Ankoku Kishi Monogatari ~Yuusha wo Taosu Tameni Maou ni Shoukansaremashita~

Under the sky of Nargol.

◆ Dark Knight Runfeld

"You've been quiet lately, Mr. Runfeldt."

The dark knight riding the next flying dragon (Wyburn) said with a casual voice.

"Don't relax. The information that the Holy Knights have been destroyed may be incorrect, and we will continue our patrol."

That way, they fly the dragon over the mountain, which is the boundary of Nargol.

When I look behind me, I see those who are behind among the knights.

"It's still hard to rebuild....."

Murmuring without telling anyone.

Half of the Dark Knights died in battle with the brave men before, and those who survived suffered some kind of injury.

In the first place, few of the demons have the ability to be Dark Knights, and even fewer of them can ride the flying dragon.

The skilled knights were almost beaten by the brave. All that remains now are those who can only ride the dragon.

Currently, there are less than twenty Dark Knights who can move properly.

The task assigned to me as soon as possible was the rebuilding of the Dark Knights.

There have been frequent air incursions by the Holy Knights of Ellios lately.

With that in mind, my head is about to crack in anger.

According to their claims, all the skies in the world belong to the gods of Ellios, and even Nargor would be violating our airspace flying through it.

Of course, I do not intend to accept such an assertion.

They often approached Nargor's airspace before the heroes arrived, but never invaded.

And as our combat power decreases, they invade as they do every day.

They ravaged the Nargor sky to make a fool of themselves.

I even advised them to leave the airspace, but they didn't listen, and we had no choice but to watch in silence.

But those air violations ended two days ago.

On the other hand, I can't help but be afraid of the person who caused it.

For that reason, the patrol ends without incident.

"All right, let's get back to the fort!!!

At the origin of the command, the dragons spin.

Fly through the roofs of the Akelon Mountains, separating Nargor from the human world.

As you fly, you can see the fort in the peak.

This fortress is the one to protect Nargor from Ellios.

Land on the square in the middle of the fort.

Welcome home, Master Ranfeld.

Leave the flying dragon to the men who came out of the fort.

Walk to your own mansion in the fort.

"Father!"

Two children jump out of the fort.

"Leli on refald! Why are you here?

The two children rush in.

Referred is a boy of twenty years old and Riley is a girl of ninety years old. And they're both children of their own.

It was originally located near the Demon King Castle. They must be in the demonic village.

"Yes, Mother told me to help my father."

"Yes, Mother told me to help my father become a knight in the future."

Raleigh and Referred answered.

"I see....."

It is true that the fort is understaffed. Anyway, the non-combatants who were originally non-combatants in the previous battle were driven out into the battle. I'd like to borrow a cat's hand now.

However, they are still both children, and I wonder if I can leave them in the fort like this.

"Father, please. No, put me in this fort."

"Leri, please."

I'm lost in the words of both of them.

There were plenty of miscellaneous things about the fort even before we went into battle. I may have a job that even children can do.

Especially if you want Refaldo to train as a knight.

That was when I was thinking about it.

The dragons of the Dragon House suddenly made a noise.

"What is it?

Ask your men in the Dragon Hall.

"I don't know! Suddenly the dragons started making noise!!

My men are desperate to silence the dragon.

"Master Runfeld! Oh my God!!

One of the knights on the tower of sight shouted in a hurry.

"What the hell!!

"It's a dragon! The dragon is here!

Look at the sky in the direction of the knight.

Beyond the sky is flying like a bird.

Still far away, but not flying like a flying dragon, definitely a dragon.

"Lady RunfeldLet's go!!

The men at the fort are trying to deal with the dragon with bows and crossbows.

"Don't have weapons! Don't point it at the dragon!

My men raise doubts about their orders.

"Why, Master Runfeld!

"Don't do anything! Gather them all!

If that dragon is as imagined, we must not take hostile action.

Everyone in the fort is gathering.

The dragon reaches the fort at a fierce speed.

The dragon roars as it approaches.

"Wow!!

"Father!!

A few of his men sat down in fear, and refald and Riley cling to their feet.

The true dragon roars contain the magic of fear. Those without resistance will be stuck in fear.

