Having brought an injured demon clan, a man named Greff, into a nearby house, I decided to put him to sleep in a nearby bed after checking to see if anyone was inside for now.
"Has it been quite a while since people disappeared in the house...?"
After lightly paying off the dust accumulated on the bed, put Mr. Greff to bed.
He was a man about forty years of age with a slightly larger horn in brown and a slightly weaker impression for the Demons.
When he wondered how he could have been surrounded by demons with children like that, two children beside him - an eight-year-old boy called Rosé and Ram - were rushing by.
"Uncle Greff......"
……
Is that Mr. Greff's kid?
... No, not because I'm saying uncle?
"Is Greff hurt... okay?"
"I did the first aid, so don't worry about it."
"But... there was a lot of blood... healing magic..."
Keira whines so anxiously as she watches Mr. Greff a step away from Rose and Ram.
This kid seems to understand how deep his wounds were.
You look like me, Nair speaks to Keira in a calm tone.
"Don't worry about that. This guy is really good at healing magic. So he'll be fine now."
"... really?"
"Yeah, I'm not lying. Right? Right?"
"Oh, oh."
Things seem to say, but it's good to have Nair.
Instead, you're too bad at deluding me, me.
Keira stroked her chest down to relieve herself, looking up at me like she had decided to, and leaking the voice of "Ah".
"Hmm?"
"Su, I'm sorry! I called you uncle... brother... right?"
"This guy, you simply didn't notice"
With horns and brown skin, was it not recognized as a demon tribe?
Speaking of which, it's not strange to be mistaken because I've only shown this kid his hindsight except at the beginning.
But...
"Isn't it because you're sinister and cool..."
"Where?"
"Oh, lie, are you normally depressed?"
Normally depressed, he laughs at the anxious faceted Keira.
"I'm fine because I'm not mad at anything. Besides, I don't give a shit about your uncle."
"Oh, yeah..."
"Why don't you tell me more about you guys? I don't mind as much as I can tell you."
Keira opened her mouth after seeing Mr. Greff.
"... we are all headed to the center of the Demon King's Land... and along the way, we were attacked by demons and strayed..."
"Everybody? Were you traveling in a group?"
"Yes, roughly twenty people... now that the demons are moving vigorously and dangerous, they want to move where they live..."
Were you moving towards the center of the Demon King's Realm to escape the demons?
In the middle of it, the demons attacked me, and I got caught off with Keira and the others. Mr. Greff came here to find a safe place - okay, but at that time, he was attacked by a bunch of Hangwolves, he said.
"Do you have an eye for joining that group?"
"Greff says there's a different“ abandoned settlement ”beyond the ruins ahead, so we're talking about rendezvous there."
Ruins...?
No, more than that, you already have a rendezvous method for times of need.
Then should we stay out of this?... No, for once, I guess I should hear directly from Mr. Greff as well.
"That brother... Usato, why are you here? Are you trying to get to the center just like us?"
"Hmm? Well, it's the same thing. I was just passing through the neighborhood, and I heard you screaming and I rushed."
We can't even talk about the real purpose of crusading the Demon King.
I'm suspicious of being weirdly deluded, so let's just say that we're here for the same purpose as them.
... I guess it's about time the Kazuki and the others arrived.
"Nair, look at these kids and Mr. Greff. I'll explain it to everyone."
"Yeah, I'll take a good look, so don't worry about it."
Ask Nair for this place and leave the room behind.
Shortly afterwards, Keira raised her voice to me from behind.
"Oh, that! Are you the same dark magic user I am!?"
……
I unwittingly stop on my feet with my back to Keira.
What was in that voice was the anxiety that I had named myself Dark Wizard and the joy of meeting the same Dark Wizard that I was.
"Nod, you'll be suspicious."
I returned to me with the voice of Fermu, grinning with all my heart as I pulled my cheeks together, turning to Keira.
"... yeah, you're right. I am the Dark Wizard. We'll talk about this later."
"Ha, yes!"
Turn your back on her looking happy and go straight outside.
"You've done something wrong..."
'You're not wrong. Now that you're assimilated to me, you're the Dark Wizard. "
"That's what I'm saying..."
It doesn't feel so good to fool a kid like Keira, even though we don't find out who we are.
'... maybe that child is a child abandoned by his parents'
"How do you know? It could be Mr. Greff's daughter, right?"
"It's an investigation. Intuitively I thought so '
More importantly, it's just a question.
... Someone has an almost definitive intuition called Rose, and I can't deny it in general.
'Don't step in too much. It depends. But even you, a weird guy like Koga, can easily like you.'
"More than anything else, it's Koga...?"
'Cause he's the worst.'
I should deny it, but I was unconsciously convinced.
Abba, I imagined Koga smiling and hitting me...!
With that in mind, we find the seniors and the Kazuki outside the settlement where we are now.
Everyone but Brulin is hiding their heads in the hood to see if the seniors have told them properly.
I have to explain the situation to you first.
'... right'
Though concerned about the slightly less energetic Ferm, I rushed over to them to join my predecessors once.
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First of all, I was surprised at how I looked like a demon clan.
The seniors seemed to explain it to me for once, but Kazuki and Leona were surprised by the way I looked, and Amako moaned remorsefully, "I couldn't prevent it...!"
Well, as for my appearance, if I solve the assimilation with Fermu, I'll go back to normal, but first I decided to interrupt an empty house nearby and report back on the situation so far.
Because of this, Burlin has been asked to wait at the entrance to the house.
"... a demon man and three children"
In the living room, Mr. Leona puts his hand on his chin when he hears my report.
There was a wooden table in the living room.
"They were cute kids."
