We proceeded to the northeast through a large forest of trees that hid the sky from the demon kingdom of Ursula. Then what you'll see beyond the forest is a vast wasteland.
　The ground is so uneven that it would be difficult for a carriage to get through.
　But in such a place, the third demon country - Laguparos - was there.

　There are many cracks in the ground called "cracks" that seem to have cut through both sides of the earth, and Laguparos was built using these cracks.
　There are no villages in the area.

　If you look through the cracks from above, you will see a castle town spreading out toward the depths.
　The houses are clinging to the naturally occurring walls. And facilities.
　These various buildings are intertwined with each other distorted and continue to the lowest level.

　And the Demon King's Castle was built in the center of this chasm - on the top floor, as if looking down on the castle town of the chasm.

　The castle was supported by eight intersecting pillars.
　The pillars were laid out to lie on top of the cleft. The pillars intersect in the center and the castle of the demon king stands on top of them.

　There were no walls around it, the castle was in a defenseless state.
　But who will attack this country?
　--This wicked and cunning demon king's castle.

　Then a high-pitched laugh echoed outside the castle.
　After crossing this long bridge that leads to the main entrance of the castle, I stepped into the castle to see this seemingly endless red-carpeted corridor in front of me.
　Further straight down the corridor, I saw a large door decorated with red blood.
　--This is the throne room where the demon king resides.

''Gyahahahahahahahahahaha!　Hey, Bishas!　Did you see that dumb side of him?!

　--Ignotus Rosef Lagoparos. He's the Demon King of the Demon Kingdom of Lagparos.

　The first thing that jumps out at you is two twisted bull horns growing out of his forehead.
He's slim, muscular and tall, with black pants.
　He wears a single, sleeveless, shiny black coat on his bare skin.
　It is not zipped up and the front is open.
　And on the arms, the neck, the exposed chest, and the cracked abdomen, patterns of various colors are drawn - tattoos.
　But the meaning of the pattern is unknown.

　And while brushing his short golden hair, which stands upside down in a trimmed, inverted position, he sits on his throne in a lax posture, facing the two demons in front of him.
　They, too, were sitting on chairs that resembled the throne of Ignotus, each of them sitting on a chair that resembled the throne of Ignotus.

''I saw Polon!　I'm pretty sure I saw that Polon!　But that's not the point, the princess was pretty, Polo~

　The second son - Vishous Rosev Lagoparos.

　Likewise, two twisted cow horns on his forehead. And short golden hair that stands upside down.
　He is obese, the opposite of Ignotus in body type.
　He wears black pants, but they look like they could come off at any moment. His upper body is naked.
　His black coat has fallen to the floor next to his chair as if it had been discarded.

　There is a table with large plates of meat and fruit next to Bishas' chair, and Bishas listens to the conversation while munching on a piece of meat on the bone.
　The ingredients were prepared for each of them, but only Bishas had touched them.
　Ignotus had only touched the wine from earlier.

'Does my second brother (Aniue) want that kind of milky girl?　I can't help but doubt your character.

　And the third son - Felsen Rosef Lagoparos.
　Not to mention the twisted bull horns. His long golden hair and dandy golden beard that grew under his nose would make him look like a gentleman (,).
　Unlike the two of them, Felsen also wore a black coat with sleeves and zipped up at his waist, making him look stylish.

　Felsen touched and twisted his splashed mustache on either side of it, taunting his brother next to him as he twisted it.

''And yet that's really Nito the Hero, Polon?　Didn't look like that to me at all.　His magic power is also ridiculously weak, and frankly, he's just a child Polon!

You're an idiot, you know that?　You know what I mean?

''Second brother (Aniue), may I ask you to stop that frivolous remark?　Please don't make my eldest brother get into it all the time. The only thing that is unpleasant is your disgusting body shape...

"You're my brother!　There's something about Felsen's noisy polon!　Poron to bully Mee!

I'd appreciate it if you would only stick to that booger belly!

Come on!

　The brothers stop fighting with one word from Ignotus.
　To say they were close would be an understatement. This was the usual scene.

'But older brother?　Even if the kid, Nito or whatever, was faking it, Polon?　Does that mean you're that much of a mage, Polon?

''Even though you used a squad of men who aren't directly under your command, you still managed to wipe out Cassandra's demon army and even killed Cassandra on top of that.　How am I supposed to be weak?　And I'm told he was unharmed. He's even better than Lucius if he's not good at it. I'm sure that even I and Lucius need a good deal of preparation to deal with Cassandra and her army of demons, and they won't just get away with it if they fight each other. There's no way we're going to get away unscathed...

