Grosso, Rainier, and Garungun: Apparently, even though they acknowledge Laharl as the Overlord, they still refuse to be Laharl's vassals so Laharl has to beat them yet again to make them submit. Eventually, they bring out their secret weapon -- Darkdeath Evilman! They tell him that if he defeats Darkdeath Evilman, then they will submit themselves to Laharl once and for all. So eventually Laharl defeats Darkdeath Evilman and the Krichevskoy Faction leaders are happy to see that he is indeed a worthy successor to Krichevskoy and submit themselves to the Overlord. Laharl is glad to hear this because he's going to have them executed for treason. However, Grosso, Rainier, and Garungun convince Laharl that they truly were just testing if he was worthy. Eventually, Laharl concedes and makes them vassals...Etna's vassals. However, he makes it clear that Etna's vassals are still his vassals. Although Etna is shaking her head, she decides to take them as her vassals and thus they join the party.

And no, Darkdeath Evilman does not join...