episode_0024

The hallway before entering the dance hall is wide enough for about 8 people to pass by. It’s spacious, but it’s a narrow place for demon warriors to form a camp and enter.

In the middle of such a hallway, two chandeliers on the ceiling are double connected with chains.

Break the wooden pillar that Peria brought with her into the floor tiles with a hammer and drive it into the center of the chandeliers.

Next, wrap a chain around the stake and arrange it on the floor.

“I’m~ gonna swing from the chandelier~ from the chandelier~!”

“What song is it?”

While I was working, I sang a work song that came to mind, and Feria responded.

“Ah, it reminds me of a song I used to listen to. I’m good at high notes, right?”

“No. At least he couldn’t sing it enough to convince me that it wasn’t the original song.”

“This guy…”

Was it that bad?

“Good. Preparation is complete.”

“I’m done too.”

As I worked on it, everything was ready.

Peria also brought some daggers this time. It is said to be a dagger made separately for throwing, not an ordinary dagger. It is a special dagger with the handle in the middle and the blade extending up and down.

“That looks interesting.”

“Right? It’s a type of memorization that’s often used in back alleys. I bought a few out of curiosity at some point, so I’ll give it a try at this opportunity.”

“Do you know how to throw?”

“Look carefully.”

Peria held the unusual-looking dagger in her hand like a dart and threw it, spinning it around with her finger.

Kang!

The dagger flew into an old, torn curtain hanging on the wall, hit exactly where there was a single hole, and bounced back.

I thought Feria might have caught the dagger that flew out with the handkerchief she took out of her back pocket, but when she opened her hand again, it had already been replaced with a card. And on the card was a picture of a clown juggling daggers.

A brief performance to lighten the slightly tense atmosphere ahead of the battle.

The movements from throwing the dagger and pulling out the card were so beautiful that I couldn’t say anything and just kept watching, as if my eyes were fixed on a channel on TV while I was passing by.

“Thank you for watching.”

“Ohh.”

Peria smiles, crosses her arms back and forth, and bows.

Although it was only for a moment, it was the appearance of a magician itself.

Master and I clapped so quietly that it could not be heard in the hall.

I also use throwing often, but I’m not good at aiming and throwing accurately like that. I think Peria’s dexterity is really good.

“I am good at using all throwing weapons. My teacher said that if you don’t like someone, it’s best not to fight them head on, but to secretly throw something in the back of their head and run away, so I learned that too.”

“The reason is a bit trivial. It’s not like self-defense or anything like that. Isn’t this literally meant to be a slap in the face?”

“We usually get treated well wherever we go, right? Who is it that makes me fight in a place like this?”

“Hey, you are bound to experience many things in life anyway. If you think that this is all a good experience, it will become an asset for the future.”

“ Wow… that’s disgusting.”

“Even though I heard it, it doesn’t seem right.”

“No, it was just a joke.”

I guess there is no one on my side here. I miss Enin.

In the past, I was so depressed that I only met with my teacher once in a while, or I would die silently, without speaking, killing, and living like a machine, but now, if I stay out for a long time, I want to go back to the supply world where Ennin is.

If Enin wasn’t there, I wonder if my life would still be no different from before.

“Ah, then you can do this.”

I made a dagger with magic power and gave it to Peria.

“What?”

“When I give the signal, can you see the safety device on the chandelier on the ceiling? Just cut that one off.”

“You mean that? Okay.”

There is a separate safety device attached to the chandelier in case of a fall, but if that part is cut off, it will eventually fall.

However, the chandeliers in this hallway are double-supported, so if one falls, the other rises upward. So there are two safety devices.

‘I’ve set up a plan, so now I have to get to work.’

“Then let’s get started.”

The three of them pass through a cold, deserted hallway and stop at the entrance of a dance hall.

They were gathered there just like the last time I saw them.

‘It would be best to assume there are no reinforcements.’

