Monster no Goshujin-sama

7. Imperial Defense Battle

Seven.

A warrior ran through the corner of the cathedral, the room where the knights gathered.

"An ancient castle flying in the sky... 'Sky Castle' to talk about!

Gordon immediately understands the situation and gives instructions to his men.

"Give me the footage!

Immediately on the wall of the room, the sight from the viewing deck was reflected.

It is a magical tool that can reflect remote areas.

What was visible in the sky east of the imperial capital was Sky Castle, the third otherworldly preserve of the 'cornerstone of the world'.

"... have you mastered the other world?"

Already the 'cornerstone of the world' storage is closed by the hands of the first brave men.

The triple otherworlds preventing intruders had turned into useless lengths, but they were bringing it out into the real world.

It would have been a possible place to work if it had been Kojiro Nakatsuki, who had non-standard powers as a connector.

An agitation ran to the knights on the spot.

Anyway, a city about the same size as the Imperial Capital is coming in.

But that's where my voice rose.

"I don't cower."

Silane was the one who said it without showing any agitation either.

After a quiet look at the rising knights, she turned her attention to the majesty of the magnificent Castle of Sky.

"I certainly didn't envisage 'this'. But I was expecting a big trick."

In that other realm, the only one who properly exchanged swords with Kojiro Nakatsuki was Silan.

I understood via my sword how bottomless I was.

I wouldn't be particularly surprised if I thought this was going to happen.

And even if the means themselves cannot be assumed, they can anticipate their actions.

I was expecting Kojiro Nakatsuki, who wants a front-cut battle, to declare war somehow.

What a flashy assault on Sky Castle.

This is what I mean by 'it'.

If I can predict, I can handle it.

"To this extent, I can jump. Right, Master Gordon."

"No matter, Lord Silan."

Nodding loudly, Gordon shouted.

"Don't take a sweet look at the power of the Cathedral Church, which has defended the world of man for over a thousand years, 'The King of Disasters'!

"That's refreshing."

From the terrace at the corner of the castle in the sky, Kojiro Nakatsuki looked down under his eyes.

"The one overlooking the Empire from such a sky, isn't he?"

Speak to Kyoko Kuriyama by his side in such a pleasant tone.

"No. For once, some of the brave men of history might have had those abilities. Anyway, it's a beautiful sight. That's the crystal of hope for the people of this world."

"I don't think it's a human dialogue to destroy it now."

"Ha. That's not true, Moeko. It's the crystal of hope that makes us worthy of the stage of battle that betrays the survival of the world."

That said, Kojiro Nakatsuki shook his shoulder.

"Well, what about them..."

I was about to tell you, its eyes narrow.

"Ho."

The most gigantic building in the capital is the Cathedral, home of the Cathedral Church.

It stands out well even from afar.

Its central domed structure emitted a brilliant glow.

Either way, it was due to magical powers.

"Let's do it."

The greatest magic tool owned by the Cathedral Church was activated against the crushing invaders.

Its function is the imperial defense.

The name is' Cathedral '.

Yes, the Cathedral, home of the Cathedral Church, was equipped with one giant magical tool.

The other day at the Battle of "Dragonman" Jingu Temple Chiya, it didn't work well because it was unintentionally from the inside, except if an external enemy showed up.

As I looked, in the distance, the entire Empire City was covered with barriers that looked like glass.

Kojiro Nakatsuki carefully observes his hand against his chin.

"I see. Well, that's humanity's biggest stronghold. One or two of the defense mechanisms, isn't it weird to be ready?"

"If you are impressed?

As frightened, Maiko Kuriyama asked.

"What are you going to do?

"It's no different. As planned."

Give it back gently and raise the hand that you were doing to your jaw, most importantly.

There was a concentration of magic in the palms, like hair on his body.

It was his synonym, the shining sword, that was thus created.

With the most powerful 'Great Sword' in his hand, he grinned as he stripped his dog teeth out.

"You're welcome around the corner. Let's go from the front."

Moment after moment, a fierce earthquake ran to the Imperial City.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh!?

The rays that flew in a straight line from the castle in the sky clashed against the defensive wall that covered the Empire.

The imperial defense mechanism is the world's largest magical tool built by a giant building called the Cathedral.

That, in other words, could be said to be the crystal of human history in this world.

If you can't accept this, the Empire will be hell.

The knights looked up at the ceiling as the impact passed.

"Safe..."

Pompous and someone leaked it.

Because before I looked up, there was a barrier that never broke.

"The Empire is safe! I could take it!

The cathedral boiled with joy.

That's the magic tool responsible for the imperial defense.

