I was confronted by the Dark Demon King.

By my blow, the Dark Demon King was on his knees.

The blade came in perfectly. There should be no more standing up.

"Ugh..."

"Oops! Dark Demon Great, you're about to get up!

"What the..."

But the Dark Demon Great was about to rise.

On that trembling knee, let's get up.

"Dark Devil the Great..."

"Holy Knight Slade... can I still do this? Look, you're up, aren't you?

"Ah, Dark Demon Great, I'm up! There's blood coming from that body, and my knees are trembling, but I still got up!

Finally, the Dark Demon Great rose.

He still told me to do it with his torn body.

Perhaps it should already be the limit. If we do any more, we will surely lose that life.

"What's the matter... you're not coming?

……

But that's what the Dark Demon King tells me.

No way, do you think there's still some kind of hand?

"Then we'll go here..."

"Knock..."

"Ah, Dark Demon the Great, slowly approaching Slade!

With the Dark Demon King approaching, I had no choice but to stand.

If I kill any more, I think my life is in danger with the boulder, but I can't help it.

"Mr. Slade, wait!

"What...?

That's what I thought. That's what I heard.

To that voice, both the Dark Demon King and I become conscious.

I probably know that voice. But it just feels a little different than the voice I know.

"S, Mr. Slade......"

"You, Flore... no, are you a chiano?

The Lord of Voices was Flore.

However, because the voice felt different, I wondered if she was not a chiano.

"Yes......"

To my words, Chiano nodded slowly.

After all, she's a chiano.

This is probably the second time I've seen her. Even during the battle against Flore, she should have appeared.

"Well, more than that, Mr. Slade. Don't hurt the Dark Demon Emperor any more..."

"What...?

Chiano said that to me.

Apparently, they're asking me not to attack the Dark Demon Emperor any more.

"Flore...... no, Chiano, don't say anything extra!

"Dark Demon the Great...... I can't stand for you to get hurt any more!

"Chiano......"

So, the Dark Demon King went in to stop the chiano.

As the Dark Demon Great, Chiano's words seem extra.

But I hear Chiano's feelings are pretty strong. So far, it is a little surprising that you are worried about the Dark Demon Great.

The Dark Demon Emperor is Teng himself who developed a disease that prompted Chiano to become a Dark Knight. It is unexpected such as sheltering the Dark Devil the Great.

Plus, the Dark Demon King's attitude is a little strange.

I don't know, he talks to Chiano in a friendly way. Something different from the killer-filled attitude of the past can be seen from the Dark Demon Great.

"Mr. Slade, he's not a bad person."

"Not a bad person?

That's what Chiano's been saying to me thinking about that.

Somehow, he says the Dark Demon King is not a bad person.

But isn't it impossible for you to hear the evil deeds you've done and not be a bad person?

"The person's real name is Mr. Dolger. Mr. Dolgar is only following the Dark Demon King."

"What...?

"Wu......"

To Chiano's words, I think a little.

It is not the Dark Demon Great that is now in front of us. What does that mean?

I mean, maybe somewhere else, there's a real Dark Demon Great. But is that the case? I'm a little confused.

"The Dark Demon Great is the name of the original Dark Knight who died a long time ago. Even after he died, he used his dark powers to become the only one of his own."

"Only the will exists...... no way!

In the words of Chiano, I came to think of something.

I stare at the Dark Demon King.

"Ugh..."

"Ah, Dark Demon the Great..."

From the body of the Dark Devil the Great began to appear like black smoke.

No, maybe it's better that the Dark Demon King started showing up.

"Mr. Dolger was doing his best while being manipulated and monitored by the Dark Demon King. He was trying to save me and Mr. Frost."

"I see...... I don't know the details, but I largely get it"

In Chiano's explanation, I understood the general situation.

Apparently, this old man named Dolgar was just being manipulated by the Dark Demon Great. It means that in doing so, I had managed to help Chiano, to make him a dark knight, to reach out to Frost, to give him hope of living.

I mean, this old man named Dolgar, he wasn't a true enemy.

The black smoke there is the true Dark Demon Great.

"Su, Slade... kill me quickly"

"What?"

"If you kill me, you'll be able to kill this Dark Demon King, too. That's what you have to do."

"... you mean that"

Dolger begged me, and I finally figured it out.

This man, Dolgar, was going to die in this battle.

So I guess I provoked Captain Zagil or didn't get healing magic. It is a natural act as a dark knight, an act that brings one's defeat closer together. In the midst of being manipulated by the Dark Demon Great, I guess it was the hand Dolgar did to defeat himself.

"Dolgar... I..."

"As it is, the Dark Demon King will move on to another. It must be avoided!

"But..."

Even with Dolgar's words, I hesitate.

You can't have this guy here. That's what I think.

"There's no need for that..."

"What...?

"You... Frost!

Someone showed up before me thinking that.

It is Frost, the Dark Knight of Ice.

"Dark Devil the Great...... I know. You're asking for me..."

"Frost, what..."

Black smoke gushing out of the Dolgar slowly covers the frost.

It's wrapped around its body, and it's trying to get inside Frost.

"Damn... what I was afraid of..."

"Dark Devil the Great...... no, it's Dolgar. I understand who you were. Leave this to me."

"F, Frost......?

"I won't lose to the Dark Demon King or anything. Those who set me up and dragged me down from the Holy Knight have no reason to lose."

Frost answers with confidence to the repentant Dolgar.

Black smoke enters the frost.

Really, the Dark Demon Emperor has moved to Frost.

"Ugh..."

"Frost......"

"I see... it's a tremendous force. Is this the power of the Dark Lord?"

Frost seemed a little bitter.

After all, is the Dark Demon Great trying to manipulate it?

I try to get close to Frost like that. But Frost gets his hands on it and he stops it.

"Slade... no need for handouts"

"But..."

"I will follow this Dark Demon Great and reveal myself to you again... in three days I will visit the Knights stronghold. So make a real settlement."

"Frost!"

That's all I'm saying, Frost walks away.

He pressed his chest and went on painfully.

I can only look at that back.

In three days, Frost will settle. Now, I just have to believe that.