Maou No Utsuwa

The sound of a drum of signals ringing on the battlefield. Instructions for formation, not to announce battle. Depending on that drum signal, each unit will begin moving.

Iskamp Plains near the imperial eastern border. The wide open place is a perfect place for the great army to confront.

The Royal Army aligned 20,000 against 10,000. Only about five hundred troops in the middle of that Imperial Army. That is the Viscount Kreutz leadership led by Kamui.

"Something's wrong"

Kamui shrugged as he watched what was going on around him.

"I knew it, you think?

Alto agrees with that Kamui grunt. Alto is not the only one. Everyone around him had the colour of the doubt on his face.

"You think that, don't you? From what I've seen, I'm the only neighborhood lord in the formation. All around us are Imperial Guards."

"Right. Besides, they put it in the middle of the army. Now, how do we fight?

The Viscount Kreutz leadership is in the central vanguard position of the Imperial Army. That's also a signal for a change of position, which is exactly what other troops are trying to surround us right now. If only five hundred troops are put in such a position, there is no way they can do their own work.

"Did you get jealous?

"So you said you were deliberately placed in a place where you couldn't be active? Keep thinking. You know the general, don't you?

It is General Knoll who leads the Imperial Army. It was hard to think we were malicious of ourselves.

"I think so. I was going to lift it to keep it from happening."

"When that happens..., another reason"

"Is there something in the center of the enemy?

"It's possible, though. Then I want you to tell me what to do."

I considered the possibility that there would be a strong man in the kingdom who wanted to confront the Viscount Kreutz leadership, known as the strongest of the empires, but if so, there should be instructions for it.

"Right. I knew it was weird."

The Kamuis were feeling somewhere unnatural about this war with the kingdom.

First, the timing of the order to join the war. If it were an invasion of the kingdom, at an earlier stage, there should be an order to join the war on the border. It's not from the Empire either, it's from the nearest Oriental House. The Oriental uncle, who is entrusted with the East, naturally has such authority.

But if you actually arrive on the battlefield, instead of the Border Regiment, there are no Oriental Uncle Regiment. From the center on purpose, the Imperial Knights were coming led by soldiers.

I wondered if I could do such a long thing, but in fact, the fact that the Royal Army stayed on the border has not caused any problems.

This tactically implausible move has cast doubt on the Kamuis.

"You're completely surrounded. Then you can't move freely."

"Hard to do."

It's also a difficult state to look across the battlefield, surrounded entirely by other troops.

For Kamui, who has always fought in a position like a guerrilla army before, it feels hard to fight.

"Lord"

"Hmm? Sten, what's going on?

The knight who is too big a man to harden himself with his armor helmet is a sten. The sten accidentally spoke to Kamui.

"I see horseback riding across the battlefield. Silver cross on the black, our flag."

The tall sten had a sight that the Kamuis could not see. There's a horseback riding with a Viscount Kreutz battle flag running between the two armies facing each other.

"... what do you mean?

"You're a mite."

"Mito...... Something happened. Any movement on the Royal Army?

"That one moves"

"Steady the line! Our enemies are moving!

Almost at the same time Kamui screamed, a new drum sounded on the battlefield. More than earlier, the signal of a drum being hit hard is something that encourages you to prepare for battle. Tensions ran all at once during the Imperial Army.

Eventually, the shadows of horseback riding approaching as they sewed between the troops became visible to the Kamuis as well.

Make sure you roll off horseback riding, mitto getting off the ground. Just at first glance, I can tell you are quite exhausted.

"… ho, we will report"

"Are you all right?

"It's okay, it is. Just a little, I'm just tired."

"... let's hear it"

This is a message from Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand.

"Ha!?

I didn't expect Hildegand's name to come out, and from Kamui's mouth, a voice of surprise rises. That's the same for those around you. He looks at each other like he's been taken aback.

"Continue. The army of the Church of the God of Elias is marching on Northende."

"What!?

"The Empire is silent on it, that's all."

"... Hilda said that?

"Yes. He asked me to visit the Glades and, uh, to go down to earth and tell my mother how to pass on the information to Master Kamui."

