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

◆ Dark Knight Croki

It was a dangerous place. I accidentally saved him.

She has been killed before. He may come to kill himself again.

And yet I saved her.

"Chiyuki! Are you okay?!!!

A girl with short hair comes to us.

"Yes, I'm fine, Nao-san... Because he helped me."

A girl called Chiyuki looks at us.

My long, cut eyes are staring at me. Beautiful, but tight. I feel like I'm being blamed for something.

I see a girl called Nao when she turns away from me.

I have to tell her something.

I reach out to her.

"What is it?

"Can you give me back my people?

According to the intel, she's got the nut.

"Oh, oniisan's here to pick up the ruby. Ruby, I'm picking you up."

That's how she pulls the nut out of her waist bag.

Apparently she knew who the nut was.

"Dear Dihart-sama!!!"

The nut jumps on itself.

"What? Are you talking about that rat?!!

Chiyuki shouted surprisingly.

She didn't seem to notice anything about Nao.

"I didn't expect you to help me, Jance!!!

The nut stuck to its face and cried.

"Of course I'll help. Can you step back from that, Nut? I'm going to fight the gods now."

Remove the nut from face and place it on floor. The nuts will be safe as long as they are within their defensive magic range.

All right, Jans.

When the nut leaves, I look at Lawrence.

The fallen Lavrus is getting up and looking at us. You're on alert. You're not coming near me.

I'll cover you.

Chiyuki offered to help but stopped it by hand.

"It's okay. You seem tired, so please stay back. I'll do it myself."

That's what I said and headed for La Vulus.

"Why is the Dark Knight here?! Why help the brave?!!!

The evil god Lavulus shouted.

I'm not going to help Reggie.

This is nothing but horrible.

Why should I help Raige in the first place?

"This flame is in my way...."

I put out a black flame to dispel the red flame filling the room.

"Stupid!! You put out my Moloku fire!!!

Stunning Lawrence.

"I'm sorry, Haybos, but God asked me to. I want you to be defeated..."

Hold your sword.

"Wait!!!

You can speak from behind.

The healed Rage is coming to us.

"Something...."

"We can win without your help! Don't do anything extra!!!

Hold two swords like that. One of them is broken.

"I'm not going to help you..."

You can do whatever you want.

In the first place, it is possible that I was saved even without myself.

And I'm not going to thank you.

Ignoring Reggie, he points his sword at Lavulus.

"Why is the Light Warrior and the Dark Knight coming at me! What the hell!!

Lawrence holds the axe.

Me and Raige are heading to La Vulus.

The battle between the Dark Knight, the Light Warrior and the Devil's Triple Stripes began.

◆ Black-haired Sage Chiyuki

"Hey, Chiyuki, what's the situation?

Reno asks me.

"Even if you say that, I don't understand the situation....."

Reggie and the Dark Knight are fighting Ravulus right in front of us.

I'm not going to cover you.

Because, obviously, Raige and the others are pushing.

Lawrence is being pushed by two assaults.

I don't think we need to cover for this.

Besides, we can't afford it.

If you don't rest, your magic won't heal.

Especially the burden on Sahoko was huge.

I've been singing healing magic and defensive magic for a long time, no wonder.

She is lying down now. I'd like to say good luck.

"I don't know what the situation is, but it's been saved...."

"Yeah, that's right...."

The Dark Knight's arrival reversed the situation.

Lawrence attacked him with flames and lightning, but it doesn't seem to work at all.

Attacking with an axe, spear, or sword is easy to parry.

Also, his fury attacks are unstoppable with his shield.

He is overwhelming Lawrence. It's an incredible strength.

And there's Rage.

Reggie is attacking Lavulus with the Dark Knight.

Raj's sword of light and his black flame dance.

It was a circle of light and darkness.

◆ Dark Knight Croki

"Flash!!!

Reggie's sword attacked himself and Lavulus.

He turns his back and avoids Raj's sword.

Reggie's attack didn't take into account his presence.

Well, from Reggie's point of view, I'm not one of them, I'm just attacking the same enemy.

So even though I'm in front of you, I'm fine and use a wide range of magic.

I know that only girls are protected by Reggie, so I don't mind.

The problem is that we have to fight with our backs in mind.

Honestly, it's hard to fight.

Reggie's slash came from behind her back and leaned over.

Slash Lawrence with the slash.

Standing between them seems to have delayed responding to Raige's attack.

Lawrence kneels down.

"Why! Why is the Light Warrior and the Dark Knight working together!!!

Lawrence screams.

But I didn't cooperate.

Lawrence is mistaken.

