Corporate Slave Hero Says He's Quitting His Job

"Well, if we get this far, they won't even bother us."

In the woods a little further from the confronting position of Adele and Irela.

Isbell is staring at Phantom with a serious eye, but he is grinning at him in a way he didn't mean to.

"You don't have to look so scared, do you? I'm your man, aren't I?

"... I'm no longer a subordinate. If you want to leave now, let's miss it."

"I can't do that. My mission is to bring you back."

The temperature around suddenly drops dramatically, mainly in Isbell, where I heard the word.

Seeing frost on the weed at his feet, Phantom raised an exclamation.

"Well, I didn't know you could create so much cold air without the Demon King's heart... it still looks like you're surpassing the demon kings of history if you only look at their witchcraft proficiency"

"Just say it again. Go away."

"... I need to be able to..."

When I realized, Phantom had disappeared from Isbell's sight.

At the next moment, something perfect and sharp is pressed against her throat.

"- You've said that many times, haven't you?

"... hallucinations"

Isbell's neck was accompanied by a knife.

Did the blade cut off a little skin, a muscle of blood on his neck, disappearing into his clothes?

"Your answer. It was too late to realize that."

"Let him talk to hallucinations. It's a relief to know he's approaching quietly."

"Now that I've won, I'd rather have a compliment. I remember saving your predicament many times, but I forgot?

"Hate, I don't remember anymore"

Phantom laughs lightly at Isbell for returning that statement.

"Haha, is that right? Well, that's fine. From now on, you have to remember it better. As far as I'm concerned, it would be helpful if you could keep up with me as adults... how about that, do you still resist?

"Naturally. Don't think you took my life to this extent."

Make sure Isbell turns around and stares at Phantom.

Then, at the same time, the knife that was being poked at was smashed and scattered along with the crushing sound.

"Become"

"Icebomb!"

When Isbell put his hand around him, the cold air suddenly spread around him.

Phantom shakes his body and leaves the scene, but quickly turns into frozen earth around Isbell.

Every time I moved my leg, the weed was crushed and the cold air was standing in from the ground.

"Phew, that's dangerous. It was ice pickled."

Phantom appeared a short distance from Isbell.

All over the outfit has been frozen, but he himself seems safe.

"Running away is fast."

Isbell crushes a knife with her leg that has been frozen and melted.

"Range attacks are still troublesome. It doesn't matter which position I'm in. That sounds like a countermeasure!

Phantom releases magic around him as he widens his arms wide.

The demonic trees began to stretch out their branches as if they had attacked Adele earlier.

"Wood Circus - Come on, let's start the show."

The trees are not tired of just stretching out the branches and rising up (...) as they lift up the ground.

Moving his roots like feet, the surrounding trees headed straight for Isbell.

"Come on, Demon King! How do you cut through!

"- Make sure you're kidding."

Tree monsters Just before attacking Isbell, all trees stopped moving.

Soon everything is frozen and doesn't even work with Pickle.

When Isbell waves his arm, the trees that surrounded him are shattered and rolled to one side.

"How long are you going to keep doing this farce?"

"Hmm, is that a farce?

"Your illusion is not like this. I'm asking how long you've been playing."

"... I'm sorry about Nori, the Demon King"

When Phantom clasps his shoulders like, "Oh, boy," he raises his hands.

"I'm here, I'm surrendering. I'm not willing to continue fighting any more."

……

Isbell lowers her arms and unfreezes the area.

When the ambient temperature began to rise, Phantom quietly opened his mouth.

"- It's true they told me to bring you back. That was the directive. But the truth is a little different."

……

"There's been something wrong with Squad Two lately. In a nutshell, we are beginning to take in external forces. That's what humans are for."

"A human?

Phantom nods one thing and goes on with the words.

"From that, we weren't afraid the Second Squad was going to gather their strength and take over Demon King's Castle. We wanted Isbell to come home once before anything happened."

"... Squad Two. Sure, they were more frightened than you."

"That's tough! But you're right. The current problem with Demon King's Castle is that they don't know what to do."

After listening, Isbell opens her mouth with her face up, after a little thought.

"So what do you want me to do back there?"

"I want you to have the heart of the Demon King and take control of the second squad with us. Lady Gidalla says that if you can even manage this problem, you can be independent in a way that officially lets the demon king take over from the others"

……

Isbell nods again and bites her lips.

As such, a period of silence came.

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"I feel magic from around here..."

As I walked in the woods, I was in the middle of finding the magic between them and heading there.

As we approached, we found out that the two of us weren't fighting... what are we doing?

"- Oh, man of man... no, Adele the brave. Is that where you are?

"Huh!"

I let my body jump for a moment and slowly walked out to Phantom, the Lord of Voices.

If you think the trees have opened your sight, it's like a small square there.

Leaves and branches are scattered on one side, only slightly chilly.

It's a trail of Isbell's battle.

For fighting, I have some doubts about the way the two of you are talking across the street -.

"You were aware"

"Because the magic fluctuations I felt when I was fighting the frustrations were extremely close to the brave"

"Illusion users are also highly sensible. I'll remember that."

Apparently, there's no hostility.

I approach Isbell with a little vigilance.

"Adele......"

"What's up?

Isbell has a slightly more difficult face and has been staring at me.

Looks like we got caught discussing something.

"I'm going back to Demon King's Castle once."

"... right"

It would be a lie to say I wasn't surprised, but I didn't get an unexpected shock.

Somehow, because I felt that way?

"For once, can I ask why?

"They say there are people in the Demon King SS who are making suspicious moves. Solve one of those guys and I'll be free in the sun, apparently."

"... I see"

It's a good story.

If we do this, the demons will be cut off from each other.

Looks like you were going to bring this story up from the beginning, as far as Phantom's attitude goes.

"If we are liberated, we can also decide on a new demon king. If I do, I should be able to live here without any clue... so I'll go back once"

"- Okay. I don't disagree with your idea. I'll take care of the fields at Isbell's house."

"Uhm, it helps"

So Isbell laughed a little sassy.

I guess there's some anxiety.

It looked like I couldn't help laughing.

"... what? Brave man, what are you talking about?

"To?"

"You've decided to go, too, haven't you? Because this situation is also what you created."

- To?