A large circular room.
　In the innermost part of the room is a throne decorated in red, gold and precious stones to an excessive degree.
　The person sitting on top of that tacky throne, which can only be thought of as having been haphazardly constructed with expensive objects, is Dionis Harberg.

''That was surprisingly quick. From the feel of the fight, I thought it was a questionable place to beat the High King Bandit (Kraken) on the way or not.

　Even though the enemy has invaded the deepest part of the room, Dionis is comfortably on his feet, propping himself up on his elbows and maintaining a relaxed attitude.

　I pay attention to the entire room, but there's no sign of anyone but Dionis.
　There doesn't seem to be any traps either, as Elfie is shaking his head with a sideways glance.

''It's all right to be wary, but there's nothing in this room?　There are no demons or traps. It would be dirty and weird to let a demon in, right?　And I wouldn't feel comfortable with a trap in my room.
That's a lot of leeway for someone who's penetrated the innermost part of the city.
'Of course. Because there's no better security than having me around.

　Against the glaring Elfie, Dionis still doesn't even try to get up from his seat, and his lips are twisted as he lifts his chin up to look down on it.
　It seems that the fact that they were able to overwhelm us in the battle outside has given them extra confidence.
　It's convenient to be insulted.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it.

Iori.
Yeah. Like we said.

　There was no point in asking any more questions, and that's when I was about to go into battle.

You're going to be able to talk to them at leisure. There's no need to be in such a hurry.
...... Shut up. I ain't got nothing to say to you.
Don't say that. Amatsu, I've got something to show you.

　Dionis snapped his fingers.
　At the same time as a dry sound echoed through the room, multiple crystals appeared around the throne.
　Transparent rhombus-shaped crystals, about the size of each person.

'----'

　I was inconsolable.
　Because there was a person trapped inside each one of those crystals, which must have been over twenty.
　Humans, subhumans, demons, and various races.
　All of them are women, and none of them wear clothes.
　The women who have exposed their bare skin are in a state of wide open arms and legs, and are unconscious.
　Swords were stuck deep into their palms and ankles, stuck in the crystal like insect specimens.
　Despair stuck to the faces of all the women as they expressed their pain.

''What do you think?　'These are the specimens I've collected in the last thirty years,' he said, 'and I went out of my way to show you. I brought it all the way over here to show you.
"Hmm ...... bad taste, here's the best part.
Yeah, I'm puking.

　I agree with Elfie, who frowns and lays bare his disgust.
　Dionis chuckles, "That's boring," he says, and flicks a small finger.
　Some of the crystals that had been floating around come forward.

'I brought someone you know with me, too.
...... What?
Doesn't it look familiar?

　I turn my gaze to one of the crystals that came before me.
　The one pasted inside it was the same demon race as Dionis.
　Brown hair, sallow skin, and the remnants of two painful horns that were snapped off on the forehead.
　I know that demon tribe.

"Charley ......?

　Charley.
　I'm not sure I've ever seen such a thing before.
　She was a caring, winning woman.
　A childhood friend of the guy, who would nurse Dionysus every time she saw him.

'Correct!　That's as good as it gets, Amatsu, it looks like you remembered.
I thought you were with them.
What? No, no, no. I don't like it, okay? I don't want to be part of this gang.

　Dionis snapped his fingers.
　The crystal containing Sherley steps back.
　Instead, multiple crystals came forward.
　The ones in them were all demons, and they all looked familiar.

''I heard these kids admired Amatsu for treating them normally despite being human?　Good for you, it's an emotional reunion.

　...... What's this?

　Dionis snaps his fingers.
　Another crystal appears.

'Are these kids ...... a little difficult to get to?
'----'

　A girl not much older than a girl, and a woman with a face that looks a lot like a girl.
　A girl in her teens or so, and a woman who looks like a big girl just the way she is.
　A girl. A woman. A girl. A woman. A girl. a girl. a girl. a girl. a girl. a girl.

　I had a vague recollection of their faces.

'You--this ......'
You may not remember. You stopped by on your travels through the Empire. --In the village of Raam.

　--There's a village of Raam around here, isn't there?　What is it now?

　--It was wiped out by demons nearly 30 years ago.

So, go to ...... and tell them...

　Dionis snaps his fingers.
　Another crystal comes forward.

"'Sina Village'."

　Sounds familiar.
　I've seen it before.

"Leos Territory."

　It sounds familiar.
　Sounds familiar.

"'The Village of Gurus', 'the sub-human settlement on Mount Cruz', 'the Arlene territory', 'the sub-human settlement on Mount Cruz', 'the demons you missed on Mount Peteros', 'the village of Bugiel'. You see, that's the one you saved." "The Cerulean Mercenaries.

　The places we went on our journey.
　The people I met there.
　The people I helped.

---- Hey, you remember that, right?