Sometimes we just boast a strength close to that great cleric Gert-Fogeler's "devotional kingdom," while keeping the whole of the Empire covered.

But Gordon's expression, a substantial commander of the imperial defense, was stiff.

"I could take it, but not so far..."

I got it.

If you take a direct hit, one more shot, as you can stand.

That the barrier will be destroyed.

That would be the end of it...

"It's okay."

Siran, who noticed his concern, said.

The look is powerful.

Because she has something to believe in.

"I have Takahiro."

"Hey, don't do it."

Kojiro Nakatsuki grinned more joyfully when he saw the safe Empire City.

The lack of resistance is boring.

That is his way of thinking.

"But you haven't. That's not enough. If we keep this up, we're gonna smash it."

Again, I say it as I create a 'great sword' in my hands.

He also had an accurate picture of the situation.

But there, the fuzz moved.

"This is..."

It's still quite far away, but it's still 'felt'.

A grin engraved deeper than earlier in his neat face.

"You're here."

At the tip of the gaze, the imperial capital is engulfed in fog as we look around.

Of course, it can't be a natural phenomenon.

"The Misty Vault"?

I immediately realized it was because I expected it.

But there were things I wasn't expecting.

"No. But this..."

The expanded "Misty Inn" was too different in size than before.

The fog that arose covered the entire giant imperial capital.

I just activated 'Misty Vault', and oh no.

What is happening?

It was only if Kojiro Nakatsuki was a 'connector' that I could spot that.

"That's 'otherworldly'. Ha, so you're ready!

Once the dragons' hiding place, inside the Dragon Abyss, was semi-intersectionalized in "The Fog Boundary".

The same is true of the present empire.

Almost turned into a different realm.

The environment for this was in place.

"If you think about it, Mashima had a" cornerstone of the world "that was semi-externating the dragon abyss."

I own the key tools.

Salvia lent a hand, and there was time.

Full cooperation has also been obtained from the Cathedral Church.

And more importantly, Takahiro Mashima was now reaching the abyss of the world to the limit.

It is only now that our abilities have improved in place of the many we have redeemed that we have been able to strike such a hefty trick.

So this is an indication of his readiness.

I won't let you take anything important away from me.

The more I was prepared to do so, I did pass it on to Kojiro Nakazaki.

"Fine, Mashima. I'll give it a shot!

Smile, flash.

Once again the sword of light is unleashed.

An overwhelming ray of power struck the Imperial Capital with fog.

The running of light clashes against the barrier, causing the imperial capital to tremble tremendously.

"... what do you say?

With one more blow at its limit, it was the offense Gordon quoted.

But after the runoff of light disappeared, the barrier was on the spot without shaking.

Kojiro Nakatsuki, the attacker, was aware that he was less responsive than earlier.

"... you've been uncored, huh?

Originally, the fog kingdom has the power of perception inhibition by illusion.

I can't recognize the Empire well from afar.

No. If it was Kojiro Nakashima, it might still have been possible to strike out the core, but now we're positioning Teito. There's an advantage on Takahiro Mashima's side.

Furthermore, the moment he jumped into the otherworlds, the rays shifted slightly under fog interference.

As a result, the angle of incidence of the light runoff became shallow and the surface of the barrier slipped.

You can say they did.

The power is halved.

This development, which will also be completed, is just not what Kojiro Nakatsuki expected.

You could call it more than you'd expect.

With Takahiro Mashima and the forces of the diocesan church joining hands for the common purpose of protecting the world, the imperial capital had been transformed into an unprecedented stronghold of robust defense.

To be appreciated is the weight of the history of the diocesan Church, which has long protected the world.

And it's Takahiro Mashima's readiness and dedication to think of his people.

That's why they couldn't have just been hit.

"... Coming"

"Huh?"

Kojiro Nakatsuki, who snapped, flew away into the shadows with Kyoko Kuriyama, who opened his eyes.

――

At the next moment, a single light emitted from the imperial capital strikes down Sky Castle.

The immense magic gathered at the end of the spire surrounding the cathedral was unleashed as a ray of light.

"Don't you do it...!

If the ultra-wide barrier covering the entire Empire was a shield, this one was a sword.

A sneaky impact caused Sky Castle to tremble, and the blown debris struck the perimeter.

It was such a blow that part of Sky Castle fell short.

"Don't take a sweet look at the power of the Cathedral Church" in front of Sky Castle, Gordon hung up, but this was precisely their power to protect the world of men for over a thousand years.

Keiko Kuriyama, sheltered, narrowed his eyes.

"What are you going to do?

The ecclesiastical church forces that have defended humanity have shown their will and responded to the raids of The King of Disasters.

