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――The day after Verlnya's call for surrender, the Demon
Lord's army entered a state of war with Structa.
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Hados, Lusario, Shuka, Kiros. Scattered battles within the
Demon Lord's territory against those called Angels.

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The Demon Lord's army is growing weary from fighting the
flying soldiers who attack, aiming for the labyrinth.
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Lusario, in particular, was suffering the most.

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\text("Tiela")
I'm sorry, Caym-sama. For taking up your precious time...

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\text("Caym")
It's not so bad once in a while. Besides, it's a request
from you, Tiela.
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Lusario's soldiers had gathered in the throne room.
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And with communication magic, the voices and images were
being transmitted to soldiers in other cities as well.
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They say their morale is dropping due to exhaustion from the
angel attacks and the overwhelming difference in strength.
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\text("El")
(If I didn't go, Risbell-san would confiscate my collection,
so I couldn't refuse...)

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\text("Caym")
Did you say something?
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\text("El")
Nope, nothing at all.
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That's exactly why Tiela had asked Caym, the king of this
country, to give them encouragement.

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However, Caym frowned deeply.

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\text("Caym")
There are more cowards than I expected.
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\text("El")
I'm sorry... I'll retrain them later...

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\text("Caym")
I'm counting on you. ...Well, it's not surprising since
these bastards have little real combat experience.

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It's no wonder. The soldiers gathered here are still young.

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On top of that, they only became soldiers after Lusario was
occupied by the Demon Lord's army.
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\text("Caym")
(The recent attacks are probably meant to lower our morale
as well as cause damage... Damn, we've played right into
their hands.)
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\text("Lusario Soldier")
I'm sorry...
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\text("Caym")
No need to bow your head. It's a hassle, but... El, the
communication is connected, right?

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\text("El")
Perfectly.
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\text("Caym")
Alright... Ahem. Soldiers of Luzario――

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\text("Caym")
I am... Hey, quiet down.
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\text("Tiela")
Caym-sama...!
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\text("Caym")
Hm...?
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Tiela hugged him, and Caym turned around.

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Standing there was Verlnya.
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\text("Caym")
Well, well, if it isn't Verlnya. Did you come to listen to
my speech too?

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\text("Verlnya")
...I've come to hear your answer. Will you surrender or not?

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Just like last time, Verlnya appeared without any warning.

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And right off the bat, she demanded their surrender.
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\text("Caym")
Persistent, aren't you. We won't surrender, and I'm going to
crush you all.
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\text("Verlnya")
It seems those Brightleafs over there have a different
opinion, though.
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\text("Lusario Soldier")
...
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\text("Verlnya")
I'll say it one more time. Surrender, Diabolica.

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\text("Caym")
I already said no. Besides, even if you wipe us out, the
people here won't forgive you.

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Despite Caym's words, the Lusario soldiers gathered in the
throne room looked uneasy.

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\text("Verlnya")
If that happens, I'll correct that mistaken recognition
myself.
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\text("Tiela")
Correct... it?
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\text("Verlnya")
That's right. Diabolica's very existence is a blight.


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\text("Verlnya")
Brightleafs, who value pride and order. You are very close
to us.

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\text("Verlnya")
That's why we will purify you, who have been tainted by
Diabolica.
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\text("Caym")
Correct, huh. So those humans who attacked the Hados
settlement the other day―did you 'correct' them too?

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\text("Verlnya")
Yes, I did. Is there a problem?
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\text("El")
Is there a problem...? Do you even know what happened to
that settlement!?
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\text("Verlnya")
Yes. That too was a natural consequence. If you side with
Diabolica, your life has no value.

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\text("El")
How can you say something so selfish...! There's no way I'd
ever join someone like you!

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\text("Verlnya")
So you insist on siding with that man.

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\text("Tiela")
...I don't want to be saved by you Structors either.

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\text("El")
Tiela-sama...?
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\text("Tiela")
How are we supposed to trust those who steal innocent lives
and try to destroy a nation in the name of necessary
sacrifice?
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\text("Verlnya")
............
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\text("Tiela")
You called Caym-sama a blight, but I return those words to
you exactly as they are.

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\text("Tiela")
We Brightleafs will never, under any circumstances, submit
to you Structors.

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\text("El")
......
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The throne room fell silent.
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Even the Lusario soldiers and El, who had been by her side
for years, were left speechless by Tiela's outburst.

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\text("Verlnya")
...I see. Then, I'll just have to erase you along with
Diabolica.

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\text("Verlnya")
Diabolica. You unified this Nilt... As a result, Nilt will
surely prosper.

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\text("Verlnya")
...So, the ones who will destroy this land are not me, but
you.
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\text("El")
...She just said what she wanted and left, huh.

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\text("Caym")
What did she mean by that?
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\text("El")
Please don't ask me.
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Caym couldn't make sense of what she meant by 'Nilt will
prosper and then fall.'

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It's true that Nilt now holds a nation larger than ever
before.
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Its growth is remarkable, but... how could that possibly
lead to ruin?
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\text("Caym")
(And the eradication of Diabolica doesn't seem connected
either... Seriously, what is going on...?)

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\text("El")
More importantly, Tiela-sama! That was amazing just now...
Are you okay?

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\text("Tiela")
Eh... El... Wh-what a terrible thing I've done...

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\text("El")
It's fine! You were so cool!

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\text("Tiela")
But I just said whatever I wanted... If something really
happens to the people because of this, I...

