When Classmates Bullied the Assassin, but Regretted it When They Got to The Another World!

in a dark alley on a silent night a man was running fearing for his life he looked back worried about whether he was still being followed relieved he thought he had escaped his pursuer which made him lower his guard his fate was near like a sharp blade about to touch his neck in those seconds he felt as if someone wished for his departure from this world he begged asking the person to let him go even offering money to escape his situation however his pursuer only wanted to watch the chaos unfold after the night was stained

red and the alley returned to silence the day finally dawned araji Kai a high school student still drowsy was on his way to school he found it frustrating to go to school right after a sleepless night of work Upon A arriving he noticed that many classmates were already present but he was exhausted without saying a word he passed by everyone looking for his seat to rest medu the class president was kind to everyone and greeted the protagonist the young man was not in the mood for conversation as he was extremely tired this left his classmate

MOS shuji embarrassed as he did not receive a greeting in return nagas Reena had her own opinion about her classmate she found it pointless for medu to talk to someone like arijai but the class president did not share the same opinion and the standoff continued while the young man kept resting and so another student equally disliked by most ared Nas began complaining about him as well harashi shanuk a hot-blooded student was respected by his gang as soon as he saw his friends he responded to their greetings looking back harashi noticed something that caught his attention

it was AR rajik Kai still slumped over his desk taking a nap the sight of the sleeping boy irritated him he decided to approach speaking loudly however araji K's sleep was so deep that not even arashi's approach could wake him this greatly irritated the Troublemaker he thought that perhaps being a heavy sleeper could be a good thing on impulse he raised his hand to try touching the student who just wanted to continue sleeping but he was stopped mid-action this startled the delinquent as the MC asked what he wanted and told him to speak quickly because

he was sleepy shanuk angry demanded that arai release his arm immediately sarcastically the protagonist replied that he would let go since shanuk wouldn't be able to move anyway arashi became even more annoyed thinking the guy was a weirdo while holding his wrist he tried to pretend he wasn't hurt the beautiful student kanzaki Rin asked her classmate to stay quiet she was not only beautiful but also talented arashi was Furious because he hadn't even spoken to her yet but he was already being scolded another girl stepped in front of them blocking his path arashi just observed

her in Silence the girl Hashimoto maray was offended not just by arashi but also by the other classmates another student narun yoshia trying to maintain peace asked her to leave arashi alone even so the young man continued sleeping arashi shanuk annoyed that no one would leave him alone decided to sit in his seat suddenly the classroom fell silent and everyone took their places the silver-haired student being a good example was already opening her textbook meanwhile the blond-haired greeneyed boy was concerned about morray further ahead the friend of all was chatting with the student in front

of him it was just another normal day in a classroom full of problems while the protagonist continued napping however he suddenly felt the strange energy that made him wake up he didn't get up but noticed that the energy was coming from medu he realized that the energy was moving from the feet upward suddenly he noticed that it was a symbol emitted an intense light and everyone started to notice the glow that seemed to envelop the entire room within moments everyone was terrified not knowing what was happening as the pentagram on the floor covered the entire

class me shuji also sensing the strange energy thought there was no time to think they needed to evacuate quickly however the protagonist still in his seat knew there wouldn't be time for that soon the light intensified seemingly transporting everyone to another dimension when the light finally dissipated everyone found themselves lying on the ground however araji Kai was not among them being agile and clever he wasn't as affected as the others he realized they were in a stone building with several large columns for shelter there was only one exit looking at the pentagram he found it

hard to believe but it seemed that everyone had been swallowed by a white light little by little the other students began to regain Consciousness realizing they were in a completely different place days they had no idea how they had ended up there after passing through the white life ma shuji acting as a good leader admitted he didn't know what was happening but urged everyone to remain calm araji Kai observing from a distance saw that Mau was a good leader and could keep the whole group composed but as always there was a catch harashi shanuk didn't

want to waste time he thought that one way or another they had to get out of there he called two more classmates to scout the area the protagonist agreed saying the idea wasn't bad however he asked them to wait his classmate didn't understand and turned around to see what it was about that was when arai warned that he could hear footsteps coming from the other side of the door upon hearing this arashi shanuk stopped to listen carefully araji Kai realized that two people were approaching a man and a woman appeared as the large door opened

it wasn't clear whether they would be able to understand what the students were about to say the woman seemed young and friendly smiling as she asked if everyone had calmed down the surprised students thought the two looked like a medieval Knight accompanied by a princess araji Kai noticed that the man had the appearance of a swordsman and remained constantly on guard the woman although she had a muscular build appeared normal nothing extraordinary she then introduced herself as Leonora the Archbishop of the Sacred nation of Digest Young harashi seemed unable to hold back pointing at the

two he said he had never heard of that country and that everything felt like a joke even in the face of such insolence the Archbishop remained calm and said that it was no joke M shuji apologized and explained that everything had happened so suddenly that everyone was on edge he took the opportunity to ask if she knew what had happened to them in that place she was there precisely to explain the situation she began to sincerely recount the circumstances Leonora explained that they had all been summoned to a parallel world as Humanity's Last Hope midosuji

found it hard to believe any of it meanwhile arashi continued to be disrespectful he was in the presence of the saint of that country and the Knight would never allow anyone to disrespect her however arashi didn't understand and told the man to shut up challenging him Leonora sensing her Knight's intentions asked him to remain calm as the young ones had yet to grasp the situation even so arashi shanu lunged at the night calling him an old man and saying he didn't care about him the protagonist watching noted that the Troublemaker didn't even hesitate to challenge

a man armed with a sword meanwhile the Knight kept his eyes on the young man thinking he should be grateful that he wasn't armed the action happened so fast that arashi didn't even even have time to react with a light movement the Knight struck his forehead with the tip of his sword it wasn't anything severe or deep but after that action everyone was shocked as it was now clear that things were serious the Archbishop once again asked gaas to put away his sword saying that it was enough she apologized for the knight's actions explained that

it was not his intention she tried to explain about that world and the reason they were there however before continuing she asked everyone to remain silent when she did so her gaze changed as if she intended to command their attention completely Leonora explained that due to the invasion of the Demon King they were facing extinction her country the sacred nation of diarist continued to resist however they did not have enough power to stop the threat the protagonist thought that stories about a demon king were quite common repeated through many generations she went on to say

that Humanity's Only Hope lay in this final opportunity and that everyone present was a candidate to become Heroes curious Mau asked if she was saying they were supposed to defeat the demon king narumi skeptical found that impossible especially since none of them had any combat experience when the subject of fighting came up the dark-haired girl with a ponytail seemed discouraged many of those present were already terrified enough and didn't need to he any more about it gaas the Knight believed that even though it was difficult they should all at least try he made it clear

that unless they defeated the Demon King they would not be able to return to their world the knight's words disheartened those who still had hope the protagonist thought the night was being harsh but believed it was an attempt to motivate everyone even so he knew that these people who had always lived in peace couldn't simply start fighting without proper preparation arashi shanuk was still questioning the saint he questioned why she had summon them randomly to that place and said that now they just had to obey everything they were told arashi thought those two were the

type of people he hated the most gaas observed the young man and noticed that his fighting Spirit was still intact determined to settle the situation he prepared to draw his sword he knew he could be useful as a knight or just cause problems but Leonora touched the young man's face and healed his wound when he felt her hands he realized his injury was healing rapidly with a gentle expression Leonora sincerely apologized and tried to ease the tension in the room Reena though she observed everything couldn't believe what was happening Leonora explained that the power she

used was known as the system trying to clarify she said that this system could also be called Magic that was when the protagonist realized that Leonora was familiar with their culture she made it clear that this power was the reason she had summoned them Leonora approached Maidu and placed her hands on his forehead when she did an intense light was emitted startling everyone around the light emanating from leonora's hands enveloped mid's body after the touch he was able to produce a sword made of the same light which could be used like a normal weapon the

Saints seemed proud of her achievement explaining that they now possess the power of the system she said that although she had summoned them suddenly there was no longer a possibility of returning leonora's request could be considered selfish but she still wish for the young ones to lend their abilities M stated that no matter how much power she gave them without proper training they wouldn't be able to do anything after hearing this Leonora agreed that to be useful they would need training so the country would take care of them as class president Manu was already used

to making tough decisions taking responsibility he said that everyone should listen to him he knew they were afraid but survival had to be the priority besides he believed that the Divine protection given to them would be useful in dangerous situations everyone trusted their leader and since he had spoken they were willing to agree noticing mid's leadership skills Leonora thanked him and assured that she would Grant Divine protection to all for some Divine protection would be something like telekinesis While others could control fire among them there were those who could create massive explosions summon whirlwinds or

even Master other elements feeling exhausted Leonora asked if she had granted Divine protection to everyone stepping out from behind a pillar where he had been the whole time the protagonist raised his hand and said he was still missing she apologized admitting she hadn't noticed his presence and lightly touched his shoulder when that happened he realized his field of vision was changing changing as was the color of his eyes looking in leonora's Direction a status window appeared displaying her name age gender and other related information that was when he was informed that his Divine protection was

judgment something that seemed off intrigued by the name of his power the protagonist asked about judgment Leonora explained that this ability allowed him to see details of a Target functioning as a precise form of analysis looking at his own hand the protagonist began to understand what she meant he was able to analyze his own data and realized it was like a status screen and game easy to understand chunuk used his stirring up trouble now had abilities and seemed eager to show off he boasted asking his classmates what they thought of the explosion he had just

made on the ground facing the protagonist he claimed that all he had gotten were some strange red eyes bragging about the damage he had done to the ground he continued being the same Troublemaker as always nagas mocked him saying that was what he got for thinking he was so important the protagonist realized that everyone was acting more confident and Powerful at least he was aware that this power was temporary something merely granted to them and not permanent after confirming that everyone had received their Divine protections Leonora knew it would be difficult to control them she

also thought that everyone must be tired so she allowed them to rest for a while that same night the hero candidates were taken to their personal rooms however the protagonist felt he should gather some information before going to sleep meanwhile Two Soldiers on watch were questioning why they had to patrol so late mocking they said that the hero candidates defeating the Demon King seemed like a complete fantasy hiding behind a tree listening to everything was the protagonist he thought it was the third time he had encountered guards and it seemed like they were reinforcing security

he used his Divine protection to examine the soldiers and realized that the only ability one of them possessed was swordsmanship the protagonist reflected on the fact that although everyone in that place could receive this system or whatever name they chose to give this power it seemed that not everyone actually did additionally most of the geography surrounding the castle resembled a typical fortified city as for the castle and its interior he was quite curious but it was heavily guarded and built with strong defenses so he decided to wait until dawn he noticed that the girls had

also found an open space to practice however one of them felt that something was off Nas joining them said she couldn't sleep either now the three of them were beginning to familiarize themselves with the powers they had received the protagonist observed the type of divine protection each of them possessed that was when a strange sensation covered his entire body one of the girls heard a weird noise and asked if the others had noticed it all of them became frightened before them appeared a gigantic monster terrified they had no idea what to do from a distance

the protagonist thought he had never seen a creature like that before it resembled a lizard he activated judgment to analyze it he observed that the monster species was extremely aggressive and its stats were far superior to Nas's the monster suddenly released a gust of wind toward the girls making them start running the massive creature chased after them and the protagonist noticed that it attacked without hesitation moreover it moved quickly on all fours but only in a straight line it didn't seem intelligent and its skin appeared tough making the protagonist doubt whether a blade would be

effective even so he decided to take a chance and launched a blade toward the massive lizard apparently he hit the target but the attack didn't cause much damage the protagonist realized that the blades had been effective but the cuts were shallow meanwhile the three girls kept running from the monster unaware that the protagonist was nearby one of them tripped on a rock and fell it was nagas the girl with long pink hair the others were worried not knowing what to do as the monster closed in on their fallen friend she sat on her legs still

feeling the pain from the impact remembering what caused her fall she looked back she saw the monster approaching she froze as the creature raised its claw in shock her first reaction was to cover her face with her hands and close her eyes after a moment she slowly opened one eye to see what had happened the monster had been stopped by a blade still on the ground nase was in shock as her friends called out to her trying to help her up so they could keep running Reena wanted to know what had happened and who had

saved her since they had seen nothing except the blade striking the monster the girls urged each other to run quickly as none of them wanted to encounter another monster meanwhile the protagonist still hidden thought that there was no real reason for him to save them other than his own conscience he was also amazed to realize that monsters like that were wandering around the world as he retrieved his blades from the monster he sensed another presence it was something so powerful that it went beyond the simple presence it was an instinctive warning that his life was

at risk he knew someone was nearby even the exact Direction they were in and he thought it would be best to leave he got out of there as quickly as he could and from a distance noticed that someone was watching him seeing that the monster had been defeated this person decided to ensure it was truly dead stepping on the creature's head they thought that the hero candidates had been disappointing and useless however upon noticing that the last one to flee had the same scent as them they became very excited everyone looked at the creature with

a certain disdain meanwhile gaas explained that this monster had been found near the Royal Capital this made midow start think thinking more about the situation arashi also didn't like seeing that giant creature as it was only then that he fully realized what awaited them the girls were equally terrified at the sight of the exposed monster the Knight warned that the demon can was dragging the monsters into despair making them crave human flesh the scientists confirmed traces of spells likely cast by a mid-level demon once again the protagonist was listening and observing everything from behind a

pillar he found it interesting that they were using the terms spells and Magic levels as they had before menu was so concerned that he wanted to learn more about the monster that had been controlled by a demon the blond-haired young man with glasses said that strong demons could control weaker ones he explained that the term monster referred to a creature transformed by Mana the young man was still in the middle of his explanations when he was dragged away for the protagonist the biggest problem was the fact that the creature had been controlled by someone he

recalled when he looked at the monster and noticed that it was being manipulated the true identity of those eyes he had sense back then was actually that of a demon he thought that this demon must be highly skilled as he could barely detect its presence he considered the possibility that the demon was watching everything at that moment believing that fear would only lead people to failure even though he was calm and disciplined the protagonist had to control himself to avoid succumbing to fear shanuk said that everyone needed to remain calm because they wouldn't be able

to return to their world unless they eliminated the Demon King For the First Time his classmates agreed with him and midu once again tried to calm everyone down even so for some of the girls it was difficult as fear consumed them constantly the protagonist thought that they had finally realized that this was not just a simple game once again the saint approached everyone and asked them not to be afraid she told them that they simply didn't yet know how to use their new powers and that all they needed was training she explained that they had

been chosen from another world as hero candidates and that their growth rates would vary with that a week passed since the students had begun their training however since the protagonist had a power that was not suited for combat he was assigned to the library he would look out the window watching his classmates train and strengthen their abilities while he simply studied books all this happened because his ability judgment was not considered a Divine protection suitable for battle at the archbishop's suggestion he spent his time reading in the library he also became the target of jokes

and ridicule from his friends who mocked him for having a weak power it all happened because they lacked knowledge about history and culture and there seemed to be no information about demons in the library and so time passed his classmates continued training while he observed from the sidelines he noticed that just as Leonor had mentioned the students were growing at an astonishing rate in his opinion the five strongest were narumi arashi kanzaki Hashimoto and finally neas neas was experiencing a clearly extraordinary growth rate however there was another person that was the class leader and the

class favorite midu he was becoming highly skilled in swordsmanship training with the soldiers he was getting faster and more experienced however he always maintained a peaceful and calm demeanor always expressing gratitude for the guidance he received the protagonist looking at the status window noticed a significant change in midu among the many details in his profile he had an impressive ranking in attack defense agility endurance and Mana it was a rapid progression even for a genius his thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of arashi and the others they Disturbed the protagonist who was standing in a

corner observing and took the opportunity to make their usual jokes he no longer cared as those guys were always the same the three of them always gathered to annoy him even the girls looked at him with indifference one of the boys asked the protagonist why he was being ignored and suggested that he should try talking to everyone he simply stuck out his foot making the boy trip and fall then he asked what was wrong since he had just fallen on his own it was evident to everyone what the protagonist had done to the boy just

because he wanted to talk to him however they couldn't continue the commotion because someone was approaching it was the Saint and her KN when she arrived she had to diffuse the situation to prevent them from being punished she looked at the others who were training and noticed that they were becoming more efficient she thanked the guard for informing her this way she was able to see with her own own eyes that everyone was growing quickly just as she had expected she announced to everyone that she had decided to move forward with the plan which caused

some concern among them she explained that she wanted them to engage in combat practice against Monsters these words didn't sit well with everyone who became tense and anxious the protagonist seemed to be the only one taking everything seriously as he already understood the risks of combat the training exercises were explained while everyone was in the middle of a forest it was a Place full of obstacles making it impractical to move in large groups the participants had to split into teams of two or three people upon hearing the instructions Reena invited shuji to form a teen

and another blonde girl showed interest in joining them thus each participant found their partner or group arashi partnered with his two friends meanwhile shyo though reluctant ended up accepting to work with narumi since the teams had already been decided gaas observing the surroundings noticed that two participants were still without a group kenzaki then approached the protagonist and asked if he wanted to team up with her it seemed that no one else wanted to work with kanzaki her presence was seen as intimidating which made her laugh casually despite this he didn't mind and accepted the proposal

without hesitation kenzaki was confident indifferent and proud traits that the protagonist quickly noticed when she realized she was being observed she showed discomfort and asked why he was staring at her he played it off saying he was just looking around she shook her head disapprovingly and continued Leonora took the opportunity to inform them that this exercise would be special she declared that the team that defeated the most monsters would receive a reward and then announce the start of the training the teams then dispersed into the forest kanzaki took the lead walking firmly while the protagonist

moved more slowly analyzing the terrain around them at one point she stated that he could leave all the protection to her considering herself Superior he agreed without question and declared that he would fully trust her kanzaki looking to provoke a reaction commented that he seemed to lack any sense of Pride however he remained focused interested in observing how she would handle combat situations a short while later he sensed the presence of four creatures nearby suggesting that they were already surrounded they were small rough-looking monsters wielding wooden sticks As Weapons when the girl saw them she

hesitated questioning whether these were really the opponent's mention the small creatures displaying unexpected agility quickly Advanced to attack them kinaki immediately used her power commanding one of the monsters to kneel before her unable to resist the creature obeyed the protagonist noted that her power was one of domination which was evident by how easily she controlled the monster as he observed the skilled way kenzaki handled the situation Shinju noticed that she hadn't realized other monsters were approaching he warned her that more enemies seemed to be nearby now aware kenzaki ordered the monster already under her control

to drop its weapon although she exuded Authority and power kenzaki seemed exhausted which peaked the protagonist's Curiosity he silently questioned what could be happening to her while staying alert to what was coming next she explained that she ended up like that whenever she used her Divine protection for an extended period the protagonist understood that such an action consumed a large amount of her mana and suggested that she eliminate the creature quickly immediately she questioned the order noting that the monster had a slightly humanoid appearance however he being used to similar situations considered it a trivial

concern he made it clear to his partner that those beings were enemies and that there was no reason to let them go she understood the gravity of the situation knowing that if she let them go they would return later to attack them again the young Fighters realized that despite kanzaki's Powers she was still a Nave student accustom to living in a peaceful world even so the protagonist wanted to confirm whether she would be able to make the right decision in the face of danger as she hesitated more similar monsters began appearing in the area she

was still controlling the first one when she was warned that the others had already arrived kenzaki stated that she had already noticed their presence and ordered them to kneel as well they all obeyed immediately the protagonist asked what she intended to do next but she told him to be quiet and help her however he reminded her that she had previously refused any help from him frustrated upon realizing that he was right she understood that there was only one choice left for her to make kenzaki took a deep breath Gathering the courage she needed for her

next command then she ordered the monsters to twist their own necks with no alternative they obeyed the monsters eliminated themselves while the protagonist washed in silence he realized that she was capable of carrying out lethal commands but it all seemed too much for her it was her first time seeing lifeless bodies on the ground and now she knew she had been wrong to think it would be simple the protagonist reminded her that those creatures had attacked them first and that their intent was to eliminate them he stated that she couldn't afford to show pity to

enemies if she wanted to stay alive their opponents would never have mercy on her and that was an undeniable truth she observed the protagonist unable to understand how he remains so calm despite not having any combat abilities she realized that he exuded confidence and composure he reassured his partner saying that keeping his nerves under control was his strongest skill additionally he told her they should move forward but suggested that she go back if she was afraid irritated feeling challenge she placed her hands on her hips and declared that she would never turn back she showed

a firm intention to continue even though she knew her courage was only superficial meanwhile in another part of the forest the situation was difficult for the other team members who were running to escape the monster attacks the strategy was to join forces and attack all at once two girls combined their powers one launched a gust of wind while the other fired a stone bullet their attacks were coordinated but the monster they were facing was much larger they weren't as lucky as the protagonist and his partner terrified by the size of their enemy and Unsure how

to react the trio faced a dangerous situation the protagonist partner believed that they had to do everything possible to return to their world she missed her grandfather and wanted to show him that she had matured hoping to make him happy kin zaki's teammate questioned whether they should keep going as there was a risk of getting lost she didn't care she believed she understood the situation and was just underestimating the forest she looked back thinking her partner was too arrogant convinced that all men were like that she stared at him so much that he felt uncomfortable

and asked why she was looking at him however before she could answer they heard a terrifying scream and quickly realized it came from their friends that particular screen was from Hashimoto the protagonist realized the girl was in trouble he asked his partner what they should do without hesitation she said they were going to help he praised her thinking it was admirable that she cared about others despite the compliment she was upset because she didn't know that others thought of her that way a little further ahead in the forest Hashimoto was indeed in serious trouble now

