That's when it happened.
　A gust of wind was blowing in here where we were.

　The wind was so strong that if you didn't stand firm, you might be blown away.
　Two figures jumped into the air with that wind.

''Granbaza-sama, Zebiantes...!

　The two who should have returned to the Demon King's Castle to question Bashbursa-sama have now come back again.

''Tch, they've already caught up with us.......?
''Don't lick the fastest wind magic in the four attributes!

　The one who made the wind blow so far with himself and Granbaza-sama on board was Zebiantes.
　I'm going to show you the basis for earning the title of "Flower Wind" at the Four Heavenly Kings.

　And apart from that.........

"I knew it was here........!

　Granbaza-sama faced his son with a tense expression.

''Granbaza-sama...!
As you can see, Dariel. "As you can see, Dariel, he is the one who has caused this whole mess. My unworthy son. My shame...!

　Granbaza-sama's voice is squeezed out as if he regrets it from the bottom of his heart.
　How could such a great person be reduced to such a somber state?

''Bashbaza-sama, your filial piety is too much.

　I'd face the prodigal son sternly.
　But he won't listen to me.

'Shut up!　My father is a sinner who should have been killed anyway!　Dariel, after I kill you, I'm going to kill everyone here!
''..........''

　I didn't realize how far I had fallen.
　I couldn't hold my tongue.

''You've been saying kill, kill, kill since just now...!

　I suppose a fight is no longer inevitable.
　But first, I wanted to ask you a question.

'Why do you want to kill me so badly?　I don't remember getting any grudges from you that made me want to kill you, do you?

　If you'd rather hold a grudge, it's me, isn't it?　I even think.

　I was originally serving in the Demon King's Army and then one day I was suddenly fired.
　I won't do it, and I have no desire to do it, but I think it's a good enough motive for revenge.

　So why does the one who fired him want to take revenge on the one who fired him?
　I feel unreasonable.

'Of course it is!　This is all your fault.　It's your fault that the Mithril Mines got their teeth into it...!
It's...!

　It's probably because Anata imposed an absurd quota on the knockers working in the mine.
　Any man will stand up to any of them if pushed to the extreme, and it's because of your unwillingness to know that.

'You're in this Mithril mine...!　That says it all!　When I saw you through the eyes of Salamandra, it all made sense to me!
What?
'You're the one who started the Mithril Mine Rebellion!　You were the one behind all this!　You're the one who conspired to seduce those lowlifes in the mines into revolting!
Hmm?

　.........what can I say?
　I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a hand in the Knockers' rebellion.

　I was the one who rescued them from their rage and helped them cross over to the humans.

　But the root cause is that I drove the knockers that far, and I happened to pass by and joined the righteous side. But that's all.

　What a vile, what an insidious act...!

　But he doesn't seem to be listening to me.

"I did fire you, but I had you working for me until then!　That was your master!　You're supposed to be loyal and indebted to me!　You're the most ungrateful person I've ever met in my life, and you attack me without even thinking about it!
So you're going to kill me?
'Yes!　This is not retaliation!　Justice and punishment!　As your former lord, I will judge you for your wickedness!　With the greatest punishment of all: death!

I can only think of it as 'self-serving,' but I don't think they'll be able to understand me if I say that.
　It's been that way for a long time. That's exactly what happened when I served in the Demon King's Army as an assistant to the Four Heavenly Kings.

　This guy was convinced that what he said was the only right thing to do and never listened to my advice.
　I can remember the frustration of that day.
　No matter what I said, I couldn't accept it. Those days when I had to work so hard for something meaningless.

That's the end of the bullshit, too.

　Then there was a voice that broke in as if to cut through.
　This voice.

'Bashvaza, what you are saying is less than the selfishness of a child.
"Zebiantes?　What are you talking about all of a sudden!

　Zeviantes, the Four Heavenly Kings of the Wind and supposedly a colleague of Master Bashvaza.
　The verbal attack from her would have been unexpected.

