Episode 45
I witnessed the walls of Schwerm only some time after sunset.
Baden was badly bad, but Schwerm was pretty bad. Because of the collapse of the walls, there are many gaps in the castle.
Indeed, the Milaldia Alliance cannot be offensive in this way.
There should be infiltration of Lünheit's trader Mao's men. I know how to get in touch, so if you call and ask about things, you'll know a lot.
But honestly, I don't trust Mao.
Most of the walls are broken, so if you return to human form, you can scout with your own eyes.
Alright. See for yourself, then listen to the details.
In the worst case, you can get information even if you are betrayed by Mao. If you get caught up with fake information, you know immediately.
When I return to the human form, I change into my everyday clothes. Then, she penetrated through the gap in the collapsed city wall.
Schwerm, unlike Bachen, was steadily recovering. The walls are still being repaired, but temporary huts and tents line the city, and many soldiers come and go.
If you look at the large number of roofless dumps, are they building materials? Is full-scale repair work just to come?
If I'm a commander of the Alliance, I'm thinking of retrieving Bachen ahead of Schwerm's recovery. I want to focus on Bachen, and slowly rebuild Schwerm in the rear.
But allied troops have many civilians. For the citizens of Schwerm, the reconstruction of their own city will be ahead of Bachen.
It's just my impression, but it's an impression that things are going on for non-military reasons.
Like the Demon King's army, the Alliance's army also seems to have a variety of circumstances.
What was unexpected, however, was the high proportion of soldiers in Schwerm. There are almost no ordinary citizens, so I can't stand out if I'm a casual wearer.
Moreover, the loose clothes of the southern style are completely different from the airtight clothes of the northern part. I'm going to choose clothes that look as good as possible, but because of the colors and design, it's completely floating.
It seems better to escape early.
I don't go to the center of the city so much and get out of the wall from the same place as before. Yeah, I'm disqualified as a spy.
Relieved, I consider contacting Mao's subordinate.
The next moment I transformed and kicked the ground.
A wind noise can be heard almost simultaneously.
Kick and fly over the collapsed city wall. Something cut through the sleeves of my clothes.
"Wolf?"
It was three armed warriors who immediately attacked me. A man like a magician is a little far away.
I couldn't be afraid of me with the wolf's sense of smell and hearing, and I was able to hit it often.
I can only imagine being hidden by magic.
I watch them in a hurry, keeping pace with the warriors.
All three have great magic. You can't be an average person.
The magician behind isn't that good, but the flow of magic is well-developed. I can never be careless.
"Is it a hero?"
One of the warriors answered my question.
"My name is the hero Lanhard, and with the Holy Guard I quickly saw that you had invaded Schwerm."
Apparently, the magic of intrusion alert was set up somewhere.
For us sorcerers, it's the same as the chunky Naruko, but never noticed. It seems that he was impersonated very well.
A man named Ranhard holds a sword.
"Let's perish, you are unclean"
"Unclean ..."
At the moment when he muttered, the brave slashed from all sides at once.
Unpalatable.
I activate all ready-up enhancement magic.
The body becomes lighter and the enemy's movements appear slightly slower.
The natural healing power improved in case of injury, and the fur became magical and hard.
"Cheer!"
Head, shoulders, legs.
I smashed the paper with a brilliant teamwork.
The brave alone has no chance of winning, but the three others are too skilled to win.
I want to run away, but I can't afford to run away. The three of us work together to keep me out of this space.
Even now, I ’ve got a full boost with magic, but I ’m full of defense alone.
What's worse, the magician behind me began to cast something.
I don't know what magic, but I'm still outnumbered, but if something is done, I'll definitely die.
I'm prepared to get one or two shots, and I have to stop that magician.
I stopped for a moment and fired the demon roar, Soul Shaker.
The effect was dramatic. The surrounding magical power tunes to the demons and begins to flow toward me. The spell the magician was trying to cast ended in misfire.
All you have to do is endure the brave attacks. I've also used the magic of fast recovery, and if I don't die I'll do something.
But it looks strange.
Suddenly looking around, the three brave men were rigid.
Their expressions are equally distorted by fear and agony.
I can't believe it, but the hero was stuck due to the awe of my Soul Shaker.
Impossible.
Your opponent is a superhuman comparable to the Demon King!
Regardless of such startle, my hand launches a reflexive attack.
The claw of a werewolf blew as a black storm.
A man with a bent neck at an eerie angle, and a man with half of his face blown off. And the man whose throat has been cut by more than half falls slowly.
It was an inescapable end.
you're kidding!?
The lone wolf has defeated the hero.
"Such an idiot ..."
I muttered so suddenly I felt uncomfortable.
If you look closely, the flow of magic power is different.
The Demon King has magical power that flows infinitely from inside the body, but these magical powers appear to be emanating from swords and armor.
And even after they died, their magic had not diminished at all.
"What is that?"
I muttered and picked up a rolling sword.
I feel strong magic. Most likely, they are weapons made by ancient sorcerers.
"It's a false hero. Is that so?"
I laugh at the sorcerer who is stiff and shivering. I don't think the wolf's smile will pass, but either would be fine.
"Hit ..."
What leaked from under the hood was the voice of a young woman.
As she staggers, her long hair and tight face are revealed.
It's a fairly plain face for a brave friend, but it's a pretty woman.
The yellowish stain gradually spreads over the shivering pure white robe. Apparently she was incontinent for fear.
When I took a step, she cried and squeezed on her ass.
"No, no ... don't kill ..."
Nothing is more powerless than a magician who can't use magic. Especially for humans.
There is no way for her to survive and confront the werewolf who killed her three friends in an instant.
"Please, don't do anything ..."
Is it OK to surrender?
It is forbidden to take care of the magician, but you cannot use magic for a while. And at this distance, no matter what you use, my attack will come first.
I decided it was safe and decided to give her a choice.
"If you don't like the honorable death, there's only life covered in humiliation. Is that OK?"
"Good, good! I'll do anything! Don't kill me!"
As expected, I can't take a life from a trembling girl with a runny nose.
It's better to keep it alive than to kill it, and it's OK.
First is the interrogation.
"Who are your employers?"
The weapons and armor they wear are all valuable.
Magic swords and armor are not so easy to make, technically or financially. If you use that habit, blade spills and scratches will increase more and more. It is not very personal.
"There will be those guys who have provided all this equipment and turned you into a" hero "."
The sorceress finally answered, shaking rattling.
"Gee ... Senior, institute ........."
"got it"
Everything fits. The Senate, the government of Milaldia, can collect this much equipment. There is also a reason to make a hero.
"Propaganda?"
"Propa ... cancer?"
"A propaganda unit to raise the morale of the Allies?"
In other words, the woman nodded with frightened eyes.
This wasn't the curtain for me to come out ... If I had one blow per Division Tiberito, the morale of the 2nd Division would have risen.