Combatants Will Be Dispatched - Volume 7 - Chapter 2.1

Chapter 2 - Belial Arrives...

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When we arrive at the training ground, we’re welcomed by a wide grin.

“Tee-hee, I’m here.”

Just what the hell is going on? What is Belial the Great Flame, Kisaragi’s single greatest combat asset, doing here?

I turn to Alice and whisper in a voice only she can pick up.

"I thought we were gonna go pick up Tiger Man! Why is Lady Belial here?! ”

"The fighting on Earth has settled down a bit, and Lady Belial didn't have anything else to do. Unlike last time, when we had to con Lady Lilith into coming over, the hideout teleporter’s stable and working normally, so we were able to borrow Lady Belial under the condition that we send her back the moment we get a recall request from Earth.”

Of the three Supreme Leaders, Belial is the only one who has no paperwork to do.

Technically, it’s because she cant do paperwork. But if we’re just having firepower lying idle on Earth, I suppose the logic is that we may as well make use of it here.

It’s true that she’s probably the one we'd want here more than anyone else, but she’s just generally way too quick to act.

“Alice, do you even understand what sort of woman Lady Belial is? In some ways, she’s even more problematic than Lady Lilith! ”

“I’ve heard she’s unreasonable and prone to solving everything with brute force. That’s fine. It’s not like Kisaragi’s got any normal people in its ranks. I’ve already accounted for any possible complications. ”

If Alice has already accounted for all of that, I guess it’s fine, but there’s something that’s been bugging me about Belial.

“Lady Belial, may I ask a question?”

“What is it, Six? Go ahead,” says Belial as she puffs out her chest.

“I just have to ask. Why are you dressed like that? What happened to your super-sexy Supreme Leader uniform?”

She had been wearing a uniform that looked like a swimsuit before, but she’s now wearing a custom set of red power armor.

“It’s because you called it a cheap porn star costume!”

I was just giving my opinion of it, but it seems my remark had bothered Belial, since she was so pure at heart.

“It’s fine that you’re wearing combat armor, but why are you accentuating your breasts by using belts to give them a boost? Why do you always have to make your clothes look so slutty?!”

“Stop calling your boss slutty! I can’t help it, my chest fastener won’t stay put,” says Belial, even as she naturally exudes raw sex appeal.

“So what’s the situation? Who am I supposed to incinerate?”

The sexy Supreme Leader starts out with a scary statement.

“There’s this group called the Hiiragi tribe in the woods who control giant monsters. So we need you to take care of them. But first, let me introduce my loyal subordinates.”

There’s a reason I’m introducing them despite the fact that Belial isn’t staying long.

The reason my other colleagues haven’t moved a muscle is because they’re trying to avoid drawing her attention.

“Hey, Heine, come over here! This is Lady Belial, one of Kisaragi’s Supreme Leaders.”

Just when I gesture to Heine to come over and introduce herself...

“So you’re the copycat from the reports!”

“C-copycat?! What do you mean copycat?!”

Heine, cowed by Belial’s sudden anger, takes a step backward.

“You call yourself Heine of the Flames, don’t you?! I’m Belial the Great Flame! Your title’s too close to mine! Change it!”

"Why?!”

Heine bites her lip and responds to Belial’s introductory salvo of reasonable demands.

“R-respectfully, the title is one that was given to me by the Demon Lord as the strongest fire magic user in the army. It means a lot to me. Even if it’s close to yours, I can’t just go and change it...”

Oh right, Heine always seems happy when she’s referred to as one of the Elite Four or Heine of the Flames.

...But.

“I don’t care about any of that! From this day forward, you’re just plain Heine! Also, your voice sounds way too much like mine, and you talk too much like me! Shift your voice up half an octave and stop pronouncing your r’s!”

"That’s not fair at all!”

If I were to add a comment of my own, they’re also similar in that they’ve got flaming hot bodies.

Heine protests, but logic has no sway against Belial, a force of nature against whom reason means little to nothing.

In terms of combat, there’s no one I’d rather have on my side than Belial, but outside of the battlefield, there’s all sorts of things wrong with her.

The reason I introduced Heine to her was to try and have her share the burden that is this belligerent and unreasonable woman.

“All right, then, Heine! Since you’re both fire users, you’re going to be Lady Belial’s guide here. Make sure you treat her with respect!”

I was also hoping to dump Belial off on Heine, who I assumed would be something of a kindred spirit.

“No. It’s been too long since I’ve seen you, Six. I want you to be my guide.”