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55 – Playing as it should

“hahahahaha! I got hit with this!!”

“Stay still! I don’t want to see my wounds getting worse!!”

Inside the barracks within the demon army camp.

Big Bull of Heukcheol, a giant demon being treated by a medic, was laughing.

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The barracks door burst open, and a demon entered.

“Big Bull!!”

“Huh? What is it, Roselia?”

Roselia, a gray-haired female vampire, entered the barracks with a serious expression.

And seeing Big Bull receiving her treatment, she let out a sigh of relief.

“Ha…You look healthy.”

“Huh? I guess I made you worry.”

“Of course! You are one of our Four Heavenly Kings! Do you know how worried the Demon King was when he heard that you were defeated?”

Big Bull of Black Iron, defeated!

The news spread not only to the Empire but also to the inside of the Demon King’s army.

There was no need to see how shocked she was when the news came to the ears of Demon Lord Elaine, who was a little relaxed from the fight against the weak imperial army.

She immediately contacted her Roselia, who was working to strengthen her Demon Lord’s army internally, and sent her to her Big Bull.

Roselia also rushed to the news of Big Bull’s defeat.

“hahahaha…This is shameless…”

“As long as you’re alive…Your wife and daughters are so worried.”

“Hmm…I guess I should contact you quickly.”

Despite his rough exterior, Big Bull was famous for being quite gentle with his family.

In particular, everyone who saw Big Bull’s treatment of his two daughters was left speechless.

“You hurt your body…What kind of person has appeared?”

“Hmm… They said he was a hero.”

At those words, Zelia opened her eyes wide.

“Hero? Hero Hans?”

“No, no, he seemed like a new hero. If the hero Hans was truly hostile to us, there’s no way I would be alive like this.”

In the past, the hero Hans appeared in the Demon King’s Castle and showed off his magical powers.

Roselia nodded her head, recalling the weight of her magic she felt at that time.

“…That’s right.”

“When I fought before, I thought he was just a brat who called himself a hero because he was so pathetically weak… But it seems that calling him a hero wasn’t a lie.”

Saying that, Big Bull looked at his abdomen, which was tightly wrapped with his bandages.

“This happened when I was caught off guard.”

“…You, who are always sincere, let your guard down…What kind of person could you be…”

“……”

Hearing Roselia’s words, Big Bull quietly looked at the ceiling of the barracks.

A new hero, Hero Kenji, whom he encountered on the battlefield.

When I first saw him, he was just a kid who ran over confidently and then fell.

But the last time we fought, he was completely different.

Strengthened strength is strength, but above all, the mentality that devastates the surroundings, regardless of whether they are enemies or allies.

He doesn’t care about the allies who are involved and just moves to annihilate the enemy in front of him.

Although he was weak before, he could still feel his ‘fighting spirit’ as he rushed towards the enemy in front of him.

However, when he fought last time, he did not feel any fighting spirit or hostility at all.

Like…

“…He was like a doll.”

“A doll?”

“Yes, as if there is no will of one’s own…”

A combat weapon that does not feel any fighting spirit or hostility, but simply swings a sword and uses magic.

Because of that, the Four Heavenly Kings, Big Bull of Black Iron, who had a fiery temper against his rival, was unable to raise his fighting spirit at all against him.

It feels like fighting an automatically moving battle golem.

But because that power was real, I ended up allowing this slander when I was careless.

“You have to be careful, Roselia. Still, it seems like the title of hero isn’t completely false.”

“…Yes, it would be best to inform the Demon King as soon as possible.”

“It’s true, this is Zikrune’s armor.”

What came out of the container that Zikrune opened was a suit of armor made of something similar to metal.

The reason why it is similar is that even though it must have been left for a long time, it was still in a shiny condition without any rust.

It was by no means an object made of ordinary metal.

The guard of the holy sword Reinforce, made of a fantastical metal called mithril, was rusty and I had a hard time removing it, but if it were made of an ordinary metal, how could it be in such good condition?

“Wow! I miss you so much!”

Zeke Rune reached for his armor with a happy face.

I was worried that there might be some additional security device, but Zikrune lifted the armor without any problems.

“Nothing has changed since I saw it a long time ago!”

Jikrune suddenly begins to take off the clothes he was wearing with such admiration.

Luciana was surprised, but Ortlinde had no expression and Rossweisse just sighed.

…Well, I’m starting to lose interest, but…What can I say?

I feel a little weak, but I feel like I have well-balanced muscles.

“As expected, it fits perfectly!”

“…Well, our body shape doesn’t change.”

As Rossweisse said, Valkyries do not change their body shape.

The body does not ‘grow’, and the stomach may rise for a moment after eating, but it basically returns to its original state by being converted into energy.

They don’t look much different from actual humans, and although they are about 90% the same as humans, 10% of them are different from humans.

“Hmm! As expected, it’s comfortable to wear the equipment I used to wear! Now all I have to do is find a weapon and it’s perfect!”

