There was something like discomfort.
Strange to ask about this complexion.
I usually eat rice that looks delicious.
Treat me like a cat, I'm not rebelling.
I don't scratch Reefa's words.
It could have been revealed by my covert manoeuvres that the Schiff beside me now, if I had raised him, would have deceived his name.
"There's no way Schiff could have done that easily in the first place...! Thank you...!"
……
"Those contempt eyes look just like shiv...!"
The black cat in the egg-shaped cage with the lime deformed is looking at me slightly pulled.
This kid is definitely not Schiff himself.
Because...,
"You're the Schiff brother we were looking for yesterday, right?"
"... yeah"
"You met me on the first day, didn't you?"
When I ask him that, the black cat nods as he snorts.
I'm driven by fierce guilt because of my looks and tricks, but if I'm being replaced by Schiff, I really have to ask.
"Is Schiff safe?"
"... I'm not hurt. I know where it is."
"Oh well.... Good."
I know I'm not lying, though, I don't know.
So you're saying you're trapped somewhere?
I'd love to pick you up soon, but I'm gonna have to listen to this kid next time.
"... shall the party begin yet? This is from the middle of nowhere."
That's how I squeal with my eyes on the clock that was put on the wall.
Well, can't we just be late?
With a small sigh, he turns to the black cat.
"What's your name?"
"... None"
"No?"
"I didn't get a name."
"Mr. Lion, who made you, didn't give me a name?"
If the presence that hits Schiff's parents is Mr. Lion, then this child should be the same.
Even if it was a false memory, Schiff had the name “Schiff”.
"I'm an experiment for the brave summoning ceremony that was supposed to follow. Each time, he was given the common name“ Shiv ”and over and over again... the summons was supposed to be repeated until we found the pure demon that the monster was after."
……
So the name Schiff itself was like a symbol in Mr. Lion's plan?
I knew there were things that he hadn't told me...
Besides, because of the presence of this child and the phrase "over and over again", do you mean that there may be other children besides this child who can also be called Sif's brothers?
"Why did you try to switch with Schiff?"
"... it 's-"
Pompous, the black cat began to say why he tried to replace it with Schiff, as he had noticed.
As with Schiff, a being created for pure demons called out of separate worlds.
But with the success of the summons I was supposed to fail - and with enough qualities to fit Mr. Lyon's glasses, I stopped doing experiments.
The black cat, prepared as a stock of Schiff, whose mission and everything has become futile, and at the end of it he resents Schiff, who lives as my user demon......
"Ha... Mr. Lion, you still seem to be watching us... but I'll be angry the next time I see you, so be prepared"
I'm sure, no. I look down at the black cat as I say so to her who's definitely watching how this room is coming from somewhere.
I already know that the Divine Beast is insensitive to something other than purpose.
"Yulan, Lime, you can untie me."
"Huh!?"
"Cue?"
"Oh, don't worry. Maybe because I'm not trying to run away."
Lime and Yulan untie me. [M]
I give my hand to the black cat who looked up at me in a dazed manner.
"Show me to Schiff's."
"... you're not mad?"
"That's pissing me off. Against Mr. Lion, though."
I don't know if I can, but I feel like saying Gatsun once.
I can't honestly forgive a guy who can cloud a kid like this.
"Join Shiv before we discuss you and your brothers together"
"... yeah... yeah"
A black cat that jumps on my arm and climbs straight to my shoulder.
Having confirmed that, I use the lime water bottle I always have on my back and leave the room with the demons.
"---hmm."
Something cold like chills annoyed my body then.
When I glanced up through the window far away - only for a moment, a flash of thunder seemed to have run.
"Somebody, watching...?"
I felt an intense gaze.
I don't know what that is, but I fall into the feeling that my mind is about to be sucked into the other side of the sky.
"Duh, what's wrong?"
"... no, it's nothing. It's okay."
Return to me in the voice of the black cat.
I'm sure it's your fault.
I told myself so, and I went down the aisle where I should pick up Shiv.
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Apparently, Kate, you're coming to the party late.
I'm not sure why, but Reefa said it was because "things were wrong with Schiff".
True, I guess I wasn't feeling well either because I was a bit of an adult.
Well, it's nothing like being forced to be punctual, so let's wait in the venue until he gets here.
"I haven't seen you before! Chisato, Reefa!"
"Yeah, Saila."
As soon as I enter the venue, I can speak to Saila.
Behind her is also Io, her squire.
Looking around, it looks like most of the brave men and squire are gathered here.
"... Oh, there's Hekil too"
"Yeah, Buddha top, but did you get back on your feet?"
"Saila, where's the food?"
"Didn't you have breakfast a while ago..."
I laugh bitterly at Reefa looking for dishes for a while.
Hekil with Mr. Hart at the wall.
Like him, Mr. Figuro is mouthing a drink on another wall.
To the little brave Shra in the hood, her squire, Jean.
