The Beast King territory in the dungeon was, of course, run by Minerva-san, Nem's aunt.
　There was also the figure of her vassal, Kayu-san of the Inu tribe, and the children of the White Cat tribe who had been rescued from the empire.

　But one of them could not be saved.

'Lord Nito, don't give me that look. It's not your fault.
"It's my fault. This is ... my fault. I'm sorry for Nemu. I couldn't save another one of Nem's family.

　The throne room had been remade to look like a common room.
　Minerva had requested that it was not intended to be the same as before, but a place of relaxation.

'The bodies must be buried in the dungeon first.
Mister Nito. How is Nemu?
''Yes. I'm in the Devil's Land now. With Toa and Sufilia.
'You mean the Princess of Artemias, the Sufiria.
I couldn't help but look up.
'I knew it,'
You knew about this?
I met her once when she was very young. She was very good at remembering faces. She looked like one.
'I see.... Nem is training his sword right now.
'Training.......right. Come to think of it, I'm still in the middle of teaching Nekokun. I'd like to teach Nem one day.
If we kill Uranos, we can. No, we don't have to wait until then to bring him here.
But you haven't told us about the bloodline of the Ciaran, have you?
Yes. It's a lot of complicated stuff.
Lord Elfelice told me a story. He said he would kill anyone who persecuted the race.
Yes.
Are you confused?
What?
You are lost. That's why it's so late.
... no. I have no doubts about it. It's just--
"Just?
'....No. Maybe you're confused. I'm sure it's not something I can say with my heart. I'm sure Toa won't accept it. He will despise you.
''As the King of the Beastmen, it's enough to protect the beast race. Why it is necessary to kill a human is beyond me. Lord Elferise said to ask Lord Nito.
I couldn't answer.
Don't you want to answer?
'Yes. For very personal reasons..... But for the sake of this world, it will be gone, no doubt. It will be.
But I still don't believe it. Am I right?
"It's harder to believe in humans than that. That's all I'm saying. But I do want to make the Anole Feria that Nem saw, though. I also understand that Nem's father was a human. I'm not saying anything about killing humans indiscriminately. I have a way to tell them apart. So we just sort them out.
The abyss is a mysterious thing. I think there are still some aspects of Nitto-dono himself that he is unable to explain in his own words. Then again, I can't say I believe in it. How can you tell the difference? You don't even know what that shadow is, do you?

　So I stood up on the couch.

'Time to go. I'm going now. We'll finish this later, when I get home.
"Lord Nito.
....
'Don't take on too much alone. Lord Nito must have so many friends.
Well..............

　I left the hall.



*



　After ducking through a dungeon, you'll see a hill standing on a colored plain.
　Beyond that, the underworld of Sigma Deus can be seen.

Why does it continue to be here unnoticed while building such a prosperous country?

　Let's just say that my impression of Sigma Deus is that it was the city of flowers.
　It was a colorful country built on an oasis.
　The architecture was baroque. The landscape is medieval.

'You're late.'
We've waited long enough.
You can do whatever you want with the Supreme Leader!

　I gave him a dismissive look.

'I regret violently letting you guys live.
Don't say that. I'll do what you ask of me.
'Of course. Ignotus.... The only place for you to return to is the bloodline of the Charity now.

　I couldn't - I couldn't kill them.

　When I confronted them in the halls of Ragpallos, I knew from the beginning that the erosion would not invade the three of them.
　A moment later, I did not kill them, but flew them into the dungeon.
　Lucius, of course, didn't know.

'Nito, the plan,' said Khalifa, numbly, 'is.
'I'll explain it briefly. But there isn't much of a plan. The objective is Zephyr's body. It's somewhere in this country.'
So the four of us are going to find him.
Yes. I can't go.

　This is because the abysses can sense each other.
　If we get closer to the barrier than here, I'll know where Adolf is in an instant, and so will he.

'I'll stay out of the centre of town as much as possible. "I try to stay out of the center of town. I do it as much as possible outside. Ignotus and the others and Mr. Khalifa will look for me.
So, where is the location?
I don't know. Zephyr knew, but he wouldn't tell me where.
"...what do you think?　Is there some kind of meaning there as well?
'Whether it's because I just couldn't tell you or because it's not in a very complicated place I don't know, but, well, we'll just have to find out.
Hey, hey, hey! Let's be clear, guys. You're the leader of this organization, for God's sake. We're going into an unknown country. The story goes that those Uranos are there, and there's another one like you. You don't even know where things are and you're going to find them?　That's just too much to ask.

　Ignotus has a point.
　But it can't be helped.

You'll do it even if you can't.
You don't have a plan. Didn't that Elle Felise guy think it through, or is it a total production?
He's just a designer and producer.
Dezha... what?　Talk to me in a way I can understand.
Either we all talk about the plan, or I do it every time we don't.
Oh, come on. I don't know how you get along.
That's what we'll do again. Don't whine and complain anymore. You're going to do it anyway.
What's the name of the little hot spot, then, a castle?
Very likely.
I trust my brother more than Nito, Poron.
Absolutely!　The fact that you don't understand what nation-stealing is at all!
I'm not stealing the country. I'm just searching. And theft. Come on, get in there, you noisy bastards.