"Why..."

Hildegand is royal now. Kamui's chest is noisy when she learns that Hildegand tried to pass information on to herself down to the ground.

"Kamui, we'll talk about that later. Perhaps this battlefield is a trap."

Alto called out to Kamui, who was flashing. I can't afford to think about Hildegand right now.

"Ah, oh. Whatever you do, I'm going back to Nort Ende."

"What if the Empire gets in the way?

"Whoever gets in the way can just retreat, no matter who it is"

"Right."

"It's just a problem..."

"Hmm?"

"Orders! Orders from the main unit!

An imperial military flag and a horseback riding bearing the flag of a sign, an ambassador, jumped into the camp of Viscount Kreutz's army. As the military master quickly descended his horse, he headed straight for Kamui's place.

"Viscount Kreutz. I have instructions from General Knoll."

"... what is it?

"I'm ordering you to disarm and fall back now."

"Disarm? That's exactly what the fight's about to start. You want me to do that now?

"Because now. The movement of the Royal Army is disturbing. They could come in for real. That goal, no doubt, Viscount Kreutz. Now, get ready."

"I have no idea what you're talking about. Why should I follow orders like that?

There's no way Kamui could honestly follow suit in this situation. Kamui doesn't understand the attitude of the military ambassador who normally orders it.

"Aren't you listening?

"So what?

"The invasion of the kingdom is meant to keep the Viscount of Kreutz out of its territory."

"I know that"

"Not only that, but it is in the battle to take Viscount Kreutz's life. It must have been a step to take the form of the Viscount Kreutz in the Empire and take away the pretext of battle."

"Step by step? I didn't hear you say that, did I?

"Such an idiot!? The general said Viscount Kreutz was right!

"... you got something fitted"

Finally, Kamui can read the circumstances as well. However, no matter what the measure, Kamui has no intention of ending it by remaining heavily embedded.

"We don't have time for this anyway!

"Have you heard about Nort Ende?

"Approximately."

"What happens to the northende attacked by the church?

"... I don't know that far"

I'm not in love. Kamui's questions are not answered by a single decree.

"Right...... All right, tell the general he'll be right back."

"Um, for once, let me take the form of restraint."

"Why?"

"There are those in the kingdom in the main formation. This is the watchman for not doing anything weird."

"Again, there's no kingdom left out. If you do, I'm sorry, but you're going to have to sleep."

"Become? Ah..."

Soon Alto's knife, which had circled behind him, was dropped on the neck of the military envoy. The ambassador quickly collapsed on the spot with that blow.

"Yes. Brilliant."

"I didn't say it lightly. Let's get moving."

"Oh. Just Gusta!

"Ha."

"Gather your soldiers and surrender."

"Become!?

"The target of the church is the Demons. Maybe it's pre construction. This is none of your business."

"What about Master Kamui?

"Me? I'm more than half Demonic. You can't let the Empire catch you."

"Ma, Demon Clan?

Kamui revealed here a fact that has not been made public before. It is at this point that we decide that we are done following the Empire.

"I'm sorry you kept it hidden. Well, it'd have been better if you didn't know, wouldn't it? After the Empire has captured you, you can testify that you were deceived. I don't think he's guilty of a big crime."

Gustav, the knights and soldiers of the people are only of the Empire. That's why Kamui can't act together from now on. It's not that I don't trust you. I don't want to get them involved.

"... but we are in the Viscount Kreutz leadership"

"I will also throw away the title of the Viscount now. So you and I are completely irrelevant."

"Master Kamui!

"Because I don't need it anymore. Okay, break through the battlefield. I don't need additions or subtractions. We'll do everything we can."

"Master Kamui! I can't! If the Empire is an enemy too, it will be 30,000 troops!

"I'm not dealing with everything. Okay, we're on our way. Thanks for everything, Gusta."

"Master Kamui!!

Kamui no longer tries to answer Gusta's calling voice. Looking only at the alts, and the demonic soldiers.

"The Imperial Army should not know the circumstances as a whole. Just run through it even!

