*Shooo…*
The charred female knight, Anya, regenerated within seconds.
“Oh, as expected of a demon…”
The speed of her regeneration was abnormal.
“Ah, I was surprised.”
“That’s a story that ends with ‘I was surprised’…”
“Well, Vila-chan, your retorts are as sharp as ever.”
“I told you to call me the Demon Lord… Well, never mind.”
Vila sighed and then asked.
“So, about the Kingdom’s army attacking?”
“Yeah, a human army has invaded the southern region of the Demon Lord’s realm.”
The southern region—the area where the barrier was damaged in the recent battle.
Whether they knew of the Demon Lord’s survival or aimed to destroy the entire Demon Lord’s realm in one go, I had anticipated their attack sooner or later.
“Hmm…”
Vila pondered something, then lifted her head.
“Sion, this is the final check… What will you do?”
“Eh?”
I was surprised by the sudden proposal.
Thinking I might have misheard, I gazed at her.
Vila had a gentle smile on her face.
“Your wounds must have healed by now, right? If you want to go back to the human realm, I can’t stop you.”
“Vila…?”
Could it be that she… Is she asking me, a human, to join the human army?
Is that what she wants?
“You are a human. Even if you were to have a change of heart, they wouldn’t attack you.”
“Don’t say that. I want to protect the demons too.”
I shook my head from side to side and looked at Vila.
“Even though it was a short time, I’ve seen that in this country, just like in the human realm, there is peace and happiness. I cannot simply view it as a target for destruction at this point.”
Yes, that’s why I made my decision.
I’ll be by Vila’s side.
And…
“I want to fight to protect both humans and demons.”
I headed towards the southern region with Vila and Anya.
We were riding on the aerial transport vehicle that Vila and I had used before, now with all three of us.
“Hmm… allowing a human to join us.”
Anya glared at me.
She seemed openly wary.
Well, it’s understandable…
“There they are. The human army.”
Vila pointed below.
On a slight hill and the plain below it.
There, humans and demons were engaged in fierce combat…
