- On a hill just a short distance from the camp Roy put up.

In that spot overlooking the basin, which caused so much damage from temper, we could only gaze at it.

A pillar of flame that burns down the basin.

It's like a scorching geyser.

The eruption of fireworks that lights up the surrounding area of the sun is definitely not what we created.

"Damn... I don't know what happened to cancer, that was...!

Garnett eats his teeth off as he lets his cheeks sweat.

Is it cold sweat due to seeing such an anomaly, or sweat for cooling due to exposure to the high heat of the fire column?

It is so abnormal and burning that it is not even certain.

Even though it's not weird what happens in any dungeon, there's got to be something just about the limit.

Sakura is also trying to be alert to the neighborhood without alarm, but she still seemed unable to help but draw attention to the unusual firepillars.

"Melissa, do you have any idea what that is?

"Wow, don't ask me!? We have to wait for the Nagi to come back..."

Just after that, a wolf of a spiritual beast returned from the tip down the hill, and at the same time the nagi appeared like a disease.

Representing the four men who were waiting on the hill, I ask Nagi for the results of my reconnaissance.

"How'd it go? Do you know why?"

"Roughly, from what I've seen, it doesn't seem like a fire caused by a simple fire. The only thing that's burning is probably to the extent that I was full of temper, and there's absolutely no extensions to the outside... as unnatural as it really is"

"I mean, did someone aim clearly and burn his temper off?

If it is a flame generated by magic or some ability, it would not be impossible to burn down only a particular range.

Assuming the indiscriminate harm to the organism, there is a good chance that there are other people besides us who find its existence inconvenient.

But who the hell is that?

Given that Roy pioneered the route first, it should be unlimited to be another adventurer.

"... if it's the work of the warcraft that lives in this hierarchy, it's a quick story to be honest."

If, for example, a plant-like demon exasperates and another warcraft that recognizes exasperation as harmful burns it down, then it can be said to be this cycle of dungeon nature.

Besides, I can deal with as much as I want if I just say 'strong demons'.

You don't necessarily have to defeat them.

All you have to do is analyze ecological and behavioral patterns to avoid contact.

- But on the contrary, the most troublesome possibility--

"of the White Wolf... what will you do, I'll leave the judgment to you"

"That's it for reconnaissance. If there is no change in the fire column, you should stay away from it any closer. Anyway, ensuring safety is a top priority..."

As soon as he first tried to give instructions to pull up to the bottom of the hill, he stripped his fangs so that the two werewolf-shaped spiritual beasts would intimidate him, furrowing his entire body and staring at the firepillars.

At the next moment, I wondered if the surface of the lower end part of the column could have bounced small, and the fast 'something' sickened through the surface rinse and jumped this way in a straight line.

Just seconds to reach it.

Garnett and Sakura jumped forward even sicker than that, pulling out the sword of Mithril and the cherry sword and slashing it into 'something'.

A high metal sound that echoes.

"Something", shaped like a human being, was taking Garnett's sword with a swing of sword held in his right hand and Sakura's sword with a short sword held in his left hand.

"... this guy duh!?

"Are you... No way!

Ring the blade and the two of you and the whole thing let go of the intermission.

A pair of Oriental swords, large and small. Head completely covered with cloth.

It's hard to believe, but that's - no, only the possibility could have been assumed from the beginning.

Because there's no wonder they were in the same hierarchy than the adventurers came to this hierarchy after the Demon Kings.

"Demon Kings Army, Four Demons General...... Fire Suzuri......!

Only one of the four demon generals, a man who disappeared without ever being defeated - a presence that was all mysterious, that even that was just a guess from his voice.

That's now standing in front of us with a two-pronged object on our backs with a far burning pillar of flame.

"... Demon General Suzuri..."

Sakura put the cherry knife in her sheath without loosening her guard, and instead pulled out the scarlet knife made of total hi-hirokane.

"Why are you here!

"You don't have to answer."

He can poke a scarlet knife, but he doesn't break his spare attitude with dust.

That's natural behavior.

Given the combat capabilities of the Four Demons General, there is no doubt that everyone here will be forced to fight against disadvantage, even if they fight together.

Sakura was the only one who fought properly against Suzuri in the War of the Demon King, and even then, using the mystery of divine descent did not bring out all his might, and Sakura came first for a time (...) to cut (...).

Suzuri left the front because he thought it was a 'tidal time' when two A-rank adventurers named Dustin rushed to Travis, and what would have happened if the battle had continued like that?

"It's easy to imagine why. Unless it's so stupid."

"Even for the Demon King Army (you), that black fog was supposed to be eliminated... is that what you mean?

Suzuri showed no reaction to the speculation I made.

However, there is certainty that this assumption is not wrong.

There could be no other reason for burning down the basin that was so irritating than because he wanted to incinerate the irritation itself or its source.

I think of several reasons that led to incineration, but the most likely one is the simple and lucid one that I wanted to process because it is harmful to the Demons as well.

It is also possible that we do not want the source to be examined by humans, but incineration is too massive for that.

And I'm taking care not to let the flames burn outside the basin, because it would be to the detriment of the Demon King's Army to burn disorderly.

"The temper was burned down as a precautionary measure because it was harmful to the demons as well. But if it turns into a mountain fire, there could be another harm to the Demon King's Army somewhere in this hierarchy... no?

"If you're going to invite upset and pull information out of your reaction, give it up. Waste of effort."

Regardless, I don't mean to.

I couldn't imagine such a small handful of ways to deal with a demon general who wouldn't change one voice color over this period.

While making utterly unresponsive and not even conversational remarks, let the unity of the Wolf's Spirit Beast run as a preaching ordinance, making everyone else position themselves on the premise of battle.

I'm sure Suzuri has noticed my underneath prep too, but the jamming never moved a single stupid foot.

"... that's my last question, then. You'd answer this, wouldn't you?

All four of them stand in the right position and I too will put my hands on the only decent weapon, the Repeating Crossbow.

"Are you going to miss us?

"That's a stupid question."

The tin bows shallow and fleshy at a speed that is not even noticeable.

The metal noise received by Garnet's sword signaled that blade raised the curtain of an unexpected rematch against Demon General Suzuri.