"" "Oh!

"When I'm on the front line, I'm going left, north! Ignaerts! Maria! Blow the front right wing of the Royal Army!

"Okay." "All right!

"After that, just cut off those who get stuck! We'll get to Nort Ende as soon as we can.... penetrate!

Led by the ridden Kamui, Lutz, Alto, Ignaz and Maria also continue on horseback. It is less than a hundred demons who follow.

Many demons take away the armor helmet they were wearing to conceal their identity and follow it with their feet. The time has come to reveal one end of the strength of the hundred men at the core of the Kamui army.

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In the main line, General Knoll, who knows nothing yet, was complaining about the messenger of the kingdom.

"What's that all about? Why does the kingdom move its army on its own?

"That's because you don't try to move forever. Besides, what is it, that formation? Aren't we surrounding Viscount Kreutz's army?"

"That's what we're doing to capture Viscount Kreutz here."

"Oh? Did you say capture? Not auxiliary."

"… the disposition will take place upon return to the Imperial Capital. If the sin is heavy, it will be death."

General Knoll replied carefully to the words of the messenger of the Kingdom. You can't give me a bad word here.

"Didn't you promise to kill me on this occasion?

The messenger of the kingdom will further confirm it in more direct terms.

"I didn't hear that promise. The order received by Noun is to capture Viscount Kreutz and bring him to the Imperial Capital."

"That's weird"

"That's the order. If you say it's weird, can you go to the Imperial Capital and make sure?

"Right......"

This interaction ended with the victory of General Knoll. If there is to be a win or a loss. Either way, both wins are gone.

"... alleged capture, but how do you capture it?

"I would have seen you skip the preaching earlier. I'm in the middle of something."

"So what is that?

"... what is that!?

What appeared in the general's eyes was a small group of blacks pushing towards the front line.

"Isn't that Viscount Kreutz?

"... may be so"

Other than that, there can't be a force that would break into the front line. General Knoll knows that best.

"You got away. Well, that would be good. Ahead of us is our Royal Army. We're just going to catch them here."

"Catch it? Don't you kill it?

"... you capture and kill"

"Well, is that right? But..., why?

General Knoll saw the true meaning of the kingdom through. But now it's more about Kamui than that. General Knoll had no idea why Kamui was trying to escape with a few soldiers.

"What is it?

"No, it's nothing"

"Can you instruct me not to disturb my army more than that? This army is also moving in the wake of Viscount Kreutz."

The Royal Army, having noticed the movement of Kamui about to break out of the centre of the Imperial Army, is trying to steep its wings and block the escape route. The distance between the Royal Army and the Imperial Army is rapidly clogged. This could lead to clashes between the two armies.

"This one's giving instructions to wait. Isn't that what you're worried about?

"The instructions are also thorough. There's no problem. All right, block the way... WHAT!?

The Royal Army's right wing tried to block the direction the Kamuis were going. A huge chunk of flame was shot into the rear of it. The state of the Royal Army, where dozens of people are blown up in unison, can be clearly seen from the imperial headquarters. A giant tornado rips apart the soldiers of the Royal Army so as to determine even more empty gaps.

"Hey, what's that magic!?

"... won't they get away with it?

"Ma, not yet. The center is blocking the way to go. It's a strangulation."

"I hope so."

The Kamuis go straight towards the gap that has been vacated between the right wing and the center of the Royal Army.

The intact Royal Army center is about to turn soldiers on its front, as well as attack them from the side. The right wing, heavily reared, is also about to invert and set up a lateral strike.

However, several colorful magic balls disperse around the Kamui before its beginning reaches the Kamuis.

I saw the soldiers of the kingdom leading the way fall under one attack after another.

"Then, stupid!?

"Because I'm thinking about catching them, etc. You're really gonna get away with this, aren't you?

"... I know that. Here, look!"

He seemed to think the same way on the part of the Royal Army, where magic was emitted simultaneously from the magician forces that had refrained from the central rear. An overwhelming number of powers. Hundreds of magic are about to pour down on the Kamuis.