I think the dragon is once again big when I see it nearby.

A dragon with a body many times larger than the flying dragon they ride will occupy all the central squares when they descend.

It is a black dragon that inhabits the Akelon Mountains, once known as the Magic Dragon. If the temper of this dragon is so intense that it approaches the water, it will feed on its exhaling flames.

But that was until yesterday.

Looking at the back of the dragon, there was a dark knight sitting there.

Dark Knight Dihart.

He is the hero of Nargor who destroyed the Knights the other day.

Dihart descends to the fort.

"All salute!

Some of them are still out of their leaves with fear, but they ignore it and give the signal.

Put your hands on your chest and lower your head.

"Lord Runfeld. I don't really think so...."

With that, Dihart takes off his helmet.

Black hair, white skin, fine face.

Honestly, being an honorable man doesn't look very strong. He was a weak man without horns anyway.

But don't be fooled by your appearance. He looks weak, but he is a monster.

Defeated that terrible brave man and destroyed the Knights.

And look at the armor Dihart is wearing. The armor Dihart wears is black demon armor. The armor worn by all Dark Knights is a low imitation of this armor.

This man is flat in armor that no one could wear until this man showed up in such magical strength.

The Hornless can do what the Demons couldn't do. I regret that.

The Dihart is now after His Majesty.

Humans are inferior creatures. There is an aversion of the Demons to having to go under that human.

Certainly, there are some who are averse to this fort.

"No, Your Excellency is a hero!!

Dihart looks in trouble at the words.

Dihart doesn't feel comfortable treating himself like a superior.

But there's no way I can be disrespectful to a monster that destroys the Knights.

"My lord, how can I help you today?

To be honest, I don't want you to come, so it's a little stronger.

"I'm sorry to bother you, Sir Ramfeld, but I found Sir Ramfeld from afar during my practice riding Glorious... thank you for introducing me to the dragon. And then I was interested to see what the fort on the border looked like."

Dihart looks at the dragon a little bit slowly.

The name Glorious means glory in the world where Dihart was. A name worthy of Dihart anyway.

And the dragon named after it was a dragon that until yesterday was known as the Magic Dragon. Dihart put the dragon on his own yesterday.

I remember yesterday.

I introduced Dihart, who wanted his own dragon, to the dragons that lived in the Akelon Mountains.

That is, there was a mean feeling.

It is difficult to ride a flying dragon, not to mention a true dragon.

Of course, I didn't think Dihart could ride either.

At that time, he sarcastically said, "If I were you, I would be able to ride a dragon."

As a result, Dihart quickly turned the dragon into his own.

I feel pitiful to say such irony now.

And he came to thank himself for his irony. The pity is making me cry.

"I can't thank you enough...."

That's how I see Dihart's face.

For some reason, Dihart's eyes were looking down.

Looking beyond that point of view, it leads to referrals and relays at your feet.

"Kids?"

Dihart's voice of doubt

"Yes, these children are helping us with the fort....."

However, the words could not be said to the end.

This is because Dihart was tempted to put a lot of pressure on me.

"You're putting the kid in the middle of a fight?

The voice was completely different from the murmured voice earlier. The voice was very cold. The voice made my spine cold.

"I'm sorry, sir. The battle against the brave has left this fortress short of troops.... Sorry!!

I apologize twice.

But that calms Dihart down.

"No, I'm sorry, I don't even know what's going on with you..."

Dihart says sorry.

Dihart feels calm and relieved.

This man is more scary than the dragon behind him.

"These two are my children, Leiri and Refardo. Say hello to His Excellency."

"My name is Lefferd, my lord!!

"It's Leiri, Dear Dihart!!

Referred and Raleigh greeted with a little bit of a bite.

"You're a good kid...."

Dihart thanked the child.

"I'm sure you're all busy, so I don't mind going back to your seats."

Dihart walks through the fort.

My lord, I will guide you to the fort.

"No, thank you. I think I'll go home after a little tour....."

So Dihart walked by himself looking at the fort.

◆ Dark Knight Croki

Take a tour of the fort and leave it behind in Glorious.

"Looks like it was a nuisance...."

Murmur without thinking.

"It can't be like that, Jans. Thanks to Dihart, they're still alive, Jance!

