When he turned around because of the rustling behind him, Cedric, who had been in this country long enough, knew at a glance.

''The Seven White Knights-I'm sure of it, the White King's Knights.

　Cedric was naturally relieved.

'I'll leave Grizzledead in charge of Emily, Edward, Sierra and you three. As soon as the defeat is complete, you will enter the war here.

　The only one whose expression was distorted among the White King's Knights was Sierra, perhaps because she had already taken the Catherine Pill.

''By the time you guys are done, though, this one will be done too. By the way, Sierra, you're not going to be weakened by your nutricelane, are you?

'Lade, if you go any further with Sierra, I'll kill you before Kelaine does.

'I just wanted to tell you to back off, slow you down. Do what you want.

　With Hilda glaring at him, Lade walked away with a scowl on his face.

'Daniel, Hilda, and then Lade. We're going to kill Nute Kellane ourselves.

I'm going to make it up to you right here for what that kid took from me.

'Raid, no fun. Get serious.

　Raid glares at Reinhardt at those words.

''Both of you, be nice to each other on the battlefield~''

　Daniel looks dumbfounded. But regardless, Lade took the lead.

'The eye is mine, no one else will have it!

Raid!

　Lade laughed high at Reinhardt's rage, and the figure disappeared to the front line.

'Daniel!'

Hmm?

Cover her.

I'm the one who should be weighed down. If he doesn't do his job well, I'll let him be.

You're in charge.

　Daniel, who looked dumbfounded by Reinhardt's few words, followed the raid with a sigh.

'Hilda, I need cover from the rear guard. You're not a good match for Nutrkelein.

I will.　

　When he finished his instructions, he drew his sword and Reinhardt ran over as well.



*



The Ice Proagito!

　Clad in ice on the rapier, Sierra cut off both sides of the grizzly's torso. At that moment, the ice covered the slashed grizzly's body with a crackling sound as it ate away at the slashed grizzly's body.

''Eh, Sierra-chan, that's awesome!　Forget that, what's wrong with your rapier, does it look different from the last one?

　Emily was more interested in the ice crystal rapier than Sierra's magic.

''Ko, it's called an ice crystal rapier, and it's a gift from a... well... friend of mine.

You're a man.

No, no!　That's not what I'm talking about!

'Be that as it may, aren't ice crystal rapiers a national treasure, as I recall?

'Yes, I did,' Sierra replied with difficulty.

'Yes, I mean, that's what you got!

　Emily was speechless, "I didn't expect such an expensive item... Sierra returns a bitter smile.

''No way, you didn't sell your body or anything, did you?

'Don't be an a**h*le!　I won't do that. This was given to me by a friend.

''Hmm. Well, if you say so, Sierra-chan, it must be true.

Don't worry about it, Emily. I'd like to have that one, please.

I know!

　Out of Emily's gaze, there were two grizzly reeds coming towards her while kicking away the surroundings.

''《Match(Charge)! --

　Emily held up a spherical mace with projections and began chanting. A white magic circle appears at her feet.

''《Match(Charge)!　Demon charge!　Demon charge! --

　The tip of the mace expands with a dazzling light. And then the approaching grizzly reed - aimed at the space between the two bodies, the mace was swung down at once.

''Heavy blow (mincing press)! --

　With a chant, the magic power was released, and immediately afterwards, the mace produced a huge explosion. The sound of the explosion, so loud that the air vibrated, echoed across the plains, and a cloud of dust smoke danced, while at the same time, blood sprayed and pieces of flesh splattered.
　When the smoke cleared, there was the grizzled figure of a grizzled reed that had lost much of its upper body, and the two bodies had collapsed at the same time. As a loud cheer erupted from the surroundings at the scene, the adventurers' eyes began to return to their victory.

''Quicksilver.''

　Sierra sent words of praise to Emily.

'Then as a reward - can you give me that rapier?

No! 'I'm just kidding,' said Sierra, protecting her rapier in a hug.

'I'm just kidding,' said Emily with a wicked smile.

　Normally Emily is quiet, but when it comes to battle, she wields this large mace and minces her enemies into random pieces. Because of her appearance, she was creeped out behind the scenes as a 'crazy woman' during her time as a kingdom knight.

''I'll do the last one--''

　Saying that, Edward's gaze as he stepped forward, the grizzled figure of Grizzled kicked the swarming adventurers one after another.

''Everyone please stay away--[Demon Attached (Paint)]!

　In both of Edward's hands was a tomahawk with a pale blue light all over it.
　Throwing the tomahawk in both hands, Edward moved his arms vigorously and strangely without resting.
　The tomahawk he threw at her began to gradually spin. By the time it was close enough to the grizzly bear, it was spinning so fast that you could see a circle in the after-image. There was a distorted sound like something rubbing against each other in a circle around it. As he circled around the rampaging grizzly reed's neck, the tomahawk was sucked back into Edward's hands as if he was being sucked in.
　Immediately after, the grizzled reed stopped moving and fresh blood sprayed from his neck.

''So, shall we head to take down Kellane as well?

　Edward looked at Nutkelaen through his single pair of glasses and said.







