Avril and I were on our way to the throne room to settle the score with the empire.

"Have you ...... been here before?
"Why?
The castle is so complex, you seem to be moving with such ease.
Well, I've been to ...... similar places before, I'll tell you that.

　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I've been to similar places.

　Of course, this is the first time I've been to this(...) castle.

　However, I had been here many times a thousand years ago at Chenevere Castle.
　The structure of the castle was almost the same as then.

"We're almost to the royal chamber, Averil. What's wrong, the cloaking spell is breaking down?
It is indeed exhausting to perform highly accurate cloaking magic for such a long time. ......
What are you talking about? If that's the case, you should be able to keep it up for at least six months.
Not by your standards!
I'm kidding.

　Well, if I wanted to, I could do it.

　But then again, not much has changed in ......1000 years, has it?
　
　It may have been repaired several times, but it must have remained intact until now.

"Okay, here it is. The throne room.

　We stopped in front of a door.

　It's time to take off this heavy armor. .......
　I took off my armor and put on my cloaking magic again.

Do you want to get in now?
"Wait. There's someone inside. Wait. There's someone inside. Let's take a look.

　He used his Clairvoyance spell, and the scene inside appeared dimly in his mind.

　I also connected it with Avril's magic so that she could see the same image.


The time is finally up.


　Inside, there was a man.

　In the throne room, there are two grand chairs in the back. This may be the place where the king and princess sit.
　However, despite the ...... situation, there was no one sitting on the throne.
　Instead, a grimy black coffin was placed there, as if sitting on it.

You have very bad taste.

　No, ......, it's not just a decoration, is it?
　I tried to use magic to look inside the coffin, but it was ...... magically locked, so I couldn't see.
　Double clairvoyance is indeed difficult.
　Well, if you force yourself to put magic power into it, you can see it, but the other person might notice.
　I guess it's best to wait and see.

I'm just in time. I'm just in time. Now I can destroy the reincarnation.

　A tone of amusement.
　The man stands in front of a large window and continues.

　Ah, my longing is about to be fulfilled.
　Luckily, it's a full moon tonight.
　I guess the heavens are on my side.

What are you talking about?
You know.

　I don't know what he's talking about.
　But that's how long he's been waiting for this day.

"Activate.

　The man raises his hand.
　The man raises his hand, and light shines from the magic circle around him.

"Kurt, ......!　What is this?

　Avril's body was trembling.

　Hmm. That's a lot of magic.
　I'm sure Avril senses it and is terrified.

"That coffin ...... soul?　Is that soul about to be converted into magic?

　There were two coffins on the throne.
　A red and blue light emanated from it as well.
　The souls were being pulled towards the man's hands.

"Ah!　Now we're all one!　Then I will have the power to defeat the Yahtzee!

　The light converges on a single point.
　A spell was about to be cast.
　I've never seen a magic formula before.

　But...


"I won't just let it happen.


　I cast the light magic Atonement Shine on the man behind the door.

　Mirrors of seven colors appear from all sides of the man.
　They became the launching pad for the arrows of light, which were fired one after another toward the man.

Averill!
"Yes, I know!



　Then we broke the cloaking spell and kicked the door open.

"Fire Spear!

　In the midst of an unending barrage of light arrows, Avril unleashed a fire spear without pause.
　All of them were aimed at the man.

　But...


"I've been waiting for you, heretic. What an interesting thing to interfere with my noble magic.


　Even with the onslaught of magic, the man did not allow a single direct hit thanks to the warding magic he had deployed around him.

"Hmm. I don't know what kind of magic you were trying to use, though.

　Feeling that there was no point in trying any further, I cut off the magic supply to the Atonement Shine.

I'm not sure how you can be so pompous when you can't even stop it from working.
I had predicted this future. I've been predicting this future for 1(0)0(0)0(0)0(0)0(0)0 years.

　The man turned his amber eyes and said in a soothing voice.

But you know. It's always been a bad habit of yours to let your guard down. My magic is .......
"Hmm?

　I snapped my fingers and continued.

It's not over yet.

　The man's back was struck by a ...... follow-up arrow of light.

"G-G-G-G-Goodness!　I'm not sure what this means.　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　A man is pierced in the chest by light.
　The man who was pierced through the chest by the light vomited blood from his mouth and fell to his knees on the floor.

I'm sure that's normal. But ...... you think the magic I've created is going to stop attacking you when you lose your magic power?
You can't be serious, you ......!　I'm not sure what to say.　You've perfected a magic that will continue to work semi-permanently even if you stop supplying it with magic power. ......!　d*mn it!

　I'm not sure what to make of this, but I think it's a good idea.
　But the man immediately used the fire spear to break the mirror that served as the arrow's launcher, and this time the magic stopped working.
　Hmmm. It would be too much of a letdown if he didn't do this.

Now, let's finish this.

　I took a step toward the man and said his name.


"The demon god who destroyed the empire a thousand years ago, Fombasque.