The nut sounded indignant in the pocket inside the armor.

The demons of the fort obviously seemed to be annoying to themselves. The nut is angry about it.

Nut was right, I should have been summoned to help them. I'm sure he's actually helping us defeat the brave one.

It is not honest and pleasant to be evil while you call it by yourself.

I think it might be better to enjoy the world as if it were an out-of-the-box rage.

There were many bad words against him before I went to the Republic of St. Lenaria. It seemed like I was doing pretty selfish things with all my strength.

But I don't think I can live like that.

I still care about other people's eyes. Hostility from others does not allow us to live in peace.

That's why I tried to be courteous to the demons earlier.

However, it was not welcome, it was just annoying.

Honestly, only Modes and Nuts welcome themselves in this world. If the most called-out subordinate makes you evil, you will be angry with yourself.

There may be others who will welcome you, but I don't know so I can't think about it.

But some people were obviously trying to kill themselves, even if it bothered them.

I honestly don't think I can do it.

"No, thanks, Nut."

Thank you for being angry for yourself.

"But where do we fly?"

Slap Glorious' neck.

If something bad happens, do something else. In the old world, it was to wave a sword, and now it is to fly with a dragon.

I named myself after this. It's not a very good word for me, but I think it would be as good as a name.

It seems difficult to follow the dragon, but it was surprisingly easy to follow.

Fly through the roofs of the Akelon Mountains.

I flew over this mountain before when I was put on a flying dragon from that fort to near people's land. I felt better flying myself than riding someone else's back.

Nargor's sky wasn't so beautiful covered in magical clouds, but it felt good.

But I want to fly a little different today.

Fly over high places in the Akelon Mountains to near people's land.

According to Nut, the Akeron Mountains that are flying now are like the boundary that separates Nargor from the human world.

However, it seems that the boundaries of the Akelon Mountains are subtle.

As a result, they were in conflict with the Holy Knights of Ellios over the border.

The Akelon Mountains are the largest goblin habitat in the world, with many goblin kingdoms.

That's why I see a lot of goblins flying.

This Goblin kingdom, the Nargor kingdom, seems to be largely following the Modes, but the human kingdom seems not to be following the Modes and could be hostile.

It seems that we will not attack the dragon, but we should fly a little higher just in case.

That's what I thought.

I saw something impossible in the middle of the mountain.

"Nut, isn't that a man?

There was something human in the middle of the Akeron Mountains.

And the humans were attacked by the Goblins.

"Glorious!!

I dropped Glorious on the spot without thinking.

When the goblins saw the dragon, they ran away screaming.

Look at the humans. There were about 20 men and women there. Most of them were women or children and there seemed to be no adult men.

The faces of the humans were fearful because of the dragon's roar.

"Who are you!!?

From Glorious' back, he calls out to the humans.

However, humans do not try to answer just because they are scared of the sudden appearance of a dragon.

It's a little frustrating.

I wonder what these people are. You know you'll be attacked if you get into Goblin's quarters.

I accidentally rescued him, but maybe it was something extra. Like what happened at the fort earlier.

However, I would like to hear more about the situation than I have helped.

Get off Gloria's back and take off her helmet.

Humans cry out loud.

"Humans...?

"The Dark Knight... is a human?

Looking at their faces, it seemed that the faces of the humans had eased slightly.

"My name is Dark Knight Dihart! Is there anyone who can tell me what's going on?!

The humans groan at Dihart's name.

After a while, a woman comes out.

I wonder if I'm still young, about the first half of my 20s. If you look closely, you are the best in this group.

"Um... I am... Princess Rijena of the Kingdom of Argoa. These people are my blood....."

The woman answers quickly.

"... princess? Why is the princess here?

I didn't understand why. Doesn't the princess or royalty belong in the castle of the country?

Why are you here?

When I asked Nut, he didn't know about the Kingdom of Algoa. The only country that Nut knows is the kingdom of man, but the kingdom of Argoa is not that big.

"... we are banished and here we are."

Rijena tells the story, but she tells the story.

It seems that the Kingdom of Argoa is a country close to Nargol.

In the kingdom of Argoa, it seems that the king will be chosen from some of the most powerful clans living there.

