"Waaaaah—"
"What is that?!"
Before they even saw him, they heard him—Asta's noisy roar right from the start.
"I never expected Amaterasu to spiral out of control to this extent."
Hashirama Senju stared gravely at the sea of black flames blocked off by an invisible barrier.
By this point, they had already rushed from the Diamond Kingdom to the Diamond Magic Palace within the Strong Magic Region.
As the truth Julius had revealed spread across the various battlefields under the Otherworld Strategy Committee's efforts,
the war between the two sides naturally came to a halt.
Hashirama Senju had also established friendly relations with Asta, Yuno, Gaja, Mars, Kirsch, and the others.
After hearing about Amaterasu going out of control, they immediately came here to assess the fire.
As it happened,
when they arrived,
the 4th Division led by "Poison Horn Vice Admiral" Baroque Duncan had already successfully breached the Diamond Magic Palace and captured a large number of Magic Knights.
Among them was the leader, Lotus Whomalt.
He was a middle-aged man skilled in Smoke Weakening Magic, free-spirited in nature, experienced in battle, and possessed of a mature charm.
For the current Diamond Kingdom,
if Mars was its strongest combatant and symbolic leader,
then Lotus played the role of a prime minister.
After all, he was responsible for the actual administration of state affairs, as well as military command.
Fortunately, after Hashirama Senju and the others arrived, the misunderstanding between the two sides was smoothly resolved.
And with orders from Admiral Charlotte Daifuku,
"Poison Horn Vice Admiral" Baroque Duncan took the opportunity to release Lotus and the other captives.
After all, the bulk of the military merit was already in hand.
It was far better than the 3rd Division, which had failed to breach the Red Heart Magic Palace even