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A knee-length boy with long silver-white hair, golden headphones and a silver mask who looked like he was only sixteen years old paused.

"What's wrong? Dude. ”

A stunningly beautiful girl with short crimson hair who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old looked at the silver-haired masked man who paused.

"It's nothing, it feels like I'm going to run into a few of our members in the future."

"Is it in a copy?"

"Well, when the time comes, you can practice with them, otherwise the opponent is too weak and the fight will not be fun, and the creator of this 'Lord God Space', the Empty Flame Master, will not dare to attack us, even if he adjusts his strength to the same as him, he is really timid."

"It seems that no one in the entire Endless Universe dares to fight with an old brother of the same level, even if it is one order higher than you, old brother."

"Don't you either, old girl. Except for the leaders of our 'God Era' and above and a few other leaders of the 'Final Land', even if they are indescribable, they can't carry your move. ”

"Yes, yes, you don't need to do it at all, you can kill people below the god seat level with a single thought!"

"Who said that!"

Then the two of them walked into the portal in their daily bickering.

……

"-Ahh A daring fanatic assuming the name of Rattenfanger! ”

This loud roar shook the entire Great Hollow for a moment of silence. When everyone looked at each other, tens of thousands of objects with red eyes rustled out of the cracks in the cavern, forming a group and attacking the crowd.

Immediately someone let out a scream.

"This ...... It's the old ...... It's a mouse! What a whole bunch of rats! ”

That's right, these shadows that fill the entire ground of the Great Hollow are full of rats as far as the eye can see.

The rats covering the ground formed a wave and marched, and the sight sent chills down the spine of the birds.

"Although...... Although I asked you to come out, there must have been too many! ”

"Ahh The Pointed Hat Elf screamed.

The birds and the pointed hat elves turned their backs to the waves of tens of thousands of rats and fled like smoke. The others were the same, and the people who rushed forward in the crowded narrow caverns were in a panic.

If this continues, it will cause serious tragedy. Sensing this, Asuka turned around and faced the army of rats alone.

"...... Enough is enough! Go back to your lair! ”

Asuka drank. However, the rat swarm shows no signs of stopping and continues to move on.

Finding that she can't control the rats makes Asuka anxious. A group of rats jumped at her, and Asuka reflexively drew a boon card to summon the Silver Cross that she had obtained in the ForesGaro battle.

"Yes...... Damn it......! ”

She raised her sword in a straight-eyed position and swung it horizontally with great force.

However, even if this is a silver sword with the power to destroy evil, it is meaningless when facing ordinary rats. At most, the birds can only kill a few of them, and it is impossible to calculate how many tens of thousands are left. The rats made their way along the ceiling, already rounding the front.

Asuka intends to move on regardless of the rats, but the conglomerate of tens of thousands of small animals is much more tricky than the large beasts.

They are definitely a demonic group that can eat up the entire forest in one night.

One by one, the rats leapt from the ceiling and attack the pointy-hat elves shivering on the shoulders of the birds.

"Yikes!"

"Danger!"

The bird was forced to jump backwards. Since you can't dominate, you can only retreat. However, the exit was so chaotic that it was impossible to leave, and the crowd who were scrambling to escape screamed and pushed each other.

"Get out of the way!"

"Ahh

"Present...... What the hell is going on now! ”

"I ...... I'm going to get out first! Get out of the way! ”

"Don't push, don't push! Get out of the way! ”

"No more! It's already catching up, and I can't escape......"

"Give me obedience, let's work together to escape!"

"Yes!"

The anxious and angry bird shouted loudly. The chaos calmed down in an instant, and everyone saluted the birds neatly.

The next group of people charged forward in the cave ** with uniform movements, which was really quite amazing.

The birds, who had fled the rat march at the back of the line, became suspicious of the enemy's true face.

(The gift of domination has not disappeared......!) What the hell is going on......? ）

The rats chased the birds intently.

Even with the power of dominance, her body is only an ordinary human, and her speed is even lower than that of ordinary orcs. It didn't take long for the rat swarm to arrive in a position where they were able to attack the birds at the back of the line.

Asuka waved the sword in her hand wildly, but the rat still attacked her from above without fear.

This wonderful method of attack made the birds suddenly notice.

(Won't it...... ...... their goal is this child? ）

Asuka looked at the young elf clutching his shoulder.

The pointy-hat elf grabbed the bird, and looked like she was about to cry out in fear. For an elf about the size of a human hand, even the size of a mouse looked like a large beast to her.

“…… Woo! ”

Since the mouse's target is the young elf, just throw her off her shoulders and Asuka herself will be out of danger.

However, Asuka's self-esteem did not allow him to leave behind this young figure who was trembling in fear.

Throwing aside the fragile thoughts, Asuka boldly unwrapped his chest garment and tucked the elf inside.

"Woo Mi?"

