Sekai Saikyou no Maou desuga Daremo Toubatsushinikitekurenainode, Yuusha Ikusei Kikan ni Sennyuusuru

Chapter 1. [Episode 37]
“Each Attack and Defense”

 

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As I jumped out of the collapsing, wind-clad High School of Magic, I saw an odd sight.

White-winged things were flying all over the city.

A humanoid, one whose head is the only animal …… that is unmistakably the same as the angelic form. If only that were all.

Among the things flying through the air and attacking people and elves on the ground one after another, there were even some with only huge faces and others with odd shapes that looked like pure white tentacles sprouting from the bodies of animals.

They were no longer what one would call angels, only white-winged ones.

It is so far removed from the angel I know. I would say that they are now monsters.

I see what it means by “heavenly demon”. Perhaps it is an odd thing to say. But what overflowed from its body was only divine energy. I could not feel the dark power that demons have.

Those things are swarming by the hundreds or more and are running amok like crazy.

Some wielded their arms and legs, while others hunted with armor woven by magic.

In the midst of this, a tremendous fire covered the heavenly demons. If converted to magic, it would be about the 10th rank.

Looking in that direction, I see a red-haired young man wielding a large sword and cutting down celestial demons one after another, while at the same time, flames erupt from the tip of his sword.

Keith. And in his hand is a holy sword. And it’s a pretty good one. Perhaps that thing is helping to increase Keith’s magical power.

A lightning strike occurred right next to it, scorching all the surrounding heavenly demons.

Looking over there, I saw a black-haired boy gushing magic power from all over his body as he unleashed one magic spell after another.

Lightning strikes, explosions, icing – Julian and Keith stand back to back as they continue to shoot magic of about the 8th degree without a break.

[Their resistance to magic is so crazy, they can’t even get a scratch with 7th-level magic.]

[The skin is as hard as a rock! If this keeps up, the numbers will overwhelm us]

[The military should be on the move by now. I don’t know how much use the military will be, but we have to hang on until then.]

It is quite reliable.

Just as I am thinking this, one of the heavenly demons was about to attack the residents who had failed to escape.

I plunged into it with the force of the storm and immediately weaved a jet-black sword with magic power in the palm of my hand and stabbed it into the head of the demon, which did not notice me.

I said to the woman who was sitting up and shaking after landing on the ground’

[Are you hurt?]

[Yes… Yes ……!]

[If you don’t want to die, don’t leave my side.]

I point my finger toward the flying heavenly demon and activate the magic circle. The body of the heavenly demon instantly explodes and disperses.

The fact that the magic of the 8th rank worked means that it is below the angels of the lower rank.

For me, it’s not even enough to pass the time, but it’s at a level where the average military man can’t even stand up to it.

Looking up at the sky, heavenly demons continue to be summoned one after another from the magic circle that has been deployed.

Magic that surpasses even the forbidden arts. I don’t have the power to destroy that technique now.

I can protect only the people around me, but the rest of them are tough. I saw a resident who was running away skewered by a spear wielded by a heavenly demon.

I slash and discard the heavenly demons that come flying in one after another. White feathers scatter from the white wings and pile up around them.

A body of its size can be defeated with a sword made from my magic power.

The sacred arts are immensely powerful against demons. Conversely, the dark arts can inflict fatal wounds on the sacred, such as angels and demons.

These two techniques are like natural enemies of each other. I never thought that my experience when Lumiel and her group attacked 1,000 years ago would come to life in a place like this.

[Theodore!]

I looked and saw Keith running up to me.

He is cutting down the attacking heavenly demons one after another, but his face is already showing signs of fatigue.

[Keith. Are you still okay?]

[Oh, this much is no problem!]

[I’m very grateful for your help. I will evacuate the people behind you as soon as I see an opening, so please lend me your help.]

[Yes!]

At that moment, those wearing black military uniforms appeared one after another.

Finally, the support is here. I hope it adds up to a little, but let’s see what happens.

– – –

[Phew!]

The fox-eared girl’s long golden hair fluttered as she unleashed a powerful kick that shattered the demon’s face.

[Hah!]

The white wolf girl’s clawed blow slashes through the demon’s neck and fresh blood spurts from it.

[There’s no end to this.]

[Phew. Too hard. My nails are ruined.]

Shaula’s claws were so sharp and pointed that they were different from normal.

When the beasts are in earnest, parts of their bodies are made to specialize in hunting prey by becoming bloated and rigid as if they were their ancestors.

[This is the heavenly demon that struck the empire 500 years ago–certainly, with this many attacking, the damage could be devastating.]

[My image of an angel is ruined. I thought it was a beautiful girl with white wings.]

Shaula leaps directly behind it as she says this, sticking to the body of the heavenly demon that was aiming at her and slashing at its neck.

A white-winged monster with a goat head and a tiger-like lower body fell.

[This monster is a scam, no doubt about it.]

[…… I see that there have already been some casualties among the Imperial Guard soldiers. I know little about magic, but it seems to not affect those of low rank.]

[I guess so. What do we do, Roca? Should we just get the hell out of here? Lieutenant General Lambert said we could run if we wanted to spare our lives.]

[What is it, Shaula? Are you afraid? Then you can run away. I will continue the battle. It’s been a long time.]

Seeing the king’s fierce smile, Shaula cowered her shoulders.

[I am Roca’s slave and escort. I would never run away without you.]

[That’s my subject. I will praise you a little later.]

[Then, I’ll have to kill all these monsters with all my might.]

[I’ve been bored lately with all the weaklings I’ve been dealing with. Let’s have a good fight to the death after all these years!]

The beast girls laughed fearlessly at each other and faced head-on the heavenly demons that attacked them one after another.

They are given the blessings of God on their already strong beastly bodies.

