Chapter 28: Destiny

 

The situation was worse than I expected.
Alan, who had turned into a demon, was trying to destroy the capital of the Kingdom of Laodecia by summoning a huge number of demons while destroying the buildings of the royal palace.

King Bern quickly formed a disaster response committee and declared a state of emergency, calling for everyone living in the Royal Capital to evacuate.
Then, an edict was issued to the Guild Hall, a new quest to defeat Alan, who had turned into a demon.

Given the command of the army and the knight order from King Bern, I left the arena leading men of the Kingdom of Laodecia.

“The army will go to the Capital and kill the demon that was unleashed by the man named Alan.
The Knights will work with me to lead Alan to the widest possible place.”

“”Yes!””

The knight and the Knight Commander replied in cheerful voices.

Then a stern looking man came to me and kneeled down.

“Haruto Takatori-sama.
My name is Roland, the captain of the thousand who has been in charge of the Laodecian army in place of the long-vacant Secretary of Defense.
You are a man recognized by His Majesty the King Berne and the Medici family.
I will follow your orders and exterminate the demons that have infiltrated the Royal Capital.”

“Thank you.
It’s going to be urban warfare, I wish you the best of luck.”

“Yes!”

According to Agnes-san’s lecture, the national army of the Kingdom of Laodecia was mostly made up of commoners who couldn’t use magic, except for the top brass.
It was impossible to fight them directly.
However, the number of the national army far exceeded the number of the knight corps.
Therefore, it made sense to have them hunt weak demons unleashed by Alan to protect the people.

And then,

“Alice.
Are you sure about this? I heard from His Majesty King Bern that the opponent this time is incomparably stronger than the Undead Nephilim.”

I asked Alice, who had been following me for a long time, with a worried look on her face.
But she brushed her soft pink hair back in front of her face with her hand and spoke with a regal demeanor.

“It’s only natural that I should help you.”

“……”

“Haruto, am I in your way?”

I honestly thought it was foul to look up at her with moist eyes…

“Alice… would be a great help.”

“Fufu.”

Alice looked up at me with her hands folded behind her back and a smile on her face.
The two huge bulges that were emphasized by this were swaying seductively.
I approached her, summoned my Ground Self-Defense Force overcoat, and covered Alice with it.

“Haruto?”

“It’s… because there are people around…”

I was a little embarrassed to say that I didn’t want other men to see too much of Alice’s beauty.

But Alice seemed to understand me, and with a bewitching smile, she brought my arms towards her b*****s and let me taste their exquisite softness.

“I’m Haruto’s woman.
That’s why I’m following you.”

“!!”

Truly, Alice was a woman far beyond my imagination.

The other noble men and women who were watching our sweet entanglement opened their mouths to speak.

“Uu… I’ll fight in style like Takatori-sama and woo a cute and nice girl too!”

“Me too! I’m now more motivated to see him like that! That Alan guy… I’ll make sure I beat him to pulp and show him what manliness is all about!”

“A beautiful girl trying to help the man she loves… is really nice… I want to help you, Lady Alice!”

“Me too!”

“We are nobles! Right now, the Kingdom of Laodecia is on the verge of extinction, and it’s not in our nature to just sit back and watch with our fingers in our mouths!”

“Yes! His Majesty King Bern is doing his best.
That’s why we, as the leading figures, together with Haruto-sama and Alice-sama, must defeat that damn of a demon Alan!”

“”Ooooooo!””

Apparently, our flirting boosted their morale.

”Fufu, it’s Haruto-sama after all! My Lady Alice’s expression… is totally that of a maiden in love!”

”Indeed.
Now I understand why the Medici family fell in love with Haruto-sama.”

Elyse and Lindsey looked at Haruto and the others with a satisfied expression.

X X X

“Over here! You fiend! You’re no match for us!”

[Guoo! Stupid humans! I am the strongest! This kingdom that doesn’t recognize me as class 5 must perish!]

“It doesn’t make any sense at all to brag about your fake strength that you obtained by sacrificing your soul to the Demon Lord? Exposing your creepy face… Lame…”

[Guooo! I am strong! I will destroy this kingdom and rule it all! All the power and beautiful women in this kingdom will be mine!]

“That’s disgusting.
With that stupid mouth of yours, I bet the reason you got to class four is because you cheated.”

[Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!]

“You don’t like it? You insufferable Class 3 b*****d, you need to learn to mind your own business.”

[Aaaaaaah! Shut up!!! I’m the strongest… I’m the best! So I will kill you all!]

“… You guys are really good at stirring things up.
But be on your guard.
Be careful!”

“Fufu.
Are you worried about me?”

“!Just be careful!”

“Yes, yes.”

The young men and women of the nobility who followed me, who were wizards who can fly, agitated Alan with all their might and led him to the flatlands a little outside the royal capital.
The particular wizard girls, I couldn’t help but feel that their tone of voice and gestures were very similar to those of Japanese gals.

Alan’s guidance, which had been destroying the royal palace until now, was going well thanks to the two flying in the sky.

Alan, who had become a demon, did not have the conscience that humans have.
He was a man of inferiority, arrogance, boasting, and paranoia, and in order to lure him in, we had to take advantage of his habits.
So, by putting together the keywords that he mostly didn’t want to hear, he easily fell into our trap.

