It took longer than I thought it would.
　I hurried back....
　The battle had already begun, and it was quite a mixed bag.

　Stella and the others had retreated to the final defense line.
　Although Kanade and the others are also doing their best, the demon's momentum still hasn't waned.

　But ... that's it.
　I won't let them get away with it any longer.
　We can't let them do that.

"Rain!
Wow.

　Tania hugs me with tremendous force.
　I couldn't cope with the suddenness of the situation and was pushed down to the ground as it was.

''Ta, Tania...?''
'Already ... that's enough!　You're late, Rain!

　While I was on top of her, Tania smacked me on the chest.

'I believed you would come for sure, but it was so late that I thought something might have happened... Oh my God, you're a terrible master for making me worry about you!　You should be reminded of that, right?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
''Oh well, fine. I forgive you.

　He stood up and patted Tania's head, and she turned her face away from him.
　She must be embarrassed, seeing her cheeks turn vermilion.

　I felt like I hadn't seen Tania so emotional in a long time.
　That's how worried she was....
　Also, he must have been trapped in this situation.

'Nyah, Rain!
'I've been waiting for you!　It's too late!
Now you're safe.
Hmm, I'm starting to feel like I can do better...
Yeah, let's do it!

　They all recognized us, too, and made a joyful, enthusiastic noise that made me happy.
　We have to live up to that expectation.

'You're back,'

　There was a lot of bats flying around and a lot of rustling and...
　They gathered in one place and Rifa appeared.

'I thought you'd escaped,'
I'm not going anywhere. Didn't I give my word to the Rifa?
?
"Helping.
'Oh....'

　Rifa rolled her eyes in surprise.
　Could it be that he had forgotten his promise?
　I'd be a bit shocked if that was the case.

　But well....
　It means you are willing to keep your promises properly.
　And that you will help your fellow Refugees as you promised.
　I want to show those things with my future actions.

''But what are you going to do?''

　Rifa glanced at the swarm of demons.
　The Giant Tortoise is stuck in a hole, unable to move.
　However, the other demons were still alive and well. In large numbers.

　What are we going to do with them?
　You think you can deal with one person ... and just one person?

　Rifa's eyes held such a question in them.

'I'll take care of it,'

　So I said once and for all, emphatically, to dispel the question.

'How?'
Thus.

　I chanted Fireball I sent it right up.
　As it was, it made a flower of fire bloom in the sky.

　Rifa looked at it curiously.
　He tilts his head slightly.

''What, was that?''
That's the signal.
A signal?
It's a signal to the faithful reinforcements that you're coming.

　Out of nowhere, I heard the earth shaking.
　And ... the roar of the beasts.

　Wolves, lions, tigers, bears, elephants, hippos, rhinos, hawks, eagles, crocodiles.......
　All sorts of animals were approaching from the north and south, interrupting the herd of demons.
　They marched in with a fierce momentum that made the earth smoke.

　As it was, the animals were bitten by the demons as if they were striking the side of the pack of demons.
　Wolves and other animals, with their sharp fangs, devoured the flesh of the demons.......
　Elephants and other large-bodied things can gain momentum and run over...
　The hawks and other winged things will swoop in from the sky and...
　The animals showed their full specs and kicked out a bunch of demons.

　There were roughly 3,000 of them.
　Although they were less in number than the demons, I chose only those animals that had power comparable to a C-rank.
　Hence, with such a large number of them, we can't lose.

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

　Rifa was stunned.
　Tania and Stella were also stunned.
　Everyone else ... the adventurers and knights were stunned as well.

''Wha.......what is this?''

　Rifa blurted out, as if to represent everyone's feelings.

'Why the animals...'
'I told you.　I'm a beast tamer.
You don't think... you've tamed this many?
No, that's not possible.

　I can't tame 3,000 animals in any amount of time.
　I'm apparently a branch of a brave man's family, so there's no limit to my growth, but.......
　Still, 3,000 is not possible.
　It's beyond the realm of humanity.

　Then what's the problem?
　The simple answer.

"I made a provisional agreement with only the leader of the herd.

　Then the ones under your control will do what you order them to do properly.
　There are fewer objects to sign a temporary contract with.

　........I should have given a convincing explanation, but for some reason Refa remains stunned.

'Even if it's just the leader, there should be a good number of them. How many?''
Well ... maybe a hundred?
Hi, Hundred...

　There aren't that many different kinds of animals I've collected, but...
　One leader per species, not just one.
　Sometimes there were multiple herds acting together, and in those cases, we had to sign up several leaders.

　As a result, it's taken me a long time to get to this point...
　And we were to make a tentative agreement with about a hundred animals.

'Funny. There's supposed to be one we can tame.
Yeah, well, I'm a bit of a special case.
'A special among specials it's just plain strange, to say the least. There can't be a hundred.
Well, it's Rayne.

　Rifa didn't seem convinced, but Tania seemed to be taking things in stride as normal, though she felt like she was doing something about it.

'Well, whatever it is,'

　I pulled out my camouflage and set it up.

'I've brought reliable reinforcements. You all did a great job, and now we're even.
'Yeah. Honestly, it would have been a bit of a mess if it hadn't happened but Rain made it work. Now it's time to fight back.

　Tania laughs wryly.

''Good grief ... as usual, Rain is outrageous. However, since you've done that much, our knight can't afford to fall behind either.

　Stella also tried to regain her spirits and gave the order to her men.
　The look of despair had disappeared from the adventurers' faces, and they had become vibrant and hopeful.

　Everyone was looking forward to everyone else.
　Because I had brought reinforcements it wasn't just because I had brought reinforcements it wasn't just because of that.
　Rather, it was because I came back.
　That's why I was able to get back into the swing of things.
　As such, everyone and he was full of strength.

　Somewhat embarrassed but....
　If we were able to bring hope to everyone, we are proud and very happy.

　Seeing us, Rifa made a strange face.
　Maybe she doesn't understand the source of our power, our hearts.
　It's just........

It's not bad.

　Rifa also gave a small laugh.

'Rain,'

　Rifa lined up next to me the scythe of blood, is that it?
　Anyway, he also readied his weapon.
　It was as if he was going to keep his back...

Let's go.
Oh!

　Responding forcefully, me and Rifa ran towards the crowd of demons.