An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

Ra'l yelled and deployed a huge barrier.

"Yes, I am Oscar Orcus, the creator of the divine weapon."

This is the divine weapon—as if saying so, the greatsword began to burn fiercely. The Black Knight swung down the massive, high-heat greatsword, which had become red-hot as if cast by Lesichina's inherent magic.

It was a disaster, a man-made disaster like a nightmare.

The Black Knight King's greatsword shattered Rasil's massive barrier like confetti, melting through the Demon King's Castle's physical and magical defenses, slashing it cleanly.

A corner of the city wall was cut off vertically, and the huge magic circle turned into a faint light and dissipated.

In the space ravaged by heat waves and shockwaves, Oscar shouted:

"Go ahead, Ben!"

"Do you even need to tell me that?"

The one who flew out was Bandu in the form of an ice dragon. He approached Ra'l straight ahead. Ra'l, who lost his balance due to the impact, suddenly cast many magic spells. Bandu relied on his dragon scales to deflect those attacks and rushed straight forward.

Even though the forest of shadow spears was pressing in front of him, Bandu instantly released his "Dragon Transformation" and passed through the gaps between the shadow spears.

"Let me punch you, you idiot brother!"

"Ban—"

The martial arts master's fist, launched with the momentum of his charge, struck directly at Rasl's forehead—the circlet on his head. Rasl spiraled away, slamming hard into the spire behind him, becoming half-embedded in the wall.

Oscar stood quietly beside Bandu, who snorted heavily.

"how?"

"I don't know."

What are they talking about? Meredy and the others also came over to them, with such questions on their faces.

Bandu stared at Rasl with a straight gaze that seemed to see through him.

Before Bandu's sight, Rasil stood up. The circlet that symbolized the Demon King shattered with a crackling sound, and then—

"Shut up, bastard!"

Laser held his forehead and shouted something, as if trying to suppress the voice in his head.

"Really? Is that so?"

Seeing Rasil's expression, Bandu's voice began to tremble. He had once admitted that what he had imagined was not what it seemed, and his eyes widened as if he had found hope.

This was Oscar's thought. He had sensed a strange flow of power from the Demon King's headband. And Ra'l's sudden transformation occurred on the day of his coronation.

Or maybe, that artifact was also one of the reasons for his sudden change...?

"I see. Then, we must rescue your real brother."

Meredy, realizing the truth, smiled happily, and Mel and Natsu followed suit with fearless smiles.

Immediately afterwards, an explosion of magical power swept across the surroundings, a faint silver-white tint mingling with the blood-red magic. The magic drew spiral lines straight into the sky, gradually turning it overcast.

"You can actually interfere with the weather... Haha, you're becoming less and less like a human."

Before the sight of Meredi and the others, who were sweating profusely, a supernatural being wearing the skin of a Rasl roared:

"Damn it! Everyone is hindering my dedication! Disrupting that sir's outline is a crime worthy of death. Why don't you understand?!"

A vortex formed in the sky, and strange dark clouds of blood-red and silver-white mixed together covered the Demon City. Anyone who saw it could see that it was a display of divine power.

While the people were thrilled and dazed at the sight of the true power of the Demon King they worshipped, they also looked at the girl targeted by the divine power—Milletti, who must be the Demon King's nemesis—and a question arose.

Hadn't that Lassen once cursed the church's god? Was it necessary to unleash such divine might to destroy a young girl who had committed humanity's greatest taboo?

It was almost like...

The people, filled with doubt, looked upward. That divine power was meant to destroy the enemy, and it was definitely not aimed at them.

And a small back appeared in people's sight, as if to accept their anxiety.

The girl who was the cause of their confusion, faced the sky with her back to the earth, as if to protect the people from the vortex in the sky.

"I'm going to restore the outline to its original state. I'm going to ignite the flames of war today! I won't let anyone get in my way!"

This meant that even if it would affect the Demon City, it was still necessary to eliminate Lessen, the vanguard of the Church. The damage to the Demon King's Castle, the defeat of the generals, and the injury of Rasil—just these things were enough to incite the people.

──The peaceful time ends, and the demons, having accumulated strength, will once again go to war with humans.

The fate of the world depicted by "That Master" is never wrong. Even if that overly dangerous girl is invited to the chessboard, she must be destroyed. All for "That Master"!

"You should disappear before my sacrifice."

A hole opened in the sky, and light gathered into a beam in the center of the swirling, gloomy sky.

The atmosphere rumbled and the earth trembled in fear.

This overwhelming supernatural power is right before our eyes, but—

"I'll be happy to accompany you."

Meredith smiled, still fearlessly.

"Don't keep thinking you can control people at will! Come on, you bastard! I'll teach you that beautiful girls are invincible!"

As if to oppose the light of heaven, the radiance of the sky illuminates the world.

The girl's rebellion against Heaven was so vivid. Rather than the divine might of their own demon king, people's attention was drawn to the radiance of the girl, who was supposed to be their mortal enemy.

"You're so shameless calling yourself a beautiful girl."

"Oh, I like it, isn't it very Xiao Mi's style?"

"It's common for Meredith to do something ambiguous."

