The Demon King's Paladin Part 1 Vol 2.

Chapter 274. Sarah's Strategy

Sarah Ericsson's Point of View

/RUMBLE!/

The now giant enemy took one step and shook the very ground we stood on. While John looked on in annoyance, Anna and I were already looking for the best method of attack against our new enemy. Alle seemed to be staring at John's face... Honestly, my little sister needs to understand what everyone means by time, place and occasion. Though, maybe I don't have the right to be thinking this. I know I went a bit crazy when I first met John and I didn't really calm down until our honeymoon. Ah, what a great week that was, we didn't even leave the house until the 4th day... Because we ran out of food. But then there was the lake and one thing led to another as we swam together...

/ RUMBLE!/

" Sarah!?"

" Huh!?"

My memories were interrupted by the giant walking quite loudly and rudely and also by his voice calling for me. It's a strange feeling being both annoyed at being interrupted and then happy to see someone's face calling for you. I'd imagine this would be close to how it would feel when our children interrupt our " Adult Time" when we're parents. His face tells me that he's waiting for an answer from me. Maybe he thinks I'm injured? I can't allow him to believe something like that, less we get him trying to do something self-sacrificing again.

" What is it, My Love?"

I call to him as I stare at the problem that we currently need to deal with. Sure, it was quite big, I'd say around 40 feet tall, but we shouldn't have an issue destroying it. We've already done it once each, after all.

" Well, I wanted to know if you've thought about how you want to attack this guy?"

He always tends to ask for our thoughts on different matters, the only time he'll turn down an idea outright is when he thinks that the idea would end up harming Anna or myself. It's one of the qualities that simultaneously I adore and can frustrate me. His reasoning for turning our ideas down rest entirely on how much he cares about us, but at the same time, he's the first person to put his life on the line without a care in the world. Like when he took that explosion magic and covered me with his body. I'll never forget the feeling of waking up and seeing the Dark Sentinel Armor that was supposed to protect him, being torn off with blood and metal falling out of where the armor was supposed to be. Just thinking about it is enough to make me curse my uselessness. Under no circumstances will I let him do that again! Anna had gotten a similar taste of what I felt earlier today when John took that God's attack earlier in the night. But enough about that. I need to keep him safe until we fight that God of the blackwood or whatever he's called. Until then, we'll protect him.

" I think the best option will be to have Anna imbue my halberd with the Underworld Goddess's mana as well as her own daggers. Your Holy Mantle is dispersing so you should repower us along with Alle. With those steps done, Alle and I will fight as the frontliners, Anna will be the mid-guard. You'll sit in the back and assist us with either healing or buffing. Do we agree?"

" Bu-"

" I agree."

" Yes."

" Ah.."

Again, he wanted to stop us from being in danger, but all 3 of us girls have outvoted him 3-1. The voices of the majority have silenced the minority. His clueless expression is cute, but I won't bend on this decision. By the looks of it, neither will Anna. Alle on the other hand, is somewhat of an open book. She just wants to do something that will catch his eye and earns her his full attention. I wonder how she's turned out like this? From what I understand, when Alle wasn't with us in Diablos, either Uncle Alan or Aunt Aria, or should I say her Father and Mother were with her and attentive... Even Aunt Brenda was as well. But again, this is the first time she has ever liked a boy as far as I know. I guess she just really wants the man she likes to pay attention to her.

" F-Fine..."

With a bit of a defeated tone, John gave into our decision as the majority. With that, we stood in a line and waited for him to use his Holy Mantle skill on us. I quite enjoyed the feeling of his mana enveloping me, it feels like My Husband was hugging me all over. Even if we didn't need to use it for the fight, I might even ask for John to use it on me just to experience it again. I've heard old stories of Paladins attempting to " cleanse" us Demons of our " sins", if only this was the method that they used. Perhaps they would've made progress with their idea?

" Holy Mantle."

His voice said the name of the spell, then I felt that wonderful feeling consume me. With this feeling like he's next to me always, there's no way something as weak as that giant can keep us for long. I wonder why that God thought summoning it would even be a good idea. I could feel the excitement fill my body as I thought about how to destroy the giant in front of me.

" Sarah, relax, we're not even done preparing yet."

John was able to read what was on my mind. I could only nod my head to his words as I wait for Anna to apply her mana to my halberd.

" Sarah, are you sure you'll be okay? I mean, your mana... It feels somewhat turbulent."

Anna spoke to me as well. I wonder if I really do give the feeling that I'll fall into that berserk state like earlier. Back then it was only because of John being hurt. Right now, I just want to destroy the enemies in front of us so we can relax and enjoy our peaceful married life... Well, busy peaceful married life. Sure, I should say I want to save this land from this evil God and save my people, but I find my abilities as a Calamity Spear Demon works better if I'm just honest with my emotions and my selfish wants. It does feel strange as a former Princess to say that I choose my Husband over my people, but it's not as if I don't wish to save my people. But having him praise me for a job well done? I don't think any reward can compete. Granted, John is doing all of this because he wants to protect the innocent people here, so it's more like I get to kill 2 birds with 1 stone anyways.

" I'll be fine, Anna. More importantly, how much mana do you have?"

I responded to Anna after thinking for a moment. I felt the need to ask her just to make sure, my sister-wife has a way of wearing herself out if I let her.

" I'll be okay, after finishing this, I'll be around 45%. Not bad, not terrible. What about you, Sarah?"

" I'm at around 40%. Just like you, not bad, not great. We need to finish this soon, otherwise..."

" Yes, he'll try to bear it all. We can't have that."

Even in the face of all of this strife, it was somewhat comforting that we were on the same page concerning the immediate end of this conflict. If not, Our Husband would try something dangerous in order to defeat that God. We can't allow him to keep attempting to sacrifice himself. No matter how much we talk about it, he just can't help himself. Sure, he's stopped trying to intentionally harm himself in order to land a blow on our enemies, but he can't help diving into the face of danger to save us. While we both love that he's willing to do that for us, we both agree that he needs to stop it. We both don't like seeing him hurt. It goes the same way for him, but Anna and I are Demons, so we're not as fragile as Humans. I wish he would understand that but even still...

" Sarah, calm down."

Anna snapped my focus back. It seems that feeling of irritation caused a momentary lapse in my control over my mana. While the Calamity Spear Demon Job is powerful, some of these side-effects are annoying.

" Okay, we're good to go."

/RUMBLE!/

At the same moment that Anna confirmed we were done, my Halberd began to glow a strong light purple and black. It's color is lighter than my own mana blade, but I suppose that's just the way her Goddess Of The Underworld's mana works. At the same time, it seems that the giant is also ready.

" Okay, stick to the plan, try to land a killing blow at the first opportunity! Got it!"

I yell to everyone to remind them of the simple plan we made.

" RIGHT!"

They responded quite spiritedly. Before long all 4 of us took our first step towards our gigantic enemy, all with the intent to defeat it as quickly as possible. All 3 of us girls seemed to be extra determined as the man we loved was forced to watch us from behind. None of us would allow ourselves to show him a sad sight during this battle.