1207 -1192- Quite arrogant

The magic criminals who are imprisoned in the Prison Barrier are basically the most vicious and terrifying beings.

They come from all over the world because no country has the confidence to incarcerate them, so they are sent to the Prison Barrier, where they are completely imprisoned in the dreams of Minamiya Natsuki, never to see the light of day again.

Since they are such heinous magic criminals, they must have caused major incidents all over the world, and their names and appearances can be known through the news.

For example, Tokoyogi Aya, whose terrifying incident on Itogami Island ten years ago is still deeply ingrained in people's minds, so anyone in the industry who doesn't know her basically doesn't exist.

The same goes for other criminals.

Regardless of those criminals who have been completely controlled by others and become puppets, just the five criminals other than Tokoyogi Aya, Rozen can recognize some of them.

Rozen happens to know the female vampire who controls the criminals with thorn-like beasts.

"Jiriora Giraruti..."

She is an old-generation vampire connected to the bloodline of the third primogenitor, also known as an old-generation pure-blood aristocrat.

Despite being a noble, she is also a high-class prostitute with endless scandals with nobles and royalty from various European countries.

Five years ago, Jiriora's affair with the heir to a small kingdom was exposed, prompting members of the royal family fearing a scandal to attempt to assassinate her. This only enraged Jiriora further.

Consequently, Jiriora decimated the assassination team that attacked her and then retaliated by massacring several members of the royal family, including the heir himself, almost wiping out the small kingdom, in the famous incident known as the "Cuartas Theater Tragedy."

As a result, Jiriora's past atrocities were exposed, making her an internationally wanted criminal. She was imprisoned in a demon sanctuary in Spain, but managed to take control of both the inmates and the prison itself, indulging in a spree before being personally apprehended by Minamiya Natsuki in Europe.

This is the story Rozen heard directly from Natsuki.

Now it seems that Jiriora was imprisoned in the Prison Barrier at that time.

However, it seems that the instigator of this tragedy used the same method as before to control the criminals in the Prison Barrier, even joining forces with Tokoyogi Aya to sacrifice the criminals and successfully escape.

Apart from Jiriora, Rozen also recognizes two other individuals.

One is the mercenary clad in armor wielding a giant sword.

"Broodt Dumblegraff..."

He is a mercenary who was once hired by the Western European Church and also represented its dark side.

He is not an ordinary human but a descendant of dragon slayers, and his sword is said to be capable of slaying dragons. As a result, he not only has a body that becomes impervious to weapons after being bathed in dragon blood but also specializes in combat abilities, belonging to the exceptional hired exorcists.

In battles against dragons, Broodt never cared about his surroundings, freely wielding his power, even luring dragons into cities, resulting in the destruction of many cities and earning him the title of a major criminal. He was arrested and imprisoned for his crimes, becoming an inmate.

Such criminals were widely reported in the news, and Rozen naturally remembers them.

Another one is the elderly man in monk robes.

"Kiliga Gilika..."

He is an spirit summoner from the guerrilla forces of the Middle Eastern country of Cabulistan, a monster who implanted fire spirits into his body through spells to enhance his killing efficiency.

Thanks to this, Kiliga possesses amazing spiritual power and can manipulate flames as if they were his limbs, making him an extremely skilled executioner in terms of killing enemies. Facing him, if one is too naive, they will immediately be incinerated.

Six years ago, Kiliga launched a terror attack on Itogami Island, leading to his arrest.

Both Broodt and Kiliga are no less heinous criminals than Jiriora, and ordinary prisons simply cannot contain them, so it seems natural for them to be sent to the Prison Barrier.

As for the other two, Rozen doesn't recognize them at all.

Whether it's the thug with a lightning-shaped head or the clean-cut young man in Daoist robes, Rozen has never seen them. But presumably, they must have committed crimes of equal magnitude to the others, and due to their significant impact or other reasons, their existence as criminals has been hidden away?

It can be inferred that these people all have the qualifications to stand shoulder to shoulder with Tokoyogi Aya since they can stand alongside her, and all the others except for Jiriora have been completely controlled by Jiriora's beast vassal. It's imaginable that these people all have the same status as Tokoyogi Aya.

With the addition of a large number of criminals, the terrifying atmosphere permeates the entire world.

"Ugh..."

Avrora couldn't help but feel scared and hid behind Rozen.

"Those guys..."

Kojou also felt the wickedness of these people, his body tense.

"..."

Altera just stood at the back, watching the scene without any emotion.

"Tsk..."

Natsuki was still annoyed, clicking her tongue repeatedly, clearly feeling uneasy about the situation.

A group of criminals capable of causing great turmoil in the world were all set free.

In such a situation, who wouldn't feel uneasy?

Only Rozen remained calm, looking at these criminals as if they were a group of irredeemable scoundrels.

Including Tokoyogi Aya, it was the same.

Tokoyogi Aya didn't say anything about it, just quietly watching, not knowing what she was thinking.

On the contrary, the others reacted immediately to Rozen's gaze.

"Hey, punk, what's with that look?"

Like a delinquent looking for trouble outside the school, the thug with the lightning bolt on his head stepped forward.

"You dare to look at me like that, I'll kill you, bastard."

The thug with the lightning bolt on his head behaved just like a thug, both rude and impolite, and quite lacking in manners.

Apart from this thug with the lightning bolt on his head, Jiriora also showed interest in Rozen.

"By the way, you're that detestable witch's brother, aren't you?"

Jiriora blatantly looked Rozen up and down, licking her lips.

"You look pretty good, but your eyes are really annoying. I don't mind men having a superior attitude, because that attitude makes me feel very tempted to conquer. Since your sister had me locked up in the Prison Barrier for so long, as compensation, after I kill her, you'll take her place and serve me, let me take care of you properly."

Jiriora smiled seductively, saying such words.

Unlike the thug and Jiriora, Broodt and Kiliga showed hostility towards Rozen's presence.

"There's a scent of dragons."

Broodt stared at Rozen with eyes full of hunting madness.

"The fire spirits inside me actually feel fear. That man must be killed."

Kiliga stared at Rozen with skull-like eyes, the thin face showing a stiff expression like a corpse.

As a result, only the delicate young man looked at Rozen coldly, even looking at everything else coldly, just like Tokoyogi Aya, quietly watching everything.

Except for this person and Tokoyogi Aya, the other criminals all glared at Rozen, creating a terrifying atmosphere.

However...

"You guys are quite arrogant, huh?"

Under the gaze of everyone, Rozen narrowed his eyes and smiled.

That smile was exceptionally mocking.

After all...

"You're just a bunch of losers caught in a cage by my sister. What's the base of you arrogance anyway?"

With just one sentence from Rozen, the surroundings fell completely silent.

Then, an astonishing murderous intent erupted, sweeping across the entire area.