Oh, hey!　That guy just ran off by himself!

　The adventurers were surprised and confused when they saw Revell run off.

''Isn't that guy an A-ranked Revel?

"A-levels are absurd!　After all, there's an S-ranked manticore in the enemy!

　I tried to follow you, but there was a manticore in front of me and I couldn't move my feet.
　On top of that, no adventurer was confident enough to keep up with Revell's speed.
　But even so, the general consensus was that the manticore needed to be handled carefully.
　That's why the adventurers would doubt their own eyes.
　The substandard beings that are right in front of them.

　The moment the Manticore confronts Revel, it dies.
　The Manticore's head is cut off.
　And then Revell moves on matter-of-factly.
　The overwhelming predator, the manticore, had turned to its predator.

Wha-......!

You took down a manticore in a split second: ......

I can't lose!

"[W]ooohhhhhh!

　The manticore was defeated and the adventurers ran towards the demon with a great shout.
　There was only one boy to lift the morale of the entire group.

Mr. Revell!　You're reckless on your own again!

Wow, you're really good, Revel. You took out that manticore in one fell swoop.

　Carina laughs at the flustered Fear.

"That bastard ...... slipped out.

　Agito, who couldn't forgive Revell for trying to advance ahead of him again, ran towards the demon in defeat.

''Ah, Agito-san has gone too .

Well, it's true. The other adventurers are gone.

This is one we should go to: ......

Are you scared?

　Kurt asks Fea softly.

'That's scary, but I'm okay with ......

I think so, too. Fear is a tough guy.

...... Yes!

Then we'll go with you.

　A little later, Fia, Kurt and Karina started to follow Revel.


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　Even on the knight's side, Revell's performance was causing a stir.

''Oh, come on, that's Manticore, isn't it?　You're beating him up all by yourself?

　A man in red armor with gray hair rested his hand horizontally on his forehead, making a bridge.

''Speaking of Manticores, we have a guy in our house that we're taking down.

　Out of the grey-haired man's gaze was Anna .

'...... Oh, is it me?'

　Noticing her gaze, Anna pointed her index finger at her face.
　The gray-haired man nodded at her.

"You can't lose either. It's a bit hard to tell from a distance, but maybe he's not much older than you?

　When Anna heard the man's statement, she seemed to realize something.

'Then I'll go and fight, too!

No, no, no, no, no.

I'm off then!

Hey! You're not listening to me!

　The man's voice seemed resigned to the fact that there was no stopping him now .

　Anna rushed over to the red dragon that was waiting nearby .
　It's a fire dragon, a demon that's listed as A-rated.

　In order to avoid being mistaken for a wild dragon, it is equipped with dragon armor.

　Anna had already tamed the dragon just a year after receiving the 【Dragon Knight】 talent.
　This was astonishingly fast even for someone with the 【Dragon Knight】 talent.
　Because of this high level of ability, Anna belongs to the Red Dragon Knights, one of the knights of the Teoriya Kingdom, even though she is a student of the Heroic Academy.
　However, as a student of Eiketsu Academy, she doesn't wear the Red Dragon Knight's armor, but instead wears the Eiketsu Academy's uniform.

I'm sure it's a bad idea to act alone, but since Revell is doing his best, I have to do my best too!　(...... Well, you have to be prepared to be pissed off later)

　Of course I wanted to see Revell, but the feeling that I couldn't lose was stronger than that.
　I'm a competitive person.
　It was the first time she realized that she hated to be defeated when she entered Eiketsu Academy.

''Come on, let's jump!　Fell!

　The fire dragon called Fell nodded quietly, spread its wings, and flew away .
　When the gray-haired man saw this, he let out a sigh.

''Good grief, these antics are a bit of a pain in the ass .

'Are you sure?　Commander.

　A knight who had been watching Anna's actions closely replied to the gray-haired man's words .

'Well, it's good, isn't it?　Either way, the adventurers are rushing in. We're going to have to push the front line after all, too.



　The gray-haired man - the leader of the Red Dragon Knights made a troublesome absent-minded look.


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　I'm moving through the crowd, defeating the demons that keep attacking me one by one.
　But there's no end to the number of demons I'm dealing with.
　No matter how much I kill them, I don't feel that they are decreasing.
　It's one way to target a wide area with magic, but you want to save your magic power as much as possible.
　The magic power has increased far beyond what it was a year ago, but the monster at the center of this monster is also incredibly large.
　It makes the manticore look hazy.
　Without a doubt, this is the master and leader of this monster horde.

　I continued on through the crowd and found myself in an open area.

　Two humanoid monsters with large muscles and two horns on their heads acted as horses and were pulling a carriage.
　Did they look like ogres?

''Excellent, it's a pleasure to see a Ningen boy who's mastered so much.

　The demon in the carriage seemed to be able to speak.
　It made the ogre stop walking and get out of the carriage.

　It was humanoid and looked like a human, but its skin was dark blue.
　It has crimson eyes, and its ears, teeth, and claws are sharp and pointed.
　Its wings and tail are visible from behind.
　Is it a sub-race?　
　...... No, you won't find a sub-race that corresponds to this look with wisdom.

'Who the hell are you?　From the looks of it, you look like the master of this demonic horde.

That's right. That's right. I control these demons. But one thing is different, I'm not a demon, I'm a demon.

'Why would the Devil do this?　I don't see how the devil could imitate the idea of bringing down one nation.

　The devil is the equal of a race, for better or worse.
　It's hard to imagine a demon leading a demon to attack a country like this.

"The solution is simple. A contract was made between me and a ningen. That's all there is to it.

Oh, so that's what it's all about.

Yeah, you see what I mean?

So it's quite simple then. We take you down, this horde of demons will fall.

"...... Hmph, do you think the ningen wind can beat me here?

Yeah, I'm not gonna lose at all.

We've been lied to, haven't we, sir? I hope you enjoy your experience of the devil's terror.