"Hisago, the soldier cleaned up the mess."

 

The former residence of the Demon King.

Mr./Ms. Nagi, who had cut down a demon soldier with a sword in the underground castle now called the ruins, called out to Hisago Mr./Ms..

In front of him, there were several demon soldiers and individuals with the same appearance as the golems that absorbed the light magic we fought, lying in pieces, but Mr./Ms. Hisago was not injured.

 

"There's a demon lord down the road."

"Oh, I suppose so."

 

With a brief reply, he looks at the sword held in his right hand.

It is a hero's armor based on the wings of Falga-sama, and it is another swing that is different from the small sword that was pierced into the heart of the evil dragon.

Mr./Ms. Nagi talks to Hisago Mr./Ms., who is staring at it without any emotion.

 

"Hey, Hisago"

『…… What's going on?'

"After this battle is over...... What are you going to do after defeating the Demon King?'

 

In response to her question, Mr./Ms. Hisago looks forward with no expression.

 

"Also, huh?"

"Are you going back to the Beast People's Village?" It's a place you built, so everyone will be waiting for you to come back.'

『…… Nagi, what about you?'

 

Mr./Ms. scratched her cheek in embarrassment as she tilted her head as he asked her to squeeze out something.

 

"Me? I...... I haven't decided yet. Oh, I heard that my sister Mr./Ms. found a good person in the village, so I want to celebrate.'

"We're separated, we're sisters."

"Ah, well, it's thanks to Hisago that we were able to meet again."

 

Hearing Mr./Ms.'s words, his expression turns grim as if tormented by guilt.

But he still lifted his clenched fist and pulled out a ball of light from his palm.

 

"I don't deserve to live in the future."

『…… Hisago?'

『…… No, is it correct to say that we should not live in the first place?'

 

He laughed mockingly at himself as he stared at his palm as he continued.

 

"My existence makes many people's lives and their futures unhappy, just like those Samarian people......

 

It was an exquisitely crafted sarcophagus that threw out a ball of light and took it out of the void.

Mr./Ms. Nagi looks at the sore that fell as if it was there from the beginning, and has an expression that she does not understand.

 

"Hisago, what's that, ......?"

"Nagi, I'm sorry."

"What--"

 

The next moment, Nagi Mr./Ms. had a sword pierced through his chest with a Hisago Mr./Ms. sticking out of his chest.

 

"——— huh?"

 

I didn't hurt him physically.

The blade shrouded in light sank into her chest, without piercing through her back.

The light of the sealing of the lineage enhancement that I have seen many times.

 

"You have precognitive magic...... Look at the coming era and the people who will live in that era instead of me.'

"Hee, sa ...... Goh.'

"It's okay to hold a grudge."

 

Mr./Ms.'s body is enveloped in light.

Her eyes gradually closed in response.

Mr./Ms. Hisago, holding her body that is becoming as hard as a stone, puts her in a sarcophagus.

 

『…… I'm sorry.'

 

Completely blocking the sarcophagus with a lid made of stone, he picks up the soldier's sword that has fallen at his feet.

As he continues to move on to the end of the dark passage, he remains forever lonely.

 

"I didn't see this memory, but I guess that's what it was."

 

Playing with his magic, the Demon King sighed as if he was impressed.

 

"Well, I don't think I'm wrong."

 

Mr./Ms.'s sudden action makes us speechless because the situation is too much for us to swallow, and the Demon King says such words.

 

"You're not wrong, are you?"

"Kannagi is a strong man, but he can't keep up with Hisago's all-out fighting, he'll definitely have been hampered by the fight with me, and above all, there's no way Hisago will have a peaceful life after the battle."

「…… Why?"

"On the other hand, do you think that a man of his strength would leave someone of his strength alone with ambition?"

「……」

 

What comes to mind is the image of the king of Samaria and the sorcerer, who are fascinated by the power of the brave.

The reason why they became like that is because they have seen the power of Mr./Ms.'s overly strong hero.

Mr./Ms. Hisago is not responsible at all, but that doesn't mean there aren't other people like them.

 

"A force beyond comprehension drives people crazy, and I think he knew that very well. In fact, after he sealed me away, he didn't appear on the stage, he just disappeared."

 

…… But why did Hisago Mr./Ms. seal Nagi Mr./Ms.?

The next time she wakes up is hundreds of years later—in the era we live in.

If you try to ask about it, the scenery in front of you will change.

It was the scene of the past demon lord and Hisago Mr./Ms. facing each other.

 

"Finally, we've made it this far."

"This is the end of the relationship with the front."

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago glared sharply at the Demon King sitting on the throne as he does now.

The Demon King frowns in displeasure when he sees the sword in his hand.

