It's been 15 hours since we transitioned to the forty-second controlled territory.

　Lina and the other invasion members were given enough rest, and I, along with Kanon and Yataro, were checking the invaders on my smartphone and analyzing their strength.



　I turned to the invaders for a force analysis, but the ghouls were burned by flames, the slimes were frozen by ice, the wolf pack was struck by widespread lightning, and the flying giant bats were torn apart by blades of wind.

　I couldn't help but think that the Demon King who seemed to be a Dark High Elf on the screen was of the same lineage as Chloe.

''Umm........I heard that the dark high elves are a hybrid existence that excels in handling fire and dark magic, and can also handle bows and daggers, but.......''

　The canon answers my question with confidence.

'What other races were there that an elven demon king could evolve from?'
According to my knowledge and the information published in 'Laplace', the race that can evolve when an Elf-type Demon King grows to level 10 is the High Elf, which is the upper compatible race of Elves, superior in elemental magic. It's also known as the 'Elemental Elf', the 'Hunter Elf' that is excellent with the bow and dagger, the 'Elf Lord' that is rumored to be able to handle the magic sword, and the 'Dark High Elf' that is the counterpart to the 'High Elf'.
If that information is accurate, the invaders are 'elemental elves', right?
That's right........ I think the dark high elves would use a lot of dark magic.

　Me and Kanon nod our heads as we check each other's words.

'Zion-sama!　I think I may have found out who the enemy is.
Hmm?　Tell me.

　Sablow, who was looking at the screen of his smartphone from behind, called out to me.

'Have you ever heard of a gal, Sion-sama?
"Gal?
"Master Left. You are the one who is popular among the young girls.... At first glance, she appears to be an incompatible presence with our people, but when you talk to her, you'll find she's surprisingly good-looking and that's the gap between you and her.

　--Shut up!

　There were less than three hours left until they faced the invaders. In such an imminent time, there wasn't a second to ask about Saburou's s*xual proclivities.

''It's creepy...''
'I'm sorry. It was my fault for listening to Sabraw.

　To the donning canon, I honestly admit my fault.

''--what!　No, that's not it!　My control is in Kanon-tan--

　--Fireball!

　I physically silence Sablow, who is still trying to talk nonsense.

　For now, the information about the invaders that was inferred from their appearance and the information about the invaders that was obtained from the battle scenes. The two different pieces of information were drilled into his head and he prepared for the battle.


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　Two hours later.

　The invaders arrived at the twelve levels. We took up positions in the open space in the middle of the twelve levels, and waited for the invaders.

　The biggest advantage of the defenders - numbers.

　Unlike the invaders, their greatest advantage was that their numbers were not limited.

　However, this time the invaders could handle a wide range of magic. Even if they poorly deployed a large army of ghouls, they were in danger of being wiped out. This time, I, Izayoi, Saburo, and Yataro, and I placed a living mail equipped with items that have excellent magic defense. In addition, I placed a werewolf with excellent mobility behind the Living Mail and a magic-disrupting giant bat in the rear. Lina and the others were placed in the rear as a back-up in case of an emergency.

　As far as I can see on my smartphone, we have approximately five minutes until we are facing the invaders.

　I tightened my grip on the gaybolg in my hand and waited for the first demon king over level 10 since Demon King Alisa.

　Then, 21 invaders appeared from the corridor in front of me.

''Eh!　Wait!　That's seriously impossible!
'Princess!　Please step back!

　When the brown elf who was walking in the front of the line saw us waiting in formation, he let out a cry of surprise, and a beautiful elf in white and silver armor held up his sword to protect the brown elf.

''Nice to meet you. My name is Theon. I am the lord of this dominant realm.
'Oh, hell no!　Demon Lord?　The "Sage-Poyo

　..... He's the Demon King, right?　Some of the words are unclear... should I have "absorbed" Chloe to get the language ability?

I don't like useless fights. If you go down to my side, I promise you'll be treated accordingly but what do you think?
My men...?　Hahaha!　Seriously, it's impossible. You can't say no to me before I fight.

　The brown elf chuckled happily and uttered a clear denial.

'I see. Then.....'

　--The Dark Knight Tempest!

　A storm of raging darkness announced the opening of the battle with the army led by the brown elves.


Boys!　Protect the princess--
magic shield!

　The magical barriers deployed by the surrounding elves caught the storm of raging darkness.

''Wah-wah!　Even though it's a multi-layered barrier.......Silver-haired-kun's magic is in a bad way!
"Princess!
I'm sorry.　Do it!
Ha!
Saya, Mikkun, Sho-chan... and everyone else, just do it.

　As the brown elf blows a blast of fire from the staff in his hand, the blasts of fire that the elves behind him chanted in a circle, overlapping and raging.

　--uh!

　Just to be sure, I came equipped with anti-flame items, but.......it's far from nullifying, and my skin, hidden behind the living mail, is scorched.

''--[Wind Heel]!　Are you okay?

　The soothing wind chanted by the canon hiding behind me soothes my scorched skin.

　It's too bad the minutes are too long to strike at a distance. I throw in my giant bat and try to distract the enemy.

''I hate that guy~. I'll kill him in seconds.''

　As soon as he saw the giant bat that was thrown in, the wind blade that was released cut through the giant bat's wings.

'Izayoi!　Saburo!　Let's cut into enemy lines with the werewolves!
Ha!
Yes!
""Aaah!"

"Yataro, I need you to cover me with magic!
I'll take care of it.

　I charge at the intruders with Yataro, Saburo and a pack of werewolves.

'My name is Cain-Sara!　Demon King Sara's heart.　The princess will never be touched!　--Enchant Fire!

　A beautiful elven knight, with flames on his sword, stands in the way of us, blocking our path.

''You have a confession........ Lord Theon. May I be the one to deal with him?
I want him alive, if possible.
Yes, sir.

　Perhaps inspired by the word "belly-hearted", Izayoi sends a belligerent gaze to the beautiful elven knight - Cain.

'My name is Izayoi-Sion. I am the believer of the champion of this world - the Demon King Zion-sama. Let me show you the depths of darkness.

　Izayoi raised the gears of her charging speed a notch and lunged towards Cain.

''Mm......... You beat me to it.........''

　Saburou gives Izayoi a grudging look as he lunges at Cain.

　In the midst of the raging magic storm, sometimes protected by a werewolf who had taken cover, sometimes by Yataro's magical barrier, my spear was imminent to the invaders.