Magic on the Kamui side unleashed towards it. A giant fireball and a magical ball with a storm the size of which swirls. The moment it was simultaneously released into the universe and hit, not only the magic on the side of the kingdom, but even the soldiers who were beneath it, were blown away by a tremendous blast.

"... what is that?

"I don't know, maybe you're not the demon king you say?

"You think he's the demon king?

"I don't know. But apparently, we have woken those who are not to be woken."

The general has seen the battle of Viscount Kreutz's army. That was surprisingly strong, but still not as strong as it is now. General Knoll learned that the Viscount Kreutz leadership, which had come to be regarded as the most powerful of the empires, was actually still hiding its strength.

The momentum of the Kamuis will not stop. Now he was pointing the direction of progress towards the central rear of the Royal Army. Just go along the gap between the formations made thin by the magical blast.

"Aren't you running away?

"Didn't you think the Mage Squad was in the way to escape? You were unlucky. With the magic of earlier, the front of the Mage Squad is empty."

As General Knoll put it, the front of the magician's unit, which should have been held back, was thin. I don't even have time for the Mage Squad to unleash the next magic. The Kamuis who entered, with their swords, with sharp claws, slaughtered one magician after another.

From the imperial headquarters, I just don't see it that far. What you see is the figure of a magician jumping into the universe and how he who stands becomes less and less while he sees.

"Oh, no..."

"That's not good. That'll get us to the main unit."

Exactly. General Knoll has also grown sympathetic to the messengers of the kingdom. The sight being played out in front of me cannot be described as a battle or anything else. It's a unilateral massacre.

"Move the army, move the army!

"What are you talking about?

"You kill that one. Quickly, the Empire will attack towards that one!

"... but I have not received such an order"

"That would be crazy!? Kill Viscount Kreutz on this battlefield. That must have been an offer!

"I didn't hear that! And even if that's the case, there's no way you can order a soldier to die in vain!

"This one's got a lot of soldiers dead!

"You can pull a soldier! The Viscount of Kreutz isn't even supposed to be trying to wipe out the Royal Army or anything like that. If you pull the soldiers, Viscount Kreutz will stop the fight and leave this place."

"How?

"If the general of the kingdom is not an idiot, he should judge it so. I hope so."

"... like HR"

"It's actually HR. Let's just help a little. Hey! Hit the drum of retreat!

"Ha!

"I hope you understand this..."

The drum of the signal of retreat ringing from the imperial headquarters. Originally, the Imperial Army remained in formation, so there was no retreat or anything, but it was nevertheless a signal, and each unit began to move as far back as it could get down.

Have you noticed that? The sound of the drums was also heard from the Kingdom side.

And the Kamuis. headed north to match the signal of that drum, and left.

10,000 Royal Army vs. 100 Kamui Army. It ended in a victory for the Kamui army by showing overwhelming power.

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"Hmm. Loosen your legs a little"

Quite far from the battlefield, Kamui finally decided to loosen his troops' legs. Even if the Demons could afford it, the limits were approaching the horses.

"I'm tired."

"Maria did her best. I haven't seen all the magic in a long time, but it was amazing."

"Hehe. I did my best."

"Ignaerts too. Good luck."

"Oh. But two shots was the best, that was all. We need to increase the absolute amount of magic a little bit."

"It's my responsibility this time. You haven't commanded the troops yet."

"Where did you think it was no good?

Aur has asked Kamui, who speaks the valve of reflection, about the specifics. This is how I think it's my job to uncover the problem and let them learn.

"I failed at first. Before or behind the right wing of the Royal Army, I was wondering which one to attack. That made the aftermath hard."

"Right. You were right about attacking the rear, but you were slow."

"You couldn't have done it before?

"You can't rutz more."

"What? 'Cause if you open the gap in front of you and you fall out, you're done with it, right?

"If only I could pull it out at once. If you fail, the Imperial Army will have participated in the battle."

"... well, that magic, then, you have it"

"Exactly because if the damage was done to my own army, the Empire wouldn't be watching it in silence either. So the rear is the right choice. I just delayed my judgment, so I gave the Central Army a while to get around."

