"Ha. Hahahaha!　What firepower!　What pressure!　So much heat wave for being so far away!　If this were flesh and blood, we would have fallen down, unable to breathe!

Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Markosius, but there's one more person to go. But there is one more person ahead of you. Lady Carmilla.

"I am under orders from Lord Remeghton. I was not asked to fight you in single combat.

Well, all right. Well, I'll let you know this time.

Oh, I can do it!

　Markosias rushes at you from the front.
　He just barely avoids a thrust by a sharp claw and slashes his arm as if to stroke it.
　It ignites from there, and he too--''

''Hahaha!　You did a good job of avoiding it, [Fire Brave]!

　He didn't leave.
　He quickly flipped over and held his sword at the ready.

　Impact.

　I try to catch his thrust with the barrel of my sword, but I am blown backwards.
　The result of the previous attack and defense is confirmed for a moment in the flowing vision.

　--I see.

　He unleashes a thrust with his right hand. And it was indeed burning.
　The next moment after Markosias was slashed, he tore off his right arm with his left hand.

　Even though he is a magical body (avatar), he had no hesitation about his own body. And then he threw it away.
　Only his right arm, separated from his body, burned and his body remained.
　And he thrust with his left hand.
　His left hand also touched the sword body. Predictably, or perhaps predictably, he bit off the tip of his elbow with his fangs.
　Brilliant.

　Just before I crashed into the pillar, I burst into flames. The fire spirit also gave me the magic to fly with fire. They said that I wasn't exactly flying with fire, but I didn't care about the detailed logic.
　It's not as free as the wind spirit, but I just need to know that it can fly.
　It kills the impact and immediately gains propulsion.
　With a grunt, my body accelerated.

''Hoho!　As expected of a contractor of the Four Great Spirits!　That's the way it should be!

You've taught me another thing about myself.

'I'm sure you do!　Don't make the mistake of thinking that you can defeat your enemies just by stroking them!

'I am ashamed of my immaturity. Thank you, Lord Markosius.

No need!　I'm just here to take you down!

　With his remaining two feet, he seemed intent on overthrowing me.
　I respect his strength of mind.
　The distance between him and me shrinks at a terrific speed, and then - at a terrific speed, we leave.

''Well let's fight again.

　I get the meaning behind those words.
　In other words, I can fight again because I will lose to Reme and he will have to attack me again.
　He believes. That Leme will overthrow me.
　I'm glad that he's acknowledging my best friend, but I can't nod my head as a [brave man].

I won't get that opportunity.

　His body split into two halves, upper and lower, and flared up at the same time.
　The black knight Fulkas leapt at me as I got back to the ground.
　A knight of unknown gender, only his spear could withstand my holy sword.
　From the severed end, the tip dropped like a lizard's tail, and the tip sprouted again. The hilt also extends to its original length.

''The situation is different from what it was before.

　It would take too long to keep fighting Fulkas with sword and spear.
　He swung his holy sword.
　Flames ran over the track of the slash and spread out to explode.

''I'm ... sorry, Counselor.''

　The voice that murmured that sounded somewhat like a girl.
　Fulkas, too, left the stage.

　The remainder are a few [Werewolves] under Markosias and a few [Black Demon Dogs] under Naberius.
　They burn them down as they approach and exit.
　Soon.
　[Vampire Queen] Carmilla and her sub-beast.

"I wish to fight Lord Remeghton. What are you going to do?

　I could see him from the moment Grasshara Brass left the room.
　He sat down on the stairs and turned his head towards us.

'Carmilla.'

"Lord Remeghton, please give me an order. I am--the Fourth Heavenly King.

　The two men's gazes intertwined. No matter what kind of exchange of minds occurred, Remegaton stood up quietly.

''--Please let 【Flame Hero】 leave.

Ha!

　It seems that the Demon King's Army Counselor has a policy of respecting the will of his subordinates.
　Both the bats and the swords flying around me would be carbonized in an instant.
　Even so, she continued to fly the sword she created with blood towards me.

　........I see, loyal vassal.

　She says to consume as much of my magical power as possible.
　I kicked the ground and fleshed out to her, popping all the swords that came at me, and quickly moved into sword room.

'I defeated you last time, too. What do you have against Alba?

　She was indeed known as a brutal demon, but that was only staged. But there was a clear anger in her attitude towards Alba.
　When her stomach was pierced by the holy sword, she laughed with a hook.

