The battle between the divine race and the allied forces of the human and demonic race is becoming more and more intense, and it is showing signs of a melee as they are separated from each other on numerous floating islands.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.
　In particular, the one playing an active role in this battle on the side of the United Human Demon Army was the Warlord's men. This is because the Warlord's men, while varying in skill level, are almost all skilled in the martial arts, and once they reach the baronial level, their skills are elevated to a very high level.
　Although their cultivated skills are superior in terms of pure magic and physical ability, they are very effective against the inexperienced god clan, and they are able to fight quite well against the god clan.
　However, on the flip side, those who don't have the skills to overturn such differences in power are forced to fight quite hard.

''.........''
Caraway!
Yeah, I'm fine.

　Caraway, a Viscount-level high-ranking demon tribe caraway, with a look of anguish on his face after receiving an arrow on his shoulder, firmly looks at his opponent. The one fighting with him was Anima, a former black bear who also had the power of a viscount class.
The girls had much in common with their beastly forms, fighting with claw weapons, and their abilities were on the same level, and they had rapidly become friends since the Sixth King Festival, and even now they were still tag-teaming like this to confront the divine race.

　
　Anima and Caraway are not weak by any means either. Their strength can be counted from the top of the baronial class, and it can be said that they have abilities close to the county level.
　However, there was still a huge barrier between the Viscount level and the Count level. Although the Hunting God and the Trading God only pseudo-gained the power of the count grade through enhancement... but even so, their combat power was still tremendous.

　The arrows of the Hunting God's arrows blocked the speedy Caraway's movements, and the hammer wielded by the God of Commerce's swinging hammer overpowered the power-rich Anima's fists.
　And there were no gaps or carelessness on both sides as they fought for Sharovanar. Jiriously, Anima and Caraway were being driven into a corner.

(.........The arrows are fast. I can't handle them all.......but Anima's speed can't compete with those arrows. (I, who can just barely handle it, have to do something about it)

　Breathing heavily on his shoulder, Caraway glanced at Anima. Then Anima also nodded as if she understood something and readied her fist.
　It's not a good idea to take on a god of commerce who wears heavy armor, as Caraway is the type to attack with speed and hands. And because Anima also has difficulty with speed, it's difficult for her to dodge the arrows of the Hunting God.
　In other words, the Hunting God and the God of Trade will focus on Caraway and Anima, respectively. That was the strategy the two of them had decided on earlier with eye contact.

(Approaching through the rain of arrows.........................No, no. It's okay if we hit it we're going to get there. It was my decision. I'm going to fight for Miyama-sama, who called me foolish and yet still called me his friend, and I'm going to risk my life!

　Kicking the ground with determined eyes, Caraway stepped into the ground at once...one step beyond the deadly line that he hadn't been able to take earlier.

(When was the last time?)　Fighting for someone else........that feels good. (I get a lot of strength out of it.)

　Naturally, the hunting gods won't let the caraway get close enough to it. He attempts to stop the assault by firing a large number of arrows. Caraway dodges only the ones that hit his legs, which are lethal and the key to his mobility, and attacks the others while taking them in his body.
　The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the person who has been in charge of the project is the one who has been in charge of the project. The God of Hunting immediately cut back his body and fired an arrow at the caraway that had just attacked him.

''What?!''

　However, that arrow, which I had released thinking it was going to hit, was evaded by the caraway that accelerated again.



　Yes, the speed of the caraway had started to increase a little earlier. The arrows that should have hit earlier stopped hitting, and their claws began to reach the hunting god's body.

''........Silly. How is that possible?　In this phase........this guy.......

　 He had talent. She was also powerful enough to fight a good fight if a lower-ranked count-grade person was against her.
　Still, she couldn't go much further than that. She couldn't clearly reach the realm of the count grade, though it was only a step away.
　Why was that?　She became a high-ranking demon clan of baronial rank and was drowning in the happiness that her position gave her... 'I was only fighting for myself all the time. Her own body was the prettiest and most important thing she had ever done.
　That's why I never tried to cross a dangerous bridge. She always took a step back from the death line and prioritized her own safety.

　Yes, she ... she had been standing still for a long time.

　But once she fell to the point of falling, she looked at herself again ... and was saved from it. She had a strong determination to help the pleasant person who had forgiven her.
　That determination gave her the courage to step out. One step beyond the death line, to a realm she had never been able to reach before.......



　Finally, Caraway completely overtook the speed of the arrow released by the Hunting God, completely overtaking the speed of the arrow and cutting deep into the Hunting God's body.








