Do You Think Someone Like You Can Defeat the Demon King?

Linus stands atop the tallest tower in the West Side and overlooks the city.

I like high places - not because it's the easiest way to find people.

Whether it's the bad galas in the West Side, the tall stopped merchants in the East Side, or the faces of people walking through the Central Side twinkling like swarmed insects, his eyes can tell at this distance.

"Well, where have you been?"

What he is looking for, of course, is Cyril.

Later, when she heard about the soldiers' sightings in the castle, apparently, she jumped out of the castle not much of a shock when she heard about Flam.

I also asked Maria's room if she knew where she was going, but she wasn't there.

I'm busy, I'm probably out in the cathedral, too.

"Steady... there's a slightly unpleasant wind, but what the hell"

The sky is gray.

The air flow through the cheeks is heavy and damp.

But that's not all.

The wind - I'm used to sniffing, it has a mix of unpleasant smells.

"Blood is blood, but it's not just human. You smell like a beast."

Moreover, based on its “intensity”, the number is not about one or two.

But as far as I can see, the anomaly doesn't seem to have occurred.

I mean, it's a shadow in the sun, and there's a lot of blood.

Anomalous carcasses have been discovered, the area around Cardinal Satooki smells strange, and the King's Capital is suspicious of clouds these days.

I'm worried about Cyril who popped up.

Gene, the cause of this, doesn't come out pulled into the room, so Linus has to look for her.

When he jumps from there, he lands on the ground without sound.

"Honestly, Maria and I can't afford to stick our necks in trouble."

With that said, he set foot in the darkness isolated from peace.

◇ ◇ ◇

On the other hand, Cyril, who flew out of the castle, was wandering through the king's capital in vain.

He wears a robe hood deep and walks with his face hidden.

She is a brave man and a celebrity.

If you expose yourself, they'll notice who you are in a flash.

So this is how I had to cover my face, and I walked with as few people choosing the path as possible.

But I don't even know where I'm going.

Flam has been enslaved because of himself.

I mean, I don't deserve to be named a brave man.

I don't like Gene.

Maria was a monster.

I mean, there's no place for a party.

Running back to his hometown, he said, would betray the people of the village who were thrilled that Cyril had become a brave man.

No matter how much you look, you can't find a place to go.

Therefore, the place where she now finds herself at peace is about the dim, stifling corner of no-one, where she enters the alley.

It smells like a dove, and I still couldn't stop blaming myself, but that's the only salvation I've ever had to say I won't see anyone.

Sit back, hold your knees, and close your eyes.

I was somewhat reluctant to see if my mental fatigue was also manifesting itself in the flesh, and Cyril was about to fall asleep as it was.

When my consciousness flew about half way, I heard someone's footsteps saying, Zach.

A sharpened sensation forces the flesh to awaken in half.

When Cyril raised her face reflexively, there stood - a young girl who wrapped her robe around her and hid her face just like herself.

The hair and skin visible from the gap are white.

And on both hands, a thin, dirty, people-shaped plush is embraced.

Her presence was floating, as if cut from the view.

I'm not a decent person - that's what Cyril's intuition tells me.

Stand vigilant and gaze at the girl.

Then the girl slowly approached Cyril and said, pointing to the ground where she was sitting.

"Here, me, the place"

Characteristic in pronunciation, but no problem listening.

"Uh... you mean you were using it?

The girl snorts.

Why don't Cyril just sit somewhere else? Thought so, but gradually the girl's cheeks swelled and she began to feel ill, so she hurriedly gave way to the place.

Then the girl sits right there, holding her knees and a relieved look on her face.

It seems to matter how “fixed position” is.

It's too defenseless to chase, and I don't feel hostile.

Nature and Cyril were de-alerting.

In the first place, the chase is being directed against her for fleeing on her own - it's just a negative delusion.

I can think of a possibility someone is looking for, but it's not as big a deal as a chaser.

That's about what normal Cyril would have figured out - too many shocking events overlap and her mind is destabilized.

Ridiculous thoughts can also be described as evidence of that.

……

As soon as I sit down, the girl doesn't utter a word.

He stares at the ground in a squeaky, strong embrace of a stuffed animal.

I thought I'd talk to him, but I couldn't find the words, so Cyril shut up, too.

"... you"

After a while of silence, the girl spoke to me.

"What's wrong?

"Why are you here? No place?

Her questioning suddenly followed the core.

Sure, there's no place.

So this is how it's wandering.

"Why did you think that?"

Because he was ashamed that the younger girl spotted that, Cyril said with a slight snuggle and a low voice.

"I look alike."

"... you don't have a place, either?

When Cyril asked back like that, the girl snorted.

"Oh well. That's why I was in such a thin, dirty place dressed like that. You were just like me, trying not to be found by anyone."

