Chapter  11 - why am i here  ?

Celestine ,William , Cana and Shizone are heading towards the top of the castle to help variys . They are going up as fast as they Can knowing that he is probably having a hard time fighting valerya . They reached another room To find more monsters & beasts waiting for them there but they seemed rather weak making their jobs a lot easier , William tells them That they are not too far off . Only a little bit more . " Let's go " he shouts heading towards the next stairs while Shizone is running behind him . but she suddenly notice a weird familiar aura roaming around the place . She knows That there is something wrong with this room yet she can't fixate on this source of disturbance , that of course until all of a sudden She Shouts Alerting William " Watch out !! "

As soon as he heared her voice he turn to see a figure of a man right next to him ready to strike his neck .

' Damn ... This guy ... I didn't even feel his presence ... !! ' thought to himself as he is clearly unable to react in time , all he could do is watch the man swinging his Sword to cut him down , only for Shizone to jump to his aid by blocking the strike , still the attack was too fast & surprisingly strong so much that it sent her away alongside William to the next room they both crashed without taking a good look at their attacker but that soon changed when shizone stood up hurriedly gasping in panic followed by a choking reveal that made her freeze on sight . William asks What's wrong . But she is almost speechless .

" That attack ... That aura .... That Sword .... Father !! " she whispered to herself as she stared at the man emerging from the shadows , walking towards her leisurely with cold steps .

Cana and Celestine are surprised. " Father ??!! so he is also here !!! "

The man doesn't respond

" tshk don't tell me ... she is also using him as her guard in this castle " Said William bothered by the fact that they will now have to fight him too before reaching variys .

" father ... that's not you , you are being controlled !! that evil witch is using you… you can fight it , I know you can , you are a strong honorable man !!! don't let it be like that . Father !!. " Said shizone freaking out but she still got no response from him

" I'm sorry shizone san . But it's not a principle of honor . like I said , She probably knew he was strong , That's why she went After him . She Was planning on making him her own soldier all along !! ... "

Shizone doesn't reply to that statement . instead She takes a moment staring at the ground in agony then looks back at her father Again & walks few Steps forward Dauntless "Everyone go Help variys dono .I will take Care of my father ."

Celestine tells her That this is a bad Idea . She might be strong but she doesn't have to go through this all by herself , but Shizone explain to her " That man right there is my father , He is my family . And That's all the reason why i have to do it on my own , I will free him from valerya's control , you just have to trust me & not waste any more time … Please Leave this to me and go Help variys dono .!! " She said while gripping to her Sword .

They all looked at each other for a brief moment . And decided to leave him up to her as it's the only logical thing to do under this circumstances & As they head out towards the stairs , They get passed him with their guards up expecting a similar reaction that of zafir's but he doesn't attack. Even when he is being controlled . Subconsciously He still have his Honor as a samurai since shizone basically just challenged him & she will be his opponent . soon after as everyone headed up , shizone is left alone with her father . The room became uncomfortably quiet enough to make her disquieted & after a brief second they both charged at each other . Attacking with all their strength . All that Could be Heard in that room is the resonant sound of two Sword clashing & clanging against each other .

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On the top of the castle .

Variys is taking hits Left and right by valerya . She is not giving him a chance to breathe as all he Can Do is try to block her attack with his Sword but to no avail since she have powered up way too much for him to follow all her movements .

" How does is feel ... Getting destroyed by my Spear .. you can't even talk Can you .... Where is That spirit of yours ... Let's hear some more jokes .. " she shouted laughing while bashing him viciously

" shut up .. Great Fire of Destruction ! " he screamed in resentment refusing the idea of her overpowering him . Blasting her with a Giant Fire Storm Variys thought that he had made a hit on valerya only to find her behind him smiling wickedly

" Too slow . !! " She said striking him down with her Spear . He tried blocking her attack with his light sword but the spear was way too powerful which lead to shattering Damar Sword & his only leverage in this fight to pieces . He quickly get back to safety trying to create some distance but not before she fires another attack chanting " Dark Magic : Black Dragon Wraith" . unleashing a huge Dragon-Shaped Like Blow Heading towards him, but he reacted perfectly at the right moment " Earth Magic : Wall of Protection''. he chanted creating a huge rock wall to protect himself from the attack " Impressive but ... You are not strong enough " she said as The wall that he just made got destroyed to shreds by the Black Dragon , dropping him to the ground afterwards.

it clearly caused him a lot of damage & variys doesn't have much mana left to even survive this fight , met alone win it , All he Can Do is lay down on his back as valerya approached him with her Spear screeching against the floor .

