Chapter 252 Desperate Fight! The Royal Capital Reclamation Operation Begins!
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Union Kingdom – Royal Capital Windhollow – Royal Castle
The sky was dark and sad. The battering ram finally broke the castle gates. With a loud roar, the human army from the central continent rushed inside!
Sayumi and the rest of the Hero’s party ran in right behind them!
Many soldiers had died just to get through this gate. They could not fail now!
Up high, giant dragons and monster crows flew in the air. They laughed at the human army as they played with them. Soldiers were picked up like small snacks1. It was a pure, terrible hell!
The ground was its own place of pain. Monster Beasts rode on ugly war elephants. They made a loud noise as they swept through the human soldiers like dried leaves2. They broke the defense lines completely!
From the walls and towers, the Monster Beast archers shot arrows without any mercy. To help the Hero party move forward, heavy soldiers lined up their big shields. They made a roof against the falling rain of steel!
But giant monsters like cyclopes and minotaurs blocked the courtyards. Next to them, skeleton soldiers and ghost Knights fought against the human soldiers. It was a loud, bloody fight3. The courtyard was covered in blood!
They pushed deeper into the castle. They killed humans.
But even inside the castle walls, there was a hellish scene.
Ghosts with dark magic gave off a biting, deathly cold. Giant spiders and big snakes waited in the dark. They caught the front soldiers like the top hunters they were.
The painful screams of soldiers being eaten alive echoed through the dark castle halls. The cold stone paths were already wet with warm blood. The air smelled of fresh iron!
A terrible killing filled their eyes…
Aoi Sakai forgot to wipe away her tears. She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to look away from the nightmare. But even with her eyes closed, she could not escape the strong smell of blood and death.
(What is the point of a battle like this…)
(Dying like that… I really hate it…)
(I want to go home… I want to go home… Mom… Dad!)
”No… Make it stop…” she said, her voice breaking as she took a shaky breath.
But she was not the only one who was very scared!
Takashi Nishimura
Takafumi Takenaka
Hiroyuki Mogi
At home, people called them “unpopular” and “creepy nerds.” The three of them could not use their legs anymore. They were crying and wetting themselves, frozen with fear…
Even Shogo Gotanba – the type who never fought real bullies but loved to act tough on weaker people…
Tatsuya Kimura
Ryuya Miyasako
Ren Oshiro
…even they – their old bravery was gone –
were now being chased by ugly beasts that looked like rotten cows and wolves. They made weak, ugly screams as they ran across the cold stone floor!
”Uwaaaah~~?!”
”Hieee~~!”
”Save me!”
There was nothing like a Hero left in them!
Are you guys really supposed to be Heroes?!
They got away from the rotten beasts and reached the stone bridge to the keep.
But there, the guards of death were waiting too! The two stone statues on each side of the bridge came alive with a strange, grinding noise!
The two gargoyles flew into the sky very fast. Then they dove straight down toward the Hero’s party!
’This is bad! Protect the Heroes!’ a soldier shouted, trying to get everyone ready.
The human soldiers quickly made a wall of spears4!
But the gargoyles did not care about the spear tips. They crashed into the line without any hesitation. Their sharp claws cut the men apart. Their strong jaws bit through armor and flesh!
Covered in blood, the gargoyles made loud, mean cries before flying back into the sky!
”Keep going! The hero!”
”—We will hold them off here!” the desperate men screamed, holding their broken line together.
With their weapons and shields ready to die, the human knights and soldiers protected the Hero’s party!
For a moment, Sayumi started to stop.
”No! But you guys will…” she began, her voice full of pain.
Adelheid, a member of Takuya Kiritani’s party, gave a sharp order. It cut through Sayumi’s hesitation.
”What do you think you are doing?! —Hurry up and go!!”
Deep in her eyes was a strong will. She would not let feelings control the battle. Adelheid’s look – was no longer that of a young girl. It was the cold stare of a fighter who had survived thousands of battles. She had seen many friends die to win.
”Once I take care of these annoying bugs, I will catch up with you —”
”So hurry up and go kill the demon king’s army commander!”
”Please! The hero!”
”You are not going to tell me – that you actually need our help against the Demon King, are you, Kiritani? How lovely.”
