Our party of heroes (the miraculous five) were on a ship bound for Goeteburg Castle when we were fully prepared.

　This is to go to defeat the sixth demon king, Animus.


　Chapu...... Chapu

　But there's still time before we arrive.

　Let's train.

　So I drew my long sword from the bow of the ship.


　Boom! ...... bung! BOOM!

　I swing and swing and swing.

　This is the only thing I can contribute to the party as an avant-garde swordsman.

　In other words, I need to improve my physical strength to hit them with the sword.


The only thing I can do is to improve my physical strength by hitting them with the sword. d*mn it! d*mn it! ...... hahahahaha

　Thus, I finished the training menu today, which I have never missed a day since the day Eiga-san recommended [Swordsman] to me.

　Then I tipped the adventurer's drink and replenished my water and energy as much as was appropriate for the amount of exercise.

　Very, very much ......

'So, senior Tiana. Did you just pretend to be asleep and not say anything?

You can go to .......

　And just beyond their throats, I could hear the voices of beautiful women.

　It's Emma and Tiana's voices.

'Oh my God! It's so frustrating!

　I'm not sure in the middle of the story, but it's Emma, so I guess she's doing Tiana's support again.

　I like Aega myself, so why don't you just give it to me: ......

You should've just followed him, instead of trying to dress up.

'I can't help it. I can't leave this party alone. Besides, you can go to .......

Yes?

...... I'm sure he'll come back to see you.

　As she said this, she took a deep breath, and her chest seemed to swell with confidence and vigor.

　Tiana, is something good happening to you?


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Welcome, my brave friend!

　When we arrived at the gate of Goeteburg Castle, the soldiers welcomed us with open arms.

It's a castle that looks like something out of a monster.

　The castle is deserted," said Emma.

　The castle itself is a splendid place with a sense of its history made of stone, though the castle itself is deserted.

　You will find that the people inside the castle also seem to have left traces of their chivalric style.

This way.

　Even the maids who show you around the room like this seem to be somewhat out of the ordinary.

　If you're not careful, you'll disappear into the drones before you know it. ......

What do I do now?

Ladies and gentlemen, when you are dressed, I will escort you to the King's room.

　The maid with the attractive mole under her eyes took us to the King's room.


　A lustrous carpet, a glass chandelier.

　The glass chandeliers.

Oh ......

That's Heroic Cross.

How dependable.

　In the midst of all this, the expectant eyes of the castle's heavyweights fell like arrows.

''It's Cross the Brave! I've heard of you for a long time. Well done.

　The king of Goetheburg in particular seemed to be paying a lot of attention to Cross.

"Let's get right to it, Cross. What is the reasoning behind the Giga Strike?

'Ha, that was the thunderstorm: ......

　He even has a deep knowledge of special moves.

I mean, I feel like I'm just a 'heroic fan'.

......


　Since then, the king has been welcoming us at nightly banquets and asking us to tell him about our quest for the hero's party.

Ha-ha! The more I hear about it, the more wonderful the adventure is!

Yes, sir, I'm afraid so.

Then go to ...... If you succeed in defeating the Demon King next time, would you accept my daughter, Princess Natasha?

　He even said, "Oh, no, that's .

Ha, no, that's ......

Your father. ......

　Princess Natasha of Goeteburg's pure white cheeks, which looked as if they had been in a box since she was born, turned a faint peach color.

''Anyway, I will defeat the demon king!

　Mr. Cross was so taut, though he was glancing at Tiana with a sideways glance .......


　Well.

　Here's a little bit of this Oleh Vanguard Swordsman Delly Newtrand, I'll explain something called the 'Demon King Class Quest'.

　First of all, the seven pillars of the Dark Kings, called 【Demon Kings】, when they accumulate power in Hell, they manifest themselves on earth and begin to invade human society.

　The defense against this was mainly what was called the 'Demon King Class Quest'.

　And each Demon King had its own unique way of invading human society.

　The modus operandi of this time's [6th Demon King Animus] started with transforming a noble woman's body into a man's and taking over her own body.

　Once he obtains the body of a noble woman dyed in darkness, he will use his enormous power from holy to evil to transform the bodies of all the women on earth into men.

　This is his ultimate goal.

　In fact, it is said that in ancient times, starting with the beautiful queen who was transformed into a man by the power of Animus, 80% of the world's women's bodies were altered to become male, and the human race was even driven to the brink of extinction.

　Now that we know what is going on, the purpose of this attack on Goetheburg Castle is clear.

　He's after the body of Princess Natasha, the renowned saint, wise woman and beauty.



　The following month.

　Just as the Prophecy Office had predicted, the Sixth Demon King Animus began his invasion.

　Zazu, Zazuwa: ......

　The whole area around the castle was enveloped in darkness and daylight disappeared.

