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「Onee-cha──your majesty Can you allow to let at least Lilin to accoazing in wonderestion

「Yes Lilin is Spenser's direct subordinate in the first place She joined Koone's escort squad in case of unexpected situation And most of all, Koone think that it's better that someone who know about Arquette's current situation to accoestion And above all else, Koone's feeling behind her words that wanted Moana to bring at least one person from her escort squad into the battle could be really felt

Moana said 「I see」 and nodded, then

「How is your exhaustion? You will be going back to Arquette non-stop without even a wink of sleep You also lent your strength for Arquette's defense correct?」

「There is no proble you to take hter the ene her head made Moana smiled wryly reflexively Spike and others also seehting spirit of the youngest girl of the escort squad

「Fine then Lilin, return to your ho forward to your performance in battle」

「I thank your majesty I will displayapart the eneot away from hero-sama no matter how many they are」

Spike and others called at Lilin 「Kill a lot for our part too」 Beside theive e to hero-sa──to Kouki-sama?」

「……Yeah」

「──Tell hi Koone for perot it I will convey the e with a content that was based on such prehter dohile thinking that it would surely be hell for Kouki even if he was alive

Like that, not even thirty minute after that, the soldier force led by Moana departed for Arquette

Less than two days since the force departed from the capital

Perhaps it should be said as expected, almost three days had passed since Koone and others escaped fro they had, even so they are putting up with sprinting while carrying two or three adult men ere fully equipped, so they needed rest nowith three thousand troops even by riding arous lowered their speed co with only several dozen troops

The time was several minutes passed the noon It was about the afternoon of the sixth day since the day Kouki was summoned

For an army with number of more than a thousand to be able to cross the distance that normally would take one day and a half in that tih already

The arrassland area and all the arous became animated and increased their speed even further

「Lilin If I reht that covered the whole Arquette right?」

Moana asked while repressing her i

「Yes, Moana-sa the whole arht」

Lilin answered while her eye glint glittered with fighting spirit toward the nearing battlefield Spenser as riding at Moana's side shook his head and opened his ar, ere also covered by shining half sphere barrier It's likely to be the sahness that wouldn't twitch even with the full strength attack of Ragar but……for the saine, a truly miraculous work」

Spenser's expression seeht of protection……then, we should be able to see it fro Spenser, what about the lookout at the surrounding?」

「There is no gap in our lokout I have already sent out scouts to every directions It should be about time for them to return te, one arous showed itself crossing a small hill and joined up into the rank

Spenser's eyes were scrutinizing the scout's conspicuous act of crossing the hill The scout was a young soldier who had returned fro Spenser's position

Spenser was thinking whether he should scold the scout's rash act, also for focusing everyone'sthe scout's eyes that avering in bewilder」

「Muh, fro ahead? Let's hear it」

The scouts resolved himself and opened hiscarefully

「Yes- Regarding the barrier of light that we heard beforehand……I couldn't confirht in the throat rang out It came froritting her teeth audibly and her expression warped in vexation

There was no barrier of light That was to say, it was the proof that the person who casted the barrier had ran out of strength

Holding back Moana fro to ask for reconfirmation, Spenser told the scout to continue his report The most important information was the approximate amount of enemy's current nu it another way, it was the evaluation standard to decide whether they should withdraw the ar

「……Is Arquette fallen?」

「That's……that……I don't know」

「What?」

Spenser didn't understand what the scout meant The scout should have seen Arquette's situation fro> was surrounding Arquette, and whether the gate was already destroyed or not Spenser's eyes narrowed like a hawk that was fixed toward the scout, asking what hea bit rapidly to convey the situation that he witnessed as it was

「It looks like the gate was destroyed! However, around Arquette, there are only a great nuht of any ! The number of the corpses, I didn't confirm it from every directions, but at the very least in the east side there were──」

「What, say it clearly! Was it several hundred?」

If that was the case, then the possibility was that the large ar> had already subdued Arquette and occupied the city and right now they were hiding inside, or they were advancing toward the neighboring territory, or perhaps they were standing by soh to bloay that doubt of Spenser, a shocking report with content that was indeed worthy to bewilder the scout was given

「Sir-, based frohly──around six thousand, I think」

「……Ha?」

Spenser unconsciously leaked out a stupid sounding voice But not just him, even Moana and others also showed an expression that wanted to ask just what this person was saying

「It, it's true There is really a great nu around, even I myself don't know just what is……」

