There are two of them in the sky to the far right.
The magic power is rare and huge, but who is it?

And then there are two in the sky in the left foreground.
Is that....hmm?　Patrick?　Why is Patrick in that place?

Hey.　That's Patrick, right?

I don't mean anyone, I just ask in a mutter.

''Well yes. There's Patrick.

Toa replied as he caught Patrick flying around with his eyes fixed on him.

'That guy ... why is he flying?'

Was Patrick able to use flying magic?
I mean, what are those wings on his back?　Blue flame.........or is that Sarah's flame?

I didn't think you could use it like that...

So I stop once and perform magic sensing.
I expanded my range towards the front and got a general idea of the number of people in the area.

Then I found Sabrina and Oswald's magic power right below the area where Patrick was flying around.
And from the battlefield that went straight ahead, I could also feel Ichijou's magic power.
That guy, the dragon's heart quirk, was he participating in a battle like this?　He's still a goody-two-shoes.
That thing is going to kill itself one day, isn't it?　If you're too soft, you're a suicide mission.

"Nito?

....

I stopped and thought about it, and Toa had a question mark on his face.

'Anyway, it's Patrick first,'

Patrick looked like he was being chased by a demon tribe.
I could see that even visually.

And I set my sights on the black demon tribe that was chasing Patrick.

''Unreasonable Robbery (Riddick Lost)!

He robs the demon tribe's heart, and when he gouges it out, he releases his magic and drops the heart directly to the ground.


Then I saw the demon tribe fall to the ground from above.

''Next.''

I continued on into the battlefield.

Then, as we passed through the town and entered the grassland area, the entire battlefield came into view.

''........''

Flesh and blood splattered grasslands.
The corpses of numerous demons and mages.
Those were lying everywhere.

Ichijou seemed to be doing his best too.
He's running around the battlefield with a grim expression while wielding a golden sword.

''Where shall we start........''

Then, I saw two shadows, one of them the face of the other, who were fighting in the sky to the far right.

''I'm sure that guy is........''

I remember.
That was, I believe, the Chastain demon tribe that came to tangle with the Toa in the pub.
I don't remember the name but....

I'm gonna pull the guy over for now.

"[Riddick Lost]

He didn't attack, but pulled the whole body to his side.

''Aaaaaaaaahhhh!''

Then, when he pulls me to the front of him, I restrain him.

''The one who binds [Dies Obligeradio]!

Then he caught the demon tribe that stopped him in front with his white arms.

''Guh!''

The blue demons are bound and unable to move.
And the one held in these arms will not be able to use magic freely.

''It's been a while, hasn't it?''

When I asked the demon tribe that question, Patrick appeared from behind and above me on the right.
After a faulty landing, he runs to me.
Beside me, I also felt Sarah and Yui's magic power.

''Nito........''

I don't answer any questions.
Then, following Patrick, an old man I don't know appears, this time from the sky to the far left.
Is flight magic in vogue?
The landing is respectable. Steady.

'Lord.........'

The old man spoke to me as soon as he landed.

Was it Nito, I think it was?

Who is this guy?
His white beard and hair look pompous.

I ignore him and start questioning the demon.

"Remember me?

I untied the demon's gag and asked a question.

'Hah ... hah ... yeah ... remember that, huh?'

The demon tribe replies while breathing.

''Well so what?　What are you doing here?

You know what I mean?　I'm here to help you, Lady Toatrica, right there!

To help...

I'm not going to let this guy provoke me.

'What are these extraordinary numbers?　You did this to yourself, didn't you?　I know Toa is the goal, but it's excessive by all accounts. The numbers are not commensurate.　What's the purpose?

If they prepared this number just to kidnap the Toa, it's usually too much.
I don't understand the purpose.

''Of course, I prepared it to save Toatrica-sama, right?

Don't lie to me. You shouldn't need this number for one Toa. Or are you demons stupid?

What are you confused about?

What?

'It's you who holds Lady Toatrica, isn't it?　This army is for killing you. My name is Kaiser Chastain, and I am a cadre of the demon kingdom. Do you know what that means?

Shastaine?

I mean....

This guy is royalty.

Then an old man I don't know interrupted him.

"Do you think the demon kingdom will not do anything about the demon race, even though they treated me, the demon king's blood race, so easily?

Kaiser scoffed with a grin as he said that.

