I, Rick, the strongest human

However it failed.

It was as if an invisible shackle bound her whole body.

His arms were handcuffed and fixed in one place by an unknown object.

It was as if a thick stone was holding him down on his legs, and he couldn't move at all.

What made her feel the most creepy was that behind her, from time to time, there would be a sound like the beating heart of an evil god.

But every time she turned around, she didn't see anything there.

However, the beating sound of the heart never stopped——

No, it should be said that every time I turned my head, the voice would become clearer.

It seemed that the heart of that evil god was slowly approaching her, and at a certain moment, it turned into a monster from the abyss and devoured her in one bite.

The unknown is always the most frightening thing.

Even for a demon king like her, it is no exception---

"No... now I should be, I am no longer a demon king, right?"

After panicking for a while, the girl gradually recalled her own memories.

Her name is Pest, and she was summoned to this place called "Little Garden" to take revenge on the sun.

Hakoniwa... what is it?

Pest didn't know either, because she was also a newcomer.

On the day he was summoned, he was approached by a demon king alliance named "Ouroboros", and was given the magic book named "Hamel's Piper".

"After that... the next day, I met a community that called itself 'The Witch's House'. Under the half-force of the other party, I made a deal with the other party."

"And then... I followed what the other party said, and came to this place to hold the gift game."

"On the way, I met an unknown demon king... The other party was a veteran demon king who was much stronger than me, so the gift game failed as a matter of course."

"The moment before I was 'killed' by the other party, the other party told me the whole story in a clown-like manner."

Pest said this in a very confident tone, as if she hadn't considered the truth of what the other party said.

"Myself, Weser, and La Ting are all pawns in the Witch's House plan. The so-called transactions are all lies!"

"Those guys just want to use our hands to solve a little girl, and then kill me to prevent the matter from being exposed!"

Speaking of this, Pest also smoothed out his thoughts.

"Although I don't know why I haven't died yet, but if I stay in this place... I'm afraid something bad will happen..."

Pest clenched her fists tightly, but soon she loosened them weakly.

We must take revenge on those guys――

However, the current self, whether he can get out of this ghost place is a problem!

and……

"I always feel that this memory is a bit weird... Is it an illusion?"

There is obviously no problem with the logic before and after, but the girl always feels as if something is missing somewhere.

But if she asked her to specify where it was, and what was missing, she couldn't tell.

"Puff! Puff!"

While Pest was talking to herself, that weird heartbeat became louder.

"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!!!"

The girl's body tensed all of a sudden, and she let out a frightened scream.

In her perception, it seemed that there was something hot sticking to her back.

Is, is that thing that makes a sound like a heartbeat?

Pest wanted to turn around to see what it was, but she was afraid that the monster would swallow her up when she turned around.

"Crackling——"

She even heard the sound of a small animal grinding its teeth from around.

What the hell is this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this!

Could it be that the so-called Little Garden is a place where demons and demons live?

Speaking of which, it has been several days since I was summoned to this place called Hakoniwa, right?

But I can't remember the memory of this place at all...Damn...

"Oh? Is there a survivor here?"

Suddenly, in this dark space, a youthful voice suddenly sounded.

"It seems to be tied up, let's rescue this child first—"

With such a voice falling, Pest only felt his body lighten suddenly.

"Chong!"

Afterwards, the handcuffs that bound him were also broken.

As the shackles on the girl were completely released, the dark atmosphere that was always lingering seemed to be dispelled.

The sun fell on her again.

"Woo-"

As if feeling glaring because she hadn't seen the sun for a long time, the girl whimpered with some inexplicable meaning.

After calming down for a second or two, when she opened her eyes again, what appeared in front of her was a wonderful combination of a man and three women.

The reason why it is said to be miraculous is that, except for the silver-haired boy in the lead, the other three girls all have inhuman appearances that she has never heard of.

"Are you okay?"

Then, the leading silver-haired boy also stepped forward with a smile on his face and asked with concern.

"Uh, uh... that..."

Pest wanted to ask what was going on, but before she could speak, she was inadvertently—really inadvertently—interrupted by the man in front of her.

"Ah, we are members of [No Name] passing by. My name is Rick, and they are my companions. You are the survivor of the Demon King's gift match just now, right?"

The silver-haired boy said in an extremely affirmative tone.

