324 Lesson 288

Three days before the Union talks took place.

I was in front of a ship anchored along a river that was flowing away from the battlefield where the battle had previously taken place.

There were two moored ships, where the knights of the escorts, including Master Lloyd and Mr. Welsey, and Kazuki and Mr. Flana, had already boarded.

"Usato, be careful"

"Oh, don't you bother Mr. Nagi?"

Talk to Amako in front of the ship.

Ms. Nagi was also to be present at this meeting, so she was also to head to Miarak, but as soon as the talks were over, Amako, who was thinking of returning home because it meant going to Hinomoto, was also to follow.

"Don't let Usat do too much weird either."

"What's weird...?"

"Tell him, Kannagi."

Suddenly Nagi looks at me in a mundane way.

"Ugh!? Uh... the..."

You're annoying me quickly.

I turn to Amako, grinning bitterly at Mr. Nagi trying to force me to say it.

"Well, we'll rendezvous over there, until then."

"Yeah. Well, it's time to go"

"Regards, Nagi, about Amako"

"Oh, I've been entrusted"

Amako with her luggage aboard the ship with Mr. Nagi.

A little while later, the magic equipment loaded on the ship sounds the engine and moves its loud hull forward.

Dropping off that ship, Mr. Leona, who just rendezvous, walks over.

Lord Kazuki will arrive in Miarak first.

"Yeah, let's move to the rendezvous point too."

Me and my predecessor, Mr. Leona, are to receive the Demon King with the knights seconded by Miarak.

We will leave one more ship on the spot and move to the rendezvous with the planned demon king.

The place itself is not so far away, and you will soon arrive at the place with the bridge created by the Kingdom of Ringle in haste.

"Looks like the Demon King hasn't arrived yet"

"Sounds like it."

They've come earlier than planned rendezvous time, so we're going to wait.

Aside from us, Mr. Leona walks over here waiting for the arrival of the Demon King, confirming the appearance of the knights of Ringle and Miarak who followed us as escorts.

"... it's going to be tough"

"Yeah... what the hell, they're demon kings"

It's too hard inside to welcome the Demon King from now on.

Seniors talk to me with a bitter smile and a little confidence. [M]

"Don't worry about it. You just have to assimilate with me!"

You're not allowed in or out of Usat.

"Why!?"

Seniors raise their voices to the voice of Ferm heard from within me.

For some reason, I decided to keep an eye on Ferm and Nair, who are assimilating to me in the middle of the road, while sighing.

"No, no, rather, that's your final form!? It's the strongest invincible Usat your Thunder Speed Travel Fortress mode that can move at the speed of thunder and also travel in the air...!"

"If you're invincible, you can't give it away."

'Right. Trump cards don't keep you warm.

Nair and Ferm make their voices stick and say so.

Seniors face amazement at the two untranslated gavels.

"... Ha!? But if you put out too much of the strongest system, it could either replace it for further superior compatibility, or mostly be played, or it could be called a fucking miscellaneous fish...!"

"Something convinced me on my own, this guy..."

Like I know. Like I don't...

I subtly sympathize with the words of a tense senior.

Well, I've been thinking about it for a long time, but seniors like something that resonates with the boy's mind.

…… Hey, Leona. '

"Yeah, what's up?"

The ferm in me speaks to Mr. Leona. [M]

She kept talking in a low voice somewhere, thinking it was unusual for her to call Mr. Leona.

"Put your hands on Usat's shoulder."

"What, like this?"

"Ferm...?"

As soon as Mr. Leona gently rests her hand on my shoulder, even though she is confused, Mr. Leona assimilates with me so that she is sucked in from the shoulder she touches.

To sudden assimilation, the surroundings become noisy.

"Fuck, Mr. Leona's gone!?"

"I saw Lord Usato take in Mr. Leona!"

'You can do that with healing magic... as rumored'

The knights of Miarak, acting together, are squeaking in a blatant manner, while the knights of the kingdom of Ringle say...

"Well, it's Lord Usato..."

"As always, as always."

"Ha-ha-ha."

He seemed to be somewhat obsessed.

I can't believe I'm too used to anything...? I don't remember doing anything so weird on a daily basis that I wouldn't be surprised to take in every single person.

... Well, let's see what's going on now.

The dark magic that took in Mr. Leona never made such a change in appearance, but for some reason, a spear on my left hand, Mr. Leona's weapon, appears in my hand in the condition of a cane.

"Mr. Leona, are you okay!"

'Oh, oh, nothing.... I'm surprised Nair's as relaxed as home...'

I wonder if Nair mistook me for a rest stop...?

Fermu, who has taken her in, speaks out in frustration to the seniors who are keeping her mouth shut when she puffs.

"Okay, Leona can be assimilated because she can be trusted"

"I mean, Usato, you've added an ice attribute..."

