Chapter 15

-One week later-

For the group opposition test, I headed to the Demon Wood Forest behind Deruzogedo Demon King Academy .

Its a deep forest covering valleys and mountains with an eerie feeling flowing out of it . Its a perfect spot to train magic .

Now then . Divide into 2 teams and we will begin the test immediately . Sashas team will go first .

At Emilias words, Sasha steps forward .

Please be a role model for everyone .

I understand .

Sasha suddenly smiles .

My opponent will be . .

I see Sashas still glaring at me .

Im not going to escape so theres no need to look at me that way .

Ill do it .

I step forward with Misha .

Then the first two groups will be Sasha and Arnos . Your results will affect your grades so dont hold back . Do your best .

Emilia then leaves the forest along with the other students .

Are they observing us using familiars or the monitoring mirrors?

Both sides are using Demon King Army <Guys> so in effect, we are simulating a war .

Even though its just a simulation I cant seem to get away from war .

Are you ready?

Sasha glares at me with her <demon eyes of ruin>

I take it head-on in a dignified manner .

To whom do you think youre talking to?

An insolent guy as ever . Do you remember your promise properly?

Aah .

I cant trust any verbal promise from you .

I was thinking the same thing .

I try to set up Contract <Sekt> but Sasha cancels it without agreeing .

I thought you said I was the untrustworthy one?

I dont know what kind of contract you drew with your <Sekt> so I didnt sign it .

Fumu . She isnt making light of me as an inept person . Seems like shes gazed at my core properly .

Let that girl do it .

Sasha turns her gaze to Misha whos behind me .

Even though she was being looked at by the <demon eyes of ruin> Misha wasnt bothered and stared back at her older sister .

Okay with me?

Aah, it doesnt matter who does it .

Misha holds up her palm and invokes the magic formation for <Sekt> .

The conditions were written in magic and Sasha signed it .

Unless both parties agree the magic contract can never be completed .

Which position do you prefer?

You choose . Its all the same to me .

I see . Well then, Ill take the east side .

By default that makes mine the west then .

Nee, youd better remember . That arrogant attitude of yours . Youll regret it later .

Saying her piece Sasha abruptly turns around and leads her members off to the east side of the demon tree forest .

Shall we go too?

. . Nn

Walking properly we arrive at the west side and wait for a while .

Shouldnt be long now .

An owl flying in the sky uses Thought Transmission <Liikus>

The test between Sasha group and Arnos group will now begin . Dont bring shame to the founders name . Beat your enemy with your full power!!

Dont bring shame to the founders name?

I never willingly attacked any of my enemies you know .

The age of myths was not peaceful like now so I only did what I did because it gave the best results .

I was originally a pacifist . The people of this age have misunderstood me a lot for some reason .

If I was such a warlike belligerent person from the beginning I would not have remained silent when branded as an inept person .

Whatever, I guess Id better start .

Strategy . . ? Misha asked indifferently .

We are only 2 people .

Sashas team has 30 people which is about half the class .

Whats your opinion Misha?

She becomes lost in thought while wearing her usual deadpan expression .

. . My class is Castle Lord (Guardian) . Im good at Construction Creation <Ibis>

Id already cast Demon King Army <Guys>

I can freely assign classes to my subordinates . I made Misha Castle Lord (Guardian) because her magic control is very good so Construction Creation <Ibis> will suit her well .

Castle Lord (Guardian) focuses on building castles and dungeons, imbuing walls with magic and making barriers . Its a class that requires precise magic formulas .

If the user of Demon King Army <Guys> is skilled they can raise the power even further .

You build a Demon King castle using Construction Creation <Ibis> . Being in the castle will also raise the ability of the Demon King and protect them . It goes without saying but its extremely advantageous in sieges .

The proper tactic will show the maximum power of me and Misha .

I think thats what Sasha will expect us to do .

. . Thenwhat should we do . . ?

If Im honest, thinking about tactics in this place is pointless because I cant lose, however, I want to see Sashas panicking face .

Im going to do something that the other side would never expect .

Misha looks at me with no expression like usual .

. What . . ?

The Demon King (King) class shares its power with its subordinates while becoming weak itself . The standard strategy is to build a demon king castle and stay inside for protection .

As long as they stay in the Demon King Castle the (King) can have its power raised . How well the (King) can perform and is protected is down to how skilful the (Guardian) is though .

Lets do this then . Well make a Demon King castle as a decoy and Ill march on over to their castle by myself .

.

Mishas face doesnt change but her silence had a surprised element to it .

What do you think?

. . Reckless .

*Hahahaha* I let out a refreshing laugh .

Thats what the other side will think as well . We can completely outthink them like this .

. . Be okay . . ?

Well, usually this tactic would lead to our defeat . Id be shot with that much magic fire Id look like a honeycomb but if there is enough power difference it will work .

Are you worried? Mishas face hardens .

You worried?

When I ask her Misha shakes her head .

Im anxious butArnos is strong .

Im starting to understand Misha very well . Shes staring at my core with her demon eyes and understands me as well .

Ill leave the decoy to you .

Misha nods .

. . Be careful .

Yeah, I know . Im not very good at going easy on someone after all .