　Dionysus sneers.

All the people we met on our journey. It's been a long time.

　I remember.
　Villages and territories that were attacked by demons.
　The mercenary groups we fought with.

"After the incident at the Demon King's Castle, Lucifina and I traveled around in our spare time," he said. To the lands you and Lucifina and I traveled to together. After we told the people there of Amatsu's death and our betrayal, we killed them all.

　Meeting these girls made me stronger and more willing to save them.

'Oh, when I say kill them all, all I killed was a man and some old hags and skanks who hadn't died. Every woman who has ever met my eye is a specimen like this.

　Dionysus stroked the surface of the floating crystals lovingly and said in an enraptured tone.

'I realised that when I killed you. It's the most fun I've ever had watching someone die after being betrayed by someone I trusted.'

The death of the heroes we believed in, the betrayal of our heroes by their friends. I couldn't bear to see their faces when they found out. I wish you could have seen it, Amatsu.

We couldn't get to every place we traveled, but you know what, Amatsu?

　I knew what Dionis intended to do, even if I didn't like it.
　Simply put, in a word, harassment.

"You're saying, 'I want to save~!　I want to save~! ' and then ended up saving them with borrowed power.

They died in despair, baby. You're the only one who got us in your sights after you tried to help them with their justice.

　It's a denial of everything I've done to be a hero.
　If you hadn't thought like that, you wouldn't be dead.
　'You're the reason I'm dead,' says Dionysus.

'What's the matter with you?　'Say something. Well, aren't you just wiped out by this touching reunion?

'Nah.'

Hey, how do you feel!　Hey, Amatsu!

"Hahahahahaha!　Tell me!　How do you feel now?　All the things you've wanted to do, all the things you've done!　Everything you've ever wanted to do, everything you've ever done, everything you've ever done!　How does it feel to be trampled by your people, by me and Lucifina?

　Betrayed, ridiculed, killed.
　I thought I hated Dionysus more than I do now.

"Hey, hey, hey!　Tell me something, tell me!　How does it feel to know that everything you've done is for nothing?

　But I'll change my mind.
　There is no limit to the amount of hate.

Ha-ha-ha!　Hey, hey, hey, hey!　Now what -------


　Drive through the earth.
　Strengthened and accelerated, he fleshes out Dionysus while sitting on his throne.
　The fastest blow I can deliver in my current state is swung down on Dionis.

''...... tch.''

　The response of being played by the blade.
　Dionis drew the sword he was holding in his hand and caught our blade.

''...... attacking while people are talking, you don't have any common sense, do you?
''I don't know what your common sense is,''
That's the kind of discipline you need: ...... hey!
......

　He was easily defeated by force in the blade competition.
　Where he was pushed away, the chase comes.
　At the same time as the blade rang, sparks continuously scattered.

　I'm sure that even if you use strengthening magic, I'm still a stone's throw away.

''......ssh.
The taiji is, you know, feckless!

　At the same time as he is pushed down and loses his balance.
　It's a good thing that you're able to do this.

----!

　There, Elfi's magic eye exploded.
　A flash of red lotus blinks and explodes.
　The water that surrounds the room shakes and splashes violently.

　Right before that, I pretend to fall down and duck the explosion by jumping back wide to the side.

'...... elfiszaakkuk'

　A blast of smoke slashed through the air, revealing Dionis.
　His clothes are dirty, but he's mostly unharmed.
　His expression twisted into anger as he glared at Elfie.

'You can take pleasure in talking nonsense, though. Don't forget me.
"Ha, ...... you're going to avenge your subordinate?　The other thing you need to know is that you're here to get your body back anyway, right?　You're also smaller than you think, using the powerless Amatsu!

　Dionis snapped his fingers and the floating crystals disappeared.

'Hey, Amatsu. You really don't grow up, do you? Just because you were betrayed by a human and a subhuman, are you now a demon race?　How can you make friends after being betrayed so severely?　The opponent is the demon race, and he's a former demon king?　I can't understand how you can trust their words. You don't think they'll betray you again and kill you when you're no longer of use to them?

　Dionysus speaks fluently and fluently, and Dionysus comes up to me.

　Do you think that you will be betrayed and killed again?
　You can't think that you'll be betrayed and killed again?

I've made up my mind.

　Because revenge is not something I can accomplish on my own.
　I took the risk of betrayal and teamed up with Elfie.

"I'll get my revenge on you, I promise.
Yeah, yeah.

　It was then that Dionys finally lifted his hips from his throne.

'You, I don't think you understand who's in front of you.

　Dionysus sneered as he stood up.

"The Demon Lord's Army 'Water Demon General' and the strongest water demon of the demon tribe."

　Countless water bombs are being deployed.

I'll ask you again in a few minutes. "Who do you want revenge on?　Who are you going to hurt?