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“– hero! Leave this to us and get out of here! It’s not too late!”
At the far end of the ancient ruins–a stone place where an altar was set up to perform some kind of ritual.
A beautiful woman holding a slender sword like a rapier spoke to her opponent, who was bleeding and battered from the head down – the brave warrior.
“No,……! There is no way I can leave you all to die!”
“You’re going to defeat the Demon King, aren’t you? We need you to save the world! Just hurry!”
For the sake of the world, they must defeat the powerful enemy that lies before them.
However, without the ability to do so, they had no choice but to retreat.
The reason for this is obvious.
“There is no way I will let you escape. No human has ever escaped from me, Tejato, the fourth king of the Demon King Army. ……”
Tejato, a demon who spoke the language of humans–a wizard-like demoness in dark purple robes–was smiling wryly, as if he had plenty of time to spare.
The party of four heroes was already fully wounded. In addition to the heroes, the warriors, wizards, and priests were all bleeding, and they were unable to use recovery magic because they had already run out of magical power.
Tejato, on the other hand, was almost unharmed and still had some magic power left. The heroic party had shown an overwhelming difference in ability to him.
Then another adventurer party appeared.
This party, composed entirely of women, consisted of a magic swordsman, a wizard, and a martial artist.
They had just arrived at this location, so they were still unharmed.
“I’m sorry! so sorry! Make sure you …… survive!”
The hero with the long dark blue hair made a painful decision and bowed his head to the girls. And so the party of four heroes withdrew from the place, supporting each other’s shoulders.
“I won’t let you escape–Full Flare.”
Tejato saw this and released a high-level flame magic from the staff he was holding, aiming at the defenseless backs of the brave party.
“–I won’t let you do it!”
But the one who stood in the way was the female swordsman from earlier. With a single swing of her rapier, she cut off the flames and reduced the damage to the heroes’ party to zero.
However–,
“Ugh—-!”
She was unable to drown it all out and suffered burns on her body, showing her anguish.
“Full care!”
A female wizard, who was watching the situation, casts a high-level recovery spell. The female swordsman’s burns disappeared in a flash of light.
“Estelle! Are you okay?
“Yes, Atria …… thank you”
The female swordsman, Estelle, thanks the wizard Atria for saving her life.
She turned around with her rapier at the ready and made eye contact with the nearby martial artist, Maybella.
“We’ll go at the same time!”
“Okay!”
“I’ll support you!”
The two run simultaneously, approaching Tejato from both sides. Swords and fists of the most highly trained and experienced were sprayed into the air. Atria, who was standing behind also chanted magic,
“You seem to be more skilled than the heroes of a while ago. However–”
Tejato was holding a wicked staff. The red pearl decorated on the tip of the staff glowed dully.
“I’ll show you. This is the power of the Four Kings of the Demon Army–Flare Gorn.”
Just before Estelle and the others’ attack reached Tejato, a super-class magic was released from Tejato’s staff. The extreme flames of the underworld became a carpet bombardment that struck Estelle and her team.
In addition to the two who were in attack motion, the scorching flames reached who was in the rear, and then–,
“Guhaaaa!”
A scream roared through the ancient ruins.
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“Kukuku………. is this all you have to say you will do? After all, there is no way anyone can beat me.”
A few minutes later, Estelle and the others were all on the floor. bleeding, burned, and had wounds all over her body like the hero party earlier.
The armor and robes she was wearing were almost burnt to the ground, making it unbearable to look at. will to fight was taken away, and even when she tried to move her body, she couldn’t because of the pain.
Looking down at her with a smile on his face was Tejato, one of the Four Kings of the Demon King Army.
“You will make good slaves. From now on, for the rest of your lives, you will be forced to work in the Demon King’s army’s mining camps until you die.”
‘Kkk…………you……!’
Estelle was still breathing. The other two are the same way.
Tejato originally did not intend to kill the three of them. After immobilizing them, they took them to a mine controlled by the Demon King’s army and kept them alive to be treated as slaves.
And he had already hurt them enough.
That is why he approached them to take them away.
“Well – then, you will have to say goodbye to the human kingdom. I know you will be sorry to leave, but be prepared.”
Tejato, smiling, approached Estelle with his green left hand,
“Kuh! Who are you?!”
