Devastation.
　Indeed, that was the right word.
　A great deal of fresh blood filled the earth, and the fallen trees were lying painfully on the ground.
　I'm sure a lot of magic had been used in a big way. The earth has been gouged out.


'What do you mean, this ......'


　Kuena says painfully.
　He must be one of the group's members. A young man in armor, though he still looks young, stands in front of us adventurers from the north side of the forest.


'As you can see,' he said. The front line has managed to push through, but there are still many demons. Demons drawn to the smell of blood ......


　The area where the tents would have been pitched and turned into a simple camp also seemed to have suffered a lot of pain.
　They were probably carrying the wounded to a place that was further down the line.
　The only ones left on the battlefield were the knights who were no longer breathing.
　Creating a wave of magic power to examine the demons. --I see.


I'm sure the quality of these monsters is more than twice as high as the ones we were dealing with just now in the north. And there are many more of them.
'That much?　However, the main body of the Knights of the Order is unable to be called up for another matter: ....... The Knights of the Kingdom are also still struggling to defeat the demons. ......


　The young man says with a bitter face.
　It seems that he hasn't even been given a rank yet, but the fact that he knows this much information means that he is in the commander's class, right?
　That's probably why, from his point of view, it's like a desperate situation.
　But I'm here.


I can handle this much.
'What?　No, no. But even if it's not the main army, one of the Knights is being destroyed ......?
I think it's safe to say that the person who knows the enemy will take care of it. Why don't you go take care of the wounded?
''Yes, yes ...... but since there are quite a few ...... ah. This is a very impolite question, but may I help you other adventurers?


　The young man asked timidly.
　Are there that many injured people?


''Well, it's fine if other adventurers want to, isn't it?
Yeah!　That's right, there are a lot of demons just for the sake of it, but you can't be such a ...... eh?


　My response was, 'Are you crazy? A young man looking at me like that.
　If you look at me like that, you might be saying something strange. Don't do that.


You heard that, boys~. If you don't want to get injured, go help this knight.


　Each adventurer nodded at Kuena's question.
　Well, this is no longer the time to worry about making money or anything else from here.
　They must have understood that.
　Under the young man's guidance, the adventurers left the place.


''Kåñëa isn't going?''
What? Am I in danger of being included?
''If I were to apply it to the guild's request, I'd say there are six A-ranks, thirteen B-ranks, and forty-two C-ranks.
'What's that, didn't you say that the quality and numbers with the North were twice or three times as great?　That's already about ten times as much.
Until just now. Just at this moment alone, it's increased dramatically.
...... What's going on?


　Kåñëa asked me when she finally realized the seriousness of the situation.
　I show her the magic item I had picked up earlier.


'Here it is,'
It's not the magic item you mentioned. What about it?
It's not an attack. It's for guidance.
'Guidance ......?　Maybe it's a demon!


　Quena raised her voice, too surprised.


'Is it really that surprising?'
Of course!　It's a magic item that, like the 'slave collar', is banned even among the species!
'Huh. Was it?
On the contrary, how could you not know?


　I'm sure that the words were probably meant to be a pep talk from Kåñëa about my lack of common sense.
　But I replied quite seriously.


It's because the Kingdom of Kuzeera used to use it.
The kingdom is ......?
''Oh. It was used for the purpose of taking out demons en masse because they were troublesome when they appeared more frequently. ...... This magic item is just like that.
'Really?　Then this magic item is .......
''I'm told that 'the Kingdom Knights who happened to be nearby came to support us,' but it's hard to imagine that the size of the Knights class can come as fast as us adventurers.


　Each adventurer is in a different region. Some even sleep in the Holy Republic from the start. In addition, even the carriages are arranged.
　The Knights of the Realm, on the other hand, move in packs. And on foot. It's as if we've seen this move coming.


But that's a bit too good to be true, isn't it?　What was your purpose in the first place?
It's too good to be true.
"Goooooooooh!


　A demon, caught by the smell of blood, attacks me and Kåñëa, who were in the middle of a conversation.
　It's a four-meter long, horned, bear-like demon. Its horns are charged. It has both magic and muscle power. This would be about a B-grade.


''Te, Tealbear ......!　The B-grade is already here!


　It's a pain in the ass to be interrupted.
　I'm going to erase the top half of my body with my pointy end. Now you won't be able to move anymore.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.


I'm sure you'll be able to find out what the Knights of the Realm are up to - the people who are sneaking around behind this swarm of demons.


　The wave of my magic power had already caught a few people. And those guys are probably in possession of a perfect match of the shards I have - magic items.