"Hide under your clothes! Don't fall off! ”

……

"Bai Chen, do you think that elf will slide down?"

“…… Your focus is really ...... Forget it, but I guess not, you see that the birds are not small. ”

“…… Have you already seen it? ”

"No, your delusion."

……

Asuka made up his mind and ran forward with all his might on the rat-infested ground.

In short, it is imperative to go to the exit. Although the bright red dress on the body will protect the bird from the rats, the exposed parts are different.

Gnawed by the rat's tiny fangs, the bird began to bleed all over its hands and feet.

Even so, Asuka still didn't have the option of "abandoning the young elves" in his mind.

(The distance to the exit should not be very long......!) ）

The birds that are desperately running forward, and the demonic group that is chasing after them.

However, in the next moment, a dark shadow approached silently, and then burst out countless blades.

"—How dare inferior rats harm my fellow citizens! Check how many pounds and taels you have! These animals! ”

The shadow of the high-speed gallop is like a tornado with a sharp blade, moving back and forth in the narrow hole** with a stirrger-like motion, reminiscent of the sharp edge of the blade, absorbing the entire demonic group and stirring it into minced meat.

Before it even had time to blink, the blow turned the enemy to dust without destroying the display at all.

Asuka held down his wind-blown hair and shouted in amazement:

"Shadow ...... Shadow...... How did you ...... so many rats in an instant? ”

Asuka looked back, then was taken aback.

Based on the sound just now, Asuka judged that it should be Leticia who rushed to the rescue. However, seeing the change in Leticia's appearance made Asuka stunned.

Leticia's appearance is no longer the usual young-looking maid.

The cute girl's appearance is strongly transformed into a woman who exudes a beprising temperament, and the favorite ribbon on her beautiful blonde hair has been untied and shimmers with dazzling brilliance.

The maid's dress changed to a crimson leather jacket, and she wore a wonderful skirt that resembled a restraint. The dramatic transformation is reminiscent of the usually gentle Leticia.

Laeticia's beautiful face contorted with rage, and she fiercely bared her vampire-like fangs and roared:

"Where are the manipulators hiding! Come out of here! If you dare to forcibly launch an attack on such a public occasion, you should also be relatively mentally prepared! Then with my fangs and claws, I will give you a taste of the majesty of our banner! Quickly summon the name of the community and stand up for it! ”

Leticia's impassioned shouts echoed in the hole***, but there was no response and no movement. The swarm of rats, which had been so numerous, retreated when the shadows began to scurry.

The cave ** was filled with a deserted silence, and it seemed that the manipulators had also fled.

Asuka on the sidelines took a breath, and although he didn't know what to say, he still spoke to Leticia's back, which had undergone a drastic change:

"You...... Is it Leticia? ”

"Hmm. But Asuka Bird, what happened? Although the number is a little more, but it is actually dominated by the few rats, it really doesn't look like an ordinary you? ”

Leticia turned back to the same tone as usual. Although she turned into an adult, her expression was still as gentle, but Asuka, who had witnessed the strength just now, muttered with a shocked expression:

“…… So you're so amazing. ”

"Huh?"

Leticia tilted her head. When she understood that Asuka was praising herself, she responded in a somewhat unhappy tone:

"That'...... That, master. I'm glad you complimented me, but the reaction was rude. Even if it seems to me so, it's a purebred of the former demon king, a vampire! Proud 'Hakoniwa Knight'! Even if I lose my godhead, it will be easy to defeat the animals. At that level, even if there are tens of millions, there is no problem! ”

Leticia seemed to pout in anger. There is no doubt that this reaction is the same as her usual cuteness, but in the eyes of Asuka it is a different matter. I guess it's because I have other feelings about my ugliness.

Asuka lowered his head and squeezed out what seemed to be a complicated tone.

"But, I ......"

"Asuka!"

At that moment, the pointy-hat elf emerged from the bird's chest.

Even with tears on her face, she hugged Asuka by the neck and screamed happily.

"Asuka! Birds......! ”

"Wait...... Wait a minute......"

The elf cried out to cry and laugh, and hugged the bird tightly, perhaps in her own way of expressing her gratitude. Leticia looked at the scene dumbfounded.

"Oops, she's completely glued to you. Now that the sun has gone down, it's also dangerous, so let's take her back today. ”

"Also...... That's right, too. ”

Asuka nodded in agreement with some hesitation, as there was no guarantee that he would not encounter another attack. The two and an elf make their way through the street lit by red lanterns and return to the shop of ThousandEyes.

……

"It was so easy to get out!"

"Do you think she's going to suffocate inside?"

"How is that possible!"

……

Asuka suddenly sneezes on the road.

"What's wrong, Asuka?"

"No, nothing."

Asuka rubbed his nose.

(Which guy is speaking ill of me?) Sixteen nights for sure! ）