"The number of demons we have identified is not necessarily in the village, but it is unlikely to be so many."

And the number of heroes who can be confirmed is four.

Hideo thought that Takashima was among them, and that if he rescued it would be a force to the Imperial City.

In addition, the position of the brave who has defeated in the war should be delicate.

So Hideo thought that it was a chance to be a "hero who helped a friend" rather than a "hero who fled."

"So what do you do?"

Sagami of the real atmosphere hears.

"Help them!"

"If Hideo says that, I'll help, but how can I help?"

Hideo thinks a bit about how Kikuchi can help.

"Ride the darkness and cut the four ropes to help and escape"

`` Do villagers not help? ''

Kikuchi heard, but Sagami seemed to be thinking the same.

"Helping the villagers requires a battle with the demons. Perhaps the villagers will not help because reinforcements may come during the battle."

They seemed a little confused by the words that the villagers would not help, but they understood what Hideo was saying.

These three hideos are fugitives.

There is considerable risk in helping a friend you know.

So they did not say anything more about the villagers.

As the sun went down, the Hideos set out to help their companions.

Approach the Takashimas carefully so that the demons do not notice in the dark.

`` Takashima, are you awake? ''

Kujo talking to Takashima whispering.

Kikuchi and Sagami are talking to another hero.

`` What !?

"Shhh! Do not make a loud voice."

"Oh, I'm sorry"

"I'm cutting the rope now ..."

The feeling of cutting a rope with a knife was also transmitted to Takashima.

Then, shortly after Takashima's rope was cut, Hideo cut another brave's rope.

"Run away"

`` What do the villagers do? ''

One of the heroes who helped, Yoshinobu Okubo, asks a question.

Hideo reluctantly asked the question, but answered it in a small voice.

"We don't have the strength to rescue the villagers today. Unfortunately, the villagers can't help."

`` Such! ''

`` Shhh! ''

Okokubo unintentionally shouted.

The demons heard that and they seemed to be approaching the Seven.

`` Muh, you guys !? ''

The demon calls on his companions to stop the seven men cutting the rope and trying to escape.

`` Oh, Okokubo, you got sick, you gotta stop! ''

Takashima kicked Okubo towards the demons.

"Wow, that's it !?"

`` Kujo, let's escape! ''

`` Oh everyone, run away! ''

Hideo wants to sigh, saying she must run again.

The six ran with Okubo left behind.

Okubo's screams were heard over his back, but no one stopped.

However, the demons pursued quickly after sacrificing Okokubo.

`` Did you catch up !? ''

`` Okubo's guy did not play a role! ''

The Takashima captives have been given daggers by Hideo, but they have no weapons.

Combat is not always a good idea.

`` The escape of the prisoners is the death penalty!

Hideo turns pale when someone in the demons says so.

You cannot be a prisoner of war if you are sentenced to death.

I have to fight to get hungry.

`` Takashima will kill you! ''

"Sure!"

Hideo and Takashima attack the ox-headed demons.

Following that, the other four rush into the cowhead demons.

`` Bumoooooooo! ''

The cowhead demons shake the giant ax they had.

Takashima tried to avoid this by lowering his body position, and Hideo attacked his foot with a sword.

The other four approach and attack with a dagger or sword, trying to attack the cow monster as much as possible.

Unfortunately, only Hideo can use the magic among the six people here.

The hideo, however, was running away from the frustration of the battle.

(Gather them more. Make a chance for me to escape!)

And that time has come.

Hideo escaped from the spot without looking back at all.

The other five were fighting other demons who had joined the race besides the cowhead demons, so they didn't notice the escape of Hideo at all.

While doing so, one person makes a large hole in the body and falls down.

After seeing it, Kikuchi shrank, and her neck was cut off.

Heroes dying one after another.

And Takashima noticed.

`` Where is Kujo !? ''

"Huh? Hideo ..."

`` Damn, Kujo's bastard, we fled using us as a decoy! ''

Takashima is swearing about Hideo.

And Sagami learns that it was abandoned by Hideo.

The short life of the five abandoned by Hideo ended the curtain there.

"I ran away alone."

`` It's a sneaky guy to forsake and run away! ''

The demons search for the video that disappeared in the dark.

However, he was unable to find the cleverly running Hideo.

Hideo, who managed to escape, was running in the dark, thinking of not being able to find it.

After running to some extent, I changed directions, so I don't even know where I was going in the dark.

`` Shit, if the stupid Okubo doesn't even make a loud voice, save what you have! ''

That would have left the fact that he had rescued at least four people.

