A sunken city... I wonder what kind of history sunk with it.

Paris, I thought your heart wasn't supposed to be in this or something?

Ah, sorry, it's just a habit of mine...you could say, I suppose.

Are you not fascinated by this? The reason a city such as this might have sunk...

This city, Water Dragonton Treve, was destroyed by none other than Karna Masta.

Karl!

Hey.

Hey?! Is that all you have to say for yourself?!

We couldn't talk earlier because Bertz showed up...

...but today we can, so let's hear it!

Ha ha, go easy on me.

Anyway, I've got a lot I want to talk about, too. Mind if I start?

First of all, I want to talk about this city.

...?!

Fine, whatever. Speak to your heart's content.

But in return, when you're done, you'll be answering all of my questions, got it?!

Okay, I can promise you that much.

So, about this city...

You say it was destroyed by Karna Masta, but how can that be?!

P-Paris, calm down.

M-My apologies.

Uh, well, previously this city was inhabited by demons descended from water dragons.

Demons descended from water dragons?

Yeah, demons like Liomerg. You've already met Liomerg, right?

Yes, though I must say, it was not the most pleasurable meeting.

...... I can imagine. Sorry about that...

But he's not so bad, as far as demons go!

Anyway, Liomerg isn't descended from water dragons, he's descended from fire dragons.

It's all the same to me. What you're telling us is there were a lot of them.

Exactly.

Having fought them already, you can probably guess, but they were all pretty strong.

An entire city of demons at that level, that's a disturbing thought.

Tell me about it, it seems they carried a lot of influence in Ishgria at the time.

Although they never left these lands because they possessed no desire to rule elsewhere.

......

Still, even they were destroyed almost instantly....

...at the hands of Karna Masta when he fell from Grand Gaia.

Unbelievable...

...is Karna Masta that strong?

Yeah, I didn't believe it either at first.

I mean, Liomerg is pretty strong, himself.

But even though so many strong beings were here, they were completely wiped out.

......

Hans, you have defeated Lucius.

But, he was merely a god who had lost his powers.

Just by talking with the demons in this land, I have come to realize...the true power and fearsomeness of the gods.

Even the heroes that we are summoning to fight for us didn't stand a chance against the gods.

Are we not just overestimating our power?

To think that we could defeat the resurrected Karna Masta, and restore peace...

...are we not just getting full of ourselves?

We can't afford to underestimate an opponent whose name strikes fear in to the hearts of the powerful demons of this land.

We aren't underestimating anyone!

It's... It's just this is the only way to save Tilith!

There is another way to save her.

What do you mean?!

Tilith is unable to move because she's preventing the demons of these lands from going to Grand Gaia, right?

Yeah, that's right.

In that case, we just have to make it so the demons can't go to Grand Gaia.

Like I said, we can't do that! It's why we're here!

And anyway, there's no telling who will break the seal on Karna Masta, or when that will happen!

I won't allow that either.

Yeah, but, how're you gonna do that?!

The Demon Barion, who rules this land, and his followers are working to unify Ishgria.

What?!

Is that possible? How?

It's more than possible.

As the Demon Barion's son, I will make it happen.

Karl, Barion's your father?!

Yes. Bertz told you, didn't he?

The blood of the demon who rules this land flows through my veins.

When he said you had demonic ancestry, it was not from generations past, but as a direct descendant?

It seems that way, yes.

But, I don't get that vibe from you, Karl.

And, if it's true, then who is your mother?

I haven't been told about her yet.

Even so, I get the feeling that she's human.

If she wasn't, I don't understand how I could look the way I do.

Karl...

Anyway, you see now why I'm against your plans.

Or rather, the aim of the Akras Summoners' Hall to defeat Karna Masta.

......

That is all I had to tell you.

Now, Seria, ask away.

I've heard enough.

You've already told us everything I wanted to know.

I see. In that case, I'll be off.

The next time we meet, it will be as enemies.

I swear, as Barion's son, that I will prevent you from carrying out your plan.

Karl...

Seria, don't look at me like that. This is the path I chose.

And I gotta say, I'm pretty happy.

Even though you know the truth about me now, Hans, the way you look at me hasn't changed a bit.

Don't get the wrong idea. Hans just isn't that bright.

Ha ha, that may be true.

Hans, despite all of this, you still think of me as a friend, right?

I feel the same. But don't think that I won't fight you next time we meet.

...... We're rather complicated, aren't we?

Yeah, it's a pain.

Ha ha. Always the harsh one, Seria.

I'm sure you guys will keep moving forward.

And eventually, you'll come up against me and Liomerg.

At that time, there's only one thing I ask...

Don't you dare die.

......

Later.

He's got a lot of nerve asking that... We could ask the same of him!

Hans, Paris, let's go!

We're just going to have to convince Karl by force!

The path I chose... The reason I chose this path...

What I really hope to achieve...