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Chapter 105

「…Students, get ready for battle.」

The situation of humanity is too urgent.
And… It’s said that disasters occurred in three places almost simultaneously.

Several countries have already been swallowed by artificial evolutionary beings led by monsters far exceeding S-rank…
And humanity’s forces of A-rank or higher have been scattered across various regions, forced to fight without proper support even for heroes.

Well, Cordelia is there, so… if it’s just the current situation of observing, they should be able to handle it.

And so, a request for student deployment has come to the Altena Magic Academy to which I belong.

「Hey… we are going up against… the Oni species, right?」

「I heard there are multiple Oni Gods confirmed, you know?」

「There’s talk that Morale Kingdom has already been destroyed, with a large number of refugees…」

Before marching—students lined up on the plains, wearing solemn expressions.

It’s understandable.

These kids have no value even as pawns, yet they’re being mobilized despite knowing it’s futile.
We’re lined up as a student unit, but the professionals on the other side have many more competent individuals.

While we’re buzzing with noise, they’re hardly wasting any words.

Now, there are about 10,000 troops in total.
For an impromptu gathering, it seems like quite a force.

With dozens of A-rank or higher combatants deployed, if there are only a few groups of Oni Gods… we might be able to defeat them if we target their weak points.

—However, there are more than 20 Oni Gods.

It’s information from the Grand Master Merlin’s guild headquarters, so it’s almost certainly accurate.
Naturally, with this level of force, total annihilation is inevitable.

—Well, I anticipated that, so— that’s why I’m here.

We want to avoid humanity’s forces being greatly damaged before the real battle begins.
While there may not be enough decisive combat strength… We still need forces to defend the wide area against the small fry.

And then… cheers erupted from all over the camp.

「―― Messenger! Messenger! In the Forest of the Undead—four heroes gathered their strength together—and defeated the Ultimate Goblin!」

With a loud voice, a man on a fast horse raced through the camp.
The cheers were understandable.

It’s the story of one of the simultaneous multiple disasters—furthermore, it’s about defeating the Ultimate Goblin, synonymous with the Great Calamity.

In the current desperate situation, there couldn’t be more hopeful news than this.
Well, it’s probably not four heroes who defeated the Ultimate Goblin—it’s likely Cordelia Allston alone…

「…Well then. The playtime ends here.」

I broke away from the line of students and headed straight for the main camp.

Yes, the plan was for me to act when either Lute or Cordelia dealt with one of the Great Calamities.

The fact that this information has reached me means Moses knows it too.
In other words, we’re not just lambs waiting to be trampled upon, but wolves with fangs.

Until then, I intended to stay quiet, but Cordelia Allston has now sounded the starting signal for a true supernatural battle.
If that’s the case, I can’t afford to be idle anymore.

After walking through the camp for a while, I saw the tent.

Inside the commander’s tent should be Richard, known as the Sword Saint, who is responsible for this sweeping operation and considered SS rank.
Since the area near the tent was heavily guarded, I meticulously used Dragon Magic to make myself invisible and erase my presence.

—Their skill level is low.

Basically, hunting big game is a job for A-rank or higher.
Those with low skills, including students, are used for sweeping battles or as disposable pawns.

If that’s the case, there should only be high-ranking adventurers around this tent.

However, no one noticed me.
This really… anyone other than those related to Lute seems useless.

And then, when I entered the commander’s tent—

「…Who are you?」

I retract my previous statement.
It seems this man has noticed me, truly SS rank, .

「――I am Lilith.」

「Lilith?」

「…You could say I am the envoy of the Dragon King.」