Levelmaker

Episode 177: The Dojo from Earth

"... why... why did you name my hometown?

Can't Mephistophales hide his surprise, that's what he said on the razor.

After all, did you?

As far as I'm concerned, you said a word that nobody thought you could understand and not in this anasm, but that's what I figured out when I made up my mind.

"I'm from Earth, too. It's Japanese, by the way, Mephistophales... what?

Answering that, Mephistophales grumbled his neck disappointingly.

"Yes... did you... me too, it's Japan"

Were you with me until it was Japan?

I was surprised by this, too.

"Yes, it was."

"Yep... heartfelt... surprised. Since my first day in this world... it's been a long time.... but when and where did you realize I was from Earth?

"Mephistophales... I guess it's because you said cheats and stuff, and you were crushing the lass boss line in Dragner Story 2"

Mephistophales responded to the word Dragner Story.

"Both... I meant to speak to myself... Really? Could there be a dragner story 300 years from now? By the way, I came to this world three and six months after Dragner Story 3 came out!

Mephistophales said that with a little excitement.

... What the hell is this guy talking about?

300 years...?

Plus three and six months after the release of Dragner Story 3...... that's a month before the release date of Dragner Story 4.

I mean, a month before the day I died.

"Eh, that was a month before the day I came to this world..."

"Ha!?

Gradually, it feels like something like hostility or evil is missing from Mephistophales.

Where did the viciousness go when we first met?

"A month... ago? What time did you come to this world?

"Hmm... maybe two to three months, what about you?

"... Huh!? Oh, I was over 300 years ago..."

"What..."

300 years ago?

This guy's been in this world that long?

I mean, isn't there too much variation in time?

"What the hell do you mean...?

"You don't know... it's only a distortion of time..."

Sure, that's all I'd say.

Maybe time feels like random… etc.

"Nevertheless..."

Mephistophales had a normal face, not an example nitanita laugh.

Maybe he's a true face, but he still only looks like he's laughing because he's wearing clown makeup.

"I almost killed you. Danger, danger. I'm glad you're stronger than me, Mr. Alim. Because I don't want to kill my countrymen, so to speak. I can't believe there are two people in Anasm, including me."

It's not two... is it?

I should also say that Micah is the same Japanese.

This guy didn't... kill Micah, but I need you to reflect a little.

"It's not two. It's three."

"Uh... Oh really... Huh!? But... there's no magic here other than you and me..."

"........................ yeah, so just hang in there"

I kept Mephistophales waiting and took Mika's remains.

I saw Mika. Mephistophales looks pretty upset. No, you must be upset.

"Damn... the daughter... the daughter... just now... sure... of your party member..."

"That's right, it's my childhood. I didn't think we'd be spending time together in anasm... but fate was the one."

If I were to say so, Mephistophales apologized deeply, seemingly sorry.

Out loud. In tears.

"I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry... your childhood is... because of us demons... if I knew you were from the same place..."

That means you can kill people in this world, right?

"Mephistophales... uh, in that way, I hear that if you're a person in this world, you can kill me? Me and everyone are the same. Same person."

When I heard that, Mephistophales turned out to be like he had eaten a bean cannon, but after a while he realized what he had said, he began to weep once again.

"Oh, uh... haha, that's... I'm sure I'm a deep demon... Really... really... sorry"

I kept watching Mephistophales crying for a few seconds.

Now, this guy... can you imagine that there's nothing hostile to me like this?