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The dark sky illuminating the Holy Sword Alliance trembles as if it's about to shatter. The vibration is so strong, it feels like an earthquake on the ground.
"W-What is that?"
Dorian, who had just breathed a sigh of relief after the sword duel between Raon and Darkan, trembled as he looked at the sky.
"What's happening now, before we can even celebrate?!"
He grabbed his head and yelled, "Is this hell?" He seemed bewildered by the situation that defied all understanding.
"T-The sky looks like it's about to collapse..."
"Even the moon is trembling. Has my time to die come?"
The Demon Sword Lord and the String Sword Lord blinked in incomprehension as they scanned the sky.
"I'm not sure either, but..."
Zalek arched his long eyebrows as he examined the sky.
"It seems there's an incredible monster behind that."
His beard trembled, saying he could feel incredibly strong power.
"...It's only a matter of time before the barrier breaks."
Lawrence threw his hair back as he straightened his back. His golden eyes trembled as if they had been struck by waves.
"I don't know why it has to be now, right at this moment."
Lawrence bit his lips as he looked at Darkan, who was coughing up black blood from internal injuries, and Rector, who hadn't regained his strength yet.
"It doesn't seem like a welcome guest."
Burren swallowed hard as he gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.
"Ugh, that crazy human was annoying enough, and now what is this!"
Martha gritted her teeth as she frowned deeply.
"Why does something always have to happen?"
She stomped her foot hard, complaining that only bad things seemed to happen to them.
"Raon, are you alright?"
Runaan was the first to help the staggering Raon, seemingly unconcerned about the crumbling sky.
"Yes, I can handle it."
Raon shook his head with a slight smile. Although he had serious internal injuries from the duel with Darkan, he was able to resist thanks to the Fire Ring.
'However....'
He looked up at the night sky, exhaling a breath mixed with the smell of blood.
'What the hell is that?'
The sky shook as if it was about to split apart, and the constellations were distorted by the immense force hitting the barrier. Even the moon was warping. It had to be a Transcendent Warrior at the very least.
"And not just any Transcendent Warrior."
The barrier protecting the Holy Sword Alliance was created by the first Head of House Zieghart and his companion magician. If it could destroy this barrier, it probably possessed power that wouldn't lose even against the former leader of the Holy Sword Alliance who stands beside him now.
"You know who it is, don't you?"
Raon narrowed his eyes as he directed his gaze towards Wrath. Just before, the entity had yelled to erase the wrath and said a crazy stalker was chasing them. He clearly knew who was trying to break the barrier.
"Ugh...."
Wrath's jaw trembled as they looked up at the sky, seemingly afraid.
'Wrath!'
"Ah! Didn't this king tell you? That there's also a crazy stalker like that in Devildom!"
Wrath yelled that there was a demon as crazy as Merlin.
'So that stalker chased you all the way here?'
"Seeing that brute force and that behavior, it's certain!"
They shrugged and said it was obvious from the way the barrier was being shattered by force.
"Then that's Pride..."
"Nonsense! It's Lust!"
'Huh?'
Raon had thought it must be the Monarch of Pride, confident in their strength, to break the barrier by force, but the answer that came was the Monarch of Lust.
'The Monarch of Lust is breaking the barrier with force? Not with magic or spells?'
An ironic laugh escaped him at the answer that was so different from his expectations.
"That's why I say it's crazy!"
Wrath shook their head and said that's why it wasn't normal. The entity, already blue, seemed to turn even bluer.
"Ugh! It was hard enough in Devildom, I can't believe they chased me all the way here."
Wrath let out a turbid groan, seemingly pained as they recalled the past.
"Wherever that damn thing goes, it gets destroyed! Even this king's castle... Ugh!"
They complained that this place would be ruined as well.
'Hmm, this seems quite different from the Monarch of Lust I had in mind...'
Listening to Wrath's words, the demon king outside seemed very different from the Monarch of Lust that Raon had imagined.
"You seem pretty scared. Is it strong?"
Wrath didn't fear even Pride, considered the strongest among the demon kings, but they seemed terrified of Lust.
"It's strong, but that's not the problem...."
Wrath squeezed their chubby hands tightly, saying that wasn't the problem.
