A black leather coat and gloves long enough to cover his ankles.
　Over that, he wore a sturdy-looking black and silver plate armor that looked sturdy enough to cover his shoulders.
　The cloth around his neck was thick enough to cover his skin, and he wondered how much more he would be content to wear.

　But its main feature was its long, huge sword.
　It looks like a stretched out Chinese knife, and is well suited to this man's body shape, which must be well over two meters long.

I'll be the one to chop off your head with this cleaver. I'm going to cut off your head with this throat knife. Why are all my pets dying?　August!　What's going on here!

Oh, it wasn't me!　It's them!　It was those adventurers that Boreas called!

You're an adventurer?

　The big man turned back to me.
　His mouth is open and he's staring at me with a look of anger on his face.

　But as soon as he did, he turned his attention to Sierra.
　The last one is the Toa.
　There is no hostility towards Nem Nem, and he doesn't even look at you.
　I'm sure you'll be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.

'It's you, isn't it?'

　The aim was set on Toa.
　Don't tell me that Toa has more magic power than Sierra-san?

　But this is not the time to think about that.

'Don't ignore me!　You're the one who killed my pet!

　So I stepped forward without emptying myself.

'What are you?'

....

　There would be no point in this conversation.
　He's going to start swinging the sword in his hand anyway.

"Heh heh heh heh. I'm sorry, Boreas, but you're going to die here.

　Hiding behind the man, August the merchant grinned and grimaced.

'I would have kept you alive if you hadn't hired any adventurers. I even intended to pay for the land. I had no intention of defiling this honorable town. I just wanted to build a house. I'm going to live and die in debauchery, looking out over the town of Weeks. What do you say, a merchant's best days are numbered?　But this is how it's supposed to be.

'How pathetic. I have no words for you.

　I don't know the relationship between Mr. Boreas and this merchant.
　But it wasn't that shallow of a relationship, and Mr. Boreas seemed somewhat sad.

'August, there are two strong looking guys. The reward is not to be deceived.

　Perhaps it's Sierra and Toa.
　This guy has been looking at me in front of him for a while now, and he's only looking at the two of them.

''Don't worry. I'm not one to lie when it comes to exchanging money, so if you just kill these guys, I'll give you twice as much as I promised. You won't have to worry about the money when you get this land anyway.

You're not lying, are you?

Of course. But I won't pay you unless you kill him.

Who do you think you're talking to? I'm Gordon.

　The man who called himself Gordon arrogantly lowered the huge kitchen knife he was carrying on his shoulder to the ground.

'So, who do you want to be killed by?　I don't care who you are. I'll let you choose.

　I said I don't care who it is, but this guy is only looking at Sierra and Toa.

　What that means is that he's definitely weaker than me.
　I don't know how much magic this guy has, but when he can't detect my magic power, he's a lower grade decision.

''I'll take care of it.

What?

　I couldn't believe my ears.
　Toa stepped forward with a strong face.
　I guess I don't like this guy for calling a basilisk a pet or something.
　The Toa wasn't the least bit cowed.

'Are you sure you're okay on your own?　You can take that woman over there with you if you want.

Then I'll take you up on your offer.

Miss Sierra?

　Even Sierra-san walked past me and moved forward.
　Moreover, she has already drawn her sword.

''Hahaha!　Tonight is going to be fun. After I cut off both of your legs, I'm going to turn the three of you behind you into this decapitated rust. When you get your fee, you'll go straight to the inn. And I'll have you two with me, of course.

　He's as good as he looks.
　The ugly grin on his face is annoying.
　They're willing to do it, but I can't let this filthy man near them.

"Stay away from the Masamune. I'll do it myself...

　Where has the timid Toa gone when we met?
　Are demonkind better at adapting?

''Please stay back, Masamune-dono.

　That's when Sierra told me.
　Gordon, who until then had not even tried to let me out of his sight, had not even a cunning look on his face, only a sharp gaze at me.

''I don't like it,''

"Huh?

I said I don't like it. I don't like it, I said I don't like it. I don't like it when I see a guy like you with a girl and you think that's all there is to it, and it makes him tingle.

....

You don't want to die first?

　But just as Gordon grinned, they both stepped forward at the same time.

　The Toa held his broadsword and Sierra-san held her rapier, thrusting the oversized sword unexpectedly at the defenseless Gordon, who hadn't yet held it up.

　However, the sound of sword-to-sword interaction echoed in the ranch--.

You're a fastidious bunch of women. Do you want to play with me that badly?

　Gordon used the side of his decapitation knife to stop both of their swords at the same time.

'You seem to do a bit of that,'

　Toa was laughing and making eye contact with Sierra-san.

''<
　The chanting of the Toa was heard.

　Immediately afterwards, a yellow magic circle appeared at Gordon's feet, and a blitz fell from the sky with a terrific roar.

''Gwoaaaahhhh!

　Gordon was blitzed all over the place.

　It was like the poor adventurer from the guild that had pissed off Toa one day.
　Gordon's body was partially charred black with steam.

''Toa-dono!''

　Gordon, who was seriously injured, began to swing the decapitation knife wildly, yelling as if to express his anger.
　But Sierra-san, who saw through the initial reaction, told Toa, and the two men distanced themselves from Gordon.

'd*mn it!

　Gordon is furious, lightly raising the huge sword with one hand and screaming in rage.
　But his breath is ragged and he seems to be breathing on his shoulder.

