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58 – What fell from the sky

After the battle ended with the retreat of the imperial army, led by the warriors, Selicia could not abandon her colleague Frederica, who was seriously injured and lost her mind. He was taken prisoner by the Demon King’s army.

After being disarmed and wearing a restraining device that suppressed magical power, Selicia was treated as a prisoner after giving his name and identity.

The Demon King’s army camp.

In the tent prepared for prisoners inside, the imperial knight, Celicia Dexion, was sitting with a blank expression.

She lowered her gaze and looked at Frederica, who was also held captive.

Selicia’s first aid was not too late, and fortunately, Frederica received treatment from a military doctor in the Demon King’s army and her life was saved.

The rumor that the Demon King’s army did not take many prisoners seemed to be true.

Celicia gritted her teeth.

The image of the hero Kenji grabbing Frederica and throwing her towards her opponent, as if throwing away her trash.

She couldn’t forget it.

‘Hero…!!’

Although this was the first time she met Frederica after she became a knight, she was able to say that they were truly like partners as they worked together for quite a long time.

Selicia is a knight in charge of the front line, and Frederica is a scout in charge of her rear guard.

The two were always together while working at the imperial palace, and how happy they were when they were selected together as the warrior’s companions this time.

Now that we were chosen for the warrior party, we were both excited to work hard together so as not to be ashamed of our name.

Even in Celicia’s eyes, Frederica was always working hard.

Even in this fight, faced with the terrifying power of the two Four Heavenly Kings, Frederica was not afraid and eagerly fired arrows at the two enemy commanders.

It goes without saying how helpful the checks she did were to the hero Kenji.

But, she did something like this to Frederica.

She could never forgive.

“It’s a meal.”

As I was suppressing my anger, a female demon appeared carrying a meal.

A table with not only meat, but also bread and fruit.

…Although it was for two people, it was quite generous for something given to prisoners.

Are the demons perhaps well supplied?

Seeing her own expression, her demon must have misunderstood Celicia’s thoughts, she said with a bitter smile.

“Ahahahaha…Is it too much?”

“No… No, I was hungry because I had a lot of work to do today, so it’s okay… But, are you okay with giving this much to prisoners like us?”

At Selicia’s words, her demons clapped their hands.

She then smiled and said.

“It’s okay, we don’t need food.”

“Yes?”

“Demons also eat, but it’s more of a luxury item. The food we need for survival is magic stones.”

This was Selicia’s first time hearing this.

No, demons and humans did not interact deeply in the first place, so of course this may be the first time I am hearing this.

“When you say magic stone… Do you mean the magic stone, a material used in magical engineering?”

“Yes. So the military food obtained as loot is distributed to residents of the occupied territories and prisoners.”

Demons can eat food and convert it into magical energy, but it is more efficient to absorb magic stones, so they use it as their staple food.

The demon who lived his entire life on magic stones later dies, is buried in the ground, and returns the magic accumulated in his body to the earth.

And the land that received the magic creates new magic stones, and the magic stones become food for other demons.

The demons were living repeating the cycle.

However, that also has its limits.

If you continue to grow crops on the same land, the yield will decrease, so magic stones cannot continue to be produced from the same land.

As a long time passed, the land of demon spirits that created magic stones lost its energy, and now the demons had to find Shincheonji.

That was also the reason why demons invaded the land where humans live.

Of course, there is no human nation that knows this situation.

“Ugh…”

Did I wake up to the sound of a conversation with a demon?

Frederica, who had been resting after her injuries were treated, regained consciousness.

When Frederica came to her senses, the demon left the tent, saying he would bring her doctor, and Selicia ran to Frederica.

“Frederica! Are you awake?”

“Celicia…?”

Although her eyes were still hazy, she seemed to be able to recognize Celicia in front of her.

Frederica said to her Selicia, who stroked her chest in relief.

“Celicia…Where are we?”

“Here? This is…”

Frederica looked at Selicia, who could hardly get her words out.

The unfamiliar ceiling of the tent, and crucially, the magic seal restraint on Celicia’s wrist.

And when Frederica saw that the restraint was hanging on her own wrist, she was able to understand her situation.

Frederica spoke in a dark voice.

“I’m sorry, Celicia. Because of me, you…”

“F… It’s not something Frederica should be sorry about!! It’s all because of the hero Kenji, that bastard!!”

“Ahahahaha…Is it okay to say something like that to a hero?”