" Look at you . Why do That to yourself . You know damn well you can't defeat me and yet you still want to fight . You are not a hero . Why even throw away your life for people That you don't even know " she said

He tries to stand UP but he is way To beaten to even talk

" Hero ... huh , I know damn well I'm not one ... And I'm not risking my life for other people . I'm a villain , so it's only natural That i go After what i want without consideration. & I want that throne hahahah , Plus you hurt my servants and i can't just stay quiet and not do anything about That you know , if a rumor spreads to the kingdom that the great variys wasn't able to protect his servants & got scared away by a witch , it could hurt my reputation, That's why am here . I'm Just a villain with a lot of free time to waste kahkah". he stated while coughing blood from the previous attack

" Servant ?? You mean Those girls ... I See ... So you really tricked yourself into thinking That you are a true demon lord ... Don't make me laugh . You are nothing but a worthless Man who made a Big mistake coming to this place." She said lifting her Spear ready to finish him while he was on his knees still struggling to get up & unable dodge this strike .

" Die !!! " shouted valerya as the spear went for his head , variys thought that this would be it , he failed at his mission to become a great demon lord , but at least he had the adventure he always dreamed of in his past life , he meet new people that cared for him & knew him for what he truly is , even though he didn't stay much in this world , he was blessed enough to live in it for a short period , but all that is about to end as he couldn't even lift his fist from being too beaten up , he is probably going to die here & now….

or at least that's what he thought would happen because before he could even realize valerya's attack was suddenly blocked by a Sword . and it was non-other that his rival himself , Variys looks up wondering why the attack didn't hit him only to see William standing between him & valerya ,smirking

" Yo partner . It seems you are having hard a Time. Mind if I join you''. he said Putting Variys at ease as the other one replied laughing hysterically " hahahah Not really , i was just chilling on the Ground … ''

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On the first floor . The 3 Darak knights alongside Naomi are having a hard Time with Zafir The berserker . Kinshi goes for the next attack by creating a smoke cloud spell to make it hard for the Giant orc to see , while Miliodas bombards him with massive a lightning bolt incantation & zarako finish the combo blasting him with a destructive fire explosion . even Naomi joined the fight as she kept cutting him with her holly Sword ,, But the beast doesn't go down instead he fights back swinging his huge hammer around like it Was nothing scattering them around like flies . As they are thrown on the ground after the impact , Zafir heaved his hammer & his eyes started glowing red in fury , even his weapon let off a dark glowing aura putting everyone on alert .

" What is he planning to do now ?? " said Naomi

" Everyone be careful . We don't know what he is able to do & how far the range of his attack might be " warned them Miliodas but it was too late as the last one already unleashed his attack shouting

" HAMMER SMASH !! "

" What … he talked !!! "

" Carful !! "

The orc smashed his hammer against the ground so hard it destroyed the whole room sending a huge wave of a blast as all four of them strewed away untidily.

Few moments later Naomi and the knights are struggling to stand still while they Can barely lift their weapons after taking a huge damage from the last hit , with kinshi stating in distress

" What a power !! '' " This Monster ... How are we supposed to defeat something like this ?! . " Said Naomi almost desisting But Zarako stands UP bravely to encourage her .

" Don't worry Naomi San . We will take Care of him . Comrades ... it's about time …. We are gonna use That !! ."

" That ... You don't mean ... "

" Yeah ... it's our last resort "

" That's probably the right thing to do . After all We don't have enough Time "

" What are you talking about ?! " Asked Naomi .

The 2 Knights stand UP and walk straight to be at the same line at zarako .

" What are you going to do ? " She asked again & Miliodas replied with a simple warning stating that it would be best if she took cover , things might get messy .

