“No, we can’t let our guard down yet. Vincent has the Unique Magic: [Dimension Leap].”
At that moment, the space in front of us twisted.
Vincent burst out of it, looking like he’d barely escaped with his life.
“Eh…!”
Diana and Olivia were astonished.
“…Princess Olivia!? Y-you bastard, you set me up!?”
Vincent seemed to grasp the situation at a glance.
He turned eyes bloodshot with anger towards us.
“Judging by the looks of it, Emperor Alvaise gave you a warm welcome, huh?”
“To think I’d be lured out with Luna-sama as bait… You, you dog of the Emperor!”
“I hardly appreciate being thought of that way.”
I snorted and denied Vincent’s words.
“Eventually, I intend to replace Emperor Alvaise.”
“W-what…?”
Vincent stared at me, bewildered.
“Brother Luke, was that [Dimension Leap] just now!? That man appeared out of nowhere!?”
“That’s right. [Dimension Leap] is a Unique Magic that allows you to instantly move yourself to another location within a one-kilometer radius. Even so, it has a cooldown of about 20 seconds. You can’t use it continuously, so if you unleash a rush attack during that time, you can win.”
“I see…! Judging from its characteristics, Dia’s [Black Moon Swallowing the Heavens] wouldn’t be able to defend against that type of magic.”
Diana watched Vincent warily.
She seemed to realize the danger that he could disappear from the spot and attack at any moment.
Diana’s Unique Magic: [Black Moon Swallowing the Heavens] could absorb enemy magic, but it couldn’t prevent the activation of the magic itself, so it wasn’t compatible with instant-effect magic.
“W-why do you know the details of my Unique Magic…? I shouldn’t have told Luna-sama even the range and cooldown!?”
“…The Imperial Army will be here soon. The truly terrifying Saint-Germain and his Imperial Court mage division are coming. You guys have no chance of winning anymore.”
I didn’t answer Vincent’s question and instead advised him to surrender.
“Vincent, surrender.”
“What…?”
“With this achievement, I will become the rightful prince of the Empire and eventually take the throne. If you Dark Elves swear loyalty to me, you can survive. The Emperor shouldn’t be able to treat me lightly, as I’ll be engaged to Princess Olivia and have the backing of the Macedonia Kingdom.”
“…! Are you serious?”
Vincent’s eyes widened in astonishment.
“Of course. Once I become Emperor and bring all enemies under my control, no one will hurt Luna-san and Diana. My goal is to make my mother and Diana happy.”
“Kyaaaa! In other words, Brother Luke loves Dia the most in this world!”
Diana raised a voice of joy.
“You can’t win against the Empire with your methods, and you can’t save my mother either. Swear loyalty to me, Vincent, the prince of the Dark Elves!”
“…I’ve felt it since the first time I met you. You really are just like that man, Emperor Alvaise.”
Vincent looked at me with eyes filled with quiet fighting spirit.
“Suddenly appearing, taking everything, and trying to bend everything to your will… That day, I had my fiancée, Luna-sama, stolen from me. Can you understand that anger and humiliation!?”
“What…?”
So, this guy was my mother’s fiancé?
“I swore that I would use any means necessary to get my beloved Luna-sama back!”
Vincent raised his right arm high, and as if that was the signal, the ground swelled, and countless golems appeared.
A group of giants made of metal, nearly three meters tall.
I was surprised, to say the least.
I participated in the strategy meeting to grasp the Dark Elves’ strength, but this weapon was never mentioned at all.
A force hidden even from allies?
“The secret weapon provided by the Gallia Kingdom, the Orichalcum Golem! With this power, we’ll repel the Imperial Army!”
“N-no way, the Gallia Kingdom is behind this…!”
Olivia raised a voice close to a scream.
The Gallia Kingdom is a nation currently at war with the Empire. Alchemy is thriving there, and they’ve been deploying humanoid weapon golems to the front lines.
Moreover, the Orichalcum Golem has extremely high defense and is classified as a strong enemy in the A rank in the game.
“For a Mazoku to join hands with humans…!”
Mazoku are monsters that have evolved and gained the same appearance and intelligence as humans, represented by the Dark Elves. They have been an incompatible existence with humans since ancient times.
“As long as I have Princess Olivia in my hands, there’s still a chance for a comeback. For that, I won’t hesitate to abandon the pride of the Mazoku!”
“You’re just being used by the Gallia Kingdom!”
The Gallia Kingdom’s aim is probably to support Vincent, who holds a grudge against the Empire, and destroy the alliance between the Empire and Macedonia.
“Even so, I don’t care at all! I’ll gladly accept the criticism from my comrades! As long as I can save Luna-sama! That person is the hope of all Mazoku who have been oppressed by humans!”
“Then you should obey me even more!”
“I’ll scatter you! [Hellfire Barrage]!”
Diana fired a barrage of black fireballs at the Orichalcum Golems.
But they didn’t seem to take any damage and charged forward.
“Eh!? Dia’s magic…!”
“It’s useless. Orichalcum is a sacred metal with high resistance to magic. [Hellfire Barrage] won’t work on the Orichalcum Golem covered in that armor.”
Vincent laughed triumphantly.
“Diana-sama, if you abandon your brother and join me, I’ll spare your life! You are the honorable princess of the Dark Elves. You have the noble mission of giving birth to the next king—the ‘Prophesied Demon Lord’!”
“Don’t try to give my sister weird solicitations!”
I tried to create a new magic sword by combining the [Dark Edge] with the [Black Lightning] I had just seen.
I didn’t know what the ‘Prophesied Demon Lord’ was, but if they were planning to turn Diana into a Demon Lord, I would stop them with all my might.
“[Thunder Edge]!”
A magic sword with a blade crackling with black lightning appeared in my hand.
I had never seen [Black Lightning] before, but based on my past experience, I figured I could improvise and synthesize it.
“A lightning magic sword!?”
Vincent stared in disbelief.
“You’re just an incompetent who can only use [Dark Edge]!?”
“My [Dark Edge] is a little special!”
When I slashed the heads of the Orichalcum Golems one after another with the [Thunder Edge], they fell silent in one blow.
They stopped moving like mere ornaments, with their fists still raised.
“W-why…!”
“Didn’t you know? Golems are weak against lightning.”
“Impossible!? These guys have invincible Orichalcum armor that overcomes that weakness!”
That’s right, but…
In fact, the Orichalcum Golem has an important control magic circuit between its eyebrows, and hitting it with lightning magic at that pinpoint location would stop it in one shot.
I remembered the strategy for defeating the Orichalcum Golem well because it was an opponent that had given me a lot of trouble in the game.
“Amazing! As expected of Brother Luke!”
“T-this is Lord Luke’s true power!”
Diana and Olivia cheered loudly.