Clyde had been preparing to activate the royal power from the moment the Demon King was resurrected.


    At first glance, it seemed that he had despaired of the Demon King''s resurrection, but he, the tomb guard, had not given up.


    It was because he realized this that Sam dared to talk with the Demon King. Perhaps Ur would have done the same.


    Thanks to his efforts, the Witch King was bound by the golden chain.


    But..,


    "Hmm. "You''ve deteriorated, Skye, my royal power."


    The lepers tore off the royal power with a light force.


    The chains dissipate, and the Demon Lord is free once again.


    "-No way!


    The Demon King called out to a crestfallen Clyde.


    "I remember your ancestors. He was a strong, brave, otherworldly boy. I wanted to take him as my servant, but he refused, and we killed each other. As a loser, I bear no grudge. But I will not be defeated by my descendants.


    A dark-colored flash of light is released from the Demon Lord''s fingertips and pierces Clyde''s abdomen.


    "--Gosh!"


    Sam rushes to Clyde, who falls forward, holding his abdomen.


    "King!"


    "Your Majesty!"


    Clyde should have been well protected by Günther''s wards. Despite this, Sam and the others could not hide their surprise at the glimpse of the Demon Lord''s power that penetrated them like paper.


    But it was too early to despair.


    Sam still has both magical power and physical strength left, so he can still fight.


    It is too early to feel defeated even before the fight.


    "Sam, can you fight?"


    Asked by Ur, who stood next to him, Sam nodded.


    "Of course."


    "I probably can''t beat that Demon Lord."


    "Ur?"


    Unusual, I never thought Ur would say something so weak.


    "It''s not a matter of strength. My body can''t withstand the full force of battle.


    "I see. Well, take care of Mr. Clyde for me."


    "...... fight alone, right?"


    "Yes. I''m not without means."


    "--you''re going to use that?"


    <.


    Sam laughs and nods his head.


    "I''ll use it. I mean, you can''t win if you don''t use it, can you?


    "Of course. But you know what?　With that thing, you''ll be..."


    I know. I''m ready. I''m ready.


    Then I won''t say anything else. Go and defeat the bloodsucking king Lepsi, the worst of the vampire kings."


    "Yes, sir."


    With a light wave of his hand, Sam headed toward Lepsey.


    He looked over to Günther, who nodded at him to leave Clyde and Ur to him, and Sam nodded back.


    Sam stood in front of the Demon King Lepsy.


    Strangely enough, he is not afraid.


    He is the same as usual, even in the face of the overwhelming power of the Demon King.


    It must be because Ur and the others are behind him.


    Are you going to fight me?


    "I don''t think they''ll back down now."


    "Well, that''s a good point. I''m only about 30% of what I was in my prime. I might have a chance to win now.


    (30% of his prime is not a demon king, but a dragon, right? Or is the demon king class full of such things?)


    "Let me ask you something, demon king Repsy."


    I don''t care.


    "I can''t believe you used to go on a rampage, your magic is so calm."


    I used to be told that I didn''t look like a demon king.


    How did you come to be called the Worst Demon King?


    At Sam''s question, the Demon Lord cast down his eyes as if remembering the past.


    "I once had a human wife and a child. But humans killed my wife and child just because they had relations with vampires. Therefore, I retaliated. But the anger remains, the curse remains, and my wife and child will not come back to life."


    "............"


    I shouldn''t have asked, I thought to myself.


    I wished the Demon Lord had been evil if possible.


    "I decided to destroy the human race in order to relieve my uncontrollable emotions. And I fought against the otherworlders and lost. That''s all."


    "I see. So when you get out of here, you''re just going to do it all over again?"


    "Of course. It''s the only reason I have any more."


    "Don''t you think it''s a contradiction to hate humans and yet want to make them your dependents?"


    I hate humans, but I am trying to be merciful to them. To be a servant means to give up being a human being. There is no discrimination.


    That''s very kind of you.


    "Above all, most of my followers are my own children, persecuted by the same people."


    "I see."


    I don''t know what kind of family the people of Najaria were before they believed in the demon king, but they must have had their reasons.


    That does not excuse their existence, though.


    "I am a demon king and a revenger, but I do not wish to destroy the world. I have mercy. I will have mercy even on those I hate. If they become my children, I will love them with all my heart. But if they are to be my enemies I will not have mercy on them.


    The Demon King looked straight at Sam.


    "You are free to fight me, boy, but be prepared to do so."


    "I''m ready. The people who tried to resurrect you are the ones who caused the damage. I won''t say that you should ignore them and enjoy the modern age freely.


    "I see. Then there is only one thing to do.


    "Yeah, let''s fight. But you''re not getting anywhere, either.


    What?


    Sam felt sorry for the Demon Lord.


    Not for the reasons behind his actions. But for his resurrection here today, in this day and age.


    "The day I regained my true power, he resurrected in a degraded state. It would have been better if I had been in perfect condition at least."


    "...... funny thing you say, kid. Do you think that you, a mere human, however rich in magical power you may be, can defeat me, the Demon King?　Even if it''s only 30% of your prime, you can''t fall behind against a human--"


    The Witch King''s words stopped.


    The reason for this was that Sam had released his magic power.


    Lepsy''s eyes widened for the first time.


    "What is that magic power?


    The magical power rising from Sam surpassed anything that had ever been seen before.


    Not Ur''s magical power, but Sam''s personal magical power alone exceeded the Demon King''s magical power, albeit not by a long shot.


    "Impossible! It is ...... impossible for a human child to have this much magical power!"


    "Thank you for chatting with us. It''s going to take me a while to use this thing!"


    "- yeah, yeah, yeah, you..."


    "I''m gonna give you my best shot!　You''re the second person to taste this!　You can brag about it!"


    "Fine. If you can beat me, beat me!"


    The Demon King, like Sam, exploded with magical power.


    A moment later, their magical power shattered the wards that Günther had put up, causing cracks to run through the walls of the cemetery.


    Even the ground shattered noisily, and the castle itself shook like an earthquake.


    "This is great magic! I have a name for you, boy.


    "My name is Samuel Scheidt. Remember it!


    "I will remember!　You faced me bravely, modern wizard!"


    Both of them unleashed all the magic they had built up to their limits.


    "-Bloodlance."


    "- Sekai wo Kirisakumono!"


    A wave of reddish-black spears comes rushing toward us, covering our field of vision.


    Sam consumed all his magical power and reared his arms with skill.


    --A moment later, the world screamed.