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Seven days have passed since the First War between the King and the Four Extinct Demons and the Seven Star Angels.

This is the sanctuary of the sky. A small castle was built dozens of kilometers away from the collapsed "Seven Star's Light Castle".

It was a castle generated by Kiel in the spell of [creation], and Kiel and the others were using it as a new base. However, since there are limits to the size that can be generated in [creation], the scale is less than one-tenth of that of "Seven Star's Mitsukoshi".

In one of the rooms, there was Kiel looking out the window with her eyes narrowed. Kiel was now remembering the words he exchanged with the late Seal on a distant day.

This is a story about when you two were just young. In a mild climate, the two familiars were walking amicably on the clouds.

"Kiel! What are your future dreams!

Seal looks innocent and asks Kiel, who walks next door.

"... that's abrupt. What are you gonna do when you hear that?

"Answer me! You're not thinking about the future anyway, are you?

"That's not true. I have a good dream."

"Wow! What a dream!?"

Interestingly, Seal makes his eyes shine.

"Be an adult who works well, eats well, and sleeps well. That's my dream."

"What the hell! That's what everyone does for granted! I'm not calling that a dream!

"... do you have a dream to say that?

"Yes!"

Seal with hands on hips and chest outstretched. Then I pointed up to Bishi.

"That's Zubali! By standing at the top of the angels and keeping the peace of the world!

"... this is out big again. Does the world include the earth?

"Of course not! The earth and this heavenly sanctuary make all peace preserved by the eagles!

"I see. So you want to be a hero like the one in the picture book."

When Kiel said that, Seal roared her throat hmm.

"It's a little different from heroes like that. More like this, if you want to defeat evil, it can be evil, but you admire it!

"... that's unusual"

"I just don't want you to tell me! But do you really have no future dreams?

"I told you that earlier"

"That's why you don't call it a dream!

Then Seal looked like he had come up with something.

"Then why don't you let me decide your dreams!

"... dreams won't be for others to decide"

"Yeah, shut up! Then I'll announce your dream!

Cohon, and Ceal coughing up.

"Being able to listen to whatever you want me to do! From today on, that's not your dream!

"... it's a very convenient dream for you."

"I don't admit to disagreement! You spend the rest of your life beside me, listening to my favors for the rest of my life! Nice!"

"... is that a far-fetched proposal?

"Become!? Chi, no, you idiot!

"Gu!?"

Seal kicked Kiel's back up as he turned bright red in his face.

When I finished my recap, a natural and small grin spilled over Kiel's expression.

"I remember, Seal. I had a dream. I have a dream you gave me..."

Kiel stares at her right hand. The sensation of Seal's hand at the end of the grip comes back to life.

"I will fulfill the wish you left me with this hand... Let's make that my belief."

Kiel grips his right hand hard. That was the first moment faith sprouted on Kiel, who had nothing to believe in.

Then a little later, I heard a knock twice at the door of the room.

"Who?

When Kiel returned the words, the door quietly opened. That was Raphae.

"A report came in from a junior angel (gentlemen). They discovered a 'pot of soul' about 5 km from here. They'll be transporting me to this castle soon..."

"... right"

Kiel looks out the window again.

"Seal's guy, I didn't know he was hiding 'Pot of Soul' from us, either. If there was anything you said to us, it would have saved us a lot of time searching."

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Raphae leans silently and bites her lips off.

"You still feel responsible about Seal?

"... Yes"

Raphae replied with a fine voice. Raphael still regretted that when he confronted the king, he passed him to Seal without a proper fight.

"At that time, I gave priority to people's souls over Mr. Seal. If I had stopped the king... Mr. Seal... Mr. Seal...!!"

Raphae's body trembles with sadness and remorse. Kiel walked over to Raphael and put his hand on his shoulder.

"You never get sick. Seal had predicted a future in which he would die. Still, he came to battle with the king without running away. As the same Seven Star Angel, I am proud of Seal for not being afraid of the future of death."

"So...!!"

Still, Raphae couldn't forgive herself.

Kiel and Raphae descend to the first floor of the castle. A 'pot of souls' had already been carried there.

"... apparently it's real"

Kiel approached The Pot of Souls to confirm. Now roughly 500 human souls wander through this.

"Mr. Kiel. Enough is enough...?

Raphae's eyes shake. Destroying this pot to free people's souls. That was Raphae's heartfelt wish.

Kiel, on the other hand, was tired of judging what to do with this pot. Now that Seal, the only one who can use [soul absorption], is dead, we no longer have the means to collect human souls. The resurrection of the phantom beast requires a thousand souls, but only half is there now. I mean, it's going to have turned into a pot that means nothing to the Kiels.

But then why was Seal purposefully hiding this pot? If you knew you were going to die, you would also have known that this pot would be unnecessary. Kiel was thinking about what Ceal meant when he left this pot.

"Mr. Kiel...!!"

Raphae complains again. After a slight silence, Kiel quietly opened her mouth.

"... right"

I don't know what Seal left this pot for. But more than the former, the two spoke differently of hunting human souls. Besides, if you leave the kettle like this, Raphae's ordeal will continue.

Kiel makes a decision and grips his fist. And tried to destroy The Pot of Souls, then.

"Just now!!"

A cheerful voice was heard from the entrance to the castle. It was Gabri, one of the Seven Star Angels.