◇ Sword of Bravery ◇
Louis saw where his friends were headed.
"... it's too late."
"Maybe he's running farther than I thought."
Eugene says, wiping the blood on the axe.
Miana continued with her reflection.
"If this were the case, I should have hurt you more...."
Ruri
Satsuki agrees.
"I warned you. Shouldn't I close my eyes with a blade?"
A blame is cast on Louis.
Quietly, Louie.
"After all, the satsuki was right... I was so kind, I can't believe I ran away. I can't believe I betrayed you here... it's too bad."
Miana rose her eyebrows in remorse.
"I can't believe this guy...! Louie was so kind to give you the luggage job! What the hell was that about?! Revenge for your gratitude... you filthy piece of shit!
Well, well, Miana
Araine calms down.
"Look, it's not a person... it's like teaching a trick to a beast you don't remember well, right? I suppose it's... wrong to expect it.
Miana puts her hands on her hips and sharpens her lips.
"Well, maybe so...."
Karo slaps Miana on the back.
Even a dive job, Miana. It might take a while, but Toad and Bud will definitely catch him. When you get back, it's time to close your eyes. Look, if it's luggage, Oila will have it. "
* giggle *, Araine spills a smile.
"If Karo brings it to me, my cooking utensils will be safe."
"Well, Oila doesn't shudder like a weak man!
"Well... let's be honest. I didn't really like having Nyaki carry my cookware. If only I didn't want you to touch it..."
Well, that's a natural feeling.
Mm-hmm. Nannatot shakes his neck vertically.
The atmosphere of the venue was gradually regaining its calm.
but satsuki restores the atmosphere again.
"Everyone's worried about you... but this is about your sweetness, Louie."
"... I know. Nyaki is a human modoki, but it is also a deposit from Visi-sama. That's why I desperately ate my teeth and tried to kill myself. [M] And... I worked with enthusiasm to educate people in order to grow them into useful tools for humans. But... here's the result. Nyaki betrayed me. After all, it was just the same person as that crazy Speed tribe... goddamn it! Damn it!"
Louie beats a tree with a slap.
The thick trunk swayed and the leaves danced.
Louie's eyes were filled with tears of remorse.
"Louie, stop blaming yourself!
Miana rushed over and took Louie's arm.
"Mia, Na... I... I... I...!
"It's okay."
Miana gently hugs Louie.
"Everyone loves you... because I'm worried about you. You know that, right? Honestly, Satsuki loves you... maybe more than us."
Hmm, and the satsuki snorted.
"But I... I ha-"
"Let's start by looking at the existence of the last country. Together with the rendezvous elite, we will wipe out the human modoki."
Miana unlocks the hug.
Then, standing in front of him, he placed his hands on both of Louis' shoulders.
And Miana says with a full smile.
"You're a symbol of the sword of valor, aren't you?
"Mia, Na...."
"You're saving the world from species that are in danger of harming us in the future, aren't you?
Miana continues to smile with a powerful smile.
"You can do it. I promise."
"─ ─ ─"
Louis wiped his tears with his sleeves.
A strong glow returns to the crying eyes.
"I'm sorry, Miana... I was a little weak."
Araine, who was watching, smiled a little ridiculously.
And murmur little.
"... I'm invincible, really"
Pong, and Young put their hands on Araine's shoulders.
"You're giving up?
"... yeah. I'll try harder."
"I see... I'm here for you."
"... thank you, Young"
"Hahaha, I'm betting on Bud anyway! If you lose, this Young Master will lose!
"Uh-uh! I'll juggle...!
Look at the two of you interacting with each other.
Everyone laughed.
"... what's wrong, Louie?
"No, no... I feel so happy to finally remember how much fun it was in our space without foreign objects..."
"Shouldn't the yaki come back like this?
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that until I open the door to the end of the country. There's another god beast, but Visi-sama wants to keep you warm... and now she has no choice but to endure it."
"You're so patient... you're really good. I mean, it's human."
Louie lay down her gaze.
"After all... Nyaki was the same as the Speed Clan."
"... yeah, I see."
"You're mistaken for a human. I'm not the one who can do something with education... I knew I had to destroy it."
/(adv-to, adv-to) (on-mim) thump/thump/thump/
Miana applied Luin's forehead with her fingertips.
Confused Luin.
"You're wrinkling between your eyebrows again.
"Ah...."
"Do you remember what you said when you killed the Speed Clan?
Miana smiles.
Louis understood.
That's right - that's right.
"... you can't just kill Nyaki with hatred."
"Oh my gosh. And the ones in the last country, right?
"Thank you, Miana. You're right."
Everyone was listening to the conversation in silence.
Louis looks at everyone.