"Don't give up. Is it really okay to have a leader like this?"

The four companions stood side by side with Meredith.

As if leaning against the sky, the radiance of the sun, the morning sun, the earth, and the moon burst forth simultaneously.

Compared to the divine light, the five brilliant and colorful lights that seem to reveal this world have a more touching beauty.

Then──

A flash of light fell from the sky—a light that was enough to give people this illusion. It was truly a scene that could be called the light of judgment.

And Miledi met this move head-on!

“—[Black Vortex: Sky Strike]!”

Meredi continuously unleashed the compressed and artillery-like Annihilation Blue Flame, forming a thick line of heat.

“—‘Black Knight King Attack Type II: Thunder Cannon’!”

The giant golem's round shield spun, flashing with light. Twelve enormous lightning balls unfolded around the shield... then gathered into a single beam. Next, a massive "Sky Burn" spiraled straight up into the sky.

"──"Ten Thousand Blades·Orochi"."

The massive torrent formed a gigantic snake. Within its body, thousands of knives whirled at high speed like spinning blades, slicing and shredding everything it touched.

"—Great Thunderbolt."

The entire space experienced a chain of violent vibrations. The vibrations that should have been invisible were distorted by the chaotic space and soared straight into the sky.

"—[Transformation: Ice Dragon]."

A majestic and magnificent ice dragon appeared in the dazzling moonlight, its jaws casting a breath of icy hell with freezing and destruction.

The skylight and the five kinds of magic collided violently in the air. The air blew in radial directions, and a storm and a powerful earthquake struck the Demon City. Despite the erection of barriers, people were unable to stand and lay prone on the ground, but they still looked up at the sky.

Looking at the five figures who were confronting and competing with the heavenly existence head-on.

What is that—they wondered.

This scene wasn't just a myth. They probably couldn't accept that humans, beastmen, demons, and dragonmen all working together could actually be a reality.

If that's what the Demon King wants, if he demands the lives of the people to destroy those girls and the others, then that's fine. As long as it's for the prosperity of the demons, the people are willing to become the foundation of the country.

But, unfortunately──

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

With her back to them, the girl who was fighting against her mortal enemy with all her might—

──I────love────all the demons────── the most──────!

Why did those words shake their hearts so much?

"come on……"

Hearing the child he was protecting in his arms say this, he came to his senses.

It must have been an unconscious remark. He should have roared and scolded the child. But at that moment, the father didn't ask why.

At that time, Meredith and his companions had no way of knowing that the people had undergone such a small change. They were working hard with a desperate look on their faces.

"Such a huge difference! Between us and the enemy!"

Even though the five magicians of the Age of Gods tried their best, they were gradually suppressed.

"That's not true! Even so, I can only surpass him!"

"Really, above that apostle! What a nightmare!"

Faced with his magic power almost exhausted, Natsu broke out in a cold sweat.

"This is the final reply!"

"It's getting less and less, is there anything else I can do?"

Mei'er's complexion grew noticeably worse as her magic power dried up. Bandu, in his ice dragon form, began to flicker. Everyone was gradually descending, landing bit by bit. There was no escape.

"You fools who can't even make good chess pieces! You're just going to regret it—"

Go away—that's what he meant.

The demon's demeanor suddenly changed. He held his head, twisting his body in agony, and roared, "Don't get in my way!"

At that moment, the power weakened slightly.

"Everyone! Now!"

The final magical power gushed out from Meredith, emitting a radiance that seemed to transform life into power.

Oscar, Natsu, Mel, and Bandu responded without hesitation.

Having surpassed their limits, they desperately tried to maintain their consciousness, which was about to fly away, and squeezed out the last bit of strength.

The light of day was pushed back.

"Impossible! Where did you get this kind of power from?!"

"Remember this, this is the power of 'human'────!"

The five ascending powers gradually devoured the light of heaven.

But at this moment, the Demon King also increased his strength, as if the heavens were truly infusing him with power. It was as if he was trying to put the reality before their eyes, saying that mere humans were powerless to resist.

The two sides were at a stalemate, and the expressions of Meredi and others were trembling and anxious.

The Demon King suddenly showed a look of astonishment. No, that was an expression of fear, right?

Thinking that was the case, his expression changed again, and he glared at Meredi and the others with eyes burning with hatred.

"I don't admit it! I don't admit it! Liberator, one day you will—"

A silver light enveloped the Demon King. Then, with a whoosh, something detached from the Demon King's body and dissipated.

At the same time, the skylight also dissipated.

The magic of Milady and the others suddenly approached Rasl, and he was barely able to move away at the critical moment.

The flash of light pierced through the dark clouds, scattering them in radial patterns, as if it were about to pass further through the other side—disappearing into the other side of the sky like a heavenly world.

They saw Rasil, blown away by the aftermath, land in a corner of the Demon King's Castle - probably between the thrones with a hole in the ceiling.

Meredi and his companions were unable to offer any assistance and fell as if powerless. Bandu also returned to his original form.

Oscar barely controlled the Black Knight King, grabbed his cloak and made an impromptu spring pad to catch everyone.

"Good catch, Ao."

"Fufu, it's an honor to receive praise, Chief."