Laneenoo!

　Kanade ran over to us.
　Sola and Luna are with her.
　Apparently, everyone else has finished fighting too.

"Bad guy, I'm done with you!　Heh, heh, heh, eh?　Enthusiastic?
Yeah, you did good.
Meow.

　He stroked Kanade's head and spilled out a pleasant sound.

''Jeez,''

　I noticed that Sora and Luna were staring at me.
　I guessed what their gazes meant, and continued, patting their heads.

''Sora and Luna, too, good night.
Well Sora did her best.
You should stroke it more often. Here.
Hey, Lane!

　This time, Tania came in with Nina.

I'm sure I've done my part to protect her, but......don't get me wrong, you know?　It's not that I want you to pat me on the head like everyone else, but, uh, well... and anyway, phew.

　I stroke Tania's head as well, and halfway through the line stops and she looks ecstatic.
　Is my hand having a soothing effect?
　I can't help but think about that in all seriousness.

'Thank goodness ... it looks like everyone's okay.

　Finally, Stella came running in.
　She's relieved to see us looking good.

'I kept my promise, you know.
Well that's a relief.
'Anyway ... now there's no more interruptions. All that's left is........
We are the Knights of the Order.

　Stella's gaze turned to the back of the entrance hall.

'Hee.'

　The lord and his son Edgar trembled.
　There was no one to protect them now.
　They are completely naked.
　They seemed to understand this, and they both turned blue in the face.

''I'll leave the search of the pavilion to my companions and I'll listen to what they have to say. Would both of you be willing to accompany me?
Hi.........hi!

　The lord fled to the back of the mansion.

'Oh, hey!
You're not very good at this sort of thing.
'It would be tricky if they got out of the other place. I'm going after my lord. Can I leave this place to you?
Yeah, I'm on it.
'Thank you!　Now it's my turn.

　Stella chased after the lord and disappeared into the back door.

''Guh........''

　Edgar, who was left alone, bit his lip.
　Even though the situation is like this, he's staring at us with eyes full of anger.
　You shouldn't have any more trump cards but you have great guts.

'You guys........do you think you can do this and get away with it for free!　Who the hell do you think I am?　He's the son of the lord who rules this city!　Don't go against me!　It can't be!
Just stay put.

　Using Narkami's wire, he attempted to capture Edgar.
　However, Edgar took out a self-defense knife and displayed the blade in a threatening manner.

''........What's that supposed to do?''
"I will execute the fools who defy me!　I'm going to take care of it with my own hands!
You know....

　Maybe it's a big deal, after all this time, to be able to behave like this.

'You know what the situation is.　You're done. You're done.
You're kidding me!　Such a thing is unacceptable!　I am the future ruler of this city!　We're not going to be held up by some lowlife.
You've had your fun, and now you're paying for it.
'There is no such thing!　I'm the ruler, the one who reigns supreme!　We were free to do whatever we wanted.
I don't know how you could possibly admit to such a thing.
You will be recognized. You live under my roof. You will not be allowed to disobey me.
"...You think because you're in control, you're free to do whatever you want?　Is everything okay?
Yeah, you're right.
I'm supposed to accept that it's unreasonable?
That's what the people are for!

　No, no.
　It's not even close to a story.
　Is it because I've been sucking the sweet poison of the privileged class for so long?
　It's corrupt.
　This man's thought process is very hard to believe that it is from the same person.

''Nya........Rain, Rain. I have a really bad feeling about this guy........
"Kanade?

　Kanade grabbed my clothes with a squeezing motion.
　His face was twisted with anxiety.

　Kanade is frightened...?

　What do you mean?
　This man shouldn't have that much power.
　He also defeated the mercenaries who were his trump card.
　Is there something else going on here...?

'This is unacceptable ... yes, there's no way I'm going to end up here ... yes. There's no way it's going to end...

　Eventually, Edgar began to repeat the same words, mumbling.
　He looked like a broken doll, with a creepy vibe.

　Like Kanade, I had a bad feeling about it.
　I couldn't leave this man alone any longer.
　Even if things get a little rough, it's better to instantly neutralize........stun him.

　Having decided that, I clench my fist and try to hit Edgar, but.......

'Impossible, impossible, unacceptable, unacceptable ... well ... Souda!　This is....Mithmeralenai!

　A moment later, the ring Edgar was wearing emitted a light.

　An endlessly dark, jet-black light.
　
　Just looking at it makes my heart zap and make me feel faint.

''Nya!　Re, Rain, this is.....
Hey, Kanade, stay away from me!
Huh?

　He held Kanade in his arms and jumped away from Edgar.
　Everyone else gets a distance too.

''Gu, ga.........................''

　The faint light that flooded from the ring clung to Edgar's body like a living thing.
　His hands are covered, his feet are covered...
　Eventually, it swallowed his face.

　The jet-black light became a band and enveloped Edgar's body in multiple layers.
　Thus, a circular ball like a cocoon was formed.

''This........is.......''

　A cold sweat ran down my face.
　When I looked at them, I saw that they were all scrunched up, too.

　An alarm went off in my head.
　We can't just leave it like this.
　We have to destroy that black cocoon immediately.

''d*mn........!

　When I finally came to my senses, I instantly thought of a magical structural formula.

''Fireball!''

　I ignored any mention of this place being indoors or anything like that.
　It was an all-out blow.

　Gosh!

　A fireball the size of a man struck the black cocoon.
　An explosion that could blow the ceiling off.
　And then the red lotus flames blew out.

　Still.........
　The black cocoon continued to be there, unchanged.

''What the hell is this...?''

　Pishiri, a crack runs through the black cocoon.
　Like an egg hatching, the cracks spread everywhere....

　Everything popped.

...

　A jet-black hulking body.
　Misshapen wings.
　Sharp fangs and spear-like horns.
　

　An existence that couldn't be anything other than what I would call a demon was there.

''This guy........''

　I remember.
　I remember seeing him.
　Back in the old days when my hometown fell, there was a fellow who looked just like him.

"...demons...