*Gasp...*

No way...Lord Owen was...

Hans, are you all right?

I did it...

Griff, Rhoa, Krantz...I...I finally defeated Owen!

Hans. I'm grateful for your help.

Even with him wounded, I was only able to subdue Owen thanks to you.

I can move forward now.

Without forgetting my superiors, by keeping them in my heart...

Mirfah...

Hans, and your Summoner friends...

...out of gratitude for your help, I will tell you what I know.

I have information Ishgria's Recon Squad risked their lives for...

...information about where Karna Masta was sealed.

So that was the Recon Squad's objective...

Correct.

While we were pursued through Ishgria by demons, we were carrying out our mission.

Even though we discovered a likely location, we were unable to bring it back...

...since reinforcements from the Summoners' Hall never arrived.

......

Hmph, oh well. That's another story.

Hans. You'll keep pushing forward, right?

You're going to destroy Karna Masta.

Will you grant Akras's dying wish, while knowing it's what the Summoners of Old want...

...in order to save something you care about?

If so, then go.

You should head for a place called Menon. Karna Masta sleeps there...

...healing from his wounds, waiting to recover the power to destroy the world...

Menon... That's where we need to go.

But there are two places you must visit first.

One is the land ruled by a demon with the power of a dragon: Fal Nerga.

The other is the land where a kingdom once commanded many demons: Estria.

When you have passed by those two locations, you will have earned the right to go to Menon.

The right? What kind of right?

Unfortunately, that is everything I know. You must find out the rest for yourselves.

Where are you going?

I'm not sure. I have no home.

Won't you come with us?

Fighting with Hans makes you one of us now.

You don't hold any grudges against the Summoners of Old anymore, right?

I'm sorry, but I must decline.

Circumstances brought us together this time...

...but I don't feel right fighting with Summoners' Hall members after all that happened.

Also, my hatred for Grahdens has not faded.

Owen, tell Grahdens...

Tell him that even without your pitiful guidance, I will not be defeated by any of you.

Hmph, never. Tell him yourself.

...you're right. I'll tell him in person.

Hans, I feel we will meet again very soon.

Let's both work on improving our skills before then.

I want to try fighting you when you go all-out.

He's gone...

Yes, but this has made me certain of our final destination.

Menon, huh?

It still seems like we'll have plenty of trouble before we get there.

True...

Karl, Lugina, Bertz, and the demons we haven't encountered yet.

We've still got a mountain of problems to overcome...

That's true. Lord Owen, are you okay?

It's nothing you need to worry yourself over.

Even so, you're being rather nice.

You haven't attacked us, even though you've recovered your strength.

Hmph... Never mind me, hurry up and get moving.

As you've all said, you have plenty to deal with already.

Also, Hans... Don't go getting full of yourself.

You won't find it so easy to win when we fight next.

Rest assured that I will be at my utmost best.

...well that was intimidating.

Paris, Hans, let's get moving.

Leaving Lord Owen alone with his crushing sense of loss is the kindest thing we can do right now.

S-Seria!

What? This is the only time we can get away with saying something like that.

Hans, you should say something, too.

Give Lord Owen a parting shot as the victor!

Seria, you better be ready to pay for that.

Ahahahaha, I'm kidding!

Come on, you two!

Seria, wait for us!

Let's hurry, Hans! Before Lord Owen changes his mind!

It seems the lively ones have gone.

That you, Grahdens?

Owen. I'm so sorry.

I gave you an unpleasant role to play.

Hmph, you probably just wanted Mirfah to beat me somehow...

...but none of the traps you set worked at all.

They have simply grown stronger. That's all there was to it.

Ho ho ho, you're as awkward as ever.

If you had only said something earlier, things might have been different.

I don't care.

Why should I admit my defeat to an opponent?

Well...

Grahdens.

You told Hans and the others everything, didn't you?

Yes, I did.

I see. Then I won't say anything.

They are free to head to Menon. And they are also free to stand in our way.

Yes, they are...

But you trust them, don't you?

All of them, and your son, as well...

My son...

Yes. I suppose I do trust them.

Then we should get moving as well. We can't stay here resting all day.

H-Hey, are you really alright?

Such minor wounds will heal while we move.

You did lose to Hans and the others, didn't you?

Hard to say. I've already forgotten how that battle ended.

Ho ho ho, right. That's the kind of man you are.

Now, we need to go as well...

...to defeat Karna Masta, our duty as heirs to Akras's dying wish.

I see.

Even as the eras change, you'll always be seen as the enemy by the humans.

......

Why aren't you saying anything? Or do you just have nothing to say back?

......

Hahahaha, looks like my guess was spot-on!

Now this is interesting!

So, how should I make my next move?

Karl, Hans, just you wait.

Have I got something interesting to show you!