"That thing doesn't die!"
'Huh?'
"That damn stalker should have stayed in Devildom, why is it here...?"
They bit their lip hard, muttering that it didn't make sense.
"If it's a stalker, didn't it follow you?"
"Oh...?"
Wrath blinked in incomprehension and looked at Raon.
"I-Is that how it is? Damn it! It's highly likely!"
Wrath's shoulders trembled as they said that seemed to be the case. They really seemed to fear Lust.
"This seems more dangerous than I thought."
Just in case, Raon pulled down his sleeve to hide Wrath's ice flower bracelet.
"Mmm...."
Darkan nodded as he wiped the black blood that had run down to his chin.
"It's a little embarrassing right after saying I'd disappear, but can I stay a little longer?"
He wrinkled the corners of his lips as he looked at Raon.
"It seems something interesting is about to happen."
Darkan cast his gaze towards the night sky, as if curious about the figure breaking the barrier.
"Sure."
Raon nodded without hesitation.
"Having him here is much better than not having him."
Darkan currently had good will towards him. Although he was an uncontrollable figure, he could be a useful card in dangerous situations.
"Raon..."
Rector stood up with difficulty and approached Raon.
"I'm sorry."
He bit his lip until it bled, as if apologizing for not being able to protect him.
"It's okay."
Raon shook his head with a slight smile.
"Thanks to you fighting first, I was able to understand the sword techniques of the former leader of the Holy Sword Alliance. If it weren't for that, I would have died too."
This wasn't just to ease Rector's guilt. Thanks to him showing Darkan's fighting style, Raon was able to leave a deep impression on him.
"You raised a good grandson, leader of the Holy Sword Alliance."
Darkan smiled as he looked at Rector. He kept calling him the leader of the Holy Sword Alliance, as if he really didn't have any lingering attachment to the Holy Sword Alliance.
"Indeed. It's more than I deserve."
Rector nodded forcefully. A flame of determination burned in his eyes to protect Raon at all costs. It was something different from mere fighting spirit; it was conviction.
"I'd like to say 'hand him over if it's too much,' but I already gave my word. So protect your grandson well..."
Darkan raised his hand with a crooked smile.
"From that monster."
The moment his index finger pointed to the sky, the full moon split apart and snake-shaped cracks appeared. The barrier created by the first Head of House Zieghart and his companion collapsed, and a violet hole opened in the sky.
"Ah, there it is! Wah! That crazy thing is coming! Eek!"
Wrath's eyes began to spin like tops. Although Raon had spent over ten years with that entity, he had never seen it panic like that.
'Lust....'
What kind of demon king could be so scary to Wrath? Raon focused his aura perception towards the divided sky, filled with curiosity and fear. A figure in a black robe jumped out of the purple crack in the sky.
Although the face was hidden by a hood, the figure wasn't tall and had a thin build.
Although the appearance was quite different from what he had imagined, there was something even stranger.
"I can't feel any lustful emotions."
Unlike how Wrath always emanated wrath and Sloth spread the emotion of sloth as soon as they woke up, Lust didn't emit any feelings of lust. The martial prowess conveyed by the powerful aura was amazing, but it didn't feel like a demon king. It felt more like seeing a human who had trained martial arts to the extreme.
'Is this really Lust?'
Raon tilted his head as he watched the robed figure slowly descend to the ground.
"It looks like a martial artist."
Judging by the bulge at the waist of the robe, it seemed to be a swordsman who used a sword.
"T-That's not the real form of that maniac."
Wrath covered their round eyes with their hands, their shoulders trembling.
"It's acting right now!"
They bit their lip, saying that unlike other demon kings, this one didn't reveal themselves at all.
"If that crazy thing's hair turns pink, don't look it in the eye at any cost! You can be affected too!"
Wrath tightly closed their eyes, saying they had to run away immediately if Lust revealed their true form.
"I'll keep that in mind."
Raon looked towards the approaching hooded Lust. He couldn't see clearly, but the hair seemed to be a light blue for now. The figure climbed onto the ruins of a collapsed house, seemingly indifferent to the gazes of the many people around them.
The powerful aura emanating from them caused the swordsmen of the Holy Sword Alliance to freeze, unable to even blink.
