*

　Mako and the others had finished their dinner and were taking a break.

　--!　--GH!

　I frown at the voices coming from around me.
　Can you say it's the calm before the storm?
　I'm barely repressing my s*x drive, which is on the verge of an outburst, but it could reach its limit at any moment.
　In that sense, you might as well compare it to a volcano on the verge of explosion.

"Relax a little, Mako,
That's easy for you to say.

　Liv tilted the cup and Makoto let out a sigh.
　What's in the cup is white water - in essence, hot water.

'There's no point in getting nervous. What are you going to do if you're not prepared to die along the way?'
I don't know if I'm that intuitive.

　You sound like a gambler who has reopened up after losing too much, or an individual investor who can't cut his losses.
　Whether it's gambling, investing or planning, if you plunge too much money into a project, you won't be able to retreat.
　Makoto turned his attention to Laura.
　Laura was sharpening a dagger with a whetstone stick.

'What about you?'
I'm just nervous.

　Laura took a break from sharpening her dagger.

'So I'm sharpening my dagger.
It's like a nervous kid playing with a p*n*s.
No!

　Libs gave the lowdown, and Laura raised her voice.

'Nervous kids messing around with nasties, right?
No, I don't know about that.

　Laura is red to her ears.

'Isn't that right?'
Don't ask me to agree with you.
Who else could you ask for consent other than Mako?
Don't ask for anyone's consent.

　Chet, Liv clicked her tongue in a boring way.

'Well, but hey ... doesn't it make you nervous to think that Laura is clutching her nanny?
I won't.

　If anything, I'm thrilled by the ribs teasing the person with the blade.



　Laura grunted and sheathed her dagger.

'Mako-san, why do you think the enemy is here--'
This thing can receive signals.

　It was Yuka who answered Fujica's question.

'I didn't ask Satou, and...'
Yeah?　I'm sorry about that.

　His mouth is slightly torn as he says this.

'Your guts are baba-coloured, aren't they?
Baba-colored?
Uh--
Don't be rude to me!

　Yuka tapped the table and stood up.

''Well that's too bad,''
What?

　Yuka sat down in her chair with a miffed expression on her face.

'When I yell 'poop'--'
I won't scream!
That's what I said, I'm sorry.
I'll never be what you want me to be.
You're on the verge of saying it.
It pisses me off, really pisses me off.

　Yuka said, putting a lot of effort into the latter part.

'Could it be that Makoto-san and Satou are dating?'
We need to remove it.
What?
It's your eyeball, of course.

　Fujika tilted her head, and Yuka said with a straight face.

''Of course you don't want to!
So why don't you show them that you're not a knothole?

　Your eyes are not a knothole or a knothole, but the part where you say let's remove it is typical of Yuka.

So, Makoto-san, how do you know the enemy is coming?
To some extent, thanks to my skills and job.
That's super awesome!

　Fujika said with a twinkle in her eye, but in reality, it's a subtle power.
　Still, the praise--.

"Why do you look like you're not satisfied?
In fact, that's how I felt.

　Yuka's ruined it.

How long have you been here?
We're surrounded on all sides.
"-Oh!

　Makoto replied, and Fujica braced herself.

'Duh, it's okay, right?'
What are you scared of?
Of course I'm scared!

　Yuka said in an accusatory voice, and Fujika's voice was hoarse.

'Satou might be fine, but I'm still weak.

　Fujika glances at me.
　He's asking me to protect him with his eyes.

'You can't rely on this guy to protect you.
Don't be such an a**h*le. I'll do my best.
You could have said you'd protect him, but you didn't want to take any chances.
I'm still a bit of a forty-year-old.

　Yuka frowned, but I don't want to use the word absolute when there is no evidence to support it.
　Well, if it's called a precautionary measure, that's all it is--.

''What are the odds of winning in terms of Makoto-san?
We can't win if we mobilize the Knights.
Good.

　Fujica patted her chest.

'So, can you beat Yamada?'
I wouldn't know that for sure.
Are you that strong?

