Hey! This Is the Support Gap! (7)
"Haa... Legion Commander!"
I sighed as I watched the Legion Commander charge forward with reckless abandon. I urged my troops on, barely managing to follow until I could see the Commander’s back, only to be confronted at close range by a massive red wave roaring toward the legion.
Kwoooooooaaaaaaargh!!!!
What kind of ability... could produce a scale like that? It’s truly astonishing. I should tell them to prepare, just in case.
Just as I was reorganizing the legion and waiting for the red wave, I saw the Legion Commander take a position in the distance and launch an attack toward it.
Kwooooooo-
A sphere of black Demonic Energy, released from the Commander’s left gauntlet, headed straight for the front of the wave.
Kwoooooooaaaaaaargh!!!!
Kwooooooo-
Whoooosh-
Kwoooooooaaaaaaargh!!!!
Surprisingly, the sphere of demonic energy collided with the red wave, but it passed straight through without any effect whatsoever.
???
What is this? An illusion?
A moment later, the red wave swallowed the Legion Commander whole, yet it didn't stop. As if it still wasn't satisfied, it continued to roar and headed toward our legion at high speed.
"All troops! Activate your demonic energy and prepare for impact!"
Even though I thought the red wave might be an illusion, it still looked threatening, so I ordered the legion to prepare just in case. Unlike the 1st Legion, we lacked prior intelligence; it was better to be prepared than to let our guard down until we knew what it was.
Woooooooom-
Starting with me, every entity in the legion finished coating their bodies in activated demonic energy, and no sooner had they done so than the red wave swallowed us up.
Kwoooooooaaaaaaargh-kwoooooooaaaaaaargh-kwoooooooaaaaaaargh-kwoooooooaaaaaaargh!!!!
The red wave just passed by with a loud noise, leaving us feeling nothing. We were bewildered, having braced ourselves with full-body energy, but no sooner had we regained our composure than we heard a loud, heavy sound of an impact—the sound of the sphere the Commander had fired earlier hitting something solid.
Ku- Kwoooooooaaaaaaargh-
!!!!!!!!!!
BOOM!
Startled by the sound of the collision, the Legion Commander exploded with demonic energy and vanished toward the source of the noise.
"Legion Commander-!"
Ah, it’s dangerous to move into the middle of enemy lines with that kind of reckless spirit!
Unable to tell if my desperate voice reached them, the legion scrambled to move and follow the Commander, who was charging ahead with that same reckless abandon.
Haa... haak... haa...
Clutching my heated body and my pounding heart, I stared at the human male when I heard something whistling through the air above me.
Whizz-
Shooooooooom-
KA-BOOM!
Between the human heroes and me, a 3-meter-long spear engraved with intricate silver patterns slammed into the ground, emitting a white light and a thunderous roar.
"Who goes there!"
"To deploy two legions at once... do you have no conscience? Ah~ right, you're demons, so you don't have any, do you?"
"You...!"
I lifted my head to the sky, following the insolent voice, and saw an angel clad in a full set of pure white armor, flapping her wings and looking down at me with an expression of pure annoyance.
That girl is... the Archangel Remiel?
Why is that clumsy angel here... Ah!
Seeing Remiel made me realize just how deep into enemy territory I had come. As my focus shifted from the human male to Remiel, I felt my breathing and heartbeat gradually stabilize.
What is this?
A moment ago... my body... it was definitely acting strange...
More importantly... my current situation might be quite dangerous...!
Just as my sixth sense screamed that the situation was too disadvantageous, I heard the sound of many footsteps running from behind me.
Thump-thump-thump-thump
Legion Commander-!
The voice of my most trusted and welcome adjutant reached me.
Yes! I knew I could count on you! Adjutaaaaant!
As expected of my adjutant!
They know the perfect kill timing so well!
Under the adjutant's command, my legion instantly began to surround the human heroes and Remiel, who was hovering in the air.
I looked at Remiel and asked.
"Are you alone?"
Hearing that, Remiel reached out into the air, and the spear embedded in the ground spun wildly before returning to her hand.
Clack-
Remiel caught the spear and said with a grin.
"...Did you really bring your whole legion? How could that be? I, too, have brought my entire legion."
"What? Where..."
Woooooooom-
Woooooooom-
Woooooooom-
Pure white magic circles appeared in every direction, and heavily armed angels began to pour out.
In an instant, the angels who emerged from the circles began to surround our legion in return.
"Humans... you've worked hard. Because you stalled for time, I was able to bring my entire legion! Hehehe!"
Remiel, who had been watching her own legion surround ours, slowly flapped her wings and landed next to the human male, who was barely standing by using his shield as a crutch.
She reached out and stroked his face.
"You've worked hard..."
Grind-
That girl... look at her flirting! I’m so jealous... no, wait! More importantly, what is she doing in the middle of a war?
Ha...
Human male... you’re the same, aren't you? An angel acting like that... there's no way you wouldn't fall for it.
I watched Remiel’s flirting, certain he would be swooning, and checked the human male's face with a heavy heart... only to be completely taken aback.
Why?
Defying my expectations, the human male scowled and roughly swatted away Remiel's hand as she stroked his face.
Slap-
"That's... a bit unpleasant... please... take your hand away..."
"Ah... yes, I-I'm sorry!"
Remiel, completely deflated, hung her head low.
Watching that, I suddenly felt so good that I couldn't help but laugh.
"Pwahahahaha-hahahaha!"
"...!"
Did I just see a scene I’ll never see again?
An Archangel flirting with a human and getting rejected? I can't let this go. How could I?
If I were in that position... I would have already run away! How could I stay there out of pure embarrassment?
