Thanks for the help.

　Leanne opens the door to the mansion and spills out her good mood.
　It's Reese who greets Leanne.

Welcome back, Leanne. And .........and Monica too, thank you.
'Yes. Thank you for your kind words.

　Following Leanne back to the mansion, Monica looked at the Lord and bowed her head.

　They looked into each other's eyes and gave a small smile.
　There, she could see other emotions than just the master-slave relationship.
　Not friendship, not infatuation, not respect or esteem...

　If we were to compare it to a parent-child relationship, it would be a parent-child relationship.
　An emotion similar to that is flowing between the two of them.

I'm so tired. I've consumed a lot of magic power.

　Leanne sits down on the couch just inside, spilling a whiny line, and sits down on the couch.
　As it was, she leaned back and gagged.

'Good night, Leanne. So........what happened?
'Huh?　You haven't received a report from Monica?
'Not yet this time. He's been busy with a lot of things over there too, so I didn't think it was necessary to force him to report back.
Oh, yeah. Listen to me, it's been a crazy night. I'm supposed to be here just to keep an eye on the Celestial Clan, but I can't seem to figure out what's going on.
I don't understand the case?
'Well...'

　Leanne explained the events that were happening in Kagne.

　That a deep fog had enveloped the people and that they were trapped in what seemed to be an illusion.
　That it had been caused by one of the most powerful species.
　With the help of Rain and the others, the case was solved.

''So........that's why.
It's an illusion. It has something in common with Monica's ability.
'Yes. As Master Reese said, it was similar to my abilities. It made it easier for me to move around in many ways.
'Well I'll get more details from Monica later on about that one. So ... what do you mean by Mr. Iris not being here?
Oh, yeah. He thought he was gonna f*ck us over.
I knew it....

　It seemed to be expected, and Reese wasn't particularly surprised.
　He just looks very disappointed.

'I was hoping that Iris-san would be able to help, or be an ally... hmm. It's not so easy to get things right, is it?
Well, I don't blame you.　He's the kind of ungrateful guy who doesn't mind breaking promises.

　Leanne was still holding onto the fact that she had been betrayed before.

''So ... what's your treatment, Iris-san?''
I've done what you asked. Hey.

　Lean took the rainbow crystal and lightly waved the tip of his wand.
　Then a sphere of light appeared.
　It floated fluffily and settled into Reese's hand.

It's his soul. I've been able to gouge it out of him with this rainbow crystal.
This is....

　Lightly stroking it as if examining a sphere of light...
　Then Rhys smiled deeply.

''It's wonderful. The soul of the strongest species........and the soul of a Heavenly Clan that should have been extinct. It has tremendous power. If this is it........''

　The Demon Lord's awakening was another step closer.
　Rhys mumbled the rest of the lines in his mind.

''Oh?''

　After stroking the sphere of light a few times, Rhys gets a strange look on his face.

'This........not all souls, is it?
'What?　What do you mean?
Part of it is missing. There must have been some kind of mistake in the extraction of the soul.
Oh, my God, really?　I thought I did it right...

　Leanne reflects on her actions.

　By separating herself from Monica, she thoroughly hid her presence.
　Then, when the other party was caught off guard, he struck an unexpected blow.
　The attack of the rainbow crystal that transcended space did indeed catch Iris, but........

''Uh ... if you ask me, maybe I wasn't as responsive as I thought I was?　I've been failing....

　Lean sweats lazily.

　Because Iris showed desperate resistance.
　The ability of the rainbow crystal is low.
　It's bad that Monica has no backup.

　Although I think of this and that excuse, it's hard to come up with a good one.

''Well, it can't be helped.''
What?
''Lean-san has only had the Rainbow Crystal in her hands for a short while. And yet, it would be difficult for even Lean-san to handle it perfectly.
'Well yes, yes!　Even a genius wizard like me can't seem to find a legendary piece of equipment.

　Leanne found that she wasn't going to be offended, and she was instantly on top of it.

　Seeing Lean like that, Reese inwardly let out a sigh of dismay.
　After all, should I have been the one to go there instead of someone like this?
　However, the peculiar signs of the demon race are difficult to hide from the strongest species of heavenly race, Iris, even if they are dealing with humans.

''........well, okay.''

　He was able to get his hands on the soul of Iris.
　Although it is imperfect, its power is considerable.
　It's within the range of my expectations, and if it's this good, there's nothing wrong with it.
　In fact, I'd say that it went rather well.

'You must be tired, Mr. Lean, aren't you?　How about we have a bath for you?
'What? Seriously?　Wow, that's a big help! Just thought I'd take a bath!
Monica, could you give me a tour of Mr. Lean?
Yes, I understand.
Oh, yeah. Why don't you come in with us?
Well...?
'That's fine. Monica must be tired, and you should go rest with Leanne.
Yes, thank you.

　Leanne took a giddy step.
　Monica bowed and disappeared to the back of the mansion respectively.

''Huh...''

　Alone, Rhys smiles ecstatically while staring at the sphere of light...........................Iris' soul.

''Ah, Demon King-sama.......soon I will be able to wake you up. Then.........then........

　Destroy everything in this world.

　Reese's cold, cold voice echoed softly in the mansion.
　There was no one to hear those words, except Reese.

　Malice........swells up.