To Deprive a Deprived Person

The Demon King is coming. In the first report from the sights, tension ran over the 30,000 knights of the Holy Country Jardalk, who are in charge of the outer circumference of the Bueruko basin. These people are not only the final line of defense to keep Yuu from escaping, but also the front line to eliminate enemies from the outside.

"How many people did the Demon King bring?"

"He is alone"

There was a joyful color on the face of the watching man who answered the questioning companion. Those who belong to the military are reprimanded during the operation, such as feelings and smiling. It is well understood by the spectator man. Even so, they couldn't stand it and their mouths were fluttering. After all, the long-awaited Yuu who appeared was the only one, and――

"The Demon King is unarmed..."

It is possible that they are lying down in a remote place. He has an item pouch in his pocket and it is possible that he has armor in it. However, once the battle begins, it is difficult to wear armor, aside from weapons and ornaments. No, everyone thought they wouldn't give them that time. When noticed, not only the man who was watching, but also the faces of the knights around had a smile on their faces.

"Okay, let's run the news to Barash-sama"

"Let's go"

Until the battle began, the use of communication magic tools was strictly prohibited by Barash. Therefore, the report to Barash had to go directly. Also, multiple routes from the Bueruko basin to the small shrine dedicated to the local deity were open without blockade until a signal from Barash.

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"It's a tremendous fighting spirit. I don't think you've come to talk very much"

Roy talks to Yuu with a serious expression, not a joke. As the sun sets, the soft light emitted by the light moss that grows naturally around the shrine illuminates Roy. In the dark, it was a light source that was too unreliable.

"Ah, when I saw your sweet face, it seemed to come out naturally"

Roy, the hero, has a passive skill called 『Brave Body』 that raises various physical abilities. One of them is the eye that can be seen even in the dark with only a few light sources. However, Roy felt that Yuu had a clearer outlook in this dark night. There is a gap of about 5 meters between Roy and Yuu. There is a distance to discuss and it seems more convincing to say that it will be a confrontation in the future.

"I can think that you came in response to the discussion, right?"

As Yuu nods, Roy breathes a little and relaxes from his shoulders. He was hit by Yuu's fighting spirit and his whole body was unknowingly tense. Roy puts magic power into his hand to activate the rank 1 white magic 『Light Ball』.

"It's fine like that"

Yuu refuses to turn on the light and the obvious question 「Why?」, goes through Roy's head, but Roy isn't afraid to lose this opportunity because he's in a good mood.

"You were saying――"

"Before that, I want you to answer my question first"

When Roy looked at Yuu's complexion, he had an unfriendly expression, but there was no particular emotional fluctuation and he was waiting for Roy's words.

"Thank you. You said to me in the Adventurer's Guild. Don't get excited just by defeating a mischievous Demon King"

"I think it's true"

"Yes, you're right"

Roy sticks out the back of his right hand towards Yuu. Among them, a Mirage ring is fitted on his finger. The Mirage ring hides the wearer's status and is also useful for high levels of 『Analysis』. Although it is a third-class ornament, it is also a relatively easy-to-obtain item in the labyrinth. Especially in the Decor labyrinth where only decorations come out of treasure chests, the probability of getting it will increase further if you dive to the lower layers.

"I'm equipped with a Mirage Ring, which means that if you don't have an 『Analysis』or similar skill that exceeds the Mirage's ring's concealment ability, there's no way to know that the 『Demon King Killing』 among my unique skills is man-made"

Roy's guess was wrong. Yuu can see Roy's status by discovering the cover-up of Roy's Mirage ring in 『Devil Eye of the Spirit World』. Also, from the information gathered so far, he had a rough idea of ​​the Third Holy Devil War.

"I want you to answer. I just want to know the truth"

Yuu remains silent and doesn't speak.

