Ankh Amadeus appeared alone in the dimly lit hall and bowed respectfully to the Emperor.
　Uranos propped his elbows on the armrests and sighed deeply.

'They come and go, and then they come and go again, and these have appeared many times before and disappeared unnoticed. But never before have they appeared so openly in the Empire, or in the halls. I'll give credit where credit is due. But the sideshow has gone too far and where have you sent my beloved pets?

　Uranos narrowed his eyes and turned his condescending gaze to Amadeus.

'A pet?　No way, is that what you're talking about, those beasties?

　A faint red-black shadow drifted from Amadeus' body.

'It's mainly the white cat race. The other captives are all unbearable to look at, even the beastmen. They're not even a sight for sore eyes.'

　At that moment, a reddish light leaked out of Amadeus' mask, and the red-black shadow that had been leaking out widened further, and began to waver as if expressing anger.

''Those eyes ... are you an abyssal fool?　I don't know if Nito or you have any tricks up your sleeve. Is this a sign?　Why do so many abysses appear in an era?
'Fools of the Abyss-it is the fools who fool the Abyss. Shut your ignorant mouth. Your dignity as an emperor will be stripped away.
Huh! ...those red eyes again! .....

　Lage, who was beside him, hid behind a pillar with a frightened expression.
　Uranos was expressionless at the scene, but the gaze that caught his attention for a moment was cold.
　Jade, on the other hand, was amused and giggling.

''Lage, you're really a pathetic guy. Thick clothes are proof of cowardice. And this guy even hides his face. That's what makes him such a coward that there's no room for argument. If you want to be arrogant, you need to look as fit as I do.

　With that, Jade takes a step closer to Amadeus.
　The expression on his face is that of a grin and a completely condescending one.
　Then he stopped in front of Amadeus, leaving an interval of about a man's length.

'Forget it, get that face?　Hey, do you hear me?
....
Don't you want to--

　At that moment, Jade lightly flew upward to deliver a spinning kick to Amadeus' face, and tried to swing her magic-lit leg out of the way.
　But soon after, the pillar beside him collapsed, and a cloud of dust danced in the hall.
　By that time, Uranos had already stopped propping up his elbows and turned his wide-eyed gaze to Amadeus.
　--because underneath the crumbling rubble, there was Jade's figure.

''Jade........''

　As the dust cloud disappeared, Uranos could see the figure.

'It's him. Just like him........

　On the other hand, Raju is still frightened while mumbling such things to himself.

''You, your magic power........''

　Ulanos muttered faintly.

'What's the matter, Emperor, you've just figured it out?　Yes. You guys can't even notice my magic.

　Ulanos glanced at Jade as she rose from the rubble, but quickly returned his gaze to Ulanos.

"It's easy to kill you. The Rickman clan would mean nothing in front of the abyss.

　The fact that Uranos once defeated the White Dragon of the Eightfold is a generational thing, but in the eyes of the public, it's no surprise that everyone knows about it.
　Also, the story that Uranos belonged to the Rickman clan was made public at the time, so it was no surprise that anyone knew about it.
　But Uranos intuitively judged at first that it was an old person who knew Uranos more than twenty years ago who would bring up the name.

''You, you're the one from Yagi...''
'I cannot be lumped in with those vile men. I'd rather not be in the company of those vile people. There are four more to go, though. Let's destroy Ixos next, but I've been irritated by the people of that country to the point of being pissed off from the first time I saw them.
'I see. So the rumors were true. And now the Empire is next why. What the hell do we have to do with you?　Have you violated the teachings of the benevolent bloodline?
Because they mistreated the beastmen.

　Amadeus said so clearly with a strong tone of voice, as if to cover Uranos' question.
　At the same time, the red-black shadows swayed in response.

'Foolishly, you humans have oppressed the beastmen. You have defiled my people........
You're a beastman... who are you?
'One of my white cat brethren is dead I couldn't save him...'
....
How long I've been left in that unsanitary environment makes me want to throw up just thinking about it. It's so vile.
Have you come here to complain, Amadeus? Are you from Gagaku?

　Uranos traces the knowledge and interrupts the conversation with a question.
　But Amadeus doesn't answer if he's not listening.

'He who kills animals will eventually begin to kill people yes, I've heard that.

　Amadeus' head looked down as if he was nodding his head.
　His voice was muffled and muffled, without the same supremacy that was present earlier.

'But to call a beastman an animal is a poor description... it may be an animal, but I can say it's more than that. Above all, it's clear that there is a will, and the suffering and its moans must have reached you. There are no degrees to life.......................but I am!

　Amadeus looked up to express his anger.
　The drifting red-black shadows began to shake violently, and the red light spilling from their masks wavered like fireflies in the dimly lit room.

'Only your human lives don't seem to be like that!　That tells me this result is exactly the right thing to do!　I want to kill them like ants pouring water into a nest and burying them!　I want to kill you with that feeling!　Otherwise, this voice in my head would not go away.

　The gaping, muttered words stopped abruptly and abruptly.
　Amadeus holds his head as he looks down.
　His feet are dizzy and unsteady.

It's my fault...

　Ulanos couldn't help but laugh at the way he did.

'You are an emotionally unstable man. What do you think you've been saying? That's enough, isn't it? The dead don't come back to life because of regrets. I left it to the guards to take care of them. I've left it to the guards to take care of them. In addition, all the guards in this country are beastmen. If that is the case, it's a simple matter of reconciliation. It's just that the beastmen killed the beastmen.

　Amadeus scratched his head from the top of his mask, claws clawing up and down.
　It made a distorted sound in the hall.

'Vengeance is...'
Hmm?
Revenge is not in killing.
Father, how long do you think you're going to be able to keep up with him?

　I heard voices from behind the pillars.
　That's when I heard it--

You're going to feel the pain of tinnitus.

　In an instant, the figure of Amadeus moved in front of Uranos' eyes.
　Uranos was grabbed by the neck and lifted up.

'Uggh! .....
"The moment I kill you, you die. The moment you die, you cease to be conscious, and you don't even know you've been killed. Does "killing" qualify as death? .........that's not good enough. You won't understand, and this tinnitus won't stop.

　Uranos puts his neck on the line and tries to get out of it somehow.
　That's when -.

　A sharp blade suddenly appears in front of Amadeus.
　Noticing the presence and the tip of the sword, Amadeus left the throne in that instant and took the distance.
　Then he stops, looking at the blood and salt on his hands, mumbling something in a voice so loud you can't hear it.

'I think we've had enough of this--'

　Amadeus throws a cloth bag into the sleeve of a pillar.
　Salt flew out of the bag as it hit the pillar and scattered.

'One who is too frightened to help...'

　Amadeus said as he looked at Lage, who was remembering behind a pillar.

'Another one who was prevented once and did not come to help...'

　He didn't look back to Jade, who was standing on a pillar behind him, holding her stomach in place, but said it behind her back.

'So, who are you?'

　Amadeus descended the steps from the throne, one by one, and saw the figure approaching, step by step.
　Just then, the face that had been hidden from view by the shadows, but with each step down the short staircase of the throne, illuminated by the few candles that were lit around it, came closer and closer, appearing and hiding, then appearing and hiding again.

'You! .... why... why are you here! .....

　And as the shadow descended the stairs, Amadeus choked on his words and couldn't believe his eyes.

'Why?　Do you know me?

　It was someone who was not supposed to be here.
　Although he couldn't see the expression underneath the mask, Amadeus was silent for a moment, not moving and looking at the one in front of him.

'Line, Halt...'

　King Rashausen's direct unit.
　White King's Knights, first place in the hierarchy.
　-- Reinhard Rickman's figure was there.