Arc Shell Castle in Terviel, the capital city of the Welmburg Kingdom .

It usually has a peaceful atmosphere, and in this place that is one of the tourist attractions loved by the people, a historic meeting was about to take place .

For that reason, it seems like theres tension running throughout the castle .

The maids and butlers, who are usually chatting with each other, are now busy working to support the meeting .

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And, in the room prepared for the meeting, Ranze, the king of the Kingdom of Welmburg, and the first demon kings daughter, Luthia, who governs the demons, sits facing each other, and behind each of them, their vassals are there and are prepared to protect their Lord .

In addition, apart from them, in this meeting itself . . The S-class adventurers are serious to protect everyone in this place .

Young lady*, Are you free after this? Iya, if its okay, do you want . (TN: Ojousan)

I wont permit you!? What are you trying to do! Dont pick up* the maid! (TN: Hes trying to seduce the maid)

Gufu Gufufufufu . The butler-san over there . . He has the Receiving* face . The delusion progresses . . ! (TN: uke submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

That! Dont start making delusions with the butler-san!

Oh? Hey, theyre seems to be in good mood Im gonna hit them for a second .

Why are you trying to beat the demons!? Are you stupid!?

Zzz . .

Nem-san is sleeping!?

Eust, its tough on you

If you think so, please help me Oval-san!

Seriously, they were on guard .

The S-class adventurer Eust Horazu, who holds the reins of the perverts, had his mind already exhausted .

Good grief . . Come to think of it, Afro-san was patrolling around the castle, wasnt he? Will he be all right being alone?

It will be all right . At least, its more problematic to take someone here .

Whats the point of a bodyguard!?

And, Elemina-sama should also be patrolling on a different route . Well, shell figure it out somehow .

That person is alone In the castle, I dont know if shes going to mess up . .

(TN: Remember that Elemina is clumsy :D)

If you look at them from the side, they look like a playful group, but they are the top adventurers all over the world . . theyre S-class adventurers .

When it comes to ability, theres no need to worryit should be . Maybe . Probably . They might not be good after all .

Even though the whole castle was tense, only the S-class adventurers looked as usual, and there was no doubt that their spirit* was in place . (TN: Kimo)

. . Ah, I dont know what to say Dont worry about the S-class adventurers around you .

. . Yes, its okay Theyre lively .

When Ranze said so while holding his head involuntarily to the appearance of such S-class adventurers, Luthia smiled a little .

Now, I dont like being slow . So, Im going to ask you straight to the point? You guys, what do you want to do?

. . What do I want to do?

The tone was of the usual Ranze, but he certainly was a ruler who enshrined the dignity of a King .

Luthia herself, who was asked by Ranze, was not particularly aware, but the atmosphere clad on her body was noble .

Luthia quietly closed her eyes, and eventually, she said in a small but clear tone .

We, want to coexist with humans .

She stares straight at Ranzes eyes .

. So, you want us to believe that?

Ah? Teme Should I kill you right now?

. Zorua, calm down .

Although Zorua flared up in Ranzes words, he was stopped by Luthia immediately .

But, Zorua wasnt the only one who got angry with Ranzes words .

All of the demons, were angry but they stayed silent .

In addition, although not angry, Oval, the only S-class adventurer of the demon race, couldnt understand Ranzes words .

Because this meeting, he thought it was to make peace and ties .

Without even caring about the anger drifting from the surroundings, Ranze continued as normal .

Its not like that . If you think about it a little, youll understand . Regardless of your true intentions, the surrounding people have decided you were evil . In fact, most countries discriminate against you . Having an exchange like that with you . . its just, dont you think its a little risky?

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Ranze stares at Luthia with a piercing gaze .

Silence came between the two sides .

But, the silence was immediately broken .

. . Its, the same for us .

Nn?

Luthia with a strong gaze that wont lose to Ranze, stared back .

Even us, are scared to get involved with humans . Moreover, even now I hate human beings . Because, my Otou-san* . Was sealed (TN: Father)

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. But, thats not it . Even if I seclude myself because Im scared Nothing will ever come to an end . And there is no future ahead .

Thats right .

But I cant do that . Now I, am the leader of the demons . I have an obligation to connect the future of the demons to future generations . Even if its dangerous I have to move . or its useless .

When Luthia finished saying that, there was silence between the two again .

And

Fu . Im sorry I said something so mean .

Eh?

Ranze who said that as if the previous atmosphere was a lie, returned to the calm and gentle atmosphere that was somewhat elegant as usual .

When the demon side is dumbfounded by seeing the situation, with the nickname of Ice Demon who was behind Ranze, Florio Barze complained in astonishment .

Your Majesty Its bad for the heart, so please refrain from saying so . .

Ha ha ha! Dont say that! In fact, Ive got to confirm it, right?

That maybe so . .

In an atmosphere that only the Welmburg Kingdom knows, Luthia asked involuntarily .

What do you mean?

Nn? Oh, I didnt put it into words properly . I Welmburg Kingdom agreed to officially interact with the demons .

Tsu!

In Ranzes words, Luthia opened her eyes wide .

Really Are you sure . . ?

Good or not, you came with that intention from the beginning, right?

Right, but . .

Dont worry about the small details! We have excellent vassals . A little bit of armed interference wont be a big deal .

Of course . My jet-black flames will scatter, and will burn them all to ashes . (TN: he speaks old Japanese, so I had a hard time TL)

Just like Florio, the Black Holy Knight , who was wearing a jet-black full-body armor that was behind Ranze, answered with tightened chest . (TN: kuro no kiyoshi kishi)

Next to him, Florios sister, the strongest knight in line with the Black Holy Knight in Welmburg Kingdom Louise Barze also informed while saluting .