　When I answered Yuka, Fujica now asked me a question.

'In the bare bones, we can definitely win.
That's a strong statement.

　Yuka said teasingly.

'If only I had the team backing me up.'
I take it back.
The only thing left to do is to change the god.
"A freak?
''The Seven Evil Spiritualists change their monstrous appearance. Naturally, their stats will also jump up.

　Fujika parroted, and Mako explained simply.
　The transformed greed - King had power comparable to Makoto, whose status was complete.

'Well, can you do it too, Makoto?'
'Just in case. I don't want to risk a change of heart.

　If you change your god, you can significantly increase your power - I'm not sure how you're powering up from a fully-stocked status - but you're in so much pain that you're disoriented. It is.

Why?

　Fujica tilts her head in wonderment.

'A power-up that blows your understanding is a losing flag.
Flags are your thing. We need to know the difference between reality and fiction.

　It was Yuka who plunged in.

''It may be a losing factor, but not the other way around.
Well, yeah.

　Yuka was easily convinced.

　--!　--GH!

　Just as Makoto touched his temple, Raymond opened the door.

''.........Makoto-dono.''
We're on.

　As Makoto slowly got up, so did Yuka, Fene, Liv and Laura.
　Slightly later, Fujika also stood up.

'What should we do?'
You're going to have to babysit me.
Yes, sir.

　Raymond chuckled and Makoto cowered his shoulders.
　Outside, the knights were running around.
　But it was surprisingly quiet.
　Kouki, Takeshi, and Kirara walked past in front of him.
　As I thought, Takeshi stopped in his tracks.

''Please ... restrain them.''
Don't worry about it.

　For some reason, Raymond is very polite.

'Yo, I hear the Black Flame is our reserve.
Yeah, I heard that.
I haven't killed a single human rabbit. I'll be on the waiting list.
Yeah.

　It's a preparation for when Kouki and the others are pushed out of the way by human-faced rabbits, but it's no use pointing that out.
　But still, why do they want to mount it?

'Please, don't drag me down,'
I'll do my best.

　Takeshi clicks his tongue and steps out.
　In his former world, he would have shriveled up, but now that he's gone through the shura, he has the luxury of time.

''Takeshi, what the hell are you doing!
I'll be there in a minute!

　Takeshi shouted as Kouki called out to him.

'Tch, stay out of our way!'
Of course I won't bother you.

　Tsk, Takeshi clicked his tongue and headed down to Kouki.

'What is that, it's super weird.'
He's a creepy guy, isn't he?
He was such a good, reliable guy a while ago.

　Fujika said with a pout of dismay, and Fujika's lips twitched as she said it.
　I don't know if she's sulking or frustrated, but she certainly doesn't seem to be convinced.

'Yeah?'
I don't know, I feel bad.
It's just that I don't feel the same way about you as you do about me.　He's such a dominating jerk in my opinion.
....

　Fujika stared at Yuka, but her gaze was weak.
　Maybe he's thinking that Yuka might be right.
　It's hard to see the distortions of the organization when you're on the inside, but I'm not sure I'd nod my head honestly.
　After all, Fujika is just a girly girl on the outside, but she's a young lady at heart.
　While I was thinking about that, Kouki and the others were getting their ranks in order.
　They are planning to rely on the fence to conduct a defensive battle just like last night.
　One or two troops would stand in the front, with the production workers behind them.

'We took down a lot of man-faced rabbits last night and today!　You may be tired, but we've got to give it another go!

　Kouki stood in front of his classmates and raised his voice.
　His voice sounded soft, but with heat.

'I knew it would be awesome.'
What?

　Makoto muttered, and Yuka spoke to him.

''I thought we weren't putting together a class for Datei.
Don't try to impress me.
It's important to me.

　In my younger days, I might have been jealous or inspired a sense of inferiority.
　But now I can honestly admire them.
　It's not easy to admit or congratulate others for their greatness.

'Well, how does the enemy fare?'

