## Chapter 505 – The Holy War
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“Rent! It’s a disaster! Rent!”
“Ugh… Elsie?”
Just as I was about to share my brilliant idea with Solly, Elsie shook me awake, pulling me out of my trance-like sleep.
Opening my eyes, I saw Elsie, completely naked, with a very serious expression.
“It’s a disaster, Rent! A revelation… a revelation has come! Just like during the dungeon flood! A revelation!”
It seemed Solly had sent out another emergency all-text revelation about an impending disaster.
“They say… they say that a hydra and a giant cyclops are coming towards Camel! W-what do we do!”
I hugged the anxious Elsie and patted her back to reassure her.
“It’s okay, Elsie. I’m here.”
“Ah… yes. Rent is… in Camel.”
Elsie looked up at me from my arms and said,
“Just like when you saved me… just like when you stopped the flood in Pludan. You’ll solve this one too, right, Rent?”
“Of course! Leave it to me! Ah, but… to succeed, there’s one thing I need.”
“Yes? What is it?”
I grinned at Elsie and said,
“A passionate kiss from my beloved saintess.”
“Ah… yes♡ Hmm♡ Muah♡ Slurp♡ Muuuaah♡”
As I shared a sweet and sticky kiss with Elsie, my motivation soared.
Breaking the kiss, I gave a thumbs up and said,
“I’ll definitely succeed now that I’ve received Elsie’s kiss.”
“Yes!”
“…Don’t you need my kiss?”
“Kyaa! N-Noah!”
Noah had appeared behind me, draping an arm over my shoulder with a sly smile.
“If Noah kisses me too, the success rate will go up even more!”
“Then~ what about me?”
“What about us?”
“I want to kiss Rent too!”
Before I knew it, not only Noah but also my other lovers had woken up.
“Huh!? W-when did you all wake up?”
“Hehehe, if Elsie shouts that loud, we’ll wake up. Alright! Then let’s all kiss Rent once for his success! After Elsie, it’s my turn! Hmm♡”
Noah suddenly gave me a deep kiss… and then, one after another, I kissed my other lovers.
To be able to keep kissing so many lovely lovers like this… I’m truly happy.
Thanks to them, I feel like I can take down any monster with ease.
After the kisses, we got dressed and went outside.
Ding ding ding ding!
A loud bell rang throughout Camel, and Riot’s voice, the one we often heard in the arena, echoed.
【Everyone~~!! Emergency!!! It’s an emergency situation!!!! A report from the temple!!! It’s a revelation from Solly! A hydra and a giant cyclops, and countless monsters are heading towards our Camel!!!】
“Kyaaaaaaah!!!”
“Why are monsters coming to Camel!”
“It’s a disaster!! This is a disaster!!”
“Mommyyy!!”
Many people were in chaos and despair.
“Son-in-law!”
“Father Grapha.”
“Father!”
Then, a little later than us, Father Grapha came out of the house fully armed.
“You can see what’s happening, right? I’m going to the royal palace right now. Come with me! I need your strength now, son-in-law!”
“I understand. But running will be slow, so I’ll take you there.”
“Take me? How… wha!?”
I used telekinesis to lift my lovers and Father Grapha into the air.
“We’ll go to Gracia’s place first!”
We moved quickly and arrived at Gracia’s mansion in an instant.
On the way, many people saw us flying.
“What is that!? A person is flying!”
“T-the one in the middle is!”
“It’s a golden bucket that breathes fire!”
“No! It’s a flying gorilla!”
“A shining golden bucket!”
“It’s the Dungeon Crasherrrrr!!!”
“That’s right, the Dungeon Crasher! Camel has the Dungeon Crasher! We can survive!”
“It’s not just the Dungeon Crasher! We also have our Beast King!”
“What were we afraid of? Even if a disaster comes, we’ll be fine with the Dungeon Crasher and the Beast King!”
Unintentionally, my presence seemed to be calming the people.
“Huh?! R-Rent! Grapha!”
Father Galf, fully armed, was coming out of Gracia’s mansion.
“Father Galf! I’ll take you to the royal palace!”
