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"Finally...!!"

Theodore slashes away the last remaining Distortion from behind. Thanks to the allies attacking from the front of the Strain Devil, there was no space strain behind it that boasted absolute defense.

It was a perverted demon that was slaughtered, but there was no body left on the spot. By distorting existence beyond its limits, the flesh cannot maintain its existence at the same time as death.

"Ugh..."

It was Theodore who managed to defeat me, but I accidentally fell to my knees.

I wasn't injured, but I was forced to drain because I was dealing with a skewer with an incredible shield.

You did it.

A fellow woman who was showering her magic with a twisted demon from the front smiled at Theodore.

Not only she, but also the rest of the crew, decided that the battle was over because all the perverts had been defeated. But Theodore wasn't the only one to be distracted.

"Not yet."

A perverted demonic crusade that knew how to attack.

It was no different from the usual monster crusade.

"He's still here."

Before Theodore turned his gaze, Rio surrounded Zeon with his family.

In contrast, there was no figure of Zeon's family.

Were you abandoned?

"No way. This is a lot of work." We just asked them to prioritize their work. "

Charles who was sniping from the top of the outer wall disappeared.

Even if Rio does everything in his power to look for signs, he can't find anything but Zeon around him. The [Labyrinth Synchronization] denied Marie the opportunity to ask questions. She could see multiple near futures, but none of them could find Zeon's family.

And because I observed it, I couldn't help but teach it.

Please don't try to imitate me.

Why?

... I'm going to make you spin.

Marie's words, which seemed difficult to say but taught her, came as a shock to Rio.

I've been active as an adventurer for a long time, and now I've become the emperor of a great country that everyone is afraid of.

If this is what the others say, I'll laugh at it, but it's what Marlowe says about being able to observe the future. She doesn't give advice using assertive words unless she can be observed in multiple futures so that she can be trusted.

In other words, as it stands, if we end up in battle, we'll be spoiled.

Rio had no choice but to "avoid fighting".

Well, that's impossible.

I gave up immediately. Marie accepted Rio's choice because she knew it.

It's impossible to 'escape' from Rio's character. A man who broke down the wall and pushed ahead, no matter what difficulties were in front of him. Even if the observed future can be used for "victory", it has never been used for "survival".

Marie peeks into the future for a small chance.

"I'll let you go."

"Do you think I'll let you go?"

……

It was Zeon who tried to return to his current base with Transfer , but although he was puzzled to know that his abilities would not trigger, he immediately noticed that the barrier was unfolding around him.

It wasn't a defensive barrier like the one used by the Strain Devil.

A barrier was developed to block the space.

I see. The vassals behind you are helping me.

The monk Leecia's breath was getting rough.

She was good at supporting her people, and she was good at the barrier. Knowing Zeon's existence, Rio thought about what he could do when he encountered him.

It's true that if you want to stop the Labyrinth Lord who can use Transfer , you'll need power.

Zeon was impressed by Rio's preparations, but his smile quickly disappeared to his true face.

"But it doesn't mean anything."

"......!"

A sword appeared in his hand, and when he grabbed it, it slashed toward Rio.

It seemed like Zeon had just disappeared, but after years of experience, he managed to catch the sword swung down from above.

A slashing slash that would have torn my chest sharply if I hadn't caught it.

However, I can only understand that I didn't mean to attack in earnest once I took the shot.

I don't mean it.

"What is your purpose!"

I asked, grabbing the sword pressed from above.

Not knowing what happened to the lost city of Dodo, Rio had no idea what Zeon was after.

"There's no way you're gonna tell me."

I let go of my sword and swung my legs, kicking Rio from below.

Rio was confident in his endurance, but Zeon kicked him and blew him away.

"Oh no..."

Rio!

Theodore's companions lose their words as they watch the blown scene, and Theodore moves to help.

"Don't give me a hand!!"

But Rio pushed it to a halt.

Where ordinary humans intervened in battles between labyrinth lords, it was useless. And in Rio, I won't be Zeon's opponent.

"When the Emperor of the Glenvalga Empire dies, the Empire gets rough with power struggles. I hope there will be some chaos, but if the Empire, which has become the largest nation, becomes desolate, it will interfere with the plan. I'm not going to kill you, but I'm going to ask you to scratch me so I don't get in your way.”

All the family members were driven by the urge to move. But Rio was using his absolute right of command to stop it.

Zeon would be troubled if the Emperor were to die, but he thought that the chaos that would occur when Catlea, who was only a family member, died was acceptable. So the moment they attack, they get killed for no questions asked.

"...... Is the difference open so far?"

"Five years ago, I was talking to you because I needed you. This is the only power the Labyrinth Lord has that is not going to complete the Labyrinth."

The bigger the labyrinth, the stronger the Labyrinth Lord will be. The stronger the power of the Labyrinth Lord, the stronger the power of his family.

This allows you to expand to the limit, giving you special abilities as well.

I couldn't beat Zeon in Rio, where I had only expanded halfway.

"That's not what I meant."

Well, what do you mean by that?

"Mars is beating you." Even though it's getting stronger than that, if my hands and legs aren't going to come out, I can be quite different from him... I just thought so. "

A few regrets arise in Rio's heart.

Even if you say that it is not dull, it is only about that. Even after gaining strength, Mars continued to fight on the front lines against other people, such as demons and gods, and he kept getting stronger.

On the other hand, I was busier with the Emperor's business, and I didn't level up that much.

I can't help but feel the difference.

"Eh... the future has changed?"

Rio's face smiled when he heard Marie mutter.

[Future Observation] is a skill that can predict the future from the current information and observe the future with unlimited precision.

So if the information she has now is overturned from the ground up, the future she sees will be useless.

"This is..."

Several large rocks appear between Rio and Zeon.

Furthermore, the grass that was growing from the ground disappears and transforms into a dry earth.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not going to miss anything."

If you can't manage on your own, you'll have to leave it to someone else.

Demonstrate the power to defeat Kinks on their own, and show that there are allies who can fight an unbeatable opponent.

As an emperor, Zeon is not to be missed.

“I don't know what you're going to do. But there's no way you can leave someone who can destroy your country for your own reasons."