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We received an attack from the Dioral Kingdom on the way to the demon king"s castle town.
The countermeasures I was thinking of worked perfectly against the immortal knights.
Sealing their movements by freezing them in ice, or Guren – a divine beast – defeating them with flames of purification were both effective.
However, not everything was good news.
By using a decoy, we outwitted the demon king and went through a different route, but we were still ambushed.
This fact is extremely problematic.
It"s proof that spies from the kingdom had been in the village. Since it was leaked to the kingdom, the possibility that the information was also leaked to the demon king is high.
I tell that matter to Eve"s guard, the leader of the iron hog tribe.
"So, what are you going to do?" (Guruga)
"We have no choice but to continue the strategy as is. … No, we"ll carry it out one day earlier. By betraying our allies, we can outwit the enemy. Don"t tell anyone; we"re going to do it alone." (Kearuga)
"I get what you"re saying, but it"s impossible. Even now, we are making this guy run too unreasonably, so he would die." (Guruga)
The wild boar that the iron hog tribe leader is using, is running at a pace impossible for horses or raptors.
It has tremendous physical strength and endurance. Even so, shortening it by one day is impossible; if we use a normal method, that is.
"It"s okay. I"m here.【Recovery Heal】." (Kearuga)
I apply【Recovery Heal】on the wild boar pulling the carriage, and the gasping wild boar regains its power.
I was planning to just recover its stamina, but it seems that it hadn"t properly recovered from the bone fracture it once had, so I corrected that as well.
"Not only does it cure injuries, but it can even release fatigue, huh. I"ve never heard of a【Recovery Heal】like that." (Guruga)
"It"s a hero"s【Recovery Heal】after all. Now we should be able to shorten it by one day, right?" (Kearuga)
"It"s possible if it keeps running at full speed. Is your mana fine?" (Guruga)
"A foolish question." (Kearuga)
"In that case, I"ll make it run as fast as possible!" (Guruga)
The carriage"s pace raises dramatically.
There isn"t a great difference from defeating him one day earlier, but I want to do everything I can.
I don"t want to become an idiot that says something like "If only I worked harder at that time…" if I fail.
Exiting the carriage, we make camp.
Running at night is dangerous because a wild boar"s eyes don"t work at night. Besides, even if I can restore its stamina, I can"t restore its spirit.
It"s necessary to properly get enough sleeping time.
We are the same for that point.
If we don"t get proper rest at night, we would be all worn-out by the time we reach the demon king"s castle town.
The iron hog tribe are reliable guards, but since being together all the time is tiring, they are surrounding an open air fire in a different location.
Tonight, we"re going to set up a tent and spend the night there.
We finish eating dinner.
By using the highest quality monster meat among everything I"ve stocked up until now and even using expensive vegetables for energy, I made the best feast ever.
Everyone delightfully had seconds.
Now we should be able to enjoy the night perfectly.
"Guren, could I request something from you?" (Kureha)
"If you"re requesting something from Guren, you need to show your sincerity!" (Guren)
With a shameless voice, the kitsune cub demands meat from Kureha.
I wonder who she got this shamelessness from…
"I will give you dried meat." (Kureha)
Kureha pa.s.ses dried meat to her. Then, the kitsune cub jumps at the meat and eats it in the blink of an eye.
"That was delicious. There"s no problem, so say it!" (Guren)
"I want to test if your flames of purification can be put on my sword. It would be impossible with just a normal sword, but I thought there might be a chance with the Claylet family"s heirloom sword. This sword was a sword made to cut magic." (Kureha)
I had noticed that Kureha got a new sword; a sharp sword carrying mana.
However, I didn"t think it was the Claylet"s heirloom. Kureha"s must have resolved herself for her to bring out such an item.
"Guren"s flames are amazing, so the sword might melt if it can"t handle it. Are you still fine with that?" (Guren)
"Yes, I think this sword should be fine. Besides, I will be a burden if this doesn"t work." (Kureha)
Those are eyes that show resolve.
Kureha draws her sword.
It"s a beautiful sword. A sword that is sublime and sharp enough that you could call it Kureha herself. Even though it places importance in functionality and does not have any gaudy ornaments, it looks more beautiful than any treasure sword.
Looking at it carefully, it seems that the mechanism that lets it cut magic absorbs the power of the magic the moment it touches it, and then breaks the magic formula.
And, under the a.s.sumption that it would be used so unreasonably, it was made to be durable by using a magic metal for it.
"Don"t hate me if the sword becomes useless. Well then, I"ll try it! Guren will do her best so that the flames have a sticky feeling." (Guren)
The kitsune cries out with a "Koya~n", and produces flames from the tip of her nose.