"D-Don't even breathe! This king's wrath might surface!"
Wrath yelled not to provoke anger, saying they could go unnoticed if they stayed still.
"Surely..."
A navy blue light shone from inside Lust's black robe.
"I felt it here."
A voice like sticky grape wine resonated through the silent Holy Sword Alliance.
"Ugh!"
Wrath covered their nose and mouth with their round hands. They seemed determined not to even breathe.
"What did you feel?"
Darkan looked at Lust's waist as he brushed his hair back.
"Wrath."
Lust's red lips uttered Wrath's name moistly.
"It's here."
Their eyes swiveled back and forth with certainty, as if they knew everything.
"Eeek!"
Wrath couldn't hold back their fear and screamed.
"......"
At that moment, Lust's gaze fell directly on him. It might have been a coincidence, but it was chilling. It felt like all his clothes had been taken off and his bare skin was exposed. He could understand a little why it was terrifying.
"Damn it! They've discovered us!"
Wrath grabbed their head and said that, while the exact location was hidden, they had been discovered to be in that place.
"But no matter how much I think about it, it's strange! That maniac shouldn't be able to come here!"
They frowned, saying it was strange that Lust had appeared in this place.
'Can't demon kings come to the human world?'
"It's not that! That thing!"
Wrath pointed at Lust, who was looking at the others with trembling lips.
"It has no sense of direction!"
'Oh...?'
Raon blinked.
"D-Doesn't have a sense of direction? The Monarch of Lust?"
"That's right! It's a stalker with no sense of direction!"
Wrath shook their head and said they hadn't come here knowing anything.
"Even when it first arrived at this king's castle, it was because it got lost while aiming for Greed!"
"Ah..."
Raon let out a sigh as he looked at Lust.
"Then how did it get here?"
"It must have detected the wrath this king used to lure that moth into the mental world. It has an incredibly good nose! Just look at how it shattered the barrier instead of finding the entrance! It must have been in a completely different place!"
Wrath wrinkled the bridge of their nose, saying there was no way Lust had tracked him there.
"So, it was nearby by chance?"
"That's right!"
They waved their arms, saying their luck was terribly bad.
"Mmm...."
Raon swallowed dryly.
'So, what happens now?'
He couldn't predict how Lust would act, given that they were said to be a maniac. As he was thinking about how to move, Lust's gaze, which was moving restlessly, suddenly stopped at one point.
"You...."
However, Lust's eyes weren't directed at him, but at Darkan.
"You smell more strongly of Wrath."
Lust revealed a cold gaze towards Darkan, as if they had already made their choice.
'Mmm....'
Raon exhaled softly as he looked at Darkan.
'Is it because he entered Wrath's mental world?'
Darkan had been directly hit by the wrath in Wrath's mental world, suffering damage to his soul. It was natural that he would emit the strongest smell of wrath here, as both his Heaven's Rift and his Sword Control were imbued with wrath.
"Alright! Alright!"
Wrath raised their arms.
"That maniac's gaze has shifted! Quickly, escape!"
They waved their hands quickly, saying they should take everyone and run.
"I don't know who Wrath is, but..."
Darkan licked his lips as he looked at Lust.
"I smell swordsman on you."
He narrowed his eyes as he looked at Lust's waist.
"You must have known Wrath."
"What kind of swordsmanship are you practicing?"
"Where is Wrath?"
"Is your realm transcendent like your aura?"
"Tell me where Wrath is."
"Your sword is unusual too. It's been a while since I saw a curved blade."
"Wrath?"
"Draw your sword."
"Wrath."
"Sword."
Lust and Darkan continued a parallel conversation, staring at each other.
"You're not human? It seems you don't understand words."
Lust removed their robe from their waist and drew a long, curved sword from a scabbard with the tip turned upwards.
"Kuh, the sword's aura is sharp!"
Darkan smiled as if his mouth was going to split, excited at the prospect of testing a new swordsmanship. The fight between the demon king obsessed with Wrath and the martial artist obsessed with swords was about to begin, no matter how ridiculous it seemed.
"Wow."
Raon's eyes glazed over and became expressionless.
"My heart is beating fast..."
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