“You won’t even hear it, so why not!! That bastard is a son of a b*tch!!”

Celicia shouted excitedly.

“That kind of thing is not a hero or anything!! How can a real hero be called…!!”

Selicia is very excited and praises her hero.

Seeing Selicia like that, Frederica smiled, her depressed mood slightly relieved.

Ever since she became a team with Selicia, who had just become a knight, she had always heard stories of her hero.

The story of her praising the former warrior Hans, not the current warrior Kenji, was a story Frederica had heard so many times that her ears were now prickling.

Of course, any thoughts of boredom are blown away when I see Selicia looking happy while telling that story, but these are her words.

“Frederica, are you listening?”

“Yes, yes, I’m listening. I’m listening.”

The dark atmosphere inside the tent felt slightly brighter.

The next day.

The imperial army, which had not retreated that far, but only briefly retreated, immediately fought back against the demon king’s army.

At the forefront of the imperial army is, of course, the hero Kenji.

Fighting against him in the Demon King’s army were the Four Heavenly Kings, Frey and Roselia.

Quaaa!!

“Ugh…!!”

Roselia was thrown away by the heavy sword strike thrown by the hero Kenji.

She immediately used her falling technique and landed and got ready for battle again, but Roselia had a grim expression on her face.

“…It’s annoying, the hero’s frighteningly fast healing ability. We still have the fatigue from yesterday…”

“Honestly, it might be a little difficult. Be careful, Roselia.”

Unlike the two Four Heavenly Kings who still had the aftereffects of yesterday’s battle, Kenji, the hero, fights in a completely fresh state.

He possessed the strength of a warrior and was demonstrating the amazing natural recovery ability of a warrior.

And, the biggest problem is the hero’s rapid growth rate.

The characteristic of a warrior is that the more he fights, the stronger he becomes.

Thanks to this, compared to yesterday’s hero, today’s hero’s attack power and speed were slightly increased.

“It’s okay, it’s not to the point where I can’t respond.”

However, no matter what, there are only two people who are the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King Army.

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, even Frey, who had low combat ability, and Roselia, whose specialty was disturbance and reconnaissance and thus lacked direct combat ability, were not at the point where two Four Heavenly Kings were defeated by one hero.

However, the longer the battle went on, the more defeated the Demon King’s army became.

The hero’s amazing recovery ability is displayed to a small extent even during battle.

“…Ugh, is support available yet?”

“They say the Big Bull is coming, but it’ll probably take a while.”

“Honestly, it’s a bit dangerous.”

Big Bull, who quickly recovered from his injuries with his unique toughness, was active in a different battlefield.

He received news that a hero had appeared here and was said to be coming this way, but it would still take some time for him to arrive.

Furthermore, the longer the fight goes on, the more dangerous it is not just the two people fighting directly.

“Ugh!! Fall further back!!”

“Whoa?!”

In the aftermath of the hero’s attack, soldiers from both camps were suffering damage.

It doesn’t really matter to the Imperial soldiers, but for Frey, who was active as a ‘soldier’, to see his own soldiers suffer damage is a humiliating story.

As Frey looked around, he discovered one thing.

The warrior’s companions.

Even his comrades are making desperate moves to avoid being caught in the hero’s attack.

Meanwhile, there was one woman who did not care at all about being caught up in the hero’s attack.

A mage wearing black clothes.

Unlike others who were wary of being caught up in the hero’s attacks, she stood by the hero’s side and supported him, as if she had no worries about such things.

And in fact, her hero’s attacks were never directed at her.

There is something.

And we can attack that gap.

That was the moment when Frey was convinced and was about to tell Roselia.

“Fray!! It’s dangerous!!”

Frey quickly throws himself at Roselia’s shout.

I was too absorbed in my thoughts.

It was Frey’s bad habit to get lost in thoughts during battle.

He dodged the attack by throwing his body, but the hero’s next attack was immediately directed towards Frey.

Since I had already thrown my body, there was no way to avoid the attack.

The moment when Frey, who had taken the maximum defensive stance, made up his mind.

Light fell from the sky.

Quaaang!!

First of all, Frey was surprised to see that her champion’s attack did not reach her.

And the huge weapon that fell and stuck on the ground before his eyes was the standard halberd used by the Demon King’s army soldiers.

The moment when everyone on both sides turned their attention to the halberd that fell from the sky.

A soft light shining from the sky covered the battlefield.