Soon after They all raised their Sword to be faced up as Lightning ,fire and shadow went through their whole armor momentarily , they were about to surprise him with a special Technique But Zafir caught up to them quickly & he decide to show his strongest attack too as He makes a heaving stand getting ready to strike

" He won't let us go this easily …. huh " said Miliodas. " It doesn't matter . We will end him with this attack "

Miliodas looks at Naomi

" Naomi san , make sure That variys san defeat That woman ... he is our only hope "

" What do you mean ?! "

" let's go comrades ! " he said as they all shout at the same time " Triple Unison Attack !! "

" GRAND HELL FIRE ! "

" JUDGMENT OF RAGNAROK ! "

" GRIMM KNIGHT RAGE ! "

All their attack simultaneously got unleashed at zafir's way coming into one huge mass of Magic Destructive Blow destroying everything on its way . yet he doesn't stand back , instead he screams with an unnerving Roar

" Death Hammer !!! "

While hauled his hammer as it ignited with dark crimson like Fire Followed by a huge radiation Beam Heading their way counter attacking their Blast

Both sides wailed with All their might and pushed through their limits as their attacks collided to a mass energy Light followed a huge explosion that accrued from the shock of their techniques , Wreaking the whole room Down from the strength of the impact .

Moments later Naomi wakes up in the middle of the rumbles After she got knocked out by the explosion . All she Could see is crumbles and leftover rocks of what used to be the down hall of the castle , soon after She spotted Zafir knocked out bleeding & couldn't be more relieved by the outcome.

" They did it . They really did it " she said only to pick up a discomfort voice . of a man in pain .

She turns Again to the other side of the chattered room to see the barely alive corpses of zarako and Miliodas as they got injured heavily by the hit of the giant orc . the only one conscious enough was Kinshi but he was barely able to breath . She quickly tried to help him get up but he tells her That it's no use, he is out of Magic power & took a big blow , " The technique we just used was our strongest attack . we managed to take him down but this Monster ... He didn't go out easy . If we didn't counter attack his hammer strike , we Could all be dead now . " He said coughing in pain and about to go unconscious .

" Kinshi san ... "

" Don't worry , my comrades are still alive & we will be fine … but ... I'm afraid that This is the end of the fight for us . "

" That's ... "

" Naomi san . I have something i want you to give variys san "

He said picking up his sword from the gravel & passing it on to Her .

" Your Sword ... But .. Variys kun can't use it "

" Yes , he Can ... My Sword is a shadow type Weapon .So it's Around The Corner of variys san's alley in sort of speaking . He should be able to wield it just fine ... "

"Kinshi San ….

"

" Please make sure to give him this Sword !! it could be a great changer to his fight upstairs "

" Got it . I promise you i will give it to him then Come back for you and the others". she said as she held into it tightly & went up hastily .…

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On the other floor shizone is also having a hard Time with her father as he is clearly stronger & faster than her . She Can barely block his swings . each time he strikes her down she feel like her sword is about to shatter to pieces She realized That if she want to finish him off quickly , she needs a plan , and a fast one before her sword completely gets destroyed … she need to use her strongest attacks So she takes a jump back to make some distant while staring at her dad being out of her reach .

Suddenly , another memory came across her mind in that exact instant , this time it's from many years ago when she was still a kid still trying to learn the way of the sword . a kid shizone is doing her best to straighten her grip by striking down a tree from each side to make it fall down , that was her test in order to become a great swords-woman . yet she didn't seem to make any progress & that made her more & more bothered by her skills , enough for her father to make notice the look on her little face so he called for her

" shizone , come her …. " he said with a cold manner enough to make her nervous as she walked towards him timorous replying with a low voice . '' yes , father ." " what's wrong ! " " the tree , I can't cut through it for some reason , I tried from each side as hard as I could but to no avail . I think there is something wrong with me , maybe I'm too weak for this … " she replied at the verge of crying . " maybe you have been trying to imitate other swords man in their style of mastership , that's why you can't go through it … " " huh ?? What Do You Mean " " You Are Trying to be fast , You Are trying to be stronger than the tree , which isn't going to happen since it's not you . the tree is much stronger than your little body & you can't cut through it with brute force anytime soon "

as he stated that she lowered her head down in shame only to feel a gentle hand patting her head soon after , she looks back at her father to see him pulling off a gentle smile saying with a soft kind voice . " You Are elegant , Kind & Graceful , so that's how your cuts should be , don't try to be like me , you are who you are & should act based on that alone. Try to Cut Through that tree with an ingenious strike , do that as I'm sure it would work , Now go , shizone Uhara . " he said giving her the Absolut incentive that she needed as she turned back to the tree , still hearing his voice

" Breath , Shizone , Don't Fight The Tree, don't think about how hard it might bee , Go Straight Through it with no hesitation & let your sword do the rest … " he repeated to her as she closed her eye griping on her sword focusing on his voice . & Back on The Castle Today's Shizone Is Doing The same thing . still able to her dad's voice as she lets off a Deep Heavy Breath

" Secret Breathing Technique !!! …." she chanted as yellow aura start to cover her Sword & Body , Her eyes glowed in the dark room , She Opened her Sight Slowly to Her father does the same move without even saying a word , Hi Sword Radiated With Black Mana… .

