I, the Light Warrior, made eye contact with Magnus.

"You're not looking in the dark, are you?

　Eldora gets pissed off and strikes me with her longest sword.
　I dodge it by handling it with my whole body to the side, and in the opposite direction, I slam my counter into Eldora's side.

''Ugh!

　Eldora looks away in pain and surprise.

　I certainly took my eyes off you to make eye contact, didn't I?
　But at the same time, can't you see it was also an invitation?　You don't understand.
　I wasn't very good at remembering things either, and I had to fight a lot of boss monsters with disgusting special abilities and get hurt a lot of times before I finally learned, so I'm not proud of it.

　But hey, Eldora.
　If you fall for this level of invitation, it's going to be tough to get ahead from here, isn't it?

Fran y Ren El.

　See, you can hear Magnus' spell?
　Or maybe she's going to go after you.

Well, good luck with that.
'Huh!　What, all of a sudden?

　I don't reply to Eldora's bewilderment, but just rush towards her.
　Jump with an aide-de-camp!　He also used Eldora's head as a springboard and jumped again!
　She uses the Light Qigong she learned from Magnus to leap high and clear.

　This is one of the skills that a Wuliu School martial artist can learn, allowing them to demonstrate superhuman... or rather, a nimbleness that seems to defy the laws of physics.

　And around the same time I jumped, Magnus' Fire IV exploded.
　A powerful blast of flame lands on Eldora and lays waste to the entire garden in the vicinity.



　A scream, like a tormented wraith in hell, emanated from Eldora's mouth.

　I could no longer care for it, and just jumped higher, looking up at the path.
　Magnus' exploded around Eldora.
　In other words, it landed at my current feet.
　Thus, I was able to leap higher and higher, riding the powerful blast that erupted from below.
　Normally this would be impossible, but for me, who had mastered the Light Qigong, it was possible.

　And that meant that Magnus's Fire IV was not only an attack on Eldora, but also a way to forcefully carry me away with the blast.
　I was able to reach it by riding the hot wind that Magnus had caused.
"I was even able to get to the top of the spire where the Magic Bullet General was stationed.

"You're doing a great job of that, warrior of light!

　Of course, the calicoons tried to intercept me while I was still in the air.
　He fired five magic bullets at me.
　But I've seen it coming. I've already planned for it.

Barrackmail.

　I shout out the name of the armor I'm currently wearing.
　The one-of-a-kind armor that Magnus and Bazelluf gave me, which uses the Soul of the Shogun of the Demon Sea as a synthetic material, reacts with it.
　A water screen made of water appears in front of me and spreads out.
　It neither catches the five magic bullets nor flicks them back, but simply catches them with a 'slippery' motion and deflects them in a different direction.
　It's a special effect that can only be used three times a day, but its protection against long-range attacks is outrageous!

Come on!

　I softly landed on the roof with my Light Qigong and ran straight into the Magical Bullet General.
　The steeply sloped roof of the spire is a terrible foothold, but as I'm wearing the Light Qigong, it's no problem for me.

　This is the main reason why I made eye contact with Magnus.
　I would challenge the Magus General to a close encounter, and Magnus would take care of Eldora.
　We figured we could gain the upper hand in the war by exchanging our opponents.

'Do not underestimate me, Warrior of Light!　If you think I'm going to bother with close combat, you're wrong!

　The callicorn waits for you with a massive stance and then swings his bow with his wild left arm as if it were a blunt instrument.

Barrackmail!

　I chanted the inscription again.
　Once again, I made the water screen appear.
　This time, however, I made a membrane with the shape and size of a hemispherical shield (buckler) right next to my left arm.
　Using it as a shield, the bow struck by the "Magic Bullet General" is swept away with a "slurp".
　Unlike the water blessing that protected the entire front side earlier, this method has a miniscule range, but there's no limit to the number of times you can use it.

''Nuh-uh!　I'm doing it!

　I'm sure even a calicoon was prepared to be caught by my Black Claymore.
　But of course, the Waterbuckler's water current shield appeared, and I didn't expect it to catch me completely.
　I took him by surprise and slammed a heavy one into the Magic Bullet General's flank.

Prominent Blade!

　It was the largest slash of the flame attribute that he had just learned from Eldora.
　Even the Demon Bullet General staggered as he stepped on the tatara.
　It's working!

'Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

　I let out a yell and slash and fold with Black Claymore.

As I recall it's Ray, the Warrior of Light!

　Callicorn is also a man who uses his five right arms to strike the Black Claymore's sword from the side, taunting it and preventing it.

"By the order of the Demon King, I must ask you this!　-- be my man. Be my man and I will give you half of Luxon!

I'm sorry, I don't want it!

　Me and Calicorn exchanged words, exchanging swords and fists in a fierce exchange.

'Why?'　Are you not greedy?
Of course I've got it!　I'm human!
Then why don't you want it?　All you have to do is shake your head, and half of a great nation is in your hands?
'I'm just a villager!　We can't have that!　I'm definitely not going to have it!
'Hahahahahahahahahaha!'
What's so funny?
'Of course it's crazy!　Don't you realize it yourself?

"Magic Bullet General" kept on laughing with a teasing smile.
　I don't know.......I probably shouldn't be thinking this, but.......
　Even though he was an enemy, even though he was a demon, he had a pleasant way of laughing.
　With such a smile, Calicoon said.

"A simple villager can't be a match for this 'magic bullet general'!　You can't tell me a joke.

　It was written on his face.
　That he was disappointed that I hadn't taken him up on his offer, that I hadn't become his man.
　He was happy that I didn't go along, that I didn't fall for it, that I stayed a good soldier.
　The conflicting emotions were strangely and neatly living together.

'Ohhhhhhhhhh!'
'Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

　I let out a loud scream and the "Magic Bullet General" laughed loudly, slicing and dicing up dozens more.
　The calicoons said they have no trouble with close combat.
　But after all, unlike bows, I'm not good at this.
　I'm a level 34 stopper, but the fact that I'm evenly matched is proof of that.

　But even is even.
　This one of the Eight Demon Generals is not someone I should go all out to kill on my own.
　This is not a game, this is a battle that will determine the fate of Luxon and, by extension, the world.

Blue Lightning!

　I used a secret sword that I had learned from Lawrence.
　It's a rush technique in which I approach an opponent at high speed and unleash a slash of the lightning attribute, then cross the opponent's side and run backwards.
　Applying that, instead of running through the side, I used my rushing speed to hit him with my body directly.

　As a result - I threw myself into the air with the entire "Magic Bullet General" and crashed into the vestibule.

"Hahahahahahaha, clear sky!

　Calicorn's laughter tailed off like a shooting star.