Welcome to the Impregnable Demon King Castle

through the garden, eh?」

I’m looking for which block is connected to which from the Alraune’s movements.

「But doing such a thing…using the movements of each and every one of all these Alraune, analyzing them, memorizing them, and solving the maze is completely…impossible?」

Aerial seems to have realized that this isn’t a challenge to me.

It is certainly extremely difficult.
But I do not think of it as impossible.

I thought about various ways to deepen my relationship with my subordinates.
I talk to Foras a lot about Black Magic and there are also many times when I train with him.

Even Amduscias joins us in our morning runs.

It’s not about getting along with them.
Although, I would be glad if that happened as well.

As allies who I fight alongside, I think it is very important to know them.

To Adventurers, the countless Alraunes look indistinguishable, but to me, they are my allies.

They are living creatures that are looked after by my subordinate every day and have hearts that you can form a bond with.

Personally, I am grateful that they mimic people.
It’s easier to remember them.

I have memorized every name that Amduscias has given them.

Considering I’ve made it this far, it isn’t so hard.

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Grasping when and where my allies are through their Magical Energy signature, and then deciding where they should go next is kind of my specialty.

It’s something I did constantly when I was an Adventurer.

Then, finally, three Alraunes reached where Aerial is.

From his point of view, they appeared from his front, back, and above.

「Did you see that Lord Lemegeton~? Ufufu, Pala, Gal, and Luca have reached him~」

Rather than defeat the three of them, Aerial lifted a finger and pointed it to the side.

The Alraune went「Waaah~」and went through various other blocks until finally ending up at the edge of the field.

This confirms another route to him, but until I find the route from here to that starting point, I can’t use it.

「Indeed.
Well done.
Come, Foras, Amduscias.
We are heading out.」

「As you wish.」

「Oka~y.」

Aerial looked at me in surprise.

「If you are uneasy, why not shift everything around again, Storm Hero?」

「Ahaha, how do I know that that isn’t what you want me to do?」

This could be a bluff and I haven’t actually solved the maze yet.

In that case, hurriedly switching the spaces around would only consume Magical Energy.

「Why not cancel it and rush towards me right now? Didn’t you wish to fight me?」

「I’m torn.
I do want to do that…but I must first confirm whether or not your plan is real.
If it is, then fantastic, there would be no problem.
Because I want to fight you.」

Can I only win against Aerial by unleashing my right arm?

The people that are here aren’t strong simply because they are Heroes.

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In fact, most of the Hero parties that challenge the Demon King Castle every single day get annihilated when they reach the third stratum.

Those that have gotten this far are the handful of super first-class Adventurers among Adventurers.

Wraith and Fran may be irregulars, but I’m sure they’ve been acknowledged through this Raid Battle.

In order to defeat Aerial, I need to draw out a certain Technique from him.

To do that, I must first break through this garden.

「Oh, Lord Lemegeton.
Have you decided on whose route to use~?」

「Gal’s, but…do you know it?」

It’s only natural that she knows which individual Alraune that is, but does she know which route that is?

「Not at all~.
But if Lemegeton can do it, I think I can too~.」

「Is that…so? Do not worry, I will not let their efforts go to waste.」

「Alright, let’s go~」

We step forward.

The scenery changes.

We head towards the next block.

With each move, Aerial’s expression changes from astonishment to admiration to delight.

「Hahah… Honestly, you are full of surprises.」

His friendly-sounding voice soon changes back to one belonging to an Adventurer.

「It would appear that you weren’t bluffing, Lord Lemegeton.」

I speak in a voice low enough for my allies to hear.

「After the scenery changes three more times, we’ll be at the Storm Hero.」