Volume 7 Chapter 179

Holy City Defense Battle (4/4)

Having teleported to the Holy City Sanctum with Ryuuka, who had just become my wife, and Ryuushin, my brother-in-law, something was amiss.
There was no one in the Great Temple.
「Hey, Haruto, you suddenly brought us here, and…… I don’t get it
Ryuushin had lost his short-term memory due to being struck by Ryuuka.
Ryuushin had forgotten completely about my presence in the bathing scene and his only memory was being pulled out of the wreckage of the destroyed house.
By the way, I haven’t told him about marrying Ryuuka yet. We had decided to wait until the turmoil in the Holy City had settled down to reveal it to him.
「Ryuushin, this is the Holy City Sanctum. Demons and a large number of monsters are attacking as we speak. Please lend us your strength」
「Oh, there are demons! Since I became able to fully transform, I haven’t had a chance to fight with all my might. Can I kill them?」
The current Ryuushin had become significantly stronger compared to when he lost to the demon as a first-year student.
Moreover, now that he had mastered full transformation, he could be on par with Gusion, who was ranked eleventh among the demons.
「Yeah, you can defeat the demons if you find them. But first, let’s meet up with everyone」
I had a bad feeling.
The demons should have suffered significant damage, and I didn’t think the demon leaders were summoning monsters at a rapid pace.
The demons had ten demon subordinates, each capable of leading a thousand monsters.
So, even if all ten demon subordinates could summon monsters simultaneously, each of them would have to summon a hundred monsters.
According to Tina’s magical perception, it took the demons about five to ten seconds to summon a single monster. So, I thought we had enough time—-
The area outside the Great Temple was becoming noisy.
It seemed like the residents were beginning to evacuate.
Time was running out.
We needed to hurry.
「Ryuuka, come with me for a moment」
I took Ryuuka to the location of the destroyed crystal that generated the Holy City’s barrier.
「This is the crystal that generated the barrier protecting the Holy City, but it seems to have been destroyed by the daemon…… Can you fix it?」
「I think so. However, it’s quite large, and I don’t have enough magic power to fully repair it」
「Of course, I’ll provide you with magic power. Use as much as you need」
「Understood」
Saying that, Ryuuka took my hand.
「When my magic power decreases to about half, please send an appropriate amount of magic power into it. Maintaining a constant level of magic power will help me focus on spellcasting… can you do that, Haruto?」
Ryuuka relied on me.
She trusted me.
That made me a little happy.
「Of course, leave it to me!」
「Eh, what’s going on? When did you two suddenly become so close?」
「You’re disturbing my concentration, so be quiet, Ryuushin」
「S-sorry……」
Poor Ryuushin, my brother-in-law!
「Now, here I go」
「Yes, anytime」
Ryuuka’s body glowed faintly, and the dragon scales covering her body gradually expanded.
At the same time, her magic power increased.
She held my hand while her other hand was directed toward the crystal.
「Resurrection!」
It was still an incredible magic.
The crystal began to repair itself as if time were rewinding.
When about one-tenth of the crystal was restored, Luca’s magic power was reduced to about half, so I sent magic power from Luca’s hand, which was connected to mine.
I tried to keep Ryuuka’s magic power at a constant level.
The amount of magic power consumed by Ryuuka varied depending on the damaged part of the crystal, so I had to predict how much magic power would be needed while looking at the crystal’s condition to maintain Ryuuka’s concentration.
After a few minutes, the crystal returned to its original state.
「Phew, it’s done!」
「Amazing, Ryuuka. Thanks」
「Hehehe」
I patted Ryuuka’s head for her hard work, and she smiled happily.
「I couldn’t have done it without you, Haruto-san. Your magic flowed easily through me」
「Well, I’m glad」
「I don’t remember you guys being…… this close」
Oh, I forgot that Ryuushin was here.
「……Ryuushin, I haven’t given you permission to speak yet」
「Eh?」
Ryuushin was glared at by Ryuuka and stiffened.
Even though Ryuushin was stronger in terms of both strength and magic, he still couldn’t compare to his sister.
While thinking about such things, I touched the crystal.
I filled it with holy magic to activate the holy barrier.
How much magic power should I send in?
To avoid overloading the crystal and causing it to break, I decided to send it in slowly.
「Let’s start with about a hundred thousand—」
As soon as I sent a hundred thousand units of magic power, the crystal emitted a strong light, and the holy barrier expanded.
—-Eh.
「Is this the barrier? Impressive, Haruto-san」
「Uh, yeah, it is」
I didn’t expect a mere hundred thousand to be enough……
I’m glad I didn’t have to send a million or anything.
In any case, the Holy City should now be protected from the monsters. The remaining problem is the demons.
I decided to take Ryuuka, my newly-wedded wife, and Ryuushin to the western city wall where the demons had summoned the monsters.

──***──

When we arrived at the bottom of the western wall—
An unbelievable sight unfolded before our eyes.
「This, this is……」
Corpses of soldiers who had been protecting the Holy City were lying on the ground.
Approximately fifty of them.
According to the nearby holy knights, they had been killed by the monsters and demons who had attacked immediately after the holy barrier disappeared.
I felt my blood drain from my head.
They died because of me.
It’s because I let the demon escape.
I thought it would take longer for them to attack.
Why did I let my guard down back then?
Why didn’t I leave a Flame Knight behind for defense?
Why didn’t I defeat the demons first and then go to call Ryuuka?
How did it come to this?
—It’s all my fault.
「Haruto-san, are you alright?」
Ryuuka was concerned for me.
But it only made me feel more troubled.
「It’s because of me…… they died」
「Eh?」
「It’s my fault that the daemon escaped. They died because of me—-」
「Haruto! It’s okay. I will revive them! So, please stay strong!」
I knew that.
With Ryuuka, all the fallen soldiers will come back to life.
But…… that’s not the point.
It’s scary.
It’s painful.
I’ve died before, and I know.
I’m sure the soldiers lying here were scared too. It must have been very painful.
They probably felt fear and pain much longer than I did, who was resurrected immediately.
This is all my fault.
I’ve witnessed people dying because of me for the first time.
If they had been my enemies, I wouldn’t think twice about it—- in this world, you have to kill your enemies to survive.
But what about the soldiers lying in front of me?
They’re not my enemies.
They were just trying to protect the residents of the Holy City.
From the demon I let escape.
I’m the reason why people have died for the first time.
「Please revive them, Ryuuka」
「Y-yes!」
「And, Ryuushin」
「Y-yeah, what?」
「I’ll take care of the daemon」

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