Maou No Utsuwa

The marches in the mountains are finally coming to an end.

A place to stay for exercises, quite deep into. It took years to maintain, which already presents a little look at the fort.

Surrounded by walls far higher than the length of a person's back, the entrance consists of two sides, the foot and the back. The door is also sturdy with multiple layers of plates. Inside, there are a number of buildings, and even a large area of two hundred people, there is plenty of room.

Many of the students walked into the spot when they got to the place, which seemed comfortable for days as long as there was food.

Even though there was no battle with the Warcraft, we have been marching for days.

Especially after entering the mountains, although some roads are maintained, the mountain roads are highly undulating. The students' fatigue had reached its peak.

What delighted those students was the large baths that were reserved for their accommodation. A tub was dug in it, surrounded by a fence, and the water drawn from the creek had already filled it.

After that, just warm it up. By the Knights, the stones heated by fire were thrown in one after the other, and eventually the hot air rose from the tub.

Students cheer. It's more than a pleasure for a tired body. Quickly, it was the female students who entered the bathroom. Some of them appeared to be Claudia and Hildegand.

"Is that it? Sele won't come in?

I asked Serene, who approached me, how many faces Kamui did not eat.

"I'm going in, but don't peek, okay?

"Peek!

Kamui denies Serene's suspicions with all his might.

"Rutz and Alto aren't here. To Otto."

Still, Serene's suspicions don't go away. He stares at Kamui with the kind of eyes he explores.

"Since when did you turn me into a forsaker?

"It's enough to call them off. So what about them?

Serene didn't allow me to change the subject.

"... come on?

"Suspicious"

"... that's not true."

Rarely, Kamui is more of a hunter.

"There's a camouflage! It's on top of that thing! Ah!"

Lutz, who ran over screaming, is upset to see Serene's face. Kamui and the others' plans have become apparent.

"I knew it! Sir! These people are trying to peek into the bathroom from above Yagura!

"Idiot! Don't say anything unnecessary!

In a hurry, he was Kamui, who tried to block Serene's mouth, but lost it late.

"What are you guys thinking! Lady Claudia will be in there!

Teacher yelling. Upon hearing it, the hidden altos and ottoes are being dragged down by the Knights who immediately made their way to the sights and places.

"Oh my goodness..."

"I thought this would happen. Now, let's go in."

Serene is satisfied with uncovering Kamui's plans.

"Damn it."

"Kamui Kreutz! Lutz! You guys come too! I'll educate you so you never think about this again!

Also, the teacher's yelling echoed into the lodging area.

"Perfect, now you can't look for any other way, can you? Good luck."

"Ha, sucks"

"Come on!

"Ha!"

The four men's plans were scattered.

◇ ◇ ◇

Four people with buckets in their hands and standing. The gaze of the female students who came out of the bathroom is cold. The female students know what the Kamuis tried to do.

Serene, finding the four of them, approached with joy.

"Sumo."

"Shut up. It's Sele's fault"

"It's worse to think about peeking. You can't take a bath, can you? It was good water. Oh, it felt good. Feels good for a bath, doesn't it?

In front of the camouflages at this sight, Serene with her hair up. The exhilarating skin of the peeping neck muscle is slightly reddish.

…………

Kamui stares at Serene like that.

"What?

Serene, who noticed Kamui's gaze, with surprise eyes, inquires.

"... no colour at all"

"Shut up!"

Serene kicks fly to Kamui's feet. It doesn't matter if you have a bucket. Lightly Kamui scolded it.

"That's dangerous. Oh, speaking of which, were you okay?

"What?

Kamui asked how he came up with something, but Serene didn't know what it was about.

"No, again, I was worried you might have felt inferior"

"What do I feel inferior to?

Again, I don't know what Kamui wants to say.

"'Cause it's a bath, right? If you get naked, you know exactly what I mean. Differences in swelling from around."

"... you pervert!

Towards Kamui, the yelling Serene face stains Zhu. It turns the same red. But this time, there's really no color.

"No, compared to Hilda or something."

After seeing how Serene was doing, Kamui tried to provoke him even more.

"Hey, Kamui"

Alto standing beside me, with his legs, poked Kamui.

"What?"

"What's wrong with me?

It was not Alto's voice that answered Kamui's question.

"Wow!

I was obsessed with the conversation with Serene and Kamui was unaware that Hildegand was approaching me.

