86 86 "Cry of Counterattack" (2/2)

But my thoughts were interrupted by Hel's voice.

I'm sure you'll find a human army attacking the demon king's castle.

That flag ...... looks like a soldier from the Empire of Albus.

It was the army of the empire ruled by that imperial hero.

I could see that the troops, probably their advance guard, had already begun to engage the battle.

If they are here, it means they have passed through Amarnes' absent Valkyria Kingdom and advanced toward us.

At worst, the Valkyria could have fallen, but even though it's only been a few days or so, it's unlikely that the country will fall, no matter how much Amarnes' absence.

I'm sure they've bypassed the holed up place where they're holed up in a siege, but considering the abilities of the emperor's heroes, we need to consider the worst case.

We hurriedly reached the sky above the castle and entered the castle to meet up with Ys, who was in charge in the courtyard.

When Ys-chan saw us coming back, she looked startled for a moment, but immediately smiled with relief, but when she saw that Phytis wasn't around, she scurried around and looked uneasy. You will find that the expression of the child changes dizzily.

”Oh, um, ...... Fitis ......, is ......?

...... that was caught by the emperor. But we'll get him back soon. To do that, we must first intercept these men who are attacking the castle.

I said to myself, ”I'm going to check out the battle situation outside from the outer wall of the castle.

There, the castle is surrounded by an ice barrier that Ys-chan must have created, and the soldiers are stuck in front of the ice wall.

”I just want to ask you, ladies and gentlemen of the Four Heavenly Kings. With an army that large, how long would it take you to win?

I call out to Helu, Ys, Alucard, and Spin, who were in the background.

Who do you think you are talking to, brother?　I'll kill all those people in half an hour.

Well, it wouldn't be a problem if one of us went into battle. It seems that the enemy is our advance party after all.

If it takes all of us, it probably won't take ten minutes.

”Oh, you know, I'm not that ...... I'm that ...... contentious, that ......

”Yeah, I know. I know, I know.

Probably like Ys-chan's personality, this magic power of hers is a type that shows its true value only when she is on the defensive.

Then there's no problem. After getting rid of these guys first, we'll have to declare war on the empire again from our side and start our invasion.

With that in mind, I was about to take command when I saw someone instantly appear between our castle and the advance team.

It's ......!

It was unmistakably a messenger from the emperor who appeared in the conference room of the demon king's castle at that time, a brave man who called himself Tsurugi.

Next to him was the war hero Amanes.

Hi, Kyou-san. It's been a while.

Strangely, Tsurugi's voice reached my ears, even though he was far away.

Then, as if in response, Amanes, standing next to me, slowly turns around to look at me.

This is not good. Should we assume that this possibility, Amarnes was also in the hands of the emperor: ......!

Just when I thought I could handle this situation, the worst possible reinforcements.

With that in mind, as we braced ourselves, Amanes raised one hand and slammed it into the ground, countless weapons born from the earth were fired at the imperial advance team that was spread out behind her in countless numbers, and with that blow, the emperor's army was instantly destroyed.

''Huh?''

I can't help but shout out in an unreserved voice.

In such a way, Amanes declares loudly in a voice that reaches out to me.

”Here we go!　Cultivation hero!　Amanes the Warrior!　Look here! Go! Duh!

Say it with a smug look on your face and puff out your chest, Amanes.

Uh, yeah, that's definitely the real Amanes.