(Takahara's perspective)
　32 minutes left until the completion of the Reign.

　

　I slam my fist into the face of the humanity in front of me and regulate my erratic breathing.

　--!

　I shake my shoulders at the sound of the explosion I heard from diagonally behind me. When I turn around, I see humanity with a sword in hand, falling down with smoke billowing out of the air.



　My ears, which have been enhanced in hearing due to my beastification, hear the laughter of the cheeky elf - Sarah's laughter reaches my ears without denial.

　Tsk!

　Sarah was loud, her personality was bad, she couldn't read the air, her Japanese was questionable... but her magic skills were top notch. I cluck my tongue at the debt I owe Sarah that was unexpectedly made.

　I mean, how many minutes are left?

　The battle situation could only be described as unfavorable.

　The front line was gradually being pushed down and there were only about ten meters left to the deadline. We are reducing the number of men under our command, but the enemy seems to be increasing in number with the reinforcements from city hall.

　--We have only 30 minutes left until the Reign is complete. Everyone defend the deadline!

　Uh ... can Theon read my thoughts?　I let out a cry of surprise at Sion's words that echoed in my head.

''Defend to the death.......isn't the life of your subordinates your top priority?

　I let out a sarcastic smile at Zion's contradictory orders and attacked the enemy in front of me.


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　20 minutes left until the completion of the 《Governance》.

　We're finally in trouble........

　In order to prevent the enemy from crossing the deadline, the keystone of the defense is the Living Mail group........but the Living Mail has an order that takes precedence over defending the front line to the death.

　That order - stalling the 'Sword Saint'.

　Whenever the "Sword Saint" defeated a Living Mail, the Living Mail would leave the front line and join the "Sword Saint" siege. In fact, this strategy worked, and they succeeded in stalling the "Sword Saint", but at the same time, many of the living mails were the rust of the "Sword Saint"'s sword.

　The number of enemies - infinite. In fact, it could be two to three thousand, or it could be ten thousand. The maximum seems to be 20-30,000, but when you're on the battlefield, that number only feels infinite.

　In contrast, this one's strength is 300........no, 200?

　We've managed to hold the front line with the strength of the individual, but it's time to move on.

　d*mn it!　And while you're at it, your left is being pushed!

'Hibiki!　Can you handle this one?!
I'll be fine.
I'm just gonna go kick some ass over there.

　I said no to Hibiki and tried to head to the left side where I was being pushed...

　--Takahara!　Hold the line on the spot!

'What?　Are you sure?　What's going on on the other side?

　I'm not sure if he can hear me or not, but I complain to Zion.

　Tsk!　Oh, well. The general is Theon.

　I'm being pushed, and I'm attacking the enemy in front of me, keeping an eye on my left side.

　--!

　Suddenly, countless bows and arrows rain down on the human race that had invaded the left side.

'Chloe-Sion guess!　I've been ordered by my master to destroy you all!
'Rouge!　You've got to be eating in!
Hey!　Noir!
We made it!

　The f*cking cocky dark elf - Chloe's troops appear and push back the front line on the left.

'Haha!　I never thought I'd see the day when I'd rejoice at the arrival of that f*cking cocky dark elf.

　I let out an involuntary chuckle.

'Leila-Zion guess!　I obey the Master's command, death to the foolish human race!
'Phew!　Guy-Zion Brilliantly Thrust!
'Kakkakkah!　Here comes Master Red-Zion!
Hmmm... it's Flora Zion.
"Daquel-Zion guess!　I've been ordered by my master to destroy you all!

　Without a moment's surprise at the reinforcements from Chloe and the others, reinforcements appeared from the right side as well. Their dependents are as disciplined as ever in coming forward, their jet-black armor--Iron's beating his shield, and the masked girl--Lina silently waving her sword at the enemy.

　The number of reinforcements is 200; they are still outnumbered, but the appearance of Chloe and the others boosts the morale of the allies.


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(Theon's perspective)
　There were only five minutes left until the completion of the 《Governance》.

　The number of subordinates under their command, which had been 700 in total, had now been greatly reduced to less than 200.

''Daaaaah!　I'm sorry, sister!

　Humanity crosses the dead line after slipping past Noir, who is wielding a blunt weapon at the front line.

''-- 《Thrust Arrow》!　Blue, give me a thud!
Yes, sir!
　Chloe shoots through the legs of a human being who has crossed the dead line, and Blue's axe swings down on the head of a human being who has lost his poise.

　The dead line has been crossed many times before, but each time the dead line was handled swiftly and without incident.

'Hibiki!　Stay back!
I'll say no!
f*ck you!　Don't push it!
'Phew!　You're in love with me, aren't you, Miss?　A one-night stand...
Enough, shut up and die!

　Checking the center of the defense line, Hibiki took the initiative in managing the hate, so the dead line was not crossed, but countless lacerations were carved into Hibiki's bare body.

''Ki, you........are you human?''
You can't be one of the vampires!
But that taiji...

　Checking the right side of the defense line, Lina is silently cutting down the humanity that confronted her.

　Can Lina fight humanity?　My fears were unfounded, but they were unfounded. Unlike the other subordinates, he wasn't eager to get on board, but he was working with his companions to cut down humanity in an unobtrusive manner.

　Three minutes left........

　The subordinates are literally taking a stand and defending the line of defense against the human race. It was the main members who had all survived, but many of their families and subordinates had scattered their lives.

　One minute left.........

　--Tell them all!　You have 60 seconds left!　Don't be shy!　Give it everything you've got!

　I send my orders ... or rather, my final inspirations to my men.

'Taka!　Hibibi-pyo!　Get back!　--Cyclone!

　In response to my inspiration, Sarah unleashes a great move. The storm unleashed from Sarah's staff sends a wide swath of humanity spiraling into the air.

　The other members of the team also use their big moves without sparing a moment's hesitation to dismiss the human race as it approaches the deadline.

　Ten seconds left, nine seconds, eight seconds........three seconds, two seconds, one second--

　The black vortex in front of me shines brightly, and with the convergence of the light, the black vortex disappears. In the space where the black vortex existed, a sphere shining white and silver - the [True Core] appeared.

''I have completed my reign.''

　--Each of you will retreat to the interior of the emerging realm of control!

　--Yataro!　I have created the Transference Device!　Send as many reinforcements as possible outside the newly created area of control!

　As soon as the defense was successfully completed and the surviving subordinates retreated into the newly created base, the hordes of subordinates sent by Yataro flooded out of the base.

　Despite the many sacrifices made, the creation of the base, a major foothold in the capture of Suzu City, was completed.