Rather than a lady, a valiant Frey dressed in a masculine outfit, a squire and a thoughtful knightly man.
I didn't know anyone else in depth, but I'll confirm the appearance of some of the brave men I know.
But I realize there's an unexpected person in it.
"Will's here too..."
"Yeah, well, that's pretty surprising. I thought you weren't going to like these kind of events very much."
"Dear Saila, I think that's prejudicial..."
A man of strength who has been watching us train for the past few days.
When I am surprised at the way he is holding back behind Mr. Hilde, the chief officer of this city, I realize that one brave man is coming to us.
"Ah, to Mr. Chisato, Mr. Reefa! You came!"
It's the marina, the kind of person who anthropomorphized her energy intact.
I smile and wave back at her for coming.
"Thanks for today."
"No, you wanted to have fun the last day or so...... yeah?"
Marina tilting her neck when she sees me and Reefa.
"... Oh, that? What about Mr. Kite?"
"Oh, speaking of which, you don't have kite."
Speaking of which, Saila also sees the door behind us in such a way.
Shall I explain why he's late for now?
"Kate, you seem to be a little late. He says he's not feeling well."
…… Really? Well, then... you can't help it. "
?
"No, it's nothing! Enjoy!"
Can't you help it? Well, we're late because of circumstances, so we can't help it?
But it seemed a little suspicious nuanced......
That's what I think, Io, who should have been behind Saila, talks to me.
"Is Mr. Schiff sick?"
"Oh, yeah. That's what Reefa said."
"Dear Reefa, is that true?"
"Yeah, the scratches weren't pretty"
Does that mean I'm not well?
But Io has a very strange look.
Because of that, Saila sees her like that, and things are so nicotine.
'It's time to start the party!'
"Hey, Kate, didn't you make it..."
We turn our gaze toward Ms. Marina's voice with a magic device similar to Mike's.
Her location is at the center of the venue, right near Mr. Hilde and Mr. Will.
'--- Thank you so much for gathering here today!'
The last event where the brave gather will begin.
It's some kind of unchanging party, but it just makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
The anxiety element that was already unidentified as Lion should be gone.
There shouldn't be any more backlash.
'With the help of Hilde, this occasion has come true!'
Yeah, I asked Mr. Hilde to do this so I could take a long time.
It's surprising because he's kind of a cold impression......
I'm so glad! This is how you all come together… but at the same time, I'm sad! '
"... hmm?"
'It's so, so sad that we're going to have to take your lives'
Whether the word was accepted as a joke or not, Hekil, who was on the wall, smiled small.
But we find her grin caged in a pure smile that the words are not lies or jokes.
Deepening her grin at us, she took something out of her nostalgia and turned it around, while throwing it at Mr. Will.
"Is that...!?"
Similar to the magic apparatus Deus had manipulating the giant beast...!?
Faster than we moved, Mr. Will came forward to shelter Mr. Hilde beside us, when he tried to deal with the magic that was about to be activated at his leisure - something like a tree jumped out of the floor and wrapped around his body.
"--Oh, that bastard, you mean...!"
"!? Dear Will!"
"Don't come...!"
A tree wraps around his body and activates the magic apparatus thrown at him where the movement is dull.
The activated magic device encircled Mr. Will's surroundings as he emitted a black aura, trapping him.
"" "... ugh" "
His movements, with tremendous strength, have been sealed.
From those of us who are familiar with Mr. Will's powers, it's an incredible sight, but the person who threw the magic trick is equally stunning.
"Wow, wow. That's the Demon King. No, I'm just too much more than that. I knew I could do anything if I was willing to die..."
"--Huh!"
"Wow!? Dangerous!"
Reefa, who returned to me faster than anyone else, hits the marina as she wraps her shadows around, but that is prevented by her spitting mud out of her palms.
Moving up to the top of the stage in a move she had never shown in the past few days, she hoisted her cheeks and a fierce grin.
"A demon king?" You are not a brave man...! "
"Marina is my name as a brave man, but I have another name."
To her words, the building rocks heavily.
Ground ringing...? No, this sway... from the sky?
At that moment, the ceiling of the venue where we were is scattered with the roar.
"---hmm."
They release magical water to protect everyone from falling debris.
Avoid them sideways and then look up at the sky - losing the word.
"Huh?"
What emerged from the cloudy sky was a giant ship flying in the sky.
From hulls like pirate ships we see something like a cannon, plus more Griffon-shaped demons that can't be counted from ships.
Looking up at the sky, the marina laughs out loud and delighted at us.
"Huhuhuhuhu, my other name is Karina. He's an executive of the Demon King's Army."
Demons entering through the roof of the venue and soldiers of the Demon King's Army.
Further to that, the marina - no, descending beside the Karina of the Demon King's Army executives, a few shadows.
The time that should have been peaceful instantly turned into a training ground.
Demon King's Army raid.
With precise recognition of that fact, we moved each weapon into a state of battle.