“…it’s really astonishing.”

He raised his head.

An unusual aura that even changed the color of the entire sky spread from deep within the cracked ground.

The dull and depressing atmosphere continued to spread.

Wherever it passed, the atmosphere seemed to freeze and all the clouds solidified.

Then--

That existence finally appeared in front of Hulim.

The moment she looked at him, Hulim's pupils contracted.

Unable to suppress the surprise in my heart.

This sense of presence...

She had seen it in someone.

"you... ..."

"Hulim Hyeral—"

The other party interrupted Hulim.

"You are indeed an abnormal existence."

“… …”

Once again, Hulim was surprised.

"...Why do you know me?"

"There's nothing strange about this. I know each of you... Excuse me, let me introduce myself first."

The abnormal demon placed his right hand on his chest and spoke slowly.

"My name is Yukatugu, and my identity is—the Demon King."

... ...

This is a corner of the Demon Continent that is so ordinary that it has no special features.

The two beings are facing each other silently.

No one knows, no one sees this...

"Demon Lord, Yukatugu."

Hulim slowly repeated what the other party had said.

A shocking fact.

The being hiding in the darkness is the current Demon King himself.

But why?

There are too many things that I cannot understand.

Why is the Demon King here? Are the heroes' actions doomed to failure from the beginning? Why does he know about me?

"You seem to have a lot of questions."

Demon Lord Yukatugu said calmly.

There was no hostility in his eyes. No, to be more precise, he did not regard the person in front of him as an opponent.

"If it were any other being, I wouldn't have granted him this honor. However, someone as unusual as you has piqued my interest... so I'll explain it to you briefly."

“… …”

Hulim said nothing.

The surprise gradually subsided, and just like the Demon King Yukatugu, her eyes became unusually calm.

This is due to my own personality, as well as my calmness after opening the dark box to deal with an uncertain matter.

"This is the Eye of Vision."

Yukatugu opened his right hand, a blue light flashed, and a crystal ball appeared in the palm of his hand.

"This is a divine object I borrowed from a certain being for this project. It allows me to glimpse everything in a world except the gods."