It's my anger. I will not give it to you.

　As it is, she looks at him with only her head.

'I'm sorry, Lady Remeghton.

Don't worry about it.

Good luck.

Yeah.

　Carmilla's body turned red and quickly turned into a particle of magic power.

''Do I now have the right to fight you?

　I was told that I would deal with them when I got there.

''Oh, how dare you annihilate my people.

I'm afraid you've been quiet.

It's what they want.

What do you want, then?

Known. Your complete destruction. Which means you are out.

Do you think you can beat me?

We must win, and we must do it.

　He approaches slowly.

'That's a hell of a lot of power, then, isn't it? Aren't you stronger without your friends?

　A trying question.

'....I used to have a problem with that one a long time ago.

"Huh?

''The four great spirits are too high in rank. There would be no companions to stand side by side, and I would be better off fighting on my own. I was afraid of that.

So,

"My best friend scolded me. 'If you're the only one who's strong, then nothing's fun.'

Okay.

　I imagined it. A man who dives into the dungeon alone every time. He doesn't struggle or do anything, but nonchalantly burns enemies to get to the deepest part of the dungeon. The first time is good. Second time?　What's the tenth time?　And the hundredth time?　Would you want to watch such a boring dungeon attack?

　Dungeon conquest is entertainment. You should never forget that basic premise.
　Alba's bold attacks and flashy magic swords, Lily's fluid movements and "god speed," Lark's steady and occasional shield bashes and slashes, and Beulah's beautiful freezing magic.
　In the past, Leme's support made for a perfect unity.

　These are the things that catch the viewer's eye and make their hearts race.
　And then there's the enemy.

　When Alba's magic sword was taken from her, when the magic sword she was supposed to be defending against pierced through Lark, when Beulah used up all her magic power through the enemy's tricks and was defeated in single combat, and when Lily was defeated in a bow match and left the field.

　Those who will watch this delivery will be blindsided. There will be those who will scream.
　There are friends, there is me, there are enemies, and it's a dungeon attack.

　That's where the battle is, and that's what people are drawn to.

　Reme said that he was a fool to worry about being too strong.
　And he also said this.
　The friends you have are what makes for an interesting strategy.
　There's a real spirit that you can get out of losing your friends.
　You can use magic to your heart's content, which you can't normally use because it involves your friends.
　It's different from a solitary attack.
　It's in these situations that you can use your special strength.
　Because my friends left, this is the story of the 【Brave Man】 who was in a difficult situation and turned the tables.

''I'm not looking forward to seeing the seriousness of [the brave man] who lost all his friends, though.

I'm looking forward to the seriousness of the [Demon] who has lost all of his subordinates.

　I thought to myself.

　--Oh, God, you're in my way.

　The camera and the microphone are both in the way.
　The heat destroys the microphone that was planted in me.
　Then he envelops the area around him in flames and melts the camera and everything else.
　When he realized my intentions, he brought his voice back to that of his best friend.

''Hey you idiot, you'll have to pay for it.''

I'll fight you as hard as I can. You're not gonna be able to see that on camera.

What's it like to be a [brave man], that's.......

　It's a shame that he can't show the most exciting part of his career, but I can't pass up an opportunity like this.
　We can't let the world see how serious he is, and I can't accept that he can't come this far and fight for real.
　It's an act typical of a [brave] man. I decide to make up my mind that this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

'How much grace do we have, Leme?

Thirty seconds, maybe a minute.

　Someone is going to transition into this room with a camera.
　Let's try to show the winner somehow. That's the least we can do.

I can't say it's enough, but we can't have the luxury of it.

　Remeghton took off his mask.
　He tucked it away in his robe pocket.
　The one who appeared was Leme.

"It's about who's better, isn't it? Let's see, Leme.

Yeah, Phoenix.

　I raise my holy sword.


[Flame Brave] Phoenix, I will defeat you.


　It took a few seconds for Reme to say his name.
　He probably thought that he shouldn't call himself [Dark Mage] Remegeton. He stands as Reme, but [Black Mage] is also different. He has a name that he wants to be known by.
　Eventually, he looked at me.


''The [Ship Horned Black Mage(s)] Reme, I'll beat you.''


　He never told anyone, but he got it from his beloved mentor.　

"In the end, the brave ones win.

Well, that's why I'm going to win.

　The final battle of the tenth layer had begun.