-- Then the Westland Kingdom's delegation came to formally conclude a pact with the Demon King's army.

　On the way there was a situation where Sakura engaged the Demon General Suzuri, but since Sakura insisted that it was pure hand-to-hand combat, it did not interfere with the conclusion of the agreement.

　The content of the agreement was a temporary truce based on the premise of a truce against Agart Ram, as well as the provision of information and flexibility of forces as needed.

　As expected, it was judged that an all-out alliance would be difficult to achieve, and so it was decided to form a cooperative relationship with the local demon tribe, just as they had done when they obtained the cooperation of Asropolis.

　As for the specific strategy they will use to fight Agat Ram, they have not yet reached a decision at this point in time.

　It seems that the demon king's army is planning a strategy to attempt a counterattack on their own, so after sharing information about that area later on, they will come up with a new strategy that also combines the forces of the human side.

...... Well, no matter what you think, it's probably a case that will be turned to you.
"Can you not let me face reality?
It can't be helped. Who else but the White Wolf Knights would be in charge of this?

　As we prepare to leave the fifth labyrinth, I look back on what has happened so far with Garnett with a wry smile.

　Through our face-to-face encounters with ...... the Demon King's army and, more precisely, with Demon King Gandalf and Ail Sesromnir, we were able to gain numerous pieces of information.

　-- the destruction of an ancient magical civilization. The survivors who fled into the dungeon.

　In order to compensate for the decline in population, they turned to Lieveslasil, a magical beast with a body similar to a human's, but it lost its innate magical power, which in turn made it impossible for the civilization to survive.

　In order to overcome this, they applied the 'magic crests passed down by the bloodline' that Alfazul left behind for his own resurrection, and built a system to inherit pseudo-reproduced magic - but even that has faded and been lost over the generations. Many of the humans in the dungeon have died out.

　Ivaldi, the dwarven demon king who used to be one of Gandalf's companions, loves the human race so much that he can no longer consider the descendants of the ancient magical civilization to be "humans" and only treats the humans of the Ark of Elements, which has survived steadily, as "humans".

　However, the humans in this dungeon were split internally and brought to the brink of extinction by the poison that was spread by one of the forces running amok.

　Ivaldi struggled to keep the human race alive, and in the end, he lost his mind and tried to keep it alive by transferring only the surviving humans' "souls" into elaborate puppets.

　This is the true nature of Agart Ram's autonomous puppets.

　The magic used by ancient magical civilizations was a power that resided in the soul and was passed down from generation to generation, just like the ability to control magic power that demons and demonkind acquired as an innate bodily function.

　Probably because of this, Ivaldi thought that the purpose of 'keeping humanity alive' was fulfilled by preserving the soul alone.

　Anyway, through this process, flesh and blood human beings disappeared from the presence of their peers in Alphasul.

　--But the human beings had not been destroyed.

　It's not clear who discovered it and when, but it is said that we "modern humans" are able to draw out the lost power of pseudo-magic by giving our subconscious a strong direction through self-suggestion and other means.

　This was devised so that anyone can do this without being aware of it, a method that is common in the modern world, in which belief in the gods gives one the skills to do so.

　The pseudo-magical acquisition system of faith, as handed down in the folklore of the goddess Iris, revived the human survivors and led to the birth of a new civilization on earth.

　Thus, civilization was revived on earth, and humans were able to enjoy a return to glory, if not to the ancient magical civilization - and here, Agat Ram made his move.

　They had attacked the headquarters of the then Demon King's army on the third level while the Demon King's army was trying to extend its influence on the ground, and even destroyed the main body of the Demon King's army that had hurriedly withdrawn from the ground.

　Then, using the secret pathway used by the Demon King's Army at the time of the ground invasion, which was directly connected to the ground from the third level, they had sent in a hiding specification puppet with limited functions as an agent.

　The specific strategy and ultimate goal of Agart Ram is still unclear, but it has been speculated that he is planning to regain supremacy on earth in the hands of the "humans" .......

　Anyway, Agart Ram is repeatedly interfering in the earth with malicious intent.

　The illegal distribution of mithril on earth, the fact that they took steps to silence Garnett's mother, and the fact that they went around killing anyone who might know the secrets of this dungeon - all must have been part of their far-reaching plans.

It's a good thing that you're able to have a good idea of what you're getting yourself into. I'm not really sure I'm following it.
'I agree with you. There are really only a very few people who can take it all in at once. We'll just have to chew it up and understand it little by little.
The only guy who seems to understand is Hild, at best: ......

　Immediately after Garnett uttered the name, the door to the room assigned to him by the Demon King's Army was vigorously thrown open.

　What a thing to say if you talk about it.
　Hild, who had just been placed on the chopping block of the topic, stepped in with a snarky and confident smile.

''Sorry for the delay, Commander Luke!　I've finished compiling all the information from this meeting into a document!

　In Hild's arms is a bundle of paper that has not yet been bound shut.

　I'm going to have to say that I'm not going to be able to get it right.

''It was worth it for me to accompany you!　The truth, which has been kept under wraps for so many years, is being uncovered in great detail in order to fight against the mighty Agat Ram.　There must be no omissions in the recording of information!
'I was walking down the hallway and I had to be forced to help ...... tired .......'

　Contrary to Hild, who was very excited and jubilant, Mark seemed to be completely exhausted.

''Haha ...... thank you for your hard work. For now, spell out the materials so that they are easy to take home. And, Mark, you must have been happy to find out the identity of Hinokagahime, right?
'That's true, though!　I can't stop asking about this Kagutsuchi stuff, but it must be a pain to have to go through endless hours of sorting through materials!
'I knew you were rather like me. You're just interested in a different genre.

　Anyway, I'm going to ask Hild and Mark to use the corner of the room to finish preparing to take the materials home.

　Just as Garnett and I were about to help, this time Ambrose appeared near the entrance of the room.

''Excuse me. Sir Luke, Sir Garnett. May I have the pleasure of speaking with you for a moment?