……
"Mr. Usato, are you all right? So you don't have to keep your distance?"
Seniors grasping at my arms trying to get distance.
Predicted my actions!? Strong...!?
With an invincible grin on my face, she speaks to Mr. Leona, who is conceiving.
"Leona, I need to hear your thoughts."
"Hmm, there is a danger that the Demons will know who we are... On second thought, it's not that painful for us."
"Oh, why not?"
To Kazuki's question, Ms Leona answers.
"Worst case scenario, because I have a hand in helping Nair."
"Is it Nair's power as a vampire..."
Nair can manipulate the subject by drawing blood from his neck.
It's a breaking force that can be manipulated from action to memory.
"But even for me, I don't want to use this too much. We should only consider it as a last resort."
"Right. Even if you manipulate it in this limited area, you could get suspicious later."
Besides, Nair wouldn't want to manipulate such a young child either.
I know I like kids because of the time I was in Hinomoto's den and my reaction to them earlier.
Only this should be considered as a last resort.
"So, what do we do now? Should we leave soon?"
"... No, this can also be a good opportunity in a way"
Yes, I tip my neck to Mr. Leona's words that I gave back to my senior.
"Having fought many times on our journey to today, we are tired. It's an empty house, but there's a place where you can rest your body, and you should take a short break."
"Surely, they were all through the fight..."
Amako nods convincingly watching the demons raid.
The physical aspect can be healed as much as I want with my healing magic, but after all, the healing magic will never extend when it comes to the spirit.
Leona's right, we need to get some rest to rest our spirits.
"It's that there was a well nearby that wasn't dead, and I don't have to worry about moisture. And then... you should also collect food. We can still afford food, but anticipate future journeys and procure it on the road."
"The first minute won't be enough."
Anyway, it's food for eight, including burlin.
I need to source it somewhere, and no matter how much I chop it up, the limit comes.
Convinced by her words, Amako raised her hand.
"Then when I got here, I heard the river flowing nearby. I don't know if there's any fish, but I think it's worth a go"
What comes to mind when I hear of fish is the figure of a senior who was taking fish in the darkness of Ringle.
"Now it's senior's turn"
"Usato. As far as I'm concerned, it's not a rush to rely on you, but it's a complicated mood for that role to be fishy, right?
"It's because I trust you"
"Can I have a hundred norms?"
Isn't that too much?
As he grinned bitterly at his unusually motivated senior, Kazuki next uttered his words to Mr. Leona.
"But isn't it a little long?"
"Our ultimate goal is to defeat the Demon King. That's why it doesn't make sense to be hit by demons on the road up to then.... because Usato's healing magic isn't perfect either. This journey should be more discreet than necessary."
"... indeed"
Kazuki looking convinced by the word.
Determined to have gained understanding from other faces, Mr. Leona now looks around us once and opens his mouth.
"While resting in this empty house, Usat, Ferm and Nair are here to respond and monitor the demons. Kazuki, Suzune, Amako and I will be the main players in food procurement. When sourcing food, try to act as if you are two or more people."
Does surveillance mean you can't find out who we are?
Although it is heavy on me to dress up as a demon, I can't say enough.
"Ah, Mr. Leona"
What's the matter, Amako?
"I don't think it's a problem to even find out I'm an animal man. Because to the Demons, beasts seem to exist closer than humans."
"If that's the case, I'll leave you with Usato's support."
Will Amako come too?
Kind of reminds me of when I was on a paperwork trip.
It would be perfect to have Mr. Alk... but he's also working hard in the kingdom of Ringle.
"Me too, let's do our best... Fermu, Amako, let's go to Keira and the others. I have to introduce you."
"... right"
"Yeah, okay"
Ferm's body sinks into the shadows and assimilates with mine.
In addition to that, her forces of assimilation change the colour of her skin and the colour of her hair, creating horns made of black magic on her head.
"All right, now you're all right"
"Shit, it's really weird when you transform in front of me..."
"Auga to the Demon Clan.... demonization?"
I laugh bitterly at Kazuki, who looks at me with admiration.
Amako's whining never reached my ear, but I'll do a little payback later, yeah.
When I was checking to see if there was a horn in my head, the senior next door put his hand on my shoulder.
"Usato, be careful not to find out who you are."
"Yes. Seniors also watch out for demons"
"I know. But there's something about you that builds up a lot of trouble unconsciously. [M]... That's why I wanted to let you know that you have company called us."
"Seniors..."
A little mediation is the one, I nod to the seniors who put it to me.
After all, I don't know why. Seniors are respectable to me -,
"Tell those kids I'll make a better impression later."
……
"You're ruined."
With a crisp look, they said such ruined things.
No heart, or the ferm assimilating with me. [M]
Oh, oh, yeah. This is seniors too...... yeah.
Drop your shoulders and respond.
"I refuse"
"Then let me touch the corner later."
"I don't like it."
"Then next time, use that magic to grow cat ears"
"You don't like it."
Well, what the hell, then? Not a single concession has been made, and one request has been made.
A grand looking senior had an invincible grin when he forgot even the reverence he always used and donned.
"You're tough...! But Usat, you have to be...!"
"It's always easy for you today!?"
It's not a dialogue that tells a guy that he's tough or anything, is it?
Why are you in a position to attack me? For the sake of it, today's seniors are strong and a little pushy.
"If you can't push it, pull it, if you can't pull it, push it through, Mr. Usato!"
"Senior, I have no idea what that means..."
I give a little credit to seniors who, as usual, have conversations three steps ahead of normal people, but on the other hand, I have myself enjoying such an exchange without other love.
I'm still anxious, but with this guy, maybe I can stay with me.