Entering a Company From Another World! – Chapter 735

Kaha.

Despite being in such dire straits, a smile naturally formed on my lips.

That’s quite natural, because this current battle is a genuine, true war.

The opponents aren’t drugged, nor are they gathered against their will, nor are they mere remnants of bandits.

They are a genuine regular army, assembled with the intention of truly defeating us.

At first, I thought they were just weaklings with no substance, but the moment the enemy decided to get serious, the instructor’s army began to be pushed back.

The quality of the soldiers rapidly improved due to the higher angels empowering the lower angels.

Furthermore, the vast army is likely several times larger than the initial deployment.

This alone is considerable military strength.

And on top of that…

“To think they had a force prepared to hold back the instructor.”

An army of winged horses, galloping through the sky, had managed to corner the instructor.

No, it would be more accurate to say the instructor was struggling to advance.

A unit of five people wearing special equipment had challenged the instructor.

From the feel of their weapons, I knew they were a hero unit.

Their skill was commensurate; with those weapons, they could indeed wound the instructor’s body.

Physically, a one-on-one fight would be impossible, but if the unit functioned at full capacity, it could be a fight.

It’s understandable that they could temporarily suppress the instructor, as the hero side started their fight with such all-out attacks, as if the word “probing” had been removed from their dictionary.

Struggle. It was at this moment that I felt it.

Gradually, I began to sense an atmosphere of disadvantage across the entire battlefield.

For now, it’s alright. I don’t think the demon corps, who are enjoying the battle with all their might, will lose heart so quickly.

As long as their ample supply of healing potions doesn’t run out, they will keep fighting.

I instinctively knew, somehow, that the enemy’s maximum military strength had been deployed at this very moment.

As for me, while I’m busy cutting down the attacking army of winged horses with a single stroke, I’m also taking the time to survey the battlefield and issue instructions.

If things continue like this, we will undoubtedly win.

The difference in fundamental strength is not easily overturned.

Demons and angels. The opponent is trying to boost the power of the lower angels, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the inherent difference in their fundamental strength.

It certainly required more effort to defeat them, but that was that.

The instructor will probably dispatch one of the heroes within the next few minutes.

Once that happens, the tide will immediately turn in the instructor’s favor.

The army of winged horses suffered some losses to get here, but they are still going strong.

They’ve survived so long because they’ve been dedicated to supporting the heroes.

They consider the instructor their great general and are attacking with all their might, and their deployment is considerate enough not to be interfered with.

It makes sense.

The problem is, while they are correct that he is their great general, they failed to realize there is another general here, and they seem to think the instructor can be defeated with this level of military strength.

With that level of ability, they would have needed at least three times as many heroes.

Then perhaps they could have taken at least one of my arms.

“Traitor!! To side with the demon race as a human!!”

“I haven’t betrayed anyone.”

As I calmly observed the entire battlefield and adjusted the smile on my lips, I heard a loud, annoying shout and felt a spear thrust towards me from horseback.

In reaction, I severed his neck with a counter-stroke.

How rude. I’m a genuine member of the Demon Lord’s Army who joined as a full-time employee after a proper interview.

Besides, I’m not from Isal, so I have no connection to their religion or anything.

Therefore, being called a traitor is quite disheartening.

Still, I can understand that my senses have become strange when I find myself only feeling like I’m truly fighting when being pushed back by the enemy’s momentum.

In conclusion, it feels like we can win, but the path to victory seems rather troublesome.

And I intend to enjoy that trouble.

Naughty, naughty.

If both the instructor and I get too carried away enjoying ourselves, the casualties of the army as a whole will increase.

It feels like a bit of a waste, but I should prioritize efficiency here.

“For now, I need to think about shooting that down.”

If the situation isn’t favorable, the problems must be solved at their root.

In my previous job, I was only allowed to perform symptomatic treatment.

My boss, a rigid-minded individual, couldn’t grasp new, efficient methods and would immediately stop me whenever I tried to implement them, so I could only perform makeshift solutions.

Here, I am the person in charge and can take action to resolve things fundamentally.

“Ah, annoying!!”

Before I can move onto that solution, the knights riding pegasi who are clinging to me are a nuisance.

Their skill is indeed incredible, far beyond any soldiers I have fought before.

But they are at the level where I can cut them down one by one with a counter-stroke.

Once I understood the difference in ability, they started attacking from a distance with arrows and magic, which only increased my annoyance.

They seem to know that my primary means of attack is close-quarters combat using Ore Trees.

The flying pegasi make it difficult to use charge-type magic.

If this continues, attacks from the enemy’s fort will resume.

“I thought I would buy time until reinforcements arrived, but I didn’t expect them to attack so quickly. Are they perhaps anticipating our reinforcements?”

At first, I expected a skirmish where we would test each other’s forces, but I never anticipated it would escalate into such an intense clash.

We are intercepting them at the makeshift fort we built on the mountain, but due to its hasty construction, its durability isn’t very high.

I can see it’s broken in various places due to my actions.

Looking at those weak points, the enemy seems to think that the more they attack, the more damage they can inflict on us.