Perhaps it's a sense of do-or-die in this guy's mind.
"A human died because of you, okay?" I guess you could say that.
But frankly, I don't care.
Of course, when people find out about this, I'll be blamed.
I'll be blamed for the deaths of people because of you, they will say.
But still, if that were the case, it would be the same.

''I see, so you're killing innocent demons because you want to kill me, right?''

What?　What the hell are you talking about?

Is that what you're saying?

If he hadn't brought his army here, we wouldn't be killing me, too.
So that's what it's all about.

I move my white arm and turn around to show Kaiser the horde of demons I can see from there.

"They're going to die now, aren't they?

'Gyahahahahahahahahaha!　Guess what I'm going to say!　Even you can't make that many!　Don't grow up!

....

We can see the fort in the center of the horde.
It's a moving fort with wheels.
I've seen a guy like that in a movie once.
So that's where the command post is.

"We'll start with the fort.

I pointed my hand toward the battlefield.

"Your name is Nito, I believe?

Then the old man I didn't know who had been talking to me earlier asked me.

Huh.............

Who are you?

I'm going to have to kill a demon now and he's a depressing old man.

"I am Brahms, and I am an adventurer, despite my appearance.

Adventurer........seems to be getting old. The penetration is not half bad.

'So?　Does this Mr. Brahms have something to do with me?

Brahms peeked at me and Kaisel, then at the Toa and the others behind me.

'Who are you?　What kind of power is that...?

'If you're going to ask me nonsense, can we do this later?　I have to kill all the demons here from now on........

No, no....

Why did you have to kill him in the first place?

Suddenly his thoughts changed and he thought vaguely so.

But I couldn't be wrong.
Because there was no need to kill him, right?
There's no need to fight in the first place.
There are no more civilians here. So why are they fighting it?
The dead ones aren't coming back, and if we evacuate those guys over there while we're at it, we won't have anything to protect them anymore, right?

Did you say Kaiser or something like that?

What?

Would you like to retreat?

What?

Then Kaisel was provocative.

'Quicksilver, human!　I didn't know you could say that after seeing these numbers!　Kukkuk, don't you know?　If you've moved your army, does that mean you're going to destroy them?　We're here for Toatrica and we're here to kill you, human. I will not leave here until you are dead. And we will not back out until we save Master Toatrica. You humans are here today!　You're going to die here!　Gahhahahahahahahahahahaha!

I don't know what he's talking about.
Is this guy like this?
I don't remember much, but...

'Right. So it's no use after all...

Civilians were helped. I made a promise to the Toa, and I have fulfilled it.
Then we don't have to kill anyone we don't want to. I didn't think so.

But then....

Nito. Killing Chastain's demons...

That's when Toa said that to me.

'Toa?'

Next to him, Patrick gave Toa a surprising look.

'You promised, didn't you?'

Tor....

The Toa tells me to kill it.

"Toa, are you sure ... that's what you want?

....

They've all been evacuated. I'm going to...

'Even if it wasn't my choice, if I don't kill them, they'll come at me again. 'Isn't that what Chastain is all about?　He kills anything and everyone who doesn't get his way. Even if ... even if it's our own people...

Lady Toatrica?　You're wrong about that, aren't you?

At that moment, Kaiser said that with his back turned.

''The Shastain demon race doesn't do that.

At those words, Toa's expression changed drastically.

''Shut up........''

At that moment, the magic power swells up.
Of course, it was Toa's.

Then the Toa slowly pulled out the snake sword Kyrgyzstan.
Then he approached Kaisel and pointed the blade at his neck.

''........''

Kaisel chuckles at Toa's condition.

'Shastain........didn't kill anyone. Your.........

It was then.

'Gahaha!'

Just as Kaisel was about to say something, Toa cut his head off without hesitation.
Blood splattered and Kaizel vomiting blood.

''Toa!''

I called out my name without a second thought.

But it doesn't change anything.
The Toa has already been cut off.

That Toa........the Toa that had been telling me not to kill, killed it without any hesitation.
It was the demon tribe ... his own people ...

'Ugh!

A puckered open neck.
Kaiser spat out blood.
And when he looked at me to see if he couldn't speak, he showed his bloody teeth and grinned.

And then.....

I'm not sure...

He was already dead.

'Toa.........'

I can see Toa's profile.
The blood returned, the face of the Toa....

....

Without a reply, Toa stared at the demon race in front of him with wide eyes.

''Noaaaaaah!''