"Eh? That—"

"You don't need to explain to me! I understand that two demon kings appeared in the game of the demon king's gift just now. I don't know what they want to do. It seems that they are planning some kind of sacrifice or something... "

Having said that, the silver-haired boy's face revealed a look of just-right joy.

"Well~ Fortunately, I came early, I have already dealt with that demon king, and I don't know where the other one is now... Hmph! If I catch him, I must also get rid of that demon king."

Chapter 120 "No Name" is the most famous community in Hakoniwa!

"..."

"Ah, speaking of which, are you a resident of this neighborhood?"

As if remembering something, Rick patted his head and asked the spotted loli in front of him.

"But you are really lucky, if you are one step later, you will be sacrificed like the others!"

"By the way, do you still remember the appearance of that demon king? And the direction that guy left when he left."

"...Sorry, I can't remember any of this."

Pest shrank her head in fear, not daring to directly tell the fact that she was the Demon King, pretending to be ignorant while asking the strange boy in front of her, while looking at the surrounding environment intentionally or unintentionally.

"Also, sacrifice means—?"

"Can't remember? That's a little troublesome..."

Rick stretched out a hand and grabbed the girl's arm.

Pest subconsciously wanted to shake off the opponent, but what made her feel astonished was that the opponent's seemingly weak little hand seemed to hold a thousand weights.

Even though he had exerted all his strength, those hands still held his arm so motionless.

"Ugh-"

"It's okay, don't be nervous, we won't hurt you."

Rick smiled, seemingly not aware of the struggle of the girl in front of him at all, he pulled the girl in front of him to him, and said softly.

"If you can't remember it, don't think about it, so as not to increase your troubles. Anyway, that guy seems to be just a five-figure ant, right? Surely there won't be any major problems!"

Ants in five digits of...?

This guy's tone - too big!

Pest subconsciously wanted to refute, but as soon as the words came to her lips, she held back.

He was talking about the devil... Although there is no doubt that the devil he was referring to was himself, but he had to pretend not to know, he had to pretend that he was not the devil... If he contradicted him at this time, the only one It sucks to be noticed—

Moreover, judging by his performance just now, maybe he really has the strength not to take himself and the five-figure demon king seriously.

Thinking of this, Pest lowered his head a little depressed.

Damn it... I have to find a way to get out of here...!

Moreover, it is best to stay as far away from this person as possible!

For some unknown reason, Pest felt awe of the silver-haired boy in front of her from the bottom of her heart.

Maybe... because of the other party's attitude that he will not give up until he solves the Demon King?

For the unfounded fear in her heart, she could only give such an explanation half-guess and half-doubt.

But she always felt that the other party seemed to have done something strange to her——

But how is such a thing possible?

It was obviously the first time I met him and said...

"Well~ Being able to survive the gift competition is already something to be happy about, so be a little bit happier, but don't show such a depressed expression!"

While Pest was still thinking about these things, Rick beside him didn't seem to notice the girl's subtle movements.

While embracing the girl's shoulders familiarly, he pointed to the surrounding environment and said.

"What is the sacrifice you asked just now... I am not very clear about this thing. It should be about some rituals of the devil, right? Well~ But it seems that all the unlucky guys who were sacrificed seem to be dead, even the corpses None stayed."

"Squeaky..."

Accompanied by Rick's actions, a familiar sound of teeth grinding suddenly sounded.

"--!what--!"

Pest suddenly raised her head and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

"……mouse?"

However, there was no one else there except for a mouse that had just been trampled to death——

Except for the blond girl next to her who seemed to be trying to say something with puffy cheeks.

"Hey! What are you looking at!"

"No, nothing..."

Pest shook her head, and carefully looked at the surrounding environment again.

It's like the crater left by a huge meteorite impact, and the collapsed houses and trees around, as well as the dust floating in the air.

...Indeed, it was a very tragic scene.

Thinking about the fact that there used to be quite a few residents living here, but now there are no corpses... no, not even the slightest bit of blood left, this makes the girl feel chills down her spine.

"However, do all the people here live in trees? And if that's what you said, there must be some traces of the sacrifice..."

Pest pointed to the fallen trees around with some doubts, and asked.

"It's not a strange thing to build a house in the forest in this place called Hakoniwa. As for the sacrifice, how would I know that? Maybe it was just a biu, and then disappeared from the world."