"It's more than a decade ago. The Demon King manifested in my hometown Pandora. It's not a big town, it's a small village with no entertainment. I don't think the Demon King´s manifestation happened accidentally"

Roy unknowingly touches the steel gauntlet with his right hand.

"At that time, I lost my childhood friend"

"It's not just your childhood friend. Villagers other than you――no, two people, including you, didn't die......"

In proportion to the beating, Roy grips the steel gauntlet tightly. In the quiet forest, the dull sound of the bitter sound of the steel gauntlet and a roar leaking from the thunder sword Luo Gorenica that Roy lowers from the waist down echo. Roy was staring at Yuu in a desperate manner with no shards to spare.

"What do you want to know in the first place? Are you the one who made the Demon King? Why was Pandora Village chosen?"

"I see......after all, I´m not doing that............"

Roy, who is about to collapse from his knees, mutters to himself.

"You must have noticed it. By deceiving it――"

"Different"

"What's different? Did you know? As a hero, did you feel good about being around?"

"No"

"What would you think if the dead Pandora guys saw you now? Don't look away from the truth and avenge them――"

"Noo!!"

It was noisy as if the forest was shivering.

"I'm sorry for the loud voice. Tsu............Can you tell me only one thing? The country involved in the manifestation of the Demon King....... I guess there should be more than one"

Roy closes his eyes as if praying. As he wants his thoughts to be wrong.

"What do you do when you know that now? It hasn't worked for ten years......he"

"That's right, please"

Yuu stares at Roy, who bows deeply toward himself. And when Yuu tried to open his mouth――

"You can only go that far"

Roy looks back in amazement at the voice. There are countless knights, led by Barash――no, not just behind Roy. The shrine with Roy and Yuu was completely surrounded.

"You guys are......"

"Hero. You cant listen to the words of the Demon King anymore. No matter how brave you are, you will be deceived"

That is the deputy leader of the Holy Knights of Jardalk. Since when did they hide? Even though there were so many people lying down, he didn't notice!? Various thoughts run around in Roy's head. But above all, the emotion that arose in his heart was anger. Shortly after, he was prevented from reaching the truth he had been pursuing for many years. Moreover, this situation was very poor for Roy. After all, it's like Roy is Yuu――

"Believe me. I know I'm overdoing it in this situation, but I'm not involved at all"

Roy screams at Yuu, but Yuu looks around to see the Holy Knights around him, without looking at Roy.

"The result of believing in you is this mess"

Not only Roy, but Yuu himself was a little surprised that he hadn't noticed the existence of Barash and the knights. Yuu, who decided to believe in Roy, forbids himself the magic and skills related to all enemy searches. However, there is nothing you can do about passive skills that are always activated. From this, it can be seen that the enemy has at least the ability to hide from Yuu's 『Search』 skill. Even if Yuu just took a quick look, there are thousands of troops. If you include the signs hidden in the depths of the forest, it will easily exceed 10,000.

"I swear to God, I haven't deceived you"

"What's the point of swearing to a god who is worth less than shit? What's the point? Did these guys happen to be hostile to me on the day you were called? More than 10,000 soldiers are armed in such a remote place. Tell me how much bad luck it is likely to happen"

Roy couldn't put it into words. There can be no such astronomical probability. Roy himself understood, not to mention Yuu. This is not a coincidence, but a well-prepared one.

"Hero-sama, it’s wonderful"

"What are you talking about......?"

"I am saying that you have fulfilled your duty to lure the Demon King this time. When this operation is successful, the name of the hero Roy Buom will be spoken among the folk grasses for posterity. Now, the hero who has finished his role should leave this place as soon as possible. From here on, it is ephemeral――because of the role of the Holy Knights of the Holy Country Jardalk"

"If I allow such behavior"

As Roy pulled the thunder sword Luo Gorenica out of his scabbard, some knights shouted "Ho" in a sword mixed with beauty and tyranny.

"No matter what, you have to leave"

"It's terrible. I, a hero, can't forgive such a cowardly action!"

