Zenia asks about Leo, another of Max's former party members who famously defected from the Kingdom to found his own country, the Gamma Republic, which is now at war with the Kingdom. Max leaves too angry to talk about Leo and is ambushed by a reporter. Fred, now Chief of the Bureau of Magic, later arrives at Max's apartment, so the Demon Lord hides in the closet. Fred is concerned about the Gamma Republic because despite claiming to be a country, it is actually an army of criminals occupying land stolen from the Kingdom. Fred begs Max to help end the war before it can get any worse, but Max refuses. Fred reveals he knows the nude woman is a demon, which might be enough for Max to be tried for treason against humanity. Fred abruptly leaves terrified, having realized Max is unknowingly being haunted by a female ghost. Flashbacks show in his youth Fred was a Cleric and a con man, but when circumstances forced him to aid Max and Leo in battle against demons, he reformed and joined their party to protect people.