“So, what did Rukan do?”0

“Big Brother, you said you met monsters from the Demon Capital at the Sword of the South Tournament, right? Well, that wasn’t a coincidence. Prince Rukan was the one who released them.”0

“Monsters of the Demon Capital…!”0

A slime had entered the Sword of the South Tournament, a gathering of young knights with both talent and promise. That slime, originating from the Demon Capital, had been a formidable foe that none but Keter could defeat. Yet even such a slime was prey in the Demon Capital. It was merely one of the most common monster types. The Demon Capital was that terrifying of a place.0

And now, Daat was telling Keter that Rukan was controlling monsters from there. He didn’t understand how. But then, something came to mind—what Ultima had told him after the tournament.0

“Keter, it seems monsters from the Demon Capital are being sold like pets. It didn’t start in the Lillian Kingdom—it’s a trend that began among nobles from the Samael Empire. That slime at the tournament was one of them.”0

At the time,...0