Hero's Charge

Hero's Charge is the eighth episode of the How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord series. It aired August 23, 2018.

Synopsis
''Diablo faces off against Keera's Hydra and manages to defeat it. Just when everything was thought to be over, Galford accompanied by an army of soldiers arrives at the scene and faces off against Diablo.''

Plot
Diablo and his group face off against the Kingdom of Greenwood treasured summon, the Hydra. Although Shera warns Diablo of how dangerously powerful it is, Diablo confidently proclaims he'll destroy it.

Noting how the creature wasn't part of the original Cross Reverie game as was Keera's flute, Diablo finds these discoveries rather exciting. Starting the battle off, Diablo casts Heaven's Fall, which destroys one of the Hydra's heads, but immediately, it regenerates the lost head. The newly regenerated Hydra head then uses the wind variant of Dragon's Breath blowing Diablo backwards. The attack is a normal attack and not a magical one, leaving Diablo at a disadvantage because he can only reflect magical spells. Noting how summons normally only have one skill, the Hydra has two, and then all four heads spew multiple Dragon's Breath attacks at Diablo. While Diablo processes the last attack used on him, Sheera gloats about how he's in control of the situation while the Hydra continues to rampage. At a safe spot with Rem and Alicia, Shera shouts out to Diablo about how Diablo can defeat the Hydra by destroying the monster's core. Proclaiming that futility of that tactic, Keera details that the Hydra's core moves throughout its body making it near impossible to find and destroy. However, now aware of this weakness, Diablo slides under the Hydra's belly and casts Matoi Izuna which eviscerates the Hydra. The fight now over, Diablo planned to execute Keera, but is stopped by Shera just as a wounded Celsior arrived at the scene and stands in front of Keera in an attempt to protect the prince. Shera states that while she loathes Keera, he's still her family. Disgustedly, Keera flees the scene, only to be beheaded by Galford as he magically appears on the scene with an army of his soldiers.

Celsior tries to attack Galford who knocks him down without effort with a wind spell. Walking toward Diablo's group, he states his reason for killing Keera and then orders his men to deal with the Elven soldiers scattered within the forest and capture Shera. Diablo then demands to know if this was all part of Galford's plot to seize control of the Elven Forest. Galford refuses to answer and entraps Diablo in a sphere shaped grid that's a magical spell designed to capture monsters. Intervening, Alicia tries to reason with Galford as the Elven forces have in a sense, surrendered. On the other hand, Galford states that his was using his authority based on his military judgement. In response to that, Alicia draws her sword and threatens to stop him, but Galford briskly breaks her sword. Witnessing this astonishes Diablo as Galford's movements surpass Human limits making him a level above 100. Just as Galford orders his men to follow through with his previous order, Diablo manages to break out of his confinement by sensing the barrier's magical flow and destroying its core. After a brief talk, Galford and Diablo face off against each other. Immediately, Galford holds a firm advantage over Diablo by maintaining a close distance between his opponent and uses it to unleash a flurry of sword attacks onto the vulnerable Diablo. To counterattack the invasive Galford, Diablo casts Super Mine that forces Galford to move to a more fair distance. Taking advantage of his tactic, Diablo casts multiple Super Mine attacks and lays them across the ground. Using swift footwork, Galford making his move and triggers a single mine. Diablo then casts Freeze Zone to entrap Galford in a block of ice, however, moments after he breaks out of it leaving Diablo in a vulnerable state due to his left spell's recoil effect. Just as Galford was about to finish off Diablo with the Heat Sonic skill; Diablo casts Lightning Bullet at Galford, defeating him.

Struggling to get up, Galford asks why Diablo won't finish him off. In his character's persona, Diablo answers that he's lost interest in him believing him to be unworthy of such a thing. Galford then proclaims he'll report him to the majesty about Diablo, however, Alicia steps in and retorts that she'll submit a counter report about Galford's actions. Furthermore, Diablo promises if Galford ever wants to fight him again he'll do so whenever he so pleases. With that, Galford withdraws his soldiers and Rem the approaches Diablo asking him for any spare potions he has on him. The potions in question were not for her, but for the wounded Elven soldiers. After this, Diablo consoles an emotional Shera over the loss of her brother Keera.

Time passes by and back in Faltra City's Peace of Mind Inn, Diablo recounts all that has occurred after. He laments over not only how being drained of his MP effects his mental state, but how the quest assigned to him would never be settled due to the circumstances behind it involving Galford. Sylvie then arrives in Diablo's room with a alcoholic MP potion alternative and the two start to drink it. Immediately after drinking it, Diablo becomes intoxicated and mistakes Sylvie for a body pillow.

Characters

 * Keera L. Greenwood
 * Rem Galleu
 * Shera L. Greenwood
 * Takuma Sakamoto/Diablo
 * Alicia Crystella
 * Celsior
 * Chester Ray Galford
 * Sylvie

Differences from the Light Novel
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Used Spells

 * Heaven's Fall
 * Matoi Izuna
 * Unnamed Spell
 * Explosion
 * Super Mine
 * Freeze Zone
 * Lightning Bullet