Faced with the question from his new party member, Takuya Kiritani smiled. A brave, fearless smile appeared on his face!
”As if —”
They ran down the path made by the sacrifices of the otherworld warriors!
With the otherworld warriors guarding their backs, the classmates who called themselves Heroes kicked open the heavy, big doors to the top floor of the keep. They went straight for the enemy leader!!
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Waiting in the keep tower was a big flame demon, its whole body on fire. And next to it stood that annoying, thick-skinned, brownish giant of a demon.
”Y’all… came back again, didja?! Man… talk about a persistent bunch~.” Naraku drawled, his slow, country voice full of mockery.
A big shock ran through the Hero’s party!
They had not felt like they gave a killing blow in their last fight! …But the demon they thought they had killed was standing right there! He had a relaxed, easy smile, like that hard fight was just a casual game. He was not hurt at all –
”—N-Naraku!” Kiritani spat, his face white.
Standing before them was Naraku, the high-ranking Demonfolk that Takuya Kiritani was supposed to have killed himself!
Faced with this impossible thing, the faces of the Hero’s group froze!
”Wha-?!”
”Y-You?!”
”N-No way! H-How?!”
Naraku laughed a mean, mocking laugh, making fun of the Heroes’ despair!
”As long as the Underworld King is around, I am invincible~~♪” Naraku jeered, his slow country voice cutting through their hope.
He made fun of the Heroes and their classmates!
That mocking laugh was enough to crush whatever small hope of winning they had built up!
Takuya Kiritani forced himself to look calm. He held his weapon tighter.
”I knew it did not feel like a clean kill… fine then. I will just have to cut you down until you stay dead.”
The moment he raised his weapon to show his defiance…
As if answering his brave words, a big mirror near the demon lit up with a bright, blinding light!
’Urgh… To think that I would mess up my job…’ a dark voice rumbled from the mirror.
As the light from the mirror faded – a scary, big demon with deep blue skin appeared before them!
’Guffuffu♪ Donashuuk♪ Lookin’ at ya now, that big job the Demon King gave ya on the Demi-human Continent… looks like ya messed it up real good, didja?’ Naraku cackled, his country humor enjoying the other’s pain.
Faced with Naraku’s ugly, mocking laugh, the blue demon – Donashuuk’s face twisted with pure anger!
’Silence, Naraku! If I had not let my guard down against a single stray Hero brat…’
”—A stray Hero?” Mineyama blurted out without thinking, his voice cracking with confusion.
As Mineyama’s confused gasp left his lips, a pair of cold eyes locked onto him.
The freezing stares of the demons cut through the classmates!
After looking at the classmates with a quick, uncaring glance, Donashuuk – made a scary, deep laugh that seemed to shake the floor and fill the whole room!
’Guh-hah-hah-hah♪ And I wondered why you were here instead of at the church… For someone so quick to laugh at another’s failure, you have shown your own bad mistake, have not you?! Naraku!’
Donashuuk sneered with mockery. The classmate Heroes were completely crushed by the pressure of their presence. They could only stare blankly at the conversation between the two monsters…
’Be that as it may… how annoying. If those poor villagers had not called that Lord named Sanai Ayumu, by now I would have filled the whole Demi-human Continent with an army of Monster Beasts…’
At the mention of that totally unexpected name, everyone in the room looked at each other in disbelief!
When they had briefly crossed paths back in Birene, he had chosen to cut ties with his classmates.
’Those people are not worth trusting,’ he had said coldly, before disappearing again into the unknown. He took Hayate Nasijima with him – who had chosen to follow him of his own (Jibun no) free will. Since then, no one had heard anything about where he was.
He was the dropout classmate who had no Heavenly Gift Skill. He had fallen behind everyone else…
The truth that this guy was now a Lord somewhere on the Demi-human Continent, leading his own army, and had personally beaten this big, blue-skinned high-ranking Demonfolk – was a shock too big to understand!
While they, worshipped as chosen Heroes, were fighting for their lives, had he been running far ahead of them all by himself?!
The classmates, who had proudly thought they were much better, fell into deep shock… among them, the panic shaking Noboru Sakagami and Kyoya Mizutani was very clear to everyone watching!
