I Became a Swordsman in the Middle Ages.

-But, you look so pained, Miss Sisillia.

If she hadn't stopped Sisillia, wouldn't there have been another way?

-...So the moment I release the Wind Shear, focus all your attacks on it.

A way for Sisillia to not have to risk her own life.

'Why have I only been afraid of Miss Sisillia all this time?'

She couldn't bear her own foolishness.

Sisillia was a righteous knight who would unhesitatingly give her life to protect people.

'Get it together, Betty. Miss Sisillia is still alive.'

Beatrice clenched her teeth.

She won't let it happen like that.

Let's find Deception and deal as much damage as possible.

Enough for Sisillia to kill with her ultimate skill.

"Your Excellency!"

Beatrice's brilliant flash pierced through the heart of a giant ogre in an instant.

She went to the side of Count Aldred and said,

"A message from Miss Sisillia. The moment the Wind Shear ends, focus all firepower on her location."

"...!"

Aldred, who had numerous battlefield experiences, immediately realized what that meant.

He opened his eyes wide and looked back. He saw the silver-haired girl standing tall on the castle wall.

"...When she said she would definitely dispose of it, that's what she meant."

"Yes. Miss Sisillia is... not considering her own survival."

The two forgot they were in battle and became solemn for a moment.

But Aldred burned with even more spirit.

"All troops, listen! Knights and mages who can use Sword Energy conserve your mana as much as possible! We will quickly find Deception!"

"Yes—!"

The knights who couldn't use Sword Energy roared and accelerated the process of disposing of the monsters.

The Margrave's knights were strong. The monsters that densely filled the meadow were quickly dealt with.

But there were too many of them.

'We need to find Deception before our strength drops further. Where is Deception?'

Beatrice deflected the axe of an orc flying right before her to the side.

The axe stuck in the ground. Beatrice instantly rode on that axe and jumped into the sky, stepping on the orc's head.

A demon in a red suit was seen leisurely crossing its arms and looking at the battlefield.

It had a form of its own, not imitating a human.

Beatrice, who cut the orc in half while landing, shouted towards where Aldred was.

"There's a monster about 30 meters ahead of me!"

"Deploy in 12-formation! The injured, quickly give up your positions!"

The knights moved their ranks in a well-organized manner to create a spearhead shape. Beatrice headed to the very front, slashing the monsters at an unbelievable speed.

"Sir Ultan! You lead the way! The remaining two Sword Demons, conserve your strength!"

"Yes!"

"No! Let the three Sword Demons lead the way! I will support them!"

Beatrice crossed her sword and one arm behind the three knights in the front row to make a cross shape.

"Luminous Ascend"

The light of holiness struck the three knights. They opened their eyes wide, feeling the exponentially increased strength.

"The duration is only 40 seconds! You have to break through until it ends!"

"Follow the words of Windsor! Breaking through is the top priority. Leave the rest of the cleanup to the rear ranks!"

"Yes!"

"Upper arc, spread your wings!"

Following Aldred's shout, the right side of the spearhead unfolded. The monsters naturally flocked to the left.

The soldiers on the right side suffered some casualties due to the reckless charge. They skillfully retreated to the rear, and the empty spots were filled by people behind them.

On the other hand, the left-wing soldiers chose defense instead of charging. However, they were also at their limit due to the waves of monsters rushing in. The moment the wing was about to break, Margrave Aldred raised his sword high.

"Lower arc, fold your wings! Upper arc, keep pushing forward!"

The monsters that flocked to the left naturally headed forward as the soldiers retreated.

The monsters became entangled in the sudden space, creating a crack in the battlefield. The Margrave didn't miss that space.

"Mages—! All at once, strike the lower arc!"

The mages' blessings ignited all at once. The colorful lights emanating from their staffs dealt a fatal blow to the monsters densely packed on the left.

"Front line, increase speed! Upper and lower arcs, fold your wings, and focus on the breakthrough!"

"Yes—!"

"The injured from the upper arc quickly leave the battlefield! Fill the empty gaps with the lower arc!"

The military force, which had changed back to a spearhead shape, had a close distance between the upper and lower arcs.

Naturally, as the injured gathered at the end retreated, the gap was filled again.

"The demon is in sight!"

"Drop anchor! Upper and lower arcs, spread your wings, and hold your positions! The front line, disband the formation and assist them!"

Beatrice looked forward, breathing heavily.

The demon was seen crossing its arms and looking here as if interested.

Behind it, the subordinates were positioned.

As if wanting to express that they were different from the monsters, it was a distant place.

"You protect me."

"...The knights of Your Excellency are stronger than me."

"You also have a plan, don't you?"

"...!"

"Deception already knows our side's greeting. In contrast, we don't know. I don't know what that plan is, but the possibility of it working is very high. The opponent is Deception. Fundamentally arrogant."

Aldred, looking at the demon bleakly, took confident steps.

The demon, staring at them intently while stroking its chin, straightened its red tie and opened its mouth.

"Step back."

It was a voice that seemed to be heard in the brain, not the ears.

The monsters all stopped fighting at once and retreated.