　At the same time, Anima was also running towards the God of Commerce. Unlike the battle between Caraway and the Hunting God, this one was a clash between power types.
　The only thing left to do is to wait for defeat. The only thing you have to wait for is defeat.

　Speaking of which side has the advantage, it is naturally the god of commerce who is winning the clash just now. Anima's power is good enough for the Count level. However, she can't be said to have fully used her physical abilities.
　Although she has received advice from Illness and is gradually learning techniques called techniques, she is still inexperienced.

(Am I even a little closer to your strength that I admired?

　With the thought of my beloved master in my mind, I turn to the hammer-wielding god of commerce.

(I am still a novice, but I can still proudly say that I am proud of my own feelings for my master.)

　I shake my fist loudly and finish preparing to unleash the full force of my blow.

(I want to be even stronger for you, the one who calls me family. (For you to call me family, I want to be stronger and stronger, but I'm sorry. I'm not strong enough right now, I'm inexperienced, so I'll just borrow a little bit of my master's strength!

　Even if you let it go, the result will be the same as before. That's why Anima uses her trump card here. The magic that she has been trying to master in secret with the help of the people around her since the day she swore to acquire the skill.
　The "Magic of Kaito" that she admires with all her heart and yearns for above all else........

'Auto Counter!'

　Anima, which does not have sensory magic, cannot demonstrate its original effect of automatically counterattacking the opponent's movements.
　With the magic activated, the waste disappears from Anima's movements.

''Oooh!

　The blow shattered the swinging hammer and pierced the God of Commerce's body, bringing victory to Anima.







　While looking at the fallen Hunter God and Commerce God, Anima and Caraway exhaled while moving heavily with their shoulders.

''........Somehow, two bodies.''
Well, it was close, but it was close, you know?

　Anima's arm was broken due to the recoil of the auto-counter, and Caraway also had arrows stuck in various parts of her body. It was truly a paper-thin line, and after using all this deadly force.......yet only two lower level gods were able to defeat it.......
　Still, a victory is a victory. The two of them looked a little relieved and were about to head to the next battlefield...when their eyes widened in astonishment.

　Two glowing spheres that suddenly flew in.

''Oh no........''

　It's not unreasonable for Caraway to mutter with a stunned expression. The two gods that he should have defeated with all his deadly force and after surpassing his own limits, are now 'resurrected unharmed'.......

''No, it's truly brilliant. I would call your strength a county grade.
Yeah. If we were in a state where we didn't have Lord Shalovanal's power, we would have been killed in the blink of an eye.
But that's a pity. As long as the God of Life is around we are immortal.

　The gods of hunting and commerce who told him in no uncertain terms it was truly a desperate situation. No longer were Anima and Caraway fully wounded. They no longer had the strength left to defeat them again.
　No, even if they were able to defeat them, as long as they had life, they could revive as many times as they wanted. There's no chance of winning........

"...it's over.

　Still, Anima and Caraway's hearts were not broken. However, their bodies were not following their hearts. It was unable to move to respond to the hunting gods who grabbed two arrows.
　Then the ruthless arrow was released, and it headed towards Anima and Caraway's forehead without missing an inch... 'It shattered to pieces and fell to the ground before it could hit.

''Huh?''

　The destination that the hunting gods stared at while their expressions were tinted with astonishment..........................There was a single shadow between the two gods and the anima and the others.

''That blow earlier, it was really great. It's an impressive growth. Maybe we won't need a thousand years to fight again with this one.......
"...Lord Epsilon.

　The one who appeared with a huge long sword in her hand was one of the five Warlord Generals.......Epsilon of Precipice. She quietly held up her long sword after telling Anima, who had promised to fight again, the words of victory.

''Well......I didn't know the five War King generals would appear.
It's a nasty one, but we have enough to deal with now, even if they're county-level...
"Stupid,
?

　

''..........If they're going to be revived even if they die, just seal them up. And one more thing, gaining count-grade magic and physical abilities and being able to cross over to the count-grade is not an agreement.

　After defeating Assari and the two lower class gods, Epsilon muttered quietly before turning to Anima and the others and opening his mouth.

''Then I will head to the next battlefield. I've sent a few people who can use healing magic to the rear of the room, so tell them to go there and be treated. Now, if you'll excuse me. Anima-dono I'm looking forward to further growth and a rematch in a thousand years. I look forward to it.

　After looking away from Epsilon, who disappeared after saying that, Anima muttered with a slightly dumbfounded expression.

''........Can we really catch up to that thing in a thousand years?　Master, it appears that the being you're trying to revenge yourself on is beyond a staggeringly high wall.