Hero’s Redo ~ A Hero That Once Saved the World Reborn as a Girl ~

- Bandit Perspective

The Lapis line was supposed to be happy to help us out when we asked for help in a deceptive way. If it's true, I'm angry to go home, or two or three shots were ready to get punched, but they're walking me underground without complaining.

Yes, we were headed to the great cavity hidden beneath Castle Xanthos. Behemoth, who helped the founding king, apparently decided to root the basement of the castle without leaving anywhere. There's a double meaning there. There is one original purpose as the Spirit who says it enriches the land, and one dangerous purpose: to kill the Queen immediately if the royal family fails in its promises. Even if I say four spirits, they are not evil spirits, so I will not imitate them to kill all human beings in the country, even if it is because I have broken my word. But only Lady Titis, a descendant of the royal family, won't miss it.

The only people in this country who know that such a dangerous existence is hidden beneath the castle are Titis and us brave men's parties. The long staircase leading to this far underground was hidden at the end of a secret door through which only royal humans could pass from generation to generation. I didn't know until recently either. Titis, threatened by Behemoth that the deadline was imminent, apparently took me to talk to him after worrying about his troubles.

Naturally, being a brave man for once, I was going to fight to protect her, but when the Spirit becomes the target, the minutes are bad. My party is all about fleshshell fighting, and when I say usable magic, it's about easy healing magic. So fighting the Spirit at the top of the earth attribute is too reckless for anything at all, considering the party configuration of all warriors. The hand I came up with in trouble was to ask for help. Even so, bringing a half-breed guy just adds more victims. I can't think of it as a force of war unless they're at least as strong as me. And fortunately, I knew one such person. In the simulated battle of the Rebble Empire, a mighty man able to overwhelm the fortified Barbaros with his bare hands and use numerous great magic unchanging - Miss Lapis. It's not just a secret detective, it's a rumor about her that sounds like a human being. Even if that was half the talk, I couldn't think of any more help.

Really, it would have been desperate if they hadn't come. I don't know if you know what's inside of me like that, Miss Lapis doesn't look particularly attentive, she talks to me sometimes.

"Behemoth, at least let the sword wrap its magic around it, or it'll be tough without the devil's sword or the holy sword. Because I can't do damage when I'm not materializing otherwise. Are the bandits okay?

"I'm fine. Not as good as you, but we also know how to put magic on a weapon. I saw it once at an example dinner party, and then I practiced desperately."

"Heh. You're a boulder brave man to be able to do it just by looking at it."

Say as Miss Lapis was impressed. I'm glad to hear it, but it's not a technique created from nothing at all, it's just a reference to the moves Rubias was using. It was easy for me to give you a hint.

"Besides, once this prey is a demon sword, Assuming it's out of magic, the attack should pass."

With that said, I'll point to one long sword on my back. This is Zanzas, the devil's sword that can blow its name to Barrios. According to the inheritance, once shaken, the flow of water was manipulated, and the water overflowing from the sword was enough to create a lake. Long ago, some people manipulated this demon sword to submerge enemy castles... but they don't actually have that powerful ability. Indeed, Zanzas is a weapon of water attributes and his fullness is always wet. It is also possible to produce a running stream of water when the owner wields it with magic, but if it were me, it would only be to the extent that I smashed the water with a big bucket at best. If I wanted to submerge the castle like this, how many years would that take...... If I had time like that, it would be quicker to get in and control it directly. and well, a demon sword with subtle performance like that, but it should be better than a normal weapon because it entails magic.

"Don't worry, our weapons are also made of Mithril."

My sisters also showed their respective specialty weapons - spears and axes. Initially I was wondering how to wield an axe with a woman's slender arms, but that also changed my perception a lot when I met Miss Lapis. Anyway, he had incredible arm strength with that thin arm. It would be cute enough to wield an axe compared to that one.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I did this for my concubine..."

"Never mind. Besides, we haven't decided to fight for sure yet. Because there might be room for discussion."

Miss Lapis tells me that to comfort Lady Titis, but I didn't even think the shards would fit in with the discussion. It seems that Behemoth had already repeatedly advised Titis that the promised deadline was imminent, but each time, Titis hastily postponed the answer. Even spirits who waited for me in temper on a century-by-century basis must mean that the limits of patience were coming to the boulders. If I'm in Behemoth's shoes, it must be furious if the bugs are too good to wait for you to do all this and turn you into a rebellion now. So there should be a good chance it will be a fight.

"Miss Lapis. For your information, have you ever fought the Spirit?

If she treats even Rich as a baby, she might have some experience fighting four other spirits besides Behemoth. I questioned her with pale anticipation, but she just twisted her neck adorably.

"Uh-huh... I wonder if you have any experience with boulders. I've fought many times if I'm a junior spirit, but when I'm in the four spirits class on a boulder, It's rare that people can call first."

"Right. I'm gonna have to bump into something real."

We're losing the conversation as we go downstairs. I guess there's also an instinctive fear of going down to a dark hole where you simply don't rely on the lights and you can't even see the bottom, because there was another reason to say that some signs were getting stronger and stronger.

"It's close..."

Says Dieria, the only spiritual user. I'm not even a spiritual anymore. I can feel it on my skin. Overwhelming flux of power. There's a top-level presence right there that makes up the world's picture of reason. I realized, at some point, that my body was trembling in small pieces. Scary - I think I'm scared from the bottom of my heart, even though I didn't relate directly yet. Is this the Four Spirits...... Behemoth?

