Adams told him everything.
　Everything about what Masamune had started when he came to this world.

　That Masamune had changed his name to Nito after being banished to Greeberg and began his journey from Razhuisen.
　The dungeon attack. Delinquency in Heilkwaite. Killing Kyogoku in a battle against the school and killing Koizumi and his friends. Starting with them, the fact that there are only three more students left in this world, including Ichijo and Masamune, who were summoned to this world as well.

''One of them is the current Holy Knight Commander of Graysberg. He suffered worse than death. His wife and daughter were killed and it was all the work of Hidaka Masamune.

Oh no...

　Sierra held her mouth, an unspoken expression on her face. But Adams's story didn't stop there, and there was no time to be surprised.

It was Hidaka Masamune who created the bloodline of the Jishi," she said, "and he changed his name to Ankh Amadeus. He changed his name to Ankh Amadeus and concealed his identity by attacking human towns and villages everywhere. Now that Durm's Ardan is dead, he has become a refuge for the irreverent.

　Schneizel's clenched fist at the wall moves angrily.

'--Wait,'

　It was Zeke.

'It can't be. He fought a duel with Amadeus. He was trying to protect us.

The heart of a dragon. Your friend Alford was not killed by Amadeus, but by Masamune Hidaka. It was all his doing.

What do you mean? Eliza said.

'I was shown the whole story by the Master Observer. There were two Midasamae before you at that time. He can divide his body into two pieces. Since they have nothing in common except that they can't sense magic, no one can detect them even if they are the same person.

It's all there.

　With a wasted look on his face, Schneizel said.

'Lord Zeke. Lord Eliza it's all just as Master Adams said. They killed my son, the captains of the Golden Knights, and Master Brahms, the SSS rank adventurer, as well.

Brahms was a guardian," said Adams. A guardian is a spirit wizard who fights with the spirit king. To prevent the abyss, I once made five spirits from the five great elves, and they were the guardians of the Fire Spirit King - Salaman. The Spirit King of Fire--Salamander. The Spirit King of Thunder--Bolt. The Spirit King of Water--Windine. The spirit king of earth--Norm. And the Spirit King of Wind--Sylph.

'I'm under contract to Sarah, the Fire Spirit King,' said Patrick.

'There are other guardians here.

　Adams pointed to Adolf, Zephyr and Khalifa.

'Adolphe was once lost in the abyss,' he said.

Adams said, without mentioning Adolf's past as King of the Underworld.

'He made a compulsory pact with the gnomes during that period. But now it is lost, Zephyr, in your midst, is it not?

Yes, we have a tentative agreement.

Very well. The current guardian of the thunder is Fiora of the elves, a disciple of Brahms. She is in charge of the headmaster of Fischanatica, Oswald, and his grandson, Zelos. They will return here shortly.

'Adams and the like,' said Lucius. 'So what, then, is the matter with that guardian?

I'm sorry, I got sidetracked. A guardian is a living thing, so to speak. It comes as a sign that the one who is thicker than the abyss, who could be the king of the abyss, will appear in this world.

"King of the Abyss?

Adams, let me talk to him.

　A voice was heard to answer Lucius' question. It was as if it came from above the room.
　It reverberated through the room and everyone searched for its source.

　There was no sound.

　Without any warning other than the voice, it was standing next to Adams.

'....Baby?

　They all looked at the baby, younger than Adams, as if it were a newborn, and they all looked at it with suspicion, amazement, and a variety of eyes.
　The observer said.

'Identification is the observer, there is no name.'

An observer?

'The Demon King,' says Adams, using his hands to restrain his attitude. 'This is undoubtedly an observer.

　After Adams' introduction, the observer speaks up.

'There is a space called the Temple of Consciousness. It is a separate and isolated space from this one. Many impotent lives end up there with the death of the body. In other words, the Temple of Consciousness is the graveyard of existence, the graveyard of consciousness. The King of the Abyss is the Lord of the Temple of Consciousness, also known as the Spirit King. He governs the death that life did not accept.

Masamune is the King of the Abyss, you mean?

　Lucius couldn't believe it.
　He wondered what the hell had happened in this short period of time.
　The observer neither affirmed nor nodded his head.

"The Hydaka Masamune, with the demons from the Temple of Consciousness, will come to the world of life. When he does, you will be toothless. Many of the living beings will be killed for the king's convenience. If that's all, then life will recognize the Spirit King sooner or later. That is a very dense abyss. If such a thing is recognized by a large number of consciousnesses, then this world will end in an instant.

　The world ends - the room buzzes.
　Some people are skeptical. Many of us are not able to wrap our heads around it. The tone of the observer's slow and emotionlessness is unacceptable.
　Then it occurs to them what they should do and why they were gathered.

　Over the noise, Adams broke the conversation.

'-- and therefore bind and seal the King of the Abyss.

