Quickly manipulate your smartphone to check the entrances to the dominant territory, one after another.

　Discover!

　At the entrance of the Twenty-Seventh Control Area, I caught sight of Demon King Arisa and the five demons.

　I continue to observe the Demon King Arisa on my smartphone.

''Master, you don't need to go intercept them. Are you sure you don't want to go to intercept them?

　In the tense space since the intrusion alarm went off, Chloe calls out to me as I continue to quietly look at my smartphone.

Calm down. It's premature.
But the enemy has already invaded my domain!

　Does Chloe want to avenge Silver and the others as soon as possible? You can see the impatience in her voice.

I'm not going to be able to get a hold of you until tomorrow. Now, cultivate your wits.
What--?　Why?
The 12 of us in this room or Demon King Arisa's army. Who's stronger?
It's us!

　I ask a question in a slow tone of voice to admonish Chloe who is impatient, and she answers in a strong, willful tone of voice.

'Correct. So you'll have to wait until tomorrow.
Why?　If we're going to win, get those trash out of here ASAP!
You call it garbage, but that garbage is strong, okay?　I could intercept you right now, but can you take him down without letting him get away?
That's not...

　Chloe is muzzled by my question.

　In my current position, the exit is too close. In order to ensure its defeat we need to lure the Demon King Arisa deeper into the control area. That was the reason for waiting until tomorrow.

''If you understand, stop wasting your time talking about it and cultivate your wits. Do you understand?
Yes, sir.

　I've connected the [Transfer Device] to all the dominant regions from my current location. However, they are only connected to the 5th level of each dominant region. I had decided from the beginning that the place to defeat the Demon King Arisa was the fifth level.


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　It's been 30 hours since Demon King Alisa began her invasion.

　Demon King Arisa arrived at the fifth level. After seeing this, I moved to the fifth level of the 27th Reigning Realm with my subordinates.

　I waited on the stage I had prepared for Arisa to arrive at the fifth level, and waited for her.

　I waited for three hours. The Demon King Arisa and the others appeared in the large space where countless rocks I had prepared as a shield were lying around.

''Oh?　I thought they were all running and hiding but you keep resisting in vain, don't you?

Shut up!　You're the ones running and hiding, and you're the ones being hunted down!

　Chloe, who is leading the way, responds to Alisa's challenge with a laughing Demon King with an angry voice.

''Oh?　What's so cheeky about this one?　Hmm?　We're all in here somewhere... ah?　I just remembered something!　You're a thing, aren't you?　You're a dark elf who abandoned your people and ran away, right?

　Alisa, the Demon King, smiles and challenges Chloe with a relaxed attitude.

''Ki, you!

This time, one, two, three ... ten in all?　If you look closely, you can see the dark elves and demons that escaped with us. How many of them will survive this time?　How many of our people do you think you'll be leaving behind?　I mean, didn't you guys come with that human to my domain?　Oh?　You're not strong enough to put down the--

　Alisa is still enjoying provoking Chloe, and Chloe fires an angry arrow at Demon King Alisa. But before the arrow can reach Alisa, it is blocked by the shield held by the goblin general in front of it, and falls to the ground with a dry sound.

Die!　--Wind Arrow!

　The countless wind arrows fired by the Demon King Alisa are the signal, and the enemies start to move at once. Chloe and the others also move in response, holding their weapons at the ready.

　Now--the final battle with the Demon King Arisa has begun.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal of information on this. Even if it was 1:1, it would be evenly matched, and if it was 2:1, it would certainly be an advantageous situation, but the subordinates are forced to fight an uphill battle due to the precise support of Demon King Arisa's magic that is released.

''Ho ho ho!　Horseshit!　That's really clumsy!　What are your masters doing?　Is it trembling in the farthest reaches of the dominion territory?

　The Demon King Alisa continues to unleash her powerful magic while raising a high smile.

''Hey?　Theon?　Are you watching?　You're not going to join--
Did you call for me?

