Chapter 24: Formation of the Monster Girl Army

At the border of the Twilight Frontier, the overwhelming difference in military strength was clear for all to see.

The horizon was crowded with the Elysion Kingdom’s official knight orders and the many magic corps Elizabeth had hired with her own fortune. The sound of heavy armor and the marching of fifty thousand soldiers filled the air, pushing back the frontier’s fog.

On the other side stood those defending the golden log house.

At the center stood a small mascot with golden fur shining in the morning sun: Allen. Luna stood to one side, her staff crackling with indigo lightning, while Misha’s emerald scales bristled on the other. Behind Allen, the silver wolf Ferris unleashed golden lightning from her whole body. Further back, Pee’s wings stretched across the sky, and Kuu, Aria, and Sui strengthened their defenses on the ground. Three thousand monster girls, transformed into ‘fluffy berserkers’ by Allen’s mana, waited for his command, their eyes showing no fear.

(…Everyone. …Are you scared?)

Allen’s telepathic voice rang clear across the entire battlefield.

“…No, Allen. …I will never forget this moment — standing by your side — for the rest of my life.”

Luna re-gripped her staff with trembling fingers and smiled fearlessly.

“Master! The word ‘scared’ ain’t in my dictionary! As long as I’m chained to you, I’m invincible!!”

Ferris roared, and golden lightning raced across the earth.

At the center of the Kingdom’s army, atop a massive magic tank, Elizabeth and Sylphi appeared. Elizabeth gracefully closed her folding fan and surveyed the battlefield.

“…Oh my. …Do you intend to challenge me with an army that looks like a trash heap? …Allen, let’s put an end to this ‘play pretend’ of yours today. …I’ll execute every last one of those girls and take you back to a pure white room.”

“Onii-sama~! Where are you~!? Sylphi made a ‘special red chain’ just to tie up Onii-sama’s legs~!!”

Sylphi swung her massive scythe around with a madness-filled smile.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!!

Along with Elizabeth’s signal, the Kingdom army’s magic cannons fired all at once. Thousands of fireballs rained down upon Allen’s Territory like a meteor shower.

—【Platinum Blessing: Platinum Veil】!!

Allen shouted. The ‘Platinum Chain’ around his neck glowed brightly, creating a huge dome-shaped barrier that covered all three thousand monster girls. Shockwaves from the attacks tore at the ground, but the barrier, formed by Allen’s will to protect, did not crack at all.

“…Impossible!? Are you telling me a single mascot blocked the full-scale attack of the Kingdom’s army!?”

Unrest ran through the Kingdom’s officers and soldiers.

(— Counterattack! Everyone, follow me!!)

Allen hopped onto Ferris’s back. Ferris became a golden flash of light, charging head-on into the army of fifty thousand.

“—【Divine Lightning, Kaleidoscopic: Bolt Storm】!!”

Ferris’s lightning and Allen’s platinum mana resonated, and golden lightning ravaged the battlefield. The vanguard of heavy knights was reduced to dust, armor and all.

“…The sky is my territory~!! —【Golden Gale: Gold Cyclone】!!”

The harpy unit led by Pee rained down vacuum blades from above, physically shredding the chanting of the magic corps.

“…Those who would defile Allen-sama… I’ll swallow you down to the bottom of the earth. —【Amber Swamp: Amber Abyss】!!”

Misha crawled along the ground, mowing down a hundred soldiers with a single swing of her massive tail. Behind her, Sui spread out across the earth, dragging enemy forces down into her bottomless slime like a pitfall trap.

The battlefield was no longer a war. It was a one-sided “trampling of love” — maidens, fanatic about a single “King,” raging in ways that surpassed the very concept of numbers.

“Damn you…! Mere non-human females! — All forces, do not retreat! Whoever captures the holy beast will be granted the rank of Duke!!”

At the general’s shout, the Kingdom’s army regained its vigor.

But at that moment, Allen unleashed the chains himself.

(…Luna. …Now. …Make my soul and all of yours one!)

