[Maia]

　I smashed the entire window with a metal fence and plunged into the castle. Clinging to Taiki-sama's golem amidst the intense noise and impact, I gritted my teeth and looked around.

　The fire, wind, and ice magic that had been leaking out of the castle until then disappeared like a lie.

　The area is so dense with dust and other particles of dust that were rolled up as we rushed in that it's hard to see clearly.

''Schnee.''

　I called out, and then I stepped off the golem's shoulder.

　Me and Schnee stood in the middle of the aisle, lost in the debris and dust. And Taiki-sama's golems standing around us.

　I recognized the figure and saw the sorcerer-like man standing at the back of the room with his eyes sharply narrowed.

No, it doesn't matter either way. It's three golems anyway.

　After uttering that much, the man pointed his staff at me.

'Soldiers! Raise your shields and block the golem's steps! In the meantime, we will deploy our magic! Don't get crushed!

　He issued instructions and began chanting. On cue, the four sorcerers around the man also began chanting, and the soldiers who filled the aisle turned to face us with their shields at the ready.

''We're in mortal danger right away!

　With that shout, Schnee hurriedly hid behind Master Taiki's golem.

''We can smash it before it attacks us!

　I point to the sorcerers as I say this, and their faces contort ugly as I point to them. I wrinkle my brow and open my mouth at the edges of their gazes and lifted mouths as they look at us like we're idiots.

'Charge!'

　Immediately after saying that, the golems started running towards the sorcerer. The soldiers, who were lined up like a wall, were flung away like pebbles on the side of the road.

　The impossible scene caused the sorcerers to lose their composure in an instant and activated their magic.

　Huge spears of fire and ice that could swallow each person are coming towards us like unleashed arrows.

　However, such sorcery also disappeared with a blow from Taiki-sama's golem. With a swing of his arm, which was done while running, the flames scattered to four and the ice shattered into pieces.

''Bah, that's ridiculous!''

　The sorcerers opened their eyes and shouted, but it was too late. The golem is so close that it is no longer possible to escape.

　As if a storm was brewing, one of the golems raged and the sorcerers were flung in all directions. They were slammed into the stone walls and floor with great force. Their life and death were not known, but they were clearly incapable of fighting.

　The soldiers stiffened with astonishment at the sight and watched in amazement as the golems flailed about.

''Schnee, run!''

Huh? Oh, oh! I'm hurrying!

　When I shouted out that I wouldn't let this opportunity pass me by and started running, Schnee was also confused, but quickly followed me.

　Now, let's crush the empire in one fell swoop.......no, we'll rescue the elves.




[Dizen]

What do you think? I don't mind either way, okay?

　The emperor looked at me as if he was looking at something interesting and said so.

　In front of me, there are lightly more than thirty knights and about ten sorcerers. And then there's Aifa with a blade pressed against her neck.

　The emperor was seated in a chair at the far end of the wide and deep audience room, and he raised the corner of his mouth when he saw us, who were unable to move.

''What do we do...? I mean, why would Lady Aifa's idiot invade a place like this.......

　When I uttered that, Yuri laughed with a troubled look on his face.

''Didn't you think that since you received a slave mark from the emperor, you would be a liability?

'No, it's like I'm being hobbled right now...'

　When I muttered that while confused, the captured Aifa herself, not Yuri, opened her mouth.

''........enough about me. Take Fearatola and run away with me.''

　Yuri tilts his head cutely at Aifa, who tells him something like

''It may be a little difficult. Since we have promised to cooperate with Schwartz-sama.

　The emperor laughed under his breath as Yuri answered that.

''Cooperation? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! He looks like a moderate wizard, but he still looks like a little boy on the inside! Did you think you were getting into the story? Did you hear Schwartz's words and think you know the High Way?

　The Emperor asked, laughing foolishly. Yuri blinked at him curiously as Schwartz and Fiatola stared back at him, biting their back teeth.

''I thought it was exactly a heroic tale of revolution, but isn't it?''

　When Yuri asked that back, the knights and sorcerers guarding the emperor laughed unbearably.

　However, the emperor, on the contrary, turned a cold look and leaned back against the back.

''........Was he just a fool?

　Just as the emperor uttered that and raised one hand to order the knights to do something, Yuri stepped forward and raised his voice.

''Well, how about that?''

　The emperor raises one eyebrow and opens his mouth at the implied line.

'What do you mean by that?'

　Yuri smiled softly at the emperor, who looked slightly interested.

''I wondered how it would be for you, His Majesty, to judge the situation based solely on what you can see...''

　At such an answer, one of the knights raised his voice before the emperor did.

''What's with that rude manner...!

　I gasp at the knight who shouts at me and points the tip of the sword in his hand at me.

　We are in a situation where our lives could be taken away in the blink of an eye if the emperor gives a single order. Knowing this, both Schwartz and Fiatola are unable to move while holding their swords and staffs in their hands.

　However, Yuri nodded with an unconcerned face, as if he couldn't see such a situation.

''I know I'm rude to you. ''Your Majesty. Perhaps this will be the last time. Would you kindly hand over the emperor's seat to Master Schwartz in an amicable manner?

　The moment Yuri said that, angry voices erupted from the vassal knights and sorcerers. Some of them were knights who were about to be cut down and some of them were holding their wands.

　And the emperor in question, Königs Brauer, looks at me with an expression of incomprehension, and then glares at Schwartz.

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to say that your forces are still lurking inside the castle. In any case, I suppose it won't do any good if we take you down now.

　When he told him that, as if he wasn't amused, the emperor ordered a word: "Capture him.

　Immediately after that, a loud earth shaking and the sound of destruction could be heard somewhere. The sound, which was accompanied by a shock that shook their feet, caused the knights to stop in their tracks as well.

　Then the doors of the audience room were destroyed from the outside.

　Along with the thick door and the fragments of the wall, the armor-clad soldiers were also rolling on the floor of the audience room.

''........! Come on, get them!

　At the emperor's direction, who quickly regained his composure, the knights moved in a hurry, and the sorcerers who had been in a distant position started attacking towards the doorway of the audience room together.

　As expected of the guardians of the audience room, they are the guardians of the audience room. Their movements are quick and precise.

　However, their magic also dispersed fleetingly with a swing of their huge arms.

　A familiar giant figure appears in the audience chamber in a swift manner.

''Oh, thank God...!

　I shouted that as I desperately ducked the approaching blade.