Heroes and Machine Girls Looking at Profiles

37 – Self-defense?

The throne room quickly became chaos.

One of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Lord’s Army, White Frey.

If we were to simply consider her individual strength, she could be considered the weakest among the Four Heavenly Kings.

However, among the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Lord’s Army, the Four Heavenly Kings who brought the most defeat to the human kingdom are chosen by high-ranking people from each country as Frey.

Big Bull of Black Iron that crushes enemy soldiers with the powerful force of its main body.

Palagio of Cheonghae uses his resourcefulness to carry out various operations.

She reigns as the Queen of Vampires, and when the sun sets, no one can beat her. Zelia.

And then there is Frey, a white man who specializes in group warfare, using commanding ability to command soldiers on the battlefield and excellent mercenary skills.

Hundreds or thousands of demons and monsters change their movements with one command or gesture from her.

Mercenary skills allow humans to gain an upper hand over demons who are very strong but often have arbitrary personalities, and monsters who move according to their instincts.

However, when the Four Heavenly Kings Frey enters the battlefield, all monsters and demons change their movements as if they had never done so in accordance with her commands.

That is the fearsomeness of the Four Heavenly Kings, Frey.

Among the Four Guardian Kings, the one who stood in front of the warrior party until the very end was Frey.

Her mercenary skills also turned into light and oxidized due to her overwhelming power as a hero, and she, too, would have been defeated by the hero’s blow.

Clearly, Princess Anes witnessed that appearance with her own eyes.

However, the Four Heavenly Kings, Frey, appeared in the throne room just as he had at that time, unharmed.

“You…Clearly to the hero…”

“Yes, I died at his hands once. But I came back to life just fine.”

“Survival…? What do you mean? I’ve never heard of demons being immortal!!”

With a perplexed expression, Anies refuses to believe and denies the facts before her eyes.

As if laughing at her, Frey smiled at her beautiful face.

“It’s all thanks to you, Princess Anies.”

“Well…What is that…”

“The Demon King has been defeated, and you are the heroes…”

“Shut up!!”

Princess Anies suddenly screams loudly.

Her sudden loud voice made everyone’s eyes turn to her.

“Guard! There’s no need to listen any more! Take down those evil demons!”

“B…But…”

“Quickly! Take it out!!”

In front of the evil Anies, the guards hesitated, not knowing what to do.

The opponent is a demon. It’s also a demon of the Four Heavenly Kings level.

Her true strength is unknown, but she was clearly not at a level where they could rashly attack her as she was just a guard.

When the guards were at a loss, a man stepped forward as if to save them.

The one who remained calm among the nobles was Count Railof.

“Excuse me, I have a question.”

“Hmm?”

Frey, who was looking at Ani Es who was using evil words with a sneer, widened her eyes slightly when she saw Count Railof.

“Yes, fine. If that’s what I can answer.”

“…Thank you. You just said that you are the messenger of the ‘Devil Lord’…”

These words came from Count Railof.

Hearing this, several sharp-witted nobles realized what Count Railof was trying to say and opened their mouths.

“Is it okay to think that the ‘Devil Army’ you mentioned refers to all past and present affiliations?”

“Yes, it’s exactly as you said.”

Those words were enough.

Some people had already suspected that thousands of demons and monster armies had suddenly appeared.

This means that the Demon King’s army is alive and well.

“…Then, I wonder why you came.”

“Of course, it’s to convey this to you.”

Frey took something out of his arms.

It was an envelope stamped and sealed with an elegant emblem.

When Anies saw the envelope, his expression went from white to blue.

The sentence stamped on the envelope is the same sentence I saw when I invaded the Demon King’s Castle a year ago.

“This is a declaration of war from the Demon King to the Halfas Empire.”

The Demon King’s army is alive and well.

And of course, the Demon King’s army is alive and well.

It also meant that the Demon King was alive and well.

When I woke up, it was still early morning.

Yesterday, I fed the children a decent meal and slept there in one of the many rooms in the church.

I don’t know where it was used, but there were a lot of beds in the church, so there was no need to worry about sleeping.

It smelled a bit musty, but there’s no reason to worry about that anymore.

When I woke up, Rossweisse, who had closed his eyes as if he had been asleep next to me, also opened his eyes.

Basically, they don’t need to sleep, but they were able to switch to a kind of sleep mode… To minimize ether consumption.

At that time, they looked like they were asleep, but they were fully aware of their surroundings, so when I opened my eyes, they naturally opened their eyes and followed me.

“You woke up early, master.”

“Yes, and it seems I’m not the only one who wakes up early.”

In fact, I felt something rustling outside the room and a movement.

