Inside the audience room, chalk pillars were lined in rows.
Angels with pure white wings filled the hall.
Among them were 10 individuals who stood out with 3 pairs of noticeably large, strong and pure-white wings, as well as 3 individuals with jet black wings, all kneeling in the front row.
13 Seraphim class individuals of the âApostle of the Endâ group.
Unlike Dino, who was a fallen angel, the pure white seraphim didnât show any expressions.
As if they were robots, their expressions remained still like Noh masks[1].
However, two of them were pleading with surging emotions to retain their humanity.
They were Kagali and Vega, who were resurrected as seraphim.
Of course, since they gained a âpowerâ that greatly surpassed their former one, their energy seemed to rise greatly.
Their master had not appeared yet.
They received an order to assemble, however they were waiting because there was no estimated time.
It wasnât all of the angelsâ army of 1 million angels, only the higher-ranking angels of commander class gathered here, however, even so the hall was filled with sublime divinity.
In that quiet hall,
ăHey, Dino. For you to be that personâs subordinate, itâs the first time Iâve heard about it, you know?ă
Kagali whispered quietly.
Dino awkwardly,
ăI thought that there wasnât a valid reason to say it. Because Iâm an âObserverâ you see. Itâs in the basics to act whilst hiding oneâs true identity, you knowă
Answered so.
She nodded, agreeing that it would be so,,
ăThen, you seemed to have been defeated right? Aside from Demon Lord Rimuru, do the subordinates pose to be much trouble too?ă
And she asked the question that she was most concerned about.
Rimuru was a Demon Lord with deep connections. It seemed to be Dinoâs duty to neutralize the labyrinth forces during the period when that person fought against Kagali and Co.
The secret agreement of Yuuki and Dino was unknown, even to Kagali.
Dino who had infiltrated the Octogram was acting as an âObseverâ.
His objective was to monitor them from within, the demon lords; who were the primary forces opposing the angels. Infiltrating the group, Dinoâs duty was to collect information.
It was Pico and Garasha who investigated without going to the front stage, while Dino was laying down low because of his conspicuous position.
The fallen angels were individuals who engaged in special missions, and were released in order to investigate human society.
However, there was a reason why Dino started the operation.
Originally, Veldanava held the rights to command the angels. However, they were transferred from Veldanava to Ultimate SkillăJustice Lord Michaelă and finally, to Rudra when he borrowed the skill.
However, even with his willpower, Rudra had been unable to move the seraphim class.
In other words, Rudra hadnât noticed Dinoâs existence, who had acted secretively.
And yet, Dino had made a secret agreement with Yuuki.
He was attracted to Yuuki when he met him, he was charmed by the âpowerâ Yuuki hadââand was unaware of its scope, to the point where he was obeying Yuukiâs every order.
He was unable to clearly understand the reason, but perhapsââ
ăIt was beyond troublesome. It was to the level where it could not be taken lightly of, no matter what..
I think that fellow is the strongest in the labyrinth, Iâm sure heâs stronger than me.
Certainly, I was tired because of the continuous fighting and I had also underestimated my opponents as wellâŠâŠ
The other party had been leading me around without showing any of his seriousness.
ââIn addition, apparently, several of them seemed to have been reborn as awakened Demon Lords.
Donât make that face of âwhat are you talking about?â!
I believe that if our positions were reversed, Iâd probably have the same reaction as you though.ă
Dino responded like he was tired.
To such an appearance, Kagali realized that what Dino said was not a joke but the truth.
ăWhat a weak thing to say. You should just smash a guy like that! Worry not, yours truly will crush him!ă
Vega boasted.
(Itâs nice to be an idiotâŠâŠ)
Dino thought so, but he didnât let it out of his mouth.
Because nothing will come out of it, even if he did say it.
Kagali let out a sigh, having been amazed, while Pico and Garasha unpleasantly knit their eyebrows.
However, nothing was said, as those girls realized that even if they did say anything to Vega, it would be useless.
The place was wrapped by silence once again following Vegaâs remark.
Kagali thought about Dinoâs remark.
Kagali, herself, had taken in the power of the seraphim and in turn, her power increased greatly. Furthermore, although it was something not known to any other than Yuuki, she had also awakened as a Demon Lord.
