Desire

Ajin smiles and his expression freezes white in his words. It is not just Azin, Laquiz and Devello who are listening to this conversation. Azin's voice was low, but the profound resonance in his voice was making all the superpowers gathered on the shore hear what he had to say.

In other words, Ajin forced LaQuiz to make a choice in front of everyone. Alliance or obedience? LaQuiz chews his lower lip. LaQuiz was in real life, currently dominating Siolence. No one had the superpowers and power to resist him, and the Senate officials who had originally ruled Siolence were sealed by LaQuiz.

The peaks of different empires have met. An ally or a submissive. Laquis glares at Azin with furious eyes. The smile of Azin, who received Laquis' gaze, became even more intense.

“Why are you angry? I want to talk rationally.” “Reasonably... talking...?” “I thought we were going to talk. Obedience or submission. It will be decided as the story progresses.” “Me... no. Are you confident you can bring this empire down?” “Of course. You don't think so?”

Azin smiles bloody. Naturally arrogance. Without Laquis' advancement compared to four years ago, he would never be the enemy of Azin now. When he fought four years ago, he summoned the Black Forest and took up quite a bit of work, but Azin then is no match for Azin now. Even though the Demon King had come and lost his baby, Azin was confident to play with Laquiz by sheer silence.

“First of all, I want you to know I have a lot of respect for you. ”

Azin's voice grows lower. The air in his voice disappears, and instead, his inner air surrounds the area and prevents the sound from leaking out.

“I did not invade this country. I just came for the story in the quickest way I can think of. If you refuse to talk, I'll have to force you to surrender. I can be sure of that. It could be.” “… umm…! ”

Laquis groans. His voice is blocked. That alone gives him some relief.

“Of course it's possible to kill you alone. And before the penalty for your death is over, you may not be able to destroy the main Siolence facility. If you do, your side will lose. Isn't it?”

Laquis does not answer. He looks mixed with humiliation and tension and waits for Azin's next words.

“And I'm sorry for you... but I'm not alone right now." Devello's with you, isn't he? He was happy to follow me when I asked for help. If you help me kill you together, and you ask me to destroy this country, I will listen to you. ”“ That's right. ”

Devello nods, standing behind Ajin. In response, Laquis's face distorted horribly.

“Think wisely. I can simply subdue you and this empire. No, you can't make me obey you, but you can break me. So think, make smart choices. When I gave you face to face. ”

You'll give me face? Horses make sense. Laquis grits his teeth, but does not resist. The only thing LaQuiz knows about Azin is that he was crazy enough to wage war against Siolence if it didn't work. Laquis nods, his head twitching.

“... to have a conversation. ”

“Good.”

Ajin replied with a big smile.

Azin and Devello follow LaQuiz to the central city of Siolence. It is located quite far from the south coast, but the three arrive at the central city at a rapid pace across the sky. LaQuiz took Azin and Devello to his mansion in the central city.

“It's been a while.”

Rivera meets you at the entrance of the mansion. Ajin grimaces at Rivera in a gorgeous dress.

“Did you two have a life together? ”

“It's not like that. I just come to play whenever I'm bored. I came because he's coming today. ”

Rivera smiles and answers. Rivera hasn't felt so good about it since she broke up with me in Lebacore. Ajin nods his head with a grumpy face. The fact that Rivera has teamed up with LaQuiz is known to all players. Flying all the way here, Azin looked at the city of Siolence. Naturally, there were factory buildings and many other facilities that led to modern civilization.

‘L'Aquiz' reaction... looks like we haven't made it to the staging site yet. Maybe Rivera's hiding it. ’

A crazy woman who's been saying it's a nuclear power station since Lebacore. Even though LaQuiz is ruling the empire, Rivera may be secretly plotting through the back hole.

“You're the one. Have you and Devello been living together?” Rivera smiles and asks. He gave back what he had done. Azin shakes his head with a hollow smile, and Devello shows no change in his expression. LaQuiz seems to think Rivera and Ajin are having a friendly joke. Laquis spits out the boiling anger in his stomach.

“What about Harvest?”

“I just got here. ”

Rivera replies. Hearing it, Azin bursts into laughter.

“Jabesh. I wonder where he's stuck playing tricks... Maybe he's working with you?" Why, were the three of you trying to shake my back? ”

It was the right thing to say. LaQuiz can't answer with a white face, and Libera doesn't show any color. Just a few months ago, she allied with Jabesh, Laquis and Rivera. Together, the Alliance aimed to kill Ajin and win victory over the Demon King.