" So you are trying to finish me off too father … I promise , i will free you from That woman grip even if it coast me my own life !! " she stated valiantly

Somehow a small smirk is drawn on his face . As if he heard what she said and that was enough proof That her father is still there, deep inside he wants her to free him . a small tear went down he cheek but then gathered her strength before charging at him with at full speed & So does he .

As the two closed distance, energy burst through her body and she Shouts while swinging her sword with all her strength. " Final Form : Dance of The Holly Angel !!

"Seconds later they are both standing back to back after making their strongest Technique . The Now bleeding shizone is in great pain after taking a hit in the ribs but stayed stood , not making a move , as for him, it took him a while but eventually he fell dawn to the ground with no trace of an injure or cut as he is going down a smile is drawn on his face and all she could her was a fainted voice saying " Thank You Shizone …. " Right Before Collapsing.

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On the throne room William just saved variys by blocking valerya's Spear & she couldn't be any more annoyed by this perfectly timed intervention .

" You damn Traitor ... You dare stand against me, don't you Remember what happened last Time ?... Should i remind you once again .. " she said in fury

" Yeah i do , I remember that you caught me off guard, That's why i Lost to you , But this Time is different . " he replied

" Huuuh . What so different . you are still the same weakling as last Time . you have no chance defeating me . Definitely not when now i have my Armor ."

" Yeah i can't defeat you by my own . That's why he will Help me!'' And as soon as he said that she Instantly Caught a glimpse of variys jumping from behind him .

" Infigar !! " he shouted blasting her with a fire incantation but She managed to jump back at the right moment totally avoiding that attack only to get hit by another holly beam from aside , yet she blocked the last one too using her spear to deflect it . the one who made that attack was none other than cana joining the fight .

" cana , you are here too !! " he said in surprise . " sorry it took us so much time to get here variys sama , we had some trouble on our way up , & we had to leave shizone and the others to take Care of it . but it should be all fine now " said cana while Stepping forward ready to fight .

Variys is speechless by the two of them joining him only to feel a gentle touch on his back followed by a green bright light forming around his body, he turns to see Celestine Healing him with her special incantation .

" Cele ? .. "

" You are hurt variys sama !! . Please let me heal you " she said in total focus

" Yeah . Thank You "

" What a nuisance . You think just Because more weaklings showed up , that you have a chance to Beat me . Don't make me laugh !! "

Said valerya while charging up her next attack only for Naomi to show up.

" Variys kun !! " Shouts Naomi gasping out of breath after running to the top hall so fast.

" Naomi ! You're ok "

'' yeah , and I got something for you !!! '' she said while Throwing kinshi's Sword his way , he reacted quickly by catching it with no hesitation

" This is .... Kinshi's sword I believe , Why... "

"He wanted you to have it , said That you Can wield it and should come handy if used .''

" But this is a shadow Sword !. I never used one before ... "

William turns to him . saying

" It doesn't matter if you never used it before . if Kinshi said you Can wield it . Then you Can . He won't just give away his Sword to someone that he himself didn't trust "

" He ... Trusted ... Me ... "

" We all do variys sama !! " said Celestine

" That's rights ... That's why we followed you here . Because we trust you ... We have faith in you . So have some in yourself . "

" Cana … you too … I see ... hah, how pathetic I have turned to be , to think that a demon lord will need some pep talk from his subordinate , fine…." Said variys while smiling As he fixate on the sword to unleash its full potential .

' Come on ..i Can Do this ... This is easy .... all I have to do is to Focus my mana and direct it through the sword . Become one with the Sword . Focus.... focus ….Focus !!! Damn it '

A brief moment later variys found himself lost trying to unleash the sword potential , but little did he know , that he had already passed that millstone …

" Variys sama " he heard cana calling for him to open his eyes only to see black smoke covering his whole body

" That's .... I feel More Magic power is going through my whole body than the sword itself ... How is this possible "

" That's the power of the Shadow Sword ... It accepted you ... " Said William .

" I see ... This is Amazing . This Is Pure Darkness , hahahah , Now i feel That i have a chance ... With the power of this Sword & you guys by my side …!! "

" What a Stupid thing to Say ... Nothing changed ... You will all be dead before the day is over !!! this had been dragged out way too long , Die you Scums !!!" said valerya as she charged at them .