It is only with the cooperation of Takahiro Mashima that the war situation is proceeding favourably at the moment.

This attack will not go through as it is, and it will unfold to allow you to continue to beat him unilaterally.

Nevertheless, there is no rush for the look on Kyoko Kuriyama's face.

Because I know how out-of-standard the man in front of me is.

"Right."

The perception is not wrong.

"Then I'll try to feed you an inevitable attack"

"Again, is that what you came for"

Poached and Kato Vegetables were crushed.

In the footage ahead of us, Sky Castle was moving up speed and approaching us.

Still, the combination of the 'Cathedral' barrier and the 'Misty Different Realms' is alive and well.

While preparing for the enemy's attack, it was firing magic shells and gradually causing damage.

But in the gaze of those who gaze upon Sky Castle was the colour of fear.

"Whoa. You gotta be kidding me."

"No way, don't..."

The 'Sword of Light' attack from the enemy hasn't been around for a while.

Sometimes you know it's not effective, but you don't have to.

Because Sky Castle is still in the midst of an attack.

- A massive massive attack on the body by a mass comparable to that of the Imperial capital.

It's too absurd an attack.

But it worked.

Exactly, a blow that completely crushes the imperial capital itself cannot be dealt with by the perception inhibition or interference of the 'Misty Vault'.

There won't be a single barrier.

Naturally, the Imperial side has also intercepted the target.

The spires of the cathedral were always filled with magical gleams, and as soon as the necessary charges had been completed, shelling continued.

The damage was definitely done.

If it was a shootout, there's a good chance this one was winning.

But this is no good.

It wasn't powerful enough to smash Sky Castle in the short time it took to break in.

"So far."

Kato Makoto snapped.

Her judgment, cultivated by her many previous ordeals, was discerning what should be properly truncated.

"Mr. Rose, please get ready."

Speak to your best friend next door.

I'm not lost in the words I tell you so.

However, that did not mean defeat.

"I'm sure Mr. Gordon will be in touch."

"Okay. I'll be ready to take care of it right away."

In response, Rose quickly removed her own magic tools from the magic tool bag at hand.

Quickly assemble in a procedure she only knows herself.

It wasn't long after that that Gordon contacted me with the magic tools of distance communication.

Lord Rose, could you please?

"You're welcome."

"Not at all."

I was ready to respond.

Rose drew on the thoughts put in there, and then proceeded to work silently.

It was a palm-sized box-shaped magic tool that came up in my hand.

She connects it with a number of simulated demonic stones around her.

The conductor connecting the simulated demon stone was connected to a large number of demon stones installed in the room.

- In the Demonic Stone for Control, which constitutes the hub of the Defense Mechanism of the Imperial City.

The simulated demonic stones around them were magic tools that were additionally mounted there.

Box-shaped magic tools are like that key, so to speak.

You can call it a safety device.

That means you need such insurance for what you're about to do...

"... respect your wishes"

Rose snapped quietly.

A finger wrapped in a long handbag gently stroked a box of magic tools.

But what happened was intense, behind the back of a gentle trick.

It was the demonic stones installed in the vicinity that blew up the signs of magic to the point of stifling.

As a matter of fact, the last few days, Rose has been preparing for imperial defense.

While the Lord, Takahiro Mashima, was accomplishing imperial alienation, it was she who made the protection of imperial capital perfect.

However, in about five days, when it comes to rebuilding a defensive mechanism that would have been dysfunctional if it had been for the loss of one tower, you will find that its contribution is not halfway there.

"Mr. Rose is a fighter, and he seems to be attracted to Mr. Lily, Mr. Gabella, and Mr. Silan."

The girl of my best friend watching over her appearance had a proud grin.

"Nor is the 'power' worn by Mr. Rose inferior"

The proof is shown in the terrible danger of dealing with the 'King of Disasters'.

"- Battlesuit 'Fireworks' activated"

Rose activated the trump card for the maximum firepower he added to Teito's defense mechanism.

It was a magic tool that externalized the ability to instantaneously get large output by making the Demon Stone disposable.

Usually she uses a mock-up demon stone produced by herself, but this time it is installed in the defense mechanism of the Imperial capital.

Regardless, it doesn't change that you break a magic tool in one shot.

The world's largest and only magical tool, produced in the long history of the Cathedral Church, will be lost forever.

But still, Cathedral Church forces, including Gordon, made this decision.

for what should not be lost.

"Shoot me down!

With respect for their readiness, Rose shot and unleashed his magic tools.

Explosively more powerful shelling rips the sky apart, poking it into Sky Castle.

And pushed it backwards.