The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

The next day.

"Demon King. Mmm-hmm. Ohayoo."

We went to see the Demon King again.When I looked into the eyes of the demon king and greeted him, he replied, "Maoon," as expected.Then I waved my hand, and something like an arm that had grown from the side of the demon king's face swayed to the left and right.Oh, it's being imitated. I'm a little happy.

... somehow, when I look at the demon king who imitates us like this, I wonder if he was lonely.

Rene misses you, but the Demon King misses you just as much... so I feel like I've been waiting to talk to someone like this.No, this is just my sentiment, and I shouldn't weigh the demon king's intentions just by assumptions and impressions.

"Let's talk about this today."

So hurry up, I'll... give you a big sketchbook.The Demon King is blinking a little strangely... I hope it works!

I draw in front of the Demon King.

I can't settle down looking at me with silver discs lined up, but I just hold back and draw.

... I'm drawing a picture of the Demon King shrinking. Illustration.

The demon king looked at the picture and cried.I have no idea what that means.But for now, I'm only sure you're looking at the painting... so I'll try my best.

I don't know.

The demon king stared seriously at the picture and cried, "Maoon."Hmm, is it being conveyed or not...?

"I'm glad you're shrinking like this...."

Show the "Diagram of the Demon King Shrinking" to the Demon King who doesn't seem to understand well.An illustration of the Demon King in the sky.A diagram of the Demon King shrinking beside it and floating in the sky.And beside that, a creature like a round cat with a starry sky pattern that fits perfectly into my arm... a diagram of the Demon King.

... I've decided what this demon king looks like in consultation with Lyla.

No, because "maoon" is a little cat-like and grows like a tail.And Lila said, "If the Demon King were a cat, wouldn't he be cute?"I drew a picture of a giant cat lying in the sky with a carefree shape, so I used it as a reference...

I wonder if you'd like to show it to me while I ask myself.

... the Demon King was staring at the painting for a while. But....

Maoon.

That's how the demon king rang and blinked several times.

... is that YES? No, which one?

We are in trouble. I showed the demon king a picture.As an illustration, I wish you could understand this, but I thought... I don't know if the Demon King understood or not!

"Either way, I can't confirm that it's a one-way communication....."

I thought it wasn't bad to tell it in a picture.Just because there were so many expectations, I feel so shocked... depressed.

"Well, cheer up, huh?"

"There may be other ways.Or maybe the Demon King will move something. "

That's what Faye and Laocles say to comfort me, but I don't know if I'm feeling well or what to do anymore...

... that's when it happened.

Nyun, from my feet, something that I don't know if it's the Demon King's arm or his tail stretched and wrapped around my waist.

Wow.

And corn!

And if you're not sure if it's an arm or a tail, grab me and lift me up!Laocles and Fei came to help us with their respective Summoners in a hurry...

"... hmm?"

Pouuuu.

I was put down on a demon king a little further away.Your arms wrapped around your hips are also pulling in.

... the Demon King is just like a sofa, and I'm sitting there.

Uh... what the hell is this?

When we were in trouble, the Demon King cried, "Maoon."No, I don't know.

... and when we're in trouble, the Demon King's arm slowly stretches out again, wrapping loosely around me.

Fufufu, the feeling that's wrapped around it... it kind of calms down a bit.I wonder what this is.

"... do you think you're going to get caught?"

"No, I don't think so..."

In the meantime, I don't think the Devil is trying to harm me.Probably. I'm sure he offered me a nice place to sit, or he's hugging me...

... hmm?

"... you know, maybe this is more like a hug than a hug, a manifestation of will?"

I'm going to show you my paintings and ask you that. [M]

... a picture of the shrunk Demon King in my arms. [M]Maybe this is what the Demon King didn't like.

When I waited for the answer...

Maoon.

That's how the Demon King rang... and now he's got a pencil and a sketchbook from my hand!

I wondered if he didn't like it so much, but I stopped him from taking the sketchbook and the pencil.I wonder if you hated it enough to want to take it away...

... but...