ALS so injured the blonde young man who was with her had failed to defend her from the monster's attack she told him to leave he responded that he couldn't just abandon her the enormous monster raised its claws to strike the boy but it was stopped kenzaki arrived at the exact moment and ordered the monster to Halt with great effort she managed to keep it still when the blonde young man realized that the girl had come to their aid he thanked her however she told him to take the injured girl and leave as she wouldn't be

able to hold the monster for long analyzing the situation the protagonist realized that the girl's power had different effects depending on her effort he looked at narumi and asked if Hashimoto was okay narumi informed him that she was unconscious but breathing the protagonist told him to carry her on his back and leave the area as quickly as possible before leaving the blonde young man asked if there was anything he could do to help however the protagonist asked if he would leave the girl suffering she was injured and needed assistance the blonde young man said goodbye

apologized and said he would lead the rest to them they then told him to find midu or Leonora and ask for help now only the protagonist and the the girl who was still holding the monster at Bay remained he decided to activate his judgment and realized that it was a type of mutant creature with some enhanced stats this was concerning because the monster's fur looked extremely tough and he doubted his attacks would do any damage he also didn't know exactly what mutant species meant in this case at that moment his partner sweating screamed that she

couldn't hold on any longer her powers were weakening the young man thanked her as she had managed to buy enough time for their friends to escape now it was his turn to get out of there but her legs no longer oate her due to excessive Mana consumption as the monster prepared to attack her the protagonist threw a smoke bomb with that he was able to grab his partner in his arms and get them both out of there the time he bought wasn't much but it was enough he managed to get her away from the scene

asking her to stay quiet so the monster wouldn't hear them now they were hiding behind a tree observing the Creature From a Distance kanzaki wanted to know where he had gotten the smoke he used against the monster he explained that it was just a smoke bomb he had made during training clearly this was a lie the prot Agonist always carried that equipment with him Shinju had a basic survival kit for situations where his life was at risk kenzaki apologized and the protagonist wanted to know why she was apologizing it was because it had been her

idea to help the others he told her there was no need to apologize but it would be nice if he at least heard a thank you at that moment she smiled shily and said thank you he complimented her saying that if she were always like that people would like her more he once again asked her to stay quiet as they were trying to hide and with her shouting it was becoming difficult she then whispered and asked if they should run he believed there was no need to flee the monster was Furious searching for them but

the ones who appeared were others it was a trio and at the center was Mido who asked if that was the monster that had attacked his friends he made it clear that from that moment on he would be its opponent midu quickly activated the evil slaying sword he was ready to engage in combat against that terrifying creature showing no hesitation in the face of the threat the brave medu arrived at the monster's location stopping right in front of it determined to subjugate it with his sword and courage he charged at the creature which was several

times larger than him the uncontrollable Beast also attempted to attack the young man who struggled to fight back with precise and well- AED strikes he managed to inflict significant damage on the monster however he wasn't alone his partner who had also joined the battle was supporting him she warned him to be careful as she launched a fireball at the creature the pink-haired heroine spoke to monster telling it that this would be its end and that it wouldn't be able to endure much longer me thanked Reena for her excellent work as she had successfully cast her

flame power on the monster still under the effects of the fire attack the monster despite being weakened remained in Rage and Furious Reena noticed that the creature didn't seem to be going down so easily which made her Panic her battle partner told her to stay calm because her attack had been highly effective he explained that the monster was now moving more slowly than before he asked her to stay composed so that together they could defeat the creature once again the young swordsman attacked the Beast while receiving support from the two girls the the demon behind

it all believed it was only a matter of time before he reaped the rewards of his actions as a veteran demon and executioner he awaited his chance certain that the bear trapped could do nothing more against those young Fighters observing the hero candidate maido the demon noted that he had grown a lot during the battle and was demonstrating great composure he kept thinking to himself that this was just supposed to be an escort Mission but now he would change his plans with his blade in hand he watched the young Meadow considering that it was time

to end things once and for all from a distance he saw the three Young Warriors defeat the monster under his control midu informed his partners that it was time to land the final blow and he would do it with his sword meanwhile the demon observed and thought that the biggest mistake that young man was making was believing he had already won he watched as the three celebrated their Victory knowing that lowering their guard thinking the enemy Was Defeated was a grave mistake he held his blade eyes filled with intent however nothing could be done because

the demon himself was now in a critical moment the protagonist had used his blade to restrain the demon the demon couldn't believe where this person had come from he had been so absorbed in the battle that he failed to notice the young man's presence the demon remarked that the moment a person makes their biggest mistake is when they assume they have eliminated their enemy realizing he had no other choice the demon dropped his blade to the ground and surrendered to the protagonist turning slightly to see who had subdued him he told the hooded young man

that he would remember this the demon still believed he had a chance to escape but when he felt the strikes on his legs he realized the situation was Dire now restrained and thrown to the ground he he was told to keep quiet no one wanted others to hear the commotion the young hero candidate informed him that he would ask some questions and if he answered honestly he would be allowed to leave when the demon asked who he was the hooded young man said he was someone who lived in the shadows of another world the protagonist

thought for a moment and realized that the aura coming from that monster was the same as before he concluded that this was the one who had been spying and revealed that since the monster hadn't given up easily he had decided to use Mau and the others waiting for the presentence to return for the now contained demon it became clear that the young man had been tracking his presence and had let the first moment slip by intentionally the protagonist told the demon that he didn't have much time in this world and didn't fully understand what was

happening so he wanted to hear everything however the demon refused saying he wouldn't talk when that happened he began to be punished then he was told that it would be better for him to speak honestly unless he wanted things to get worse even while still on the ground that demon thought that the boy shouldn't underestimate him like that his next action left the protagonist quite frightened the demon had poison in his mouth when he used the poison he ended up becoming completely useless which left the protagonist quite upset he intended to ask more questions until

he got answers but the demon had already planned everything from the beginning that was when the protagonist realized that the Demon King's Army was composed of M meanwhile their classmates watched in awe their mouths open as they saw hanos shiori performing her healing they hoped that everything would go well and that their friend would return to full health the girl who was healing said it would take an hour this calmed the blonde blondhair hero candidate who was worried about them everyone was talking about how strong and brave midu had been he said he could count

on Reena and the others from a distance leaning against a tree the protagonist watched the scene and how everything unfolded when he noticed that kanzaki was watching him he asked her why she was staring so much she said it was for no reason at all that was when the saint appeared satisfied as it seemed that everyone had managed to return medu upon seeing Leonora and her Knight just observed as the blond-haired hero candidate scolded them both he was outraged and wanted to know where they had been all this time however the knights said they hadn't

gone anywhere his job was to keep watching over all the young ones midy was even more upset realizing that they had seen everything but hadn't helped the Knight made it clear that it wouldn't be good practice to save them every time it was necessary midu found gaas the knight's attitude very poor for someone like him their friend had been on the brink of death yet Leonora and her Knight did nothing the Knight warned that this was normal risking their lives was something they would have to get used to and that was the kind of battle

they would face this left everyone quite discouraged as they observed how coldly the matter was being handled midu also wanted to know why on another occasion they had said there were only wheat monsters in that area Leonora replied that it might have been because of the Executioner demon that had been roaming around them this made the hero candidates even more frightened as many of them were still not prepared to face such a threat Leonora the saint said that armored bears were not supposed to live in that part of the forest and were probably brought there

the Knight warned that in that case they could assume that the ex executioner demon was still hiding somewhere Leonora stated that from that point on the level of training would increase because the current level was ridiculous not all Hero candidates would be able to significantly increase their levels many questioned it since the training had already been difficult on its own making many fear for their lies the one who always intervened for everyone and spoke on their behalf was meow who tried at all costs to protect them and when he tried to argue with Leonora she

warned that if they continued as they were they would surely perish this caused a certain Panic even in that young man who was naturally talented shanuk the Troublemaker of the group was struggling to deal with those unreasonable orders he always questioned the saint which greatly angered her Knight gaas so much so that he was already at his limit with that young man seeing that the boy had overstepped his bounds with his Sovereign the Knight made it clear that all of them were nothing more than pawns the more Leonora and her Knight spoke the more they

fueled everyone's anger and disbelief it took mid's intervention to prevent the Troublemaker from seeking more problems with the Knight shanuk wanted to know why His companion was so calm medu who was not only the class representative but also a natural Talent made it clear that they were in enemy territory this impressed the Knight as mighty was quick to grasp the situation they were in however the Troublemaker didn't care whether they were in enemy territory or not he simply wanted to take down that old man annoyed he challenged the Knight repeatedly and launched a flame attack

at him this only further enraged the Knight who saw the young man unleash a destructive explosion toward him even though shanuk thought he was strong enough to stand up to the skilled Soldier his attacks only caused a large cloud of smoke at first the attacking youth was satisfied but when the old Knight emerged from the middle of all that smoke ready to punish him shanuk was the one who was completely shocked even more so when he took a powerful blow to the face the old Knight was no longer willing to endure the insolent boy's sarcasm

and mockery with that strike he managed to send the young man flying unconscious where he remained for a while after knocking him to the ground the old Knight looked at the boy and warned that this was the level of power he currently had as the night and the sank Departed the night made it clear to everyone that starting the next day things would get worse his companions tried to lift arashi shanu worried that he might have serious injuries in reality the boy only had a few scratches on his face and an overwhelming thirst for Revenge

the next day the exercises began in the morning the saint was waiting for everyone accompanied by the researcher he informed them that by leonora's order he would be responsible for training that day the researcher had heard that some of them had been injured the previous day he asked if they had already recovered Hashimoto raised her hand saying that he was referring to her she affirmed that she was fine thanks to chori's healing power they also pointed at shanuk mentioning that he had also been injured the day before the monster researcher was excited to see that

someone among them had the Divine protection of healing he explained that this was the research center he would ensure that everyone had a combat experience against various monsters quickly the team's Talent midu realized that there were monsters inside that building satisfied with his own intellect the researcher adjusted his glass classes proud of his genius he explained that it would be faster to show them rather than try to explain they walked through dark hallways until they reached a place with several cells inside those cells were goblins lizard men and augers the sight of the monsters made

the girls on the team quite uneasy someone asked if those were all the monsters that were there excited to demonstrate the researcher explained that these were just some of the monsters he had personally created Leonora informed them that the laboratory belonged to steady she said it was an ideal place to train soldiers satisfied with the data he had gathered on monster battles the researcher continued speaking enthusiastically however the hero candidates began to feel uncomfortable with all those beastly creatures around them that was when the researcher announced that the combat would begin he temporarily released some

monsters for the battles meanwhile the protagonist leaning against a corner observed everything from a distance he noticed that everyone seemed calm but he realized that would change once they were forced to fight he also noticed a difference in their attitude perhaps due to the experience gained the day before but even so everything still felt terrifying nase one of the hero candidates with pink hair was struggling in her fight against the ogre after being knocked down she stood up trembling she was visibly frightened in front of the Beast the ogre on the other hand increased its

dominance and strength it growled fiercely at the heroin worried about his partner Mau asked the researcher to control the monster he believed the ogre was too strong for her however the monster researcher disagreed Leonora on her part reaffirmed that the training needed to be rigorous she said that the young woman had enough enough strength to handle that monster but was still not using her full potential with the Divine protection she possessed Leonora believed there was no risk of NE losing to a monster of that level Nas now rising from the ground was visibly frustrated she

generated an enormous amount of flames she launched them toward the ogre this demonstrated her willpower and determination not to lose the researcher continued saying that the only reason the others thought she wouldn't be able to handle it was because she was afraid many wasn't sure if that would really make much of a difference however the researcher insisted that it would he also mentioned that they could even gain new powers derived from their Divine Protection hearing the conversation the protagonist descended the stairs to talk to midu seeing him coming down the young Talent was startled especially

since the protagonist wasn't one to talk much even so he told the young man that according to his judgment he had gained a new Divine protection it was the Divine protection of evil crushing level two and he also had a power called kamikaz Monster Divine protection attack the Yum Talent was so excited that he asked the research if he could test his new powers having already received permission he immediately wanted to go into combat to test the new abilities he had acquired when he activated the sword of evil crushing he noticed that it was brighter

and more powerful he combined it with the kamakas monster attack surrounding his Mana sword with even more energy just seeing the sheer power of that young man the ogre was terrified midu warned the monster that he couldn't afford to show mercy so he was coming at it with everything he had that monster had little it could do since the difference in power was overwhelming so much so that with his first attack the young Talent managed to sever one of the large monsters limbs swinging his sword fell easier and faster and its power was several times

stronger as a result it wasn't difficult to cut away more parts of the monster securing a crushing Victory after revealing his new powers to his classmate the protagonist thought that now midu would have no problem fighting with his eyes of judgment he noticed that someone else had also gained a new Divine protection it was the person right next to him arashi shanuk had acquired the Divine landmine protection level one and since the two of them didn't get along he had no intention of informing the young man about it however this made him quite satisfied as

he imagined that eventually everyone would be able to increase their powers after those battles everyone was confined to their dormitories again where they seemed to be holding a meeting narumi couldn't believe the plan they were discussing so he asked the one who came up with it if it was really true shanuk didn't hide from anyone that he was interested in eliminating gaas and planed to tie up Leonora that way she would be forced to send them back to their World which made everyone satisfied since it meant they would abandon that place for that reason the

Troublemaker sought help from his blond-haired friend to make the plan work narumi doubted whether they could actually win but the young man was trying to convince him that if they worked together their chances would be higher the blond-haired boy thought about how this would allow him to return to his world but even so he felt it was wrong to eliminate people however when he remembered everything they had been through and how they had almost lost a classmate because of those damn people he ended up agreeing to the plan he joined a Rashi shanu believing that

if the two of them worked together they would be stronger all the hero candidates were training and giving their best to make it out of that world unscathed among all of them the one who stood out the most was Meo whose Talent continued to grow and strengthen in skills leaning against a tree observing mid's training was the protagonist at some point he told the young man that he was really undergoing intense training midu in turn replied that he still didn't feel strong enough and needed to become even stronger however the protagonist believed that he was

already capable of defeating more than half of the knights in that country even so he felt that he wasn't strong enough because he still couldn't defeat the Knight gaes seeing his determination the protagonist asked midu what he thought of St Leonora and the night gaas the young man said that they were only trying to use them as Pawns in their battles and also believed they were Liars hearing this the protagonist asked if he was willing to risk his life and fight even against the demon king that was exactly what the young Talent had in mind

but he believed he should be the only one to fight that was why he planned to negotiate and ensure that everyone could live safely in exchange for that great battle he said that was why he kept swinging his sword to make sure she would agree to a deal with him as they talked the two of them once again went to spy on the progress of the hero candidates training steady seeing that Leonora had returned approached her and she wanted to know how the candidates were doing that day she also stated that he would be in

charge of the hero candidates while she and the Knight were away upon hearing those words some of the hero candidates became worried about where they might be going Leonora informed them that she would be leading with gay for a few days turning around she Departed the researcher seeing the two leaders walking away smiled with satisfaction meanwhile along the way as he guided The Carriage gaas asked Leonora if it was a good idea she sitting inside the carriage asked him why he was so concerned he asked her to stop pretending in his presence he knew that

boy arashi was plotting something the saint calmly responded while sipping her tea saying it was probably a rebellion against them gaas wanted to know what she planned to do with that information she simply smiled and said she was curious she wanted to see what they would do and thought leaving them alone for a while was a good idea that was not the knight's way of thinking he knew they were still in development the Archbishop knew that wasn't the only thing happening but she also knew that even if they tried they wouldn't succeed she also saw

this as an opportunity believing it was time to establish a hierarchy with that they would crush the rebellion and break their fangs once and for all however she made it clear to the night that there were other suspicious things happening but she would leave them alone for now it was already night time and the protagonist was still training now hunting monsters to improve his skills the full moon Shone high in the sky and he didn't stop honing his abilities accompanied by his blades he refined his enemy presence detection skills among others and noticed that it

took him about 13 seconds to eliminate a monster using his judgment to analyze his own status he realized he had leveled up after defeating that demon the problem was that he wasn't exactly sure how to use the abilities listed in his status however he had to put that aside because he sensed the presence of a monster trying to catch him by surpr surprised it was all in vain because the protagonist never let his guard down when he saw it it was an ogre he simply grabbed his set of blades to defend himself and threw all

three he noticed that he couldn't Pierce any of the spots where he had aimed his blades but he quickly dodged the ogre's attack that was when he managed to activate weak point detection when he did he saw that the ogre's weak spot was near its neck slightly above its back seeing that sign of his opponent's weakness he thought quickly grabbed his blade and threw it at last he succeeded in piercing it the monster roared and then collapsed to the ground he understood that weak point detection revealed the ogre's soft spot which could be easily pierced

he thought it wasn't such a bad skill but it wasn't enough for major battles lowering his fist the protagonist knew he needed to become stronger if he wanted to survive in that world he was still hunting in the middle of the night when he noticed a small group of goblins using weak point detection he saw that if he struck their brains and hearts he could eliminate them quickly with a single strike he managed to hit all three at once taking them down with ease however he didn't even need that skilled to know where the weak

points of ordinary monsters were he was sure he needed a bigger test subject that way he would probably encounter a different type of monster that was when his sharp ears picked up human footsteps approaching him someone in the distance was walking with a lit Lantern calling his name he quickly realized it was kanzaki and asked her what she was doing out so late at night she reported that she was worried since he wasn't in the dormitories and decided to go out to look for him he was quite annoyed and said that the forest was very

dangerous at night recommending that she leave the young woman woman showing frustration told the protagonist that those should have been his own words however he stated that he was already used to dealing with the dangers of the night and that fighting monsters during the day was different even knowing that he was right she preferred that he stay quiet and wanted to know what he was doing there reluctantly he told her that he was testing his new ability she was surprised to notice that he had obtained a new Divine protection she recalled that the researcher had

