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Dang-! Dang-! Dang-!

John opened his eyes to the sound of a tray being struck. The morning sunlight streamed into the tent, illuminating it.

‘The day has finally come.’

Today is the day to move for the long-awaited scouting of the lair, and the day to pass through the first gate to be with Francia.

And, it is also a day when the crown prince is very likely to act out a trick.

‘The preparations are perfect. Let’s go.’

John got up from his cot and went out of the tent.

The knights and soldiers were checking their weapons and the cooks were preparing food.

“Oh, are you awake?”

As John came out of the tent and looked around, he heard a familiar male voice from beside him.

“Vice President. Did you sleep well?”

The second officer’s deputy commander, Tersis Galectico, was up early in the morning and stretching, his whole body covered in sweat.

“I’m always the same. It happens all the time. How are you, Johan? Did you sleep well?”

“I didn’t lose any sleep either.”

Tersis seemed pleased with the answer and laughed heartily, patting John on the back with his large palm.

“Hahaha! You have a strong heart, unlike a wizard!”

“I’m the type of person who doesn’t get nervous about things like this.”

John laughed awkwardly.

“Hmm.”

When John’s expression hardened and did not loosen, contrary to what he had said, Tersis explained to him to reassure him.

“You don’t have to worry too much. The south of the east is safer than it looks. It’s smaller than other caves, and the level of the demons is lower.”

Of the three caves in the eastern part of the empire, the one in the south is the simplest and is rumored to be the weakest.

It is a place where even first-class demons, let alone special-class demons, rarely appear, so if you just come to your senses, you can return safely.

Tersis explained, chuckling.

“That’s the end of the explanation. What do you think? It’s not that bad, is it?”

“That’s definitely true. You can feel a little more at ease.”

In fact, the reason John’s expression hardened is not because he is afraid of the den, but because he does not know what the crown prince will do.

“Thank you for your attention.”

John smiled faintly and bowed his head slightly.

“Haha! He’s our new special-level wizard, so of course we have to help him. There are only a few wizards who can reach the special level.”

Tersis turned around and waved his hand lightly.

“Then let’s meet again when we leave. Let’s have breakfast.”

“Yes. Enjoy your meal.”

As he left, John narrowed his eyes.

‘The vice-captain has a really good personality.’

He was the second son of Galectico. He is a man with an unusually noble personality and a warm side that takes care of others.

‘But why don’t I remember you?’

Suddenly, a question occurred to me. I don’t remember the details of the work, but I was proud to say that I remembered most of the characters.

But I have never heard of the name Tersis Galectico.

‘If he’s someone like that, he’s not just an extra.’

Could it be that the original concept was of a run-down society with no dreams or hopes, so the good characters didn’t get noticed? If not… … .

‘Okay. Even if I come here now and think about the character Tersis, there’s nothing more to come.’

But John’s thoughts didn’t last long, because it wasn’t important right now.

‘Let’s go get some breakfast.’

Today was going to be a busy day. I needed to fill my stomach.

* * *

By the time breakfast was over and the knights and soldiers were ready.

Civil servants from each unit took the lead and formed a formation.

There were first and second civil servants mixed together there.

It was no different for Francia’s unit.

“… Would you mind if I asked your name?”

A man asked Francia. She turned her head in the direction of the sound and looked at the man.

A handsome man with jet-black hair and languid purple eyes. It’s hard to believe he’s a warlock.

Cassis Lenokhonen.

The eldest son of Grand Duke Lenokhonen, and the best swordsman in the empire. A bloodthirsty warrior.

If it were an ordinary woman, she might have been enchanted by his appearance and fallen for him right away, but Francia knew him too well.

“I have no name to tell you.”

“… … .”

Cassis’ expression remained unmoved despite her prickly attitude.

“I am Cassis Lenokhonen, the Younger Duke of the House of Lenokhonen. If you don’t have a name for me, you can give me my name.”

“… … .”

“I don’t know why you’re wary of me, but don’t worry, I’m not a danger to you.”

Francia’s eyebrows furrowed as she heard the story.

‘What do you mean it’s not dangerous?’

Francia desperately tried to keep herself from laughing out loud.

“Oh, really? Okay, I see. ”

She answered appropriately and changed the direction of the conversation. Then, this time, a new man spoke to her.