 

"Are you fooling me that I don't have the Armor of Falga?"

"I don't need that anymore."

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago affirms that the Demon King has a suspicious expression.

 

"The sword is only for my strength, it's just convenient, and I don't mind losing it. Or are you going to tell me that the power of the sword is the only thing in front of me?'

"——— Ku, Kuku, you are a man who does not lose his mouth, I see, you no longer need the Divine Dragon Armor. You're more and more monsters, man."

"From my point of view, the one in front is a monster."

 

The Demon King and the Brave return curses at each other.

However, the exchange was somewhat reminiscent of a familiar relationship.

Maybe they had fought many times other than what I saw in my memory.

 

"May I ask you a few questions before we fight?"

"Huh? What are you going to say now?'

"It's now, because once the fight starts, we're going to have to deal with each other."

『…… Sigh......

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago sighed as if he was thinking about it, and thrust his sword in a rough manner.

With his arms crossed, the Demon King cuts out the story.

 

"What are you thinking of trying to beat me?"

"Huh?"

"You wouldn't say anything naïve about fighting for humanity anymore, would you? If you say such a thing--the kingdom of Hagar should not have perished.'

 

Hearing that the Hagar kingdom he had summoned was destroyed, he didn't move an eyebrow.

 

"I have no complaints about our fighting, and my men who went out to die fought and died satisfied. However, it seems a little eerie to me that the very purpose of your fight, which you are supposed to be fighting for, is still unknown.

『……』

"What are you fighting for?" Isn't it for the obscure thing of a mission as a hero?'

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago is silent for a while at the Demon King's question.

After a moment of silence, he slowly opened his mouth.

 

"I believe in human potential."

『…… Are you going to say such a thing at this time? I thought I had already run out of love for humans.'

"I'm long gone with my loveliness."

 

Mr./Ms.'s words make the Demon King look suspicious.

Do you believe in human potential, but don't you love them?

I don't know what it makes sense even if I'm looking at it.

 

"Now is not the time to believe."

"Really?"

"This is a time of turmoil, and people's hearts have been eroded and degraded by war, just as I have lived."

 

The world he used to live in.

Perhaps it was a time when war was close at hand.

Compared to the time we lived, it must have been a magnificent place.

 

"The world of war is one of the reasons why people's hearts are broken, and if the war is gone, people's hearts will change for the better--too much power is not necessary, is it? That's what I thought.'

"Ku, Kuku......"

 

The Demon King of the past presses his lips to hold back a smile.

As if mocking Hisago Mr./Ms.'s resolve, he opens his mouth with a shaking shoulder.

 

"What do you mean, you bravely sacrificed yourself to fight for the uncertainty of the future? Do you know? It's just the imposition of a very crazy ideal, isn't it?'

"To that end, I have left the trials behind, and I will leave the rest to those who will live in the future."

 

…… Could it be that in order to test the people living in the future, he sealed only the soul of the evil dragon and did not destroy its body?

Did you see if people living in that era could join hands and face the threat of ...... evil dragon?

No, is there such a ridiculous story?

 

"If it's a future where I'm going to perish in the trials I leave behind, that's it."

"What will you do after you overthrow me?"

"Come on, I'll never use magic again."

"He's a man who lives in a way that doesn't make sense, and he tries to avoid that much conflict. I ...... things that can be cut off, such as human beings."

 

The Demon King looks embarrassed.

Then, with a wicked smile on his face, as if remembering something, he magically pulled something out.

 

"So, do you need this after the battle?"

 

With these words, he took out something that looked like a piece of paper shining gold.

As far as I can see, it looks like a scroll, but what is it?

 

"What's that?"

"This is a scroll engraved with a return formula that will return you to the world you came from."

『…… Is it the one that was in Hagar?'

 

"Huh!?"

 

Scroll back to the original world!

Did the Kingdom of Hagar even prepare such a thing?

I involuntarily looked at the Demon Lord, but he was just looking at me strangely.

 

"With this, you can disappear from this world, right? Then there will be no one to look for you.'

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago turns hostility at the demon king who flips the scroll.

 

"No, I don't need that."

"Really? Let me tell you, this is real, right?'

"Boring"

 

The Demon King happily erases the scroll.

Scrolling, to return to the original world?

 

"I was going to throw it between dimensions if you were going to take it quietly, but it doesn't disappoint me."

"I thought it was going to be ......."

 

"Demon Lord, isn't your personality too bad, ......?"

"I'm the Demon Lord, right?"

 

The Demon King is even drawn by his servant Ciel Mr./Ms..

Or rather, the Demon King before being sealed seems to be quite emotionally rich in front of Mr./Ms. Hisago.

The sense of intimidation I feel is definitely weaker now because the past is stronger.

