The Heavenly Demon Is Just Stuck In My Head

Chapter 336 : Reinforcements

I went straight to the office where Hudmilla was.

Linda followed me closely.

Thump!

When I entered the office, Shushuruta, who had returned from a search mission, was sitting with Hud.

I asked before I even sat down.

"Did you find it?"

Shushuruta nodded her head with a proud face.

"I found it."

I was honestly impressed.

"As expected of our cat burglar."

I sat down next to her and messed up her hair.

"Unyak!"

I looked at Hudmilla while being lightly hit on the shoulder by Shushuruta.

"It's a good thing we found it before it was too late."

Hud nodded her head and pointed to the map on the desk.

"The location is here."

I pushed away Linda, who was trying to sit on my lap, and then looked at the point marked with a black dot on the map.

The Misty Cliff, which stretched long along the eastern outskirts of the Maia Kingdom.

Their base was not at the bottom, nor at the top. It was located slightly in the central area.

"Huh? It was here?"

I was a little surprised.

Because it was not that far from Salos Village, where Guston and Scarlet were staying.

I thought they would be hiding somewhere near the southern or northern end, so it was very unexpected.

Hud nodded her head.

"It wasn't easy to find because they had a base underground. It would have been hard to find if it weren't for Shushuruta, who has sharp ears."

I looked at Shushuruta again.

Her shoulders were held high with pride.

"Well done. No matter how terrifying the minions of the Evil God are, they can't escape the ears of a cat burglar who hears both the words of the night and the day."

"Hmph, of course."

They say it's darkest under the lamp.

The Dark Heaven Society guys were lurking in a place that was not as far as I thought.

"But, there's a problem."

"What problem?"

At my question, Hudmilla glanced at Shushuruta.

It seemed she meant for the person involved to speak for herself.

"Ashuban."

Shushuruta looked at me with a serious face.

"There were some unusual guys."

"Unusual guys?"

When I asked for a detailed explanation, Shushuruta slapped the butt of Linda, who was trying to sneakily sit on her lap, and then continued to explain.

"They weren't ordinary magical beasts."

I nodded my head.

"I suppose so."

Because the Dark Heaven Society guys were vicious bastards who mainly borrowed the power of the Evil God to control magical beasts, or used their black blood to utilize the power of magical beasts.

The horrific experiments I had seen in the lairs of the Dark Heaven Society guys were part of the process of handling that power more effectively.

Their real headquarters had to be defended at all costs until the 'Great Plan' was in place, so they must have deployed their real power.

Just before the Evil God descended, it was their last headquarters.

Now, there was no reason to hide their power anymore.

To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if they had brought an S-rank magical beast.

Because they were the ones who had put two S-rank magical beasts in the monster wave in the north.

Sure enough, Shushuruta's words continued.

"S-rank magical beasts are guarding the area."

"Hmm."

I nodded my head, and then, I stopped and asked.

"S-rank magical beast's'?"

"That's right."

Shushuruta said in a serious tone.

"Just from the presence I felt, there are at least five."

"...!"

The magnificent wall of Tundra had almost collapsed with just two S-rank magical beasts.

But, five?

"That's just the number of guys I confirmed guarding the outside. I don't know what other dangerous guys are inside."

Drip—

A cold sweat ran down my back.

'Is this going to end before the Evil God even descends?'

Just then.

"Whoa!"

Linda, who had been sulking after being slapped on the butt by Shushuruta, and had been staring blankly out the window, fell on her butt.

When I looked over, a thief was hanging upside down from the window, sticking his face in.

"What are you guys talking about so excitedly without me?"

I shot up from my seat.

"Brother Dofang!"

The letter carrier, Dofang, had returned!

Dofang, who had come in through the window, helped up Linda, who had fallen on her butt, and chuckled.

"Yes, nice to see you, little brother. The atmosphere is quite serious. Were you in the middle of a strategy meeting?"

"Well, something like that. More importantly, what about the letters? Did you deliver them well? Did they say they would come? Where are they now?"

I asked the letter carrier, Dofang, as if I were interrogating him.

Because it was an urgent situation.

"Whoa, whoa. Calm down, little brother."

Dofang smiled and answered.

"A captain shouldn't be so anxious. If the captain is anxious, the subordinates will all be anxious too."

I saw Dofang's grinning face and realized that he had brought a positive answer.

"They're coming!"

Dofang laughed and said.

"Of course. Do you think this phantom thief, Dofang, would do a sloppy job?"

"Haha! I knew I could trust you!"

I patted Dofang's back.

Hud sighed and said.

"What took you so long? I thought something had gone wrong."

"Ah, that's..."

Just as Dofang was about to start a long-winded story, Hud cut him off without hesitation.

"Never mind."

"I haven't even started yet."

"I'm telling you not to start."

"..."

Whether Dofang was sulking or not.

Hud quickly took out some documents from her messy desk and asked.

"Where are the reinforcements? We're a little short on time."

"They're here."

"Depending on the arrival time, we'll assign the zones... huh, what did you say?"

Dofang grinned and pointed out the window with his thumb.

"They're outside. I came in advance to tell you so you wouldn't be surprised."

As soon as I heard that, I immediately jumped out the window.

I ran on the air with the Black Immortal Steps and went up to the top of the wall.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble—

In the distance, a huge army was rushing in, raising a cloud of dust.

One side was running haphazardly, without any proper formation, and the other side was riding on horseback, running in an orderly fashion. The pure white armor was sparkling even from a distance.

A moment later, the army that had been running haphazardly arrived in front of the wall first.

"Hahahaha! We won!"

"Gegegege! Those weaklings!"

