"My Cherished Feelings For You"
D-Dammit!
I'd like to pummel you to my satisfaction, but...
It appears that's unnecessary now.
Huh?!
No way?!
Why is his right arm—?!
No, more importantly, that form is—
I-I thought that was a counter-skill!
That's enough!
You're pathetic, Ornis.
Afleia-sama?!
Brynhildr was once the greatest Valkyrie,
hunting down many souls for the chief god.
You're the one who recklessly unleashed that sealed power.
You brought this on yourself.
Did you want to kill Basara so badly that you'd go that far?
Do you think I could forgive some fool
who overreached his station and received your favor?
Your supreme beauty is holy and absolute.
It must never be sullied!
Protecting it is my duty.
Is that why you'd kill him?
Like you did to the real Sakasaki?
What's wrong with that?
We are gods. Humans are just our eternal servants, aren't they?
It's true that Sakasaki was the lowest kind of scum.
He laid his hands on female students without discretion.
He was the type who forced them to accept it despite their tears.
Hey, wouldn't it be bad for you if others find out about this?
So when you went after him...
Then... you know what to do, right?
Don't worry. If you behave, I won't tell anyone.
I overlooked it out of consideration for a comrade.
But this time, I can't overlook what you've done.
Why?! Why do you go so far?
I-I cannot forgive those who would sully you.
Be they human, or worse—
Those abominable, tainted fools!
Watch your mouth, Ornis.
Her blood flows within that child.
I will not forgive anyone who soils the honor of her name,
no matter who they might be.
This child is the proof that she was alive.
I'll do whatever it takes to protect him.
No, you can't.
You can't continue sacrificing yourself for this little brat!
You...
You should return with me!
To Heaven! To those lofty heights!
You can't stop this as you are now.
You sealed away most of your power
as the price for coming to this world, didn't you?
Die!
Toujou Basara!
It's true that I underwent many judgments,
especially from the other members of the ten gods,
but there were still a few who sided with me.
I'm allowed to unleash the same power I once had
for one single purpose alone.
You don't mean?!
Yes.
When it's necessary to protect Basara,
the seal on my power is temporarily lifted.
Y-You're going to kill me?!
If you truly want to protect Toujou,
then it would've been better for you to have stood by quietly as he eliminated me!
I didn't stop Basara in order to save you.
Huh?
I couldn't afford to let Basara continue running rampant.
That was all.
And if a god like you is involved in the matter,
then someone like me who is not involved with heroes or demons
ought to be the one to crush you.
I won't let anyone else handle it.
After using me yourself,
you made Basara question me, too.
Thanks to you, he even pointed his sword at me.
How are you going to repay me for that?
Huh, Ornis?
I'll stand in for Basara and eliminate every trace of you.
A-Afleia-sama! I-I only did it for you—
I certainly hope you aren't going to say
that was your attempt to beg for your life.
Saying you harmed Basara for my sake
is practically begging me to kill you.
Brynhildr, I'll grant you the soul of the foolish one who tried to harm you,
so make do with that.
Mio, Yuki, Kurumi...
You'd go this far for them?
I'm a little jealous.
I'll make it better now.
S-Sensei?
Now, Toujou, expel it all into me.
That's it.
Do as you please.
Basara...
I'm going to alter some of your memories.
About Ornis. About Sakasaki.
About your loss of control. All of it.
It's still too early for you to know.
But one day...
I look forward to being able to talk to you about everything that happened here today.
About my true identity, and about the mother of both of you.
Long ago, our ancestors were driven from our homeland by the hero clan.
There were some heroes who purposely instigated things
and blamed it on us vampires.
All so they could call us a dangerous species and cite that as a good reason to kill us.
That's what happened?
That's why I thought you were here to destroy me.
Sorry, Toujou-kun.
There's nothing for you to apologize for.
But...
Tachibana, even if the heroes targeted you for elimination,
I would never do that to you.
Huh?
I'm not a hero anymore, after all.
Toujou-kun!
Tachibana wasn't at fault.
The one who manipulated Donoue,
who caused that twister, all of it.
All of it was a trap set up by Sakasaki.
I know I defeated him.
I can feel the reaction from Brynhildr,
so why...
Why does it feel like someone protected me?
Basara-san!
Onii-chan!
Sorry, Basara...
Y-You girls?
Basara-niichan...
Well, actually, you see...
I'm glad everyone is safe!
But...
It seems like Mio-sama and the others weren't of very much use this time around.
How troublesome.
Then after I told them that,
both of their pact curses began to activate, so...
Huh?
Th-Then why is Kurumi in the same position?!
I thought it wouldn't be nice to leave her out.
You did this on purpose! You planned this, didn't you?!
No way, it just turned out this way.
Wait, what are you doing?
Going for clothed play in the bathroom?
Basara-san, you're quite the maniac.
Who's the maniac here?!
Now, go on, Basara-san.
Hurry...
