Grancrest Senki (Record of Grancrest War)

It wouldn't be a surprise if you had perished in that battle.

Still, I prioritized your healing, and allowed you to live.

So that you could answer my questions.

You're the witch we met at Dimitrie's castle, right?

What were you doing there?

What is he to you?

Are you also trying to bring about the Ultimate Chaos?

You seem to be talented for summoning demons.

Were you the one who summoned the Demon Lord and triggered the Great Hall Tragedy?

To murder the leaders of the Union and Alliance right in the heart of Eramu...

There's no way you can do that by yourself.

It's impossible without the backing of an organization.

Am I right?

Goodbye.

The Mage Academy has convicted the Black Witch, Jana, of perpetrating the Great Hall Tragedy.

They've sent an envoy to execute her here in Sistina immediately.

Execute?

Normally, this would never happen without a thorough investigation.

What could the Academy be thinking?

In praise of Sir Theo Cornaro's achievements,

as per Academy regulations, we grant him the court rank of Earl,

and officially recognize him as the ruler of Sistina and Bulltava.

In addition, we offer these rewards for the achievement of capturing the Black Witch.

Next!

It's always the same.

Everybody just uses me as much as they can, and then they discard me.

Don't think that I'll die like you want me to!

I offer you my soul! Demon Lord Release!

Is she summoning the Demon Lord by herself?

B-But that's...

Just like the Great Hall...

...Tragedy!

Don't think this is over now.

You're all going to hell, and I'll be waiting for you!

Theo Cornaro has been recognized by the Mage Academy as ruler of Sistina

for defeating the Rossini family and capturing the Black Witch.

I have no interest in him.

The only one we need to be wary of is the king of Sievis, Lassic David.

But Theo Cornaro, previously retainer of the Forest of Eternal Darkness,

is popular among the Altirk people.

If word spreads that he liberated his homeland of Sistina from the Rossinis' oppression,

the free Lords' current revolt will surely gain momentum.

Allow me to report, sir.

The free Lords are assaulting our fortress!

What?

With a force of 1,000 men in position, how could they only last for less than two days?

Apparently, they were surprise-attacked while half the force was away on a diversionary mission.

I'm told that there were witches and werewolves among the enemy ranks.

- Sir Milza? - What?

This is no longer a mere uprising.

We should assume that the citizens of Altirk have declared war on us as soldiers.

I'm well aware of that!

The question is, why aren't my citizens obeying us?

I'm only exercising my legitimate right to rule over them, according to the court rank system.

You're absolutely right.

Citizens must obey the will of their ruler.

Should they join forces with someone other than their ruler, that makes them our enemy.

Are you telling me to kill my citizens?

I believe that might be unavoidable.

True, it would doom some innocent citizens to die as well.

But that blame should rest on those people who are using them as a front to revolt.

Please firm your resolve.

Resolve, eh?

I'll take up that suggestion of yours.

But I'll be the one to decide where we attack.

As you wish.

We'll start with the White Witches' village.

After that, the Werewolves' village.

And finally the stronghold of the free Lords who attacked this fortress!

I'll show my resolve to the citizens of Altirk!

This way! Hurry! Hurry up!

Hurry! Get inside!

I was too deferential to Villar's people.

From here on, I can go about invading Regalia with impunity.

I hope it will prove to be that easy.

Everything's proceeding exactly as you want it to, so what's making you anxious?

That would be Theo Cornaro.

What if he returned to Altirk...

Theo's nothing special.

Even in Sistina, all he did was incite the masses, and after forcing them to make sacrifices,

he's complacently playing the hero.

Sir, if I may, that's exactly what it means to strive for the king's path.

How absurd.

However, your suggestion has opened my eyes to the fact that my resolve is still lacking.

From now on, I will mow down anyone who stands in my way.

No matter what kind of path I take, I shall never stop, nor turn back!

What should we do now?

Our village must've been burned to the ground.

Theo Cornaro!

That young boy is coming back!

A report came in that both the villages of the Werewolves and the White Witches

have been burned down by Prince Milza, and that all citizens who resisted have been purged.

We'd better hurry.

I always knew that after battling the Rossini family, my next opponent would be Milza.

He'll be difficult to overcome.

But unless I bring him down, the Treaty has no future.

So good to see you back!

Thanks.

And bravo on your conquest of Sistina!

Laura!

I heard that you committed suicide.

Thanks to Helga's poison, I didn't get to die, after all.

I'm serving Lady Eudokia now.

Theo, during this conference, I'd like to ask to serve under you.

Would you mind waiting just a little longer?

You sure know how to keep a guy in suspense.

Well, since we first fought each other, our positions have changed.

When your court rank goes up, it's just more toil and trouble!

You said it.

Moreno?

Would it be all right if I took the reins during this conference?

If you take charge when you're not even the leader's mage,

it would be like proclaiming a change in leadership.

Well, we are asking Sir Lassic to hold off on his request to serve Sir Theo.

So you want to show everyone that he does intend to have Sir Lassic serve under him?

That's correct.

Well, I'd tread carefully. There are still quite a few Lords who resent Sir Theo.

When they blame you guys for all the people who lost their lives while you were gone...

Right. I'll be careful.

Now then, let us begin the Altirk Treaty Lords' Summit.

- Siluca. - Yes, sir.

Before we start this conference,

I'd like to offer a moment of silence for the many Altirk Lords

who lost their lives while I was away in Sistina.

Thank you.

Now, then—

What you achieved in Sistina was truly magnificent.

That said, it only makes me wish all the more that you'd remained on the Continent.

I'm not so sure about that.

If Sir Theo is to be held accountable for being absent,

then those of us who were here have even greater culpability.

I'm not talking about culpability.

I merely wished to point out how great a blow it was to not have the hero, Sir Theo, with us.

But despite being a Lord of this Treaty, his decision to prioritize the liberation