mentioned this to them saying they could acquire protections derived from the original ones curious she wanted to know what this new divine protection he had received was showing frustration he simply turned his face away and said he had no reason to tell her kenzaki in turn stated that she had come there only because she was worried about him turning back to look at her face he wanted to know if she was really worried and how that had happened her expression quickly changed and she turned red becoming quite furious with him nevertheless he insisted that she

should return He was going to continue testing a bit more she was very stubborn and decided she wasn't going back she would stay with him in the forest however from afar she saw saw smoke and asked her companion if he had noticed it too the two of them confirmed that the smoke was coming from the direction of the dormatory meanwhile the dormatory was under attack by goblins and other monsters that had been kept in the laboratory they had set everything on fire and were now trying to masser the hero candidates they had the advantage having

caught everyone off guard it was easy to overpower the hero candidates and the stronger ones were in charge of protecting those who felt inferior midu was skillfully protecting those whose Divine protection was not suited for combat meanwhile mon Monsters of various species attempted to Corner the young aspiring Heroes mid was quite frustrated because he noticed that they kept advancing even through the fire since everyone was exhausted they had been sleeping some took a while to fully wake up so their powers were weakened however they all knew they had no time to complain they had to

take care of themselves and protect the weaker ones meanwhile the Flames continued to consume more and more of the dormatory and its surroundings the pair who had been in the forest quickly returned to help their companions fight the fire and monsters they couldn't believe the dormatory was in Flames it seemed like the others were fighting against the monsters when the hero candidates battling the monsters noticed that the pair had arrived they felt relieved the protagonist didn't understand what had happened he had only been gone for a few hours a blond-haired young man also reported that

he didn't know what had happened since he had also just woken up observing the scene the protagonist realized that this was clearly the work of humans and that their leader had to be nearby a beautiful voice from above said that the hero candidate had good judgment looking up at the roof they saw that the one behind all the chaos was the research leader steady it was now clear why so many monsters had sneaked in for the protagonist everything made sense they were all monsters from the laboratory and the researcher declared that they were all his

research specimens hearing this the protagonist didn't stay silent and demanded to know what his goal was in trying to eliminate the hero candidates smiling he simply said that he had received an order from above to eliminate them all some even questioned the researcher asking if the orders had come from Leonora he replied that she had nothing to do with it and that he was talking about that cunning woman happily he revealed that it was The Demon King himself and everyone concluded that he was nothing more than a spy even being accused of being a spy

he didn't care he admitted to it and said he would hold the same position elsewhere he had fallen deeply Into Darkness and that was now a fact for the protagonist the researcher stared at him for a moment and said that he was sorry but Humanity could never understand true nature the Flames continued to consume everything around the dormatory meanwhile from the top of a tower the researcher steady along with two augers watched everything unfold he ordered his monsters to attack as quickly as possible and take down as many hero candidates as they could the protagonist

called kanzaki and she knew exactly what she had to do she Unleashed her power upon the monsters for a few moments the monsters succumbed to the domination she imposed on them the young woman still tried to turn the tide the man above realized it was useless and ordered the monsters to return to obeying him the young woman was surprised to see that her powers were having no effect from above he boasted saying that he was a scient and knew how to deal with rebellious monsters saying this he ordered the monsters to attack and now all

of them were acting aggressively seeing everything that was happening and understanding what would come next the protagonist asked her to step back he would handle everything the old-fashioned way just as he always did at night swiftly passing through all those goblins he used his blades to resolve everything as quickly as possible from above steady found it fascinating how that hero candidate carried out his attacks even against multiple enemies he didn't stop He adjusted his movements and attacked one by one no monster stood a chance against him even more so now that he knew each of

their weak points not even the thick skin of the ogres could withstand his blades demonstrating agility he struck and threw away those who tried to threaten his Battlefield his companions watched him in admiration as until then they hadn't known what he was truly capable of now even the monsters looked at that man with a sense of Despair fearing for their lives noticing that his monsters were frightened steady ordered them not to be afraid because the protagonist lacked an ideal Divine protection what the man above didn't know was that the protagonist had been skilled with his

blades for a long time and so he activated his judgment he noticed that the man also possessed the power of domination that was when he understood why his friend's domination had not worked against the monsters he recalled one of the scientists statements about how stronger demons could dominate the weaker ones steady realizing that the situation had escalated Beyond expectations feared he might have to use his final trump card he whistled to summon his secret weapon which he believed would completely turn the game in his favor the protagonist noticed when he produced a different sound something

similar to a bone or a whistle seeing his curiosity the scientist from above warned the young man that soon he would witness what was about to happen and he said that everything would be over soon the protagonist could hardly believe what he saw that giant being spitting massive Fireballs tried to dodge as quickly as it could while he managed to evade he couldn't believe he was facing a dragon a mythical creature he had only ever heard about the Beast blazed with fire while its Master shouted for it to attack without Mercy he made it clear

that this red dragon was the Trump car he had been keeping in reserve even though he hadn't planned to use it in that situation where he was already at a great disadvantage he Unleashed his red dragon it Advanced toward the candidates beating its wings toward them all swinging its tail and stomping its feet on the buildings it caused massive debris to fall over the heroes many of them were worried because they couldn't evade in time that was when kanzaki's mind was saved after everything the protagonist asked if she was okay she looked at him in

disbelief amazed that he had actually saved her the young man also asked narumi if he was okay the blond-haired boy with the power of wind said that he was upon hearing the response he asked him to take kenzaki and get out of there following his request the young man left as quickly as possible now the protagonist stood face to face with that red Beast he had already activated his ability and knew its weak point now he needed a plan to hit it as the creature was massive and his blades had broken in an attempt to

pierce it knowing it was resistant and that he couldn't cut it with any of his blades he had to think of another approach meanwhile the Dragon remained at its peak power from above the Troublemaker shanuk watched the dragon he said that it was the perfect size for his Target and used his destructive expansion launching his power directly at the dragon he celebrated thinking he had defeated that great creature with a single blow Landing he mockingly asked the giant lizard what it thought of that trying to undermine the dragon's power however the dragon retaliated in kind

unleashing a fire blast upon him for that young man who had the same elemental power as the dragon it wasn't as intense as it would have been for a normal person even so he didn't like being hit that was when the protagonist made it clear to him that it all happened because he let his guard down shanuk had to admit that the dragon was very strong and that the attack had hurt a bit the protagonist called arashi shuk's attention telling him to listen carefully to the plan if they wanted to succeed they needed to work

together to take down the Great Dragon arashi shanuk wanted to know why he would need someone like the protagonist the protagonist calmly explained that he could identify weak points but didn't have enough power to attack arashi disagreed he didn't think he needed help from a rookie regardless the dragon was coming back again trying to strike at both of them the dragon was already preparing to launch a giant Fireball arashi looking at that massive creature didn't believe it could actually hit them even without believing he could be struck arashi was hit by the dragon's attack now

standing before the dragon he realized it would be difficult to face it alone the protagonist made it clear that he wouldn't be able to move forward if he thought he could defeat it by himself arashi wanted to know where the weak point that the rookie had mentioned earlier was the protagonist pointed out that there was a distinct scale on the dragon's neck pointing at it he asked if his fire wielding companion could see it he warned that he would draw the monster's attention to himself while arashi handled the rest knowing that he needed to strike

with full force arashi prepared himself from above steady asked his Dragon what it was waiting for he ordered the red dragon to attack and Destroy Everything obeying the dragon began beating its wings powerfully preparing for its next strike its wing attack was strong enough to disrupt the two of them the dragon was was already positioned for its attack the protagonist started drawing the massive red BEAST's attention toward himself while His companion positioned himself to attack the protagonist ran in the opposite direction he successfully captured the red dragon's attention buying time while the dragon remained focused

on the protagonist and prepared to attack him after observing that the dragon was in the perfect position the protagonist called for arashi the hero candidate was already in place and knew exactly what he needed to do aiming at the weak point he warned the bastard lizard that he was going to eliminate and activated his destructive power arashi landed a powerful strike on the red dragon bringing it down that reaction left steady in disbelief that his red dragon had been defeated after seeing that he had successfully defeated the dragon the hero candidate was satisfied because for

him it was too easy the protagonist told him that he was too worn out and should stop making those kinds of remarks now turning his gaze upward and addressing steady he asked what he planned to do now that he had lost his trump card from above steady responded that he still had plenty of monsters left left and began looking around yet even so he found no one because the other hero candidates had already eliminated them The Talented medu announced that they had already taken care of all the remaining monsters State realized that he was now

cornered and his only option was to escape even so a hero candidate with wind powers approached him steady was standing dangerously close to the edge at that height and in his Panic he slipped and fell a hero candidate with water powers softened his fall with that he was temporarily neutralized immediately after the protagonist pointed his his blade toward the researcher's face while he was still immobilized by the water power the protagonist demanded to know who had sent him just as he was about to reveal the truth his eyes started acting strangely Maidu and nagas observed

the reaction that led to the researcher's demise the protagonist explained that he had seen a type of curse protecting him to prevent any secrets from being revealed Maidu thinking quickly realized that this was done to prevent any kind of information from leaking the protagonist stated that the Demon King's Army would continue to be a threat to them the after the incident caused by Steady everything was in ruins the saint regretted not being there to prevent things from happening the way they did narumi made sure to remind her that they were the ones who had left

steady in charge Leonora apologized for causing that misunderstanding after that she commented that she never thought such a weak demon Tamer could cause so much damage that comment left everyone doubting what she was saying nagas and Reena questioned themselves as they already knew that person was a demon spy smiling Leonora remarked that she had already warned them that their training would become increasingly intense the hero candidates wanted them to understand that they had nearly died in a fire night gaas didn't want them to be so childish saying that it was entirely their fault for not

staying alert the knight's words made the hero candidates even more uneasy the protagonist thought that despite being harsh the Knight was right no one had noticed when the monsters were released Leonora and the Knight announced that they would all be visiting the Royal Capital next midu wanted more information about what they would be doing in the capital it was for a public parade that would be held in the Royal Capital focusing on the Rel relationship between the hero candidates Leonora informed them that they would step onto the stage as the main actors when night fell

night gaas told the guards that it was enough and that they could rest for a while as a result only a few of them remained to patrol around the hero candidates tents arashi estimated that there were about 30 soldiers he said this while he and the others were gathered around a campfire observing the soldiers they noticed that they weren't all that impressive thus it was clear that arashi could take any of them down with a single punch arashi shanuk had a point and wanted to make it clear that this was the perfect opportunity to put

the plan into action one of his friends wanted to know more and he explained that there were usually many soldiers around but at that moment there were only 30 he was sure they could outnumber them and knew that Leonora and gaas were underestimating the situation he believ they hadn't considered the possibility of rebellion arashi declared that they would die that night and asked them to call narumi and the rest of the group unseen the protagonist was behind a tent watching everything he agreed that arashi was right there were very few soldiers in the camp he

raised the question of why Leonora and gaas were so confident that they could handle them alone muu turned around when he heard someone calling his name the protagonist wanted to know if they could have a conversation outside the tents some of them were talking in the forest it was a group that included arashi narumi and others he figured that those who weren't on guard duty at that moment must have been sleeping and others agreed with that thought just as they were about to take action another group asked arashi to wait because nages and nidu needed

to speak with him for a moment the two groups just stared at each other then midu stated that he had overheard that they were planning to face Leonora and GES arashi shanuk was surprised and wanted to know who had told them Midas said that he had simply overheard it while passing by n wanted to make sure they really thought that way harashi shanuk was already tired of letting them treat everyone like dogs M understood how they all felt but he was still trying to think of another way he stated that he would become a piece

on leonor's chessboard and defeat the demon king arashi seemed to be the only one who saw through leonora's intentions and knew that she would never listen to anyone midu continued defending his perspective saying that by becoming stronger he would gain some power to negotiate arashi declared that this was out of the question and asked midu to step aside he just wanted to return to his own world that group was determined to stop arashi if necessary but hearing that did not please him at all as the young man was already determined to do whatever he wanted

frustrated with his colleague stance arashi attacked with a kick aiming at his face midu managed to stop him before the attack landed even so he found on the kick incredibly fast and Powerful arashi shanu couldn't believe that his colleague had blocked his attack in the middle of the commotion the guards became alert and asked what they were doing arashi simply listened and said nothing midu apologized and said that they were just discussing something the guards ordered them to go to sleep since they would be waking up early the young man simply listened attentively as his

colleague complained that everything was getting exhausting midu observed that arashi was very frustrated believing that it made no sense to fight those people in the Holy Kingdom of diarist in the Royal roal capital A bustling place manuri was excited about the size of the capital a female hero candidate also thought it was quite crowded that day nay disagreed saying it wasn't as packed as Tokyo and her friend agreed the parade showcasing the hero candidates proceeded down the Main Avenue everyone watched attentively as each candidate passed by Night gas shouted for everyone to make way for

St Leonora and the hero candidates not everyone liked the presence of those hero candidates even so they all walked forward fulfilling their role most of the capital's population liked and supported the candidates maido besides being talented was intelligent and charismatic greeting everyone with friendliness shanuk was no different even though he didn't always show it the protagonist thought that everyone had a lot of faith in the candidates and what they could do and all that energy made him uncomfortable after the long journey they were welcomed by a sacred night they were all de large rooms and

soft beds feeling happy as they were very tired the girls in their warm baths felt invigorated meanwhile the boys indulging in a hearty Feast still craved more The Talented medu team was training to reach their Peak Excellence the protagonist merely observed everything from above waiting for the right moment to gather some information he noticed that the place was full of guards and thought it was risky to walk around the castle positioned by a window he saw when the Knight who had shown them the place earlier appeared the Spy hid behind a tree moving closer to

try and overhear their conversation he heard the guard ask about the hero candidates to which the Knight replied that they were resting the guard also wanted to know if it was true that those people had been chosen by the Creator he expressed concern about the Demon King's followers as they could pose a risk to the candidates the other guard was also worried since there had been considerable movement from the Demon King's followers the protagonist observed everything from behind a bush paying close attention when they mentioned the followers and the guards concerns however the Knight didn't

think there was any need to worry believing that the hero candidates would be capable of protecting the capital he informed the guards that it was time for training dissatisfied with the situation the protagonist decided he would search for more answers in the City by Nightfall he entered a Tavern where many people were drinking and having fun the protagonist approached the counter and placed a coin down trying to get the bartenders attention as he listened to the conversations at the tables he realized people were talking about the hero candidates he noticed that the church held a

very powerful position in that country and people seemed to fear it greatly when he finally got the bartender's attention he said that he was new to the region and wanted to know more about the Demon King's followers as he had heard a lot about them but didn't know exactly who they were the man replied that a war against the Demon King's Army was forming in that country apparently the demon king led terrifying monsters and it was said that even humans were being seduced by his power the protagonist asked if he meant that those seduced people

were the Demon King's followers he confirmed explaining that he understood the followers to be a kind of secret organization after getting some answers the protagonist left the tavern and began walking through the city's streets he had already understood that the hero candidates were in the capital with the goal of stirring up the Demon King's followers that was when the young kanzaki appeared in the same place as the protagonist catching his attention she wanted answers from him as she didn't know where he had been and was relieved to have finally found him the protagonist warned her

that they were in unfamiliar territory and that he needed to gather more information she said she understood but insisted that it was dangerous to do this alone for that reason she offered to accompany him if he needed help the protagonist however stated that he was fine on his own and preferred that she stay quiet with the other students after some complaints from her he finally relented saying that she could help him but in a limited way her expression immediately changed upon hearing that he would allow her to accompany him she followed his instructions and went

to gather more information meanwhile a mysterious hooded man smiled as he watched the young girl walk away after setting out to gather information the protagonist found nothing useful when he returned he noticed that the atmosphere was noisy and that it was already quite late at night he headed to the hall where the other students were talking and wanted to know what was going on that was when he learned that kanzaki had disappeared hya kanzaki's roommate had noticed her absence the protagonist who didn't share a room with anyone hadn't noticed her disappearance midu then asked the

protagonist if he knew anything about ki's disappearance he replied that he didn't know anything since he had been sleeping in his room midu paused for a moment thinking about what to do then he said that the sun would soon rise and that they would all go out to search for kanzaki ngas suggested that perhaps it would be best to lead kanzaki alone but also agreed that it would be wise to listen to midu the protagonist knew that it was already late and that most people in the city were probably as sleep even so he decided

to go into the city to search for kanzaki as well he walked through the city believing that she might be nearby his suspicions grew when he found kanzaki's student ID card on the ground from a distance someone was watching the protagonist and noticed when he picked something up from the ground they were Specialists sent to eliminate him and they lunged at him with their blades the protagonist however effortlessly dodged their attacks and upon facing one of the asants he grabbed his arm and swiftly took them down his experience proved decisive and even with multiple enemies

they stood no chance he even mocked them saying they were inexperienced both as spies and as soldiers the remaining ones were trembling as they stared at the protagonist as he turned to observe them the protagonist noticed through the status window that they were just ordinary humans the man was so frightened that he couldn't respond to the protagonist question the protagonist then made it clear that the man would reveal everything he knew after some time the protagonist found himself in a dimly lit place where he saw kanzaki who had been captured her expression was filled with

anger and dis s toward those keeping her imprisoned the captors merely mocked her saying she still had plenty of energy left to burn she in turn firmly stated that no matter how many times they asked she would not reveal anything the captors wanted information about the hero candidates and were confident they could extract those answers from her desperate to obtain information kanzaki's captors tried to intimidate her in various ways one of them even went as far as tearing her blouse tempting to force her to yield they wanted to see how long she would remain defiant

in the face of their threats the prot an Agonist watching from a hidden Corner was waiting for the right moment to act looking at the status window of the enemies he noticed that both were young men around 20 years old and appeared to be ordinary people with no supernatural abilities after confirming they were just humans the protagonist decided it was time to act he struck with Precision kanzaki only saw the two men collapse unconscious near her she quickly realized that they had been defeated and felt relieved to see that the protagonist had come to rescue

her as the protagonist took the key to unlock her restraints he apologized feeling responsible for the situation standing before him kenzaki was visibly embarrassed but thanked him for saving her as he observed his surroundings the protagonist sensed a dangerous presence approaching the feeling of an imminent enemy was unmistakable when he stood up and moved closer to kanzaki both realized that someone was about to appear he immediately positioned himself in front of kanzaki ready to protect her from any attack the rapidly approaching enemy attempted an attack but the protagonist skillfully dodged carrying kanzaki in his arms

to evade the strike impressed by the protagonist's agility the enemy praised his abilities the new enemy introduced himself as re's the Holy Knight but soon revealed that he was actually a general of the Demon King's Army surprised the protagonist concluded that the capital was full of disguised enemies and that the country was rapidly heading toward a major crisis Reign the Knight explained that the fall of the kingdom was approaching faster than expected both were prepared for battle using his judgment Vision the protagonist observed the knight's status window which ranked him in category B he knew

he couldn't underestimate him with a cold gaze the Knight was the first to attack he was in a hurry to finish the fight but the protagonist managed to dodge the initial strikes maintaining his Focus the Knight quickly analyzed the situation and proceeded to his next move he formed a pentagram and commanded Fire magic to strike several Fireballs shot toward the protagonist the protagonist realized that the knight's primary attribute was fire giving him a significant Advantage though at a disadvantage he managed to evade some of the attacks however he knew he couldn't remain Airborne just as

the Knight had warned seeing the protagonist attempt to launch small blades as a defensive measure the Knight scoffed declaring it all to be useless then he ordered his sword to ignite transforming it into a blazing weapon confidently he declared that it was over for the protagonist however in an unexpected move the protagonist pulled out a firearm from his standard equipment and fired at the Knight the bullet struck re directly in the forehead causing him to slowly collapse to the ground defeated despite his victory the protagonist felt uneasy about using his firearm hearing The Gunshot kenzaki

