The store is only close to opening, and there is no one customer. It's just me and Ellis.

Sit down on one of the round tables with about twenty seats.

Ellis is smiling at me with her jade eyes pointed at me.

"Um... are you the owner of this tavern?

"No, I'm not. I'm letting you stay here part-time. The master just keeps the store open for purchases. By the way, the master here, he's 40 years old and he's a virgin, because he's currently recruiting his daughter-in-law to admire..."

"I don't care about that. I don't need information. More than that, why were you waiting for me?

I rode Ellis' invitation to hear this. I'm not going to talk about the master of this tavern.

Ellis rises out of her seat with her drooping blue hair in her ear as she begs me for an answer.

"Well, let's not be in such a hurry. I finally got to see you. Let's celebrate this encounter."

That said, I walked to the back of the counter and removed two glasses from the shelf. I started pouring wine into them in waves.

To see the label on the wine bottle, it's not the cheap thing I know. Sounds like a pretty expensive wine.

He comes back even with two glasses of red wine in his hand.

"Come on, go ahead. I kept it for this day. All the time for you. Maybe it's too old for your mouth, but I'm glad you forgive me."

"... thanks"

Apparently, the wine served was a memorable item for Ellis, with a worrying face.

I didn't know you'd give that stuff to me the first time you met me... what the hell does that mean? I get confused in unilateral situations.

But Ellis urged me to take a bite, another bite and a glass of wine. It was a flavor that really made me think that it was a very old wine and would have been delicious in the past.

Look at me drinking up, Ellis looks very satisfied.

"That's a good drink. Do you want a change?

I shake my head to the side. I'm not here to do that.

"You're in trouble, aren't you? Fine. Originally, I was going to make contact when you woke up your bulimic skills in Wangdu. But I didn't really get the chance. While you were holding hands, you followed Roxy Hart away from the king's capital."

"Were you watching that far?"

"Oh, of course. Yeah, I forgot to tell you, I'm a big sin of lust skill holder and protector of the kingdom. I knew all about you, and I knew exactly about the Grid there. I was thinking about protecting the greed sold at the flea market in Wangdu's commercial district, but I'm sure I'd be circling with Faith in that. Let me stay put."

I heard that. Greed's tongue pounding was heard through his "Reading Mind" skills. Perhaps you don't like how they were dancing on Ellis' hands.

"Are you familiar with Gried?

"I wonder if that's it. I'm a second generation, so I don't really know the first generation. By the way, the angry girl you were with by the time you came to Babylon is the first generation. More importantly, Me and Mine aren't very close. See, I have more breasts than she does, don't I? I don't think he likes it."

Ellis says that, but I guess it just doesn't fit the opposite. Mine hates familiars.

Nevertheless, the first, the second generation…. Think about it, Ellis is close enough to touch me with her own chest.

Chip. This one-by-one throw shakes me up with evil emotions, like it disturbs my thoughts. What the hell... is this aura that forces you to attract them?

As I pull my face to resist it,

"Oh, I'm sorry. This is bad for my lust skills. The power of this charm will overflow on its own. If I can do this, I can't help but love me, men and women of all ages. It's like Faith's bulimic skills make you hungry."

Ellis has no bareback she cares a lot about, and makes her laugh.

Because of my bulimia skills, if I don't defeat my enemies and continue to devour their souls, then my self will collapse within them... Ellis's lust skills, unlike mine, don't seem that risky. Probably......

To Ellis' cheerfulness, I stared at the bitter worm with a chewy face.

"Well, I don't look like that. I'm having a hard time with this. Oh, yeah, I remember that in Mine. Yesterday, you defeated Haniel the Machine Angel. That would have been helpful if it had been a bit of a hassle among the seven types. Thanks."

"Seven types?

"Yeah, I am. That's a biological weapon that was protecting old Gallia. There are seven types in all. Haniel is called the Machine Angel of the Barrier, and when he grows up, he can't get close enough. It must be tough to crusade in today's weakened Saint Knight class."

