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We are the Roseguard Imperial Knights.

We heard that a hero was headed into this cave and hastened over here.

O-Okay...

The knights under the command of Captain Rosalie

are currently engaging the Demon Lord's forces at Olga Fortress.

Please, come back with us!

Very well. Our mission is to save this world. We'll leave right now.

The hero will give us the strength of a hundred men! We will prevail!

Hmph, if it isn't one thing, it's another.

Sheesh, give us a moment to rest!

We will show you the way to Olga Fortress at once!

No need. You said the fortress was north-northeast, right?

Yes, about a quarter-hour away.

--What?! --He can fly through the air?!

--A mortal being who can fly! --That's a hero for you!

He'll be able to bring down Beel Bub!

Beel Bub? What's that?

A demon in the guise of a fly.

Right now, a horde of giant flies being led by Beel Bub

is attacking Olga Fortress, causing many casualties.

Which means midair combat. Either way, we'll need some reconnaissance.

Mash, you're with me.

Rista, you take Elulu with you.

All right.

Being able to fly with Master is the best!

Rista, what's that?

Hmm?

A raincloud, maybe?

Th-That's no raincloud! That's the enemy!

Each one of them is over Level 30. And there are 300-400 of them.

That's an even bigger problem than the undead army of 10,000.

Let's watch what happens for a bit.

That seems like the best idea.

Bow down, humans!

Before the overwhelming might of the Demon Lord's airborne shock troops,

the Aerial Assault Flies!

That must be the head fly.

"Beel Bub"

"Beel Bub" He doesn't appear to be one of the Four Heavenly Kings,

"Beel Bub" and his ability rating isn't any big deal... But look at that speed!

What is that?! It's in a league of its own!

What a monster.

How can he talk with a mouth like that? Where are his speech organs?

That doesn't make any difference right now! Just take a look at his speed!

Look, over there!

Those Roseguard people are being targeted!

L-Loose!

The giant flies other than Beel Bub also have decent evasive skills.

Now...

it's time for some more Reverse Fireworks!

Reverse?

He doesn't mean...!

The beautiful bloody fireworks of gray matter and entrails bursting out!

Mm-hmm, a sight to see, a sight to see!

Now, has the hero not arrived yet? Bring him to me at once!

The slaughter will continue until he's here!

I was wondering why the fortress hadn't fallen yet.

So this is the reason why, then.

It's to draw us out, huh?

Master, I can't stand this anymore. Let's clobber these guys!

Don't be hasty, Mash.

Flies can move faster than humans can even blink.

And when they're demons, their speed is unimaginably fast.

Now is not the time to act.

Elulu,

stay behind me.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, at last!

At last, you've come!

"Roseguard Imperial Knights: Rosalie"

"Roseguard Imperial Knights: Rosalie" Men! The hero and goddess who will save our world have finally arrived!

"Roseguard Imperial Knights: Rosalie" Now, rise up!

We will now charge their lair!

Captain Rosalie, please remain calm! We need to regroup first!

What are you saying! Now is the time to avenge the fallen soldiers!

I, Carlo, know all too well the impatience you must feel at losing so many men.

However, the remaining soldiers are exhausted.

The hero has just barely arrived.

You're definitely right, Carlo. Let's head back to the fortress for now.

There, we'll discuss with the hero a strategy to bring down these flies.

Captain Rosalie...

However, we're heading back out right after the strategy meeting is done!

That is an order, as your garrison captain!

What are you waiting for?! Move it!

--Y-Yes, ma'am! --Y-Yes, ma'am!

That is a huge fortress.

Olga Fortress is at a strategic location on the imperial border.

In addition to strong walls,

the garrison's archers are stationed on top of the fortress.

Hmph, from what I saw earlier, it seems like they could easily break through.

Their objective was to lure you here, hero.

They would not go any farther than the fortress.

And even if by some chance they did, the empire has the great Warmaster.

Warmaster?

I've heard of him.

They say he's the greatest warrior in all of Gaeabrande.

If that's true, he could be the one saving the world instead of me.

Sounds unlikely to me.

Oh, no. With the exception of you, hero,

the Warmaster is, without a doubt, the mightiest man there is.

However, there is a reason why the Warmaster cannot leave the capital city.

Captain Rosalie! Why are you on the front line?!

You are next in line to the imperial throne!

All the more reason to be in harm's way.

A true warrior is undaunted! Like my father!

E-Excuse me...

Everyone, the hero and his party have just arrived.

--This is the hero's party? --How awe-inspiring!

Come, right this way.

Now, getting right to it,

we will now hold a council to strategize how to deal with the flies.