　Vicious, who has no idea what the word means at all.
　And Felsen expresses his token understanding, "Hmm, how true".

'But then, I'll go there once in a while. I was going to just worship the hero who killed Cassandra to see what she looks like. But I didn't think that I would be able to see that Toatrica-sama. Seriously, what is Lucius thinking?

　"I call you 'Toatrica-sama' or something like that, but I don't feel the slightest bit of respect there.
　On the contrary, it is a tone of mockery and contempt for the other party.
　As proof of this, the two people who understood the intention of Ignotus' words are laughing just as much as they are laughing.

It's just a matter of time before you find yourself in the same boat as Rosalia. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

'How!　You remembered her as being a little more morbid and weak!

So did I. I'm talking about the fact that you were crazy for a while, right?　Well, I couldn't confirm that because Lucius was guarding the castle, but...

'But we can't let him go crazy, Poron. Perhaps you haven't mastered the Domination yet, Poron?　Mee doesn't want to get too close to it, Polon.

Yeah, that's a problem. I mean, if it wasn't for that, I would have been dead in a long time.

Do you--do you kill them?

　Then Felsen interrupted Ignotus' words meaningfully.

'Oh?　What does that mean?

In my opinion, my elder brother still can't kill that man. Even if he didn't have control.

I know what I'm talking about. He's strong. And he's smart, too. He's also very perceptive, he sees things because he's a coward.

Emotional sensors are a pain in the ass.

We don't need to deal with that thing anymore. We don't need it, but she knows what we're thinking. He's going to assume that we already know about Toatrica's return, no, wait.

　Ignotus stops speaking, as if he suddenly grabbed something.

''So that's how it is...''

Hmm?　Brother (Aniya), what do you know, Poron?

Is it the usual hunch again?

'Yeah that's why he put Nito on Toatrica. He knew I would notice Nito.

''Mm-hmm........I see. I can certainly think of it that way!　In fact, we've learned of our hero, Nito. That's what we're even focusing on.

But it's a human polon.　What's that, Polon?　I can't believe you let a human into the castle...

You really don't know anything, do you?　It's a good thing that the difference in race is just a difference in appearance for Lucius. I checked the status with the Magic Eye of Truth just in case, and then what do you think happened?

Are you talking about being really weak or something, Polon?

　Ignotus glares at Bishas as if disgusted.
　Bishas quickly says, "I'm sorry Polon. I was just kidding Polon~'' he deceives himself.

By the looks of it, does that mean it was something you didn't expect?

Yeah. I'll tell you first. All I could see was his name and his occupation.

　In response to those words, Bishas again said, "Oh! I jokingly tease him.
　You're not scared with a grin on your mouth, but you're pretending to be scared.
　Ignotus ignored him.

'How do you say that ... that's utterly outrageous!

If we could get through to you with one word, "f*ck you," we'd have no trouble, right?　But that's not the point. His occupation was, as it turns out, a Healer.

My God!

"Weakest Pollon!　I'm the weakest Polon!

So that's the problem.

'Hmmm ... you think it's a disguise?　As only his name and occupation could be confirmed, a disguise that even the eldest brother's (Aniue) eyes could not penetrate?　Is that what you mean?

'Well no. Choosing a healer as a disguise is stupid. This is a demon country, okay?　It's rather eye-catching, isn't it?

　They nodded at Ignotus' words, "Sure.

'Let's assume it's real. If that was the case but it's hard to imagine the princess having a weak man by her side. I don't know where she was hovering around, and I'm not interested in her, but there's no way that that princess with her fatherly cowardice would go out of her way to choose an ordinary healer as her partner. Besides, the proof has been proven out, right?

　In response to that question, Felsen took out a folded piece of paper from his chest and opened it.

''Ehhh........Stop the imperial raid on Razhuisen. Next, the dungeon attack. Before that, you're returning the son of Uranos in front of the dungeon.''

Is he dead?

No, it doesn't say that he killed her. It says he was one of the King's Shields, called Rages.

That's the second son of Ouranos. And?

Next, in Heilkwaite, we intercepted an attack by an Imperial warrior and two mages who were secretly working in the city.

Okay, so then it's the school game and the Cassandra thing...

Yes, sir!

'Obviously not right. Where's this Nito guy from?

