She looks kinda familiar...
I will entrust you with the treasure Lady Luminus is hiding.
The ultimate weapon that was used to seal Veldora himself.
Really, what kind of joke is this meant to be?
I mean, a Demon Lord, of all things, protecting you?
Why were you sleeping inside the Holy Ark?
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Why does Granville want to make me and Leon fight?
What is it he's really after?
I have an idea as to what his motive may be.
Yuuki Kagurazaka.
It seems he formed some sort of pact with Granville.
I'm fine with pretending to fight,
but he does get what I'm going for here, right?
Answer.
There is no problem.
Predict Future Attack
Your plans are being kept in alignment thanks to Predict Future Attack.
Then I'll leave the fighting to auto-battle mode
and figure out what Granville's after!
Commencing Appraisal
Results
Ineligible for Appraisal
He can't be Appraised?!
What does this mean? Usurper isn't working.
Why wouldn't a skill designed for use against higher-ranked opponents work?
Usurper is the authority that allows me to steal one skill or art per opponent.
Stolen Successfully
It's why I held off on stealing one during the Trial
and used Copy instead.
Are you confused as to why you can't steal my arts from me?
What surprises you so?
Did you think I was unaware of your secret?
You already stole an ability from me.
Therefore, it will not work on me ever again.
No! I'm sure I didn't—
I thought as much.
Hinata, you are a calculating one.
That is why you are among the most talented of my pupils.
Even among the Holy Knights of the past, few surpassed your level.
But you are unaccustomed to fighting someone on even footing!
Oh, be quiet!
If that's the case, I'll just play my trump card!
Appraisal Target
Gran the Sunday Priest
Force Takeover
Successful
Force Takeover can steal a skill regardless of the opponent's level.
I'll take away his options one by one until I can finish this!
Impossible! I'm certain I was able to steal his skill!
Did he have a backup ready because he foresaw me stealing one?!
What's the matter, Hinata?
You look as if you have no idea what I'm doing!
Did you think I had no countermeasures prepared in advance for you?
What is happening?
And this fatigue...
It's too extreme to be the backlash from Force Takeover!
You look confused.
But it's so very simple.
I am acting in a manner calculated to push you beyond your limits.
Understand? When facing an opponent who matches your level,
the one who wears the other down first wins.
Their judgment becomes dull, and they show more openings.
You are physically experiencing that right now!
Yes... That's true.
He is indeed stronger than me.
Even if Usurper can steal a skill or art from him,
I can't take away the talent he has amassed over a lifetime.
So this is the difference in level that comes from having more experience...
Well deduced.
It appears I have no choice but to fight you in earnest.
That's right. Fight me in earnest.
Surpassing me is but a faraway dream otherwise.
Here I come, Granville!
I lend you my breast, Hinata!
Don't bother. Ya can't beat me, brother of Roy.
Is that so?
Also, I have a name: Louis.
I am essentially Roy's twin,
but I would rather you didn't address me as his brother!
I'm tellin' ya, it's no use.
What the hell is that power?!
I'm finally getting into the swing of things.
That was an application of Blood Ray.
Of course, now that I've shown it to you once, I doubt it'll work again.
Well, this ain't good. What's he after, anyway?
So you can die here and now!
Too bad for you.
Roy and I aren't twins. We are one and the same.
Yes, when Roy died, I regained my original strength.
I was once known as the Bloody Lord.
Lady Luminus defeated me and made me her subordinate,
but I was just too savage for her,
so she used her powers to divide me into two.
She then made me the cloistered emperor and Roy a Demon Lord.
And that is why I can defeat you—
That was really dangerous, y'know.
Impossible!
We're outta here, Footman!
Yer gonna die if this keeps up!
I am loath to admit it, but you may be right!
You won't escape!
Gunther, take care of Lady Luminus!
So they were nothing but a diversion?
Which means... their goal is...
I know this creature is no longer Maria.
But I can still feel her...
Gran turned the woman he loved so much into a Servant and sent her to fight me!
I now see the extent of Gran's resolve toward this battle.
But it isn't enough!
Surely Gran did not think Maria could defeat me.
So his goal must be...
Lady Luminus!
Unfortunately, the intruders have escaped.
Louis is currently pursuing them, and I will also...
Not that... Anything but that!
Lady Luminus!
Damn you, Granville!
You would go this far, Gran?!
Gunther!
Find them! Find the intruders at any cost!
Understood!
Who could be behind this?
Only one of a level comparable to my own could carry that out of here!
One Granville entrusted his true goal to...
If it is not protected until the time is right,
the world may be destroyed!
I will not allow that!
What is this?!
That light...
A-Are we gonna be okay?
Rimuru-sensei... Big Sister Hinata...
Chloe!
Hey, wait!
Oh, damn it!
I said wait!
Rimuru-sensei...
Big Brother Leon?
Luminus...
Lady Luminus...
Granville.
It would seem you have genuinely made the decision to be my enemy.
Impressive, Lady Luminus.
It seems even my Servant was not enough to slow you down.
You fool!
No matter how much fake power you give it,
a doll with no will is no match for a real human!
