Maou No Utsuwa

The war situation in the western part of the continent finally showed movement. The main army of the Ruthua Empire leaves 10,000 in Gran Tuden for a westward march. It was to come to the battle between the Union of the Kingdom of Sidvest and the coalition forces of the Kingdom of Oppenheim. Meanwhile, the Royal Diamond Army and the Ruthua Empire Western garrison are instructed to deploy troops as a constraint to the northern West. This is not so much about aggressively attacking Northende as about not getting hit in the back. Otherwise you won't actively try to fight when it comes to the Royal Army of Dia, but that's not known to the Ruthuan Empire who gave the order.

"Hey, I'm glad you made the move you wanted"

In a room in the Azit building on Mount Lehne, Kamui, who heard Mito's report, speaks out in disgust. Mount Lehne, near West Mid, is almost central to the western part of the continent. It's convenient to move around, so I'm using it like a tentative command post.

"You saved my life. You almost ruined the plan, didn't you?

Alto complains about that light way of saying Kamui. Repeated complaints over and over, but Alto's feelings don't quite fit in.

"You're persistent. You see a little bit of the Brave Men's intentions in the shadows, don't you?

"Don't sound great. What a coincidence."

"Even if it happens, it's good to know what they think at all."

Same as the brave side can't read Kamui's sincerity, or more than that, Kamui didn't understand the purpose of the braves. I somehow know in my previous actions that it's not just about discussing myself. Then I've always had the question of what my true purpose is, but that's also finally getting to the point where I'm going to be confident.

"... but you're a bothersome opponent"

"That's right. What a use for God."

"That's not what I meant. If the enemy's purpose is to kill a lot of people in the war, how do we prevent it? We were originally the ones trying to make the war worse."

Dragging the continent into chaos is what the Kamuis, rather than the Alts, were after. In that respect, they have the same purpose as the brave men.

That being the case, it is not easy to try to switch to actions contrary to it.

"It's obvious how to prevent it. It's about killing all the braves."

"Can you kill him?

Alto hears that Kamui struggled quite a bit in the battle in the south. There are seven brave men who have struggled. It's not easy to kill them all.

"You're gonna have to kill him, aren't you? If you can't, this one will be killed."

"Well, yes, I do. You're finally starting to look like a demon king. Besides, it's the most powerful thing in history to send seven brave men."

"A demon king... there are no demons under his command. I don't have anything to be proud of that magic is also a king. So it's strange to be called the Demon King."

"Don't seriously deny it. Just kidding."

"I know. Time to stop joking and sort out the status quo"

"Oh. The Allied and Imperial forces have a little bit of fighting power on the Allied side. Coalition forces are advantageous in the form of interceptions within their own territory. It would be convenient..."

This situation is not good, given the attempt to avoid an intensification of the fighting. The Ruthua Empire side, led by Emperor Nicolai, can't pull off easily. We should mount a fierce battle with reinforcements, even at a disadvantage and without pulling back.

"You don't have to worry about that much. A lot of people die if it becomes war. That's normal. It's not God. We have no power or responsibility to avoid it."

"Then why did you decide to fight the brave? Fewer people are less dangerous for the Demons. Isn't that a good thing for Kamui, too?

The number decreases, and if the country falls apart, the threat of people to the Demons decreases. That is also in line with Kamui's desire for peace of mind in the Devil Nation.

"If it is exchanged at the hands of those who live in the earth, I do not think anything of it. But they are the ones who live in heaven. The matter of the earth is decided by those who live on it. They're trying to break this promise."

"The earth is for the living in the earth." This is the promise Ray the Demon King made with the Divine Clan. You can't overlook an imitation like breaking it as Kamui. With one of our own feelings more than that, we don't like the divine clan trying to move the earth freely.

"... I have one question. Demons don't break promises. How can the gods do that?

Many of the demons are descendants of the divine tribe who fell to the earth. They were originally spiritual bodies, so promises, contracts are absolute. If that is the case, then the divine tribe should naturally keep its promises and covenants in the same way as the devil tribe. But in Kamui's story, the Divine Clan is trying to break its promise. That's what Alto doesn't understand.

"I don't know that either. That's why I wanted to know who they really were. Do you think you are a divine tribe but you are actually a completely different person? Or... I can't talk about this."

Kamui could not speak of another possibility. Because I am disrespectful and I do not want to easily accept the idea that leads to the denial of this world that I have believed in more than that.

"I knew it was a hassle. When this happens, we don't have to think about anything extra, but we just have to focus on winning anyway."

"Oh. Right. We don't see ahead clearly, so we just have to do what we can."

The Kamuis, who are trying to cause chaos, are also in chaos. Exploration and exploration moves don't suit their sexuality, but in the present situation we have to give up.

"First, let Deefleet do his best to attract the enemy. Will you do your best? It would suddenly suck to sneak around here, wouldn't it?

"That's all I provoked. You're not gonna get away with this, are you? Otherwise there's no point in letting them live."