We don't know where he's from. Rumor has it that he only said he was from the country...

What's that?

　Ignotus snickered and showed him. Then he took a sip of the wine by his side.

You're a joke. I know, his name is "Hidaka Masamune" in the column of his name. If you assume this is his real name, he's probably from the country, although he was muddling through.

'But then there's nothing we can do about it, Polon?　Is Gagakuni an uncharted territory for Mee and her friends, Poron?　I can't look it up, Polon~

　Ignotus then got up from his seat and began pacing back and forth in front of the throne with a glass of wine in one hand, though he probably didn't ignore what Bishas added.

　But they didn't say anything about the situation, they just watched in silence.

　Then, after a moment, Ignotus suddenly stopped.

'Then what on earth does this mean?

What does this mean, Polon?

　Bishas and Felsen, who look curious and bend over to visit.
　Perhaps this is always the case. The two of them understand that.
　This back and forth between Ignotus is a harbinger of what is to come.

　And Ignotus mumbled a few words as if they were spilled.

'It's Greberg....'

Oh!

'I see, Polon!'

It's not just a matter of time before you get a chance to see them. It's said that only in this place is a brave man born. That's why the Grayberg has been able to monopolize this land for generations. It's the power of grace!

　Then Ignotus sighed and sat down on his throne.

'Felsen,'

What is this?

''The Summoning of the Brave that Greberg performed a few months ago. Have him make a list of all the aliens summoned by that one.

''Hmmm, I understand. If I remember correctly, I believe it was 21 people who were summoned...

I don't care. I want you to see if one of those 21 is Midaka Masamune.

I'm here for Masamune, remember?

What?

What?

　Suddenly, Bishas, who was rubbing his eyes and chewing his meat next to me, said, "Hey Bishas, what's this all about?

"Hey, Bishas, what's that all about?

Did you read the demonic message the other day because you were bored, Polon?

You still read that shit?

Because it's funny, Polo...

Huh, so?　What do you mean?

'Surely it was the twenty-one Polons who were summoned?　But I heard that there were some people missing. One of them is 《Hidaka Masamune》Poron. That's why Nito was summoned by the brave Polon........hmm?　A brave man? 　Oh, my God, Poron!　Nito is Polon, the hero of Greberg!

　Bishas speaks without permission, and then panics in surprise at the information he is supposed to know.
　Ignotus was dumbfounded, and Felsen looked on with a smirk on his face, as if he had to do it every time.

''Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!　What you have to have is a brother!　Well done, Vicious!　That saves me a lot of trouble.

　But from the side of what was said, Vicious himself said, "Hmm? He had a strange look on his face.

'And the eldest brother (Aniue)?　How may I help you?

We're on our way to Greberg.

'I see, but then Lucius would have to come in to stop me again.

"Well that's for sure. Jeez, this reminds me of my face. I'm remembering his face now. It's like the war before. If he hadn't insisted, the Grayberg would be long gone by now. And since he's a protector, he took credit for all of our wars and he's doing it. It makes me angry just thinking about it.

'But that was inevitable. If you hadn't stopped there, Ragpallos would have been destroyed. Carpent is behind Lucius.

d*mn it. You're a demon, and you teamed up with a dragon...

　Ignotus took another sip of wine as if he was tired, disgusted with his own thoughts and ideas, which were cut off by Lucius' presence no matter how much he squeezed them out.
　But soon his eyes glazed over.

'No then you don't have to cause a scene. Is the brave man in Greberg?

One in Greberg, a few dozen in Fischanatica, and two Polons in the Empire. The rest are missing Polon. And a list of missing Polon?

No, I'm good. We're going to Ficianatica. I'll pass on the Greiberg and the Empire. I'm not interested in being on my own, and Uranos is a pain in the ass. Their magic is a pain in the ass. I don't know why there are two aliens in the empire, but I'll let it go this time.

　Then Ignotus put down his wine glass and sat up from his throne.

''d*mn. The human world has become so noisy without knowing what's going on.

How!

'That's why I told you that you should read the demonic message, Poron. Me told you many times, Polon?　This isn't Me's fault, it's Polon, okay?

Yeah, I ain't blaming you for anything. What I know at this very moment!　That in itself is meaningful!

　Ignotus leaves his throne and walks to the great door.

'Bishas!　Felsen!　Let's go!

　And Ignotus grinned wryly.

''-- It's been a long time since I've been in the human world.