By the time they finished wiping out the remnants of the empire, the Jishi's bloodline had lost many of their compatriots.

　If Masamune - Amadeus had fought together instead of facing the defensive wall, it wouldn't have happened.
　Frustration and suspicion begins to arise among many of the brethren.

　-- Are we not being used?

　Executives such as Rana have a different opinion of Masamune's departure because they know that he is out of the picture.
　Amadeus is no more.
　He is no longer helping themselves.

　So what was the last order to "destroy the Empire"?

　There is common information about Masamune.
　It is that he once saved the royal capital, Rashausen, from an imperial raid.
　In other words, he used his countrymen to protect Razhuisen.
　He used his compatriots to save the humans.
　Such an understanding turned the frustration and suspicion in the executives into anger.

　In their minds, Masamune's betrayal was confirmed.

''Where is Amadeus-sama...''

　But the nine-tailed beastman - Alicia was the only one who was a little different.
　She was the only one who knew about Masamune and his plans for revenge against Saeki and the others as an otherworldly person, and to her, Masamune was more Masamune than Amadeus.

　She didn't take the withdrawal as a betrayal, and she was somewhat sympathetic to Masamune.
　But that feeling is a hidden one.

'Amadeus is dead.'

　Rana said.

'The organisation is now ours. We will tell our brethren of the death of Supreme Leader Amadeus.

"Well, Rana, I don't think that's going to keep people from...

　Tom, the dwarf, said so on behalf of his brothers.

'Let them worship Amadeus as the supreme god. They can't believe in him. They can't believe that what they believed in is dead or betrayed.... There is no guidance from Lord Elferise. We have to deal with this on our own....

　The dwarf Gdufka says to a distressed Rana, "You mean to tell me that the gods are not dead, Rana?

'So you mean to tell us that God is not dead and that Amadeus is alive in our hearts, Rana?

...and lead them.

Oh, I will guide you. Let us worship Amadeus as a symbol a supreme god!

　The three dwarf brothers each laughed at Gdufka's smile.

'Now it's our turn to use them. Let's kill the humans--'

　Rana said.

　They each faced each other, hands raised and vowed to each other.

　But Alicia was left alone to gaze anxiously at the scene.







　Sigmadeus.

　Inside the defensive wall that Adolph had built and where the castle was located, it was now a clearing, not even rubble.
　Furthermore, the defensive wall that had protected the town from 360 degrees was nowhere to be seen, and the shredded debris that must have been the remains of those walls was scattered over a radius of several kilometers.

　Masamune, who had become a monster, was in the middle of the clearing.
　He stood still, motionless and stagnant.

　He was the only one there, and there was no sign of anyone else around.


〈--they're coming.


　Suddenly the voice of some old person sounded in Masamune's mind like the usual announcement.
　But he did not move.
　Masamune didn't hear anything now.

'Threat analysis, threat analysis...............................I don't need to analyze it.

　There are no buildings to block the wind.
　It's an endless expanse of open space.

"An abyssal abyss is the place to be bound.

　The appearance of two pillars of light.
　And the two white giants had appeared.

　They were as tall as a human adult and a baby.
　Masamune was looked down at by the two bodies.

''Oooh, you're being swallowed up beautifully. This guy looks like a zement, he's too thin.

　As he said this, the fat, slimy, fat giant delivered a taut hand to Masamune's head.
　Masamune took the impact without saying a word and was blown away.

'Leton, wait!'

　The other skinny, scrawny giant said.

'What's that, Zement?'

"This guy is being consumed by the abyss, it's been so long, remember?

I can tell by looking at that. What's that, huh?

'No. Every time we interfere, the abyss is stripped away, and if we keep hitting it too hard, the ego returns.

'Oh....'

　Zement sighed and was dismayed by Leton's actions.

'The goal is restraint. Besides, no amount of beating is going to kill these guys anyway.'

Okay, okay, I'll stop.

Forget the main body, we have to destroy half of it first. Pull him out.

Roger!

　When he obeyed the order, Leton covered Masamune's head with the palm of his hand.
　Open a gap just wide enough to avoid touching it.

''--Leton, hurry up, the abyss will be peeled off!

　I heard Zement's impatient voice.

'What, what, seriously?

　Leton squirmed as if he was hurrying and chanting some kind of spell.

'd*mn...'

　The one that appeared was Masamune's half - Verfegor.
　Commonly known as Vel.

　Unlike his usual cane appearance, he has a huge muscular body with bull horns.

''Observer........''

　A dimensional gap appeared above Masamune's head.
　Vel appeared as if he was forcibly dragged out of it.
　Then he called out to the stationary Masamune.

'Master, what are you standing there for, get up!

It's too late.

　One of the giants - Zement was closing in on Masamune as if trying to trap him in his hands.
　But in that moment, a huge gust of wind occurred at the place where Masamune was standing, and his figure disappeared.

''Sorry........Vell.

　Masamune regained consciousness and stood beside Vel.
　The black horns shattered, and gradually the armor of the abyss peeled away to reveal the original face of Masamune.

'Leton, this is your fault!'

　Zement said sarcastically, "Because you hit me.

Tehe.

Vell, can you kill these guys?

What are you talking about? They're just observers.