"Yareyare. You're a troublesome man"

Barash raised his hand and the knights threw something at Roy, who was holding his sword. Roy, who was alert, opened his eyes when he saw the thrown object.

"Y, You guys......!?"

The knights threw two beastmen boys. These boys longed for the hero Roy, who met in a village of beastmen and humans hiding in a buffer zone set up by the holy country Jardalk and the free state Hameln.

"I'm going to be firm!"

"Aa......aa....... H, Hero......sa, ma?"

"How............what? W......Why we're......here......?"

The consciousness is turbid, and only a slight reaction is shown to Roy's call. When Roy touches the boys' foreheads, their body temperature is unusually high. Nevertheless, they are not sweating and their breathing is not rough and calm. You can see at a glance that it is unusual.

"Do such an outrageous action! Are you guys not ashamed!!"

Roy continues to cast recovery and detoxification magic on the Beastman boys while glaring at Barash´s group, but there are no signs of improvement.

"Sacrifice is inherent in fulfilling the cause. The smaller the sacrifice, the better. If it is a demi-human, it will not hurt anyone's heart"

Without being afraid, Barash speaks openly to Roy. Roy is stunned by the appearance.

"Satou, I'm not that good at white magic. I know I'm not in a position to say this, and I know it's a shame, but now will you help these kids?"

"I cant"

"Please! I know you hate me. But still――"

"It's a poison I've never seen. No, it's an allergy that reacts only to beastmen rather than poison"

Yuu sees the beastmen's boys with 『Devil Eye of the Spirit World』. Various abnormal conditions were displayed and the administered ingredients were listed, but all of them were new to him.

"Do you think they will use a poison that can be cured in the first place? Even if it can be cured――"

"That's right. I know the Demon King better. Hero, there is a town called Forhery further north east from here. You should head to the inn called Mansungju in that town. Someone is staying at that inn. I have a person named Ruge who has the antidote"

Roy was forced to choose between two options. One fights with Yuu against the Order of the Holy Knights of Jardalk. However, if he fights, the beastmen's boys will surely die. The other is to leave this place with the beastman boys. In that case, Yuu will be left alone fighting that large army. Roy knows what the Holy Country Jardark is like. However, the beastmen's boys have little time left. Roy looks at Yuu with a sad look.

"Go fast"

Roy stares at Yuu with a surprised face.

"But then you are"

"It's frustrating to look at your face. Take the kids and disappear"

Did Roy decide? He starts running with the two beastmen boys on both sides. And as he passes by Yuu――

"I'm sorry"

He muttered so. As soon as Roy disappears into the forest, the knights fill the gap.

"Well, Demon Lord. I'm late to say hello, but I´m Barash, the deputy leader of the Order of the Holy Knights of Jardalk, who leads this army. In Udon Kingdom, my nickname 『Iron Wall』may be more famous"

Barash, whose surroundings are protected by heavy knights, begins to introduce himself.

"There are many other famous fierce people here, including 『Three Sword』 and 『Holy Fist』. Since it is clear that the Demon Lord has no chance of winning, this place was mysteriously captured"

(Capture? What does he mean?)

Yuu doubts the word capture rather than kill.

"How about a reply?"

"You said 『Iron wall』"

"Absolutely"

"Maybe the best shield is 『Diamond Rudi』. I forgot the sword, but with bare hands it must have been 『Barehanded Merit』. What, are you the losers who couldn't be the best? It's hard to lower the stupidity, but I'm the most stupid"

"Umm. That's right"

Yuu was looking at the situation, ignoring the question from Barash, but he still could not grasp the whole picture of the army surrounding him. He doesn't know who, but there are those who are interfering with his skills and magic detection.

"Yes, I remembered in Jardalk. It was a country that worshiped a god like a toilet fly"

Yuu is struck by a dense murder intent from the Knights, who have formed an undisturbed formation like an emotionless golem.