10,000 souls had been poured into her Demon Lordâs seed.
As the person who took on the power of an awakened Demon Lord and a Seraphim, She acquired the Ultimate SkillăDominion Lord Melchizedekă.
Obtaining the absolute rule ability, she was given one of the âFour Fiends of the Heaven Commandersâ rank by Yuuki.
He chose the four strongest people and named them the âFour Fiends of the Heaven Commandersâ.
She and Dino were two of the âFour Fiends of the Heaven Commandersâ. Another one is Vega, while the last person was unknownâŠâŠ
She thought that todayâs summons was to unveil the last person.
She put it aside and kept thinking.
She and Dino were equals.
Such a person had asserted that he wasnât joking about being played around by his opponent.
It might be an enemy that they could never be careless with. But, even soâŠâŠ
Kagali had a hard time suppressing the pleasant feelings that sprung out from her heart.
The tremendous power that she now owns.
She had a hunch that the chance to test it will come soon.
AndâŠâŠ
âJust you wait, Leon. Next time, itâll be your turn to cry!â
Kagali kept thinking while holding back her feelings of obscure joy.
Is her present self really weaker than Dino?
No. She never thought so.
Even if the opponent was capable of leading Dino around, if it was her then she could probably win.
Because her power already surpassed an awakened Demon Lord.
Kagali thought, that if itâs her current self, even Demon Lord Leon might not be a threat.
Kagali quietly waited for Yuuki to appear whilst continuing her thoughts.
Vega doesnât think.
He just waits for an order.
He has power.
He looked into the deep abyss of this world by experiencing death.
He insatiably devoured a seraphim and made the power his own.
At the same time, the fragments of the abilities that he had acquired so far fused, and he felt that they were strengthened.
Defeat gave birth to power.
An incarnation of spontaneous explosive power. That was Vega.
As the result of being Yuukiâs creation, he was able to take various skills (abilities), fuse them, and supplement them, enabling him to evolve into an ultimate battle monster.
He acquired the Ultimate SkillăEvil Dragon Lord Azi Dahaka[2]ă.
It has the destructive ability to overwhelm the other existing skills.
It will be a catastrophe for the world, because this ability had awakened to a person who didnât think about power control. No, that might have been the reason why he was able to acquire that power, simply because he doesnât think, he only does.
Anyway, that was it.
Vega waited. Order ran through his body.
His purpose was merely to block those in front of him and annihilate them.
Dino cast his eyes down and thought about the current situation.
How did it become like this? No matter how many times he wondered about it, he couldnât come up with an answer.
A long time ago, his duty was to descend down to the surface on the command of that personage.
He thought that, at that time, he didnât have his ego, but one day he suddenly noticed that he was able to think about things for himself.
He asked Pico and Garasha who were his colleague, and the two seemed to have had their ego sprouted at nearly the same time.
It was troublesome to use her power, but Dino had to use Ramiris in order to become a Demon Lord.
Degeneration from Holy to Demonic attribute.
At that time, he had used the secret method of attribute change that only Ramiris was able to perform.
His two colleagues didnât need to degenerate though, but for some reason they went together with him and became fallen angels. Dinoâs impression of them were that they were strange fellows.
After his master had disappeared, Dino kept observing the whole time.
He had to make sure of the ending to the game between Guy and Rudra, because his loyalty to his master, who had disappeared, wasnât lost.
Because Dino believed that his master would come back one day, no matter how much time it wouldâve taken.
And then, he came across it.
The brightness of the soul that he could understand at first sight.
Dino realized that his master had finally returned.
But, it seemed his master wasnât able to move freely because of some kind of constraint.
So he handled his duty as an âObserverâ, the same as always.
Because he knew that his friend was troubled, he continued his willful life while incidentally doing some meddling in various ways.
He did well so far.
Because the only instructions given to him by his master, who returned, was for him to cooperate with a young man named Yuuki.
The problem was the matter of his failure in his attack toward Ramiris from the other day.
He had reluctance in killing Ramiris, who was his benefactor, however he had no other choice but to do it in order to neutralize the labyrinth.
