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Chapter 5 opens not in the Demon Lord’s secluded castle, but in the capital’s central plaza. There is no battle—instead, we get a . The four heroines (Sylphie the elf mage, Lilia the saint, Tsubaki the samurai, and Elize the beastkin) are bound in magical restraints. Their crime: attempted assassination of the Hero (Leon) by collaborating with the Demon Lord’s rival, the Archdemon of Vanity.

“The company.”