　I unleashed the 《Darkness Book》 and pierced the feathers on the Demon King Arisa's back with a gaybolg from behind.

''--!''

　Demon King Arisa's eyes widened with a shocked expression, and when she saw me, she hurriedly moved away from me.

''Hey, hey. Don't run away after calling out to me from you?

　I smile, just to get back at him for what I just did.


Hmm?　There.

　I answer by pointing at the rock behind me. I was lurking on the battlefield from the beginning. I hid my presence with the 《Darkness Book》 and lurked. I hid until the distance between the Demon King Arisa and the five demons was far enough away.

''Well... let's kill each other!　--Dark Arrow!

　In lieu of a greeting, I shoot a dark arrow at the Demon King Arisa.

''Kuh?　Don't get carried away by a small fish with a single-digit level!　--Windshield!

　Demon King Alisa deploys her wind shield and catches the dark arrows.

''Ha!　You, too, were in the single digits until recently!

　I sprint to Demon King Alisa and quickly thrust out my gayborgs.

''--!　This, this power........are you really a single-digit level!

　The Demon King Alisa tries to strike away the protruding Gaybolg with the staff in her hand, but she is defeated by the force and her body is cut down by the Gaybolg.

'What do you think?　--May rain thrust!

　A rain of continuous stabs without pause is showered on Demon King Alisa. Demon King Arisa suffers countless lacerations on her body and tries to retreat backwards.

　I won't let her!

　However, I'll be closing in on the Demon King Alisa at the same speed she's going down.

　I've experienced many battles since becoming the Demon King, and I've learned one thing. In battle, timing is very important. Depending on the style of fighting and the weapons you're good at, the pause is different for each. In terms of weaponry alone, I'm not far behind Lina. Not to mention Lina, I'm probably inferior to Chloe, Leila and all the others under my command.

　However, in the middle and long range, I'll overwhelm Lina.

　In short, even if my skill is lacking, as long as I can boast of my absolute power (status) and dominate the interval, it's possible for me to win over my opponent.

　In that theory, Demon King Arisa's specialty is long range pause. If that's the case, I can always close in on her and complete the winning formula.

　I'll maintain my signature timing and steadily accumulate damage on Demon King Arisa.

''Oh no........I.......my dream--cah!

　A single arrow pierces the back of the staggering Demon King Arisa.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

　Checkmate.

''Well, wait ... that's right!　Make me your family.　I trust you!　If you trust me too you can make me your servant!

　Seeing the situation around her, the Demon King Arisa looks at the situation and begs for her life with a sneaky smile on her face, as if she has given up on the idea.

''Trust........?　Come to think of it, different races had different ways of making their family members.

　I think back to what Kanon told me before about how to make each race a family member.

　With the Demon King Arisa as my subordinate, or.... It's not a bad option.

''Is it your desire to be my family?
'Yes, sir!　I want to be your family!

　When he released his stance and spoke to Demon King Alisa, Demon King Alisa pleaded in a desperate voice.

　--《Cup of Blood》!

Very well. Then drink this up.

　I offer the cup of blood I've created to Demon King Arisa.

''Ha, yes.
Earth Javelin!

　Suddenly, a spear sprouting from the raised ground pierced the body of Demon King Arisa, who threw away the blood cup and shouted with bare killing intent.

''Sion-san!　No!　That man's eyes ... I don't trust him!
...canon?

　It seems that Kanon, who was waiting at the back, realized the true intentions of the Demon King Arisa and attacked her.

''Oh, no........oh, please.......I'll......do it again--''
The Dark Knight Tempest!

　The storm of darkness blowing around the Demon King Arisa, who was vomiting blood and begging for her life again, was enveloped by a storm of darkness.


You only get one chance.

　In the storm of darkness, I turned my disdain on the breathless Demon King Arisa.

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　The space where all the enemies had been destroyed was filled with a dry electronic sound that announced a level up.