It Is A Different World And Yet I Am Cultivating Monsters

"Hey, Fitz, what happened to you?

"No, nothing in particular could lead to Kyo-san's steps... How about Lily?

"... I can't even sneak. There's no clue."

A few days after that.

Lily, Phytis, Singh, and other Kew associates were walking around the desert searching for missing Kew.

Still unable to grasp the steps, however, the party was walking around in a burning desert with horizontal lines.

"I knew it... but if you're looking for someone in the desert, it's like grabbing a cloud..."

"That's why you can't give up. If you're tired, you can go back first."

"Don't joke, Miss Lily. What are you doing here without helping your brother?"

Even Jack, a monster, did not hide the color of fatigue in this search under the flames.

Still, the party has been searching for days without rest.

"... it might be better to think of a way to help you search than to search around the dark clouds."

It was Fitz's impression that he had been searching for the past few days, but it was something that everyone here felt thin.

But I couldn't find the key hint, and the line was stuck.

I wondered what to do next.

"... papa"

The rock at Lily's feet muttered something.

"What's up, Rock?

"I can feel the signs..."

Everyone here, including Lily, reacted to the lock's words.

"What's that supposed to mean, Rock? Are you saying that Kyo-sama is nearby?

"I don't know... but I can feel a slippery sign... but it's not close, but I know it's getting closer..."

It's the only search tip I've ever gotten, and Lily suggests we catch it.

"Then we can rely on Rock's feelings to search!

"Sure, it may take time, but it may be much more likely than ever to be found."

Sin nods.

The party rode into Cobda and tried to start a search in the desert, but Rock himself shook his head in response.

"... yeah. Probably means faster than that...."

Huh?

Lock grabbed the hem and declared to Lily, raising her doubts.

"From now on, by the way...

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"No... what do you mean?

Manticore remained silent in response to my query.

Eventually, the words that came out of his mouth were the same as before.

"Anyway, no. She's staying here."

Manticore stubbornly told me only that word.

However, there was some anxiety and fear in those eyes. And I saw anxiety.

"... do you... miss me?

…………

Manticore doesn't answer my questions.

But here, the silence represented everything.

"... I see."

Murmuring, I look at the face of the fallen boy again.

If you think about it, yes.

This manticore has lost a child who was born with his wife at first.

Not only that, he lost his wife, who had accompanied him for many years.

This boy is the only one left.

Even if it was a human child without blood, he is the only family left in Manticore now.

Without this child, the Manticore in front of me will be one of the authentic ones.

You thought you couldn't stand the fear.

Maybe that's why I asked you to take me so far and save the boy.

"... but this child can't be saved as it is. Shouldn't we just put her back in her family for once to help her recover?

…………

Honestly, I don't think that's a way of saying it.

Still, it's unlikely that this child will get better if he stays here.

Then bring her back to her real family, even temporarily.

Or Singh - if this child's sister comes here.

It was the moment I wished.

"Hey, what?!

"?! Light from space...!

I wonder if the light ran in the space between me and the manticore, and the air on the spot fluctuated, and at the next moment, someone appeared on the spot to divide the dimensions.

No, someone wasn't. From there appeared the people I knew.

"--Papa!

"Rock!"

Rock immediately hugged me as he appeared here.

When I saw it, the person at both ends of the lock noticed me and smiled.

"I finally found it. Don't worry about it at all."

Kyo-san, I'm sorry I'm late to find you. But I hope you're okay. "

Lily, and Singh.

I sighed relieved when I saw them.

Above all, it's been a long time since I've seen Lily like this, so seeing her makes me feel safe.

"Maybe you caught me in lockshift?

"Yeah, that's right. Rock sensed your signs and relying on it to transfer. However, it seems that no one else can transfer without Rock, so Atashi and Shin came with us."

I see. Again.

When I went to Earth the other day, I said that Semargul's ability is his ability to travel through time and space, so it's no wonder that Rock, who inherits his blood, could do the same.

In fact, during the battle against the Emperor, Rock brought his abilities to fruition.

"... more than that."

Lily and Singh, who had moved here, noticed the manticore behind them and stood up for it.

But when I saw it, I went out to stop them immediately.

"Wait a minute!

"Well, why are you bothering me, Kyo?"

Lily glanced at me when she jumped out in front of both of them.

But we have to explain this properly.

"First of all, both of you. This manticore is not a bad guy. He did take me, but it was to help the boy who was lying there."

I am referring to a boy lying in the back of a cave.

Lily and Sin saw it. Sin, in particular, shows an unprecedented reaction.

"No way...."

Sin murmured in an incredible manner, approaching the boy who remained lying still, holding his hand and speaking.

"No way, really... Sin. Thin?!

It was supposed to be my name, but if you think about it, I realize it wasn't the real name of the girl in front of me.

The girl in front of her becomes a dead brother and replaces the person she has spent so far.

Then the name is not yours, but the name of the brother who is said to be dead.

Then there should be another real name for Singh. The name given to her as a woman and as a sister.

That's what I think.

A blonde boy whose eyes had never been opened before - the real Singh - opened his eyes to be drawn by the voice calling out his name, calling out the names of himself and the two girls who were there.

"... Alicia, my sister...?

It was the real name of the girl who had used the false name Sin before.