episode_0154

I ended up adopting Mariel’s attention-getting strategy.

To prepare, Mariel and Sylphy moved to a safe place far away from the Demon King’s main force.

And while I was waiting for Mariel to send the guardians to the Demon King’s Army, I was hiding nearby and watching the state of the Demon King’s Army so that I could infiltrate at any time.

It’s summoning magic… … .

No matter how weak the fighting power is, if the number is large enough, it will be able to lure the devil’s army.

The problem is how many ‘guardians’ Mariel can create and send out.

Since Sylphy was not going to infiltrate with me, my role was to protect Mariel so she could focus more on her magic.

He has good eyesight and quick movements, so if there is a monster that approaches Mariel, he will be able to deal with it quickly.

After all preparations were completed, it became dark.

I focused my magic on my eyes so that I could see brightly even at night.

There was still no change in the main unit of the Demon King’s army.

First, I trusted Mariel and kept waiting.

If a guardian had been sent, the Demon King’s army would definitely react in some way.

“After… … .”

All sorts of worries and worst-case scenarios pop into your head and your body becomes tense.

What if I fail to infiltrate and get caught? Even if you succeed, what if the Demon King is not where you expect?

What if I stab the demon king with the holy sword and he doesn’t die? Well, these are negative thoughts.

It’s even scarier because it could all happen in reality.

However, such concerns could not stop the operation that had already begun.

It would be even more impossible to win a fair fight with the Demon King head on.

How long did I wait?

The main unit of the Demon King’s army finally began to stir.

A large number of demons and monsters were moving somewhere.

“Has it finally arrived… … .”

When I looked in the direction they were moving, I saw something black approaching from a distance.

These were clearly the ‘guardians’ summoned by Mariel.

『Mariel poured out all of her magical power, summoned over 300 guardians and sent them to the Demon King’s army.

Summoning magic tended to consume more magic power the stronger the summon target was.

However, Mariel’s Guardian not only had poor performance, but was also designed to be efficient so that it could save magic power when creating magic in the first place.』

300 pieces?!

There’s a lot more than you might think.

Of course, their combat ability may be poor, but if their numbers are that high, even the Demon King’s army will have no choice but to move.

Besides, the Demon King’s army won’t even know that those guardians are just canons with little combat power.

I watched as the Demon King’s army near the tent they were targeting moved towards Mariel’s guardian unit.

For some reason, the guardians were coming from the completely opposite direction from where I was.

Thanks to this, the difficulty of infiltration became much lower, but the Demon King’s army still remained near the tent.

Now then, let’s move too.

While the Demon King’s army was focused on Mariel’s can unit, they set out for the tent where Xaviel, in human form, was standing in front.

There were still a lot of demons and monsters, but almost none of them were looking in my direction.

You have to move as quickly as possible because you don’t know how long the tin can unit Mariel sent will take you.

I quickly calculated the route to the tent with my eyes.

Since demons can avoid their eyes using magic tools, it was easy to think that only monsters could be avoided.

I feel dizzy when I think about going in there myself, but if I were to consider whether I could infiltrate or not, I was definitely able to do it.

He slowly infused magical power into the ring-shaped magic tool he wore on his finger.

It would be better to use it from a closer location, but it is difficult to infiltrate without completely avoiding the gaze of the demons.

More than anything, it was annoying that Xavier, the Demon King’s direct subordinate, was standing guard right in front of the tent.

This guy is also a demon with a different name like Bloodstein, so he will be much stronger than most demons.

So using magic tools now was a necessity, not an option.

After a while, magical energy rose from the ring like a haze, and the effects of the magic tool began to appear.

Immediately following the route I had in mind, I began charging into the main force of the Demon King’s army.

Thanks to the effect of the magic tool, even if you passed right next to the demon, they didn’t notice.

Avoid monsters and ignore demons.

The tent that Xaviel was guarding slowly got closer.

As we got closer to the tent, the ratio of demons to monsters increased, making it easier to move.

Xavier… … When I looked up close, it was exactly the same as what I saw at the church.

He tried to kill Sistine, who was a saint at the time.

“… … .”

Finally I arrived at the front of the tent.

Here, the situation of the tin can unit sent by Mariel was also seen more clearly.

The tin can unit and the devil army were already clashing with each other.