Wait, before that...

I would like to guarantee our safety.

One of the Demon Lord's henchmen could be here among us in disguise.

A-Are you sure?!

I'm just saying that the possibility exists.

Th-The possibility exists...?

However, even if the enemy isn't here, there could be some explosives rigged.

Are you sure?!

I'm saying the possibility exists.

I-I see.

What is almost certain is that someone is secretly listening in on our meeting.

Q-Quickly! Search the ceiling!

Yes, ma'am!

"Ten minutes later"

"Ten minutes later" Reporting in, sir! Twenty-three soldiers have searched high and low,

Reporting in, sir! Twenty-three soldiers have searched high and low,

but there is not one, single, solitary thing,

not even dust, above the conference room.

Huh?!

I'm just saying, the possibility exists.

All right, enough!

Possibilities, possibilities! We're not getting any fighting done!

We don't really even need this strategy meeting!

The hero and I will stand at the fore and charge into the flies' lair!

That's that!

Captain Rosalie, that sounds rather--

I agree.

Oh! Hero, you're thinking the same thing?

Don't misunderstand. I agree that we don't need the strategy meeting.

It's already obvious what course of action I must take.

Wh-What would that be?

Leave.

--Huh? --Huh?

Huh?!

--I'm going back to the Divine Realm

--Not again. --I'm going back to the Divine Realm

--Not again. --and training to go up against the flies. Full stop.

--That's just like Seiya. --and training to go up against the flies. Full stop.

--Ugh, and it was just starting to feel like an adventure. --and training to go up against the flies. Full stop.

--Ugh, and it was just starting to feel like an adventure. --H-H-Huh?!

D-Don't be ridiculous!

You're kidding, right?!

I'm not kidding. I said I'm leaving, and I'm going to leave.

You're planning to just abandon us?!

I'm just leaving. Definitely leaving.

--Why? --I don't understand.

--He's too chicken. --is he really a hero?

E-Everyone, please remain calm.

When he says training, he just means a little bit.

Mm-hmm, three days or so.

Three whole days?!

If you take that long, the fortress will be left in ruins!

N-No, in the Divine Realm, three days is not even an hour down here.

Well, if it's only for an hour...

Do you even really need to train, though?!

Earlier, I saw that the goddess has wings.

If you can fly, you can fight the flies!

Huh? M-Me?

Goddesses support; they don't fight.

S-Seiya! Thanks for backing me up!

For that matter, she's useless. Just a balloon that can only float up.

In fact, not even that. More like dust in the wind.

Hey! That's a dressed-up way of calling me trash!

Incidentally, I can fly, too.

Oh! Then...

But at the moment, we have no chance of winning.

I made a careful observation earlier.

Wait, what did you just say? You were observing?

You mean, you did nothing while my soldiers were being slaughtered?!

No, it's not like that!

We wanted to help, but at the time, it was already too late.

It's not about being in time or too late, helping or not helping!

I'm asking if the hero saw what happened and did nothing about it!

You ask the strangest questions. In cases where nothing you do will help,

nothing can be done.

My men were killed by demons! As a hero, doesn't that affect you?!

What good will being affected do?

Times like those are precisely when you remain calm and act with caution.

This man is hopeless. "Hero" is spelled out as "brave man"!

This man is no hero! He's nothing but a coward!

Rosalie, Seiya's prudence has gotten us through all sorts of predicaments.

When this hero is completely ready

is when the Demon Lord's aerial forces led by Beel Bub will be exterminated.

So could I please ask you to wait the one hour until his training is finished?

How can I believe you?

Whoa, she's super-stubborn.

Over a hundred of my men were mercilessly killed.

Do you know how that feels?

O-Of course. It is a terribly tragic thing to go through.

There's no way a being who transcends mortality

can understand the preciousness of life.

Goddesses can't die; you live forever, don't you?

W-Well, that is true...

So don't speak of the finite if you're infinite!

You're the one who's not fit to talk about human life.

What did you say?

Your soldiers didn't just get killed.

You killed them. It's your lack of strategy that piled up those corpses.

Why, you...! You take that back!

Take it back, or else...!

Th-That's enough!

Seiya! I don't care if it's a conditioned reflex, no using violence on women!

--No, no, no, no! Absolutely not!

--It was self-defense. --No, no, no, no! Absolutely not!

H-How dare you! You...!

Ee-yow! Why, you!

Ow!

Y-You'll pay for this!

Is there no shred of feminism in this day and age?

Is this the 1930s? Did you come from the 1930s?!

Y-You'll pay for this!

I'll slay you! I'll slice you to bits!

C-Captain Rosalie, calm down!