It may seem like we're working together, but I'm just trying to stop Rage from attacking from behind.

I am not fighting in unison.

Lavrus fires flames from his mouth and lightning strikes from the corner.

But neither fire nor electricity works for me.

Lavrus pointed his ax and spear at me.

The swing is too big.

You can't kill yourself with such an attack.

He slashes Lavulus's arm with a sword that parries and returns axes and spears.

And he ran sideways.

Until then, Reiji shoved his sword into his position. I almost got a skewer myself.

Reggie headed straight for La Vulus.

Lawrence cannot be prevented by his shields and will be blown away as it is.

"Bumoooooooooo!!

Lawrence rolls on the floor.

However, the room quickly recovers from the light.

Lawrence stood up as if nothing had happened.

"Can you do this much? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I can't lose!!!!

Lawrence screams.

Lawrence's attack is not working on me. Their attacks heal immediately after dealing damage to Lawrence.

You won't lose, but it's troublesome.

So let's get this fight over with.

He leads himself slightly to the side of the room as he battles Lawrence.

"Shirone! Now!!!

He sends a signal to Shirone by screaming.

Something flies at a fierce speed from the entrance of this room towards the altar in the back.

It is only natural that Shirone came in.

"What?!

It's too late for Lawrence to notice Shirone.

Flying at a fierce speed, Shirone reaches the altar.

"What are you going to do!

Stand in front of Lawrence as he attempts to return to the altar.

"I'm sorry, but I won't let you go!

Suddenly, the whole room is wrapped in light.

As the light subsides, the surrounding landscape changes.

"Where are we?

Lawrence looks around.

The current location is not the 13th floor basement. The surface of the labyrinth.

"It's urgent metastasis magic. Hayboss God had built an escape device on the 13th floor for the labyrinth to be destroyed. I'm sure you know this."

He pointed his sword at Lawrence.

The thirteenth hierarchy cannot use ordinary metastasis magic. But we had a way out for an emergency.

When Lawrence activates the magic device on the altar behind the throne, everyone in that room is forced to move out of the Labyrinth.

"I can't heal anymore! Of course I'm not gonna let you get away! You lose, Lavrus!!!

◆ Sword Maiden Shirone

Activate the altar's magic device and transfer everyone who was there out of the Labyrinth.

I had a meeting with Kuroki in advance.

Lawrence gains infinite power as long as he is in that labyrinth.

That's why we have to drag Lavulus out of the labyrinth.

That's why Croki and I decided to use the emergency transfer magic device on the blueprint.

I activate the magic device while Croki attracts La Vulus.

Everything went well.

The Magic Device activates and forces everyone out of the Labyrinth.

The destination is the square in the surface area of the labyrinth.

I go down to Chiyuki and the others when I spin the sky.

"Mr. Shirone!!!

Chiyuki calls my name.

"Great! Everyone's safe!!!

I see everybody. He seems tired, but he seems to be fine.

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Shirone. Thanks to him."

Chiyuki looks at Kuroki.

The battle is not over yet.

Croki and Reiji are still confronting Lavruz.

But we won.

"Wow, Shirone! The two breaths were perfect!!

Nao-chan sounded excited.

"That's really true. We're supposed to be fighting together for the first time...."

I was also watching two fights from the entrance to the room.

It was touching for both of us to fight together.

I'm sure this is what I wanted.

That's what I thought. Suddenly the sky shines.

We look over our heads.

There is a huge ship flying there.

There are armed angels flying around the ship.

Someone is standing at the top of the ship.

"Is that Lena?

An armed goddess, Lena, stood at the head of the ship.

◆ Dark Knight Croki

A ship is floating in the sky.

Lena stands at the head of the ship with a spear and a shield.

Probably waited far above the labyrinth.

It looks like they've moved to the surface of the labyrinth, so they're coming down.

Neither myself nor Raj nor Ravulus stopped fighting and looked up at the sky.

"Long time no see, Lavrus."

Lena laughs gently.

If you are far away, but you have vision, you can clearly see the face. It looks like Reggie and Lawrence are together.

"Lena, Lena! You came to me?! Will you accept my love?!!!

Lawrence says something convenient to him.

"I'm sorry, Lawrence. He is the only one I love. So I can't accept your love."

That's how Lena looks at herself and Raj.

"The goddess of the sky chooses a different man!!!!

Lawrence screams.

"That's right, Lawrence. I love him from a different world. I can't sleep at night thinking about him."

That brings up Lena's melting smile.

The Lena's eyes are hot.

The goddess's confession of love is crowded.

Reggie on the side laughs happily.

