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"... pity."

In a room at the home of Nemesis groaned singly.

That's the first room Ray was put to sleep in.

In front of her, Ray is laid to sleep on a laid futon.

He was sent back here again after his defeat on the moonlight of Buddha.

And the room isn't even plaid or watchful.

Being so insulted...... Nemesis was feeling.

"I make... I feel sorry for myself"

Nemesis uttered his words as he caressed Ray's hair softly as he [fainted].

Earlier defeat.

That was clearly the defeat of Nemesis as < Embrio >.

More than I could help, Nemesis was inferior to the < Embrio > of the month of dependence than it could be overshadowed by measures, will and compatibility.

That fact makes the nemesis annoying.

"Ray, the Lord has gotten really strong in the past month"

Gear obtained with a victory over, or luck.

The level and status of the [Holy Knight] raised by numerous battles.

Above all, the accumulation of combat experience through mock warfare with many fierce men.

Ray was getting stronger than he looked a month ago.

"On the other hand... I'm nothing different"

Since his first evolution in the fight against [Gardranda], the strength of Nemesis as < Embrio > has not changed at all.

That is the reason for Nemesis's self-restraint.

The < Embrio > of the < Master > who repeated the mock battles are all strong, and Babi, once supposed to be in line, is two steps ahead in form.

Spending the past month not taking a step forward just myself...... Nemesis was feeling.

Nemesis knows that if you expose that feeling to Ray, Ray will surely deny it.

Even Nemesis is growing, and he'll say it for real.

But what Nemesis is asking for now... was a more direct force.

It's the power that won't let Ray taste defeat and pain anymore... Nemesis was looking for.

"I want to evolve..."

Tears in his eyes...... Nemesis leaked a whimper as he squeezed it out of the bottom of his heart.

For Ray...... he cried in hope that he wanted a new power for this < master > who himself deposited his heart.

"Evolution is not in a hurry."

To such a nemesis... someone came in with an open pocket and said so.

Who is it?

Turn your arms into swords to protect sleeping Ray. Who does Nemesis?

The opponent was... an odd opponent.

Long hair resembling moonlight with clothing like a heavenly maiden's feather.

But before those visual information...... Nemesis thought it was the signs he felt for his opponent that were odd.

"Who is this? I wonder if I should call you Kaguya. Or should I say < Embrio > on the moonlight?"

And I answered Kaguya, and I found out by the signs that Nemesis was of my own descent.

(This Maiden...!

This is the one that... failed the last time.

Remembering his defeat, his body tenses, but nemesis nevertheless squeezed his temper and stood in front of Kaguya to protect Ray.

"Ugh. You're like a parent cat who protects kittens."

To such a nemesis appearance...... Kaguya had a gentle smile on her face.

"You don't have to worry, do you? Neither the moon nor the night (this) will hold your hand while your master is asleep."

"Something you can trust!

Nemesis wanted to yell sincerely, saying that it wasn't you who had kidnapped her while she was asleep in the first place.

"What do you want with that strange woman?"

"Ugh. You don't have to be so evil. I just want to talk to the same Maiden lady."

"I have nothing to talk about!

Nemesis shows the rejection in words and expressions, but Kaguya says, "Fair enough"... I just laid and sat down the duvet I took out of the item box.

Be polite and say, "Would you like to use it?" and also takes out the minutes of nemesis.

"Is this selling the fight," Nemesis thought, trying to return it per reflex.

But on the verge of doing so, I thought I couldn't kill Ray beside him sleeping, so I sat reluctantly in the futon.

In the meantime Kaguya had taken out a magic bottle of magic items with sudden suds, tea leaves and hot water and was brewing tea.

"... what can I really do for you?"

"Is that why you're here to talk to me? Oh, these tea leaves are very good tea leaves brought in by believers. It's from heaven. Go ahead."

That's what Kaguya says and recommends tea to Nemesis.

Nemesis is urged to reluctantly carry to his mouth,

"... not poisonous, is it?

"Oh. I can't believe I poisoned my drink... I wouldn't imitate it like some esechina and snake"

Nemesis said, "Esechina and snakes?" I put a question mark on the unheard words, "but I sip a sip of tea.

"... delicious"

The truth, the tea was delicious. It had a gentle taste that warmed and unraveled from the core of my body.

"Isn't it? Oh, and tea treats."

"... Let's get it"

Kaguya sips tea again while recommending tea treats to Nemesis.

The sound of Nemesis eating tea sweets and the sound of Kaguya sipping tea only flows a little bit.

After that, he uttered words from Kaguya.

"It's been a long time. This is how you drink tea with Maiden's daughter."

…………

Nemesis doesn't respond to Kaguya's voice, but Kaguya doesn't mind mumbling the words.

"Although, by its very nature, Maiden has more than any other clan. Still, because not everything in" I don't think it's a game "gets Maiden's. Not so many."

"... Hmm"

"Speaking of which, you didn't feel many signs either," Nemesis was convinced.

"Besides. Strangely enough, Maiden often leaves here."

"Leaving?

"There was a Maiden born at the same time as this. I still belong to the clan, but my life is getting away from here. Why do you think?

"... I don't know."

He belongs to a cult religious group and wants to keep his distance while he belongs there.

That kind of psychology is on Nemesis... and Ray doesn't even know it.

However,

He said he had a girdle with Tian.

Kaguya's answer was, to some extent, understandable.

"If you really identify this one with that one, there will be love sprouts between you and Tian."

"... but"

If you don't recognize your opponent as a character in the game, it can also be a paedophile.

Alternatively, some would be eligible after recognition.

