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“Big bro!”

The shrine, with a large hole in the ground, was filled with choking heat. Wisteria stared into the abyss, tears visible on her pale face.

“Yea, he’s dead.” The dragon, with its cowering and frightening appearance, spoke with the voice of a child. Rolling the flame in the back of his throat, the Demon Lord stood in front of Wisteria.

“So? What’ll you do? You gonna try your luck?” The dragon asked.

Wisteria’s heart was completely broken. She hadn’t realized she’d be facing such a powerful being. Strictly speaking, it would be more accurate to say that she knew, but it was just now that reality struck.

Wisteria learned that pride and faith were worthless in the face of this overwhelming power. She regretted that, as a woman without power and wisdom, she had decided to take up the sword.

She almost laughed at the shallowness of her aspirations to be a knight. Her heart was completely broken. Wisteria began to wonder whether she would be saved if she begged for her life, even if it was disgraceful.

“Thank you, Wis. It’s thanks to your courage that we found a way out.” A high-pitched voice suddenly appeared behind Wis. The tone was as beautiful as if the words had been spoken by an angel.

Wisteria turned to look at the unfamiliar voice and was left speechless.

The girl’s blonde hair flowed gracefully down her back. Her eyelids were adorned with long lashes that cast shadows each time they moved. Her deep blue eyes shone like jewels. Her nose formed a clean, flowy curve, reminding one of the smoothness of white porcelain.

She was wearing a beautiful crimson dress that could only be described as magnificent. And the Sacred Sword gripped by the girl’s thin white fingers looked like a mythical weapon.

The girl, who was the embodiment of the word ‘beauty,’ stood with a strong determination in her gaze.

“Y-Ya are?”
“Seletina ul Gold Aldelight. You can say I’m a friend of Orthus.”

Seletina gently raised Wisteria in her arms.

Seletina’s sweet scent made Wisteria blush and forget the situation they were in.

“A friend of big bro? What da ya mean by a way out?”
“O lowly Demon Lord who reigns over the world of men. This is where you meet your end.”

A sudden change had occurred. The Demon Lord couldn’t ignore the harsh words directed at it.

“Who are you? What’s your deal? Where did you come from? Get out! Get out of here immediately!”
“I’m a knight. How can the one who’s going to slay you simply walk away?”
“A knight? Look!”

The Demon Lord then burned the bedrock next to him. The blue flame that spewed from its mouth easily melted the rock surface and created magma.

“What do you say? Terrifying, isn’t it?!”
“I do have to admit that it does pack quite a punch. I would’ve been scared if I were a man, that is.”
“What?”
“You can’t win against women, isn’t that right?”

When Seletina stepped forward, the Demon Lord flinched at the sight of her.

“Huh? What does dat mean?” Wisteria asked.
“No matter how powerful it is, at the end of the day, it’s still a Demon. It’s a creature that derives pleasure from eating and killing people. Knowing that, why would this creature retreat to a shrine and eat only one man every five years?”
“Dat’s…”

Ruminating over Seletina’s words, Wisteria gradually began to understand.

“It has reigned over Hadaha Village as a God rather than a Demon Lord. However, what it really wanted to do was devour as many people as it wanted without having to reign over anything. But it can’t do that because there are women here.”

Seletina pulled out her Elyutinias.

“Many adventurer teams are made up of only men. They were the perfect opponent for it to show what it was capable of. After all, if a team of male adventurers couldn’t beat it, it would be impossible for a woman to, right?”
“T-That’s…” The Demon Lord spoke.
“Demon Lord! You are indeed more powerful than any others I’ve seen. But that power comes with a binding.”
“SHUT UP!!!!!!”
“You’re scared of courageous women like Wisteria! It is also why you refuse to reveal yourself as much as possible and only flaunt your strength. Am I wrong?”

The moment Seletina said that, a strong heat wave hit her and Wisteria. A huge ball of blue flame swallowed them both and soon burst.

“W-What?”

Yet nothing happened. Wisteria looked at her body, but even though she’d been swallowed by the flames, there wasn’t a single burn on her.

Seletina exhaled and readied Elyutinias.

“Time to meet your end.” Her voice was beautiful but carried with it a dark and thick murderous intent.

“S-STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!”

The Demon Lord began spitting out azure flames everywhere it could. Yet Seletina dove into the flame of blue flames without a second thought. She eventually reached the Demon Lord and easily cut off its head.