Another side

　Carter can see that Jiro and his friends are slowly moving away from this place.
　But this is only at the edge of the field of view, and the one occupying the most area of vision is the man smiling in front of Carter without any sense of tension.
　The Demon King.
　At first glance, the man appears to be in his early thirties with a well-groomed blonde face.
　If this isn't a battlefield, if he's dressed like a mountain climber instead of armor, or if he doesn't have an overflowing magic power that doesn't match his expression.
　And his presence is filled with a gentle smile so out of place that you can imagine all sorts of IFs.

"Brave man, I am the Demon King, I am greeting you and you do not return my greeting?

　It's a good idea to have a good time with your friends and family.
　The key is that Carter's expression of composure has disappeared, and although his gaze is not shifted, he is alerted to his surroundings and is trying to get out of here.
　The demon king could sense that attitude.
　That's why I asked again.

......

　Carter has his hand on the holy sword, but not an answer.

"You're so dull,

　A flash of lightning.
　You will be able to get a good deal more out of it.

It's a good idea to have a good time.　I don't expect you to talk to me honestly, and I'm not going to ask you what you want. I'm the demon king and you're the hero. Then it's clear what we have to do.

　Carter reacts to the gesture, but before that, a ward envelops the Demon King and Carter, and the starting point of that ward is the flow of magic extended from the Demon King's Castle.

This is the stage you wanted. At best, have fun, and do your best to get my head off.

　Carter suppresses the urge to click his tongue at the words of the demon king.
　That gesture tells me that Carter shouldn't be fighting here and now.

Yeah, I know. Yeah, I know." "I'll send these words to you anyway.

　But such convenience has nothing to do with the Demon King, who is in a convenient situation right now.
　The demon king, who understands that this is an inconvenient development for Carter, happily and for some reason heard and said the words he has been waiting to say ever since: "You can't run away from the demon king.

"You can't run away from the Demon King.

　That was the signal for the contestants on the royal road of the story, the demon king and the heroes, to fight.
　If Jiro was here, it would have looked like a collision of flashes.
　A sound like a series of bursting fireworks resounded everywhere, and the two fought at a speed that ordinary people would not even be able to see.
　The confined space of the warding is lit up with a gorgeous but caustic magical light.
　They counterbalance each other's supposedly effective attacks with attacks that are all deadly, no more than a wound if hit.
　Carter releases his holy sword and uses the power of the light to overthrow the demon king.
　The demon king smiles at you with a smile and uses his magic to greet you as if to tell you to come to the light.
　It's no exaggeration to say that the battle of this place is the final battle.
　When Carter swings his holy sword, the rays of light reap the ground and cause the earth to crack.
　When the demon king waves his staff, the ground will explode despite a light swing.
　Whether the earth changes shape or the land of this place ceases to exist, everyone thinks that this battle will not end until the opponent falls.
　The two men, who are synonymous with excess force, clash and clash.

Now, may I ask you a question, valiant man?

　The place of battle that makes you think that there will be no more grass, or anything else that can retain its original form.
　Although everyone is seriously killing each other, the demon king flies questions to the brave man with a smile on his face.
　Even in the nick of time of the holy sword, the demon king approaches his face, hoping that his voice will reach Carter.

......

　Naturally, Carter has no right to answer such a question, so he silently wields the holy sword and tries to cut off the demon king's head.
　But the head-scratching holy sword serves no purpose, only to deflect the staff and cut off the rock in front of it.
　They don't seem to care about that scene.
　The only thing that matters is defeating your opponent.
　The only difference is that Carter only cares about killing the demon king and the demon king is taking a little detour.

"Do you hate the blood so much?
You.
After all, you're responsive on this topic.

　Carter reacted for the first time to the Demon King's words as he took that detour.
　Rather than saying how he knew, he was more interested in saying what he knew, and he became furious.

I've studied you, your entire career from birth to now. That's nice work, brave man. You've done a fine job of being Carter Isperio. If you hadn't pulled out the holy sword when you did, I never would have known.

　And Carter, the brave man was convinced that the existence in front of him knew everything, and in the words of the demon king to say that Carter is not Carter in the contents of the investigation.

That's an impressive resume. It was beautifully crafted. There was one being, and it was beautifully done. It's no wonder we couldn't see it.

　The battle between the demon king and the brave still rages on, and is already a tempest in the making.
　The ravine has become a wilderness, and its flying rocks are flung into the air again before they fall to the ground according to gravity, becoming footholds and shattered gravel for your opponent.
　The story of the demon king continues, despite the fact that you are fighting in a space where even gravity is about to be transformed by magic power.

"Hey, the descendants of the Demon King and the Descendants of the Brave
"Huh.

　Then, the words of the confident demon king successfully swayed the brave men.

The battles between the demon king's army and the heroes have been repeated many times in the long history. Many of the battles have resulted in the defeat of the demon king. But some of them have come up against the brave men. And to a lesser extent, there were demon kings who successfully defeated their heroes.

　The demon king fights even as he begins to speak as if he were telling an old fairy tale, and prevents the onslaught of the brave men who want to stop him from telling it.

There are stories that exist only because they are rare. War is a cruel thing. In the past history, there have been stories of heroes who defeated the demon king but were unable to return to their home world. Abandoned by his friends. They lost their dungeon connection to begin with and couldn't return home. Reasons vary. Are you one of these lost heroes, a descendant of the heroes who defeated the demon king eight generations ago and took his daughter and disappeared?


"......
"Silence can sometimes be an affirmation. You don't know that, do you?

　And it seems to be the end of preventing the onslaught.
　Once he flicks the holy sword with his staff, the demon king never stops talking about it.
　The two of them stand apart and land on the wasteland.
　Floating in the sky, the castle of the demon king quietly observes the battle.

"Well, the reason I have talked this long is to hear your own purpose. You can continue to fight to settle this battle, but just cutting off the enemy without asking any questions is against my principle. I have a pretty good idea why your ancestors did what they did and what kind of education they had, but what was the purpose of your own actions?

　The moon came out of the shadows of the Demon King's castle and illuminated the battlefield.
　And the light shines on the two of them, and the Demon King's smile and...

"You know the answer to that,

　The demon king's words dampened the aloofness, illuminating the brave man's face, which was tinged with rage.

You have left behind an abominable blood in my body, forcing me to leave my home and forsake the glory I should have had. To destroy all the demons.

　The words that came out of his rage, the demon king did not say anything but nod ruefully.

"Hmm, I guess I have no choice, then.

　Then, the demon king nodded his head in agreement and the smile that had been on his face disappeared.
　Instead, the expression on his face was.

"Let's get a little more serious from here on out.

　Trying to enjoy the upcoming battle from the bottom of your heart, so that you enjoy the battle wholeheartedly.
　Stick an innocent and cruel smile on your face.

"I apologize in advance. It's been a long time since I've wielded my powers.

　The cold eyes stared at the brave man who reached for the holy sword.

"Do not expect me to go easy on you.

　I swallowed its body in darkness.

Come on, let me enjoy myself a little longer.

　Furthermore, the greatest magic unleashed on the brave man who sank into the darkness.
　The devil king's outrage has begun.