That labyrinth was obviously a threat and he decided that its guardians, the devils, inside were not an existence that he could ignore.
Since it would be difficult to bury them all, it was natural to aim for Ramiris, who made the labyrinth.
However, he didnât really intend to kill her and only intended to apply a seal with Deep Hypno (Eternal Sleep).
But it ended in failure.
Not only just thatâŠâŠ
A mark of a blue butterfly was engraved on his regenerated right hand.
No matter how he looked at it, Dino thought that maybe it was a curse, or something similar, of some kind of restriction seriesâ ability.
This would explain the reason why his escape was so easily allowed, so Dino felt like he wanted to let out a deep sigh.
Just after that attempt, Dinoâs true master awakened.
He felt depressed in reporting his own ineptitude, while at the same time feeling pleased.
If the other party is Yuuki, at leastâŠâŠ
âSorry, failure, failure!â He was able to report it with a smile.
The longer he hesitates about making the report, the worse the consequences will be.
Dinoâs anxiety was proved right after all.
ăHiya! Dino-kun, are you well?ă
He didnât want to hear it, the voice of the Demon Lord (Rimuru), who was more unpleasant than the devil, resounded in his brain.
(This is bad, as expected, it was the ability of such a system right!?)
He couldnât erase the mark of the blue butterfly, even if he had tried to do so.
It shone more beautifully now, compared to the time when it had first been attached, as if the shine was evidence that the ability had taken root.
Although he had covered it with a bracelet, it was only its appearance that he was able to hide.
ăIs this Rimuru?ă
ăYeah, you understood well. Itâs me, me.ă
ăWhat is your business? Iâm busy thoughâŠâŠă
For the voice that echoed even though he didnât want to hear it, Dino asked.
ăNothing. Itâs just a simple conversation, Dino-kun.
You seem to have provoked me for a fight right?
Well enough about your attack to the labyrinth, your colleague seemed to aim at the town right.
Normally, itâs an unforgivable act, but I may let it slide this timeă
ăSeriously!? What is the conditionâŠâŠ?ă
ăItâs a simple thing. You are on Yuukiâs (Assumed) side right?
Because an all-out war will happen between me and Yuuki, you must not do anything.
I intend to have you be a spy, but the information will be totally untrustworthy.
Even you will feel sorry with betrayal too.ă
ăWa? It isnât a forced question or the like?ă
ăIâll know if you are telling a lie, and itâs the same even if the matters change after you say it okay?ă
Dino understood what Rimuru was talking about.
If he changed the contents of the information after he had reported it, it was no longer a valid report.
Rimuru seemed to have grasped the right to decide Dinoâs life or death from a distance, but it was impossible to control to the extent of restricting Dinoâs action, or something like that.
Itâs suicidal to plan a strategy based on information that canât be trusted for a large scale military campaign.
And so Dino shouldnât do anything, in short, he should continue as a neet?
But, then thereâs no point right?
ăBut, with only that, arenât there no merits for you?ă
ăThere is. I can shave off the war potential of your side, as long as you donât join the battleâŠâŠ
The biggest advantage is to have you become our contact.
Although itâs okay if you participate in the fight, I want you to move when it becomes some kind of emergency.
Oh well, although I doubt whether the opponent who wants to destroy the world will respond for a discussionââă
âI seeâ, so Dino understood.
Demon Lord Rimuru will intend to fight with a frontal attack till the end.
He plans to win. Even though he advised him to surrender, he still wants to use Dino.
Dino thought that heâs a really na?ve Demon Lord, na?ve in every aspect.
Or possibly, it may be Rimuruâs aim to make him think like soâŠâŠ
Even if his group almost lost, he understood that a surrender will not be accepted, therefore Dino didnât think that Rimuru will rely on him either.
ăUnderstood. Iâll take your complaint.
I will be devoted to the observer role as much as possible. It will be fine right?
Ah, thatâs right. To Ramiris, Iâm sorry, I will be saved if you give her my apologies.ă
ă Ah? Apologize later by yourself. She yelled threateningly that she will try all of her 48 special moves on you.ă
ăItâs not 48 right! She can only use dropkick, canât she?!ă
ăHow would I know. She said so. Will you say it to her?ă
ăFufu. Understood. See ya.ă
ăAh, see you later.ă
(See you later, huh.)