“…Understood! —【Universal Sharing, True Coronation: Over Elysion】!!”

Centered on Allen, all three thousand monster girls were connected by threads of light. Their “love for Allen” became a single massive torrent of mana flowing through Allen’s “Platinum Chain.”

Clack.

The chains surpassed the limits of Allen’s physical body, evolving into a “Golden Law” that covered the entire battlefield.

From the dazzling light, the ‘Golden King’ appeared again. This time, it was not a temporary change. Carrying the feelings of three thousand maidens, wearing platinum armor, and spreading wings of mana from his back, Allen had taken on the form of a true god of war.

“…A-Ahh… Master, you look so damn cool…”

Ferris gazed up in a daze as Allen took a step, treading upon the air.

“Elizabeth-ane-sama. Sylphi. …Let’s end this. …Your love, and my curse… I will take it all.”

When Allen raised his platinum sword, golden snow rained down from the sky. The Kingdom’s soldiers who touched that snow lost their will to fight, falling to their knees on the spot and shedding tears. Allen’s “affection” had overwritten the fear in their hearts.

“…Fufu. …Fufufu. …Ahahahahaha!! Just as expected of you, Allen! You exceed my expectations, and my love, even further!!”

Elizabeth tore off her dress, manifesting a sinister purple armor.

“Very well… Then I’ll sink you, along with that platinum light, into my eternal darkness!!”

“Onii-sama, you can’t!! Because Onii-sama belongs only to Sylphi!! —【Blood Thread Cage: Blood Claw】!!”

Sylphi screamed, stretching red threads across the entire battlefield.

The two heroines with an army of fifty thousand at their backs, and the Golden King carrying the love of three thousand.

At the moment of their clash, the earth of the frontier split clean in two.

Allen’s platinum sword shattered Elizabeth’s purple shield and burned away Sylphi’s red threads. But the two girls’ obsession grew sharper the more it was shattered, carving into Allen’s platinum armor.

“…Allen! You are mine!!”

“I won’t let go of Onii-sama!! I’ll never let you go, for the rest of my life!!”

Their screams pierced directly into Allen’s heart through the Curse Chains.

At that moment, the voices of his companions flowed in through the gaps in the chains.

(…You aren’t alone. …We are with you.)

Misha’s voice. Luna’s. Ferris’s. The “warm obsession” of three thousand maidens was melting Elizabeth and Sylphi’s “frozen obsession.”

Allen unleashed his final strike as if to embrace the two of them.

—【Platinum Embrace: Ultimate Accept】.

A thunderous explosion.

A massive golden blast swallowed the fifty-thousand-strong Kingdom’s army whole. When the light subsided, only silence was left on the battlefield.

The Kingdom’s army stood there in a daze, weapons dropped. Elizabeth and Sylphi lay collapsed before Allen, their appearances battered and torn.

“…I lost… To think my domination… would lose to such a ‘warm light’…”

Elizabeth smiled weakly.

“…Onii-sama… It’s not fair. …If you’re so gentle to me… Sylphi won’t be able to do anything anymore…”

Sylphi wept quietly, reaching out to touch Allen’s ankle.

Allen changed back into his small golden furball form. The purple and red Curse Chains that had been around his neck were now a ‘bond’ that gave off a soft platinum glow.

(…It’s over. …Everyone. …It’s our victory.)

At Allen’s voice, the three thousand monster girls let out cries of joy that pierced the heavens.

A miracle on the frontier — facing off against the Kingdom’s fifty-thousand-strong army.

But Allen understood that the two girls’ love ‘melting’ was just the start of a bigger challenge. They would now become ‘new residents’ of this territory and also rivals.

“…Allen. …Good work. …Now, rest easy on my lap…”

Luna’s expression shifted as she turned her gaze sideways.

“…Ah, Elizabeth-sama. …Please take your hand off, Allen. …This is my spot.”

Before the battlefield could even fall silent, the “women’s second round” had already begun.

The Golden King, Allen. His true battle was only just beginning.