"...okay. I accept it.

　Sayama Toratetsu muttered in an abrasive whisper. When Lina heard Sayama Toratetsu - her grandfather's answer, she lowered the sword she was holding out with an expression of relief.

　If the Lord's words are false I will strike them off instantly!

　Sayama Toratetsu, with his hips on the ground, lets out a spirited, angry voice.

　Words are lies......... I think back to the words I laid out to persuade Sayama Toratetsu. I didn't tell a lie, did I?　Are you sure you're okay...?　I mean, Sayama Toratetsu is going to be my subordinate. Then it will be impossible to beat me to death but I haven't said a word about it, so there's no problem, right?

No problem. Sayama Toratetsu, I'll deal with you later...

　I picked up the loudspeaker again.

'To the humanity holed up in Zhuzhou City Hall!　Your hero - "Sword Sage" Sayama Toratetsu has shown his willingness to surrender!　I promise to provide a resting place for anyone who asks to surrender!　I offer death to those who defy me!　To the humanity holed up in the City Hall of Suzu, I say again!　--to surrender or not to surrender?

　I use the loudspeaker to announce my recommendation to humanity again.

'Shh, Master........'
Sayama-sama is...
What are you going to do...

　The bewildered voices of the nearby humanity could be heard drifting in the wind.

　The humanity of Zhuzu City had lost their strongest companion.......their spiritual pillar, Sayama Toratetsu.

　Now, the odds of the recommendation succeeding would be extremely high--

"Demon King Theon!　I need to check one thing before I give you an answer!'

　The prefectural governor's voice comes back through the speakers from Suzu City Hall.

'What?'

　I used the loudspeaker to respond to the prefect's words.

''Demon King Theon........!　One of your... or anyone else under your protection, is named Cyto Ulrico?

　Site Ulrico?　Who are you?

I don't know the names of all the humans under my control.

　I answer the prefect's question honestly.

''It's Lurico........!　Site Ulrico.　Don't tell me you don't know that!

　The county governor's voice begins to be laced with anger. Who's that?　Cyto Urlico is a famous man?　However, I have no memory of the person known as 'Cyto Urlico'.

I'm sorry, I really don't know. Give me some time to look into it, but...?
"Don't play dumb!　How could you....you...who have the granddaughter of the Sayama clan under your command not know about it?

　....Heh?

''Theon......... Ruriko.........is my former companion.

　As I am stunned, Sayama's granddaughter - Lina - comes to my side and gives me an earful.

　........Lina's former companion?　So you're one of the brave men in the party?

That's not the girl who ran away, is it?
The one who escaped........was Saori. Ruriko lost her life during the melee.........

　My question is answered by Lina.

　 The woman named Saori and Mr. Glasses succeeded in escaping. The spearman I chased and killed him. The bowman died after I attacked Lina with Dark Induction. The rest I killed a witch from behind with my spear during the melee.

　That witch was Cyto Urlico?

　That means that the woman the prefectural governor is looking for - Site Ulrico is not under my control.

　 Can I be honest with you?

'What's the matter?　What are you waiting for?　Lurico!　Site Ulrico is under your protection!'

　As I'm stuck for an answer, I hear the prefect's angry voice through the speakers.

'Uh, um ... what ... 'Cyto-Ulrico' is not under my protection.

　If I lie to you, you'll find out soon enough. I verbalize the answers to the questions I'm asked.

''So........you're not there.......''

　You can hear the disappointed prefect's voice through the speaker.

'Come on, I've answered your question!　Now it's your turn!　Surrender with the promise of rest ... or denial with the promise of death ... now answer me!

　I force the conversation back to the main topic, so as not to be swept up in the topic of Site Ulrico any further.

'Is Lurico dead...?　No, was he killed...?'
There is no one under my command who calls himself 'Cyto Urlico'.　That's all I have to say!　Better yet, answer me!　Surrender ... or ... or not ... which is it!
"Well you will not answer me. No, you will not answer. That means Luriko is dead....

　A conversation with the governor of the county is not going to happen at all.

What's the answer?
Well, my answer is I think my answer is--kill me!　All of you!　''We will strike down the world's ills!

　The prefect's angry voice cracked with noise through the speakers.

You didn't ask me to kill him and Master said....
"If Sayama-sama has surrendered then so have we...
What are you doing?
What am I gonna do...?

　However, the human beings on the front lines were bewildered and unable to move as they alternated between the surrendered figure of Sayama Toratetsu and Suzu City Hall.

'What are you doing!　Kill him!　Kill him!　'Kill them!'

""-- what?"

　--!

""Waaaaaaaah!"

　Behind the bewildered humanity - a large number of arrows rained down from Suzu City Hall, without separating us from the frontline humans.

　The negotiations with humanity at Suzu City Hall had broken down.