At that moment, Tejato’s left arm flew in the air.
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There is a game called “Asteria Quest”.
The main character, a hero, gathers his friends to defeat the Demon King and sets out on a journey in this RPG game.
It is a fantasy RPG that can be found anywhere, but the series of this work has been loved for a long time.
And after I finished playing “Asteria Quest 7,” the latest installment.
I found myself reborn in the world of “Asteria Quest 7″
I won’t go into details, but I became a swordsman named “Castor,” one of the minor characters in “Asteria Quest 7. The start was from the village where I lived.
When I checked the timeline, I found that it was the same time when the hero started his adventure from his own town.
At first I was puzzled, but after a while I accepted it and prepared myself to live in this world.
And if I was reincarnated in this game, there was something I wanted to do.
It was “to save my favorite character.”
Have you ever had this experience? A father who had no choice but to be attacked and finally killed in order to protect his son. The heroine who left the game at the beginning of the story even though she was supposed to be very popular. The heroine who was a friend until the end of the story, but became an enemy when her boyfriend was taken hostage and reappeared, and finally died to save her former comrades. ……
In the game world, there are a lot of characters who die with regret, and that is something that can never be saved in the story.
I had a character that I support too
It was a character named “ Estelle,” who belonged to a certain party in “Ascue 7″
In the early stages of the game, the character met a heartbreaking fate in order to escape a party of heroes who were about to be killed.
As a result, all three members of the party were sent to the Demon King’s mining camp as slaves, and they were not released until the end of the game, when the heroes defeated the Demon King.
No, what happened at the end is not told in the game. So, they might have died as slaves during that time, or they might have been treated worse.
It is no use thinking about such things, but it was certain that she suffered a grievous fate.
The reason why Estelle is my favorite character is because of her type of face and big breasts. And she had a cool attitude to face the enemy in order to escape the heroes. There were some reasons that were not so good, but she was still my favorite character.
So what I wanted to do in this game was to save Estelle.
And for the coming day, I worked hard to raise my level.
Unlike the hero party, I was free. I didn’t need to advance the story events, I could just fight demons and devote myself to raising my level.
And I raised my level to the point where I could defeat the Demon Lord’s army leaders in the beginning of the game.
My current level is 40, and to be honest, even at this level, I can just barely challenge the Demon Lord. I knew how the game worked, so I knew where to find the demons with the highest experience level. That’s why I was able to get up to level 40 as fast as possible.
And when the time came, I ran.
After running and running and running, I finally arrived at the ruins controlled by the demon king’s army, called the “Ruins of Erusea.”
The heroes heard from the nearest town that a suspicious ritual was being held at the ruins, so they headed for the ruins, but there they encountered Tejato, one of the Four Kings of the Demon King’s Army.
And since it was a losing event, it was an opponent that could never be beaten.
But I thought I could win with my knowledge of the game, so I ran to save Estelle.
“Hey, ……, you’re in danger! It’s dangerous that way!”
As I was running through the ruins, I came across a party of heroes who were trying to get out of the passageway.
The heroic party was in a pool of blood. One of the party members looked at me and gave me a warning.
Of course I know that.
But I want to save Estelle.
So I ignored the heroes and kept running.
When I arrived, Estelle and the other three were already crawling on the ground.
They were about to be killed. And their opponent was Tejato, a top Demon King’s Army leader.
As expected, I had never fought an opponent of this level, so the sword in my hand trembled. Just looking at this opponent sends chills down my spine, but he was so engrossed in the game in front of him that he did not notice my presence.
“So, this is goodbye to the land of humans. I know you will be sorry to leave, but please be prepared.”
Tejato began to extend his hand to Estelle.
If she is touched by that hand, she will be forcibly transferred to a life of slavery.
I ran across the floor of the ruins just in time.
Then, I instantly entered the pocket and slashed up Tejato’s arm.
“Kuha!? Who are you?!”
Tejato’s left arm flew through the air. I was able to cut off his arm with a single blow.
Tejato was holding back his left arm, which was bleeding black blood, and was about to use recovery magic.
But I was going to attack him to prevent him from doing so.
“—-!”
I don’t need words. I just want to save Estelle who is right in front of me.