Seeing as the number has been reduced to 19, it appears that additional personnel will not be added.

Soon the demons recognized us just as they did then.

“The intruder came here again.”

“How did you get here? Those with enough magical power to break the barrier have not been confirmed.”

“I heard that the knights definitely went to the royal castle. Is it a variable?”

“That’s not important. It is important to prevent those guys from going inside.”

“In the end, they are just humans who were not chosen.”

“It is the devil’s order, so I exclude it.”

“““Exclude. exclude. exclude. Exclude.”””

These guys move with one mind and one will.

“You guys seem to be closer to each other than us, so I’m really jealous, you bastards.”

The guys who saw us picked up their halberds and started walking in unison.

“Retreat!”

As we hurriedly started running back toward the hallway, they also increased their speed and started chasing us.

I arrived first and fell into the place where the pillar was stuck.

When they come into a narrow hallway compared to their number, they stand in three rows of six, and one guy in front takes the lead and walks forward.

Aiming the tip of the halberd’s spear forward, they attack all at once, gradually increasing their speed.

“Peria! Now!”

It was just before they passed by where the chandelier was.

Swish-

Churrr! bang-!

When Peria threw the magic sword into the safety device, the device broke and the hanging chandelier fell, hitting the guys.

As they speed up, the guys who put their weight on the tip of the spear are unable to stop and crash into the fallen chandelier.

“One person!”

The guy who was running in front got stuck in the chandelier and died instantly.

The barbed steel cage made of iron impaled the black horned devil.

When a huge chandelier blocks the middle of the hallway, the guys split into two sides and start attacking three at a time.

It would be unavoidable because it would take a lot of time for large guys wearing armor to climb over the incredibly sharp chandelier.

I take the left, and Master takes the right.

“Then, let’s begin.”

“Yes.”

I held on to the chain on the floor and they charged again with their spears.

“sum!”

Kang!

Swing the great sword sideways and drive the three spear blades into one wall. And when Peria throws it between them, the guys raise their arm armor to block the dagger that is flying between the armor.

He quickly tied the weapon with the chain he was holding and hung it on a wooden pole.

“Can’t move?”

The chain is pulled taut, but it remains immovable.

They try to retrieve the weapon, but the tightly fastened wooden beams and chains do not allow it.

“If you want to take it, you have to pay and take it.”

Bye!

Among the guys pulling the halberd hard, stick the great sword into the head of the guy in the middle.

There is no need for a helmet that blocks magical power or anything like that.

Steel always solves everything.

“This is overwhelming violence.”

“Stop talking nonsense and get rid of the next guy!”

After smashing the hard head with a heavy sword, I took a moment to catch my breath, but Peria urged me on.

I’ve been thinking hard about it, but since I’m swinging this great sword more than I thought, it’s quite tough even with the power of the soul bottle.

If I had known it would be this difficult, Estarke should have just quietly brought a sack, but I think this was a mistake.

It may seem like you always have a perfectly planned plan, but when something happens, it’s not until the actual day that you realize what’s lacking.

‘I’m sorry Estherk.’

It was never a good idea to leave behind a familiar weapon that you had been using for years.

As I struggle to pull the great sword again and try to kill one more person, they fall back and the guys with weapons come rushing back.

“Peria, one more!”

Taking advantage of the guys’ shifts, he recreates the magic sword and hands it over to Peria.

This is possible by testing various methods and knowing in advance that the magic power will return if you disable the magic sword.

Swish-

Churrr! Wow!

This time the chandelier in the back flew toward the chandelier that had originally fallen and struck it.

Because they were connected to each other, when the safety device was disconnected, the weight shifted toward the chandelier that had already fallen.

The chandelier that flew in and the chandelier that had already fallen tangle and attack the guys.

The worn-out carpet on the floor, which had accumulated a lot of dust, caught the chandelier and rolled along, raising a cloud of dust.

‘How many people survived?’

A figure stumbles out of the dust.