Zeke Rune runs around swinging the halberd in her hand.

The outfit is armor that covers the entire body, but the design is a bit out of place, with parts exposed here and there.

But I heard from Rossweisse that this was inevitable because they were Valkyrie.

Every time they engage in combat, they erupt powerful ether and magical energy from their bodies. Did you say that this creates a gap for the ether to escape?

Even those who are not Valkyries emit magical energy from their bodies when they engage in combat, but it is said that the degree is more severe for Valkyries.

So, if you were wearing ordinary clothes, the magic power that couldn’t escape would tear your clothes, so you had to make a way out in advance.

In fact, the leather armor that Ortlinde is wearing right now was torn on purpose here and there.

…If I think about it, I think that’s why there were people who laughed at Ortlinde because of that design.

“Hmm…! Great! All functions are working properly!”

Saying that, Zeke Rune took out something from her waist.

…It was pure white wings.

Wings made of magical power, not physical ones.

Indeed, were those the winged valkyries on the mural seen in the ruins?

Zeke Rune is moving her body faster and more nimbly than when she usually runs wild.

Judging from her movements, her combat power has definitely increased.

…So.

Perhaps we can definitely test those who are approaching us now.

“Master.”

“Okay, they’re finally coming down now.”

When we found a hole in the ruins and came down, the guys watching returned to their original positions.

Of course, they would have followed us down the hole we found.

Unlike us, who came down immediately thanks to Rossweisse’s magic, they would have had to come down prepared with various safety equipment, so it was understandable that it took time.

Zikrune, who was running around here and there, smiled brightly.

“This is your chance to test the power of your equipment!”

I investigated to see if other Valkyrie equipment might be in other containers, but many of the containers could not be opened.

I thought it might be for a similar reason to the time with Zikrune, but no container opened even when they touched it.

There were a few containers that opened with just force, but what was inside them was a sword.

And those are identical-looking swords that are already so rusty that they won’t be usable unless you remove the rust.

Perhaps it was something like a standard weapon used during wars in the past.

All other containers that could not be opened were taken into dimensional storage.

In the end, what’s left are containers full of rusty swords?

Well, since these rusty swords are not ordinary metal, the Republic will be satisfied with just obtaining the containers containing these swords.

When we loaded up the containers and went up the stairs to the hole we came down from, they were waiting.

“Is that a trophy?”

Vernon Lessington.

It was a man like that gentleman and his subordinates.

The number was reduced compared to before, but that was because there were no maids who served Vernon, and those who appeared to be guards were all down together.

…Look at the eyes of the escorts.

They are arguing very openly about fighting.

“Yes, they are rusty, but there are hundreds of weapons that look like they were used in the distant past.”

“Oh, you mean hundreds?”

Vernon opened his eyes and looked towards the container as if he was interested.

He saw that his eyes were full of greed, but I tried my best to pretend not to notice and continued talking.

“I searched diligently, but this was the only box containing the items.”

Well, it’s a lie.

There are more than 10 that just did not open and were stored away in containers.

“Hmm, indeed.”

“So, Mr. Lessington, are you going to investigate further? We’re going up now.”

“hahahahaha, I see… By the way. Mr. Hans?”

Vernon said with a grin.

“What do you plan to do with those weapons…?”

“What should I do? Of course, I plan to hand it over to Representative Verdimont…”

In reality, the treasures found in the ruins belong to the Republic.

Even the Republic side takes a cursory look at the level of secretly taking care of some things.

Anyway, our position is that we are agents hired by Representative Verdimont after giving permission.

Therefore, I hand over the discovered treasure to Representative Verdimont, and Representative Verdimont hands it over to the government.

By doing so, Rep. Verdimont will achieve the feat of returning the treasure to the country.

“Is that so…”

“Yes, then we’ll go up first…”

With that said, he took the lead and approached the hole.

And then, I slowly pulled my body back.

Because where my head was, there was the sword of one of the guards.

“…Can I ask what you’re thinking?”

“hahahahaha, I think you know everything. Do you need to ask?”

Vernon Lessington chuckled.

Then he looked towards us and twisted his mouth into a smile.

“Leave all those swords behind.”

And of course, the expected remark came out.

A bastard like a robber.

「He’s like a robber.」

“……”

Sometimes his thoughts are in sync with mine, so it’s a bit scary.

“…Will you let me go if I leave my weapon behind?”

“hahahahaha, of course not.”

Vernon smiled wickedly and continued speaking.

“You can leave the women behind you behind.”

“……”

“Keu… They’re all beautiful… You can enjoy them, and you can make money by selling them… It’s not a bad thing.”

hahahahaha, I’m playing like I’m supposed to. Grumpy bastard.

Thinking like that, I looked back.

With a very happy face, Zeke Rune took out the weapon she was carrying on her back.

I don’t know if those guards will be able to satisfy the powered-up Zikrune.

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At least not all of them over there can come back to the surface.