Editing Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha:Volume 7 Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 18===
In the ancient city that had been replicated as a fighting space.

Leohart stood atop one of central high-rise buildings in silence. This building was the palace that Lezonas had elected after becoming the third generation Demon Lord. Before his opponent could make his way onto the stage, it had changed into this ancient city that only descendants of a Demon Lord could enter, which meant that Leohart’s only opponent was Ramsas. At least, among the remaining representatives of the Moderates faction, there wasn’t anyone else who could stand upon this stage.

''…In the end, Toujou Basara still has not appeared.''

Despite feeling slightly disappointed, Leohart accepted that this was fate. After Balthier went to investigate the Council’s situation, communication had been cut off with him soon after. It could be guessed that Basara was most likely imprisoned by them.

''…So be it.''

The final outcome of this situation was not actually bad for Leohart. Not only was Ramsas able to eliminate Nebula’s high-level spirit in one blow, he was also Wilbert’s older brother, so he was more than qualified to act as the trump card in this final duel between the Current Demon Lord faction and Moderates faction. Leohart had actually hoped to personally fight against Mio, who had inherited Wilbert’s power and bloodline, in order to cut off the last remnants of the dead — he had declared himself as the Current Demon Lord under the shadow of the previous Demon Lord who was recognised as the strongest in history. However, the opposing side had deliberately avoided a confrontation between him and Mio, so expecting such a thing was too greedy.

''…It should be soon.''

Soon, he would be able to achieve the cherished wish that he had held for years. Leohart lightly closed his eyes as if to suppress the rising emotions within him while he waited for his opponent to arrive. Ten seconds later — accompanied by a shrill sound, everything in the surrounding space began to shake slightly.

“…………”

Leohart slowly opened his eyes, and projected his sight downwards towards the opposite side — at the top of the opposite-facing high-rise building, at some point unbeknownst to him, a youth had been quietly looking at him whilst holding a large silver demonic sword in his hand. There wasn’t much need to explain who had arrived.

“I see…”

He had most likely used that elimination ability to destroy the barrier that only allowed Demon Lord descendants to pass through. After whispering that, Leohart also materialised the demonic sword Loki in his hands, and then declared

“—Let’s begin.”

“Yeah…”

The youth who was once a Hero — Toujou Basara nodded in response to Leohart’s declaration. From here on, the two of them would no longer need any other words. —The signal to begin rang out. But this was not the same gong sound as it previously was. The bell of the grand clock in the ancient city chimed at the same time. Was this to be the ceremonial bell to bless the new order that was to be born in the Demon Realm? Both sides pushed off from the roof at the same time. Like this, they leapt towards the space in front of them, wielding their demonic swords to sweep out a full-powered blow. Toujou Basara and the Current Demon Lord Leohart put everything that they had behind this one blow, and in that moment, a hurricane of intense sparks erupted from their clash.


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