"And not just this clan, not just Maiden's. There are more of them. It's been almost five years since Infinite Dendrogram started."

Little by little, Nemesis felt the story shifted.

No, or was the previous story a prerequisite before getting into the main story?

"The name of this is Kaguya, right? This is the name of the heroine of the moon and night."

"... If it's a bamboo collection story, I know it from Ray's memory, too. Because it seems to be a common sense area."

"Oh, I wonder if your master is from the same country as the moon and night," Kaguya smiled.

But then I weakened that smile just a little bit... and connected the words.

"The Kaguya princess of that story grew up beautifully in the meagre hours of the hon, who is not the Earthlings who will eventually return to the moon. To something like that, the stories of men falling in love and seeking love, the princess breaking up to a quote that imposed a challenge, and at the end of the day, far away"

"It's like saying Kaguya princess as foreign or something," Nemesis felt.

"I don't like the way you look at it, whether it's your name or not."

"Right."

Kaguya laughs just a little and then... looks at Nemesis with a smile gone look.

That's how you keep a serious look on your face.

"Although Princess Kaguya is the name of this (this)... Maiden, Embrio, and Tian... isn't it Kaguya Princess for the Master? Or... maybe Kaguya princess?

Such an ambiguous analogy...... or stated facts without footprints.

"... what are you trying to say"

"You love your master, don't you?

"Hmmm!?"

Nemesis leaned back from a stunned, less seated duvet at the words, which were unleashed directly on his own.

"The bud of love. Feeling attracted. Yes, truly...... love. Wouldn't that be such a nasty thing?"

"Hey, what are you talking about! No, I can't deny it, but it's just..."

Nemesis manages to deny it, and he can't deny it.

But...

"- But even with love, these and the Master will soon be separated."

The look on Nemesis's face was strong in such Kaguya's words.

"What..."

Kaguya controls in words the nemesis that tried to go on about "what is stupid......"

"You didn't think about it, did you? Their truth is the other side. I'm only a guest on this side. You don't die in this world because for them, life itself in this world is tentative."

That's true.

A player.

For them, the world of < Infinite Dendrogram > is only a game.

Whether it's a world where truthful, intelligent creatures live, they're just visiting the game.

Even if Maiden's < master > doesn't "think of this world as a game," this world is part of their raw and not the core.

"So one day when the“ end ”comes, they'll be on the other side, and these things will be on this side."

Therefore, their own end and the end of their visit here are different things.

"That“ end ”could be death on the other side of them. Or it could be a loss of willingness to this side. Maybe we'll run out of things to connect here and there."

Yes, there is as much way to end it.

Whatever time it is, the end is possible.

That's why......,

"When that happens, all you have to do is despair."

Even if we were in love, we'd never see each other forever.

And more than that, if the Master doesn't visit this world... he won't get involved and touch anyone.

The only thing left to remember is the < master > and… an end that doesn't last.

That... the fact that I was trying not to think about it... Nemesis became aware by Kaguya's words.

I was made aware of it.

"............... Why are you telling me this story?

Nemesis sees Kaguya with a slight resentment.

But I also realize that's out of line.

This fact... I had to look at it myself sooner.

For such a nemesis,

"Ugh."

Kaguya stroked the head gently.

"Hmm!? What do you do!?"

Nemesis was heartfelt by the sudden act, but Kaguya was fine.

Kaguya puts her expression back into something soft again and smiles at Nemesis.

"I'm sorry. The truth is, I've been wanting to talk more like Maiden. … I wanted to warn you a little bit that I want to help you."

"The warning is...

"But just a warning is pathetic. So, one more thing. Last but not least, advice not to despair."

Kaguya gently extended her fingers and gently poked a ton of nemesis breasts.

"That love... if it's going to come true, you should tell it right away. If it's quick, you'll have so many treasures called memories."

That's how as an elderly Maiden... he gave very genuine advice on love.

"... let's remember that"

"Except to execute," Nemesis added.

Just a little bit of that look was red and soft.

Kaguya seems satisfied with that.

"It's time for you to excuse me. When your master wakes up, the moon and night will say something again."

"I'm sorry."

Nemesis never liked the Susan Moon Night, Kaguya's.

But as for Kaguya, I was just a little intrigued.

That would be because the eyes that see her nemesis were like the truth, worrying about juniors and sisters.

"Oh, yeah. Although I would advise you to do one thing as Maiden… Next, even if ■ ■ is available, cancel it at least until it evolves to advanced. It's a year ahead of us to evolve."

"... I'll remember that one, but what's that in the first place?

■ ■ ■

Suddenly activated in the battle against [Gardranda] to evolve the Nemesis, and earned the most matching "Reversal is like a Flying Flag" on the spot.

Now its identity is unknown, but Nemesis also guessed that evolution would be delayed because of it.

"Maiden's, no, Taru. It's a lost, meaningless feature already... but only in Maiden and Apostle is it still there"

"Apostle......?

"If these are the products of a sense of crisis, Apostle is the product of a sense of mission. A heart you can have if you truly live. I can't hold it until I want to. That's why the system is still there."

"... I don't know"

I guess Kaguya is simply telling the truth, but that is incomprehensible to Nemesis.

No, should I say that there is still no understandable ground in nemesis at this stage?

"We'll find out soon enough. Even when you're on the same stage as this... alas."

After a gentle look at the troubled nemesis - Kaguya changed its expression to harsh, and looked in the direction of not being.

"What's up?

"... a customer."

Shortly after Kaguya said so - the roof of the house where the Nemesis and the others were found was ripped off by a “chain”.

To be continued