-1120- No time?
"Killed?"
Rozen looked at Vatler.
"..."
La Folia also fixed her gaze, looking directly at Vatler's direction.
Obviously, La Folia did not receive this part of the information.
La Folia only knew this information.
"After losing the Black Death Emperor and the Prince of Death, the Black Death Emperor Front, although already negligible, had some insignificant characters left outside, unable to cause any trouble. However, it is said that in order to revive the righteousness of the Black Death Emperor Front, they not only elected a new Beast Man as their leader but also found an ancient weapon developed by the Devas. However, they seem unable to control the ancient weapon, so they plan to seek your help."
La Folia threw out these words, as if she was restraining Vatler.
"Although you are the main culprit who caused the collapse of the Black Death Emperor Front because you killed the Black Death Emperor, they know you very well. They know that if it's you, you would definitely be interested in the ancient weapon developed by the Devas. There's a great possibility that you would assist them in the end."
Indeed.
If it were Vatler, knowing that an ancient weapon developed by the Devas was about to be revived, he would definitely not mind pushing forward and letting the Black Death Emperor Front act recklessly, ultimately bringing the ancient weapon to confront him for an exciting battle?
The Beast Men remaining in the Black Death Emperor Front understood this point very well, so they contacted Vatler.
La Folia had this information in hand.
However, even La Folia did not expect that Vatler would kill them all.
"This doesn't match your personality, Duke Ardeal."
With a smile, La Folia said so, but her words contained questioning and suspicion that could be seen at a glance.
To this...
"Indeed, I am somewhat interested in the ancient weapon developed by the Devas. If they just want to revive the ancient weapon, I don't mind giving them a little help. It would surely be interesting, right?"
Vatler admitted his dangerous thoughts without denying them, but he sounded somewhat regretful.
"Unfortunately, for the people of the Black Death Emperor Front, the one who has enmity with them is not only me, who killed the Black Death Emperor, but also another person who made the Prince of Death stumble."
Saying so, Vatler gazed at Rozen.
This made Rozen raise an eyebrow slightly.
Rozen naturally hadn't forgotten about this matter.
About four years ago, in the Demon Sanctuary in Gozo, the high-ranking Beast Man known as the Prince of Death indeed fell at Rozen's hands.
In other words, in the eyes of the people of the Black Death Emperor Front, the person who caused the collapse of their organization was not only Vatler, who killed the Black Death Emperor, but also Rozen.
So...
"I see." Rozen said lightly, "They initially wanted to deal with me using the ancient weapon, not you?"
"That's right." Vatler admitted very frankly, "After all, I was defeated by the Beast Vassals of the Fourth Primogenitor, and you sealed the Fourth Primogenitor himself. If the ancient weapon can affect you, then it surely can be used against me too. With this in mind, they came to me for contact."
Vatler saw through the schemes of the Black Death Emperor Front.
With this in mind...
"I killed them all."
Vatler stared directly at Rozen and smiled.
"After all, I can't let those foolish people offend our respected Divine Child."
That was Vatler's reason for taking action.
Isn't that right?
Compared to whatever ancient weapons the Devas might have developed, Vatler is more interested in Rozen.
Rather than mentioning the ancient weapons developed by the Devas, it is worth mentioning that the Fourth Primogenitor, renowned as the god-slaying weapon, also originated from them, and even three of the Primogenitors participated in the plan to artificially create this Primogenitor.
Since they are both weapons, how could so-called ancient weapons possibly be stronger than a god-slaying weapon?
Rozen sealed such a god-slaying weapon within himself, coupled with the defeat he suffered against the Fourth Primogenitor's Beast Vassal previously, naturally making Vatler more interested in Rozen.
This is why Vatler wouldn't allow anyone to take away his prey.
So, Vatler decided to take action against the Black Death Emperor Front.
That's the real reason why Vatler decided to act.
"Are you going to blame me for stealing your job?" Vatler smiled at Rozen without any hostility.
That smile made even Yukina tense up, and Kirasaka Sayaka's face darkened. Even La Folia Rihavein blinked and fell silent.
As for Rozen...
"Of course not." Rozen remained completely unmoved, just shrugged and said, "I'm happy to have you help me get rid of the annoying flies."
That's the truth.
Rozen has no interest in playing a game of man vs. machine with a bunch of beastman supremacists, and he has zero interest in those ancient weapons either. To be rid of them is exactly what Rozen desires.
"That's good."
Vatler's expression remained unchanged, but his words carried a hint of something unusual.
Presumably, Vatler deliberately made such remarks not to take credit, nor to clarify anything, but simply to provoke Rozen, right?
If Rozen were to confront Vatler over this, Vatler would gladly steer the outcome towards a battle and have his wish of facing Rozen fulfilled.
Now, Rozen doesn't intend to pursue it, but rather seems to have dampened Vatler's enthusiasm a bit.
However, Vatler has no intention of giving up.
"By the way, I've always been curious about your ability to seal the Fourth Primogenitor."
Vatler's aura began to exude genuine danger.
"I wonder if you could let me see it?"
"Our beloved Divine Child of Origin."
Finally, Vatler couldn't contain his desire for a fight and made such a request to Rozen.
"...!"
"...!"
Even Yukina and Sayaka's faces changed along with the others.
Because, ultimately, the worst-case scenario has occurred.
Vatler is ready to challenge Rozen.
This is what's happening right now.
And even Yukina and Sayaka could anticipate this situation, let alone La Folia Rihavein.
However, unlike Yukina and Sayaka, La Folia Rihavein not only didn't try to stop it but even added fuel to the fire.
"Even if it's the Principality of Ardeal, it seems a bit too ambitious to deal with Nichiyo, don't you think?" La Folia Rihavein said seemingly kindly to Rozen, "Why not demonstrate your strength here and intimidate the petty ones, Nichiyo."
La Folia Rihavein made such a proposal.
This made the faces of Tobias Jagan and Kira Lebedev Voltisloa, who were behind Vatler, change. They wanted to step forward right away.
Vatler raised a hand to stop his two noble subordinates.
His gaze was fixed straight on Rozen, and within him surged determination, fighting spirit, and boundless madness.
Obviously, as long as he could have a fight with Rozen, Vatler didn't care about anything else.
La Folia Rihavein's adding fuel to the fire was exactly what Vatler desired.
Unfortunately...
"I don't mind accompanying you."
Rozen spoke as if nothing had happened.
"Just, I'm afraid you won't have time for it."
As Rozen's words echoed, everyone was stunned.
No time?
What does that mean?
When everyone was puzzled...
"Boom!"
A stunning explosion suddenly erupted in the hall.