Amadeus' body - shadows leaking out of its entirety like an overflowing stream.
　As they attacked from many directions, Masamune took up the "Executioner's Axe" and bounced off the two consecutive sharp shadows that came at him from the front.
　Furthermore, he spun the axe above his head and continued to block the countless shadows approaching from above.

''Nito-dono!　I need your help!

'You remembered me?　Anyway, Mr. Brahms, you can mess with me, but you'll have to protect yourself, won't you?

Of course.

"Huh... please don't use words like 'of course' so easily, okay?

　Masamune laughed at Brahms' words as he burst back with his axe at the shadows that came through the cracks.

'Do you guys know how many levels Amadeus-san is on, exactly?

Levels? .........you can't mean it, Lord Nito. Can you see his status?!

You see that, don't you?

　So what? -- and with a condescending nuance, Masamune found Brahms' surprise depressing.
　And it was the same for Zeke, who drew his big sword to enter the fray.

　After all, I should have used the honorific language and not acted like a strange character because of Ichijo's presence.
　--And, as if disgusted, Masamune sighs to Zeke and Brahms.

　But even that doesn't reach anyone under the mask.

'Zeke, I'll tell you what -- I won't help you, will I?　Amadeus-san's level is over a thousand. Honestly, if he gets serious, you guys and others would turn into fresh blood with a single deco pin.

　At those words, Sieg and Brahms' bodies stopped. And at the same time, they suspected he was joking.
　But neither of them could believe that Nito was lying.
　Even if he didn't doubt it, by the common sense of this world, it couldn't be more than a thousand levels.
　If you have a level of 40, you would be respected. And if you have 50, you're a hero. And with another sixty he would be called a god and would be revered for all eternity.
　That's how low the standards are in this world, no ... including Masamune, and Amadeus is an anomaly.

'Isn't that enough chatter?　Or are you saying you can't deal with me, Hero Nit?

You're more than capable of handling it with one hand.

Sorry to get all high and mighty, but if you're in the way, we'll have to take care of those two guys first.　Makes it easier to fight, doesn't it?　Because apparently you're covering for those two,

....

Creating human companions makes us weak. Cut out the imbeciles!　Coexistence with humans is an unlikely scenario for our king's candidate...

　Masamune shed even the shadows that struck while pouring out Amadeus' words, and there he distanced himself for a moment.
　Then Brahms quickly stepped in front of Masamune.
　Hadn't he listened to Masamune?

"Lord Nito, now we will proceed with me and Zeke. Sir Zeke!　Can I get some backup?!

-- but there was a pause in Zeke's reply.

　Zeke heard what Masamune had just said, and although he may not have been scared, he was more or less refusing to fight.
　On the other hand, he was also concerned about Eliza, who was still buried in Alford's chest.
　If he thought about it without any emotional arguments, it was right to grab everyone and run away.

'Ichijo!　You take care of Eliza!

...Ha, yes!

　When his name was called, Ichijo replied with a huff, and rushed over to Eliza in a hurry.

　And then Brahms and Sieg.
　The two renowned strongmen turned their respective blades on Amadeus and attacked him.

'Hahaha!　Shallow but easy, cheap hammers to match up and mend a makeshift rapport!　That familiarity of you humans makes me want to vomit. Even your contorted expressions are gone now....

　As if jokingly, Amadeus traces his fingers over the mouth of the mask he wears - the unnecessarily and messily sprouting fangs that pop up to the outside of it, and his red eyes peek out of the mask.

'That's the strength of humanity!

　Throwing his spear of lightning at Amadeus, Brahms shouted, "We are united in our principles and our will!

'We are united in our principles and in our will to work together!　Sometimes you can do more than you can hold!　And that's what people are for!

No!

　At that moment, with the sudden and agitated cry of Amadeus, the wind rushed towards Sieg and Brahms. The momentum caused Brahms' lightning spear to vanish in a daze.

　Masamune was standing upright and peering at it, completely unafraid, but the two men were consumed by the momentum and stopped there.
　They could barely hold on and stay...no, their bodies were being squeezed, and they were both on their knees on the ground.

''We have different sensibilities than you guys!

　As he leans forward appealingly, Amadeus spreads his arms and tries to control his anger by bobbing and contorting the fingertips of his hands. But the rage doesn't subside.