William and variys charge back at her as three of them start Throwing blows . William using his Excalibur , variys his shadow Sword and valerya using her Spear . even thou She managed to give them a hard Time attacking them viciously . they didn't stand back , instead they just kept Swinging their swords like there was no tomorrow . And as she Was about to make a fatal blow on William . Cana hits her with another blast using the crystal chanting

" Angel Burst !! "

" You bitch ... Don't you dare interfere !! " Shouts valerya as she attacks her

" Black Fire !! "

Cana Gets hit with the blast dropping her crystal and Celestine quickly runs to Help using a healing incantation but valerya doesn't let her as she went to attack them both , leaving the guys off her sight for a brief moment while the girls avoided her blast & they took this chance to come up with a plan on sight .

Variys tells William That they need to finish her now or never , they can't keep going with this dog fight , they will just end up sacrificing their whole mana for nothing .

" I Can Do it , but she is way Too fast for me . If only we can pinpoint her in a place so that I could use my ultimate technique . also there is That damn Spear . It's way To strong even stronger than my Excalibur somehow . we need to take Care of it . " said William & Variys thinks for a brief moment then an evil smirk is drawn on his face .

"what's with that creepy look . " " I just got an idea , try to keep up with me ok !! " " huh , what are you going to do ??!! " asked him William .

" Oiii Valerya " shouted variys for her allowing the girls to back off & take a breath after she switched her attention to him .

" … "

" I thought about your offer . And as i think that I was being tooharsh on you , it seems to me That you have a bad habit with trying to pursue other people to join you . Could it be That you probably feel alone , if so then you should see someone who could help you with that . "

" huh ! What are you mumbling about ... did you finally lost it " She said

" What are you doing variys san ?? " whispers William

" Just go with it trust me ... " Variys whispers back while turning to her.

"… I mean i understand how you feel really . Being alone at this castle . It must've been hard . specially for a woman at your age " he said trying to irritate her & it clearly worked as She became extremely exasperated

" you damn insulting Piece of. ... Do you know who you talking too ...I will end your life . leaving nothing but rotted flesh for the crows to feast on " she shouts

William takes a brief moment wondering about variys's weird speech but quickly catches UP to his plan.

" Ooooh That right !! . Variys san has a point . After all you took control over me and tried to do the same with others .... Could it be That you have a problem with keeping your man around . " he said while walking towards her

Cana , Naomi & Celestine are Wondering what's going on . Why are they trying to upset her even more , whatever their doing it's probably won't help with the fight since affronting her will only increase her rage & they have it hard enough as it is .

" Hahahaha no way i would joined her , She might look 20 but I'm sure she's like a 100 years old hag or something . She probably did a spell on herself . This woman doesn't have any self-confidence what so ever !!! " said variys

" Shut up !!!!!! " she shouts in fury againn

" 100 .... No no no . From the way she talks and act ... She is more like 520 bwahahah "

" I said shut UP ... I will kill you both... don't you dare say another word or else! "

" yeah , that right , that's right and she Was trying to have a relationship with me . Talking about stay by my side and fight by my side ... bfufufufufu"

"Just how hopeless is this woman . If i were her i would be ashamed of Myself. !! & She Claims To be a Demon Lord , she Can't even fight Like one to be honest !!" said William finally breaking her temper

" I SAID SHUT UP YOU DAMN FILTHY BEINGS . KNOW YOUR PLACE !! …

" DEATH SPEAR : COUP DE GRACE !!!! " she shouted hurling her spear full force at him as it ignited in violet flames ,

But William doesn't move an inch even though cana Shouted for him to dodge . yet he didn't , instead variys jumps before him to take the spear head on while smirking

" foolish Hag , You Fell Right through my Trap … BLACK HOLE ! ! " he chanted creating the same black magical circle as before , the one that could absorb any kind of attack whether it be magical or physical .

The Spear reached the black holes but doesn't enter as valerya has stopped it right at the perfect time , it was right there William realized that she can control it from a far .

" You sneaky bastard !!! That was your plan all alone, smart , I will give you that But you underestimated me !! And you will pay a High prize for That "

" I haven't underestimate you a bit. On the contrary , It's you who underestimated me …And my Friends !!! " As he said That valerya noticed the black holes became bigger a more Powerful .