"Hey, your armor looks too heavy, why don't you take it off?"

The demon race with various horns on their heads pointed at the holy knights who had arrived late and teased them.

"Heok... shut up!"

"You uneducated, barbaric bastards!"

"Weren't you the ones who started running haphazardly all of a sudden!"

"We have nothing to hear from you guys who can't even maintain a basic formation!"

The holy knights who had arrived late gasped for breath and got angry.

...They were two armies that were not on good terms.

In this case, the leader of each group should set an example...

"Hahahaha! You're so late! Even though you were on horseback."

"Shut up! It's because our numbers are much larger."

"Is that really so? It doesn't seem like the numbers are the problem.

"W-well, it's also because we were running in an orderly fashion! If we had run like a pack of dogs like you guys, we would have been much faster!"

"Hmm... is that so? The angel isn't that great, huh?"

"I-if I had flown, I would have been first! It's because I was leading the troops from the front!"

"Yes, let's just say that."

"Eeeek!"

"..."

I looked at the leaders of the two groups, who were blaming each other more than anyone else.

It was a truly exemplary sight for their subordinates.

"Anyway, a loss is a loss. Isn't that right, son?"

"You're right, Father."

"Ahem... to think that they're this slow even on horseback... I can see the level of the empire guys."

"Wouldn't it be better to tell them to go back now, since they'll just be a hindrance in the fight?"

"That's right. Ah, did you hear that? I'm sorry. We were just talking among ourselves."

"Y-yeeek!! Radiant Knights! Assemble!"

"A-assemble!"

I looked down from the top of the wall at Lasol, who was angrily berating the holy knights.

The people of the Kingdom of Sorrow, including Aktir, were watching the scene with chuckles.

A sigh escaped my lips.

'This is ridiculous.'

It seemed they had had a race on the way to see who would arrive faster.

Just then, a guy from the demon race side saw me looking down at the situation from the top of the wall and bowed his head.

"Have you been well, big brother!!"

His voice echoed loudly.

I chuckled and then jumped down from the wall.

After landing lightly, I walked over and greeted the welcome face.

"It's been a while. Are you feeling okay?"

Bjoern answered bravely.

"Yes! Of course! I've been working hard to recover to repay your grace!"

"Hmm."

When I looked at his face, there was no trace of shadow.

"Ah, Purple also wants to greet you, big brother."

I held the hilt of the purple sword that Bjoern was carefully holding out.

A voice was heard immediately.

[Have you been well, big brother! This unworthy Purple greets you!]

"Yeah."

The prince of the Kingdom of Sorrow, Bjoern Bisanbark.

The youngest Quadra Horn in the kingdom, and one of the undisputed Eight Sword Masters.

The master of the purple sword, Purple.

Although he had a history of being swallowed by the abyss of the demon realm, he now seemed to have completely recovered and looked brave.

"Hahaha! We meet again sooner than I thought. Have you been well? Are you using the sword I gave you well?"

Aktir shook my hand up and down with a hearty laugh.

"Of course. Thank you for coming."

"Don't mention it. After all you've done for me."

"By the way, is it okay to bring so many people?"

It seemed he had brought almost half of the people of the Kingdom of Sorrow.

"Haha, what's the problem? You've put the demon realm to sleep, and the empire guys are here with us."

"Hmm."

"Except for that angel and the nine paladins who follow her, the Radiant Knights, all that's left in the empire are a bunch of weaklings. There's no need to worry."

The king of the Kingdom of Sorrow, and the strong man called the Demon King. Aktir Bisanbark.

Also one of the only two Quadra Horns in the kingdom, and a person who proudly occupied one of the seats of the Eight Sword Masters.

The master of the Vermilion Sword, Sunset.

I greeted the Demon King, Aktir, and then approached Lasol, who was berating the holy knights.

"Lasol."

Lasol turned around and then said, panting.

"Ashuban, you tell me. The reason we lost the race is because they were a small group and we had much larger numbers!"

"...I'm sure you're right."

She was a hero with a stronger competitive spirit than I thought.

"Anyway, thank you for coming."

When I held out my hand, Lasol finally sighed and took my hand.

Over her shoulder, I could see the holy knights who had been getting an earful from Lasol sending me a look of thanks.

"There's no need for thanks between friends."

"Is that so?"

"That's right."

"Well, anyway, thanks is thanks."

Lasol raised one corner of her mouth.

"Huhu, actually, I would have come even if you hadn't told me."

"Hmm?"

"I'm saying I had everything ready to depart at any time! The Radiant Knights were organized for this day! I only selected the elite of the elite!"

The holy knights were also blinking their eyes, as if it were the first time they had heard this.

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time. The day the prophecy is fulfilled! Do you think I would miss such a glorious battle!"

"..."

"Ragnarok! The final war! Either lose everything, or achieve the most glorious victory!"

"..."

"Hahaha! I, Lasol Grace, will pave the way for you to go to the god who has lost his name."

The Hero of Light, the pride of the Holy Hilka Empire, Lasol Grace.

The daughter of the Midday Sun God, Hope, and the most brilliant light.

The master of the Pure White Sword, Lux.

And, a prophecy fanatic who read the scriptures whenever she had a chance.

I could hear the Heavenly Demon's low laughter.

[It seems there's no normal person here.]

Three of the Eight Sword Masters, and numerous reinforcements had arrived.

Including the captain and the Knight of Frost who had arrived early, a total of five of the Eight Sword Masters had gathered.

"Hmm."

I felt as reassured as if I had eaten a handful of beef jerky.

Five S-rank magical beasts?

Come to think of it, it might not be a big deal.

(End of Chapter)