'I can't get through the irony...... seriously invincible or this guy......!?'

Apparently, he tried to tease the seniors, but it was counterproductive.

If I remain confused both inside and outside, I realize that Mr. Leona's weapon, which is held in my left hand, is bursting with bees and lightning.

"This is..."

"Same phenomenon as when my knife...... Maybe, like my sword, Leona's weaponry will be the right shape for you, Usato."

When the wand, which was emitting light to flash, changes into a sphere of light, it envelops my legs.

The light covers the bottom from the knee and something is shaped.

"Yep..."

"Oh, that's cool."

By the time the light subsided, my feet were equipped with blue and white leg armor.

Glowing as it reflected the sun's light, it seemed as if it were as light as a blade and enclosed an otherwise extraordinary force.

"How could it be so easy..."

"There is also a reason that you are assimilating with me, the user, but I guess it also has to do with the fact that the creator, Master Farga, admits to you"

"It's really scary..."

One might also say that it is expected.

Slap gently on the ground with the leg armor and the white cold air will overflow.

"But why leg armor?"

"Isn't that it? Because it reflected my will as a life-saving team to run and reach any place... or what?"

"I see..."

If it's for the cageman to protect, is this leg armor for running everywhere?

If I wanted to, could I put ice in the air and scaffold it?

I'm driven by the urge to give it a try, but I'm on a mission right now, and let's not.

'If you want to name it, Ice Usat... No, you don't have this. It's too cheap.'

"Nair, Hell's Keeper, how about you, Keroberos Usato?"

Don't you feel a little upset? I think it would be better if you were smarter. '

I hope you don't add my morphological name on your own.

Instead of being the devil, you're becoming the guard dog of hell.

Instruct Ferm to deassimilate Mr. Leona, sighing at Nair's senior conversation.

"... Fermu, untie your assimilation with Mr. Leona"

"Oh."

Mr. Leona jumps out of my body to be bounced.

Along with that, my leg armor disappears and goes back to normal.

"Sorry, I got caught up in something weird all of a sudden"

'It was suddenly bad. Leona. "

"No, it's been a good experience"

Leona laughs at me and Fermu's apologies, showing me a bare gesture that she doesn't care.

"Tell me when you need my help in the future. I can always help you with this."

Thank you.

I'd be comfortable if I could use Mr. Leona's help.

Of course, that's the same for seniors.

---Then something like a white vortex appears near the bridge on the Demon King's side.

A metastatic sorcery that I've seen before, connecting separate places to places.

With that in our eyes, we pull our minds together.

"Hmm.... apparently, you've kept me waiting"

"" "--- Huh!" "

Demons with large bodies wrapped around robes.

Tensions run amongst the knights of the escort to the emergence of a demon king who releases his presence just by being there.

... You can't make the knights anxious even though you haven't left yet.

So when I approach the Demon King who took the initiative to arrive on this occasion - I realize that there are several demons who are following him.

"Er, Demon King?"

"No need for a salutation. I don't feel comfortable calling you that."

The first time a senior spoke, the Demon King gave a slight expression.

It would be helpful if I only felt uncomfortable putting it on... should I put it on...?

"Then, Demon King, we will lead you to the ship."

"Oh. Let's ask."

Sounds better than I thought.

If you are relieved inside, the Demon King will speak up.

"It's Usat more than that. Looks like you've done a lot of interesting things."

"I didn't like it..."

Funny thing would be the devil.

It would be delightful to hear it from the Demon King, but from us it would be no trouble.

"Huh, sweet, demon king. Usato, you only do fundamentally funny things. You better be ready."

"Well, that's exciting"

"You do not agree"

What position are you in?

I take my gaze off the Demon King with a sigh and turn my attention to the Demon Clan I have dared to avoid.

When he notices my gaze, he waves with ease as if he's reunited with a friend.

"Yo!"

Demons beside the Demon Kings---Koga Dingal.

I sigh my best today to the guy who turns his hatefully sunny grin.

"... hah"

"I think it's terrible to sigh when you see your face."

Like I expected, or I knew Koga was coming.

Koga, but another woman in samurai, Mr. Siel, turns a frightened gaze.

"It's all a mess."

"I'm not the only one who's tough?"

Does Mr. Ciel feel more like an escort than an escort?

Watching Koga drop her shoulders to the intensity of Mr. Ciel's hit, someone new comes out of the white vortex again.

"... I see you're the watchmen."

A woman with demonic specific brown skin and horns in reddish hair - Armilla Belgred.

Having encountered her several times during the battle, she is dressed in a different outfit than she had previously seen wearing armor.

"Uh, well, nice to meet you,"

"Best wishes. Um, Mr. Armilla."