" Impossible ... You shouldn't have enough Magic for this .... huh , could it be …''

suddenly she realized the true reason behind this unbelievable power up , it can only be the result of naomi's standing from aside elevating variy's spell range using her incantation " E …. Enchant ?!! " she said in shock Followed by The Spear Getting completely absorbed by the hole but due to the massive power up & Naomi is now weakened as she used all her Magic power with That enchant spell to make variy's Magic Boost Again.

" You .... You girls just keep interfering .... I have to take Care of you first ...'' she said charging at Naomi .

" Watch out " Shouts William

As she jumps to strike her Naomi , Celestine quickly grabs the crystal That was on the ground and blasts her with the holy Ray sending her crashing to the wall valerya quickly brushes the dust off her & tries to stand again only to notice a Big Black Smoke around her made by variys who is now wielding kinshi's sword.

The Darkness formed all around her blurring the sight in the room enough so that she doesn't notice her surroundings

" You idiot , you really think a smoke Can hurt me , I'm a dark magic user so This spell is basically useless against me .. " she said & Variys simpers in an evil manner .

" it can't hurt you ... But at least you didn't notice my final Trump card "

" Huh..... " wondering what variys is saying she suddenly feels an evil presence lurking behind her . Like something unfamiliar & strange is staring at her from distance .but she can't pin point where it really is thank to the smoke as it also have the ability to hide the presence of other 'people'.

" I wanted to try this spell ever since i came here . " he said as glowing green Eyes Started to appear from the smoke behind valerya without her notice .

" IRON MAIDEN !! "

variys screamed chanting And from the Shadow appeared an Iron statue of a giant woman . The statue opened from the inside out . and charged at valerya placing her inside before she could even react . Then closing Again as chains began to roll around the maiden making it even futile to escape .

" What the Hell is this !! You still had Magic left ... But this is nothing . i will just ... " she said as she tried to break out using her magic , but it was useless as Variys Stated

" it's no use . Iron Maiden is a special spell , it is not an attack spell nor a defense one . It's made only for the purpose to keep the enemy inside until the user is out of Magic power . It can't be broken by any types of Magic .... Except .... "

As he said That Valerya catches a glimpse of white light coming from outside the statue , it took her a moment but she eventually realized how much of a big trouble she was in , and as soon as she saw where that light was coming from she immediately started banging on the statue with all her strength trying to break off .

" Let me out ... Let me out Right Now i Command you ... Let me out !!!!!! " She shouted while the light kept shinning and shinning even more .

" Thank You variys san , I'm all ready now "

said William while charging his next attack using The Excalibur & Naomi couldn't be more astonished by how the tables quickly have turned around.

" So That was their plan all along .... For God sake. Alone they didn't stand a chance, But together ... they made her give up her most powerful weapon and managed to pin point her in one place Enough For William San To Use His Ultimate Technique "

"Now William , I Can't Hold Much Longer " Shouts variys .

" No …. wait …. I'm , I'm sorry okay ... Please ... I ... I ... I didn't mean too ... Let me out Please . " Shouts valerya as she realizes that there is no escape for What's to Come .

" No need to apologies . Your fate was written when you hurt my friends and used those people against their will . And you will pay for all the pain you made them go through . consider this a parting gift from the New Demon Lord In Charge ." said variys while William was powering up his attack right before he caught a glimpse at the wall , the same wall That valerya threatened him That he will be part of if he Failed her . The wall who had many people captive .

" You will not hurt anyone ever Again . valerya ishigar !! " said William as She screamed and banged on the statue even more but William Shout was way louder than hers

" EXCALIBUR !!!!! "

He Yelled Blasting The Iron Maiden With A Great Holly Beam that promulgated from His Sword . That attack was so strong & Powerful that it Took Down both the statue and Valerya at the same Time in an instant . It even went as far and destroyed the roof of the whole Upper Hall of the castle Making Its Way All Up in the Cloudy Sky .

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Soon After the attack was done , the Sky cleared and the light of the sun went into the inside of the castle . Probably for once in many years.

variys tried to stand up after he dropped on his knees from using way to much mana but couldn't from being too wormed out & Fatigued. William Reached Out To Him With a Smile

'' You Need a Hand , Partner …''

variys reaches back to William & get back up on his feet Laughing

but before they could take their breath & put their mind at ease a cracking noise Could be Heard putting them both on alert mode again as they got ready for another round .

