Continuity is the Father of Magical Power

"Hmm. I guess it feels like the first phase is finally over"

I took a breather as I cleaned up a large group of fine demons and looked over at the dim party venue with the lights broken.

Looks like the Hermans and Leena did their best.

Honestly, I thought it was tight, but I knew the power of love was great.

"You're going to get stronger and stronger...?

"Right...... should I bring Lou?

When I was in the basement, there was about a few hours until the next phase, so maybe tomorrow morning?

By then, Lou will be brought too.

"No, if the boulder finds out that the Demons are in the Empire, they might join us in the next war until the Patriarchate, right?

Oh, yeah. This is a kingdom, isn't it only enemies?

That's a hassle when it comes to that......

"Maybe the last opponent needs Lou..."

The castle will be destroyed somewhat, but Lou can easily defeat it...

"Even in the demonic world, a demon that enters five fingers is summoned?

"That's right. When I was in the underground, I used to be a demon king."

I don't know how much of a difference in strength there is with the Demon King right now, but I guess that was pretty strong, considering the competence of the magic item that made that demon material.

"If such a thing is summoned to a place like this..."

Yeah. I definitely think the castle will break.

Because if Behemoth comes out after this, that giant alone can destroy the castle.

"Even so, it's not right now... Huh?

The moment I tried to tell him to take a little rest, a demon of the human form came out of the crack of space.

Weird. This shouldn't have been such a short interval before.

"That's... Mad Demon. Besides, ten bodies......"

Besides, the next demon, I won't forget... was that demon.

"You look so scared... Could you be strong?

"... yeah. It's the demon that killed my grandfather."

The boss on the fiftieth floor of a dungeon of trials.

An unforgettable opponent.

"Oh no... are you okay?

"It's okay. But be careful, 'cause those guys are gonna disappear"

(You're not even that scary right now, are you?

(Maybe, but everyone is vulnerable to trauma)

Answering Elena's question that way, I took Anna out and put her on.

"All right. I'll take down all this demon. Everyone, solidify behind you."

When I started moving, the demons laughed niggardly and disappeared.

I miss you. That ridiculous smile.

"But I don't feel scared of that face like I did then."

I see it right.

As seven bodies surrounded me, the other three headed towards Shelley and the others.

"I won't let you go that way."

I used the metastasis to kill the three bodies first.

Yeah. I'm not scared if I can see it.

I turned my attention to the remaining seven bodies, reaffirming the strength of the demons.

Everyone, the smile until just now disappeared and on the contrary it was the look on their faces that they were afraid of.

"A little bit, I guess it's revenge"

With that said, I skipped the demons' heads.

SIDE: Elemenane

"You're lying... what a move... not faster than a runaway kite..."

Ten demons came out... and I thought they disappeared, three of them were down the next moment, and seven others were down a little late.

Is this some kind of joke? Was I thinking of letting Kite fight such a monster?

"Even then, Leo-kun has restrained himself from destroying the castle. Leo can kill them without moving a step."

"You're lying..."

Is that what you're doing? I don't believe it... No, I don't want to believe it.

"It's true. Even so, I've only seen Leo fight for real two or three times, too."

"Who does that guy really care about!?

Even though it's that strength... it's the one person you can fight for. That's not even a dragon.

"Once, you're in a situation like now. That was really scary. One more time... it's a secret. Now I'm adorable, but I remember being terrified at the time"

"I just want to get into a lot of things... first of all, what do you mean there was a situation like now?

I forgot. Marquis Leons, I knew something about this situation.

You have to ask that first.

"It's easy. Just like today, the Summoning Stone of the Devil has been activated in Murdine territory."

"Uh, when?

That hasn't been reported.

Instead, if such a large group of demons were to show up in the city, it would be featured as a major incident around the world.

And yet, how is Murdine territory developing like nothing happened?

"It's when the Dark City is gone. You know about the Dark Market, don't you? They were bidding on magic stones at the Dark Auction."

"Huh? How... No, you're right"

Well, it was purchased in your own territory.

It's easy to tell who bought it.

Ha...... me when I was stupid I couldn't help but forget.

That magic stone, the jewel you've got for the highest price ever, you're still decorating your room with care because that's all you're wasting.

"What is a demon summoning stone more than that?

Dangerous. That was way off the record.

What matters now is not knowing a bit about this situation.

"It's a magical item that invokes powerful demons from the magic world. Demons are summoned in stages, and more and more demons are summoned. That's the end of the day..."

Demon Realm... the world where the Demon King lived, right?

A world with so many demons and demons... there's so much horrible about calling demons from places like that.

"... what happens at the end?

I was scared and didn't want to ask, but I squeezed my courage and asked Mr. Liana a question.

Considering that in the future there will be demons out there that the Marquis of Leons needs to get serious... I couldn't stop shaking my legs.

"No, I don't know how strong the last demon is either. However, you may want to be prepared for this castle to be destroyed"

"Oh no..."

I can't believe this castle is destroyed...

"Wouldn't it be nice if everyone was alive if the castle was destroyed? Oh, but maybe we don't have the money to rebuild the kingdom."

Kite......

As I was desperate for what was about to happen, Kite, who had defeated the demon until just now, consoled me.

"Hey. What did Kate think when she saw the strength of the Marquis of Leons?

"Yeah... to be honest, you felt a little scared. In a few more years, we'll have to fight each other."

I knew you would. You actually fight, you should be more scared than I am.

"You know... you have to fight that... you better say it in front of me..."

"That's good. You're all here with that intent, aren't you? Besides, with all those strong people, you're not afraid of us, are you?

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"So, after seeing that one, do you think Kate wants to fight the Empire?

After gently silencing Mr. Liana, I continued to question Kate.

Depending on kite's response...... no, maybe kite doesn't want to go to war anymore either.

If this happens... when this is over, somehow I need to be king and stop the war.

It doesn't matter if my life is being targeted.

"I don't think I want to go to war as long as I can before I see that. Because in war, people definitely die."

Speaking of which, I was. From the beginning, Kate was supposed to force her to join the war.

I called it in on my own and tried to force him to join the war...

I knew I'd be stupid to realize that after such a loss was confirmed.

You didn't grow up to be a jewel princess.

"Don't look like that. I certainly don't like war. But I wanted to join the war because I knew it was for Elaine."

Because of me...

"I don't care about anything else for Elaine. If Elaine ordered, I'd be happy to take him down."

Always spoil me that way already......

"Kite...... ok. I'll be ready, too."

For me to grow up, there's no way I'm sweet on kite here.

When this is over, now it's my turn to work hard.