“Wow, this is super comfortable!”
“What are you… huh?!”
Since the situation was urgent, I immediately lifted Father Galf with telekinesis and flew straight to the royal palace.
Arriving at the royal palace, we immediately headed to the audience chamber.
“You’ve come, Rent.”
In the audience chamber were the Beast King, Merlin, and several Knights of the Round Table.
“As you know, we are in an emergency… Judging by the revelation from Solly, this is a disaster comparable to the dungeon flood. As king… S-rank adventurer, Dungeon Crasher Rent. I would like to request your cooperation.”
Thump!
I thumped my chest at the Beast King’s words and said,
“Just leave it to me!”
“Hoh, you’re reliable.”
A little later, the other Knights of the Round Table, who had not yet arrived, also arrived, and the Beast King rose from his throne and said,
“From now on! We begin the subjugation of the hydra and the giant cyclops and the monsters that are rushing towards Camel! Each Knight of the Round Table, gather your knights and prepare to confront the monsters immediately!”
“”We obey!””
“Wait a moment.”
Just as the Knights of the Round Table, including my fathers, were about to leave, I stopped them.
“Rent, if you have an opinion, speak.”
“I can move you quickly. I think the most urgent thing right now is to find out how close the monsters led by the hydra and the giant cyclops are.”
“That’s right.”
“So, first, I’ll take you all outside immediately. I want to see how urgent the situation is together. You know how quickly I can move you, right?”
At my words, the Beast King immediately nodded.
“I understand, please do it right away.”
“Your Majesty, what was that conversation… Rrrgh!?”
As one of the Knights of the Round Table was about to speak to the Beast King.
I had already used telekinesis to move my lovers, the Beast King, Merlin, and the other Knights of the Round Table all at once, moving them outside and up to the top of the Camel Royal Palace.
“”What?!””
The other Knights of the Round Table, who were seeing my telekinesis for the first time, were instantly shocked and looked around.
“W-what is this?”
“Is something like this even possible?”
“Hehehehe, this is quite interesting.”
“Please explain what’s going on, Sir Merlin!”
I looked around, trying to find where the hydra and the giant cyclops were appearing.
But according to Solly, the two giant 50-meter monsters were nowhere to be seen.
“I’ll go a little higher to find the hydra and the giant cyclops.”
“Please do.”
“A little higher? What… ugh?!”
Whoosh!
To check, I went up in one go!
I soared to the height I usually reach when moving.
“Hahahaha! To be able to go this high! You can move quickly!”
“Y-Your Majesty! What is this…”
“Sir Agrava! Just accept it as the truth!”
“I don’t understand at all!”
“Hmm…”
Even after going this high, I couldn’t see the giant monsters.
Could it be because it’s dark?
No, even if it’s dark, a 50-meter monster should be visible…
“R-Rent, it’s dark, so you won’t be able to see well.”
“No, Elsie. If it’s a hydra, you’d at least hear the sound of it moving even in the dark. But the fact that we can’t hear anything means they’re coming from quite far away.”
Elsie’s opinion and Tikia’s opinion made sense.
“First, I’ll light up the surroundings.”
I created 12 small balls of light in my hand.
According to Tikia, magic is the power to make imagination a reality if you have enough magic power.
Besides, most of the magic and techniques I use usually rely on imagination.
So, this should be possible.
“Hmph!”
I spread my arms to both sides and sent the 12 balls flying far away in a clockwise direction, then exploded the magic power contained in each ball.
Zzzzzzzzzzzing!!!!
The 12 balls of light grew huge and emitted a brilliant light, illuminating the surrounding area.
“W-what is this…”
“Twelve suns…”
“Night… has become day.”
“Hahahaha! The more I see, the more amazing it is!”
“It’s amazing, Rent!”
“Wow! It’s so bright! It’s completely daytime down there!”
“Rent is amazing as always♡”
“…Okay! I held it in! I held in the urge to be amazed this time!”
“Um… I’m a little late to say this… but is it okay for me to be here when I can’t even fight?”
“Tina, your husband probably wanted to show you his cool side.”
