Suddenly, there was silence.

The sound stopped, and only the sound of the blowing wind dominated the surroundings. However, the Berserker, unable to hide his aura, made clear his presence before he appeared.

He's in. With this exact premonition in mind, Astolfo took a step forward.

"Come, autocracy. The time has come when arrogance will collapse and the dignity of the strong will be kicked away!

While knocking the tree flying, the red berserker appeared.

“…… Wow. ”

The moment he saw him, Astolfo immediately wanted to leave the place.

Giants are not scary. Originally, Astolfo used to fight a giant named Caligorante, who had dozens of arms, as an opponent. dragged him through the streets in high spirits.

Tough men aren't scary either. The opponent is a monster that jumps like thunder, and it is also taken lightly. But if the tough giant is smiling — it's some, creepy.

That's right, it's scary to laugh. Even if you break into the enemy line but still smile, you are either quite confident, or you are crazy enough to put the disadvantages out of the way.

It is more than two meters tall and is armed with a short sword. Judging from the blow just now, it is more appropriate to think that his fist contains considerable destructive power.

In addition, his indomitable appearance is really unusual. I'm afraid that even if my own blow can hurt him, it won't kill him completely.

That's right, even though I couldn't hurt him in the slightest, I was still given a lead by high hopes, and I understood that I had to take the lead.

"That's why I was called. Well, I can only go up!"

Astolfo smiled an invincible smile that was no less than that of the red berserker, and brandished the golden horse gun he had just held in his hand.

"Hear me from afar! I am Astolford, the Twelve Warriors of Charlemagne!

Astolfo, who shouted out the long-lost opening sentence that he had wanted to read out for a long time, said his real name that should have been hidden. Luckily, the Red Berserker doesn't have the thinking circuits to make tactics based on their real names.

"Hahaha. Good, this arrogance is wonderful. Hurry up, come and ravage me!"

Berserker laughed as he lunged towards Astolfo. His movements were surprisingly swift, and his body like a brown bear ran wild like a wild boar.

"Hahahahaha

With a smile, it swung from the top of his head - a terrible blow that could have smashed Astolford's petite body. Astolfo gorgeously dodged.

"Huh?"

He did dodge. But unfortunately, just dodging a blow that doesn't make any sense exists in this world. Berserker's blow carved claw marks into the ground and spilled over to nearby Astorfo, blasting him away with just the impact.

"Pain, pain, pain...... What a heavy blow. ”

His face was in pain, and his waist was swollen from the impact, but he still stood up. There was still no fear in his eyes. Once touched, it will be blown away, and it will not be able to fight with strength, and technology will not be useful at all.

Even so, he was a Heroic Spirit. What's more, Astolford, who was the twelve warriors of Charlemagne, was not only a brave man who was even called "reason has evaporated", but also an adventurer who traveled the world and established various legends.

Then, in those adventures, you'll be rewarded with all sorts of magic costumes – hornhorns, books, phantom horses (Hippogriffs), and horse guns that sparkle with golden brilliance.

"So, I'm going to ...... Let him see your power!"

Astolfo galloped up. Even though he wasn't riding, his dash was truly lightning. However, for the Red Berserker, whose feelings have almost completely dried up, this attack is more of joy than fear.

The more violent and desperate this blow is, the more comfortable it is to reverse. Even if the abdomen is about to be penetrated, this berserker will definitely fight back.

Therefore, Berserker, who was fully assured, swung his sword again. The ultra-compressed abs are dwarfed by steel.

"Trap of Argalia!"

However, the horse gun held by Astolfo was not premised on lethality. Of course, a gun is a gun, and if you are stabbed, you will be injured, and if you are pierced through the heart, you will die.

But it was just an ordinary horse gun—not endowed with enhanced magic, nor able to penetrate all things in the world, nor possessed the cause and effect that must snipe the heart.

Still, the horse gun was deadly on the battlefield.

With a snap, Berserker felt like he was falling. The earth that should have been firmly tread was gone, and he forgot for a moment the sword he should have swung down. Even so, his smile didn't disappear, and he wasn't surprised. But it is impossible to overturn this irrationality alone.

The Noble Phantasm "Trap of Argalia!", what a random name this gun is, really only plays a literal effect as its name suggests. According to legend, the horse spear that Argalia, the prince of Catai, was fond of, and could knock everything he came into contact with. The heavily armed knights fell, and this meant that they would be associated with death on the battlefield. Even if this is not the case, it is not difficult to imagine how much fame can be gained by using this gun in an incomparably gorgeous horse gun competition.

Then, if the gun is used on the Servant, it will manifest the legend in the form of a forced spirit from the knee down. No matter where it touches your body—even on armor woven with magical power. The gun forcibly cuts off the mana supply from the knee down, making reconstitution impossible for a period of time.

That being said, there's no way to stop the Red Berserker on its own. If there is still a part above the knee, he will knock the enemy down even if he crawls.

"The extent of losing my feet can't stop me. ”

"Well, that's true. So, the next thing to stop you is. Okay, let's go!"

With Astolfo's order, the golems that had been waiting for a long time swooped down together.

The golem, which weighed more than a ton, was pressed against it in order to seal one of his hands. But the red berserker waved his hand like a child and repelled it. The upper body of the golem, which he blew with just one punch. However, even if their heads are blown out, they can move as if nothing happened until they are completely incapacitated, which is the strength of the golems.