The guilt of trying to rob Ayumu of his Valend Cave Kingdom-made things and money back in the Birene Mine Tunnel only made their jealousy and impatience worse!
On the other hand, Tatsuya Kimura, Ryuya Miyasako, and Ren Oshiro could not accept that Ayumu – who they had always looked down on as below them – was winning. They showed their twisted need for attention!
”What the hell?! I bet that trash only won ’cause he’s playing around with some Lord cheat thing!” Kimura spat, his street voice full of hate.
”Y-Yeah, right! He definitely just spent a load of money to hire real fighters and get broken gear! No way it’s his own power!” Miyasako snarled, stepping forward with a mean look.
”S-Seriously! If we had some legendary weapons and real armor instead of this basic stuff, we would be gods out here too!” Oshiro barked, trying to hide his shaking hands.
”I knew it! No wonder the numbers did not make sense! It was not that loser’s real strength that took this creep down! It was just a fat wallet and pure, stupid luck!” Kimura yelled, his face twisting with anger.
”Yeah! No other way to explain a garbage dropout doing that! Besides, what is the big deal about killing a single Demonfolk?! He needs to stop acting like he is the top dog!” Miyasako roared, losing his cool.
”E-Exactly! In the first place, he is an opponent that even he could beat! We already have Mithril weapons with holy light power. If that nobody walked out alive, there is no way we lose to a fake like this!” Oshiro shouted, his eyes wide with a crazy confidence.
A completely fake sense of power – born from desperate self-justification!
Why had they jumped to such a silly conclusion…?
Even they themselves did not fully understand… but right now, that did not matter! That crazy logic drove them straight into a ruin, with reckless bravery!
Before the other classmates could guess what they were doing – ignoring the shouts trying to hold them back – the five fools, blinded by a desperate wish for glory, ran forward first. They swung their Mithril blades with everything they had!
’Eh?!’
’Ah?!’
’Wait, what the hell are you doing—?!’
—An explosion of holy light burst out!
As the Mithril swords cut through the air, the light waves from the Heroes’ Heavenly Gift Skills came together. They hit Donashuuk with a direct, explosive blow!
It was not a planned tactic——it was a “complete surprise attack” born of pure, desperate need, but the loud roar and shockwave that followed seemed to show a successful hit… as their classmates watched with held breath…
”We did it! A direct hit!!” one of them shouted.
”We did it… we actually did it!” another cried.
Believing they had won, the five idiots started to cheer!
But as if making fun of their wild happiness, a pair of blood-red eyes moved deep inside the cloud of dust…
’Heh heh heh♪ For all their talk of being Heroes, they are nothing but hot air…’ Donashuuk sneered.
At the sound of Donashuuk’s voice from the dust, their joy froze!
The color left everyone’s faces!
With a mean smile on his face, the blue-skinned giant slowly came out!
There was a scar on Donashuuk’s body from the mythril sword!
But, however——
”N-No way…” Sayumi Mineyama gasped, her voice stunned…
A stunned voice came from Sayumi Mineyama… as the hurt area began to bubble like a rotting swamp. The flesh of the wound swelled up and vanished in the blink of an eye!!
Seeing that supernatural healing, the Hero party was swallowed by a cold, cruel feeling. They knew “death” could not be escaped! There was nothing they could do but stand there, frozen…
”Bwahahaha♪ You all attack me at once, and that is the best you can do♪ The rogue who challenged my army of Monster Beasts all by himself, and managed to cut off one of my arms before escaping——he was much more of a Hero than you will ever be♪” Donashuuk roared with laughter.
Even though five Heroes had attacked all together, Donashuuk was still not worried. Hearing his voice full of twisted pleasure, the classmates froze…
(To think that against an opponent that five Heroes attacking together could only scratch, that Sanai managed to cut off his arm…)
But——even more than that, the thing Donashuuk had just said5 cut through the classmates’ pride more sharply than anything else!
Yet, they were not given even a moment to be shaken!
The moment their thoughts stopped from the shock——Donashuuk’s red eyes shone with a mean light!
In that split second——a heat ray like a laser shot out from his evil, dark-red eye sockets!