"You're standing, aren't you?

It will not only be from Kamui's guilt that he feels Hildegand's eyes cold.

"Yes......"

"I heard you. You know, trying to peek into the bathroom."

"It is...... I'm sorry."

That's all the teachers were yelling. Everyone in the lodging area sounds familiar.

"You're interested in being naked, aren't you?

"... because I'm a man"

Kamui answers Hildegand's question, even though he feels a little weird.

"To my nakedness, too, are you interested?

"Yes?"

I can't answer this to Kamui.

"... it's a joke. It's totally embarrassing. I heard the teacher yelling all the way inside the bathroom. Soon afterwards, you're called in. I knew right away."

"I'm sorry."

"I'm already embarrassed to me, and I'm turning bright red"

"... why?

Kamui doesn't know why Hildegand is embarrassed.

"... no, the hot water feels good"

To Kamui's question, Hildegand returns a tongue-in-cheek answer.

"That's right. Did you get tired?

Kamui accepted the tongue-in-cheek answer, nothing happened. Anyway, I want to change the subject.

"Yes, because I soaked it slowly. Too bad, huh? You keep it."

"Well, I'll look forward to tomorrow"

"Right."

"Hair, it's wet. We need to dry it quickly. Besides, it's gonna be warm right now, but with that thin outfit, your body's gonna get cold right away, right? If you catch a cold, it's hard."

What Hildegand wears is a piece of clothing like a white robe. A relaxed outfit, but for that matter, my complexion peeks out of my empty neck muscles. I'm so curious about that, I can't help it.

"Thanks. Right, I will. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Hildegand, off the spot, Serene pointed his mouth and complained.

"Hair, it's wet, because. You didn't tell me that."

Only Hildegand is angry with Kamui, who has spoken a kind word.

"No, 'cause that's all I could think of for you to leave this place."

"Why are you imitating me like you're getting rid of me?

"'Cause unlike Sele, even in that outfit, hey"

Kamui asked the Alts, with a gaze on them, to give their consent.

"Oh, the drifting colour is out of step. I don't want to. I would have liked to have seen some more."

"Right, right. This way, the back of the neck..."

"We were almost there, weren't we?

One after the other, the alts speak of eclectic thoughts.

"... you guys really suck"

Listen to that, even more angry Serene. However, there is no obstinate appearance until earlier. It's the usual tone of voice fighting.

"We suck anyway."

"It's reopening. So, how long are they standing?

"You still have a female student in the bathroom?

"Isn't he gone? I think Hildegand and I will be the last."

Serene lagged behind people in order to uncover Kamui's peeps. Hildegand was worried about Kamui and how to face each other.

"Then it's over"

"Really?

"The point is, you're a exposed person. A female student comes out of a bath and tells her to reflect with contempt."

The Kamuis should be thankful that it was done to this extent.

"Really, reflect"

"I'm reflecting. Especially Lutz."

"Yes, yes. I didn't think your sister would stay."

This is a reflection on the failure to peek.

"Don't call me your sister! And that's not to say reflection!

"Really?

I'm not reflecting at all. In this attitude, Serene clearly understood. Originally, to this extent, we also know that they are not reflective.

"... that's good enough. Let's go back to your room, shall we? I'm sleepy now. I took a bath."

"Sleep first."

"... why?

As soon as Kamui tries to do something that has changed, doubt arises in Serene's mind.

"Because I'm not thinking about anything weird. I have to go get my bucket back, and I might still have a sermon. Sorry to keep you waiting, huh?

"Oh, well, you're going to your room first."

"Oh."

Leave the spot and head to the building where you stay, Serene. Lutz opened his mouth quite a distance away.

"I can't."

"What is it?

"Even Serene had a hue, didn't she?

"Right? When I was shown my neck, I was thrilled."

I agree with Rutz, not least, Otto.

"Otto's getting perverted."

"Even Kamui was upset, wasn't he? Besides, I let Serene go first because I was aware of the woman."

"Huh? It's cele, huh?

The pursuit of Lutz will not stop. It's unusual for Lutz to be actively involved in a conversation on a topic like this.

"Because it's Serene. Serene, 'cause you're so beautiful that you can't beat Mr. Hildegand, right? I just saw it and thought again. Serene is prettier when you're dressed qualitatively."

Besides, it's a compliment to Serene.

"That's right. You're really blunt."

And Otto agrees.