They methodically and solemnly cover the red berserker like ants that have captured their prey. However, the prey is neither a weak critter nor a taro worm. No matter how much the ants bite, the giant will not stop at all.

The Red Berserker didn't stop, even though he was incarnified from the knee down, he continued to make his way towards the Stronghold.

"Hahaha, this is amazing, this is wonderful. The enemy army is gathered, and I am devastated. Ahhhhhh

Any part of his body was covered by a golem. Berserker tried to hold himself up on two occasions. Despite his armor made of rock, bronze, and steel, he kept going.

Forward, forward, blindly forward. The Red Berserker is an idiot, but it's not a confused being.

By his nose, his skin, his ears, his eyes, his tongue, he understood that the dictator was waiting just ahead.

"Well, don't be humble. Your golem is doing a great job. It's just that the berserker is a heretic. ”

“……！”

The Red Berserker's advance accelerated. Peeling back the golem that covered his eyes, he saw it for sure.

"It's you—"

"Exactly. Red Berserker, if you are looking for someone in power, then Yu is the one who stands at its apex. ”

"Oooo............oo Oooo

The red berserker leaped for joy and stretched out his arm. A little more, a little more of your own hand will be able to reach the head of the autocracy. All the time, at all times, after this suffering, there was a cloudless glory and joy. Berserker's theory is perfect and complete. No one can find a flaw.

However, the Berserker forgot the important thing. What awaits the end of that misery is a tragic death and a cruel end.

Berserker surging forward. Looking at him with a frozen eye was the Black Berserker, Vlad III. The hero who dominates the world in Romania and slaughters all the enemies. Then, he was called by his adversary with fear—

"Kazikli Bey!"

At the same time as Vlad III made such a declaration, the nearby land arched.

"I'm going to crush you, tyrant...... Crush!"

Unflinching from the weight of the golem, Berserker swung his sword. Unexpectedly, he had sharp rafters tied to his arms. Even if it didn't hurt, the rafters forcibly stopped him from moving.

"Yu, I've spent my whole life fighting against rebels like you. Yu killed them all, pierced them and set them aside until their bones rotted. But—"

The rafters, several meters long, pierced along with the body of the golem. Vlad III only performed a rough operation on the rafters to "avoid the spirit core". Although some efforts were made to ensure that he would not die, he did not see the need to torture his spirit.

It's a pity to die, but if you're lucky to survive - there will be even more hell waiting for the Berserker.

Spirits below the knees, countless golems covering his body, and all but his heart and brain were impaled—even then, Berserker was still moving. To crusade against the imminent autocracy. This is no longer something that can be done with words like hatred and delusion.

That's right. Vlad III sacrificed half of the golems to confirm his faith. Is he a stupid savage who is content with just rebelling against power, or is he still engraved in his heart even if he goes crazy - the bottom line that he must never back down?

Whew, the Grand Duke exclaimed with satisfaction.

"Confronting you like this, I finally understand. Your rebellion is a manifestation of a proud soul. At any time, you will not sit idly by and watch the strong ravage the weak, you are fighting to make the strong become weak. ”

Not "for" the weak. That kind of false reason, the berserker has not yet reached that height. He's just single-mindedly—

"Are you dreaming of an equal world? You're not a dreamer, you're a dreamer. For the first time, I want to pay tribute to the existence of rebels. And then, it's a pity for you. ”

As soon as Vlad III snapped his fingers, Avisbron beside him stepped forward.

"Let me convert your rebellion. Red Berserker, from now on your master will be us."

“……”

The Berserker's smile vanished. The red berserker faced the black berserker with a dejected and angry expression. The word he proclaimed was "subordination." For Berserker, it was humiliation and despair that transcended death.

"So-"

Avisbron coldly instilled orders to the golems who were suppressing the Berserker. They immediately changed into fluids and wrapped tightly around the berserker along with the rafters. Even the rebellious hero Spartacus could not escape from this stone prison.

After that, Vlad III lost interest in the berserker. Now that he has been brought under his command, he is no longer facing the black side, but the red side. For him, that would be enough.

Facing the returning Vlad III, Astolfo shouted:

"So. Next, there's nothing left for me to do, so let's go first!"

As a result, Astolfo hurriedly returned to the fortress in a spirit form. Of course, he was trying to take advantage of the situation. In a short period of time, this should not be able to take into account the condition of a mere android. This is a great opportunity.

PS: Trap of Argalia, Level D.

Originally, it was a golden spear held by Algaria, a knight of the Kingdom of Cataether, and although it has low lethality, it can force the opponent below the knee to become a spirit or make him fall. Wherever it touches the body (even if it touches armor woven with magic), the gun forcibly cuts off the mana supply from the knee down, making it impossible to reconstitute the body for a period of time.

As a result, Algaria defeated all knights of his caliber in a horse race, including Astolford. There was a knight who did not surrender after falling from his horse, but chose to draw his sword. Algaria was forced to fight with his sword, but was defeated and fled. Algaria was overly convinced of the power of the gun, so he made a pact with the man who defeated him that he would hand over his sister Angelica (the beauty who later drove Roland into madness).

Angelica disappeared because she realized her brother's disadvantage, and when the pre-royal competition was in chaos, Astolford, whose gun had been broken, stole Algaria's gun with "Ah, there's a gun here...... Borrowed without notice.