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\text("Caym")
No, you did well. If anything, you didn't say enough.

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Once Tiela had returned to her usual self, Caym paused his
thoughts and called out to her.

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\text("Tiela")
Do you... really think so...?
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\text("Caym")
Yeah... Don't you all think so too?

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Then he smiled at the Lusario soldiers.

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\text("Lusario Soldier")
Well...
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\text("Caym")
Your beloved Tiela has shown her resolve to fight.

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\text("Caym")
You're men, and soldiers who protect this country, aren't
you?
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\text("Caym")
Now it's your turn to show what you've got.

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\text("Lusario Soldier")
Y-yeah... We're proud Brightleafs too. We won't let it end
like this...!

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Spurred on by Caym, one by one, the young soldiers steeled
their resolve.

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\text("Caym")
Hmm. This is all thanks to Tiela as well.

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\text("Tiela")
Eh...?
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\text("Caym")
It's because you stood up and spoke out back there. I didn't
even need to step in.
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\text("Tiela")
That's not true... fufu...♪ Caym-sama praised me...

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\text("El")
...... Well, at least we don't have to worry about Lusario
for now.

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\text("Caym")
Right. We'll head back to the labyrinth and attack their
hideout. I'll leave the defense here to you all.

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\text("Lusario Soldier")
Yes, sir!
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\text("El")
I never thought Lady Tiela would say something like that.

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On the way back to Hados, El said that out loud.

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\text("Tiela")
...I guess it would've been better if I'd just kept quiet,
huh?
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\text("El")
Not at all! Sometimes it's good to be that firm... Right,
Caym-sama?

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\text("Caym")
Yeah. Well, it all worked out in the end.

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At least until she met Caym, Tiela had rarely ever spoken
her mind so clearly.

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Even when she did, it was only when she was alone with El.

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Tiela used to keep her thoughts bottled up, unable to put
them into words.

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Compared to how she was back then, El thinks the current
Tiela is much more charming.

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\text("El")
(...Lady Tiela has really changed. She's so attractive now,
and everyone adores her...)

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\text("El")
(...It's all thanks to Caym-sama. If he hadn't been here,
Lady Tiela would have...)

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Would Verlnya even deny that, saying it's wrong?

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\text("Tiela")
What's wrong, El?
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\text("El")
...Seeing Lady Tiela now, I really think the one who's wrong
is Verlnya-san.

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\text("Caym")
............
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\text("El")
She only says those things because she doesn't know
Caym-sama.
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\text("El")
But if she got to know Caym-sama better, maybe her way of
thinking would change... I think.

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Tiela and the others were once different races and enemies,
but now they've come to understand each other.

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...If that's possible, El wonders if the same could happen
with that girl from Structa.

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Verlnya has done terrible things up until now.

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They're enemies now, and there will probably be many more
sacrifices... Maybe no one will ever forgive her.

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Even so... just a little is enough. El hopes there can be
some hope for understanding each other.
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\text("Tiela")
You're so kind, El. Are you even worried about Verlnya-san?


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\text("El")
Well, if things keep going like this, she'll end up... with
Caym-sama...
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\text("Caym")
What happens to Verlnya is for me to decide. It's not
something you need to worry about, El.

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\text("El")
............
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\text("Caym")
But you should be happy to know what kind of man I am,
shouldn't you?
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El lets out a sigh at Caym's lewd grin.

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\text("El")
...Is that really something to be happy about?

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\text("Caym")
Yeah. So don't worry about it. Focus on the enemy in front
of you right now.
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\text("Caym")
And don't tell Risbell or Nee-san that I'm targeting
Verlnya. Those two aren't as simple as I am.

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\text("Tiela")
That's true... Both of them seemed to really dislike
Verlnya-san.

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\text("El")
...You just casually admitted that you're a simple idiot,
Caym-sama.
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\text("Tiela")
Eh!? Ah, um, that's not what I meant...

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El knows she's not so much kind as she is soft-hearted.

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Even so, if Verlnya could change like they did...

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She couldn't help but hope for that.
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...By the time Caym and the others returned to the
labyrinth, preparations for deployment were already
complete.
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\text("Risbell")
Caym-sama, how were the new recruits from Lusario?

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\text("Caym")
Tiela smacked their asses into shape. There shouldn't be any
more problems.
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\text("Margaretta")
Oh... That's a rare thing to happen.
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\text("Tiela")
Ah, well, that's because...
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\text("El")
Actually, Verlnya showed up again. At that time, Tiela-sama
just cut right through...
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\text("Beatrice")
Verlnya came again?
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\text("El")
...Please don't interrupt me.
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\text("Caym")
She just came to spout some nonsense about Nilt being doomed
if it develops further.

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\text("Beatrice")
Nilt will be destroyed...
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\text("Caym")
Just some delusional rambling. More importantly, how are
their movements?
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\text("Risbell")
For convenience, we're calling that pillar of light the
Tower of Radiant Wings... but so far, there's been no
movement at all.
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\text("Caym")
So they're just showing off their confidence... Fine. This
time, we're attacking. Just sitting around getting hit
doesn't suit me.
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The soldiers gathered in the throne room were already in
battle formation.
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All that was left was Caym's order, and they'd charge at the
enemy like arrows released from a bow.

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\text("Caym")
Let's go. We'll show them just how terrifying the Demon
Lord's army can be...!

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