That flame hits Kureha"s sword and engulfs the sword blade.
"Amazing. The flames perfectly engulfed the sword." (Kureha)
"Guren is amazing!" (Guren)
Kureha stands up, and releases a side sweep to a tree as thick as her leg.
She swings the sword in its flame clad state.
The tree slid from its cut section, and fell.
The flames haven"t gone out yet.
"Kearuga, with this, I can fight the immortal knights as well." (Kureha)
"That"s a pleasant miscalculation. … But, before that, I need to punish the trickster kitsune. Guren, why did you make a nonsense threat? You fired those flames of purification at me before, right. I don"t remember it being hot. Those flames only burned impurity away." (Kearuga)
Guren averts her eyes.
"I think I might have said that, but also kinda think I didn"t say that!" (Guren)
"I can just order you to tell me the truth, you know." (Kearuga)
"Uuu, I"m sorry. A normal sword can"t contain the flames, so I thought it was impossible anyways, and it was bothersome." (Guren)
Gripping Guren, who tried to run away, by the scruff of her neck, I raise her up.
The kitsune cub"s short hands and feet flap around, trying to escape.
I rest her on my knee, and slap her b.u.t.t, making a "pan" sound.
"That hurts! Abuse, familiar abuse!" (Guren)
"It"s punishment. From now on, don"t tell a lie just because you can"t be bothered." (Kearuga)
"Uuu, I"m sorry." (Guren)
After slapping her around three times, I release her.
Guren tries to put her hand on her stinging b.u.t.t, but it doesn"t seem to work in her kitsune cub appearance, so she changes into her beautiful girl appearance and holds her red b.u.t.t after explicitly lowering her skirt.
Her kitsune ears and tail are both flat.
"It stings." (Guren)
This is subtly erotic.
Well, even I"m not that much of a brute to violate my own daughter that was born from absorbing my mana and emotions.
I"ll stop with just appreciating it.
"Anyways, Guren. Wrap Kureha"s sword with your flames of purification again when the immortal knights appear again." (Kearuga)
"Okay. I will cooperate if it"s to exterminate those guys." (Guren)
With this, I"ve gotten her agreement to the promise.
Even Kureha has become able to fight, so we don"t need to be afraid of the immortal knights anymore.
No, there"s just one guy we need to be afraid of.
Hero of the【Gun】, Bullet. Only I am able to defeat him, and I don"t intend on letting anyone else do it.
That night, I became excited because we hadn"t done it recently.
Even for me, it was tough to love everyone at once, but I satisfied everyone because I was quite backed up.
Such a large group s.e.x would exhaust my soul if we did it everyday, but it is extremely stimulating if we do it from time to time.
Everyone fell asleep after getting tired from doing it.
Women who trust you and thoughtlessly expose their sleeping face are stimulating.
I want to sleep as well, but since I have the chance, I"ll enjoy slowly comparing their sensations and tastes before sleeping.
Not good. I thought I used it all up, but it became energetic again.
It would be bad to wake them up, so I"ll enjoy myself in a way that uses them while they"re sleeping.
That was a nice refresher.
Thanks to that, our journey is pleasantly advancing.
And then, a few days later, we finally arrived at the demon king"s castle town.
We got off the carriage and moved by foot a lot. It"s something we were able to do because there were only a select few of us.
The diversionary tactics in various places have probably started, as soldier-like demons are recklessly coming out of the gate.
Today is one day before we were originally going to execute the plan.
At night, we will send the snow of death with the G.o.d bird"s power.
Once that happens, all the demons and monsters in this town will be annihilated.
It"s foul play. It involves everyone, including the people capable of fighting and the people incapable of fighting.
But if we can"t do that, we can"t reach the demon king.
"I didn"t want to use this kind of method. … It"s a tactic a devil would use. But you know, the ones that went on the wrong path are you guys. You won"t make any complaints, right?" (Kearuga)
I won"t forget it.
The resentment towards the demon king army that eradicated the kokuyoku tribe"s village.
Those people accepted us, who are humans.
They reminded me of ordinary days, and peace. Everyday I spent in that village was filled with happiness.
Despite that, the demon king army destroyed it.
Therefore, I will do the same. Annihilation.
This is revenge; I won"t hesitate.
Now, let"s send the snow of death to them, and dispel the resentment of the kokuyoku tribe that pa.s.sed away.
Author"s Note: Thanks for all the support!
I started a new novel.
【Sono Ossan, Nishuume Play wo Mankitsuchuu】
A middle-aged man that is hard working but isn"t rewarded has his life suddenly changed from realizing one thing and having an encounter. A story of seizing everything with knowledge and experience! I am confident in this one!