'The human way of being? ...you're forcing your sickening ideas on me!　I'm not like you guys!　Root!　No!　It's not the root cause!　Everything is different!

　Amadeus slapped his own chest hard and was indignant.

"Even that feeling of this breeze!　I can taste it, even your senses!　Unlike you you are mannequins. Mannequins, elaborately made to look like people!　Keep your doll looking like that?　If you understand, don't open your mouth again....

　Amadeus swipes his right hand away as he cuts the two humans in front of him with his fingers.

'You live eyes in plain sight you can mock me until your throat and lungs collapse!

　Then, with a crushing gesture of his left thumb, forefinger and middle finger, he crushed his throat.

"Look down on me until my eyeballs are turned inside out!

　With his left hand, he traced his left eye and then made a powerful gesture of gutting in anger.
　From the way he looked, one could still read his unusual personality.

　Then, as if he'd come to his senses, Amadeus slowly returned to the upright position he had been in earlier.
　Sieg and Brahms both said, "What? He tilted his head and didn't seem to understand the meaning of the anger directed at him.
　But a faint touch of magic surge. No, technically it was just supremacy, but Sieg and Brahms were slowly beginning to recognize the awesomeness of Amadeus.

　That fact that he had destroyed two of the eighty-odd nations was the reason for their vigilance.
　With an opponent who couldn't even sense the magic power, they could understand it, but they couldn't get emotional about it.
　In other words, the two of them are afraid for the first time here.
　--to the extraordinary one in front of them, Amadeus.

''Well excuse me Alford, Zeke?　You'll be forgiven. But, Brahms?　You will die here. The guardian's role ends here. Spirit King, if you don't want to get involved, why don't you break the contract while you're at it?

Will you stop talking to me so casually?　No matter how much I tell you, you don't understand, do you?

Hmmm... wait?　I'm pretty sure you and the other spirits are relics of Adams, right?　Yes, then we should kill him here already, right?　We're going to destroy all the existing culture that Adams has brought to the table anyway. For starters, I'm going to kill you two here in a big way.

　Then Amadeus looked up at the sky.

'I know ... I know ... I know this magic ...'

　But I doubt anyone will understand the meaning of that word.

"Nito, what do you think?

　With an impatient look on his face, Zeke turned to Masamune.

''I'm kind of ... tired ...''

　Suddenly, Masamune returned the words distractedly without warning.

''What? .....

　Zeke couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't believe it.
　What could Masamune be thinking, "I'm tired" in this critical situation?
　He is the one who killed Alford, and to Zeke, he is his enemy.
　You can't just joke about being tired in front of that.

I'm sorry ... playing this poorly written character?　Can I stop now?

　He wouldn't even be able to see that expression from the top of his mask. But Masamune had a terribly cold expression on his face now.

''Zeke, if you want to escape, it's now or never, right?　Take Ichijo, Eliza, and then Alford and get back to the mansion quickly. And that old man over there?

Hmm?　Me?

That's Brahms.

'Yeah, it's you. Like I said, I'm not gonna help you, okay?　Do you want to die?　Then do what you want, but if not, run away with him. He hasn't done anything yet. What happens after he does something magical?　If my magic accidentally hits you, I won't even look at you, okay?

....

　Brahms was thinking about what to say in return to that advice.
　A heart that respects the role of the guardian he has been given.
　And the one in the abyss before him - evil. It is absolute, and there is nothing to do but to destroy it.
　From those thoughts, Brahms' feet do not try to escape.

　But then Amadeus mutters.

'Perish with great pomp and circumstance!　'Playing with inertia (maize mind) dear citrus (dressing cassis)!'

　Yes, I chanted. It was right after that.

"...what is that thing?

　The first person to notice was Zeke.

　Zeke looked far up in the sky, alone and transfixed by the sight.

　Brahms, noticing the scene, turned his attention to the sky as well, and then noticed.

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

　Brahms can only open his mouth and put a dumb face on it.

　Ichijo, who was beside Eliza and Alford, also noticed, and the magic that appeared far up in the sky.
　--They were looking at that huge tree that suddenly appeared and then slowly descended.

''Die with great pomp... and perish with great pomp...''