asked if that was really a firearm the protagonist calmly responded that it was simply his standard work equipment changing the subject kenzaki thanked the protagonist for rescuing her he replied indifferently that it was just a coincidence since he knew she was strong and could have used her own powers however kanzaki revealed that with the restraints on her she couldn't use her powers the protagonist concluded that the chains had been specifically designed to neutralize Divine protection upon hearing that she could now use her powers again he simply remarked that it was a good thing she also

informed him that those people intended to attack all the hero candidates the protagonist replied that he already knew about that he had received the information from someone else shortly before arriving there he had encountered other Fanatics who begged him not to take any action the protagonist in turn warned them that he would only hold back as long as they behaved properly the hooded man claimed that he was simply following orders he had been told to eliminate all the candidates properly interrogating the man the protagonist asked what they had done with kanzaki the man revealed that

she was still alive and that they had decided to use her as a hostage that was the whole story the protagonist was telling the girl after rescuing her he also mentioned that he found it strange that those men had not been affected by the curse unlike steady kinaki deduced that they were Fanatics she couldn't believe she had thought those people were allies the protagonist told her she shouldn't let people deceive her so easily irritated she told him to shut up and insisted that they had answered all her questions correctly to end the subject she admitted

she regretted it and had simply been careless the two of them heard someone calling their names turning around they saw that it was midu he had been searching for them and felt relieved when he saw that both were safe looking at kanzaki he said he was happy that she was safe and that it was good she had been found regarding that the protagonist needed to talk to midu midu grew concerned and asked if something was wrong the protagonist explained that a group of human Fanatics who worshiped The Demon King was fighting against humanity M concluded

that the real problem now was distinguishing allies from enemies which wouldn't be as easy as it was with monsters the protagonist agreed and said that was why they needed to be twice as careful and remain cautious muu thought they should report everything to Leonora and HED she would strengthen the defenses kanzaki knew that if they did she would likely just tell him to handle it themselves meu considered that they should first regroup to make a decision but everyone was scattered searching for kanzaki as he said that the three of them heard screams they noticed that

the noise wasn't coming from far away they rushed toward the source of the commotion however they were soon surrounded by several of those hooded fanatics there were many of them armed with Spears and various blades midu immediately realized that this was exactly the kind of Ambush they had been expecting the protagonist warned them that the enemies were closing in and told them to get ready the three hero candidates were completely surrounded the same situation was unfolding in other locations with other candidates being ambushed by those fanatic the enemy was taking advantage of the fact that

the hero candidates had split up making it easier to Corner them individually shanuk seeing the hooded men surrounding his group could hardly wait to start fighting meanwhile the protagonist analyzed his enemy status using his judgment power he observed that there were six of them and although their stats were low they were still skilled Fighters the battle began when the hooded figures decided to attack kinaki had already been warned and knew exactly what to do she used her domination power she managed to paralyze several of them at once while her partner threw some blades at them

the protagonist was skilled and landed every blade precisely where he aimed Maidu watching this was a bit impressed he wanted to know why the protagonists had done that since they were humans not demons like before the protagonist didn't seem to care whether his enemies were humans or Monsters men was surprised by this but was quickly warned that there was no time to argue since one enemy was still left the remaining hooded man attempted a surprise attack from behind muu midu reacted quickly managing to block the attack he demanded to know why they were doing this

when they were all humans the hooded man responded that everything they did was in service of their Master kanzaki raised her hand toward the fight trying to restrain the hooded man the protagonist needed to see how midu would handle the situation with a single strike midu shattered his opponent's sword the hooded man stared at his broken weapon in shock midu noticing the enemy's hesitation assured him that he wouldn't take his life if he simply surrendered The Man became enraged shouting that Mau was mocking him despite being just another cursed hero candidate even so he launched

another attack against midu this time he managed to scratch mid's arm but the fighter didn't react the hooded man felt satisfied he had managed to wound mid's arm that was when the young man realized they weren't playing around if he did nothing that man would take his life midu extremely enraged gave the hooded man no further chances and delivered the Fatal blow he had to eliminate that man even against his own will even lying on the ground the man still sneered at the hero candidate the protagonist told his companion that he should put an end

to the hooded man's suffering Meo hesitated thinking it was better to just leak him there and move on His companion didn't see it that way it was better to ensure that the enemy was truly defeated midu couldn't understand how his classmate could say that after all he was human the protagonist gave his friend a choice he could eliminate the hooded man and help their classmates then he asked what was more important to him the lives of their enemies or the lives of their classmates M's expression changed and after taking a deep breath he seemed ready

to do what was necessary after that he declared that he would save all of their classmates everything had already been settled where shanuk was however he noticed that one enemy remained holding him by the neck the enemy was smiling he was a young fighter who feared no enemies and had no mercy for them preparing his punch strengthened by his fire power he eliminated the opponent in an instant watching the enemy fall to the ground he felt no pity at any moment and all the others on his team thought he was incredibly Brave meanwhile in the

other team the girls were proving that They too had Firepower just like some of the boys they also showed no mercy Reena didn't understand why there were so many enemies there but she wasn't going to show Mercy to anyone she asked the rest of her team what they were doing since they should also be helping the girls hesitated because their enemies were humans which made them uncomfortable Reena was Furious asking if they preferred to die rather than defend themselves the two of them were being attacked by the hooded enemies yet they refused to fight back

Reena upon seeing a familiar figure questioned why she was there Leonora wanted to know if they were really going to accept the lowest possible score everything was a complete mess and some of the girls refused to fight it was in this chaotic scene that the saint arrived witnessing the situation and asking if they all wanted a failing score when the hooded enemies noticed the Saints presence they became even more Furious they hurled insults at her as none of them liked her she assumed that the hooded men knew these were the hero candidates and their subordinates

one of them told her that she couldn't do anything since she didn't even have a night escort to protect her the Saint knew they were nothing more than fools seduced by the Demon King's power one of them irritated by her words decided to put an end to her speech when they all tried to attack her at once forming a Siege she simply smiled and ordered them to kneel even without understanding why they were obeying they had no choice but to do so meanwhile she merely watched as they were consumed one by one the strongest among

them now lying on the ground realized they couldn't move Rea even compared the Saint's power to that of her friend kanzaki the saint didn't appreciate the girl comparing her incredible power to something as insignificant as her friends annoyed she proved that her domination ability was Superior in every way Reena was curious as to why the saint had wasted time saving her and her friends Leonora stated that she would give them the lowest possible score because she preferred that they handle things themselves ran then asked if she should be grateful the saint replied that it wasn't

necessary it was her duty to take care of her subordinates at the height of her power one of the hooded men dared to touch her cloak he had the audacity to speak to her asking what she planned to do with them sarcastically she apologized to him and said she didn't realize there was still one of them left alive revealing her true nature she ordered the girls to eliminate the hooded man however it wasn't just an order it was an absolute domination from which they couldn't escape all those who had initially refused to act were now

being controlled controlled even though they didn't want to their blades moved exactly as Leonora commanded and the entire scene was visibly shaking the girl's mental state the other team arrived to help but it was too late and the protagonist could see what the saint was doing kenzaki also realized that leonora's power was Far stronger than hers as she was able to control multiple people at once the protagonist understood that she was dangerous and that they would need a countermeasure to deal with Leonora 12 hours after the attack by the Demon King's followers midu had gathered

his classmates the protagonist looked in reena's direction to see if she was okay meanwhile another classmate also approached her asking how everyone was doing Reena visibly shaken said that their condition was depressing everyone was in deep shock after hearing her friend's response maray Hashimoto was left speechless narumi made it clear that he would not let the saint go unpunished after everything she had done he recalled that Reena had also been controlled and asked how she was feeling Reena said she was fine just a little uneasy but for the other girls it was much harder midu

blamed himself for not arriving in time two young people whom Maidu had saved asked him not to blame himself as they were very grateful kenzaki also regretted not arriving sooner however the protagonist knew that it didn't matter none of them were strong enough to resist Leonora he thought about how earlier they had to split into two groups after repelling the attacks with midu because of this both midu and his group had managed to save some students but they hadn't been able to arrive in time he also believed that this would not be the last time

they would encounter the Demon King's cult it might take some time given that they had defeated the general after thinking about all these things the protagonist called His companion kanzaki he asked if she could accompany him for a moment she agreed and began walking the catch up with him kenzaki seemed quite uneasy and asked the protagonist what he was planning to do he replied that he would find a way to deal with leonora's domination magic upon hearing that he wanted someone with a power similar to the Saints kenzaki agreed to help him the protagonist then

asked His companion to dominate him first already uncomfortable about being in the same room as him kenzaki panicked upon hearing this the next day the kingdom held the grand parade to celebrate the summoning of the hero candidates this demonstrated that after the hero candidates had revealed their powers during the battle against the Demon King's cult they had been welcomed with open arms by all the citizens of the royal Capital the parade included everyone's participation and the most charismatic ones greeted people along the way however not everyone was entirely pleased with the event observing the scene

the protagonist thought that everything seemed suspicious and that this could be a scenario orchestrated by Leonora if that were the case she would be even more dangerous than he had imagined everyone had gathered outside the castle where they remained for some time Leonora attentively observed to ensure everyone was present as she intended for them to return to Alpha City the protagonist shared with kanzaki the name of the city where they had been summoned which seemed to be leonora's territory midu asked if they would be returning with them Leonora informed them that would not be the

case as Gaia would be responsible for taking care of them Rea smiling commented that they couldn't return to their dormitory since they had been burned down as she spoke and glanced to the side she noticed that her friends were visibly uncomfortable renan called out to Naomi asking if she was okay the blond-haired girl trembling apologized and said she was fine Leonora observing the young girl asked if something was bothering her realizing that the saint was referring to her Naomi panicked and stumbled she noticed that her friend was so agitated that she had lost control of

her own body concerned she asked her friend if she was okay Leonora watching the scene stated that if everything was settled she would be leaving for a moment Reena wanted to confront the saint however Leonora had already turned her back preparing to leave they only pleaded with Reena not to do anything insisting that she was fine satisfied with the situation Leonora walked away midy was upset about what had happened the protagonist also disliked seeing the look of satisfaction on leonora's face arashi shanuk for the first time managed to restrain his urge to confront Leonora with

everything ready Gia announced that they would all depart immediately after a long journey night had fallen and they stopped somewhere to set up camp arashi shanuk and his allies went into the forest the protagonist realized that things were progressing at this rate arashi would soon put his plan into action kinaki asked the protagonist if he really thought they would go through with the plan he replied that Leonora wasn't there and that there were only about 30 weak soldiers moreover it was a perfect opportunity to eliminate Gaia and under these conditions there was no reason to

stop them narumi was leading Gia directly into the Ambush he and his allies had prepared the excuse used was that there was a monster resist resembling a dragon but he pretended to be surprised when he didn't see the creature Gia found it dangerous for a dragon to be in that area and considered that he should report the incident to the home Squad as planned narui shouted to get Gia's attention pointing his finger in a certain direction he asked the Knight if he would really be able to handle that meanwhile his friend arashi shanu prepared his

attack appearing from above he surprised the Knight with a devastating blow the quick Y Man used his wind power to dodge saying he had barely avoided being hit Gia tried to escape the attack with his as much agility as possible but was still graze leading part of his face wounded looking around and realizing he had fallen into a trap he became visibly unsettled arashi shanuk was disappointed because despite all his strength it wasn't enough to eliminate the Knight Gaia smiling he remarked that the Knight was quite resilient but assured him he wouldn't stop there when

the Knight realized that the young man was about to attack again he managed to keep his distance arashi grinned even wider saying that tough bastards were his specialty he then used another ability called Ground mine which struck the Knight guia directly he made it clear to the Knight that they were the ones who had led him straight into that trap slightly wounded the Knight leaned on his sword glaring at the young man with hatred arashi asked the old Knight if he had used manette to defend himself as the attack had still injured him angry Gaia

commented that he couldn't believe they were so low as to resort to cheap tricks arashi shanuk made it clear to the Knight that his only goal was to eliminate him regardless of tactics right after saying that his allies appeared from behind the trees forming a circle realizing that he had no choice but to face the group The Knight prepared to give it his all and from the night's stance the young man also understood that they had to eliminate him without showing any Mercy he remarked that it seemed there was no other way to stop them

except by using his strength with that he pulled something from his pocket and tossed it into the air creating a bright light in the sky from afar midu along with kanzaki and the protagonist saw the light and assumed Das Rashi had messed everything up seeing the light in the sky the guards recognized it as a distress signal one of them noticed gu absence and considered that he might be in trouble the other suggested that they should split up and check was calling for help however before he could act he was struck by a blade and

taken down before leaving the area the protagonist calm and Silent wandered through the night handling unfinished business the group of guards noticing the young man who had just attacked one of them with his blade tried to resist but failed the protagonist warned them that it was nothing personal they had to be eliminated and so he proceeded to take them down one by one some of them attempted to fight back but the protagonist was more skilled leaving no openings for counterattacks he needed to keep the situation as calm as possible after the intense light appeared in

the sky he had no choice but to resolve the problem the guards kept advancing toward him only to be defeated in equal measure despite their numbers their greatest disadvantage was their lack of skill they couldn't understand why a hero candidate was doing this approaching them the protagonist stated that he didn't have time for their questions back at the scene where the hero candidates had cornered Gia several of them were trying to fight against the skilled Knight the hero candidate using their latent powers like the windspear attempted to subdue the Knight another with the power to

empower allies enhanced his strength and attacked Gia even in a situation where he was clearly at a disadvantage Gaia was difficult to suppress many other hero candidates tried in vain they were much slower compared to the skilled Knight Gaia using their Divine protections reinforced by Steel bodies they charged at him with everything they had Gaia dodged cursing all those Divine protections despite everything the knight's biggest problem was still a rashy shanuk the strongest hero candidate and also the most determined to eliminate Gaia the Knight found himself cornered and after arashi's attack he was significantly damaged

along with his sword arashi praised the old Knight for his persistence meanwhile narumi commented to his colleague that he thought the light in the sky was a distress signal Gia however stated that he wouldn't need any of that that was when Leonora arrived at the scene and asked Gia if he was truly cornered arashi's group was surprised to see the saint return so quickly in another location the guards were gagged and tied up when Maidu saw the scene he wanted to know from kanzaki what she was doing he noticed that she was using her command

ability to force one of the knights to tie up the others kenzaki claimed that she was just following orders midu asked whose orders she was following Reena found it unexpected since kanzaki usually ignored others and any requests they made of her that was when the protagonist arrived apologized to Mid and explained that she was following his orders mid was surprised by his friend's actions kenzaki informed them that she had captured seven guards but the others had escaped when menu heard the protagonist say that he had taken care of the rest he wanted to know exactly

what he meant by that kinaki upon hearing that the protagonist had eliminated the others assumed that he was simply being stopped as always midu asked why the protagonist would do such a thing he responded that he did it because he was certain that arashi was busy dealing with Gaia midu then understood why he hadn't found arashi anywhere Reena wanted to know if this was the Rebellion plan that the protagonist had mentioned last time with a serious tone the protagonist asked what the point of the question was considering that the tied up men should be answer

enough midu couldn't believe that the protagonist had joined arashi shanuk as he thought they were allies the protagonist made it clear that he was simply doing what he believed was right his perspective was different he believed Mido shouldn't waste time with him and should go find arashi instead knowing that the protagonist was right maida said that there was no more time for discussion he called his group so they could stop him as quickly as possible Leonora observing the scene realized that Gaia was at a disadvantage she declared that it was a pitiful sight even though

the effects of time were unavoidable narumi turned to arashi to ask what his next decision would be arashi shanuk after everything that had happened couldn't just act as if nothing had occurred the others were aware that she was responsible for controlling everyone around her arashi stated that certain conditions needed to be met such as possessing a large amount of Mana for them who relied only on Divine protection and had no familiarity with Mana the situation became even more difficult arashi shanu didn't want to hear anything more from that that woman he only wanted to test

his abilities in direct combat the saint smiling said that his provocation was insignificant and accepted the challenge Gaia trembled at the possibility of the saint using her abilities to manipulate the hero candidates Leonora made it clear that she was a saint furthermore she was the most beloved by the Creator compared to those mere hero candidates charging toward her arashi was determined to continue the fight the Knight impressed by the candidate skill made a move to confront him the saint stopped his action by placing her hand in front of him then she in the earth to

attack arashi shanuk he hadn't expected such an intense attack and was thrown far away immediately after the saint called upon the wind to strike him again sending him flying once more caught in a whirlwind he was tossed even farther fortunately his friend narumi who also had wind powers managed to catch him in the air the others feared for his life when one of them called out his name the merciless Saint Unleashed her Flames upon Him Leonora then summoned water and hurled it at another opponent submerging him the one who was hit struggled to breathe Des

L trying to call for help in the end he collapsed on the ground unable to recover his breath from above narumi still holding arashi watched what the saint had done smiling she asked if they had given up yet observing the situation she saw that they were still determined to continue highly agitated arashi Shan suit declared that she had not won yet a voice called for everyone to stop for a moment it was medok who had arrived and demanded that the fight cease immediately he also addressed AR Rashi questioning what the true purpose of all this

was from above the young man and challenged midu to try stopping him on his own midu then turned to the others and asked if they really agreed with their companion's actions narumi apologized but he admitted that he could no longer trust the saint or the night Gaia midu understood what was happening while Reena stated that she agreed with narumi ran explained that if they were going to do this it would be better if they all joined forces Hashimoto found rea's attitude strange since she had always been peaceful midu was sweating trying to choose a side

but the words wouldn't come out of his mouth Leonora made it clear that in this situation they were still fighting among themselves the saint also made it clear that at this stage they were all responsible for starting a rebellion and that they shouldn't expect her to forgive them even if they stopped the Rebellion at that moment the Saints words took Everyone by surprise all that was left was to wait for her next move Leonora called upon the wind to destroy her enemies she Unleashed her power against midu and those with him narumi seen the scene

declared that he wouldn't allow it the people struggled against the Whirlwind created by the saint but narumi was being pulled downward many of them were sucked into that Vortex luckily mudu managed to escape after the attack many lay on the ground Gravely injured looking around moodu noticed that many had suffered wounds arashi urged his friend to stay calm and assured him that no one had been fatally wounded he also told him that if he wanted to save everyone he needed to make a decision because they would all lose if this continued midu realized that there

was no other way to protect his friends he had to fight against the saint and the Knight Reena stated that even she had lost her patience and declared that she would fight as well Hashimoto who had always been gentle and peaceful also had no choice but to join the battle with everyone deciding which side they would fight on the battlefield was now divided Leonora declared that she would demonstrate the difference in power kenzaki who had grown accustomed to hiding behind trees asked the protagonist what they should do he replied that once the saint used her

magic to enslave everyone they would join the fight until then they had to trust in the others with the battlefield divided Leonora positioned herself in front of the night Gaia he mentioned that he might be weakened but requested permission to handle the front lines Leonora agreed but before that she healed his wounds ensuring he was ready for battle raising her hand toward the night she restored his Vitality even the arm he had lost in a previous attack by arashi was regenerated now fully recovered Gad displayed his determination to face the battle on the other side

of the battlefield midosuji and his allies prepared to confront Gaia narumi understood that although they had managed to Corner him before the situation was now different Reena warned that with their increased numbers they were and had a better chance of Victory Leonora informed midu that he could attack at any time considering this battle a test she stated that if he couldn't defeat her he would never become a true hero midu organized his allies to provide cover during the confrontation with that he Advanced directly toward the night Gia from his very first move Gia noticed that

the young man's sword had extraordinary qualities because of this he strategically retreated to avoid direct confrontation he assessed that fighting midu with Conventional Weapons would be unfeasible Leonora summoned water and commanded it to pierce through her opponent Spears of ice emerged and rapidly Advanced toward meow seeing the danger Reena used her Firepower to melt them before they could hit him smiling Leonora pointed out that some still remained medu alert to the attacks struck down the remaining Spears with his sword narumi tried to warn him about the spears Still In Motion Hashimoto using her telekinesis reinforced

that the offensive against their leader had been Wreckless narumi manipulating the wind launched a Counterattack toward the saint Hashimoto and narumi combined their abilities striking together against Leonora they watched closely waiting to see if the attack had any effect however Leonora blocked every fragment launched at her not allowing a single one to touch her the failure of the attack left narumi and Hashimoto uneasy Leonora declared that no magic or Divine protection would have any effect against her the protagonist hidden behind a tree analyzed the Saint's status and identified the presence of sacred Divine protection assessing

the details he confirmed that this protection was at the fifth stage furthermore he noticed that her defense was slightly reduced but still not a major weakness he reasoned that a direct physical attack could be effective but Gia remained in the way meanwhile arashi launched a furious attack against Gia using his explosive kick Gia realized that his opponent was already showing signs of fatigue arashi emphasized that he wouldn't waste this opportunity he instructed midu to let and handle Gaia midu understood his friend's intent and prepared to face Leonora however if her Divine protection continued to be

effective against him the battle would become even more difficult amidst the fight someone threw an ordinary sword to midu and suggested that he use it midu caught the weapon and thanked the Ally who had sent it the saint praised him stating that he now had a Keen Eye and was finally entering a state of Readiness for battle M told her that he had been well trained for this moment and informed her that he intended to cut her down his opponent Advanced toward him while she began to unleash her radiant attacks the two exchanged blows without

her even moving a single finger Reena commented to narumi that since she couldn't use her Divine protection she wouldn't be able to assist Maidu Hashimoto also found it frustrating that he couldn't help either midu or arashi she understood that the Frontline members would only be a burden if they joined the fight meanwhile arashi continued to fight fiercely against the night Gaia the battle seemed to be flowing in a way that gave both equal opportunities until something caught Gia's attention the young man was standing out arashi showed determination to eliminate that Knight as soon as possible

however Gia displayed great skill and managed to dodge the young man questioned what was wrong since his opponent's movements were getting slower G admitted that he could no longer use his Divine protection because he was already exhausted meanwhile Leonora continued to unleash all her Divine protection with fire elements against midu he in turn managed to dodge almost all the attacks midu assessed that if things continued that way the situation would become unfavorable as longrange attacks could eliminate him he pondered what he could do to surpass Leonora me still hoped to find a way to defeat