An observer?

'You've heard of it; I don't have time to go into detail.'

'Leton, didn't I say that the first move is the most important thing in restraint?

Sorry, Popu.

It's a pain in the ass.

　Only Vel was in a cold sweat at the two giants in front of him.

'These guys have been watching us since the beginning of time. They always appear for the moment when a person's body, which has been dyed by the abyss, is destroyed and reaches a state of existence only. d*mn I shouldn't have left Master alone.

What do you mean?

They don't want to be seen. They don't like to be seen in densely populated areas.

　--Renew them in a crowded place.

　Masamune remembered what Zephyr had said to him one day.

'So Zephyr...'

"How to avoid being seen by an observer is the most important thing you can do once you have an entity. And that's what I've forgotten until now...

　Vel seemed resigned to the fact that there was no way out of this situation.
　But Masamune, who didn't know much about observers, couldn't make a decision.

''Vel, let's do it.''

No, Master.

Hey, Zement, is this guy trying to have s*x with us?

'It's not unusual. The abyssal ones are all self-absorbed fools. They are overconfident because of their immense power in the life world. Leton, get on with it and destroy half your body.

　Masamune quickly jumped to his feet.

He chopped at it with the Executioner's Axe while wrapping his entire body in the 《Waves of Erosion, Disappearing Aura》.

''Guhaha!''

　But Leton's fist slipped through the erosion and struck Masamune in the side.
　Masamune could not see Leton's movement.
　What was done to him, the 《Executor's Axe》 was shattered.

''d*mn it, what the hell is going on...''

You're an idiot now, aren't you?　There's no way we observers could get away with such a thing. You can learn a lot from now on in the Pleiades.

　In front of him, he appeared momentarily, unable to react to Leton, and Masamune was kicked away in a mess.

　Leton jumped straight at Vel.
　However, Vel doesn't intend to be beaten silently either, and escapes with a body language similar to Masamune's.

''Hey Zement, isn't there something wrong with these guys?''

...what?

I mean, he's all spunky, even though I just punched him.

　Leton was right, Masamune had gotten up.

'No matter how much of an entity you are, this isn't right, there's no way you can stand up when your ego returns.

　Zement stared at Masamune and Vel as if to observe them more.

''This is....''

What's going on?

'I have more than one abyss...'

Hmm?

Leton, check half a body's status.

'Status?　That's not important........

　Leton, who obeyed reluctantly, looked at Vel as if to observe him.



''It's ... strange. I can't find any abysses that are caused by laziness. Nevertheless, it has a number of other unintelligible abyssal magic techniques. Is it because of this reversal effect skill........

　Zement suddenly looks serious and thoughtful.

It doesn't matter if you're crazy, Zement always thinks too much. Let's just get him into custody.

You're in charge.

　Zement nodded in thoughtful agreement.
　Leton smiled grimly and inappropriately--

　-- The next moment, he had already appeared in front of Vel.

''Master........''

Vel!

I'm sorry, Master. It's my fault. I'm sorry Master, it's my fault. I've been so disappointing and I've ruined his stronghold. It was supposed to work, all of it. Now he's in the land of evil, laughing with his friends, and then...

Stop!

　Masamune shouted.

'Enough is enough........'

Master....

　Vel looked terribly sad as Leton grabbed him by the neck.
　Then he changed his expression as if he was prepared for something and said.

'Master, break me.'

　There was not a muscular Vell, but a Vell in his usual large black cane form.
　It creaked under Leton's power and was about to be destroyed.

'Vel, what are you talking about? .....

'I'd rather be destroyed by a master than be destroyed by an observer. Let's have this guy beat it out of me.

Vell....

Master, please...

　Masamune didn't understand.
　Why would Vel ask him to do that?
　I wanted him to at least ask for help.

　But Vel seemed to be accepting death.
　That was a sad thing for Masamune.
　He had lost Toa, killed Sufilia, and he couldn't sort out why he had killed her, and now Vel was asking him to kill her.
　There was no way he could accept such a situation immediately.

　But Masamune's feet were already moving.

　Masamune flew towards Leton.
　All he could think about was holding his full strength hand blade and swinging it through with momentum.

'Leton, destroy that thing quickly!

　Zement was in a hurry to do something.

''If we destroy that one, this one is no longer a candidate for the King!

　A funny thing happened.
　Leton flinched for a moment at the sight of Masamune looming in front of him.
　Reflexively, he brought Vel forward and took a needless guard stance.
　In that moment, Leton forgot that he was a great observer himself.
　Neither Masamune's magic, skills, nor his sword could reach the observer.
　So there was no need to avoid them or guard them.

　But--.



Vell....

　Masamune's sword touches Vel.

'Master, this has been fun.'

　--Bye.

　The parting words spread through Masamune's mind.

　Unable to stop the hand sword, Masamune swings out.
　A crack appeared, from which Vel's body broke and shattered.

　The momentum of the hand sword crushed Vel and went straight to Leton's neck.

''Gyaaah!''

　And just after their hands touched, something unexpected and improbable happened to Zement on the sidelines.

'Silly....'

　Zement is exclaiming.

　Masamune's sword, which hadn't worked that well, had cut both sides of Leton's neck.