The demon walked forward. It and Aldred met in the middle. And Beatrice,

'About 70% of the strength remains. Now I have to decide. Whether to put a buff on Miss Sisillia or directly deal damage.'

A tense gaze.

The demon spread both arms and shrugged its shoulders.

"Don't you even know how to have a conversation?"

"All troops, don't miss the retreating enemy."

The soldiers all grabbed their weapons and slashed the backs of the monsters.

The monsters, who had already been ordered to withdraw, died without resistance.

The demon lamented.

"Killing the messengers of peace who have come. How inhumane!"

"What kind of messenger of peace doesn't understand human words?"

"Oh my, how can you make such discriminatory remarks? Monsters are also living creatures. Just because the language is different, they deserve to die?"

The demon shook its head as if genuinely sorry.

'It's too early to deal with Deception. We need to somehow kill the subordinates behind it first. But how?'

The demon clapped its hands.

"Let's do this. Since misunderstandings have been created between us, let's open a place for reconciliation again."

"...Reconciliation?"

"Yes. But we respected you and didn't kill a single one-"

The demon suddenly appeared right in front of Aldred.

So close that its breath could be felt.

"But you killed a lot of us. Isn't it too unfair?"

Beatrice swung her sword without hesitation.

But the sword slashed through the air. The demon had already returned.

"Well, I'll let that slide too. Because I'm a very generous being, unlike humans."

The demon shrugged its shoulders.

"Our proposal is simple. Very, very simple and extremely generous."

Aldred turned his eyes for a moment.

Aldred clenched his teeth.

"What is it?"

He spread four fingers behind his back.

It was an 'execution order'.

The knights simultaneously prepared to attack.

"Generous-!"

But-

No matter how much time passed, no knights were attacking.

Aldred looked around in surprise.

The knights were frozen in place as if time had stopped.

Fear.

They couldn't even move just from the presence of the demon.

Aldred was visibly flustered.

'...A high-level monster suppressed three Sword Demons with fear?'

"Ugh."

Beatrice bit her tongue to overcome the fear.

Her trembling hand was somehow trying to lift the sword to the sky.

'Somehow, I need to use Roar of Light.'

But that was the limit. Beatrice couldn't lift the sword to the sky.

The moment she tried to open her mouth somehow and tell the Count to make her hand point to the sky.

"Ha."

The monster smirked as if it couldn't stand watching Beatrice struggling.

"Hahahahaha!"

It laughed uncontrollably for a while.

The monster wiped its tears and said,

"Ah, you are really funny people. But..."

The monster's eyes turned cold. In addition, the subordinates who had been still behind it moved.

"The disgrace you just showed, isn't it a deception against me?"

'It's over.'

Beatrice closed her eyes.

'Run away, Miss Sisillia.'

Dark shadows gradually invade the light.

Those in human form but with faces as if painted with black ink evoked an instinctive sense of fear.

Beatrice accepted death.

However, she earnestly wished for one thing.

She hoped that Sisillia would feel this anomaly and make a cool-headed decision.

At least she should return alive, lead reinforcements, and eliminate this dangerous monster.

"...How can a human?"

Beatrice opened her eyes.

The monster was shocked.

In front of it stood Sisillia with an indifferent expression.

Her sword thrust into the heart of the monster, aiming for Beatrice.

"Good work."

"What the hell are you!"

Shadows rose in time with Deception's angry shout.

An incomparably large number simultaneously rushed at Sisillia.

Creak-!

Quickly, but accurately. Without any flaws.

Beatrice, Aldred, and the knights watched Sisillia's sword dance in a daze.

They didn't even think about intervening. Rather than help, they would only be a hindrance.

When they came to their senses, Sisillia marched forward on the corpse of monsters.

Without a single hair out of place.

"Brace yourselves for the impact. I recommend covering your body with blessings."

Sisillia calmly said while shaking her sword in the air.

Beatrice came to her senses and hurriedly said to Sisillia,

"Si-Sisillia. You can't. That monster is much more than we expected..."

Sisillia smiled brightly and said,

"You did well. But now, it's my turn."

Beatrice's pupils trembled finely. As if she had made up her mind, she shouted at Sisillia.

"Luminous Ascend"

A golden light enveloped Sisillia's body. She said to the puzzled Sisillia,

"It-it's a blessing with the remainder of my mana. The duration is set to 2 minutes. You must... win."

Sisillia almost fainted.

Really too...

'Lo-lovely.'

Sisillia, who was feeling a gentle emotion.

"What are you doing now? How dare you, how dare you-!"

She felt deep anger at the naughty monster who broke that emotion.

"That's clearly dece-!"

The monster couldn't shout to the end.

Sisillia was already standing behind it.

The monster gritted its teeth, turned around, and approached Sisillia.

'It's moving.'

Everyone fought hard.

Beatrice, in particular, showed brilliant talent.

'I didn't know she could show such an appearance. So admirable.'

Then I should repay them too.

Sisillia gave a faint smile.

And lightly but with precise pronunciation, she said,

"Wind Shear."

An irresistible storm raged.