Smile Helck defeats the bounty hunters and arrives to save Alicia, he is angered by their poor treatment of Alicia despite all she did for the kingdom. He asks her to come to the demon empire, but he learns the awakening has already started and is spreading through falling snow, Alicia and the regular civilians are all transforming. Alicia asks Helck to kill her so she does not transform into a monster, however Helck is unable to bring himself to finish her off. They have a final talk where Alicia asks Helck to smile for her and so he smiles despite everything and walks away.