Published: September 10, 2025
Corrected typos on 2018/10/17.
This time, the perspective is not from Satou’s point of view.
“We’ve appeared much farther than I expected.”
Arisa—the Golden Knight Red—muttered as she gazed at the distant outer walls of the Saga Empire and the spires peeking out from there.
Behind her, her comrades clad in golden armor stood together.
Dark clouds heavily pressed down on the sky above the Imperial Capital, where several airships fluttered, firing cannon shots from above the city toward the ground.
“The battle has already begun, hasn’t it?”
Liza—the Golden Knight Orange—said as she watched the black smoke rising from the ground.
Today, instead of her favored Demonic Spear Doma the Demon Spear Model 3, she held the dragon spear Heilong, which excelled in attack power.
“Maybe Ichi—Satou considered this so that we wouldn’t be thrown into battle immediately after moving,”
Hikaru joined the fight in the form of the hero Nameless.
The hero Nameless’s outfit, made from Orichalcum alloy threads and fabric woven from the silver hide fibers of the great monster fish tovkezera, had outstanding defense comparable to the heavy Golden Knight equipment.
“As expected of Master,”
Liza muttered proudly.
“For now, I’ll check the current situation with clairvoyance before the charge.”
“You should prepare countermeasures just in case.”
“That’s right. Since we’re investigating the Saga Empire’s capital, which is currently engaged with the Demon King, I’ll do that.”
Arisa lifted the face guard of her helmet and channeled magic power into the ornament at her ear.
With that alone, the magic circuit crafted by Satou to counter detection-type spells activated.
“Alright, let’s go.”
She grasped her staff fitted with the Sun Pearl and closed her eyes.
The moment Arisa’s magic activated and sent a magical gaze toward the Imperial Castle, her vision was filled with a pure white light.
At the same time, the earring where she had just channeled magic sparked with a crack.
“—Whoa!”
Startled by the spark’s static-like sensation, Arisa broke the spell.
“It’s a counter.”
“Are you okay?”
“Of course! From that sensation, it seems to be a disruption barrier from the City Core. I’ll teach you that Arisa-chan’s spatial magic isn’t weak enough to be stopped by such a counter.”
“Wait.”
Hikaru stopped Arisa, who was about to roll up her sleeves.
“If it’s a disruption barrier from the City Core, there’s a high chance it’s a measure against the Demon King. Breaking it recklessly might end up assisting the Demon King.”
“That’s true…”
After a moment of thought, Arisa looked around at her comrades.
“Pochi, sorry, but can you take Ryuryu and do a full circle around the Imperial Capital?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Pochi—the Golden Knight Yellow—nodded.
The white sword hanging at her waist was the Dragon Fang Sword, crafted with primal magic from the fang of the low-rank dragon Veteran.
“Let’s go, Ryuryu.”
—LYURYURYUUU.
Pochi jumped onto her back and called, making the white low-rank dragon Ryuryu cry happily as it soared into the air.
“Don’t get too close to the Imperial Capital!”
Arisa warned Pochi through the spatial magic’s tactical communication.
“Roger that!”
“Roger that!”
Pochi’s reply came through both the tactical communication and voice after a slight delay.
“Tama, do you want to go too?”
“Yes. Infiltrate the Imperial Capital and find the Demon King’s location and check if there are other enemies besides him.”
“Nin-nin~”
Tama—the Golden Knight Pink—struck a ninja pose and melted into the shadows.
“Deploy?”
Mia—the Golden Knight Green—asked while taking out her staff fitted with the Sun Pearl.
“This is urban combat, so let’s skip the Staff Ship for now.”
“Arisa, should we also hold back the floating turrets?”
Lulu—the Golden Knight Black—asked, carrying a portable acceleration cannon on her shoulder.
“Dimension gunships are out of the question, but floating turrets should be fine. They can also be used for moving across the city.”