"Looks like it's on."

A leading Lapis lady flew the magic of the lights in all directions at the same time as the words. As soon as possible, the surroundings are illuminated by daylight brightness. Thank goodness. It was the first thing we had to do for those of us who couldn't even move properly if it stayed dark.

The first big cavity I set foot in was a huge space with nothing. There are no artifacts other than the rock walls with the stairs that came down, and there's really nothing. It's a big space. It's a blowout that lasts all the way to the castle, so it'll be so high that you can't see the ceiling or anything, and despite being lit by the magic of powerful lights, you can't see the walls around you. It was just created for some giant existence to break out - a space that made it feel that way.

"What about Behemoth?

"I'm here. Already here."

Dieria points to my question. Then the surrounding magic gathered at one point so as to meet it. The ground, which is supposed to be hard, is rippling like the sea, and the air is trembling. Tension has also made it painful to breathe. There is a cold sweat on our faces without exception. Even that Lapis lady remains a tough face. I mean, that's all the strong enemies. The magic that was gathering began to take shape gradually, shaping the appearance of an integral beast. It showed up. It's a giant lion. The earth, stretched out of its mouth by two vicious fangs and trampled with strong limbs, is cracked. The reddish skin was covered with such stunning muscles that any attack was likely to bounce back, and the hyena running through her back was golden like fruitful wheat.

"That's... Behemoth..."

Someone groaned in a pounding manner. I'm going to have to fight this and... this monster... I know you're disqualified as a brave man, but I don't feel like you can win. Wouldn't it still be easier to fight the Demon King in Sashi?

"... have you decided to keep your promise?

An incredibly low and calm word leaked out of the mouth of a vicious beast. Talked! No, I guess it's natural enough to talk because you're the four spirits, but that's a huge gap. Lady Titis walked out in public, momentarily wondering how she had answered the question from Behemoth. There is no time to stop it if it is dangerous. While she was blue-faced in fear, she is grandly chested and relative to Behemoth. Did the boulder just say king?

"It's Behemoth. I want you to listen to my concubine. Indeed, the fathers of the concubines exchanged covenants with your Lord. But right now, I'm the only one left in the royal family. To say that a concubine is willing to give her life means to sever the royal family."

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Are you listening or not, Behemoth is just silently staring at Lady Titis.

"As an exchanger ruling the country, I still have too much left to do for my concubine. Therefore, I cannot give my life to them. But I'm not willing to renege on my promises unilaterally. If there is anything to be given to others besides a person's life, let's promise we will prepare it, no matter how difficult it may be. If you need magic, gather wizards from all over the world to give them magic. You may make an altar for them in the king's capital. With more people carroting every day, magic should gather even slightly beneath them. Please, can't you just convince me that?

"No."

The desperate persuasion is dismissed in a few words, and Titis' face is drawn.

"O king of men. Do not make mistakes. My contract is not as easy as you think. That is a testament to the oath that preceded God. The covenant I made once is engraved into my soul and executed even in defiance of my own will. Assuming you give me my forgiveness on this occasion, sooner or later I will lose my sanity and I will mow your neck."

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Oh, my God. Was the compulsion of the covenant the Founding King made so powerful? I can't believe there was a god involved, something Behemoth himself couldn't even freely do.

"There's only one way to stop it. Fight and stop me. If I am judged powerless myself, God's covenant will be broken on the spot."

So it's inevitable to fight no matter what? I get it, but it's tight when it comes to reality...... When I gave up and tried to set up my weapon, things suddenly went wrong with Behemoth. My eyes suddenly changed color when I said I'd been talking to a lot of people. As if it had become a true beast. He exhales in a rough breath, leaking words in agony.

"Gu... is it time for the limit? The humans. I'm sorry, but it seems like this is as far as I can hold up the effect of the contract. Fight me and defeat me if you want to survive."

"Oh, hey...?

Not answering me, who spoke out of the blue, Behemoth drooled his saliva from his mouth and lowered his posture. It's like a beast move before you jump on prey - it was already too late when you thought that, and by the time you noticed, those giant nails were on the verge of tearing Lady Titis apart. Shit -! I wasn't caught off guard. I didn't neglect to be vigilant, and I was always careful to maintain a critical posture, but Behemoth moved faster than we did. Though I capture it with my eyes, my body doesn't respond. At the tip of a sharp nail that was slowly swung down was the figure of Titis, who froze his face in fear. No more. She gets attacked without any exchanging skills, and she gets ground beef like this - when everyone thinks so, the only thing that moved was still, say, Miss Lapis.

"Danger!"

She thrust Titis, who had become a stick. No matter how many Lapis ladies, I guess that was the best in a sudden ambush by Behemoth. Lady Titis, who was thrust away, was well flown and rolled down the stairs with each of me he took. What happens when you do that? Miss Lapis, who pushed Titis, will remain where Titis was just now. Huge hook nails to be swung down. Lady Lapis, who tried to defend herself, devoured the blow of Behemoth and, with great momentum, went to the stairs behind me - that is, to the only rock wall she had.

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Everyone can't react in an instant. Having swallowed Miss Lapis, the holes just emptied for each person quickly enlarged the cracks and collapsed raggedly with all the surrounding rock walls.

"La, Lapis!

"Master!"

"Lapis!

"... you're lying"

Her companions scream at each other with a flashy look. But from beneath the crumbling rock, no voice returned to answer it.