“Haaaaaah!”
With a burst of fighting spirit, a giant swung his great sword down at a hippopotamus monster over four meters in length.
Doooouuuun!!
The moment the blade of the sword struck the hippopotamus’ head, there was a tremendous explosion and the skull was blown off. The monster was known as a Devil Hippo, with a danger level of B, but it seemed no match for the powerful blow that was accompanied by an explosion. The dead hippo collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.
“Guruaaaaah!”
“!? ……You are in the way!”
Dooooooooon!
“~~~~~!?”
Without a moment’s hesitation, a lion monster attacked from behind, but the giant once again pulverized it with an explosive slash.
The name of the giant who was taking down the powerful monsters from the Demon Forest one after another is Galia Brazel. He is the current head of the Brazel family, who protects this remote land. He wields a sword tinged with magic—he specializes in magic swords, and while he is a magician, his swordsmanship skill is also top-notch.
The slashes unleashed from his powerful arms were enough to cut down an orc with a danger level of C in one stroke. Thus, if explosive magic was added to that, it was only natural that even a monster from the Demon Forest would be taken down in one hit.
The magicians under his command, who were watching the situation, praised him for his fighting style.
“Just as we would expect from the Head of the Family!”
“Yes, that is Master’s forte. The Explosive Magic Sword. So Amazing!”
In addition, his wife, Meliena, a magician comparable to Galia, should be working hard somewhere else to defeat the monsters. Of course, there are many other excellent magicians in the Brazel family.
“B-but…their number is….…”
“Yeah…. what’s more, there are still more and more monsters pouring out of the Demon Forest…..”
“How long will the walls last……?”
As they have said, the situation of the city is very bad. The Fortress City, Breze, has been under attack by monsters from the Demon Forest. The strong walls that protect the city are also being constantly destroyed by monsters, and if this continues, it is not surprising if they are breached at any time, allowing the monsters to invade the city.
Something strange is happening in the Demon Forest. Monsters that are normally rarely seen from the forest have somehow escaped from the magical realm one after another and are invading the nearby areas. As far as the Brazel family’s records have been concerned, such an anomaly has never happened.
Even though they had been entrusted with the governance of the land to protect the country from the monsters of the Demon Realm Forest, the most they can do is deal with the monsters that flee from the forest and move south if they lost a territorial war.
Still, they didn’t expect a stampede of this magnitude.
“Haa- haa-…… Ugh…… As this rate…… uh-!”
Galia’s face contorts in pain, and he is breathing heavily. Due to the continuous use of the magic sword, his magical power has already been depleted. The other magicians are in a similar state. For them, running out of magical power was the last thing they wanted to happen, but unfortunately, they didn’t have the luxury of taking time to rest and recover their magical power.
“I really didn’t want to use this, but… now that it has come to this, I guess it can’t be helped…”
Galia muttered something as if he was ready to use his last trump card —but suddenly, all the rampaging monsters stopped moving all at once.
“W-what’s going on? …..What happened?”
In front of Galia, who looked surprised, the monsters turn on their heels one after another. Then they all started running towards the Demon Forest.
“…..Are they…. going back to the forest?”
Like waves receding, the monsters that had been attacking the city retreated to the demon realm. Galia could only stand there puzzled by the completely unexpected outcome.
“What happened……? No, come to think of it……the roar that had been coming from the forest for a long time now…. it’s gone?”
After that, they were on high alert for a while, but the monsters did not come out from the forest again.
“Just what on earth happened.…? According to the investigation team, this incident has greatly changed the balance of power in the forest…… But in the end, we didn’t know the cause….”
“Still, it was a relief to be able to protect the city safely. Brazel family’s reputation is also saved.”
“That’s right. The royal family will once again recognize that they need our family’s strength to protect this land.”
Just when the husband and wife were nodding to each other, they received an information that startled them.
“W-what? A baby named Reus is in Vegaltia? Don’t tell me….…”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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