I accidentally rap, hoping to find my buddy.

But the girl shook her head to the side.

Cyril regained much calm, as he was given cold water.

"That, no. Me, to escape, no."

"So... for what?

The girl's eyes, unlike Cyril's, are not dead.

There was a flame of strong will.

Looking at it, it's so pure, beautiful, and powerful that it's going to suck in.

"Mother, I repay you. Gonna disappear, no. Here, carve the living mark."

Payback to the mother.

That's how Cyril received the girl's words.

Even if you don't have a place, if you can't find a future, do what you can.

Even the little girl said she had such positive courage, why was she called a brave man, running away and grumbling in a place like this?

Do you think all you do is run away, without giving back or sinning?

A vicious circle of asking yourself, blaming yourself, and hunting yourself down again.

Even if you shake it off desperately, now the memories of Maria's, too nasty meat vortex, which has become, uh - a chemical, are regenerated.

Sweat stains your palms and makes you breathe faster.

Every spiritual escape is sealed and there is no longer any other option but to physically leave the King's Capital.

But leaving the king's capital, there is no place to return.

I think the girl's determination is great, and admirable, so should Cyril.

But - now she, while recognizing the existence of the ideal, did not want to make an effort to reach that area.

I want to keep running.

I want to go to some world without pain.

Because I said I disappeared.

No, rather maybe that's the right answer.

Then I can make myself easier without bothering anyone.

"You, no?

To the girl's frank inquiry, Cyril bites her lips.

Leaning her neck strangely at the reaction, the girl said to strike the chase.

"There shouldn't be, there isn't. Live, alone, I can't. Eh, hatred, reward, any, there is."

"I do. I do... but more than that, I think I'm the worst. So I don't want to do anything."

"I blame myself, I'm tired. futile. For that matter, I dedicate myself to my loved ones, right"

I understand even if you don't tell me.

That's why it's another matter of whether we can put it into practice or not.

Hunted down, she doesn't have enough energy to arouse.

"Cyril Sweetica"

The lid calls me by my name, and Cyril's heart bounces out of the way.

You're not even supposed to tell me your name, why?

"You, by disappearing, there must be plenty of people who rejoice, people in need"

"Why did you give me my name?

"Brave man, very celebrity. There's no way I don't know."

"... that too, you know"

Such a child is even known, after all, it was clear that there was no escape in this king's capital.

"The purpose is to give the sons of the previous kings more human..."

The girl is so small that she doesn't sound like Cyril, she blurts and crushes, as she tells herself.

And "Phew," he exhaled gently.

"See?"

It was Cyril who tried to ask me what - but the girl stood up in a rough way, so I miss the timing.

The girl looked down at her with unshakeable eyes.

"We, the living testament, where we carve"

Apparently, she says, "Follow me” to Cyril.

Why would a girl do that to herself that she just met?

I don't know, I don't know - anyway, now I wanted a label (servant) because anything is good.

To put it badly, maybe "I wanted to lean on it”.

Even if you know they're a lot younger than you, after acknowledging the decency, still.

Cyril snorts as she devours her teeth with pity.

Then the girl also looked like she smiled.

"Mute"

"What?"

"I"

"Oh that's a name...... nice to meet you, mute"

"Yeah, just for a little while, say hello, Cyril"

That said, they shake hands.

The moment his palms touched each other, Cyril felt a chill.

It felt like some unusual force was circling the mute.

But they're girls under the age of ten.

“Too much thought," she told herself, and Cyril left the alley with her.

◇ ◇ ◇

When Fram and Gadio left the laboratory in Childrens, they headed to Fram's house.

I surround the table with Eterna and ink waiting to return and exchange views.

Milkit, not mixed up in the story, sat next to the flam and came and went in the kitchen and living room to sip his occasional reduced tea.

"Damn it, Howis... he's dead"

Ink said sadly.

We weren't really close, but we still spent eight years together.

There will be love, but it is the enemy.

Flam and Gadio, who thought he was not less than “happy” with his death, had no words to ink.

"What kind of kid were you?

Eterna asks in a gentle voice.

"It was a cowardly one, a roundabout prank against me. When you have to, even I push you to lie and cry and be bad. But it was so sweet in front of my mother."

If there's not even a core - no, even if there was a core, they're just kids in non-combat.

Even the other spiral children (spiral childrens) should have had that chance so that the ink could have gotten a heart and become a normal human being.

It could have been possible, imagining the future they would spend as normal children, Flam would have a bitter chest.

Ink and the rest of the spiral children (spiral childrens) are not the right people to talk to.

Even with that understanding, I couldn't help but think.

