I don't think this is happening.

　The demon tribe that was observing the Stampede on the cliffs...Weiss' eyes widened in astonishment.

　The plan was going well.
　We were able to trigger the stampede without any problems, and it had grown to as large as we wanted it to be.

　The swarm of over ten thousand demons turned their course to Horizon.
　There's no way we'll be able to reinforce them in time.
　Defense is pointless.
　The Horizon was supposed to be wiped off the map today, this day.

　Weiss knew that there were multiple strongest species.
　However, he had decided that it wasn't much of a problem.

　An ordinary strongest species would not be able to overcome the Stampede.
　Those who stood at the top of the strongest species and........
　Or if it was a race that specialized in combat, like the Heavenly Race, or maybe it was a different story.

　But the cat spirit race, the dragon race, the spirit race, the god race....
　And it doesn't make sense for the demon race alone.
　It would extend the time to perdition and not die.
　It's just that.
　You can't save the Horizons from perdition.

　Or so I thought.
　Or so I judged.

　And yet ... what does this result mean?
　What the hell is going on right in front of you?
　Weiss couldn't understand the scene happening below him, and he couldn't help but groan with his head in his hands.

''What the hell is that human...?　To defeat my plans in such a foolish way...

　The animals that were called in as reinforcements were kicking off the pack of demons with great vigor.
　Wolves and other animals were biting off small demons such as goblins........
　Rhinos and other medium-sized demons, such as ogres, are blown away by...
　Elephants and other animals trample large demons such as king lizards.

　A herd of demons being overrun by a herd of animals.
　It was a joking sight.

　However, it is not determined that demons are superior to animals or have stronger power.
　Not all animals surpass demons, but........
　Some battle-savvy animals have better fighting skills than demons.
　Otherwise, the demons would have destroyed them long ago and the wild animals would have become extinct.

　However.
　But that doesn't mean.

　Who would really think of hitting a demon with an animal?
　Who would ever think of subduing the Stampede with animals?

　It was beyond Weiss's comprehension.
　Unbelievable.
　I can't believe it.
　Unbelievable.
　Looking at the scene in front of me, I felt dizzy with a headache.

Must I admit that my plan has failed?

　Horizon is only an insurance policy.
　The real deal is Krios.
　It was mentioned that Krios might not be enough...
　So he decided to have Horizon destroyed as well.

　But that failed.
　There's still a lot of fighting going on but...
　The swarm of demons had been completely pushed down.
　There were still a good number of them left, but it would only be a matter of time before they were completely overrun.

''Oh dear.......what would Reese say about this kind of thing? That hurts my head.''

　Weiss wondered if he would join the ranks.
　But he quickly dismissed the idea.

　Multiple strongest species.
　Hundreds of humans.
　And a herd of animals.

　It was impossible to fight against them, no matter how many demons they were.
　They would be easily defeated.
　If you use special measures, or........it's possible.
　However, that's just the way it is.
　It is not possible to use it casually in such a situation.

"I can't help it.......I'll just give up on this town.

　Weiss let out a sigh and....
　The next moment, the figure disappeared like a phantom.



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This is....the last time!

　Kanade whirled his right arm around and slammed his full strength punch into the King Lizard.
　His huge body was launched into the sky like a cannonball and turned into a star as it was.

The rest...

　Magic power flew in all directions to explore the demon's reaction.
　The reaction ... not a single one.
　It would be annihilation.

'Rain!　I've been watching from the sky, but the rest of them are gone.
I'm just checking to make sure you're okay, okay?

　That's what Tania and Nina would say, so it wouldn't be a problem.
　They were able to control the Stampede.

'Rain, can you give them a victory?'

　Stella would ask me to do that.

'What?　Why me?　Stella's in total command, and yet...
'You deserve Rain more than me. Everyone in town recognizes you.
'That being said... oh no. All right, I'll do it. I'll do it.

　It's not really my pattern, but...
　But since Stella says so much, I decide to take it on with open arms.

　I move to the front of the gate.
　In front of the adventurers and knights looking at us, I thrust my right hand up.......

We won!
"'Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!'



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　With everyone working together, we managed to conquer the Stampede.
　The hard part, however, is yet to come.

　First, we had to treat the injured.
　Nearly 500 people fought and nearly half of them were seriously injured.
　Nearly 100 of them were so seriously injured that they could not move.

　We helped with the wounded.
　I can use my heels, and Sora and Luna are experts in magic.
　Tina has the knowledge and skills to heal them properly, and Nina keeps a lot of wounding medicine in subspace.
　Kanade and Tania were able to carry various supplies from place to place with their pride and skill.

　Unfortunately, some of them couldn't help, but...
　Still, thanks to everyone, we were able to help a lot of people.

　It's not just the people's problem, but the reconstruction of the city is also a big problem.
　Although we managed to hold out against the demon attack, the east gate has completely stopped functioning.
　The damage to the area around it is also largely tattered.
　It will take some time for the city to regain its original form.

　But fortunately, or perhaps I should say, we have no trouble finding funds for reconstruction.
　Having conquered the Stampede, we've gained a large amount of magic stones.
　If we make good use of them, the funding problem will be solved.

　While there are many other problems........
　The people who had survived the Stampede were already walking forward.

　In the midst of all that, I was........

All right, thank you. You're a lifesaver.
Gawd!

　He patted the lion's head and placed a large chunk of meat in front of it.
　The lion happily sucked the chunk of meat into his mouth.......but it was too big to carry it around, so he called several lions, who seemed to be family members, to help him carry it around.

''Fuu........''
Lane, we're about to run out of meat.
It's okay. That's the last of the carnivores. Next time I'll be a herbivore so...
Yeah, I've got a bunch of vegetables that look good.

　Kanade showed me a pile of vegetables in a rear car.
　There are several rear cars lined up behind it with the same pile of vegetables.

　And ahead of me is a herd of animals.
　These are the animals with whom I've made a tentative contract.
　I'm giving them rewards, but it's hard because there are so many of them.

　Thanks to the large number of magic stones, I don't have to worry about money, and I'm able to prepare the rewards properly, but.....
　It's half the work, and it's about to get dark, but I can't finish awarding the rewards.
　This could be an all-night job...

　He smiles bitterly, but, however, he must do his best to keep his spirits up.
　The animals are not unscathed, and some of them are wounded.
　As a beast tamer, I have to respond to them as best I can.

Thank you.

　He stroked each one's head and thanked them repeatedly for their help.