Deefleet's role is not to draw the Ruthuan Imperial Army to the west and let it go. I decided to push this role when I decided to let it live. If you were a Deefleet now, you wouldn't accept surrender or anything. Kamui believes that the Kingdom of Oppenheim must also be involved and resist to the end.

"If the struggle of the Ruthua Empire continues, the brave will surely be turned. I don't know how many we're gonna turn, but we're gonna split up."

"So even if I hit the other hand, it's three parts... at least two at the same time..."

What the Kamuis are after is the dispersion of the brave. Originally, in case you fight the Ruthua Empire, you were striking your hand dispersing the battlefield, but when your opponent becomes a brave man, you don't think that's enough either. A brave man who didn't even fight one-on-one is the opponent. If it is two to one, it is likely that Kamui will be the one to be discussed.

"Isn't that just impossible? If you disperse too much, this hand will be thinner this time."

"... even so, I really want another place, two places. If that's not possible, Amphang, or draw to Nort Ende."

"Can you stand it?

Not so many gestures of the Kamuis. If you let it disperse too much, there's a place out there where you can't get around. If a brave man is concentrated in one place, it will be a tough battle.

"I just have to endure"

"Well, that's right. We have to fight somewhere."

"The question is when will the braves come out? Situations where people fight each other are where they want to be. Do you want to imitate it to end that way?

If the purpose of the brave men is what Kamui thinks it is, it is also possible to determine the sight of heights. Or maybe we'll just focus on discussing Kamui.

"... really annoying. That's them. Come on, why don't you get in the West Mid?

Kamui has the means to break into the castle of Westmid. Alto says so.

"If they're real gods, they must be torn apart. I'm sorry about the summer bugs flying and in the fire. It makes sense to die, because I want to die the way I do."

"This is also a joke. No, it's been a long time. I can hardly find an answer."

"Sort of. However, if you can find the answer, you can find it, but you can't find it. If it moves out, I'll be fine. And then there's the battle."

"... I don't know. I didn't expect it to be in this shape at the end."

The ploy moves in the absence of an end. Alto has a fed up look in an unwanted situation, unlike before.

"That's fun, isn't it?

"Sort of. I'm not really bored with you."

"Me, too."

A ploy that the Kamuis had been planting over a long period of time. That finally moves. A little, the targets are different, but the Kamuis thought they had no choice. The enemy should be mighty... If the power of the enemy has not been identified, we have no choice but to cut the hand tag at all costs. Whether you win or lose, this is your last fight.

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Far from Mount Lehne in the western central part of the continent where the Kamuis are, one of the ploys they were planting was about to make a move.

Eastern continent. Located on the border between the Ruthua Empire and the Union of Eastern Nations, this fortress is a defensive stronghold on the Ruthua Empire's side. Approximately 30,000 troops are approaching there who have cemented themselves into black military uniforms.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!

A watchful voice echoes within the fortress announcing the approaching of the enemy. Hearing that voice, the knights and soldiers in the fortress simultaneously move into an interception posture.

"What country!?

"The flag belongs to Oriental countries... no, and... that's for sure..."

The watch, questioned of the country that has been attacked by the commander of the fort, stares at the flag that flickers among the armies ahead. It was not only the flags of each of the six Eastern nations that were visible. Other flags are visible. It's a silver cross flag in black.

"And what!?

"... ah, it's the military flag of the Artenkreutz Republic!

"What!?

This place is off the east of the Ruthua Empire. Eastern part of the continent. The Commander is surprised at the presence of the military flag of the Republic of Arten Kreutz, a country in the western part of the continent, precisely that of Kamui Kreutz.

"The enemy has unleashed magic!

More voices are heard announcing the start of an enemy attack.

"Attack us too! Hurry!"

Commander directing a counterattack. But the commander's orders were not respected. He doesn't know that he's been on a mission all this time. The magic used in the battles of the western continent, and the power of the Nort-Ende magician forces that operate it.

Enemy magic, which landed on the wall surrounding the fortress, and rightly on the defensive magic that covered that wall, exploded with a bursting sound. The blast knocks down the soldiers on the wall.

"Become!? What the fuck!?"

"Second wave! Coming!"

"Get down! Get ready for the explosion!

Again, although defensive magic prevents direct strikes, a blast strikes the soldiers afterwards. I knew it was coming this time and I was ready, so there was no damage to the soldiers, but the upset just increases.

"... is that fusion magic?

Only the Commander knew it existed.

"What will you do!?

"Nothing like this! Fight back now!

"The distance is too far to arrive!

"What!?

The magical strength of the Kamui army is not fusion magic. That's the distance. Just because the flying distance is above, you can unilaterally carry out an attack from a distance where the enemy's magic cannot be reached. There is no magic reward for exchanging on the side of the castle.

"It's a stone thrower! Hurry up and get the catapults ready!

Catapults if you can't reach the magic. That's what I thought. The commander gives instructions to hurry up preparations. But not the Kamui army waiting for it. Flight distance is not the only weapon.

"Just a tornado!

A tornado that suddenly rolled all over the castle. That brings us closer to the fortress as we gain momentum. The moment that tornado touched defensive magic - the sound of broken glass echoed around. It sounds like defensive magic has been destroyed.

