Darkness had taken over the space.

"What ...... is this ......?

　Behind me, Cynthia is shrinking.

"This is what Bagnuba looks like.
"It's just darkness ......?
Yes. The evil god Bagnuba has no definite form.

　This darkness is Bagnuba.
　It's as if the thick darkness around us is laughing at us.

"Kurt, .......

　Razevala is clenching her fists in concern.

"It's okay, Razevala. This(...) time(...) will be over soon.

　With that, I turned my attention back to Bagnuba.

"Well, Bagnuba. You can come at me from any direction you like. It seems you're more powerful than you were a thousand years ago.

　I challenge you.
　Then the darkness rather than Bagnuba ...... spoke directly to my head.


"Die.


　It's such a unique voice that it only shakes your eardrums and makes you feel horrible .......


"Die, die, die, die--


　It's a voice that can make your eardrums quiver with fear.
　I'm sure you've heard of it.

　But...


"What is it?　All this noise. It's meaningless in my presence.


　Normally, the mere hearing of the voice would be enough to cause an evil thought to seize control of the body.
　But such things can be warded off with mental power alone, without the need for magic.

Boring. Bagnuba, you do not have this kind of power, do you?　Bagnooba is the evil god of destruction. This is something you use only to get more men. Your power is .......

　He was about to say that when...

"Aah!

　Cynthia let out a high-pitched scream, which was unusual for her.

"What is it, Cynthia?
The string is .......

　When I looked at her, I saw that the string that had been holding part of her uniform together had been cut.

　It's started.
　If we let this go on, we'll be in trouble.

"Discipline of Destruction.

　I say the words.

　The discipline of destruction.
　As I've said many times before, God has the effect of creating a discipline and forcing others to follow it.
　For example, the peace-loving Rashevara created the rule, "You cannot attack me.
　On the other hand, the evil god of destruction, Bagnuva, creates the following discipline: .......


"Destroy everything.


　The voice of Bagnuva enters directly into my brain.

"Death, death, death, death.

　Strong thoughts flow into your mind.

　It is impossible to rebel against God's discipline.
　Everything is destroyed in front of Bagnooba.
　Darkness writhed and the hatred of the evil god tried to scare the world.

"Are you sure you're not making a big mistake?

　I move my mouth as the discipline of destruction blows.
　I can't act out of discipline.
　A thousand years ago, I ended a battle before he could invoke the Discipline of Destruction.
　Normally, I'd be defeated as soon as the discipline kicked in.

　--But...


But why do I have to follow the discipline?


　I'll break the code.
　At that moment, there was a light in the darkness, and it grew louder and louder.

"......!

　I heard Bagnuva gasp.

"How can you do anything out of discipline, you say?

　Crossing my arms and looking nonplussed, I continued.

"A thousand years ago, it was impossible to deviate from the rules. But now I'm stronger than I was a thousand years ago. Don't think you're the only one who's gotten stronger.
"......
"You can't break the rules. That was the natural order of things. But don't think you can reason with me now that I have more power.

　Take a step forward.
　Evil thoughts, ...... destruction, ...... discipline, ...... and other seemingly troublesome things are just like any other dust to me. "Discipline is a solid thing.

Discipline is a strong reason ......, and that's what I thought a thousand years ago. But don't think you can tie me down with such soft logic.

　Oh dear.


　I guess we'll have to settle soon.

And it's harder to create something than it is to destroy it.

　Hold up your right hand.
　Concentrate the magic into your hand.
　To use this magic, even I need quite a lot of magic power, but ...... is no problem.
　I've regained the power I had a thousand years ago, and I've grown even stronger.
　If I don't use enough magic as a blessing, I don't deserve to end this travesty.


"World Create.


　Create.
　The light was small at first, but it gradually spread, until all the darkness was gone.

How and why ......

　For the first time, Bagnuba wimped out as I tried to create a new reason for the destruction.
　For the first time, Bugnuba spoke weakly.

"For a thousand years I have slept to defeat you and destroy the world. So why did you go to ......?
"Ha, a thousand years?

　Bagnuva's evil magic is slowly fading.
　Ridiculing the foolish god who knows only destruction, I continued.


"You're a thousand years too young to challenge me.


　And so the crisis (Bagnuba) passed in a daze.