''Dariel has done very well. Everything she said was spot on, and she was very attentive, according to Droyer.
What are you talking about, Zeviantes?　You voted to fire Dariel, didn't you!
I see now that that was a mistake. And you're a fool for not admitting it, Bashbarza!

　It is certainly nice to hear someone defend me, but when it's Zebiantez of all people saying that, it's like, 'I don't know...'
　The timing of the palm strike back is divine!

''I'm an outsider, but........''

　The next thing he says is Radey.

''Well I can only know that what you are saying is childish. Selfish and unreasonable. It's disheartening to see someone like you among the Four Heavenly Kings, your sworn enemy.

　Even his arch-enemy, the hero, was dismayed by his arch-enemy, Bashvaza-sama, who was unable to stand.

''That's right, that's right!　I don't know what it is, but my brother is not a cheap man to be looked down upon by a little shit like you!

　To Gacita?

The chief is a great man!
He's a sweetheart and a great listener!
I'm so much better than you are!

　Even the other adventurers raise their voices with the momentum.
　You don't know much about the fate of me and Bashbursa-sama, but you're in a mood.



　The one who screamed at the top of his lungs was his own father, Lady Granbaza.

It's not a good look for you in the eyes of others. If you can't listen to the complaint, it's the end of your career as a superior.
But you're not gonna win with all these people out there, are you?

　Mr. Alanziel continues.

Everyone in this room is against you. I don't care how crazy your murderous intentions are, they can't be carried out. You will surrender meekly.

　Me, Radie and his party of heroes, the local adventurers led by Gacita, and the two heroes who built the legend, Lady Glamberza and Mr. Arantzill.

　If you think you can win against such a large force, then you're probably a madman.
　However, I doubt the sanity of the person in front of me.

''Kukku, kukku........''

　The proof of this is that Lord Bashvaza starts laughing wryly.

'You are the ones who understand?　What are you guys up against?　

　In response to Bashvaza-sama's call, the fire dragon that was waiting in the sky raised a bullhorn.

''Don't tell me you've forgotten about it!　I'm the strongest and worst demonic beast in the world!　As long as Salamandra is around, I'm the strongest and have no enemies!
Bashvaza!　Stop!　If your consciousness mingles with the demonic beast any further...!

　Granberza-sama's call is drowned out by the flames spewed out by the Flame Monster Beast and does not reach them.

　The scene is thrust into chaos at once by the rampaging flame demon beasts as their attacks are lifted.

''Ahahahahahaha!　Yes, indeed, Dariel, killing you so easily is boring. You're a piece of trash!　You are the worst kind of sinner!　I must taste the best suffering for it and then kill it!

　Bashbaza-sama thrusts out his right hand.
　In response, one of the numerous Lax village adventurers is drawn by an invisible force and flies through the air.

''Uhhhhhhhh!''

　He sucked on Bashvaza-sama's hand like a magnet, and he was gussied up and enveloped in a suspicious light.

''Ughhhhhh!
''That was?!''

　I was a former member of the Demon King's Army, and I knew I had seen it all before.
　It's not a good idea. It's a spell used to obtain information from other people's memories.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.
　I never thought.........

"Hmm...?

　The deprivation of memory places an undue burden on the subject.
　Throwing down the unconscious adventurer, Lord Bashvaza grins.

'I see, Dariel, you now live in a place called Rax Village. I didn't know you were married and even had children. ........Congratulations.

　Did you know from the memories you took away...?
　But why did you do that...?

"Then, if I went to Rax's village from now on, I would kill you, your wife, your children and everyone else in it, and destroy it, I'm sure you would be very sad...?
DANIEL:...?
Dariel!　Your pain is my joy!　I'm not killing you all at once!　I will give you maximum pain and sorrow before I kill you!　I'm not going to leave this world as one of the things associated with you!

　After a long and barren question and answer, the battle finally begins.