I apply the level 40 sword flash that I have trained for to Tejato. Then the special wand that improves magic power left his hand, and his magic power decreased.
“You! Answer me! Who are you?!”
“I have no name to answer to!”
Approaching, I slashed at the dark purple robe, followed by a sword flash to the center of his body.
“Kuhaaa!!!?”
A slash through the skin, which should have been hard.
Blood splattered, and Tejato let out a cry of pain.
“I-I won’t forgive you, …… black-haired swordsman. I will remember you.”
Then Tejato backed up a little, and I knew that he was trying to escape.
And the next moment a jet-black hole is created by magic.
But I was not going to let that happen, so I pressed closer to Tejato. That’s when it happened.
“Phew–buralo.”
Even though he had lost his staff, his magic power was high to begin with.
Tejato shot a super-class wind magic not at me but at Estelle, who was stuck in the back, and disappeared into the hole with a grin on his face.
“You bastard!”
Make it in time, make it in time!
If that wind magic cuts her up, she will absolutely die.
Which is better, to fall into slavery or to die? You might think it would be better to die at worst.
But I didn’t want to let either one of them happen.
“Shit! Shit! I’ll make it in time!”
I threw down my sword and jumped in front of Estelle.
Then I hugged her as if to protect Estelle.
–A powerful blade of wind pierced my defenseless back.
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Even at level 40, receiving a super-grade magic in a defenseless state is a near-death blow.
“Gghh…………….”
I fell to the ground in so much pain that my consciousness faded.
“Hey, are you alright? Why …… did you do it? Why did you take me ……?!”
Estelle, who can’t move, is worried about me.
But she doesn’t know why I’m helping her. We never meet in the game, and I’m not involved in any events.
But that’s okay.
This is good.
I can help the person I wanted to help with this.
I fall to the ground and take out a herb from the leather bag attached to the belt around my waist, which is effective in healing wounds.
“Here ……, eat this ……, there’s plenty more inside ……, and give some to your friends… ….”
“Why …… why? You should eat this first!”
“Quickly,…… we don’t know if that guy won’t come back. So, hurry …….”
Beautiful golden hair and blue twin eyes were staring at me
Even though it was supposed to be the first time we met, she looked like she was about to cry.
I knew Estelle was the person I thought she was.
She has a strong sense of justice, and even I, who she had never met before, she was concerned about me….
Her face blurred and my mind went blank.
Even though I had reached level 40, the level at which I should have been able to challenge the Demon King, in the end I couldn’t defeat Tejato by myself,……, but still,……,
“I’m glad …… I was able to save you. —-“
There, my consciousness was interrupted.
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“Nn……aa…………”
The light was bright and my back felt like it was buried in something soft.
“–Castor-sama, Castor-sama, Castor-sama, Castor-sama, Castor-sama!”
Suddenly a loud voice was heard.
“Aa—- Estelle………….”
I looked over and saw that it was my favorite character, Estelle, right next to the bed.
I was saved. And it seems that Estelle was also saved.
But for some reason, Estelle in front of me was crying, and she was holding my hand tightly.
“Good morning, Castor san. You’ve been asleep for a month.”
“Yes, yes. Estelle is the one who came here day after day to nurse you.”
Behind Estelle stood her party, Atria and Maybella.
Oh, I see
I was able to help not only Estelle but also these two. I had been so preoccupied with the characters I was supporting, but I was glad that they were alive, too. ……
“Castor sama! I will be devoted to you for the rest of my life! I will never let you suffer like this again! and I will make sure that I will kill that wizard!”
—-huh?
I don’t remember Estelle as this kind of character.
No, I only know Estelle from the beginning of the story. If she were alive, there would be no such thing in the game.
A little heavy – that’s what I thought, but I had just woken up at that time and my brain was not yet well fed. So I said to her.
“–Oh, please …….”
The moment I said that, Estelle’s hand holding my hand became stronger.
And then–,
“–Castor-sama, Castor-sama, Castor-sama, Castor-sama, Castor-samaaaa!!!!”
Estelle cried out, spilling tears into my chest.
I would later regret a little bit that I had saved my oshi
That is to say, Estelle’s love was unusually heavy, but I was still glad that I had saved her.
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