At the same time Mary and Maria were tracking their targets, Naruse Mio was intercepted by two enemy soldiers on the other side.
Naruse Mio was fairly well-known in the Demon Realm. Everyone knew she was the daughter of the Wilbert Family, and that she had lived in the human world all this time, having nothing to do with the Demon Race. So at the beginning, the two soldiers planned to charge in and defeat Naruse Mio in one fell swoop. In their eyes, there was nothing to fear from a girl who had still been an ordinary human a year ago!
However...
"What the hell is this?!"
Looking at the toy army filling the entire field of vision before them, one of the soldiers could not help complaining.
The battlefield where the two sides had met was a toy store, so naturally, there were plenty of toys there. Just as the two of them were about to charge over and deal with Naruse Mio, she waved the staff in her hand. Then, every toy in the entire store rose into the air, densely blocking their path and completely obscuring their view.
Under these circumstances, the two soldiers did not dare to act rashly.
"Phew..."
Standing behind the barrier formed by the toy army, Naruse Mio also breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, she had no strategy at all. When she saw the two opponents rushing toward her just now, Naruse Mio had reacted purely on instinct—after all, Frieren had been forcing her to undergo basic training in this area recently, and it had become completely ingrained in her muscle memory.
Only... she did not feel nervous or uneasy at all.
Holding her staff as she stood there, Naruse Mio felt unbelievably calm. In the past, she had