Main World, a new Demon Calamity zone
Idle time after a busy spell always flew by. In the blink of an eye, a week had passed, and it was time for Romon to carry out a new mission.
A week earlier, Romon and Tekaxiu had fought guerrilla-style battles for a time to adapt. This arrangement was clearly meant to help Tekaxiu, a newcomer to combat, get into the swing of things sooner.
In truth, Tekaxiu was worthy of being a talented man personally selected by Romon. He truly possessed considerable talent for battle. In just one week, under Romon's influence and deliberate training, the young man had improved by leaps and bounds. His combat techniques and methods were far superior to before; at the very least, he now knew how to use strategy to secure victory.
"My lord, this time I'll definitely put my training results on display!" Tekaxiu vowed to Romon as they traveled, riding a fine white horse.
Tekaxiu had always been cheerful by nature, and he was about the same age as Romon. After spending some time with him, he was no longer as restrained as he had been at first.
Romon did not particularly like being addressed as "Lord Romon" every day, especially by someone he was training. It made him feel rather awkward.
Thus, Tekaxiu simply addressed Romon as "my lord."
The mission Romon had received this time was to go to a small village occupied by demons and wipe out every demon entrenched there.
There were roughly over two hundred Imps and one Greater Demon in the village. The mission was of moderate difficulty. The guerrilla warfare Romon had previously conducted with Tekaxiu had absolutely been easy by comparison; Romon called it training.
The current mission, however, was an official one. Only through such