　Then from the ground of the open field facing Goeteburg Castle, countless gray masses jutted out, and suddenly the black fort appeared.

　Zunn, zunn, zunn ......!

　This is the Demon King's Fortress.

　The demon's abode, where every single stone of it is made up of the components of hell.

　Gokri......

　The castle, which had been brimming with excitement at the arrival of the brave man, all became frightened and quieted down by this intimidating scene.

''Yoo, brave sir. ......

　As Princess Natasha quivered so.

Princess ....... Back there, please stay hidden.

　And Mr. Cross holds her by the shoulders and evacuates her to her room.

　Yes. The princess was the 'ball' in this fight.


　Goooooo! ......


　Well, then.

　A great number of shouts shook the ground.

　The Demon King's servant monsters are immediately pouring out of the fort.

　One by one, they have a combat strength of 40,000 to 50,000.

　It's not a problem for the battlefield ...... but the numbers are incredible.

　There are a number of horrific demons that are approaching thousands of them coming towards you.

　I'm sure there's no end to the number of them I'll be able to cut down one by one.

Morier. Morie, please!

Yeah!

　So, Morier immediately put all the "body" demons in his hands.

　QUEEN...... QUEEN!

　These days, Morier is able to emit level 5 magic with his left and right hands at the same time.

''Hmmm ...... ei!

　When I cast a double explosive magic, which is my specialty, the skirt that I've been wearing lately suddenly fluttered around like a flower.

　Chudos! Ta-da!

　With an explosive force that didn't match its dainty appearance, the demon horde was reduced in half in number.

''Alright! I'm going to take another shot!

　Short hair flipped and the whole magic again.

　Oooh-ooh-ooh: ......

　The seemingly innumerable demons were now wiped out.

''Hey Morier! We don't have a chance in this situation, do we?

　Emma, who lost her chance to play an active role in the game, starts to get pluriously angry because Morier destroyed a large army in just two turns.

I shouldn't ....... I'm sorry I'm too strong. I'm sorry I'm too strong, Emma.

'Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ......'

'Huh. Morier, you have nothing to apologize for.

　Tiana said and pointed to it.

　Gogogogogo: ......

　Then, when all the demons were destroyed, the fort crumbled and the demon castle, which had been upgraded to a higher grade, rose up in an instant.

The current one is the demon king's fort. We'll never reach the Demon King if we don't have you guys still working hard.

　Tiana smiled wryly as she straightened her red glasses with her fingers.


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　The battle against the Demon King class is also a battle against an entire army led by that Demon King.

　The Demon King Animus is able to manifest 10 forts on the ground in all.

　This means that the battle has up to 10 faces.

　The servant monsters grew stronger by leaps and bounds with each side of the fort.

　Their goal was to take over Goeteburg Castle and obtain the body of Princess Natasha.

　Some fortresses have been barricaded, others have been aggressively attacked, and still others have tried to steal the princess from the arrows.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of this one.


　...... The end of the month-long siege.

　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

"Yay!

　Zuzu......ZuzuZuzu......

　But before you can rejoice.

Page 10, Animus' castle

　is rising out of the ground.

　When you come to this point, the structure of the hell rises so high that it pierces the clouds.

　Zuoaoao Oon......

　Its appearance is as if it were to humiliate the heavens.

　His evil aura was immediately recognizable as 'There's a demon king over there.

''You've finally come this far.

Yeah.

　Cross-san and Tiana-san looked up at the skyscraper with deep emotion.

''Let's get that guy to .......''

What?

I mean, it's a little awkward after I fired Eigha. I mean, I know things were a little tense between us, right?

...... Yeah, you could be right.

　Tiana looked away as Cross-san suddenly said such a thing.

　But now Cross is probably talking to all of us.

You know, none of us would have gotten this far without his training. It's a good thing that you're not the only one. I've been admiring her since I was in magic school, and I wanted to be recognized by her ....... I've been based on that standard since she stopped following quests. When she was gone, there was a hole in my heart.

Cross ......

But after the Demon King fight, I thought. It's time for the five of us to get on with our lives. I've been friends with him for a long time, but I have to get rid of him as a cultivator ...... soon. Our fight is just beginning.

...... Yeah.

　Tiana gave a small, depressed look back.

　Ole, Emma and Morier's younger group also listened silently to Ms. Cross' words.

'Come on, let's go to ......

　With that said, Cross-san flipped his cloak and proceeded.

　I feel more reliable than usual.

　We all stepped out after the brave man.


　Jari......

　That's when ...... is the place to be.

'Hey. Cross.

　!

　Everyone's feet froze at the voice behind them.

　Because I turned around and there it was, a face that shouldn't be here ......

What, Aega ......?

　Only Mr. Cross could barely squeeze out his voice at the sight of his face.