"Darius..."
Irus spoke slowly.
“Hehe~!”
Darius sneered.
"Saint Irus, you truly shine brightly. Just as you did when you faced the Demon King's army four hundred years ago. No, you're even stronger than then. It seems that even though you've rarely taken action in the past four hundred years, your strength hasn't slowed down at all."
“… …”
Irus narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Don't bring up what happened four hundred years ago... You're not qualified!"
"Yes, it's the same attitude as four hundred years ago. You and those people are always so high and mighty."
"...Darius, it's come to this, and you're still using this ridiculous excuse?"
"Excuse? Whatever you want."
Darius turned suddenly.
"I'll leave this place to you. Next time, I will take your life myself."
After saying this, his breath disappeared into the horizon.
Looking at the direction Darius left, Irus said slowly:
"... Similarly, I won't give you another chance."
After a few seconds, Irus's breath also disappeared in the sky.
This brief standoff ended abruptly without any fighting...
On Igneel's back, Hulim began to think.
After a moment, she lowered her head, patted Igneel and asked:
"Igneel, what do you mean by four hundred years ago, Irus? Was the leader of Guros present during the war four hundred years ago?"
"Um... ..."
Igneel hesitated for a moment before speaking hesitantly:
"I did hear about this matter... but it involves the secrets among S-class, so I don't know whether I should tell you this."
"It's okay, you can tell me."
“… …”
"No?"
"Okay... that's you. If it were anyone else, even that guy Chalkin, I wouldn't tell him."
"In short, it seems that Darius, the leader of Guros, was once a member of the army fighting against the Demon King."
"Eh! Does this mean he used to be Irus's teammate?!"
Hulim said in shock.
"No, it's different," Igneel denied this statement. "At that time, Darius was not yet S-class, but just one of many A-class. However, his strength and talent were among the best among the A-class, so he was also quite famous."
I see... ...
Hulim began to understand why Darius said that Irus had been high and mighty in the past.
Even the top A-level cannot be compared with the S-level after all. It will always be one level lower than the other. So even if the other party does not have such performance, he will still feel that the other party is superior.
"The problem lies in Darius's identity..."
Igneel's next words revealed an unrecorded history of the past.
"...Before joining the coalition against the Demon King, Darius had been secretly trained as a combat slave by a certain nation. The king of that nation foolishly brought Darius with him to join the coalition, apparently hoping to leverage Darius's power to secure a position within the coalition and potentially gain greater benefits after the war."
"What, are you kidding?"
"Of course not. It seems that country accidentally obtained some ancient slave magic items. It is with these items that they can continue to control people like Darius."
"However, when the brave warriors and S-rank masters of the time learned of this, they were naturally furious. They severely punished the king and freed all the enslaved people."
"After that, Darius joined the coalition as a free man to express his gratitude. He made numerous contributions to the coalition and was once considered a hero by many. However..."
"He betrayed me."
“… …”
"During a certain operation, Darius colluded with the demons to set a trap, resulting in heavy losses for the coalition forces. Even an S-rank warrior perished in that battle."
"People at the time were very angry and frantically wanted to find him, but he seemed to have evaporated from the world and no trace of him could be found anymore."
"When he reappeared, it was already decades after the war ended."
"By that time, he had already reached S-rank and became the demon clan's agent in this world. For hundreds of years, he committed countless crimes for the demon clan in this world..."
"...Why did Darius suddenly betray me?"
After a period of silence, Hulim asked.
"I don't know," Igneel replied. "I don't know anyway. Perhaps he harbored the idea of revenge against the world from the very beginning, or perhaps something unknown happened later that led to his distortion and corruption. In short, the truth of this matter is already difficult for anyone to know."
“… …”
"What's wrong? Are you obsessed with that person's past?"
"... ...No."
After thinking for a moment, Hulim shook his head.
"What Darius's past is has nothing to do with me, and it's not important."
"I only know one thing, and that is—"
"He is now an enemy that must be eliminated!"
"Wow, what a decisive decision~!"
"Let's put Darius's matter aside for now. The enemy is about to be defeated."
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