Decision

These few simple words swayed both his sword and his heart.

At that time, it was Frieren who insisted on eliminating that Demons.

But the village chief stepped forward, blocking the Demons girl and stopping Frieren.

The village chief believed that Demons didn't necessarily need to eat people to survive; they deserved a chance to atone for their sins.

Despite the desperate pleas of the village woman who had lost her daughter, he insisted on taking in the Demons girl.

Frieren said, "If we don't kill it now, we'll definitely regret it."

He didn't listen.

At that time, he didn't know much about the Demons, so he wanted to observe for a while.

And so, the Demons girl moved into the village chief's house.

They lived a leisurely and happy life, just like real family; everything was so wonderful.

It was so wonderful that he lowered his guard, and the villagers also let their guard down.

Only Frieren remained steadfast in her opinion.

Later.

One evening.

The Demons girl killed the village chief and his wife, and the village chief's house was engulfed in flames.

After everyone arrived.

The Demons girl, standing before the raging fire, held the village chief's daughter, turned around, and looked at the crowd, her eyes devoid of any emotion.

This is how the Demons girl explained herself in response to his questioning.

It did everything because the village woman who had lost her daughter harbored deep hatred for it.

So she killed the village chief and his wife, intending to give the village chief's daughter to the village woman.

This way, it can replace the one that it ate.

How could he possibly accept such an explanation?!

Just as his murderous intent surged...

The Demons girl noticed, but she didn't know what she had done wrong.

In its mind, it did all this for the village woman who had lost her daughter.

So, the Demons girl tried to use the village chief's daughter, who was in her arms, as a hostage.

But this time, he did not hesitate.

He swung his sword and severed the Demons girl's arm, saving the unconscious village chief's daughter.

Frieren asked, "You won't stop me anymore, will you?"

He didn't know how to answer, so he held the unconscious village chief's daughter and softly murmured "Mmm".

After Frieren's Mana beam pierced through the Demons girl...

Its survival instinct compelled it to utter those words once more.

'Mother...'

At that moment, Frieren seemed to be asking the Demons girl, but also seemed to be talking to herself:

Like other Demons, Magical Beast do not have the custom of raising children; once a child is born, it spends the vast majority of its time alone.

'If there's no concept of "family," why use the word "mother"?'

The Demons girl replied, "Because as long as it utters that word, humans won't kill it."

'Words that are as beautiful as magic...'

Oh...

Treat the word "mother" as a life-saving magic.

This is the Demons.

The Demons, a litany of lies.

Himmel turned her gaze to Zart, the [Afterimage], and murmured softly, "... This is troublesome..."

"What?" Zart didn't quite understand why Himmel would say that.

Himmel said calmly, "It's because I know you're lying that I find it troublesome."

"You never intended to let any of us go, did you?"

Was I seen through...?

That makes sense, though. How could a group of heroes tasked with defeating the Demon King possibly believe him?

Just as Zart was about to use the same trick again to teleport the dwarf or Priest to the high sky as well...

Himmel changed the subject. "However, if this continues, Frieren is truly beyond saving."

There's really no way around it.

Himmel smiled with relief and planted the longsword in her hand into the ground.

On the other side.

Heiter and Eisen also placed the [Sacred Scripture] and the giant axe they were holding on the ground.

"... What do you mean by this?"

Zart was a little confused about what these humans were doing.

Himmel laughed and said, "That's human weakness."

"However, you Demons will probably never understand this in your lifetime."

Just then...

A jet-black beam of Mana energy descended from the sky, heading straight for Zart.

Boom!

The dark beam of Mana blasted a large crater into the ground where Zart had been standing.

But Zart reacted quickly and used [Space Transfer] to dodge the attack.

At the same time, Himmel placed her hand back on the hilt of her sword.

"I see. I guess I should just forget about it."

There was a loud 'whoosh' sound.

Himmel pulled the longsword from the ground and aimed it at Zart was suspended in mid-air.

"It seems that the attack just now was Frieren's answer."

Heiter and Eisen also picked up their weapons again, ready for battle.

Zart looked up at the sky, quite surprised.

Even while falling at high speed, it can maintain its balance and accurately launch long-range magical attacks.

How could someone who hasn't been trained in aerial magic shooting possibly do that?

Could it be that humans in the future will be able to fly?

High in the sky.

Frieren felt a little disappointed.

It was magic that suited the era, powerful but too slow.

That [Lightning of Destruction] just now was an example of that.

If it were [Demon-Slaying Magic], even without deliberately compressing or condensing the Mana, [Afterimage] Zart would have already turned to ashes.

After falling for a long time, Frieren was now able to see the battle situation below with her naked eye.

Himmel and Eisen were locked in close combat with Zart.

Heiter provides buffs at the edge of the battlefield.

She would occasionally launch surprise attacks with [Goddess's Three Spears].

This also means she has to find a way to mitigate the fall without using [Flight Magic].

Frieren stood up straight and pointed her Staff at the ground.

This is a solution she just came up with.

By simply releasing Mana energy to create a powerful reaction force, the falling force is counteracted.

However, she needs to remain calm.

If the body starts to spin under this reaction force, it's a sure way to die.

At that point, the powerful inertia might very well prevent her from using [Flight Magic].

Perfect timing, we just made a slight adjustment to our position in the air.

There's no need to worry about it affecting Himmel and the others.

With that thought in mind, Frieren no longer hesitated; the tip of her Staff flashed with white light and grew larger and larger.

Then, a Mana beam of light, tens of meters in diameter, landed at the edge of the battlefield where Himmel and his companions were fighting.

The immense Mana landed on the ground, creating waves of air.

Besides [Space Transfer], Zart is also exceptionally skilled in [Detection Magic].

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to transfer Frieren to an altitude of several thousand meters.

That's why it also discovered that Frieren hadn't died from the fall.

'This is unbelievable!'

'Frieren actually landed successfully.'

'Leaving aside the absurdly powerful Mana, the precise control over Mana...'

'Is Frieren... a monster?'

After dodging another beam of Mana coming from afar, Zart cursed under his breath, "This is really troublesome..."

It's not just because of Frieren.

And then there are these two guys right in front of it, locked in close combat.

He clearly knew that the other person could activate [Transfer Magic] by touching them.

But they still approached it without hesitation.

Especially this blue-haired hero, isn't he afraid at all?!

After staying up late yesterday, I feel that I still have untapped potential.

Or, how about one extra update for every 50 requests?