"What's wrong? Is that true? Did I say something poor?"

"Demon Lord, I won't get by that trick. But I can't forgive you for insulting our god. You don't have to wait for a reply, everyone――"

Yuu's rank 4 black magic 『Steel Bullet』 is activated sooner than Barash raises his arm. The number is about 100,000. Steel bullets carrying death in all directions were fired all at once.

"Hmm. After all...did you come to cut this number for the first time?"

Barash, protected by a wall of water, whispers to the expected attack. Yuu's 100,000 steel bullets were unbelievably prevented without killing just one person. It was the rank 2 black magic 『Water Wall』 that protected Barash and the knights from the steel bullets. A huge wall of water is formed around Yuu. Yuu thinks 「Something is wrong」 in his mind. It's not that 『Steel Bullet』 was prevented. What made him feel uncomfortable was how to prevent it. It is common practice to use shields and weapons for avant-garde knights and barriers for rearguards to prevent long-range attacks. But Barash´s group did the best to prevent it, as if they knew Yuu would use 『Steel Bullet』in his first move. Yuu uses his unique skill 『Parallel Thinking』 to grasp the situation and at the same time think about multiple next moves.

"Oh……"

Unintentionally, a surprised voice leaked from Yuu. In the barrier――there was a hole in the barrier that Yuu developed. Unbelievably, Yuu's barrier was pierced from the front...the next moment, the earth at Yuu's feet collapsed――an illusion. The facts are different. Yuu knelt to the ground. It is a higher level magic, rank 6 enchant magic 『Lead killer Whale Kuru』 and the rank 3 enchant magic 『Dull weight"』that makes the whole body of the target heavy like lead. There are those who not only break through Yuu's barrier, but also penetrate all the skills of resistance to various abnormal conditions, magic resistance, and so on. There are only a few in Yuu's memory, such as his own barriers and opponents who break through resistance skills from the front. No matter who it is, Yuu has to deal with it with the highest priority. At the same time as he immediately started to release the negative enchant magic, Yuu tried to rebuild the barrier with a hole, but before that, hundreds of negative enchant magic were struck. Hundreds of magic contained magic power comparable to that of high-ranking Tenma, if not as much as the first blow. Abnormal conditions such as poison, deadly poison, paralysis, aging, fever, inflammation, chills, decreased physical ability, decreased magic resistance, decreased resistance to abnormal conditions, bleeding, frostbite and rotten attack Yuu.

"Gu......"

The skin rots in places, turning red and black and then purple. In addition, blood spouts from the pores of his whole body. Yuu newly overwrites with enchant magic or resists and cancels the abnormal state. If this abnormal condition alone is a normal person, has he already died dozens of times? However, without time to breathe, the next attack attacks Yuu. It is an arrow. Countless arrows were shot at Yzu. Each arrow is not an ordinary flying arrow. They approach Yuu while groaning as if they were digging in the air. Although still over dozens of abnormalities, Yuu evades or flips arrows――several arrows shoot through Yuu's body. In the myriad of arrows, there are clearly different levels of users. With that as a trigger, an arrow pierces Yuu's body, which has stopped moving for a moment, like a swordsman. In addition, it seems that the poison is applied to the iron and Yuu will use MP to remove the poison. Yuu tries to pull out the stabbed arrows, but the arrows break at the root and the arrow heads remain in the body.

"『Jet Black Seventh Heavenly Demon』! How about the taste of the Holy Country Jardalk Archer Corps's 『Missing Arrowheads』!!"

A man from the archer corps speaks to Yuu to provoke him while holding an arrow.

(Level 52, this guy. The one who shot the powerful arrows)

In the Holy Country Jardalk Archer Corps, the shaft that makes up the arrow is processed so that it is easy to break. When you try to pull it out, the shaft breaks and the arrowhead remains in the body. Of course, shooting a fragile arrow requires a certain amount of skill.

"If you like it, don't hesitate to taste more!!"