　Everyone wanted details.
　Adams, however, left out any further explanation about the seal. He explained that the sealing would be done here with the guardians, and asked the rest of them to search for Masamune.
　With each of them looking unconcerned, Adams went on to talk about Sachimura Ichijo.
　It's a story about a brave man as a counterweight to the King of the Abyss. He told them all that he would not ask for any combat at all in the face of Hidaka Masamune. I told them that it would be undertaken here with the guardians as well as the seal.
　In other words, the reason why the Demon King, the Beast King, the King of the Small Kingdoms, and the Heart of the Dragon were gathered, their role was none other than to search for Masamune.







Wait!

　Sierra caught up with the child and Ichijo's back as they walked calmly down the great corridor with the baby.
　While catching her breath.

Tell me, Master Adams, please.

...who are you?

"Sierra, the White King's Knight.

I see.

'I was with Masamune for a long time. I was a member of his party.

I am old. I don't know how to concentrate.

'Master Adams, observer, you both intend to kill Masamune, he is a good man.

There are no good people.

　I heard a voice from behind me. Sierra turned.

You are Zeke and Eliza, the Heart of the Dragon.

"Nito is a traitor. He killed our people. Isn't that right, Master Adams?

　Confirmed, Adams looked at the observer next to him.
　Therefore the observer said

The observer said, "The observer has the ability to sense existence. The observer has the ability to sense existence, which is a different dimension than your friend's skill," the observer said. The skill is nothing more than the crumbs from the observer's deeds. The observer is able to understand the behavior of life objectively.

　It was Vaham, they both understood.

'Alford was a companion to Nito, too. He certainly told us he would be one of us.

　At Eliza's wistful words, Zig

And then, all of a sudden, he left the organization. That's what he said in front of the dead Alford, vainly.

I haven't even managed to look into the mind of the Hidaka Masamune. Even more so with the Abyss. It was hard to see in the halls, especially those like Zephyr and Adolf.

Observer, where is Nito now?

　Zeke asked the observer. With a murderous look in his eyes.

'We do not know where the King of the Abyss is. You will have to wait until he shows up or send a search party to physically search for him. But finding him will not accomplish your goal. The Hydaka Masamune is more than an observer now. The altered body it created to interfere with the ground was easily destroyed the other day.

"Shit....

I'm not trying to kill you. I'm trying to help.

　Sierra pleaded desperately.

'Let me convince you.'

　But rather than disagreeing with either the observer or Adams.

If you say you can, I'd love it if you could, Mr. Observer.

He nodded and said, "You should definitely give it a try.

Is that what you're saying, sir, that you can't do it?

Adams said, "I'm not saying it's impossible. But I'm not holding my breath.

'I've observed Hidaka Masamune's behavior so far. There must have been some conflicts with each action. But in the end, he was able to become the King of the Abyss. That man has the makings of world destruction.

Seal up, Sierra, that is the most effective way. We must not encourage his spirit any further.

I don't want to incite...

I don't mean to tell you to sit idly by. The situation has reached a point where even an observer can no longer help. We can provide the means of sealing, but the fate of each of us is in our own hands. Think about it, what is the best course of action.

　Adams' gaze was diverted from Sierra to Eliza.

'By the way, Elisa the Dragon's Heart, you are a master of water magic, aren't you? You are very well versed in water magic, aren't you?　I see you have a spirit contract with him.

'Yes. I have a contract with a water spirit.

I see. I was just looking for a water guardian. I entrust Undine, the Spirit King, to you.

Wow, is that for me?

Hmm. I'll call you when I'm ready, and you'll take care of it then?

Yes. Yes, of course.

We'll take care of you.

　Adams and the observer, Ichijo's backside moving away.
　Despite their acquaintance, Ichijo didn't say anything to Sierra.
　But Sierra understood. Ichijo is already prepared for this.







　King Arnold and his guards leave the hall together after hearing from Minerva, the Beast King, to talk with Oliver.

　The kings of the small kingdom are fidgeting in the corner of the room, not knowing what to do.
　Reinhardt, the former White King's Knight, is the one left behind. The White King's knights led by Daniel King - Emily Anderson.
　Demon King Lucius and his party -- Lisana and Spielman.

"My Lord Demon King, we have a few questions to ask you.

　It was Daniel who asked.

''You spoke so intimately with the King of the Abyss, but in the event of a war, will the Lord Demon King enter the war?''

　Daniel said to all those gathered there, not just the Demon King.

'I want to check with the others. I have met Hidaka Masamune. After all, he is the hero who saved Razhuisen from the Empire. There's no way I wouldn't know, and the White King Knight would have seen him up close and personal. But I'm ready for this. I will kill him you kings of your little kingdoms, if you want no part of it, please leave the room. There's no shame in that. The Detritus is resisting the call. I don't blame anyone. Well, it seems you can't blame them if they lose.

　Lucius then had Lisa produce a transfer spell.

''You're back, Lord Demon King,''

'I'm sorry, but the demon kingdom will not intervene in this case. Master Adams said he would listen to you and leave you to your own judgment from now on.

Well....okay.