　The next moment that Makoto muttered, a roar rang out.
　A pillar of fire rose in the north of the settlement and the sky turned red.

''An enemy attack?!''
That's a friend of mine!

　Mako shouted, and Raymond explained.

'Fuhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!'

　The sound of the explosion must have been the catalyst.
　Human-faced rabbits came flying out of the forest.
　I thought they were mobilizing a large army, but their numbers were about the same as last night.
　Probably because of the siege of the village, they are stretched thin.
　I felt uncomfortable after all this time.
　I thought we should concentrate our forces in one place instead of encircling it.
　It's impossible for the human-faced rabbit leader to not understand what even Makoto understands.
　Is there a purpose to it?
　If that's the case, then that's--.
　I should concentrate on what's in front of me now, Makoto said, shaking his head.
　While he was thinking, the human-faced rabbit was closing in on the fence.
　With a crude spear in his hand, his crotch puffed out as he closed in.
　The sight of it closing in with foam at the corners of its mouth is insane.
　It was attacking in a herd.

''Wizard!''
Binding!
Capture formation!
Capture formation!

　Following Kouki's orders, the three of them released their magic.
　A glowing belt entangled the legs of the human-faced rabbit at the front.
　The human-faced rabbit falls over and the rest of the group is caught in it.

'Shoot!'
"Brit!
Magic bullet!
Magic bullet!
"Holy Brits.

　The three wizards and Kirara release their magic.
　The magic bullets make the human-faced rabbit's head cave in, and the holy light bullets make it fall into a coma.
　It seems that compared to the magic bullets, the holy light bullets are less powerful.

''The holy light bullets are more powerful against the undead, though.
How powerful is it?
That's about as hard as you can get hit with a blunt object.
It's powerful enough.

　It's an unbelievable power for a monk-type job to use.

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

　Despite the death of his companions, the human-faced rabbit was still very eager to fight.
　Instead of being frightened, it rushed in.

''Fu-hii!''

　Individuals who were trapped in the captive team, individuals who couldn't get up quickly, were trampled.
　The screams of those individuals make me feel sorry for them, but I can't help but feel sorry for them.
　They are the enemy.
　If you sympathize with them, your own people will be killed.

"Wizard!
Capture formation!
Capture formation!
Capture formation!

　The wizard releases his magic again, and a band of light entangles itself around the human-faced rabbit's leg.
　The same scene repeats itself, but the human-faced rabbit is unfazed.
　It tramples its companions and pushes them against the fence.

''Huh!''
"Whew!

　The figure of the human-faced rabbit at the front disappears.
　No, he had fallen into a pit.
　Apparently, the production guys had not only fixed the fence, but they had also made a pitfall.

''Wheeeeeeeeeeee!
Wheeze, wheeze!

　As I said, the human-faced rabbit is not intimidated.
　They trample their friends and push forward.
　A roaring sound rang out from three directions.
　Apparently, other knights are also in the midst of engaging the human-faced rabbit.

''Fuhiiiiiiiiii!

　At last, his persistence paid off, and the human-faced rabbit attached itself to the fence.

'Poke it!'
Ha!

　One and two armies - though it was only Kouki and Takeshi who were the only ones - held out their spears.

''It's going to be the same as last night, isn't it?''
How do you know?
Well, sort of.

　Both sides are fighting the same way they did last night, albeit with a little bit of effort.
　The result will be the same as last night.



　The children's voices echoed during the audience.

'Hmmm,'
Hehehe.

　He had left a few children as a guard.

What!

　Futoshi turned, and the leader came into the audience room.

'What are you doing here!'

　Futoshi shouted at the leader.
　This guy threw his work away.

''Head to the village now!''
Whew!

　Futoshi turned on his heel as the leader replied.
　The next moment, there was a shock to his prosthetic leg.
　The leader struck him with an axe.

''Wha, what are you doing!''
Whew!

　He turned and stuck out his palms, but the leader struck the prosthetic leg with his axe.
　The poorly crafted prosthetic leg distorted and Futoshi fell on his back.