But as the noble youth flying in the sky said, be on your guard.
Alan had the strength that came with the price of his soul.

Plus, I was consuming quite a bit of magic.

On the way, I attacked Alan with M82s and machine guns, but while they worked on the demons he summoned, they didn’t work on his main body.
The tremendous resilience and powerful force… probably wouldn’t even be scared off if hit by an anti-tank missile.

“……”

The first time I followed Alan while I was planning my tactics on how to fight him, I soon arrived at my destination, a flat area behind the royal city.

This was a stretch of farmland, so rampaging about as you please wouldn’t be a problem (sorry to those who have fields).

But…

“It’s too dark to see clearly…”

“Alan’s body is black, so it’s even harder to see him.”

The nobles and knights who followed me and the adventurers who joined us were bewildered as they looked around this field, which was only lit by moonlight.

But no problem.

“Summon: 84 mm recoilless artillery, flares…!”

As I chanted that, a series of weapons I mentioned appeared in the field.
Then I signaled with my eyes to a few of the Knights by my side and gave them a quick lesson on how to use these weapons.

Soon, a few Knights of the Order held an 84mm recoilless cannon in the air and pulled the trigger.

Then, a bright statement bullet glowed as it enveloped the area.

“Wow, that’s amazing! It’s so much brighter than the magic stone!”

“I can fight with this!”

[Fufufu… can’t beat me even if you play tricks like this! Bow down to me, the strongest!]

Saying this out loud, Alan summoned the demons again and had them attack the nobles, adventurers and knights in front of him.

“Takatori Haruto-sama… what shall we do?”

The Knight Commander asked worriedly.

To his question I turned to everyone in front of me.

“Attack Alan and the demons summoned by Alan to buy some time!”

When I shouted that, the nobles, adventurers, and knights shouted “on it” and immediately started attacking.
The knight commander also used his ‘Sword Master’ and ‘Body Enhancement’ skills to charge at Alan.

And….

If I somehow managed to have more magic, our chances of winning would increase dramatically, though..

“Haruto? What’s wrong?”

“……”

Alice looked at me with a wrinkled brow and a worried expression on her face.

At that moment, two people appeared through the human fever and spoke loudly to me.

“Hey Takoyaki brother!!!”x2

What? The adventurer who always bought my takoyaki!

Yes, these were the yakuza-like unknown adventurers who had always been very helpful to me.

Their faces were not flattering in the bright light of the flares.
So Alice by my side hid behind me.
But these people were always grateful to help me.

“Alice, these two adventurers aren’t bad people.”

“… Is that so… if Haruto says then…”

And Alice, who was wearing a cloak, appeared to the two adventurers.
Then,

“Pink hair… blue eyes… perfect beauty… don’t tell me you’re from that mysterious Medici family!”

“There’s no doubt… this lady is…”

The two adventurers looked at me and Alice alternately, their legs bobbing.

And…

“Dear brother!!!”

“Haruto-sama!”

From a distance, two beautiful ladies  cane towards us on horseback with many guards in tow.

“Agnes-san and even Carol!”

In front of me, I could see the nobles, knights, and adventurers valiantly fighting against Alan and the demons he summoned.

And right next, a beautiful Medici mother and daughter and two yakuza-looking men.

“… I told you, right? I told you, our takoyaki brother is a strong man! I knew I was a good judge of character!”

“I-I-I-I said it too! You’re the best of the youngsters!”

A thin man with a thin body and a big guy with a big body said in a trembling voice.
There’s no need to guys—

But I don’t have the luxury of being able to respond to their words.

“……”

“Big brother… I’m here to help you!”

”Haruto-sama, I have heard everything.
The other dukes are on their way here to defeat that abominable being, so my husband… the Secretary of Defense, Haruto-sama, please give us instructions.
We will fight with you.”

“……”

I didn’t know the people of this kingdom well.
I hadn’t even been able to give them detailed instructions on how to fight using magic.

[Pathetic! You’re weaker than flies, you little worms! Admit that I am the strongest!]

“Aaah!”

“!!”

People were slowly knocked down by the attack of Alan and his demons.

I couldn’t beat him with a machine gun, even if I shot him full of bullets.
With his recovery ability, I needed something more powerful.

As when I was wondering…

“Hear me out, Takoyaki brother.”

“?”

The two adventurers gave me a thumbs up and said,

“You have something you want to say to us, don’t you?” x2

They had a yakuza-like face, but their expressions were so bright.

The three Medici beauties were also looking kindly at me.

It didn’t help my worrying.

“I need magic power.
The magic power to defeat that demon with overwhelming force!”

I shouted to the two adventurers with all my might.

And then…

The two adventurers gave a smug look and returned with a confident face.

“Do you know what our special skills are?”

“It was fate that we met Takoyaki brother.”

“Skills? Fate?”

I tilted my head, urging them to continue.

They clenched their scarred fists as hard as they could, they looked at me with the gaze that emanated from their passion.

“My unique skill is magic amplification!!!” (Big guy)

“My special skill is magic transfer!!!” (Thin guy)

“For real?”

This sure was…

Destiny.

[Postscript]

These two adventurers are so nice, it brings tears to my eyes…

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