''You're strong. Even that Four Heavenly Holy Swords (Sacred Edge) Ludmilla couldn't beat you.

　Urbano glanced at me with a grim expression.

'But a brave man will not retreat no matter how powerful his enemy is. I will defeat you even at the cost of my life.
You can't. You can't.

　I arrogantly say to him.

'Even if I fall down here, if I give you one scratch - I'm sure the rest of them will follow.

　Urbano held his hammer on either side.

　The Wisdom Angel (cherubim) class miracle armament, Mjolnir.
　It is an armament that has the ability to control lightning.

''I hope to be its cornerstone.''
He's stubborn.

　As usual.....

Let's go, Demon King!

　Just as I was getting emotional, Urbano kicked the ground and lunged at me.

　There was no feint, no check, no nothing, just a straight move.
　It was a straightforward, foolishly straightforward attack, just like this man.

　The left and right hammers arced wide and struck with full weight.

　But in front of my reaction speed, it's too slow.
　I twisted my body to dodge and unleashed a counterattack fist.

''What...?''

　But Urbano dodged my fist, which I brought out at the right time to counter, with ease.

　The hammer struck left and right every time.
　My stance is broken, so I backsteppedaled without straining.

''I see you!''

　As if he had anticipated this, Urbano steps in further.
　This guy - it's as if he knows how I'm going to work, attacking as if he knows how I'm going to work.

''Barrett.''

　I'm going to intercept it by releasing a lightbulb.

''Chi-chi.''

　Urbano leaps down with a tongue-in-cheek mixture.

'Your movements are similar to the Xyrus style of swordplay.
....!

　I scrunched up my face slightly under my mask.

　Indeed, the Zyrus style of swordsmanship is the school I used to use when I was a human.
　That movement habit must still be present even now that I'm a demon king.
　When you think about it, it's not so strange.

　It's just that I've been fighting mainly with magic up until now, and most of my opponents were cattled with a single blow.
　Because of that, I hadn't even thought about my own body technique habits.

''Well when I look at you, you remind me of that man.

　Urbano looks at me with piercing eyes.

"He went to the demon world to defeat the Demon King and didn't come back without a fight.

　I felt that eye light piercing through the Demon King's mask.

　Don't tell me you're beginning to sense that I'm a freed...?

　No, no matter how much, I don't think it's possible to detect that much just because of the similarity in their movement habits.
　And........even if they noticed, it's nothing special.

　In any case, I no longer have a connection to the human world.
　The connection that was most important to me was already severed after I cut it off.

''I can see you're upset, Demon King!

　With a roar, Urbano was approaching.

　Ouch, my reaction was delayed──.
　Frustrated with himself.

　How could I be distracted from my thoughts on the battlefield by something other than a battle?

　Am I still not satisfied with my human...?

Fierce Myolnir!　Thunderstrike!

　Thunderbolts were released from the hammers on either side.
　I quickly put up a magic barrier and flicked it off.

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

　Although he didn't take any damage, he was blown more than ten meters away by the momentum of the lightning strike.

''The Demon King has retreated!　Everybody shoot!

　Urbano shouted immediately.

"'Undine' - water flow spearhead (aqua spear)!
"Behemoth, the groundbreaking blow!
[Alondite] Burst Slash!

　The brave men and women are firing skill attacks with Miracle Armor one after another.
　Their targets are the stelae and undead.

''Homing Bullet!''

　I fired dozens of light bullets at once.

　The light bullets fly through the air as if they have a will of their own and cancel out the attacks of the brave men and women.
　This is a specialized version of the tracking-type attack magic "homing ray".

''Fufu........

　In the nick of time──.
　They were able to shoot them all down before the attack of the brave men reached Stella and the others.

　But even though they prevented that one, the threat still hasn't gone away.
　The brave men are still wielding their respective armor and recharging their mental strength (energy) to deliver the next blow.

"Demon King, I will cover you too!
We are!

　Stella and the undead fired magical and miasmic bullets.
　But the brave men fired a second shot and easily scattered them.

　The aftermath of the raging attack washed over Stella and the undead.

You can't make me...

　I fired the Homing Bullet again and shot them down.

'Where are you looking, Demon King!

　Urbano is coming at you from the side.

　Nah, it's hard to do in a melee.......!

I warned you to stand down.

　I told him quietly.

　The Demon Lord's destructive magic is too powerful and difficult to adjust.
　One wrong move and your allies could be harmed.

　But if you don't do it, you will be attacked.
　If we don't do this - we can't protect anyone.

　Even if I'm safe, they might kill Stella and the rest of the undead.

But if they still come at me I will not condone their actions.

　Make sure the only people left standing are the brave ones.

　Kill the feelings.
　Kill your thoughts.
　Kill your reason.

　You will be the one who kills humans... by being the one who kills them.

"Thundering Arrow.

　Over a hundred lightning arrows appeared in front of me.

　This is a group sniper-type lightning spell.
　The accuracy of the homing ray is lower than that of the tracking-type homing ray, but this one is more powerful.

　It increases your concentration.
　It is necessary to have precise control.

It's the Demon King's magic. Shoot it down!

　Water streams, chunks of rock, and slashing waves flew one after another from the brave men's miracle armor.
　The group of arrows I fired rushed forward and shot them all together.

　A dazzling blast of light filled my vision.

''Wha?
"Geez!

　Every single one of the brave men were pierced by a thunderbolt arrow and died.

''You demon........!

　No, only one person escaped a fatal wound.

　The fallen Urbano was staring at me.
Did the lightning strike of "Mjolnir" counteract the damage to some extent?

　However, he seemed to be dying.
　He had severe burns and lacerations all over his body.

''Ha, ha, ha... even if we fall, the heroes are still around...''

　Under his labored breath, Urbano groaned.
　With a face that was already beginning to look deadly.

'No evil has ever flourished you will sooner or later perish and it will be left to your friends to take care of the rest...' ...s...
I'm not gonna die. I'll protect them all.

　I walked over to Urbano and held out my hand.
　The palm of my hand lights up with a magical light.

'Sleep - O brave man!'

　The magical light flashed and Urbano's body disappeared without a trace.