Yomigaeri no Maou

Lulu and Iris came a short distance from the finals and all the way around the woods spreading in front of them.

Its purpose is nothing more than to reveal the identity of the signs we are now feeling.

Of course, it's clear that it's a demon, and I know the size and strength of it, but I can't grasp the situation.

Somehow, only so much so that one demon herd is chasing the other demon herd.

"... I hope it hasn't been too much trouble"

to the pompous and crushing lulu, Iris said,

"Reality and aspirations must not go hand in hand, my brother-in-law. Whatever you think, it's a tricky thing to do."

I assure you.

Lulu sighed at the words,

"Right..."

I said and dropped my shoulder disappointingly.

Then after waiting a while, the target group appears in front of you.

The first thing that appeared was a bunch of demons similar in composition to what I saw earlier.

A total of about ten, a combination of stone statue demons (gargoyles), monocular cows (cathobrepas) and female head birds (harpies),

This first flock, seeing the Lulu's or not, has made an immediate attack, so for now we decide to step back in line and distance ourselves.

At the same time, I stretched the long line so that I could not come to the finals.

It's just like building a wall.

The demons had all rushed to see and deny and destroy the boundaries of the Lulu, but they panicked gradually as if they were frightened.

…… Something's wrong. "

"Yeah... you seem scared of something. To the demons chasing you from behind, is it?

When we had that conversation, at last, those demons also showed their faces out of the woods.

The second round, should I say?

Their composition was the first I saw, something I didn't see when the Lulu's went into the woods.

Not so big either.

All the stone statues (gargoyles) that appeared at the beginning were close to five meters, but the demons that appeared later were around two meters in size at best.

Hell dogs (hellhounds) spewing blue flames from their mouths, lion eagles (griffons) with eagle wings and lion's lower body, plus nostalgic bears (aurbears), seen in the village woods where Solange was.

However, even if the size is not so great, the magic that dwelled in it is quite great.

The stone statues demons (gargoyles) that came out of the woods at the beginning were also by no means weak, rather demons with powerful powers, but the Hellhounds (hellhounds) who came from behind them can see that they have much higher powers than that.

As demons, there is generally no separation between the two, but apparently the Hell Dogs (Hellhounds) were powerful individuals among their species.

The stone statues demons (gargoyles) who kept pushing into the walls of the junction seemed to realize that the Hellhounds (Hellhounds) had come from behind, looking back and falling back.

By contrast, the Hellhounds are staring at the Stone Demons (Gargoyles) with the gaze of the hunters and packing their distance.

"... what the hell does that have to do with anything?

Lulu shrugged to see how such demons were, and Iris tilted his neck, too,

"I have no idea... I somehow understand that it seems hostile..."

That's right.

They are hostile to each other.

I don't know what the reason is, but that's for sure.

And what would happen if such opponents looked at each other at this distance would be more obvious than seeing fire in people and demons alike.

Then, signaling that Hellhound (Hellhound) stepped on the ground, a united Stone Statue Demon (Gargoyle) penetrates towards the Hellhounds (Hellhounds).

Cyclops (cathobrepas) and female-headed birds (harpies).

The condition was as intense as it had decided to be ready to die, and it felt like a terrible assault fearless of death.

It is all demons with giants exceeding five metres who are making advances.

There's no doubt there won't be one if we collide, which the Hellhounds (Hellhounds) seemed to know.

Hell Dogs (Hellhounds), plus Lion Eagles (Griffons) and Bears (Aulbearers) quickly dodge the Stone Statue Demons (Gargoyles) storm.

That speed greatly exceeded the speed of the common Hellhounds (Hellhounds), who could still be understood to be particularly powerful individuals.

The Stone Statue Demons (Gargoyles) showed no signs of stopping their feet even if they were evaded by the Hellhounds (Hellhounds).

That was probably to keep me on the run.

The streets leading up to the Final are the outfits sealed by the Lulu's in junction, but there is no particular junction on the streets stretching on the other side.

Now that it had been found impossible to destroy the junction, the stone statues (gargoyles) would have also guided the totality.

If you run to the other side, there's still a chance you can get away with it.

But the Hellhounds (Hellhounds) were better at one or two than the Stone Demons (Gargoyles).

Apparently they expected the Stone Demons (Gargoyles) to escape that way, and shortly after avoiding the assault, they turned themselves over and launched an attack on the Stone Demons (Gargoyles) from across.

To the flying stone statue demon (gargoyle), plus the female head bird (harpy), the lion eagle (griffon) and the hellhound (hellhound) responded.

A lion eagle (Griffon) chases the stone statue demon (Gargoyle), who focuses on his escape without touching any of the opponents he is chasing, and takes a strong blow to the head and destroys it shatteringly.

He was also a female-headed bird (Harpy) who kept avoiding the pursuit of the Lion Eagle (Griffon) in a quick move, but the hellhound (Hellhound), who saw how it was, rides the back of the Lion Eagle (Griffon), throws up a blue flame and snipes it, and again flees quickly across the back of several Lion Eagles (Griffon) to ensure he captures what a female-headed bird (Harpy) looks like and does damage to his wings.

