The Lords' Mansion, which dominates the fortified city, was also situated at its highest heights in the city.

It is hardly an exaggeration to say fort rather than mansion.

Though not as tall as the walls surrounding the city, the surroundings are protected by thick walls.

In case they dominate the city, they're probably built to be able to cage castles here.

... eventually, the Beasts dropped this place too.

Fortunately, the wall could have been overcome.

Hiding in a cover-up, we break into the mansion.

"... that's weird"

"Oh."

I notice an anomaly immediately.

There's so much silence around here.

I don't even see the Beasts.

Entering the building didn't change that.

"Is there really a Beast King here?

"That's certainly what the Tightened Beasts said, isn't it? You mean maybe they lied to you?

"Or maybe they weren't informed either"

I don't think we need to go out of our way to do that......

"Anyway, let's do some more research"

The mansion is quite spacious.

I don't know what you intend to hide, but if you were to lurk, there would be plenty of places.

"Huh!"

And that's where Lara listened to something, and she shook her Usa ear pimply.

"Did you hear something?

"... people groaning? Look..."

"Is that true?

Hate and I didn't hear it at all.

Aria and the others are also shaking their heads left and right.

But Lara, a rabbit, has many times more hearing than a human being.

That's what she says, so it's very credible.

Then, relying on her ears, we move on through the mansion.

Eventually, I discovered that it was a staircase that I thought would continue underground.

"From under here?

"Oh, definitely. At least there must be someone."

"... let's go"

We decide, we go down the stairs.

"Is this... a barn?

Lined left and right is a room blocked by an iron lattice.

Apparently, he's in jail.

But no one seems to be captured in the cell.

No, there's a door at the end of the hallway.

Lara nods.

There's probably someone over there.

While we were on maximum alert, we opened the door.

"... Huh!

There was so much space there that I didn't think it was very underground.

And the walls and floors are unnaturally beautiful, as if they were (...) nearest (...) to (...) new (...) and (...) ku (...) or (...).

But what surprised us more than that were the turbulent columns in the room and the people tied up there.

"Ugh..."

"... it hurts... someone..."

About twenty in all.

Some of them are blue-faced and leaking bitter groans.

When I looked closely, I was struck like a nail in my hand or foot.

"Chief Cleric......! And the lord..."

Ceres rushes over.

Apparently, there's a shrine chief in there, or a lord of this city.

Due to their high age group, they may be the leading players in this city.

We'll be right behind Ceres, too, under the captives.

"Krusche, have a potion!

"Ugh, ugh!

Krusche taking the potion out of the shadows.

That's when some of the people who noticed this one screamed in a panic.

"No, you can't! This is a trap...... Huh!

"Run fast......!

Immediately afterwards, countless cracks ran instantly on the walls and ceilings.

"Huh......!?

[]/(v5r, vi) to be at war/to be at war/to be at war/

What happened was a collapse.

It is already too late to finally detect the trap set by the enemy.

If you don't crush us with each of these underground spaces, a super-weight object is approaching.

◇ ◇ ◇

Lara was outside when she realized.

"Ya, the mansion..."

Stunning.

It was precisely the castle of the lord, who boasted a fortificative beauty, that had been transformed into a mountain of rubble, both visible and unbroken.

"Why is Atashi here...?

Sure, we were supposed to be in a collapse in the basement.

I remember even squatting with my head, wondering if my life was over here...

"Long time no see, Lara"

"Huh!? And Temehe...!

I tremble my shoulders freaking out at the voice from behind me and look back in a hurry.

Then there he was the young man of the beast, who had produced the same ears of the raven as Lara.

"Frau!?

Lara also knew well that the young man of the Rabi tribe had a grin on his face that did not resemble him, however, before.

Before she became familiar, Lara stood up to herself.

He was still half-hearted, but he was the culprit who defeated the Lions and took the throne of the Beast King, the beginning of this war of aggression.

"I didn't think we'd see each other here again. But I almost crushed it to you. I noticed you were the only one who protected me."

"Huh...! So, is this Temehe's fault... Huh?

"Of course you're right. It would have been quite flashy and a grave mark worthy of a hero, wouldn't it?

No evil bare gestures, Flau responds with a thin laugh.

"Well..."

Being stuck trying not to think unconsciously, Lara remembered a stronger shock than she thought.

Blood draws away from his whole body, his legs flutter.

"What do you say, it's amazing, Lara? I've gained the power to be the ruler of this world!

Ignoring such Lara's insides and such, Frau laughs with a winning look.

"You were saying, right? He said the Rabbits should have the power to fight. He said we should fight irrationally. Exactly!... When Leon took Farah away from me, I felt helpless. And cursed. Your weakness. That's when I got him."

What Frau put up to show me was a single sword.

"Eh... Demon Sword..."