'You guys!　Help me!
Fuhihihi.... Fuhihihihi.

　He called out to the child who was peering into the audience room, but he only clapped his hands in a cheering manner.

'Isa zasa om. Impenetrable--ai!

　Futoshi interrupted the spell with a shallow cut to his thigh.

''Fuhi♪''
Wheeze!

　The children clapped their hands in a cheering manner.

'Wait!　Why are you doing this!　I'm your parent!
Whew, whew, whew, whew!

　The leader shouted like he was throwing a tantrum.
　His crotch bulged.
　That's how I knew the leader wanted a woman.

'A woman?　If you want the girl, you can have her!　It's not very good, but I'll give it to you!
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　The leader swung his axe and Futoshi shielded his face with both hands.
　Heat arises in his right hand.

''Bo, my hand, ah!

　Futoshi screamed.
　His right hand was halfway gone, and buuuut, buuuut, blood was gushing out.

'Oh, why are you doing this!　I'm not your parents~!
Hehehe!
'I don't know what you're talking about!　You need to speak Japanese properly!
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　The leader stuck out his axe.
　Futoshi tried to avoid it, but the axe slashed deep into his lower abdomen.

''Hi, hi!　Blood, blood!
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　The leader swung his axe repeatedly.
　His entire body was stained with blood and his vision narrowed.

''Ah.........''

　Futoshi made a small noise.
　His vision was doubled.
　One was the naked eye, the other slightly deviated from it.
　The vision gradually diverged, and eventually the naked eye disappeared.
　The word "astral projection" passed through my brain.

''Fuhihi!''

　The leader opens his mouth, and Futoshi's consciousness--

*.

　When Makoto punched him, the human-faced rabbit's head was gouged out of the ground.

''Fuhi.''

　The human-faced rabbit staggered and fell to the ground.
　That's when my brain spilled out.
　A few human-faced rabbits scraped past the side--.

''I want you to leave it to me!

　Fane fired an arrowhead with a sling shot, and the human-faced rabbit fell forward after taking a direct hit.
　However, he wasn't able to defeat them all.

''Oraaah!''
Shield bash!

　Liv cleaves a human-faced rabbit with a pole hammer and Laura flips it off with her shield.

'I thought this was going to be the same turn of events as last night?
It's a similar development!

　He talks back to Yuka and kicks at the human-faced rabbit, which Kouki and the others couldn't handle.
　The toe stabs into the abdomen, and the human-faced rabbit spatters blood spatter.
　Makoto pulled his feet back and stared at the fence - Kouki and the others.
　The fence is leaning heavily and the human-faced rabbits are climbing over it one after another.

''The pressure is weakening!　Just hang on a little longer!

　Kouki inspires his classmates while wielding his spear.

''Oooh!''

　Takeshi lets out a yell and stops the human-faced rabbit.

''Shield shot!''

　He plunged in with his entire shield and swung his axe.
　Last night he used a spear, but it looks like he switched weapons.
　With his heavy axe, he cracked the heads of the human-faced rabbits one after another.

''Fuhihi!''
Wheeze!
f*ck these guys!

　The human-faced rabbit regains its freedom and grabs onto it, swallowing Takeshi.
　I should save him, Makoto clenched his fist lightly.
　The jet-black flame should be able to defeat only the human-faced rabbit without damaging Takeshi.
　But--.

''Shield shot!''

　Takeshi accelerates with a shield shot and shakes off the human-faced rabbit that was clinging to him.
　Should I say that it was a courtesy that it crashed into the building?

''Come on!''

　Takeshi shouted and rushed into the human-faced rabbit.
　It's like heavy machinery or a tank.
　The human-faced rabbits tried desperately to resist, but they were crushed one by one.

"Ha, ha!

　The way he smiles fiercely while covered in blood, he looks like a madman.
　I think I'm getting too carried away, but momentum is important.
　I'd like to get this done before the human-faced rabbit leader comes out," said Makoto, using his fists and kicks to take down the human-faced rabbits that Kouki and the others leaked to the ground.