“Princess Pervace, where are you going? You have to stay in your seat.”

It was Fedelian. Her whole face was distorted.

“I am not Princess Perbache, but a Perbache Special Magician. Please call me by my correct title.”

“You’re being so stiff again. It doesn’t matter to us, right?”

Fedelian tilted his head slightly and raised his eyebrows. A sigh escaped Francia’s lips.

“By the way, Princess Lenokhonen. No, should I call you Jeonjanggui Cassis? I didn’t know you would be interested in Princess Perbache. What are you thinking?”

Cassis looked at Fedelian without changing her expression. Her purple eyes sparkled.

“… It is not something His Highness should be concerned about.”

“Is that so? It seems to me that you fell in love with Princess Pervace at first sight?”

“… … .”

“Princess Pervace is indeed very beautiful. She is so beautiful that even a full-length swordsman cannot look down on her.”

Fedelian spoke with aplomb, but there was a strange thorn in his words.

“Is that so?”

Cassis just passed it over as nothing serious.

Francia, who was listening to the conversation between the two, felt her stomach churn and thought of Johan.

‘I want to see John.’

The damn crown prince formed his troops with selfish motives, and Cassis Lenokhonen took an interest in himself as planned.

Since I couldn’t avoid their eyes, I chose to charge straight ahead, and the stress I felt from that was indescribable.

‘But you won’t be able to swing me around freely.’

A lot will change.

This time, there is also John who loves you.

It was her role to help him fully. Francia was confident that she could overcome the difficulties together with Johan.

* * *

A few hours after the den reconnaissance mission began.

Tersis, who was leading the way, frowned.

“That’s strange.”

John asked, sensing that his alertness was extremely high.

“What do you mean?”

“The demons are so invisible.”

“Ah.”

Certainly. That was something John also found strange.

‘We’re getting closer to the den, but the number of demons is decreasing.’

An unusual sight.

Of course, it could not be ruled out that the magic practitioners, who noticed that the public official had arrived, had rushed towards the direction of the other units.

‘Or is this the Crown Prince’s trick?’

I haven’t finished watching the whole thing, but I’m keeping this one thing in mind.

The male protagonists of this work are all completely crazy.

If the crown prince was the best among those guys, he would have colluded with the demon practitioners.

‘If only there was evidence, it would be possible to immediately remove him from the position of crown prince.’

He’s a more meticulous guy than he looks, so he probably wouldn’t have left any evidence behind.

“Everyone stop!”

At that moment, Tersis raised the sword in one hand and shouted. He had already arrived in front of the lair.

“That’s strange. I came all the way to the cave and there’s not a single demon. This has never happened before… … .”

Tersis, who always showed a cheerful appearance, opened his eyes shallowly and looked around. He also seemed to feel a strange sense of anxiety.

“Is the cave closed?”

“There was never such a case.”

“Something seems to be going strangely… … .”

The other knights and soldiers also could not hide their anxiety.

“Turn the entire army around! We’ll return to the outpost!”

The moment Tersis spoke of.

Ss …

Boom!

A boulder the size of a man’s head passed through Tersis’ abdomen.

“Cough… !”

Tersis, who had half of his abdomen blown away in an instant, fell from his horse, vomiting blood.

dump.

“What the…!”

“Boss, Vice-Captain!”

The knights and officials were confused. John was no different.

“What the heck is this… … ?”

Tersis’s internal organs have long since disappeared. Half of his abdomen has been blown away, and he cannot recover.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

When I first witnessed someone else’s death, my heart raced.

My blood rushes, my mouth falls open, my hands start to shake, and my breathing becomes ragged.

“Vice-captain!”

John shook his head, trying to remain calm, then got off his horse and examined Tersis, who had fallen. His eyes were blurry. He was on the verge of death.

“Do, run away… … .”

Ssaeak─!

Before he could finish his words, a piercing sound was heard cutting through the air.

Kwaaang-!

This time, a boulder the size of a person’s head struck the ground, creating a storm with a cloud of dust flying around.

“Ugh, euaaaah!”

“T, it’s special!”

“Special class demon! Everyone, bend down!”

“Damn, I’m going crazy!”

At the words “special-class demon,” John turned his head in the direction from which the rock had come flying.

