After healing his groin, we used the Aurora Curtain to move to the door of the Great Temple of Light (I wanted to go straight in, but it was impolite, and similar to Azrael's shrine or holy ground, direct teleportation wasn't possible).
"I sent someone to King Ozymandias. Let's wait for his response first."
".....Da Vinci-chan, I'll check just in case, but what did you say to the messenger?"
"Of course, I said, 'I'm coming to propose a joint front, so wait as if you're dead and reborn!'"
"Good, very good!"
"....Isn't that just a provocation?"
I sighed at Da Vinci's words, feeling incredulous, and at that moment, the temple door moved.
"! As the temple door opens, multiple guardians are released! Everyone, prepare for battle! As planned, we'll engage Ozymandias's army head-on!"
Immediately, Lancelot and his following knights began to confront Ozymandias's forces, and we quickly broke through the guardians and entered the temple. Fortunately, Mash remembered the way to the throne, so we headed towards it under Mash's guidance.
In the meantime, Sanzang said something about King Ozymandias having means similar to the Lion King, and Mash asked if that means Ozymandias avoids fighting the Lion King.
"That's disrespectful, Mash. Pharaoh Ozymandias does not flee. In the first place, the Lion King is no match for us. The light of judgment is truly a laughing matter—Ugh!!!!"
Thud!
"Ah, were you in the middle of speaking? Sorry...."
Without thinking, considering her an enemy (which she actually is), I struck Nitocris in the back of the neck and sent a ripple into her lungs, rendering her immobile for a while. Belatedly, I realized that Nitocris had been in the middle of saying something.
"Isn't it an unwritten rule not to hit someone while they're talking?"
"Don't know? In the first place, is that important in this situation?"
"Uh, is that so?"
Anyway, I grabbed the unconscious Nitocris and soon arrived at the throne with the other members, where Ozymandias was waiting for us.
"Did you defeat Nitocris this quickly? ...No, it seems Nitocris was simply overpowered one-sidedly..."
"Ugh, Pha...raoh-sama.... Sorry...Thud"
After carefully placing the once again unconscious Nitocris on the floor as a final courtesy, I glared at Ozymandias, and Ozymandias looked back at me.
Zzzzap!!!!
[The exclusive skill The Fourth Wall activates strongly]
"Ugh!"
Simultaneously with that message, Ozymandias frantically covered his eyes.
"Grr, you bastard.... What on earth was that wall...."
Ozymandias, perhaps recognizing the wall I possess, was momentarily flustered, then looked at me intently and started laughing.
"Ha, haha, Kuahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Ahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Is that so? So that's how it is? So that was it!!"
Ozymandias, who had suddenly started laughing, soon stopped and looked at me, saying,
"You bastard, what's your name?"
"....Kang Yuseong.... It's Kang Yuseong."
"Is that so? Kang Yuseong..... Good, I have a proposal for you, Kang Yuseong."
Puzzled by Ozymandias's sudden words, I asked what proposal he had.
"The content is simple: if you fight and defeat me, I'll hand over the Holy Grail I possess to you, and I'll also cooperate in the fight against the Lion King."
"....And if I lose?"
"In that case, I'll completely erase you with my sun!!!"
".....Either way, you're saying to fight in the end...."
Muttering 'Well, there's no choice,' I quietly took out the Demon King's daggers from my inventory and gripped them.
"Hoh~ Daggers, huh? I thought you'd use a sword as your main weapon..."
"!..."
Indeed, I primarily use a sword, but I was momentarily shaken that he grasped that from just one glance. However, I quickly composed myself and tightly gripped the Demon King's daggers. Seeing this, Ozymandias descended from the throne, faced me, and drew his own dagger.
"Come at me!"
"....Of course, here I come!"
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