--There was a werewolf species (werewolf) named Merwin Johannes.

　--There was a flaming demon named Bertoga.

　--There was a nobleman named Olivia Eliesteel.

　--There was a water demon named Dionis Herberg.

　--George Ignas Elvanahit and Lily Famina Elvanahit, an alchemist (alchemist) and his wife.

　--There was a cathedral knight named Marcus Pietro Sandalphon.

　--There was a sorcerer named Leusas Gilburn.

　--and there was a sorcerer named Hilde Garda.

　They were the ones who betrayed and mocked me.
　For self-preservation, for aggrandizement, for research, to fill in for inferiority complex, for money, for profit, for revenge, for amusement - they trampled on me.

　I hated them and myself.
　I hated myself for being at peace with them, unaware that they mocked and hated me.
　I was so caught up in my hatred that I couldn't think of anything else.

　So I took my revenge on them.
　I burned them to death, poisoned them, fed them to bugs, drowned them, sucked their magic, cannibalized them with half their bodies, beat them head on, and beat them down to the hell of pain.
　Without a single exception, I've killed them.

　Now, they should finally be able to move on.
　I should have been able to finally step forward on my own two feet, free of the shackles of hatred that bound me.

　Me, Elfi, and Verdia.
　And Lucifina and I would have been able to move on.
　That path has been closed forever, though.

　My vengeance is over.
　I killed anyone who betrayed me.

　But...

　I am.

　I am ----




　After Ortegia left, the Great Forest was in an uproar.
　If the labyrinth seemed to have fallen and disappeared without a trace, there would be an uproar.
　Sepul told me that the Great Forest had sent warriors to each ward to investigate the labyrinth.
　The Great Forest will be in a hurry for a while.

　I'm now on a hill on the outskirts of the Great Forest.
　It's a warm, sunny spot with a good view.
　That's where I built the grave of Lucifina.

I had hoped to build it in the village or kingdom where she was born.
　But there was no village, and she could not set foot in the kingdom.

　So I built it here, where I could get a good view of it.
　Sepul gave me permission and said he would take care of it.

　I'll try to come as much as I can, too.
　I hope Lucifina won't be lonely.

"Hey, Lucifina. When I first came to this world, I was very nervous.

　Everyone wants me to fight.
　When I told them I didn't want to fight, they would get angry at me for my 'brave' habit.
　All they wanted to do was to use me.

That's why I was so happy when Lucifina rescued me that night after I was almost killed.

　It was a relief to know that there are people in this world who will stand by me.

...... I couldn't tell you in the end, though. The truth is, I had a crush on Lucifina at that moment.

　Even in my former world, I had fallen in love with someone.
　But that was just because I saw people around me falling in love, and I just vaguely felt like I needed to fall in love with someone else too.
　Lucifina was the first time I'd ever felt that kind of emotion that made my heart burn and made me stop breathing unintentionally, and Lucifina was the first time I'd ever felt that.

So, Lucifina's last words ...... were terribly pleasing.

　I'm in tears.

"...... It's me. I've had a great time traveling with Lucifina and the others. It's fun to be with a group of people who look out for me and want the same thing. But when I was betrayed by those guys, I knew it was all a joke and that all the memories had faded away.

　In fact, Liuzas and Dionysus spent a lot of time with me with one thing in their bellies.
　So did the others.
　A lot of them were just rubbing up against me, saying things that were pleasant to the ears.

'But. Still, it was nice to know that the time I spent with ...... Lucifina was real.

　In the faded time, it was real.
　It's a relief to know that.

　That's why.
　I hated that guy for taking it away from me.

"I wanted to give Lucifina a proper introduction to Elfie and Verdia. I especially wanted to talk about Elfie. He's selfish and greedy, but he's a really sweet guy. I think the two of them could have gotten along with each other without regard to demon race, human, subhuman, or any of those categories.

　We're both very different in terms of speech and personality.
　But they could have gotten along with each other.

The four of us went out for a good meal, Lucifina got into a fuss about cooking and got pushed around by Elfie's selfishness, and so on. We were supposed to be able to start over from here.

　I didn't know it and wiped the tears that had been flowing.

"I told you before. I told you that I, too, wanted to make the world a place where everyone could smile.

　And I wish that world existed.

But after everyone betrayed me, I couldn't believe in that world. I don't even think it's real.

　It was such a sweet dream, I had to laugh at myself.

Even at ......, Elfie had the same dream as I did back in the day. A dream I gave up on as silly, and now that my men have betrayed me, Elfie still wants to make it happen.

　I couldn't do that.

"Isn't that what Lucifina is, too?　Thirty years later, after all the hell you've been through, you kept hoping that there would be a world where no one would get hurt.

　I kept hoping that there was a world where no one would be hurt.
　And that's something I couldn't do.

　Elfie and Lucifina, because I believe in and respect them with all my heart.
　I wouldn't know what was right.

I don't know what to do or what's right anymore.

　I can't keep running towards a mental image like the hero, Amatsu.

But there's one thing I think about.

　I look at Lucifina's grave and say.

'-- in a world where no one gets hurt, some people don't deserve to live.

　Rubbish that ridicules and tramples on people and thinks nothing of it.
　There are a lot of people who don't deserve to be in the world that Lucifina wished for.
　I've killed people like that.

"I thought revenge would give me visibility. I thought I could get back on my feet and get it right again. Now it's not gonna happen. I'm not ready to move on.

　I'm just...

I'm going to take a little detour. This time I'm going to look forward to it.

　With that, I turn my back to Lucifina.

'See you later, Lucifina.'

　I'll be coming to see you soon, just give me a moment.

　Then turn around.

You--you're under arrest.

　I bring Elfie and Berdia, who were waiting behind me, into view.

'Are we done?'
Yeah.

　I nodded to Elfie, who asked me to consider it.
　I've told him everything I can tell him now.
　The rest is just to get it all done.

Then let's go.

　At the same time as Elfi's words, Verdia takes on the form of a dragon.
　I will have to make a lot of preparations for the next little while.

''Yeah. Let's go.

　After that, we'll head to the Demon King's territory.
　We have one goal.

"...to avenge our...


　--kill Ortegia.