That's right, Lena is a beautiful goddess. No man is pleased that the goddess told me that he loves him.

"Damn it! I'll kill you!

Lawrence attacked Reggie.

But Rage avoids it easily.

"You're a little man, Ravulus the Devil! You're attacking a woman you like because she won't turn to you! If you are a man, you should just hope for the happiness of the woman you love and leave!!!!

Reggie is laughing joyfully and avoiding Lawrence's attack.

"Shut up!!!!!"

Lavrus attacked again.

"Keep coming, Lawrence! I like to turn men like you back! I'll teach you how to be a man!!!

The battle between Reggie and Lawrence begins.

Shirone and the other girls behind me are coming to cover Raige.

The armed angels in the sky also attacked Lavulus.

Lawrence is no longer a winner.

I leave the scene gently.

I no longer need to fight. I saved the nut too.

I wonder what's sad in the first place and what needs to be done to help the rear charmer.

Dear Dihart-sama ~!

The nuts are coming this way. Looks like the nuts have also moved to the surface.

"Nut, can you get back to Nargol first?

"You want Jans first?

"Ah, it looks like Kuna's on her way. I have to pick him up."

I look at my left hand with a ring on.

Kuna is here. Looks like I couldn't wait.

"Easy to understand, Jans. I'll report it to His Majesty, Jans."

Thank you, Nut.

I use magic tools to transfer nuts.

And I looked at Lavruz and Raj.

Lavrus is strong without being in the Labyrinth.

But they are gradually pushing us.

"I think I'll go... I don't think I need to be here anymore...."

I was about to leave this place. I feel something coming from the direction of the central mountains.

When you fly, you knock back something that comes towards Lena on an empty ship.

It was a spear that flew in.

The spear continues in the direction it came from.

Land on an empty ship.

I didn't mean to help, but my body moved on its own.

"Thank you, Croki. Protect me."

Looking around, there was no one. Looks like everyone's headed for La Vulus.

Some of them want to stay and protect Lena.

Thanks to you, I was able to protect Lena.

Me and Lena see where the spear came from.

I can see a giant bird coming towards us from the Central Mountains.

"That's a ruffled bird! Why are you here?!!

Lena shouted.

Rufus is a giant bird that inhabits the southern continent. There should be no habitat in this area.

Looking closely, someone is riding on a ruffle bird.

"Is that Sarxis? Looks like someone else is on it... Lena, do you know who this is?

There are two people on the ruffled bird. One is Zarxis. I recognize that mask.

And with Sarxis, there's a feminine rider.

A woman holds a spear in her right hand and is wearing a red sweater.

Did she throw a spear at Lena?

Women must not be human because they look like ordinary people, but they are with Sarxis.

"Shh... Snake Queen Diadona. Why is she here....."

Lena opens her eyes and looks at a woman riding a ruffled bird.

I've heard of Diadonna the Snake Queen. It is a goddess worshipped by the Gorgons and Lamias who live in the Nankai Islands.

She was also a goddess under Nargor, the god of destruction.

She must be as hostile to the Devil as Zarxis.

The ruffled bird stops when it approaches a certain distance.

Everyone on the spot noticed the ruffle bird and stopped the fight.

"I'm here to help, Lawrence!!

Diadonna descends from the ruffled bird.

As Diadona takes off her robe as she goes down, her body changes.

A giant bat-like wing grows from the back and turns the lower body into a giant snake.

Huge two horns grow on the head. The eyes shine golden.

"No! Shield! Let go of that power!!!

When Lena turns her shield to heaven, the shield emits a blue light.

Diadonna's eyes are brightened and surrounded by light.

"What is this...?

A powerful magical light. The light makes it difficult to see the surroundings.

And when the light went out, there was no Zarxis, no Diadona, no Lavrus, no Ruffle Bird.

"That was....."

"It's Diadona's petrified magic eye, Croki. If you take a proper shower, it's just a tribe of gods. But more than that...."

That's how Lena sees a ruffled bird.

"Looks like you escaped... I didn't think Diadonna was coming."

Lena's expression darkened.

But there's nothing more we can do than escape.

"Cheer up, Lena. We were able to escape, but we were able to stop La Vulus's plot. You win. We should laugh here."

Lena laughs when she says so.

"That's right... I'm feeling a little better. Then, if they show up, you'll protect me."

That's what Lena looked like.

"No, um..."

A beautiful face approached me and I panicked.

Lena laughs happily at how she enjoys herself.

"Well, it's time for me to go down too. We must greet Raige. I'll see you again."

When Lena says so, she disembarks from an empty ship.

Looking down from the empty ship, there were girls gathered around Reiji.