Right after, the destructive beam from Donashuuk’s eyes hit the arch of the keep!
The strong stone ceiling was——just like a wooden board being cut by an electric saw…
——Exploding
——Splintering
——Ripping apart
And falling down on the heads of the classmates and the Hero party!
A rain of death pouring from above…
”Eeeek~~~~!! “”Nooooo~~!!” the girls screamed.
”Y-You have to be kidding me! “”S-Save me!!” the boys shouted.
Inside the room with no place to run, big pieces of rock and thick dust fell down. The students’ screams were drowned out by the loud roar of the collapse!
In the middle of this swirling hell, by the time the Heroes realized how deep a monster they had challenged——the classmates and the Hero party had already been completely beaten.
”Ghah?! Aaaah~~~~!”
”Gyaaaa~~!”
”I-I am gonna die~~~!”
”S-Somebody help me~~~~!”
Noboru Sakagami and Tatsuya Kimura, who had been in front, were too slow to escape. Their legs were caught between a big stone block from the falling ceiling and the cold stone floor. Kyoya Mizutani, Tatsuya Miyasako, and Ren Oshiro were also hit on their shoulders and arms by the falling pieces!
Before anyone knew it, the five of them were screaming in pain. The room was filled with the sound of crushed flesh and broken bones.
Scared by what they saw, the other classmates… especially the girls, fell into panic. Caught by the shocking truths shown one after another and a situation that changed every second, Sayumi Mineyama came back to her senses——and gave orders for a structured retreat!
”Everyone, do not panic! Those who can use long-range attacks, give cover! Boys, rescue Sakagami and the others who are hurt! Anyone who can fight, move with me to keep the enemy from focusing his attacks on the rescue team!” Sayumi shouted.
At her strong voice, the girls’ team——including Yukina Yuki, Marika Sakashita, Yuka Miyake, and Yuka Yuzuki——were the first to get ready. Pushed by their courage, the boys also came back to their senses and rushed out to rescue the five trapped students.
Rin Imaizumi, Yui Mifune, Kasane Nakaoin, Aoi Sakai, Risa Tsukishima, Rio Momoi, Sora Hazuki, Fuuka Ootori, Misaki Tokihara, Seira Shiratori, and Koharu Yoshikawa.
The remaining girls, their hands shaking with fear, began to say magic words. They shot spells one after another to slow Donashuuk down!
”——Ignis Fora (O Fire! Pierce him!)!”
”——Arc Lamina (O Water! Cut him)!”
”——Anemos Volmer (Go! O Wind!)!”
”——Fulgur Vitte (Pierce, Divine Thunder)!”
”——Saxus Arena (O Dust and Sand, crush the rock)!”
”——Shine Louche (O Holy Light, show evil)!”
At the same time, following behind the front line of Sayumi Mineyama, Yukina Yuki, and Marika Sakashita, Takuya Kiritani also flipped his shadow and slashed toward Donashuuk!
Faced with the strong attack of the Hero party as they all showed their teeth, even a high-ranking Demonfolk like him was held back. Angry veins popped on his blue forehead…
’Eek… How rude…! Mere fragile humans…!’ Donashuuk spat.
”What is the matter, Donashuuk… You seem to be struggling quite a bit against mere common soldiers?” a booming voice said.
The giant flame demon “Moloch,” whose whole body was on fire, had been quiet until now. He spoke with a voice that shook the earth!
’If you are willing to admit you are weaker than me, I do not mind helping you?’ Moloch mocked.
The giant flame demon known as Moloch laughed proudly at Donashuuk. His goat horns shone darkly, and explosive flames snorted from his cow-like nose.
With a raging hellfire around his face like a lion’s mane——just looking at this demon was enough to make anyone know he was a walking “natural disaster”!
”——?!”
When the party was already close to death against Donashuuk alone——what would happen if that monster started moving too? ——At such a scary offer of help, a final shiver of fear ran through the classmates…
’Silence… Moloch… If you mock me any more, it is you who will end up dead…’ Donashuuk growled.
Luckily, Donashuuk’s big pride said no.
’These runts are my prey. You just stand over there, suck your thumb, and watch me take their souls…’ Donashuuk barked.
