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.

clear mind could they perform well and suffer the least amount

to come back after you rested

they left,

they had to come back. Having witnessed first-hand just how brilliant they were, Bemus no longer doubted their

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

desperately needed, and he couldn't afford to miss out on such

***

Dosha! Dosha! Dosha!

sound of the pouring rain filled everyone's ears, and the black blood belonging to the corpses of the demons

Kracka!

of lightning suddenly tore the sky apart, illuminating the surroundings for a split

watching it fall

the side of my face. Opening my eyes and

rain just as the battle

What better timing.

the demons had been killed or had fled,

if I had to evaluate my fight with the

of mana using the one. Had I used the Keiki style, I

just went to show how reliant on the

was all that mattered. Although I had cheated by the end and mainly relied on my opponent's recklessness,

But.

I was looking

to improve my skills, not kill my

"Hm?"

on my shoulder, I turned around and

to point at the tower in

"Ren, let's head back."

"...Right."

followed Leopold and the others

battle lasted for only an hour, and the

breached, and we managed to ward off the

some losses due to the demons managing to break through the tower; however, overall, the result was in

this was when the dwarves had still

planning to show all of their cards just yet; however, the demons

battles were going to be

"Huaam…"

I reminded myself to get

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

many

"I've got eight."

"What about you, Leopold?"

"Me? Eight."

the

think was commanding

"What! Not fair!"

the other's conversation, I shook my

of demons that I had killed in the last

to say, this was to be expected since I

*

moment I stepped back into the tower, I

those that had

"What is it?"

same orc

eyes looked down on

my head and staring back into those eyes,

picking a fight with

what I did before? If so, I was

'No I can't fight…'

quickly halted

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

such actions would be highly detrimental to me and the

was prepared to use Monarch

"Get out o——!"

had expected, the orc lowered his head and

"I'm sorry."

"H..huh, what?"

composure took a hit as my speech stuttered for a

you talking

completely different from what I had expected the situation to turn

my words, the orc knelt on one knee and

did to you

you doing?

take the orcs antics, I grabbed his arms and pulled him

all, the elf from

not

weren't as direct as the orcs, the intent