Considering that and their movements, it appears they are trying to force a quick decisive battle before our reinforcements arrive.

I can understand the reason for that.

We are on the defensive, and specifically, we are engaging in a siege battle within the fort.

It hasn’t been long since the war began, so it’s not impossible that there are supporting armies and reinforcements.

However, given the situation where we have established a national foundation and can accept refugees, it is something they cannot afford to ignore.

Considering that, this land is the place they should prioritize recapturing.

But there is a problem if they manage to bring in reinforcements.

Therefore, did they decide that fighting with all their might in a short decisive battle would result in less damage overall, rather than holding back their military strength?

“In that case, it’s probably not wise to linger too long.”

While dealing with the volleys of arrows pouring down like a torrential rain with a single Ore Tree, I occasionally cut down enemies who carelessly entered my range, and corpses began to pile up around me.

“But what should I do?”

If we can drag this out into a war of attrition, they will fall first.

However, they will undoubtedly resume attacks from the fort before I can completely defeat them all.

In that case, our damage will be immense.

Hmm, if I want to solve the problem fundamentally, it would be faster to take down that fort.

But I don’t have the decisive attack method to do so.

In the first place, I am a close-combat warrior.

It would be strange for me to have super long-range, anti-air attack capabilities.

I think Fushio-kyōkan and Amili-san are good at this kind of thing.

Well, in my previous job, I was assigned tasks outside my purview, and before I knew it, I was able to do them.

“To think I’d end up doing the same thing.”

For some reason, the curse of my previous job hadn’t been broken yet.

“What are you muttering about!!”

“Yes, yes, like moths to a flame.”

For now, I understand that to resolve this chaotic situation, I need to strike down the enemy’s trump card.

I bisect one of the knights, who has lost his composure, along with his pegasus, and send him to the god he loves so dearly.

If that makes them hesitate, it will be a little easier for me.

“How dare you!!”

“We defeat our enemies!!”

It seems to have no effect other than boosting morale.

They came to kill me, so they must be prepared to be killed themselves.

Why do they hate me?

Well, I don’t have the time to deal with that hatred right now.

My body is constantly busy dodging and parrying attacks while reducing the enemy’s numbers, and at the same time, I’m searching my mind for castle-sieging magic that I can use in this situation.

All of them are magic primarily designed for close-quarters combat, so I have no usable means.

In the first place, once Takemikazuchi was blocked, I don’t have that many long-range attacks that can produce greater firepower.

I briefly considered using Ame-no-nuboko, but I don’t have the power to make it reach that castle.

Its maximum firepower is undoubtedly there, but the distance… Hmm?

Wait a minute. The problem with my attacks is that my attack range is short.

The farther away the distance, the weaker my slashing concept becomes, and the less able I am to break through the enemy’s defense.

In other words, if I can resolve that, I am confident I can cut through them without issue.

You might think I’m an idiot for saying this now, but this realization is important.

Fundamentally, why did I insist on long-range attacks?

Needless to say, I’m a warrior who excels in close combat.

As I am doing now, I am a warrior who excels at felling enemies by wielding Ore Trees.

Why should I, such a warrior, insist on defeating opponents with long-range attacks like a mage?

Because my slashes won’t reach?

Then I will *make* them reach.

I just need to increase the range of my slashes.

Fortunately, I have enough magic power.

And there is a way to do it.

“As they say, simple is best.”

With that decided, I act immediately.

First, I’ll slay all the bothersome flies around me.

“What the!?”

“His movements suddenly became fast!?”

I create plates of magic power on my footing, trampling through the enemy’s domain of the sky.

The mobility of pegasi is indeed superior in terms of continuous flight.

Their top speed is also fast.

However, when stationary like this, the space is too narrow, and their movements become cramped.

This is probably why they use group tactics to compensate, but by creating footing like this, I can easily surpass their instantaneous speed.

I create magic plates everywhere, ignoring gravity, and approach the pegasi in the shortest distance, slash their bodies, and use their falling bodies as footing to leap to the next.

In the first place, if there isn’t a being that can suppress me individually, they will only be whittled down.

I was able to gauge the skill not only of the unit members but also of the likely captain.

After cutting them down one after another, I attack the captain.

“Monster!!”

“You forget that even that monster has will.”

I respond to his enraged curses with a nicely prepared gift: I sever his neck so he can’t utter those unpleasant shouts.

“Captain!?”

“You!!!”

The commander’s death momentarily caused a disturbance in the unit, but they quickly recovered.

But that momentary opening was enough.

“There, once you stop, you’re finished.”

I channel magic into my Ore Tree, forming a blade of magic, and with a horizontal sweep, I send ten pegasi crashing to the ground.

And as their numbers were drastically reduced, the pegasus knights tried to increase the distance from me even further.

That’s the time I wanted.

“Magic Convergence.”

While in free fall, I trace the connection to Suella and rapidly refine my magic, transmitting it to my Ore Tree.

Refine it, the ultimate blade.

And then…

“Unsheathe.”

The moment I touched the ground, I unleashed the refined magic.

Today’s word:
There’s something good about having a challenge.

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