”Heh heh heh… Do as you please. Anyway——now that I think about it, there is no reason for me to fight anyone but a ‘real powerhouse’… What I like is a one-on-one fight to the death with a strong opponent worth risking my life for…” Moloch chuckled, not caring.
Moloch turned away, looking bored——and Naraku joined in with a funny voice…
’Reckon ol’ me is gonna pass on this one too~♪ Ol’ me ain’t your subordinate, after all! No way I’m fixin’ to listen to your orders none~♪’ Naraku cackled.
Naraku spoke bluntly and cheerfully without any guilt.
Thanks to the fighting between their enemies, they barely escaped the worst case of a “simultaneous attack.” Sayumi and the others were able to break out of the area.
The Human Army had found a new safe zone in their war against the demon king’s army.
But even though many soldiers had died, the real goal of the mission——taking back Windhollow, the royal capital of the Union Kingdom——was not reached.
The areas that were not free yet were still lost in the fog. Once again, the battle lines stopped in a bitter deadlock.
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Summary:
Storming the royal castle gates amidst a horrific slaughter, the classmates serving as Heroes suffer massive psychological breakdowns while real human infantrymen sacrifice their lives to secure an path toward the keep. Upon reaching the top floor, they find the high demon Naraku completely resurrected and meet the massive blue demon Donashuuk, who reveals that he was recently driven back from the Demi-human Continent by their former dropout classmate Sanai Ayumu. This unexpected news shatters the fragile egos of the arrogant students, driving five of them into a desperate, self-justifying charge against the powerful demon.
Exploding stone fragments drop from above after Donashuuk demolishes the structural arch with a high-powered ocular heat beam. Sayumi Mineyama rallies the traumatized students to coordinate magical suppression and initiate a recovery sweep for the mangled squad members. The primary vanguard manages an organized retreat as internal friction breaks out between the prideful demon commanders, leaving the regional capital’s fate trapped within an unresolved military stalemate.
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Trivia:
The giant crows and dragons treat ground infantrymen as casual snacks, underlining the immense disparity in combat power.
Aoi Sakai is so deeply traumatized by the sights and the inescapable smell of iron rust and death that she closes her eyes and wishes to return to her parents.
Three otaku classmates completely lose their leg function and incontinently soil themselves on the cold stone corridors out of raw panic.
Adelheid’s fierce and calculated warrior gaze is explicitly described as no longer belonging to a typical young girl due to surviving thousands of battles.
Naraku speaks in a rustic regional dialect despite being an elite upper-tier Demonfolk under the Underworld King.
Naraku’s absolute immortality is directly linked to the existence of the Underworld King.
Ayumu previously parted ways with his classmates in Birene, accompanied by Hayate Nasijima who chose to follow him out of his own free will.
Noboru Sakagami and Kyoya Mizutani harbor profound guilt and intense jealousy because they previously attempted to violently rob Ayumu in the Birene Mine Tunnel.
The five charging fools brandish Mithril weapons specifically imbued with the holy light attribute, assuming it guarantees an easy victory.
The mythril sword actually left a physical scar on Donashuuk’s body before his healing ability activated.
Sanai previously managed to completely slice off Donashuuk’s arm single-handedly.
Moloch exhibits a physical profile with goat horns, a lion-like mane of fire, and bovine nostrils.
The failure to reclaim the capital city Windhollow forces the front lines back into a long-term tactical stalemate.
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Translation Notes:
Notes:
• Union Kingdom – The neighboring kingdom to Alyurein.
• Sayumi – Vice class rep and disciplined student leader who leads a classmate hero party in the human army. Standing 168cm with a sturdy, M-cup build, this daughter of a martial arts polearm master uses her righteous, composed nature to manage crises, coordinating a structured tactical retreat and long-range magical support during the assault on Windhollow royal castle.
• Sakai – The Sakai family name, carried by Aoi. The family name carried by Aoi, a classmate overwhelmed by the horror of the royal castle reclamation operation.
• Aoi – A classmate who is completely consumed by the terror and gruesome sights of the battlefield, weeping and closing her eyes. A student magic-user who assists in keeping Donashuuk stationary.
