I turned to the others.


"Everyone, settle down and listen up - a horde of dark demons is coming toward King's Landing.


　I released the words.

　When I said that, there was a small murmur at first, but then it spread out.


A dark demon?
'I've read about it in a book!　Some kind of demon race or something...
Demon?　That's not going to.......destroy King's Landing!


　And the schoolyard was in a state of panic.

　I tried to calm everyone down by telling them in a consciously calm tone of voice, "I'm not going to tell you what to do.

''But everyone rest assured. Dark Demons are indeed a type of demon race, but lower levels are also lower levels. It's not that big of a deal, you know.
""No way!"

　Everyone plunged in with their voices.
　........Well, in this world where magical civilization is declining, even lower species would be confused by the word 'demon race'.

''So Kurt. A bunch of Dark Demons............................how long will they be coming?

　Lara, who had encountered the Dark Demon once in a cave near the neutral city, seemed relatively calm compared to everyone else.

''Hmmm ... we haven't been able to detect them exactly yet, but there's probably more than twenty of them.''
Twenty?
'At this rate, we'll be in King's Landing in fifteen minutes or so.

　The royal capital was such a magnificent city, yet it was not badly warded.
　Even though they were Dark Demons, if they were attacked by this many, they could be devastated in the blink of an eye.

''Kurt!　What am I going to do!
"If we don't, King's Landing will fall!

　Lara and Marise gingerly brought their faces closer to mine.
　.........Of course, I'm not naive enough to allow the Dark Demon to enter the royal capital.

''I'm going to go eradicate the Dark Demon for a bit now.
Well, it's not like I'm going to go shopping or anything...
'I'll come with you!　I can't let Kurt go on his own.
No it's just me this time. It's a bit of a burden for me to carry on alone. Besides, I still have some work I need you two to do.

　Besides, it would take longer to get to the Dark Demon if we were both with him.
　It wouldn't take long, and it's more convenient for me to be alone.

'But...!
Do you two think I'm going to let a dark demon get to me?

　When I said that, they closed their mouths.

'Okay but you'll definitely come back alive!
I will not allow you to leave me to die!

　You're overreacting.
　Well, we're going to the war zone, I'm sure.

Oh and Cynthia.
Hmm?

　I was aware of a different magic than the Dark Demon, and I gave Cynthia an earful of something.

'Okay I trust Kurt.

　Cynthia put her hand on my chest and responded with strong words.
　Now I was ready for this(!).

　Then I waved to everyone and left the school.



　Then I used magic to strengthen my body.
　I left the capital and cut through the empty plains to reach the Dark Demon.

"I guess they haven't noticed me yet.

　Apparently, the cloaking magic was working well.

　When I looked up at the sky, I saw a swarm of Dark Demons moving their wings with a buzz and flying through the sky.
　There were ... twenty-four of them. If it was this many, it would only take a moment.

''Well let's get on with it.

　I raise my palms to the sky and form a magic formula.
　Then, I use the Sanctuary Phantom of the light attribute magic.

''Guvot!　What!　What's going on?
"I don't know!　All of a sudden, there's a light bulb...
Human attack?　But this kind of magic is not meant to be used on humans.

　The Dark Demon has been attacked by light bullets and is confused to see.
　The formation is also broken.

　The Sanctuary Phantom is a magic that bombards them with light bullets.
　Each and every one of the light bullets is powerful enough to destroy the student dormitory with a single shot, and they are also equipped with an automatic tracking function.
　So even those flying in the sky can be hit by light bullets.

　The light bullets will hit the dark demon's body and wings and fall to the ground one by one.

Okay. Let's get this done.
What are you doing?
People.

　He pulled out his sword and hunted the dark demons that fell to the ground one by one.
　After getting to this point, it should be safe to break the cloaking spell.


　


''As I thought........we can't take them seriously against a dark demon, can we?

　I pay off my hands with a pang.
　I'd like to bring back the Dark Demon and get materials to process it into weapons and items I'll use in the future... but it would be a waste to devote magic power to storage magic.
　Besides, there was something else that was bothering me.

''Shall we hurry up and return to King's Landing for once?

　I used my body-enhancing magic again and ran back to the magic academy.


''I've defeated all the Dark Demons, so don't worry.


　I go back to everyone and tell them that to reassure them.
　As soon as the students in the schoolyard saw me, they cheered.


'Kurt's done it again!
What the hell was that light?　We don't know what happened to us...
Before you know it, the peace of King's Landing has been preserved!
When Kurt went all the way there, he was the sole protector of King's Landing!


　We were fighting a little far away from the royal capital.
　From everyone's point of view, it would look like it was over before I could understand what was going on.

　More importantly.........

'Lara, Marise. Have you heard of Cynthia?

　I looked around with my best intentions, but I couldn't see Cynthia.

''Oh, come to think of it, she's not there!
'I thought you went back to the schoolhouse.　It's probably safer than being outside ... and some of our students have gone indoors.

　Lara panicked and Marise crossed her arms and said.
　Indeed, Marise might be right.
　But this.........

''It's still a distraction, isn't it?''

　Yes.
　The Dark Demon's attack was a decoy to attract our attention.

''Eh... then Cynthia...''
Yeah, I know. Somebody must have gotten to him.
Well, that's f*cked up!
Well, we'll be in trouble if you let it run its course.
Why is Kurt the only one so calm?
Hmm... well I can trace Cynthia's magic and find out where she is.

　I'm sorry for Cynthia, but I wanted to know what they were thinking.

'So you think ... you let them swim on purpose?
That's about it.

　Before heading to the Dark Demon's place, I gave Cynthia an earful of "I'll get her out" and let her do what she wanted.
　Besides.........my guess is that the culprit who kidnapped Cynthia in the midst of the crunch is pretty much predictable.
　If there were so many people and no one noticed, that means the other party may be able to use a transfer magic or two.

''I've also given Cynthia some warding magic just in case. She's also cloaked, so I don't think the other party is aware of it...
But ... if Kurt is right, why did the other guy take Cynthia?

　Marise spits out a question.

'Probably for Cynthia's magical powers,'
Cynthia's magic...?
Yeah. I'll explain more later. We have to get Cynthia out of there as soon as possible.

　Tracing... yeah. Apparently, Cynthia was taken to the roof of the school building.

　As I was about to head there, Lara and Marise grabbed the hem of my clothes.

Wait, wait!　This time I'll be there too!
Me too, sir.
'I'm glad you both feel that way. But ... I'd like to leave you two with a more important task.
"What's the big deal?

　They nodded their heads.

'The Dark Demon has been defeated. But there still seems to be a swarm of demons heading towards King's Landing later on.
Well, is that for real?
Yeah. If we don't do anything, the demon will hit the capital in 30 minutes. I need you two to kill that monster before it arrives.

　Of course, I would join them if I could, but at this rate, it was going to take a little longer.

　When I told them this, they looked worried.

I don't know if we can...
You'll be fine. From what I see, you two are strong enough. I trust you two to do these things for me.

　I put my hand on their shoulders to encourage them.

'Uh-huh!　I'll do my best!
'You've got Kurt's stamp of approval, you know. With that alone, I could do anything.

　Then they both made a squeezed fist.
　Hmm. At this rate, I guess there's still no need to worry about it.


And Kurt!

　Let me do my job first.
　Let's head up to the roof.