" Is she still ??!! "

" No that's impossible ,That was my strongest attack there is no way she could survive that "

" Then what the Hell is this sound " he asked & Celestine Shouts " Variys sama look !! "

They turned back to the walls Where faces of dead people were carved in there . And noticed That the Barrier is slowly cracking Down in a menacing manner. Only for the those people to Reveal Themselves as innocent bystanders who don't understand why or how they even go into this place .

William Stated is in shock " They came back to life !! "

Variys reply with a smile " no .. they were never dead ... She Was using them as life force ... That's why she Was Always taking hostages . that's why she was that powerful & always able to use the strongest spells , it's because she used these people like they were some sort of a mana-vessels for her to take as much as she wanted "

" so … all the people who disappeared from their families .... " said Cana

"... They will all go back to their home … ! "

" yeah . This feels about right ! " said William contented with the outcome as he turned to Variys & thanked him

" No Need To Thank Me William … Just Make sure you pay me " he replied

" huh … What are you talking about ?? "

" You just made a hole in my roof . don't think i will let that slide just because we teamed up once . "

" Your roof ?? ."

" Yeah ,I told you i will take her castle After i defeat her ! what else did you think, I was doing this for some sort of a charity or something "

" uhhh . I See … well it's not like i will fight you for the castle or something like That . But i will not pay you "

" What did you Say ?!! "

" You Heard me . Consider it a payment for my Help to you , "

" Help you say ... I was the one That helped you . You couldn't possibly .... "

" No i was the one That helped you ... If it weren't for my attack .... "

" .. Your attack wouldn't be possible if I didn't lock her up in the first place "

" well , that's you point of view …. But…. "

As they started arguing Naomi takes a deep breath .

" sigh , here we go again . Just when i Got used to them being Friends and all .."

" It can't be helped onee sama . William san is a Hero & Variys sama is a Demon Lord " Said Celestine cracking a smile

" You are probably right . We shouldn't get our hopes up "

After Their Little argument Celestine intervenes & told variys That they need to go down and Help shizone .

Variys takes a look and with a smile he replied saying That this won't be necessary . while pointing at the door.

" Huh what do you mean ??!! " She said while turning around only to see shizone bleeding while holding her father on her shoulder .

" Shizone san !! Thank God you're ok " said Cana

" Yeah , I'm glad that you guys are safe too & Valerya ?? "

" We Took Care Of Her !! ''

"So , You Are Variys San Huh … " said Shizone's Father as he walked towards him barely able to stand .

" yeah . " '' Shizone explained everything to me , and I will be forever in your dept. " he said while raising the Hilt of his sword towards variys , showing him a sign of respect & appreciation .

Variys Looks Back To The Now Completely Destroyed Castle With a Smile of relief , without him realizing , he was in a strange way on a one long Hard quest ever since he came to be on this world & he wasn't able to clear it , right until this moment ….

Few days later Variys , Naomi , Cana & Celestine left the capital after visiting The Darak Knights in the hospital & checking on their health , they seemed to be getting better after their fight with zafir & they also got praised by the king for taking down such a dangerous criminal off the wanted list

they also promised variys that they will be happy to fight alongside him in case he even needed their help in the future , they also said their goodbye to William and shizone . since both of them are residents in the capital & can't join variys on his next journey .

" I had fun Fighting you , but it was my pleasure to fight next to you , partner !" said William

" what did I just said to you , stop calling me partner for god's sake , this really could hurt my reputation ! "

" yeah, yeah I got it , but just to let you know , if I ever heard that you were making trouble , I would be the first one to come & kick your ass "

" hah , you could try , but we both know how that's gonna end up "

" Variys Dono , I can't thank you enough for what you did to me , you helped get something I thought I lost forever, I will be in your debt for ever. "

" don't mention it , I just did what I had to do . & you never know, I might need the help of a strong Swords-woman in the future . "

" of course , I will always be ready to fight next to you , and Until then …. please accept this parting gift …." She said

" a parting g… " before variys could even finish his sentence shizone jumps to his side and offers him a long passionate kiss on the cheek . caught by surprise , variys was speechless to this act as he never saw it coming from shizone , yet she did it & stepped back blushing , leaving the girls stargazed as they realize that they have let their guard down once again & shizone might have joined the competition without them realizing . with that awkward but cute final act from her . Variys decide to leave to nozomu , waving goodbye to both his comrades with his back turned around .