"What is it? Let's go, 'cause it's good to talk weird now."

"Yes, yes"

All this said, Kamui does not make a statement that sees Serene as a woman. Coming this far, Rutz is frightened, even as he seems to be being mean.

The Kamuis tried to finish Serene's story and clean up the bucket.

"Hold on, hold on"

Alto called it off.

"What's up?

"Marie didn't come out of the bathroom, did she?

"What? Alt-kun also wanted to see Marie's hot tub?

Otto, who doesn't know the circumstances, thinks it's an extension of what he just said.

"I'm not. What's he doing in there?

"... that you're doing something?

Kamui knows what Alto is concerned about.

"I don't know that. Maybe he's just tired and asleep."

"But what if I didn't... What about his men?

"Men are coming, aren't they?

Bath order. Since the bathing of female students, they have become male students.

"Watch here and you'll see."

"What do we do?

"You should be on your guard.... That's the order. I don't know when it's gonna work."

"If you do, Otto, go to sleep immediately."

"Why? I mean, what happens?

Otto knows that Kamui and the others have been wary of something. I found out in this conversation that it had something to do with Marie.

But I don't see what you're on guard about Marie.

"I don't know that. But when something happens, it doesn't taste good to stay tired, does it? Anyway, rest your body a little bit."

"... I get it."

Otto doesn't have the strength to speak of strength here. I decided to be honest with you.

"And Lutz. Let's go alternately. Me and Alto, I'll keep an eye on this place. If anything looks suspicious, I'll be right back in my room."

"What about Serene?

"... dare not say anything. Better give him a good rest. Fine, you look tired."

"Right."

◇ ◇ ◇

In the end, no one appeared in the bathroom, supposedly Marie's men. Then it feels more and more suspicious.

Back in the room, all night, the Kamuis decided to take alternating watch. That, too, was already close to dawn.

"Alternate."

"Oh, I don't think there's any sign of the suspicious"

"Did I worry too much? Or after the night has completely dawned."

"Is that possible? That's all I've got."

Whatever we do, we're not supposed to do what they know we did. I don't think they're ready to quit college.

"Sure. But honestly, it's hard when you can keep doing this."

"We'll have to find time to sleep in the daytime."

If you stay up all night for two or three days, you have confidence that you can handle it. But the sleepover lasts longer.

"Gi, gi, gi, gi, gi, gi, gi, gi"

Kamui and Lutz, when they were having this conversation, they didn't know what it was from outside the room, it sounded like a scream, like a cry.

"What, this voice?!

"I don't know. If you're not a man, are you a warcraft?

A voice a person can speak doesn't seem like a Kamui. When it does, it's a beast or a warcraft.

"You mean the Warcraft raid?

"No, I think my voice is in the wall. … go check it out"

"Could be a trap"

It's impossible, like a warcraft appearing in a lodging. Rutz smelled a ruse on it.

"If that voice sounds like everyone in the camp,"

Kamui thinks it's unlikely. There is no point in inviting, even those who are irrelevant.

"Maybe he's asleep, huh?

"Still the Knights will notice, won't they?

"Or so it is."

"In the meantime, I'll go check it out. Wake everyone up as soon as it's a mess."

Copy that.

As Kamui tried to leave the room, making sure what was going on around him, she heard him squeaking from the outside.

There were other people who noticed their voices. If this happens, Kamui is a little relieved. Even if I didn't lift my guard, I opened the door and went outside.

Also, I hear screams. Now Kamui rushed out in the direction he heard, making sure that people's voices were also mixed with it.

In the open space in the centre of the camp, a crowd can be seen.

As I walked towards it, in the crowd, I also saw Deefleet's face. Deefleet, too, seems to have noticed Kamui, raising his hand gently.

"What happened?

"There was a warcraft breaking into the camp"

"The Warcraft? So we're in battle?

"No, they weren't as good as fighting. Warcraft, no. Should I say demon? Looks like he was just a kid."

"... What's a child?

Kamui knows that demons, even children, are far scarier than warcraft.

It's like a goblin.

"How many are those?

"Two in all"

"... What do the Knights say?

"What do you care?

From Kamui, the tense atmosphere does not disappear. That, to Deefleet, bothered me.

"I heard a scream. Isn't that a voice calling for help?

"The demon?

"That's what they say. It's a creature, even when it comes to demons. If a child is attacked, parents come together to help it."

