---Above the castle walls, north of Suthend.


    Two people looked down at the whirlpool of delight surrounding the ins that spanned north of Suthend.


    "It''s over. I''m bringing out the gate."


    The ck-haired youth with a seriously evil re turned his back to the ins.


    "Are you sure?" asked a handsome, muscr man with dark indigo skin who gloomily tugged at his golden hair.


    "In the first ce, nobody told me that we were up against an 【Invincible】"


    "Yes, carelessly prodding that quack of a fighter who had miraculously stepped back would only be like fighting against a venomous snake."


    "This mission was to "teach Suthend about the undead," and we already aplished that."


    "Although we didn''t do anything."


    "In the end, it doesn''t matter as long as it''s saved."


    "Oh. The seven heroes of the world would say otherwise, though."


    "Stop making fun of me."


    A ck door abruptly appeared in front of the ck-haired youth. An ominous red aura endlessly seeped out of the door like a haze.


    "Hm?"


    A seed of doubt leaked out of the muscr man''s mouth.


    The ck-haired youth pointed his hand at the door.


    "Hey, what are you doing!?" demanded the muscr man who grew intensely uneasy.


    "I''m breaking it, of course."


    The ck-haired youth quietly gripped his palm.


    "Stoooop!!"


    At the same time the muscr man jumped forward to stop the youth, the door shattered into particles.


    "What do you think you''re doing!!?" raged the muscr man, grabbing the ck-haired youth by the cor.


    "Don''t worry. I have an emergency bracelet for returning. Now that the gate is destroyed, it should be forcefully activated any moment now.


    "That''s not what I mean!! Not only is there an 【Invincible】and someone from 【Hell】 , the other 【Cardinal Sins】will probably regroup here. And most importantly, have you forgotten what Grid said!? Even that guy might be here!"


    "Not might. Is."


    "Then that''s all the more reason we should deal with this. Destroying the gate means nobody from the outside can interfere with this world anymore. We of the Council won''t be able to intervene in this world anymore!"


    "Yeah, but at the same time, that guy can''t leave this world."


    "Don''t fuck with me! Are you nning to pin our failures onto the inhabitants of this world? That''s the same as locking this world up with that monster you know?"


    "The inhabitants of the world always had to deal with the crises of their world. It''s too arrogant for us to fix all their problems. Don''t you agree?"


    "Nonsense! We of the Council were the ones who instigated this crisis!"


    "Maybe. But you know, he''ll definitely be fine."


    The ck-haired youth looked down at the masked boy who was bathing in cheers. His eyes held a hint of loneliness and filled with envy.


    "I really can''t understand what you''re thinking."


    "I bet."


    The muscr man violently released the ck-haired youth and shook his head.


    "I''m reporting this to Grid."


    "No need. I mean, he was the one who ordered for the gate''s destruction."


    Now, the muscr man''s jaw dropped to the ground.


    "D-d-did he make use here?"


    "Yes. The mission was just a cover; destroying the gate was the actual order."


    The muscr man trembled for a while, but then shouted, "That shitty clown! You''ve schemed yet another dark and disgusting n!!"


    Then, he abruptly disappeared.


    "It''s about time for me too."


    The ck-haired youth once again looked down at the masked boy standing in the ins.


    "---"


    He muttered something, but the deafening cheers and gale drowned it out.