St Leonora meanwhile the battlefield remained highly tense Leonora warned Mido that in that country country there was no one capable of resisting her attack mid have thought he needed to find a way to avoid long range attacks or get closer to her the situation was not easy for him Divine protection wasn't working and without it Reena and the others couldn't help he knew he needed to get closer to her faster than ever as the saint observed him she wondered what he was plotting for that reason she called upon the wind and launched a strong gust

towards Maidu to stop him even seeing Leonora directing the wind attack against him midu charged at her with full force he was determined to end everything as quick ly as possible but he stopped when he saw her place her hands on the ground and call upon her power midu felt the ground beneath his feet shift after that she summoned fire and Unleashed a massive flame upon Him Reena screamed for her friend who had just been hit by a blast of fire after attacking midow Leonora thought that he was storing power within himself to finally strike

her she believed his power was formidable but so far she had been Superior to him arashi continued to challenge the night Gaia he thought that he couldn't use his explosion and tried to find a way to defeat that old man Gia noticed that he was avoiding attacking and pointed it out as it was written all over the young man's expression since the young man took too long to devise an attack plan he ended up being struck severely wounded arashi believed he couldn't be defeated so easily by that old bastard Gia thought he was nothing but

an amateur in the end this was what happened when one couldn't use Divine protection wounded arashi thought that this was not his true self and he declared that he didn't need explosion power to prove how strong he was even as Gaia placed his sword on his shoulder wounding him arashi still resisted Gia was impressed by the young man's willpower and determination he didn't know exactly what these people were but the young man wouldn't go down so easily with that arashi managed to land a punch on Gia's face even injured arashi would never allow himself to

be defeated by someone who wanted to subjugate him and his companions he threw such a powerful punch at Gia's face that it sent him flying and after landing on the ground Gaia started coughing staining the area with red seeing the old Knight on the ground arashi shanuk excited shouted that he had defeated him M thought it shouldn't be like that because his friends were suffering he didn't want to see anyone in that condition anymore Leonora praised midow for being so perceptive and still standing in that battle mid was willing to try again she explained that

no matter how many times he tried to impose his will upon her all attempts would be in vain mid was tired of everything and wanted to put an end to the Saints words as quickly as possible Leonora noticed he was coming at her with full force and decided she wouldn't hold back the this time charging straight at Leonora midu managed to lightly scratch her arm the sink looking at her arm couldn't believe that young man had managed to scratch her even if only superficially she was upset because she had let her guard down little and

then thought she shouldn't have done that closing her eyes she decided she would eliminate midow for daring to wound her arm closing her eyes she Unleashed all her ice power against the young midow even so he managed to escape just in time she noticed that he was different she realized that it wasn't simply because he had let his guard down but rather a talent he possessed she understood that since his power was on par with hers it meant that he was also adored he in turn made it clear that he only wanted power to protect

everyone midu gained a new earth-based power and could now fight against the saint with that he managed to get very close to her and place his blade against her neck even in that situation she believed it was not enough for him to reach her power with a single word she made him fall face first to the ground unable to move Leonora looking at the young ones pressed against the ground said she had not intended to use such power but he had given her no choice it was the moment the protagonist had been waiting for seeing

that the time had come he called kanzaki while young midu was restrained on the ground Leonora commented that she thought it wouldn't be necessary to use that power midu still on the ground and unable to move couldn't believe what was happening Reena desperate called out to him not knowing how she could help the saint decided she would dominate them all and subjected them to her power of domination narumi concluded that he couldn't move even a single millimeter Leonora sarcastically said they had all done well and that she would give them a passing grade she looked

to the side and seeing that Gaia had been defeated lamented it but he was merely a knight and could be replaced the saint was certain that as long as she could control the hero candidates everything would be fine narumi regarding her power believed that the fight had been feudal from the beginning minda thought that if there was no countermeasure everything would be in vain Leonora explained that the reason she was able to summon hero candidates was that at the right moment she would control them she said that other otherwise they would all be seen as

a threat to the Empire and she was speaking when several blades were thrown in her Direction but were blocked by a wave of mud the wave of mud protected her integrity and sent the blades directly to the ground Leonora made it clear to the protagonist that she knew he had been hiding all along the protagonist walked toward her while she was still speaking he said he was surprised that he had caught her attention despite being just an ordinary person the saint commented that from the beginning she had felt something strange coming from him saying that

his composure was incredible she also told told him that she was disappointed because she had never imagined he would take part in an unwinable battle like that the protagonist confident looked at the Saint and said that whether it was an unwinable battle or not he would be the one to decide she asked him to show her instead of just talking and she subdued the protagonist as well with her power telling him not to move the protagonist looking at the power surrounding his body thought he was seeing something the energy of enslavement was visible to him

the saint satisfied saw that the protagonist was finally understanding the energy she possessed Leonora belied beli that as long as she used that submission magic she would keep the protagonist still however he was merely pretending to be controlled and managed to wound her using his pistol after noticing that he had only injured her shoulder he said he had made a mistake Leonora was unsure how he was still able to move freely despite being certain she controlled him he shot at her again Leonora wanted to know what kind of weapon that was thinking it must be

strong enough that she couldn't keep up with it he explained that it was a weapon capable of eliminating multiple people in his world but with limited bullets she would need to remain calm since the domination magic was not working Leonora commanded the fire to burn her enemy she smiled believing her opponent had let his guard down she grew angry when she realized that only his cloak had been burned while she was focused on burning him he moved so quickly that she couldn't perceive it the protagonist warned her that by simply observing her fight against the

others he had realized she was not suited for close combat he thought that he had taken a gamble by risking passing through her control he remembered when he asked his friend to dominate him the protagonist also recalled that his companion had been greatly startled by his request becoming flustered and red-faced she said she didn't like that at all but was willing to do it he told her it wasn't the nonsense she was thinking he had merely researched magic but he had discovered something interesting the ability cast first would take priority over the newly cast ability

she asked if by using her magic first she could nullify the Saints enslavement magic he said that this possibility existed supposedly Divine protection was stronger than final magic kanzaki thought that this could be true but the Saints enslavement Magic was even stronger the protagonist warned that in terms of technique everything came down to proficiency and skill she thought that even if that were the case if she used her magic first she would still lose control over the situation she mentioned that the possibility was small this reminded him of the situation with steady's domination at that

time he thought that the monsters had obeyed her what he meant was that his magic had been cast before hers which was why the monsters did not obey her the protagonist made it clear that the same could happen with leonora's enslavement magic he explained to kanzaki that everything would be a big gamble and that they needed to test it to learn more about that magic Leonora couldn't believe that kanzaki's power was surpassing hers the protagonist found it interesting that Leonora had noticed this he said that the saint was right at that moment because he was

under kanzaki's domination status annoyed the saint thought that everything was nothing more than cheap tricks the protagonist declared to the saint that this would be her end they took advantage of her weakened State and placed Shackles on her that blocked the use of her powers the protagonist already knew their effects which was why he borrowed them from the Demon King's cult Leonora wanted to know what the protagonist intended to do with her he told her that he would set her free if she could take them back to their Homeland even in that situation Leonora revealed

that the power she possessed was only for summoning the protagonist thought she wasn't lying and when he checked her status he could tell that she had no other hidden technique he wanted to know if by defeating the Demon King they could return home she warned that summoning people from another world required a great amount of power she explained that it was by the Creator's power that they had been summoned and that once they completed their mission they were supposed to return the protagonist wanted to be sure that after defeating the Demon King they could go

back home the saint stated that she had summoned several others before them but none had been able to get close to the Demon King the protagonist wanted to understand what had happened to the heroes summoned before them she revealed that almost all of them had been defeated some might have escaped but she wasn't sure if that was true the protagonist knew that hearing something like this would demotivate everyone which was why she had never said anything before for Leonora warned that sooner or later the Demon King's Army would attack them and that they would have

to fight the protagonist knew they had no choice the saint warned that to survive that battle they would need the support of that country he raised his hand holding a blade however his friend midu placed a hand on his shoulder and asked him to stop the protagonist asked why he was trying to intervene thinking that he had already chosen a side M rebelled because he believed he could return home but wanted to maintain his status as a hero candidate he was reminded that they had already started a rebellion in case he had forgotten kinaki agreed

with midu Leonora suggested that they could pretend that nothing had happened the protagonist thought the proposal was reasonable but knew that if they let her Escape they wouldn't have another chance he knew that all the saint needed to do was eliminate kanzaki and she would certainly do that as soon as she was freed midu carried the guilt of having eliminated a saint on his shoulders he believed that if they talked to her she might change Hashimoto agreed with midu after all not everyone was a fighter and hunting down criminals would be difficult Rea also agreed

and thought they should find a way to make her keep her promise narumi cided with the protagonist believing that after everything they should eliminate her midu agreed with the others but knew that if they eliminated the saint at that moment they would all be trapped in a dead end his concern was understandable because to him the safety of the entire class was more important Shinju on the other hand knew that he could survive alone but needed to avoid making rash decisions thinking this way he fired at the Saint she in disbelief couldn't believe what was

happening mid was also stunned unable B to believe what had just occurred everyone who saw the Saint's body falling to the ground was horrified midu shouted at the protagonist however the latter simply threw a smoke bomb in mid's direction making it harder for them to see which way he had gone When the Smoke cleared maida fell to his knees unable to believe what had just happened Hashimoto feeling disappointed lamented the fact that he had made this decision without waiting for everyone's opinion she relaxed thinking that he always acted only for his own benefit narumi still

unsure how to react remains silent pondering what had happened kinaki already aware of the plan could hardly believe that he had actually carried it out she remembered that just before the two had been spying and he had told her about the plan he made it clear that if they didn't find a solution he would eliminate her at that moment she responded that she understood the situation he had also said that even without a way to return he would still protect the Saint the protagonist then revealed that at that moment he would eliminate Leon Moret and

Escape hinaki questioned whether he would really bear the burden of eliminating the saint alone he believed that this was the only way to ensure that everyone else could return safely the protagonist warned her that she should use her domination powers to negotiate with that country kenzaki was worried about what would happen to him she remembered when he asked her not to worry about him now standing still and looking up she got lost in thoughts about him meanwhile somewhere someone was talking about the hero candidates a person reported to their Sovereign that they had already tried

to eliminate the candidates several times listening attentively to everything was wiberg the Supreme general of the Demon King's Army one of the four celestial IAL Kings the king of wind the protagonist walked alone through the forest absorbing the silence around him stopping by a stream to hydrate himself he thought that 2 days had already passed since the incident the feeling of loneliness and the weight of the situation made him reflect on what had happened he also believed that he was already close to a city he felt that he was approaching a point of new beginnings

he then decided to find a higher place to get a better view climbing a hill he confirmed that he was indeed near a city it was about half a day's walk away as dusk set in he moved away from the main road traveling through tall vegetation to avoid being seen he knew he would not be welcome if recognized getting closer to the city walls he observed that his only chance of entering would be by climbing the main gate would not accept a criminal like him with agility he used a rope to scale the walls and

entered the city now inside the city he thought that he needed to earn some money what he had collected from the guards he had defeated was not enough to even get started he stopped in front of a Tavern the place seemed like a good starting point to earn some money The Tavern was far from being a busy place there were a few people drinking and chatting but the atmosphere was calm as soon as he entered he was greeted with a friendly wave approaching the counter the attendant asked what he would like to order the protagonist

ordered something to drink and also something to eat a man who was drinking at the bar as if he had never seen the protagonist before asked if he was a traveler the protagonist replied that in fact he had been forced to leave his homeland and was now looking for work the man asked if he was fleeing from the invasion of the Demon King's Army but seemed hesitant in asking the protagonist then got straight to the point and asked the man if he knew of any jobs that didn't require identification the man thought for a moment

and suggested that he become an adventurer intrigued the protagonist wanted to know more about the type of work adventurers did the man explained that he could accept any job requests from the guilds he made sure to warn him if he had no skills he would be eliminated quickly the protagonist was no novice but another man in the tavern commented that when he entered he was alone without any visible equipment the protagonist then asked for more information on how to become an ADV venturer the man responded that he just needed to go to the Guild in

the center of the city curious about what else the man knew the protagonist asked how he knew so much about the adventurer world the man smiled and revealed that he had been an adventurer in the past after finishing the preparation the man handed the food to the protagonist who thanked him before leading the tavern the next morning the protagonist went down to the counter of the Inn where he was staying and arranged to stay one more day the young woman smiling and pleased to receive the payment thanked the protagonist he took the opportunity to talk

to her testing her reaction upon seeing his face he wanted to see if she would be surprised or uncomfortable but nothing out of the ordinary happened since that world was medieval there were no Technologies like images to be transmitted when the protagonist approached a large building he realized that it was the adventurer's guild as he entered he was surprised by the number of people present in the place there was a great variety of types and personalities but everyone seemed focused on their tasks and responsibilities he looked toward the counter and assumed that it must be

the reception desk he walked over and stated that he wanted wanted to register as an adventurer the receptionist informed him that the cost would be one silver coin agreeing to the price the protagonist placed the coin on the counter at the reception he was asked for his name age and place of origin he thought for a moment deciding that using his real name was unnecessary the protagonist then stated that he was 17 years old and that the Demon King had invaded his hometown forcing him to flee the young receptionist understanding the situation said she would

register him with that information he had no idea that the coat name he used in his original world would be the same in this one after stamping the registration the receptionist informed him that everything was set she then explained how the guild system work adventurers were ranked from a to F based on their achievements since he was new to this world he was registered at rank F the lowest she also informed him that all available missions were posted on the notice board the protagonist looked at the rank F mission board and noticed that one of

the tasks involved Gathering medicinal herbs he wasn't exactly sure what Cobalts were but he believed he could handle them he then decided to accept the mission to subdue the Cobalts as he examined the notice board two men approached and caught his attention they commented that they had never seen him around before additionally they said that for a boy with no experience that mission would be impossible the protagonist simply looked at the two curious about them he thanked them for the warning and said he preferred to continue alone and in peace the hunters however thought he

was being arrogant especially for a brat from a distance someone noticed that the hunters were once again trying to pick a fight with a newcomer they believed that boy needed to be taught a lesson in some way when the hunters attempted to attack they were swiftly overpowered by the protagonist he looked into their eyes showing his absolute confidence the adventurer who had started the fight was now begging to be released he told his companions that it would be a good idea to teach those bullies a lesson his comrades accepting the proposal charged at him but

the protagonist quick and skilled dodged their attacks with ease when the confrontation ended the hunters were all on the ground defeated the others watched as he walked away unconcerned without looking back the protagonist thought that this must be the average level of adventurers and concluded that they were weak outside the guild he reflected on the mission and decided that he wanted to complete it as quickly as possible he entered the forest and looked at the paper with the mission details he needed to find and deal with some Cobalts that was when he noticed a footprint

on the ground following it he found several more and decided he should continue in that direction as he walked he observed carefully the footprints seemed to belong to an animal making him even more alert he cautiously ventured deeper into the forest to avoid void being caught off guard soon he realized that there were several of them and that they were good at hiding he assumed they might be the Cobalts from the mission but then an enormous presence approached from behind him the Beast tried to attack him swiftly but the protagonist dodged with ease he was

armed with a sword and the protagonist quickly concluded that the sword had likely been stolen from someone another creature also wielding a piece of wood attempted to strike him once again he skillfully dodged to protect himself the protagonist threw something into the creature's eyes to disrupt their senses despite being outnumbered the protagonist Shinju K managed to evade their attacks once again with a precise movement he delivered a blow that left one of the beasts lying on the ground the now defenseless Beast tried to resist but Shinju swiftly took the sword it had been wielding and

used it against the enemy efficiently defeating it the other Cobalt seeing its companion defeated became terrified and made one last desperate attempt to attack the protagonist however Shinju was completely prepared for the situation he threw some sharp blades in Capac capacitating the other Beast which also collapsed to the ground now with both Cobalts subdued he examined them to confirm that they were indeed the creatures from the mission those beasts however posed no real challenge for him and he thought he could continue hunting more of them back at the guild everyone watched Shinju impressed by his

Feats some seemed to think his victories were incredible further boosting his reputation to prove how many Cobalts he had defeated Shinju placed the beast's ears on the counter as required by The Guild the suspicious attendant asked if he had hunted all of the that by himself he replied in a relaxed tone that hunting the beasts was easy but the difficult part was the time he spent finding them although his combat skills were good he admitted that he still needed to improve in Exploration and tracking hearing this some people around began to speculate about shinu's true

level they wondered if he might be more qualified than he appeared perhaps even a rank SE Adventurer however the attendant quickly discovered that he was just a novice she then prepared to hand over the reward and asked him to wait a moment Shinju was satisfied with the amount he had earned considering that with this reward he could continue his search and even improve his network of information within the guild while waiting however a tall man approached chinju the protagonist suspicious asked if he had any business with him the man explained that he was a rankb