• Takashi Nishimura – One of the least popular boys in class, grouped with Takenaka and Mogi. An otaku who bonded over adult videos and figurines, he was caught groping girls in the dormitory. Later, he claimed Kimura, Miyasako, and Ooshiro extorted his money. On the battlefield, he completely loses the use of his legs, weeping and panicking. Perverted Otaku.
• Nishimura – One of the least popular boys in class, grouped with Takenaka and Mogi. An otaku who bonded over adult videos and figurines, he was caught groping girls in the dormitory at night. Later, he claimed he was extorted, leaving him desperate since he couldn’t afford the red-light district. This perverted student was reduced to tears by the horrors of the castle raid.
• Takashi – One of the least popular boys in class, grouped with Takenaka and Mogi. An otaku who bonded over adult videos and figurines, he was caught groping girls in the dormitory. Later, he claimed Kimura, Miyasako, and Ooshiro extorted his money. On the battlefield, he completely loses the use of his legs, weeping and panicking. Perverted Otaku.
• Takafumi Takenaka – Takafumi Takenaka is an unpopular doujin-otaku student close to Nishimura and Mogi. One of a mocked trio, he breaks down sobbing in the castle corridors. He joined the nighttime assault on the girls’ dormitory, where they were exposed, beaten, and bound, claiming stronger classmates extorted them and drove them to desperation.
• Takafumi – Takafumi Takenaka is an unpopular student and doujin-otaku close to Nishimura and Mogi. He joined the nighttime assault on the girls’ dormitory, where the trio was exposed, beaten, and bound. During the ordeal, he completely lost his composure, breaking down in tears and sobbing that stronger classmates had extorted them and driven them to desperation.
• Takenaka – Takafumi Takenaka is an unpopular doujin-otaku student close to Nishimura and Mogi. One of a mocked trio, he breaks down sobbing in the castle corridors. He joined the nighttime assault on the girls’ dormitory, where they were exposed, beaten, and bound, claiming stronger classmates extorted them and drove them to desperation.
• Hiroyuki Mogi – The family name carried by Hiroyuki, a low-rank eroge gamer who belongs to an otaku trio with Nishimura and Takenaka. He panics during the brutal castle assault and earlier took part in an attempted groping incident, only to be overpowered by the girls, humiliated, and scorned when he claimed extortion.
• Hiroyuki – An unpopular classmate, otaku, and low-rank eroge gamer part of the otaku trio with Nishimura and Takenaka. After a failed groping incident where the girls overpowered and humiliated them, his extortion excuses were scorned. He is later found weeping in sheer terror and pissing himself on the cold stone floor of the castle.
• Mogi – The family name carried by Hiroyuki, a low-rank eroge gamer who belongs to an otaku trio with Nishimura and Takenaka. He panics during the brutal castle assault and earlier took part in an attempted groping incident, only to be overpowered by the girls, humiliated, and scorned when he claimed extortion.
• Gotanba – Shogo, leader of a delinquent faction whose former bravado completely vanishes inside the castle, is the student who first breaks the silence upon being teleported. Having awakened as a fierce berserker, he bears his family name with pride while navigating intense relationships with both his loyal group and the bewildered classmates thrust into this strange new reality alongside him.
• Shogo – Gotanba, leader of a delinquent group that acts tough around weaker underdogs but folds under real terror, is the student who first breaks the silence upon being teleported. He is known for sprinting toward the school store.
• Tatsuya – A given name carried by Kimura, a delinquent classmate who aggressively tries to rationalize Ayumu’s success out of intense jealousy. A male student from the front-line combat group who gets pinned by falling stone blocks alongside Noboru.
• Kimura – Tatsuya Kimura is a dominant upper-caste former delinquent whose warped need for validation surfaces during a confrontation in the keep. Alongside Miyasako and Ooshiro, he extorted money from Nishimura, Takenaka, and Mogi, ultimately coercing the weaker trio into groping girls at night.
• Miyasako – Ryuya is a cocky, delinquent Yankee student who allied with Kimura and Ooshiro to bully and extort money from an otaku trio. As a central aggressor who exploited others’ weakness, he later joins a reckless, self-justifying front-line vanguard charge against a high-ranking demon, ultimately getting struck by falling ceiling blocks despite evading a previous dorm incident.