Misha blinks at me a number of times .

Talking about Arnos . .

This me? Being careful? I ask unintentionally

Misha tilts her head at me .

. Strange . . ?

No .

*Fufufu* laughter comes deep from my stomach .

I didnt think that shed be worried about me fighting . Is this what having a friend is like? Its a fresh feeling and unexpectedly doesnt feel too bad at all .

You be careful too Misha .

Nn .

Waving at Misha I head off into the east side of the forest where Sashas group is .

After a few minutes, a huge magical power flow comes from behind me .

Turning around I see 3 huge castles have been built in separate places throughout the west side of the forest .

They will probably be hollow shells as they are only decoys but even so . For Misha to construct 3 huge castles in such a short period of time is outstanding . Her magic power far exceeds others in her class .

Excluding me of course .

Now then . Hows the other side reacting?

I use my demon eyes and intercept their Thought Communication <Liikus> .

Voices came through almost immediately .

Sasha-sama . Three castles have been built on the enemies side .

Two are probably traps . The Demon King (King) will be hidden in the remaining one .

Do we destroy the castles one by one?

No . In such a short time Misha cannot create three complete Demon King castles . She will be buying time to complete and strengthen the real one . Ill swat them first .

Roger that . Please give us instructions .

Form units consisting of Demon Swordsman (Cavalier), Therapist (Healer), Sorcerer (Mage) and Summoner (Summoner) and head to each castle .

Understood!

I see . Assuming its one class per unit that 12 people heading off to the 3 castles .

Shes still got more than half her units at her position . Shes being more cautious than I thought .

Now then

Fumu . Have you finally built your castle?

That took longer than expected . A huge Demon King castle has appeared on the enemies side . Until I had a destination I couldnt move out .

Now then, lets begin . I use Transfer <Gatom>

My field of vision turns pure white and the next moment Sashas Demon King castle appears in front of me .

I intercept their Thought Communication <Liikus> again and my head is filled with noise .

Sa, Sasha-sama!?

Whats wrong?

The enemies Demon King (King) Arnos Voldigod has suddenly appeared in front of the castle!

What!? Howd he do that?

I dont know . The (Shaman) was watching very carefully for approaching magic power but he just suddenly appeared!! Its some type of magic we dont know!

I heard Sasha take in a sharp breath .

. . Possibly . the lost magic Transfer <Gatom> . . ? It must be . what else could it be . ?

Fumu . Shes very flexible in her thinking and understood it without seeing it .

If the Demon King (King) wants to come alone thats fine . He might as well beg me to kill him . He probably intended to surprise us but well teach him the folly of his reckless tactics!

I wonder about that?

I force my way into their <Liikus> causing Sashas team to start panicking .

What the . . Why can I hear that guys voice!?

I dont know . The magic formation has no problems . We shouldnt be able to hear him!

Well, we can!! Find the cause, quickly!! Theres a chance that he might be able to hear us as well!!

Yare yare . They sure are noisy .

The cause is the method in how you constructed the spell . The recall rate of the formation is 89% . Thats pretty low so it enabled me to monitor you .

Thats stupid! If the recall rate is 89% then it can be used to conceal secret communications on a national level but youre saying it can be intercepted!

Dont be fooled by his words! There must be some other reason!

Good grief . I took the time to carefully teach them but they dont believe me .

Its not a problem .

At the sound of Sashas voice, her subordinates regained their calm .

Ill admit her charisma is pretty good .

Even if hes monitoring our <Liikus> hes still the enemy (King) and hes here alone . This castle was constructed by 7 (Guardians) . He wont be able to breach even the first layer .

7 (Guardians) made this? I guess it will be pretty sturdy . There are a number of traps, dungeons, reinforcements for the (King) and plenty of protection .

However

Its a very light castle .

I walk straight up to the castle and place my hand on the wall .

Its useless . Multiple anti-magic formations are woven through it .

If you are only cautious of magic then you dont know what a real battle is .

I strongly grasp the wall and sink my fingers into it .

Remember this . In the future make your castle heavier .

With a groaning sound, the Demon King castle is ripped from the ground .

Shaman! Wha, whats going on!?

I cant believe it . That guy . . Arnos Voldigod, hes lifting the castle out of the ground!!

No . way . Hows he doing that!!

I completely lift the castle out of the ground using only one hand .

. No way Wheres he getting the power from? Hes the (King) and hes not receiving any protection . How . . ?

Certainly, when using Demon King Army <Guys> the power depends on the class, however, theres a big difference between our base strengths .

I slowly turn my body and start swinging the castle around . Centrifugal force slowly builds up as I start swinging faster and faster .

Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Mon, monster! Not only lifting the castle but swinging it around as well!?

Stop! What are you going to do? Stoooooop!!

Fumu . Dont look for mercy here .

The anti-magic was perfect but they ignored physics (1)

In the first place, these people have gotten too used to peace and no longer train their bodies . Before starting to use strong magic you need to work on your physical strength .

Hey, take care when falling otherwise youll die .

I throw the castle away using the centrifugal force Id built up . The huge Demon King castle flies through the sky cutting through the air and then smashes into the ground .

(1) Says the guy swinging around an entire castle one-handedly .