Adventurer and the person in charge of the Guild's Branch Shinju curious waited for him to finish speaking then he asked if he was the same person who had caused trouble for the guys earlier the hunters he had defeated the protagonist pointed out that those guys were the ones who started everything very angry the man told him to stop lying because he knew that he was the one who had done all of that shinuk Kan even tried to explain himself but the man refused to listen he said that there was no need to dodge because he

was going to teach him a lesson standing in front of the protagonist the man raised his arm with the intention of striking him demonstrating his skills Shinju K Kan simply dodged he did this every time the man tried to hit him seeing that he couldn't land a punch the man tried using his leg he thought kicking would be easier even so it didn't work he lost his patience and the protagonist decided to fight back seeing this the man fell after that the protagonist told him that his movements were fast but not fast enough and that

his attacks were too wide leaving openings getting up again the man asked what he was saying ready to cause trouble once more once again he was easily stopped but couldn't believe what was happening the protagonist simply immobilized him and put him on the ground again he told him that it seemed like he wasn't used to fighting humans the man was frustrated calling him a bastard he admitted that he was strong and didn't need to have messed with his people after that the protagonist and the adventurer ly went to the tavern where everything was explained the

two ate and drank for a long time later the adventurer looked to the side saw his companions and said that it was his fault for not doubting them sooner frustrated he ordered them to apologize immediately he demanded that they apologize to both him and the protagonist the protagonist said that as long as the misunderstanding was cleared up he didn't mind especially because he had some questions Lyall was willing to answer his questions if it was within his ability Shinju K started by saying that as they could see he was a tra he explained that the

reason he registered as an adventurer was to earn funds to continue his journey the man said that he was ridiculously strong and didn't know under what circumstances he was fighting the protagonist took another sip he revealed that he was looking for a method to travel to another world those words left all the adventurers startled and began questioning whether that was even possible however one of them mentioned that the hero candidates Came From Another World he was talking specifically about the method to enter the home world of those hero candidates the adventurer said that to achieve

that they would need to be magic users and they were not familiar with magic the protagonist acknowledged that the information wouldn't be easy to obtain but thought he might have a lead the adventurer said that there could only be one person the sage Urbano who might be the right person to ask Shinju K thought about this Sage the adventurer continued explaining that he was a wise man whose Council aided the country the protagonist said that he had heard that name before in fact he had read about it in a book he knew that Els were

known for living deep within the forest Lyle explained that one of them had lived for over 100 years and possessed great wisdom the protagonist thought deeply about the subject and considered that maybe there wasn't magic strong enough however he wondered if some kind of magic could make it possible they asked themselves whether the sage was still alive but there was no one who had seen him smiling the adventurer admitted that he didn't know much about it and he didn't feel too bad for not having been able to provide useful information however the protagonist believed that

the information was useful and enough for him at the moment he said that it was getting late and that he should return to the end the adventurer still had a question he wanted to know what the protagonist would do after discovering how to travel he simply said he would leave that to their imagination he left the tavern calmly the next day he was receiving the reward for his mission the receptionist thanked the protagonist for his work he paused for a moment and thought that a week had passed since the incident and that he had already

gathered the money Pyle appeared at the guild and asked if he had finished the mission inviting him for some drinks he apologized and said he would have something another day the guys understood and said their goodbyes walking through the streets with a map in hand he was satis because he had managed to gather information about the sage knowing the Sage's location he had no more reason to stay in that City he was going to find the sage in the city of sacred time Alpha a meeting was taking place it had already been a month since

the incident with the Saint the one responsible for observing the hero candidates in place of the saint was Captain Henrik midu during the meeting with that Captain thought he was doing a good job the captain made it clear that the hero candidates were valuable assets to the country Hashimoto despite appearing confident in the captain knew that something about him was suspicious the hero candidates were informed that they would be mobilized midu wanted to know if this meant they were being sent to the front lines the captain without hesitation said that was exactly the case showing

the map to midu he explained that several battles were already taking place on the Western border midu understood his role in the battle but wanted to know about the promises and whether they would be fulfilled Henrik said he would protect those who were not suited for battle M was very pleased to hear that the promises would be kept the authority figure mentioned that there would be some tasks assigned to those who could not fight maido remembering the state his colleagues had been left in thought that this Arrangement would work Hashimoto wanted to know when they

were expected to depart that man announced that it was urgent for them to leave the next morning after Maidu and Hashimoto left the meeting with the authority figure they walked through the corridors talking the young woman was pleased to have heard that the captain would accept mid's requests the young man admitted that he thought his demands would not be accepted because they were too many he believed this happened because he didn't have as much confidence in controlling them as Leonor did Hashimoto wondered where the protagonist was at that exact moment Meo with a sad expression

remained silent as he listened to his friend talk about the subject while they were conversing a religious figure and several soldiers overheard the discussion about the Saint's death that religious figure couldn't understand what had happened to leonura ran revealed that the criminal's name was Shinju K and that he was one of the hero candidates the soldiers present thought that such a thing was impossible to have happened the religious figure wanted to know where the person who had committed such an inhumane Act was Reena stated that the criminal had fled he was too fast for a

traitor they believed they should send an Inquisitor as soon as possible however the man didn't fully believe the story that the criminal had simply fled arashi shanuk asked that old man what he had just said that religious figure didn't want to contradict the young one's story but found the situation strange he considered the possibility that they had worked together to eliminate Leonora Maidu hearing the man's doubts remained silent however if some soldiers defended the hero candidates saying they were present when everything happened they also said that those candidates had done everything they could could to

protect her several of them confirmed they were there and that the candidates were truly innocent the religious figure however found this version of the story new but if they were saying so he would certainly believe them he wondered if the man in question was as strong as he seemed midu explained that he had been hiding his true Powers until the day of the incident the man wanted to have a more detailed conversation with that hero candidate in his quarters the young kanzaki was pleased to see that her influence was working the young Talent following the

religious figure thought that for now they had overcome the situation the girl said it made no sense to worry about the traitor maid being kind yet concerned agreed they approached the other candidates and it was revealed that they would be mobilized each of them received the news differently Reena warned that it was too late for anyone to feel afraid not all Hero candidates were good Fighters the question was whether only they would go to the front lines Mighty revealed that along with them the eighth Knight corbes and Captain Henrich would also go Kaki wanted to

know about the information regarding shinuk Kan she learned that a bounty had been placed on his head with a large reward s she simply understood what was happening midu grew concerned when he saw that kanaki was distant from everyone if it depended on Henrik or the protagonist he would be severely punished the young woman by the window wished she had gone with the protagonist the hero candidates were heading to the front lines some complained of exhaustion wanting to take a break Hashimoto set boundaries saying they had already stopped for lunch some were visibly tired and

the journey was becoming monotonous until arashi raised his hand asking everyone to stop for a moment it seemed like there were Magic beasts behind some bushes a knight coming from behind asked why everyone had suddenly stopped midu explained that he had sensed the presence of magical beasts nearby however some of them couldn't see or sense any presence arashi shanuk didn't like it when he realized he was being treated as a pawn again he decided to speak directly with that night he wanted to resolve the situation and clarify things arashi being misunderstood was interrupted by others

who asked him to stop his behavior his doubt was why he had to obey someone else's orders he was startled by a noise coming from the bushes the knight in question was also startled and fell to the ground surrounding them were several beasts ready to duel the knights identified the beasts as sharp rabbits the rabbits charged at the troop getting closer and closer they were skilled Fighters and wanted to duel with the Knights the knights were having some difficulty dealing with the rabbits the hero candidates were present and could handle the situation arashi was dominating

the combat rabbits with ease with his peculiar style he demonstrated that he had the situation under control now the knights felt grateful to have the heroes nearby meanwhile arashi continued handling the opponents in his own way his flame power was extremely useful in moments like that his companions noticed that his powers were growing stronger and stronger and he walked victoriously after defeating all the rabbits even with the praise for arashi his power was still not enough because he remembered the day he failed to handle the saint and the Knight the one who saved them all

was the Fugitive hero candidate arashi had a bad feeling about the protagonist from the very first moment he saw him he remembered the day he was confronted by him and how his arm had been ripped with just one hand remembering that he realized how strong shinuk Kan was with the explosion Powers he had received he thought he was the strongest of them all menu noticed the difference in His companion and asked what was going on having nothing to say he replied that it was nothing then he said that he didn't like taking orders from just

anyone the guards on the Great Wall noticed the arrival of the hero candidates they were welcomed enthusiastically by Captain Amelia she introduced herself as the captain of the Knights of the Western border Captain Henrich asked about the Watchdog it was said that he had died week ago while everyone was gathered a loud noise drew a lot of attention the sound came from the Demon King's Army approaching them with all the commotion there would be no time to rest midu understood and asked everyone to prepare for battle arashi didn't mind facing a few more enemies the

soldiers rang the bell announcing that the Demon King's Army was on its way it could already be seen from afar countless beasts were ready to invade the Border walls looking down from the wall they were shocked by the number of beasts Captain henrik's order was to reduce their numbers the front line armed with bows and arrows would try to thin out the enemies other Mages would cast Fire magic to ignite the Arrows with the arrows infused with magic the beasts were easily neutralized the leader of the beasts ordered them to eliminate the cumans M reported

that they were not retreating even after being hit at the border everyone knew about the beast's resistance and resilience midu wanted to know what he should do Captain Amelia instructed them to follow henrik's command several people had already descended to fight the beasts of the Demon King's Army Mido pondered over the situation the candidates were observing from the top of the wall the battle between humans and beasts was intense the leader of the beasts didn't understand what was happening arashi with his power surpassing the others subdued the beasts he and his group were successfully managing

the battle the leaders of the Demonic Army were taking charge of the situation arashi didn't care whether his opponents were demons he continued handling them in his explosive way the strength of the army was overwhelming and managed to breach the walls the Demonic beasts Advanced on their opponents the soldiers didn't even stand a chance against them that's why it was crucial for the hero candidates to defend the knights menu was one of those hero candidates protecting everyone quickly he became the target of the most powerful beasts realizing he needed to fight more fiercely he requested

his sword to extend now he could reach a greater number of beasts his long-range combat would become easier to handle through that battle the candidate noticed that his powers were evolving meidu urged everyone to fight without fear as it was a battle that could be one that act encouraged the other candidates to demonstrate leadership he was the first to attack the Army he knew that if he showed any hesitation his companions would also start to doubt the protagonist had previously taught him the price of navyy Hashimoto was also doing everything possible to keep encouraging the

others meanwhile Reena displayed her combustion Powers kenzaki with her domination ability was able to assist in the battle and despite all efforts the two sides seemed evenly matched the knights admired the power of the hero candidates under Captain Henri's orders they were to cover the heroes and push the demons back everyone showed they understood and immediately followed the order in the end the battle seemed to be turning in favor of the humans thanks to the hero candidates help Meo Reena arashi and the others had done an excellent job Captain Amelia raised her sword declaring that

the demon Army had been defeated all the knights celebrated the victory however meu didn't seemed very satisfied the captain wanted to know how he had fared in his first battle men responded that it had been a difficult experience finding the battle complicated noticing the hero candidates uncertainty the captain told him that they were the main reason for the victory he also explained that the enemies that day had been of mid and low rank high- ranking demons the captain said were of a completely different caliber mid reflected on this meanwhile at the Demon King's Tower everyone

was heading toward the camps one of the remaining soldiers presented the report and apologized for failing to carry out the orders this news made the celestial king of stonea extremely Furious the protagonist was traveling through the great Forest of encho reflecting on his journey he thought that his search for the stage should soon come to an end as he walked something strange made him stop he felt as if he was being attacked observing more closely he noticed quick tongues and soon realized they were baboons using his power the protagonist assessed the creatures their stats were

average and he placed his backpack on the ground ready to fight the baboons in turn were just as prepared for combat the protagonist dodged swiftly but the baboons were also fast managing to get close to him when he noticed a baboon was too close he dodged backward three large baboons attacked at the same time but he managed to block their strikes and counter attack when necessary when one of the baboons was hit and roared in Anger the others showed no intention of retreating Shinju Kan found the creatures too slow and eliminating those threats was not

difficult after subduing the leader the other baboons simply froze staring at him the protagonist then wondered whether he should hunt them down completely but he noticed that even though they were defeated Mo kept appearing he wasn't sure why that phenomenon was occurring thanks to his assessment ability he could even determine the creatures ages from the top of Mount urano the protagonist could see the reaper Wolf Mountain rumors indicated that the sage was at the top of that mountain he believed there should be a small village nearby but as he approached he found the town in

Flames he assumed they might have been attacked by the Demon King's Army and with all those highlevel demonic beasts his suspicions were correct from above the protagonist observed the scene the place looked from afar like a battlefield he noticed that the beasts were conversing among themselves and one of them suggested capturing Some Humans for forc labor however they were also searching for the sage elbana the demons already knew the location of the Sage's residence the information came from reliable sources which explained their urgency one of the Demons realized they were getting close and suggested resting

there for the night after all the reaper Wolf Mountain was known as the den of the reaper wolves they knew that domination magic would be useless against High Intelligence magical beasts like the Wolves while discussing they talked about the four Celestial Kings and how despite the difficulty they had Egan managed to subdue a dragon for the demons that task would not be easy as they were weaken magic the only choice left was to defeat the Untamed magical beasts the protagonist carefully observed the organization of the Demonic Army and quickly noticed the presence of a highclass

demon a Hector he decided to use his appraisal power on the demon to gather more information after activating the skill the protagonist confirmed that Hector was one of the few highclass demons in that Army but to his surprise Hector quickly realized he was being watched the Demonic leader had extremely sharp Senses at that moment the protagonist to avoid being discovered quickly with through ensuring he wasn't seen by the demons Hector using his leadership skills ordered the area to be searched the lower demons began shouting and searching for any signs of humans they rushed out acting

with urgency although aware of the growing tension the protagonist remained calm he didn't want to be captured so he simply moved away from the area using his stealth ability as he distanced himself the protagonist noticed that some humans were still being held hostage by the demons however he knew that his mission was more urgent reaching the sage albana before the demons did without hesitation he continued his journey determined to reach the sage before his enemies he left the hostages behind since his mission took priority Above All Else the protagonist Advanced along the mountain trail known

as Wolf Mountain a region marked by the presence of wild and dangerous beasts the ground was unstable with loose rocks and low vegetation which made each step more cautious even though he was in a hurry to reach his goal as he climbed the mountain he felt a strange presence a sensation that something was watching him he knew it could be the INF childless wolf a legendary creature of the region but what concerned him most was the growing feeling of being surrounded suddenly howls cut through the mountain silence and the Wolves began attacking the protagonist simultaneously

he remained calm never letting his guard down and quickly dodged their Swift and deadly attacks with an agile maneuver he jumped onto a tree branch observing the pack of wolves closing in from up there he immediately recognized them as the famous magical Beasts of the mountain the asterisk wolf and asterisk creatures that had gained notoriety for their strength and intelligence determined to understand their capabilities better Shinju Kan used his appraisal power to analyze the Wolves he realized that their attacks were formidable but their true strength lay in the Relentless hostility they radiated in an unexpected

move one of the asteris wolf and asterisk knocked down the tree trying to make the protagonist fall to the ground but shinuk Kan was prepared before being thrown down he manipulated his Mana to reinforce the tree's Leaf transforming it into a sharp Blade with Precision he used the improvised blade to block and wound the creature stopping it momentarily despite his skill the Wolves kept appearing in increasing numbers he reinforced his body with Mana feeling the flow of magical energy filling his muscles and Bones he knew that the conscious use of Mana could enhance his endurance

something Leonora had taught him this strategy which had once made him vulnerable to domination magic was now helping him withstand greater hardships as he fought the beasts he reflected on how constant Mana practice could make him stronger especially now that he was more aware of his power he felt that he was on the right path but still needed more training to resist more complex magical attacks finally after an intense confrontation with the pack Shinju Khan reached the leader wolf with quick and strategic movements he disoriented the surrounding wolves and faced the pack leader after a

fierce battle he managed to defeat the leader and as expected the other wolves flood without resistance acknowledging their defeat as he watched the pack scatter Shinju Khan reflected on the lesson he had just learned the strength and Agility of magical creatures were immense but his ability to manipulate mana and his constant training were crucial to overcoming such challenges however as he continued his journey up the mountain the protagonist noticed something strange about the remaining wolves Behavior they weren't retreating completely as he had expected something was preventing their movements as if they were trying to stop

him from proceeding this piqu his curiosity but he had no time to investigate further with a satisfied smile for having overcome yet another challenge the protagonist continued his journey up the mountain he was nearing the peak when a new sense of danger arose the presence of the Demon King's Army was palpable upon reaching the Mountain's Summit he witnessed an intriguing scene the Demon King's Army was attacking a young elf the elf was determined to resist a little longer this made some of the Demons laugh at what she was saying she closed her eyes not wanting

to see the moment she was struck at that instant Shinju appeared and rescued the elf so quickly that even the demons failed to notice when the young elf opened her eyes she realized she was still alive that was when she noticed that young human had saved her at the perfect moment the demons did not like the idea of having another enemy they demanded he identify himself but the protagonist remained silent he observed that there were 10 Soldiers with the leader being a high class demon he placed the elf on the ground and she asked why

he had helped her the protagonist in turn wanted to know if she was a disciple of the sage elbana the young elf confirmed that she was his disciple the protagonist explained that this was the reason he had helped her as he had business with the sage after using his appraisal ability on the girl he realized she was a half Health the highclass demon Hector said it didn't matter matter who he was he would be treated as an enemy Hector then ordered the elimination of both of them the protagonist plan was to save the elf and

make the sage o him a favor but to achieve that he would have to defeat a highclass demon using his new ability motion prediction he was able to anticipate where the attacks would come from the protagonist movements were so impressive that the demons began to suspect he was more than just a mere human they wanted to know who he really was the protagonist relied on his foresight ability to engage in close combat the demons began using a pentagram as a shield and launched magical bullets Shinju observed and assumed it was some kind of demonic magic

the elf then used her magic asking the spirit of the wind to blast the enemies away the strong gust began diverting the magical bullets that were heading toward the two of them curious the protagonist asked the elf if that was a spell excited the elf replied that it was Hector realizing they were not advancing at the desired Pace decided to enter the battle himself the protagonist understood that the big boss was finally going to fight he asked the elf to prevent the other soldiers from interfering in their battle looking at the demon leader the protagonist

prepared to face him alone the young elf commented that she would do whatever was necessary to help him placing her backpack on the ground she said she trusted the Sage's disciple with that she launched herself into battle determined the elf shouted her name at the demons making it clear that she had already introduced herself meanwhile Shinju faced the leader of the demon Battalion he noticed something interesting about the demon he didn't seem as strong as he initially thought despite being a close combat fight things were going well for the protagonist Hector began to feel that

the the battle was turning against him the blades continued to clash and the two star at each other for a moment Hector hadn't expected his opponent to be as agile as he was however the protagonist had already sustained a minor injury observing his rival Shinju realized this was truly the strength of a highclass demon without his foresight ability he would have already failed evaluating the young man the demon commented that if he weren't human he might have already won the protagonist decided to use his assessment ability on the demon Hector besides his demonic skills and