Dino was aware that he felt happy from the bottom of his heart after a long time.
And it was a problem, as he was at his witsâ end.
Dino didnât have any intentions to betray his creator (master) after all.
On the other hand, Dino understood that if he had reported it as it was honestly, he would be erased.
It has become troublesome, that was Dinoâs honest feelings.
But,
(Whatever. After all, Iâm very useless.
I mean, the more seriously I work, the weaker I become.
Because I say that I donât want to work, itâs a dream come true!)
Positive, and with a carefree and lazy thought which others couldnât follow, Dino reached a conclusion.
And so, his bright face became slightly refreshed while he awaited his masterâs arrival.
That positivity was the fearsome point of the man named Dino.
It was time.
A bell resounded solemnly, and the door was opened.
A young man and a celestial maiden, who followed behind him, appeared and walked calmly towards the throne.
The young man is Yuuki, no, heâs the other âYuukiâ inside Yuuki.
The celestial maiden is a beautiful woman who had long, silver hair flowing down her back. However, her face was devoid of any emotion.
She was a beautiful woman who had a pretty face like a Noh mask.
When Yuuki sat down on the throne, the celestial maiden, with natural movements, stood on his right side.
ăShow your respect!ă
A dignified, melodious voice echoed throughout the hall.
With it as the signal, the people who gathered stood up together and formed a line.
ăYo, everyone. Long time no see. To some people though, nice to meet you.
Iâm the person who carries the nucleic core (heart) of the âStellar King Dragonâ Veldanava in my soul.
Being one in body and soul with Yuuki, itâs an unusual case as thereâs 2 hearts in 1 soul.
Itâs my turn now, please treat me well.
About me, call me Velda and not Yuuki.ă
And so Yuuki, no Velda, said as he started to talk.
When Veldanava married Lucia, who was the younger sister of Rudra, he changed his name to Velda Nava.
Thus, he settled it by giving his official name.
And now, it was time for the descent of the true master of the castle on the sky.
The grand audience hall, by the blessing of the will-less angels, was wrapped in a wave of joy due to the overwhelming divinity.
Their true creator had returned after a long time.
Velda intends to settle everything with the Great War (game) that he declared to the Demon Lord Rimuru.
It is the last decision that he gave and it was the will of the Creator (Kagurazaka Yuuki) who reproduced him.
It could be easily imagined that it would become a large-scale Great War, the likes of which have never been seen before.
He did not understand his own true identity.
He is Angra Mainyu, the one who wished for the destruction of the world.
He wandered to many worlds, passing through the eternity of time, until he dwelled into Yuukiâs soul.
When Yuuki had just become a grade-schooler, his parents were involved in an accident and died.
It was an instant death due to a head-on collision with a truck whose driver fell asleep at the wheel and it was at this time, that Yuuki awoke..
It could be said that Yuukiâs will, that wished for the destruction of the world, was the main reason why Angra Mainyu awakened.
Since then, several years have passed by and once again he crossed worlds once again. Was it a coincidence or was it the inevitable?
He recovered a fragment of his missing memory and built a firm will due to Yuuki acquiring the Ultimate SkillăCreation Lord Ahura Mazda[3]ă.
However, that power was too much for Yuuki at the time.
Angra Mainyu regained his memory as Velda once again simultaneously.
Velda, who had just awakened, used most of Yuukiâs power, so Ultimate SkillăCreation Lord Ahura Mazdaă was degraded into the Unique SkillăCreatoră.
And so, with the relationship of coexistence and mutual prosperity, it became like how it was now.
According to his memories, his true identity was Velda, in other words; he was the heart of the âStellar King Dragonâ Veldanava.
Most of his soul power had been passed to Milim Nava who was his daughter.
The remainder was him, Velda Nava.
But, was he really Velda? He may only be Angra Mainyu, whose will awakened to a simple skill.
This was the question that had always dwelled inside Veldaâs mind.
âStellar King Dragonâ Veldanava had perished, and Velda was left.
Then, is the current him the âStellar King Dragonâ? The answer was no.