When the demon king rang, the demon king...

"... do you paint?"

The Demon King grabbed a pencil and started drawing, not knowing if it was a raw arm or a tail.

... this was unexpected!

"I didn't expect the Demon King to paint..."

"Surprisingly good....."

"I do a lot of sketchbooks with my body...."

... we were lined up and watching the demon king's painting.

The Demon King was surprisingly good at painting.At least they paint a picture that makes sense. Excellent!

"... did the Demon King like Lyla's shape?"

"Ah, really...."

Incidentally, the demon king's painting is "something like a two-legged cat with a starry sky pattern."Apparently, the Demon King decided to go in his own form.Is that okay? Well, okay.

As I was observing the drawing of the demon king, I suddenly began to be stroked. [M]

"Oh, no, no, no. It tickles."

"I can't help but miss the corn...."

While drawing, the Demon King strokes me with his other tail, and strokes me with the tip of his other arm... it tickles when he's stroked everywhere by a soft, fluffy thing!

... as the Demon King's stroke and attack escalated, Fei and Laocles helped me.After being rescued once, the Demon King also learned... so I was only able to stroke my head and sometimes my face.I'm glad...

Then I was stroked and waited for the completion of the demon king's painting... finally.

Maoon, the demon king rang and showed me the sketchbook.

... yeah.

The picture drawn by the Demon King was a picture of us and others wandering on top of the Demon King.

Apparently, this is the demon king's ideal...

When I saw the demon king's painting, there were a lot of parts that I didn't quite understand... but I was relieved.

I'm glad you realize that the Devil doesn't want us to die.

"Oh, are these the red dragons?"

Fei was a little surprised to see the demon king's painting.... some of the people in the picture have wings and tails.

"Did you paint all the people you've ever met?"

When Fai heard, the demon king answered with a murmur.Her eyes are slightly narrowed with pleasure.

... I wonder if the Demon King has missed you forever.So I wonder if the people I've met have painted a picture of themselves wandering around.

As much as I remember the people who came to see me hundreds of years ago, it seemed like they were important to me, and after the red dragons disappeared, nobody would have come here until we came.Just imagining it makes you lonely.

"... if this is your dream, I'm sure we can get along."

When I gently stroked the demon king, he cried again.As usual, I don't know if I know the words or not... but by drawing pictures, I understand what the Demon King thinks.

Looks like we can get along with the Demon King.

Then we had the Demon King remember YES and NO.

First draw a picture of a star snail, and then draw a 0 or a x. Which one?I asked. When I waited patiently, the Demon King eventually touched me with a 0 for now, so I quickly put out a star tattoo and gave it to the Demon King.The Demon King is a monster.

... and after that, I drew a picture that became round and gave out 0 and X, and on the contrary, I drew a picture of me being hugged with my arm or tail by the Demon King and gave out 0 and X, and managed to get the Demon King to display YES and NO intentions.

This could be a huge step forward.Yeah, I feel accomplished.

... and when the Demon King rounded his tail or arm to make a 0, or a combination of two to make a x, we repeated several questions... and checked with the Demon King.

Of course, the words themselves don't make sense, so I'm going to draw a picture and ask questions...

First, let me show you a picture of the demon king shrinking again.When you answered with 0 and x, the answer was x.

Apparently, the Demon King doesn't want to shrink or doesn't want to shrink.

Next, I drew a drawing of the Devil. [M]... no, this is difficult to explain... For now, after I had the Demon King see some things like "what I drew in the painting becomes real and what I drew in the painting is reflected in reality", I painted a picture that depicts the demon king who has grown smaller...

... this returns an answer that is neither 0 nor x.

The tail or arm of the Demon King is shaking to the left and right as if in trouble, and neither 0 nor x.I mean, I can't say either way, I guess.

Um, what does that mean?I can do it, but I don't think I can do it. Does that mean something like, if possible, I don't want to do it? Like...

I thought I'd check it out and get a look at the small Demon King and the big Demon King pictures. I'm the one to compare.

