I don't want to be a heroic spirit

I... am looking forward to it?

Alice was stunned.

Nero didn't explain much and stepped on the window frame.

Then, holding Alice, whose eyes were gradually widening, he exerted a little force with his calves and jumped into the embrace of the night.

There is a brilliant galaxy above my head, a quiet night around me, and warm lights below me.

Alice curled up in Nero's arms, a bright smile blooming on her face.

Chapter 239 The Unworthy Demon

The battlefield is located in the south of the royal capital.

Although the Demon King's army was particularly active tonight for some reason and launched two waves of attacks in a row, the experienced knights and adventurers quickly organized a defense line and started fighting with the Demon King's army.

Although they are the Demon King's army, most of them are imps and dog-headed men that are not even low-level demons. They can be said to be the most standard miscellaneous soldiers. Apart from their large numbers, they have no advantages.

Even in the original work, Kazuma, the weakest adventurer whose attribute values ​​were terribly low except for his sky-high luck value, looked down on these small soldiers... and then Kazuma was killed by these "small soldiers" and went to report to the goddess.

These miscellaneous soldiers were not threatening. There was not a single weak warrior among the warriors that could be summoned by the royal capital, so it was easy to deal with the monsters in the novice village.

However, there is an area on the battlefield that many adventurers and even knights avoid.

"What the hell is that guy?"

"What a terrifying appearance...it must be a great demon, right?"

"Is the Demon King's army finally serious this time? They've even sent out the Archdemon..."

Such words were heard everywhere, and a heavy atmosphere permeated the battlefield.

The reason why many knights and adventurers are avoiding that small battlefield is because there is a very huge figure there.

Horns of a cow, fleshy wings like a bat, a tail of a snake, hooves of a sheep, and eight scarlet eyes like a spider.

"Ants! Tremble before my majesty! I am the demon who leads the Demon King's army to attack the capital—Balzac!"

As he spoke, the bull-horned demon swung his muscular arms and slapped the wall in front of him, which was composed of a row of knights holding tower shields.

"Oh!"

Several knights could not withstand the impact and were knocked away. The faces of the other tower shield knights were not very good either.

"Knights, quickly fill in the positions! Magicians! Prepare your attack magic!"

Claire's voice sounded from behind the knights, and her tone was also very solemn.

"Listen to my command! Aim at that big demon! Fire!"

The next moment, several fireballs, ice cones, and lightsabers gathered together and hit the body of the bull-horned demon Balzac.

"Wow——!!"

Such screams were heard from the explosion.

"Did you defeat him?"

"How is that possible? Look at that ghostly figure. He must be a cadre-level figure in the Demon King's army. I'd even believe you if you said he was the Demon King. How could such a terrifying guy be destroyed by a few magic spells?"

"That's right? Then what should we do?"

"We can only delay. The Demon Swordsman Mitsurugi Hibiki is already rushing here as far as he can. If it's him, he should be able to defeat this great demon, right?"

"Mikado Hibiki? Is he the legendary magic swordsman who slew the ancient dragon? Indeed, he may be the only one who can fight this great demon."

Claire, who was standing behind the knights, also didn't think that the bull-horned demon would die so easily. She stared at the big pit filled with smoke and dust.

When the figure of the bull-horned demon emerged from the smoke and dust, Claire's expression became more and more solemn.

"They're completely unharmed? When did such a powerful being appear in the Demon King's army? We don't even have any news..."

And in the smoke and dust, the horned demon Balzac also had an idea.

"Oh my god! It hurts! It hurts so much! That old bastard, the Demon King, actually made me do something so dangerous! Damn it... I just wanted to play it safe and slack off!"

"Who in my family understands? I'm not some big devil at all. I'm just a noob. I don't like fighting and killing. My hobbies are just fishing and feeding cats. But in order to appear less vulnerable, I put all my strength into my domineering body and aura. I even thought my original name wasn't domineering enough, so I shouted out 'Balzac'. Who knew these guys wouldn't be scared at all! No, no, if they keep fighting, I'm really going to die! I have to get out of here!"

"But... wouldn't it be too embarrassing to just run away? And that old bastard, the Demon King, will definitely use this as an excuse to deduct all my bonuses! I heard there's a super cool fishing rod that appeared in Axel City, and I've been craving it for ages! Even for that fishing rod, I can't let that old bastard snatch my bonus like that!"

"Hmm... Then, just say a few harsh words, and then use summoning magic to summon a few monsters to cover my rear. Hmm! Perfect!"

Having made up his mind, the Bull-Horned Demon cleared his throat and shouted in a very majestic voice: "Ants! Despair! Under my black wings! Dawn will never rise!"

Hmm! This line is so cool… The Horned Devil couldn’t help but think so.

"I want to crush you all! Like crushing an ant! You can't even get me excited! So, let me find you a worthy opponent! Show yourself! My minions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, magic circles appeared around the bull-horned demon.

"It's a summoning magic circle! Everyone be careful!"

When the light of the magic circle dissipated, several more monsters appeared, making many people's faces become even uglier.

"Damn it... Another monster appeared?"

"Look at the bright side...at least the big devil won't do it himself again, right? We only need to deal with the new monsters that appear."

"It's so infuriating! That big devil... actually looks down on us!"

"That's not really contempt, is it? He's just being honest. We're no match for him. Perhaps only Mr. Yu Jian can stand up to him, right?"

