A Night at Manesh

Having returned to Manesh after the course of events at Jaeburg, they decided to rest right away.

In the bed prepared for him in the royal place, he thought about various things.

Its not like that, Chris

Living for hundreds, thousands of years, why would she choose that?

That she gained perpetual youth to acquire strength, the same as him.

He was misunderstanding her.

Around that time, there was a knock at the door.

It was Chris voice.

Tidying up his bedhead, Serge opened the door.

Dressed like that for now, just come in.

Chris entered, he closed the door behind her.

It was Chris body. Her breasts, warmth and scent all assaulted Serge.

Serge, please make me your wife.

The girl spoke in with a passionate voice.

I understand.

Be it a millennia or even longer will you stay by my side?

Tilting her head so that her glasses wouldnt get in the way, she leaned her head forward.

The two kissed clumsily.

That day, Ria slept with Carla.

Therefore, when one of them noticed, the other had noticed as well.

Who is it?

The Demon King?

Quickly changing their clothes, the two made their way out to the courtyard covered in the moonlight.

There was an expressionless man who didnt have many discerning features there.

Are are you?

Would you know who I am if I said Black Cats Company Director, Yamato?

She wanted to hear his true name.

Lets talk first. Ill tell you if you seem trustworthy.

They were in the courtyard of the royal palace and he was talking to the queen. Despite him being the trespasser, his attitude was as though he hadnt done anything wrong.

Good then. But do you mind if we get some more people?

Of course. Alright, lets move to a better spot.

As an aside, this put a stop Serge and Chriss passions.

As for who all had gathered in the arbor, first there was Yamato. As well as Carla and Ria who had been there from the start.

Among them, Guinevere had also realized that a person invaded the barrier she herself created, so she knew that he was no ordinary person.

This mans face was deep within the Great Sages memories.

He was a human from three millennia before. Among those hed met thus far, this man was the longest living person hed met save for the God Dragon, Valis.

So theres a Great Sage successor here? Indeed, I am Shifaka.

What is your business?

Ill get straight to the point. I would like you to cooperate in the fight against the demons.

If you know that much, why are you not fighting?

Because I dont want to.

Dont want to?

I we, are too connected to the demons. And now that we know they arent evil, we cant just murder them.

Yeah. What exactly is this Great Collapse thing anyway? Theres only bits and pieces about it even in Serges memories. Valis kept her mouth closed about it as well. Just what is the Great Collapse?

Shifaka looked like he was thinking. As for what he responded with, it wasnt something that met Rias satisfaction.

So persistent. Besides, I dont intend to show good faith to someone who wont tell me anything.

In that case, theres no reason for me to stay here

Dont misunderstand me. Now that the Great Collapse is unavoidable, there is no meaning in depleting this worlds fighting strength.

Despite that, Shifaka took it as natural and walked out of the arbor.

I still have a lot of things I want to ask, but feel free.

With that, Shifaka took to the skies.

We didnt learn anything in the end, did we?

If we met Gonbei-sama, we might understand something [1]

At that moment, a court lady came into the arbor.

It turned out to be news of Magic Citys surrender.

Chris weakly fell back in her chair. A preliminary report had already arrived, but the details were still unknown.

My brother? Do you know what happened to my brother?

Nee-chan, Ill take her

Leaning against and entrusting her weight to Serge, Chris left.

They can coexist with us, but it seems something didnt go so well there.

Its easier to rule after defeating them first, after all.

The first battle at Falsas was the allied forces victory.

Carla was worried that this might spur humans into being even more aggressive against the demons.

Ria and Carla stood up. Guinevere nodded.

Ria and Carla shared a look with each other.

These two were barely present as parents.