“Showing off their prowess to females is a male instinct! Well, just relax and watch! If it gets dangerous, your husband and we will protect you!”
“T-thank you, Lyfa.”
Amidst the various conversations, Merlin stroked his beard and said,
“Hmm… but the fact that they’re not here even after looking around like this means they’re quite far away… It’s good that we have time to prepare, but I’m worried that they might appear in other towns or regions and cause damage.”
That was definitely a concern.
Bane said he would direct the monsters towards Camel.
If so, he might be controlling monsters from afar to head towards Camel…
Kwakwakwakwakwakwang!!!
At that moment, a huge black lightning bolt struck the area at 6 o’clock.
Shhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Kraaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!
Kikikikikikiki!
Krrrrrrrrrr!
At the spot where the lightning struck, a giant snake monster with nine heads and a cyclops with one eye and a large horn on its crown appeared, along with countless other monsters.
Ah, I remembered correctly.
Bane said he would direct them.
More precisely, he said he would send them towards us.
In other words, the method Bane used was not to control existing monsters to head towards Camel.
It was a monster quick delivery service via black lightning.
Somehow, I felt like Bane was giving me a thumbs up from the sky, saying, “Please make it a good scene!”
But…
Even if you were going to send them close, wasn’t this too close?
The hydra and the giant cyclops were at the front, and the rest of the monsters were lined up behind them.
And… the distance between the walls of Camel and the two monsters was probably only about 2 kilometers.
It was a distance that the two monsters could easily close while the knights were forming their ranks, making preparations, and getting out of the walls.
Moreover.
Ddddddddddddd
Kuuuuuung!
Those two monsters were so huge that their range of movement was also enormous.
Thanks to that, the other Knights of the Round Table were very flustered.
“M-monsters suddenly appeared!”
“The hydra and the giant cyclops are so close!”
“Damn it! We don’t have enough time!”
“Today is full of surprises.”
“What should we do…”
At that moment, the Beast King shouted loudly.
“Calm yourselves! Knights of the Round Table!”
At the Beast King’s words, all the Knights of the Round Table calmed down and looked at the Beast King.
His ability to quell the chaos with just his words was truly the image of a charismatic king.
“We are merely fulfilling our role to protect this country! We will give our lives! To protect the country! To protect the people! That is what it means to be a Knight of the Round Table! Isn’t that right!”
“”That’s right!””
The Beast King looked at me and asked,
“Rent, can you resolve this situation?”
“If you wish, I will resolve this entire situation by myself.”
“Hahahaha! You’re reliable. But that wouldn’t be good for our reputation. So…”
The Beast King looked at the approaching horde of monsters and said,
“We will take care of the hydra and the approaching monsters. I’ll leave the giant cyclops to you.”
“Understood. Then please tell me where the knights are right away. I’ll quickly move the knights outside as well.”
“…It’s not really the time to say this, but you’re really convenient. Have you ever thought about changing your nationality to Bridan?”
“I have no intention of doing so. But if you have any requests, please feel free to tell the Adventurer’s Guild. Thanks to the magic tool, I can receive requests right away now.”
“Hahahaha! I will!”
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After that, I moved to each knightly order and moved the knights, who were already preparing, outside.
I tasked the adventurers with dealing with any monsters that might enter Camel, just in case.
There were some panics along the way, with people freaking out about flying in the sky or the sudden appearance of 12 suns, but the Knights of the Round Table in charge of each knightly order calmed them down…
“Knights. Proud knights of Camel.”
When all the knights had come out and formed their ranks, the distance between the walls and the monsters was about 1 kilometer.
With the two giant monsters with their ridiculously large strides and the rapidly charging monsters, and the knights and adventurers who had risen through various experiences and possessed physical abilities that defied common sense, the short distance would be closed in an instant.
“This is a holy war given by Solly. Now! It is the king’s command! Protect Camel from those monsters that threaten it!”
Swoosh!
The Beast King drew his pure white sword from his waist and shouted loudly as he ran towards the monsters.
“Follow meeeeeeeeeee!!!”
“”Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!””
The holy war had begun.