An arrow far exceeding the previous one is shot. Now Yuu is turning a huge amount of MP to regenerate and clear abnormal conditions, so he can't turn his magic power into new magic, barriers and 『Combat』. Yu decides he can't accept it and jumps to the side. However, spearheads were waiting at the point where he escaped from the barrage of arrows.

"You guys wait until I tell you"

From among the spear cavalry, a man stands in front of Yuu. The man's whole body is covered with a dull silver armor and a silver-shining spear is held in his hand.

"Now, I'm always fighting!"

(Is this level 54?)

A piercing that is faster than a flying arrow attacks Yuu in a row. He could barely evade in the current state, even though he could usually evade with a margin. Behind the evading Yuu, countless holes are pierced into the ground one after another.

"As expected, you´re a Demon King!"

The man speeds up even further, shooting an unstoppable piercing in his eyes. Just by squeezing the spear, Yuu's skin is involved and the meat is taken away.

"Haa!!"

The man activates a spear technique with the spirit of a fissure. The spear technique 『Dragon Killing』 is a piercing dragon. A stab that left behind a sound pierced Yuu's left shoulder.

"Gakahuu......"

When everyone in the spear cavalry thought they had won, Yuu's martial art 『Matoi Fajin』 had blown off the man's lower jaw. It was the spear cavalry with an astonishing expression, but so was Yuu. The deadly blow that struck the opponent with the spirit that was elaborated by the circular motion should have definitely blown up from the man's neck. However, the man evades on the verge of it. However, the man will definitely die in the next blow. Yuu tries to release a stop blow, but the man strikes back while his lower jaw is blown away. It was a blow that Yuu couldn't believe coming from a half dead.

"Maa......ma, hua......maahuaa!!"

"Discipline"

Yuu, who was impressed inwardly, releases his fist while cursing the man who is seriously injured but strikes back. At the same time as the sound of piercing a huge bell echoes around, Yuu's right fist breaks. A big wall stood between Yuu and the man.

"Hou....... Do you distort my shield with a fist?"

A man holding a huge shield, which was mistaken for a wall, caught Yuu's fist. The man swings the shield as it is and flicks Yuu away.

"Stephan-dono, you're all right"

The man with a large shield calls on the man who is half dead and half alive.

"Huaahi. Huahyuhuoshi, I thought it would be a negative number. After all, the opponent is a Demon King. It's not so easy"

As if to rewind time, the jaw of the man who had lost his lower jaw is regenerated. In no time, the man's chin is restored. Yuu confirms that a thread――a thread of magic power is connected to the body of the man called Stephan. A large amount of recovery magic was poured from there and the half-dead and half-life man was recovered in a blink of an eye.

"Then, do you come"

"Umm"

A little away from the battlefield, Barash was watching the battle.

"In that state, instead of surpassing the onslaught of 『Perforation』Stephan, do you want to defeat it? Behold, the custom-made adamantite shield that was made three times thicker than usual has been deformed"

To Barash's words, not only the young knight who was standing by his side, but also the generals around him felt that their spines were frozen. How many people in the Order of the Holy Knights of Jardalk can win a one-on-one match with Stephan? Moreover, in the state of receiving that much negative enchant magic.

"Hmm. Apparently,『Jet Black Seventh Heavenly Demon』seems unsatisfactory"

"Haa!"

The young knight who follows the words quickly issues a command.

"Put in the 27th Heavy Knights and the 17th Spear Cavalry! The bow soldiers continue to shoot support! The magic of giving negative to the Demon King will be interrupted!!"

"Leave it to me!!"

The night has just begun.

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Author note

Spear Man: Nickname, 『Perforation』, the brigade leader of the 9th Brigade. Level 54

Man of the Great Shield: Nickname, 『The Cesar of the Great Shield』, the commander of the 6th Battalion.

Bow Man: Captain of the 4th Battalion Level 52