「……Caluys? What about the possibility of some kind of fake body?」

「Still, I didn'tAll those are certainly dead <Dark Beings> Even corpses just froon species, eccentric species……all those are……」

Spenser said 「Good work」 and told the scout to withdraw, and then he looked back at Moana

「What do you think, your majesty?」

「……Do you think Kouki did that?」

「……I don't know It's hard to believe that so suddenly In Koone-sama's report, Kouki-dono hiainst such nuate is opened Frankly, it's impossible to decide with this unexpected situation Perhaps we should think that this is some kind of trap by the enemy」

Certainly it was just as Spenser said Moana nodded at Spenser's concern and she closed her eyes for a while

And then she put her thought in order and opened her eyes

「We are advancing If there is no eneate is opened, then it's fortuitous We have to make sure of the city's situation」

「……By your will We will increase the lookout to the surrounding」

Regardless of the enemy's nonexistence, there was no way they could withdraithout ascertaining the safety of the citizens Spenser also agreed with that decision

The aruard and hurried toward Arquette

Before long Arquette's state came into view Moana and the others held their breath

Just as the scout said, a great nuate It was clear even from afar that they were dead with lack of body part or severed into two The cause was undoubtedly fros>' death wasn't fro ahead」

The arh the corpses on Moana's order The corpses were lying on top of each other so much that there was no empty place to step on

「The blood trace, the position of loss body part, the way they fell……yourcut down around the gate」

「……The north part and southern part looks clean」

「From the scout's report, it looks like that the west part only have the grain far there」

Moana and others approached quite near the gate before long

There were also traces of fierce fighting around there too Everywhere there were the expired bodies of <Dark Being>

But, at that tiht sound of tuate The sound of tuh the city with Spenser's instruction, theMoana's order

Houses were destroyed into a tragic state that was clear even just froround had been plowed through And then there were the countless expired <Dark Beings>

But, they still hadn't found even a single corpse of huround vault is ahead fro warehouse!」

「I know!」

Moana nodded at Lilin's report The tu louder The nu ht reach a thousand even just inside the city

「The direction ahead! Enee!」

The moment they turned around the corner froate, they caught sight of countless <Dark Beings> Although, it appeared that they weren't taking position in order to s> were crowding the street, they were even spreading on the buildings' rooftop All of thele direction They only finally noticed Moana and others at the same time when they ca that Even so, there was no need to hesitate with enes> from behind and routed the ene Spenser's instruction and they opened coainst the enee force inside a limited space Moana'sinto alleys and streets like water pervading into countless ditches

The <Dark Beings> fought back, but the e was tremendous and the enemies were routed one after another The reinforce forward and forward

The army didn't hesitate in their path

Because they could just charge forward toward the direction where the several thousand <Dark Beings> were crowding into

Like that Moana and others advanced for a while

Before long, Moana and others arrived at the center of the tu──the large warehouse that still had its walls standing strong despite having its roof destroyed There they saw it

A place that beca buildings were collapsed

At that place that was becoe plaza, there were several hundred <Dark Beings> ere tightly fores> at the surrounding

And then, at the center, was him

Surrounded by enemy from all directions, assaulted continuously without any pause……

It was difficult to search any spot on his body that was safe He had literally become wounded all over his body……

However, under his feet there was a solid looking door h that was leaked out by soure which was the embodiment of that word shook the soul of the warriors

And then, the <Dark Beings> ere only concentrating at the enemy before their eyes finally noticed the existence of Moana and others

They all stiffened for a moment

The one who moved first was her majesty the queen whose soul was shaken

「tsu, Roar-, oh warriors! Annihilate the enemy! Save him──Save Kouki!!」

──oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!

The war cry of the warriors' soul shook Arquette

AN: Thank you veryevery tihts, opinions, and reports aboutand omitted words

Sorry that this chapter feel half-baked It feels like I will receive scolding 'Isn't this only barely fulfilling the advance notice of previous chapter, or rather it hasn't reached even that', but I' the chapter because of the word nuenerally unable to follow the plan

Also, regarding the descend of that guy, I' the number of day of Liliana's speech by two, three days

It's inexcusable toward those who is looking forward to it, but as expected I want to make Kouki do it until the end here

PS:

At Comic Galdo, a spinoff called 「Arifureta Nichijou de Sekai Saikyou」was starting serialization

It can be seen at Overlap-sae, so please have a look if it pleases you

The view point is the serious Yue, but the key point was from Shirakome's pov lol