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67 – The Black Knight on the Battlefield

A jewel that the Demon Lord Elaine Cradle sent me as a gift.

What it was was none other than armor.

This is also the armor used by Elaine’s father, Sentai Demon King, Granz Cradle.

Unlike Elaine, a demon lord who mastered magic, her father, Granz Cradle, is said to have been a martial artist to his core.

Of course, there was no way the armor he was wearing would be useful to Elaine.

No, the size was so different from the beginning that, to Demon Lord Elaine, it was nothing more or less than the armor left behind by her father.

According to Elaine, she was not a particularly good father.

However, because its power was so strong, it received the support of numerous demons, which was also the reason why it took a lot of time for Elaine to be recognized by her demons after her death.

Anyway, Elaine didn’t have particularly good memories of her father, Granz, so things like her father’s armor were just junk that took up space.

I wonder if this armor was left gathering dust in the corner of the throne room before the Demon King’s castle was emptied.

Well, these are all things I heard from her several times when I went to discuss her plans with the Demon King and asked her what her armor was, but these were her words.

Anyway, the armor seemed to be of fairly good quality, so I was curious about it at the time and asked various questions.

That’s why he thought I wanted this armor.

…I was just asking out of curiosity because I saw an eye-catching piece of armor covered in dust in a corner.

I never thought I would have to write something like this.

It is a very convenient item that allows armor to be installed on the entire body just by placing the jewel on the chest and injecting magical energy into it.

…You have to inject magic power directly at a certain location to operate, so it’s understandable that you won’t feel any magic power at all.

Anyway, it was very comfortable, as expected from the armor used by the Demon King.

It is so light and comfortable that it cannot be compared to the heavy armor worn as a warrior.

If there is only one drawback…

「Wow, you are no longer a hero but a demon lord.」

“…Is there something that can’t be done with the black energy flowing from this whole body?”

「…Don’t worry. “I don’t feel any demonic energy at all, so I think it’s just staged.”

Directing.

Actually, it would look a bit odd if a person as good as a demon lord came out wearing only black armor all over his body without any features.

“Well, since he came out alone like this, the new hero will also come out alone if Gao is there.”

「Is it as expected…?」

“…Most of the warriors of the past placed great importance on their own reputation. This is what history tells us.”

…In fact, Ariel, the first hero, and Siegfried, the hero who was talked about a while ago, have enough respect that when an opponent approaches them one-on-one, they never avoid it and confidently confront them one-on-one.

Was given importance.

Actually, I also accepted it when people like the demon generals and the Four Heavenly Kings Big Bull applied for one-on-one jobs at the time.

If that guy was a hero too, he would come out alone and wait for me.

I was a fool to think so lightly.

“Attack! Attack!!”

“The opponent is an unidentified black knight! I don’t know how he will come out!”

“Surround yourself!!”

…It looks like the new hero, a guy named Kenji, doesn’t have Gao.

No, more accurately, should we say that the ‘trainer’ who is manipulating that guy is the type who doesn’t care about face?

「Did I tell you?」

“…That’s right, I forgot that the other person was Prince Freud.”

Well, soldiers are rushing in like that.

Even if we didn’t kill him, I felt like we had to make him unable to go to the battlefield for at least a few months.

To prevent his appearance from being revealed, he pulled out a Reinforcer with a bandage wrapped around the hilt of the sword.

“Huh?”

「Huh?! What’s this…?!”

When I pulled out the Reinforce, a black energy was creeping up from the sword body, which should normally emit holy light.

I heard Reinforce screaming in horror.

“Wow… This also applies to weapons?”

「Ugh, what kind of talent is this? The power that comes out is clearly divine power, but this unpleasant appearance…”

As expected, only the appearance has changed to a black aura this time, but the sacred power of the Holy Sword Reinforce appears to be the same.

…Well, I guess it turned out well.

Someone might realize that this sword is a real Reinforcement due to the divine power coming from the sword body.

「Ugh… I feel bad…!!」

Well, Reinforce himself says that the black energy coming from him is only superficial, but he seems very uncomfortable.

Black energy flowing from a sword wrapped in bandages.

Of course, no one would think that this is the Holy Sword Reinforce.

Seeing the soldiers coming in, I held on tightly to the reinforcement.

…The unlucky ones will die, but they come to the battlefield anyway, risking their lives.

It doesn’t matter if you resent it.

This is something I decided to do when I gave myself over to my hatred and desire for revenge and planned everything with the devil.

“Haaa!!”

