Prosecutor Sena noticed that Kazuma's pressure hadn't shaken Emiya at all.
That made her waver.
Could what he said actually be true?
She was suspicious.
But she couldn't be certain.
"What evidence do you have," Sena asked coldly, "that the lord colluded with a demon?"
"Evidence?" Emiya replied. "I do."
He pulled Darkness forward and placed her squarely in front of Sena.
"She's the evidence."
"A living piece of evidence."
"Huh? Huh???" Darkness froze.
Since when was she evidence?
She didn't know anything about the lord colluding with a demon.
Was Emiya just making things up to save Kazuma Satou?
Sena's face flushed with anger.
"What kind of joke is this?" she snapped. "Don't think I don't know she's on the same side as Kazuma Satou."
Emiya nodded calmly.
"She is. On the surface."
Sena paused.
Darkness looked even more confused.
Emiya raised his chin.
"It's time to reveal your true identity, Darkness."
"My... true identity?" Sena frowned, looking her up and down.
Could this useless female knight really be hiding something?
"I'm just a Crusader," Darkness said weakly.
Emiya patted her shoulder.
"For Kazuma's sake, now isn't the time to hide it, Lalatina."
"W-wait!"
Darkness panicked, flailing her arms, then covered her face and let out a miserable cry.
"Why do you know that name, Emiya?!"
Sena's eyes widened.
"So Darkness isn't her real name?"
"That's right," Emiya said evenly.
"Her real name is Dustiness Ford Lalatina."
Sena's expression changed instantly.
Her voice jumped several levels.
"Dustiness?! You mean that Dustiness?!"
"Yes," Emiya replied. "She's the daughter of the great Dustiness family."
"The Kingdom's Dagger."
"That's impossible!" Sena blurted out.
In her eyes, Darkness was just a pretty but useless knight.
How could she suddenly be a noble's daughter?
"Nothing is impossible," Emiya said lightly.
"What you know is just her disguise."
Sena hesitated.
"Is that so...?"
Emiya continued without pause.
"Darkness came here to investigate this lord."
"He colluded with a demon and used its power to gain his current status."
"That caught the Dustiness family's attention."
"So she infiltrated this place as an adventurer."
"She was gathering evidence in secret."
"And not long ago, she confirmed the demon's true identity."
Sena's expression tightened.
"Kazuma Satou..."
Emiya nodded solemnly.
"That's right."
"If we used the Corona Gemstone to blow the lord away, it wouldn't raise suspicion."
"But the plan failed."
He sighed.
"Man proposes. God disposes."
"He survived."
"And now he's biting back."
"So we need you to deal with him quietly."
Sena frowned.
The story made sense.
Too much sense.
But she was still wary.
"This is still your side of the story," she said. "I don't know if any of this is real."
Emiya turned to Darkness.
"Show her."
Darkness hesitated.
"Do I really have to...?"
"Don't you want to save Kazuma?"
With no other choice, Darkness pulled out a badge and handed it over.
The moment Sena saw it, her expression stiffened.
She checked it quickly.
Her doubts vanished.
This was the Dustiness family crest.
No outsider could obtain it.
"I apologize," she said immediately, returning it with respect.
Then she asked, "What should we do?"
With Darkness's identity confirmed, Emiya's words could no longer be doubted.
And compared to the Dustiness family, the lord of Axel was insignificant.
Emiya snapped his fingers.
"Simple."
"Take a squad of knights."
"Go arrest him."
Sena nodded without hesitation.
She returned to the station, gathered her men, and headed straight for the Axel inn.
Since his mansion had been destroyed, the lord was staying there.
On the way, Darkness whispered nervously, "Did he really collude with a demon?"
If he hadn't, Emiya would be slandering a noble.
Even she wouldn't be able to protect him then.
"Leave it to me," Emiya replied calmly.
They soon arrived.
Emiya ordered the inn sealed.
Sena complied immediately.
Fortunately, the lord had driven away all other guests.
Only he and his servants remained.
After the knights surrounded the building, Emiya stopped them.
"Don't move."
"Wait here."
After all, they were dealing with a Duke of Hell.
Insurance was necessary.
Emiya opened a portal, returned to the mansion, grabbed Aqua-who was still lying around like a dried fish-and dragged her along.
"What are you doing?!" Aqua protested, struggling uselessly.
Emiya pointed at the inn.
"Cast Sacred Exorcism."
"I'll compensate you with a batch of super-premium sparkling wine."
Aqua's dead eyes lit up instantly.
"For real?!"
"Of course."
"That's easy!" she said, suddenly energized.
She raised her hands.
Magic circles spread out, layering over the inn.
"Sacred Exorcism!"
A beam of holy light descended from the sky, engulfing the building.
As the Goddess of Water, Aqua's Sacred Exorcism was top-tier.
Even a Duke of Hell couldn't withstand it unharmed.
"AAAAAAHHH-!"
A scream erupted from inside.
Emiya didn't hesitate.
He rushed in with the others.
Inside the lobby stood the lord of Axel.
Tall.
Bald.
Greasy.
Burly.
Frozen in shock.
Beside him, something writhed on the floor, smoke rising from its body.
A demon.
Emiya recognized it immediately.
Maxwell.
A Duke of Hell.
A demon who fed on despair and suffering.
Powerful.
But with the mind of a child.
He couldn't even remember whether he'd been paid.
Since being summoned, he'd worked for free.
Aqua stormed in and saw him.
Her face twisted with rage.
"A mere demon dares appear before me?!"
"Die!"
"Sacred Exorcism!"
Holy light struck again.
Maxwell screamed.
"Sacred Exorcism!"
Again.
"Sacred Exorcism!"
Again.
Aqua showed no mercy.
She cast it again and again as if mana were infinite.
Emiya turned to the trembling lord.
"Surrender."
"Your collusion has been exposed."
"If you surrender now, I'll spare your life."
The lord didn't know Emiya.
But he recognized Sena.
Seeing her with knights.
Seeing the demon being destroyed.
Hearing Emiya's words.
He believed it.
Completely.
"Get up!" he screamed at Maxwell.
"You useless thing!"
"Take me away from here!"
Sena heard it clearly.
Her last doubt vanished.
"Alderp," she declared, "colluding with a demon is a grave crime."
"I am placing you under arrest."
The lord panicked.
"Fight back!" he screamed. "If you don't, we're finished!"
Emiya sneered.
He would never give Maxwell that chance.
He extended his hand.
The Dragon of Greed emerged.
To everyone's horror, it lunged forward, bit down on the struggling Duke of Hell, and swallowed him whole.
The inn fell silent.
But Emiya didn't relax.
Not even for a second.
After all-
This was a Duke of Hell.
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