Suddenly, the Toa started screaming.

'Toa!'

He drops his sword and trembles as he looks at the blood on his hands.
And he's confused.
It's as if he doesn't realize what he's done.

'Toa!

I picked up the snake sword and placed my hand on Toa's shoulder to check on him.
Then the Toa, trembling as if frightened, slowly turned towards me.

''Ni....t........''

Tor?

What is this...?　How did the blood...

You don't understand. The Toa doesn't understand.
He didn't understand at the time.
I'd ask him, and he'd just deny it, as if his memory had slipped away, as if he couldn't remember anything.

And that's when Toa's head snapped up.
But Toa immediately looked up.

'Ahahahahahahaha!　Hahahahaha!

-- suddenly, Toa started laughing.

'Toa? .....

I honestly don't know what to say.
The Toa broke.

'Toa!　What is the matter with you!

Nem asks.
Then the laughter suddenly stopped.

The Toa looks at Nem.

'It's nothing, Nem it's just that I was feeling a little better?

This isn't the Toa.
This isn't the Toa.

Then who is it?

Who ... who is it?

Who are you? .........you.......

What?

Then Toa looked at me.
Then, for a moment, Toa's eyes seemed to glow.

'What are you talking about?' ...Nito?

A grin and an eerie grin in his eyes that looks like a dilated pupil.
Is it because of the return blood on his face?　It looks extraordinary.

'I'm Toa?　Toatrica--

Patrick was confused, too.
And he didn't move.

'What the hell are you guys doing here?

The old man asks.

But I'm the one who asks.
What the hell am I asking Toa?
What are you doing?

Why did you kill him?　This guy had a lot to ask me...

'I don't have to. It's not even funny to listen to it anyway. Nito will end up being insulted and that's it?　So I killed him. Is that okay?

The tone is different.
And Toa isn't this deadly and doesn't say these things.

'Are you sure it's Toa?　It's like...

It's the Toa, remember?

Toa directs his anger with a smile on his face. He doesn't even have this look on his face.
It's just like the Sufiria from before.

'Nito?　Quickly kill Shastain?

What?

Kill me?　We had a deal.　I'm going to kill him.

"I just said ... that I would help everyone. I just said that in order to do that, I'd have to kill the demons and I didn't promise to kill them.

But if you don't kill them, they will die again.　Are you going to break your promise to me?

....

Toa blurts out the words as he folds in.
'What's wrong with Toa?

'Toa?　Why don't you calm down a bit?

At that time, the unseen Sufilia intervened.

''You shut up........''

Then the Toa coldly shoves him away.

Sufilia's hand stops as she tries to put her hand on Toa's shoulder.

'Don't take my nit--'

Toa said.
Sufilia couldn't reply to his words and was confused.

''Shastain's demons won't return until they finish their objective. That's how that woman has made those around her follow her.''

Who's that woman?

It's Cassandra.

Cassandra ... was that the name of the Demon King of Chastain, I believe?

If you want something, you have to take it. If you don't get what you want, you destroy it and you kill it. That's what she does.

You are awfully familiar with this. Is it natural that they are of the same magical race?

'If it's me you want, that woman will never give up until she has me. Shastain will follow me everywhere.

The word "Shastain" is curious.
I've been calling the Toa "Shastain" for some time now, not the demon race, but the "Shastain".
There was something very personal about it.
It's similar to the killing intent I felt from the Toa one day.
And like me, I think it's a feeling of revenge.

But Toa couldn't possibly have that feeling.

"What do you want me to do ... to kill them?

Yeah. Kill me...

Are you one of Toa's people?

I ask, feeling like my mouth is moving on its own.

'You're not your father's people, and you're not my people,'

Toa tells me to kill him.
Over and over again, he wants me to kill him, and he replies that he wants me to kill him. Because I promised.

I know, I know, it's not good.
Abyssal mages can't act against their will.
That's the strength and risk of the abyss.


I created a dungeon vortex and took out my Vel staff from it.

'You're going to do it?　The Master

Vell asks as soon as he comes out.
You can see everything.

Yeah, I need backup. I can't afford to get all swallowed up yet.

All right. If it is the Master's will. I won't tell you anything else.

I'm sorry...

"Heh, don't apologize. Isn't it your own decision?

Vel said with a chuckle.

And I hold out my hand to the battlefield.

''[Innocent Fool's Foot (Regle Innocent)]........''