Now that Im one of the Transcendents, I dont think Ill fall behind

. . Nn? Hey, did you just say Transcendents!? I havent heard that story!? (TN: Apparently, he didnt know)

Yes . I just told you now .

Im the king, right!? Please inform me beforehand!?

In Louises remark, Ranze said that involuntarily .

Geez Well, its certain that there are many problem children, but theyre not going to be so easily defeated . Rather, should we be careful about that?

. . Yes, its fine . My subordinates . . are also strong

With that word of Luthia alone, Reiya and the others were indescribably moved that they couldnt say a word .

All right, then, lets shake hands as a sign friendship, shall we? Documents that are specific to the exchange will be fine for later .

Yes

They both stood up from the spot, and walk up to each other .

Please take care of us in the future .

Likewise

And then they hold out their hand

Oops~! We cant accept that?

Tsu!

Suddenly, a Shadow appeared between Ranze and Luthia .

At that moment, Louise pulls Ranze, and Zeros separated Luthia from the Shadow by covering her behind him .

Gu ho!? O, oi . . Louise . . Cant you take me a little more gently

Excuse me, it was an emergency .

Look at the other side . If youre smart, you can just cover me behind you, right?

Im sorry, its troublesome

Thats what you really mean!? (TN: Mmh, so the king became a first rate straight man)

Even though an unidentified Shadow appeared, Ranze and his peers exchanged without any tension somewhere .

But, the surrounding S-class adventurers, and each of the vassals behind him were the most wary of the Shadow .

Then, a man appears from the Shadow .

What appeared was, an eerie man with dull red hair, standing upside down with reptile-like slitted eyes .

The man looks around with a frivolous smile .

Gyahahahaha! My bad!? Im sorry to interrupt the good atmosphere!

Who, are you?

With Luthia behind him, Zeros asks with maximum intimidation .

But, the man didnt seem intimidated by the threat, he laughed rather pleasantly .

Its nice, its nice! Youre strong, arent you?!

Answer the question! Who are you!

When he lightly shrugs his shoulder to the words of Zeros, the man opened his mouth .

So angry . I am Lester* . An apostle of the Demon Gods Cult . . ! (TN: Resuta)

The Demon Gods Cult . . ?

To the name of the organization that came out of the mouth of a man named Lester, Zeros frowns with his eyebrows .

Then, Zorua went out in front and opened his mouth as he lined up with Zeros .

Huh . What is the apostle of that large organization doing here?

I told you? We cant accept it . Dont you listen to people properly? Gyahahahaha!

Its not accepted . . ?|

Looking at the members of the Demon Army twisting their neck, and the vassals of the Kingdom of Welmburg, Lester said while being astonished .

Oi oi, You dont know what Im talking about? In other words, Im telling you that we wont let you get along .

Hoo? What rights do you have to say that

Ahn? What what, do you have an armor that speaks!? Gyahahahaha! That is awesome!

Whats interesting, is that Lester burst into laughter at the sight of the Black Holy Knight .

After a moment of laughter, Lester turned his eyes back at him .

What rights do I have? Its for the Demon God, there is no such thing as right!

For the Demon God?

While Zeros asks with further vigilance, Lester, meanwhile, is in a state of euphoria .

Aah . Thats right, its for the Demon God-sama . Collecting all the negative emotions of this world, we will revive the Demon God! To do that, we will be in trouble if you guys get along . I want you all to kill yourselves more miserably and cruelly!

The Demon God you say or the resurrection of it, I dont know what its all about . You know that I dont understand what youre talking about?

As Ranze glares while he says that, Lesters condition hasnt changed .

You dont need to understand . Either way, youre all going to die here! Gyahahahaha!

Thats quite risky . . In addition to the strongest force of our Kingdom of Welmburg and the Demon Army, there are even S-class adventurers . To come alone to such a place

Oi oi, Do you think Im not thinking about anything?

What?

Interrupting Florios words, Lester had an eerie smile .

At that moment, the door of the room was opened vigorously .

Re, reporting! Currently, in the vicinity of Terviel A large amount of monsters are pouring in!

What!? How many!?

That is Its few times the size than the previous invasion . .

It was one of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Welmburg that jumped into the room, and the report told by the soldier was outrageous .

In front of Ranze and the others that are stunned, Lester was immersed in pleasure .

Gyahahahahahaha! Its a good feeling of despair! . . What are you going to do now? Do you want to be my opponent, or do you want to be overrun by monster . . !

Ku . . !

During the last monster invasion, Ranze knew that it was thanks to Seiichi that the damage was almost zero .

That is why, now that Seiichi isnt here, it was hard to imagine how much damage it would cause .

Black Holy Knight! You lead the Abyssal Black Troops (Abyss Schwarz) to clear the monsters! Louise! You and the Sword Saint War Maiden (Walkure) also head out to subjugate the monsters! Ill leave the command of the place to these two people!

Accepted

Yes

Florio! You fly the magic camera in part of the Magic Division! Theres already a reconnaissance unit out there, so can you find the location from there? And, the rest are to guide the evacuation of the people! Anyway, this place in the center let them come here at Arc Shell Castle !

Are you sure? There will be no guard for your Majestys protection .

The people are more important than me! Ill do something about it!

. your will

Ranze gave instructions at a tremendous speed, and the soldiers in the castle started to move accordingly .

King Ranze . Well also help .