One of the previous Four Heavenly Kings, Glamberza of the 'karma fire' visited Lax Village.

''........It took me a long time to find him. As it is within the territory of the human race, it can't be helped.''

　Dariel is here.
　Glamberza didn't doubt that in the slightest.

　After all, it was something that the Demon King had directly approached him about.
　It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

　This is why the demon king is able to tell things that are far away that he cannot know.
　The Four Heavenly Kings Glamberza, who had served the company for many years, knew that this was unmatched accuracy.

　That's why he had unquestionably sought out Rax Village and visited it like this.

''Here's Dariel...!

　Even though he was retired, Dariel was important enough to seek him out with his hands as a heavyweight of the demon race.

　Originally, Glamberza was a man of little compassion.
　Instead, he had found the meaning of life in working and making achievements on the battlefield.

　He had married, but it was his duty as a man of position, and it was his duty to have children.

　The sense of duty entrusted to him by his dead colleague was the first thing he did to raise Dariel.
　The infant he had only thought was a forgotten memento of the Four Heavenly Kings Bezetan turned out to be otherwise, much less a demon race.
　The sense of duty was gone, but he still kept Dariel with him....

　It was only because an emotion that surpassed the sense of duty arose.
　To the adopted child he raised as a subordinate.

　Granbaza knows that.

　Why did he become the strongest, when he was touted as the strongest of all time?
　The cause is affection.
　Those who are alive can become many times stronger by knowing compassion.
　It was she who taught Grumberza, who was just a war demon with a sense of duty, about compassion and led him to become the strongest.

　She made him the strongest.
　Knowing this, Grumberza wanted to repay Dariel, who had grown up, at all costs.

　He gave Dariel the position of Assistant to the Four Heavenly Kings because it was the best he could hold, as he couldn't use magic.
　But Dariel himself was capable, and he served the job of assistant well.

　As a gesture of gratitude, he wanted Dariel to remain in his position as his assistant and to flourish after he left, but his own son, who is nothing more than a mass of incompetence, unexpectedly banished Dariel from his position.

　Or at least an apology.
　That single thought made Glamberza head for the village of Lux by himself.

'.........

　The wound in his stomach that was thrust at him by the brave Arantzill still hurt.
　The excursion with this wound was quite excruciating, but it was still impossible not to visit.

''We must find Dariel from within this village...!

　Stopping at the outer edge of the village, Glambarza thought about the work he had to accomplish in the future.

　Grumberza is a demon, and the village he is about to enter is that of the human race.
　If they find out about it, there will be an uproar.

　It is difficult to distinguish between the human race and the demon race from the outside.
　That is clear from the fact that Dariel has been living among the demon race for a long time.

　Glambarza is now dressed poorly and disguised as a traveler, but the more small country villages like this, the more sensitive they are to intruders.

''Cautious behavior is required of you...!

　Anyway into the village, try to walk around.

　I thought it was a desolate and remote village, but it was surprisingly crowded and lively.
　That was also an advantage for Glamberza. The more people there were, the more intruders would not be noticed if they got mixed in.
　But at the same time, it was also a disadvantage.

'With numbers like this, it's hard to find Dariel...'

　There is a risk of getting suspicious if he walks around too much from place to place.

　It was also a troubling situation, and it was hard for the old and injured Granbaza to walk a little.
　He used a mobile magic tool powered by fire magic to get close to the village, but he couldn't use it in a human village.

　Unable to endure, he sat down on the side of the road.
　He felt his old age painfully.

''At a time like this...''

　If Dariel was around, she would bring him drinking water.
　She really was a child who cared about her surroundings.

　He could have cared for himself more.

'Yes.'

　Something was held out in front of Glamberza as he sat down.
　It was a water bottle made of animal skin.

'Would you like a drink of water?'
Oh, I'm sorry, Dariel.

　As soon as I said it, I thought, "Shucks.
　Of course, it wasn't Dariel who offered me the water. It was a young woman of the human race.

''Ah!　I'm sorry................　I thought I knew you....?
It's all right. Forget it, drink some water. You're tired, aren't you?
But...

　Feeling that it would be suspicious to reject it too much, Glamberza accepted the favor.
　The water in the leather bag was clear and delicious.

　The woman gave a calm smile.
　She was young enough to look like she was only twenty or so, but she had a dignity that didn't seem like it.
　I looked at the thing on her back and immediately agreed with her.

''A baby........!

　A woman, when she becomes a mother, no matter how old she is, comes with dignity.

　Glamberza rose and handed back the canteen with its tightened lid.

'Thank you. I ache for your kindness.'
'It's okay, because anyone who visits our village is like family.

　The young mother responded with a smile.
　The carefree nature of her smile made Glambarza like it more and more.

'What brings you to the village of Lax?'
''Ugh!''

　She was aware that Glamberza was an outsider.
　Witty and perceptive on top of being witty. She rolled her tongue as if she were Dariel.

'Hi, I'm looking for someone...!

　If I tried to hide everything, it would be even more suspicious.
　As long as they don't find out that I'm a demon race, it won't be a problem, and I decided to answer the rest of the questions honestly.
　It was originally Grumberza, who was not good at lying.

''I'm looking for........people. Someone told me that they were in this village, and this is how I got my foot in the door.
That must be hard. What's the person you're looking for?　What's your name?　What are the characteristics?
What?

　She's a girl who's suddenly asking me intrusive questions, Glambarza thought, but Glambarza wasn't sure how to answer further.

　She did not doubt that Dariel was in this village.
　But a position is a position. He didn't even know if he lived in a large open house, and there was a possibility that he was using a false name.
　I don't want to disclose information in a heap and avoid just the bush snake that knows I'm a demon race.......

　Granberza was lost and fumbling around.

''Then let's go to Atashi's husband!
Huh?　Why?
'My husband is the village chief. He also helps me find people.

　This girl is the wife of the village chief?
　No wonder she felt extraordinarily dignified, Glamberza thought to himself.

''Then I'll take you at your word...''

　She was on her way to deliver her lunch under her husband.
　Glamberza was to accompany her.

''It's ... cute.''
''What?!''

　The woman reacted more than she should have to to Glamberza's words as they walked side by side.

'No, the child on your back.'
'Oh!　Oh...!

　To Granvasa, every newborn baby seemed precious.
　It was always Dariel who reminded him.

　Even Dariel, who faces her self-imposed harsh fate head on, was a baby when she first met him.
　That innocence, the feeling of holding her in his arms, is something Granvasa will never forget for the rest of his life.

'Babies are good. It's the number one reason why adults work so hard.
'Yes!　Isn't she pretty?　It's called Gran.
Hmm?

　For a moment Glamburza thought he had been called.

'My husband said he borrowed it from the name of a man who was very good to him. My father sulked for a while that he hadn't used his name.

　Glambarza couldn't help but smile at one of the family's most common moments.

'Whatever the name, there is no greater celebration than the birth of a child. You've done your best.'
Yes, he's my treasure.

　She smiled without a care in the world, and Glambarza was more and more impressed by her.

　It's a good thing that the man who took such a good woman to wife and was blessed with a child must be a very lucky man.

　It's a good thing that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away with it.