Young smiles and nods.
Araine also smiled and shook her neck vertically.
It snorts its nose and accepts it in a small way.
Carlo laughs, meditates in one eye, and sticks out his standing thumb.
Nannato shows understanding by stroking his jaw.
Louis' eyes regain their full glow.
"Ah, yes... yes... killing Nyaki or killing the people of the last country... it's too sad just to carry hatred into my chest..."
”Sword of Courage” Louis Seal smiled brightly with a sense of purpose in his chest.
"Let's figure out how we can all have fun! For a dead life!
▽
But it is.
Killing Nyaki, too.
You can also check the location of the last country.
It's all about bringing Nyaki back.
Louis and the others waited.
But Toad and BirdWitcher don't seem to be coming back.
Particularly good at tracking two of my people.
There's no way they can track you down.
…………
The evening was approaching.
Nannato roared.
"He must be hungry and powerful. When I was in a hurry, I even woke up deliberately in the middle of the night to get a shallow sleep...."
"While the oysters were saying goodbye to Strife, Nyaki was probably on the move all the time... but in his current state, it wouldn't be strange if Toad caught him anymore..."
That's what Carlo, who's good at analyzing and calculating, says.
But the reality hasn't come back yet.
This is strange.
Nannato puts regret on his face and hits him on the knee.
"I should have closed my eyes."
"Even your ears, Toto. I should have lost my hearing. The oysters... were too sweet."
"But it's weird that they haven't come back yet...."
Araine said.
Louis kept quiet and held his hand to his mouth.
"No way... have you encountered a human species?
"--That's possible."
Satsuki shares the same opinion.
Hmm, Young bends his lips.
"I thought the area we were passing through was already safe...."
Chucky.
A little satsuki peeked Katana's blade out of the sheath.
"Let me go."
I'm coming, too.
Nannato raised his hips, followed by Karo.
And Oila.
The two of Nannato and Karo.
They seemed to be more hungry than they thought.
Of course, it's about Nyaki.
Karo asks Louis.
"If you catch him, you can crush his tympanic membrane, right?
"That's right... I can't help it"
"I'll cut his ears off with this katana. Just crushing the tympanic membrane won't stop the belly bug... won't you, Louie?
No, no, no.
And satsuki.
Everyone feels one thing.
The truth is, I want to kill you right away.
Everyone is angry at the runaway yaki.
I don't think that's a good idea.
Somehow Louis knew.
Everyone doesn't say it, but this is what they think.
”Is it all my fault that Strife died?"
and.
"... I know how you feel. But don't kill me too fast.
"I never cross the line when I look like this. You know that, don't you?
Nannato, who is ready, asks for permission while covering his hips (starch).
"I'll crush both eyes when I find it. Is that okay?"
"... you'll cry, but bear with me."
"Fufu, my pussy is still gentle. Don't worry, I won't let you kill me with that much chill."
"I'm sorry you just put up with this, Toto."
"Fufufu, it's not as good as wet."
Karo adds.
"What do we do? Shall I break my leg?
"No... then someone has to carry it. But no one wants to touch Nyaki. Isn't it?"
Ask everyone with your gaze, Louie.
Everyone affirmed immediately.
Louie laughs at herself, saying she didn't have to check.
"Well then, let's tie up Nyaki... and drag him with a rope so he can walk himself. If that's the case, we still need” education ”... but we know where the doors of the last country are. Almost there. The journey of endurance with the man who always strokes his nerves - one more step."
Respond.
The three new men who were on their way to search responded vigorously.
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After the satsukis disappeared into the woods, the remaining Louis waited for them.
"... did the satsuki meet safely?"
"It's okay, Louie. Because I have satsuki."
"Ha ha ha! I've been worried about you for a long time, Louie!
They are not in the woods now.
It is a fairly open place.
A stone building is built around it.
Almost nothing but a building body.
There are also stone walls, but this one is also collapsed and all of them are short.
Therefore, it is equal to nothing that blocks the view.
What I hear is a big chorus of insects.
In rare cases, the voice of birds and monsters is heard from afar.
Satsuki hasn't come back yet.
"... the sun is already falling."
The sky that Araine looked up was stained with dark purple.
”When the demon is engraved."
Such a word came to mind in Louis' head.
A long time ago, I heard it was the words of a brave man from another world.
This is the time when demons appear.
Is it also a time of disaster for people?
Araine said it was powdery.
"Some kind of ominous sky."
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Intense, one.
Louie's heart jumped.
(This is...)
Intuition - intuition tells.
It's imminent.
Something happened.
The (...) danger machine (...) is (...).
"... that's weird, Louie."
Young said.
"The bugs stopped ringing all at once."