As the roaring sound passes through the armored helmet, it changes into an ominous and ominous sound.

At the same time, the black sword pressure extending from Reinforce split the earth.

A black knight wearing black armor who came from the Demon King’s army camp.

His whole body radiated an ominous energy, and he appeared alone on the battlefield, waving his hands as if provoking him.

Everyone knew.

It is a challenge to the hero.

Just a few years ago, there were many demon warriors who challenged the inexperienced warrior Hans like that.

Every time, the warrior Hans would step forward and fight fiercely.

…Well, nothing like that happened around the time when the warrior Hans cleared all the battlefields and occupied areas and invaded the Demon Lord’s Territory directly.

Anyway, opinions were briefly divided on whether or not to send out the hero Kenji when the opponent challenged.

There, it was none other than Iola who voiced an opposing opinion.

“…I think it’s a bad idea to have the hero fight against you when you don’t even know the identity of your opponent.”

Actually, the crown prince also thought so.

The only reason I asked Iola was because I needed to respect the will of the hero Kenji for once.

Anyway, the crown prince had no intention of sending the warrior out.

If that thing was at the level of the Four Heavenly Kings, who had a certain level of understanding of its capabilities, it would have dispatched the hero Kenji.

However, the opponent is a black knight in black armor that no one has ever seen on the battlefield.

Under a situation where neither the identity nor the power was known, the hero Kenjira could not invest his unique power.

On the battlefield during the past war, the crown prince was thinking how foolish it was for the warrior Hans to accept the challenge of the demons.

If you think about how much the hero Hans faced the risk of death because of that.

The precious power of a hero had to be preserved.

“Send the soldiers out.”

“Huh? Your Majesty, the other party pointed to the hero…”

“How could you send away a precious hero to a guy like that?!”

For the crown prince, the hero Kenji is an important force capable of opposing the demon king’s army almost on equal footing.

However, soldiers are discards that can be replenished at any time.

If that black knight dies without being able to withstand the soldiers, that’s fine.

Even if the soldiers cannot defeat the black knight, it would be better if the warrior and his party members dispose of the black knight that was spent fighting the soldiers.

The crown prince’s intention to achieve the ultimate result by consuming soldiers who were nothing more than discards was there.

That was the underlying calculation.

But the premise of such calculations was overturned from the start.

“What…What…Is that monster!?”

With the single sword swung by the Black Knight, the earth splits and the soldiers are swept away by the wind alone.

The pressure of the Black Knight’s sword crushes the surrounding area, and his soldiers are thrown to the ground.

After a series of actions, the Black Knight stood still without even taking a breath.

And, he shouted on the spot.

“Wooooo!!”

A truly ominous, gloomy yet magnificent roar.

On the ground where countless soldiers were groaning and crawling on the ground, the Black Knight stood proudly.

“Ugh…Ugh?!”

Prince Freud was sitting far away.

However, he took a step back without realizing it and fell backwards on the chair he was sitting on.

That much, the energy contained in the Black Knight’s shout was enormous.

When the Crown Prince, who had fallen on his butt on the floor, looked around, he saw Princess Anies, who had also stepped back with a white-faced expression.

Iola, who always seemed relaxed, was also looking ahead with a stern expression.

The only one who has not changed at all is the hero Kenji.

He was still looking straight ahead with an expressionless face.

He is truly a hero.

Even with such a terrifying roar, not a single expression changes.

Thinking like that with admiration, Prince Freud immediately changed his strategy.

If you send soldiers to that black knight, you won’t be able to inflict any damage and will only waste soldiers.

However, seeing the hero confidently looking at the black knight without any change in expression, it may be possible to defeat him with the strength of the hero.

Prince Freud, who judged that, looked at the hero and said.

“Hero Kenji! Let’s kill that black knight!!”

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Princess Anyes retreated with a blue face at the Black Knight’s shout.

When she saw the crown prince giving the warrior Kenji the sortie order, she shook her head.

‘It’s impossible…The hero Kenjiro can’t defeat that black knight.’

Princess Anyes Chloetie.

Since then, she has become a talented woman who has raised her swordsmanship to the level of a top-level strongman.

Because she was like that, I was able to gauge her skills.

The hero Kenji can never defeat that black knight.

And the movement of the Black Knight’s sword.

I felt like I had definitely seen it somewhere before.

But, I couldn’t think of anything.

‘…I guess it’s my mood, right?’

Unable to shake off her uneasy feelings, Princess Anies looked at the black knight standing in the distance.