Blows from its fists and legs easily penetrated the demon’s robust body.

[You soldiers! Your attacks will not work. You will be engaged in evacuating the people!]

[Nah, shh, but ……]

A heavenly demon flew in front of a man in the armor of the Elberian Imperial Army who was about to say something.

The mouth was of a head so huge that it grew out of a body the size of a human adult is opened.

Roca instantly leaped up from her spot and punched the demon in the face. The impact shattered its face and splattered its brain plasma.

[Hi, hi ……]

[Get out of here. If you don’t, you’ll be the next one to suffer from those monsters.]

While watching the fleeing soldiers, Roca snapped the head of a celestial demon that had crept up behind her with a sharp blow of her tail.

[ I don’t know if it’s a messenger from heaven or if it’s just a monster, but I like this town very much. I won’t let it do what it wants anymore.]

Roca muttered to herself and leaped at the white-winged monsters she saw.

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[Lizemelia. Wake up, wake up ……!]

[Hmm ……? Oh, hey, what’s ……?]

Liz found herself in her mother’s arms.

Looking around, she found herself in a private house in the city of Mildiana. However, the roof had collapsed and the building was half destroyed.

Liz then leaped her body at the sight of the white-winged monsters speeding through the sky above.

[Hiii ……!]

[It’s all right, Lizemelia. I’m here. I will not let them touch you.]

Even so, cold sweat was oozing from Eynlana’s forehead.

One of the few things she learned from her mother, who rarely talked about the past, was a phobia of white wings.

But why would Eynlana have such symptoms? She never told her why she also inherited the symptoms.

[AHhhhhh…… mo– mother!!]

[Your symptoms are stronger than mine. I didn’t want to use it, but I had to.]

Dark-colored magic erupted from Eynlana’s hands.

As the hand slowly stroked her head, she felt a strange easing of her fear.

[Mother, is this the dark magic technique ……?]

[Yes. If you use a dark power technique on a living being, it will affect his or her body. Both good and bad. This technique obscures the memories in the other person’s brain. It may not be perfect, but it will make them less fearful, right?]

[Umm, yeah …… still scared, but ……]

[It’s only temporary, but you shouldn’t be so distraught that you go crazy.]

Liz looked at the big sky.

Flying with white wings, these monstrosities look hardly like angels.

[The reason I developed a phobia of white wings is that I was attacked by those so-called “heavenly demons” and nearly died.]

[Is this what you call a 500-year-old case?]

[Mm. At that time, after the demons had gone on a rampage in the Empire, they attacked Tsefte Aria at once. Fortunately, we were in a state of crisis with the empire at the time, so we were able to respond quickly, but even so, there were a great many casualties.]

[I see…I see……… how did the demons get the elves to–]

At that moment, the previously indifferent heavenly demons all glared at the elven mother and daughter at once.

They shudder at the unified movement as if something is controlling all of it.

Eynlana hurriedly activates the technique. Even though she is an elf who is not good at offensive techniques, she possesses enormous magical power and can easily handle even forbidden techniques.

However, in the short time before it was activated, the deadly blades of more than 20 heavenly demons were closing in.

Liz, who had been held by her mother until then, conversely stood in Eynlana’s way to protect her.

When the spears were all aimed at Liz’s body, the bodies of the heavenly demons were suddenly shredded.

While being stunned by the too-immediate event, the “space” bathed in the fresh blood of the heavenly demons shakes and takes the form of a single woman.

She was a striking girl with long silver hair wearing a maid’s uniform. She was probably about the age of Liz.

She held the swords used by imperial soldiers in both hands and slashed away all 20 of the celestial demons’ bodies with a speed that could not be followed with the eye.

Astonished by this fact, the maid girl turns back to Liz and Eynlana.

[Are you hurt?]

[Eh, ah, um, yeah ……!]

[What are you ……]

[I’m just a maid passing through.]

White feathers flew in the air. She noticed that dozens of celestial demons were staring at them again.

A tremendous explosion occurred as the attack of those with swords and spears and those with deformed bodies as their weapons came at once.

Magic power was used. Moreover, it was of a much higher rank than Theodore and Julian’s technique, which she had once glimpsed at the entrance examination.

The silver-haired maid’s body is overflowing with an out-of-the-ordinary magical power.

Liz was astonished to learn that she had used a frighteningly powerful technique without any preliminary movements.

Several of the heavenly demons that had managed to survive the explosion attacked at once, but before they could blink, hundreds of slashes were unleashed and the demons were reduced to fragments of wood.

Her sword is overflowing with black magic power. She is probably using the dark magic technique. She has cut down so many heavenly demons, yet not a single blade has spilled. It should have been a mere soldier’s sword.

The maid turned her dark purple eyes on her without disturbing a single breath.

[I will protect you. Do not leave this place.]

[But there is something I can do.]

[There is nothing. If you wish to go out there and be tortured to death by the demons, I would not wish to stop you, but I have been ordered by my Lord …… to put your safety first.]

[Oh, Mother. You’d better let this person handle this place. ……!]

[Kuh ……! At least if we know how Ludio is doing ……!]

[Then don’t worry.]

The maid girl turned her face toward the military with her sword in both hands.

[He should already be ready for battle. At the same time, my Lord said that there is a way to bring this case to an end.]

[What the hell is that Ludio guy …… up to?]

Liz thought she recognized the silver-haired girl in front of her.

The day of the entrance exam for magic. When she spoke to Theodore for the first time, she came through the entrance of the old inn – and she was the first one to speak to her.

At that moment, the maid looked in the direction of the west in surprise.

Both Liz and Eynlana were taken aback, not expecting her to make such a face, as she had rarely shown any expression before.

Then the maid girl muttered.

[……Why is she coming toward this land, that no-good angel?]

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