The small human scale was moving very bustlingly.

When I left the room, I saw Rudy wearing her clothes and hat, just as he had when we first met, moving around diligently.

Rudy, who was checking around the building, must have spotted me coming out of his room and rushed over to say hello.

“Ah, Mr. Hans! Hello!”

“Hello, Rudy. You look busy since early morning.”

At my words, Rudy’s expression changed slightly.

There must be something going on. As she was thinking that, she felt something special.

…Not inside the church.

From outside, I could feel the presence of several people.

Boom boom!!

The sound of a knock on the door.

At that sound, Rudy was startled, looked at us, and put his index finger to his mouth.

At the gesture asking me to be quiet, I held my breath.

“Hey! Come out!”

“We all know you’re inside! We’d better get out quickly?!”

Sound of banging on the door.

And the harsh voices of men.

Rudy is desperately holding his breath as he looks towards the door with a scared face.

Now that I think about it, I remembered the situation when I came here yesterday.

The children opened the door only after Rudy confirmed that it was him.

After a while, I heard the men leaving, as if they had given up after knocking on the door for a while.

When the sound stopped, Rudy sighed.

“Ha… Everyone, I’m sorry for getting you involved.”

“No, I’m the one who decided to stay here, so it’s not something you should worry about.”

“Still…I should have told you about those people in advance.”

Rudy with a gloomy expression.

I wondered if he had predicted this situation when he woke up early in the morning and checked around the church.

“What are those guys?”

“Those people are gangsters who have made the slums their base.”

Rudy said.

It is said that in Nevan City, there is a group of thugs called the Balsam Family who are based in a slum that the higher-ups don’t care about.

They were mostly third-rate thugs who raided stores in the city and extorted money in the name of ‘protection fees’.

Originally, they did not do anything like plunder in the slums where there was no money, but only used it as a base.

But a problem arose.

He is the son of the head of the Balsam family and holds an executive position.

Lloyd Balsam took notice of ‘Mom’ because of her appearance.

One day, he proposed to her mother, who was returning from working outside with Rudy and buying her groceries.

Tell her to be her own woman.

“Because I already have someone to serve.”

Of course she refused, and she beat up those who tried to force her and chased them away.

I knocked down several men and chased them away, but of course it couldn’t end that way.

Even after that, the members of the Balsam family continued to tease her.

I scolded them every time and chased them away, but they did not give up easily.

Furthermore, ever since ‘Mom’ collapsed, instead of scolding them, the only thing they could do was to protest until they gave up and left, so the momentum was getting stronger.

More than that, he beat up several young men and scolded them whenever the gangsters came.

That woman had a delicate appearance, but it seems she was stronger than she thought.

「It’s quite soft to just scold you. “It would have been better to just turn it over completely.”

Grumbling Reinforcement.

Well, this guy hates men who make fun of women he owns, so it makes sense to say something like this.

But, I understand that she only scolded those who attacked her.

These types of scoundrels are the type that will harass you even more persistently unless they attack the boss for no reason.

You can think of it as a war until you find out the location of the boss and defeat him.

She’s a bit of a strong woman.

Moreover, it must have been difficult for her to do that when she had children to protect.

“…I’ll have to use the hidden passage today. Those guys might be waiting outside, so you too…”

It was the moment when Rudy was about to tell her something.

Boom!!!

Suddenly a loud sound came from the door.

Rudy was startled and ran towards the door, and we followed him towards the door.

Boom!!!

The door shook loudly with a loud sound.

The door, which was strengthened with generous use of various materials, shakes violently.

“What…What is it…?”

“hahahaha, you’re saying you won’t pay attention anymore.”

Crazy guys.

I was planning on breaking down the door and breaking in.

No matter how slum it is, if you make this much noise, it will be a big problem.

Boom!!!

The door shaking violently once again.

I thought it would be a good idea to just take care of them before the door gets smashed, so I was about to step forward and open the door.

…I don’t think there’s any need to open the door. This.

“Hang? What is this kid?”

“Was there a woman like this in the church?”

“It just worked out. I used this girl…”

After a while

Along with a bang, men’s screams were heard.

“What…What is this girl!!”

“Deal with it! Kill it!!”

“Ah, is it true that drawing a weapon is ‘justifiable defense’?! So is it okay to kill someone?”

Says scary words in a lively girl’s voice.

The voice of a girl who is crazy about this ‘fight’, there is no way I will forget it even though I was only with her for a short time.

Rosweisse was also smiling bitterly.

“Then I’ll kill you! Everyone attack me!!”

The joyous laughter of Zikrune, the seven daughters of the Sisters, and the desperate screams of the men rang out outside the church.