The alliance for him has fallen to nothing. Because the Demon King and the Demon Lord's army... were much stronger than we thought. Who would have thought that Gratia would fall without lasting a week?

“That sounds about right. You idiots. Did you really think the three of you could hold hands and hit me in the back? ”

Azin chuckles and shoots. Laquis shrugs his lips and avoids talking. He roars into the mansion, and Rivera follows behind him without a word. Idiots. Ajin plunges into the mansion.

LaQuiz led Azin and Devello to the reception hall on the second floor of the mansion. The reception room seemed to have several superpowers stacked on it, but it was not a great superpower to suppress azin. Ajin sat on the nearby couch before he was even advised to sit down.

“It's been a while.”

Jabesh sits across from Ajin. He was a little older than he last saw, but his eyes were duller and deeper than they were then. Haveth nods as he twists his thin lips.

“I see.”

“But I think you're better than LaQuiz. She's stronger than she was the last time I saw her. It's not that big of a deal...”

As she listens to the back of her mouth scraping, she squeezes her dark bitten hand. Azin glances at Harvest's right hand. Yeah. Somehow I felt a sense of security... that right hand. I feel uneasy. It's not unspoiled, it's not magic, it's not superpowers. A peculiar aura unknown to me disturbs my aching senses. Azin narrows his eyes and looks at Harvest's right hand.

“Nice hands. What did he do? ”

“Isn't there a reason I should tell you?” “Yes. I was just asking. If you tell me, I'm an idiot. Right?" “Right. I'm not an idiot. I don't want you to tell me because you asked.” “Of course. Because you're an idiot, not an idiot. ”

Ajin smiled and said. The smile disappears from her face when she hears it. Haveth's prayer subsides coldly, and a chilling chill envelops the room. Azin bursts into laughter as he sees Harvest's sudden reaction.

“Did I offend you? ”

“... that son of a bitch...”

“Apologize for calling me an idiot. It was just a small joke. It's been a long time, and I just wanted to unravel the awkwardness that time has created with jokes. It was meant to be, but it didn't work out the way I intended. Why... is it always like that? It doesn't work the way you want it. Man is not God. ”

Azin mutters as he slowly twists his legs.

“Farewell. Let me tell you a real story. What are you all standing around for? Rather than sitting, LaQuiz, this is your house, isn't it? ”

I couldn't say that Ajin's attitude was the attitude of the guest. Devello sits quietly beside Azin, and Laquis looks at him and sits beside him. And next to it, Rivera sits. The hand splits naturally in two.

“Let me get this straight. None of us can handle the Demon King. ”

Azin opens his mouth.

“Gratia has already fallen. The magical legions of Gracia, the Knights, the Dragons... were all vanquished by the Demon King and the hordes of the Horsemen. Not because Gracia was weak, but because Gracia was unlucky for the first time. What's next? Siolence? That depends entirely on the mind of the Demon King. And we can't stop him. ”

What Ajin said was a cold reality. LaQuiz, listening to the story, spits out a vain laugh.

“There was no absolute presence in Gracia. That's why I got beat up. Their Magic Legion? Knights? The Esper Force of Siolence is stronger than they are. The same. I am stronger than a dragon.” “If you don't know, don't talk to me. Shut up. ”

Ajin spits it out. Laquis' jabbering face distorts.

“Don't pretend to be strong. You can't even beat me. I met the Demon King. And the Demon King played with me like a child. And you think you can handle the Demon King? Seriously, you haven't improved in four years?” You...! ”Why. Does it offend you to say it out loud? But what can you do? It's true. What have you been doing for four years? Did you just do what you do when you're drunk and you're surrounded by support? ”

LaQuiz blushes and shakes his shoulders. Azin glances at Rivera, but doesn't say anything to her. The level of LaQuiz seemed obvious, rather because the level of Rivera felt a little vague. It sure looks like you're hiding something. I don't know what it is.

“Not even I can defeat the Demon King. It might even be a battle with the Duke of Mahjong. Do you know what this means? Even the strongest of me here is the limit. We cannot defeat the Demon King.” “So. You want to be allies? ”

It was Rivera who asked the question. Azin nods, staring into Rivera's eyes.

“That's what we do. Because there's nothing we can get from being so stubborn and stupid about each other. Well, some assholes couldn't tell shit from shit, so they tried to take my head off. ”

LaQuiz clears his throat with a rattling tone. Unlike Jabesh and Rivera, Laquis was responding to the Horsemen of Azin.

"How did that little prick end up in Mocha? ’

Ajin asked himself that question.