For decades, the family of Rijena had a monopoly on the throne. However, other clans who did not feel good about it started a rebellion. And it seems that the Rijena clan was defeated and banished.

"Expulsion....."

I think it's an execution rather than an expulsion.

The rebels feared that the Rijena family would regain power and come to vengeance on other lands. That's why they drove Rijena and the others towards Nargor. Of course, I was expecting to feed the goblins. I think it's quite a cruel execution.

Rijena cried, and it seems that there are only about a hundred people left in the family that were attacked by the Goblin. Adult men were said to have been the first sacrifices to protect women and children from Goblin, including her father, the king and her brother, who was a prince. That's why there are only women and children here.

"Please. I need your help....."

Rijena begs herself. According to Rijena, the Kingdom of Argoa is not close to its neighbors and there is no country to welcome Rijena, who was a royal member of the kingdom. That's why Rijena and the others have nowhere to go. Rijena and the others were displaced.

He sighs at the sky.

I tried to help if it was easy, but it wasn't. Guiding people from Goblin habitat does not allow displaced people to enter any country. If we don't get inside the walls, we'll just feed on other monsters.

We may be able to do something if we take them to a country as big as the outside city, but we can't take them all there by ourselves.

"Please... I'll do anything...!!

Rijena begged. It must have been bad enough for me to come here. The voice was blurred.

The others bow their heads to themselves.

I thought it would be troublesome.

I don't know... It should be easier if you abandon them and run away.

Leave them here and the Goblins will take care of them.

That way, there won't be any spoilage.

Well, I wonder what Rage would do there.

Shop Rijena. It will be well into the beauty category.

Reggie will definitely help. And push someone else to take care of them. With the privileges of a brave man, no one can disobey him, so he takes only the delicious places. In case something happens later, you won't be held responsible.

Shop Rijena.

It bothers me a little. I don't think Raige would bother me, and I decide.

◆ Dark Knight Croki

"My lord!! What does this mean?!

Ranfeld protests in the fort.

"They're running out of fort staff, so they brought my slaves, Lord Runfeld."

I point to Rijena and the others.

Eventually, I took Rijena and the others to a nearby defensive base and magically moved them to the fort.

Of course, to let you work in this fort.

I said slaves had low expectations that if they owned their property, they would not treat Rijena and the others badly.

"You have kids too!!!

He wants to say that Runfeld will be useless in the dark.

"Oh, this fort seems to be understaffed enough to need the help of children?

In return, I speak darkly of the children of Runfeld.

The demons of the fort complained.

Demons look down on humans as inferior creatures. I've been telling you to let the man work at the fort, and I'm sure you're upset.

But I ignore the voice.

"I can't thank you enough, Lord Runfeld. Use my slaves as you please. I washed dishes and cleaned them. I just want you to at least give me a bed and a meal."

Say it.

I think you're thinking about the fort, but the truth is, I forced the Runfelds to take care of them.

I can hear the demons murmuring that they shouldn't do anything on their own.

It sounded like I was not listening, but I was able to listen to myself being superhuman.

I think we'll have problems later.

Watch Rijena and the others. I explained it, but I felt anxious.

Perhaps the demons could have killed him somewhere he didn't know. But I didn't know what I could do anymore.

I can't take care of you till the end. I just want you to think it won't feed the goblins.

"My lord!!

Runfeldt still protests.

"Lord Runfeld. I'm sorry, but it's time to get back to the Demon King Castle. If you need to talk to me, I'll talk to you later. Until then, I will keep the slaves, Lord Runfeld!!

I would say a little more strongly not to say any more protests.

Runfeld couldn't say anything about his attitude anymore.

"Then return to the Demon King Castle."

When I say so, I ignore the frustrated Ranfeld and ride Glorious.

Glorious roars and dances into the sky.

The fortifiers scream with fear.

As soon as Glorious flew, the fort became smaller.

Think on the sky, on Glorious' back.

After all, I'm just like Rage, acting on my own accord. And irresponsible.

There will be more hostility from the demons.

I'm not sure what happens to Regina and the others after this.

But I would have regretted it if I hadn't helped. Reggie shouldn't be worried about what she did.