What's that...?　Yeah?　I've seen you before... yes, that's the collar the princess wore, isn't it?
Good answer. You remember it well.
We'll have to look for the princess too. So ... what's up with that necklace?

　Arios says in dismay.
　I guess he doesn't doubt that he believes he has the upper hand, even though the matter is not yet settled.

　I wonder where that confidence comes from.
　But it's nothing but carelessness, so it's very helpful for us.

''This thing was entrusted to me by Sarya-sama, and it's a magic tool with a bit of power.
...what?
Although Sarya's succession is low, she is a full-fledged royal. There are times, such as during emergencies, when you have to make your voice heard by many people. That's when I use this magic tool.
No way....

　Arios' face turns blue.
　He could imagine the effects of the magic tool.

''What you just said was delivered to King's Landing through this magic tool. I'm sure all the people of King's Landing, everyone in King's Landing will be listening to it.''

Wouldn't you believe me if I told you this?
"Rain, you aaaaaaah!

　A furious Arios slashed at him.
　However, his sword muscles are rough due to being controlled by anger.

　Avoid it with room to spare....
　He ejected the Narkami wire on the counter.
　He used his fingertips to finely manipulate the wire to restrain Arios's body.

''Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
That's a special version. It's so strong, no amount of Arios can break it.

　I noticed that the sounds of the struggle coming from the ruins had disappeared.
　Probably everyone was overpowered.
　If there wasn't such a thing as a magic lock, everyone wouldn't be behind.

''There was a match, wasn't there?''
d*mn it...!

　Arios glared at him.
　However, his body was bound and he couldn't move.

　Eventually......

　Giving up, Arios stopped resisting.
　He slowly relaxed from his body.

'Abominable but it looks like I'm losing this one.
It's very rare that you can honestly admit defeat.
'I'll admit it this time. I didn't expect Rain to have such a magical tool in his possession. I must be sorry for underestimating you.

　Arios was strangely calm.
　Even though it had been exposed that he had tricked me, he still had room to spare.
　What does that mean?

But it won't be like this next time.
What did you say?
You know, I screwed you over. I'll admit that. But it was in the best interest of the country. I feared what would happen if a man with the most powerful species in the world became an A-list adventurer and had a certain amount of power.
Arios, you...!
I'll admit I went a little too far. But I'm not wrong. I'm proud to say that I did the right thing.

　As a painful excuse, but....
　But it's still not conclusive.

　Arios was just trying to bring me down.
　If that's all you're looking at, you're still just barely safe.
　I haven't committed a fatal point.......A line that should not be crossed has not been crossed.

　Hence.........

　You may be punished somewhat, but your freedom will not be taken away.
　You can keep your status as a brave man.
　That's probably how he thinks of it.

　This guy........what a nasty guy.
　Haven't you ever heard of the word "remorse"?

　I'm tempted to just cut it off.
　If I leave Arios alone, it might happen again.
　He might mess with his friends.

　The moment I thought that, I felt angry.

　Arios had hurt my people.
　He messed with my people, the ones I care about.
　He has hurt them all!

....

　I silently set up my camouflage.
　Arios' face scrunched up slightly.

'Are you going to kill me?'
....
Hmmm ... all right. If you can do it, go ahead and do it.

　With Arios' provocative words, I raised my Kamui.

　If I could swing the blade down here, I could break the gloom of the future.
　I won't be charged with a crime as self-defense.

　Just.........

I'm going to stop.

　I put the camouflage back in its scabbard.

"Ha-ha, just as I thought. You don't have the guts to kill somebody. You're a chicken.
'Yes, you may be right. It's just....

　I give Arios a cold look.

　Although he went out of control when Tania was hurt before...
　This time I won't make the same mistake as I did then.

I'll never be like you.
....
I won't be the kind of scum that hurts others for their own ends, their own desires.
d*mn it...!

　Arios twisted his face in an abhorrent manner.

'Remember................................next time!
No, there won't be a next time.

　Suddenly, a third party voice sounded.
　The voice just now was........!

Lady Sarya!

　When I turned around, I saw Sarya-sama with a knight who looked like an escort.
　The fact that Sarya-sama is here........
　The analysis of the magic tool is over and everything has been found out........

　What is the result?

Miss Lane. I need my necklace.
Come in.

　The necklace was returned to Lord Sarya.
　Sarya deactivated the necklace.

　She wants to keep what we are about to talk about between us.

Well that's the way it is.　d*mn, I didn't know the princess was working with Rayne...

　Seeing Sarya-sama's words and actions, Arios seemed to realize that we were connected side-by-side.
　He had a very regretful look on his face.

''Sarya-sama. What do you mean by Arios not being next...?
The word is true. There will be no more for this man. I cannot decide his treatment until my father returns, but he will probably be stripped of his bravery.
What the hell is going on?

　This seemed to be unexpected and Arios shouted loudly.

''What do you mean by that?　Is this about me trying to trick Lane?　Sure, it may have been an overreach, but it's all for the good of the country...
Do you expect me to believe such a lie now?　Besides ... the evidence is out there.

　Sarya-sama took out a magic tool.
　It's the magic tool that contains the image of me killing the adventurers.

　Arios' face turns blue.
　No, it is beyond blue and has turned white.

''After analyzing this grimoire I have found the true footage.
True footage...?
The recorded Ms. Lane is another person's disguise. "The person who recorded Ms. Lane was transformed by another person who first used a magic tool to record and copy her image. By using it, he was able to create an image of Ms. Lane as if she had committed the murder.

　Speaking of which........I remembered something.
　Arios was wearing a pair of Date Glasses out of character.
　If that's a magic tool that observes an object, records and copies its appearance.......

After removing the false data and analyzing the true footage we have recorded footage of you killing the adventurers, Arios the Brave!
Geez ... that's it!
'Your own murder, disguised as Miss Lane, has backfired on you.


　He was completely trapped, it seemed.
　Arios no longer seemed to be able to speak and was lazily sweating.

'In the incident in the village of Pagos, you had an adventurer on your hands. But that story has drifted away because there is no complete proof... but this time it is different. Here is the complete proof. We have proof that you killed innocent adventurers for your own personal gain alone. That's outrageous. This kind of thing is unforgivable, even for a brave man!

　Like a judge pronouncing judgment, Lady Sarya says in an extremely stern voice.

'Arios Orlando!　You have no right to call yourself a hero!
Wha.........?

　Arios shuddered as if he'd been struck by lightning...
　Then he gulped and nodded.

　That was the moment when Arios' heroic life was completely over.