No, rather than fighting, the tin can unit is being destroyed one-sidedly.

Even though 300 guardians were sent, they had almost no fighting ability, so they were subdued quickly.

Time is going to be so tight like this.

If the troops who went out to suppress the tin can unit return, I will not be able to escape.

If we don’t find the Demon King quickly before that happens.

“… … !”

Xaviel was standing exactly in front of the entrance to the tent.

As I was trying to pass him and enter the tent, I was startled and silently held my breath.

I made eye contact with Xavier for a moment.

no way… … Do you see me?

No, that can’t be true.

If I had been seen, I would have already been discovered on the way here.

It felt like our eyes met by mere coincidence, but I still got goosebumps all over my body.

Xaviel slowly turned his eyes elsewhere again.

I very slowly opened the tent’s entrance so that he wouldn’t notice, and pushed myself inside.

* * *

“Uhuhuhu! How! My Guardian Corps!”

“Wow… … It’s huge!”

“More! You can praise me more!”

Meanwhile, a place quite far away from the Demon King’s main force.

Mariel, who had climbed up to the hill with Sylphy where she could watch the Demon King’s army from afar, was smiling with her nose raised.

In order to avoid the location of the summoning being discovered, Mariel concentrated her mind and used the summoning magic in a very distant place.

Because her ability to manipulate magic and her talent as a wizard were real, she was able to cast magic over extremely long distances if given enough time.

Of course, magic that requires a lot of magic power cannot be used at long distances, but the guardian summoning magic is a simple magic that requires little magic power.

Moreover, because Mariel designed the magic structure herself, the magic efficiency was so high that it could be cast without difficulty from a distance.

As a result, Mariel was able to summon a large number of ‘guardians’ in the completely opposite direction from where Yunoa was, on the other side of the Demon King’s army.

In order to lure the Demon King’s army as much as possible, he deliberately charged towards the Demon King’s army slowly from as far away as possible.

Sylphy was amazed as she vividly watched the scene with her own two eyes.

“Fighting! We’re fighting!”

“Woohuhuhu!”

“Ah… … But more than half is already gone.”

Sylphy spoke in a slightly anxious voice.

The Guardian’s combat ability is nothing short of poor.

Even if hundreds of entities were summoned and charged, not a single demon lord could be defeated.

“Hmm, these demon lords are indeed formidable!”

Mariel listened to Sylphy’s words and nodded and said.

To be precise, it’s not that the Demon King’s army is formidable, but the ‘guardians’ are weak.

Because the broken guardians were summoned by magic, unlike the guardians who were actually created, they evaporated into magical power without leaving behind any remains. It was clear that if all the guardians were exhausted like this, Yunoa would be in danger.

“Marielle… If things continue like this, Yunoa-senior!”

“Don’t worry! Mariel, this genius magic researcher! I guess I didn’t expect anything like this!”

“Is there some way?”

“The broken guardian’s magic returns to me. In short, all you have to do is summon the Guardian again!”

Mariel said that and raised her staff high again.

The magic energy that was exhausted while summoning a large number of guardians returned from the broken guardians and began to gather in Mariel again.

“It’s a guardian party that never ends!”

Mariel’s staff glowed blue again.

And far, far away, behind the point where the guardians and the demon king’s army were clashing, new guardians began to appear.

* * *

When I entered the tent, I was very confused.

This was because the guy who looked like the devil was not visible.

Inside the tent, there was a bed, as if it were someone’s bedroom, and a little demon girl was sleeping on it.

The moment I saw it, I thought, ‘It’s ruined.’

Since it is guarded by the Demon King’s direct subordinate, I naturally thought that the Demon King would be inside… … .

Who is this demon girl?

Demons may be older than they look because their lifespan is different from that of humans, but in any case, she appears to be a very young girl.

Her skin was as white as snow and her body looked thin and fragile.

As I watched and listened to the sound of breathing while sleeping, I suddenly thought of Shari, the demon ghost.

Considering that she was guarded by Xaviel, I wonder if she is Xaviel’s daughter.

If that’s the case, then he brought his own daughter to the battlefield, so he’s out of his mind.

No, this is not the time to think like this.

Then where on earth is the devil?

There was no way the narration would have given me wrong information.

There must be a demon lord somewhere in this demon lord’s army… … .