'You won't agree. But I'm closer to Masamune than anyone else in the room. I've also seen his rabid nature by his side. He always tried to be rational, and yet sometimes he could not control himself, and yet he was still devoted to my daughter...

By daughter, you mean the woman with the peach-colored hair? 'What do you mean?' asked Reinhardt.

'Yes,' said Lucius. 'My daughter is dead. 'In front of Masamune-kun's eyes.... I don't know why he became King of the Abyss after that. But it's hard to say that his daughter's death was unrelated. The reason is that he has not yet returned to his daughter's side in the demon kingdom. I'm prepared for this, and I've entrusted him with everything. I will trust him and wait for him in my country and wish him well.

　Lucius and his team disappeared.

'So. So it's just us after all that, Reinhardt.

　The room was filled with the sound of Reinhardt's sighs.



*



　At the top of the castle, there was a small balcony at the top of the royal castle, overlooking Radshausen.
　It was there that Adams, the observer, and Ichijo were located.

　The observer said to Adams.

'It is not desirable for the Observer or anyone like you to be here.

I understand, sir.

But now there is no need to refrain before the birth of the King of the Abyss," he prefaced, "There were two observers at the time of the birth. One was this me. The other was Romero.

Romero?

　It was a name Adams did not know.

'Once I banished Romero. Because Romero said he wanted to see beyond the nothingness.

'Beyond nothingness, is there such a thing?'

'I thought not. So I banished him. Romero thought everything should be as diverse as the primordial world once was.

I see.

''But in the primordial world, the scale of power each possesses is incomparable to what we have now. You only have to look at the demons to see that. They were just lowly creatures in the Primordial World.

The observer was focused on keeping up, wasn't he?

'Yes. But Romero dreamed of the primordial world and beyond. That is, beyond nothingness. Romero thought that nothingness would come, and he did not deny it. I denied it, banished it, and Romero escaped to the Temple of Consciousness.

I see.

The Demon King Rosev is part of the body that was stripped away when Romero fell from the Pleiades through the life-world and into the Temple of Consciousness.

"...I mean. Are the demons descended from observers?

That's what happens.

　Adams was silent for a moment. He thought deeply about the meaning of the story. Then he realized.

'Do you still intend to maintain, Master Observer?'

I believe it's the right thing to do.

That is, after the Hydaka Masamune was sealed.

"Every single demon must be killed. The blood of demons must be erased from the world.

　Ichijou, who had been listening to the conversation next to her, turned away from her wide-eyed eyes.

''How........''

　Adams exclaimed.

'By the King of the Abyss is Romero. The demon king's daughter, Toatrica, is the woman Hidaka Masamune loves. Romero will take advantage of that.

Wait, isn't the Witch King's daughter dead?

The Demon King has frozen the time of decomposition of his daughter's body. He will lie to the King of the Abyss that she will come back to life. Those who have just gained all the power are prone to foolishness, even more so if they are human. They can't even grasp the limits of their own power. Romero is cunning.

One way or another,

Ichijo interrupted him. Adams' despondency was also cut short.

'I will kill him. I'm the only one who will be there when the seal is prevented, right?'

　Adams nodded with a pained expression.

'Then let the ritual begin. I won't look back.'

Adams, he's right.

　The observer switched quickly and his tone was unassuming.

'Yes.....'

So what am I supposed to do?

　Adams said. 'Seppuku,'

What, seppuku?

Or else I don't care. I need to kill myself anyway.

　Ignoring Ichijo's surprise, the observer allowed Adams to explain the rest of the story.
　He said that he would kill himself and then use the cocoon obtained from the corpse to create Ichijo's fetus. He said that he would summon a single-stranded being there and force the fetus to speed up its growth with the power of the observer and wait for it to grow to its current age.

'You have gone through the process of birth, which means that you were born completely in this land of Razhuisen.

So you're saying that I have the root of the dragon vein inside me?

I do not know what will happen. But if you succeed, you will be a magician of the end.

''I don't know if that will make us evenly matched. The King of the Abyss is special. In the first place, there is no such thing as an end.

"Ichijo, these are just my words. But the celestial attribute will have some effect on Hidaka Masamune.

　Adams said it would take some time to prepare for the ritual and removed Ichijo from the balcony so that he was free to stay until then.

　With the two of them alone on the balcony, Adams pursued the observer.

'Does that mean ... that you're going to kill him eventually too?

''When that happens, so does Ichijou Yukimura. When a brave man is tainted by the abyss, the heavenly attributes will appear. That means Ichijou Yukimara will also become an Abyssal One.

You will kill...

'Success is hard. To dwell in the abyss, you need to deny life at its core. You need to be willing to die to the point where you can't stop wishing for it. Whether Ichijou Yukimura has that predisposition is unknown. I can't say for certain that he will eventually kill it.

Well....

Do you blame me? The guardians are expendable.

　Adams's expression was beyond the balcony, on the streets of Rathhausen.
　He didn't look back at the calm voice from behind him.