It is now alone.

Hideo was poisoned by ex-classmates who died in the dark.

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Time goes back a little.

Suzuno rushes to Miki lying prone on the ground in response to the giant's sword.

`` Miki!

It doesn't matter if Miki's blood gets her clothes dirty, Suzuno sits on the ground and pushes up and down against the wound to stop the blood on her right arm, where Miki has gone.

"Su ... zno ... n ..."

Miki looks at Suzuno with her blank eyes.

His eyes were weak and seemed like candles that were almost extinguished.

"Did you do it now? [Recovery magic]"

However, Suzuno was unable to cast Recovery Magic.

A giant who cut Miki grabbed Suzuno's collar and lifted it like a cat.

`` Let's release! ''

"That's my prey. I'll let you go."

If you look at Miki's wounds, you will not be helped anymore, and even if you survive a life, it is difficult to live as a warrior because you do not have the right arm.

It might be a warrior's sympathy for a giant, but it was impossible for Suzuno.

"Stop! Miki can't fight anymore!"

"So I'll stab you so that you don't prolong your suffering."

The giant points his sword at Miki.

`` No! Miki is not dead! Why is it so easy to take my life !? ''

The giant looks at Girori and Suzuno.

"Because it's a battle."

He protruded his sword at Miki.

`` No! ''

Suzuno covers his eyes with both hands and screams in pain. The scream echoed vainly on the battlefield.

Miki is prepared to die here.

The view is blurred and Suzuno's face is invisible.

And my ears became deaf.

"Suzunon ... alive ..."

Did the voice reach Suzuno? I couldn't see my eyes and I couldn't hear my ears.

"Thanks"

Miki's consciousness fell into the dark.

`` No! ''

Suzuno's scream resounds on the battlefield.

The giant's sword pierces Miki. It should have been.

The giant's sword was stopping a few centimeters before Miki.

No matter how hard the giant puts his power, he does not move.

"Muh ... who are you?"

Suzuno opens his eyes with the voice of the giant.

And what I saw was a black shadow that captured the giant's huge sword with a thin sword.

It is hard to recognize. However, the moment I saw the silhouette, an electric current ran through Suzuno's whole body.

"Is she alive?"

"I have breath, and I ate the minced meat. No problem."

Next to Miki, a fiery red-haired girl kneeling on the ground had Miki swallow something with water.

"Yes, I leave her to them.

Unexpectedly, another woman appeared next to Miki, who was dressed in a maid.

""Yes!""

The giant stares at the black shadow that is catching his huge sword.

"Who are you? Show me."

There was already a figure of Tsukuru, which was already showing up, but which was very hard to recognize due to the effects of the "Migrant".

`` Maybe the level has risen and the title effect has increased? ''

When Tsukuru took out a mass of Orichalcum from [Material Storage], he activated [Equivalent Exchange II] to create a ring recognized by others.

I replaced the newly shining blue ring with the existing ring and fitted it on the middle finger of my left hand.

"Can you see this?"

"Mm, um. I can see it."

`` Tsukuru-kun! ''

Suzuno, who was grabbed by a giant like a cat, regained her voice.

`` Ichinose, how are you? ''

It would not be the word to say in this scene.

Suzuno throws a protest glance at Tsukuru who cannot understand the girl's heart if he wants a more touching reunion word.

Nevertheless, it is inevitable that Tsuru, who appeared at the timing of Miki's desperate situation, looks like a prince.

`` Uncle, can you defeat that girl and pull the army? ''

"..."

"What are you saying stupid things !?"

`` I do not receive instructions for people! ''

The giant did not immediately respond to Tukuru, but the demons around were stupid about Tukuru's proposal.

"Noisy. I'm talking to this big guy, keep the outfield silent."

The outfield is silenced by lethaling.

There are many demons who faint or incontinent due to the murder of the tusks.

"... Should we pull the army?"

The giant has confirmed to Tsukuru.

"I'll do nothing if I leave her and pull the army."

"... Okay, let's pull the army."

When he says so, he pulls his sword, carefully lowers Suzuno to the ground, and the giant slowly descends backwards.

`` Mr. Garbus! Why are you pulling the army !? ''

The giant is said to be Garbus. A subordinate demonic who eats the garbus.

"If you don't pull it, it will be annihilated.

"It's ridiculous! We can't be wiped out!"

Garbus grabs the demons who speak and squeezes the demons with his hands.

"A fool !! If you don't know the strength of that man, go ahead. Let's do this garbus!"

The demons had no choice but to withdraw their actions and words.