43-Episode 43: Those who overwhelm and those who subdue

"What the hell just happened?

Something unbelievable had just happened right in front of my eyes.

Suddenly, a sideways tornado appeared and blew away all the demons in front of me.

It's not only us knights, but also the adventurers are baffled by this scene.

Isn't this something the adventurers did?

No, there is no such thing as a sideways tornado in the first place.

I have no desire to see such an insane phenomenon.

"Hey!　Can magic do something like that?

I demand an explanation from the court wizard who was standing by.

"....

But the wizards just stood on sticks with stunned expressions on their faces.

''Answer me!''

What?　Oh, no, I'm sorry.

After being scolded by me, the wizards finally come to their senses and lower their heads.

''It doesn't matter!　What is it?　Is that magic?

But the wizards shook their heads.

I've never seen this kind of magic before. It's probably true, but even the magician of the magic world, the Four Heavenly Kings of Magic, Lancaster of the Wind, would not be able to use magic like that.

The wizards cite the wizards of the magical powerhouse Angelt as an example, but I don't know if that's a great explanation!　Oh, man, that's why I'm an expert.

So you're saying that the tornado we just saw wasn't magic?

But the wizards shook their heads again.

'No, I have never heard of a tornado generating sideways. Perhaps it's magic.

Either you can or you can't!

Oh my god, this is why I can't get a conversation going with an expert!　Come on!

Probably a lost item with the power of lost magic.

Lost and found?

Lost and found items are magic items that were created by an ancient civilization that died long ago and hold incredible power.

The value of these items, which are rarely found, is immeasurable and can be worth thousands of gold coins, or even tens of thousands of gold coins, depending on the object.

Some of them are worth tens of thousands of gold coins, or even tens of thousands of gold coins, depending on the object.

The wizard says that such lost items were used in this battle.

"Lost items...

If this was just a debate, the presence of lost items would have been something to rejoice over.

After all, in this large-scale defeat, a number of S-ranked demons were found in this large-scale defeat.

However, as far as this defeat was concerned, the existence of lost items was something that should not have been there.

Because.........

We need you to fail this time around...

That's right, the mass outbreak of demons currently occurring around the King's Capital is all caused by me, the Knights of Toumer Tacquano and the Marquis of Tacquano.......

Use the scouting party to find the adventurer who used the current lost items.

I will immediately instruct my lieutenant.

I need to eliminate anyone who interferes with my plans with haste.

Then, as soon as you find them, dispose of them and take the Lost Item.

Ha!

My direct reports move immediately.

They are like-minded people.

In other words, they are the ones who deliberately cause mass outbreaks of demons.

''My beautiful plan does not need any unnecessary impurities.

You're not going to be able to do that.

Alright, we were able to deceive the eyes of the knights and move to a place where they can't see us. Now, let's aim at the strongest possible demons first.

In the hustle and bustle of activating magic, I took the initiative and set my sights on the S-ranked demons and began to act.

I've already received information from the guild about the S-ranked demons that they want me to defeat as a priority.

Although there was only information about the sightings and I don't know where they are, I'm sure that if I move around blindly while using exploration magic, I'll be able to find them soon.

''While I was saying that, I found it!

I see a force clearly stronger than the surrounding demons ahead of me.

''That's........a Goldtiger!

Goldo Tiger, as the name suggests, is a tiger demon wearing golden fur, a demon that many people had sought out in their previous lives because of its beauty.　

'This is a good omen. I heard he's going to make good money.''

Huh?　Come to think of it, I heard that the gold tiger was over-hunted for its fur and became extinct, but it was still alive.

Well, that's not the point.

It's good that Goldtiger is a target to be defeated anyway.

The Goldtiger seems to have confirmed that we are here too, and is coming towards us, ready for battle.

Now, how do we defeat it?

The fight against the Goldtiger is quite tricky.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're ready to buy.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it.

That's why the strategy of numbing them with electricity doesn't work.

In my previous life, I only thought of them as enemies, so I just had to defeat them, but if I had to defeat them as unharmed as possible like this one, the difficulty level would increase.

Ah, that's why adventurers use their wits to defeat demons.

Ensuring that the material is in as good a condition as possible under limited conditions.

I remembered the good condition of the Gordo Tiger's fur that I saw in a previous life one day, and even after all this time, I still respect the ingenuity and effort of the adventurers.

''I can't afford to lose either!

Yes, I'm the adventurer now.

Then I'll take down the Goldtiger as cleanly as possible!

'Alright, no weapons or fur damaging magic. Let's finish them off in a fight!

I'm going to activate attribute enhancement, a high-level spell of body strengthening magic.

However, what I'm strengthening this time is not an attribute such as fire or water.

"Multi-level physical enhancement, physical boost!

It's a super body strengthening magic that specializes in the physical performance enhancement effect of physical enhancement magic, and that is Physical Boost.

It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to see the results.

If the effect of ordinary physical enhancement magic is three to five times stronger, physical boost is ten times more effective.

Moreover, the amount of magical power you put into it will be infinitely enhanced.

''Let's go!

I simply make my way to the Goldtiger.

But its speed is greater than anything I've ever seen before.

!

Seeing me suddenly start accelerating at several times the speed, the Goldtiger slows down in alarm.

But that's a bad idea.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.

''Ta-ya!''

I jumped into its bosom right after Goldtiger was confused, and I half-turned my body to go around to Goldtiger's side.

The enemy that was supposed to have come in front of me in an instant suddenly disappeared, causing Goldtiger to search for me in a hurry.

''You're too late!''

I leaned over the Goldtiger and grabbed his head and twisted it to the side as hard as I could.

I'm not going to be able to get out of it.

With a thumping sound, Goldtiger breaks off without even screaming.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's inside of it if you don't want to damage the fur, right?

Yeah, this might be a good idea.

It doesn't look like it's damaged at all, and at this rate, let's destroy our prey from the inside out.

''Hmm, there's another S-ranked reaction.

The response is out of our defeat area, but well, the guild wants us to beat the S-rank first, so I'll just go for it.

It doesn't change the fact that there's money to be made by defeating them.

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''My goodness, Commander Toumer, the reactions of the S-ranked demons around the King's Capital are disappearing at a tremendous rate.

"What?!

I was waiting at the main camp when I received an unbelievable report from my subordinate.

''What do you mean?　It's an S-ranked demon!　Are you saying that another group of knights are participating in the defeat of it somewhere?

An S-ranked monster is an opponent that only a large group of knights or an S-ranked adventurer with some kind of trump card can defeat.

And now they are being defeated at a tremendous rate?

''No, we have no information that any other knights are participating, and we haven't been able to confirm any such appearance from our scouts.

''What do you mean?''

In the first place, the S-ranked demons should have been moved outside of the defeat area, except for a few fast-footed decoys, so that they wouldn't be defeated in this defeat.

''How many were defeated?''

Seven of the reactors have already disappeared, sir.

What?

Seven of them?　No way.　How much time and damage do you think it would take to take down one S-rank!

And it hasn't even been two hours since the massacre began!

What the hell is going on here?　...No way!

Yes, that sideways tornado at the start of the defeat, that must have been a decoy to get my attention!

Has someone turned the eyes of the scouts to us so that they wouldn't detect the concentration of combat against the S-ranked demons?

How could they possibly know what we're up to?