911: Beastmen Arrival

Velmeria arrived to support us, but she wasnt the only one headed in our direction.

I sense a bunch of people coming our way. Its gotta be reinforcements this time, right?

Nn. A lot.

This new group had well over 100 members, maybe even reaching 300 or 400. Considering how all of them moved uniformly, they must be a well-organized force.

But it didnt take long for us to realize their ident.i.ty.

Because we recognized the presence of the one running at the head of the group.

Mea! Shes here!

h.e.l.l yeah! Now were talking!

Mea came to our rescue leading a bunch of outlaws from the Beastmen Union. All of them quickly slipped through the cracks in the wall, deploying into a line formation.

At their front was a girl with white hair, black armor, and a wide grin.

Fuhahaha! Ive arrived!

M-Miss! Is it okay for you to stand out like this?

Of course! Forget about such trivial matters and focus on defending the town!

Understood!

Zefmate stood at Meas side. I guess he really became Meas full time sidekick here.

Well, hes gotten a lot stronger too, so both were powerful allies.

Saintess-dono, I believe this is the first time we speak face to face. I must apologize for the late entrance! I failed to realize the time after silencing our stubborn circle of elders, as well as dealing with the unexpected dragonkin a.s.sault!

Like I worried, it seems the Dragon King interfered elsewhere too.

So, uh, you know! That, that thing!

?

Miss, she has no clue what you mean.

Uh-huh. I know, but

This kinda reminds me of how Mea acted when she first met Fran. She probably wanted to say something like a friend of a friend is a friend of mine, but she felt too embarra.s.sed to say it outright.

If Quina was here instead, shed be able to push Meas back while easing her nerves with light banter Zefmate, youve got a ways to go!

My name is Mea, and I am a friend of Frans! Youre her friend too, correct?

I certainly hope she thinks of me as a friend

No worries! Youre already friends after fighting on the same side, and Im sure Fran would agree! And if youre Frans friend, you are also mine! We shall defend this town together!

Mea! You said it perfectly! Im feeling so proud for some reason!

Heheh. Thats true. Im glad to have you with us.

Meas good point was always her ability to lighten the mood in any situation. Sophie seemed depressed after dealing with the holy knights and a.s.shole dragonkin in succession, but now a slight smile appeared on her face.

Fuahaha! Leave it to me!

Mea also returned a big enthusiastic grin.

Zefmate, time to go!

Of course!

Mea drew her weapon, the Dragon Blade Lind, and leapt directly at the antidemons from the top of the wall. A flash appeared on her back, and she grew wings of flame.

That looked really cool, sure, but she just pulled off something ridiculous. Simultaneously activating and controlling four Verniers?

The fire spell Vernier was already difficult to control by itself, but Mea somehow managed four at the same time She must have gone through one h.e.l.l of a training regimen too.

With the flames trailing behind her, Mea flew through the sky at a tremendous speed before collided directly with the antidemon horde. The antidemons got blown away by the huge explosion, as if they had been struck by a meteorite.

The force of the impact was so powerful that it almost made me s.h.i.+ver.

Please dont tell me she blew herself up too. However, a cat beastgirl clad in white flames soon emerged from the crater.

Not a speck of dust on her. How did she remain unharmed through that? Maybe due to a combination of barriers and Fire Nullification?

Mea!

Fuhaha! Sorry to keep you waiting, Fran!

Unlike me, Fran didnt seem to have the slightest doubt about Meas safety. She simply cheered excitedly without hesitation.

Now that Im here, our victory is a.s.sured!

Nn!

Indeed, she really saved us, but I needed to ask her about a different matter bothering me.

Mea, did you know whats going on at the other gates?

No need to worry! I gave the former heads of the Beastmen Union quite the beating, so they work for me now. Then, I sent the Bloodfang Brigade captains along with their men to defend the rest of the gates!

So were all good?

Despite their personalities, the Bloodfang Brigade is pretty good at what they do. As long as there arent too many antidemons, we should be fine.

It probably took Mea a while to dispatch all those forces too.

Mea, did you hear anything about other organizations?

I know the adventurers have already begun defending the gates, but nothing about the dragonkin or the Sanatorium!

Our allies in the Dragon King Syndicate have already reached the gates, each receiving one member of the Three Claws.

After hearing Meas words, Velmeria dove down nearby and explained what she knew to us. Of course, she still kept blasting antidemons all the while.

It seems both of them ensured the other gates were well defended before coming to our rescue.

Since our battlefield was located right next to the east gate, well be able to handle that one as well. Each gate had plenty of defenders, so thats one less thing to worry about.

Excellent! Then we can focus on the fight at hand!

Nn!

And so, the girls in white and black set into motion. As usual, they matched each other perfectly, showing amazing coordination without any communication necessary.

Youve been getting stronger, Fran!

You too, Mea!

Hahaha! Youve seen nothing yet! Just you wait, Ive developed a secret technique to show you up!

Wow, a secret technique! Cool!

Of course! Ill go all out when something a little more challenging comes up! Look forward to it!

Nn!

Hold on just a second. Id rather not have to deal with anything stronger than what were already up against

Turn to as.h.!.+

Youre mine.

These two girls sure seemed happy in the middle of a raging battle.