Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Asteria ran away. Dislodged--no, I ran away like a fox. Catalina, the fox beast that appeared from the other side of the door of darkness, was terrifying and unbearable to Asteria. You could say that you felt instinctive fear.

She showed a staggering jumping force of more than 30 meters, climbed from the underground part of the underground space to the ceiling part at once, opened the door leading to the ground and rushed out. I can feel something coming after me, but of course I don't mind. Then, running through the moonless, dark forest, he ran for dozens of kilometers without stopping and hid himself in the moonland he was lucky enough to find.

Still, her heartbeat doesn't stop. The unpleasant sweat bursts out from the palm of your hand, and your ears twitches at the slightest sound.

What the hell is that thing...

Asteria recalls Catalina as she desperately regains her breath. Even Cortex, who was showing signs of a powerful man, grabbed it with one hand and treated it like a toy. From the hem of his white coat, he could see nuzzles and black tentacles, and even Teresa, who defeated the strong adventurers, was terribly frightened... That's exactly--,

Is that the kind of demon king that is in the legend?

--The demon king, the dominion of fear. Even though Asteria had ran so far and ran away, she only remembered Catalina's appearance and her body trembled.

It is such a time.

Oh? Maybe I'm lost again?

Such a voice was heard from the immediate vicinity of the hideout where the Asteria was hiding.

And when he heard the voice, Asteria made haste to flee from the place: and the voice of the Lord was not Catharina, and he stopped running. Then, I noticed the presence of a black insect that stood as if assimilating with the dark ground.

”Um... could you have spoken to me?”

Yeah, that's right. I haven't talked to anyone lately, so I talked to them. So, what do you think? Are you lost?

"It's like getting lost... maybe." Who are you? I've never seen a talking bug before..... "

Asked by the Asteria, "someone", who could not be called a boy or a girl, was happy to have a conversation, and began to respond with a small, fuzzy smile.

"As you can see, I'm just a bug." It is a black bug that is everywhere. No, I didn't expect to be able to talk to Mr. Fox. When everyone sees me, they're going to run away in amazement, or they're going to crush me. ”

He called himself "The Bug" (?) moves in a clattering motion, still in the dark. It's called "G." That is also an enormous amount of money.

If you don't mind, could you tell me your name?

It's Asteria......

When the Asteria takes his name, the insect also tries to take his name--

"My name is--"

Za, za, za.....

--A strong wind blew through the forest by chance, and his name was not heard by the Asteria.

'I see. Are you Asteria? That's a good name. By the way, Asteria seemed scared of something earlier, what did you do? I met you like this, so if you don't mind, I'll talk to you about it. "

Compared to Asteria's body, the black bug was very small, but it was a friendly way of talking, so Asteria unexpectedly revealed the situation.

Actually, I ran away when I met someone terrible.

Hmm. What does it look like?

{...... It was the Fox Beastman. But you're not as hairy as I am, and you're so beautiful... but you've got really cold eyes. She was wearing a white coat like the one worn by the doctor, and from the hem there was something stupid like a nuzzle and a shadow..... "

'Ah, I see. I know, I know. I understand how scared Mr. Asteria feels. It was like... a demon king, wasn't it? ”

{Yes...... I almost got caught and almost got something done. If I had been caught, it might have been used as an experimental platform. "

That's a terrible story. Asteria didn't do anything, did she?

{Yes...... why am I being pursued......?}

Asteria fell asleep. Signs that she really doesn't understand the reason are seeping out of her body.

On the other hand, the "bug" shook his small head sideways in amazement, "Absolutely..." And instead of pointing anywhere, he said:

... what are you going to do, Catalina?

At that moment, when the Asteria said, "Eh," and raised her face, there was no way--

…………

--The figure of Catalina... Catching up to the Asteria without a sound, and sitting there, the ghost was no longer a demon king. The Asteria who noticed her figure unexpectedly pulled out her waist--

Hi-chan?!

—— (...) falling (...) on the spot (...) and (...) falling (...).

Meanwhile, Catalina smiled happily as she hunted down the Asteria - she didn't. After repeatedly rubbing her eyes as if she couldn't believe it, she asks the black bug.

"Potentia, are you sure this fox is Asteria?"

Then the black bug instantly returned.

There is no doubt. She called herself Asteria. "

…………

Black bugs —— Catalina heard Potentia's response and frowned with difficulty... and said to the Asteria,

"... Mr. Asteria, are you... a fox, not a human?"

and.