Hmph, not bad... Time to get serious...!

... Leave it there. You've proved your point.

Wha...? Don't make me laugh! Don't you hate them?!

I do...!

But the only thing killing these humans will do, is dispel our feelings.

It's not worth disobeying our lord's orders.

Remember the reason Lord Karna Masta specifically assigned us to this world!

That's...!

Argh...fine.

Looks like she's agreed to withdraw.

Oh, good...

I must apologize for what just transpired.

I am Sarturus, one of the Divine Ten who served the Holy Emperor Karna Masta.

The one who fought with you a moment ago was Raval, also one of the Divine Ten.

...

One of the Divine Ten...

It would seem that we've run into some terribly important figures...

Now then... Allow me to ask you again. What is your true purpose for coming here?

Do you even have to ask? It's to restore the power of summoning back to the way it was.

You lot...are the ones who destroyed Lord Karna Masta...

...thereby causing the power of summoning to be disturbed, and yet you have the audacity to say that?!

Th-That's...

This might sound like an excuse, but...

...even we didn't think such a thing would happen.

Hmph...! That lack of foresight only proves how foolish you humans are!

Raval, they have their own circumstances...

We could only observe things from here, but...

...if you think about the conflicts between gods and humans, it's not hard to see what may have led to their actions.

Sarturus...!! Are you going to side with the humans?!

Come to your senses, Raval! Our personal feelings aren't what's important right now!

What we must give priority to now, is the mission that was given to us by Lord Karna Masta!

...!!

Now, as you were saying...

You intend to return the power of summoning to normal, correct?

Yes...

The reason we came to this world, is to restore the power of summoning and protect our homes.

And, the summoning arts are an indispensable part of our lives.

I can't imagine a future for Elgaia or Grand Gaia without them!

I see...

Just to make sure, I must tell you...there's something you have misunderstood it seems...

Huh?

Just because the Sealed God has become unstable...

...does not mean that the summoning arts that you use will vanish.

Huh? But, in the other worlds we visited so far we weren't able to use the summoning arts very well...

It's true, the closer you are to where a Sealed God is present, the more the summoning arts will become unstable...

...which will have an effect on your ability to use them.

However, if you put some distance between you, then it should have no effect at all.

The Sealed Gods do not exist to stabilize the summoning arts.

They...don't?

Even if all the Sealed Gods were destroyed...

...the power of summoning that you have mastered would not actually disappear.

If anything, even if every last god were destroyed it would still have no real effect.

Are you still willing to put yourselves at risk in order to return the Sealed God to its original state?

...

How is it that you all know all this in the first place?

You're wondering about us...fair enough.

If we don't tell you about us, you have no way of knowing what we tell you is the truth...

Raval, you have no objections?

Hmph...suit yourself.

As I mentioned, we serve Lord Karna Masta, but...

...for many centuries, we two have undertaken a certain mission, and are forbidden from leaving this world.

That mission is to monitor and protect this world's Sealed God...the Divine Dragon.

For...many centuries?

Is the Divine Dragon such an important entity to Karna Masta?

The Divine Dragon is the very heart of all the Sealed Gods.

The Sealed Gods found in other worlds are nothing more than pillars that stabilize the Divine Dragon's power.

You mean the other Sealed Gods that were so very powerful, are only pillars...?

However, what is truly important is not the Divine Dragon itself...

...but the entity sealed within the Divine Dragon's body...

...the spirit and power of Pious Emperor Alza Masta.

Pious Emperor Alza Masta...

Wait...didn't the Divine Phoenix mention that name?

Pious Emperor Alza Masta is the younger brother of Holy Emperor Karna Masta.

He once fought the other Imperial Gods alongside the Holy Emperor as the Dark Emperor, but...

...eventually he came to oppose the Holy Emperor.

He lost their eventual battle, and was sealed here in this world inside the Divine Dragon.

Pious Emperor Alza Masta...

I never knew Karna Masta had a younger brother...

Alza Masta is only known by a select few gods in Grand Gaia.

Lord Karna Masta was that wary of his existence...

...and thus thought him best avoided.

I get it.

So your job here is to monitor the Divine Dragon's...

...or rather, Alza Masta's seal.

I imagine that you also know a lot about the Sealed Gods and the power of summoning...

By the way, is the Divine Dragon safe at the moment?

Hmph...after you all were foolish enough to kill Lord Karna Masta...

...the seal temporarily became unstable...

...and it could have been dangerous had we not been here to contain Alza Masta's power.

...

It remains in an unstable state even now.

However, thanks to you returning the other worlds' Sealed Gods to normal...

...we have been afforded enough breathing room to temporarily step away from the Divine Dragon's side.

I see...

...

In that case, we should make our way to the Divine Dragon even more quickly!

Wouldn't you agree, Hans?

...!!

From what I gather, this Alza Masta is quite dangerous, right?

So much that, even though you are sworn to serve Karna Masta...

...you still weren't able to leave this world even when your master was killed.

...

In which case, we can't overlook the risk of his reincarnation...

...even if, as you say, it has nothing to do with our summoning arts.

That's right.

If he really does come back to life, it may affect Elgaia and Grand Gaia as well.

Not only that, we can't ignore the Abel Faction either.

...

...understood.

There seems to have been some worth in meeting you.

If you mean to continue your journey in order to restore the Divine Dragon to its normal state...

...there is no reason for us to stand in your way.

Only power equal to that of Lord Karna Masta will be able to restore the Sealed God to its original state, and for that you will need the summoning arts.

......

However, we will not help you, either.

Even if the Divine Dragon is suppressing it, to completely eliminate Alza Masta's influence and apply the seal once more...

...you will need to confront sheer power itself...

You can only succeed if you display true skill.

The Divine Dragon lies in its chambers deep within this world. You must get there by your own efforts.

All over this world you will encounter powerful dragons that can hold their own against the gods.

Pray you don't exhaust yourselves halfway!

I'm glad we don't have to fight them anymore, but...

Yeah...no matter how you look at it, they're testing our strength.

From their point of view, we're probably nothing more than enemies of their master.

All we can do is gain their trust by showing them what we're made of.