　It seems that Toa's magic has worked.

'Hahahaha that's a lot of magic. It's nothing compared to those guys out there.

　Is the magic power of the demon race still different from that of humans?
　It was supposed to be just a blitz, but Gordon seemed to be on the verge of death.

''Nem is also entering the fray!　You must save them both!

　Nem was behind me, emitting an unintelligible onomatopoeic sound, "Shasher," while he held his hands up and clawed at me.

''Let's leave it to the two of you to take care of things here.

Yes, sir.

　Nemu is despondent.
　But you can't hit that huge body with a young girl.

Berserk!

　Another cry of anger rang out, and a purple magic circle appeared at Gordon's feet.

''This is dark attribute magic!

　While Sierra-san showed an upset expression, Toa smiled with a spare smile.
　But the dark attribute seems to be a nasty magic in its own right.

''When you're a White King Knight, you know how dangerous this magic is, right?

You must have me confused with someone else.

Your emotions are showing on your face.　And hey, it's nothing to hide, right? Even I know that Boreas Weeks of the Weeks Farm is an old friend of King Arnold of Radshausen. You guys are from Radshausen, right?　The king, who is sitting in peace, wouldn't send a mere adventurer. My best friend is in trouble.

　In the process of the magic circle's light shifting from his legs to his waist and torso to twine around his waist and torso, Gordon's body took on a purple aura and his flesh grew in size.
　Veins rose to his forehead, and I could imagine what kind of ability it was.

''Looks dangerous, that.''

"Men don't interrupt me!　I'm talking to this White King Knight right now!

Master Toa, we must go ahead.

　Seeing an opening when Gordon averted his gaze to me, Sierra-san stepped forward with a stabbing stance.
　Her speed was such that she was chosen as a White King Knight at a young age.

''Sierra!''

　That's when Toa shouted to warn them of the danger. In the next moment, Rapier and Gordon made contact with each other.

'What?'

　It was a result that Toa would have feared in the current moment - a result he would have feared in the current moment.

　The rapier's blade shattered as it curved without piercing, and it broke off without a stab.
　Sierra must have taken advantage of Gordon's gap.
　Is it possible for human skin to be harder than human skin?
　But that must be the effect of that magic.

'Apparently you don't know anything about this magic.

　An ugly voice and a laugh.
　Gordon's bloated right arm was about to attack Miss Sierra.

'I'm invincible in this state. You can't use physical attacks. But don't think your magic will work as well as it did just now. You're invincible!

　That's when--

"Lightning Sol.

　--Toa's figure disappeared.

''Lightning Storm Sword, Lightning Phase!

　More chanting could be heard from the afterimage approaching Gordon.
　With a wildly spinning blitz on his sword, Toa appeared between Sierra and Gordon in the present moment.

''Nah!''

　Gordon with a dumb face.
　In contrast, the broadsword is wielded with a cool expression on his face.

''Gahaha! .....

　Immediately, a large amount of blood danced from Gordon's neck.

'Toa-dono, thank you for your help. I'm sorry.

I'm just thanking you for staying with me all the time...

　Sierra smiles thinly at the words.
　In the background, Gordon's figure can be seen collapsing into a large figure.

　By the time the blitz granted to the broadsword was released, Gordon had fallen to the ground.

'I see, so that means it was possible to defeat Kelaine without me?

There's a big difference between a Kelaine and a human. He doesn't nullify magic, does he? That's why even I was able to defeat him.

''But the move just now wasn't that of an ordinary adventurer. The advanced magic you unleashed on Kelaine, and the agile move you made earlier, what is it about Toa-dono...

I'm just a new adventurer.

I would like to recommend him to the White King's Knights.

"The White King's knight is nice, but first we must send word to the homeland that Toa is safe...

　--Gordon suddenly reappears in the background of the two men.

　He has a cunning smile on his bloody mouth, and his eyes, with their raised veins, look like monsters rather than humans.

'Rise and shine!　This is what this magic is all about!

　He turns around with a bloody look on his face at the voice, and they both realize it.
　But that's not enough time.

''【Cursed Great Spear (Karth Javelin)!

　Gordon held a black spear in his right hand and was about to swing it down without emptying it.
　I fired 《Jutsu Destruction (Soul Break)》 on the verge to nullify it.

　However, although there was an agitation in Gordon's expression, his eyes were still catching the two of us.

''Wave of Erosion [Disappearing Aura]!

　Red-black waves leaked out of my body, and then the shape stayed in a sphere.

　I stepped on the dirt and activated the "divine speed" and immediately rushed through the space between the two of us and rushed at Gordon.
　There was no feeling on the contact and I couldn't hear Gordon's voice.
　I just passed through.

　I stopped moving and looked back, but there was nothing there, just an announcement in my head that Gordon was going to be defeated.
　August saw this and his face was twitching by the barn.

'Do you want to be like this too?'

　I pointed my snake sword at August.

''T-This is outrageous!　I'm sorry!　I will not do this again!　Therefore, just your life, just your life, please!

Mr. Boreas, how will you treat this man?

　When I asked, Boreas-san huffed as if he was caught off guard.
　His expression calmed down, but Mr. Boreas looked troubled.

'Mr. August, you must promise not to touch this land anymore. This is my home, which I have inherited from my ancestors. I can't sell it to you in your self-interest.

'Yes I'm sorry. I promise.

　August was dreading it.