You should be well aware of that!
I am, of course.
Then why?!
Because it was necessary.
All I have done was for the sake of this moment.
What are you...
It can't be...
So that's it... You...
You put all the love energy I gave you into Maria!
Now that Maribel, the hope of all humanity, is dead,
my own hope is gone.
But I cannot simply cease to hope!
Why, you...
Don't look down on us!
Oh, that's right, Hinata.
I never finished giving you your instructions.
Hinata!
Melt Slash? It can't be...
You manipulated spiritrons to use that with no incantation?!
He is...
Yeah. He's even more of a monster than we thought!
Hinata.
I could not fathom why you were unable to become a Hero.
Talent and effort alone are not enough to make one a Hero.
One who is not loved by the spirits can never earn the right to be a Hero.
But you are loved by the spirits.
Sorry to disappoint.
I just couldn't become one. That's all there is to it.
Hinata, you carry darkness in your heart, do you not?
Did you kill someone close to you?
Perhaps a friend or sibling, or even a pare—
Shut up!
Are you kidding me? The gap between them is too big!
You did not accept the light spirit.
Overcome it.
Darkness is no more than an illusion created by one's own mind.
Shut up...
Accept your past and be proud of who you are today.
Then the light will—
I told you to shut up!
What a shame, Hinata.
With more time, I could have given you the guidance you needed.
If you can't understand, then it's best you experience it physically.
If you can't protect those you wish to protect,
how can you ever expect to save the whole world?
Notice.
According to Predict Future Attack, he is aiming for...
the individual named Chloe Aubert.
Target: Chloe Aubert
Chloe!
Did you say "Chloe"?!
Ow...
Hinata...
Big Sister Hinata?
Venom!
Aye aye!
Ow, ow, ow...
Chloe! Are you okay?
Is Big Sister Hinata...
Hinata! Stay with me, Hinata!
No... She's gonna die...
Big Sister Hinata, don't die!
Here's some potion! You get the rest of the kids!
On it!
Hey, Luminus—
Quiet! The spiritrons are moving quickly! Too quickly!
Notice.
Spiritrons have destroyed the spiritual body
of the individual named Hinata Sakaguchi.
They will soon invade her astral body, as well.
That means... Even Hinata...
Hinata!
Big Sister Hinata!
Yes! That's it, Hinata! Hold on to your consciousness!
Lady Luminus... I...
Do not speak!
Chloe...
I'm glad you're safe.
Chloe... this is... for you.
I couldn't do anything for you...
to be worth calling your teacher...
but I know...
you can surpass me.
Big Sister Hinata...
What the...
No...
Why?
I don't... I don't know what this is...
Hey... Chloe?
Why?! It's too soon!
What was that?
Hey!
Where is Chloe?! What did you do to her?!
I don't know either!
Unclear. This is an unexpected outcome.
I cannot find a complete explanation for what happened
to the individual named Chloe Aubert.
Huh?
Resurrection!
Why?
It hasn't been long since she died!
Why won't Resurrection work?!
No way...
Answer.
The soul of the individual named Hinata Sakaguchi has disappeared.
No matter the method, it is not possible to restore lost infons.
Hinata... I am sorry this happened to you while I was present...
Enough wailing.
This has all gone according to my plan.
The final stages are going quite smoothly, Luminus.
This will not stand.
I will make you regret this!
I will tear you limb from limb!
Confirmed.
Conditions fulfilled.
The unique skill Lust has evolved into the ultimate skill Asmodeus.
Lust
Asmodeus
That means nothing right now!
An ability that fails to work when it is most needed means nothing to me!
It is an ending you want, is it not?
I will send you to the afterlife, Granville!
What is this energy?!
You guys okay?!
Yep, we're good!
No problems here, either!
What took so long, Great Rimuru?
Diablo? I'm so glad you got back in time!
Take care of everyone else!
Understood.
It can't be...
What is this aura?
Notice.
The subject is a material body.
Abnormal energy levels detected.
Its upper limit is comparable to that of the individual named Veldora.
Wha—
It was you?
You are the one who broke my Holy Ark?!
Yuuki...
Are you Luminus?
I'm Yuuki Kagurazaka.
It's a real honor.
Silence!
Just what are you after?!
How could you have undone the holy spirit power's seal and awakened Chronoa?!
Chronoa?
Oh, her name's Chronoa, huh?
Man, I sure was surprised when I first heard about it.
I couldn't believe the treasure Demon Lord Luminus had been hiding
was the very Hero who sealed the Storm Dragon.
Hero?
So that girl is a Hero?
She is a Hero, but not a Hero.
Right now, she is an avatar of destruction by the name of Chronoa.
Excellent work, Yuuki.
I was unable to break the seal of holy spirit power on the Holy Ark,
which is why I used you.
Well, rats. I guess the fox has been outfoxed.
You got me good.
Which must mean Granville's goal is...
Now that she has been freed from the seal,
she cannot be defeated.
Demon Lords, beings of evil...
You will all die right here!
I guess I'm back here again.
But this time...
Next time, "Chronoa the Hero, Part 1."
Chronoa the Hero, Part 1