He didn't want to be caught here without finding clues about Adonis' whereabouts now. However, Might didn't want to endure the disgrace that Hector could put him through.

Might
...No.

Hector
Eh...?

Might
No... I won't do whatever you say again!

Hector didn't expect that answer. He was convinced that Might would succumb to his desires.

Hector
...Ooh, then you choose to be captured as an escapee?

Leica's Voice
Wait for a minute there, mushroom head.

Hector
(M... mushroom head?!)

Might
Leica...

Hector
...I don't know who you are, but please don't interfere. I'm only trying to capture the escapee.

Leica
I see, certainly Might is an escapee but... Would you mind explaining the whip marks and drugs?

Leica glared sharply at the whip Hector was holding.

Hector
...!

Might
(Leica... You noticed...)

While he was surprised, he was also thankful that Leica hadn't asked anything about the scars until now.

Leica
Cruelty to prisoners is forbidden by hard law... Aren't you a little worried about this being brought to light?

Hector
...Hnn, I guess that's ok. Right now, I only care about Might. But, remember this. Surely one day you'll regret making this choice, definitely someday.

Leica
Che, what is he talking about, that mushroom head. Isn't he a poor loser?

Might
...Thank you, Leica, you saved me again.

Leica
It's good it's good, seeing a perverted bastard like that makes me sick.

The leader of the Knights of the Court appeared there.

The glances of bounty hunters and mercenaries in the room focused on Lorence.

Lorence
Gentlemen and ladies of the punitive force... I am Lorence Lancaster of the Knights of the Court.

Leica
Ooh, the leader of the knights has appeared...

Might
(That's the leader of the Knights of the Court...)

Lorence
All over the country a "silver chaos" has caused trouble... We still don't clearly know its identity. Now in this place, the Knights and Magicians of the Court are using all their power to find its whereabouts.

Leica
What is this... Really, how irritating.

Lorence
From now on, we will use this lodging house as a headquarters to survey various places and guard around the royal palace. I request and expect much of your actions, Gentlemen and Ladies.

Leica
Is their next move to wait for the time being... I'm not really the type to keep someone waiting.

Might
...

That night, Might couldn't sleep in his room in the lodging house.

Might
(This "silver chaos" is the only clue to Adonis... But we haven't figured out it's true nature...)

At that time, someone walked passed the outside of the window.

Might
...!

Even though it was dark and he couldn't see who it was, it seemed like it was headed towards the royal palace. The shadow of the man Might met in the jail of the training school passed through Might's mind.

Might
(Could it be... Is that guy the "silver chaos"?)

He couldn't stand, and Might faced the royal palace alone.

The person of worry approached the corridor where the light disappeared.

Might
(As I thought, someone is there...)

Might instantly put himself on guard, but it was Hector's figure that appeared.

Might
Hector...?

Hector
...

As Hector saw Might's face, he plainly showed displeasure. When he saw better, there was blood on the back of his neck.

Might
You... You're hurt?

Hector
...I just bathed in the blood of pigs.

He calmly wiped the blood off with the back of his hand. Apparently, it was a spurt of blood from one of his victims.

Might
By the way... What are you doing in a place like this?

Might stared at Hector in shock. Until now, his hadn't seen his cool-headed cruelty in his eyes.

Hector
...Are you worried, Might-kun. What kind of authority do you have to interfere with me?

He split the scene as he made that parting remark.

Might
...What is he up to.

At that time, if Might had noticed Hector's accident, the event that took place after this might have been preventable.

As Hector was leaving the royal palace, a man's voice called him to a stop.

Adonis?
Huhuhu... You have very nice eyes.

Hector
...!

Hector
Adonis-kun...? When did you get back? You ran away by using the Way of the Anti-soul...

As expected of Hector, he hid his surprise of Adonis' sudden appearance. Adonis approached Hector without answering the question.

Adonis
...Shall I help you get revenge?

Hector
Eh...?

While Adonis slowly slid his fingers over Hector's body, he whispered sweetly in his ear. It was obvious now that this was someone other than Adonis.

Adonis
But, you will work for me... Huhuhu...

Hector
(What, is this... Inside my head, it's... get, ting, dark...)

With Adonis' sensual whispers and caresses, Hector's senses were enchanted and vanished.

The next day, the royal palace was covered in a strange air. Here and there bounty hunters and mercenaries talked secretly.

Might
(Things seem a little strange...)

Leica found Might there and approached him.

Leica
Yo, Might. Something smells suspicious.

Might
Leica... What's going on?

Leica
What, you still don't know? Last night, some of the secretariats of the financial department were assassinated.

Might
Eh...?!

The local financial bureau was, so to speak, the center of the finances of the nation. Speaking of the secretariats, they held the status of being among the most important of the king's courtiers. They weren't men in a position to be assassinated at a moment's notice.

Leica
I don't know if this is an act of the "silver chaos", but it seems like it's not possible to say we're safe here.

Might
(It can't be... Hector...)

At that time, many screams and shouts could be heard from the interior.

Leica
What? ...Did something happen again?