　--!　--GH!

　I heard a voice and a tingle in my neck.

'Huhhhh!'

　A roar rang out, and Makoto looked in the direction of the voice.
　Then, there was the figure of the human-faced rabbit leader.
　Perhaps it was my imagination, but he looks bigger than last night.
　He was holding an axe with a circular blade in his hand.

''Hey!''
"You stay out of this!

　When Makoto called out to him, Takeshi looked at me with bloodshot eyes.

''Okay....

　I cowered lightly.
　For the time being, I've taken my words.
　Of course, if it comes down to it, I'm going to help them, but this will help them avoid criticism that they knew Kouki and the others couldn't win and made them fight the human-faced rabbit leader.
　Well, a word of advice is something that can be rebuffed by a boss's three chests, but if you take precautions, those who sympathize with you will sympathize with you.

"Whew, whew, whew, whew, whew!

　The human-faced rabbit leader jumped over the fence with ease and landed inside the settlement.

''Everyone back off!　We'll take care of it!
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　Kouki shouted, and the human-faced rabbit leader yelled again.
　Then, the human-faced rabbits retreated in unison.

''Fuhi!　Whew!　Whew!
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　A human-faced rabbit stomps on the ground, and the human-faced rabbit leader lets out a yell.
　It's a ritualistic scene.
　Kouki discards his spear and holds his sword at the ready, while Takeshi approaches the human-faced rabbit leader with his shield at the ready.
　Behind them, Kirara has her staff at the ready, ready to cover her at any time.

''Let's go!
Yeah!

　It was Kouki who shouted, but it was Takeshi who rushed in first.

''Fuhiiiiiiii!''
"-Oh!

　The human-faced rabbit leader swings his axe down and Takeshi catches it with his shield.
　Sparks fly and Takeshi is pushed back by too much impact.

''Sword Qi Release (Aura Blade)!
'Wheeeeeeeeee!

　Kouki's sword turned to white light and the human-faced rabbit leader's axe was enveloped in black light.

''Oooh!''
"Whew!

　Kouki and the human-faced rabbit leader collide, and a white and black light bounces between them.
　The equilibrium is momentary, cheating, cheating and Kouki is pushed back.

'It's Periolis!　Give him the power to avenge his evil!　Celebrate the Holy Blade (Holy Weapon)!

　Kouki's sword shone through Kirara's magic.

''Shield shot!''

　Takeshi rushed in with his shield and the human-faced rabbit leader was blown up.
　No, he jumped from himself.

Let's shove it in one go!
Yeah!

　Kouki and Takeshi close the distance at once and swing their swords and axes.
　It's a splendid combination.
　The human-faced rabbit leader deftly manipulates the axe to handle the attacks.
　However, as time passes, he fails to handle the attacks more and more.

''Shield shot!''
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　The human-faced rabbit leader kicked the ground at the same time as Takeshi unleashed his shield shot.
　He didn't run away.
　On the contrary.
　The leader of the human-faced rabbit had slammed into Takeshi.
　A dull sound of metal and body colliding could be heard.
　The battlefield--.

''Gasp!''

　The military order went up to the human-faced rabbit leader.
　Takeshi was blown up and slammed into the building from his back.
　He was bleeding from his nose and didn't move a muscle.

''Takeshi-san!　Periolis!　Healing miracles!　Heal (heal)!

　Kirara's wand glows and Takeshi's body is enveloped in a soft light.

''Fuhiiiiiiii!''
d*mn!

　The human-faced rabbit leader swings his axe down and Kouki raises his sword to catch it.
　Although he barely catches it, he is pushed in with jiri, jiri.

''Fuhiiiiiiii!''
Gasp!

　The next moment the human-faced rabbit leader's body sank, Kouki was blown away.
　Although the shield is not at the ready, its behavior is the shield shot itself.

''Fuhiiiiiiiiii!''
Phew!　Whew!　Whew!