Only then did Remiel look at me. Perhaps overcome with shame, her face turned bright red. She gripped her spear tightly, glared at me, and shouted.
"I’ll kill you!!!"
"Hahahahahaha! Then come and get me!"
"Everyone, charge!"
"Wipe them all out! Break through!"
Waaaaaaaah!
No sooner had Remiel and I finished speaking than the two legions collided head-on.
Normally, I would have jumped into the enemy lines without a second thought... but seeing the positioning of the angels surrounding my legion, I was worried about my troops. I couldn't jump into the fray and was forced to advance in a defensive posture to minimize their losses.
Screeeeeeech-
Remiel spread her wings once and rushed at me at high speed.
Kwoooooooaaaaaaargh-
Crackle-crackle-crackle-
Creak! Creak!
As my gauntlet clashed with Remiel's spear, the space around us began to distort and warp with a piercing screech.
You actually came when I told you to, you wench!
This is bad...
She’s really lost her mind...
It’s dangerous to fight the human heroes and the angel legion at the same time!
First... I have to break through this encirclement and retreat somehow!
While facing Remiel, I tried to glance at my escape route, but she seemed to see through my intentions and flashed a savage smile.
"Evnie... were you thinking of running away? Hmph. That’s a terrible joke. After seeing that... you aren't going home in one piece today. I’m going to bury you."
"Why are you blaming me for getting rejected by him?"
"....Grrr!"
The moment I deflected Remiel's spear, which she was swinging at me desperately, the human heroes linked their attacks again, making things even more difficult.
"Ughhhhhhh!"
Unable to block the attacks with both hands, I unleashed a significant amount of demonic energy from my Mana Heart, knocking them all back.
Having consumed so much energy just now, I didn't think I could use any more powerful attacks.
"Let's do it one more time!"
"Of course!"
"...Grrr-!"
Do what one more time! You cowardly wenches!
Ha, my demonic energy... it's not enough...!
It’s dangerous...
Someone, help me...!
Just as I was struggling, pushed back by the relentless, coordinated offensive of my enemies, darkness suddenly fell over the sky.
Everyone on the battlefield was bewildered and looked around.
???
Could this be!?
A slightly sticky voice, dripping with mature sensuality, echoed from the sky.
"Wouldn't you like to fight with a bit more balance?"
!!!
As the voice ended, a blue sphere with black currents plummeted toward the ground at high speed.
Kwooooooooom- Pwahhhhhhhhhh-
As soon as the sphere touched the ground, it spread out like a black veil, pushing back all the angel soldiers.
In the center of the space cleared of angels, a woman descended gracefully: Livia, wearing a witch's hat with a sharp black brim and a black dress that accentuated her curves with a tightly cinched corset.
I was so happy to see Livia arrive as support that I waved my hand.
"Good to see you, Livia!"
You came... Livia!
I knew you would come for me!
Phew... what a relief...
I let my guard down and almost got hit hard by those angels.
At least the balance should be somewhat restored now.
I'll watch for a bit and then retreat...
Just as I was happily plotting my escape, a cold voice reached my ears.
"Sister... didn't I tell you earlier? Not to overdo it. Why don't you listen to me? The eldest sister clearly organized this group for us to fight together... I told you to be careful... Tsk..."
"...So-sorry..."
"This is why... the physical type doesn't work out."
"...."
I couldn't talk back to Livia's reprimand and hung my head.
"Kuh... Grrr..."
My adjutant seemed to have their pride wounded by the situation and trembled.
Livia noticed and called out to the adjutant.
"Why. Are you annoyed?"
"N-no... I am not..."
"Then stay quiet. You should have stopped her or done better yourself, shouldn't you?"
"..."
Having silenced even my adjutant, Livia didn't even glance at Remiel and turned her gaze straight to the human male.
???
Livia... why are you looking at the human male...?
We should be leaving!
"..."
Livia looked at the human male for a moment, then opened her mouth.
"You... the human male who sucked up to our mother, Diablo, and gained her interest... I saw your ability well. It’s quite an interesting one, isn't it...? Makes me want to kidnap you right now."
"I-I never...!! Gasp!"
At Livia's words, all the human women around the human male glared at him.
"It doesn't seem like today is the day... so we'll be withdrawing for now... but if you want to fight more, come to the base we've occupied. We'll fight you with everything we've got. And... human male, let's be alone later...♥ Okay? I’ll be looking forward to it~♥ Fufufu...!"
"N-no! That's not it! That's a frame-up!"
The man spat blood and desperately denied it, but Livia’s wink was like pouring oil on a fire, instantly causing infighting among the humans.
Livia watched the scene, quickly chanted a spell, and generated magic circles in both hands, summoning a massive magic circle beneath our legion.
It seemed she intended to teleport us away entirely.
"Ah! They're trying to run away!"
"Be quiet! That's not the problem right now!"
"That's right! That's not the problem!"
"You, what are you, a succubus? No... an incubus? What? Alone? Looking forward to it?"
"You, are you a sex maniac? Why do demons keep taking an interest in you! What have you been doing!"
"Again... again... that monster was mentioned... by the Legion Commander... Every Legion Commander I meet knows you! How can I believe you when you say it's nothing? What? A frame-up? It's not a frame-up, it's you who's the problem!"
"...Ugh!"
Despite Remiel's urgency as she watched us prepare to teleport, the human women ignored her, surrounding the human male and shaking him by his collar as they reprimanded him.
Wow~ that's brutal...
Still... that red wave the human male used...
Was it really powerless?
What kind of ability could it be...
What exactly is this man's ability that Livia wants to kidnap him so badly?
I was left with that question as I was sucked into the teleportation magic circle Livia had cast.
I'll have to ask Livia later.