Keen perception Hector was also an excellent swordsman now all that remained for the protagonist was to attempt a new move to defeat him after assessing each other the two clashed again using a calculated move the protagonist knew exactly what to do he managed to dodge an attack that could have been Troublesome but this only Peak Hector's curiosity even more Hector charged at the protagonist again and delivered another attack injuring him once more he thought it made no sense to see the future if the protagonist body couldn't keep up with the movements Hector noticed that his

opponent was only dodging with without truly counterattacking when the protagonist activated his new ability and used it against Hector he realized that the Demon's agility was comparable to the speed of magical bullets even so the protagonist managed to wound Hector Hector couldn't understand what kind of device could be faster than a highclass demon the protagonist had enraged Hector who charged at him again even so Shinju fired his ability once more although the ability was fast it failed to hit Hector who easily dodged the protagonist stored the equipment for later use as he was out of

ammunition now he only had one last ability left creating blades as strategic Points each of the protagonist's movements inflicted damage on the demon Hector cleverly Shinju Unleashed another ability on Hector who was surprised by what was happening meanwhile the device fell near the demon Hector when it finally touched the ground a large explosion occurred startling the other demons they feared for their Captain's life but they could do nothing as they were under the elf Maya's aim observing the human Maya noticed that he possessed an impressive ability she realized he was holding his own against a

high class demon despite being just a human the protagonist in turn thought that his abilities were already depleted he knewed he couldn't defeat Hector with just the strength he had left Hector was frustrated because the human was using strange devices in combat he roared in Anger determined to end the battle once and for all he quickly dashed past the protagonist who knew he had to use one more ability he needed to assess Hector's movements again he was satisfied when he successfully detected Hector's weak points the weak spot was in the neck region and that was

all he needed to know with this information he launched his attack already knowing the exact position of the weak point in the future with that finishing the battle was easy the protagonist used his foresight and weak point detection abilities to defeat Hector however when the fight ended he realized he was weak and vulnerable he was out of mana and that was a problem because there were still some combatants around him those demons noticed his exhaustion and were ready to take advantage of the opportunity the elf Maya was also reaching her limit alongside her spirit she

at least wanted to help to repay the fact that he had saved her using the power of the fire Spirit salamander she launched an attack to burn the enemies the protagonist realized that compared to Nas's Flames Maya's power was on a different level Maya was pleased to see that her master had arrived just in time to defend her the protagonist noticed that albana was a sage moreover elbana was an elf who approached and thanked the young man for saving her disciple Shinju said it was a coincidence and wanted to know if she was albana the

elf confirmed but added that now she was just old bones he wanted to use his appraisal ability on her but his Mana was too low he thought he should be honest with her Alana wanted to know if he had any business with her he answered affirmatively she already suspected it knowing that no one would come to such a place without a purpose Maya wanted to know from her master why they didn't just go home albana thought Maya had a point and invited the young human to come with them he thanked her for the invitation and

felt the situation was in his favor now he was certain that taking the risk to save that disciple had been worth it upon arriving at their home Maya was exhausted and wanted to take a bath the protagonist curious asked why the sage lived in such a room remote place she explained that there were several reasons the main one being her desire to return to Nature observing the place he noted that it was not an easy location to visit she mentioned that a few people with abilities like his had managed to reach that place were settled

in that was when he revealed that he was one of the hero candidates albana had heard rumors about it didn't know that the summoning had already taken place when she mentioned the third generation the protagonist became curious he had vaguely heard something about it from Leonora albana believed that the ritual should not be performed again she also mentioned that St Leonora planned to break the taboo and summoned the third generation Shinju commented that if it depended on Leonora no one else would be summoned Alban then asked why he had eliminated Leonora however she thought that

Leonora had simply reaped what she had sown Alban explained that she could not send him back using only her spells Shinju said he understood but wanted to know if she had any clues about how to return he concluded that he would need to eliminate the Demon King to find a way back the sage believed that using demonic magic might make it possible to some extent the young man thought he should investigate this matter as soon as possible she felt sad that she couldn't repay him properly but said that if it were him he might be

able to subdue The Demon King the protagonist however didn't want to take on such a Troublesome task however if there was no other way he would consider subjugating The Demon King Alana noticed that he seemed strange like someone who had grown up in a dark and cold place the young man thanked her for the information she had provided for a moment she thought that perhaps she could entrust her disciple to that boy Maya appeared after taking a refreshing bath she asked the young man why he didn't take a bath as well to rest from the

battle he accepted her offer the sage had a suggestion for the boy before going to bathe he wanted to know what she was talking about ALB asked if he wanted to take her disciple on his journey Maya startled wanted to know if she was talking about her the sage replied that yes she was the only disciple she had the young elf simply listened to her master speak Shinju immediately refused saying he didn't need a grumpy girl the protagonist and the elf were traveling through the Eastern region of the demon Kingdom the elf observed the scenery

while he commented that the weather was nice she thought the climate should be harsher in that Kingdom of Vora Shinju knew that things had changed after the Demon King's Invasion Maya explained that the city had fallen becoming the front line of the Demon King's Army by their calculations it would take 2 days of walking as they walked the protagonist wanted to know what had happened to the people who lived in the city Maya explained that half had been sacrificed while the other half had been enslaved he understood when she said that some had managed to

escape to the other side of the mountain the protagonist seeing that Maya had extensive knowledge about what had happened was satisfied to have her on his journey he recalled the moment when he had said he wouldn't take her along Maya irritated was deeply upset by his previous refusal the sage in turn commented that Maya would be of great use to him who had arrived so suddenly the protagonist wanted to know what Maya would gain from accompanying him she would gain experience since everything she knew was only theoretical knowledge he found it strange that the sage

was entrusting her disciple to the hands of a stranger hban explained that she was no longer capable of traveling although she appeared young she was exhausted she was grateful that someone had appeared to save her disciple Maya also appreciated it but the sage emphasized that the decision to follow the protagonist was hers alone the protagonist then made it clear that he would only allow Maya to accompany him if she was useful because his mission was to infiltrate the demon territory the sage seeing that Maya still didn't fully understand explained that the choice was in her

hands the young girl fascinated by having control over her own life decided that she would go with the protagonist during the journey Maya was already exhausted Shinju warned her that it was only the first day of the journey she apologized saying that she couldn't expect much from a sorceress's body when he threw the backpacks to the ground and said he would rest for a bit she was startled she thought it was foolish but he reassured her saying that he wouldn't leave her behind the responsibility of setting up camp was hers when night fell the two

were eating something near a campfire he watched Maya eat in silence until he broke it telling her that she needed to understand that the journey would be Danger dous he wouldn't give up on returning to his world and didn't believe that elbana was lying he wanted to know what her goal was Maya unsure of how to explain it said she already felt like she had experienced something similar she recounted that the elf village where she lived had been destroyed by the Demon King's Army she thought it was unfair since the fight was between humans and

demons but the demons were dominating all Races she had been small at the time and was the only survivor of the village left to fend for herself everything changed when she was chosen by albana and became her disciple Shinju listening to her story wanted to understand her goal better she revealed that her greatest desire was to acquire enough power to eliminate the demons all the years of study and accumulated knowledge were aimed at Revenge Shinju asked if Maya knew the name of the demon she wanted to face she replied that she did his name was

windbird the king of the wind one of the four Celestial Kings and one of the greatest generals of the Demon King's Army the protagonist made it clear that he had no reason to fight against the demon king MAA explained that her master had never allowed her to travel before in truth Maya didn't know what her master was thinking but she would follow her intuition for a while Shinju understanding the elf's circumstances remembered what the sage had told him earlier that he could handle the elf He thought that if he left Maya without Direction she would

probably die trying to take revenge the elf apologized for bringing up such a heavy topic assuring him that he didn't need to worry because she wouldn't drag anyone into her revenge she also mentioned that she would Place spiritual Guardians around him and that if monsters appeared she would notify him as they walked the protagonist reflected on the four Celestial Kings of the Demon King's Army a great threat that they would certainly have to face he looked to the side and noticed that the elf had already fallen asleep quickly Shinju knew that facing Hector had been

difficult and with the four Celestial Kings ahead he needed to strengthen himself before facing a confrontation of that magnitude despite that he didn't see it as an immediate problem and chose not to worry about it at that moment at the Western border of the Holy Kingdom a meeting was taking place with the hero candidates Knights were present and already considered that they should go on the offensive however they still didn't know exactly where to start Captain Amelia believed that reclaiming Fort Alice would be a great option Captain Henrich did not agree with the idea of

suddenly launching an offensive there was a concern because he feared the reaction of the demon Army Captain Henrich simply observed the situation calmly meanwhile Captain Amelia took charge of the conversation believing that the enemy was underestimating their strength she then asked a question to Mido a young hero candidate questioning whether his body was fully recovered Mido responded affirmatively saying that if it was necessary to fight he would wield his sword once again after the meeting Henrich informed the hero candidates that the plan would be put into action the next day Hashimoto was worried questioning whether

everything would go well meu believed that going on the offensive would be the best moment to act although Henrik thought the idea was Reckless he knew they could not disobey their superiors orders Hashimoto understood that none of them had a choice but to follow orders Captain Henrich ordered everyone to rest during the night knowing that Maidu was the key to the operation success midu on the other hand had a foreboding feeling about the situation something Beyond his control the next day everyone was near Fort Alice NE suggested that a surprise attack would be more effective

if carried out at night however the captain informed them that the demons had Keen Knight Vision midu knew that the main objective of the mission was to defeat the enemy leader while the main Force distracted the demons he would take on the battle as the leader would likely be in an elevated position looking at the other hero candidates he asked if everyone understood the strategy a knight approached the captain and informed him that the heroes had already initiated the operation Captain Henrich gave the order for everyone to move forward the knights entered Fort Alice the

demons immediately noticed the human presence Captain Amelia's orders were clear no one could Escape meanwhile the battle continued the general watched from a dark corner observing those involved in the fight Mau and the others Advanced searching for more soldiers despite encountering some resistance from the demon soldiers midu was leading the operation well the more experienced Fighters trusted his leadership the captain ordered that no one lower their guard as there was a high chance the leader was in the hall at one point they encountered a larger group of demon soldiers they soon realized they were surrounded

the hero candidates frightened asked midu what they should do the captain ordered them to leave the rear guard to the others while they Advanced midu commanded henna to stay behind and support the group that was surrounded she immediately complied launching her flame attack meanwhile up front midu continued clearing the path the battle continued until they reached a massive door the presence before the door caught the attention of AR Rashi midu and the others although he was unsure who that person was midu knew they were extremely powerful the demon leader stood before them and everyone could

feel his malevolent presence some hero candidates frightened wanted to know who that person was arashi asked if he was the leader that person confirmed stating that his name was Stone Gaia one of the four Celestial Kings of the Demon King's Army Hashimoto noticing kanzaki was shaken commented that it was just a title menu thought that the pressure emanating from that being was unlike any enemy he had ever faced that leader seemed interested in assessing the strength of the hero candidates meu had the impression that this being was there to test their limits and told everyone

to prepare he kept repeating to himself that he must not be afraid knowing that if he were defeated everything would have been in vain with that everyone engaged in battle against the leader at one point the demon Army's Chief placed his hands on the ground chanting invocations he formed pentagrams of flames the heroes watched with curiosity and caution unsure of what to expect moments later in the spot where the chief had placed his shield the mud began to take shape transforming into a Goen Soldier the heroes upon witnessing the scene could hardly believe their eyes

midu warned everyone to be extremely careful with that Soldier the hero candidates used their powers to try to contain the Golems arashi was also fighting with all his strength he didn't hold back with his explosive attacks and soon realized that he could damage some of the golems with his power after that he looked at his master and said that those soldiers were nothing the celestial King simply glared in Fury the stone Golem that arashi had destroyed began to reassemble itself this startled the candidates who watched the scene in disbelief arashi found it strange that they

were regenerating although weak and slow they regenerated continuously even so the other hero candidates charged into help attacking the stone golems everyone began attacking with their weapons and Powers kinaki focused on the fight was supporting another fighter from the rear she restricted the gollum's movements to prevent them from attacking her companions meanwhile everyone was trying to attack the Golems most of the candidates attacks made little difference and counterattacks came immediately even experienced candidates like Hashimoto were struggling against them not even Hashimoto's telekinesis was effective without being at a very high level even when completely destroyed

the Goins returned to their original formation spots and transformed back into Fighters arashi commented that it seemed like the Gins had no end narubi said he had seen a similar situation in manga before he called arashi and midu attention narumi also suggested that the best way to end the situation was to defeat the Summoner so he asked the others to take care of the Golems while he and midow focused on the Summoner Maidu and arashi were willing to face the celestial King while the others handled the Golems the celestial King believed they were underestimating his

presence once again he placed his hands on the ground and revealed another symbol several rocks began emerging from the pentagrams these rocks seemed to be targeting midu he struggled a bit but managed to cut the rocks with his sword even so he did not give up though at one point he could hardly believe what he was seeing the rock seemed endless and at a certain moment several of of them launched toward him the others watched worried for mid's life but this time he managed to escape the Rocks despite being in danger that maneuver seemed to

have been just a distraction by the celestial King arashi took advantage of the opening while the celestial King had his guard down and attacked arashi thanked Mido for the opportunity he had given him the Curious candidates asked if arishi had managed to hit the king however that sovereign's abilities and defenses surpassed the laws of battle when attacked the celestial King defended himself and counterattacked arashi fell to the ground unconscious after everything the celestial can laughed and asked if that was all the hero candidates had to offer at the same time as the battle between medu

and stone Gaia was taking place Shinju arrived in the city of neutr he was accompanied by Maya the elf since both had spent time in the sewers they found everything around them very smelly Shinju asked MAA to be a little more patient since they would be leaving soon he explained that at night demons had excellent Vision especially in open areas when they saw a ladder they decided to explore the upper part of the area Maya was relieved to finally be out of the underground they noticed someone approaching and the protagonist asked them to hide some

guards from the demon Army were passing nearby they were commenting among themselves that despite it being in honor to guard the witch they didn't feel motivated to perform this Duty they talked about how she was bossy and sometimes yelled at them as they walked and complained about their luck they didn't notice they were being watched Maya informed them that the guards had left curious the protagonist wanted to know if the witch was indeed the princess of the demons and the governor of that City the elf revealed that she was currently called The Witch of space

and that she was the protagonist's current Target the protagonist recalled the Sage's words who had said that this woman could Grant his wish he figured the problem would be reaching her since they couldn't just go without a plan Shinju then suggested that they should first gather some information he asked Maya to follow his orders and not act impulsively from a distance it was clear that the demons were relatively organized main were scattered throughout the city meanwhile the two Intruders observed the Demon's movements they found that in some way the demon demons LED ordinary daily lives

Shinju explained that just like humans demons also possessed intelligence and intellect which made them behave similarly however something caught his attention and he pointed his finger at Maya it was a group of humans who were under the Demon's command they were being punished for failing to complete their tasks Maya was shocked but the protagonist told her she didn't need to be so surprised she was astonished to learn that he was already aware of what was happening Maya seemed to already know about it but seeing it with her own eyes was completely difficult to accept the

protagonist looked at Maya and was suddenly startled to see another person he hadn't expected to be discovered so quickly the demonist asked what they were doing there since they weren't demons the two Intruders were startled upon seeing the demonist the only thing the protagonist could think was how long had that demonist been there he was frustrated for not having detected her presence earlier she assured them they didn't need to be on the defensive since she wasn't there to fight the protagonist then asked how she had discovered their location looking at her he found it impossible

that he hadn't noticed her presence before she replied that she had been looking for him ever since he broke through her detection barrier Maya found it strange since there was no man residue there the wit made it clear that there was no place beyond her reach with her demonic art of space the protagonist analyzed the situation trying to understand who that person was he realized that it was Isabelle Vora and as he assessed her she introduced herself she stated that she was the fifth princess of the demon Kingdom VOR the protagonist stood Frozen observing her

the impatient princess warned that if he didn't answer her questions she would call her soldiers he thought he should negotiate with her peacefully so he said the story was long the princess didn't care and stated that she was only wasting time out of boredom after their conversation the princess understood that he only wanted to return to his home world he asked if it was possible to achieve that using the demon art of space the demon princess confirmed that it was indeed possible to return to his world the protagonist thought he was very lucky to be

able to talk with the space witch looking at her he felt she was different from other demons who usually harbored deep hatred for humans she made it clear that he could only be sent back if he knew something about the place or had the exact coordinates the protagonist was quite disappointed upon hearing this the princess reaffirmed that it would be impossible to send him back to his home world without the coordinates the protagonist asked the demon princess if there was any way to obtain those coordinates the princess explained that finding the right World among so

many was truly difficult Shinju used the Eye of Truth and realized that she was not lying she also informed him that since he had arrived in that world with Divine protection it was basically impossible to return she stated that she could not violate the Divine protection he possessed he wanted to know if that Divine protection was meant to force them to exterminate The Demon King however the princess was not sure if that was really the case the protagonist thought that perhaps there were shortcuts but now he knew what he had to do his thoughts were

clear he now needed to eliminate the demon king the princess asked if he had already made his decision Shinu replied that he preferred to return home even if he needed to rely on demon Arts the elf wanted to know why the prin princess had been so Cooperative from the beginning she explained that the demon kingdom was divided into factions and there was something she wanted when she said that both of them became alert ready to fight before leaving the princess warned them to be careful as escaping that City would not be easy she then entered

a portal she created and disappeared Before Their Eyes Maya confessed that she was scared and feared that this might be the end for her the protagonist knew that with the Demon King's lineage she was incredibly strong the beautiful elf thanked the heavens that the demon had not been hostile her heart was was pounding worried about what might happen next when they looked out the window they noticed movement among the demons the leaders were giving orders to the combatants to search for the human spies the small elf warned that they were exposed the protagonist realized that

everything had happened right after the witch left Maya didn't understand as the witch seemed peaceful they didn't know how the witch thought so they decided to leave that place the two ran across the rooftops to escape the demons there was an uproar as the demons searched everywhere for the humans he noticed that other demons were on high alert and their individual statuses were extremely high sensing something strange he crouched and pulled Maya down with him that was when he detected a terrifying Mana signature stronger than the witches they looked down and saw another person Maya

sensing that presence realized it was wiberg Shinju wanted to know what she was talking about the elf her voice completely changed said that she had finally found that place the protagonist asked Maya if that man was the target of her revenge she explained that he was the celestial king of winds one of the Demon King's vassals wiberg using his appraisal ability he confirmed that she was telling the truth wiberg was extremely powerful the protagonist asked Maya to calm down as fighting there R be Madness Maya replied that she already knew that Shinju commented that wind

attributes were excellent for exploration and detection he asked her to move carefully but she seemed not to register what he was saying wiber was observing trying to detect if there were any Intruders among them however all he had was intuition a mere hunch unable to confirm it with certainty he made it clear that if there were Intruders there they would crush them without hesitation he also remarked that the humans trump card was the hero candidates fighting on the front lines the demons believed he should be on the front lines as well given his immense Talent

wiberg however preferred to Le the physical labor to other units as he spoke it seemed like he had sensed some kind of vibration he was certain that The Intruders were among them the leader said that the wind currents were telling him so he explained that they were moving carefully but they wouldn't be able to escape the wind surch the demons knew that with the flow of the wind he could detect anything he ordered them to to inform the pursuit unit wiberg then noticed that the witch was already aware of their presence meanwhile the two were

trying to escape the city safely sensing danger the protagonist told Maya to stop the demons were restless as they were close to where the humans were hiding realizing this the protagonist informed the elf that their location was nearly discovered they soon realized it was a tracking ability using the wind he believed it could be a search ability related to the wind element the elf could try to alter the wind flow with a spell but that would be the same as revealing their location Shinju thought it was best to do nothing since they hadn't been completely

discovered yet although the demons were searching for them they still weren't sure of their exact location they kept moving quickly to confuse the enemies however they were eventually found by the pursuing demons the chase began and the two needed to move as fast as possible he wanted Maya to act as bait to distract them this scared the elf meanwhile she saw Shinju quickly climbing onto the rooftop terrified Maya had to serve as a decoy while he organized the situation from the rooftop he asked if she really wanted Revenge telling her she wouldn't gain anything by

crying the demons noticed that the two were separating as a result the demons also split up to initiate a dual Pursuit Shinju stopped and used the Firepower of the salamander Spirit when she stopped and made that move most of the Demons were caught off guard since they were divided some couldn't understand what was happening and as the protagonist had predicted they scattered at the sound of the power meanwhile he Blended in among the demons and began eliminating them with that Army distracted it wasn't difficult to take a few down when one of them was killed

