“Were the demons that Master and the others fought in the same place?”

“Well, it would be nice if they were in the same place, but I think it’s safe to assume that they separated to avoid being defeated at the same time.”

Master replied to my question as she looked around. There are three demons and five troops. I’m sure some of the troops will not encounter them, so my troops and Master’s troops are on our way to the place where the two demons were before we dispersed to check on them.

“If there are two of them at the same time, it’s going to be easier.”

“Ah, that’s one way to think about it… but you’re right, [Reject] is troublesome.”

“I want to hear it too–“

“Mu! Everyone, be careful!”

The moment Sharuru asked Jack, the skeleton Ogure shouted, and several people were blown away by something invisible.

“That was …….”

“Kuh …… Is everyone okay?”

“I’m fine too. Hm? I can’t go any further from here. It’s like there’s an invisible wall ……?”

“I don’t think I can get there from here either. What do we do, Fath-san?”

Dedite-san and Jack look at each other and reached out, but they seem to be blocked by a transparent wall. 

A third of the knights have been left behind from Master’s side …… Is this okay? In this situation, Jack asks my master what to do.

“…….”

The Master then silently threw the stone into the darkness with all her might, and a terrible dull sound echoed throughout the room. At the same time, I felt the bloodlust swelling in the place and I took a stance.

“You’re here? This technique is probably Reject …… Your name is Lucifugus, is it not?”

‘Yes, that’s right. I’m pleased to see you again.”

“Likewise. Lars was there that time, but not this time. It seems that you, too, are without Adramelech, so I can give my all without worry.”

Master smiled fearlessly, and Sharuru opened her mouth, her brow furrowed.

“Hmmm, it seems like you’ve brought a new friend? Whatever you bring, don’t think you can defeat me with my full strength.”

“What do we do now, Fath-san, our original plan has been foiled?”

“There’s nothing else to do, Jack. Who’s in here with us?”

“What? Me, Sharuru, Fath-san, Urka, and about 20 knights.”

“I see, you’ve targeted most of us, haven’t you?”

When the master said this, Lucifugus smiled with half-moon eyes and nodded slowly.

“Of course …… I don’t want to take any more of your coordination with that little girl, after all? That skeleton is a bit a handful, but a swordsman who can only fight close range is useless in the face of [Reject]. And the two children are not that strong. You’re the only threat, but since you can’t coordinate, you don’t stand a chance, do you? Kukku ……”

“Well, I don’t know about that? Makina, we’ll take care of this. You guys find the rest of the demons.”

“Okay! Dedite-san, Sarge, let’s go!”

The moment I said that, Dedite-san stood in front of me and held up his greatsword, and I heard a roar of laughter.

“Well dodged ……! I won’t run or hide. I’ll wait for you at the lord’s mansion!”

“You’re so intent on dispersing us, we’ll have our house back!”

“Thank you, Dedite-san! Yes, let’s hurry! And the knights too, please!”

” “Leave it to us!” “

With Sharuru’s fearless words behind us, we ran to Lars’ house.

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“Is it okay? I mean, maybe we could have gotten in there and gotten some help. “

“We’d have been caught in the crossfire.”

“……”

Lucifugus does not break her smile, but when she sees that they can’t return, Fath mutters to herself, and Ogure with a katana moves his mouth rattlingly.

“So it’s just us and you here, is that it? That’s a good thing, too.”

“That’s all right, but there are still some people in the way, so let’s let them have a little fun. “

“Mm ……!”

“These guys are ……!”

In response to Ogure’s words, Lucifugus waved her flaming whip and a lantern-like light lit up the wall made of [Reject], revealing the monsters of the mist, which the knights immediately prepared. 

“Go! Do not touch my prey!”

“Damn it, Sharuru, let’s go!”

As Jack was about to draw his sword to help them, the knights stopped him while defeating the attacking monsters.

“It’s okay! We’ll be right over there after we kick their asses!”

“Oh! Don’t die until then!”

“…… Kuh ……”

“I guess so. Ogure-san, let’s go defeat the demon.”

“Understood.”

“Kuku …… You’ve got quite the spirit …… I want you to writhe in agony under my flaming whip.”

“If you touch it, you die instantly …… You don’t seem to be a good match either.”

When the whip of flame vaporizes his surprise attack, Sharuru narrows her eyes and bites her lip, and Jack steps forward to protect her. She’s a hard opponent for Fath, who doesn’t even wear a gauntlet, and Sharuru calls out to her.

“Suuuuuu …… Haaaaaaaah ……”

“But it’s not safe to use your bare hands, you know ……?”

Fath, who is taking deep breaths and putting her energy into it, continues to breathe without answering their words, and when she stops, Fath opens her mouth. 

“…… Well, it’s good for an old woman like me to take the lead. Ogure, you’re dead too, go along with me!”

“Huh, can’t you manage to be belligerent in this state, that you are in?”

“I don’t care! If you’re not going, I’m going first!”

“Oh! Wait, Fath-san!?”

Without listening to Urka, Lucifugus laughs with her mouth distorted by Fath heading straight to Lucifugus.

“No matter how fast you are, you can’t break through my [Reject], you know? I don’t even need to use my flame whip ……! I hope you don’t underestimate me! [Reject]!”

“Ahahahahaha! You’re the one who’s licking me! “Destructive Thunder Strike”!”

With a big smile on her face, she unleashed a fist full of lightning at Lucifugus, and it looked like Fath’s blow would be rejected. But the moment she hit the invisible wall, Lucifugus’ body was blown away. 

“What ……!?”

“Stop with the “What ……!?”! One more blow!”

“Guoooooohhhhhh!?”

When she follows with her left fist, she was blown away even more, slams into the wall of [Reject] that Lucifugus created, and falls to one knee. Fath tried to attack again, but was touched by whipped the flames and retreated.

Fath grinned as she ruffled her hair and opened her mouth with a step.

“I can do this much without Makina, you know. You should at least consider the possibility that you will be attacked by a technique you have seen once.”

“I’ll [Reject] that bullshit ……! I’ll kill you!”

Fath provokes Lucifugus, who glares at her, by pulling out her finger. Jack and the others are watching, sighing and shaking their heads. 

“We can’t do anything now that it’s like that ……”

“When I was training with them, I had to work very hard, that I did.”

“It’s not like that, Sharuru. Now, let’s get this over with!”

Urka took out the prohibited book of death, and they all nodded and went to Fath. 

(T/N: I thought it’s much cooler this way, so I changed the name of Urka’s book from “The Book of Death Prohibition” to “The Prohibited Book of Death”.)