All the Enhalleâs fall from the Zeshias hands and pierce the ground giving off a sad glow.
âWhat are you doing you idiots!? Go! Go and annihilate those mazoku!â (Diego)
Diego gives the order but the Zeshiaâs donât move.
The usually compliant girls were crying, tears running down their faces.
âWhat are you doing!? Go! Gooooo!!â (Diego)
Diego continues to scream at them but they donât move.
âSince its come to thisâŠâŠ.â (Diego)
Diego draws the formation for <Gavel> and starts activating the forced detonation formula.
The moment he tried to inject his magic into the formula his hand was sliced off down to the wrist.
ââŠGuaaaaaâŠ..GaaaaâŠâŠ..!!â (Diego)
Diego cradles his arm in agony.
Ray thrusts Evans Mana at Diegoâs neck.
With the Zeshiaâs currently stopped Ray had taken the chance and left the front.
ââŠâŠWhat are you talking about?â (Diego)
âI mean some people canât be saved. Like you.â (Ray)
Rays eyes stare sharply at Diego but heâs not actually looking at him but at someplace far away.
âWhat are you doing!? All of you! Even if heâs got Evans Mana heâs only one man. Donât be afraid!â (Diego)
Diego yells at the soldiers around him but they refuse to pull out their swords.
ââŠ..Oi! Can you hear me!? Iâve given you an order!!â (Diego)
The soldiers just look down at the ground before one of them speaks up.
ââŠâŠ.None of us wield a sword that will be pointed at the legendary hero KanonâŠ..â
âIdiots! What gibberish are you spouting! Are your demon eyes rotten!? That guys a mazoku! Iâm Kanon! Iâm the legendary hero reborn!â (Diego)
The soldier starts muttering to himself before deciding on something.
âDid you lose the spirit god sword?â
Diego is at a loss for words before he turns red and glares at the soldier.
âHere, try it.â (Ray)
Ray stabs Evans Mana in the ground.
âThe spirit god sword chooses those with honest hearts as its owner. If, as you say, I am a mazoku and you are a hero then Evans Mana will side with you.â (Ray)
âDonât look down on me.â (Diego)
Diego immediately grasps the hilt of Evans Mana and the second he starts to pull it out of the ground.
âGuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!â (Diego)
A white electric current runs over Diegoâs body judging him with holy light.
ââŠ.Why?âŠâŠâŠ Why spirit god sword!? Why are you siding with the mazokuâŠ.!?â (Diego)
âThat is the spirit god swords answer. The demon king is gone. Thereâs no more reason to fight.â (Ray)
Diegoâs expression turns bitter at Rayâs words.
âThe mazoku are far more merciful than you.â (Adjutant)
The adjutant whose arm was cut off earlier speaks up.
ââŠWhat wasâŠ.thatâŠ..you âŠ.bastardâŠ..!â (Diego)
âThis battle is over. Follow the will of our Guardian deity the spirit god sword. Follow the words of the legendary hero Kanon. Letâs make our triumphant return to Gairadeite!â (Adjutant)
âWait you bastards! I wonât allow this. I donât give permission!â (Diego)
Diego starts screaming out orders but no one is listening anymore.
As tens of thousands of soldiers start to withdraw only Diego is left behind.
Diego falls to the floor with hollow eyes and starts muttering.
ââŠ..Itâs not overâŠâŠâ (Diego)
It was a hateful voice but more than that it was creepy and distorted. It was dyed with hatred and sinking into the abyss of despair.
He sharply clenches his fist and draws blood.
ââŠ.For 2000 years these seeds have been growing and now its time they bore fruitâŠâŠ.â (Diego)
The light of <Ask> wraps around Diegoâs body and a voice speaks up out of nowhere.
An unpleasant voice bursting with hatred.
âThis is regrettable but.â (Ray)
Without any hesitation, Ray swings Evans Mana at Diegoâs head but it stops just before connecting.
Diego who was still using <Ask> lost consciousness and collapsed.
If its caster loses consciousness <Ask> should be cancelled but this time it stayed active.
ââŠ.UrghâŠâŠahâŠ.â
The sound of people falling down could be heard.
Ray looked over and the subjugation forces that had started withdrawing were collapsing one after another and all their bodies were wrapped in the light of <Ask>.
âWhatâs thisâŠ.?â (Ray)
Eleonor raises her voice as the Zeshias also fall down and have their bodies wrapped up in the light of <Ask>
ââŠ..Dirty mazokuâŠâŠâ
The voice sounded out again but this time even the Deiruheido forces heard it and not just the people affected by <Ask>.
ââŠ..I am JergaâŠâŠ.â
ââŠâŠJergaâŠâŠ.?â (Ray)
âA magic made to destroy the mazoku. Mazoku Judgement <Jerga>.â
From the direction of Azeshion the light of <Ask> gathers in the sky before pouring down on the ground and tightly condensing.
Eventually, a body emerged from the light.
The condensed light formed a body made from magic. It was certainly Jerga. The 2000-year-old commander of the Gairadeite demon king subjugation forces who bore an intense grudge against the demon king and set up the hero academy whose aim was to destroy the mazoku.
âI said this 2000 years ago Kanon.â (Jerga)
Rayâs expression said he couldnât believe what he was seeing.
âThe mazoku are not the kind of creatures you give kindness to. They are a corrupt existence that donât belong in this world.â (Jerga)
Jerga didnât move from the spot he was standing on. Was his body incomplete?
âNot only did you oppose the establishment of the hero academy it seems you never got tired defending the demon king of tyranny either. So much so you actually became a mazoku. Thatâs unfortunate Kanon. Iâm very disappointed.â (Jerga)
Ray looked at Jerga with a sad expression on his face.
ââŠ.Indeed sensei. It is regrettable. Itâs regrettable youâve lost your heart to this extent.â (Ray)
Ray points the cutting edge of Evans Mana at Jerga.
âYouâre a ghost from 2000 years ago sensei. That origin of yours should have disappeared by now. Its time to end this along with all that hatred of yours. (Ray)
Jerga fires a shell of light but Ray easily dodges it and stabs him with Evans Mana.
The divine light of Evans Mana cuts through Jerga but he immediately reforms and gains his original appearance.
âItâs useless Kanon. The spirit god sword is a holy sword designed to destroy the demon king of tyranny. Itâs extremely effective against the mazoku but <Jerga> is the same kind of magic as the sword. A holy sword cannot destroy something that is truly holy.â (Jerga)
Ray draws a magic circle with his left hand and withdraws Sigshesta.
âUnfortunately itâs your turn now.â (Jerga)
Though moving slowly more and more light was gathering on Jergaâs left arm.
He draws a magic formation and a magic circle emerges from Zeshiaâs left breast.
âThe origin explosion of 10,000 people will wipe out the forest along with those mazoku in it. They wonât be able to run away.â (Jerga)
ââŠ..KuhâŠ..â (Ray)
Flipping Evans Mana over Ray starts destroying the magic formations with the holy sword and Shigshesta.
ââŠ..I wonât let youâŠ.!!â (Eleonor)
Eleonor emits a strong surge of magic power and erases the <Gavelâs > on Zeshia but thereâs just too many.
Not only are there 10,000 of them but they are scattered all around the forest.
âItâs no use you know. You donât have enough time.â (Jerga)