... and when they chose me, they instantly chose the big Demon King.

Um... after all, don't you want to shrink, or can't you shrink... hmm?

"If you were a big body, you'd eat a lot of light.If you eat the light, the people of the Night Land won't be able to live... "

In the meantime, I think I can talk in pictures, so I will continue to paint and explain.

Pictures of demon kings eating light and people in trouble looking up at them.Then, the demon king becomes smaller, eats a small meal, and smiles as he eats the fruit of the starfish.I also drew a picture of me eating star snails with the Demon King.At last. Yeah. At last.

... then the demon king sounded a little sad and started drawing again with a sketchbook from my hand.What will come next?

"... it's nice to be able to exchange pictures.It will take time to exchange pictures.... "

I know how Faye feels, but this can't be helped.

"Well, corn sounds fun....."

Me, I can't help it!I mean, it's the first time I've ever interacted with a painting, and I'm dealing with a demon king...

... I can communicate so much with people who thought it was a phenomenon or a natural disaster.It's not like it's not fun!

Eventually, the Demon King finished painting, so I'll show you.

... a mountain of starfish and a picture of the Demon King eating it.And then I was surprised at my painting.Hmm, you're good inside...

"Even if you shrink, it won't be a snack."

That sounds like it.

Well, this is trouble. If the Demon King shrinks and becomes a snack, I thought we could live together without eating out the light of the country at night, but that doesn't seem to work.Then....

In the meantime, I don't mind if the size feels the same, so I wonder if there's nothing I can do to make you eat the light.

I insist that the people of the night world are in trouble.Paint it and show it to the Demon King.Then the demon king rang, "Maoon..."

... maybe the Demon King didn't know the people on the ground were in trouble.Maybe he didn't even realize there were people on the ground.At least I didn't want to embarrass the people of the country at night.It seems difficult to check around here, so I'll put it on hold this time... so now the Demon King is in a bit of a shock, isn't he?

The Demon King looks like he likes to imitate me, warm his body to the point where he touches me, and try to hold me and stroke me.That's why I think it's unintentional for people on the ground to die because of me.

Then the demon king began drawing again, and eventually showed me another picture.

... a diagram of the Demon King lying on his back in the sky.Yeah, the point is, it's in its current state.

"... I don't suppose you can see what's happening on the ground."

Narrator: After all, the Demon King didn't realize that the people of the Night Land were in trouble.Well, my eyes are pointing towards the sky, and it seems that I only know about the people who came here, and I can't help it.

... and then the Demon King paints.It is a picture of the Demon King smiling with a person on top, shrunk to the size of a castle.After all, it seems that I can't give up the sense of size.I think it's cute.Cushion-sized demon king... No, but I can't help it if I don't like it.

"I suppose I can shrink as much as this...."

"But even if it shrinks, it's going to eat the light."

Yes, that's the problem.

It is irresistible that the Demon King has not realized that the people of the Night Kingdom are in trouble.Even the people of the Night Kingdom didn't realize that the Demon King was not a magic or a phenomenon, but something like a creature.

But from now on, we have to do something about it.If the Demon King eats more light, it is certain that Lene and the others will not live.That's why I have to have the Demon King snack on me no matter what...

"I wonder if there's a way you can manage to get a snack...."

With that in mind, I drew and showed the Demon King full of about 10 star snails.Then the demon king rang, "Maoon," and made an X to show it. Ah, you can't?

"Well then, what else... hmm, how should I ask you, this?"

Then I'll think about the next question... but I don't really know what to ask or how to ask. It's hard, this one.

But the Devil made his decision faster than I did. [M]

The Demon King also gently picks up the sketchbook and pencil from me and begins drawing.

... and...

"... with this, can I shrink?"

He painted me a picture of a big star shining in the belly of the demon king.

Um, is this...?

Then I exchanged more pictures and understood the demon king's request.

"The point is, you want the stars."

Apparently, the Demon King has a starry sky pattern that is brighter than it is now... no, he wants to become a star pattern.

When that happens, you can shrink.