After using the remaining magic power to summon a few monsters, the bull-horned demon thought about retreating.

"Hmm... I'll let these summoned monsters attract attention while I escape. So these monsters can't be too weak. This plan is perfect! After I successfully escape, where should I go to fish and relax?"

The horned demon has already started planning for the future and is feeling very happy.

At this moment, the people around started to make a commotion again.

"Huh? Did something fly over here?"

"It seems so... a shooting star?"

"It doesn't look like...it looks like a person?"

"No, I look like two people."

"Wait a minute? It seems to be flying towards this side?"

What the hell? A meteor and a human...

The horned demon raised his head curiously, and then...

His body was cut in half by a ray of sword light.

What flew out from the broken part was not blood, but bright red rose petals.

Hundreds of bright red petals floated in the breeze, voluntarily serving as the background to highlight the beauty of the girl.

With her skirt fluttering and holding a sword, the young girl possesses two contradictory temperaments, delicate and heroic, at the same time.

"I—appear! Umm!"

Chapter 240 Leadership Temperament

The battlefield, which was originally filled with deafening shouts and cries of killing, suddenly became much quieter.

It was all because of the little girl who suddenly broke into the battlefield.

Nero held Alice with one hand and put down the red and black sword with the other hand. He reached out and grabbed a handful of flying petals, then waved his hand and threw them away. He looked confident and dazzling.

"I—appear! Umm!"

Nero's appearance shocked everyone... simply because behind her lay the corpse of the bull-horned demon.

A few people were so frightened that they forgot they were still fighting and dropped their weapons in a daze.

There was even a magician whose attention was completely drawn to Nero after chanting the spell, and as a result, the magic he cast blew away his own people.

Claire was naturally shocked by the scene before her...but what shocked her was not Nero's appearance and the big demon she killed with one blow, but...

“Your Highness Alice——!!!”

Her voice was shrill, her face was pale, her eyes were bloodshot... It seemed that Claire was quite frightened.

"Hmm?"

Nero looked towards the source of the sound, and then saw Claire with her hair standing on end in anger, and his eyes lit up.

"Isn't this the female knight who suits my taste so well? What a coincidence, you're here too."

Saying this, Nero took a step forward several dozen meters and came in front of Claire.

"You bastard! You really are..."

"It's perfect. I have some things to do. I see your loyalty to the princess and it's commendable! I think it will be safe enough for her to stay with you, the future emperor of this country. Wait for me a moment, I'll be back soon."

The following words were naturally spoken to Alice. Then, Nero bent his legs slightly and jumped into the air under the shocked gazes of several people.

Although her height was more like "flying" than "jumping".

"...What on earth is she doing here?" Claire asked the question in her mind.

When Claire saw the other party appearing with Alice in his arms, she originally thought that the other party was a thief trying to kidnap Alice, but the other party killed the very powerful demon as soon as he appeared, and now let Princess Alice stay here.

Thinking about the strength Nero showed when she killed the big devil, although it was very infuriating... Claire had to admit that if the other party was really determined to kidnap Princess Alice, they might not be able to stop her?

"Your Highness Alice, why did Nero bring you out?"

Claire asked Alice directly.

"Uh... well... actually it's because..."

"She wants to visit the battlefield but doesn't know where it is, so she wants you, Your Highness Alice, to lead the way for her?"

After listening to Alice's explanation, Claire's expression became extremely strange, just like the expression you would have when you had a very real dream of eating noodles and then woke up in the morning to find that your belt was missing.

"There are so many people in the castle, but she only asks you, Princess? Even if they were going out on the street, anyone could give her directions, right? Besides, why did she bring you, Princess, out here? Doesn't she know how dangerous the battlefield is?!"

Alice didn't tell Claire everything, like...what Nero said.

"But those eyes of yours, as charming as gemstones, are sparkling... You're clearly looking forward to it."

No one noticed that there was a very slight movement at the body of the bull-horned demon.

"Wow, wow... I spent so much energy to create this body. What on earth is that woman? A demon?"

A very petite figure crawled out from the body of the bull-horned demon, looking as if about to cry.

"I...I...I just wanted to raise money to buy a fishing rod...Why did I have to go through such a terrible thing...Wuwaaaaaaaaa!"

"Damn it...that woman, I'll remember this grudge!"

"Don't think you've won just like that!"

After making such a declaration with a hint of tears in her voice, the petite figure with two small black wings on its back disappeared from the battlefield.

After Nero left Alice and Claire, he jumped directly onto the high wall.

From here, Nero could survey the entire battlefield.

"Warriors!"

The cold wind blew up Nero's skirt. Nero raised his head and chest, and his voice was carried far away by the wind.

Everyone on the battlefield heard Nero's cry clearly.

"My name is Nero! Nero Claudius! Emperor of Rome!"

"Brave warriors! I am captivated by your presence. My heart is filled with emotion. I can't take my eyes off you!"

Nero raised his hand.

"You all stand on this battlefield, each with his own wishes and desires! Those who seek wealth! Those who hone their skills! Those who seek status! Those who protect others! Now, unite your wishes into a torrent!"

The light particles gathered in Nero's hands and turned into a red and black sword that he held in his hands and raised high.

The name of the sword is "Primordial Fire", and it was forged by Nero himself.

During a Holy Grail War, Nero even used this sword to cut off Gawain's Holy Sword of the Sun.

"I stand here as the Emperor! I take in your shining figures fighting bravely! Therefore—!"