You are... not a... hero...!

S-Seiya, apologize to her!

No way. I did nothing wrong.

Look how much she's crying!

I-I'm not... crying...! I'm not crying!!

Like hell I'll apologize. I've done absolutely nothing wrong.

What are you, a child?! Doesn't matter either way, apologize right now!

I don't need a hero anymore. I'll go... and deal with their lair alone!

"Rosalie Roseguard"

"Rosalie Roseguard" You have incredibly high strength, for a human.

"Rosalie Roseguard" You're apparently the Warmaster's daughter,

"Rosalie Roseguard" but your ability ratings are nothing spectacular.

You'll go and die for nothing.

Th-This is so terrible.

She's growling like a dog.

Leave her be. Get too close and she'll bite you.

M-Master, are you really sure you shouldn't apologize?

I'll apologize over my dead body. We're leaving, Rista. Open a portal.

Huh? Oh, mm-hmm.

Sh-She's growling like mad! She really does sound like a dog.

N-Nice girl...

Anyhow, we'll be back in one hour.

Rosalie, crate! Crate!

Quit doing that, Seiya.

It isn't very hero-like. I'm not even sure it's human-like.

You really had me scared, Seiya.

Those slaps were awfully hard.

Before I knew it, I was hitting her.

Just looking at that woman makes me intensely irritated.

Seiya...

I hated the way she was thinking.

She kept moving forward, forward, when she had no chance of winning.

And she gave no thought to the casualties it incurred, either.

Rosalie has the exact opposite personality as you.

For now, though, let's take a little breather.

No, there's no need for that.

I've already thought of a way to defeat the flies.

Is that right? If you need one of the gods that I know, I can introduce you.

Then bring me the god of Patriot surface-to-air missiles.

Patri-- No, there is no such god!

Then the god of guns will do.

God of guns? We might have one of those, actually...

But Gaeabrande doesn't have that kind of world-building.

World-building be damned if it means defeating the enemy.

I'm telling you, there's no way! Guns don't exist in that world!

Tch, if Patriots and guns are out, then...

...that just leaves bows.

I know the Goddess of Archery. She's in the Verdant Forest,

a short distance removed from the temple complex.

Okay, come on.

Let's go see this goddess.

Mm-hmm, this is the place.

"Goddess of Archery: Mitis"

I'm sorry for interrupting your practice, Mitis.

Gracious, if it isn't Ristarte.

However do you do?

Wow, your marksmanship really is outstanding. As it happens, Mitis,

this hero wishes to have you teach him.

Hey, can you shoot many arrows at once?

Seiya! It's rude to be so abrupt!

It is not possible to shoot more than one,

but I can shoot in quick succession to approximate simultaneous fire.

Shining Arrow!

T-Truly godlike skill! Of course, you actually are a god, so...

I would say that seven shots in a row is my limit.

Seven shots, huh? If you shot them at demons,

what are the odds that they would miss?

Impossible. It would never happen.

Really?

Yes, in the name of the Goddess of Archery.

In any case, it is a feat that is utterly impossible for a human.

Hmm, very well. I will let you teach me.

I must first ask that you learn how to use a magic bow.

If that proves too much for you,

would you like me to train you in something else?

Train him in something else?

No, it has to be the bow, or there's no point.

Elulu, you learned how to use Fire Arrow, right?

Teach it to me.

A-As good as you are, Seiya, I don't think you can learn it just like that.

Just teach it to me.

Okay then, first, stretch out your left hand,

and visualize a flaming magic bow in it.

Like this?

N-Next, picture an arrow in your right hand--and it's already materialized?!

B-B-But the really hard part is coming up!

Hitting the target you're aiming at really is no easy feat--

Mm-hmm, right where I was aiming.

U-Uh-huh, leave it to you...

You are surprisingly quick to catch on, I see.

This is why you were chosen. We will start training at once.

That's super-depressing.

Don't let it bother you. That hero is beyond freakish.

Be that as it may, what are Elulu and I supposed to do now?

Did Seiya tell you anything?

"You guys can go to the cafeteria and eat candy or whatever."

That's pretty dismissive.

We want to get stronger, too.

Could you introduce us to a god who will train me, as well?

Good idea. I'll look around a bit. Elulu, what do you want to do?

I don't feel like doing anything today.

I'll pass the time eating candy.

O-Okay. Well, no hurry. Let's eat some macaroons together, okay?

Yo! Mister Cerceus!

Hi there, Cerceus.

I-If you guys are here, then that means...

...that hero guy is back here, too?!

He's training in the Divine Forest right now. Has Seiya done something?

