It all started with Alice's words.

''Kite, would you like to play 'Play Brave'?'''
"...Yeah?　Sorry, I'm not sure what that means. Playing brave?

　The image I got from just a quick word is that it's a game of chambara that kids play... but that's probably not what it's about, is it?

The idea came to me at first, but I wanted to give Kite a taste of being a hero. The idea was to make you feel like a brave man, defeating the Demon King... it's a kind of role-playing game.
'Well, does that mean that you're not going to play a heroic role like Mitsunaga-kun, but rather gather your friends together and travel like Noin-san~?
Yes, of course, we'll simplify the journey and all that, but we're preparing a lot of things so you'll feel like a hero.
I'm just curious.

　So, in short, let's play it as if you were the main character in the game, right?　Well, normally, it would really just be just a game, but if Alice is preparing it, I can expect it to be quite high quality.
　If that's the case, it's going to be fun, just like an amusement park attraction.

'Oh, let's get on with it then!
'What?　All of a sudden?
'Yes. We'll start with being summoned as a hero.
"...what?　A summons?

　I felt a disturbing echo in the content of Alice's words in her bright voice, but sooner than that, a magic circle appeared at my feet and my vision was filled with light.







　When the light cleared, it wasn't an unfamiliar place...it was a 'divine realm' that I had seen before.

''Welcome, brave Kaito. I am Shalovanal, the God who invited you to this world.
"...Heh?　Oh, yes.

　Huh?　Has this already started playing hero?　I didn't know White was in on it.

"You are now going on a journey to defeat the Demon King.
Yes, sir.

　I felt the development was a bit abrupt, but well, it's just for fun, so I decided not to go into that part deeply and nodded.

"As a parting gift to you, who are about to depart on your journey, I'll give you the 'Sword of God (Attack Power 9999)', 'Armor of God (Defense Power 9999)', 'Shield of Automatic Defense', 'Helmet of Attack Magic Reflex', 'Shoes of Automatic Recovery', 'Bracelet of Experience Doubling', 'Ring of Disabling Status Disorder' and 'Full Recovery'. I'll give you '999 pills', '999 reviving pills' and 'bag of infinite storage', and give you '10,000 white gold coins' as a war fund.
....

　The initial support is too generous!　It's totally final equipment, right?　There's also an unbelievable amount of money attached to it, but there's nothing more to buy or anything else!







　

'By the way, we can have up to three companions in reference to Hikari's journey. However, Alice-chan will participate as a bandit, right? If I'm going to explain every single thing, it's better to stay close by.
Uh, yeah I get it.
And to save you the unnecessary development, I've already had my two remaining companions over here as well.

　It's a very quick development. However, when Alice is there, I feel like she's already overpowered... who the hell is her companion?
　

First up is The Warrior Noin.
Nice to meet you.
....

　 It looks like things are already out of control, but the situation is getting even more chaotic.
　Or rather, two out of the four of us are currently former members of the hero's party....

''And it's 'Wizard Isis.'''
I'll try my best.
....

　You don't need me for this.　The First Brave and the two Six Kings, aren't they already a sure winner?　I mean, who is the Demon King fighting this face?　I don't think I'd have to be at that level, like Black or something like that to even deal with him.......

[Warrior Noyne, Wizard Isis, and Thief Alice have joined our ranks]

...What's that writing in the air?
'It's what you call a message window. It's a kind of performance.
Well, I see...

　Strange?　I'm supposed to be in the position of being the hero, but I already feel like I'm being left behind.......

By the way, now that we've gathered our friends, let's go and defeat the Demon King... By the way, we'll cut out all of the roads and move on to the battle with the Four Heavenly Kings.
Okay, got it.

　Anyway, well, that's it. I've learned from experience, but in times like these, it's best to go with the flow.






　Then, crisply, the place changed and we moved to a stone fort-like place.

''........You've come a long way. I'm one of the four demon kings, 'Sia of Woe'!
"...what are you doing, Mr. Shea...
I am under orders from Lord Shalovanar and I have no veto power.
Good job.

　The first of the four Demon King's Four Heavenly Kings was unexpectedly Shea-san. No, it's true that his weapon is a scythe, and since he's wearing a black robe, it might not look like it.
　But no matter how you look at it, he's doing it, but....... Well, well, anyways, the first battle................................how will they fight?
　As I was thinking about that, the message window I saw earlier appeared in front of me.

[Calamity Shea has appeared]

[Thief Alice strikes first. Alice readied her knife and altered herself.

[Alice's "980 attacks"]

[9999 x 980 damage to Shea]

'Geez!

[Shea falls]

　Shea, Shea, Shea!　Ms. Shea was cruelly torn to shreds by Alice... what?　No. Do you do that kind of grueling combat?　It's not a cute way of saying he fell over or anything like that, it's more like he was minced or something!

"Well, the Four Heavenly Kings are a formidable foe. Well, we can't spend too much time on Shea, so let's just move on.
...the devil, you...








''You have done well to get here, my brave boys and girls. Can I defeat one of the four demon kings, the Phoenix of Phoenix, the Phoenix of Phoenix, the Immortal?　Now, come on!　Let me declare that I will not avoid all attacks!'
....

　The second four-tiered king was Phoenix, who had a reputation for being a dominant player.

[Phoenix the phoenix has appeared]

[Warrior Noyn attacks. Noyn unleashes a sharp iaigiri cut]

[9999 damage to Phoenix]

'Hmmm, nice attack!　But it's not enough!　Come on more caustic!　Skewering with a blunt spear or something like that, I'm a big fan!''

[Phoenix is pleased]

　 An immortal dominatrix or something, it's really extremely troublesome.......
　As I was thinking about this, Isis-san quickly held up her hand and made a large icicle appear around Phoenix-san.

''Oh!　It's another massive icicle with a massive................　This arrangement, this technique........''

[Wizard Isis' attack. [Isis invoked the Extreme Sealing Technique]

"....the stinking sealing method is empty!

[Phoenix sealed]

　An unspeakable emptiness welled up in my heart as I looked at Phoenix-san, who was covered in ice with a scream. They say that battles are empty, but this feeling of emptiness rising in my heart is something else.







　I felt a sense of helplessness as I defeated the second of the four Heavenly Kings and arrived at the third. And without even looking anywhere, I was staring into the void with a resigned expression on my face.

[The Tiamat of Grief has appeared]

[Tiamat is waiting to strike]

'Fighting is a sad thing but it is also true that battles will not go away from this world. Then I'll be with this body!　Let's take that grief in stride!　Now, anger, mourning!　Hit me as hard as you can.

　.........Why do you think we beat the Doms and then the Doms come out again?　Who's the guy who picked the person for the fourth heavenly king?

[Tiamat was down before I knew it]






　And the cave where the last four Heavenly Kings are said to be waiting for you. For some reason, I don't understand the meaning of this at all, but it seems that you can't take your friends along with you for the last cave, and you have to challenge it by yourself.
　I'm not convinced, but the fact is that I haven't done any fighting or anything up to this point, so I reluctantly agreed and proceeded through the cave of the single road.

　After a short time, I arrived at what seemed to be the innermost part of the cave, and I dropped my shoulders deeply.

'I've done well to get here. 　Can you triumph over the last four demon kings, 'Crazy Pandora'?
....

　Along with such a line, he looks at me while drooling with bloodshot eyes..................just as you'd expect. 　There really aren't any rogues under the Phantom King's command I'm starting to get a headache.