Chapter 89: Epilogue (2)

Not knowing that goal made me anxious too, but since it became like this as a result of defeating the Black Knight and Gain I thought they were an ally. At least for now.

"But is it all right? Coming over here."

Right as I was about to enter the boys’ toilet, two familiar voices.

One was Leas’s voice.

And the other was Sacred Knight’s. No, Grace Wayne’s voice.

"Of course. I adjusted things so there would be no problem."

Originally the existences called Sacred were decisive weapons. Convenient to have, but it was not that things would collapse if they did not exist.

They were sometimes called out to subjugate dark magical beasts that occasionally appeared and to instruct knights, but basically things were set to turn even without them. Originally.

"Emergency is one thing, but saying that without us Sacred things cannot turn at all times is distorted."

The result of that was the state from a few weeks ago.

Trying to carry everything and collapsing as a matter of course, an end that was obvious.

Even though she had been saved from that, she could not make excuses if she committed the same mistake.

"If that is so, fine. Is Gahel all right?"

"Yes, rather he is even more energetic than before. Though it is fact that his body was transformed by the magical power of darkness, and there will be those over there who harbor anxiety. Therefore I brought him to this world under the name of observation of his course."

There was the precedent of Atel Octo, but Calmate residents still remembered the Diabolic attack, the terror of Monster Villain transformation.

There were joyful voices at the report that reason could be kept even after falling into being a monster, but many still could not fully believe it. Is he really all right? Will he suddenly run wild?

Therefore the talk had been settled that if it came to it Grace would deal with him.

"Right now he is enrolled in the middle school division on this side. Though I am still anxious about leaving him alone, if I put my hands on this and that too much it will not be different from before."

I want him to learn freely, play, and advance on his own path. A smiling voice saying that rang.

I did not eavesdrop any further and entered the boys’ toilet. If I kept standing at the toilet entrance like that I would be treated as a suspicious person.

Because look, just hearing the two’s enjoyable talking voices I had ended up putting on this much of a smile.

The two had not particularly conveyed anything to me.

But even so it felt like I had been taught, this scenery exists because you moved.

That made me happy, and I tightly clenched my fist.

However many Sacred are attacked from now on, I will try to do something.

I knew a hundred times over that I was severely short as an actor, but even so, if I decided to do it, then until the end.

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"I will not aim at the Sacred."

Alter’s mansion existing on Lemora’s land.

In the center of a place that had once been a country that fought other Diabolics, but was now one territory by the queen’s existence, Alter was answering Moldiana’s question.

"Of course later I will need to drop them to use as pieces. This is a problem of priority. There is an existence I should neutralize before those lot."

"But Alter-sama. Now that you have also pulled in Gain’s subordinates, is there someone else you should prioritize?"

While holding out coffee Moldiana asked.

Yes. Currently Alter Native had pulled half of Gain Perim’s army to his side.

The beasts had followed Gain precisely because he was a strong leader. They had believed he was a king fitting to make them follow.

And yet that guy had lost to the Sacred. Overwhelmingly, to a degree that could even be called unsightly.

After showing that footage to the beasts under Gain, he had spoken of his own achievements, the fact that a year ago he had half-destroyed the Sacred’s country.

Achievements of Alter that the beasts had probably not valued before. Even if he used clever hands, Gain is stronger than that guy. The beasts who had thought that revised their evaluation of Alter before the result of Gain’s crushing defeat.

After that it was simple.

After showing ability worthy of making them follow, most of the ferocious beasts sided with Alter.

The other Diabolics had not thought Gain would lose so their first move was delayed, and thanks to Sacred Knight sealing Gain’s roar the sturdy beasts came under Alter’s control almost unharmed.

As a result, Alter had currently become the force with the most power among the queen’s close aides.

The wicked magician who had pulled to his side Gain’s beasts, strongest in martial force alone, was even trying to suppress the other close aides, the whore who wants to be loved and the sex-addicted old man, and incorporate them into his camp. And that was by no means a distant future.

He could already be called the largest force in Lemora. If the opponent to defeat were not the queen, Alter would be suppressing Lemora at this point. Even his goal would have been reached.

The only other thing needed was the light to defeat the queen, taking the Sacred into his hands.

And yet he would not challenge the Sacred to a fight? Moldiana seemed to find that strange.

"You saw it too, the footage of Gain being trampled. If I fight head-on I cannot beat them."

It sounded like a weak statement, but this was pure fact.

Most of the dark magic Alter used was halved against the Sacred. On the premise of fighting the Sacred head-on, Alter Native was the weakest Diabolic.

Of course, precisely because of that he needed to weave wicked schemes and trap them.

"As long as he is there, the Sacred will recover and counterattack."

That day in April, Alter had certainly cornered Saber and Knuckle. It should have been a winnable fight.

But a mere tentacle had overturned that.

And in this fight as well, it was the same.

Knight had certainly been neutralized. Her heart had been broken, and she should have lost to the Black Knight.

But what was the result? Tentacles appeared again and overturned a fight that should have been winnable.

Because he was there the Sacred could stand and counterattack.

Because he was there the Sacred kept grasping victory.

It was not hard to imagine he had piled achievements and gained the Sacred’s trust.

Truly their savior and hero.

If so.

"The key of the Sacred is you, Atel Octo."

If I crush only him, the Sacred will collapse.

The one who should be defeated with highest priority is not the Sacred, that Vigilante.

Therefore Alter Native would not let his guard down.

Precisely because he evaluated the existence called Vigilante that had exceeded his assumptions, he devised schemes to defeat him with full power.

He would prepare carefully and drop the Sacred into darkness starting from him.