Kanan and Sofia, who were fighting on the front lines, joined forces, and the battle finally began. No voices could be heard from the Familiar in the sky. However, I could see Sofia raising her voice and swinging her sword, encouraging the Knights at that very moment.

“—It seems it’s Princess Sofia’s role to raise morale.”

Garuku’s voice. The means of boosting morale that Richard spoke of. She is carrying it out, trying to counter the Monsters who are trying to crush them with sheer numbers.

Perhaps Kanan had relied on Sofia for this role. On the first day, Kanan, the supreme commander of the Allied Forces, would step forward and boost morale. And in a desperate situation—by bringing Sofia, of the Sage’s Bloodline, to the front, she would rouse the soldiers.

In addition, her abilities also helped boost morale. The Lightning Strike she unleashed pierced and obliterated enemies. Furthermore, the Wind blew enemies away with great force, and her sword easily defeated them.

Sylvie and Eina also moved around as if protecting her. Kuuza’s Magic rained down, steadily defeating enemies—

The target is the Demon Race, then.

They targeted the Demon Race commanding the Monsters and launched an all-out offensive… I could tell from above that the opposing Demon Race was confused and couldn’t keep up with Sofia’s advance speed.

Just as I thought that, Sofia’s army reached the Demon Race. They immediately launched an attack, and the Demon Race was easily annihilated by the fierce onslaught.

At the same time, Sofia’s group retreated before they could be surrounded. Their movements were superb, something that couldn’t be achieved without proper coordination.

“As expected.”

Sofia’s group successfully retreated, leaving the Monsters, who were confused after losing their Commander, behind. They immediately turned around and began to intercept the enemy with other units.

However, the Demon Race side would eventually regain its composure and move the Monsters. How much of their fighting strength could be削る during that time… It was at this point that Adventurers like Phili and Alto came forward with Sofia’s group.

The Game Protagonist and his companions, who possessed enough power to defeat the Five Great Demons, were considerably stronger than other Knights and Soldiers. I could see them unleashing magic and skills, thoroughly defeating the enemies.

“What’s the situation?”

Richard asked me. When I briefly explained, he smiled.

“The ones who were held back in the rear, huh?”

“Some of them are my companions. I guarantee their skill.”

“Are they active?”

“Yes.”

As I nodded, Kanan’s group also started moving, responding to Sofia’s movements. They coordinated and began to scatter the Monsters on the front line.

Their movements, as if to say, “Follow the Princess!” had enough momentum to make the Monsters retreat. Their numbers quickly dwindled, and they even swallowed up the Monsters coming from the rear. It was truly breathtaking, and I could see that Sofia’s encouragement was having more than enough effect.

However, the Demon Race side was not silent. They continuously deployed units from the rear, attempting to curb the Human Side’s momentum. They probably thought that if they could suppress the high morale, the tide would turn.

“–Lord Ruon.”

Richard called out.

“I’ll speed up even more and move to flank the Monsters. This is where we part ways.”

“Flank?”

“Yes. That would cause less confusion for the Human Side, wouldn’t it? Firstly, if a horde of Monsters came from the rear, the Soldiers would mistakenly believe they were being attacked from both sides. Their morale would drop.”

Indeed… As I agreed in my heart, Richard turned his path sideways.

“Lord Ruon, on the battlefield.”

“Yes.”

After nodding, I pushed straight ahead. After I was alone, I checked the situation again through my Familiar. Sofia had defeated the Demon Race closest to the front line.

This caused further confusion among the Monsters. In response, Phili and Alto engaged the Demon Race. They pursued the retreating enemy and finally defeated them.

The command system was temporarily paralyzed… Sofia’s group thoroughly defeated the enemy, and the Human Side pushed back even further. Before I knew it, the Human Side had advanced quite a bit.

On the other hand, the Demon Race seemed to be struggling with their offense. However, at this stage, they seemed to be moving the Demon Race away from the front lines so as not to expose them, so it would likely become difficult to defeat commanders as easily as before.

Furthermore, the Demon Race deployed reinforcements. Although Sofia’s group was fighting valiantly, they wouldn’t last until the end of the battle. How far could they push them back…

“Lord Ruon, the battlefield seems to be close.”

Garuku’s voice. I nodded slightly.

“Yes… Now, I need to think about how I should move.”

“What will you do?”

Through my Familiar, I considered what the best approach would be. Rather than cooperating with Sofia’s group, it would be ideal to infiltrate the enemy’s core alone and use Advanced Magic to my heart’s content. There’s a high possibility that the Demon Race side would also be confused, and Sofia’s group could also attack further by taking advantage of that.

The problem was where to attack from… At this point, I looked at the terrain through my Familiar. The Human Side’s main camp was located on a small hill, and the Human Side’s rear support units were at the bottom of a gentle slope from there. Beyond that, the battlefield spread out, and to the right, though a bit distant, there was a forest stretching north and south.

To the left of the center of the battlefield was a highway, and beyond that, more plains… It seemed Richard was planning to attack from the left.

“……Alright, I’ll attack from the forest on the right.”

“Do you have a plan?”

“If I cut through the forest, I can move to flank the core of the Demon Lord’s Army. According to the information from the Familiar in the sky, that’s where most of the Demon Race are.”

When I replied, the Demon Lord’s Army’s attack intensified. They added more forces, trying to break the Human Side’s morale.

…The overall Commander leading the Demon Lord’s Army must have known about my existence. That’s why they must have launched an attack to crush us today, but in reality, they were being pushed back. Was the intensification due to impatience?

Even with a fierce assault, the Human Side wouldn’t budge. Sofia fought even harder, and Kanan commanded, precisely defeating the enemies. The number of monsters was still large, but I even had a premonition that the Human Side would win if things continued like this.

Amidst all this, the battlefield finally approached, and I began to detour. I moved as if heading for the forest, and before long, it came into view.

“The battlefield is close.”

Garuku said. I could hear sounds like explosions and metallic clangs.

Using the familiar in the sky, I adjusted my position to reach near the core of the Demon Lord’s Army. There, I dispelled my magic once.

“Alright… let’s do this.”

I drew my sword. I had been moving and fighting non-stop since the battle in the Western Region, but I still had enough stamina. My magic power was also fine.

Here, the familiar caught sight of Richard and the monsters he commanded. The scene showed them attacking the Demon Lord’s Army from the opposite direction of where I had reached the forest. It seemed the enemies had noticed, but their movements slowed due to their appearance. It seemed even the Demon Race couldn’t determine whether they were friend or foe.

After taking a breath here, I reactivated Movement Magic, quickly passing through the forest.

After breaking through the trees, I succeeded in spotting monsters. The enemies also noticed and entered battle readiness.

“Resveil!”

I summoned the Spirits, charged into the horde of monsters, and began to fight.