I Favor the Villainess

Two nights after I did the listening.

The man was about to visit a merchant outside the capital.

I look around and cry calmly and behave suspiciously.

"... how could you do this..."

The person held his head in fright of something.

There was such a voice in his (...) ear that it arrived.

"Mr. Ahim... how could you..."

"Ugh..."

The person is Ahim-Balzer.

He's hearing voices he's not supposed to hear right now.

"Arnault... you must be dead...!

'Yes...... Killed by you......'

"Oh, that... I had no choice! Oh, or I'll have my son!"

Ahim shakes his head with his ears blocked to escape his voice.

The voice continues.

'Why did you kill me... I've put so much effort into the Chamber of Commerce...'

"I had no choice! Oh, I have to. I... I...!

'Yes... you killed... you...'

"Stop it... stop it...!

Ahim keeps moving away from the Empire as he flees his voice.

He's apparently aiming for an impending building at the moment.

But...

"That story, why don't you let me hear more about it?

Our Claire, of course, is the voice that breaks the darkness.

The voice Ahim heard is the product of Misha's wind magic that is with him.

"Oh, you guys...... Why are you here...?

"Ahim-Baltzer. I'm arresting you for the murder of Arnault-Jansen."

"Princess..."

To Philine's notice, Ahim seemed to have figured something out.

"Your words earlier are synonymous with confession. Plead guilty, please?

……

If you are a democracy in the twenty-first century, it is outside, such as arrests on confessions alone, but this is a different world.

As much as physical evidence, the implication of confession is heavy.

"... how did you know it was me...?

"You said so yourself. He said he was a very busy merchant and he had a full schedule."

"I told you, what happened to it"

Ahim made a face to my words that he still didn't understand.

I go on.

"Yet when you were asked about your alibi, you testified immediately to your alibi without checking your notebook or anything"

"I don't know, maybe I just have a good memory. I'm a merchant, right?

"This is what you said. Recently, memories have become obscure. I can't imagine saying the important thing about being an alibi for a murder charge without proper certainty. That's because you're a merchant."

"I also confessed to Kato, who was proving your alibi. They held the money and forced me to testify to lies,"

"... right... The maiden of the revolution is not Dada. If you... maybe I can entrust you."

I said something Ahim didn't quite understand.

"Entrust? What the hell are you talking about?

Filine asks.

"It's..."

"Oh? Isn't that Mr. Ahim?"

From inside the building, there was someone with a face.

It was Kato that he was forced to testify of lies about Ahim's alibi.

……

"What's the matter, getting to this point?

"Kato......! I need your help!

Changing from how calm he had been until then, Ahim leaned on Kato and complained softly.

Ha?

Do you think you can get away with this situation?

"Is that what you mean?... don't touch me, there's a human flair"

"! You, no way!?

I took a stand like Claire had figured something out to the toned cat.

We enter a state of war, too.

"I've tried everything, but it's not going to work."

The appearance of the cat changes.

One large eyeball on a rugged epidermis like liquid metal.

And its alien appearance with bat blades is indisputable -.

"Demons!

"Call me Kato, human"

What do you mean?

The Demons were involved in this case...?

"Dirty people. This cat will kill us all.... Yea Ahim! Don't stick around forever! Screw you."

Kato waved up one hand when he saw Ahim with the kind of eyes he would even see in the filth.

That hand has changed like a long sword at some point.

I panicked and tried to release the ice arrow but I couldn't make it.

But...

"... no, it's as planned"

"What?"

"Kato, you are the mastermind of the case!

The moment Ahim uttered the word, Ahim's body burned up.

"Guh!? You...!

"Maiden of the Revolution! There's a letter at my desk! I asked for the rest!

That's what Ahim shouted as he was engulfed in flames from cat to cat.

The flames seemed different from that of nature, and Ahim burned out in an instant.

We don't know what's going on.

I don't know, but it's decided to do it.

"Dear Claire, let's take him down!

"Yes! Lily has an avant-garde! Misha's in the back with Ray! I will serve as the guard!

"Yes!

"Okay."

While we were forming the formation, Kato peeled Ahim's body off.

"I... have a human flair...! Lick it!"

Kato's wings were worn out because of the burning by Ahim's flames.

I don't know what's going on between them, but you can't let Kato get away with it.

"Wounds of this magnitude, there is no obstacle to ending you!

Kato's arm stretched long.

Its tip is sharp and pointed like a spear, trying to pierce Master Claire and Master Lily.

"Oh, you won't hit it!

When Lily turned herself over and exchanged it, she quickly packed the distance.

Fast.

Apparently, Misha is hanging the wind magic of physical strengthening.

"No, I got it, Virgin!

Kato's arm, passing beside Master Lily, turns in a mess and hits Master Lily from behind.

"And, shit...!

"I won't let you!

Master Claire immediately released the flaming spear and burned and melted Kato's arm.

"Wow!?

"It's now, Lily!

"Yes!

Master Lily waved a dagger on his right hand as he came to Kato's sight.

"... I don't know!

Kato's face dyed with joy.

Something like a spear also burst out of its chest, trying to skewer Master Lily.

But Kato's spear cut the sky.

Kato's foot is raised high for one head.

It is the magic of my uplift.

"It's over."

Master Lily, who instantly circled behind him, crossed both daggers.

At the next moment, Kato had been mutilated into four pieces, mainly around the heart.

"You humans... why do not you accept the fate of doom..."

Kato's neck falling to the ground spits a grudge.

I still answered without releasing my guard.

"I don't know why or what it feels like to move on and die."

"Ray-Taylor... you'll find out someday"

"What?

"What it means to seek an end."

Leaving something profound behind, Kato became dust.

What the hell does that mean?

"Dear Claire, Lily, are you hurt?

"I'll be fine."

"Wow, so am I."

Apparently, the next demonic battle is over.

Again, compared to the three great demons, the general demons seem inferior.

"I didn't do much good."

"That's not true. Without Misha, we wouldn't have been able to hunt Mr. Ahim down in the first place."

"That Ahim... he said something that bothered you, didn't he?

"Yeah, what do you mean, I asked for it later...?

The four of us twisted our necks.

That said,

"In the meantime, shall we return to the capital?"

We haven't seen the truth of the case yet, but we left the scene behind for a moment.