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E-Even for a giant, it's really big.

Karl said that Amu Yunos defeated it, but...

...how do you defeat something like this?

...how indeed?

But I don't think Karl would lie.

Exactly right.

That blue-haired child wasn't lying.

Mora!

That giant once refused to be ruled by Amu Yunos and challenged her to battle.

It lost, and it's said she restrained it there until it died.

Or rather, it's still restrained after dying, even now...

She had probably already lost interest in it by that point.

She just abandoned something this big because she lost interest?

For an immortal being like her, it's a minor thing.

All of you, please be careful.

It seems she's interested in you now, but there's no telling how long that'll last.

What happens when she's not interested anymore?

You just get left behind like that giant. Without any concern for you at all, forever.

That...sounds rather horrible.

I'll say.

Hans, we can't lose to someone like that.

He he, your conviction is admirable.

Now, I have some especially important information for you.

I came all the way here just to tell you.

Important information? Not information that leads us into a trap?

No, it's very important information for all of you...

...while you're still confused about whether or not to face the great god Karna Masta.

...and naturally, you know about that.

You mustn't forget that you're in a land ruled by demons.

Our eyes and ears are focused on you at all times.

You're wasting your time talking big like that.

If you heard and saw everything, you would have killed us long ago.

He he, you don't think I might have kept you alive on purpose, then?

...I've had enough of this. Hurry up and give us the information.

Right. Unlike Amu Yunos's, our time is limited.

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After being sealed in this land by some god named Lucius or whatever...

...Karna Masta collapsed here, where additional seals were then placed on him by eight demons, including myself.

Eight demons...

Yes, Shusui and Mordlim, Amu Yunos, the demon captivated by Beiorg of the Six Armors...

...the demon that left the land it ruled to protect the seals, the demon that rules the land of Fal Nerga...

...and myself are the eight demons that sealed Karna Masta.

Mora, why did you guys seal Karna Masta?

As powerful demons, it seems like you could have just defeated him.

No, unfortunately, with our powers at that time sealing him was all we could do.

Moreover, we couldn't just seal him, we had to seal away part of our power with him.

Part of your power?

When he descended to this land, Karna Masta...

...was overcome with rage at humanity and Lucius, and destroyed all before him.

The scars still remain on the land here.

With the exception of Melord, seven demons who ruled this land at the time...

...felt they were in great danger, and each challenged Karna Masta separately.

But we were powerless against his wrath.

When we felt all hope was lost, Melord appeared and proposed a plan.

A plan to seal Karna Masta along with part of our power.

The spell succeeded with great difficulty...

...and we sealed away Karna Masta's power.

At the same time, we also sealed away a part of each of our immense powers.

So none of you are at your full strength, now?

Of course not.

If we were, we would never lose to mere humans.

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So, if we defeat all the demons then Karna Masta will be revived?

No, he won't.

What do you mean?

What we succeeded in sealing was only Karna Masta's power.

Karna Masta himself...

...is sleeping somewhere in this land, waiting to recover from his wounds.

I see.

So it seems we have to defeat Karna Masta after all, to save Tilith.

Mora, thank you. You've helped me reach my decision.

You don't think that I'm lying?

It doesn't matter if you are.

Either way, we have to deal with all the threats in this region.

Oh, Mora, one question.

Will you get in our way when we rescue Tilith?

I don't know.

It depends on how you all perceive my goals...

I see... But lately I've been hoping it won't come to that.

Just remember that, okay?

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Anyway, Paris, Hans, let's get moving.

We've got to do something about the demons around here before anything else.

Oh, Seria, wait!

Seria, I wasn't lying.

But there was something I didn't tell you...

...that giant isn't the only one that's been restrained.

It seems I'm bound by something again, as well.

Bound to the ideals of one who no longer exists...

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Why don't you come out already?

It's not like you to be sneaky.

I am the War Demon Shusui. I strive for power.

Mora. Your scheming interferes with my goals.

You will meet your end here.

Ridiculous as always...

Did you not consider that I might have lured you here?

There are barely any potential sacrifices left nearby to strengthen you.

Before you get any stronger, I'll end you myself.

The goals of one bound by idiotic fantasies of power...

...are nothing before my ideals.