He is an empty shell which had lost its power and he was not a match to his power during his prime.
But, there were no problems. His power was sufficient, he even finished recoveringăJustice Lord Michaelă, which transferred when he died.
As for his purpose, it was plain and simple.
To resurrect Lucia and to see whether he truly was the heart of the âStellar King Dragonâ Veldanava who truly loved Lucia.
He would destroy the world many times and his soul would return many times to call back Luciaâs soul.
His wish is to destroy it over and over again endlessly to regain her back for sure.
He collected the fragments of her soul in order to regain her heart.
The probability of success was extremely small, to the extent that it could be said as a non-possibility, but the answer would never be 0.
Then, he would just carry it out.
His host named Yuuki wanted to destroy the world, so their purposes matched.
Thus, they formed a cooperative relationship and treated each other as equals.
It was Veldaâs turn right now. Until he wished to swap, Yuuki will be sealed in the depths of their soul.
By the way, he let Luciaâs body that he had kept to borne a seraph, and brought back her appearance of when she was still alive.
ăJustice Lord Michaelămoved Lucia like a heartless doll.
Michael had a close nature to Angra Mainyu, having been taken in by Velda once before, it retained its faithful will to him.
It could be said that Michael is most suited to be the guardian who would protect Luciaâs body.
Because of Michael, itâs not possible to wound, or to even touch Luciaâs body, as long as Velda yearned for Lucia.
Originally, Lucia had possessed the Ultimate SkillăWisdom Lord Raphaelă which seemed to have been lost upon her death.
Thinking back on it, when he transferredăJustice Lord Michaelă, instead of keeping it,  his Ultimate Skill,ăCovenant Lord Urielăwas also lost in the same way.
Those two souls had been completely broken, and maybe because of that, it was scattered to the world.
Because he was Velda, even from the state of only being a heart, he had been able to revive.
Reviving Lucia might have been possible when he was the âStellar Lord Dragonâ Veldanava, but it was not an easy task for the current Velda.
First of all, he must recover all the abilities.
Whatever it takes, he needs to obtain the Ultimate Skill,ăWisdom Lord Raphaelă that will be reborn somewhere, and someday.
He wasnât panicking.
Because time is infinite and his life span was as well.
Because Lucia will surely wait for him until after he finishes destroying the world.
As Velda was reconfirming his raison dâĂȘtre, he stared at the angels.
They were beings that he had created long ago.
An army of destruction that needed a large amount of power to summon, yet vanished immediately after being weakened.
But, he solved the problem by giving the angels physical bodies without consuming his own energy this time.
It could be said that preparation was everything.
The 13 pillars of the âApostle of the Endâ. Also, Veldaâs faithful guardian knight.
Those 14 people became Veldaâs strongest subordinates.
Lucia is the chief.
Michael, who dwelled in Luciaâs body, will use the seraphimâs power and protect her.
Following after her are the 4 strongest commanders, Four Fiends of the Heaven Commanders.
The former Demon Lord Kazaream, Kagali.
Vega whom he had created in cooperation with his partner, Yuuki.
Dino, who was his old subordinate.
And âHimâ, Veldaâs guardian knight.
The fallen angels, Pico and Garasha, were treated as Dinoâs subordinates but it had been decided that those two would become Luciaâs personal attendants.
Seven of them remained.
The Executioners (Seven Angels of Punishment).
They were the commanders of the detached corps who led the army of angels.
They were revived as seraphim using the souls of strong people among Yuukiâs subordinates.
The chief of the seven people was the assassin named Arios.
They awakened the Ultimate SkillăWeapon Lordă, as they were people who were skillful with the shield, sword, axe, hammer, spear, whip and bow.
They were also sufficient as war potential, enough to destroy the world.
The angels who listened to Veldaâs speech didnât show any expression.
However, they felt the supreme joy of being able to obey the orders of their creator once more, and they waited impatiently for an order to be issued.
The outbreak of the war was nigh.
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[2] ăąăž?ăăăŒă« Aji Dahaka (A?i DahÄka/Azh dahak/Zahhak). The son of Angra Mainyu in Zoroastrianism, an evil figure in Iranian mythology and folklore.