Girls laugh at each other around Reggie.

I wonder if they are happy to be reunited.

Some of them are silons.

Shirone embraces his companions and is delighted to be reunited.

I'm glad to see that.

I want Shirone to be happy if possible.

There are a lot of cute girls around Reggie, so they may not love Shirone very much.

But that's also the path that Shirone chose. I'll shut up and see you off.

Above all, I don't want to quarrel with Shirone about this anymore.

Before long, Lena will rendezvous with Shirone and the others.

With Lena here, the girls pave the way.

Reggie takes Lena's hand.

When Raige and Lena line up, it becomes a very picturesque couple of beautiful men.

I think I envy seeing it.

She gets a beautiful goddess named Lena while keeping her sirone and other beautiful girls.

It makes me kind of sad when I look at it.

"Ugh... let's stop... I don't want to see any more. It just makes me sad."

When I murmur, I use magic to fly through the sky.

I can't help envying others.

You should pursue your happiness.

Fly in the direction of Nargol.

Meet Kuna.

I fly alone in the sunset sky.

◆ Black-haired Sage Chiyuki

"Chiyuki, what is the current light?!!!

Nao screams.

"I don't know... It's probably some kind of magic...."

Suddenly the snake woman appeared, and the snake woman glanced.

When the light in his eyes vanished, Lavrus vanished.

Looks like he got away.

"Look! The angels!

As Lino pointed out, the angels we were fighting with turned into jewel-like clear statues.

"It's a petrochemical curse... Maybe he's not dead. You'll have to de-curse me later....."

I look at the angel who has become a statue and say.

The curse of petrification is a powerful curse, but it will not die. Decurse it and you'll be back.

"Even so, it's a powerful magic eye. Even though Lena used her defensive magic, she was so powerful...."

I fight.

It looks like Lena used her defensive magic before the Serpent Woman triggered the Magic Eye. I remember the blue light protecting us.

Thanks to us, we are safe, but it seems that the angels who are less anti-magical than us were still unable to resist.

Moreover, rather than a regular stone statue, it has been converted into a stone statue of a gem.

Angels transformed into beautiful statues of Emerald. I'm sure he's alive, but it's going to be hard to de-curse him.

"I wonder if you're going to fight that...."

Nao said with a sloppy expression.

I don't want to fight such monsters either.

Everyone's expression gets dark.

"Everybody! That's not a good idea right now! I'm more than happy to be safe now!!

When Shirone says it brightly, he hugs me.

"Shirone....."

"Good, everybody!!! I was worried!!!

Shirone's face is about to cry. I guess I was worried.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Shirone... I was worried."

Everyone laughs when Reggie laughs.

"Reggie, I'm so glad you're okay."

Lena is coming this way.

"Lena!!!

Reggie headed towards Rena.

"I'm sorry, Lena! I worried!!

Reiji takes Lena's hand and says he's sorry.

"I believed you were safe. But I was a little worried, Reggie. Maybe he'll get hurt....."

Lena said with a slightly sad expression.

I feel a little uncomfortable with Lena's current way of speaking.

It's a little strange to say. You should say, "You're going to get hurt."

But that trivial thing doesn't seem to matter to Raige.

Reggie is moved by Lena's words.

"Sorry, Lena! Don't worry anymore!!

Raige tries to hug Lena, but Lena tries to hug her.

"Reggie... I'd like to congratulate you on your safety, but now we have to heal everyone. So I'll see you later."

That's how Lena sees the angels who become statues.

Not all the angels became statues. Some are safe, others are partially stoned.

Lena gives orders to the angels to stay away from us.

The angels who were safe carry the statues to the empty ship.

And Lena and the others leave.

Lena and the others are gone, and we're the only ones left.

"Reiji. We will return to the Republic of Ariadia."

I see.

Eulia has transferred to the Republic of Ariadia before she can fight Lavruz.

We should return to the Republic of Ariadia as well.

In Shirone's speech, Kyoka and Kaya should be waiting there.

"Speaking of which, where's Croki?

Shirone looks around.

But we're the only ones here.

"Yes, where did he go, Shirone? You got him back from Nargor, didn't you?

I'll look for him, too. I haven't thanked him yet.

But Shirone shook his head sadly.

"Yeah... not yet... Maybe she went to Nargor again...."

Shirone seems to cry.

"I need to hear more about it. But now we should return to the Republic of Ariadia. Kyoka-san will be waiting for you."

I need to hear more from Shirone. I want to know what happened while we were gone.

And I wanted to know him better.

Thinking of Kuroki, a childhood friend of Shirone, I cast the magic of metastasis.