　I let the dungeon vortex out.
　The exit is in the back alley of Sigma Deus.
　Since the vortex goes through the dungeon, my abyss does not leak out this way.
　The proof of this is that the exit should lead into the country, but I haven't been able to detect Adolf's abyss either.
　Ignotus, Vicious and Felsen proceeded.

'Keep the ring on at all times. Also, tell those guys.
Okay.
If they find out, we'll change our strategy and I'll transfer to the point where the Khalifa-san is.

　He nodded lightly and Khalifa disappeared into the vortex as well.
　And I have a job to do from here.
　I must now unveil the chaos that has caused the country to despair.
　I need to make them know in an instant that it's a raid on the bloodline of the Charity.

'Will we get all the summoning magic and then the citrus out of it?

　We have an idea.

Summoning magic-- Royalty (Legion)!

　The blue sky turned gray in an instant, and a gurgling, simmering black shadow appeared on the plains.
　The shadows spread out to the side and, as if crawling out of the darkness, an armor-clad mummy knight - a horde of them appeared.

''Is it not enough to have a 'bound knight (knight)'? Adolph should try something soon.

　Multiply the shadows further.
　Expanding the range...

Summons the Enchanted King. And summon the Enchanted Queen.

　The shadow that had been crawling on the surface of the ground stretches up into the sky, revealing two simmering shadows.
　It's like two towers.
　And a king and a queen - two giants - appeared.
　A king in rusty armor carrying a greatsword.
　The queen, dressed in rough dress and light armor, with a cold walking stick in her hand - and a cold walking stick in her hand.

''March on!''

　An army and two huge towers rushed out, and a dust cloud danced across the plain.
　The earth shook and moved in a straight line towards the defensive wall of Sigmadeus - a straight line.
　And there, from the ground in the direction of travel, a wall of white water was suddenly built up.

''........You've arrived.

　It was sooner than I thought.
　I don't know at what point in time, but perhaps he sensed the abyss.

'Adolf,' he said, 'I sensed his abyss as well.
'Isn't it coming too soon?'

　Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me.
　My enforcer's axe and his white straight sword crossed.
　A shock wave dissipates on the hilltop.

You are only better than me in handling the abyss. I'll give you that much.
Hmm. It's a little different than before.
This is the true power of the Beast King!

　He swings the big axe and strikes a blow at Adolf.
　But he was blocked just in time.

"I'm a better swordsman than you. I'll show you the techniques I learned directly from Shaoan.

　Adolph was sent flying and fell down the hill.
　I spread my lazy wings and immediately I descended as well.
　You will find two black wings on Adolf's back as well.
　It is the same specification as mine.

You look a bit surprised. You're not the only one who is special.

　I followed Adolf as he spat out his sarcasm and fled to the battlefield.
　On the ground, that white water, which must be Adolph's, is muscular as it washes away the royalty I've summoned.
　But I don't need to worry about it.
　As long as it's magic, there is no death there.
　That's why I'm the only one who's going to try.

'Brave of you to come here alone. I'll tell you that.
You think like one. You have Uranos in there too.
I'm here.
I don't see him.
You're not the only one he can't deal with. I'm fine on my own.

　The blade and the blade meet again.
　Each time it does, the shockwave spreads.

'That's Greberg's swordsmanship, Xiong once showed me that one day.

　Adolf misses my stab stance.

'Then how about this? --

　Activate the Speed of God.
　Quickly, he moved over Adolf's head--.
　From the stance at the bottom of his palm, he thrust out his right hand towards the back of Adolf's head.

''Gufu! --It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what to expect.
This is the cockatrice style-- the princess with a pointy end. Did you know about this?

　Without escaping the impact, Adolph fell into the Chijo.
　Thrusting the big axe into the air, I ran after him as fast as I could.

　Adolph managed to regain his stance even as he rolled on the ground.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

''All forces--attack Adolf!

　The "Glamorous Queen" reacted to the command and lit the tip of her walking stick.
　It was a whitish light blue luminescence.
　The cold air danced around them, and the cold air that crawled on the ground from underneath the queen's feet approached Adolf.
　The icy earth was behind him.

'You know you can't kill in the abyss,'
Yeah, sure.

　You don't have to kill him.
　This is just stalling.

"Mr. Khalifa, did you find the Zephyr?
I'm in the castle.

　Great!

"Adolf. "Adolf, I'm going to taunt you with everything I've got. Your failure to kill me that day was your greatest failure and will continue to be the basis of your stupidity. Burn it into your innocent brain.
"....Purity," said Adolphe, his eyes peering through a film of white water.
'I can't kill you, weak man, dragging your unrequited love around.

　In that expression on Adolf's face, he realized that his anger was at its peak.
　There's no need to use 《Emotional Sensing》.

''I'm the only king of the abyss, just me. The legendary coward--''