"... I'm gonna ask you something"

This is the same for demons and warcraft. There is more to love for a child than being an organism.

There are many instances where a large group of people of the same species attack you after you have killed them by insulting them with a toddler or child.

Kamui had heard this from the adults of the Territory. Even during workouts, I was advised not to lay hands on toddlers and children.

The Knights would know this much, Kamui thought, but when he heard about Deefleet coming back, he knew it was a mistake.

Around the Imperial Capital and in Nort Ende, demons and warcraft come and go in different numbers. The Knights who accompanied them had not much experience.

Kamui was called by a Knights member who heard from Deefreet to explain.

"Is it true that demons call for help?

"Yes. In the territory, that's what I heard. Don't get your hands on toddlers and children. It's called the Iron Rule of Demons and Warcraft Exorcism."

"Right. That was a failure. But if you're a goblin opponent, is there a problem? Even if there are a few, this is the only number. Do you think it's possible to crusade?

"Yes, just don't be alarmed. Sometimes demons use unusual powers when they kill a child. Turn anger into power. It's like that."

"... is that like turning a goblin into a high goblin"

Demons have classes. It is true that people decide on their own, but even the same goblins have enough power differences to be able to classify clearly.

"I think so. One rank changes slightly. That's what I hear."

"Okay. Thanks for the info. Keep your eyes on the lookout! Don't think of me as a regular goblin!

The Knights seem to have honestly accepted Kamui's words. Kamui was relieved.

"Are you okay?

"Because the Knights don't seem alert. Honestly, I'm relieved. When it comes to children, there's a chance that they won't get along properly."

"Right."

"So, what about that body?

"Do you care?

"Just in case. I have also heard that toddlers and children are difficult to discern. If you thought you were a weak warcraft, one or two ranks were the warcraft above you, because everything happens, right?

"... let's go have a look"

When Kamui tells me this, Deefleet gets worried too.

"Yes."

The demon's body was about to be buried. Seeing it, Deefleet hurries up and speaks to the Knights who are working on it.

"Wait a minute, please. Let me see that body, okay?

"Huh? If you're interested, I'd like you to stop?

I don't like burying corpses, I just want it done. Such feelings appeared on the table, and the Knights raised their dissatisfaction.

"Just make sure it's a goblin. Just for a little while."

"What are you saying it's other than goblins?

"If you say so, you didn't tell me your name. I'm Deefreet Oppenheim."

"Because, western uncles!? Excuse me!

Hearing about Deefleet's qualities, the Knights panicked and changed their attitude.

"Is that good?

"Absolutely."

Kamui is grinning bitterly when he sees a Knights member who has changed his attitude altogether.

"We need to use what we can use, right?

"Yeah, I think so too"

"Well, shall we just see? I don't care."

The bodies, they're all cracked heads with swords. It's not just the blood, something's spilling out of the wound and he doesn't want to be too confronted.

"Oh, I'll see."

Without being frightened at all, Kamui crouched into the side of the corpse, first, placing the corpse in an unconstructively thrown away state neatly side by side, and began to neatly align his hands and legs.

"What are you doing?

"When it comes to demons, there's no difference between creatures. Treating corpses crudely is a bit"

"Yes."

This feeling, Deefleet doesn't know a bit.

When it's over, Kamui peeks into the body's mouth. Next is the head. Deefreet wondered if he was even looking at it in the wound, but in Kamui's next move, he realized it was a mistake.

Leaning his neck and thinking a little, Kamui touched the head of the body. The hand is stroking the same spot from the middle of nowhere.

"... you know?

After a while, Kamui, who stood up, raised his voice.

"What?

"No, I need a favor from the Knights."

Deefreet replied, but Kamui needed help, it was the Knights.

"Is it me?

"Yes. If you're familiar with demons, could you bring them?

"... anything bothering you?

Corpses that are supposed to be goblins. Seeking someone familiar with demons is something Kamui suspects is not.

"This head bulge. I think it's a corner."

"Become!?

When I heard Kamui's words, the Knights changed their complexion.

"My judgment alone is a bit. So I want someone else to see it."

"I'll bring him in right away!

Cavaliers rushing out in a hurry. The situation is not immediate.

"What do you mean?

Deefleet didn't know why the Knights were in a hurry.

"If this is the horn, this body is not a goblin"

"So what?

