Entering a Company From Another World! – Chapter 728

Another side

“Seriously, what was that? I thought I was going to die.”

Dazzlo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, removed the robe he used to hide his face, and leaned his back against the trunk of a tree.

“You too, why did you have to unleash your true power? If you had gone all out, this whole area would have been a scorched wasteland.”

His role was to convey the order to retreat to the unit that was about to attack the refugees.

Normally, such a role would be handled by a subordinate, but the commander of that unit was a direct knight of an influential Archbishop in Tris.

Ordinary nobles would have been turned away, and going through royalty would have taken too long. Therefore, Dazzlo was dispatched by Princess Anri’s order to persuade the unit, but it was too late.

Who would have thought they would be fighting a general considered to be among the Demon Lord’s Army’s strongest forces?

Not only that, but it was a one-sided slaughter, nearly to total annihilation, and the commander was captured.

If this continued, information would be leaked, leading to disadvantages.

Understanding this, Dazzlo let out a deep sigh and intervened on the battlefield to try and salvage the situation, but the plan he had initially conceived was greatly disrupted.

“…”

“Ah, yes, yes, I know you’re quiet. I wasn’t looking for an answer. I just want to vent. It’s fine, since I only achieved the minimum objective, fault from the lady is confirmed. Let me at least grumble a little.”

First, he tried to launch a surprise attack to separate the Demon Lord’s Army general from the prisoner, but that was an unmitigated failure.

Although he wanted to handle it himself, he immediately realized it was beyond his capabilities.

So, regrettably, he deployed the Black Knight entrusted to him by the Princess.

He had planned to approach the prisoner via teleportation during that opening, but the general, far exceeding the Black Knight’s power as Dazzlo knew it, unnerved him, and he started to provide cover.

Even so, he couldn’t push through.

The Black Knight, who had been fighting fiercely moments before, stood blankly by the tree, leaving no trace of his previous battle.

“Haa, it’s enough to lose confidence. Even so, I’m considered a person of considerable skill in the Empire. But to be barely able to escape, I have to laugh to keep from crying. Are there six more monsters like that? You’re kidding me. My hope of defeating the Demon Lord and somehow managing is crumbling.”

On top of that, he was counterattacked and barely managed to escape. He tried to rescue the prisoners by seizing an opportunity, but they were the type to be called incompetent bosses.

It’s good to be devout, but they considered escaping the Demon Lord’s Army a disgrace and seemed to believe that being able to fight equated to being on par. Dazzlo didn’t have time to persuade these blind fools.

They would only get in the way later.

Convinced of this, Dazzlo quickly incapacitated the prisoners and dealt with them on the spot.

All that was left was to retreat, but who would have thought that during the brief moment he wasn’t providing cover, the Black Knight would fall into dire straits?

Dazzlo, who knew the Black Knight’s true identity, lamented the impermanence of the world.

He understood the Princess’s insufficient planning but still thought it was at a level where it could be corrected.

But what was the reality?

Dazzlo calmly analyzed his own abilities.

He had several spell formulas that could damage the opponent.

He believed that if only he could hit them, he could kill them.

But that wouldn’t work.

He had a fatal incompatibility with mages.

If the truth of magic is that it composes all things and manipulates them with magic power, then what that man from the Demon Lord’s Army was doing was the destruction of that truth.

It was a blade of destruction that severed the bonds of all things.

All kinds of magic became powerless before that swordsmanship.

Furthermore, considering the risk involved in creating magic that would be effective against the opponent, the fact that the opponent could nullify it with a single slash attack was an extremely low-risk, disproportionate advantage.

He immediately gave up on winning, thinking it would be better to try to avoid fighting or find an opponent with a favorable match-up.

“Haa, if we send all the stubborn people from headquarters and prepare a brigade-sized force of knights… no. That’s only a calculation that we *might* win. Even if we try to set a trap, those types are oddly perceptive. Besides, they sensed the true power of our Black Knight and weren’t going all out. Ah, I’m so tired. I want to withdraw to the countryside and devote myself to research.”

He couldn’t establish a calculation for victory. Dazzlo sighed deeply, understanding that even to defeat them with the minimum necessary force through strategy, such a force would be beyond the current Allied Army’s capabilities.

“…”

“Ah, yes, yes. I understand. I’ll head back to the lady quickly. Honestly, what kind of person was the original personality of this Black Knight?”

And the tree Dazzlo was leaning against, which was equipped with a simple barrier, wouldn’t remain safe forever.

Succumbing to the Black Knight’s silent pressure, Dazzlo gently moved away from the tree.

Although they were tens of kilometers away from the previous battlefield, considering the opponent’s intuition, it would be best to leave quickly once he recovered enough magic power to teleport to the next location.

Dazzlo deployed a teleportation circle and retreated.

“Oh? A visitor?”

Or so he thought.

The magic circle he deployed in a flash.

It was a defensive spell, and what it blocked was a spear of light.

“Hee, I never thought you guys would have any business with me. Aren’t we allies, at least for now?”

The one who threw the spear was a girl in white robes.

The Black Knight stepped forward, shielding Dazzlo.

The crest drawn on the white robe was the crest of Tris.

And only those permitted to wear those robes were…

“To think they’d bring out five of you for someone like me, considering the brave heroes of the past…”

Heroes.

“I heard they succeeded in mass production… but to target me at this timing… Has Her Ladyship’s concern truly come true? I’ll ask, but do you truly believe you can take on the Demon Lord’s Army without the Empire?”

