The shiny blonde hair was now unseen and more than half was dyed black.

It's not as beautiful black as the night sky.

It was pitch-black as if it had condensed malice.

I felt like my body was getting bigger about the same time.

It's not just a result of training.

It's as if I've forcibly augmented it.....

It's crooked and I can only feel the discomfort.

Like the hair, half of the face is dyed black.

The blood turned black and it seemed to appear on the surface.....

It also looks like a scar.....

With that, the left eye was emitting a red light.

Red eyes.

bigger and sharper than your right eye.....

The demons are close to it.

Being in the form of a person but not being a person.

His name is… Arios Orlando.

"Why...?"

"I wonder why you're here?" Or is it about what I look like? I'm in a good mood right now. I'll answer some of your questions. "

Arios says sparingly.

He was disgusting, but not disgusting.

How's that for now?

It feels as if it is opposed to something very creepy, and the unpleasant sweat doesn't stop flowing.

"Well, don't you have to go out of your way to explain what this looks like?" You know Rain, don't you? "

"... demons..."

"That's right. Yes... I got the power." Unbeatable, absolutely powerful. "

Arios said that with a drunken expression.

There are no shards of regret on his face.

I'm not sad or bitter that I've fallen into a demon race.....

It was full of joy to say that this was what I really wanted.

"What, how... is that Monica?"

"Oh, she did a lot of good." This is how I was reborn. ”

The way you say it, your attitude gets caught.

"You... can't be a demon by yourself?"

Yeah, but...

"Are you insane!? To become a demon yourself... and you were a brave man!"

I don't care about that, right?

Arios says it looks cold.

It's strange.

Previously on Arios, he would have stuck to the title of Brave.

But I can't feel it now.

It seemed that I really didn't care, and I didn't seem to have any incompetence at all.

"Arios... what happened to you?"

It is different from the previous Arios.

That's what I felt, but I can't give you a specific explanation.

I feel uncomfortable because I was at a party with you.

Well then.

Aren't you going to teach me all sorts of things?

“I'm sorry. What happened to me is a secret.”

I'm angry about my leisurely attitude.

But... calm down, I...

It was against Arios.

Enemy.

And now that you're a demon, you mustn't be alarmed.

"What happened, it's a secret... but I'll tell you how it happened."

"...... It's generous to burn."

“I told you, didn't I? I'm in a good mood right now."

Are you feeling better because you've got the strength?

But it wouldn't be strange to start a fight right away.

It shouldn't be strange.....

Arios was calm and calm.

That's creepy.

"Well, maybe it's because of you." The answer is this research facility. "

"This is...?"

"A place to study the most powerful species and demons." A facility to gain that power. That's the "Tartarus". "

Tartarus.

That's the name of this research facility.

"Tartarus has a long history." It was born a hundred years ago and a little while ago. At that time, it was only intended for the strongest species, and you mainly caught and studied the Heavenly Clan. "

……

"No, please don't stare." It's not what I did, is it? "

"Keep going."

"Oh dear. So... the old Tartarus was destroyed by a certain Heavenly Clan." He's with you. She seems to have a good heart. It seems to have blown up the mountain halfway, without any trace. "

Iris did a terrible thing.

But that's all the anger I had.

I take it for granted that he killed my people.

"However, Tartarus is a pity." It's a real shame to throw it away. That's why I decided to bring it back to life. "

Did you purposely rebuild it?

It's a little different. It's been reproduced from the past.

"What do you mean...?"

"Rain must have fought Reese before, right? She... oh, it's possible she hasn't figured out what she's capable of yet. That would be a hassle to explain... well, it's a service. I told you that you can do whatever you want, and I'll tell you."

"Don't go around saying that."

"She manipulates time."

I knew it.

The discomfort I learned at that time.

Could it be, the suspicion I had.

That seemed right.

With that ability, we could rewind the time and revive the facility as it is.

"I can't believe I can do that..."

"It won't be easy." Since it consumes a lot of magic power, it will be unable to act for a while. Well... it looks like you guys were fighting the church in the meantime, so there's no problem. "

"No way...."

The church was involved with the demons.

That is well supported.

Was Reese thinking about buying more time than just using Mina?

So you've caused that much commotion to hide your original purpose?

What kind of a guy is that?

Thinking about the second and third tactics... I might say it's my biggest enemy right now.