'These days dreams really don't look that important to me.'
[Area you see - - Zerin is suffering from vicious attacks from its neighbors.] her father explained to her young five year old self.
[Neighbors?] she asked.
[Yes--both The Empire of Crote and The Kingdom of Vartilla - - what you should know Area is that they are the reason why your mother died.]
[Eh?]
[And they are also the reason - - why I am going to die.] he spoke while turning the other side of the Zerin hospital bed.
He was a reliable demon count who fought for his homeland though he had been injured on the battlefield against Vartillians who charged into Zerin.
[Papa - - please don't leave me alone.] she shaked the bed violently but he wouldn't listen as he continued telling the story.
[I want you to use the hatred you are going to get towards your enemies--yes take charge of everything.] the old demon in this moment forgot about his allegiance after all he had to sharpen the tool that was his daughter this very moment before he died due to fatal injuries in his vital organs.
[Take charge?] she asked as the tears continued spilling down her precious face.
[Even if--you have to destroy the world to do so.] he said it with full knowledge that his daughter had high potential to do just that.
[D--Destroy - - the world?]
[I wish you luck - - my strong girl.] the old demon with sapphire blue hair removed his glasses, putting them aside as he clutched the blanket as if searching for something.
'It's still cold - - what a hopeless surprise,' despite being in his dying moments the old demon winced but then as if he had resigned himself to the risks of the job he chose - - - he laughed until he drew one last breath.
[F--Father--] she jumped on the bed shaking his body violently with her small petite hand.
[------] he couldn't respond afterall the dead couldn't speak.
[Miss Area---] the majority of demons who watched on without interrupting held the girl who had just lost her father, comforting her.
...
"Aaaaah!!" the blue haired girl's eyes burst wide awake.
'What a terrible awakening - - tch!! "she winced.
KNOCK!! KNOCK!!
" Are you ready Area? " the person on the other side on the other door asked in a calm tone.
' That boy--' she glared at the door.
" Give me a minimum of five minutes."
"Meet me in the garden - - -"
"-------"she did not answer.
She then stood up, laying her bed and then going to do the needful.
.....
It took over ten minutes and she came out walking to their designated meeting point.
'What's this about?' she only heard from Asmodeus that he wanted to talk to her.
'There he is - -' the individual in question sat there just looking up at the sky.
"Are you finally ready to fight me - - boy?" she finally asked what she couldn't say in front of the girls.
"Precisely - -" he stood up from the bench
with a serious experession.
"Am ready just about--right now," she declared over confidently.
"The reward is--the winner gets to boss the loser around."
The high stakes battle between the demon count and the magic god commenced.
A/N : Quintelight, for those who think that the story has relaxed, you're dead wrong. We are in the characterization arcs that will delve deeper into why Aine wants to destroy the world, not because Thomas wants him to, because he wants it more. And we get to see alot of characters shine in this volume especially Area, who was criticized heavily by fans.