The Author's POV

"See, what did I tell you? With him there, the western side is safe."

A slight smile appeared on Smallsnake's lips as he looked at Bemus beside him.

Secretly he was sighing in relief.

Although everything went as he had expected, there were some close calls. Ren's way of fighting was a lot more different than he had seen before, but still, he had won, and that was all that really mattered.

The only one that wasn't happy with the situation was Ryan, who sulkily said.

"My calculations were wrong, Ren took much longer than usual."

"...You thought so too?"

Ryan's words caught Smallsnake's attention who lowered his head and patted him on the head.

"I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so."

Now used to Smallsnake patting him on the head, Ryan didn't react and continued to sulk.

"My calculations were off by five minutes..."

"Five minutes?"

"Yes."

"Hmm."

Placing his and on his chin, Smallsnake mused for a couple of seconds. Then, turning his attention towards the video depicting Ren's fight, he nodded in agreement.

"Looks like you're right. Ren could've ended this five minutes faster the expected."

"Did something happen to Ren?"

"Not sure..."

Smallsnake's brows knit.

However, he eventually shrugged his shoulders.

"If you really want to know, we can ask him later. Maybe he was trying to save mana? I'm not really sure..."

Although he had no idea why Ren chose to take his time in eliminating the demons, Smallsnake wasn't really worried.

Having known Ren for over a year now, he knew that he wasn't someone reckless.

If he did something, there was a logical reason behind it.

Patting Ryan in the shoulder he reminded.

"We should probably go to sleep soon. Another attack might happen at any time, so we should be ready for that."

"...okay."

Though disappointed, Ryan obeyed Smallsnake's words.

On the other hand, standing not far away from the duo...

'Calculations wrong? Five minutes off? Just what in the world are they talking about?'

Bemus wondered as he speechlessly looked at the duo discussing amongst themselves.

Although he had heard what they said, he couldn't comprehend what they were saying.

Were they saying that the human that defeated the Baron ranked demon did not go all out?

That came to him as a shock since his performance was still deeply imprinted in his mind.

"Sir Bemus."

Disrupting Bemus out of his thoughts was Smallsnake.

Lifting his head, Bemus asked.

"...What is it?"

"Do you mind if we go take a quick nap?"

"Nae, go, go."

Waving his hand, he quickly shooed them out of the control room.

Their performance was excellent. Furthermore, Smallsnake's words were correct. Another wave was coming soon, and so the best option right now was to sleep.

they perform well and suffer the

to come back after you rested

before they

emphasized the part where they had to come back. Having witnessed first-hand just how brilliant they were,

just him, but the other dwarves present looked at them with more respect than; their

they desperately needed, and he couldn't afford

***

Dosha! Dosha! Dosha!

vision. The sound of the pouring rain filled everyone's ears, and the black blood belonging to the corpses of the demons on the battlefield began to seep

Kracka!

tore the sky apart,

it fall on

droplets of rain trickled by the side of my face. Opening my eyes and looking at the sky

rain just as the

What better timing.

of the demons had been killed or had fled, and what was left behind was only a trail

the Baron ranked demon marked the end of the first wave, and if I had to evaluate my fight with the

bit of mana using the one. Had I used the Keiki style, I could've ended

show how reliant on the Keiki style I

I had cheated by the end and mainly

But.

I was

my

"Hm?"

a light tap on my shoulder, I turned around and Leopold's face appeared next to

point at

"Ren, let's head back."

"...Right."

at the battlefield, I followed Leopold

lasted for only an hour, and the enemies suffered

breached, and we managed to ward off the first

due to the demons managing to break through the tower; however, overall, the result

was when the dwarves had still not activated

for now. The dwarves weren't planning to show all of their cards just yet; however, the demons could say the same thing since they only sent the cannon fodder so

battles were going to be

"Huaam…"

myself to get some

the threat of the second wave coming, I had to be in optimal condition for

how many

"I've got eight."

"What about you, Leopold?"

"Me? Eight."

the

was commanding you guys? Her kills are my

"What! Not fair!"

conversation, I shook

long lost count of the number of demons that I had killed in the last battle, but

to be expected since I

*

I stepped back into the tower, I felt multiple

belonged to those that had witnessed

"What is it?"

the same orc from

fierce eyes looked down on me from

staring back into those eyes,

picking a

did before? If so, I was prepared to let him

'No I can't fight…'

I quickly halted

was still affecting my mind, and if I fought now, I might lose

be highly detrimental to

to use Monarch indifference's at

"Get out o——!"

expected, the

"I'm sorry."

"H..huh, what?"

composure took a hit as

you talking

completely different from what I had expected the

my words, the orc knelt on one knee and raised his

I did to you

you doing? Get

I grabbed his arms and pulled him

all, the elf

you're not

as the orcs, the intent