Might
This way, Leica! Let's go!

Leica
The way you're going... Isn't that to the king's throne room!

Might and the others who ran to the king's throne room saw courtiers being cruelly killed and their corpses being piled up.

Leica
Th, this guy, is cruel...

The room was filled with the smell of blood, and Hector was confronting King Sergei Claudius. Near Sergei, Lorence was poised with his sword.

Might
This... It was all Hector's doing?

Hector
Huhuhu... Might-kun, please don't get in my way?

The bloodstained figure of Hector seemed to be different than usual somehow.

King
Bastard... Who are you!

Hector
Hector... Would you understand if I introduced myself as Hector Brice?

King
Brice? ...By, by chance, could it be about the massacre that happened 7 years ago...

Hector
That's right... I'm the son of Brice, and I'll have revenge for my parents!

Might
What is going on...?

Might didn't understand the circumstances well. Did he really tell the king he was getting revenge for his parents?

King
I, idiot! If a ruffian caused that event, I already capture and punish them long ago!

Hector
Huhuhu... So you're incapable. It's you who tempted the ruffian to attack, so isn't it the financial bureau that is dying?

King
What? ...What do you mean!

Hector
My father tried to complain about an injustice in the local financial bureau. .. They realized this, and secretly made a move to silence my parents. You didn't know this?

King
Fool... I don't believe it.

Hector
Is that so... You're a fool that can't be suspicious of his courtiers... So I'll punish them with my own hands!

Might
(Hector...)

Lorence
...I see, the assassinations last night, they were you're doing?

Hector
Of course... And, for my revenge, I'll drag the incapable King from his throne, so he can meet his Finale.

Hector slowly stepped towards the throne.

Lorence
Stop whatever you're planning!!

With a jumped he yelled and slashed at Hector. But, in the next moment, countless tentacles broke through the floor, and Lorence and Sergei's movements were restrained momentarily.

Lorence
Wh... what is this...?

King
Kuh...

Might
Wh, what are those!

The tentacles entwined around Lorence as if they had a will of their own, and they exposed his skin.

Lorence
You, you bastard! ...Stop!

Hector
Huhuhu... Wonderful, truly wonderful! Only someone suitable to rule the world has such power, the devil Hardius!!

Hector called out and seemed to be intoxicated, and those eyes looked like they lost his true character. No, Hector had already lost his humanity, to be accurate.

King
Th, the devil Hardius...?

Leica
I see... Bastard, I thought it seemed strange, the devil Hardius is pulling the strings...

Might
Leica, what of the devil Hardius?

Leica
When I was a kid... It is the devil of legend, even if he tried to take over the world ten years ago. I heard that the hero used his power to seal him but... He didn't die.

Might
It can't be...

Hector twisted his hand, and countless tentacles covered the walls so they couldn't be approached carelessly.

Hector
Well now... Leader of the Knights, will you give me your cooperation?

Thereupon, the tentacles creeped along the lower half of Lorence's body.

Lorence
Bastard... What are you doing to me!

A slimy feeling wrapped between Lorence's legs. When Lorence was rubbed like that, he rose at an unbelievable rate.

Lorence
(Such foolishness... I can't control my body...)

Furthermore, he tasted the tentacle inside of his body creeping about, and Lorence's senses were tickled. His body rapidly became hot, and that gradually accompanied the senses.

Lorence
(I, I can't believe a monster like this is raping me...!)

Hector
Huhuhu... Isn't it all right to be embarrassed? These children were specially- made. Now, please finish to your heart's content without restraining yourself.

Lorence
(I, can't... In front of... His Majesty...)

Lorence
Kuh...!

Finally he couldn't endure it, and Lorence released a large amount of semen between his legs.

Hector
Look at this... I'd like to thank you for your great cooperation.

Lorence
Keh...

Humiliated, Lorence turned his face away.

Hector
Please look, doesn't it seem these children have gotten more power thanks to you?

The tentacles bathed in Lorence's semen, and absorbed it, and they began to multiply themselves anew. Fresh tentacles pierced through the floor, and invaded the room quickly.

Leica
This is bad... This isn't fixable as it is.

Might
Somehow we have to drive out the devil that's controlling Hector's body.

Leica
...

However, Leica didn't agree with Might's words.

Might
...Leica?

Leica
...We can't do that, it's already too late. If we sacrifice that guy, we should be able to bring down that monster.

Might
Th, that's...

Leica
...Might, I can distract the tentacles. After that... I leave it to you.

When he said that, Leica jumped in front of Hector.

Might
Le, Leica...!

Leica
...We-ll, Monster, play with me this time.

Hector
Huhuhu... Will you help these children grow, too?

The remaining tentacles all attacked Leica together.

Leica
Don't joke... Do you think I could like such filthy things!

As Leica wielded his sword, he knocked down the tentacles with skill.

Might
(Leica...)

Hector's attention was completely diverted by Leica's decoy. Now was probably the only opportunity.

Might
(But... Sacrificing Hector...)

Might's heart swayed intensely.

Stab Hector

Don't stab Hector