Inside the wards in front of the church. After confirming that the pleasant man had passed, Zechs stopped fighting and clapped his hands several times.

'Well, well, we've lost. I'm sure you'll all be grateful to me for being so selfish. If you can use healing magic, please treat the injured.
....

　As soon as the pleasant man passed by, Zechs admitted his defeat as quickly as possible and gave the assembled demons the order to end the battle, and Lilia and the others had a somewhat puzzled look on their faces, but only Shea drew his scythe without being surprised.

''........It's hard to be a 'hater', isn't it, Great Sage of the Dead Spirit?''
'Ho-ho-ho, well, is it a duty of the elders to push the young people off the back... is that too much to ask?
Yeah, well, your play was terrible.
Oh, well, this is a tough one.

　As Zechs speaks in a leisurely tone, Shea tells him with a faint smile on her face.
　It's as if to say that Zechs' actions up to now were all an act.......

It's a good thing that for better or worse, the relationship of family is too close. I must thank Miyama-dono again at a later date.
It's too soon to tell, isn't it?
The fact is that Noyn-dono seems to be overwhelmed by the situation. Well, thank you very much for your 'cooperation' with the God of Misfortune.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Don't joke again, my dear boy but if you'd really fought for your life, you could have taken us down in a heartbeat.
Tsk.

　When Zechs said that and bowed his head, Shea clucked his tongue with a heartfelt and troublesome expression, but seeing that he didn't deny it, it seems to be true that he was cutting corners.
　Yes, the balance of power and other things had already been overwhelmingly tilted to the side of Kaito at the time that Shea had participated in it.

''I'm just grateful for your mercy, right?
''Don't get me wrong. I am indeed a goddess of mercy. When I'm asked for help I respond to it but I'm not so good-natured as to go out of my way to save a fool who doesn't even ask for help. The only reason I cooperated is because that human being asked me to 'lend a hand' for that good-natured fellow who was going to save the 'three' from the start.
I see.
"........well, in the end.......it's annoying to think that even that is 'just what he wanted'.......
Oh, I knew it....

　After telling him that if Kaijin hadn't asked for help, he never would have gotten involved in this case in the first place, Shea tells him that there is a mastermind behind this case.
　And Zechs seemed to understand that, and nodded without being particularly surprised.

''Well it's too convenient for the premise to begin with.
I'm sure it would be easy for him to send information to me. And his timely reinforcements, including the king of another country.
Well, I guess so... this is the plot he wrote, mostly a 'story of saving the four of us', including Kite?
Well that's a misunderstanding, isn't it?
Huh?

　Shea and Zechs talk about a being that pulls strings in the shadows, but soon after, the presence of the topic appears beside them.
　A special hood that makes the face invisible, a robe with chains........

''.........Phantom King No Face......it's you after all....
"This is the Phantom King and what is the misunderstanding?
''No. First of all, the basic premise........Hikari-san and Fea-san are 'unimportant' to me. Oh, please don't get me wrong. I have compassion for them too........but that's only to the extent that I'll give them a slightly better deal if they ask me to.

　While echoing the sound of the chains attached to the robe, No Face tells you absent-mindedly.

''........The only person I would side with unconditionally and without consideration of gain or loss is Kite-san. 　It's all for Kite's sake~
"...well, I guess so. If not, you would have done something about it long ago...
'Yes, exactly. If I wanted to do something about those three people, I could, you know?　I just didn't want to do it. Well, I owe Black a debt of gratitude, and I'm glad it turned out this way.
''Well the Great Sage of the Dead Spirit was the same way, but you're also a fastidious phantom king. You haven't yet determined what the outcome will be, have you?

　Shea speaks quietly to No Face, who tells him that he is only moving for the sake of a pleasant person.
　However, No Face assertively denies such words from Shea.

''No, it's confirmed........at least, it's already confirmed that Fea-san will meet with Kuro-san.
"Oh, and why is that?　Excuse me, sir, but may I ask for the rationale?

A trump card?　Did he have one of those things?
''Yes. It might have saved Zechs-san's life from Zechs-san's point of view - if Zechs-san had pushed Kite-san too far and Kite-san had cut her trump card... we wouldn't have all been safe, would we?
Not so much.
This is....

　It's a good thing that you're able to get the best out of it.
　It's a tremendous rush of magical power that can be felt even through the warding, a different dimension of tremendous magic.

''Nonsense!　What's this magic....
"This is........Miyama-dono's trump card...............Guh!　Well, I'm afraid I'm going to be crushed by just a piece of magic...
?
'Oh?　 　As long as this entity is on Kite's side, there's no way we're going to win.







　After seeing Eden-san who appeared, Fea-sensei's action was too quick.
　He instantly turned himself around and fled without any hesitation at all.......He realized in an instant that he was no match for Mr. Eden and made the fastest possible escape move.
　However..........

''Disrespect.''
I can't move...

　When Eden-san mutters a word, Fea-sensei stops unnaturally with his posture of trying to run.
　Yes, Mr. Fea-sensei decided that he couldn't win even if he fought with Ms. Eden, and he tried to run away, judging that he was no match for her... but even that premise was wrong.
　Once Eden-san appeared, Fea-sensei could no longer even fight.

''........Mr. Eden. Can you 'forcibly transfer' us and Fea-sensei to Black's place?
"Easy.

　The main reason why I used Eden-san as my trump card was because I remembered that Eden-san had forced Alice to be transferred to a faraway place when she fought Alice before.
　So when I asked her if Eden-san would be able to take her to Black without harming her at all, regardless of Fea-sensei's intentions, Eden-san nodded that it would be easy to do so.

''........Fea-sensei. I'm sorry for being such a force to be reckoned with. I'll hear as many grudges as I can later. Eden-san, please!
Yes, sir.

　With my words keyed in, a light shot out of Mr. Eden's wings for a moment, and the landscape switched in an instant.
　What should have been inside the church was now a small hill with a gentle breeze... and there the person I wanted was standing.

　A single sword was stuck in front of a huge stone monument, and Black was standing in front of it, looking at the monument. Huh?　Where am I?

I don't think this is...
Mr. Noin?
''This is the place where the Demon King's Castle used to be, and where the Friendship Ordinance was signed. And yet, why is Krom-sama here........

　Well, this is........I heard from Lilia-san. Is this the place where Noin-san's message and her beloved sword are placed?
　That may indeed be a suitable place for the current situation, but why is Black there at the right time?

　When such a question popped into my head, Black said the words without looking back at me.

''I knew that Kite, Noin, Zechs.......everyone was moving. I'm not going to be the only one. I believe in you, Kite, so I thought it would be best for me to wait here and not try anything else.

　After announcing that in a calm tone, Black looks back at me.
　I don't know if Eden-san's magical restraints are still in place, but Fea-sensei doesn't move.

''........It's been a long time since I've seen you. Fear.
Black...m...m...sama...

　All along, I've been working for this moment. I don't know what the outcome will be yet but nevertheless, Black and Dr. Fear are meeting again for the first time in a thousand years at this very moment.