Swish-

Kwasik!

He pulls out the ax from his belt and throws it, smashing his head.

I look through the dust again and suddenly something flies out.

“Peria damage!”

As I launch myself, a halberd comes flying through the dust.

“This guy…”

Pugh-

The sound of something exploding and scattering.

The flying halberd smashed Peria’s head. I can’t bear to look at it.

While Peria is immediately engulfed in flames and revived, four Demon Warriors walk out from the dust, aiming their halberds.

It appears that three people were swept away in the collision that just occurred.

I tried to check Master’s direction, but the dust was so thick that all I could hear was the sound of weapons clashing.

“It was a good plan for the weak against the strong.”

“But it’s mean. Even if you die, you will not be able to go to the Hall of Warriors.”

“No matter how much you run amok like a thief, you will never be called anything more than a rat.”

“For the crime of mocking the Demon King’s warrior, I will not let you die comfortably.”

“You talk too much.”

Except for the one mentioned at the beginning, all of them are harsh reviews.

Anyway, if you win, you’re in luck. It’s mean or whatever, but if you lose, it’s all a failure.

This is the scenario I thought of for now.

‘Is it a net?’

All that remains is an all-out war.

It’s a shame that the last chandelier didn’t reduce the number much.

He grabs Peria’s shoulder as she resurrects, engulfed in flames, and pulls her back.

Soon, Peria, whose body was completely reborn, quickly stands up, gathers the clothes and daggers lying on the floor, and retreats.

“Ugh… It hurts so bad! brother! That guy in the middle! You must kill it! That guy threw it!”

“You have to kill them all anyway. Do maintenance quickly.”

Peria, who was looking at the halberd until the end, seems to remember who threw it.

Carry the great sword on your shoulder, create a magic sword, and hold it in your left hand.

As the magic power was released and returned, it seemed to disperse slightly, making the dagger shorter than expected.

It is said that five Demon Warriors can be exchanged for one human knight.

Although they do not have much magical power compared to high-ranking demons, it is said that it is possible if they risk their lives to kill a knight and cling to them with all their might until the end.

Of course, that’s true in theory, but in reality, they meet many against many on the battlefield.

There are four guys.

One guy had a broken arm and was holding the halberd with only one hand, and the other guy had a broken leg and was dragging his leg as he approached.

“If I catch you, will you at least give me training as a driver?”

‘I’m not going to report it because I don’t want the existence of the magic sword to be discovered.’

If I win here with pure skill, I think I will know my position to some extent.

Since I had no special abilities, I just searched around and lived.

Aren’t you a little stronger than others?

I can guarantee that with a body of this size, people here will be able to catch up if they focus on mana and train for a few years.

It’s because the nobles were selfish and didn’t tell us about the family’s vision and other ways to avoid losing their food. If they were really in a hurry, they might have gathered people and taught them magic training methods without researching how to summon us.

Strengthening the soul by accumulating feats is a ritual that everyone does, but the various and detailed methods of training magical power can be thought of as the vision and exclusive property of each noble family.

So, in order to create a difference between themselves and other people, they do not reveal the contents until the end.

Even if the humans are strong, except for a few people, most of them are adventurers, so it is easy to cut them down when dealing with demonic beasts. However, if you clash with other races directly at the level of war, you can really feel the gap.

Until now, I have been fighting on their behalf against those guys. If you ask me if I feel unfair, I can definitely say that it is unfair.

I fought like a slave, risking my life as collateral for resurrection, which was the only advantage in this world.

In the military, you get a sergeant rank every two years.

I’ve been here for 5 years, but I still have time, and I fight better than most mercenaries.

I have no desire to be recognized by anyone, but I want to confirm my position.

This is a battle of self-evaluation.

I will prove that the past five years were not a waste of time.

The guys are pointing their halberds and standing in four directions around me.

He raises his magic sword, aims it at the guys, and shouts.

“Come in you bastards!”