"As far as I can tell, it's human, it's got fangs in its mandible, and so far, it's the same trait as goblins, but with more horns, I wonder if that's an orga."

"Auga?"

Deefreet doesn't know about a demon named Auga. It is not a monster that rarely appears.

"Don't you know? It's the top species of goblins. Can I say the top species?

"... you're strong, right?

"Yeah, I'm sure the rank is..., eh"

"B to C."

The answer came from behind.

"Alto, you're here."

Alto is not the only one. Lutz, Serene, Otto. And Hildegand, Matthias is with us.

They're all worried, listening to the Kamuis.

"You do, don't you?

"Oh, if this is really an ogre"

"What's that rank?

Deefleet asked once again how strong the auga was.

"Alto is more familiar, so the explanation comes from Alto"

"Well, Alt-kun, please"

"Oh. Rank is what divides warcraft and demons according to their strength. It contains not only strength, but also intelligence, magic, and the existence of special abilities. The best is s and the lowest is e. E if it is a single goblin. But the Goblins are a herd, so the crusade rank is more than D."

"It's a little hard to understand."

"Then I'll explain it because it's easy to understand from above. Dragons with attributes are the only ones in the S-rank that should count, and rarely come to your attention. When I see you, it's time to die. A rank is a dragon without attributes. Otherwise it's Fenrill or something, but I'll skip the explanation. Strong augs are beneath it. Otherwise, what about the first giant, Cycle Pros, or the labyrinth Minotaur?

"... you're strong"

All that came out of Alto's mouth is a warcraft that is half legendary, which is not normally seen. Deefreet barely knew the names of those warcraft. In the meantime, the dragon and the bottom, so I just knew the auga was strong.

"Besides, it's the race that sucks. The top species of goblin means they can follow goblins. Well, I don't know how many we're gonna get together."

"Can you obey?"

"Same as the military. The Orga has the power to lead the common soldier Goblin. Naturally, one or two, and a goblin with an upper rank. Oh, my God, Auga is the best."

"... how many?

The more I listen to you, the more serious things get. If you do it badly, it could be on a scale without war.

"I don't get it at all. How many goblins are there around here?"

"... can you win?

Here Deefleet turned his gaze to Kamui. The threat of an orga, to some extent, is now known. The question is, how do we deal with this?

"As Alto said, I don't know how many. You can win, you can't win, you can't judge."

"Right. But even if we don't go with the fort, we have defenses. There are two hundred gestures. If you don't have a good number, you'll be fine."

"... well"

Subtle gaze, towards Alto and Lutz, before Kamui agreed with Deefleet's words.

But Hildegand, who had been gazing at Kamui for a long time, did not miss that moment of movement.

"Kamui? Are you worried about something?

"... fail"

"What?"

"At times like this, I didn't think I should say anything that fuelled much anxiety."

"Oh, I'm sorry. Even if you noticed, you should have listened sneakingly, right?

"So you're anxious, right?

This is what happens, given the content of the conversation between Kamui and Hildegand. Now, I'm not gonna sneak up on you, Deefleet.

"Has Hilda ever been in action?

"I don't."

"Mr. Mathias?

"None"

"I mean, it's good to assume that most students don't have real-life experience, right?

Upon obtaining Hildegand and Mathias' answers, Kamui confirmed to Deefleet.

"I'm a little concerned you didn't ask me about my experience in action, but, well, I guess so. Because this sleepover is about getting that experience."

"Well, in the first war, you'd better think it's almost useless"

"Really?

Deefleet, who has no real combat experience, doesn't know this either. Fear of coming to a battle that could really cost lives, aversion to killing creatures, and all sorts of emotions get in the way in action.

"I wouldn't say all of them, but for the first time, I don't think many people can move as well as they can. This may be too much to say, but with the number of enemies, in the first clash, some students might die. Would the College accept that risk, the Knights?

"In other words?"

"Ahead, if the number of enemies is not confirmed, I can't say anything. Besides, in the first place, it wasn't decided that this was an orga."

"Yes...... Right. If it's just a goblin, you don't have to worry about it."

But the expectation was betrayed. The knight who was brought here made a difficult face and thought about it when he confirmed the demon's body in the same way as Kamui did.

But that won't last long either. As I decided, nodding a few times by myself, I take the other knights and leave the scene.

Eventually what I heard was a decree calling on the knights to be vigilant and a voice instructing the students not to leave the room.

The accommodation went into disturbing air at once.