"Nice to meet you"

……

She looks at me and my senior and gives me an indescribable look.

"That's a complicated mood. I didn't know we were going to do this with you guys who were supposed to be enemies."

"That's the same here. Me and you were fighting for our lives."

"... Indeed, you do"

Are we talking about the war before this?

Because I wasn't on the spot, but I had a pretty amazing fight.

"Unless you show harm to the Demon King, I'm not going to be hostile"

"Ma, we're not in a hostile relationship right now, and we can't even get along, but why don't we just walk over? … do you like food or something?"

"... hey, is this what this brave guy usually looks like?"

"Ha..."

"You still suck at packing distance."

Mr. Armilla, confused by his senior communication skills, reacts to Fermu's voice, which is assimilated to mine.

"Is the Black Knight there too?"

"Yeah, it's assimilated to me. Ferm, why don't you come out?"

'It's a hassle...... I don't have a choice. Nair, we're gonna get assimilated.'

"Yes."

Ferm solves the assimilation, and she and her owl-state Nair jump out of my body.

Ms. Armilla, who saw her return from a state of dark magic to a human figure, somehow gives a surprising look.

"Oh, you were the Black Knight...? Were you that little...?"

"Who's smaller!!"

fiercely angry ferm.

Without such a sword curtain of hers, Mr. Armilla arms up in a serious manner.

"Honestly, I imagined the big picture...... No, but I never thought of you as a child.... I'm sorry, I yelled at you then and you weren't hurt...?"

"I'll treat you like a child!!"

Didn't you know Fermu's face?

However, I heard that her boss at the time of the first war was Mr. Armilla.

In doubt, Koga, who was approaching us, speaks in a whisper.

"This guy always had dark magic in his days as a demon king. He barely knew his face, except me."

"Oh, that's why they called you the Black Knight"

"That's what I'm talking about"

I see.

He didn't solve the Dark Magic Armor even after he captured him as a prisoner, and maybe he relied on Dark Magic in that sense.

But you're the only two escorts.

Mr. Ciel looks more like an escort than an escort, so he shouldn't count as an escort.

I ask the Demon King, who wiped out the magic for the transfer, about the number of escorts.

"Demon King, are Koga and Armilla the only escorts?"

"Isn't that enough? I can bring you more, but then you'll be scared."

That's... no, you're absolutely right.

If we pull many of our men here, people other than us will constrict.

Though it can be said that Koga and Armilla alone are sufficient in merit.

Okay, let's go.

"Copy that. Senior, let's go."

Me and my senior walk forward and cross the bridge to the opposite shore where Mr. Leona and the knights are.

He crosses to the opposite shore, seeing the knights looking anxious as opposed to Leona, who stands dignified.

——— But at that moment, from behind the presence of the Demon King, Jalala! The sound of something like a chain rubbing rings.

Looking back at what was going on, how many chain-like things pierced the body of the demon king who stepped from the bridge to the ground?

"" Demon King!? "

"... ha, still this (...)"

Seven translucent chains stretching from the Demon King.

They are stretched out on all sides and seem to connect the bodies of the demon kings trying to get out of the demon kings' realm.

Is there no pain, a lightly sighed demon king follows with his eyes the tip of a chain stretching out of his own flesh.

"Three in Demon King's Land (...)?... I didn't know you wouldn't enlighten me until this point... at all, you're too bad in character"

The demon king holds his forehead when he sees three of the chains stretched out on all sides are headed for the demon king's realm.

Doesn't it hurt...?

"Ma, demon king...?"

"Demon King...? Does that hurt?"

"Mm, don't worry.... you've got an idea of the general direction."

No, don't worry...!?

I don't know what's going on with the Demon King, but I know it's not just every time.

When we didn't know what to do and Koga couldn't move, we accidentally grabbed the chains connected to the Demon King with our bare hands - and pulled them apart unconstitutionally.

Gachan, and Mr. Siel, who was beside him, rushes over to the chains sounding deaf.

"Demon King!? Are you okay?!? Is that something you can chip?!?"

"Ouch."

"No, they say that with no expression...!"

It usually hurts......

But the demon king himself is faceless, so it doesn't look painful at all.

"If I don't do this, I won't be able to leave Demon King's Land."

When all seven chains were ripped as-is, the sole made of something magical could disappear to dissolve in space.

The Demon King, who dropped it off to the end, looks back at it with a sigh of relief and nothing to eat.

"Hey, show me around."

"Excuse me, can I poke you once...?"

"Oh, easy, Usato! I know how you feel, but they're demon kings!"

While Koga strangles me with wings, I suppress the urge to poke the Demon King.

You should explain what happened first...!?

We'll report to Lord Lloyd later...!

The task of monitoring the Demon King began because of the inconvenience of getting ahead of me.

I wonder if I can do it right from here......