• Ryuya – A given name carried by Miyasako, a classmate from the delinquent faction who shouts aggressively to hide his own deep-seated insecurity.
• Oshiro – A male vanguard student who is crushed under the initial wave of structural debris. The family name carried by Ren, who rationalizes his panic by declaring they cannot lose against an opponent defeated by a dropout.
• Ren – A given name carried by Oshiro, a classmate who boasts about his holy light-infused Mithril gear to hide his trembling hands and envy.
• Adelheid – A blonde-haired, blue-eyed alchemist and mage in Takuya Kiritani’s party, she pairs a prideful yet polite demeanor with the cold, severe gaze of a veteran warrior. Her sharp commands effortlessly cut through Sayumi’s hesitation.
• Kiritani – Takuya Kiritani is a handsome, laid-back class president and smooth operator who leads an advanced combat group, maintaining calm composure against unexpected demonic threats. While questioning their situation and taking charge, he also sells out the girls in his group.
• Takuya – Kiritani is a handsome, laid-back class president who takes charge and questions their situation with calm confidence. As a male vanguard swordfighter, he fearlessly faces a resurrected high demon with a smirk, utilizing shadow-based movements to slip past its guard. He maintains a smooth, authoritative dynamic as both a trusted classmate and a capable warrior fighting alongside his allies.
• Naraku – A high-ranking, brown-skinned Demonfolk giant with excessively oily, thick skin and a long, tentacle-like tongue. This sadistic, lecherous warrior behaves like a careless clown, speaking in a slow, mocking rustic dialect. Proudly boasting of absolute immortality under the Underworld King, he openly disregards Donashuuk’s authority.
• Donashuuk – A colossal, blue-skinned Upper Demonfolk with horns, red eyes, and a massive build who possesses highly advanced regeneration. This menacing, high-ranking commander serves a dark lord, controls an army of Monstrous Beasts, and aims to slaughter intruders in the ruins. He was recently repelled from the Demi-human Continent by Sanai Ayumu and now seeks to raise a new army.
• Mineyama – Sayumi Mineyama is a serious, disciplined classmate Hero and vice class rep. She was thrown into utter confusion when a high demon referred to a stray Hero.
• Ayumu – The protagonist Sanai, a dropout classmate without a Heavenly Gift Skill, has mysteriously risen to become a powerful Lord and military commander. While maintaining a facade of a respectable young leader, he is secretly driven by lust, using his high position to coerce the women in his army.
• Sanai – The family name carried by Ayumu, who chose to sever ties with his classmates back in Birene and has now successfully repelled a high demon.
• Nasijima – The family name carried by Hayate, whose whereabouts have remained a mystery since he left the main Hero faction alongside Ayumu.
• Hayate – A given name carried by Nasijima, a student who chose out of his own free will to follow Ayumu when he separated from the other classmates.
• Mizutani – Kyoya Mizutani is a former classmate of Ayumu known for his opportunistic, aggressive behavior. Suffering from severe anxiety and guilt over his past actions against Ayumu in the Birene Mine Tunnel, he is quickly disabled by a blow to the temple in Chapter 92. Left dizzy, writhing in pain, and losing equilibrium like Sakagami, he fails to stop Ayumu from escaping.
• Sakagami – Noboru Sakagami is a former classmate of Ayumu Sanai, known for his arrogant and bullying nature. He once attempted to rob Ayumu in the Birene Mine Tunnel using a sword, but Ayumu easily subdued him with close-quarters combat, leaving him incapacitated with non-lethal jaw and solar plexus injuries. Appearing in Chapter 92, Noboru now experiences violent agitation following the encounter.
• Noboru – A given name carried by Sakagami, a classmate whose intense panic, jealousy, and guilt from past misdeeds become glaringly obvious to everyone. A male student who belongs to the front-line combat unit known as the idiot quintet and gets trapped under falling stone debris.
• Kyoya – A given name carried by Mizutani, a classmate who feels intense desperation and envy upon learning about Ayumu’s massive success as a Lord. A male member of the Hero party who sustains direct injuries to his arms and shoulders from falling masonry.
