Volume 1 Chapter 41 We Weren't Fighting That Monster for the First Time
"...What is this...?"
Lene led me to the audience chamber.
I let out a voice filled with confusion at what was happening in front of me.
The fallen Royal Knights were scattered around.
Among them was the figure of Commander Hoffman.
It seemed some were heavily injured.
And at the center of the audience chamber──
"Honestly! We need to retrain the Royal Knights!"
His Majesty was saying such complaints while engaged in a fierce battle with a creature as large as him.
The creature was a golden monster in humanoid form with 4 arms, raining down a storm of punches on His Majesty.
His Majesty calmly deflected those fists and, incredibly, began to counterattack against the many arms.
What a sword technique.
In any other situation, I would be spellbound.
However, there was no time for that.
I had to help His Majesty.
"Your Majesty! Are you alright?"
"Hmm, is that you, Ryuuji, and Minori? Good timing! If possible, attack from 3 sides to restrict this creature's movements!"
To my surprise, His Majesty was still fighting without leaving it all to us.
Well, given that he leads from the front in wars, this was to be expected.
"Understood! Minori and I will directly attack the monster to protect Your Majesty! Lene and Suzu, provide support from a distance! Please relay this to Your Highness the Princess!"
The guard hurried away.
I watched him go, then hurled my staff aside and decided to use the power of theMagic stone of Fyrel without any weapons.
Lene and Suzu are rearguard, so realistically, I need to focus on direct attacks with Minori.
Besides, this monster isn't ordinary.
If we hesitated, we'd be beaten like those Royal Knights who fell.
Minori immediately attacked with her 2 Magic Swords, Pierce and Resist.
I circled around to the left side of the golden monster, kicking at its left rear.
It's slow to react.
I thought it would lose its balance after that hit, but this monster barely moves a muscle.
I'm using the Magic stone of Fyrel and this is all I can manage.
"This monster breathes poison, watch out!"
"Understood!"
So that's why the Royal Knights fell.
To withstand the attacks of 4 arms and poisonous breath, His Majesty might truly be called a monster.
...Though I bet they'd be happy if you told them that.
But His Majesty and Minori's slashes only seem to regenerate the monster.
This creature... could it be...
"...Big Bro Ryuuji! This guy looks like that bear..."
"Minori thinks so too, huh! It looks just like that monster!"
Yes, it looks like a fiend, but... this guy is probably the same kind of being as the Golden Bear we met in the forest near Sartzstadt.
"Do any of you recognize this monster?"
"Yes! I've seen something similar. Though the opponent was a bear..."
Without letting up his attack, I answers Your Majesty's question.
Oof, tough!
This is going to be tough to fight with a punch.
I'll have to rely on kicks.
Suddenly, the monster turns toward me, opening its mouth.
Understanding it was about to unleash poison, I quickly stepped aside to dodge.
"Whoa!?"
Where I had been a moment ago, an incredibly powerful wave of purple miasma swept past.
Close one!
"A mere...commoner like you... "
The monster facing me uttered something.
"...A mere commoner like you?"
Now, from glimpse of its face... this guy, could it be?
"Your Majesty, could this monster be Elmer!?"
"That's right! Somehow he's become a fiend, but there's no mistake!"
Fiend.
If a beast who has become a monster is demon beast, a person who has become a monster is a fiend.
However, how could Elmer, who was captured and imprisoned in the dungeons, have gained the Magic Power to become a demon?However, how could I, who was captured and imprisoned in the dungeons, have gained the Magic Power to become a demon?
Dodging the monster's 4 arms, which kept lashing out with poisonous breaths, and trying to understand the reason, I couldn't find a single clue.
"Ugh!"
I narrowly avoided being grabbed, did a sweep back, and launched the monster's arm away with a powerful front kick.
The monster lost its balance, spreading its arms wide, which Minori and Your Majesty seized as an opportunity and attacked from behind.
Two of the 4 arms fell with a "thud" sound.
But they were already starting to regenerate.
Oof!
What a pain in the neck!
"Grrr! Even if he regenerate!"
"As long as we don't burn the wounds, he'll keep regenerating! But..."
"It's indoors..."
His Majesty seemed to understand what I didn't say, growling in frustration.
Yes, it's plain as day that using fire in a place like this will lead to a fire.
Especially with Lene's super powerful potions, the flames would spread in an instant.
Although the castle itself is made of stone, there are too many flammable materials.
...There is also a 'gift' magic stone that can destroy without igniting, but that's a risky thing that could collapse the castle.
It's unusable.
His Majesty and I were to continue our fight against the fiend Elmer within our limited conditions.
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