 

"Either way, there's a future ahead to try, and I'm going to drive the final wedge here."

"——— yes, that's why you're here facing me?"

 

When Mr./Ms. Hisago picks up the sword he thrusts to the floor, the Demon King laughs happily and rises from his throne.

 

"Okay! Whether or not you can put into practice the idea that you put out as if it were broken! Try it here and now!!"

"Even if you don't tell me, I'm going to do it."

 

The battle begins.

The greatest battle between the Demon King and the Hero in the past.

The Demon King deploys well over a few hundred spells, and Mr./Ms. Hisago creates an equivalent sphere of light around him.

 

"It's the first move."

 

Mr./Ms. Hisago, who has taken in the many balls of light floating around him, lightly wields the sword in his hand at the Demon King.

It's just a movement, but the blow that was delivered at such a speed that even I couldn't follow it with my eyes easily smashed the ceiling and floor, and it became a slash attack on the Demon King.

 

"It's been a long time coming."

『!』

 

The Demon King, who extinguished the slash by simply thrusting his palm forward, activates his magic.

It's not just one.

Activating several spells at the same time, they become a torrent of light and rush to Hisago Mr./Ms. all at once.

His system-strengthening magic was too much for even the sealing in time, and he launched his body into the air and continued to pursue him.

 

"If you don't stop ———, you'll be flying indefinitely, right?"

 

The attack was so strong that it even broke through the ceiling above his head, and Mr./Ms. Hisago could no longer be seen.

Watching it, we couldn't help but be stunned by the power of the Demon King, who was so desperate.

——— the power of the Demon King in its heyday.

I was simply overwhelmed by the power when the magic that kept shooting above my head disappeared without warning.

 

"——— Ku, kuhahaha!! Come on, you could have done that!'

 

The Demon King laughs as he looks up at the night sky that breaks through the ceiling.

At the same time, the night sky above our heads is once again covered by something.

 

"Drop the mountain, brave man!!"

"Well done, this ......bastard!"

 

What appeared was a massif of astonishingly enormous mass.

The rocks rain down, as if heaven and earth themselves have been reversed.

The Demon King looks up at them and tries to attack them while manipulating a large number of magic like a conductor.

At the moment when the power of the two clashes again, light fills the surroundings.

The battle between the Demon King and the Hero was far beyond our expectations, and it was in a truly different dimension.

 

"——— would have been a good sideshow, wouldn't it?"

 

Before he knew it, the scene in front of him was gone, and all the visions that the Demon King had created with his magic were gone.

We who were sitting in the chairs were stunned for a while, unable to swallow the situation, but as soon as we turned to ourselves, we turned our gaze to the Demon King.

 

"The folly of human beings in the past, the path taken by a hero named Hisago, and the true meaning hidden in his actions, I tried to summarize it in a short way, but I think you can understand it well."

「…… I could tell you how good you are."

"You've already heard from Falga, haven't you? I don't have the power I showed in the past that I showed you earlier."

 

But it's clear that there's still a big difference between us and us.

After all, the Demon King in front of him was one of those with non-standard powers, just like Mr./Ms. Hisago.

 

"It was just a sideshow, but do you understand why we can't trust the human race?"

「…… yes."

"Then are you ready to defeat me and destroy the Demon Clan?"

 

At the Demon Lord's testing words, I closed my eyes for a moment and gathered my thoughts.

Certainly, the treatment of the humans to Mr./Ms. Hisago must be terrible.

The same is true of the treatment of beastmen.

It wouldn't be surprising if such a history would have made the demon tribe not believe in humans.

 

"Choice, huh?"

 

Don't limit your possibilities.

That's what Rose said as she embarked on this journey.

It's not presumptuous to think that my choice will put the demon tribe on the brink of extinction or non-extinction.

However, when I saw the memory of Mr./Ms. Hisago earlier--the negative history that humans had been prepared for, and the battle with the Demon King's army in the past, something like a determination came to my mind.

 

"Defeating you and destroying the demon tribe are not the same thing."

「…… What's that?"

"For the time being, I'm going to punch you, including what you've done so far."

 

I can't stop spitting out the words anymore.

He took a deep breath and uttered the words that would determine his future.

 

"And I--"

"Yes! Somewhere!"

 

The door on the side suddenly opens with a terrific force.

Carrying the light on her back, she appeared as the girl she had been waiting for.

 

"Hey, no, Demon Lord! Now that this Thunder Hero Suzune has arrived, you're already thinking about it!"

 

We couldn't help but scratch our heads at the sight of the senior who was thrusting his finger at the demon king who was rolling his eyes, and Amako holding his head behind him.

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It was Usato who was troubled by the appearance of Serious Breaker Suzune.

From the next time, the comedy element will be revived.