　The human-faced rabbits stomped on the ground as the human-faced rabbit leader raised his axe and let out a yell.

''Hi, hi!''

　The boy in the warrior position drops his spear.
　Despite the human-faced rabbits stomping on the ground, the sound was extraordinarily loud.

''Uh, uh--''
I'm next in line, right?

　Faster than a scream could be raised, Makoto slammed his fist in front of his chest and pointed at the human-faced rabbit.

''Fuhi!　Whew!　Whew!
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　The human-faced rabbits stomped the ground in a cheering manner, and the human-faced rabbit leader let out a yell.
　I said it was a ritualistic scene, but this is indeed a ritual.
　That's why the human-faced rabbit leader will not run away.
　He can't run away.

"Ignition!
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　The flames surrounding Makoto's right arm flared up violently, and the black light rising from the human-faced rabbit leader's axe increased in intensity as if in response.
　Although words cannot be understood, I knew that the leader of the human-faced rabbit had agreed to a duel.

''Come on,''
"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　As Makoto beckons him, the human-faced rabbit leader swings his axe and lunges at him.
　He thrusts his right fist out as he steps in.
　After the slightest resistance, the fist goes through.

''........''

　He instantly turned around and held his fist in the air.
　The human-faced rabbit leader had stopped moving in his axe swinging position.
　Half of his head is missing, but he's so well balanced, he doesn't fall down, he

Mako wins!
Way to go, bro!

　Liv and Fene cheered, but I had a bad feeling.

'Master Makoto!'
I know!

　Mako shouted back to Laura.
　The human-faced rabbit leader slowly raised himself up and turned to face us.
　Brains spilled out of the missing parts.
　He's dead.
　They're supposed to be dead.
　Nevertheless--

"Wheeeeeeeeee!

　The human-faced rabbit let out a yell and rushed forward.

''Ha--!

　Before he could say it was fast, the human-faced rabbit leader closed the distance and flashed his axe.
　He caught the axe with his basket hand.
　As expected, I should say that it was made of adamantite alloy, but the basket hand did not break.
　But it couldn't prevent the impact.

''Tch!''

　He clicks his tongue and throws a front kick.
　The human-faced rabbit leader is blown away, leaving two streaks on the ground.

''Ouch!''

　He waved his arms with a frown.
　The arm that received the axe is numb.

''Fuhiiiiiiii!''

　The human-faced rabbit leader turns over and lets out a yell.
　Then a magic circle unfolds on the ground and a stick extends from its center.
　It was an axe with a circular blade.

''Fuhiiiiiiii!''

　The human-faced rabbit leader readied his two axes and kicked the ground.
　Black light rose from his entire body like steam.

''Fuhi!　Whew!　Heeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

　The human-faced rabbit leader swung his axe as if he had lost his mind.
　Mako ducked the axe while dropping back diagonally.
　It's a stormy series of attacks, but it's a lot of wasted movement.
　''Here!　and Makoto sees the moment his movements slow down, he dives into the bosom of the human-faced rabbit leader and unleashes a right fist.
　It didn't penetrate because of the black light that rose like steam, but he could feel the bones shattering and the crushing of his internal organs.
　Mako moves behind the human-faced rabbit leader's armpits to get under his armpits and get further away from him.

'Did you do it?'
No!　That's a bad line!
Tsk, that's another flag.

　Yuka shouted and Makoto clicked his tongue.



　The human-faced rabbit leader let out a laugh and turned to Mako.
　The missing part bubbled up and formed a face.
　However, it was not that of the human-faced rabbit leader.
　It's a human face.

''Fuhi, fuhi, that's terrible, terrible. Why did you bump it?
Tell me you're gonna hit me... or at least tell me you're gonna hit me.
'Oh, my God. Why, why, why do you have to be so violent?

　Ahhhh, ahhhh, said the human-faced rabbit leader, shaking his body back and forth.
　He looks like an emotionally unstable person.

"...Hey, Yamada.

　Fujica mutters in dismay.