Onii-chan, please.
All right.
I'll relieve you right now.
Onii-chan...
Not yet?
Basara-san.
Hmm?
Basara-san! If you'd like, use this!
Maria, I heard you were behaving while you're under house arrest?
Rukia-neesama?
"Nee-sama"?
I've come to convey the decision of our moderate faction.
We'd like to have all of you come to the demon realm with us.
A relic of the demon wars waged in ancient times...
Use it, and attack the moderate faction.
That was the missive sent to us by the council.
The annoying ideas of the council nobles are nothing new,
but ordering us to fight with a recently uncovered relic we haven't properly analyzed yet?
Will you accept?
I have no choice.
There's still the Jin Toujou incident from the other day.
If they order me to regain the dignity of the reigning Demon Lord's faction,
I have no choice but to accept.
Luka, how goes the analysis?
Luka!
Yes?!
I succeeded in releasing its seal,
but I've been having difficulty undoing its previous pact of control.
It'll take a bit more time and adjustments before you reforge a new pact with it.
I see.
My apologies.
I will be sure to make the reforging a success,
even if it costs me my life!
Don't force yourself.
You haven't taken many breaks here in a while, have you?
I can't afford to have you collapse on me now.
No! Even if I happen to fall,
there are plenty of other specialized magicians!
I must finish this analysis as soon as possible!
Don't misunderstand, Luka.
Other magicians have nothing to do with it.
You're the only magician Leohart trusts.
Be more cognizant of that.
Your Highness...
The weapon aside, who's going to take command of the assault?
That...
I'll go.
Gald? But...
There's no need for you to go along with the council's recklessness.
Balflear should remain at your side as your aide.
I'm best suited for the role.
I'm sorry.
You're the great general who was the sole survivor of
a duel with that war god who stirred up the demon general.
You would have—No, you should have become the demon lord, yet...
Don't worry.
You're going to defeat the council that even Wilbert couldn't completely purge
and rebuild the demon realm from scratch, right?
I'll gladly lend you my strength for that cause.
Now, all that remains is the question of how to spin a just cause
in order to follow the council's ridiculous orders to attack.
That won't be a problem.
What do you mean, Lars?
The moderate faction has decided to summon Naruse Mio back to the demon realm.
What?!
It will finally be your chance to lay claim
to the magic power Naruse Mio inherited from Wilbert.
I see.
Summoning the previous Demon Lord's daughter
is a clear act of aggression against us.
Eliminating that threat would serve as a reason.
That's information worth ten thousand troops.
If it's true, that is.
Are you saying you can't trust me?
Well, I guess it's only natural to question the word of a double agent
who works for both the moderate faction and the reigning Demon Lord's faction.
Why, never.
You're a comrade-in-arms who proved himself
by fighting alongside His Highness in the previous war.
I just tend to worry.
Well, thanks.
Ramsus-sama, I've prepared your tea.
Good.
As for that matter from the other day...
I've received an official response.
As soon as they prepare for the trip,
they'll be coming to the demon realm.
I see.
I've also heard that an assembly will be held soon.
An assembly?
Claus-sama and the nobles around him have called
for many to attend, regardless of class.
He calls it a gathering of those who support His Highness, Wilbert.
What shall we do?
Leave him alone. For now.
Understood.
Go to the demon realm?
For what purpose?
I cannot say.
Right now, I'm just a messenger.
I'm not in a position to explain the circumstances.
I'm sure Ramsus-sama will explain the details herself in the demon realm.
Ramsus?
The leader of the moderate faction,
and the elder brother of our previous Demon Lord, His Majesty Wilbert.
Wilbert's elder brother?
What are you going to do, Mio?
To be frank, I'm angry.
It's far too cruel of them to summon you without giving any reason.
I agree.
There's no need to force ourselves to comply.
It's dangerous when you don't know what the other party's after.
But, if we turn it down arbitrarily,
we'll probably drive a deep wedge between us and the moderate faction.
Don't worry.
No matter what happens, I'll remain at Mio-sama's side.
No matter what.
Maria.
Same for me, Mio.
All of us will protect you,l no matter what.
There's no need to let yourself be driven by their desires.
Basara, but...
Don't worry about it.
Whatever happens, I'll accept it all.
That's what family is, right?
Basara...
Mio,
what do you want to do?
I...
I'll go to the demon realm.
Are you sure?
Honestly, I'm a little scared
of going somewhere I don't know without understanding anything.
But I'm the former Demon Lord's daughter.
Nothing will be resolved by backing down now.
So...
So, I'm going.
It'll mean getting all of you involved again, though.
I said not to worry about it.
Basara...
Yeah.
Thanks.
Father, Mother...
Wow, incredible!
Come here!
Hurry, hurry!
Wow!
Ah, hold on! Hey!
Basara-san!
Hey, Yuki!
What are you doing?!
Maria?!
I promise to come home.
With everyone.
It's a good night to start a journey.
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