Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody

※2016/12/11 Typo corrections made.

※This time, the perspective is not Satou's.

"Hey, are you done over there too?"

"Yeah, we just harvested the edamame, so we'll bring you some later."

"Thanks. We smoked some yak cheese here, so take some along while you're at it."

"That sounds great!"

The villagers exchanged casual conversations.

This was one of the mountains in the Count Muno's Domain, part of the Fuji Mountain Range in the Shiga Kingdom.

It was a village governed by the prefect of Count Muno's Domain, Brighton.

"I'm planning to sell cheese in the city soon. Are you bringing anything?"

"I'm thinking of selling dried figs. The prefect’s wife said she likes them, so they fetch a good price."

"I heard Lina-sama isn’t actually the prefect’s wife."

"Is that so? Maybe when she comes of age in a few years, she’ll be married off."

"She’s quite pretty, and I heard she’s the daughter of a senior noble from the neighboring duke’s estate."

Since the prefect of Brighton City was often absent, Viscount Emrin’s daughter Lina Emrin served as the deputy prefect, acting as the administrator.

Originally just a figurehead, Lina had since demonstrated remarkable talent and could govern the domain effortlessly as the acting prefect.

It was unfortunate that most of this went unnoticed by Viscount Pendragon, the official prefect.

Their easygoing daily life was suddenly disrupted by the divine prophecy.

Rarely seen monsters began to attack villages one after another.

However, neither the villagers nor livestock suffered any damage.

"Thank you, Dog God."

"And thank you, Cat God."

The golems protecting the village swiftly eliminated the attacking monsters, and the villages held meat-grilling festivals reminiscent of a grand celebration.

The people revered the golems as gods and called the prefect “Great God,” worshipping him devoutly.

It seemed that the people of this domain were quite distant from the divine intentions behind seeking punishment by the gods.

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"Karina—uh, Kung Fu Kick!"

Silver Knight Kung Fu’s kick punched deep into the hydra’s body as it tried to attack Muno City.

Four serpent heads lunged at Silver Knight Kung Fu, who had frozen in place.

Thanks to repeated special training, she seemed to have succeeded in suppressing the original technique name "Karina Kick."

"You're so annoying!"

Silver Knight Kung Fu slipped out from the body and with a handstand-like wide-legged kick swept away the snake heads.

New heads sprouted from the torn neck stumps.

"Pochi and Tama would be delighted."

She imagined them happily exclaiming, "Infinite meat~?" "All you can eat!"

“Silver Kung Fu! Don’t let your guard down! The tail is coming!”

A poisonous tail struck like a spear, aiming for Silver Knight Kung Fu, but was stopped just before impact by small fragments of light scales that appeared.

To an observer, this might reveal Silver Knight Kung Fu’s true identity, but her uniquely distinctive chest armor had already effectively given her away.

"Kung Fu Spiral Punch!"

A vortex of blue light swirled around her arm as her fist gouged into the hydra’s body, destroying surrounding tissues beyond repair.

Eventually, the giant hydra exhausted its strength, leaving its corpse at the gate of Muno City.

Other monsters besides the hydra she defeated were being fought equally or better by the Count Muno’s Domain army.

Thanks to the efforts of the domain army commander, Noble Rank Zotol, and his deputy Noble Rank Hout, the troops had been reorganized; also, upgrades to equipment such as magical power cannons and improved Flame Staff Guns supplied by Echigoya Trading Company, combined with the knights’ Demonic Swords, surely contributed.

“The rest is just mopping up the remaining enemies, right?”

As Silver Knight Kung Fu muttered this, a small dimensional stealth ship resembling a mini lightship appeared from a spatial rift.

“Thank you for your hard work, Silver Knight Kung Fu. Please board as we move to the next battlefield.”

A small pilot peeked from the hatch, urging her aboard.