"I've done this before with a boy named Nekt, but assuming he's got the same amount of power, his opponent should be difficult without the strength of an S-rank adventurer"

"When you know the location of Childrens bases and you have enough power to defeat them, the candidates are pretty limited. Church Knight, Royal Army, or -"

"Kimyra, right?"

Gadio said in a hateful voice.

Killing, Milkit's throat drifts up and down.

"Why did you start rubbing the inner circle? Because we ruined Necromancy?

"Satooki's speech may be relevant. You made it clear," I'm not going to do human experiments. "If you're going to continue studying childrens, you shouldn't have to dare."

"Kimyra doesn't have to use humans, as long as she can use monsters, research can continue...... you mean truncated to avoid being criticized by the public when exposed?

"It is considered one of the possibilities. But..."

Blocking Gadio's words from saying something, Ink discards them remorsefully.

"It's terrible to kill for that reason, I've been with the church before"

"I think so, too. Maybe the same thing Gadio wants to say."

To Eterna's words, Gadio nodded.

I mean...

"That alone is too mild a reason to cut it off. There must still be another reason."

Just killing all the childrens, for a big reason.

"Nor is the Church a single rock, it is natural to assume that there are several opposing factions, as Satuki solemnly sanctified the two Cardinals"

"Speaking of which, the Cardinal who managed the research - he did get caught saying Farmo or something, too"

"Oh yeah, that's proof that Satooki is gaining strength within the church"

Satuki Ranagarki is also said to be strongly connected to the Royal Army.

Besides, the victory in the People's Demonic War was his father's grief.

In case he ever becomes pope and takes power like that - no doubt, the kingdom will try to start a war.

It is clear that Kimaira is more convenient to operate as a weapon at that time.

then it is unnecessary, and yet the childrens belonging to opposing forces -

"Does that mean that Howis was killed because factional strife was the real reason?

Ink said in a sinking voice.

Either way - even if that was a "big reason” for Satooki - it's a story that has nothing to do with us.

"... I don't think I have a choice but to die. Because I know what the Church has done, and I understand that it's a miracle that I can live like this. But I think that being truncated by the church is... something, not"

I am no longer part of the spiral children (spiral childrens).

Even with that awareness, I still can't seem to help feeling anything when people talk to me like that.

"I'm sorry I interrupted."

"I don't mind, opinions like that matter"

That said, Eterna took the head of the ink.

That only makes the look of the ink a little softer.

"Thanks... oh, I'm fine now, keep talking"

Even so, I can feel free to talk in front of her any more.

But if you stop here, Ink will blame himself.

When Flam coughed lightly, he put his strength into his stomach and undone the topic.

"Of course I'm curious about Satooki, but I'm also curious to say that Fuwis was the only one found in the lab. There was no other blood scattered."

"I hope it's not too soon to see where the other three kids and their mothers went"

"... guys, I don't think they're gonna get caught too hard. Church or kingdom - somewhere, I think, trying to scar you."

"Scar..."

For them, it's Satooki, or Kimaira, to hate.

But you know you're no match for Kimyra in the fight at the lab.

In this situation, I don't think Satooki himself would allow Childrens to approach him.

The execution of research facility raids and assassinations would be possible in itself, but would probably just be wasted to death.

Whatever the gathering is just for children, there should be no such stupid imitation than having a commander named Mother.

For example, his next action - with a difficult face, Gadio predicts the next hand Childrens will hit.

"Oh, speaking of which, Mr. Gadio,"

That's when Flam remembered that and slapped Pong and his hand.

"We got a strange letter."

"A letter? From who?

"The sender is unknown, it just says“ four more days ”... Mr. Eterna, can you bring it?

"Okay, wait"

Eterna takes a seat and heads upstairs to her own room.

"When did it arrive?

"It's just about lunch today, the ink notices the sound"

Gadio looked at the ink.

You felt her gaze, she nodded lightly.

"But I did have a letter in the post... he said he didn't have footsteps"

"Is that true?

"Definitely! As much as I heard you go into the post, why?"

"You mean you used magic on purpose? Even if it's a prank, it's a creepy time."

"That's right. So for a second, I thought it might have something to do with this one."

It also coincides subtly with the period of destruction of Childrens' facilities.

There is nothing to show the relationship, but Fram was also anxious.

Eterna comes down and hands Gadio a letter saying yes to this.

He spread the paper over his desk and stared at the letter.

"I looked it up, but there was no special magic planted in the contents. It's just that ink, paper and envelopes are all superior."

The ink reacted perfectly to the word "ink“ emitted by Eterna.

But when I realized it wasn't about me, I immediately tied my mouth to one letter in embarrassment and leaned down a little.

When Eterna looked at her tricks and smiled only for a moment, she immediately went back to her serious expression and continued her words.

"In a general household, I don't use anything like this to purposefully send out letters with only four letters written down"

"Well, you put this out..."

