I Favor the Villainess

"Is Plato gone...?Giving time didn't mean that.... "

The demon king, who was seated at the back of the Imperial Castle between the eyes, was about to murmur when he saw us.

The Demon King was still wearing a black suit, but Vale, who covered his face, was no longer wearing it.

There is a crystal covered in red and black blood in his hand.

Probably Plato's.

We formed a formation with Claire at the forefront of the meeting.

Only Claire, Manaria, Lily, and I are among the four of us now.

The Popes, depleted in the Battle of Plato, are waiting at the gate, and the Rods are preparing Maggie Sibley.

Claire opened her mouth as she stared sharply at the demon king.

"Zero... no, Demon King. You were right, Plato was defeated.Lattes and you alone. "

"I see. What's that?"

"You still haven't given up on ending human history?"

"... you already know the situation. Is it time?"

"Yeah."

"Really...."

For a while there was silence between the two.

"Demon King, it's not too late. Think again."

"I can't, Claire. I have no other choice."

"That's not true.If we all think about it, we'll have a better choice - "

"Yeah, that's what I thought at first.But I couldn't. Do you know how many trials and mistakes I have repeatedly made to reach this conclusion?No matter how much time it takes, the conclusion is the same.It's all I have to do. Everything. "

"Demon King....."

Claire murmured sadly.

"... you said you wouldn't change me, but you didn't."

"What's the point?"

"I'm going to convince myself and carry it all by myself."

……

Claire's story distorted the demon king's face for a moment.

I don't care, but I don't want you to climax without me.

It was Manaria who continued to take over the words.

"Either way, I have to stop you.I don't want you to feel bad. "

"I don't mind, Mr. Manaria.I knew this was going to happen with you. "

"I hope you don't say such sad things.I'm just like the person I love right now... no, I have to put another person in my hands. "

Why don't you quit?

From my point of view, I don't think so.

The Demon King exchanged words with Manaria-sama.

You left me here, too.

"No, Ray-san, I'm just Ray-san!"

"Lily is a really good person.If Claire hadn't been here, she might have been in a hurry. "

"Doesn't that mean you still don't have a pulse...?!"

Lily stroked her head with tears.

Lily is really cute, but I'm still Claire's best friend.

You're a sinful woman, Claire.

"The story is simple. If you win, I die, and human history repeats the same thing.Human history will come to an end if I win. Extremely simple. "

"Can we talk about this?"

"No, Claire."

"That's right...."

Claire distorted her face in grief.

I was at the limit of my patience.

"What are you doing with tragic heroin, me?It's nice to go crazy, but please don't get Claire involved. "

……

The demon king noses at my words.

I went on and on.

"The point is, your feelings for Claire have just cooled down, right?How pathetic. Still me? Even destroy the world for that reason?I'm probably a nuisance too, but not as much as you. "

"What do you know?"

"You know, it's about me.You've lived too long and been too busy.Uh, no. I'm horrified to think that this is my future. "

I gave the Demon King my tongue as hard as I could.

"... you'll know when you meet me too."

"I won't listen to you.I'm living here now.Now, I love Claire, I love the world Claire lives in, and I love what Claire loves.I don't care about the future. "

"... what an angry argument for me"

That sounds like each other.

I'm pretty angry with this demon king, too.

"We don't seem to be talking to each other anymore.So let's get started. "

"......! Demon King!"

"Please don't resist, Claire.Then I'll kill you without pain. "

The conversation signalled the final battle.

"Ray! Onee-sama!"

Yes!

"Okay."

I applied the earth attribute magic madisole to transform walls and ceilings into mud during the gaze.

Flare blast!

Manaria activated the fire attribute's High Proficiency Magic and blew them away in an instant.

The upper floors that were supposed to be up there.

The only thing that hasn't damaged any of your allies while causing this massive explosion is the magical control of Manaria.

Meanwhile, Lily cut out all the pieces that came flying.

During the majestic construction, the corner of the castle was exposed in the form of collapse.

……

The Demon King also seems to be aiming for us.

The Magic Barrier has already been deployed.

We will destroy it with Rod's long-range sniper.

Maggie Sibley's sharp exit was aiming at us.

But there was one unexpected thing here.

"Ha...!"

Ugh!?

"This is...."

It might taste bad.

The magic barrier of the Demon King was thicker than the other digits.

Darker than darkness, the black barrier was as if there was a disconnect in the world.

"This is what Plato was saying...."

Claire chewed her lips with regret.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm guessing that Plato probably gave his magic to the Demon King.Otherwise, there's no explanation for Plato's weakness. "

"Thank you very much, Claire."

Claire's reasoning was affirmed by the Devil from the other side of the darkness.

"The blow from Rod in the battle the other day was unexpected for me, too.Therefore, we will take measures. "

"... cum"

Still, there was a pale expectation that Magi Sibley might be able to defeat this if he were fired.

In fact, the tip turned towards the Demon King, and all that remained was to open the radiation.

However,

"By the way, that's not all I can do."

Excuse me?

I soon understood what the Devil had to say.

"Your foolishness is not a prospect for the Devil."

A distressed old man's voice was heard from behind.

The space in front of the rods was distorted, and a huge insect appeared.

Lattes!

"Oops, I don't think I'm going to join forces in a reckless way.Are you going to do this to me?Hey, Claire? "

"Kh...."

We've been cut off.

Rod's Magi Sibley will not reach the Demon King.

And we can't go rescuing Rod and the others.

What am I supposed to do...?

At that time, there was a young voice that could be thrown from behind.

"Claire, Ray, Ray, Ray!"

"Please don't come here!May and I will take care of it! "

It was May and Alert.

They stood with Rod to protect Magi Chibray, holding the wand and sword they had taken over from Dorothea.

"Run!"

"Run!"

"No, it's not a waste. I told you not to let anyone escape."

The lattes laughed as if they were laughing at Claire and me.

"Now... let's go to the final battle, as you say."

The words of the demon king sounded like a death sentence.