• Valend Cave Kingdom – Dwarven realm mentioned in the map.
• Sayumi Mineyama – Vice class rep, serious and disciplined.
• Marika Sakashita – The fashionable gyaru who awakened as a Magic Warrior.
• Sakashita – Marika Sakashita is a fashionable gyaru who awakened as a Magic Warrior. She deeply values her family identity and balances her vibrant, trendy social life with her secret heroic responsibilities to protect those she holds dear.
• Marika – A front-line female fighter who coordinates with Sayumi to form a defensive wall.
• Miyake – The Miyake family name, carried by Yuka.
• Yukina – Sayumi’s friend, a half-Eastern European student with silver hair and blue eyes, leads an auxiliary combat unit’s counter-offensive to protect the rescue team. While offering support and expressing deep concern about recent events to those around her, she steps up as a fierce, protective leader for her peers in crisis.
• Yuzuki – A secondary female magic-caster who unleashes regional support spells during the retreat.
• Yuka – Yuzuki Yuka, a kind girl with chestnut hair, is admired as her class’s “Madonna.” Holding the rare Saint class, she combines powerful attack magic with healing, always showing compassion even toward enemies. As a skilled female magic-caster, she also joins the rearguard line to stall high-ranking Demonfolk.
• Yuki – The Yuki family name, carried by Yukina.
• Fuuka Ootori – First appears in Chapter 49 of the story. One of Hiyori Sashima’s best friends, alongside Tokihara Misaki. Fuuka is currently experiencing menstrual pain, which slows her down and causes her discomfort, but she persists in moving forward with her friends. Her blessing makes her a target for those with ill intent, so she relies on Misaki’s combat skills and Hiyori’s barrier abilities for protection.
• Tsukishima – The Tsukishima family name, carried by Risa.
• Shiratori – The Shiratori family name, carried by Seira.
• Yoshikawa – The Yoshikawa family name, carried by Koharu.
• Imaizumi – The Imaizumi family name, carried by Rin.
• Tokihara – Misaki Tokihara is one of Hiyori Sashima’s closest friends, alongside Fuuka Ootori.
• Nakaoin – Kasane, a haughty girl with her hair styled in twin tails, proudly carries the Nakaoin family name. Coming from this former aristocratic lineage, her high-born background dictates her elite identity, defining both her elegant outward appearance and her proud, distant relationships with those around her.
• Hazuki – The Hazuki family name, carried by Sora.
• Kasane – A female student who activates high-speed tactical incantations.
• Koharu – A female student who casts active barrier elements to stabilize the collapsing chamber.
• Mifune – The Mifune family name, carried by Yui.
• Misaki – A sharp-featured beauty, Misaki is a loyal rearguard caster who fiercely protects her friends, Hiyori Sashima and Ootori Fuuka. Her caring nature drives her to prioritize her group’s well-being above all else. Armed with a combat-oriented blessing, she defends them from otherworld dangers like bandits and recently participated in the rapid barrage against the formidable foe, Donashuuk.
• Ootori – First appearing in Chapter 49, Fuuka Ootori is Hiyori Sashima’s best friend alongside Misaki Tokihara. Enduring debilitating menstrual pain, she stubbornly pushes forward with them. Because Fuuka’s unique blessing makes her a prime target for those with ill intent, she relies heavily on Misaki’s combat skills and Hiyori’s barrier abilities for protection as they navigate dangers together.
• Fuuka – A female student who releases elemental energy to suppress the blue-skinned demon.
• Momoi – The Momoi family name, carried by Rio.
• Seira – A female student who weaves holy incantations to drive back the dark energy.
• Risa – A female student who casts elemental attributes to slow the enemy advance.
• Sora – A student who channels support attributes to cover the retreating boys.
• Rin – A female magic-user who channels her fear into defensive incantations.
• Rio – A female spellcaster who coordinates defensive magic alongside the vanguard.
• Yui – A female rear-guard combatant who chants spells to anchor the advancing demon forces.
• Moloch – A giant flame demon with a face wrapped in a mane of roaring hellfire, goat horns, and bovine nostrils that snort explosive flames, who considers himself a walking natural disaster.
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