the the noise was strange but it was already too late he was in the protagonist's sight the last words of that demon were to call the protagonist a coward Maya was handling some demons as best she could she was using the spirit of water to buy time this allowed her to slow down the demons attack looking at them she noticed that their numbers were gradually decreasing she realized that something was eliminating the demons among them when one of the Demons noticed they were being eliminated he wanted to know who was doing it but he didn't

have time to ask and so he was eliminated as well Shinju thanked Maya for doing a good job as bait after that the two continued their escape through the streets of the demon city since they had not yet managed to capture The Intruders more demons would be sent to pursue them wiberg didn't want them to send more demons as it would only increase the number of casualties he would handle the search himself meanwhile the two continued walking Maya noticed that the wind flow had changed and felt a strong Nana presence when they were cornered several

wind blades emerged in their Direction Maya took action and asked the spirit of the wind to handle the situation Shinju noticed that they were finally facing their enemies wiberg thought that they were more than just sneaky Intruders the elf now stood face to face with wiberg the protagonist told her that this was finally her chance for Revenge she replied that she had been ready for over 10 years Shinju observed the opponent and warned that he was strong suggesting that they should attack with everything from the start Maya understood and decided to fight with all her

strength to begin she summoned the wind spirit syfia the demon leader wiberg simply watched as the elf used her powers finding it bold to use wind against one of the four four Celestial Kings of the same element wiberg asked if the elf was courageous or just Nave Shinju realized that the demon leader was obstructing his own Vision the fight was tough and Shinju felt lost and unmotivated the demon questioned if Shinju really thought he could close the distance between them he explained that with the art of wind they would never lose track of either of

them the protagonist knew that this was a formidable opponent and that he wouldn't be able to defeat him easily the elf told him not to worry because she would handle the demon the small elf seemed quite confident in her own power which were of the same element as the demon leaders even so the demon was surprised she believed that as long as she could interrupt the Mana flow with a spell she would be able to stop him wiberg noticed that the elf was already blocking his flow and realized that she was well acquainted with his

fighting style the demon leader understood that she had spent her entire life thinking about this moment with that in mind he jumped from place to place preparing for the fight he believed that the protagonist only wanted to get closer to try and defeat him meanwhile Shinju was trying to approach the leader even though was attempting to reach him he realized it was complicated the demon could fly in the sky but this was nothing new to shinjo who had already met someone like n roomi with the same ability that was when he decided to jump as

he had been instructed and that was exactly what he did launching himself toward the enemy when Berg upon seeing the enemy approaching was startled shinu's plan was to eliminate the demon while he was still vulnerable that's why he activated his prediction and detection abilities with all these abilities activated he was able to foresee the enemy's next attack however he noticed that the Demon's weak point was disappearing as wiberg drew his sword Shinju found himself in a delicate situation even so he defended himself against the Demon's attacks despite the difficult situation he realized that the enemy

was extremely fast wiberg arrogantly revealed that he was Hector's swordsmanship instructor however while boasting he noticed that the protagonist had vanished from his sight he looked around unsure of rash Shinju was or how he had escaped the attack in midair he observed the protagonist and Maya the demon also realized that the elf possessed Earth element abilities and could not be underestimated MAA and Shinju stood face to face with the demon leader wiberg asked if they had encountered Hector the protagonist remained silent while Maya answered affirmatively the demon closed his eyes and asked if she was

the only survivor of the village May replied that she had been practicing spells since that day 10 years ago wiberg with a nostalgic smile revealed that he remembered that day perfectly the young elf widened her eyes realizing that he truly remembered the demon recounted that he recalled the only person who had bed and that he clearly remembered the expression of Despair those words deeply affected Maya the protagonist asked her to calm down and not let herself be provoked he also told her that he trusted her spells returning to her senses Maya responded that she understood

Shinju knew that he needed to analy the situation carefully and that you would do whatever it took to win they were being assessed by winberg who found them to be an interesting du he imagined that the protagonist could be a potential hero candidate the protagonist said that the demons seemed to understand him very well when ber stated that he had a list of the strongest individuals he knew he had the advantage over the two of them so he was in no rush Shinju knew he only had three minutes left before his prediction ability expired Maya

asked to speak for a moment as she had an idea after Maya explained her plan to Shinju he understood but didn't want her to drag him down with the strategy annoyed she explained that it was just a suggestion something to help him the demon watching from above asked if their discussion was over Shinju told the elf that they were ready to act which made wiberg laugh at his words Maya with her staff cast a wind spell that hurled the protagonist toward the demon She also asked the spirit and arm to assist with the Rocks pointing

in wiberg's Direction Maya commanded the rocks to strike him wiberg however was prepared creating a defense of pentagram dodging the Rocks was easy for him but he quickly noticed something strange as he focused on the Rocks the protagonist rapidly closed the distance Maya said that it still wasn't enough and continued coordinating the trajectory of the Rocks the demon soon realized that the Rocks were being controlled and Maya kept manipulating the spell she then called upon the wind spirit for help and with her staff Unleashed a gust of wind toward wiberg now the demon had to

defend himself against two elements wind and rocks this created an opening for the protagonist who swiftly attacked wiberg only realized he had let his guard down when he saw the protagonist approaching he drew his sword but noticed that Shinju was not aiming for his heart but rather his hand with a quick movement Shinju managed to steal the Demon's sword he leaked backward swiftly distancing himself from the confrence ration wiberg was confused to see his sword stolen while still having to deal with the Rocks he praised the two of them for managing to make him lower

his guard even if only for a brief moment however wiberg was certain that no matter what they wouldn't even be able to scratch his skin MAA asked the protagonist if he had made it out unscathed Shinju thought the plan was going as expected but Maya pointed out that wind magic had its flaws she also mentioned how the heavier Earth element made control more difficult even though she couldn't break through wiberg's defense she could still use wind-based spells Shinju reflected on how Maya had spent years preparing to achieve her revenge he knew that to defeat a

demon he would need a well-calculated plan and great skill the plan to take wiberg's sword had already been devised before and now they were reaping the rewards MAA wondered what the protagonist would do next wiberg was intrigued to see his sword stolen by Shinju the protagonist believed victory was possible if he could maintain control of the Demon's sword but then wiberg began launching his own wind attack Shinju managed to break through them using the Demon's own swording taking advantage of his ability to dodge and predict movements with his senses still active the protagonist could follow

the trajectory of each of wiberg's attacks this was unsettling the demon who realized that the protagonist was anticipating his movements Shinju knew he needed to finish the fight quickly wiberg was being pressured and Maya with the wind spirit continued pushing him back windberg looking down couldn't understand where the discomfort that destabilized him was coming from he thought it was impossible for this to be happening the protagonist then warned the wind demon that everything would end with that strike wiberg furious with the veins on his face bulging refused to lose to a human he kept launching

wind attacks determined not to be defeated however he was struck by his own blade thrown by the protagonist Shinju was nearly out of Mana but his determination kept him standing now on the ground wiberg couldn't believe that he had lost confused he wondered how that human could move so unpredictably indifferently Shinju explained that he had acquired the Divine protection of the imitator as soon as he learned that wiberg was Hector's teacher he had the idea of using the Demon's sword the protagonist said that he wasn't familiar with swordsmanship which was why he didn't want to

use it but the situation demanded it wiberg grumbled believing that potential Heroes like the protagonist could become a great threat Shinju then revealed that he had acquired his new ability after eliminating Hector wiberg considered Hector's disciple to Nave for allowing his enemy to become stronger after the victory over the wind demon the protagonist reflected on the immense strength of one of the four Celestial Kings there were still three Demons of similar power left he also thought about the possibility of the celestial King having children like Isabelle looking ahead the protagonist noticed Maya approaching she walked

slowly toward him carrying an expression that suggested she was still deep in thought she then asked if everything had been resolved Shinju replied that it had but he wanted to know how she felt after achieving what she had sought for so long considering everything that had happened Maya with visible sadness commented that despite everything something still felt unchanged she felt that she had finally freed herself from a burden of the past the the protagonist thanked MAA saying that without her interference with the wind he wouldn't have been able to win the battle Maya in turn

admitted that she had dedicated 10 years to preparing for that moment yet she still couldn't act alone his help had been crucial in making her revenge a reality Shinju humbly explained that what had happened was merely a coincidence something that shouldn't be exaggerated he felt satisfied with his decision to follow the path alongside her understanding the situation Maya mentioned that she knew her master had already foreseen that she would need help and that his collaboration had been important the hero candidate asked Maya what she planned to do next she replied that she hadn't thought about

the next step yet and felt a little lost Shinju suggested that she find her purpose gradually reminding her that elves lived much longer and would have more opportunities to learn and discover what they desired with a touch of humanity that set her apart Maya said that for now she planned to continue the journey alongside him the protagonist looked at her and asked if she was sure about that choice considering that she already knew her goal understanding the situation Maya confirmed that she wanted to collaborate with him even if he didn't ask for or want her

help she was determined to follow him he suggested they hurry knowing that reinforcements would be arriving soon Maya with a shy smile began following him and the two moved away from the place where they had defeated the wind demon meanwhile the demon princess observed from a distance she knew that the wind demon had been defeated and thought that the protagonist and Maya could be useful for her own plans with the obstacle eliminated she could finally prepare for the transition that was underway after some time the the hero candidate and Maya returned to albana upon their

arrival Maya was warmly welcomed by her master the sage who was surprised at how quickly they had returned she wanted to know what had happened but the sage already knew everything therefore she gave Maya permission to continue her journey alongside the human she also made it clear that Maya could make any other decision she desired the sage asked the protagonist if he was aware of the latest information about Frontline Shinju curious wanted to know what was happening the sage explained that the other hero candidates the prot Agnus friends had been defeated he was surprised to

hear that medu had lost and wanted to know who was responsible for the defeat the sage informed him that the opponent was the celestial king of Earth stone Gaia Maya believed that he was just as powerful as the wind demon wiberg Shinju asked if the other hero candidates were still alive the sage confirmed that they were but their morale was very low after the defeat she explained that they were in a mentally fragile state but were still alive Shinju then decided to observe the situation for a while knowing that his goal was still to eliminate

The Demon King Maya asked if the other hero candidates were as strong as the protagonist he regretted that they had not been able to unleash their full potential and had not found the strength necessary to win during the night at the Fort where the other hero candidates were everyone was treating their wounds the hero candidate with healing powers was tending to mid's wounds but he asked her not to worry about him and to take care of the others instead she insisted that he let her do her job since healing was the only thing she knew

how to do as he was being healed M have thought about how he had been saved and how he had man managed to retreat safely thanks to henrik's help he knew that everyone was deeply wounded not just physically but emotionally as well Rea remained silent isolated in a corner and arashi appeared visibly saddened while receiving treatment mid blamed himself believing that if he had managed to defeat the enemy everyone would be fine now Stone Gaia remained in one of the towers of Fort Alice immersed in meditation from a distance the protagonist observed his next Target

Maya found it interesting how he could identify enemies even from afar he explained that this was possible thanks to the enhancement of his appraisal ability the elf commented that as always his abilties seemed extremely convenient with her own appraisal she realized that stone Gaia was an older demon compared to the others his element was Earth she was surprised to discover that his defense was extremely strong he could out complex information as he had increased the level of his power giving him a great Advantage additionally he had also refined his detection of weak points however when

trying to detect those weak points Maya noticed that he was still too strong to have any significant vulnerabilities the protagonist thought that if that demon had a weak point it would be much easier to face him what he knew about this demon was that he specialized and using demonic Arts based on the earth attribute Maya found that unsurprising as it was expected for the celestial king of Earth however water seemed to be his weakness the protagonist wanted to know if there was any Elemental compatibility involved he explained that earth-based demonic Arts were vast and stone

Gaia could be using several of them Shinju thought that a visit to the celestial King might be a good idea meanwhile mudo continued his recovery though he kept thinking that if the protagonist had been in his place things would have turned out differently but he soon regretted those thoughts and reflected that he should handle everything on his own the other hero candidates approached him offering their support Reena told him that he didn't have to carry everything on his shoulders all the time mid was surprised to hear that narumi reassured him saying he didn't need to

be depressed because this wasn't the end of the game Hashimoto emphasized that he wasn't fighting alone meu with some hesitation asked if they all still trusted him Reena was offended by the question considering him na for even asking narumi told him that he should trust everyone just as they trusted him medo with a thoughtful expression simply watched as she walked away he apologized stating that he wasn't thinking about that at the moment narumi also mentioned that everyone was getting stronger meanwhile arashi was looking for midu when he found him he brought the other hero candidates

and told midu to change his attitude because they were not losers and were determined to defeat the stone demon Med was surprised by arashi shuk's support her arashi also stated that if necessary everyone would help crush the stone demon arashi's attitude caught everyone by surprise but it also gave midu a lot of confidence arishi was pleased to see a new expression of confidence appearing on their Leader's face kenzaki who was watching the scene from a distance was happy to see that everyone had finally decided to work together she was observing her comrades when she heard

a voice he was the protagonist asking her to make less noise because he didn't want to be noticed she placed her hand over her mouth to keep quiet but was satisfied with the situation he already knew that they had lost to the celestial king of Earth the protagonist wanted to know what kind of demonic art Stone Gaia was using willing to help the young woman told him everything she knew about the Battle after listening carefully Shinju understood that the celestial King could both create and control B she was certain that stone Gia's demonic Arts focused

primarily on that aspect the protagonist believed that everything was happening as expected just as Mya had predicted curious kanzaki wanted to know who he was referring to he changed the subject thinking the young woman for the information she then asked if he wasn't going to help everyone Shinju replied that he was about to but he noticed that they had already sorted things out he also commented that he would move like her Shadow as usual at Fort Alice all the demons were on patrol organized in pairs to cover a larger area meanwhile the hero candidates were

preparing to attack again they placed so much hope in Yumi seeing her as the key to success almost as if she were an army of 100 people nagas in turn was also pleased to have her friend among them kinesha Yumi who had had been on the support team for a while was now returning to the main base curious nay wondered if there was a specific reason for Yumi joining the front lines kin Yumi knowing that everyone was struggling thought she was just making up an excuse to justify herself in reality 5 days earlier she had

been caught off guard tired of being treated like a servant she had taken refuge in her room that was when Shinju after so long appeared and commented on how much time had passed since they last saw each other distracted Yumi agreed but quickly realized that her classmate was there there surprised she questioned how he had gotten into her room she then asked if he was really her classmate interested Shinju wanted to know if she was finally feeling better Yumi however wanted to understand how he had entered her room Shinju explained that he was there to

give her some encouragement and that for that he needed her abilities he added that she didn't need to worry because she possessed the necessary skills for combat hearing that she should join the team and help the leader Yumi didn't feel strong enough for that Shinju then asked if she didn't want to fight once again and reminded her that Leonora who had caused so much fear was no longer among them he also pointed out that there was no one left who could stop her Shinju then commented that it wasn't the time to act recklessly like a

waitress breaking plates he knew that Yumi wanted to help her friends nagas and chinami Kines was surprised to discover that her classmate had been paying attention to her Shinju on the other hand revealed that he was simply looking for a useful Pawn she then asked if he was a wanted person and if he would join the team but he didn't answer directly instead he stated that he would always be her Shadow Yumi then just wanted to prove to everyone that her abilities were valuable meanwhile kanzaki was watching the group from a distance recalling her conversation

with Shinju she wondered if Kesha's Powers would be enough to provide an advantage in combat aware of mid's plans Shinju asked kenzaki to do her best the protagonist wanted her to Simply tell Meo that he was being watched by him kenzaki confirmed that she would do so now recalling that conversation might have gathered everyone to go over the plan the group leader emphasized that there was no time to waste kanzaki agreed and everyone began discussing the next actions from afar the protagonist and Maya observed the situation Shinju aware that his friends had powers but lacked

experience in using them trusted that their growth was only a matter of time shinu's plan was to help them as little as possible providing only occasional hints so that during the battle they would learn to act on their own he knew that his friends had powers but were still inexperienced in using them the plan was to assist them minimally even by offering only a few tips Shinju wanted everyone to be able to make their own decisions during the battle from at top The Fortress walls the demons in Fort Alice couldn't understand why the humans still

insisted on fighting meanwhile the human troops prepared to attack again Captain Amelia announced that it was the right time she instructed everyone to charge forward with full force to secure Victory the demons believed that the humans had learned nothing from the last time following Captain Amelia's orders all Hero candidates were to clear the path at the same time the demon soldiers had a mission to eliminate all Invaders the battlefield had now become a chaotic scene with hero candidates and demons Clash maido looking up at the tower knew that was where the Earth demon was waiting

indeed Stone Gaia was awaiting the arrival of the hero candidates as the battle unfolded around midu he remained fixed staring at the tower stonea simply waited for the candidates to reach him suddenly the tower's drawer was blown apart arashi and the others had finally arrived at the place where the demon leader was they saw that he was already prepared accompanied by his Golems taking the lead M have stated that everyone already knew the plan meanwhile the protagonist and Maya observed from a distance the candidates facing the earth king were more confident even with several Stone

Gins waiting for them their confidence did not waver midy was also more sure of himself he ordered his team to begin the operation Nas wanted to know if her friend Yumi felt ready to carry out her Mission determined to help the young girl activated her water element with that she began manipulating the water against the Golems Stone Gaia was surprised by the new hero candidate but his plan was working with that Advantage everyone was getting actively involved in the battle the stone Gins were being destroyed with ease U and the others took the opportunity to

subdue the golems and gain ground in the fight as the Golems were dismantled they noticed that they struggled to reassemble and when they did return to their original forms they couldn't maintain them for long this situation provided emotional support for all the Allies the Earth demon realized that in the last battle there had been no users of the water element now this was a situation he needed to deal with Shinju was very pleased with Maya's inight and anticipated what would happen she had said that once the joints were wet the Golems would become harder to

control midu then encouraged everyone to keep fighting the Golems since once wet they would take longer to recover Yumi was determined to do her best to help she created a massive wave of water enough to hit all the Golems the expectations of her fellow hero candidates grew making them more confident in facing the Golems the Earth demon realized that the combatants were planning to destroy his Stone Army first knowing that his enemies now had an excellent strategist Stone Gaia understood that he needed to act differently he placed his shield on the ground and activated additional

pentagrams planning something more powerful he thought that the Goin were merely disposable minions and was now determined to show the combatants the true power of the Earth element moving like a dancer toward his enemies he launched a barriage of rocks at first the Rocks were stopped by telekinetic power preventing them from hitting the candidates however this maneuver also failed and stone Gaia noticed that his control was being negated kanzaki seized the opening and launched her domination power directly at the Earth demon stonea quickly realized that he was being manipulated by a restraining ability seeing the

opportunity arashi did not hesitate and charge straight at the enemy the celestial King swiftly raised a wall of Earth creating a barrier to protect himself from arashi's incoming explosive attack after forming the barrier Stone Gaia smiled believing his defense was impenetrable however arashi's explosive attack was merely a decoy a distraction for mid's True strike with his sword in hand midu attempted to take Stone Gaia by surprise but the Earth demon was agile and skilled in swordsmanship Hashimoto then used the rocks with his telek is hurling them toward the enemy meanwhile narumi manipulated the wind launching

wind Spears to intensify the attack the demon leader was being assaulted from all sides yet he believed that despite the attacks his defense was strong enough to withstand them however Yumi took the opportunity and launched her water element directly at him Stone Gia knew this was problematic because if his defense block got wet it could lose its resistance midu then shouted for everyone to act quickly and finish everything at once arashi and midu attacked together increasing the power power of their strikes for the first time Stone Gia seemed to feel a direct hit although he

was still able to resist he knew he couldn't let his defense be broken at any cost Stone Gia was now taking a big risk trading his defense for an offensive strategy when the demon decided to change his fighting style he exposed a weak point giving Shinju the chance to attack our video ends here if you enjoyed it please like And subscribe to the channel until next time bye-bye