Even though you are incompetent human beings who somehow managed to get here, it looks like your skills in battle are true enough.

I guess I should start considering you as more than just imbeciles.

Hah, what are you talking about?

I destroyed all the traps you laid for us on this bridge.

Not ALL of them, only half. Remember?

The details don't matter! And this isn't the place to be giving me a hard time either.

Hans! You still haven't gotten rid of her?!

I swear, you're as useless as ever!

...there is no doubt about it. You are all imbeciles.

I immediately regret praising you earlier...

Who cares if you praised us or not.

Just spill the beans about Karl already.

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You idiot. Did you really believe her?

I'm not an idiot! Of course I didn't believe her!

But we can't just walk away without asking after all we've been through.

I mean, what if she does end up knowing something?

You overthink things way too much and end up missing simple, but crucial details.

Why you...

What an interesting little human.

You're much more interesting than that pretentious woman and the baboon next to her.

Grr...

What is your name?

Seria.

Seria, is it...?

Your personality reminds me of an old man who used to take care of me...

...he knew he was being deceived, and yet he continued to raise me.

He once asked me "What are you fighting against?"

And for some reason, I just remembered those words.

Very well then.

I will acknowledge your honesty and tell you a bit of what I know.

I don't really know what's going on, but okay.

Including Shusui and myself, there are eight great demons who rule over Ishgria.

If you mean to continue your journey, then you will have to face them all.

However, it is impossible for you to defeat all of them.

Hah. If they're anything like you or Shusui, I don't think we'll have any problems.

This stupid baboon is stupid indeed.

He thinks the only thing that matters is power...

You don't even know how terrible Shusui's power truly is.

I ain't scared of him.

But what's your deal? You're just gonna give us info on the other demons and then run away?

You fool...

Even knowing that I have yet to unleash my real power, you still dare to mock me.

You really are a despicable creature...

Seria, I would like to chat with you again sometime.

So until then, please make sure you don't get killed by a demon somewhere.

Hah! I knew it. Now she's making a run for it.

She didn't even give us any information on Karl at all.

You should've seen that coming.

But you know, I think she's telling the truth when she says she hasn't shown us her real power yet.

Same thing with Shusui. I really have no idea of what their intentions are behind all this...

And to top it off, there's eight of them all together...

It doesn't matter how many of them there are.

We don't know where the enemy will show up, how many there are, or even what kind of enemy we're facing.

That's why everyone's having so much trouble coming up with a battle plan back at Summoners' Hall.

We don't know how much power we need, nor where to strike with it.

*Sigh* You guys are overanalyzing things.

Did you forget what we're here for?

We have to defeat all the demons so we can free Tilith!

So all we have to do is defeat any demon who wants to give us trouble.

And those who don't, we leave alone.

Isn't that simple enough?

And just look at this one over here, will ya?

That head is completely empty.

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Bah, do whatever you want.

I'm just gonna complete the mission I was assigned.

I'm not gonna keep cleaning up after you.

As selfish as always...

Whatever. Let the dummy go.

We'll just do whatever we can by ourselves.

He he. Seria, you really have changed.

But why did you come here by yourself in the first place?

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Well... I'll tell you some other time!

Let's move out already!

I wanna help free that selfish Tilith so I can give her a knuckle sandwich!

Hans.

When we free Lady Tilith, we should probably keep Seria away from the vicinity...

So this is Ishgria.

Hmph, that Grahdens. He probably knew that I was making my way here.

He just pushes all of his difficult tasks on someone else, and then takes off.

Very well.

I will do as I please here then...

...in order to carry out the will of Akras.

And who might you be?

I am the War Demon Shusui, the ruler of these lands.