A demon with a deer’s head and a human’s body was looking this way and smiling.

It was about 3m in size. It was smaller than what was known, so it wasn’t an adult.

‘This is special.’

In any case, it is a special class demon. It is capable of annihilating a single unit, so it is one of the disasters that even the country is extremely wary of.

It was easy to guess why the special beast was located in the southern part of the cave, which was the smallest in size.

‘Fedelian, you crazy bastard.’

Was he planning to kill his colleagues in the second civil service? I was reminded of his sociopathic nature.

John lowered his body and rolled his head.

‘Calm down. Vice-Captain Tersis is something to think about later. For now, we need to save the people here.’

I don’t know how they managed to lure the special demons here, but one thing is certain: the crown prince is the mastermind behind what just happened.

If so, it is you who has to deal with it.

John shouted, raising his body that had been hunched over.

“Attention everyone! From now on, I have command! All troops, turn your horses and retreat!”

“Yes, yes!”

“Turn the whole army around!”

“Retreat!”

The soldiers and knights who had lost control due to the sudden death of their vice-captain came to their senses and turned their horses in the opposite direction.

Ss …

But the rocks didn’t stop flying. John quietly muttered, drawing out his magical power to its limit.

“La Entus, Telekinesa.”

Woohoo!

The magical power gathered in his hand rotated violently in a spiral shape. Boom! The rock flying through the air stopped.

Salt.

“I’ll deal with him! Everyone, focus on retreating! ”

The moment John shouted like that.

Doo doo doo doo──!

The ground began to shake. Feeling something was wrong, John looked back.

Hundreds of demons, easily surpassing us, were rushing toward us all at once.

“Oh my god.”

“We’re all going to die… … .”

“I was going to propose once this mission was over…!”

John chewed his lip.

‘Are you planning to annihilate the troops coming from the south?’

I didn’t expect that I would have to wipe out an entire unit just to deal with myself.

I knew it was going to be a silly thing to do, but I didn’t expect it to get this big.

John looked at the special demon in front of him. The creature was smiling bitterly, as if mocking humans.

“You can tell at a glance that it wasn’t born long ago, but that’s how it came out.”

Snap your fingers. John looked behind him and floated two spheres into the air.

“Everyone, split up! I’ll open the way!”

Although they were soldiers and knights who were in a state of confusion, they were also veterans who had undergone long training. Even in a state of unconsciousness, they listened to John’s orders.

“Scatter!”

“Scatter!”

John, who stretched out his hand to set the direction between the soldiers who had been split apart like Moses’ miracle, sang with his eyes wide open.

“Super magic.”

A sphere of absorption that rotates in a spiral around a single center.

And a sphere of emanation that releases magical power and creates intense waves in the surrounding space.

The two objects rotate around each other’s orbit.

Woohoo!!

The sphere of absorption constantly rotates, sucking in magical power from the atmosphere.

The sphere of release that received magical power emits incredible energy and creates a gust of wind.

They mesh perfectly like a single gear, repeating the process of absorption and emission.

“Spiral Pacheon (螺旋破天).”

Kwakwakwakwa-!

A sphere of radiation swirls like a giant whirlpool, ripping through space.

The sphere of absorption following him expands the center of the spiral.

It rushes forward at high speed, crushing any demons that block its path.

A power that seems to tear the sky apart.

“Kiaak!”

“Kueee… !”

Repeated emission and absorption of magical power.

The ground swept by the spiral cyclone left a trail that looked like the passage of a giant earthworm.

The demons blocking the retreat were torn apart by the vortex of magical power, leaving no trace behind.

“Ugh, ugh… !”

The sudden, large consumption of magical power caused his breathing to become ragged. Yohan shouted, clutching his abdomen.

“Whew, the path is clear…! All forces retreat!”

No one had time to be surprised by the power of the super magic that John had unleashed.

“After, retreat!”

“Maintain formation!”

“The special wizard has cleared the way!”

At that time, everyone, regardless of whether they were knights or soldiers, were taking care of the remaining remnants of the Demonic Beast and leaving.

A second civil servant colleague standing next to me reached out with trembling eyes.

“Harsen Express Wizard! Come on board!”

“I’m done.”

“Huh? What the heck─”

John walked forward, drawing up his magical power.

“I will stop the special demon.”