"I hate to think about it... are there really six more types..."

I wish I had an empty ear...... but when I heard it for horrible confirmation, Ellis nodded with a bitter laugh. When I'm fed up, he puts wine in an empty glass.

"Yes, I don't think you'll ever feel like it. Most of them are out of function in the Gallia capital. Well, I wonder what the hell... someone brought Haniel out."

Haniel's cocoon was sitting in that weathered and village was losing its shape. That wasn't there from the beginning, someone would be deliberately putting it away.

I was involved in one of Haniel's things, too, so I'd be lying if I told you I didn't care. But if you dare to get involved, you're going to lose sight of your original purpose.

Drinking the wine that was poured and moisturizing my dry throat,

"Shall we get this story done? I don't really want to scratch my neck for the first generation of rubbing. Come on, let's get down to business."

"The real deal!?

I knew it, I thought I'd end up talking about machine angel entanglement. But that doesn't seem to matter to her. What's the problem of going beyond such a strong enemy?

And I got angry at what Ellis said.

"I'm talking about Roxy Hart, the Holy Knight. I'll have her die in Gallia."

"What! Stupid!!

I slap the glass on the floor I had in my hand. Ellis keeps looking cool at me when I reveal my anger.

"This is important for the king's capital, no, the kingdom ahead. Her death will surely lead this country in a better direction."

"Don't be silly! Why does the kingdom go in the right direction when she dies! No one in the Holy Knight today thinks of the people more than Roxy. Me too, so..."

I was grabbing up Ellis' one-sleeve. Still, Ellis doesn't get angry, she's pale.

"Do you know that? What do you call a Hate phenomenon?

"He would say that defeating demons would make it easier for Hate to accumulate and be targeted. Put that down for a day and you'll be reset."

"I wonder if half is correct. But I'm short the other half. Hate won't be completely reset. Over the years, it accumulates. And what comes into being is a demon with a unique name - crownage. That's the crown cobolt you fought in the Hart family territory before."

Yes... that was born of a build-up of Hates, whose lord in the House of Hearts kept knocking down Kobolt for generations, Gried said.... or does Ellis know how I behave that far?

Were you being watched? But how could I not notice at all?

I let go of Ellis' sleeve, which I had grabbed by the inexperienced power.

"I'm glad you've calmed down a little. Then let's go on. The Hate phenomenon happens even in humans. oppression, discrimination and poverty by the Holy Knight… Hate of the people tormented by them. Further here, the only Hart family admired by the people among the Holy Knights - the death of the last bloodmuscle Roxy Hart. It would also be a more performative death of despair nestled by the other Saints"

"What are you talking about..."

"The enormous amount of Hate created by Roxy Hart's death will be a sacrifice for swallowing the Hate that has accumulated so far to create a new, powerful human being. As special men with better skills than the Holy Knights, their sons become pillars of support for the future kingdom. What do you say, great, huh?

"People die... there's no way it's great"

It's impossible to use Roxy just to create such artificially powerful skills. Her...... making too much of a fool of her life.

"Right. Looking at the immediate profits, losing Roxy Hart is hard. But if you look five hundred years away, a thousand years away, the story will be different. I just wanted you to know. Same, as a major crime skill holder. But Faith just woke up. I'm sorry I said something harsh. As far as I'm concerned, I just wanted Faith to stay emotional and avoid fighting Tenryu."

I rise from my seat without listening any further. And when I tried to open the store door, I heard Ellis.

"I told him what I wanted to say. I just wanted you to know... I'll leave it to you later. I promise. I'm not going to disturb you, and I'm just going to be a bystander. So I'm glad you could come back. Now you're just a customer. I'll serve you properly."

Ellis' voice seemed a little lonely. So is Mine, but maybe Ellis lives in some sort of fence, too. Outside, maybe I'm the only one who's free.