"Rich, kingdom or church? likely one of them."

All of them are people who have no reason to take sides with the Flams.

No, if you're rich, you can think of possibilities for reach and wellsey, but if they are, you don't have to use a letter or anything, you just have to say it directly.

I was cornered, and I couldn't tell you if it wasn't a letter?

It's not an impossible story.

For one thing, Flam decides to head for the two of us, even tomorrow.

But I can also think of a theory that other possibilities - someone from Childrens put them out, but now that they're cornered, they don't seem to be able to afford to bother using fine paper.

Besides, there's no reason to dare warn the hostile Flams.

"No matter how much you think, we don't have the information to identify you at the moment. But you can't just say no."

"I know it's church entanglement anyway, but I just have to talk to someone who might have something to do with it"

"I'm also concerned about the trend of Childrens, either way you need to walk in the king's capital on your own feet"

Because of the Dafiz material, I thought I could turn to the "attacking side” this time.

Flam sighed tired of being flirted with the situation again.

Then a mill kit sitting next to him sees him and holds Flam's hand under the table.

I can't participate in conversations, I can't help in battles.

Still - I want to help something.

Her feelings like that are so painfully conveyed.

I know it's the back hand, but it's the front, but it doesn't change what Flam does.

- Whatever happens, I'll definitely protect you.

With such determination, she shook her hand back.

◇ ◇ ◇

There are countless ruins in the kingdom.

It is the remnants of what man and the devil clan stood against Origin, hand in hand.

Here in Wangdu is a city created in the form of an extension of such a ruin.

It was only at the beginning that the ruins themselves were used as dwellings.

But now a city is made upon it, and not so many know the existence of the underground.

Royal castle present in Wang Dubei District.

Of course, there were ruins buried in its basement.

Open the tightly locked door behind the ground floor and descend the stairs leading up to it.

Then, obviously, there was a space made of a different material than the castle - there were now a number of “cages” lined up there.

In other words, it is being reused as a prison.

"How long do we have to keep an eye on this place?

"Until Lady Echidona comes to get you."

It was used there as a place to keep people who could not be judged by law, but were not convenient for the kingdom or the church.

Standing in front of a cell, the two soldiers with spears converse silly.

"Ha... I wish I had disposed of such a“ former Virgin "thing."

"You have an idea, you have an idea for reuse."

"... is there such a thing?

With that said, the soldier glanced over the iron plaid.

At the end of his gaze is the figure of Maria lying on the ground and trembling like a cramp.

The face was completely chemical, sporadically bleeding out blood as the fully spread red meat twitched.

"Yeah......"

"You've seen it several times."

"I do, but, you know, I'm just shocked you looked beautiful."

Maria, trapped in Echidona's trap, was put in this cell after that.

I could have disposed of it right away, but there's no way Echidna would have missed such a great material.

I'm going to use it for some kind of experiment, and I'm “storing” it here.

Two soldiers are deployed just in case, but originally, she didn't even think it was necessary.

Because Maria has already lost her human will and has become a chunk of meat that just spits blood out.

Also, I can't even move my body properly because I used a core made for "Kimyra” against humans.

The rest, irresistibly, was used only to experiment to satisfy Echidna's intellectual curiosity, and die - it was supposed to.

- I... again...

But she's not like any other human being.

I was not brainwashed from an early age, like the Pope or the King, nor did I acquire the ability to be embedded with the core and listen to the announcement acquired acquired.

He is one of the few chosen as an apostle by Origin.

There was no way they'd let her go.

- Also... human, you betrayed me... oh, I really don't learn...

What seemed like a loss of human will was just an act.

It took time for the flesh to adapt to the modified core for the monster, but it has already recovered by the time it can move.

- He said you can't die until you've eradicated all your lives.

Maria's hatred goes hand in hand with Origin.

Its roots were different, but its purpose is the same.

There is no need for life in this world.

You can destroy all the people, the demons, the chunks of malice that keep betraying you.

- Dear Origin... Oh well, that's how it goes next... then I too...

With the announcement Maria moves out.

Stand up slowly so the soldiers don't notice, and float a swirling light in the palm of your hand.

On the spot, she paid her right hand, as she splashed particles of light.

Then the grains were struck out at high speed and burst where they touched.

Hubobobobbo, and on the walls and beyond (...) standing soldiers (...), create countless holes in fists.

And even destroyed the iron lattice, and went out of the chamber.

At the same time, two men with holes all over their bodies collapse on the floor.

"Shall we begin, Hero Tan's, Act II?"

Maria says that sadly, there is no rush, and she walks out sparingly.

Her escape was a light success.

Though it was not made public - in doing so, dozens of soldiers who tried to stop it said they lost their lives.