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The time went back a bit, and Lionel and the others watched the light emitted from the airship pierce the mountains.
''It's moderately tremendous power. Even if you deploy many layers of Luciel-sama's sanctuary wards, it will be difficult to completely prevent it from happening.''
It's not developed for human beings. This will give us a bit of a check on the evil-doers if they do show up, won't it?
Smiling at Lionel's words, Doran replied happily.
''Yeah. If it's the Empire's pride and joy, the Pterodactyls might be able to annihilate them with a single blow.''
Ha-ha. Well, if it's only powerful, it might not be. But because of the problem of accuracy and magic consumption, if you don't use it carefully, the amphibian will become a mere target in the sky.
"Master Dolan is a great man.
'I'm a technician, so I'm not interested in war. Except when the Horde is threatened and our people are hurt. Isn't this where you come in, Mister Lionel?
Yes, sir. Yes. I'm going to perform my last duty as Imperial General. Your Highness Albert, it is time for you to join me and Your Majesty in transitioning to the fort built by the Imperial Army below.
However, Imperial officials, including Albert, were frozen in amazement at the sheer force of the main gun fired from the airship.
Lionel understood that he must have imagined that thing was going to be shot at the Empire.
But there was no time to spare, so he mimicked the Kashiwate that Luciel had used earlier to draw attention to him and told him the same thing again when he drew attention to himself.
Then he learned that the emperor's transition could only take two people with him at the same time, so first Lionel and Gladys transitioned, followed by Alberto and Melfina, then Lysak and the slavers, and then Nadia transitioned to the imperial stronghold, as she was Lydia and her bodyguard who could use magic.
It seemed that the emperor's magic power was almost depleted due to the successive transitions, and while making him drink a low-grade magic potion, Lionel and the others looked at the state of the fort, and it was in a terrible state.
Although it was confirmed from the air that fire was rising from all over the place, even Lionel, who has experienced war, was frowning at the situation.
''There seems to be several signs, but this is...''
''Lionel-sama, it's the demons coming this way. The spirits are making a lot of noise, so there's no doubt about it.
'You may be crazy, but you don't seem to be fighting each other. We'll go into all hands on deck. Gladys, you take care of His Majesty and His Highness.
"Ha. Father.
Immediately after that, three soldiers who had been transformed into demons showed up.
It was Lydia who moved before Lionel could give them instructions.
[Water Spirit, feed on my magical power and rain numerous ice blades on the evil ones.
When he called out to the spirits with his own words, a sharp blade made of numerous ice cubes appeared in the air, and it rained down on the approaching demon clans all at once.
In the midst of the ice blade raining down, some demons broke through it, but before you know it, Nadia's figure was in her path, and when she held up her sword, she started chanting.
''Wind Dragon, under the blessing of the Dragon God, lend me that power for a time.
When the chanting ended, Nadia, who was clothed in green magic power, turned into the wind, and in the next moment, she was cutting down the demon race.
''........Father, do all of the Sage Lord's followers have such power that they can't even bite a soldier who has turned into a demon race?''
Gladys was astonished at the fact that two girls younger than her had killed the soldiers who had turned into demons in the blink of an eye.
''........That's right. They are all training to properly develop their strength and protect people because they are followers of Luciel-sama, not the St. Surul Cooperative Kingdom or the Healer's Guild.
Lionel nodded and instructed him to look for survivors and beat the retreating gong as he searched for signs of a new demon race that hadn't come up due to his lack of cue.
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Somehow, the Empire's retreat seemed to have gained some confidence from the Rubruk Kingdom Army, but it was also thanks to Lord Wisdom, who was running alongside Ferenowar's diagonal.
If he hadn't been acquainted with Lord Wisdom, he would still be looked at with suspicion.
And when we came to the fort where the Rubruk Kingdom Army is based, Forenoire and I decided not to enter the fort, but to wait for the higher-ups leading the Rubruk Kingdom Army outside the fort.
I don't think they'll attack us, but we can't deny the possibility that some of them will hold a grudge against us for interfering with the war we've been waging for so many years from the side.
According to Sir Wisdom, a number of generals who belonged to the Rubruk Kingdom Army have passed away, and Sir Wisdom doesn't know if this war will be a truce or not.
I heard from a slaver in Yenis that Sir Wisdom himself lost his father on the battlefield, so there is no doubt that he still holds a considerable grudge.
But Sir Wisdom had mentioned that he would leave everything to the judgment of his superiors when he came to the fort.
So I decided to go into a bit of a tangent.
'Is that because you are a nobleman and a military man?
''Of course that's part of it. But I have also killed many people. I've slaughtered Imperial soldiers with the power instilled in me by the Empire.
Lord Wisdom said that he ran around the battlefield with that body he met in Nerdal.
He said that he had saved the kingdom's army many times with the power of the demon race, not the human race.
''Since you killed people in the war, did you decide to fight for your country rather than your personal feelings?
''I am sure the negative spiral created by the killing of the two countries will not disappear anytime soon. That's why we wait for a decision from the king at home, who is not a soldier.
I can only hope that that king is a wise king.
'I would prefer to see a world where, if possible, the human race would compete for things rather than fight with each other.
''There certainly seems to be a lot of things to compete with, such as academics, magic, magic tools, and martial arts, so it would be nice if such a world could come.
Lord Wisdom is easy to talk to because he's quick to understand.
I'm sure he's a pacifist by nature, too....
''I'm sure it will come. If Sir Wisdom can change things little by little from the Kingdom of Rubruk and I from Yenis.
''........Luciel-sama is still a strange person. Even though you have that much power and that much warfare around you, it seems that what you are thinking about is not domination, but freedom, equality, and that is what you want to live for.
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