Just as Fang Li was about to step out from the crowd, Megumin hurriedly called out to him from beside him.
"Fang... Fang Li!"
After Megumin called out to Fang Li like that, he stopped in his tracks.
It was not only Fang Li. The Crimson Demon Clan members dressed in black and hiding their faces all froze in astonishment as well.
The reason was simple.
Someone in the crowd had rushed out at an astonishing speed.
"Hey! What are you doing!?"
"Darkness!?"
Kazuma and Aqua cried out in alarm as well.
That was right.
The person who had rushed out at astonishing speed was Darkness.
"Enough! Demon Lord's Army!"
Holding a heavy greatsword, Darkness pointed its tip at the dark mass of troops ahead and shouted loudly.
"As long as I am here, I will not let you do whatever you please!"
Darkness's loud declaration startled everyone present, drawing all eyes toward her.
"...Who are you?"
Sylvia, too, asked in confusion.
"I am Lalatina Ford Dustiness, descendant of the Kingdom's Chief of Staff Dustiness Family!"
Darkness announced her name with dignity.
"The Kingdom's Chief of Staff, the Dustiness Family?" Sylvia said in surprise. "Why would a noble descendant be in such a backwater place?"
"You do not need to know that!" Darkness declared imposingly. "You only need to know that if you want to invade Crimson Demon Village, you will have to step over my body first!"
With the imposing air of one woman holding off ten thousand, Darkness made that declaration.
"Ho ho..."
Sylvia immediately nodded in admiration.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The Crimson Demon Clan members were initially bewildered, but then erupted into cheers.
"Well said, outsider!"
"This outsider gets it too!"
"Step over my body first? Not bad! That has a nice ring to it!"
"I see you in