Ultimately, the female-headed birds (harpies) who crashed as they judged their wings, which turned into something too dressed to fly, were crushed and desperate by the bears (Aulbearers) who quickly confirmed it shortly after they fell to the ground.

The last remaining were the Cyclops (Katobre Pass), but the Bear (Aurbea) thrust from the side of them fleeing, and when he turned all of them upside down, he definitely lost his life with his sharp nails.

Not a single one was able to resist the attack, and as a result the only demons who remained on the spot were those who came later.

"Oh, my God... you took our job"

Lulu looked blurry at the battle between demons and demons and squeaked so when he settled.

"I wasn't promising any particular reward... are you sure? The question is what to do after this…"

If Illis says so and looks across the line, the ten demons in a warring stance stare at this one.

"... looks kind of strong, and I'd like to stop"

Lulu says so, but his hand had already been extended to the sword of his hips.

The same goes for Illis, who stands ready to pull out his dagger at any time.

However, the Lulu's weren't the only ones who could fight at any time, and the other side seemed the same.

The killing spirit that comes at you is so strong and sharpened that it is not comparable to the earlier Stone Statue Demons (Gargoyles).

I decided to come if I wanted to, and then I tried to break the line.

"Kiyu...... Kiyu!!

And Rigadora, who had been silently watching the battle of the Hellhounds (Hellhounds), rang out loud.

What's the matter, Lulu and Illis look at Rigadora, but Rigadora's eyes are straight at the Hellhounds.

And to my surprise, the Lulu's weren't the only ones staring at Rigadora.

The Hell Dogs (Hellhounds) were also staring at Rigadora.

Besides, when you think about it for a moment, and you get a stiff look, the killer gradually disappears, and when one of the demons - the most majestic looking Hellhound - turns back on his heel, the other demons go back to the woods so that everything else follows it.

Apparently, he's not going to fight.

relieved Lulu and Illis, but Rigadora said,

"Kyuuuuuuuu! Kyuuuuuuu!

And it's ringing for the demons that are leaving.

That voice, for some reason, if you want to fix it to people's words - please stop.

That sounded like what I was saying.

But the Hell Dogs (Hellhounds). The herd of demons disappears into the back of the woods without looking back.

And when he lost sight of the last one, Rigadora went down to the ground pretentiously and cried softly.

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"... for once, it's over"

Lulu, who returned to the soldiers who were in formation outside the Final North Gate, said so, face-to-face with them opening best.

The soldiers pluck and fall down as if they were finally loaded on their shoulders after being told so.

Apparently I was being extra careful......

With that in mind, the platoon captain told Lulu.

"I'm sorry to show you my pity. I know. No, I could see Lord Lulu and Lord Iris knocking down a bunch of demons in a flash, but then they went somewhere... I didn't care if something was wrong, and the soldiers were also concerned that something was going to be okay if something was wrong."

"I see...... I'm sorry I did that. The truth is, from behind that bunch of demons, another team, a bunch, was coming..."

Lulu scratches the earlier circumstances and explains them to the platoon leader.

The platoon leader I listened to would look difficult,

"... Hmm. The herds were hostile to each other, huh?

"At least not from what we've seen. I don't know what the hell it's from...... is that common for demons around the finals?

"It's not that there's anything peculiar about the finals in particular... but it's a possible story that demons are fighting over each other's territory. I've heard that that happens when the territory of a group of demons chased from somewhere intersects the territory of the demons who were there from the beginning. It's a rare story, so there won't be so much..."

"Then you're going to have an explanation..."

While Lulu nodded at the platoon leader's explanation, he felt something, something to catch on to.

Territorial contention.

Because I was doing it, the Stone Statue Demons (Gargoyles) and Hell Dogs (Hellhounds) were in contention.

Each body was different in size and the type of demons it comprised because one was a demon that originally lived in another area.

Well, there's nothing strange about it.

It is a reasonable conclusion.

But I wonder in my heart if it really is.

I'm not sure how Rigadora would react as well as just now.

I never thought it would be this problematic to say I couldn't speak the language.

As long as Rigadora talks, I can hear what's going on.

Even if you think so and stare at Rigadora, you look somewhat depressed and the atmosphere is sinking.

"Kyu......"

The way it is with something that sighs as it lags in a puffy way remains a whole depressed human being.

Just why, is it?

That's what I want to hear.

But from what I've heard......

It is a difficult issue.

"Well, I understand the story. We are now going to bring the story of Lord Lulu back to the National Army, so it would be helpful if Lord Lulu, and Lord Illis, could tell the story to the Adventurers' Union (Alliance). And we may later be asked by the Lords to talk in detail, in which case we would appreciate your cooperation..."

I'm not saying obey orders from the lords clearly, because I know that the Lulu's have the equivalent of a superior.

Because the superiors, because of their strength, are often treated quite heavily by the state, and in some cases even the nobles are difficult to force to listen to orders.

Persistently ordered, refused and inflicted great harm, neither the country nor the nobility enjoyed it, but treated it because they knew it.

That is why there is no particular reason for Lulu or Iris to reject cooperation, although it is a weak way of saying so.

I nodded honestly and said.

"Yeah. I somehow feel like this problem is going to be pretty deep-rooted. If the lord can do his best to solve it, he can help you do it cheaply."

Like that.