his saliva evaporates.
　Although the giant dragon emits anguished screams and expressions, there is still no reason to cut corners.
　It will unleash its magic power without hesitation.
　In the meantime, the Demon King-sama didn't spend the whole time idly.

　She
Well done.
　I sent a telekinetic spell to me and fired a forbidden spell at the rampaging fellow's heart.

　The demon king shouted.

"My right hand is burning bright red!　I roar and scream for the earth dragon to be defeated!

　With such a line, her right hand was dyed a scorching hot color.

　As she shouted that, the flames in her right hand began to shine and converge like sunlight.

　The glowing light that had become a single glowing sword stabbed into the fellow's heart without mercy.

''Did you do it?''

　I was watching the scene with the magic of 《Far Vision》, but the earth dragon that was skewered in the heart by the Demon King-sama still didn't stop its activities.

　He swung his leg down at the Demon King-sama in a furious rage.
　When I brilliantly dodged it, the Demon King said sarcastically.

''In ancient times, the weakness of every creature is its heart, but those that do not have a heart in their chest. Or it seems that there are creatures that have more than one heart.''

　I see.
　Indeed, I've heard of such a story.
　There was such a demon race in the Demon King's army, and it's this huge body to begin with.
　It's also understandable that you need multiple hearts to circulate blood throughout your body.
　The Demon King said with a regretful expression.

''With this, I guess I'm a front runner for the Unu.

　As she said this, she dodged the earth dragon's attack and said

''I will take care of this dragon's attack. In the meantime, destroy this one's head.

　As she said this, she drew the earth dragon to her as she said it.

''It's unheard of for a demon king to use himself as a decoy.

　So she avoids the attack with a smile.
　With each attack, each time she dodges, her clothes flutter and cover her in dust.
　Her beautiful hair flutters in the air.
　I want to admire it for a while.
　It was such a dainty battle motion, but I was soon reminded of my duties.

''I'm the commander of the Demon King's Army's Eighth Legion Legion, the Demon King-sama's bosom sword.

　When I said that, I put magic power in my hand.

　At first I thought of attacking it with lightning-based magic like the Sea Serpent, but with this guy's uselessly large head, it wouldn't be very effective. After deciding that, I decided to choose the magic that seemed to be the most effective among the forbidden magic.


《Explosion Magic》(Flare). This is the magic I had previously used to bury the rebel Basteo.


　It's one of the forbidden spells and its power is well-documented.

　It's a powerful spell that buried Basteo, a high level species among the undead and the leader of the demon tribe's army. To be more precise, it's the body alone that does it.

　It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them. I calculated that, and my calculation was correct. My "Bombasticity Magic" (Flare) was fired from my throat to the heavens.

　The first time I released my magic into the sidewalk and burned out my throat, but when I realized that wasn't enough to penetrate my brain, I turned the radiating magic into a line and gave it penetrating power.

　My magic cuts right through his skull and burns out his brain.
　There isn't a creature in the world that can survive with its brain destroyed.
　I was sure of that.
　In fact, the ground dragon, whose head was destroyed, slowly lies down.　
The ground dragon laid down its huge body and met its death.

　Finally.

Uh-oh!

　The earth dragon let out a small cry. There was a time in the previous life when dragons with such a huge body were walking around. Did they, who were called dinosaurs, also die while making such a sound at the point of death?

　I had never seen a dinosaur in a previous life, but such a thought came to mind.

　On the other hand, the Demon King also seemed to pity the Earth Dragon, muttering with eyes full of compassion, "Pheasants must caw to be struck. "A pheasant must mew or it won't be struck.

'This dragon wasn't attacking the village because he liked it either. Maybe he just had a village on his own breeding route. It's pathetic to think so.

Yes.

　I agree with you.
　After saying a light silent prayer, I returned to my own camp with the Demon Lord.
　There was no need to report the defeat of the Earth Dragon.
　Even from a distance, it was obvious that this huge body had fallen.
　When they returned to the Eighth Legion, they received praise from their subordinates.
　Lilith and the others hugged me as usual, while saying the usual lines.

''That's as good as it gets. ''Master Ike.''

　Hearing that high-pitched voice made me feel as if I was back on home ground.

　I let out a breath of relief and gave orders to all the troops.

''Now the Lords Alliance will not be able to move for a while. We will return to Ivalice and rest for a while. In the meantime, Cephiro and Luthrara and Lord Günther will begin building the castle in Azuchi.

'Will we return to the land of Azuchi when the construction of the castle begins?

　One of my men asked, and I nodded.

I'm sure the enemy army will never learn the lesson, even though they have instilled fear in them with this one incident. They won't be dumb enough to sit back and let you start building a castle right under their noses.

So, you're saying that there will be another big gap in the year?

　Lilith asked to confirm.

'There will be. Well, you can still rest for a while. No, I'll let you rest.

　The ideal army would be a tireless army, but such an army does not exist.

　If it were made up entirely of undead, it would be possible to create such an army, but my Eighth Legion was a mixed force of demons and humans.

　We are exhausted from battle after battle after battle, and countless battles. It's time to return to the territory and let the troops rest for a while.

　When I tell my men to do so, they loosen their cheeks without exception. It's no matter if you're a demon race or a human.

　However, while it was a proposal that was appreciated at the troop leader and soldier level, it was unpopular with the brigade commander level executives.

　I recommended that Anemone, the elven warrior leader, return to the forest, and Lilith and Shigan return to Dvorberg, the Demon King's army's hometown, for once.

　He advised the human Alistair to return to the royal capital, Lysus.

'You never know when you'll be able to return home next, once the construction of Azuchi Castle begins.

　I told them so, but they shook their heads for different reasons.


　Dragonman Sigan said, "I can't take a vacation on my own while Lord Günther stays behind.
　Succubus Lilith said, "I don't want Satie to outsmart me while I'm gone.
　Anemone the Elf: "I have not yet seen and heard enough of the world to miss the forest.
　Giron said, "My family lives in Ivalice, and...
　Alistair, the leader of the White Rose Order, said, "You can always return to Leas, sir.


　They refused for those reasons, but I still encouraged them to go back home.
　Half forced, or rather, ordered, them to return home.

　The battle in western Rosalia, either during the construction of Azuchi or afterwards, is expected to be a fierce battle.

　--It's not a good idea, but some of the officers might lose their lives in that battle.

　That was a consideration.
　But I'm not going to say it out loud.

　I wonder if they took my feelings into account.
　First of all, Lilith, who was supposed to be the hardest thing to deal with.
'Maybe I should go home to my parents every once in a while and reassure my mom. I can't show you my grandchildren's faces yet.
　When I said that, the executives found their own reasons to go back home.

　I was relieved to hear them say that, and waved them off.