"No way!? Is it magic!?

A tornado suddenly struck the fortress on the battlefield. Such convenience, inconvenient for the Ruthuan Empire, natural phenomena cannot happen. I know that, Commander, but these words popped up without much power.

"Enemy magic! Coming!"

"Set up a shield! Those who don't, get down! Hurry!"

If you lose your defensive magic, the next magic strikes straight at Fort Castle. The commander gave instructions to work diligently individually to prevent magic.

Soldiers who moved according to it, but it doesn't mean they make no sacrifices at all. There were those who were flown by the blast and fell from the walls of the castle, and those who were burned by fire in the wake of the blast and the victims.

"Commander!?

They just magically do it unilaterally if they stay on the walls like this. A knight who knew it asked the commander for instructions.

"Align your shields! Wait for the enemy's magic to expire!

Commander's instructions are on standby. Magic strikes, blasts are also shielded to prevent enemy magicians from losing their magic power. It also sounds helpless, but defensive options are limited. The enemy is a great army far outnumbered by its allies. There is no winning shot at that enemy.

The role of this fortress in the first place is to prevent enemies from crossing the border until allied reinforcements arrive. The task is to endure. Commander is not wrong in his judgment. It's just that the person fighting was too bad.

"Enemy Horse Riders! I'm going to storm!

A soldier on watch announces the approaching of an enemy horseback squad.

"Prepare for interception! Bring the archers forward! And the Mage Squad! Keep your enemies away!

Next we go into preparation for an interception with a bow and magic seen as an assault by horseback riding. But the Ruthua Imperial Army, ready for interception, will be surprised again. The archers lining the walls of the fortress, the magic unleashed by their enemy horseback squad against the magician, were attacked.

"Get down!

Ruthua Imperial Army hiding on the wall. I get a bunch of bursts in that ear. The shaking I feel with it. What it is was told by voices heard within the castle fortress, from under the walls.

"They broke the gate! The enemy's coming in!

The bursting sound was caused by magic emitted towards the gates of Fort Castle. The attack caused the gate to be blown away.

"... this is happening"

This fortress is a defensive necessity to protect the Ruthuan Empire from invasion by the Union of Eastern Nations. That must not be so easy to get attacked. The Commander is upset to see that it should not happen.

But just because the Commander is upset, the enemy won't wait for the attack. The magic unleashed by enemy horseback squadrons who broke into the fortress defeats soldiers of the Ruthua Imperial Army and destroys the building.

"Intercept! Few enemies! Pick it up without one left!

Commander returned to me in response to the voice of an ally I heard from downstairs.

"... attack the enemy horseback squad! Don't allow yourself any more!

Instruct a soldier nearby to attack an invading enemy from above the wall. But this was also a little too late.

"Enemy! Pick it up!"

When the commander turned his gaze to the voice he heard from just around the corner, there was a small man in black light armor, wielding a huge sword as long as his back length, and the appearance of allies being debated one after the other by the man.

"You!"

"... you're the greatest guy?

A man who instantly took his surrounding allies questioned the commander. The commander doesn't know. that this little man is Lutz, one of the four pillar ministers of Kamui. Just because I knew, doesn't mean something will change.

"If so, what?

"Do you need to hear that? You've decided to kill him, haven't you?

"It will be discussed with you…"

That's all the commander could say. A giant sword flashes. Slightly behind it, his neck fell forward and rolled over the walls.

"Loose. Pull your sword out before you move your mouth. Well."

When Lutz grabbed the head of the rolling commander, he raised it high so that it could also be seen from under the walls.

"The Admiral was taken over by this Kamui Kreutz! Surrender!"

Kamui's name was deceived to confuse the enemy. The upset among the soldiers of the Ruthua Imperial Army became even more intense, with few losing their will to fight and try to escape. Magic that strikes a soldier with his back turned. That applauds the confusion.

"... Maria, too tense. If you take them all down, you won't tell them."

Seeing the battle on the ground, Lutz shrugs in a frightened manner. With the loss of will on the part of the Ruthuan Empire, the battle has almost turned into a one-sided one. There is no doubt about the victory of the Union of Eastern Nations.

"Micah. I'm sorry, but can you tell Maria to stop the attack?

"Yes."

A woman dressed in black answers Rutz's voice. Mito's subordinate, one of the intelligence forces.

"Oh, and thank you for your hard work. Thanks to you, I dropped it easy."

"Thank you. Then I'm going."

Saying this, Micah jumped down the walls of the castle wondering if there would be eight rates, and headed under Maria.

"... aren't you afraid?

Lutz groans as he peeks down in awe. Though I've come this far, I'm not very good at high places.

From the other side I can see the main forces of the Union of Eastern Nations approaching, which I had refrained from backwards. It's time to settle the battle.

- Thirty thousand Allied Forces of Oriental Countries, who dropped the castle fortifications, after this, avalanche across the border into the territory of the Ruthua Empire. The participation of the Union of Eastern Nations led to the war spreading to the eastern part of the continent.