"Done something" doesn't begin to cover it! Adenela is a wreck!

I mean, she's always been a bit unwell,

but lately, she's become even more unhealthy!

Whoops, I completely forgot.

S-So, what's she like now?

"S-S-Seiya... I-I-I'll get you... I-I-I'll kill you..."

She mutters to herself all day long.

I almost thought she was performing hip hop.

Is she really that bad?

Yeah, it's no laughing matter.

He could suddenly find himself getting run through the back!

I heard about it, myself.

I tried to cheer her up, but she wouldn't listen to me.

What do we do? I wonder if Ishtar could do something if I spoke to her.

Mm-mm, I wouldn't do that.

But if Seiya gets stabbed or anything...

Adenela would never do something like that. And in the unlikely case she did,

knowing that hero, I'm sure he'll be fine.

It's too late to worry about it after it happens.

Having that gifted hero be killed and sent back

by a goddess instead of the enemy would be appalling!

Hmm, it doesn't sound like Adenela would be willing to train me.

What am I going to do now?

You can eat candy here with me.

Oh?

You seem to have some dormant powers.

Hmm? You don't mean the Dragon God Metamorphosis, do you?

Yeah, apparently, if I work at it, I can turn into a dragon.

That sounds similar to a seal.

If you like, I can release it for you.

For real?! You can do that?!

Hold on, Aria! Are you sure? That seems like cheating.

I'm just teaching him the way to unlock a power he already has.

This is a form of training.

If a high-ranking goddess like you says so, Aria,

then I guess it has to be all right.

I-It's okay, Rista. I'll just keep eating candy.

I like candy. I'll just pig out on it.

Goodness, you have hidden talents, as well.

I would be able to draw them out of you.

R-Really? Is there something that even I can do, too?! Draw it out!

--Drag it on out for me!

--That's our Aria. --Drag it on out for me!

She even sees the hidden talent within Elulu.

If Aria says it's all right, then I'm sure it's all right...

...but I just can't rest easy until I see her for myself.

A-Adenela, are you in?

P-Pardon me...

I guess she's out, all... right?!

"Kill"

"you"

"Kill you" "Kill you" "Kill you"

Th-This is bad! This is worse than bad!

R-Ristarte, i-if you're back here, then that means...

...th-that hero... i-is back here, too, right?

N-No! I'm here by myself this time! Seiya is not back here!

H-He isn't? R-Really?

R-R-Really and truly!

S-So then, what did you need?

I-I don't really need anything!

You don't need anything, but you still came in?

U-Um, well, the truth is, looking at other people's places is my hobby.

Wow, what a fantastic interior you have here! Ah, yes, indeed...

R-Really?

Seiya!

How is the training coming?

I'm already working on my own. I should have it mastered tomorrow.

That's great. So, anyway...

...don't leave this forest until we go back tomorrow!

To make sure you don't run into Adenela.

What's so bad about running into Adenela?

Just don't!

I'll bring Mash and Elulu back here tomorrow!

We'll leave for Gaeabrande from here directly!

I don't get you at all. Rista, what exactly are you trying to say?

What I'm saying is, stay here to avoid bumping into Adenela--

Adenela has been standing behind you for a while now.

Huh?

R-Rista, there's no way you came back here by yourself, i-is there?

Th-That's what I figured, s-so I followed you here.

H-Hold on, Adenela, just take it easy.

--Take it easy, take it easy... --N-No way. That man is d-definitely g...

...going to pay!

Th-That's the "Eternal Sword" stance!

--She really means to fight Seiya! --D...

Draw, Seiya. I-I'm going to show you the original E-Eternal Sword!

Long time no see.

Adenela, how are you?

Wh-What are you talking about?

A-After th-the horrible thing you did to me, I-I'm making sure that...

...y-you pay--

Hmm, your hair looks awful.

Wh-What are you...?

Seiya, she'll run you through!

You should comb that out some.

S-S-Stop that. Y-You have...

--...t-t-to pay-- --Mm-hmm, that's better.

Seiya! Hurry and get out of here!

Y-Y--

Y-Y-Y--

You're forgiven!

Huh?

Hey!! I thought he absolutely had to pay!

F-For some reason, I can totally overlook it. In fact, I-I love him.

Adenela,

I need to get back to my training.

You being here is distracting, upsetting, and bringing me down.

Hurry on out of here, now.

A-All right. L-Love you...

Wow, and he said something positively awful, too!

Is getting patted on the head by a handsome face really that powerful?

Knowing that hero, I'm sure he'll be fine.

Sh-She really was right about him.

I was a fool to get so worked up.

Now, time to get back to training.