" see you next time , Shizone , Hero –San !! " He Said

" Take Care Variys Dono !!!!! "

" see Ya ! , Demon Lord Variys . "

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" I really like it in here ,Why are we leaving , variys sama ? !! " Asked him Celestine on their way off

" Because i have some business In nozomu town ..Something i need to do ! "

" Something you need to do ... ? "

" yeah "

" But Variys kun . I'm still surprised you didn't want to live in that castle " Said Naomi

" What do you mean !! ??... "

" Don't give me that ( what do you mean ) ever since you came , all you talked about is having your own castle .... That was even the main reason you started this whole fight . "

" you are probably right . After all i really wanted my own castle ... But for some reason it didn't feel right to stay there & claim it Maybe Because I Saw people being enslaved in That castle … "

" Or maybe Because William san punched a hole in the roof & the castle was basically worthless after the fight " said Celestine

" Please don't remind me of That ... Now That i think about it , it was probably the roof , damn that William & his Excalibur "

" I know the Real reason why variys kun didn't stay in That castle !!! " said Naomi as she held on to his shoulder

" What are you talking about ... What Real reason ... And why are you getting so close ... " he stated blushing asking her to let him go, Her Boobs, are way To close

" You are still a Bad liar …. The reason why we didn't stay in the castle, Is Because you don't want us to have our own rooms ,You want to sleep with us all three in one room , Am i wrong ,,!variys kun !! "

" W...what....what are you talking about.. Don't be Stupid ,I never thought of That "

" Ara ara ... then Why are you getting so nervous i Wonder "

" Variys sama you are the worst "

" Truly the worst "

" That's not ... " As he tries to explain his reasons they all got closer to him & stated .

" but ….if you want to sleep with us in one room …. "

" all you have to do is ask !!! "

He Shouts in resentment to their Assumption " nooooo .... That's not why i left the castle .... don't get the wrong idea please , plus we are in public , how many time I told you that this is not the place for these shenanigans "

" aara aaraa , so there is places where you allow us to act this way towards you , variys kun you pervert fufufufuf . "

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Few days later [ Azami Guild ]

Variys enters the Guild alone side with the girls

" Variys sama why are we here " asked Cana .

" Because the first Time i came . I wanted to take on a specific quest and they didn't let me . As an adventurer Demon Lord ... "

" Is That even a thing " said Celestine while interrupting

" Shut it ! ... As an Adventurer Demon Lord …. I can't leave a quest behind "

He said while going to the reception Service and smack his hand against the desk Statin ." I want to take on the 3rd quest !! "

" The fifth quest what is he talking about ? " said Naomi

" It's a mission That variys sama wanted to take on but he wasn't able to do so , Because he was too weak "

" Yes of course ... But first . Please place your hand on the Aurora . If your power level if over 41 you Can go on your mission "said the girl at the recipient & So He Does , without showing any signs of discomfort , he clearly isn't nervous about the analyze of his levels

….

After a brief moment the aurora Examined His Mana & Declares

Power Level : 75 !!

The whole Guild Flipped As hunters and adventurers started going crazy

" What ... 75 is That even possible !!! "

" That's Impossible !! It took me 10 years to reach level 40 "

" He must found a way To cheat the system "

" Yeah .. That's right !That's right ! ... "

" No Wait ... That Face ... I recognize him from the news , That's Variys !! ... "

" Variys ?? You mean That man who claim to be a demon lord ?! "

" I heard he defeated Valerya "

" If he is level 75 ... Then .... "

" Yeah it's definitely him ... That's Demon Lord Variys Sama !!!!!! "

As variys eavesdrop the crowd behind him going insane . his ego decide to show up as he laughs in an Evil manner while shouting

" hahahahahah , Yeah that me ... Demon lord. Variys Sama to you !! That Valerya Didn't Even Have a chance , I Took Her Down , all by Myself , Definitely Without The Help Of That Hero William Who I've Never Meet . Let everyone know That There is a New demon lord in town !! & to anyone who want to challenge me , I advise them to think twice before they do so, Let's go girls …. We Have a Dungeon to Clear !! "

as he leaves alongside with Celestine , Naomi & Cana the whole Guild cheers for them since they are about to clear a quest that was never Cleared before , this will be a giant news to cover, he head out thinking not about the dengue but what's after , he can't Help but smile Not knowing where this road is taking him but he doesn't Care Because that's what an adventure is all about & that's what The Young Haruko Koen Always Wanted , To live a life full of adventure… A Path Leading To an Unknown Destination . that's how an interesting life begins .

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