My heart trembled at the inability to accept this fact.
Confronting one's loved ones is the cruelest situation a knight with demonic blood can encounter, and it is also the worst situation that Felsa had ever foreseen.
At the time, he kept convincing himself that as long as he adhered to his beliefs, devoted his heart to the sword, wielded it without hesitation, defeated the enemy, killed the enemy, and had no regrets afterward, everything would pass.
To everyone's surprise, her father turned out to be Fred, the most powerful monarch of the demon race.
Facing the Demon Lord, who is also his own father, Philsa had no chance of winning, let alone defeating or killing him.
After removing the masks separating the two people, Fred stared at Philsa for a long time before finally speaking.
“Your hometown—Callatina. Do you remember it, Philsa Danlitaire!”
"Father……"
"It was I who used the power of the 'Radiance of the Far North' to 'revive' my dead homeland."
My father's attachment to his hometown was stronger than anyone else's; he remembered the city's layout, every street, every building, and every corner.
Even the city's real name, which has been forgotten by the vast majority of people.
He spared no expense to bring it back to life using the emblem. Even the city's unfulfilled wish was fulfilled by the Demon Lord, who had once been a part of it.
Why is this happening...?
"Because this is... the place where the first sacrifice was made for the 'Plan'!"
Fred personally explained his beliefs to Philsa, even his tone was different from usual.
No one in the demon race can enjoy such treatment.
"I long to eliminate war. But the beginning of the road to peace is inevitably war."
"The demons...aren't they the demons...aren't they the ones who caused the war on the continent?"
Philsa's question had never trembled as it did today.
That's a question that touches on the deepest wounds in my heart.
"Is what you see true peace? Is what your 'Eyes of Coldness' see merely a facade? As for Lord Alphonse's ambitions, having inherited his memories, do you still only have a vague understanding of them?"
“These things… these things…”
Philsa's expression suddenly became strange.
"Before considering anything you've said, one thing is clear to me. It was you who killed my mother."
Upon hearing this, the Demon Lord remained silent.
"Even if you didn't kill them yourself, you are still an indirect murderer. Because the root cause of the demon race's turmoil was you who started it."
The people that Philsa could not tolerate the most were the murderers who directly and indirectly killed her own mother.
Setting aside all other thoughts, including any high-sounding reasons, he was now almost out of control, focusing solely on the deepest resentment in his heart. He gritted his teeth.
“When your mother sacrificed herself for Karatina, I had not yet returned to the demon realm, nor was I the monarch. However, I admit that I was the one who continued the flames of war and turmoil.”
The Demon Lord remained calm and stated the facts as if they were facts.
His father's words contained not a trace of remorse for his mistake, which caused Philsa's trembling hand holding the sword to turn from fear to rage.
“Felsa Danlithell, to achieve great things, you must sacrifice some important things in order to obtain something even more important.”
The Demon Lord Fred abandoned his previous tone and all the emotions he had just expressed, and roared, "May the day you and Mother reunite in the underworld be the day my long-cherished wish is fulfilled!"
Before the other side could react, the Demon Lord's "Sword Drawing Technique" unleashed a ghostly wail that shattered the entire observation platform.
The sturdy, massive building began to collapse from the top layer, where the destructive force originated.
The giant ice sculpture shattered into countless small ice blocks from top to bottom; no dust flew around, only a chilling aura wafted through the air.
With nowhere to land, Firza fell with the debris.
The "falling rocks," which landed on the ground, fell like rain. Amidst this, a figure emitting a bluish glow appeared.
Fred, his entire body glowing with phosphorescence, swooped down rapidly through the rain of ice, chasing after Philsa. In mid-air, he drew his sword, unleashing two icy sword energies, imbued with fury and determination, from his waist. These energies formed crescent shapes, crossing into deadly blades after leaving the edge of the sword.
Fred seemed to have unleashed the power of his emblem for this battle. The light surrounding the Demon Lord bore a striking resemblance to Philsa's own light.
Philsa gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes. His intention preceded his attack, and his signature emblem, "Phosphorus of Ice," unleashed its power in an instant.
Furthermore, the gauntlet shield also collaborates with the emblem.
The emblem's radiance caused the shield to form a powerful heptagonal defensive magic circle, blocking the overlapping crescent-shaped sharp sword energy.
The two forces, which share the same origin, cancel each other out after the blinding white light generated by their violent collision.
Seeing this, Fred activated his emblem, transforming himself into a beam of light in the polar day, and moved at the speed of light through the rain of falling rocks to the top of another seven-story building.
When he looked down at the ground again, Philsa's figure had vanished without a trace, but his demonic aura remained.
A bright shadow streaked across the lower part of the sky where Bethred stood. Philsa, trailing a long phosphorescent tail, arched in reverse like a parabola over the Demon Lord, finally coming to rest in the air.
At this moment, the sword in Felsa's hand transformed into a flickering crimson shadow, like a touch of vermilion on an icy sea. Thick tongues of fire spewed from his hand, shooting towards the Demon Lord.
It was an astonishing moment. Fred tossed the sword into the air in an arc, caught it smoothly with his other hand, switched the sword to his left, and immediately assumed a "drawing the sword" stance.
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