Mushoku no Eiyuu ~Betsu ni Skill Nanka Iranakattan daga~

""Woo hoo!"

It was Bad Kong, the great monkey demon, who leapt at him with such a cry.

'Too late.'

" " "?

I cut off its head as I squeezed through the three giant monkeys.

All at once, the giant body collapses.

The gorilla beastman has a stunned look on his face.

''Wha........you, what in the world did you do?

Hmm, you couldn't see that level of slashing?

It's not so bad after all.

Good. Ark, Leila, you'll be in charge of that gorilla. I'll take care of the surrounding demons.

Yeah, okay!

Yes.

It was Lilia who protested this.

''Wait, what are you thinking?　How could you let a child who hasn't even been blessed yet fight a demon?　Are you going to kill my child?

And the swordsmen who were listening in on the conversation.

What, you're gonna send a kid like that into a fight?

Don't you realize how powerful that demon race is?

On the other hand, the one with a blue streak on his forehead is a gorilla beastman.

Those brats, they will crush you with one finger!

Hmm, I'm afraid that's a tall order, gorilla.

What?　Oh, when did this happen?

Layla was already in between the gorilla beastmen.

Even though she had lost some of her presence of mind, she's still not a great gorilla to allow them to get that close so easily.

But it's impossible for a helpless human child's sword to injure my body--

Thud!

Gah!

Blood splatter danced from the gorilla beast man as he was slashed by Layla.

As expected, it seems to be reasonably sturdy, and it's not fatal.

''You!''

The gorilla beastman swings his arms around in anger.

But there's no technique or tactics, it's just a child's fight-like attack.

Leila sees through it completely and ducks without danger.

'Mr. Gorilla, Mr. Gorilla, are you sure it's all Leila?'

What did you say?

That means I'm here too.

What?

The gorilla beastman's eyes widened at the voice that fell from above his head.

Ark was on his shoulder.

''Yup.''

Bushuuuuuuuuu!

''~~~~~~~~~!

A great rain of blood fell.

The gorilla beastman, whose neck was cut off, fell to the ground unconscious as it was.

''Well, he defeated the demon race........''

It's really just two kids...

I can't believe...

Oh, hey, look. It's a monster!

What? When did this happen?

While the two of them were fighting the demon race, I was wiping out the demons around here as I had declared.

''Dad, I beat them!''

I saw that. Good job. But I thought demons were a bit stronger than that.

Yeah, that was weak!

It was an easy opponent for Ark and Leila right now.

''That was weak...''

Seriously....

Lilia approaches me with a smiling face.

''As expected of Arel-san and Laina's children!　By the way, that boy, Ark, is his name again?　How about an older sister or something?

'Put your hand on your chest and remember your age.

Huh.

Hmm?　What's going on?

No, no, I feel like there was a huge murderous atmosphere coming from somewhere right now...?

For some reason, Lilia was shaking shakily.

Well, it's this guy and he's probably buying a grudge or two.

''Where are the ones caught with it?

'I don't know. Perhaps he's trapped somewhere...

So we'll have to go through it with a fine-tooth comb.

''Please be careful. There was also a beastman who claimed to be a member of the Demon King's army.

Hmm, that sounds a little more promising.

After repairing the destroyed defensive wall with yellow magic, I took the twins and resumed my exploration of the city.

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The City of Swords, Central Square.

It was there that the captured swordsmen were gathered.

While demons surrounded the perimeter of the square, their hands and feet were bound and rolled on the ground.

''Well,''

Looking down at them at ease, a single beastman opened his mouth. It was a lion beastman with a magnificent mane.

''Now the slaughter begins. Are you ready, human warriors?

There was a gasping sound here and there.

Some swordsmen shouted in anger.

''Ya, you promised differently!

'You lied to me when you said you would save my life if I dropped my sword!

''After all, the demon race has no blood and tears.......!

The lion beastman scowled, unperturbed by the accusations being hurled at him.

''That's offensive. The only people we said we would save their lives were non-combatants. Since you are warriors, you are prepared to die at any time, aren't you?

So you do not intend to kill civilians?

Yeah. Not right away, you know?

What?

'If we kill him now, the meat will rot, won't it?　The desire for fresh meat is the same for us beastmen as it is for you humans. However, there are some beastmen who only eat grass.

The swordsmen shuddered when they learned that it was only to be kept alive as food.

''By the way, I really like to eat my prey while it's still alive.

Saliva dripped from his sharp, fanged mouth, wetting his feet.

Hii, several swordsmen cleared their throats.

But then.

Suddenly, there was a shadow that leapt at the lion beastman.

An unseen flash.

But it was caught by the lion beastman's sharp claws.

''Chii!''

With a cluck of his tongue, he took the distance.

It was the one-armed swordsman who had been captured with the other swordsmen earlier.

A dagger is held in one hand.

''How did you get out of your restraints?　No, that arm........I see......so the prosthetic limb tricked you?

The lion beastman nodded his head in agreement.

He must have escaped from the restraints by removing his prosthetic arm from its bound arms.

Did he keep the dagger in that prosthetic arm as well?

I'm not good at surprise attacks, but I still thought I was sure to get them done. As expected of a demon tribe.

The ship-armed swordsman frowned bitterly while holding his dagger.

Meanwhile, the captive swordsmen cheered.

''It's the Guild Chief of Dragonfang!

''The one-armed Twin Swords King and the most successful winner of the Sword God Cup, Mr. Rod...!

He would have been no match for the demons!

The lion beastmen fanged happily.

'Ho, apparently you're a noted warrior among humans. Sounds like just the right amount of light pre-dinner exercise.'

f*ck you, you f*cking animal!

The one-armed swordsman kicked the ground and leapt again.