　Reinhardt and the others had begun to deal with the Nutrkelein.

'Raid, let's put the horns on the back burner. It's faster to finish them off with blows only.

That was the plan all along.

　Reid expresses his own agreement with Daniel's strategy.

'Hahaha!　This is ridiculous, this is going to crush my ears," said Daniel.

　Lade and Danielle are laughing at Nutkelein's strange voice piercing their ears. Reinhardt walked past them.

'You!　I got the first one! --

Time is up.

　With a light movement, Reinhardt moved around the feet of Nutkerene and swiftly swung his straight sword down, beheading the first one. The adventurers cheered as Nutkerene's head danced across the plains.

''Me........''

　As Reinhardt looked at the headless Nutkelein, Reid pointed his scythe at him.

'Look around.'

Oh?

This move gives these adventurers a chance to win. This move gives these adventurers a chance to win. My action proves that they can kill. Nutkerene is not invincible. Magic doesn't mean anything, but that doesn't mean the blade can't get through. I had to show them that first.

....

Your time is up-- so I said so.

　Raid lowered his scythe and crossed in front of Reinhardt without the tongue lashing that would normally be heard.

''Cool~''

　It was Daniel who teased him.

'Don't give me that look. It's just a bit of a breather.

Let's get this over with. It's not just them.

We're gonna get another one like this? You're f*cking hilarious.

　Reinhardt fell silent with a serious expression.

''........Seriously?''

'It's a matter of possibility. After Grizzled, it's Nutrkelein, it's hard to imagine that this is the only one.

f*ck, you think it's the anniversary of my grandfather's death?

Is that your majesty? Daniel, it's impolite.

I mean, let's try not to be.

"Raid, get his head!　It's a thin piece of muscle!

Thank you, Professor.

　While the two of them were wasting their time talking about it, Raid was already returning fire with Nutrkelein. Raid tries to get around his feet to get around the neck as Reinhardt advised. But that's when. Another Nutkelein showed a strange behavior. Suddenly, the luminescent particles covering the Nutrikelaine's surroundings scattered and became stationary in the air. The particles then began to gradually gather into a corner.

''The roar is coming!''

　The raid warned the adventurers. But they didn't evacuate in time, and in the next moment, a particle of light was shot at the adventurers.
　One adventurer noticed the light and was caught in the ray of light and disappeared. Several screams were heard and then disappeared at the same time. Those who were unlucky enough to be in a straight line of the ray were obliterated in an instant.
　Reinhardt ordered the remaining ash group and the knights to evacuate. He decided that in this situation, where he couldn't even cover them poorly, the many would only cut down on their lives for nothing.

''Michelle, take him back.

'Thank you, Lady Hilda,'

　Hilda used her recovery magic to heal the wound in Lauren's stomach and sent the ashen group down to the royal capital as instructed by Reinhardt. And after witnessing the scene, Reinhardt gave the same argument to the adventurers.

'You adventurers are here voluntarily. "You are here on a voluntary basis and do not need to follow my orders. So this is a warning. If you are unsure of yourselves, take shelter inside the walls, you could be a liability. If you can't protect yourself, you don't have a guarantee of your life. Only those who still want to stay, that is all.

　With that much conveyed, Reinhardt returned to the task of defeating Nutkerene.
　The adventurers were puzzled and thinking, but their earlier roar took away their will to fight, and their feet naturally turned back. Reinhardt knew what their mental state was.
　They heeded Reinhardt's warning, and a few minutes later, many adventurers left the battlefield.








Raid, I'm going to give you the last one.

　At Reinhardt's words, Lade smiled.

''So I told you that was my intention all along.

　The raider grabbed his scythe with a big smile and ran towards the last one.
　There was someone watching that figure from the top of a small hill with a dissatisfied look on his face - Gido Sydow.



''It's not very interesting,''

　Gid sat on a good-sized rock he found on the hilltop and repeated his poor shaking.

'They're a stubborn bunch, aren't they?'

''What's not interesting is that none of the White King Knights are dead anymore. The White King's Knights, the famous White King's Knights of legend, can be called that. But I didn't think they couldn't get rid of any of them. Besides, I should have checked the number of adventurers. It's a good thing that they are not just adventurers, but also patriotic.

That's why it should have been an assassination.

''Don't underestimate the fact that it's peaceful, Yun Yi. There are seven White King Knights. It's obvious that you can't handle them all by yourself.

I could have killed a few of them.

''That doesn't make any sense. Besides, the White King Knights don't usually come out in the open. If not this way, they wouldn't have been able to keep track of everyone's faces. And in any case, I wouldn't leave it up to you alone. If you are a prisoner of war, you have no way to keep your mouth shut.

"I take my own life.

They won't give you a chance.

There's no need to rush. There's still a cockatrice there, and there are still about ten Nutocerenes left.

''........Right. Then let's use it all up before the S-rank.

　Gid tipped the large bottle at hand and let the liquid drip from it.

"They're getting weak," he said. But next time I shall kill them myself.

　Gid smiled wryly as he looked at the black liquid.