Tris’s recent actions had been increasingly erratic.

Their methods were disrupting the Allied forces’ unity, and their marches seemed aimed at depleting the Empire.

And the decisive blow was the assault targeting Dazzlo.

“…”

“Hahaha, this is just like our Black Knight. I thought heroes were supposed to be a bit more decent.”

He tried to buy time with lighthearted remarks, but they didn’t even engage in conversation.

Each of them drew a weapon called a Holy Sword in a different form and attacked Dazzlo.

“You’re really causing trouble!?”

Three held back the Black Knight, while the remaining two attacked Dazzlo.

Compared to the battle with the general earlier, Dazzlo found it overwhelmingly easier, but it was best not to deal with troublesome things.

“I want to escape quickly… Haa.”

He didn’t have time for such pointless activities.

If so, he knew it was wise to cut his losses and run.

Dazzlo attempted to deploy the teleportation magic that had failed earlier, but as he tried to form the teleportation circle, the magic circle was dismantled.

“Are we being interfered with from somewhere? They seem quite intent on killing me, or rather, us, right here.”

A barrier was erected out of sight, trapping them.

It was a foolish act that could very well alert the nearby Demon Lord’s Army.

No, Dazzlo surmised they might even be trying to provoke the Demon Lord’s Army into clashing with them to wear them down.

How much longer would they insist on their self-righteousness? Dazzlo suppressed his sigh and resolved to face the so-called slaves known as heroes.

“They’ve brought out some high-quality mass-produced units! They’ve been well-trained in coordination!”

For a mage, the ideal way to fight was to prevent frontliners from getting close.

In the first place, Dazzlo wasn’t a combat-oriented mage; he was more of a researcher.

He could fight, and he possessed the power to do so, but he disliked fighting seriously.

However, if his life was in danger, it was a different story.

He quickly deployed magic, fighting toe-to-toe with the heroes, a testament to his skills as a Court Mage.

Or was it precisely because he was a Court Mage that he could contend with heroes?

Heroes were originally beings of the highest caliber.

They were beings that ordinary geniuses could not contend with.

The fact that Dazzlo was able to fight them, albeit through grumbling, spoke volumes about his skill.

Dazzlo, skillfully dodging the attacks of the mass-produced heroes who displayed seamless and beautiful coordination, and while casually using magic to create distance, first did this.

“Haa, making an old man deal with young ones, how cruel can you be? I’ll get muscle pain if I move around this much. And that’s the kind that appears three days later.”

He layered Body Reinforcement and continuous Healing Magic.

Dazzlo’s body glowed faintly.

Reassured that he could perform reckleass feats despite his age, he continued to dodge the attacks.

He maintained an unruffled demeanor, continuously evading the opponent’s attacks.

Despite the time limit before the Demon Lord’s Army arrived, he showed no signs of panic.

This was proof that he was superior to the heroes in terms of skill.

He mentioned they were of good quality, which was proof that he could gauge their abilities to some extent.

“Hmm, but the Holy Swords are a bit mediocre. It seems the mass-production system for Holy Swords isn’t going well.”

Dazzlo, moving his gaze as if to carefully observe, deliberately missed opportunities to attack and gauged the opponents’ abilities.

“Can I do this? Black Knight, you can kill those three over there.”

Finally, having assessed their abilities to a degree, Dazzlo quietly gave instructions to the Black Knight, who had been deliberately holding back.

At that moment, the Black Knight’s movements changed, and he swiftly drew a white blade across the heroes’ bodies, drawing blood.

Some heroes suffered fatal wounds, their necks severed.

“Hmm, as expected, the Black Knight is conventionally strong. This time, the Demon Lord’s Army is indeed unusual. At worst, it might be that all the Demon Lord-level beings have gathered.”

Although he had intentionally held back to shake off the preconceived notion of the Black Knight struggling, he had successfully repelled the heroes.

The heroes’ eyes, which showed no signs of confusion, were dull and dim.

It was evident that their emotions were suppressed.

“Only ordinary soldiers move mechanically. When you reach this level of main force, emotions themselves become a formidable weapon. They don’t understand that.”

Dazzlo, having already criticized the quality of the heroes, their equipment, and even their operational methods, decided he had had enough and easily restrained the heroes with magic chains.

“Well, as for me, I’m overjoyed to have obtained research materials.”

He drove his palm strike towards their hearts.

Accompanied by magic, the blow unleashed a thunderclap, causing the heroes’ bodies to convulse and their consciousness to be extinguished.

“Alright, capture complete. This should somewhat improve her ladyship’s mood. I’d like to take the other one too, but considering the sealing facility, this should be sufficient.”

Hiding his strength and overwhelming the enemy through the secrecy of that information.

That was Dazzlo’s way of fighting.

And through that secrecy, the seemingly excessive group of heroes sank into a sea of blood.

“Well, it’s about time the Demon Lord’s Army takes the bait from those who are watching us. We should be going. A dangerous presence is approaching, and it’s sending shivers down my spine.”

Furthermore, he secured their escape route by utilizing other forces.

To lure the Demon Lord’s Army, he deliberately initiated a battle and then, to alert a separate detachment, used a familiar to have them engage in interception.

Just like the previous battle, Dazzlo uttered a single word, “Tired,” and disappeared again via teleportation magic, taking the Black Knight with him.

The tide of the battle in this world was about to turn in a different direction with this one engagement.

Another side End

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