One-way traffic

"Well--!"

His Highness reached out his hand, intending to block the attack as he had done before.

But this time, it couldn't be done.

Izayoi's punch landed easily on His Highness's defensive arm, the overwhelming force far exceeding anything before; it was no longer just a power output capable of shattering mountains and rivers.

Even with His Highness's body blocking the way, the ground beneath him still shattered into a massive, endless ring.

A blow that could shake even a planet.

When Izayoi Sakamaki gets serious, His Highness is no longer a match for him.

"That's truly... an overwhelming gap."

"It seems you have some self-awareness."

Facing the boy before her, Izayoi's voice was devoid of any emotion.

He waved his arms mercilessly.

"Then get out of here right now, you white-haired ghost!!"

The immense power even stirred up a gale.

Under His Highness's watchful gaze, this punch broke the sound barrier the moment it was thrown, surpassing the third cosmic velocity... no, it was far beyond that.

If I were to take it head-on, it would be a force I could never withstand.

The gap between them has widened to an incomparable level.

however.

Just as he was about to strike His Highness, the boy's figure completely vanished from Izayoi's sight.

His fist slammed onto the ground.

Boom! ...

Even though a crater appeared, like a meteorite hitting the ground, His Highness's body did not appear in it.

"Damn..."

Realizing what had happened, Izayoi pouted and looked behind her with displeasure.

"That was close! Thank you so much, Rin."

"That's not good, Your Highness! That guy's strength has exceeded your expectations, and there could be danger!"

"It's alright, it's alright. Anyway, with you here, there's no danger at all... don't you think?"

Relying on Rin's spatial teleportation ability, His Highness directly dodged Izayoi's previous attack.

His Highness stood atop the cliff, while Izayoi stood below.

He raised his head and glared angrily at the other person.

And right now.

"...?"

His Highness frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

"What's wrong, Your Highness?"

"No... just."

He looked up and quickly looked at the huge figure in the air.

That is, it is known as the strongest species in the Little Garden.

The pure-blooded dragon... is currently exhibiting very strange behavior.

"What's wrong with that thing?"

"what?"

Upon hearing His Highness's words, the other black-robed figures behind him also turned to look in the direction of the dragon.

The giant dragon flying in the sky trembled slowly, its body even displaying a phenomenon resembling garbled text.

It roared in pain, as if trying to escape from something.

But in the end, it still couldn't escape the fate it deserved.

—Bang! !

With a crisp sound, the giant dragon, suspended in mid-air, turned to ashes before everyone's eyes.

There was no suspense, and no reason needed.

And just like that, like a punctured balloon, it vanished into thin air.

"How is this possible... How is this possible?!"

"The dragon actually—exploded?! No—it vanished!"

The men in black robes stared in shock, and His Highness was even more so.

"…I see."

Only Izayoi Sakamaki seemed to have guessed something.

He glanced at the gauntlets on his hands, then looked up at the distant horizon.

"You really live up to everyone's expectations, buddy!"

what?

The others looked into the distance and then saw the situation before them.

That situation should never have happened.

"What...what happened?"

A figure floated down from the sky.

When he landed, the group stared wide-eyed at the girl he was holding.

A girl dressed in black with blonde hair, currently unconscious.

That was none other than Count Dracula, known as the true progenitor of vampires—Ladycia.

The fact that she could appear in such a place, and that the pure-blooded dragons had also disappeared, is enough to explain what exactly happened.

"This is impossible! You didn't... crack the Demon King's Gift Game, did you?!"

"Crack?"

Accelerator looked up at His Highness and his entourage and said these words.

"What reason do I have to follow the rules to play your bullshit game?"

"—?!"

"Haha! Just as I thought, you've rewritten the contents of the Gift Game again without permission!"

Izayoi said with a smile, and his words were even more unbelievable to everyone on His Highness's side.

"Rewrite...the content of the Gift Game?"

"Impossible! How could such a thing—"

However, aside from these people, His Highness, who was standing there, actually had a thoughtful expression on his face.

"I see... Is it the same as what happened with little Pest last time?"

He pondered, then looked again at Accelerator in front of him.

'If that's the case, perhaps this person possesses…'

"Perhaps even the power surpassing that of a 'Primal Candidate' is gathered within him."

However—before His Highness could make any new plans.

The abnormal changes then occurred again first.

--boom!

Then, the ground instantly showed signs of violent pulverization.

"Varied…?"

Even those on the black-robed side showed expressions of utter shock, including His Highness.

"This feeling... could it be—how is this possible!"

They stared wide-eyed in disbelief, while Izayoi Sakamaki and Accelerator were also taken aback.

It was at this very moment.

"Everyone...something terrible has happened!"

Not far away, Black Rabbit, Flying Bird, and Yao hurriedly rushed over from a distance.

And he shouted loudly at them.

"A violent anomaly has occurred in the North District! Although it's speculated to be an earthquake within the miniature garden, but—"

"Hey! What's wrong now?!"

Izayoi hurriedly asked, only to see that Kuroo's expression had turned quite grim.

It was as if I had seen something extremely terrifying.

"But...it's very possible that the actual situation is that a seal in the northern district has been broken..."

"Seal? What seal?"

"It's a seal targeting a demon lord, and... a truly terrifying one at that!"

A demon king...? There's actually a demon king sealed away in the North District?

"Tsk...isn't your situation a bit too chaotic!"

"We had absolutely no idea either; Black Rabbit just said that!"

"No, theoretically, this situation should not be possible...!"

When everyone turned around, they found that His Highness and his party had disappeared at the top of the cliff.

"...Let's leave those good-for-nothings aside for now."

After realizing the change in the situation, Accelerator immediately summoned Doomsday Destroyer in Time Generator mode.

"Let's talk about this when we get back. For now, let's deal with the immediate issues first."

Boom!! Along with the distortion, the ground beneath their feet exploded.

Before that, the first one had already manipulated space to bring everyone back to "Underwood".

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After helping "Underwood" resolve the incident, the members of "NoName" brought Jin, who was left in the underground city, out with them and used Accelerator's spatial abilities to return directly to the community.

With Leticia's matter resolved and a new wave of events erupting in the North District, the group had no intention of staying any longer to sightsee in the underground city or participate in the Harvest Festival.

Of course, after returning to the community, Leticia finally woke up and immediately thanked Accelerator and the others for their help.

But this is not the end of the story.

Or perhaps, it's just the beginning of something much bigger.

…That was the beginning of a nightmarish event.

"Beneath the City of Blazing Flames lies the sealed Demon King."

Soon, everyone had returned to the community and then made their way to the Blazing City in the North District.

We are currently in the conference room of 'Salamandra'.

Sandra and the others were discussing the matter together.

"Its name is... Azdakha, a god associated with Zoroastrianism, and also a demon king."

"And its most important identity... is 'absolute evil' that exists as humanity's ultimate trial."

"Wait—wait a minute! Isn't this progress a bit too fast?!"