"So I was blocked from the three sides, and I even made a gap that made me hit the magic. We should have used Maria and Ignatz's second shot for the last frontal break."

"That's hard. I don't think I can do it."

"Lutz, if you give up, you're done there. You must also lead an army. [M] If we can do that, fighting will be easier."

Kamui is not the only one Aur teaches. The purpose of Aur is to raise these four people who support Kamui more than Kamui in a certain way.

"You're saying it's better to disperse in two than to come together in one?

"Isn't that right? The army led by the Lord is strong, and the army that is not, is weak. So, we will not talk about it. The truth is, when it comes to the military, Lutz has to be more than the Lord, right?

"... ok"

Chasing Kamui's back. And it's Lutz's goal to be able to push from behind as well as after him. Aur and Lutz have the same thoughts.

"Well, even I can't move one of them satisfactorily, so it's a long way off."

"The king's misfortune is that the soldiers are too strong."

"Can't you be too strong?

"Even if you make a few mistakes, you can do something with strength. They say the first unit led by the Demon King I know was the weakest soldier. For that matter, I had a hard time, but you also said you had to work hard to figure out how to win."

"Experience."

"That's right. But it's not an experience just to do a number. It's the experience of working with each and every one carefully and at all costs."

"Was the demon king strong?

"You were strong. He fought and won by turning the world against his enemies."

"World?"

"Yes. It's the world. I didn't exactly deal with everything at once, but he was full of enemies around him. As soon as you get something important, it's taken away, you resent it, you still choose to stay alive, you overcome your weakness, and you keep saying you're weak."

Aur's eyes, speaking so, stared at something invisible in the distance. For the first time, in the way that Aur looked, everyone found that the demon king was special to Aur.

"That's unusual. I can't believe Aur used to talk."

"I'm going to teach you a lot?

"That's not what this is about, it's about someone you know? That's how Aur had someone to talk to."

Aur has no compatriots. Not only that, but no one seems to be my friend. The story of Aur's acquaintance, which seemed so lonely, was of great interest to Kamui.

"He's the only one who can talk. Because he's special to me."

"Whoa? I didn't expect it to be a clear word. No way, lover?

"No. I don't deserve that. Because I was his enemy."

"He was a demon king, wasn't he?

"That's right. I used the Demons as my enemies. But being an enemy, I met him, changed my position, and at some point I was attracted to him."

"... I knew you were a lover"

"No.... Well, to be honest, it's a one-sided thought"

"Mi, admitted!?

Today's Aur is different from the usual Aur. Kamui continues to be amazed.

"Because it's true."

"But I'm surprised Aur talks like that."

"That's... Because the king has become a little like him."

"What about me?

"A blunt spot for women's feelings. And sincere toward women."

"It's just women..."

"I have no choice. Because that's what they look like."

"Something's complicated"

"Well, this is a joke. I'm telling you, the king is going to turn the world against his enemies."

"I guess."

You are in a position to lead the Demons not only as lords, but just as Kamui. It is clear that the people recognize Kamui as the Demon King and move to crusade.

"But don't give up. Because you actually have to turn the world against the enemy to win."

It was this thing that Aur wanted to talk about even though he went out of his way to tell his old story.

"Right. But one question?

"What is it?

"If the Demon King won, why is the world like this? People are dominating the world, demons are being persecuted"

"I couldn't do it in his generation. Demons are not allowed to destroy people. But the people forget the favor of the devil tribe and try to destroy the devil tribe by trying to be just one champion."

"Same as now."

"So he tried to change people. I was interested in the kingdom of the people, united many people, hung for generations, tried to change the consciousness of the people, but even then, their descendants forgot"

"That."

"Depending on the situation in Northende, there are things that must be decided upon by the King. Be prepared for that."

"Being prepared is not very desirable."

"Still, it must be done as the sword's chosen leader."

"... ok. But first, it's Nort Ende."

"Yes."

"Well, let's go. The break is over."

The beast, freed from the chain, just keeps running for prey. The first sacrificial prey was in Northende.